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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

easo. dld some figuring. He calculated
he would In all probability live forty
years. lie knew Il takes at least two
minutes TO wind the ordinary house
clock. At that rate he figured he
would. during the rest OF his life.
spend about sixty days Of his valuable
time winding the clock. 10 say moth
ing OF time and temper lost through
forgetting H. Then he decided to
mako n clock that would have TO be
wound but once In forty years.
He spent his odd minutes at tho task
and has succeeded IN producing a won
derful piece Of mechanlsm-the only
one OF It's kind. he claims, in the world.
This forty year time piece has been
placed In Campbell q Co.'S window.
Il Is fifteen inches In diameter and
weighs seyeniy-fve pounds. The move
ment Is goarcd so that the barrel wheel
containing the handspring reyolves
once In two and half years when
this wheel has made hfty-slx reyolu-
tons somebody will have to give the
key seventeen turns. The clock will
then be wound for another forty years.
The first wheel from the barrel wheel
crowds around at the rate OF one turn
a year. The dial plate Is six inches IA
diameter Every part OF this clock. THU
near approach 90 perpetual motion.
was made by Mr. Campbell. and the
work took most OF his leisure for TWEEN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

In order that may work out a consist
ent ending for my story want your
suggestions and advice. Follow me
closely. that you may lose no detail Of
what have already written and may
be able TO Judge fairly. Once upon a
time there was a girl-of course. There
could have been no novel without her.
She was not a very pretty girl and
there was nothing In all her glrlhood
days that bore the faintest trace O;
prettlnesS She was brought up In now
erty; not the abjecl poverty OF the tene-
mont and the street, but a constant
cringing strife Tor enough to cat and
to wear. that Is called respectable pow
erty, but which Is very nearly as hard
70 endure az the more inferior grade.
Her parents died when she was so
young that a mothers kiss and a
mothers good-by son faded into men,
cries that were coniOunded with the
fancy pictures OF her Imagination and
the lot OF the homeless. frlendless
child became drearicr than before. But
nom some one. heaven knows whom.
for In the bitter struggle OF the lower
life we seldom find out the souls that
are fred vita the divine essence. che
had inherited aspirations and hopes
and an indomltable courage that could
not be extinguished by labor and hard
ships. and adversely only served as an
incentive Tor reaching out and grasp
ing after the beautiful things she knsw
existed In the material and abstract
worlds. Everything might have contln-
ued 10 be laid out on the lines OF the
regulation Sunday-school book had Il
not been for-well. We viii call i,-fate.
she was 10 when she learned TO
love, Il was a very short lesson and
she mastered Il easily. All her life she
had been lonely and longing for some
one 10 confdo In and cling TO and shc
accepted him unquestionlngly a. her
protector and guide. do not wish 10
10 him an injustice. lie was not a
thoroughly bad man: moreover. ID
not desire 10 excuse her or delract one
lola from the magnitude Of her crime
lie did not deceive her. Tie told hel
The day before they wcre 20 BE- maTrlei
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

Electric novelties are being intro
auced In all the mllllonaires homes
and often at an expense OF $1,000 or
tlz'OOO. Al one very swell house In
town where electricity IL everywhere
the mistress gave a luncheon party At
which her guests were placed around
tables arranged In long. double curve.
wires led up 10 a number Of little FROST
cd lights mounted on stands and one
OF them was placed by each cover. AZ
ter the luncheon the circuits were cut
ana each guest was presented with a
lamp as a souvenir OF the occasion.
In the drawing room OF this fairy pal
ace every wire Is an insulated tube,
which can be put here or there. as Il
pleasea the owner. For instance. a
wire may be run up the side Of an arm
chair and with the light In a fine tulip
cup Al one side reading Il possible
without drawing up to a table.-Ex-
:hange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
UNDER TnE wATEn.
English EEpsrimsnt. With FasmsFls
Tofprda Heat

English Experiment. With a fasmsr!ns
Tefprda TeU.
What Ia described az q ye-y success
full series Of experiments vas made In
London the other day with a working
model OF a new submarine torpedo
boat. which viii be about ninety feet
long, with proportionate depth and
beam. The model. OF course. has the
usual wa,cr-tight compartments and a
false keel. TO be detached in case Of
an emergency. such az the sudden need
Of additional buoyancy. The propell.ng
power Is electricity. supplied from stor-
age cells specially designed for sub-
marine servioe-the propeiling being
a single screw. The cells are packed en-
each side OF the hull. leaving the cen
trail part free for the service Of the
erew and the working OF the ship. The
air supply has been the special subject
OF Investigation by the inventor. who
has devised a means BY which Il can
be purified. and the loss Of oxygen 90
made good that the crew viii Be able
to stay under wafer. according to his
calculations. for a week. The vessel
hes two eonn.ng-towers In the fore
most all the gear Is mounted for steer
ing. putting the machinery In or out
o. action. supplying the air, turning on
the lights. causing the vessel 10 de-
scend or ascend. or discharglng her
iorpcdocs. the tubes for which are en-
zach side OF the bow. The after con
ning.towor enables any Of the crew TO
get out OF the vessel when under water
Tor repairing or other purposea The
model. brightly illuminated By mean
toosonts, dlyed into the water. re-
malned submerged at two. three. OF
four feet. assembled and descended slow
" or rapidly, and depressed either her
bow or stern az will. Il was evident
that great care and ingenuity had bern
exercised In working out details and
the spectators present expressed the
opinion that an advance had been made
towards the realization Of a project
that has fascinated inventors Cor sen
turiC5
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27


A few years ago. when Lord Duherin
was vieeroy OF India. the rajah OF Hol-
kar paid the viceroy a visit While
he was there he saw Lord Duierin take
up some illustrated London papers
which had just arrived by mail and
cut them with an ivory paper knife
II was the first time the Indian prince
had seen such an instrument used
Make me a present Of that" he said
10 the yioeroy. "and will give you
another" Lord Dunerin FASTENED TO
comply with the modest request and
the young raIah returned TO his com
try. Not long after he returned 10 Cal
cutta. bringing with him a young ole
plant. whose tusks had been carved
In the most artistic manner In The
shape OF a paper knife. This he
brought as a present 10 the viccroy.
A table bearing some illustrated papers
was placed by a servant before this
intelligent beast. who Immediately
seized them with his trunk. cut them
most deity with his tusks and then
handed them TO the viceroy. Louis
Mirror
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

"~"AFA-'Ia FHennmfna1 fHfI H14 MH4
ussu Emphasized.
One Of the most remarkable natural
ehenomena discovered Ia recent years
haa just been reported In the aoulA-
west corner Of Brown county. Indians.
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. Il h
near the dimlnutive village OF Elkian-
Vile. Al is entrance, which u con
pletely overlapped BY the trees. ne
cod air Il plainly parceptlble. Ths
winding way leads 70 q aubtsrranean
cavern which IL fully City feet below
the surface. This huge aperture Il
very like a broad vaulted corridor and
IL known 70 tho natives a. the devils
chamber. The air Of this apartment
Il near the freezing point Il Il
trimmed with elisisning rock forma-
lions. Which reflect TIE light and
sparkle with the brilllaucy Of count
less diamonds From this polnt a num-
Der Of halls lead on In a confusing
manner. but the one 70 the Ice vault
10 evident from tia cold blast that
comes from Il.
The descent 70 thls natural corridor
Ia similar 70 the rocky decline e ne
entrance Of the cave. but not over q
dozen yards within the frost from TIE
Ice vault Il plainly visible and fur
Their on II II thick on all sides. like that
crust that IL formed on the pipes Of
an Ice plant A little further on the
descent entlrely ceases and here the
walls are frozen hard like the ground
In NE middle Of the winter. Then tbs
narrow way leads to q mammoth cham
Der and this large natural opening Il
known a. the zee vault. In this great
subterranean aperture, which extends
fully 100 feet IN width. the Ice tower1
In a miniature mountain. appearing
like q dozen iceberEn heaped together.
The frost-lined walls and ice-sealea
dome present q Brightness which would
bring the shlvers 10 . seasoned EsqHi.
mo. Here the Ice stands IN q solid
mass. extending downward 70 a depth
which would be folly 70 conjecture.
Some have advanced the theory that
the air e. forced through under-pas-
sages Of the earth with such praasurs
as 70 make the strange formation.
Some have attributed the caure 10 "a
underlying bed Of alkall. whose cheml.
cal change 10 a gaseous form has pro-
duced the phenomenon. Others have
thought that the interior heat Of the
earth. acting upon the iron pyrltes. O;
fools gold. which largely abcanda n
this country. Il the true source o. this
unparalleled discovery. sun others
think the sudden expansion Of the car
bonic acid gas given on BY the heated
limestone. which h also common IN
this country. could have easily pro-
duced the ice. But thus far the theor-
les are nothing more than speculation.
and further than the fact that the Ice
cave exists and Il. indeed. a remark
able phenomenon none has been aba
20 further determine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

A French chemls, has shown tina,
boris acid exists In the soil and In all
plants and foods. Wine, as already
known. contains a small trace OF the
acid. and Il can be- detected In the IA
rina OF wheat. and In the straw or fol-
iage OF wheat. lucerne and tobacco. II
Is no, found. however. In the blood.
hence ~ Jay concludes that Il Is ex-
crcted.
At recent meeting OF the Physical
Society. Mr., Appleyard stated a curl
Gus fact observed by him. namely
tina, bad conductors Of electricity. such
as gutta-porcha. can be turned into
good conductors BY pressing metal a.
ings into their surface. Mr. Charles
Bright offered what appears TO be the
true explanation Of the phenomenon.
lie suppoocs that Induction OF electric
ity takes place from one metal particle
to the next. thus producing an effect OF
conduction.
The most trustworthy signs OF fresh
ness In flsh OF every kind are the
brightness and prominence Of the eyes
and the redness and rlgidlty OF the
gils. Fish which Is unsea 'oaab'e will
display a want Of solldity and hrmness,
with a bluish-pearly appearance whore
Il should be white Salmon. mackerel.
herrines. carp and trout rapidly lose
freshness. Flat hsh preserves Il long
or: skate and turbot require TO be- Kept
for a day To attain perfection as food.
Experiments have been made on
bleaching with soluble glass or sod
lum sillcato. Yellow or brown patch
os on bloached linen caused by cal
clum and magnesium salts. which Ak
the yellow pigment OF the lye. can be
prevented by adding TO the water mix
ture OF sodium carbonate and soluble
glass The mixture recommended Il
ten to twenty per cent Of anhydrous
sodium carbonate In a saturated solu.
ton OF soluble glass.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
LArB PATENTED NOVELTIES.

A frame to secure cows tails while
milking.
An electric cigar lighter and a porta-
bic electric torch.
A neat little tev.ce for removing the
pulp from an orange.
Fan attachment Tor rocking chairs.
operated by the motion Of the chair
A design for a pin badge, consisting
o, a pltchfOrk With a bug lmpaled on
each tine.
A glass pane In the ovcn door OF a
COOK stose. 80 that the process Of bak-
ing can BE- observed without opening
tie door.
A gymnastie exhibition apparatu,
whereby a man becomes the arrow and
is bodily propelled or shot from 9
strong bow.
An advertising clock In which the ad
vertisements are kept In eontlnuOu
movement on an endless roll, BY N
mechanism Of the clock.
An interesting novelty. used AZ pen
wiper. made In the form Of a bird. o
squeezlns Il In the hand the bin open
10 grasp the pen. The "hlrd's" moal
u lined with flannel. which wipes 4
zen clean as 4 Withdrawn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

A new lamp. the invention Of Mr.
Lua Wig DUR. OF Bremen. Is being
tried by our military authorities. The
Light b originated by evaporation and
experimenting Of the yapors from ordl-
nary petroleum. Air Il drawn into the
lamp between the CASHIER and an exter-
nal cylinder and smokeless fame Of
great brilliance L. produced. In short.
yapors are produced by intense heat
and converted into gas. which. upon
being burned. yields a light ranging
from three thousand FIVE hundred 10
fourteen thousand oandle-poWer. The
apparatus Is self-acting. and does not
necessitate employment OF compress
"a air. II IA 90 constructed that a lamp
and reservoir capable Of holding ten
iitres OF petroleum. and supplying a
three thousand hve-hundred candle
power light. can be strapped on 70 the
kIapsack Of soldier. The lamps can
De- carried about when burning. or may
be- hAcd in any position.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
n.mll,nn nln..n ana -. nlra..

a friend OF Hamilton Gibson. whose
recent untlmely death Is 90 great a ca
lamity to the world OF ART and letters.
says that the artist had a singularly
powerful magnetic attraction for birds
and other small wood-dwellers. He
mentions particularly one warm. stlll
day. when he stood patiently al the
camera taking such good gllmpses q
water through the trees and bits Of
woodland as Mr. Gibson suggested.
when the latter suddenly lifted his
arms high above his head. pressing
both wrists together and forming a
visellke hollow with his hands into
which quickly nuttercd down from q
tree a little bird. Mr.. Gibson softly
drew his hands down 20 bis face and
made earesslng sounds 10 the little pris-
oner, who showed no terror.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
HOW JIMMY GROWS RIcn.
scheme Adopted ~ an Eavlisa neg e
nn...s.~ sr.-.-. - -.

scheme Adopted ~ aa Ensiish neg f.r
Hsseins UauHFy Thsaisg osssA
They called him English Jimmy"
He came from London this summer In
some unaeeountable manner. says The
New York Herald. He lives well with.
out working and patronlzes a fashion
able Bowery tailor. When the theaior.
goers know him be will be dead. Tor II
IL the cause Of the ma;ss naiszrcu b.
tween the acts. Everybody has En-.
countered his representative. He Il
the boy who meets you az you cons
from the theatre between acts with a
match which the wind win not blow
out. You light your cigar Or ciEnretis
By Il and the small box b thrust into
your hands. Then for the frsi time
you glance into the face Of lhs lad.
Marks under hls eyes show where ne
lears have dried and stuck the dirt In.
His countenance is wistful IN The en-
precision Of grief which Il wears: his
cheeks are hollow. You put your hand
into your pocket. intending 10 give him
q dime. You look again. You fancy
be seems hungry. You give him q quar-.
ter. You think you have done . chari-
table act and your heart swells win
pride TN you sse him woFk the sane
game on another man and thea you
realize that you have been done"
4 make g. or s. some nights" uaif
one Of these boys 10 me. hat half Of 4
has ter 80 to English Jimmy. WAyl
Because he puts me oaler the game.
The other day Jimmy comes % an
asks me how much ! makes aellln' d.
pers.
""Bout rs cents a day SEA l.
"Tll show you how 10 make I've
bones a night sea he VIII yer give
me halfr
Sure sea I.
Then he sprang the match game On
me. 'Tain't no work an it's q Eood
grafs. lis 4 hsttsE Erafi iQE Jimmy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

The children Of the state Of Tonnss.
zee are erecting a building Tor The cen-
tennial exposition. to take place nexi
spring At Nashville. and some very
unique ideas ara being carried out. AII
exhibits win Be for children and b.
children. showing chlldroae wofk.
Children's organizations Of the uAoIs
country are invited 10 contribute their
ideas and valuable specimens Of nnY
sort Little Miss LlIzle Poarcy. rs
years old. daughter Of the Uniiof states
consul 10 Colon. suggested q very
unique Idea which Is 10 Be carried oaI
she proposed writing 70 every UnIted
States consul Il foreign paria a. the
world. over 800 IN number. and aakIas
them for some typical toy or deli b.
longing TO that country. Responses
have come By scores and the coIlee
ton Of dolls promises 10 Be Nos ear
prislng one and Of great valuo. 9om1
very valuable toys have already beer
received. -Exchanrc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

Jealous African blacks KIN them
selves and not their sweethearts. A
negro Of Conakry. on the west coast Of
Africa, In a NJ OF Jealousy. ran knife
into his groin, making a wound six
Inches deep Of an ingeniOusly compll-
Gated nature In his inside. The hemor-
rhage was stopped with coarse shelly
sand and the man taken TO a French
surgeon, who took much pains repair
Ing tho damage. but could not get an
the pieces Of shell out. Before he was
cured the man ran away from the nos.
pital and, as he was slill jealous. he
climbed a high palm tree and threw
himself down. The result was only a
few Commissions and the abandonment, O..
the Idea OF suicide The man Is now
doing hard muscular work. and the
French surgeon. whose report Of the
case appears In the Lancet. Il trying
TO make out what has become OF the
pieces Of she'll that are stiI In the
mans perltoneum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
M Fam luck.


shanag. iIsWeYsr.
Just across from the Gawn depot wa
the town graveyard. AID sitting on q
baggage truck on the plliform was a
ragged, lonesome man. waom any one
would have spotted At once Ter a tramp.
There we're a dozen - a. walking up
and down a. we waited for ihc tr4.n.
but for q quarer Of an hour the uamp
aat with bis head In his hands and nsd
nothing 10 say 10 any one. Then q pas
senger. who was evlfeaiiy on gool
terms with himself. walked up to u.
man and said:
Dead broke. OF course, old man p
Eyes. dead broke" cad tie man en-
tho truck. az he looked up.
Haven't had anything TO cat IA two
or three days, eh7H
Not since yes.e. day morning"
willing 10 work. but your hcai,a
won't permit Il. lake Il. o. ls the easo
with all the test OF emf"
MY health Amt overly good" r.
rl.ei the tramp after a BIT
NO, q course no." lsushed tAe
man. "Perhsps you are al5o worrying
about your family DO you want 70
raise a collar in time 10 get home 10
see your wife DEF"
Come along you-como along
rents" said the tramp. as he rose Up
and climbed the graveyard f,nce.
lialf dozen Of us fol.ssed hin. and
30 We reached the fence and looked
over, he pointed 10 three graves whish
were 20 new that the graves had not
iakon root. and said:
There's the famliy--wife and two
chlldrenl A week sgo ! was 100 miles
away. but got TO thinking about these
graves, and coalin't stay away. This
morning | finished my walk. and was
waiting for the train to 90 before
came up here. Yes, I'm dead broke,
and hungry and Ia poor health and q
tramp. and there's tie reason Of Il.
when they died Il broke me up"
Ono by one We went back 10 the
platform. The tramp came last Of all,
and he was song away without look
ing q. us. when the man WHO ehaifed
him put the money We had raj Ell In his
hand. added a IS bill frcn his owa
rocket and kindly said;
Take Il, Cd man. and better luck
90 with you. I'm sorry spoke "a ]
dld."-NeW York Mtrcury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

nature had become so familiar to me
that was as well able TO interpret
every phase OF his varied humors a.
was he himself.
But did not press him for his eonil'
donce. had long since learned that
Jarvis was one OF the kind that caters
TO ones curiosity much more satisfae-
torlly II left TO take the initiative. so
pretended not TO notice his abstrac-
ton. but busted myself In putting "a
rights numerous odds and ends Of
household decorations that had become
dlsarranged during a weeks absence Of
the women OF the family and waited
for the propitious moment when the
spirit should move him TO unburden
his soul 10 me- Il came Just after va
had finished our luncheon Of beer and
frankforts and rye bread and had
started on our cigars.
Il called 10 see Miss Mofford this
Afternoon" he said. morosely. "and
urged her 10 hurry up our wedding
day. but she PARTED all my arguments
with the same threadbare excuse that
has been dinned into my ears for the
last sin months: Wait TN my book
ia finished cOnfound novels. any
way Especially those that are written
by women"
| turned my head aside 10 hide the
irrepresslble smile that would twllch al
my lips at his recurrence 10 the plant
that had formed the basis OF our con-
versation az least one evening out Of
every week since Jarvis had become
engaged. was about 10 study W
some new phrase Of consolation to Of
fer him, but before I could get Il word
ed 20 my satisfaction he broke out
again with more OF passionate force
than | had ever known him TO expend
when discussing the subject:
she expects 10 have II In the hands
Of the publishers In two weeks time
and insists that. as II Ia Incompatible
with her views for a woman destitute
OF both name and fortune 10 marry a
man In my station. the wedding must
be postponed until az least a fair de-
gree OF fame has been acquired through
her work. which she feels confident IL
bound 10 be a success DO you know. "
he added. bitterly. Il think II one OF
the most perniclous results OF our
boasied modern-day liberty that young
womeL whose minds should retain
their natural rT,shness and innocence
should be contaminated by inves,igai-
ing all sorts Of scandai0as proceedings
and the impulses that would lead a
person 10 act thus and so just for TIC
sake OF writing a book that shall be
true 10 life. Miss Mofiord outlined Ia
me to-day for the FIRST time the plo, OF
her novel and asked my opinion in re-
gard TO the consistent conduct Of one
OF her characters"
! had long been aware OF Jarvis
aversion q playing second addle to the
literary ventures his lancee had In
hand. but l knew from the extreme
raneor that was vibrant In every tone
Of his voice that something OF an IN.
usual nature had transpired TO veH
him.
II no, violating any confidence"
said. perhaps you will not be aversg
10 giving me a few proof-sheets. yer.
bally OF this wonderful nineteenth-esn.
fury novel"
NO" fald he. that Is what had
intended to DO. As nearly as | can re.
member this is the way she put II "a
me:
:" I place great value. she said. upon
your knowledge Of human nature. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

The last Of the four gigantic bronze
eagles that will perch on the top OF
the city hall tower for ages TO come
will be hoisted up 10 is dizzy position
before the week closes. Including the
big figure Of william Penn. which
weighs $1,000 pounds the entire weight
OF all the bronze statues and groups
on the tower Is $4,000 pounds. This
weight h three times In excess Of the
amount that Il was estimated the tower
would have to carry. and the cos, Of the
figures was underestlmated by $4,000
The height Of the tower had to be in
creased twenty feet to accommodate
them. which ontailed an additional
cost Of $4,000. However. now that the
immense and costly shaft IL near ON
pletion Il Is believed 10 be- good for n
life ot 1000 years at leasl-Phlladel-
phla Record