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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

what q Pcnnyworth Of Gas Can DO.
In a lecture recently delivered AZ the
Royal Victoria hall, London. Prof
Carlton J. Lambert stated that 81 cubic
feet OF gas. which Ia valued at one
penny two cents). and weighs about
IA pounds. can generate about
pound Of water when burned. and about
10 cubic feet OF carbonic acid. II can
heat 30 gallons OF water from 30 de-
grees TO 10 degrees for a bath. or Il
can boil gallons OF water In good
kettles. and make tea for Ga persons.
II can work i-horse power gas engine
for one hour, or mt a weight Of ss tons
10 feet high. doing the work Of six
men for one hour. II can melt 10
pounds Of iron. and make a casting In
20 minutes. which ordinarily would re-
qulre two hours and 30 pounds Of coke.
II can braze n metal Joint In two min
utoa. which would require 20 minutes
IN a forge. II burned In n six inch fiuo
for ventilation purposes. Il can induce
1000 cubic feet Of pure air. IL can
give you brilliant light twelsbach In
candescenO Of 80 candle power Tor
nine hours Il can. In a good radiatlng
stove. comfortably warm a room Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Bunor. whose husband O. a wealthy
wine importer Ny aunt was Kind 20
us but more dear TO her was her purse.
She obtained Cor me, whom / was Sew
Cnieon years old. a situation as gov
Crncss In the family OF Low 7. Nor
ton. then Twins IN Washington. when
they returned to New York I went with
them and there met my husband, who
was then employed AS butler on Fifth
avenue. After our marriage l discoy-
cred he was addicted To drink and was
unable 20 retain a position. Nine years
ago he decided 20 leave New York and
we came to Chicago hoped that here
with new surroundings he would be
able 70 keep his promise 20 reform and
be good 20 me. but be has not been.
What I have suffered at his hands I
should not tell. have. by Gods heir
been q true vile and mother. though
Il has been hard TO stand the ourslngs
and hcatlngs from my husband. In
the nine years we have been IN Chicago
for Al least i've he has been out OF
work. when he was AZ work, four
nflhs OF his earnings went 10 the sa-
loonkeeper. and on the rest my babes
ana I have lived. How. God only
knousi When Mr. Carroll,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

A new electric locomotive OF large
dimensions calculated q Is said. 10
draw trains double the weight OF those
attached 10 tho ordinary stoam-englnos.
a. the rate sixty-two miles per hour.
has been tried with success on the
Western OF France line. The frst ex-
periment OF this Kind were made IN
1898 between Havrc and BcuEevllle. a.
wen a. on the line from Paris 10
Nantes, with an electric locomotive
called the Fuseo. which O. said TO have
behaved well throughout the trial trips.
owing to The success OF this machine.
tho oompany's engineers have now con-
sirucied two larger and more powerful
locomotives. and q 4 one OF these
which has Just been tested. The now
electric engines are about 81 feet LONG
ard q lao horsepower. In spite Of
thplr rise. hey vin wear cut rails less
NAN ne ordinary locomotives. a. their
Nelent 4 Distributed over eleht axles
Instead q Over four Or I'VE. n 4 also
stated that the electric machines WIN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

As Rev. Henry Bromley, a city mis-
slonary In Brooklyn. y. Y. was one
day pasalng through a dark hall In a
mmble-dOWn tencment-house. he saw
through a broken door a woman and
three children sitting al bare table.
on which there was only loaf OF
bread.
As he paused an instant. arrested BY
the evident Indications Of refinement Ia
the quiet little group. they all bowed
their heads and repeated In concert:
God bless our going out. nor less
Our coming In. and make them sure.
God bless our daily bread. and bless
whate'er We DO. whate'er endure:
In death unto His peace awake US.
And helrs OF His salvation make us"
The visitors eyes were dlmmcd with
tears as he made his way down the un.
certain stairs. few hours later, at a
supper In the conference-room OF the
church with which he was connected.
he was called upon TO ask a blessing.
with the scene In the chamber OF
poverty fresh In his mind, he repeated
| Prince Albert's translation Of a Ger
man hymn. a. the poor woman and
her children had done over their half
dime loaf: and afterward he related the
| Incident OF the afternoon.
All the persons al the table listened
with attention and interest. but a
stranger IN the city. who had come In
with a business acquaintance by what
seemed the mc7Cst chance, was 30 Inn
pressed by the story that he could not
keep silence. lie approached Mr.
Bromley. and inquired particularly as
20 the appearance OF the family. and
q they lived Oar away.
"Oh. no. said MI. Bromley "By a
short cut. entirely familiar 20 me. we
may reach them IN few minutes. II
YOU would like TO visit them In the way
Of bonoyoloncco, We can 80 after sup
per"
Let us 30 now" said the gentleman.
"But allow me to explain.
Long ago. IN n country homo IN
Scotland. my grandmother taught my
sister and myself TO repeat that grace
Tho old grandmother died, the sister
married when very young, and went
knew no, who're.
1T h years now since ! lost sight Of
her. but always IN my own American
home IN the ives, that grace IL said
and have the feeling that u my sister
q living Il "a said IN her homo also
May not this be clue1"
IT may. indeed" said the mission
airy; and making their excuses, the two
men hurried away.
The evenings entertainment was moi
over when Mr.. Bromley returned anC
described what he had seen TO the In
tercsted group that gathered around
him.
II was one Of the most remarkable
Instances II Gods guiding hand ! hav'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Col. n. Ward tells in the Badminton
Magazine about tiger that be shot In
India:
I'VE were after a tiger on an old
trail" be says. when the men began
20 consult as TO what would best be
done. While they talked / wandered
away alone up a small stream. on eth
er side OF which the grass had been
burned. leaving a fine gray ash spread
over the ground. In this found the
perfectly fresh footprints OF a large
tiger. which We had evidently dis
turbed Following cautiously. | pres
entity saw the tiger about ATTY yards
In front OF me. walking slowly along
among the bamboos: he neither saw
nor heard me. and seemed 10 suspect
nothing. followed him TN he dipped
into a ravine. then ran back and sent
| the men round 10 drive him towards
me. There was no large tree available.
20 I lay down on a fiat rock. with a
sloping bank to my left. and on the
right a clear space about eight yards
wide TO the side OF the hill. which rose
In perfectly straight searp. hoped
the tiger would come 20 my left. be-
low me. but he didn't Instead. he
came headed 90 that had I left him
alone he would have passed within six
feet OF me. when he was about eight
yards on I fred. and as the
Imoke cleared I saw the bruie's Jaws
close to the muzzlo OF the rife
pulled the trigger OF the other barrel
dropped the rife. rolled over the bank
and leapcd into a small tree during
the next few seconds. But the tiger
vas dead shot through the heart. Ills
Whiskcrs were burned by the SECOND
rhnrre"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
A Rseh.noring shennsh.

one Of the most curious OF the many
remarkable forms Of marine life Is
species Of mollusk called the razor
shell. which can excavate holes In solid
rocks This creature has no English
name: rs Latin name IL PholaA It IL
found In widely separated reelons OF
the earth. "a most plentiful on the coast
Of the Mediterranean. where limestone
abounds II IA frequently met with on
the coast Of Italy. where whole lime
stone beaches are honeycombed with
its holes. Il IL still a disputed point
among naiuralists a. 10 how this Dor
Ing Il effected. Some think that the
mollusk secretes some acid which soft
ems the limestone. but others think
that the holes are bored by the simple
mechanical process Of grinding The
preponderanoe OF opinion appears 10 he
with the latter view At present. yet Il Il
said that no one has yet been able 10
catch the Pholas AZ work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

president OF the Chicago Carpet Com
pany. heard OF the death OF our child
and our lack OF food and coal. he Of
fered to give $50 toward the burial
expenses. Ny husband went down 10
the store for the money. but they would
not give II 10 him, fearing he would
spend II for drink. He talked 80 bad
~ to them that finally they said they
would not do anything for him. The
money with which he got drunk was
part OF $3.50 which was given 10 me
by a neighbor % enable me to have
made dress 30 hould go TO my child's
funeral. had saved the cloth for
Il for two years / gave him the cloth
and the money in the morning 10 take
TO the dressmaker. He gave her 81
and kept the 80 cents until he spent
II for liquor. have made up my
mind that my duty 10 my children Is
greater than my duty TO my husband.
II can hnd place where they may be
left / can work and earn money to
keep them and myself n can escape
my husband. He has often declared
he would kill me. and I think he will
some day. but n must hear II do not
want my children. growing up as they
are. to hear his profane language and
witness his treatment OF me. have
no friendA He would never allow me
TO make any. | cannot keep the chill
dren here. without food or ere. All
three OF them are sick. and the doctor
gives me no hope OF the baby's life"
Mrs Mcintyre. who lives on the floor
below the Reynoldses. says that his
treatment OF his wife IA worse than
brutal She has no words but good
OF Mrs. Reynolds The police at the
Attrill street station say that Rey-
nolds 10 an utterly worthless charac-
ter. He was repeatedly arrested for
stealing dogs. but was discharged
when the destitute condition OF his
family was learned by the police. They
not In saloons. In training or trading
dogs. The death OF his child would
not have been known 10 the police had
not little girl run 10 the station and
told OF Reynolds drunkenness and
! abuse OF his wife. when the ofieera
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

A small green frog Is found In Ger
many, which always comes out OF the
water when cold or wet weather Is ap.
preaching. These frogs are caught ana
kept In glass Jars furnished with a tiny
ladder and half-nllod with water. Tho
frog weather prophet sits high and dry
on the top OF his ladder for several
hours before a storm, and climbs down
TO the bottom when the weather Is to
be fair and clear.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
no.,on,. Iior.sls.. rlrs Enr,n.

The Boston hre department, l. hav-
ing a horseloss ere engine built by the
Manchester locomotive works In New
Hampshire. which will run by steam.
The chief engineer rides on the are.
box. an the levers and wheels control
ling the engine arranged conveniently
for him rs In a locomotive. the assistant
engineer steering by means OF brake
arranged In front OF the front seat
This ~ a very powerful engine and
travelstwelyc miles an hour andcllmbs
steep hills as any horse can climb. be-
sides having greater proiectlle power
for the forcing Of water 10 the top OF
sky-scrapors
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

one day the celebrated ornithologist.
Audubon, came out OF his cottage with
four OF his friends 10 20 for a walk,
The next lnstan; they saw a parrot ny
In at the window. Audubon and one
OF his friends returned indoors. and Inn
medlately the bird few out In a fright
and went circulating about overhead.
Audubon came out again, but the bird
refused 70 re-enter until the other gen.
tleman had also left the house. Il
seemed 10 remember ;sat two persons
had gone In and only one had come out
Curious 10 discover how Tar the parro,
could count, he returned indoors with
four friends and made them 10 out,
one at a time. while he himself re-
malned inside. In a few minutes the
bird few IN again. II was evident that
90 powers OF arithmetic ended al the
number four
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

went TO arrest him he promised to be.
have himself. and the police permitted
him 20 stay In the house after Mrs
Reynolds told them she ala not want
TO have her child placed in iis grave
while its father was locked up In a sta.
ton house. The home OF the Reynolds
family Is In a thickly populated neigh
borhood. and on all sides OF them
church spires point heayenward.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
a oooDLY FIGURE.
mig Price Paid Tor Poetry which Made
Precedent.

nlg Price Paid Tor Poetry which Made
Precedent.
The Washington Star reporter was
taking an intellectual fall or two out
OF the literary person Just 10 show
that individual that all the literature IN
the world wasn't oentcred In one hu.
man being when the literary person BE-.
came catechotlcal
DO you know" he said. "the high.
est price ever paid for a single short
poem2"
That was easy for the reporter.
Course do" he said. 1t was that
thousand and one Of our American pc.
riodlcals paid up TO Tennyson for
couple Of dozen lines or so"
The literary person simply wiihor.
ed the reporter by a look.
Il beg your pardon" he said. "bu,
the highest price ever received for a
short poem was by man. an Eng.
lishman. too. by the way. bearing the
plebian name Of Smith. His poem
was shorter than Tennyson's and he
got fifteen times as much for a."
I'm be-, you" interrupted the r..
porter. that no American publisher.
however anglomaniac he may be. was
fool enough TO put up that amount fof
a poem"
I'm admit, Il was an Engllshman
who paid the money" said the literary
person In a tone OF regret. This Mr.
Smith, who died In 1888. at the age Of
60. was a brother Of Horace Smith. and
| the two Smiths wrote those very cley.
or things OF a hygono day. known NJ
/ The Rejected Addresses. being lmlta.
lions OF famous authors on, one occa.
sion our Mr. Smith dlnod with Mr.
. strahan. the kings printer who wa.
suffering from old age and govt
though his mental faculties were a.
brIght as ever. and the next mornlnr
| Mr. Strahan received from Mr.. Smith
the following stanza OF eight lines.
"'Your lower limbs seemed far from
stout
When last ! saw you walk:
The cause presently found out.
when you began TO talk;
-'he power that props the body
length.
In due proportions spread.
In you. mounts upward. and N,
strength
An settles In the head"
"Thls compliment was 30 pleasln,
to NJ. strahan that he forthwith addo,
codloll to his will By which ne be
Qucathed $4,000 In cash lsi5.0OOl to IN,
p0ctlcal Mr.. smith
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

the edge and not moved or slid thy will
not be harmed.
The glass dancer prepares his box Of
broken glass beforehand. the edges be-
ing fled down. and a few fresh pieces
broken Just before the dance are scat
tered carefully around the edge where
they will do no harm. Then the feet OF
che dancer are soaked In strongest
alum water and dried. then glvon a
thorough rubbing with pulverlzcd res.
IN. Ho dusts the inside of hls shoes
with resin and puts them on and walks
up onto tho stage. the main thing beIng
only TO uso plenty OF resin and avoid
the corners Of the box which contains
the freshly broken glasa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

"Dld you ever stop 90 think. dear.
said Mr.. Crmsonboak gazing at his
plate OF lobster salad "that thc thlngi
We love most 90 this ne are the very
things that never agroe with us?'
"wnl you bo so Kind. sir," said Mrs
Crlmsonhoak. Strengthening up TO tell
me whether YOU are speaking 90 the
salad or OF me. slr2'-Yonkors States.
man
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

A pretty story comes by way Of an
Engliah paper OF the token Of remem-
brance given 20 the memory OF Thack-
cray on Christmas eve. the anniversary
OF his death. A bunch Of violeta was
found attached 10 the bust Of the great
novelist which Is placed In the Poets
Corner OF Westminster Abbey. and fast
encd 10 Il vas a card bearing bis name.
the date Of his death. "Adsum." Colonel
Newcomo's dying response 10 the death
call. and the last words written by
Thackerays pen. And his heart
throbbod with an exquisite JOY
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

smiles galn'd from you
Were little more than others Woh'
And yet you are not wholly true,
Nor wholly Just what you have done
You know. at ieas, you might have
known,
That every little grace YOU gave
Your voices somewhat lowerd tone
Your hands faint shake or parting
wave
Your every sympathetic look
AZ words that CHANGED your soul TO
touch,
While reading from some favorlte book.
Were much 10 me-alas. how much!
You might have seen-perhaps you
saw
How all OF these were steps Of hope
On which ! rose. IN Joy and awe.
Up 10 my passions lofty scope;
How after each. n frmer tread
planted on the slippery ground.
And higher raised my veuturous head
And ever new assurance found.
May be. without further thought
IL only pleased you thus 90 please
And thus 60 kindly feelings wrought
You measured not the sweet degrees.
Yet. though you hardly understood
Where / was following at your call.
You might dare 90 say you should
Have thought how far / had 20 fall
And thus when fallen. faint and
bruised.
see another's glad success.
] may have wrongfuily accused
Your heart OF vulgar fickieness;
But even now, IN calm review
OF all I lost and all I won.
! cannot deem you wholly true.
Nor wholly just what you have done.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

That a snuf-box OF Sir Francis
brakes should bob up In a Canadian
village Is one Of the unexpected things.
but the editor Of the Flesherton. Ont.
Advance. who r. quite a collector Of
curlosltics. reports that SIR. Luke Brad.
bury OF Flosherton has such a snuf-
box and could not be induced 10 sell Il.
as Il has been In the family for a long
time. The box Is oblong an inch In
thickness and three inches long-and
was carved out OF horn. On the cover
Is brakes name and coat-oi-arms,
nnely carved In bas-rellef Mr. Brad
bury not only possesses this three hun
drod year old snui-box. but also his
grandfathor's Waterloo medal. stamped
Francis bradbury, Waterloo. June IS
/ 1915"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
whr Peepls Az nIrhl.Ilanasa.

Why people are rlght-handed has
puzzled scientists for a long time. Some
explain Il a. a result Of the survival
Of the Attest" contending that In war
fare those who advanced the right
aide would. In the long run, be less ex-
posed 10 fatal wounds Others have
pointed out. however. that the right
extremltiea are used preierentially BY
other animals. e. E.. the monkey and
parrot-and refer Il 10 the fact that the
left hemisphere receives a freer supply
Of blood then the right The Excess
sive weight OF the vlscera on the right
side. shifting the center OF gravity 10
the right side OF the center OF the body
may also have something 10 do with H.
Others. again. hold the double brain
theory" and say that Il Is the right
brain which governs looomotlon. On
the whole. the reason OF our beinl
right-handed Is still a scientific mys
terri.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

How They Manage 20 Escape Inlury.
In the last issue OF the Scientific
American william u. Caulk tells how
the barefoot sword walker and glass
dancer escape injury. he says that a
few minutes before the performance
the feet are hathed IN a very strong
solution OF alum water. 20 which q
little sulphaio OF zinc has been added.
and then bathed In Ice cold water Just
before walking up the ladder Of swords.
and II the feet are placed sQuarely on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

be safer than the others. owing to thclr
supple or elastic character. which will
enable them 10 negotiate curves with
great security when AZ full speed. Great
things are. IN fact. expected from these
contrlvancos. which. when perfected.
will, Il Is believed. do from 100 to about
il5 miles an hour
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

one can and should ever speak quiet
~; loud. hysterlcal vehemence. Loan
ing and kissing. least OF an boseems
him that is convinced. and not only
supposes but knowa-carlyla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

"wby have you never married, Miss
Anuqco9" he thoughtlessly inquired
"You never asked me before" she
uaid. ooyiy, a. she gave him her hand.
-Dslroit frse Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

stage Manager-But Mr. Smith, no-
body ever looks that way who has
fallen IN fighting for his brlio' Can't
you give a more lifeliko impcrsonatlon
OF a corpseG-Fliogondo nlac,tor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Rltcr-"Dont you lose a good many
books by lending themg
Rocdor-"Oh. no; ] just 30 10 other
people and borrow the same books."--
PHILADELPHIA North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

CONSULTATION. but % a friend-to whom
be had recently become greatly attach
a. Immediately upon reaching the doc
tors room the gentleman turned very
pale. and then became curlously agitat-
al Then he grew very sick. and nearly
ialnted right away. The usual restora-
lives were applied, but without much
success. and he was sent TO his home
IN conveyance as speedily as POSI-
BE. Soon after his arrival At home he
recovered. and was quite himself
again. Il then transpired that the
smell Of q Turkish cigarette being
smoked invariably induced the symp-
toms described. and the doctor remem-
bered that he was enjoying a Turkish
cigarSttte when his friend entered the
room. Repeated efforts made 10 over
come this peculiar weakness have
proved utterly futile. and the complaint
Il attributed 10 some phenomenal
alteration OF the brain-as inexpliea-
bic as Il Is incurabie.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

AUNT restitution.
drunkenness. and
death. Those words
tell the history Of
the family OF John
Reynolds. The
other night a Chi
cago reporter found
him drunk in a
rear room on the
second floor OF a
little wooden house
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

II ls estimated that 100000 tons Of
pure silver are held In solution BY all
the waters Of the earth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES or DIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.

Strange Form Of sickness Caused by the
sight Of > Cigarette - why People
Are Right-Handed-swor and Glass
Danesrs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
In THE ODD CORNER.
SOME QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.

A Prayer Overheard-FightinE Tiger
NJ Close Quarters-- Interesting Relic
Pound In Canada-Rooks Remember
Their Wrongs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
AN AWFUL PICTURE.
ONE THAT MAKES VOTES FOR
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.

Wife and Little Children Nearing the
End while the Husband l. Sleeping
ON the Effects Of Dsbauch-Lifs In
Chicago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

L NDoN dostor
tells Of a very in
terestlng case OF
mysterious sic k
ness, as strange
and unexplainable
as Il Is real and
distressing. one
morning a gentle
man came to see
him not for the
purpose OF medical
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

feet square for an hour. II can easily
cook a dinner for eight persona
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

This compliment was 80 pleasing
TO Mr.. strahan that he forthwith added
a codlcll TO his will by which he be-
Quoathed $1,000 In cash lsi5.0OOl to the
pocilcal Mr.. Smith.