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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

make for the coast. No time can be
stated for this hazardous journey. as
mos, Of It is afoot or by canoe. But !
hope 10 BE- back in New York early In
the new year or az any rate before the
summer is we'll advanced.
an we'll equipped f0r this journey
and Tor my experiments
My previous experience In Africa viii
b. OF the utmost value.
Ms knowledge OF the country and OF
the native languages has already been
Of the utmost assistance.
Standing here on the brink whore
civilization and barharism meet. am
confident that the journey which lo be-
fore me will bring them both closer to-
Fethcr am bringing some OF the
finest mechanical productions OF civil.
zatlon into the heart OF the jungle d.
shall bring out OF the primeyal forest
specimens bearing on anthropology and
testimony TO the antiquity OF language
that will be absolutely new.
There are things In this African jun
gle. which comes down her TO where
stand. that bear directly on the his
tory OF our race and speech. Here are
found races that have not advanced IN
10 900 year. races that seem indeed
never to have advanced and to occupy
today lower place In the social scale
than many animals.
have described further on a man
whom saw and talked with few days
ago who had an the characteristics OF
gorilla. have met gorillas with
many human attributes. including an
elaborate language sufficient 10 enable
them TO make known their wants. to
warn one another and 20 express emo
lions like love and fear.
do not doubt that there are members
Of the Monkey family possessing
higher intelligence and a greater ilu-
ency Of language than many natives OF
Africa. whom they so closely resemble
l have known OF the same words being
used 10 express the same things In the
language OF both. These are some OF
the facts my present journey will throw
light upon.
l am heading now for the greatest
mossIsy country IN the world. the great
original breeding place Of our race, as
some believe Here are 10 be found
races Of men the like OF which eau be
seen nowhere else on earth.
Here are 10 be found men 90 peculiar
that hundreds OF thousands u no, mill
lions Of years must have elapsed since
they branchtd on from the rest of the
great human family. They are today
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

either the sole remaining specimens OF
prlmovai man. or men who have slowly
By iuterbreoding developed unique ldio.
syncrasics which dlaefentiaic them
from an others
IN this great African jungle which the
llght Of civilization has never peno-
trgtod. whore time has stood SIN. which
is today Identical with what u was
ten thousand years ago. an animal civ
ilizaton has sprung mp that has adj
vancod quicker than the civilization OF
Us human inhabitants. The skull OF
monkeys In this great heart Of Africa
has grown faster than the skull OF
men.
Here are found the largest monkeys
and the smallest men. Not FAR from
where ! am sitting tonight writing 70
the Sunday World the chlmpanzeos
have musical Instruments around
which they hold a dance. while there
are tribes OF savagos 30 low and brutal
as never 70 have invented a musical in
/ VI AAAA'AAs
Monkey tribes, gorilla tribes and
chimpanzee tribes are organized. They
havs leaders and governors They
seem 10 have a rude system Of govern
ment Of the forest
Each appears TO have n special coun-
try Of his own into which the Others
rarely penetrate. They have myster.'
Gus calls. periodical conventions a-c
regular times for joyful gatherings
This Is the greatest place for sciea'
tihc inquiry on earth. first because q
Is the oldest known field Of human oc'
cupancy. and second because II has
been wholly neglected. This Is a viTgir
forest and a virgin field for exploration
and discovery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29
MONROE DOCTRINE
ITS POLITICAL AND coMMEG-
CiAL SIGNIFICANCE.
The Buiidlnr Of the sicnrarua caaa1
WIN Give to -Afi..is.lppi csEr
Ports the Busiaoss Of E1portias tizs
Products 'of the West

Giobc-Dcmocrut 50. Louis. 10
The reception Of the Presidcnt's r1as-
sage demonstrated that the AmeTi1n
people are a unit on the Monroc doo-
trine. Between nations no doctrns. -
principle, no action can be upheld "a
eept BY force. Twenty centuries *
civilization have failed 10 establish -
golden rule as the basic prlnciDla -
the acts Of nations. Thirty days aEe
English writers characterized Il a. ths
"nebulous Monroe Doctrine" To-anH
that principle has an entity. IN IN
dividuality In the unwritten laws -
tween governments.
A writer In the December number -
the North American Review says We
all know that the development and ca
pansion Of nationaIiiies folloN ths
lines Of least resistance and ara nus-
erned By lnhexible natural laws Equal
~ we'll known are the principles which
govern the redistribution OF trade een-
tiers resulting from the opening ~ -
new channels Of commerce" Tho sane
writer gays when the Nicaragua Canal
Is opened Europe viii b brought 10 th1
very doors Of America.
The Monroe Doctrine assures uzN
Nicaragua Canal The Nicaragua Cuu-1
will build up Trans-Misslsaippi GuN
ports The total value Of the exports
OF the United States Of The unliud
States Is $685.. 292.955. The trans Ms
siaslDpi furnishes Of that amount stfs-
eis727 This buaincaa sin be- done b.
Gulf ports.
Great Britain IS slili suffering frua
The detection Of commerce from the
Cape Route 10 the suez Canal Con-
uerco follows TIE line OF least cxrcuae-
Thoac incouiroyertible arguments 90
doubt decided the great banking hnarr
Of Alexander Brown & Sons TO under
take the work Of developing the na.rrzl
harbor Of Aransas Pass. Texas. Al
ready they have so nearly completes
the work that a festival OF roioic.ar e.
the occasion Of the Homeseekerz' Tx
cursion. February iith Is being prr-
pared. The railroad fare for the rouad
trip from any point IN the west Is ouls
$500 more than the iare ono way. a
steamship ride through the harbor u.f
into the Gulf. a Green Turtle and ctn-
yass Back Duck Barbecue viii be gissz
10 the excursionists Every body b is-
viied to be present and look ever tss
new town Of Aransas Pass gEhsaR
motto Is Here Everybody Shah mzAs
Money! and the rich and cheap lads
surrounding that port.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29
wanted To Know.

The superintendent OF our Sabbath
school was explaining, this summer. the
falling OF the walls OF Jericho. He had
told Of the miraculous power displayed.
How there was not sound from the
bcsieging army, or a hand raised in
war, but silent marching. an the right
moment arrived, when after a blowing
Of trumpets and a shouting the walls
fell down nat.
One little fellow seemed puzzled about
something and raised his hand. On
being recognized by the superintendent
he said:
say. mister. Is that a true story. or
Is Il Just preachln'f'-Ram's Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

A quaker driving single hors,
chalse up a narrow lane happened {,
meet a young man who was also in .
single horse chaise There was mo-
room enough for thOm TO pass each
other unless one OF them would bacl
his carriage. which both refused.
"Tll not make way for you" sait
the young fellow. with an oath.
Il think am older than thou art.
said the quaker. "and therefore hav,
a right to expect thee to make way fOl
me-"
Il won't" resumed the frst "A,
then pulled out a newspaper and begas
TO read. as he sat stlll In his chaise.
The quaker. observing him, pulled I
pipe and some tobacco from his pocket
lighted his pipe and sat and puitet
away very comfortably. Friend" sal,
he, when thou hast read that paper
should be elad n thou wouldst lend 1
TO me-" The young man gave up tn
contest.-Troy Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

Endowment or investment iusur-
ance which is the mos, popular form
OF insurance among women. Is for the
sole benefit Of the assured the face OF
OF the policy being payable. II the
party survives at the expiration OF the
time specified. whether Il be ten. ff-
teen or twenty years. Should the as
sured die prior to the expiration Of the
time Tor which the endowment was to
run the insurance is paid AZ once TO the
beneficiary named in the policy.
Premiums must be paid every year
during the time for which the endow-
ment runs. provided. Of course. the as
sured lives tina, length OF time. The
longer the endowment has 20 run the
lower the rate Of premium. and vice
versa. The ordinary life policy il pay
able only on the death Of the assured.
the premiums being paid each year
during the entire life OF the policy
holder. Rates for this form OF insur-
ance are lower than for any other
form except term insurance"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

Among the saddest memories ~ n.
hght az Chancelorsville a. the cha---E-
orsviiie House Il was a large. tvo-uAurrr
house. with a double veranda exteniiur
along The entire front. A good shar~ -
Il had been converted into a tempnrury.
hospital for the reception Of &suuara
soldiers. had taken the names % th.uu.
brought here. Some had lntrusted -.
with messages 20 their relatives -
friends. remember giving aons -
per covered novels had been rra.II.---
TO a wounded captain o. the r-ru-l---
army. the lower part Of who's 49,
lee had been shattered By q paeos a
she'll 1t viii Nh me. I know h. "a
with a wan smile: for his leg haa -
been auputated. TO hear the rroaus
OF my wounded and dying comrnsuu
but a good book viii an up the intrrv.l
very nicely" II was not very long nfts--
ward that the fiery fualllade frurn o.,
snemy's runs set IRE 20 the buud1un
The belief az the time was that -.
enemy knew that Il had blen exeornnupN
iHed into hospital Ne that ns Il nrsu
many 81 eur brave ana helpless ,ro.r-If.
"a soldiers met thsre . horrih1e a
excrucietinE desth.--New York Hrr.ra
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29


ICED him n severe punishment II Il oc-
CURED again. The next Sunday morn
INK. instead Of being In his usual high
spirits he was languid and heavy-eyed,
with scarcely a word or smile. There
was much sickness about. and seized
with sudden apprehension, exclaimed
Papa, that boy Is certainly m. He
hasn't seemed natural this morning
I'm sure De looks pale"
Calling the child to me to zee II he
were tevorlsh ] said:
Are YOU sick this morning DEAR"
"oh no" he replied with a tone Of
great resignation. Il amt sick: I'm
only geiiln ready 20 be good. Rams
Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

Telling character by the laugh IL N,
latest fad. An authority declares
There are as many laughs as there ar,
novels. Children. who laugh on A On,
broad sound as In father. laugh openly
and frankly. The laugh In Il (as IL
fete) Is appropriate to melancholy dis
positions, The (as In maehine) is II
habitual laugh Of naive, slavish, tint,
or irresolute persons The o indicates
generosity and hardihOOd. shun liz,
a pestilenee those that laugh in U; Il
Is the tone OF misers and hypocrita Z
There Il some truth In these rules, u
splts Of their exaggration.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

YOU'VE CALLED NE. SURE"
stumbled. trlppcd and fen. lie bruised
his shlns and tore the skin from his
wrists. The wallet few from his hand.
and he lay In the road, bowling with
rage and pain.
The marauder advanced leisurely and
picked up the wallet Just then the
I. stage. which was a tribe late. as us
&fkl. rolled slowly around the turn In
he road
The deacon's assailant leaped down
The steep bank OF the canyon and rollce
headlong among the ehaparraL
The remarks Of the passengers on
the stage, which picked him up and
brought him TO the hotel, did not tend
10 make him better natured.
Guess Il was all fake" Il didn't
hear any shots" More scared than
hurt" These were some Of the whis-
pered compliments that came TO the
deacon's ears.
III I had only had a gun" he said to
NV ANAA AAAiNM MNNAh N'hfA INV ~
out Of there alive It's the disgrace
that hurts. don't see how was care
less enough to leave my gun at home
these tines" he said. with tears In
bic eyes.
DO you think you would know the
fellow should you see him againy l
asked.
Il should know him anywhere, He
ia short and wiry, dark hair, mus
tache, no beard. black eyes And there
IL a great. red. flaming scar across his
cheek-knife wound. reckon"
I'm tell you wha, Wen do said.
let as 20 to Boomopolls and ind him.
viii soon see that there Is no pur-
suit. and will certainly 80 there. Per-
haps We can arrest him yet"
Boomopolis at that time was only an
infant among the cities OF Southern
California. There were huge gaps
among It's business houses, now nlled
with stately edlnces There were no
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29
Aeeenmeaa,,nr R.nrr.a.

The railroad service In Asia Minor
Is as romantic as the unspeakabls
Turk. The Broussa 0hclel relates that
a short time since one OF the trains run.
ming between Broussa and Mondanla
stopped on reaching an extensive vine.
yard; the conductor and engineer ther
went TO cutting grapes, filling tin car
after tin can, and deslsted only after 4
long alteration with the guard Of n,
place. Il Is further said that at one
time n train stopped 10 let a brakeman
pick up bis tobacco pouch; at another
time. to let passenger run back and
recover his hat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29


ern California. To reach the hot springs
the traveller crosses Eve miles OF desert
country, where the cactus liourlshca
Ike The green bay tree. and the coyote
shrills at night his peculiar lay. Then
nc climbs the grade, a rise OF thou
sand feet In two miles. This part Of
the way II over a mountain road which
skirts preciplces and winds In and out
among canyons In a way that makes
umid people dizzy.
One bright. beautiful winter after
noon Deacon Hardwlcke started Tor the
hotel. That morning ne had procured
al boomopolis livery team and a driv-
er, and had been taken to different
points about the valley. looking At
lands which were offered for sale.
Having completed his inspection, he
was driven to the foot Of the grade. and
there he dismissed the team.
He had In his hands little black
leather wallet containing deeds. aud.
es be walked along In bis slow and
dighihed fashion. bis eyes bent on the
ground be locked like a gentleman Of
leisure, perhaps wealthy Eastern
tourist Out for an airing.
~ The foot Of the grade o. o llttlo
ranch houlo and just beyond the road
makes turn almost at right angles
and skirts the edge OF O canyon. where
the traveller IS hidden from view in
either direction.
in this augle Of The way a man was
WALKING ior the afternoon stage. which
waa about due. % carried the mail ior
TIE hotel end sometimes considerable
eApfofa matter TO say nothing OF ,he
passengers.
hat Tho deacon happened 90 como
hrfi' aad aa he turned the corner. p.od-
ding slowly along. Lo heard O. smooth
clear. irm. but no, impatient voice
say.
wait moment. STR. And kindly
|. haFd over tha, sfipsack and your
lrLonoy."
GlancInE up. the deacon bchsld a
biz revolver pointed az his head
Deacon Hardwlcke was surprised and
erleycd. lie was not a coward He
had lived in many a lawloaa commuu-
ny, had seen men lynched. nad himself
been a target for bullets more than
nnce. II he had been armed. De would
have fought as be afterward assured
me.
hut the appalling fact flashed over
him that ne bad no gun. and that
the gcntlemanly stranger had tho
crop" on him
Come" said the highwayman 10 a
more threatening tone Il mean bust
aess. Drop your wallet Give me your
money, or III let daylight through
you"
The deacon halted and shook bis fsl
Al the man. What be said u not ma.
lerial TO this recital Then be turned
and ran down the grade.
The hirhWayman fired twice. and m,
deacon afterward stated that the halll
whlstled by In close proximity TO hii
bead. The shots fusiered him. u,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

at Ambrizottc. Angola. and IL Is the
18th day Of October. Il is unlikely that
anything will be heard from me for
some montha II Is. OF course. possible
that ! may never again reach ciylllza-
ton and that this manuscript will be
my last. writes Prof. Garner TO the New
York World.
But II my journey is ~ successful
] expect II TO be. Il viii be surprising
It's results and rapid in execution. /
Intend now to strike out for the Bolum-
DO country and into the interior OF
darkest Africa.
Here ! shall again resume my ox-
periments with the native gorlllas and
hope 70 complete the alphabet Of the
native language Of the ape. witch /
was compelled 10 abandon during my
hrs, visit here n year ago.
! hope 10 crogs Esyria TO the Rembo
Nkanl and. via Fernan Vaz Lake. into
the Lake izanga country. where shall
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29

II Is very hard FOR our slx-year-old
boy to be quiet IN church. After enc
particularly restless session. We prom
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29
CARRIERS G0RILlAS.
FROM THE EDGE OF tsE AZ
RicAN JUNGLE HE YES.
Now In His Cage stadyIng the NJ Apes
Of the rrimevai Forrest Second Jour
nsy TO the Interior Of Africa to learn
ths Language OF MoEssya.

AM NOW on THE
edge OF civilization.
about 10 plunge in
TO the depths Of the
African foro~t
These are the last
words / shall send
before / disappear.
Where and when /
shall come out /
do not know.
! am now writing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-29
LIFE AWAY.

FIRST met the dea
con under rather
pdd circumstances.
A persistent touch
Of rheumatiam un-
] der my left Shout
der. which dohcd
llnlments and plas-
tors, sent me 10 the
Hot Springs. seven
miles north OF
B0Omopolla. South
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21
Man Wants ButRLittle Here
Below

An old bachelor, who Is able to speak
without fear or favor, has been telling
what he considers the ideal woman.
He says that he doesn't like modern
women. who are too, frivolous and too
fond Of dress. and that the proper sort
of a woman is one who finds her world
in her home and her husband and chill
dren. She should furthermore be Of :
fultemperament, Industrious and
econom ical, and should study the ,dis4
position and tastes OF her husband in
order that she NAV please him; be N
adviser and coupcelor in his plans:
gain his confidence; be discreet and
modest in her conduct; give preferences
to home pleasures over worldly ones.
keep the house quiet when her husba nd
wants to write or read, and have some
thing bright and sympathetic to say
when he feels inclined for converse
tion; she should be kind and charitable
in word and decd ito the unfortunate,
and, In short. bs apocket edition Of Ill
the virtues and gracos This IL lofty
ideal, and 1t is well that all women do
not attain it, or the ranks of old bache-
lo,s would be overcrowded. That kind
Of woman would never want tu marry
. common, every day sort of . man,
who smoked and went to the lodge at
njghts. ana sworc 1T the Servants and
children when be came home cross. !
He would have nothing to offer hsr in |
for her shining virtues.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21
FOR ISSUANCE OF
5 BONDS.

! At meeting of the Board OF Mavor
and Aldermen OF the City of Canton
Miss, held February IS, 1895, the fell
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that this Board will. ut a
special meeting to be called March el.
1895, provide for the issuance of bonds
OF the City to the amount of Five thon-
Sand ~, ,ee0) dollars, TO bear interest
At the rate Of per cent per annum In.
terest payable ssmi-annually. in accord
ance with the provisions of sections
aOl4 and 30l5 OF the Code of 1899. Such
bends. or the proceeds thereof, to be
applied to the payment for the csn-
struction Of the water works asa m
clectris light plant. As provided Fin
the amended contract proposed sby
G. A. Stookey with the CITY Of Canton
which proposed contract will be pub-
lished on February ss, 1896. in tn.
CANTON TIMES, . newspaper published
In said City.
Resolved further, that a COM Of thi.
resolution be published in the CANTON
TINES until said March p. 1896.
a b. MAS, City Clerk.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21
How to Get Warm.

+ 1t may not be generally known that
when exposed to severe cold q feeling
OF warmth is readily created by re-
peatedly filing the lungs to their ut
most extent in the following manner:
Throw the shoulders we'll back and
hold head well up. Initiate the lungs
slowly, the air entering entirely thro'
the nose. When tho lungs are com
pietely filled, hold the breath for 10 sec
onds or longer and then expel It quick
ly through the mouth. After repeating
the exercise while one is chilly . feeling
OF warmth will be felt ever. the entire
body, even in the feet and hands. ].
is worth while practicing this exercise
many times each day and especially
when In the open air.-Medical Jour
nal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21
oRIGIN Of THE HUMAN RACE
SOME SCIENTISTS HOLD THE PO-
a LAR REGIONS WERE ONCE
INHABITED.

Believers in the Laplace theory OF
! the origi., of the sun and the planets
sre of the opinion that the original
stock Of the human race first came 10, o
existence at the poles of the earth and
gfaduaiiy moved out toward the equ.-
tori All believers In the nebular hy4
pothesis are fast conforming their ideas
= the belief that this earth was one :
fed-hot ball of fire, aud that the human
race came into existence as soon rs .
portion of the giobe had cooled su,-
6ciently to admit Of their living upon
IL. The portion most likely to cool
first Was the poles. and the evidence
deducted from this speculation is that
upon which is founued the idea of the
polar origia Of the huinsn family. On
the above theory is explained the mys-
terious finding OF the remains of tropi-
cal birds. beasts and plants far up in
the polar regions. Ifit really true that
the poles were the first hsbita BILE Spots
on the earth's surface, and that they
were rendered SO by the glob
first cooling at the spots least affected
by sunshine, it must be true also that
the polar regions are gradually en-
upon the temperate and tor
rid zones. Who knows but that the !
yet to come will fill the In
dian ocean and the Gulf of Mexico |
with iceburgs and keep Sthe Nile and |
The Amazon frozen solidIy throughout |
The year?-St. Louis Republic.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-21
The Bath Once Used In ltalu for
Capital Punishment.

The punishment of the bagno (bsth)
one of the most cleverly cruel infiic.
tions ever devised by an official of the
torture chamber, vas administered In
tally, probably in Venice. where the
water OF the lagoons played so promi-
nent part in It's penal system.
The prisoner was placed in vat, the
sides of which.were slightly in excess
Of the average height of man. In or
der to hold in check the rising tide Of .
supply Of water, which ran into the
vat iu constant stream. the criminal
was furnished with . scoop with
which to bail out the water a. fast as
ii came 10.
TIE respite from death by INNER
sion thus obtained was more or less
prolonged, according TO the powers of
endurance possessed by THE victim.
But, imagine the moral torture, the ex-
Asusting aud even hideously grotesque
efforts, the incess2nt and pitiless toll
of night and day, TO stave OF the dread
moment fast approaching. when, over
coma BY sleep aad fatigue, he was uu-
able 70 struggle any longer against his