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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
Montmarlro would be quite percepuble
-woslmlnster Gazette.


Policeman Y OF West e5th street has
this shot at reverend gentleman. Hs
says that recently be heard clergy
man preaching on the value OF truth
and the thought passed through nj.
mind that there YVES no one more thar
q policeman who required 10 constantly
bear this lesson In mini. because the
temptations to give false evidence an,
so great lnasmuch as a policeman,
word Is taken for gospel.
But, says our friend OF the blue
Why do clorgymoa and ministers omll
policemen from their pastoral ylslts'
lie has been for thirteen years Twins
IN district where there are twelve 20.
llcomcn who cover an area IN whlcl
there are thirteen ministers. Durln,
the whole Of that thirteen years not
single Visit has been paid TO thes,
twelve policemen by any one OF thes,
parsons.
And then Policeman 4 goes on I,
make a very unpleasant remark. n,
says that the reverend gentlemen ar,
occupied In looking after persons Il
their own social position and do no
care about any that are below it.-Neu
York Mercury.
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best Judge Of their former magnla
conce.
One Of them has been cut down b,
man. Il was no easy task. Il tool
twenty-five men Eve days to even sevei
the trunk. In this work the axe wal
Of no value, but long ship augers wer,
used. Holes were bored and the fla
ments Of wood between the holes wer,
cut away. When this work had beer
done the tree still remained upright
and wedges and beetles had to be called
in TO tip the tree over.
The great trunk. ninety feet In cir.
conference was smoothed on and q
pavilion erected on the top. The amount
Of wood contained In this tree has heer
estimated at 100000 cubic feet. and IN,
rings OF the trunk showed II to be NOR,
than 5000 years old. One OF the falles
trees had. when standing. a height OF
$50 feet.
Another great group r. IN the county
OF Mariposa. near and above Yosem.
tic valley IL u IN depression IN
the mountains. but at a height Of 500,
feet above sea level. They are like tn
ones just mentioned, In the midst Of
pines. spruces and ccdars. Tho grouI
comprises over COO members One OF
them Is hollow and has fallen down
\ horsemnn can ride through its cntlr,
length without bowling his head whcf
standing upright Il was about 400 fCoI
IN height. and l20 In circumference. II,
age Is 1900 yoarA
Il IL a pleasure to Americans to know
that the government has taken meas
urca 10 preserve these splendid forest.
from The hands Of the vandals. that the,
may be the wonder Of future genera
tlons as we'll as Of thls.-Farmers Re
view. Chicago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

vERirArLE "Jisi THE PENnhN,
Uanh Of hnslana NOTE Irscated win
Marvellous Accuracy.
Many stories Of SKIN In initiative
penmanship arc toll. bat The following,
related BY an English authority. n
probably the most wonderful authentic
case ever recorded. says the New York
Nail ans Express, IN 1866 Robert
Stewart. famous master OF pcnman.
ship. executed a c5 Bank OF England
note with such accuracy and reality
thet he was waylald In the streets one
night and robbed OF the note by q
unian who had ccen Il In HE
possession a few hours previously.
Stewart. Indignant at the treatment 10
which he had been subjected. gave
chase 70 the thief and. with the assist
anco OF the police. succeeded In re
covering the sham note. Al The sub.
esquent police court proceedings no one
seemed 90 have the allghtcst suspicion
as 10 the genulnenesa OF tho note. which
vas handed round TO the various per-
sons engaged IN the case. A few weeks
later Stewart. who was a personal
friend o. the cashier Of the local tNcw-
castlo-on-TynD bank. took the note u
him ono morning and asked that Il
Night be cashed. In return for u h
received Ave sovorolgas and left the
banIN a. hour or two afterward he
paid a..old Wait TO his friend the
cashier and. taking him 70 one side
confessed that the note v>s forgery
and refunded him the money. Tn,
cashier. whoso surprise was great, re-
fused to believe that the note was q
counterfeit, and was not convinced un.
til Stewart had executed another on,
"a bis presence.
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tient vaa sllowed to masi.cate the nr-
,Ielo and enjoy lie flavor. The rubber
tube was then inserted IN hls mouth
and he was toli 10 blow. The doctors
button at the far end OF the tub. yield.
Ing 70 the pressure. allowed the food 20
pass unobstructed. and siralghtway
closing back into place. retained the
contents Of the stomach. Thus. It has
come about that by constant blowing
at a rubber pipe Goetsch has grown fat
and sleek. He has Just reached the age
Of manhood. and the attending physl.
clans predict for him a long and pleas.
ant life. When not In use the tube is
tucked away under the mans vest. and
u II were not for this he would. TO ali
appearances. be no different from other
people.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
A Parlnsr.hln Accident.

Here Is trpo story Of coincidence
which, In view Of the state OF the
streets lately. may be regarded as inter.
eEting rather than remarkable:
Mr.. W.. OF ono OF our suburta who.
with his partner. Mr. s.. had Intended
TO take business trip TO New York one
Monday morning recently. was unable.
on account Of a slight accident the
Sunday before to keep his engagement.
A telegram was therefore sent to Mr..
s.;
Slipped on Ice; strained back. Nee,
you In Now York Wednesday. W."
What was the amazement OF Mr. w.
to receive, while his messenger was
on The way to the Office a dispatch
from his partner, as follows:
Lame back: slipped on ice. Nee,
you In New York Wednesday. s."
Boston Transcript.
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FORTUNES or WAR.
Archibald rorbe,' Roush I,perlehee 10
Paris.

Archibald Forbes iioush ispsr.ehce 10
Paris.
saw the Lpngchamps review. en-.
ter Paris with the German column.
and In the Champs Elysccs was spok.
cn TO by the crown prince Of SaXony
az the head Of his -tan. immediate.
ly became a center ot interest on the
part Of a knot of Frcnchmon. who col.
lowed me whom left the protection
II the German Gordon. and then
promptly raised the cry Of "spyr' |
was attacked, knocked down. most
OF my clothes torn on me. a sabot
split my lip open. and men danced on
me and kicked me while ! was being
dragged by The legs toward a ioun-
tain, In wh'ch-such was the ox.
pressed intention - was o. b.
drowned. From this fate / wa res.
cucd by picket Of national guards.
aud presently made good ms cleasc.
A. soon o. / was free and had ml.
iillcd a grateful duty toward one who
had helped mc TO my freedom. hur.
ricd o. Che place where bad engaged
a dog-cari with fast aud stout horse
TO ho in readiness. u was neither a
safe nor a pleasant ride through Paris
20 the St Donis gate. hut once out.
side could let the horse out. and he
made goud ilnc over the twelve mile.
to Murgcncy, the crown prince Of
SaNouy's hcld quarters, whence was
allowed % dispatch q telegram Of
considerable length TO London. That
accomplished drove back To ST Don.
Is In time &, catch the regular eve.
ming train Tor Calais. Writing
throughout thc Journey. reached
London the following morning.
brought oni a SECOND edition of the
"naily NoWs, which was ceiling IN
the strccts by eight. aud then lay
down ON the floor Of The editors room.
and went IN sleep. with the London
directory for my pillow. When |
awokc at eleven, the manager aud
his stan were standing over me with
great cone q, for ! siill had about
me SOME u tac evidences of the ut.
Gle uuploasantncss with the gentle.
men OF the Paris pavement. started
back for Paris the same evening.
Century.
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ast draught animal. after the goat
Queen Victoria. IN her donkey phae-
ton. Is a sight that ticklos the crowned
heads Of Europe Victoria, however.
lets them laugh. and takes great COM
fort In her little trap. drawn by the
meek and lowly ass.
The point which appeals TO the queen
Is the sober pace and quiet manners Of
the donkey. OF late years she has
grown nervous behind horses. although
as a girl she was n fearless horse
woman.
At the villa Liserb. near Cannes. In
the south Of France. the queen in
dulges her fondness for driving her pet
donkey. Away from home she feels
that she can drop much OF the etiquette
and ceremony which hedges her round
at Balmoral. Her villa has extensive
grounds looking of on the cea. and she
can take her regular morning outing
In her donkey cart. driving slowly about
the garden paths, She does not drive
her donkey along the boulevards.
The vehicle which she usually uecs
ON these occasions IL n low basket
work phaeton. easy to ret in and ont
Of, with a broad. comfortable scat
There Is a top which can be raised II
the sun Is too warm. Usually. how
ever. the top Is down. and majesty
shades Us eyes with a parasol.
a curylng dashboard acts as a bull.
wark against any possible onslaught
Of the donkcy's heels. In case he should
so far forget himself. This is a pre-
caution which 10 advisable with all don.
keys, no matter how sweet-tempered
II donkey gets excited he never can
be counted upon. and human foresight
cannot guarantee that he will not End
cause for excitement IN something.
When Queen Victoria goes driving
she holds the relns loosely IN one hand
but this is purely pcrfunctory per,
Torrance. She does not really drive
herself. Driving a donkey Is .at espe.
elally amusing.
A trusty young groom walks BY the
donkey's head and with a leading rein
guides him according TO the queens
directions. BY the side ct the phaetor
walk two OF vlctoria's Highland at.
lendants. Before John Browns death
this was his special duty. They carry
shawls, and the queens bottle OF salts
without which she never goes out.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

Not only hundreds OF admirable
Syrian churches. but ST. Sophia Itself
had been completed before the early
Christian Ptrlgueux was begun. When
sc think. what this must have been.
with is wooden ceiling and scant, bar.
harlc attempts az ornament. and what
81. Sophla's Is. with the most beautiful
dome that has ever yet been con.
siructcd. and a richness OF finely devised
and perfectly wrought adoFnm,nt that
has mover yet been oQualed. can we
marvel that any kind or degree OF con.
tact with Byzantine Art deeply Inn
pressed western eyes and often guided
western handsg Can We wonder that
the churches OF Conslanllnople were
copied at Ravcnna. or that Charlie.
masrc copied Ravenna at Alx-la.
Chupollo. and scdulously encouraged
the immigration OF Byzantine artlslsl
or Is Il surprising that. In the tonth
century. the Vonetlana. porpetually IN
commercial contact with every east
crn port. Initiated a Constaniionpolltan
church amid their own lagoonsl Be
tween the sixth and the eleventh CEN
fury western art--llomanesque art
vas not even sure what 4 wanted 10
try 20 do. while In the sixth century
eastern byzantine art-had al
ready conceived and perfected some o.,
the most marvellous monuments OF
human intelligence and taste.--t"rho
Churches OF ptrlguoux and Angou-
lemc." BY n. @. Van Rensselaer,. In the
Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
The japanese ars,ho I.

II Ia customary among the most civ
lliEed nations. when launching or chris
tening a vessel. TO break n bottle OF
champagne or other vino over Der
bowa The Japanese. with their usual
thrifty notions. do not believe In lhis
unnecessary waste. when they chris
ten vessel. instead OF breaking a bot
lie. they liberate a number OF pigeons.
AT the christening OF the Yashlma. the
largest and most powerful battleship
ever constructed for the japanese navy,
which took place a short time ago at
the Elswiek shipyard, on the Tyne. this
unusual sight was seen. Madame
Kato. the wife Of member OF the Jap
anese embassy, christened the vessel
and let loose the pigeons az the same
time. Il would be interesting to know
what the origin, meaning and lnten-
ton OF the custom was.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
A LIGHTED GUN.
Here's Queer Iaveniion That WIN
Enable You to shoat Accurately.

Here's - Queer Invention That WIN
Enable Naa To shoat Accurately.
The shades OF night arc no longer a
protection to game from the powers
Of the sportsman. An English Nimrod
has invented a luminous sight for use
In a bad light 4 tiny incaudescent
lamp. fed from a single storage battery
concealed In the gun stock. Is mount
ed within a shield at the muzzlo OF the
gun. and faint ray Of light calcu-
lated to Indicate the position OF It's
source. Is exposed In the direction Of
the shooters eye. and thls is sufficient
TO enable him TO obtain the required
alignment with the back sight and with
tho target, be II animate or 10 lnanl-
mate. The special application OF the
eight Is for game shooting nj night and
for naval service. such for instance
as the illumination OF a machine gun
used against torpedo attacks during the
night. For the latter purpose Il has
been adopted IN the English navy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
nrnsAora oN a sUNnEAM.
sending sounds AisnE q Ray 81 L'sh' -
Or. nsu's Experiments

Sending sounds Along q hN ~
Or. Bsirs Experiments
When walking through the lauofa-
tory Of the volta bureau" with Dr' A.
Graham nen The inventor Of the 'ele-
phone. picked up ON one OF the
shelves a piece Of pine board about halI
an inch thick and eight inches square,
SAYS Worlds Progress Out Of the cen
ter OF Il extended a speaking tube
which apparently rested against 'hln
disk OF bright metal sunk into the op-
poalte side.
This metal was like a silver mirror
and was about ne large around as the
bottom Of tumbler. asked Dr. Bell
what Il was and he told me II was q
perfected instrument Whose original
construction enabled him TO project hia
voice from one point to another
through the medium OF a sunbeam. II
enabled him. IN other words, to send
sounds along q ray Of light without The
aid Of an electric wire. lie took the In
atrument and put the tube to hi
mouth. holding the mirror so that u
caught the sun and cast little shadow
disk OF light on the opposite wall. Their
by breathing slightly he made TIT
shadow increase and diminish and as
sumo various shapes by the action o.
his breath against the mirror dla
phrugm.
THAT shows you" said he. how thI
action OF the diaphragm is carrie
along the ray. Now. n you viii put
little bottle with some SCOT In Il wherl
that shadow Is on the wall and speal
into the tube you will find that IN
sound viii travel along the ray o
light. and hy having a receiver con
nected with the bottle one would b
able 10 hear what You were saying
We have spoken by this means to an
from points 200 yards apart. and Their
seems to be no reason TO doubt tina
speech may be sent along n beam O
light for great distances In our cx
pertinent In this we FIRST used saloniun
very rare substance and very sensl
tive TO light We have found. how
ever, that we can produce very goo
results with common SCOT. and the dis
co. Nrles may yet be made which VII
make such an invention commercial
practicable"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

You think you never spoke OF this
except 10 the deceased, 10 your" cuer-
led the lawyer. That's what I said. 4"
answered the witness. Nov. don't
you know. as matter 81 fact" pur-
sued the lawyer. rising and pointing his
long finger impressiyely at him. that
the deceased had been dead for ten
years when these events took placer
II you talked 10 him at all you talked
to his bones VIII you please tell me
how you would communicate with a
skeletonY" Il would wire Il. sir, /"
sllfly reioined the wltness.- Christian
Advocate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

Tho great trees OF California are pop
ulafly called wclllngtonlans. though
their scientific name ia sequoia glgan-
tea. The immense size OF these trees
Is not the only peculiar thing about
them. Their location Is one Of great
interest. We naturally expect TO ind
great vegetable growth IN tropical
countries. or at least In the great marsh
lands. where hot sun and abundant
moisture conspirc to bring about an Inn
mcnse development. But on the lofty
sides OF the Sierra-Nevada We fnd the
iallest and grandest trees ON the con-
tinent. The only trees nj all compar-
ing with them IN the wide world are,
possibly. the Eucalyptus trees Of Aus
tralla.
II might be Supposed that these trees
would be found In forests OF their own.
but such Is not the case. They are scat
tered here aud there. singly or In
groups, among great forests Of pines,
naples and spruces. For this reason Il
u not easy 20 see some OF thcm. even
when you are at their trunks. for the
surrounding forests shut OF the view,
much TO the dissatisfaction OF The be-
holder. Some Of them fortunately are
In clcarines Of can be seen from clear
ings, and such trees stand out In all
their imposing immcnseness.
One Of the great groups Is found
about i5O miles IRON San Francisco. IN
tho county Of Calaveras. and IN q valley
An the mountains about 400 feet above
the sea level. The group comprises
about 800 members scattered among
other varieties OF forest trees. Some OF
these great trees have been Injured by
hurricanes end By fires presumably
built by Indians. Some Of them are
PROSTATE. and from them a man can
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
MApoLEoN's MoarsR.
stories Of the Woman Who Gave Francs
IT. Greatest General

It's NfeaANaA NNhNfah
Baron Larrcy has Published in Pari,
the FIRST volume Of an important his.
torical sketch called mime. Mere"
the mother Of Napoleon the Great
No one was better fitted TO write ihii
sketch than Baron Larrcy, the son Of
Napolcon's great surgeon, and In
writing ne obeycd the wish Of his
father From his early childhood
Baron l.arroy has collected documents
rclat'ng % Lctitia Ramolino, moihe'
Of the emperor.
In 1884 Baron larrey went 10 Rome
with his father Napoleon's mother
was then living In the Rinuccini pal
nee nov palazzo Bonaparte. In Rome
the mother Of Napoleon ! was known
a. Madame. and all the leticrs, die
iaied by her. fpr she was blind, were
signed with this aame.
When Baron Iarrcy and hia father
arrived at the palace they were shown
into large room. the one window Of
which gave them "a view Of the capi-
tol: near this window was Napoloon's
cafap hedstoad. aud on this bcdstcad
ihcy saw woman almost one hundred
years old, her head supported by pill
lows. Amuslln turhan cnyeloped tho
head, and the face denoted reposo and
meditation Madamcs eyes, once
black were gray and Opaque. because
Of double cataract. but her checks
we're scarcely wrinhled. In spite Of
her great age, the profile was that OF
O Roman empress. and she welcomed
Baron l.arrey and his father with most
touching reference TO her beloved
sons great affection for the famous
surgeon.
She was surrounded by bu-is oi all
her famous family, but the most com
| splcuous was that Of Napoleon.
Madame related 10 her visitors the
way Ga which she spent her days.
Awake very early she lrst received
her reader who gave her the latest
news. Then she brcakiastcd in bed
ON the same mahogany tablet used by
Napoleon at St Helena. aiicrward
she was dressed for the day and al
ways IN The deepest mourning llci
favoritc occupation was spinning. bat
she also knit. a. that allowed her {,
think and lament.
Madame memory was unimpaired
and her Judgment sound. She con
suited Baron larVys father about
her cataract. but her age rendered ,
cure impossible. Her great sorrow
was that she could not walk bccaus.
Of fractured leg impcriectly set an,
badly cared for. Her only cxercis,
was taken In rolling chair, aud Oh,
liked % be near the window because
Of the heat Of the sun.
She herself said; My life ondc,
after the death OF the emperor
Then renounced everything io
ever"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

Large maps may (as Lord Salts
bury has been recently reminding usl BE-
exceedingly desirable for certain nnr-
poses but In the opinion OF NJ. Elisoe
Reclus the need for large globes Is even
more claimant In n Belgium review
that Eeographer submits a plan for the
construction Of a terrestrial globe on the
scale Of l-io0.O The diameter OF
.his microcosm would be l27 meters. OF
bout 400 A. The best OF maps. Gays NJ
.cclus. are deceptive. They do not nc
oua,ely represent the relative dlmon.
llona OF difieren, fogiona The globe
on the other hand. shows the actual
structure OF the planet. II gives eaeh
country iis exact proportions and ren.
ders accurate comparisons possible. on
the suggested scale. moreover. q true
idea Of the height OF mountains ant
the depths OF oceans would be readily
gained. Thus the height even o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

A high scat. called "Kmsi.~ b 10
BE- found In the courtyard OF ali we'll.
to-do houses In Cairo and other large
towns OF Che East. Il Is occupied by
the master Of the house whom decid.
Ing domestic affairs. Such scats are
never wanting IN tho courtyard Of
The houses OF the shoikhs. heads Of
Tribes, on Of persons In authority.
The seat h placed In a shady part Of
The court, and Judgment Is delivered
from u on al matters which aro
brought Tor decision bg tho lnhablt.
ants OF the district or By members Of
the tribe over which The master Of
the house prcsldcs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

ronmlasloner IN Syria. lie has been
amnafnador 20 Russia. 10 Rome and to
.aIIsIenilnople. Il was while at the
4uff|sk esplial that be was lntruatcd
BY hIa government with the conduct Of
|o entire Egyptian relations. and had
e settlement Of an the questions that
grow cut OF the trouble made by Arab.
n 1891 his lordshlp was given his pres
tni pbsl 10 the French embassy. and
brow. when the two governments clash.
tamo to the front as peaccmaker.
IL personally loved In Paris and this
act vii 30 long way toward a real
Ir.ph Of diplomacy should he sue-
nlacating France and winning a
r4or English advancement IN
Yei bis present position Is on
Exceedingly difficult one. Lord Dui.
|1rln has no end Of titles. His father
Has The fourth baron Of Dufierin. and
be son has been widely honored by
nany Universities lie has some honor
afy degree from every big university IN
Irc4t Britain. Harvard gave him hon
Iarg IT, D. In 1878 He ia an author
noIe, and withal one OF the most In
eNporsonages In Europe. lie
ireland IN iS2d.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

unique. Goetsch. by the aid Of physi-
clans. established an artificial connec-
ton between his mouth and his rtom-
ach. and al the food he masticatos
reaches It's proper destination without
the necessity Of swallowing Il. as ordi-
nary people have TO do
GoeiNh's trouble Il with the lower
portion OF his aesophagus. which ha
grown tightly shut. and absolutely o..
fuses 20 perform the duties OF an ordi-
nary aesophagus. The difficulty started
several years ago at sorlbncr. Neb.,
where he was a farmer, grown weary
Of life. and while In a demented con-
dillon he attempted to end his troubles
by swallowing a box OF concentrated
lye. The I've did not operate as Gootsch
expected.
The tissues were 30 eaten away and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10

The other day two cross-eyed men
we're riding down Broad street. when
suddenly a collision occurred. Then
one Of the men angrlly laid:
why don't you look where you're
golngg"
"A quick as a fash the other. motto.
Ing the formers defect OF vision. 70.
piled:
why don't you go where you're look.
ing?"
And the reply being SO apt both
mounted their wheels and rode Oh
smiling Philadelphia Cali.