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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Mrs. Phoebe Fileher Of warrendaie.
Ore. made a recent trip. during which
she shot four brown bears and one Gin
namon. The cinnamon. after being
shot turned upon Mrs. Fllehcr and was
within ten feet OF her when a second
shot from her rife dispatched Il.
Miss Bertha Creighton OF Phlladel-
phla has received as a gift from Mr.
Tiff Of the United States treasury de-
partmsnt al Washington a pair ol
Cinderella slippers made OF the ground
pulp OF 500 bills. Miss Crelghtos
may be said TO wear on her feet 5000
A rccltatlonist who IL doing very
well In London Is Miss Helen Mar. Al
she Is known professionally, or Mrs
Steele Maekaye. as she IL remembers,
In America Miss Mar went TO England
shortly after AIR. Maekayes death. an'
has been heard In a great many draw
lng-rooms during the present season
Mrs. Virginia Patterson OF Philadel
phia "a most remarkable sports
woman. Recently at a morning "nsh
ing" she caught tive immense tarpon
that. when hung from pole. will
their tails touching the ground. meas
ured two feet more than their captol
She Is quite as enthusiastic over hunt
Ing as angling.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Few jugglers get through their per
ormance without introducing that old
md well-knOwn feat OF spinning plates
IN the end Of a sharp-pointed stick.
Everybody knows tina, the equilibrium
II the plate Is due TO centrifugal force.
md that the equilibrium viii be de-
aroyed as soon as the rotation Of the
plate becomes slow enough. or weak
snough. to permit the ordinary force
II gravltation to act. Yet We always
ldmire the skin OF the performer.
Here Il a more delicate experiment
II that Kind. however. which any mean
Der OF the club may make Il Is moth
ing more nor less than balancing a
plate on the point Of a needle. and
even making Il spin on that inhniios-
lmal base.
Get two long eorks and cut then
nicely and evenly down the middle
from end to end. thus making four half
corks. In the end Of each half inserl
the prongs OF a fork. the latter heing
Inclined 10 the smooth side Of the corl
at little less than right angle Place
the four eorks as shown In the illus
tratlon. around the rim Of the plate
at equal distances from each other. ans
Gee that the teeth Of the forks ar'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

So much has been said about the
non-rehllable bottle that Il may be IN
terestlng to describe In brief patent
that has Just been issued The bottle
is OF the usual size. with notches on
either side Of the neck. These notches
are undcr-cut 50 as to form shoulders
for a piece Of metal which extendo
from one notch to another. After this
piece Of metal Il put on and securely
pressed into place. molten glass is run
around the notch. which Il securely ais
up. When the bottle Il emptied this
glass must be broken away. which re.
leases the strip and allows the cork q
be drawn. II Is claimed that the bot
tie cannot be rehlled without de,ec
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

They were two little Dutch boys
brothers-in an Episcopal Mission
school and their names were Julius and
Arthur. The teacher was trying 10
make them remember the names OF the
pairlarchs. Moses and Aaron.
Nov. Julius" she said. who was
the brother Of Moses?"
Aaron" he answered. But when she
reversed the question and asked: 'whc
was the brother Of Aaron7" he could
not. 10 save his white head and little
Nat nose. have told. The teacher, In
desperation, and remembering that ex.
ample Il better than precept, said
Well. take the case Of yourself and
Arthur. Who IL your brother"
Arthur"
And who Is the brother OF Arthur
A fash Of intelligence lighted hi,
moony, suburned face and he eageri,
cried:
"MOsesr'-New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
nnrl.a 4. ,lra IN csn,r,l r.rl.

detectives McGinity and Savage. OF
She park police. saw woman bury
romothing under a large elm tree near
tAc vest drive In Central Park Sat
urday. They thought she was burylng
stolen treasures or Jewels taken from
come actress. so when she had finish
cd Savage followed her. while McGlnty
went TO diointer what she had buried.
She had erected a little mound over Il
and put a twig In the mound 10 mark
the spot. when MeGlnty had removed
the sod and soil long box tied with
ribbons was revealed
ITS a Jewel box. sure" said McGln-
iy.
when he opened the box he found a
dead canary. Replacing the dead bird
in lts grave. he headed OF Savage be-
fore his side partner had arrested the
canary's owner as a jewel thief-New
York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Anything that viii veniilate a car
without a draft viii BE- hailed with de-
light By those who End Il necessary 6
DO a great deal Of travelling. BY the
new system the air Is taken into tie
car through a series Of scroens under
he hood OF the car. Il then takes ils
course through the length Of the hood
and drops through the ceiling Of the
car. The current Of air. after passing
through the car, goes ont again into
the rear half Of the roof By means Of
properly set partitions and vcnhla-
terra. In passing cut L takes an Of The
foul air with L. thus insuring q steady
supply % pure and uneoniaminalet
air.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
THE zERooRAPH.
A Combined TslsFrsphle and 1yps-
willing Annalatna

Comblnsd TeieFraphic and 1yps-
writlag Apparatus
Much interest has been excited IN
this country by the detailed accounts
OF the success IN England OF the new
Office instrument called the zerograph.
This device Is virtually a typewriter
combined with tolegraphle apparatus.
Il Is. In fact. telcgraphic instrumen,
thar, instead Of printing dots and dash
ea ON a strip Of paper. typewrtoe a
message on a sheet Of letter paper at
both ends OF the wire simultaneously.
The two machines are Identical In
every respect. and each can be used
either 90 a uansmitler or a receiver
Tho operator depreasos the keys. a. In
ordinary typcwTlting. and this causel
current from a local battery 10 dis
engage a balanced pendulum In both
mschlnea. There are various anl0mat-
&C. devices for moving the paper. ad-
lustlng the alignment hiking the let
terra. etc. The fundamental principle
OF the machine a that the record Is
printed al both ends Of the line al prac-
tically the same moment II differs
further from other telegraph printing
machines In that Il prints on an or
binary sheet OF paper In lines and
paragraphs. II does not require an
experienced telegraph operator. but can
be- used by any one who typewrlies, Il
can be adopted In private Offices. like
the telephone. and worked az all times
Of the day or night without the inter.
vonilon OF telegraph officials Il Is AN
tomato Ia Us action. and delivers iti
messages whether there Is or Is moi
some one az the receiving end. Il dis
penses entirely with clock work. i
can be worked on the exchange sys
TEN. Il comblnec. In fact. the func
lions OF typewriter, telegraph and telc
phone. H. speed 10 greatly In iis favor
Instead OF the ordinary speed Of Is 4
30 words a minute. 30 words Is 10 b.
the normal speed OF the zerograph. !
the machine comes anywhere near jus
flying the claims made for II, Il vii
work q revolution IN biography. and I
glll not BE- long before every bushes
Office Is provided with he zerograpl
10 addition 10 10 telephone and type
writer's.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

An odd case has come u2 In san
Francisco with regard TO the legality
OF a certain marriage. Two Caliiorn-
ians. an uncle and a neice. wishing to
marry found that the state Law for
babe Il within such relationship. There
fore. after consulting lawyers they
vent aboard a tug which carried them
out TO sea beyond the Jurisdiction OF
the state. and there they were made
man and wife. According 20 California
law the legality CT a marriage depends
upon the Law Of the place where the
marriage Is contracted. Il now remains
20 be determined whether any statute
OF the United States covers the case
since. u the vessel was Of American
register. the marriage took place With
IN the Jurisdiction Of the United s,atea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
LlrTLE CURIOUS NOTES.

The exact distance TO either the
north or south pole from the equator
Is 6.O0O miles.
J. Dubois. a French opera-house man.
ager. has Invented a rainbow that
shows up naturally on the stage."
II Is believed that the temperature
Of the earth at a depth Of 900 miles Is
not less than 1900 degrees Fahrenheit.
Il has been discovered that the color
ing matter In the emerald Is Of organic
basis and that Il Is easily destroyed By
the heat.
The water entaEoa is but one-tenth
Of an inch In length. Il lays 80. O0C
eggs In a single season Of less than sew,
cnteen days
II a cannon bali could maintain II
initial velocity for twenty-tour hour
Il would beat the sun In his apparen
journey around the world.
A block Of best steel four feet squaI
would be reduced TO cube Of lltu
mere than nine Inches II u could
taken 70 The center Of ire earth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Just about the time that everybody
gets a bicycle the iying-machlne prob
lem will have been 80 perfectly solved
that the rank and Gle OF humanity viii
be able to propel themselves through
the air and travel about without con-
ing In contact with the earth. for those
who know declare that the principles
Of the flying machine are 30 thorough
ly worked out that nothing remalns but
a little mechanical adaptation 70 put
the thing IN practice. u = almost too
much 20 believe that the iying-ma-
chine viii become general Indeed.
there are many who think Il vii be e
disastrous day II Il ever becomes aa
common as the bicycle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Mrs. Pauline Reitcl. young, pretty
and viyaoious. left her husband In Ge-
roya. Switzerland. and came 20 Amer
lea 10 meet the man she really loved.
The Ellis Island bureau Of immigra-
ton detained her and she has been re-
turned to Europe. Thus 10 shattered
one Of the protuclt romancoa OF tho
year.
Mrs. Rel,cl and her husband could
not agree. and 81 they signed an agree
ment 70 live free and independent OF
one another. Mira. Reiicl had a friend
IN American. Diioldo Glrand. son OF
wealthy French dlstiller. She had
met N. Giraud In Gen eva and the
young people had fallen In love at once.
Now that she had left her husband
forever. she reasoned. why should she
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
A srs.Illu,. Tor IN. olaIlsr's Dla~aaa

A spbstituts FOR the Oiarisr's Diamaad
A French scientist has discovered a
method Of combining certain sub
stances that will produce a perfect sub
stitute for the diamond as used In
cutting glass He unites a compound
Of boron and carbon by heating bora
ETC acid and carbon In an electric fur
mace. The product Is black. and 80
hard that Il cuts even diamonds with
case Il has hitherto been too costly
for ordinary use. but by a new dis
covery. Il IL 10 be greatly cheapeued.
An important item In this new invea-
ton is that the pieces Of hard material
can be produced In any size desired.
There have been compounds that
would cut diamonds. but they have
been produced in sues small particles
that they were OF little value. hence
the importance OF this new process
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

II is said 70 be necessary 70 establish
m exact equilibrium between light and
moisture In order 10 produce flowers
Eith perfume. In exceedingly hot. dry
countries flowers have comparatively
little odor. An authority on this sub
lect says: The intensity Of the per
tune Of a flower depends on lis equl-
rhrium. which Is established every
Tour Of the day between the pressure
II the air In the cellules OF the flower.
which tends TO drive outward the per-
tunes already contained In the eplder-
MIS-. and the action Of light which con-
linually combats this condition. In the
iast fowcrs have less odor than VITA
rs. Vegetation Is thorny. and this con-
iltion Of affairs Is accounted for by
their having too much light and toe
little water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
Al Artist. nrlae.,o-ne.

Miss Elizabeth Gardner. who Is soon
10 become the wife OF the celebrated
French artist, Bouguereau. has her
self attained considerable celebrity as
an artist. both In this country and In
France. II Is nearly twenty-five years
since she sent her first painting to the
Paris salon. and che was the first
American woman 20 gain. as she did
in 1887. the Salon medal, Miss Gard
ner Is a native OF New Hampshire and
n woman Of attractive personality, As
an art student In Paris she was one OF
Bouguereaus pupils and an intimate
friend OF his family. The ar,ist-brlde-
groom Is now about seyeniy-two years
old.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

And you really didn't love Esther at
ally" I eagerly asked.
Il really love nobody but you. AID
never expect "a" sealing the avowal
very impressively upon my lips. and
could you, city born and bred. marry a
poor mechanic. Emog"
Il think | might u the poor me-
ohanie happened to be Webster Ham.
ilton."
Fred returned at this juncture look
Ing very pompOus and satisfied and
feeling. no doubt. a sense OF self-grat-
iication similar TO that Of General
Grant after the taking Of vicksburg.
Fred Thornby." began. you per-
ldlous. ambiguous. ridiculous. deceit
iul hypocrl,el viii never forgive you
Just as long as live. NcvCr-ir live
thousand years.
Fred took a turn up and down the
room, shrugged his shoulders and
asked Hamilton II he had told me all.
Il believe so-ncarly." laughing.
About the dirty mcehanlcg"
WINGED.
mol left that for you."
mot all"
what about Estherg" she asked
coming forward In hcr witchcry Of
smiles and coQrc,rics, and going q
! Fred's side. lie put his arm about her
3 and said:
There's report anoa,. Miss Hor'
ton, that you. With all your beauty and
wealth and good taste have actually
thrown yourself away upon a poor me-
ehanlc. Esther. I am ashamed Of you
Your father n"e; know Of this"
"0h. no. nad. dear; Il isn't me
ehanic ~ all. Oh. no"
She leaned her head against hi
shoulder and saw all. and my II
qulvercd as | turned 10 Esther an
said:
EFT IN. Brute"
Esthors arms were around me, an
her evident sorrow and Wcbster's oil
eere repentance Of hia part IN the ma
. aueFade quite won ne hack % conien
Z ment arain
+ nul Fred never repeated. On
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Il shall never forget my frat visit
10 Madrid" said a woman to the New
York Sun man. u was the only member
Der Of our party who knew any Spanish.
and knew but one word that one be-
ing 'leche'-m milk but by means OF ges-
lures We managed TO get along until
breakfast was served. Then. as luck
would have Il. the maid brought my
coffee without any milk. and also as
luck would have Il. | promptly forgot
the enc word OF Spanish that I knew.
and which OF all words was the one
most wanted at that moment. This
time neither gesture nor yelling were
Of any avail. 50 al last. In desperation.
seized a piece Of paper and pencil
and drew a picture OF a COW Where
upon the maid tripped on and came
back with three tickets 20 the bull
fight"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

contrary. he boasts Of his superior gen
eralahlp to this day. And when he
told me the next day that webster's
father was ~ sole proprietor Of tho
iron works ~ made the very elegant
and ambiguous addendum;
Il used 10 think donkeys we're the
most stupid creatures in the world
but there"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

A new idea In pavcmenls Il pro.
posed In which the paving-biocka ara
20 formed that when they arc SET up
there viii be a hollow space m a GER
tain portion Of enc side. Il Is pro-
posed 10 an In this space with wooden
hars These hold the blocks together
and win. Il Is claimed. make what -
called q cushion pavement. having a
given amount Of elasticity. and yet BE-.
Ing perfectly Arm and snusly set The
pavement as described Is certainly pos.
sesscd OF comm0n-sense ideas. aud is
practical application win be watched
with interest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Miss Mary Il. wilkins Is said 10 be
restored TO health as result Of her
Old Point Comfort vacation. The pub
Nc was not voueheafed dlrec, informa.
ton about the cause OF her m health,
hut Il Is known that she Is a devotee Of
the chaang-dlsh. aud those who have
experimental with that seductive Gull
nary u,ensn viii have NJ trouble IN
tracing cause and effect. George Elliot
vas said 70 be prouder Of her omcleti
than Of "Daniel Dcronda." and Mis-
Wilkins hersell knows the thrill o. 1
meccssnl feat IN cookery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
MArAME LAURTER.

lime. Laurier there Is the same unai-
iaciol frlondllneas. refinement Of maa-
rcg and native courtesy thnt mark her
husband. Il seems almolt as though
these two. after a quarter OF CEN
fury Of married life. had grown TO be
enc Ia all such external ways But.
in spite Of Nine l.aurier's genilcnoss
and forgetiulncs8 OF SELF. there ID q
purpose and a spirit In her makeup
which imprcssos those whom she meets
AID makes them feel that here is a
woman who could Euiler and be- strong
in any great crisis Of life. Nine Laur-
Ser o. q devout Roman Catholic. but
hroad-mlndod and sympathetic to al
Whatever burden Of care and reEnonsi-
h.iity comes 10 the trsi minister o. thr
crown In Carada. he is sure Of near
sympaihy. and wife to encourage
stimulate and strengthen him. Lesser
virtue. perhaps. but one which appeal.
20 the mind feminine. &c that Mme
l.aurier knows how TO dress becoming
ly and well.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

into use as q valuable adjunct % t,n.
tistry. while IN be- infancy In tha
new sphere OF usefulness. Il has found
strong advocates. and iis general afob.
ton would appear only a question Of
time. Like an radical innovations. L
has met with opposition. bHi net ID the
degree that might p0puiarly b. ex.
pccted. Tha, "a. speaking from thl
STANDARD Of the dentlai Dr. Thoma,
Flllobrown Of Boston. Masa. an au'
thoriiy on dental science. says: Il
prophecy that in a few years ever
man who practices dentistry scientific
cally viii have his practice controlled
by the principle Of hypnotic sugges.
lions. II has been urged as AZ insnperl
able objection 20 the succeza Of hyp
n0ilsm In dental operations that mi
constant cutting In the most sensitive
portion Of our anatomy. the dentlne.
would rouse the patient. no matter
how thoroughly hypnoiized-"
This. !; seems. u not the case when
Dr. Filiebrown's method Il pursued.
] lie counteracts the constant pain BY
CONSTANT suggestion that there 10 no
suffering. DR.. Flllebrown does not con-
slider passes necessary 20 induce hXp-
nosls. He says. Il. myself. use ny
eyes more for a fixed point for the pa
tents gaze. Laying my hand on the
forehead and over the eyes 70 close
them and exclude the light q very sue
cessful with me. and much preiefred
by many In these cases andlbls sng-
gesiion is used the same as IN others.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

are several new lawn-mowers receruy
invented. but very few Of them perform
The work satisfactorily. Il may be
questioned whether the revolving
knives Of the mower can ever be 80 ar
ranged as 10 cut d0wL the grass and
weeds and not leave a tiny forest Of
harsh grasses and weed stalks. One OF
the newest inventions Is made 30 that
by the use OF the handles Of the ma
chine the knives are moved. A modin-
cation Of this is the moving Of the
knives BY locking them TO the handle
bars and so arranging these that they
viii aid the knives which are set In the
usual fashion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Mr.. Simon Smell. Of shenield. Eng.
land. reports In the Medical Press and
Circular form Of headache 70 which he
has given the above name. Il has long
been appreciated by a large number Of
those who frequent picture galleries
that a few hours spent In steadily OBJ.
serving the paintings will almost IN.
variably be succeeded by a headache
Mr. Smell. while Investigating tho
causes Of miners nystagmus. a dlseaat
he has recently discussed In a mos,
classical manner. has also discovered
that the reason for these troublesome
encephalalgias lies In a strain Of the
external muscles Of the eye-especialiy
the superior rectus and levator palpo-
bre As compared with the other OK.
ternal ocular muscles these are known
10 be feeble. and the continued exertior
10 which they are subjected In direct.
Ing the vision 10 those pictures hume
above the line will readily account for
the painful results. II the head Is hello
well back the necessity for rotating IN,
eyes upward may be obvlated in par,
and the evil effect accordingly dlmin.
ished.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

This is a newly invented instrument
Reans Of which one may hear
s. normal and abnormal. and b
means determine che state Of
Of the patieat examined. Il b
ed that capillary circulation has
stinct sound. and this IS easily
with the assistance OF this Ia.
ent. An q the pecallari,ies 81
respiratory and digcsllvc ofrans
lusclos. joints and bonos. and IN.
every portion Of the body. are
y shown by the aid Of this won.
invention.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
H,.,,,.. ., R.,,,.,.

New York Press: More than 1900
bicycles belonging to passengers leav-
Ing The city have been handled BY rail.
road companies during the FIRST fort.
night Of the present month. ending yes.
terday. This Is largely In excess Of the
number carried during any previous
two weeks. and forms a basis for n,
opinion expressed to-day by a passen.
ger agent that the handling Of bicycles
Ia now among the most dificult prob.
lens confronting railroad companies
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

not iy to NJ. Giraudl And so she board
ed the steamer. came o America, and,
almost within calling distance OF the
young man. was arrested and detained
under the immigration laws,
H. Giraud came 10 the board Office
TO plead for the woman he loves. She
ontrea,cd the board most pltlfally for
her liberty. but the officials were OBJ.
1urata
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

hink We ought to do something 70
late the bicycle vote" said the
statesman. 1T Is likely 70 be q power.
Not much Il amt" said his man
eyer. Every fellow that has a wheel
hates every other fellow that has sumc
other kind Of wheel 80 much that thel
won't organize In q thousand years"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Reginald-Timc brings about some
odd changes. doesn't Il?
Harold should say Il did. Look al
the matter Of costumes. Why. when
We played tennis we turned our trous.
crs up at the bottom. and. now that We
play golf. wc turn our stockings down
from the top.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Il has been proved by experiment,
that tea retards digestion. An infu-
sion Of per cent Of tea causes a visible
delay; per cent infusion will delay
the digestion sometimes rs much as 1.
times the normal period; 10 per cent
decoctlon arrests the digestion Of all
starchy foods.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Mrs Pompon-"Rus your milk never
yields a particle Of cream"
Milkman-"Ah. mum. the cream a
50 thick Il falls TO the bottom. ~ Comic
Home Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Mrs. Hopper Is a very benevolent
woman. isn't shes"
Yes; this time Of the year she always
glyes away large bundle Of aannell
10 the poor. Chicago Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04
Cans. Tor ara,l,ua..

"Tlmes arcgetting harder and harder.
I hnd Il more dlficult every day TO sup
port my family" said seody looking
man 10 Hcstetter McGinnis on a Dallas
stree, ar.
what Is your buslneas1'
y am a tailor"
"vou ought 10 be thankful that times
are a. good as they nre. and that Ne
arD nbl living bach Ia he days Of
Adsm and Eye."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-04

Mary got a little bike.
When 10 thar length she'd gone.
she likewise we'd thai she nlrnt hata
A man 70 hola her cn.
DEERE. Tf'buas