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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07
HOW DUST GETS IN.
A Scientific Explanation Of . commol
Fact-Duat In cupboards.

A Scientific Explanatlon Of . Common
Fact-Dust IN cupboards.
When the air around us becomes
condensed-shrinks into . smaller
volumo-it becomes heavier. puts
greater pressure on the surface Of
tho mercury and makes II ascend Ia
the tube; then the mercury Is said 20
rise. When the air expands--swells
into a larger volume--it becomes
lighter. the pressure on the mercury
sinks Ia the tube. and the barometer
l. said 10 fall. Therefore. every
change Of the height Of the quick.
silver which we observe IL sign
and measure Of a change In tho vol
ume Of the air around us. says the
Popular Science Monthly.
Further. this change IN the vol
ume tells no less upon the air Inside
our cases and cupboards. When the
barometer falls tho air around ex-
pands into a larger volume. and tho
air inside the cupboard also expands
and forces itself out at every minute
crevice. When the barometer rises
again. the air inside the cupboard.
as well as outside. c0ndensos and
shrinks. and the air Is forced back
into the cupboard 20 equalixe the
pressure. and. along with the air. In
goes the dust The smaller the crew
Ice. the stronger the JET Of air and
the further goes the dirt. Witness
the dirt tracks 20 often seen In i'm
perfectly framed engravings or pho
tographs. Remember. ladies and
gentlemen. whenever you see the
barometer rising that an additional
charge Of dust l. entering your cup
boards and drawers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

To the general he said I'm sur
prlsed at your choice OF riders, I've
made como fair records across coun-
try but have never gone from nag TO
Gag over the rough obstacles you poo
Die nut In the way down here"
THAT makes you eligible. for TIE
private terms between the major aud
myself are that there are 10 be gentle
men up and no one that ever rode a
like race before. There are numerOu 3
entries, but beat the majors Witch
and you win have won everything at
stake. | have no fear for the result;
and the old gentleman felt comfortable
In the memory OF those dreams
"who was that wiry little man that
sat near the foot OF the tableG" asked
Fielder OF 10 as they walked out after
dinner the irst evening.
"A Mr.. Wimple from New Orleans,
said to be very rich. He's the gentle
man that the major has selected "a
tide the witch In the race. although
Mr.. wlmplc came here with letters o.
introduction 70 papa. The man POSI-
lively declined at first because on
guest. but papa just pooa-poohed suc'
scruples and II is certain the Witci
will be ridden 10 win"
40. I thought | knew that fellow
Hes an English Jockey and one OF III
best rough riders from the other side
He was a king among London turtme'
and | heard him toasted myself
dozen times in como OF the publ
houses. The majors playing a foo
game. Jo, and I leave Il TO your WON
ans wits 10 uncover H. Wen keel
our own counsel but you fathom IN
plot while I'm getting acquainted VIII
Flash.
what a beauty She's 1t to ru
for a kingdom" were the comment
with which Fielder capitlvated all N
stable boys. and when they saw n
gallant mare taking hedges. fences an
dnches like a greyhound. never hFeal
! ing her pace or checking her serr.i
! speed. they we're dancing, singing a.
making quaint apeechss in their sess
clsk
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07
Tor tho Easmy. IieusuL

The hrsl modern torpedo boat be-
longing TO the unlted States was called
the suletio. but she Is now used only
for experimental She looked like a
racing shell built up into miniature
steamhoat and had room for only one
olllcer and ten men. The torpedo boats
built recently aud for practical purI
poses are able to carry from thirty to
forty persona A new idea Is to con
slruot the busy little boats Of alumi-
nun to add to the llghtness and speed
90 essential to such vessels, but II u
feared that the new material will not
prove strong enough TO resist the
chemical action Of the sea water.
For actual service the torpedo boat
Il painted a shade which matches besl
the element In which she rides, and
muddy olive green has been found es'
peclally practical The next requisite
ls speed. and this IL gained not onll
! IN lAe Iona. slender shape OF the boat
but by carrying a. little as possible
~ uling two boilers the steam Il KEEP
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

Il u one q the Prime Requisites wac.
travelling.


We hear Of q good many requisites
Tor travelling IN comfort but none Of
them surpasses good temper especlal-
w Ia hot. dusty weather, To be Ia.
different 20 The crylng Of cross and
tired babies, 70 draw a shawl or wrap
oyer the shoulders whoE sono frcsh.
air fond persists Ia sending a cur.
rent Of cold wind from an open win
dow. or equally 10 b patient when
you want the window open and some.
body else wants Il shut to b. ready
20 accept delays without grumbline.
and 10 be a. sweet AZ journeys end
rs az is beginning. this l. indeed 70
be- good-temperod.
n one travels easily. aud Is not
made faint and III By the rapid mo-
ton OF the train. or seasick By tho
roll Of the steamer. there Il little
credit In keeping amiable. But
many women suffer fearfuliy from
joliing and Earring Their heads
ache. their stomachs rebel. their
nerves are on edge Il Il nothing
short OF sanity 10 DO pleasant In
these circumstances; but some pco-
pie achieve It. and they are held IN
pleasant memory by their fellow
travellers
A certain amount Of philosophy IL
an armor OF proof when one Is on q
journey. according TO Harper's Ba-
gar. The thought that not you but
the conductor and the captain and
She engineer are responsible for the
safety q the cars or boat should sui-
Zee 10 keep you from needless and
useless iidgoting when there IL a
halt Some people waste an immense
amount Of energy In trying 70 under
take what Is not within their pro-
vince. No amount OF idle iuming
will cool a heated journal or repair
break In the machinery, 80 Il u az
we'll 10 keep ones self from friction.
maintain ones composure and trust
10 the kind care Of providence.
In every emergency, IN every ex-
perience. the good-tempered person
has the advantage Of the one who Il
cross and irritable. This Is always
/ trua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

at the highest possible degree. us.
ually coal for only a few hours Il
slowed on board and this is always Of
the finest, selected quality. owing 70
the form and shape Of these boata they
not only eyade their enemy-the man
of-war-by their speed. but also by the
ease with which they dodge and change
their course.
Constant drilling IA necessary 20 han
die these frail. liehtning-like craft and
lately the Gushing" $50 named from
the young hero OF the civil war who
destroyed the rebel ram "AlbCmarle"
by means OF n crude torpedo boat has
been attached TO the naval station at
Newport. II. l.. In order to carry out
this practice. One set OF officers and
men after the other Is instructed In
handling her and In making and firing
her torpedoea The headquarters OF
I their work is Goat Island. which separ-
atea Newport harbor from the outer
waters OF Narragansett bay and a
/ scarchlight which commands this har-
Dor Is kept constantly busy hunting
for the sly little boats sneaking up Out
OF the dark, as the different crews vie
with each other In their efforts 10 out
DO each other In secret movements
Dark. stormy nights are especially
popular for this kind OF work and the
waves. fog and noise Il the waters aid
the slender torpedo boat In her efforts
to approach her victim unobserved, al
though Il Ia no rare thing for the grea'
man-of-war. although on constant
watch. TO find her nervous little tor
mentor within n quarter OF a mile o.
her before she can be sighted. In spii'
OF the bright moonlight and the faith
iul work OF the searchllght Not onll
Is this mimic war excellent drill 10
the boats carrying the deadly projee
tiles, but the practice ~ close watch
ing Is good for the crews OF the men
of-war.
Great britain owns hundreds Of tor
pedo boats. France. Germany. Ital
and Russia have 200 or 40 apiece. an
even the japanese have At least ~
while the United States. the invento
Of the boats. has only a dozen or 81
and those not all in good condition
England possesses also eeveral dan
reroua little boats called torpedo
: caichers. which may play sad have
with the intentions OF the torpedo-bo'
Itself.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

Tho announcement has Just been
made that the Puritan. "the last OF ,he
monitors" is about to BE- completed
and put IN commission. The news Is
important says the British Advertiser.
for the reason that the Puritan In
measure represents a dispute wAlch
began twenty-five years ago. under the
administration Of President Grant At
that time the &C, authorizing the con
structlon Of Ave monitors was passed /:
but Il has taken twenty-five years to
Eet the Puritan In commission.
Mr.. Roleson, who was secretary OF
the navy In 1874. knew that there
would be some dlnculty In securing an
appropriation for the purpose Of build
ing the monitors. so he directed that
the appropriation made for repair
work be employed In constructing
the monltora
Secretary Thompson. who succeeded
Robson. put stop to the proceed
ing and not until 1885 was the WORK
resumed Then an appropriation wa
made by congress and some more work
vas done. when Senator Chandler
became secretary OF the navy the
monitors we're ordered to be complot.
cd o., the government navy yards.
Since that time the work has ad.
yanced until all the monitoro are nov
practically completed. The Miantono
moh was finished In 1891. The Am
phlirlte was finished In 1884. and thil
wear the Monadnock and the Terror
have gone into commission, the dis
patches from Washington announce
but Ia 4: certain that the Puritan vii
be the last OF American monitors
some naval experts are silll OF IN
opinion that the monitor Is the bea
known type Of aghtlng vessel VIII
not. then. have morel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07
A NOVEL HORN BAND.
Nay he Heard IN the CITY Of cops~
hagen on sumui-r nights

Nay he Heard IN the CITY Of cops~
hagen on summer Nights
An enormous crowd Oils the museum
court and nelshborlns lquare al copcn-
hagen every midsummer day TO listen
to a unique concert. says the San
Francisco Chronicle. A number Of an
Gent Scandinavian horns. more than
5000 years old. called "luren." are
kept In the museum. OF this collection
fourteen are in good condition. They
have an elegant shape and the lat
metal plates at the mouthpiece show
good technical perfection and a devel-
oped taste for art. They are In differ
ont pieces fitted together. They were
found buried In moorland and their
good preservation Is believed to be due
TO the iurfy water. They are Of very
thin metal and generally seven feet
long. They were always found In palrS
Z the one In tune with the other
A few years ago Il was found by DIT
Hammer.eh that they could s,ill b
blown or played uron. Their tones -
temhle those Of the tenor horn and
they have a soft but powerful sound
Some are tuned In c and + sharp
others In d. 4 or c. and these tone
form an accord but no scala" On IN,
balcony In the court Of the palace II
which Is kept the Northern Museum
two members Of the "capeila" blow
tunes on two OF these prlmeval horn
70 The delIght Of the lnhahIlanla.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

For some time previous 10 the day
upon which the great earthquake OF
August 1857, occurred great swarms Of
crabs Of an unknown variety were seen
In the Bay OF Payta. Chill. They all
appeared TO be greatly excited and
we're literally climbing over each other
IN their efforts to escape the impending
calamity. How they knew that the
earthquake was collecting It's strength
10 desolate the coast Is more than man
can say. but that they know something
unusual was about TO happen there Il
no doubt whatever. That there were
millions OF them may be Inferred from
the report Of Or. Forbes. who says that
ten days after the earthquake the
dead crabs were thrown upon th'
beach In a wall-like line three TO foul
feet wide along the whole extent OF th'
bay"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07


"J've solved Il, Frank" Whispered
10. sxeltediy on tho morning Of lho
race. Wlmple IL an English jockey and
Is 70 have 5000 n no wins for the ma.
ior. but thai q not the rieansai part
or the conspiracy. Sam Gum, who
owns and rides the big gray, has
small farm on which the mal)r holds
mortgage. II IS arranged for Sam
10 make sure OF beating Flash By
crossing her al the first fence, no
thought being taken Of -FOUR precious
life In this arrangemeL, They met
down at the creek last night ~ be
aure that each man uadeDEo59 bis
part and was a listener. Al may
not be fair IA horse racing. tank but
Il Is In love. yOl know. Whole made
the major ray $500 on the d. NJ Sam
tTied 20 beg on. hut was IN .haened
and oaioled into keeping his agree
mont when they separated followed
Sam and before I left him he was so
ashamed he wanted TO shoot the ma
ior. | piled him 80 that I well. I
assumed that mortsagc."
Then the MAJORS sole advantage h.
In his imported jockey"
Il am sure OF H."
The familiar scene at the track ncei
not be described. All the people OF
the county were there for holiday and
many guests from other sessions en-
livened the scene. Before the sad
ding bell rang for tie call Of the race
FOR tho cup. nearly every one had
rlsked something on the outcome.
Flash and Witch carrying the money
for II was accepted that one Of them
must VIA. The gcafrll CHANGED come
moro on the stretch OF those dreams
and the major plunged because Of his
sure thing" for Sam Gum had men.
TONED no change In the program.
After the preliminary canter II wal
not the generals words: You viii
win" or the exaggerated assurance.
OF the stable boys. but the flaming
eyes OF 10 that caused Fielder to Sc
his teeth like a man fighting for biz
lie.
They're on. went up the shout. an,
there followed the brea,hless si!enc'
OF suspense. For three fields tn
horses ran punched. Flash and witcl
back. with their riders watching eacl
other like hawks. but as they nearel
the fourth jump. an ugly ditch an
hedge. Sam imperceptibly pulled hi
gray until hardly a length ahead o
the favorites. the Witch coming 10 hi
left and Flash TO his right. Over wen
the leaders. but Sans horCe APPARENT
refused. and sworyed TO the lef
There was no time for wimple 10 s,oi
, Following the crash. the crowd sa'
the two horses and man In a cor
fused mass. Sam having gone from hi
saddle TO the other eide Of the heds
with the ability Of a circus rider A
Fielder had to do now was 10 guild
Flash over the course. winning n
race. the cup and ore Of the lovelie,
: OF all the lovely women Of Kentuek,
Ever since the general has beca a
implicit believer In dreams. thouF
he scouts At everything else which b;
flavor OF the supernatural He al
dream Of Flash and Fielder becaul
they were the chief objects OF h
!, thought, but he never knew that
" heard him eonhding the vision 10 h
!, old friend Col. Buckler. that the dream
= she reported were all evolved from b
!, imagination In broad daylight Al
:, tina, she had been instrumental
having Tom. the rubber. make q
opccch 10 Flash which was mea
solely for the ears OF her owner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

I am ticklcd 10 know that Wagner
was an exact ard expensive dresser.
and that Beethoven was = slovcn with
an cid coat and slippers trOdden down
at the heels Il Interests me 20 hear
that Pagaulnl always carried n shlrt
In his fiddle case. because he suea;cd
20 profusely over his solos that be had
10 change between the parts u he had
10 play twice. | even carr 20 learn
that Mendelssohn was a perfect chilli
about pastry, which he could never ~
slst. and which he always ate les
pcclally cherry plel, aud which always
disagreed with him; that Sehumann Ia
juvcd his third finger by tying u hack
TO his wrist with a string hecause be
hopcd 70 make Il more Fupple-lt end
cd however, IN his almost losing the
usr OF n; that Balow got NJ Ia the
night Ia play over passages which u
Thought he was lkcly 10 play inacr'
rately az als prudle'ous recitals: that
when Thalherg Was AZ the height q,
his fame be wouldn't oven carry an
unhiNiln tof tear " Nihhl.N Wv
muscles Of his hand; that Malihran
loved nothing ~ much a. tolnpnr
with Moscheles' children CA the hoor'
that paganlnl was 50 stingy that he
would stand up under shelter IN the
rain and keep whole opera house ful
waiting sooner than call a cab. frot
Ella told me he found him one day
rrouchlng under the arcade IN Regent
street and that he gave this ariles'
explanation: Hackney coaches. h.
said. I'm London were 20 expenslveg
ana this when he had doubled th'
prlccs nj the opera house where b.
piayed. and was rolling In moncy.-H
II. uawlcs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07


The imperial army Of Berlin has, In
addition 10 10 armament. a FIELD gun
o. costly a. Il Is unique. says the ST.
Louis Republic. A cannon made o.
gold. such as Is possessed by no other
rrmory In the world except the Ham
burg museum. whence Il came. Is the
great show. piece Just now for the do
mestlcsted Berliner. as well as the
thousands OF strangers who visit the
German capital The outward appear
ance Of the monster jewel is most deli
cate IN workmanship. such as is never
fecn IN an arm OF this kind. The cy-
Under 10 ten feet long and strangely
beautiful IN lie massive coat Of bur
nGshed gold. inlaId with delicate frieze
work. with a handle formed OF two
nude wrCstlers and a cascade In the
shape OF an elephants head with In
vCr:ed trunk. The handle Is In itself
a work OF the highest plastic art In
/ harmony with tie elegance OF the arm
proper Il the gun carriage. which "a
made OF oak. ln.ald with reddish pear
wood and richly decorated with etched
steel knobs. rosottes and other deeora-
tive deslgns. Twice In the ehaste and
unusually elaborate ornamentaiion
are found the initials OF the elcher. II
r. ~. iGi3." but his identity has not
yet been discovered. Even more re-
variable than the costumes OF the
material Of which Il Is made Is the
construction OF the cylinder. lts Ike
/ Ia not described In any handbook on
arms and a similar arm has not been
iecn before. The copper cylinder has
a diameter Of sixty-hve millimeier
with an inner and outer mantle. The
nlier consists OF pine wood and leath'
or. The orlein Of the two guas is an
unsolved mystery. although mentor
OF them Il made In the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries Oldenbur
ger. IN his Book on Travel u675l
and Bcrliumeyer. In his Antiquarian.
sneak with great enthusiasm Of th'
Golden cannoa." According 10 thes
two sources. the guns were taken from
Hamburg merchant TO satisfy a deb
Of $4,000. The style Of the gun
would indicate that they were mad
"a Holland and the costlinefs OF IN
work justlhes tho assumption tina
they were made only by special order
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

They were discussing the Boston deb
utante.
."She Is having the finishing touches
nut ON her toilet today" explained her
mother.
"Ahl Closetcd with her drcssmaker,
l suppose"
"Oh, dear, no. With her optician.
shes having her new spectacles lifted"
Chicago Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

The Kentucky Colonel had just been
rescued from watery grave In the
bottom OF the Mississippi River.
Where am II" he asked teebly. as
be opened his eyea.
safe on shore" replied one Of ths
rCscuers
"on which side OF the Flverf'
The Iowa side"
For a moment the news seemed %
overcome him. and he turned sorrow.
fully toward the river.
"Just my luck 10 land In a prohl
hltion state. he said. with a Hlrh
"Throw me- Ia again. '-c hieaso pesl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

G. W. Fife. Of Tacoma. Wash has
curious ret tied NJ at his boat house
10y a chain cable. The collar Is not
passed around the rct's neck. as might
be supposed, but Is about it, tail. Mi.
Fife was On the bay Of Tacoma IN q
beat when he saw a shark. and b.
harpooned Il ana towed Il 20 the pier.
The shark was not seriously Injured.
50 he passed the collar around Us 'aIl
fastening the chain 70 tic pier. The
overture ~ now feeding heartily. ac-
cordlng 90 the Sportsman's Review,
and seems accustomed 10 It's stern
fastening.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

W ~ AAN AMMMNAAAH
accepted tradition In regard TO dreams
10. and Of course there "a not a Payton
in this enlightened age who retains the
.aintesi trace OF superstition. have
forbidden that Yankee lover OF yours
the privilege OF coming here and the
mere phantasies OF a dream are not
going to restore him TO my good
gracea."
But 10 had sown the seed and the
look OF confidence In hei great broWa
eyes told that she anticipated a salts
factory harvest The general walked
toward the stable thinking u passing
strange that joe repeated vision coin
elded 20 exactly with his own. for he
himself had thrice been in dfeamiand
10 see that dashlng young fellow from
the north ride the magnificent black
oily 10 victory There was another sur
prise In store for him when he came
upon Tom rubbing the satin coat o.
the elean-llmbed mare and talking to
her as though she eomprehended every
word and sentiment.
"YOu'se gwInter get dat cup suah'
Mas Flash kase done dream free
times dat Mis,ah Frank kim dowa
heah an you took him roun' dat cowfc
50 fas' dat he had no BRET lef. Deg
haln't noffin' on foah hoofs kin keep
In sight OBJ you. honey. de way ! seed
dat man ridln you. OATS homes. Oh
gal"
The handsome old general threw bael
his shoulders and knitted his brows Al
he turned away. thinking he had no
been seen by the industrious rubbel
and falling TO noe the roll OF the Gun
ning eyes that followed him.
Superstition may have run out In ih'
blood OF the Payions but here was OF
of the older generation In troubled
doubt Il was more than his common
sense could accept and everybod!
iabout the place seemed 10 be dream n
the same thing as a mere eoincideaeS
lie would not 60 back Of the sirang
fact In search OF is inspiration 70
that would confess weakness b
would not admit: but Il was force
upon him as an Irresistible convic,io
that unless Frank Fielder was astr.d
Of Flash. the local race Of the yea
and the coveted cup would 80 TO Ma
slickton. And the thought OF thl
was not 10 be endured. To the Ger
cral the major was an upstart, a
unworthy rival. a man o! aues,ionabl
reputation on the turf and utterly ~
princlpled where his interests wei
Al stake. Besides this animus OF dli
like the general was moved BY q
consideration that he had been shrcW'
ly goaded into posting $4,000 on d
outcome OF the race and TO lose
meant dislr'cr 20 the pros9ncs Of
az an hciic-s Il WIS this thoigl
that had mos, troubled the proud o
Kentuckian. and before he slept tn
/, night he had written Fraak 10 conc
once.
The surprise Of tina, young genil
. man was not diminished by the no
pliable welcome that be received, !
almos. became a panic when he W
: told by 10 that he must ride for q
CUP and win II Is the one sure way
overcoming personal obiec,.on to
! event which was the erownias hope
!. bis life.
Fielder was a thoioughbrcd Amcl
: can. lie had nerve. pluck. quick "
ccplons and an iron VIII. 10"
/, answered. IN take the chance o.
: Il fall you knoN that I'll be Ia
4 heaviest lcsor Of the day"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-07

Miss Passo still makes a valiant
struggle 10 carry out the illusions Of
youth
"Ycs, and she succeeds pretty
we'll. too
do you think sog"
Certainly. There's rothing left
Of iI"-Texas SiitingE