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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

Brave deeds are frequent. and one
good once Of the daily press Il 70 re-
cord them for the worlds remem-
brance. An instance In point IL the
following from the Mobile Register:
An incident realizing John Hays Ia
nous story Of Jim Bludso. engineer OF
the Prairie Belle. who held her nor
ale agln the bank tiIl the last gAioot'
was ashore. occurred here on the Chat.
tahooche river In the wreck Of the
steamer Griggs. The steamer struck
a anag which ripped open her bottom.
she began 10 an and the pilot headed
her TO a sand-bar. while the engineer
crowded on all steam, though the wa
ter was already over a portion OF the
deck. Reaching the sand-bar. the ves-
sci careened. and the water rushing IN
caught the brave engineer AZ his pos,
In the engine room Tie died there
Two other persons were lost. a roust.
about. who became frightened and
Jumped overheard. and a negro wo.
man, who became panle-stricken and
refused to leave the lower deck. All
the Others we're saved. thanks TO the
devotion Of the engineer. The story
10 reported by a negro deck-hand. and
Il doubtless a true one. The hero's
name was Waterbury
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
ITEMS or INTEREST.

over 100000 frozen rabbits are an.
nually exported TO the London marke,
from Victoria. Australia.
A folding umbrella. which may be
carried In the pocket. has been In
vented by a man In salem. MasA
A tragic cl9pment occurred near
Moncloya. Mexico. Maccdonla Frausta
aged seventeen. before clipping with
his sweetheart. Anita Moyas. shot dead
two OF her brothers and two other
men.
In her castle Patti has a phono-
graphic apparatus. and into this she
frequently Marbles She occasionally
lends the cylinders to her friends a,
a distance, who have monographs,
that they may listen to her melodlous
strains
A queer-looklng little Mexican dog.
a pet Of the late Alexander Hermann.
the magician. which for twelve years
had accompanied him In his travels.
died recently AZ milestone. L. l.. aud
was eeromonlously buried In a costly
oaskst lined with purple broadolOth.
A Cat woman in boomers was whlrl-
Ing on her wheel In a street IN Kens-
lngton. England. when she was seen
BY a dancing bear belonging TO an
ltinsrant Snowman. The animal dash
ed at her and wrecked the bicycle. but
the injury 10 the lady was not serious.
Abou, aix weeks ago the Rev. T. Q.
Hanna. Of Plantsville. Conn. fell on
hls head while getting out Of his car
riage. The shock caused an entire losa
Of memory; he could not recognize his
relatives or any one who knew him.
Via relatives are endeavoring 10 teach
him 20 ruaa and arlta.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

was accompanied with a pain 30
strange that Il was only with a violent
effort that | could restrain myself
from crying aloud. A friend of mine
tells the following interesting story:
One day while l was bathing with
some friends In bay IN front OF the
house where dwelt while my friends
ilshed for some sardines for breakfast.
amused myself by diving In the man
her Of the native Carribbeans under
the wave about TO break. Having
reached the other side OF a great wave
| gained the open sea and was return
ing on the top Of the next wave to-
ward the shore My rashness nearly
cost me my life A Physalia. many Of
which were stranded on the beach. fx1
ed itself upon my left shoulder at the
moment the wave landed me on the
beach. promptly detached It. but
many OF Is hlaments remained glued
to my skin, and the pain ! experienced
Immediately was so intense that 7
nearly tainted. I seized an oil flask.
which was At hand. and swallowed
one-half. while rubbed my arm with
the other. This restored me 10 my
self. and returned to the house.
where two hours OF repose relieved the
pain. which disappeared altogether
during the night. The Physalla lives
In the sea between the tropics In both
oceans. A PhysalIa the size OF a wal
nut will Kill a fsh much stronger than
q herring. The flying hsh and poly
pus are the habituai prey Of the Ply
salla. Mr. Bennett describes them a.
selling and benumblrg them by means
OF the tentaeles. which are alternately
contracted 10 half an inch. and then
shot out with amazing velocity 10 the
length OF several feet. dragging the
helpless and entangled prey 10 the
sucker mouths and stomach like cav
tiles concealed among the tcntaeles
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
ALARaE nRAY RoprNr.

"Folks don't want TO 80 In service IN
no ha'ntod house." they declared. and
passed on. And 90 Il was several days
before EsiellA could get a servant TO
come 20 The Acre." a. the Hickes
called Il. bat a. last = chore woman was
uocured-an old. black creature. too
hhlftless and mo count" to BE- able
90 chose her place Of service. But
even ahe insisted on leaving the place
before dark. and would never make her
appearance until broad daylight every
morning
And such grewsome tales a. old SAL
ID related about what was told Of the
.ha'ata Of Berry's acrei"-tales that
made Estella's heavy bralds almoat IN
coll from her small. pretty head. she
Of course dulifally related them TO John
Hicks. who only laughed a. he an
awered. I'VE set the place cheap and
until the ha'nt tries 10 force Ia ac-
uualntance upon as let us ignore its
existence n Il does exist"
And 20 they stuck 10 their quarters.
hearing or seeing nothing out Of the
ordinary until early spring. when the
plnce improved 20 much IN general ap-
pearance under the beautlfying touches
Of leaf and grass that the Hickses en-
eortained serious thoughts OF trying TO
become possessed OF this property
one evening Estella sat al an open
wlndow IN the second story. The
house was very quiet. for John Hicks
was away and the black woman had
lonr since finished her accustomed Ia
bors and departed Estella was very
happy and satisfied. Outside on The
lawn. nov softly green. long phalanx
of white hyaclnlha shot no. permeating
fhe halmy air with their pungent odor.
Ruddenly, through the silent house. =
sound vlbaied. the distinct patier OF
= pair Of foel descending the asairA
Down Il came with deliberate slowness
until the nrat landing was reached then
\ few steps. and ire descent Of the next
aleht was commenced. Estella's eyes
were riveled on the staircase, . FisN
% which she commanded through the
omen door Presently az" would come
In nlght. cutting her on from an e.l. .
for The last step In the staircase snoeo
close 20 the door.
An vitality seemed to leave Esielian
frame. creeping In = small. cold s'fe-m
up her spinal column. the hair seem.u
~ rlsn on her head and het criHpr
4r.-ssa bsnss 10 nncuIl unNlnkiAsQ
- 80. Asss rlrc.ea On ins noor. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

she sat back In the chair incapable Of
casting on this spell OF horror that had
settled upon her.
Down the thing came, deliberately.
Esteila mentally counting the stairs I'M
VI she felt It had reached the last step
Of the Hight, when In another moment
u would pass the door. Oh. what a
moment Then Esteila's hair returned
20 its natural position on her silly lit
We head her limbs relaxed their hor-
rihed tension. and her blood began 70
circulate warmly through her veins
once more. She rubbed her eyes and
"inked. rubbed them again and looked.
ana burst into peal upon peal Of hyster-
'cal laughter. for through the door the
object OF her fright came In sight. the
largest, boldest old gray rodent Es-
telia had ever had the m luck 10 see.
calmly propelling before him a large
round sweet potato. hls probably con.
tribution to some ratty feast. selected
from those stored away in the attic
TOT the family's own use. The decrepli
oio chore woman. returning to her even
ing task. wondered at the high. shrll
notes OF laughter coming from the
window near which her mistress sat
ana when bis. round potato came hy'
ing out Of the window. bounding alonl
the walk before her. she speedily de-
eided tina, her mlssus had done seed
De ha'nt an gone clean 'straeied." She
therefore, turned about and proceeded
10 put o. great distance between
herself and the haunted house. with Ia
distracted mistress. as her rheumatic
old legs would allow. and Estella wal
again left servantless and alone.
Estella never told her experience 4
John Hicks. and a short while aftei
the occurrence when he suggested tina
they arrange for the purchase OF thI
place she gave a hearty assent
Some months after. when they hat
come into full possession Of Barry
acre. they changed Is name TO Hicks
Hold. beautlfylng and improving Il un
an Il became one OF the most charming
houses In the country. Though ~
unsavory reputation stu ellngs 10 II
and the story Of lts awful ha'nt" 4
stiil told IN more than one county. III
appreclative mistress has never agalF
heard things" creeping down th'
stair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
cAnnlNo AMp pREsERvINo.
airs. Rorsr Olives Timsiy Directions Tor
puttina up fruii.

airs. Rorer Gives Timely Difee''"'N
Putting Up frui.
In the ladies' Home Journal Mrs. D.
r. Rorer writes on Canning pnd fre-
serving" AT the outset OF her lesson
she emphasizes the value OF seen''ns
perfectly sound and fresh fruits anu
the necessity OF getting the cans anu
canning appurtenances In readiness ~
advance ITO prevent breakage ~hon
filling the jars" Mrs. Rorer adsiSeS
that they be slipped "sldewise into
kettle Of hot water. rolling them 50
that every part may be quickly and uni
formiy heated. Fold a damp lowell
place It In the bottom Of pudding pan.
then near the preserving kettle; stanu
a Jar on the towel. and n the fruli u
small adjust the funnel; an quickly 70
overlooking. Run heated SILVER knue
around the Inside OF the Jar. to preaA
any air Bubbles that may have Deeh
caught with the fruit. and adjust the
rubber. then no the I'D from the ho'
MaAtl anu ltA'f ~ - hNNff
fruit an with a wooden spoon arrahb'
ing the fruit 20 that the weight OF one
piece will not destroy the shape OF an
other Fill to OVERLOOKING With the u
quld. water or syrup. and fasten ughtly'
After sealing stand the Jars Out OF
draught over night The glass by tha'
time will have contracted. and the lias
viii. In consequence. be loose. wipe
each Jar carefully, and give the top an
extra turn. Put away In a COOL NOT
cold dark closet Az the end Of week
examine each Jar carefully. Without
shaking or disturbing more than nee
essary. II you End the lids slightly IN
dented. the contents free from air bub-
bles or froth. and the liquid settled. you
may rest assured they will keep. II
you DO not and II so. open the Jars To
proven, bursting. Reheat the fruit, be-
ing careful to bring Il to boiling point
and recan.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

Bu, Osiy After N. HAD ooatussd zee
Adiectisss.

Hat oaiy After she Had Coafussd Zee
Adiectissa
she entered the hardware store with
the air Of one who confers a favor on
the earth by continuing 10 exist upon
a. says the New York World She was
az portly a. middle age and high Nv.
ing could make her and AZ slender a.
French stays and a tailor-made gown
could force her 10 be. She looked
through the clerk with her logrnette
and then said
Have you alabaster plates and cook.
ing utensilsf"
"Alabaster'" faltered the clerk. Il
don't think We have. madam"
Surely you have" she retorted
YEARLY, a. one who Is very tired Of
having TO teach people what they
themselves ought to know. "All stores
must KEEP them. They are quite con-
mon"
We DO not. replied the clerk defer.
entially. "or At least Ne DO no, call
them BY that name"
Probably not" said madam. con.
temptuously. Then see n you recos.
nlIe them under the name OF hre-
proof"
oh" cried the clerk. great lisht
breaking upon his brain. "You meant
asbestos. not alabaster."
And Tor the next fifteen minutes the
stout, Imposing lady had a little less
the air Of comforting favor upon the
community by livSs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

II was long thought that the Physalia
was an isolated individual. Hut. accord
ing 10 recent researches. they form. like
the Praya, an animal republic Sail
ors call II a sea bladder. from Us re-
semblanee TO that organ. Il Is also
known as the Portuguese man-of-
war" from lts fancied resemblance TO
a small ship as II floats along under
its tiny sail. Let us imagine n great
oylindrical bladder dllated In the mid
die. attenuated and rounded at It's ex-
tremities, OF eleven or twelve inches
IN length. and from one TO three broad.
Us appearance Is CLASSY and transpar-
ent' It's color an imperfect purple. pass
ing to violet. then to an azure above.
II u surmounted by n crest. llmpid
ana pure as crystal vcined with pur-
pie and violet. In decreasing tlnts.
Under the vessel float the leshy fla
ments. waving and contorted into n
spiral form. which sometimes descends
perpendleularly. like 80 many threads
OF celestial blue. Sailors believe that the
crest that surmounts the veslcle per-
forms the Office Of a sail. and they tell
the navigator how the wind blows as
hey say. Dentertre. the vefaclous his.
torian OF the Antilles. tells the follow.
Ing story. This galley over Physa.
Ia" however agreeable 70 the sight
Is most dangerous 20 the body. FOR
| can assert that Il Ia freightod with
the worst merchandise which float,
on the sea. One day. when sailing m
small boat At tei, perceived one OF
these curious animals and was cur.
lous 10 see lis form. but had scarcely
seized Il when all is fibres seemed e
clasp my hand. covering Il "a with
bird lime. and scarcely had felt Il IL
all its freshness. for Il was very colo
TO the touch. when Il seemed AZ n
had plunged my arm up to the shoul
der IN a caldron Of boiling water. Thl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

on the following letters from London
Tii'hia he hrst shows how 10 Ia
amusing though not Irish. ana the sec.
ohd how to be witty With a good
chance.
An au'ograph-hunter. begging a wen.
known journalists autograph. wrote.
u you deem the request unwarranled
on my part send the refusal IN vonr
own handwriting and with your ow'
signature, that may know Il il au.
lhenue"
An Oxford Undergraduate wrote n
D'oAen'' Sir. Seeing that you IN.
.eI' rhymes In your serial. send you
Inc reply was "Slr -. We donr
insert rhymes without reason"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
BEATEN AT Hls OWN GAME.
A Lsaisvuis At,srssy whe TsaEhs Hl.
Ciisat = Clever Trick.


Ciisat = Clever rrick.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
A barrister OF the city court Ia very
much chagrined on account OF a trick
played on him by one Of his clients.
thereby ce-sing him TO lose a fee OF
t25 Severfl days ago a man was ar
rested on a charge Of shooting at with
out woundlng" This picturesque hg-
ure OF the city court. who brags that
the rich colorlng OF his nose had cost
him a small-siEed fortune. was consult
ed and consented 10 defend the man.
Before the trial came up the harrlster
called his client from the court room
and said: Nov. the only way you
can get out OF this scrape Is 20 play in
sane. whenever a question Is put TO
you. instead OF giving an intelligent
answer. Just wave your hand In front
OF your face and whistle The Judge
viii At once adiudge you insane. and. OF
course. you will be all right"
The man consented 10 play insane.
and took his seat on the stand.
what ls your name9" asked one Of
the attorneys.
The defendant looked ldlotic. waved
his hand and then whlsiled.
Everybody In the court room began
10 laugh. Question after question was
asked the man. but he answered all OF
them by waving his hand and whlstllng
Immediately afterward.
Il adjudge you insane" said the
judge.
"Ah. what aid I tell YOU" said the
barrlster. walking over to his client and
congratulatlng him. That was a mag
nlncent play. will charge t2b for de-
Tending you and would like to have my
money now"
The alleged insane man looked wor-
led and scratched his head, He never
sald a word. but waved his hand
through the air. gave a short. shrln
whistle. and babe the attorney a fohe
adleu.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
aaInea : whole Y..r.I

Birthdays are no, being observed In
Syria. Rev. A. NJ. Rihbany. CongreEa.
tlonal pastor Al Morenei. Mich. and a
syrian. until recently. labored under
the impression that he was introduced
here below about the year 1855. but
grew anxious and began 10 investigate.
Ne has Just received ofacial informa-
ton from Syria that the baptismal
book Of the Greek church shows that
hls natal day was Aug -. 1859. by the
Greek calendar. or Aus. 81 OF ours. lie
Il jubilant over having gained a year
Of time, Notwithstanding that his call
Ing deals with eternity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

Eat nfttaI - Noet@
be told by the brand,aeN. shiny align
daring over the rlekety gate. and they
we're also a yonng couple. Not so very
young In years. but young as a married
pair, Tor Miss Estclla Warner had
looked quite over the head Of a fellow
like John Hicks. but az year after year
passed and found her an unsuited fe-
male still, her gaze began to lower.
until Il rested not unkindly upon the
same John Hicks whom she had indlg-
nantly nouied ave years before. They
we're married very quietly. and as John
had a little money laid by. they de-
cioed to rent and furnish the Barry
cottage and settle down to housekeep-
Ing at once. The cottage. quite a large
and preienllous aiialr. was good enough
In ~ way. u the need OF repair were
overlooked. but the reputation Of the
place was what was to be considered.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him"
i Il the same with a house In certain
localities. The Barry cottage stood
IN the middle Of an acre lot. a pretty
lawn sloped 10 the road In front and a
nice gardon stretched NJ the back 10 the
edge Of a tongue OF woods. There
we're many tempting bits Of lotsam and
ietsam lying about the place. but none
Of Il was ever appropriated The col
ored population. those strange folks
who eshale superstition with ever
breatA, gave the place a wide berth. and
though a colored settlement stretched
along the other side OF the wood. no
short cut was ever attempted across
Barry's acre.
The place was haunted" was the
Impression that was spread throughout
the country. though by what or whom
nobody seemed 10 know. One or two
OF the colored inhabitants. more Inn
aginatlye than their neighbors. asserted
that they had done seed de liant" bat
what u looked like or what Il had done
they we're unable 10 say.
Estella was not long kept 10 ignor-
ance OF the reputation Of their new
abode. The Hlckses came and settled
and the next step was to look out for a
servant DOMINIC her wraps one even
Ing Estella walked over TO the colored
settlement She had proceeded but a
little way up the road between the two
rows Of houses when she met two ne
crosses coming out OF a cabin. Does
either Of you want to hireY" she asked
To do whatl" they asked IN chorus
General Homework" Estella an
gwored. tersely. One Of the women
shook her head. "rse a cook. mysef.
abe declared. with a slight infection ol
ncorn.
"whar you live att" the younger on,
vontured.
Estella pointed across the fields I,
the cottage nesting among the grove
Of china herries." fright yonder" sh
said There ls only my husband anl
The woman's Jaw dropped and he
eyes rolled a. she stared at the whit
woman who was asking her 10 come 4
live At Barry's acre. ~Dat place. No
not dis chilel" the younger woman de
clared emphalically. while the eide
emitted a long drawn out sound o
serious denial "um-um. honey"
why. what's the matter7" asked Es
tella. a trine surprised.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

A Woman's way Il a puzzling one
And past all hndlng out.
For when she's Is she win claim
she's 20-with a pout
But when she's s0-loi behold.
To questions she'll stand pat;
And claim she's is-so a man
Can't tell Jus vhero Hhs's a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

They say smiths wife treats him
Ike a dog"
mo. regarding that report was told
by a relative Of smiths that Smiths
wife never kisses him when he doesn't
want to be kissed"
The life OF a dumb beast IL not. Il
will be observed. necessarily happier
than that OF any other kind Of a beast.
Detroit Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

Hargravcs-l can sympathlle with
those poor Greeks. Wallace pre-
sumo you mean sympathlEe Tor them
NO. mean with them. have been
there myself About three years ago
/ was dubbed hy a policeman and then
fined for resisting Cincinnati En-
nuIrnr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20
A DAINTY PICNIC LvNcHEoN.
a Fs@sus Costisg Expert ssggs.'s
some Appstislng Dishes.

a Fsusus Coshiag EHPsFt ssggs.ss
some AppetirinG dishes.
A goodly quantity Of fruit. a bon OF
well made sandwiches. some eggs and
coffee. with a few lady fingers. viil
provide a comfortable luncheon and
dinner writes Mrs. s. T. Rorer. who
suggests = number OF picnic iuncheons
In the August Ladies' Home Journal.
An alcohol stove. costing but twenty
FIVE cents. with two ounces Of alcohol.
will furnish boiling water for the coi-
Zee. and will cook a dish Of scrambled
eggs or make a Welsh rarcbii For
cooking the latter an ordinary tin pie
dish will answer The coffee may be
finely ground and put into a cheese
cloth bag In the coffee pot. all ready for
the boiling water Sandwiches are the
most appropriate form Of food for pie
mics. especially the dainty. appetlflng
sandwiches made Of home made white
or whole wheat bread. filled with a
mixture Of chopped meat. dain,lly sea-
soned. An agreeable acquisition 70 a
picnic. luncheon or supper IL a salad
made either from some green vegetable
or tomato. Half a pint Of mayonnalse
dressing may be- carried In a Jar. and
the salad arranged on wooden plates
Vegetables and fruits serve AZ food and
drink. sardines. shrlmps or salmon
may b. minced. rubbed TO a paste with
a little lemon juice. and used as filling
for sandwiches. Lemons for lemonade
may be squeezed al home. the juice
mixed with a proper proportion Of SUI
gar four tablespOonfuls 10 each good
sired lemon. poured into a bottle and
diluted At the picnic grounds Con.
densed milk IL easy 10 carry and will
answer the purpose Of either milk or
cream"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

Certain Care Tor the nites Of Hepiliss
u Last Discovery.


u Last Discovery.
From the Chautauquan. Il Il very
noteworthy that many nations. races
and castles lowest In civilization have
for a long time protected themselves
against poisoning from snake bites by
a method which never until the present
time. the twentieth century. has been
discovered by European scientists.
The races Of Psyller In Africa. Morser
In Italy and Guner In India ages ago
possessed a means 10 insure themselves
against poisoning from snake bites.
aud today there are people who are
not harmed by snake poison. II we
may believe the descriptions OF travel
ers. Such are the negroes on the Gul-
nea coasts. the race Of Elsower In
Barbary. some fakirs and snake charm
ers In India. the inhabitants OF Ma
EamhlQue and some Kafirs In South
Africa. The means used by all these
people 20 secure immunity from snake
venom consist In taking a. medicine
the venom. either fresh or dried. from
the vcnom-glands OF snakes The ma
iorlty eat the venom. but In Moran
bique the same result Is gained By in
oculatlng with H. That these people
really DO make themselves proof
against snake bites in this way seems
20 be sure beyond a doubt. Although
this method was made known long ago
In Europe by travellers. nobody SEEM
cd to take any notice Of Il until the
experiments OF Pasteur and hla school
had demonstrated the possibility OF
utilizing n. Then scholars began 10
study the effects on animals OF feeding
snake venom and Of inoculating with
Il. and to convert into scientific CAPT.
tai the avowals OF these fakirs. KAT
hrs etc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

indianapolis News; A school teacher
Of South Bend, Ind. who did not be.
lleye In corporal punishment. but who
was forced to correct some very noisy
and unmanageable pupils, administered
castor oil In large doses to the principal
ofendora
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

=, heholdf exclaimed the good fairy.
! Touch thee with my wand and trans.
'osn thee from begsar 10 prince"
subsequently,, however. his beloved
touched him wlthou, any wand and
made him a beggar aEain.-Do,rolt
Journal