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cuse when offering such a candidate for
the presidency.
If you ask, "Whence comes our candi-
date?" we answer mot from the usurers'
den, nor temple of Mammon, where the
clink of gold drowns the voice of patriot
ism, but from the farm, the workshop,
the miDe-from the hearts and ZONES of
the people,"
To reject him is to put a brand upon
rugged honesty and undaunted courage,
and to chill the hearts and hopes of those
who during all these years rave waited
for this hour of triumph. To nominate
him is to make our party again that of
the people, and to insure success.
"Give us silver Dick, and silver quick,
And we will make Mckinley sick,
In the ides of next November"
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their suffrages at the polls that our
country may be placed where she by
right belongs, as the freest and fore
most; as the most prosperous and hap
piest nation that v e blessed the life of
mankind upon this globe"
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DanielsP Well, he's a trump!

Even Kansas can be put in the DEM
ocratic electoral column this year,
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

State Senator,
CHARLES II. VANUIYER-
Representative,
JOSEPH II. CHRISty.
Prosecuting Attorney,
CLARENCE N1VION.
Sheriff,
JOHN A. FULKERSON.
Collector.
GEORGE W. BATES.
Treasurer,
]. c. BLEDSOE.
Coroner,
DIR. FRANK w. MANN.
Public Administrator
WILLIAM j. HOWE.
Surveyor,
JAMES n. GRAY.
Assessor,
MILTON DRUMMOND.
County Judge-western District.
THOMAS E. CHINN.
County Judge-Eastern District,
GEORGE A. CHAMBLIN.
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The convention her adjourned until
Friday morning.
On Friday morning the balloting began.
Bland leading all first three ballots with
Bryan second. On the fourth ballot the
convention broke to Bryan, and on the
fifth ballot Bryan was nominated. Con-
~vention adjourned until s p. m.
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THE DEBT TO THE EAST.

That we owe you much, gentlemen
OF tine East, is readily acknowledged,
gentlemen of the convention, and foI
what We owe you OF the East is the
force bill and the Mckinley bill and the
Sherman law, the trf. pie lnfamy of re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

There has been a good deal Of In.
quiry as TO the meaning Of the word Ca.
thode." as applied to the rays used Ia
penetrate various substances The FOL.
lowlag explanation Of what cathode
rays are Is furnished by one OF the lead.
ing journals Of the day. III we should
break the tiny alament OF an Edison in.
candesccnt lamp az the middle OF "a,
slowing loop. the light would 20 out
II, now. We connect the two ends OF the
broken hlament 10 the poles OF a battery
Of great many thousand yoltaic cells
such as are commonly used TO ring
house bells. we should be able to light
the lamp again, not by lncandescence
but by a feeble glow which peryados The
whole bulb. The onds OF the broken
hlamont would glow. aud the glow al
one end OF the illamcnt would be dlf.
foront IN appearance from that OF the
other The broken flament by means
Of which the electrical energy enters
the bulb Is called the 'anode. and the
alament by means Of which. In ordinary
language, Il leaves the bulb. IS called
the cathode Now the great peculiar
ity Of the cathode rays Il this--hey
seem 10 be independent Of the position
Of the anode. aud they stream out from
the cathode like the beam OF a search
light striking the walls OF the enelos.
ing vessel"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

Sew people credit q duck with the
sense he really possess" said Fred
Ozenne. a disciple Of Nlmrod. to a New
Orleans Tlmes-Democrat man For
years had been wondering what had
caused the presence OF a good-s.zed
pebble hank en- the shore Of the lake
Ia the Crandiyola section Of the Louis
lana marsh. Had Il been a sand bank
could have understood Il. but Il was
composed Of pebbles. all very much
alike. rounded and smooth almost 10
size and apparently differing from
the small stones found In the gravel
beds OF the south. Several OF the hun
tiers Ia that sectlon had seen the peb-
bic beach and. like myself. they could
not understand H. An winter long Il
SEEMED fresher than az other times.
and during the summer the grass
would kinder cover It's upper portion
and the mud from the fresh water dim
the luster OF the stones near the edge.
There vas not another beach like Il
In the marsh.
"One winter-ln fact. Il was just
when the first cold spell had struck
us-l was hunting with a friend In the
lake ! spoke OF. Il was one OF the
finest ducklng spots In the state. This
was before they had begun TO make
glue from the eggs In Canada. When
we reached the lake there was not a
duck TO be seen. The next morning
! was hiding In the grass near the peb-
bic beach when ! heard a sound Of
WINS and a large flock OF mallards
settled near me. Before could raise
my gun the entire lot walked out on
the pebble bank and. TO my astonish-
ment, began 10 dlsgOrge a lot Of small
stones like the ones already there, This
occupied but a short time and the flock
began Qnacking and sailed into the,
lake and I shot several This settled
the mystery OF the pebble beach. In
the spring was again hunting In the
lake and when the nrst warm weather
came the ducks began 20 70 home.
They would come to the beach and az
ter a few preliminarles swallow a lot
Of pebbles, then ny around for
minute In order to see II their balance
was all right II they were too heavy
they would dlsg0rge a few stones or
Il too llght swallow a half dozen more
Il found by observation that IN or
der Tor the ducks to make long fllghts
Il was necessary for them to on up
wlsa E certain number Of stones to
secure q proper equilibrium for the re-
turn trip After ! found this out /
alwaye had plenty Of game TO show
my friends"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

OF the governor and the use OF rs sos.
wants. II especially pleased m. 10 see
the Kindness he displayed IN giving OF,
dcrs 20 the servants, through Bis inter-
prefers. Of course, and also that On
leaving the palace be- had made each
Of those who attended his suit a small
present as q Remembrance This kind
action was kecnly observed by every
one present. and Oh Joined me ln the
remark that u showed the noble char.
ncicr Of The great American who had
once saved bis country on the field of
battle aud twice served as iis eNeeu-
i've officer
ION the approach 10 Toxic wc passed
through the Ray Of Nedo. which was
flled with the ships ~ the navy aud
Criit of the merchantmen aud fishers
Ill Of whom decorated with the Jap
anese aud American colofs. The gun
boats lined the first signals aud the
forts along the cuast repeated them
The arrival 1T the distinguished GUEST
WAS proclaimed throughout Toxic AMI
Yokohama. and the people locked to
the piers 10 see the hero OF the a nrc.l
ciu nation.
"A battalion Of soldiers. Including n
selected company 0l the imperial cav.
airy was az the wharf. waiting 10 ea
con- the general la bis quarters pre-
pared TOT his reception in the suite "
the lmrrrlal family. The famous
American saw me streets decorated
with lnn.erna and flags in numerous
arches. aud strung along the sides ~
the ihoroughfncs. Everywhere the
stars and stripes We're Ia b. seen. AMI
az he stepped frum the barge on a. the
wharf n burst uf arrlnusc came from
ihr ueuplc who had gathered 10 wei.
come him.
"rhc cX-presideni AMI eminent
statesmen Of the United States was
royalty received hv the emperor. No
Euiupeau or Oriental monarch could
have been shown morc honor. Tbs.
emperor made an address of welcome.
IN which De- Informed the Imperial
guest that be- and his rourt had hong
felt desire to zee and BE- able 10 cnn-
verse with him The general WAS cor.
daily thanked FOR hls Kindness 10 the
Japanese in America while president
Of the United States. aud especially
Tor some favors extended to our am
hnssador iwnkura. who represented
Japan at Washington during Gen.
Grants holding ~ the high oiiice %
chief executive. The emperor present
ed his distinguished guest with the
use of the imperial summer nalace.
which Is known a. the EURO Kwan.
during his visit.
In responding 10 the emrerurs al
dress. Gen. Grant showed great elo-
aurnce. What pleased him most. h.
said. was that unmistakahle friendll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30
rALLnsr y wAsmINeroN.
Posienicc naiIdInr wiII Lsok Dowa
On The Cnultal

faHt"hre unlautHH VIII Look DoNa
ON The Capitol
one Of the most deiicate ami inter.
esllns pieces Of work on the new city
pcsiofhce building Ia Washington Is
about 10 commence That Is the con
strucilon ~ the Immense clock faces.
10 feet in diameter. IN the tower that
springs from the center Of the north
front Of the structure.
There win be four Of these clocks.
enc on each side. aud the building Of
the arches that outline the upper arcs
~ The circles win be- an extremely
nice piece of masonry. when the dis
nrce from the ground l. taken Into
cer sllerii0n.
When fully completed this tower win
b. one % the highest structures IN
Washington, higher than the dome Of
the capitol b. several feet II win he
topped. Of cunrsc. by the Washington
monument aud. standing Ia compan-
lively low ground Il win not show on
20 the advantage which would belong
to u II Il were on greater elevation,
There j. yet 10 b. 20 feet Of masonry
set on the tower itself before the base
Of lts peaked roof Is reached. and this
viii all h. marked by unusual features.
the plain surface being broken first by
the clock faces aud Tire capplng arches.
then by a cornice of ornamental stone.
followed as the tower goes upward
by an open story with three high.
archcd windows on each side. Above
| these windows comes the final story
OF the tower. containing I've small.
urched windows on each face. with
peaked tuueis az each corner Of the
Nructun,
The roof of the tower springs from
the eonNc Immediately above this
row u small windows. aud from that
point Il rises al sharp angle a. feet
/ % a peak aiS feet above grade. making
n - feet and Inches higher than the
capitol donle from IT, own base line.
The dome springs 2S7 feet . Inches
clear from the base of the east front.
hui as Il stands on a hill that Il con.
slderlhly morn than ~ feet higher
tlan lhe level Of PENNSYLVANIA avenue
81 Eleventh street, the cap Of the
statue Of Freedom will 0veftop the
metal peak that Is % surmount the
eloplng roof % the postoilicc tower.
The niu 81 dangerous part u the work
will be that 1T roofing the tower which
viii not bc uached Cor several weeks.
The angle ~ this rDof Is slightly great.
I or than that Of the main roof.
The chaucicr OF the surface 10 be
, rooted i such as 10 render the laying
of the sleathing aud the tlling very
hard 10 accomplish. as there n a great
deal u trimmings aud joining TO be
done, aud the roof affords little free
/ space for the workmen -Boston Globe
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~


II was once firmly believed that the
glances Of certain persons falling on
people and animals were disastrous and
among the ignorant preventive meas
ures were taken. Among them was TIE
wearing Of charms and amuleis and the
decorating Of favorite animals With the
same.
In England the superstition has
pretty well died out but the charms and
amuleis are still worn because they are
thought to be lucky. A brass ornament
oblainable at any saddler's Il much
used for the decoration Of horscs' head
gear and belongs 20 these preventivs
charms.
A crescent represents a half mooa
and a circle the sun and In by-gons
days these tso symbols had great effect
In withstandlng the influence Of thu
evil eye.
Not long ago a farmer IN the west Of
England consulted the witch doctors
about the illness OF his cattle. which re-
fused to yield to treatment lie vas
told that this was because the horse
shoes AFFIXED to The farm buildings
we're arranged to point downward IN
stead Of up. lie reversed the horse
shoes and, strange TO say. the cattle re.
covered.
In Italy pagan traditions are still IN
lively existence. The street horses In
Naples are protected by dozens Of bella
and symbols The bells are used 70 al
tract the ear and distract the attention
Of the dreaded eye. Italian children
have charms to play with and the
wearing OF amulets IA common.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30
BIRD WALLETS.
Queer Case OF Picturesque Friend
ship between Animals

ship Between Animals
The New York sunday World ne
Gently published some remarkable sto.
ties Of strange friendships between
wild animals. llcrc are two other
eases recently observed In the forests
OF Java Il is generally supposed that
wheu wild animals uf different kinds
meet h Is natural instinct for them
20 rush at each other aud tighi until
one ~ them has fallen. HUT there are
a great many ,as~ where i'iaioaic
friendships exist between the fer'est
ls'asts They often do iavors Tor one
another IN the most friendly spirit.
The most nf picturesque III animal
friendships exists between the buffalo
and the damlueo. This curious pair
have eflcn hccu seen walking about
togcihcr tlH ilamlngo usually perchcd
cOmfortahly On the bunulo's mck. The
great test at any friendship Is the OK.
tent one will 20 to perform a service
for 4 irirnl the good friendship ex.
listing hctwecn hunalO aud hamlngo
hcan such test very well, As the
pair move about. the famingn camfnl.
" cleans tlie hnHalos hack aud mat.
ted hair. picking from It's pores the
tlnv lnscvte tlgoh annoy aud pain q.
Sometimes the bind unlnteniionally
hiles il companion, hut the buffalo
never Wscnts the accident
There Is curious hrced OF Dirds IN
the island ut lava which regularly
pick the teeth OF alllga,ors. The teeth
81 an alligator are made % tear ncsh,
and Il often happens that their inter
stlces hecOme cloggcl mp. annoying
the Sanrlan and making Il nncOmfort
able Tor him Ia many ways and ire
quenily preventing him In a measurS
frm catching his prey o. properly
mas,icatlng bis food 30 he lies IN ths
sun, opens Wide bis great Jaws, whiil
the birds do the rest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

topic i'r lecture. ordinary wire is.
a. everybody knows. not at al eApen-
sive. but when metal Is worked up into
some Of the articles In common use. he
value Is enormously Increased. Atten.
ton was called 10 plnion wire. which
Is worth over $4,000 per ton. Il takes
1854 hair springs TO weigh one ounce.
and twenty-seyen millions OF them are
required 10 make a ton. These tribes
are not at an expensive per piece. but n
ton Of metal worked mp Into them haa
a value Of over 100000. The most
expensive ton Of metal mentioned was
one which. II made up into the tiny
Instruments used by dentists for ox-
tracting the nerves from the teeth.
would be worth s2.i5OOOO. The rela.
ton between crude metal and the ar.
ticles into which Il Ia made seems no,
very close. and only very careful
computation gives an approximate Idea
OF what single ton Of iron or steel
can represent In cash value.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

The illness and death OF a child from
handling transfer pictures have been
made the subject Of some chemical in
yestieation. which brought TO light the
fact that some Of the transferring COM
pound contained lead As the child's
symptoms indicated lead poisoning.
the compound was examined. and u Is
recommended that is use be discon-
tinued There are so many amuse.
mcnts. toys and appliances Tor chill
dren. that Il seems strange that un-
prlnclplel persons should prepare
poisonous materials TO put into little
hands. II Is bad enough when children
act poisoned by accident. but to far
nish a deadly mixture a. a toy should
subject the maker OF such a thing TO
the utmost penalty Of the law. There
are severe restrictions placed upon tho
manufacture Of stamped envelopes and
other articles TO which the tongue may
be- applied but Il seems that no one
has thought TO examine these little
transfer pictures Ia which children
take 50 much delight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30
GEN. YAMA6ATA ON
GEN. GRANT.

The warm reception rendered %
Field Marshal Yamagaia In this coun.
Try recalls the visit of Gen. Grant to
Japan seventeen Years ago. and the
presence here 81 the distinguished Wis.
iior, who was one Of the depulation
chosen Ia escort Grant during his stay
IA the Flowery Kingdom. has afforded
an opportunity 10 o'biin detailed ac-
count Of the Inequalities extended %
our honored couniryman by the Jap
anese
The marquis explained that he had
reluctantly excused himself 10 many
interylewcrs since his arrival IN this
country because Of bis inability "a
make himself understood Ia English
except through an interpreter. An op
portunily 10 talk ON Grant however
proved too much Of an attraction foT
the Oriental nobleman. who " known
10 hold the generals name IN high rev
crrncr.
"ln the first place" said the marquia.
through his Interpreter. MI isudzuki
you must know that Gen. Grant has
long been 90 my countrymen the ideal
hero OF civilized warfare aud Is held
up as an example by our soldiers
Many ~ his military sayings have be-
come proverbs in the ranks
his service 90 Japan
az the time Gen. Grant visited us.
like his country. our land was just r.
covering from a great civll disturb
ancC and the great warrior seeing
our position. volunteered % lend us any
assistance Ia Ibis power We were then
rcorganlzlng all the government sys.
TENS and his advice was often sought
and freely given nc all times Never
was a foreigner ~ warmly welcomed
or 30 universally admired as was Gen.
Grant Ny personal rccollectlons Of
his excellent character will never be-
forgotten. ! remember that while d.
was IN Japan n German merchant shin
broke our quarantine laws hy entering
closed harbor. disregardlng our pro
test. The general said W. should have
been perfectly Justified had we fired
upon and sunk the lntruding vessel
His remark was widely published and
the German empire was 80 impressed
that an apology was sent 10 The pm.
per0r This aud many similar scry Ices
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30
vaIaahls Ia,.nilsn sst r,,,n,sh.


Speaking Of war. one Of the most II.
icctiye aud death dealing lmplements
Of warfare. the Whitehead torpedo vas
never patented lts value however.
has been attcsiei after actual trial by
every important naval power This
torpedo Ia made In different sizes. vary
ing from twelve to fifteen feet ia length
and from twelve 20 fifteen inches in
diameter, the cross section o. circular.
tapering to a point az either end. re-
eembling somewhat a huge cigar. II
h capable Of being so adjusted that on
being discharged n win travel az auy
depth between five aud fifteen fcct be-
low the surface, and II will remain this
depth its entire run The torpedo
travels at a uniform speed for .ho
whole OF ils range. which varies Tor
different patterns. The latest type hay-
ing a speed Of twon,y-four knots for
six hundred yards u can also be set
90 that IN event OF its not striking the
ship aimed al "a WIN stop at the end Of
its range and sink For exercise. d
can be set 10 stop az any distance with
In the limits OF lts range. rise 10 The
surface and float
The torpedo Is divided into several
compartments. the foremost containing
a charge OF from thirty to one hundred
pounds Of gun cotton. according to the
size Of the torpedo. This charge b.
fired on the torpedo striking a ship by
a pistol which screws into the nose Of
the torpedo, on Impact the point OF
the pistol is driven Inward and forces
the point OF a steel striker into a he.
tonator by means OF powerful air
pumps air is compressed Into the air
chamber 10 a pressure 90 one thousand
pounds to the square inch. and actuates
a three-cyllnder engine which drives
two pre- Hers revolving IN opposite
directions In the tail The mechanism
In the balance chamber works two cx-
terror ruddors In each side OF the tail.
which, keep the torpedo at uni
form depth during It's run. Though
this important implement OF naval
warfare has never been patented. yet
It lisa secret; the details. Of Il. however.
haze been purchased by all prominent
maritime nations. 80 that. unless our
inventors shall devise something m.
Iorior even TO this. we would only
stand on an equal chance with our op.
nonents In case OF war.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

Prof Ira Remsen describes Gin
sciencel curious ease OF the aeeumu-
lation OF marsh gas under Ice a NUM-
Der OF skaters were on a large artificial
lake covered with ice Ia places white
spots were noticed In the Ice suggest
Ink air bubbles. hole was bored In
the Ice and a match applied. The thin
jet OF fame burst mp and the gas was
found TO be marsh gas formed by the
decomposition Of organic matter at the
bottom Of the lake. Prof Remsen sug.
gests that skating ponds illuminated
by natuSll gas are among The posslblll-
ties o, the future
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

One world that Is
boauteous herewith glorlhed
skles above
And one where eternity'a Joys shire
clear Ia a sky Of eternal love.
slash forth like a crystal Tense the
sunbeam showers Of g0ld.
the happlneas-hlnis In a thousand
tints. made brighter a million
fold.
And echo grand natures choir, the
carols Ct birds and bees.
The viud-harpa joined with the wood
land Tyres. more joyous and sweet
than these.
Go gather the odors rare. from the
flowers on ai;ared hills.
From brlght-hued oenEers offering free
incense which God dlstills.
For the earth Is glad. Is glad. as the
tall trees laugh on high.
And the thrill Of blade and blossom
Ing enraptures the earth and sky.
So the brookleis eaper gay. or tlnkie
their cymbal song.
Where FURNISHED fishes in sunlight
play, and echoes laugh low and
long.
Sing forth thy love. my souii look up
from the scented sod.
And. seeing the goodness girding all,
sing anthems Of praise 20 God.
Then sing In the light. o insect eholrs,
Sing birds aud the leaves Ia the
air.
swing peiallel censers. o vestal Tow
ers. and oflef your scented prayer,
Fesloon Ia forests. o waving vines.
your allars icwelled With dew
The whole world worshlps In songs
aud signs. 50 ny aoul shall sing
With you.
For God Is good. is good; each bless
Ing His zeal and sign.
BE sunny my soul. my glad soul sing
for two great worlds are thine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

Bolqueit. servla. and vicinity we're
treated TO a real meteorological phe-
nomenon on the night Of the 9Th nit
In the shape Of a black snow" In
ancient times such occurrences would
have been thought to be a presage Of
visitation Of the plague or some other
dire calamity. Nowadays Il Is known
10 be due TO a species Of fungus spore
which Is caught up by the wind and
carried across a wide expanse Of coun-
try before being finally deposited along
with snow or rain.-St. Louis Republic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-30

IN The part of the great American In
iueuocd the European countries 10 al.
low ~ more consideration thereafter
4 Royal Welcome
1T was on the Dist 81 June. lSIa.
that Gen Giant arrived In Japan. lie
same 10 the port OF Nngasah on the
British steamer Richmond. Ny mrm-
Dry Is very good recall the meeting
u the Richmond with the royal barge
a. II Il had happened yesterday.
THE emperor had selected Prince
Datl and military stan. OF which !
then a lieutenant general was a
member. as a dcputatlon 10 welcome
the distinguished visitor The japan
use man-of-war kango. commanded hy
Capt Ito was ordered % accompany
the royal barge and fire salutes from
her guns. The moment the famous
American soldier stepped on b0ard the
barge from the steamer Richmond the
guns % the Kango Numbered out sa-
lutte ~ many reports The American
ensign was displayed on the ilagstaffs
VI the forts, the guns Of which also