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BATTLE.

imals could easily have been rescued,
had not chance 20 had II that the go
rilla pumped directly into the arms
OF a big cutilehsh. As the sucker-like
flexible cords automatically closed ever
tighter about the form Of the strong
ape her cries Of distress and terror
chilled the hearts OF the crew. so very
human were they. Flercely the mother
fought the unequal battle for life. but
her strength was unavalling agains,
the ever yielding but never relaxing
lentaeles Of the slippery monster Of the
deep, aad after a combat. the like OF
which few have ever witnessed. the
,uttlehsh sank out OF sight. dragging
her prey down into the depths OF the
ocean.
The other picture IL from the sketch
book OF an American traveller in AZ
rica. and portrays an exciting incident
of life In the jungle. A hungry leopard
has sprung from a tree onto the back
Of an ostrich running past, and Il Is
but the work Of few moments before
the powerful bird falls PROSTATE. In
this particular case the leopard was
cheated out Of his prey, for the crack
OF the sportsman's rife sounded his
deathknell. and a fine leopard skin rug
and few ostrich plumes In a vase now
adorn the home OF an American. me-
mentoes Of the fight for life In Africa.
When Wild creatures are held In cap
llvity. some very odd complications al
times arise. A case In point recently
occurred In Kansas City. Mo. Mr.. Rade
Harden runs a restaurant there, and
some months ago a snake charmer who
couldn't pay his board bill settled the
claim by turning over 10 Mr.. Harden
n tanned boa constructor called Babe.
One day the snake absent-mindedly
swallowed the blanket on which II had
been sleeping. Since that time Babe
has lain In her box thinking the mat
ter over and putting forth all her gas
trie powers 10 digest the blanket. But
the blanket. being Of good, stout. Can
ton flannel. refused 10 yield 10 dlges-
ton. and Il became a serious question
whether or not Il could stand the strain
much longer. II was determined, there
fore, 10 perform a surgical operation
on Babe and remove the impeachment.
so one morning Babe was taken 70
the University Medical college on
Tenth and Campbell streets. and placed
on an operating table In a lecture
room. II was extremely lively as 10
the first four feet OF la body. and
heavy as 10 the other four feet. The
amphitheater was filled with medical
students. doctors and visitors. Mrs.
Harden stood by Babe. and encouraged
Il 10 endure the coming ordeal. DR..
L. Rosenwald took on his coat. rolled
up his sleeves, and announced that he
was ready TO relieve Babe OF its bur
den. Babe ran its forked tongue In
and out. caresslng Mrs. Harden's
cheeks and hands Even the medical
students shuddered
While Dr. Moore administered chic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
THE RoENToEN RAYS.
They Cannot Always he Used with Im-
punity or without Danger.

They Cannot Always he Used with Im-
punlty or without Danger.
Il appears that the Roentgen rays
cannot always be used with impunlty.
and that. In fact. as yet very little is
known as TO their nature. An cleo
trical engineer. who has often demon
strated the beauty Of his own finger
bones by placing one OF his hands with
In the radius OF the searching rays. has
lost all the nails from the fingers Of
that hand. while Sidney Rowland. a
leading expcrlmenter. mentions several
cases OF similar character In the struct-
ural changes that occur In the hair. and
80 forth. OF those who have been fire.
Quently shadowgraphed by this method.
Thus, in cases Of patients whose heads
have been subjected 20 the influence
OF the rays. the hair has either turned
white or has fallen out entirely. II
is suggested that these results are due
TO the electrical potency OF what are
called the ultra violet rays Of the spec
trum. though their precise action Is at
present by no means thoroughly under
stood. One curious suggestion has al
ready been made. II is a well-known
superstition. and one which has existed
for generations, that people who sleep
In the direct rays Of the moon have
their reason more or less seriously AZ.
feetsd. Now. II IL aald that these ultra
violet rays exist In the moonlight, and
hence a popular superstition may be
founded upon scientific fact.
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Lillian Green has accepted her
Knight Of the Garter. the mysterious
Charlie" TO whom New York gossip
has had her engaged for some time
They are now Mr. and Airs. Charles
Flamen Adce and are spending their
honeymoon az the home Of the brides
mother In that city. While the young
mans friends we're wondering what
had become OF him. for ne disappeared
i.om them about a month ago. the sec.
ond act Of a comedy IN hearts. entitled
THE Lady and the Garter" was being
acted In Mrs. Green's boarding house.
where the pair have been living since
they visited "The Little Church
Around the Corner" on the 30th Of
last July. when DR.. Houghton married
them. Mr.. Adce Is young and social
ly prominent graduate Of Yale. be-
longs 20 the best clubs. and Is a mem.
Der OF the Seventh Regiment Hll
bride Is also young and pretty. and
until recently danced and sang In con.
tlnuous performances and At roof gar.
dens. While at Roster & Balls last
summer she sprang into fame by
means Of a garter. II was an elaborate
afialr. showing the oolors OF one Of the
Seventh Regiments crack companies
The night she appeared on the stage
wearing II she was cheered 20 the echo
BY some OF the Seventies boys. who
were present. when with n whlrl OF
her dainty petticoate their colors CAME
into view Then the story leaked oul
that Mise Green. for she had not yel
changed her name. was friendly with
one OF them. whom she called Jack.
and who was away In Europe. and thai
the now famous ribbon had been giyef
TO her by another OF the same company
named Charlie" When Jack" re-
turned from his travels he was not I
bit pleased. and threatened. 10 they
say. all sorts OF punishment to the per
son who had trifed with the colors o.
his corps.
Her engagement TO Charlie" wal
soon announced. and on It's heeli
came the rumor that they were mar
rled. This she admitted and than de-
/ MED
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The most splendid Renaissance OF
ruin In Athens Ia In the sixteenth coll
umns OF the old temple OF Jupiter. the
Olympl together In one group. and
three by themselves. one OF which lies
PROSTATE on the ground. For forty
years Il has lain on the earth, IN
broken except In the separation Of It's
component pieces And as rs fellows
outline themselves. SUN strong and
erect, against the sky. they seem not
only memorials OF the grandeur Of
which they made a part and speaking
witnesses OF the past glory Of a pas,
religion. but faithful guardians and
watchers over their fallen companion.
The column was blown down In 1852
IN a great storm. but the reason why q
fell and the rest stlll stand was found
10 be that an ant. taking advantage OF
a small opening In the cement between
the pedestal and the base. had worked
It's way In, and with the branching
corridors OF lts nest had gradually
broken away the mortar which held Il:
80 that Il wac weakened at the founda-
ton, and unable 20 resist tho violence
OF the storm. What ages had failed 10
do. what the enormous power Of furi-
Gus element could not accomplish
alone, was wrought to its bitter cad by
the least Of all powers In the world.
the hurrowlng and building Of a little
ant.
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netks md regarded the preparations
with much interest.
Babe had IN the meantime responded
gracefully 10 the chloroform. and was
insensiblo. An lncislon i've inches long
was made In the belly Of the snake
and hardly a drop Of blood escaped
But the blanket was there and was
drawn forth without trouble. II had
been rolled into n cigar-shaped GYM
der about two feet long. and was az
hard as a brick. II was covered Win
gastric Juice. which was futilely en-
deavoring TO do It's work. The blanket
looked as though It had been COM
pressed by machinery. Il had TO be
soaked In water before II could be I'M
folded. The stomach OF the snake was
as clean as a whistle. and after the
blanket had been removed was as
empty as drum. Nine stitches were
made In closing the wound. and the
snake was taken out into the alley for
fresh air Il was soon surrounded by
students small boys. and colOred wom-
en-. In about five minutes It's lungs
flled with air. and It's forked tongue
ran in and out. and Mrs. Harden. who
was anxiously watching Il. gave Sigh
Of relief.
I'm 80 glad my Babe didn't die"
she exclaimed. Il couldn't spare my
baby. I'd sooner have that snake
around the house than lots Of men,"
Doctor Rosenwald said that the snake
would surely recover. and prescribed
diet OF raw eggs for Il for two weeks
after which It may eat anything except
Canton flannel blankets.
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Great excitemen; prevails at Devalri
Blur. Ark. over the discovery OF what
Is believed to be a bloody tragedy
Bud Chailn and his ave children are
believed TO have been murdered. and
suspicion points TO Mrs. Chafhn and
John Kline. her paramour. a. the muir.
derers. Chain lived on White river
between Des Arc and Devalrs BLUM
John King. a hired man. lived with the
family. and Is said 10 have alienated
the Chafiln woman's affections from
her husband. Neither King nor any
Of the Chains have been seen since
Sept. - On shat date King was seen
driving away in a wagon with Mrs
Chafin. AS they did not return and
nothing was seen Of the other members
OF the family. the neighbors began an
investigation. When the house In
which the Chains had lived wac
opened. blood was found spattercd al
over the door. and there were evidences
OF a terrible bu,chery having been com.
mlttcd. but no bodies were found. The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

stretches. these old Reading towers
we're intended to guard curves and
,uts where engineers could not see far
ahead. but where the signalman might
watch the tracks and give timely
warning In case OF need.
SO Il happens that these towers were
built In places where the environment
added much to their appearance. One
may see them from the car window,
sometimes perched high on the noun
ain side a sheer hundred feet above
he rails. heavily anchored TO the
rocks. not unlike lighthouses on rock
bound coasts. Again they may be de-
serted afar OF In the fields. perhaps
half a mile from the tracks. and II Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

In a government, report from Colon
bla appears the description Of a tree.
known as tho chaparro. which pos
sosses the property OF being hreproof
Il grows on the vast plains OF Colon
bla and the north OF South America
called sayannas. extensive dlslrieta
which are parched with heat except
during the rainy season. II has long
been the custom TO clear the ground
for the new vegetation which springs
up so luxurlantly on these plains after
the rainy season by means Of Ere. and
such hres. miles In extent. klndled by
the herdsmen. destroy everything In
the shape Of vegetation. except the
chaparrO tree, which survives to AFFORD
a welcome shade In an almost treeless
region. Il Is a small tree. seldom
growing TO more than twenty feet In
height. with a girth Of about three feet.
and Il owes its protection from ere TO
the nature OF It's hard. thick bark.
The bark lies on the trunk In loose
layers. which do not readily conduct
heat TO the more delicate parts OF the
structure. II IA a general idea among
the natives that this tree grows only
where gold IA abundant In the soil be-
low. That Il Is common In auriferous
districts Is lndlspu,able. but there is
no ground for suppOsing that II does
not grow elsewhere.
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A Paris correspondent Of the London
Times writes: Quite recently a bull
fight was originated at Dion. but mat
adors, toreadors. bulls and trapplngs
had to 20 as they came. Nobody would
patronlze the horrible spectacle. The
thing fell utterly through from want Of
patronage II may be remembered
that a similar hasco occurred In Paris
not long after the exhibition In 1889.
Bull fights did. indeed. disgrace the
huge cosmopolitan affair. but ultimate
ly the arena was pulled down and the
fittings sold for mere song Parlslans
we're disguised with the whole concern
Il Ia to be hoped for tho honor Of
France that the projects OF the south
will remorselessly carry out their in
structlons and Danish this relic OF bar.
barlsm from French soil
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rush Of trains let up the signalman
might FL on the balcony outside IN
tower and TRANQUILITY pun AZ his pipe
while enjoying the splendid view sure
TO be had from his lofty abode.
But there was another side to the
picture. When bleak winds howled
through the mountains and heaped
great piles Of snow around the towers;
when the wintry air. laden with snow
and moisture. penetrated the glass
cage and chilled the occupant TO the
marrow. he had to be alive TO the
duties with which he was entrusted
be train-robbers would have no hes.
itation in making way with a signal
man II Il should serve their purpose.
Just when the peculiar method Of
signaling by these towers was FIRST
adopted no one can tell. but Il Is said
some Of the houses recently demolished
had been In uninterrupted use for
nearly half a century. The romantic
tower which stood at the side Of the
big cut In wlSter's woods. below Ger
mantown. was a well-known la>imark
In that vicinity. and was the subject OF
countless pencil sketches in earlier
days. when the llmpld Wingohocklng
rippled at the foot OF the hill and the
thick forest was undisturbed. except At
rare intervals. by intruding strollers.
Like the eccentric owners Of the woods.
the tower has gone. and the trains
speed past. guided by the more useful
but woefully prosaic modern signals.
Tenyears ago a similar tower existed on
the line Of the railroad near Broad and
Huntingdon streets. but II fAng since
ceased to be. Others yet Atading are
at Tenth and Diamond spuiels near
Eleventh and Cumberland kresets, but
they are no longer used for signaling.
while on; on the line the work OF de-
mollshing the buildings goes on as rap
idly as the new system Is put into OPP
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be summer. standing In a broad ex-
panse OF wheat or corn. And yet again
tower or two can be found In lonely
spots In the midst OF dense forests
where the surroundings are all that
an artis, might wish. but at the same
time all that a prOsaie slgnalman
might abhor
The duties OF these erstwhlle signal
men were few and simple No tele-
graph instrument kept up It's constant
tick In their sky parlors. To watch the
tracks In both directions. to give a
white signal TO on-comlng trains II the
rails within their sight we're clear. or.
in the event OF the way being block
AIDED. 60 turn the board" TO red. con-
stltutod the routine OF the towormen.
and the safety Of passengers aud fell
low-employcs had TO be thought OF be-
fore personal comfort, on a midwintor
night In one OF these towers. miles
away. perhaps. from the changing
lights OF the nearest farm house. with
the thermometer az zero and the tiny
stove giving out no percepublo heat.
the gale bowling and threatening each
moment to overture the frail shelter.
no light. or. at the best. but a tiny
glim. for a bright glare might be mis-
taken for the signal lamp the post was
not one 20 be envied. sudden sickness
would not excuse towerman from his
duty In giving the proper signals 20
the trains dashing at hrcak-neck speed
below him. cheered on their way by
the unknown sufferer In the tower.
who dare not consider his own needs
while the safety OF others was involv-
ed. The keeper OF a lighthouse on
sea-svopt island 10 no loneiler than
one OF these railroad slgnalmen a.
night.
Tramps occasionally prowlcd around
these towers with III designs. and Al.
though the towermen were usually
armed. little defense could be made
against the hurting Of stones and mis-
ullss from the outer darkness. woald-
when traihc was heavy they must per-
teree b On the alert. but when The
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Jimmy Murphy, , years old. spent
last Sunday night In the Hudson street
hospital New York. and slept peace
fully through a case Of intoxlcatlon.
while his parents, also beastly drunk.
passed the night In the Ludlow street
Jail The boy was without shoes or
stockings, and his condition plainly
showed that he had not had food for
some time. lie was given a bath. the
filthy clothing was stripped from his
little body and be was properly cared
for From his well-developed head
hung mass Of light curly hair. full
OF tangles and dirt AS soon as he was
put to bed he sank into a deep sleep,
from which nothing could rouse him.
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The most exciting game Of poker
ever played" said a reformed gambler
TO a reporter. was in a saloon In Gin
clnnati. Accompanied by two friends
| entered the place and We seated our
selves at a table upon which lay deck
Of cards. A game Of poker was pro-
posed and the man to my left dealt the
cards. l glanced over my hand and
found four aces. which. as straights
were barred, was invinclble. raised
the ante. the dealer followed suit. and
after several raises. the ante alone wal
a good-slEed pot. l saw that the Other
two had good hands and stood pat foI
fear they would think I had fours II !
drew a card. The others did the SAME
and played one for a full. the othei
for flush.
we all had a good deal OF money
with 40 and betting ran high and ex.
citing. Finally one said: I've go,
you all beaten. but III have to raise u
only $40 for a show down"
The money went up and shouted
-Four acesr The man TO the right
pinned the money to the table with hts
knife. -Four aces here And here.
shouted the other as he drew a revol.
yer.
'shenuemans. dondt shoot called
the proprietor. Go on the sidewalks
n you vas going TO hghdt Voi d
droublm vasg
Somebody's been cheaun',
cried and q Is not me, Three hand.
have four aces.
Yah. das vas yum pcanucklo deck.
and tho saloonkeepor laughed while
We divided the pot."-WasAington
star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

The conviction OF James Campbell.
4 prominent planter OF Monticello Ca,
Tor tbs murder OF bis brother william.
and Of Adallne Murray for completely
In The Killing. has Just ended one OF the
most sensational trials IN Georgia's
history Tho Campbell brothers we're
old bachelors and each carried consi-
derable life insurance In the others
favor. They owned n fne property,
which they worked together. For some
little time there had been bad feeling
between the brothers because Of James
relations with the Murray woman and
because Of other quarrels over property
interests. In July William Campbell
WAS shot down from ambush while
plowlng near his house. II was a long
time before the authorities could get
anything Ike evidence Ia the case. but
q peculiar cork OF a whisky bottle be-
longing TO James Campbell was finally
found near where the assassin must
have been. and with this as the clew
SUFFICIENT evidence was brought 10 light
20 convict the brother and the woman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

For over twenty years Henry Eskra
and his wife have lived beneath the
same roof at Manuel. n. Y. without
speaking to each other. This month
marks the flftieth anniversary Of their
marriage. when they had their las,
quarrel twenty years ago they agreed
TO divide the house. The husband took
the west half. the wife the east. A
partition was built that cut II exactly In
two. There are three rooms on his
half and three on hers. The house Is
entered by a common door. This door
ie sheltered by a very small porch.
from which the stone tagging that
marks the pathway TO the gate IL used
by both. The well Is on his side Of the
pathway. but the spring Is on hers
A little grape arbor stands on each
side. There are three apple trees on
his side and three on hers, The hus-
band makes hls living by cutting cross
ties and doing any manner Of odd Jobs
that the neighborhOOd may offer. The
wife is looked after BY her married
children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

pictures presented In this article show
the death struggles Of gorilla and
a cuttlehsh. and the fate Of an ostrich,
swift though II be, when stalked by a
hungry leopard.
The former and most unusual incl
dent was observed by the crew OF one
OF Hagenbeck's vessels that was re-
turning from Hamburg. Germany, after
having gathered a cargo OF wild beasts.
birds and reptiles for sale to managers
Of menagerics During calm a big
gorilla and her young escaped from
their place Of confinement, and got into
the rigging OF the vessel. Pursuit was
promptly begun. and in the excitement
Of the chase the gorilla with her young
In her arms leaped overheard. The an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
MRS. CHAFFIN

-
A unique case IN the annals OF medl-
cine Is that OF Mrs. Taylor Young. Of
Moorehead. KY. who has been for
weeks confined 10 a bed OF water. Her
peculiar trouble and remarkable treat
ment are attracting wide attention In
the medical world During the sum
mer Mrs Young was injured by the ac-
cidental discharge OF n revolver. The
ball penetrated the chest and lodged
against the spine. During her treat
ment she was so sensitive that she
could not bear the pressure Of bed.
and 10 one OF water was devised. The
water IL kept at a temperature OF 9S de-
grees. an important factor In her treat.
ment. She Ia suspended In the water
by means OF straps. which bear upon
portions Of her body where she Is the
least sensitive. An inflated rubber bag
IL submerged. and Is buoyed up jusi
enough TO sustain her weigh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22


About ten years ago man named
Mcnager died In New York. who was
known as the "clock mlser" The de-
tails Of his life we're told In the daily
papers. when a young man be be-
came the junior partner in a manuiac-
turing firm. and threw into his work
such energy and intelligence that a ca
reer opcIed before him both useful and
successful. II was necessary that he
should be punctual each morning az his
ONCE. and for this reason he bought a
Swiss clock and placed Il opposite TO
his bed. Doubling rs correctness he
bought another OF German make. and
concerned himself 70 keep the two run
ming exactly together He grew inter
osled In their mechanism. studied their
points OF difference. and began 10 buy
from time to time other clocks. He
had ceased now TO care for clocks for
their real use. and valued them as curl
osities and articles OF property. The
whlm grew upon him as the years
laHatNs AAN NAh ANAAANN ~ NN' htAN'AN
and In all the pecullarlties Of the dif-
ferent time-pieces that he possessed;
his accumulation increased until he
had specimens from almost every
clock-maklng nation So keen was his
zeal In this pursuit that be grew in
different 20 every other object In life,
dropped his friends. and at last lived
in a large dlngy house. with only an
old servant and the ticking multitude
Of clocks. that seemed unceasingiy TO
strike the funeral knell OF his wasted
years. Interest in man or woman he
had none. but spent his time among his
treasures. winding them and talking
to them. as II they were live creatures.
He died At last In his house were
found over four hundred clocks
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Philip thinner, aged "a. and a black
smith. attempted to kin his sister. shot
his sweetheart. Celia vietz. In the abb
domen. and then put a bullet through
his own heart at the vletzs' girls homo
IN his home In 81. Louis the other day.
Zimmer's action can only be account
ed for on the superstition that he was
lnsanely jealous OF the girl he shot.
He had been going with her for
three years. and was madly In love.
Before the shooting Simmer asked
Miss Vle,z TO marry him and leave the
city. but she refused TO do 30.