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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
IN, n.n,. of the worla.

The aggregate OF the worlds national
debts now stands at fi.S0O. 00O. 900
against ft.75o. 100000 Ia 1875. France
has the doubtful distinction OF being
the country which has the largest debt
The latest figures put the total az some
thing like q 100000 900. which Is near
~ double the debt 1850 600 .00o-of
Great Britain. which ranks a. second on
the list. Rassia follows with a total OF
f515.OOo.OO0. and Insignificant Italy
comes forth with f506. 200 900; that Ia.
u We count as separate items. the joint
debt Of Aus,ria-Hungary, and the In
dlyidual debts OF the two portions Of
the nation The Joint debt stood IN
1895 at fe75.99O.0O0. while the debt
OF Austria alone was fl22.65s,0O0
and that OF Hungary alone was
f2o7.72a,OOO. or f6O6. $4,000 In all
Tho United States debt amounts "a
fS3s, O00,O 900. and that Of Spain. eEclu-
slve Of the more recent loans In pro
secutlon Of the war In Cuba at f2is,-
900. 900, The net public debt OF Canada
Il about f50.OO0,O0O.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

the little lady killed twenty-eight. To
local reporter she said Had We eli
shot a. well as We ought We would
have banged at least 100. ana a. Il
was had our dogs shown a little bet
ter form we would have made much
larger score. However. We had a great
deal Of sport. which after all was the
main object Of our party" John
sumpter said would just like to see
some Of thos; sailed quail shots go
gu, with As Oakley. why. she
kills quail mile you are geitiag your
gun 20 the shoulder. saw her Kill
three birds within twenty feet Of her
gun. and twice shot Al her bird after
she had killed H. tried 20 shoot
quick. but she was ahead Of me" The
party have gone on a trip for deer
bear. turkeys and other game which
are found IN the mountains forty miles
from Hot Springs. and II Annis Oakley
dosa not XII deer Il viii be because
none come her way. We wish the
party lots Of success. Sporting Life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

Horace Young and A. Vincent" Of
Philadelphia. shot a ftty-bird match
recently on the grounds Of the Key
stone shooting league al Holmesburg
Junction. Tho day was bright aud
,lcar and a good 10, o. birds we're fur
aishod. Both men shot Ear below their
average and Il was a poor exhibition
II pigeon shooting. When one man
missed the other was pretty sure TO
follow suit. aud Il was an even race
an through. the men tiolng on thirty
three kills out OF atty birds shot At
In th1 shooi.o1 81 twenty-five birds
Young KILLED twenty-five and won. as
Vincent had four birds scored against
him, two falling dead Just over the
line. The match was at atty birds,
thirty yards rise. atty yards boun-
dairy, birmingham rules. for ilO0 o
side. A large crowd witnessed the
match and considerable money
changed hands. +. Henry acted al
referee and Joe Leaning pulled traps
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

always taken the part Of the producer
against thu arrogant demands Of pelf;
has always been arfayed as2iAst &c
explolters Of labor Weak at hrst. Il
has gradually gained strength With a
growth that was permanent. Though
defeated At one point. Il forged ahead
at another. and always went onward.
always gaining Nomethlng even In de-
feat.
To make Il OF greater vaire its
strength must be strengthened This
can only Be done BY Increasing the
number Of those who are already
pledged 10 the cause. By using every
and ri means 10 increase our member
ship u the paramount duty Of every
loyal member Of tho international As
ISOLATION OF Maehlnlsts. and all who
realize the benefits accruing from
Identification Of the trade-lnion move
ment Let all be up and doing; LEI
each brother bring AZ least one into
the sheliering fold Of unionism.-Ma-
chlnists Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09


WorA.
An account Of a visit to q chinnso
arsenal near Fichau f. given By cor
respondent OF Casters Magazine -
nays:
Taking ont two drills. sent them
Ia and Immediately was Invited % en-
ter. The oficial was polite. bowins
and shaking his own hands. - - the
custom among Cinnamon. and offered
me a cup OF tea. There happened %
DO several forgings IN the room and a.
! pressed tho drills against them ana
pointed over the wall he seemed 70
comprehend what was wanted. and N
few minutes ! was In q large, Welt
lighted machine shop. might say this
extensive plant was built and equipped
BY French engineers some nfteen years
ago.
The native foreman examined ny
tools with great interest and called 10
several assistants. All locked puzzled
and did not seem 70 know what they
we're for wal1ing 70 q drill press, !
took out the fat drill and. after con-
siderable packing sround the shank.
succeeded IN getting one Of ny taper
shank twist drills 70 run fairly true in
the spindle. There must have been
nifty Cinnamon working IN the room.
and every one had gathered around
this press. The foreman ordered them
on repeatedly. and then. looking at
me. laughed good-naturedly and gave Il
up. He brought q piece Of oeat iron.
but I wanted something harder TO driil.
90 walked out 70 a large pianer AMI
took long extension tool. made from
3 BY ik-inch tool. and elampod Il up
10 the table of the drill press. He
shook his head. lntlmatins that the
twist drill could no, so through. ana
the crowd Of workmen emitted gruntn
Of approval The press started. TIE lips
Of the twist lriil turned out two spiral
chips. TIE men cibOWed me 70 ono
side. There was a sea Of PITFALLS bend
Ing down. watching the marvellous &C.
ton Of that little tool. AZ the chips
grew In length the expressions Of Won
derment increased.
1T happened that me chips ga nct
break until they were about fourteen
inches long Then Others started and
each time that they broke on they wefs
eagerly snatched By the men. some
buralng their fingers. and examined
carefully from end 10 end. The dull
edges q the drill we're shown around
and then ground and started again, ana
the fact that the drill would cut 81
well a. the hrst time caused increases
amazement and murmurs. have mad
! many tests with twist drills. but neve'
}. before such an appreciatiye and De
y monstrative audience"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

While IN a small town In France. q
traveller saw an inn-keeper engaged In
saving apart a fye-iranc piece. and IN.
qnlring the reason. was told OF q sin-
Fular deluslon entertained BY fully
hali OF the population. The story ii
tha. Napoleon Bonaparte put check
for one hundred thousand francs In a
silver hve.iranc piece. and that the
coin Is still In circulation. The people
did not want the hve-frane piece. and
In order 70 create a demand for u Ma.
poleon resorted 20 the device men
toned. the check being written on as
besios paper. and Enclosed In the
metal AZ the time the coin was made.
Thousands Of hve-franc pieces are an
nually broken open and Inspected since
this absurd story was lrst circulated
and the credulouH people are deaf "a
an argument on The subject
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
Charlie. ~pu,shy~ smith.


We present likcpass OF Charles
Smith OF Pisinheld. n. J.. Known
among shooting men as "Dutehy." Mr.
Smith won the championship AZ tar,
gets thrown under expert rules on the
grounds OF the Endeayor Gun club. al
Marion. N. J.. some time ago lie
broke thirty-eight out Of atty. but WIS
tied BY the FAMOUS Captain John l.
Brewer In shooting on the tie
'Dutchy" shot Brewer out easily and
won the handsome cup given by the
powder company. Mr.. Smith Is a man
u considerable flesh. but Il does not
iurt his shooting ability. He IL very
Jolly fellow and makes every one
happy when be attends a meeting Of
/ rap shooters. lie presents a fne ap-
oearance when walking down the
score. with a beautiful oil painting on
/ he back OF his shooting blouse. which
)lainy shows the business that he Il
,ngaEed IN. Mr.. Smith was one OF ID,
'rcaks In Tom Keller's celebrated freai
,how which followed the circuit a sea.
,on ago and posed a. the Twins skele
.on or boneless wonder or something
u that sort. He always attracts plentl
oi attention wherever be goes. and q
IA German comedian OF rare attain
monta "Duiehy" attends most Of III
big tournaments IA the east an,
sometimes travels a considerable dis
.anoe 10 participate In a match al tar
gets or live birds. He Il equally pro
aelent as a marksman on either o
,hese flyers and is often among th
TOP men. Al the last shoot Of III
| climax Gun club al Fanwood. y. J
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

Swedish emigration IL slowly inereas-
ing. The total number Of emigrants
for the ihree-quartsrs Of the year is
ISIS In 1895 the emigration was TO-
Isl. and In 1894. 7.0tI. against $1,000
during the years 1892 and iSs3. respec-
lively. In connection with the Sve-
dish emigration TO the United States
the report OF the Swedish postmaster
general. Just published. Is interesting.
For the year 1895. a.sii,s2O was re-
celved In money orders from the United
States. while s2779iO were sent from
Sweden. leaving a balance IN favor Of
Sweden Of Sl.02i.Gi0 Probably an
equal amount was sent TO Sweden
through the banks and emlgrant agen.
clca.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

Every nation has a Rip Van Wrinkle
q lie own. but the Welsh story Of RIP
Is unique. lie Il known as Tahy ap
Sion. One morning Tahy heard a bird
singing on a tree close by his path
Allurod BY the melody. he sat down
until tho music ceased: when he rose.
what was hia surprise Al observing
that the tree under which be had taken
seat hal now become dead and with
cred, In the doorway Of his home.
which. 10 no. amaEemsnt. had also
suddenly gfoNn older. he asked Of a
strange old man for his parents. whom
he had len there. as be said. a few
minutes before Upon learning his
name the old man said
Alas TsIy. have often heard ny
grandfather. your father. speak Of
you. and Il was said you were under
the power OF the fairies and would not
be released until the last sap Of that
sycamore had dried up Embrace me
my dear uncle. for you are my uncle
embracs your nephew"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

George S. McAlpin o. the CArtsrsi
Gun club Of Now York defeated J. L
winston OF the Austin Powder CON.
pany OF Cleveland. Ohio. IN a match
AZ 100 live birds al Westminster Ken.
mel club grounds at Babylon, L. l.. the
other day. MeAlpin had three blrdi
fall dead out Of bounds. and Winston
had four fall IN the sane manner. Nc
Alpin's best run was tEenty-sii
straight and Winsion's thirty-six
After losing the nrst bird Winston
killed thlf;y-slH straight and MeAlpir
lost three. but on the hfiieth round the
New Yorker was one bird In the lead
Al the seven,y-nfih round he stili led
by one birc. but on the las, twenty-five
be lost a bird out Of bounds and Win
ston allowed two 10 escape. one, how
ever. falling dead over the line. Boil
men stood at thirty yards. with att
yards boundary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

The Emerald Gun club OF New York
held their regular monthly live-bird
shoot at Dexter Park. L. l.. and drew
out the usual large attendance TNsa
ty-seyen members and one visitor. :.
s. s. Remsen. participated In the club
event. The birds we're very good ny
ers and the scores were hardly up 10
the usual mark. The men shot In two
classes. with different handicap. and
the point system used TO squaliEe the
skin. -Four men killed straight. These
were Gus 0relH. Geo. Loeblo. Thomas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

The remarkable injunctions OF
United States courts recently issued
against rate cutting In southern rail-
roads have not been continued. but
have made a new class Of precedenis
and the seahoard Air Line has since
notified the interstate commerce CON-
mlssion Of ~ dlscontinuance OF the
cut rates The Journal OF Commerce
has this 10 say to the continuance o.
illegal trusts IN shat state. despite leg
lslaiion and court decisions: 1t is
true that trusts continue. unchecked.
their peculiar methods OF doing busl-
meas. IN presence Of a body OF state
laws more comprehensive. searching
and drastic than any that has yet been
applied 70 the extirpation OF these
methods and she punishment OF theii
authors. Quoted Literary Digest
Oct. 3. .. 70sl Attention has recently
been called 20 a wholesome Kentucky
statute. needed in all states. which
makes every reorganization Of a rail
way system subject Of judicial In
quiry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

TIE English sparrow was brought
20 the United States In 1850. but L was
not until 1870 that the apecies can be
sala to have armly established itself.
since then Il has taken possession o.
tae country. Its iecandity 10 amazing.
In the latitude Of New York and
southwark Il matches. a. a rule. nro Or
ak brooda In a stason. with from
ave 10 six young In a brood. AssEn-
Ing the average annual product q 4
pair to Be tWonty-iour young. oi which
half are females and half males. and
assuming. further, Tor the sake q
computation. that ar live. togolhe'
with their offspring. 4 win b oael
that In ten years The progeny Of
single pair would b z1S.1i6. as3. toa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
ssnr., n.as on nls. Resk..

II. Z. Dotsn. challenger. won %,
Do,en cup al the range OF the andre.
rcoggln Gun club the other afternoon
There were ten contestants. Franz
Cain, winner Of the hrst contest. VA
unable 20 compete. The scores wer,
as follows. DOten. Is: Morse. 10
wheeler. 70: JOsslyn. -; Llttleheld. Il
Mason. II: l. Keys. s; Godfrey. 5. o
p. Keys. 4. Each man shot At twenty
I've targets.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
HOW PlImsolL sAvEp sALoas
His Loas struggle with ths neass 81

Nov Y ~tttt~~- - !. ~ =
His Loas Struggle with The neuss 81
Common-
Lieut. John n. Ellicott. Uhlted States
navy. describing What is the Pllmsoll
measure IN 81 Nicholas. tells how 4
vas finally carried; Al ,ast Pilmson
got a vague sort Of an act passed. giv-
lng the board OF trade power 10 survey
ships going TO sea and q stop those
which seemed 70 be unseaworthy. Thla
was In 1879, and during the dfst nlnt
months Of the net 1Ss vessels were sur
yeyed and ESQ Of them found cnaea-
worthy. Al least one IN every ten vas
found to be 20 dangerously overloaded
a. 10 BE- IN almost a sinking condition
before leaving the dock. OF course.
this opened the eyes Of the board Of
trade and OF parliament and Pllmsoll'a
mark became an established feature OF
British seagoing ships; but ~ estah-
llshment was fought against BY ship
owners. inch by inch. Il was nick
named The pancake" and ridiculed
and treated with contempt IN every
way. Some shlp-0wnors put the mark
on their smckcstacks Ia defiance and
derlslon. plimson held 70 bis idea.
however. even getting himself suspend
ca from the house Of commons one day
for being TOO blunt and violent IN bis
plain talk upon the Subject The re.
suit was 'the merchant shipping acl Of
1916" making the fiiaiaon mark com.
pulsory on an British seagolns vessels
no, By the shlpowners. bur b. "a.
board Of trade
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

Editor Elghi-Hour Herald. Would
not Il be an Idea to elect the presidents
and vice. president every two years In
stead OF every four years1 "Conh.
lcnco" g the sleep OF death. n ls alsr
a European idea. aud from luxurious
sense which originated IN Asia. which
advocates an extension Of the term OF
the presidency 20 six or eight years.
Tho United States government Is built
on tradcs-unlon principles and trades
unions never permit an election Of Of
acors TO 90 past one year. by right
and eventually, u the people Of this
country are true 70 their trusts and
principles. they viii elect an oficcrl
Of the national government every year
II viii BE- cheaper and lsss expense will
attach the ogiencr We do so,-Petor p
| Quinn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09


An interesting experiment was made
last April BY a paper and wood pulp
mandatory a. Essential Ia order to
sec what Saa the shortest time In
which a standing tree could be con
verted iato a printed paper This e.
pertinent conelusively showed what
can b. accomplished by modern ma
chlnory and ingenuity In a forest
near the establishment three trees
we're iellsd In the presence % the own
ers u the mandatory a. 7.35 IN the
morning The trees were carried TO
the mandatory. whore they were cut
into tvelVe-lnch pieces. decoriioated
aud split Tie WOOL was then raised
BY an elevator 10 the decorating ma
chlnss TIE wood pulp produced was
put into a vat and mixed with the nee.
easary ingredients Then the LIQUID
pulp was seat 10 the paper machines
and Al a.3f IN the morning the hrsi
sheet OF paper was finished. One hour
and htty-nins minutes was the time
consumed In ita manufacture, The
owners Of the factory. accompanied by
the notary public who watched tho en-
tire work. then took some % the pa
per TO a printing shop little over two
miles away from the mandatory. and
at 10 O'Clock printed copy Of the
Journal was In the hands OF the party
so Il took Just two hours and twenty
I've minutes 10 convert the wood Of Z
standing tree lnto a newspaper roadl
Cor delivery During the course o.
this experiment there were a numbel
Of Interruptions which Al another tint
might have been avoided and the own
ers claim tia, twenty minutes can b
cut OF the record time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
Mnra.r 20 Avoid suirlas.


Perhaps the mos, curious murder on
record occurred IN Philadelphia in 100
when Capt Bruluman. a dlsgraced
oficer o. the Royal American regiment.
shot a man for no other reason than he
desired death and preferred to be
hanged by the state TO taking his own
life Having formed this design he
loaded his gun with a brace OF balls
and asked his landlord 20 so ont shoot
ing with him. intending to slay him
before his return. but the lucky land.
lord. being particularly engaged At
home. escaped the danger, he then
went out alone. and on his way met a
man whom be- was about 10 Kin. but
recollcctlng that there were no witness
ca 10 prove him guilty, Dc suffered the
person TO pass Atierward going TO a
tavern be e. rased n o game OF bill
ilnrds Mr. scull a party engaged il
The game. having struck hls antagon-
lsta ball into ono OF the pockets. nrulu-
man said 20 him. "Sir. You arc a good
mnrkEman; nag III show You a hnC
stroke" he Immediately took bis gun
lcyellcd 4 deliberately, took aim at
Mr. scull lwho imagined him In iesu
and shot both the balls through hl.
body, lie then went up 20 the dylnl
man. who was siill sensible. and said
10 him. sir | have no malice or 40
ain against you never saw you be
lore. but was determined to XIII some
body, that ! might be hanged and 20,
happen 10 be the man. and am sorfl
Cor your misfortune"
nruluman died on the sallov& ox
nltlng In the success Of scheme b!
which he deemed himself not guilty o
bis own death. though he eFectualll
shortened his own life,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

The hrst Of a series Of ave mon,hll
handicap ~ sepstake shoots Al Nv,
pigeons under the auspices OF th'
Heron Hil Gun club Of PitisburE. Pa.
took place on the clubs grounds al
Davis Island the other day. The
shooting was excellent and the Bird
arst-class. Each man shot a. twenty
i've birds and the entrance fee was 81
each. Bessemer got hrs, money all q
himself. as he killed his entire twenty
Ave birds Epson OF Cleveland va
present ana there may be a mattel
shoe, arranged between him and W. S
King for 1900.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
CUT OFF roP-kNors.
Great Grief In Corsa Over aa Edlst q
the japanese.

GREAT Nrief IN tofea oter an NAitt ~
the japanese.
The Rev. A. r. Moore. a missionary
OF the Presbyterian church. for four
yearS In Seoul. corsa. arrived 81 San
Francisco on the steamer Rio. en- route
for home. accompanied By bis family.
Some months ago the japanese. VIC
dictated the appointment Of the Corean
cabinet caused the japanese police 70
cut OF the hair. or TOP knox. 90 gAliet.
Of q great many Coreana Tx top
knots are a sign OF dlsiiuction. They
are worn only BY married men. agd no
man is supposed 10 have properly a.
serted himself until he h married and
be has q top-knoi Tie cutting % Of
these appendices caused great grieL
There were many rsmonsirances and
increased dissatisfaction. However.
thlngs have 90 far improved nov that
IN edlct has gone forth allowing the
CoTcsn, 20 wear their top-kn0ta. The
consequence IL that many whose hair
vas cut on have collected u again and
fastened Il on. 90 that their happiness
has been re-eaiahilshsd The gentle
man says that many Of the Corcan1
are embracing Christianity. He says
there IL a great DISGUST In corea. and
that bands o. dissatisfied natives ara
going about the country robbing and
plllaging. Travellers are not safe.
The king whose consort vas mur'
dered over a year ago. Is SIN at ths
Russian legation and largely under "a
control. There Il much dlssatisfae.
ton because Of this. A new palncs
ls being built near the lesaton for ne
| ling.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
M.rr.r. Fln, rslnt..

nemontreville. shoristop OF The
Washington team. said recently. Ia
speaking about Pitcher Mercer OF the
same team: There isn't hatsman ir
the major league whom Mercer hasn't
studied faithfully. Ne keeps tab or
an OF them. III take every player Ia
the major league, from Burkett down
aud leave u 20 Mercer to give theli
pedigree as 5atsmcn. what they car
hit. a high or low ball. how FAR ant
In what direction they generally hit
and whether they prefer a speedy or /
slow ball. and IN bet he will tab q
per cent Of them correctly. n Their
Is a student pitching ball to-day Merce
Is the man. lie makes q a spccialt!
10 study every man who faces him
and u a new batsman 10 going agains
him he makes inquiries about the pc
cullaritios. the strength and the weak
ness OF the newcomer. In our dahl
practice / often battod against Mcrce
that Is. I tried 10 hat-but seldom
succeeded In landing on him safely
lie sized me up, and knew the kind q
balls to use In order TO fool me.
have q pretty fair record against N
pitchers % the other eleven clubs d
the major league. but I will say with
out exaggcratlon that u bate
/ aralnst Mercer In a chamnionshi
game actually believe 7 couldn't maxi
one hit of him In three games.
Mercer depended on a slow ball whe
Tebeau saw him work he was feelin
batsmen who were weak on that kin
OF ball, and there arc two or thr,
players on the Cleveland team WI
can't do business with the slow one
There are many pitchers In the mai
league who would gain many valuab
pointers by studying Mercer"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09

We have received from Frank T..
Batter, manager aad husband Of An
ME Oakley. a COPY Of the Ho, Springs
tArkl Daily Nova. giving an account
Of quail hunt In which Miss Oakley
killed more than her share OF the
brown beautles The party consisted
Of Messrs. Geo. W. Hughes, Frank r.
butler. and John sumptcr. Jr., accom-
panled BY Mrs. Hughes and Annie
oakley. They spent a day In the Geld
and bagsed sxty-three birds. Of which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-09
r,,nnraln.r, n.ee,,r, o. No..

Extraordinary heenfrfN OF MnHs
The recovery Of the Franglpanl rims
not long ago ny Prof Thode occurred
under very remarkable circumstances.
The relic belonged 70 the Creation
leader. Coun, Frangipani. who lost II
near Perdenone. In 1913. When on n
recent visit 20 the Marcian library.
venloe. for the purpose OF studying the
history Of that city In the sixteenth
century. Prof. Thode ne, with q peas
ant Who brought him a curious old ring
Of gold. engraved with a double scroll
Of waved lines. leaves and minuto
Gothic letters. bearing a German In
scrip,ion. Il had just been dug up
from the cell OF an old earthWork Al
Casisll al PraiA. nea' Pordenons. and
was offered for sale BY the peasant
who had found u. on examining q the
professor found 20 his inanite sarpriss
that Il was the long-lost Frangipanl
ring which disappeared In i5i2-th'
very year he vas al that moment In
vestigating