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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
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SaRacious Reptile Was Traiaed 60
Han Ills Master

saEacious Reptile Was Traiaed 90
Fnn Ills Master.
About five years ago" said &. T.
Buckman. n well known resident Of
VlSalla, while I was spending the
summer In the mountain districts Of
vlsalla, ! captured a large bullsnakc.
"llelng alone In the mountains aud
having lots ~ spare time on my hands,
| was able To teach slippery Dick
tricks. taught him 60 cpme. ~ call;
10 coil up Ia dal. a ap,h many other
trlcks lie wonld coil ~ pn lie table,
bis head Ia the ccnter of The toil. el,.-
waited about six inches IN the air.
would place the handle of small tan
In his mouth. aud then nl,k would
gently wave the fan 90 aud fru. AMI
thus keep the dies and Insects away
from my face when ! slept
"lic was as good as eat 10 Keep the
house free from mice often saw
him bring In ten or twelve IA day.
His fondness Tor mice was hts ruin. II
happened this way. one day missed
Dick. and though | hunted and called
all day. ! could not hnd any tUce of
my pet. one day, about D weed after
his Disappearance. having occasion 10
explore the left of the cabin N which
was residing. came across the ~
mains Of my old friend. Apparently
he had hccn morc than ordinarily
nous, hungry, AMI h. his haste a. "a
late his appetite. had swallowed live
mouse. and the mouse had done the
rest Poor Dick | can Imagine his
surprise ~ the strange commotlon on
tls Inside; but II was case of reward
for glutlony, No doubt be- nrIentrd
when Il was too late. san Francisco
Cali.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
tn. r.n.r, Of Food r.hls..

Tables giving the respective percent.
age OF nuiriment In animal and yegeta.
bic foods are quite common. and are
often consulted by those wishing 20
gain nourlshment from the smallest
quantity Of food matter. Such persons
forget that the measure Of nutrition 20
any individual case Il not 10 be Judged
by a table showing the uutritiye parts
OF food as determined BY chemical
analysis. but depends upon It's digesti-
bility In his or her particular case.
Cheese, measured by the elements Of
Us composition, Is far moro nourlshlng
Than beef, yet cheese Is to most people
difficult OF digestion. and therefore beef
In the majority Of cases affords much
more actual noutlshment All depends
on the person. Many times food that
Is practically poison to one Is nourlsh-
INK and invigoratlng 10 another. We
are not only feariully and wonderfully
made. but We are made so unlike In
many respects that We mus, not take
II for granted that another mans diet
viii suit us an We have tested Il WELL
From What to Eat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

tisit this park every Sunday. and be.
tween 5000 and 1000 every other day
during the entire summer.
Five miles further out on the path
IL the suburb OF Broad Ripple. where
the suburban street car company main
tains a park only a little smaller than
Fairview. II Is here that the bicycle
race track "a located. and Il Is this park
that Is the Mecca Of cyclists. Il isat
TIC end Of the path 50 far as built now.
Two miles out the path will pass
through Hammond's park. a private
picnic ground. where a large dam in
TIE creek gives deep water for boating
peypoacs for more than mile. The
path viii have a right OF way through
the park
The.tormal opening Of the path was
the occasion Of the opening OF the four.
lap bicycle track at Broad Ripple. The
nrst races, entirely amateur. we're held
on that track. There was nothing In
particular to show that Il was the open-
Ing Of the path. although Il was 40
termed, Tor there has scarcely been a
Time since work was begun that Il has
been closed. The only formallty was
The dedication Of the path 10 the public
by the directors. The towpath Is owned
By the indianapolis Water Company
which gave the league the right 10 use
Il as long as It kept Il In repair. To
those contemplating building such n
path q might be- OF interest to know
how the guards are made to keep out
cattle and az the same time not OBJ
siruct the free passage Of hicycles. AZ
zach road Gro ng here Is a gate VIII ca
Is usually kept locked. but may be
opened under guard on occasions Of pa-
rndes or big days At the side OF the
gate there is plt abou, three by four
feet and two feet deep. There "a on
oak frame Get In this plt and across Il
on a level with the top Is rev q
two-inch gas pipes SET two inches apart.
This can be crossed with a bicycle
without any trouble aud Is scarcely
pcrc piible IN the matter Of vibration.
but efeciually keeps cut all kinds 81
stock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
Rsna,allnr tho nlrrsl. sahhln

Bicycle saddles which have become
stretched by use may b. renovated TO a
certain extent by dampening the under
side Of the leather, This viii cause It
to shrink and II the saddle Ia not too
badly out OF shape, Il will. after treat
ment, be nearly as good as new.
a newly patented saddle Is made Of
sponge rubber covered with ilne saddle
leather. The virtues claimed Tor Il are
many, among them, reslllency. perfect
ventilation. perfect shape which never
changes, and conformation 10 the mo.
ton Of the riders bOdy. New YORK
Esoning Pos'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

pie have been restored when there was
neither pulse beat nor heart-sound and
the respiratory function almost sua-
pended by narcotic poisoning. Even
post-mortem dlscOlora;ion cannot be ac-
cepted as an indy ion OF death, as the
same staining Is ny seen In life.
Neither can MD contractiliiy
be relied on as au,, death from Aslatlc
cholera the contraction often appears
in the muscles Of the lower jaw and
llexor muscles OF the forearm. Rlgor
mortis Is not infallible, as this rlgidity
u often assumed by cataloptlcs and
those half-drowned or frozen"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

path to be open TO the public. II was
capitalized at $4,000. and the riders OF
the city we're asked to take STOCK ~
s. q share. subscriptions came IN quite
rapidly. and by the middle OF May WoIN
had begun on the FIRST section Of me
path which occupies what was once
The towralh Of the old Indiana canal
This path had not been used for many
years. and when work began on u y
was little more than mere ievee' win
a rank growth OF trees and shrubs on
one side and the slow running waters
OF the canal on the other. The canal
in on the east side Of the path when
gives the fun benefit Of the shade OF inc
trees during the afternoon.
The path extends 10 a suburb zen
niles distant All Of this Is so wen
shaded that except early In the AFTER
noon a rider can scarcely get a glimpse
Of the sun after y o'clock The pain
varies Ia length. conforming TO the TOD
Of the levce. but Is not less than eighi
feet wide Al any place. and In soine
places as much as twelve feet Ihe
levee was first dressed on with road
scraper and then a coat OF gravel.
slightly mixed with earth. was well
packed with heavy roller. On top
Of this was rolled a thin coating OF cin-
ders and sand mixed. making rs smooth
a coat as could be desired and one that
has no suction TO cling 10 the tire.
Al many places along the path rustic
feais have been placed, and at one
point. where there are two very fine
springs. there are number OF long
rustic benches. and bicycle track that
can accommodate nearly 100 wheels.
The towpnth section OF the path l'
all that Ia finished. but the directors Of
Tie Nhoelway league viii begin work
this week on the second section. which
will extend across the hills and valleys
10 FAN Greek, a distance Of about six
miles Il will then follow the north
bank Of that stream back to the city.
making about twenty-four miles In all,
Thus all but about six miles OF the path
will be on the banks OF water courses,
Il 20 for that reason that Il Ia claimed
10 be tho most picturesque path In the
United States.
But that Is not all that makes II a
pleasant place for riders. One mile
from the beginning Of the path is Arm.
strong's park. popular place OF amuse-
ment. II contains one Of the open-air
summer thcaiers OF the city. Every
night In the week there Is drama pro-
scented at this park. and plcnlcs on Il
during the day. -Four miles further
north Is the most popular resort near
the liy-Fairylew park-a place owned
and maintained by the Citizens Stree,
Car Company. Il Ia on the east bank
OF the canal. and the bicycle path Is on
the west bank. making the path the
best route for hlcyclcrs to take to rei
10 the park This Is n beautiful wooded
park Of more than 200 acres. with hills
and dells. the hills rising abruptly from
the canal bank. Fully 10000 people
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

hussass and son Of the wcli-knoWn
statesman aud marshal OF the court Of
Emperor Alexander H.. Is now on the
point Of completing. not In Siberia bat
In the great lake prison to the east Of
ST. Petersburg. a term OF eight years
penal servltude for the murder OF a
Polish actress at Warsaw. He blew out
her brains In a NJ OF Jealousy when
about to bid farewell to her previous 70
their hnpl parting. II was solely the
late ears appreciation OF the long and
faithful service OF his father that saved
him from death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
this country wastes It's opportunities.
Washington Star.


\ man was standing quietly at 2ad
street and Broadway the other DAY OBJ
serving the passing throng. Sudden
~ he gave yell OF pain aud began hop
ping about In wild manner. The
man quickly pulled on his coat and
cried "A piece OF hot coal has fallen
down my back" Several persons came
to his assistance and after they got
on his collar pulled out a burning
cigarette stump from underneath hir
shirt. Some one had thrown q from
the elevated railroad station. New
York Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

Another Mark Of Progress IN RAN
road Equipment.

read Equipment
Az last steel cars have been made.
For years they have been regarded as
the coming car. but owing 10 the high
price Of oicel they were not thought 10
be economically possible until the
twentieth century. A great steel com.
pany. In order 10 show under the pres.
eni conditions the possibilities OF steel
In this direction, has constructed two
cars OF this material which are the lrs.
OF their kind AS the picture shows
they arAof eimple construction. beins
built Nv OF plate girdors They are
TO be exhibited around the country Il
railroad men. and II the idea takes. they
will be constructed on a large scale IL
the fan. While the cost OF a steel cat
will naturally be more than that OF
wooden one. sufficient experience has
already been acquired to warrant the
statement that on a commercial basli
these cars can be constructed at cost
not 10 exceed that per ton OF carrying
capacity Of wooden ears. and with d
safety factor In favor OF steel. They
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
ne relt Indignant.

The sidewalk debater had gathered
very considerable crowd and had
brought al his powers OF eloquence to
bear on the financial question he was
man OF extreme ideas. and Farmer
Cernlosgel wiped the Precipitation from
his brow. cleared his throat and said:
Mister. would yer mind kiner sayln'
somethin' right slow sos my intolleci
kin grab hold. so ter speak,"
"on what point?'
do | understand you ter say that
the guvment kin. by merely putin
It's stamp ontor any ole thing a! all
make money OF it?'
Yea"
An tharn give It yalue?"
"Certa.nly"
Wall. then. it's a durn shame. an
I'm goln' right over ter eckrstary
Morton an enter protest. Ef the gov
eminent kin perduce value by Jest
writin' on piece O paper they amt
no reason under the sun. ez | kin see.
why II shouldn perduoe cold weather
by hangln' ont the blizzard flag. The
principle IL exackly the same. an the
fack tibet Il amt been done is only
another reminder Of the reckless way
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
CAR OF THE FUTURE.

have been tested With a load OF wet
sand and pig iron Weighing one hun.
dred and twenty-five thousand pounds
The use OF steel will not be confined to
freight cars. II Is intended In the near
future to build passenger cars Of steel
throughout, and thus do away with
the danger Of splinterlng In railroad
collisions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

Let ms bring on the platforms Of our
churches once or twice a year the ripe
fruits Of our Christian deeds In a child
saved from the streets. a girl from the
social holls, a naked. starving outcast
clothed and fed. This would bo worth
while. Rev. n. A. White.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

ing purposes. and they are Of no Garth
y value 10 any one except TO the COWS
owner. who places a large additional
value on her because OF them.
Tho COW Is a Texas product. Her
owner, knowing the prediction OF Mr..
Hannaman, OF ST. Louis. for freaks.
wanted him 10 buy her. but the price
was too high. She 10 held by the owner
az $500.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

Walter l.. Campbell. nominee for
probate Judge Of Mahonlng county
Ohio, Is totally blind and has been so
since boyhood. when his eyes werc
destroyed by sand thrown into them
by playmaies. lie is an accomplished
lawyer, a fine musician, an eloquent
orator and was formerly a successful
newspaper man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

First Government Clerk am al.
ways glad when my superior In Office IL
from the north" Second Government
Clork-"Why Is that?' First Govern
mont Clcrk-"Because the Psalmlst
says: Promotion cometh neither from
the cast. nor from the west. nor nom
the south. Washington Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

Osgooi--"I gue's Matthews intends
to run for office l,ns year"
Wyman- "wha; nskes you think
so?"
osgood removed the fence
from around his beautiful lawn
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

Mr.. Gilley Cat 1855 p. m)-"There's
nothing funny In these Jokes about
young men staying late when they call
ON the girls.
Mas X sssm with a sigh and a yawn)
81 see nothing funny In them. either"
New York world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

This coy was most literally endowed
by nature In the matter Of horns. In
n freakish mood Dame Nature not only
gave her the usual number Of horns on
the head, but also one on each hooi
besides.
The COW had no particular use for
horns on Is hoofs. They are OF no
service to her. and rather impede loco
motion. She cannot use them for toss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

A ehlropodlsl announces on his busl-
ness cards that he has removed corns
nom several Of the crowned heads Of
europe. "-slandard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
CONvICTS OF NAME.
It'll CRIMINALS WHO NOW
WEAR STRIPES.
i've siciiian Princes Cemmit Murder
The Princess Regina d'Avaios Was
Poisoned by Her Husband r. Prinea
EristoH de CourIe's CrlmeL

ONvICT garb Is
nov worn By a
large number Of
princes aud great
mobiles IN the old
world. a fact called
to mind by the SEN
satlonal trial n o I
long ago OF Prince
Charles OF LoOs-
Coswarem. scion OF
the formerly SOW
ereign house Ofthat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

N the spring The young mans fancy
Turns 10 0.alys. Nell or Nancy.
So the peci sings.
but rs summtr when the maiden
Most y ilb lli.le loves 8 laden.
Tfrsa sac nings
Forth Ike hawks and bids them then
strike fae nnlior.ng hearts Of men.
--llinstra,ed Bila
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

halfway sure that life was extinct can
now have relief
Dr. Carl L. Barnes Of Chicago has
made a discovery an X-ray discovery
by which the presence OF death can
be readily detected. says Chicago News.
DR.. Barnes based his experiments on
the fact that a dead hand held before a
lamp does not TRANSMIT, ordinary rays
OF light. though they readily pass
through the hand OF the living. The
latter Is LUMINOSITY red. the former
dark and Opaque. This radiation is
scientifically explained on the theory
Of reiraction and the blood corpuscles.
The red 'rpuscles are bl-concave disks
which have highly refractory powers In
life. rendering It possible for light to
penetrate the structure. Acting upon
this theory he made practical demon
stration few weeks ago In his labora-
tory In this city. a sclagraph OF a dead
hand and a living hand was taken ON
the same plate. The two hands that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
X-RAYSDETECTDEATH
Or. CARL L. BARNES MAKES A
STARTLING DISCOVERY.
New light sent Through = Corpse
The Picture Made T. Darker Tina
That Made Prom a Living Body 90
Marvellous Discovery.

MUSICIANS are no
longer TO be puz-
zled to determine
whether a patient
Is dead. The pro-
fessional man who
has put q kink In
his neck holding
his left ear under
fifth rib OF the left
side OF a supposed
corpse TO make
49,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08
POWER OF WHEELMEN
HAVE BUILT a MODEL ROAD
WAY IN INDIANA.
fhe Great work Achieved by Levylng
iise Dollar Assessment 90 ZACH
owasr Of a nlcgels worthy
kEample.
Special letter.

HE most pictur-
esque bicycle pata
in the United States
was recently opened
IN indianapolis with
elaborate ceremony.
Two months ago
the Wheelway
league OF this city
was incorporated
for the purpose Of
building a bicycle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

mantle story delighted them. They made
all arrangements for the marriage.
The ceremony took place four weeks ago,
and Frau Bassanyi says II was the most
beautiful wedding. The bride was so love-
ly and the bridegroom so handsome that
she could really give no adequate idea
of how fine II all was. The Count and
Countess Kielmansegg are now living
quietly in this town, with lot of people
about who haven't the faintest idea of
the romance in their lives.
A World reporter saw the countess yes
terday at the home of Herr Won Bassanyi.
Il am very happy" she said. And why
should l be otherwise o.
But the desire for the binding glare of
the footlights and to hear the patter of
enthusiastic hands is strong upon the
young Countess Won kielmansegg. for she
cannot forget that she is Nina Conte the
dancer. She is one of those who cannot
cast out the stage virus
So II may be that she will dance in this
country. She has had many offers.
There is no financial necessity for this.
Nina Conte had trunks full of Paris gowns
and boxes full of iewels-S50,000 worth
And she has bonds and other things that
mean money, She was, in fact, indepen-
dent Now that she is a countess she can
spend part of her husbands income as
well, for his personal estates in Austria
give him a considerable revenue.
They are not sure what they will do.
The count has a years leave from the
army. He says there is no reason for
hurry,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
AN IXTRUDING OWL
Is Locked Up i'm Its stolen Nest by a
Couple of Evicted wOOdpeckers.
From the Buffalo Express.


Although the woodpecker is Industrious,
provident and peaceful he is not to be
trified with or tyrannized over with inn
punity as the following incident will
show.
A companion and l, on an August day,
not long since, pitched our camp at a
spring on the table lands Of the ridge di-
viding DIAL from Santa Clara valley.
About the spring stands a large grove of
live oaks. In one of these not far from
the tent door a pair of woodpeckers had,
for years, no doubt, made their dwelling
place Somewhat shy Of us at first the
birds in a few days paid little attention
to our presence. 1t has frequently anus
ed us of "a sultry afternoon as we loung-
| ed upon the buffalo robes laid on the
shaded grass to observe the birds, with
whose labors the warmth appeared to
have little TO do
We had camped there a week or ten DAYS
when, before daylight one morning, we
! heard a commotion about the home of
our staid neighbors. our attention was
e %h OF t her T Wings amoss tBa
branches overhead 1t had no Sooner
grown light enough to see than we push
ed back the flap of the tent door and
turbance.
1t soon became apparent that little
tecolote, or ground owl, at the approach
occupied by the woodpeckers, to their con-
occupied by the wodpeckers, to their con-
sternation. But the return of day brought
courage to the rightful owners and they
| resolutely set about finding means 10
eject the invader They tried bluffing
awhile about the only aperture TO the hoi-
low tree but to little purpose other than
TO cause the tecolote to peck at them
when they appeared to be about to thrust
/ themselves in.
At last, finding that neither threats nor
! entreaties were likely to be effective and
| resolved that If they were to be deprived
| of their home 1t would be the last Of that
! tyrannical owl. the woodpeckers brought
/ presently from another part of the grove
/ an oak ball of the size of the aperture
and. driving it tightly into the hole, with
drew to another hollow tree, leaving the
/ bird of prey Theoretically sealed up
After several days, when we started TO
i return to San Buenaventura, the ball was
/ still in the hole and the woodpeckers, set
1 tied in their new home were going about
| their business as If there had never been
| a tacOlotq
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

gingerbread and hankered after the
money. So he cOaxed the child into a
wood. stole Up behind her. and, holding
one hand over her mouth. slipped her
head into the moose Of a rope he had
with him. Then he threw the other end
over the limb OF a tree and hOisted the
struggling child into the air When she
was dead he cut the rope in tiny pieces,
which he scattered along the ground as
he hurried OF intent upon his coming
feast.
A lad named Falkner killed his play
mate, George Durham. for playing on
him a very Innocent practical Joke, Burn
ham had told him where he could md
birds nest. On arriving on the spot
no birds nest was to be found, and,
selzing a piece OF wood, young Falkner
beat his companion with IL till his head
was smashed TO a pulp. Nothing could
induce this lad to express the slightest
contrition for what ne had done He
shouldn't have gone and told me lies,
was all he could be got to say.
Ten years ago two English boys, aged
10 and respectively, murdered a play
fellow with whom they had quarreled
during the progress OF a game. One OF
them felled their antagonist with BRICK,
AFTER which he deliberately beat out his
brains. and both boys then threw the
body into a canal. Both boys confessed
and confrmatory evidence was also CIV
en-, but the judge decided that the testi-
mOny was not sufficient to justify con-
viction for murder. and the lads received
a sentence of twelve months imprison-
mrnt