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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

stopped the wheels IN time 20 savp the
life OF the man. The sudden stop OF
the hand car tore all the cogs out Of the
wheels. bent the axles. and demolished
the car generally. Bennett then threw
the wreck OF the bridge out Of the way
OF the passenger train. which was By
that time only a few feet distant.
Though yet retaining the full physl-
cal powers Of his early manhood, Mr..
Bennett does not now exercise his mus
cles merely for exhibition purposes. Re-
Gently In test OF the grip OF his right
hand the indicator on scale showed
zoo pounds
In the exercise Of his Official duties
as marshal Of the city he uses only his
hands for weapons. which the law
breaker has discovered are fully as
dangerous as a revolver or billy In the
hands OF an ordinary officer.
The thirty saloons OF the city OF 49,.
600 population observe the law strictly.
Marshall Bennett does not have 10 70
around and give his orders. They
come 70 police headquarters and con.
suit the officers as to the chiefs wishe.
and scrupulously comply with them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
\ Mans Earliest Dwelling Place.

wsuld cause It TO sink in the mud, and
the nearer u approached the river inc
deeper It would 20. and 30 would grad
ually sink and sink until Il disap'
poared forever.
Quite good illustration Of this
theory was had. might say, almost
recently. In South America durinf
the summers OF 1880. 1891 and 1882
there was one OF these great droughn'
and the animals suffered most severe
~ Tor water. Driven. a. were theii
ancestors OF old from place 10 place
and finally 10 the rivers In search OF
water and here meeting almost I'M
passable boys, they died by the thou.
sands: IN fact. II has been estimated
that nearly two million animals died
during the period OF that great
drought For years afterwards the
banks OF the rivers and the bordrea OF
the lakes were white with their bones
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Srought and artistically conceived
light. delicate designs. such as could
only be fashioned by the gentle hand
Of Nature herself In color u was Of
a light yellowish gray. having been
bleached 10 that hue by the suns and
storms Of centuries. Taken altogeth-
er. this primitive dwelling was a thing
OF beauty and a JOY forever. Placed
a. Il was In the midst % a richly COLI
ored vegetation. surrounded by tropl-
cal flowers which clung over is sides
In fesioons Of dazzling brilllance. this
hrst dwelling place Of man was all
that he could have wished for.
The Glyptodon the animal to which
this beautiful shell belonged-was one
OF the most curious OF the queer crea.
lures which inhabited this world dur
ing prehistoric ages Il lived In the
vast wiids OF South America. which Il
shared with other great giants even
stronger than itself. Il was most
nearly related to the existing armadll-
10 with which We are familiar. Hence
Il Is often called the Giant Armadillo.
Il was. however. much larger
than the armadillos Of the present age,
and differed from them In that Il had
a more complete turtlc-like oarapacc,
consisting Of a single undivided she'll
It's legs were short and robust and the
feet elephantinc. as would naturally
be- expected In an animal OF such great
weight. Ia tail was large and club
like. and was also armorcd, When At
tackled. the Glyplodon would withdraw
its head into Us she'll after the manner
OF tortoise. and. as means OF
defense. would savagely switch lti
great armored tail about In an effort Il
strike the enemy.
The total extinction ~ the Glypio
don aud other large animals oontem
porary with Il has not been altogether
satisfactorily explained The rcmalnl
OF these extinct giants have usually
been found Ia great boz lands, and thb
fact has given rise TO a theory whlcl
may. In part. explain how these AMI
mails came 20 disappear from the Fac
of the earth. Some parts oi Suuu
America we're. and are still, suAlec
20 droughts Of long continued dura
ton. which at times last as long a
three years In succession. Most OF Oh
skeleions discovered In the boys wer
found In an upright position. Now,
long continued drought by drying a
all the brooks and lakelets In IN
country would naturally have drive
these animals from the parched ooun
tries to the great rivers. The groa
rivers. by reason Of the long dry sea
sons would be reduced 20 slende
streams. flowing between very exten
slve mud banks. Now the g.ganti
auadrupeds. In order TO reach the vat
er. would Of necessity have 20 wad
through these mud banks, and Il
quite probable that In doing 90 the
were engulfed IN the mud and mir
which frlnged the only water In n
country. OF course the great welsh
90 such an animal a. the 0lyp,odo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
(Meredlth Nugent. In New York
I.odrer ,

HHtAHN AHWNNNAH va ANNM AAAM
Ledgerl v
In the celebrated JardIn des Plantes.
In Paris. Is a mureum. which Is IA
nous for containing the most inter-
estlng as well as the most valuable
collection OF fossils In the world
While lelsurely saunterlng through
this museum one day came across the
great she'll OF the extinct Glyptodon. or
Giant Armadlllo, Of South America. II
was surrounded by skeletons Of other
giants even greater than itself-curl-
Gus creatures. bearing curious names
which roamed over this broad earth
In the ages long ago. The Glyptodon
well deserves a place In this West
minister Abbey OF the ancient giants
Tor such the French museum really Is
AS It is the only shell Of lis kind In
existence. What especially interested
ne. however. was that on a card at
iached TO this rare specimen II stated
that the she'll OF the Olyptodon was
probably the earliest dwelling place Of
man. Here was a fact which made
The she'll douhly interesting. and. on
looking AZ Il carefully. could not help
but think how admirably Il must have
served for this purpose. In the hrst
place. It was large and roomy. the
specimen | saw measuring eleven and
q half feet In length over the back and
nine feet across. Then again Il was
thoroughly waterproof. so that the na-
tive dld not have 10 fear a leak In the
roof OF his house. even during the Sc
yerest OF tropical storms Il must have
Afforded delightful shade from the
fierce rays OF the tropical sun. and be-
sides having two openings. one az each
end. must have always been cool nad
breezy. 10 there vas any wind stirring
az all Now that We have seen what a
very comfortable house % was on the
Inside. Dot ua take n look nt this she'll
Of the Glyp;odon from the outside and
Judge OF its appearance as 90 must have
looked from the quiet solitude Of a
forest trail n the savage cared for
outside appearances az all. he could
hardly have been disappointed. for a
house more beautiful could net be Inn
agined. There was none OF the ugly
squareneas OF a stone or brick front"
about Il. for that ancient forest dwell.
ing was dome-like In form. and grace
tul In line from every view. Again.
Il was covered completely with most
exquisite carvings. carvings daln;ily
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

anc Of the bloodiesl battles ever Wit
aesacd In or out OF the prize ring. In
Inc end the noted pug was spread out
IN the grclnd with a broken jaw. and
Il was several days before he was able
10 be- taken home. In addition to thiS
bennett was compelled 10 whip half
A dozen or more Of his antagonists
friends before leaving town. A num-
ber III other bullics from different parts
u the country met Bennett. with the
same result lie sent them all home
on aireicherA
During the war his prodiglous
strength came into good play. On one
occasion he lifted a ten FOUNDER Par
roit gun with two men asiride u. This
vas dcne on a wager 81 s.. all the
money he could raise 10 bet. In later
gears. while operating a saw mill OF hts
avn. he would. unaidod. remove de-
isctive boilers and replace them with
row ones. Tie lifted one end OF a 5000
nouud boiler that six men had vainly
lried 10 move Oak and ironwood hand
pixies TOO hcavs for ordinary men to
handle broke IN his hands. Tie has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

No woman In England IL more sin.
ccroly loved because % her high char.
actor aud noble deeds than the duchess
OF Teck. and there Is universal regret
that the state Of her health durlnr
the pasi year has lntorfored In a meas
uro with the prosecution OF some ct
her deeds Of henoyolcnce. Until hci
physical collapse her days work wa
fourteen hours long. and her week
numbered ak and sometimes seven
days. and her idea Of work means an
intimate knowledge Of an the accounts.
an the reports. all the plans OF each
one OF the hfty odd societies whose
lists are headed with her name. No
rule IA altered. no scheme adopted
that she does not attend to and thor.
oughly understand. With a mind pos.
sesscd OF the opposite qualities OF or.
iginailty Of resource and passion Tor
detail. q Is said OF her that she will
fash from the cut Of a single garment
for the 'necdlework guild" to the far
reaching plan OF dealing with bales OF
goods In a sentence.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

For many Ions years the young wom-
an called upon Ulysses. She had
brought him numborlcss packages Of
choice cigarettes. rs well as divers
aIeclmcns OF the more expensive gcnus
cigar She had repeatedly purchased
tickets for various celebrated prize
fights. and SITTER esoortlng him thlther
would see TO It that he had plenty Of
lemon cream puffs 10 murch upon dur
Ing the intervals OF smuggling Many
and many an evening had she assisted
him In increasing the numerals upon
ais poor hardworklng mamma's coal
and gas bills. and she had foen four
several sets % now springs added 10
the parlor sofa But hitherto she had
net stood up lilo a-or-woman. and
boldly declared her love for him. and
requested 20 be allowed 10 pay an bis
expenses In the future. IN consldCu-
ton Of hls donnirg her last ZANE.
But upon this special evening IN
question Ulysses had her dead TO
rights. Il may have beoa the wltchlng
golf costume in Old sold and baby blue
that he wore. or the shy grace With
which he plaead his tiny palm IN hers,
However. be- this o. Il may. she could
no longer restrain herself: but impul-
siyely threw her arms about his frall.
shrinking figure ard drew him tender
ly towards her.
As her lips rere from his she low
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

4 professor In the University Of
Geneva has invented an apparatus
which will n Ia claimed. enable almost
every deaf person 10 hear. even those
whose hearing seems 20 be entirely de-
stroyed. Il Ia called the mlcrophono
graph and magrihes sound on the same
principle as a magnifying lens IN.
crcascs llghL A battery h used with
more or less strength. according TO the
patient TO be dealt with. Absolute
deafness e said TO be extremely rare.
the nerves are dull and unrcsponslye
hut not totally dead. save IN very ox.
IRENE eases. The inventor OF this ap.
paratus IL preparing 20 exhibit al the
Paris exposition a machine by means
Of which an audience OF ten thousand
deaf persons. % 30 many can be- got.
ten together. may listen 20 lectures and
have the full benefits Of entertainments
% various sorts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
some LATE NEW THINGS.

To prevent the vibration ana iarring
out Of bicycle lamps a new device has a
pneumatic cushion 20 surround the
supporting bracket. being atted with a
valve Tor imitation by means OF the b.
cycle pump usually carried
To prevent a person from slipping
while climbing a ladder a new device
consists OF pair Of metal plates. strap
ped TO the soles OF his shoes. with an
arohed portion on the under aide to NJ
over the rungs Of the ladder.
Dry batteries are used In a row BIZ
cycle lamp, two cells being set side by
side In a case having a small lncaudcs-
cent light In front. surrounded by
oone-ahapcd reflector. the llght b,lng
turned on and OF by a button.
To take the place Of the proysrblal
sirins on the finger 10 Jog the memory
a new device has a double band ring
with a slot In the outer hand and tho
letters OF the alphabet on the inner
band to show through the slot
In new bicycle tire a combination
OF the old cushion and pnoumatls tires
Is used. the cushion being nodded into
the tread Of the tire and backed By tho
pneumatic pressure. only the cushion
coming In contact with the road
A new fare register for use IN street
cars has lever on the lower side
which moves an Indicator to three diff
ieront points on the dial 20 register
fares tickets and transfers on separate
counters, each total being visible
a Swiss clockmakcr has obtained a
patent on a clock face for use In Persia
aud other countries where people read
from right TO loft. the figures on the
dial being set In the reversed order
from those In use In this country.
A newly designed spring bed for sick
persons has a number Of sections IN
the frame and can be raised al the
end 10 bring the person into a SENT
reclining position AZ meal time OF
whenever desired 10 change position.
Bicycles can be placed In a safe DO.
sltlon and out Of the way by means Of 4
new device, consisting Of two hinged
arms attached to the side wall or cell.
Ing OF a room to grasp the handle bai
and saddle and raise the wheel TO N,
desired height
The combination OF a knife and rins
has Just been patented, the blade be
INK semiclrcular and hinged 90 thl
ring AZ one end with a spring In th'
Joint 10 hold Il either open or shut. th'
cutting edge htting into 4 recess 4
TIE ring when closed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

4 very remarkable bird % the one
shown In the Accompanying nlustra-
ton. This Is the Harry. a large diurnal
bird OF prey. - named after the tabled
monster Of the classical poets Il ls
an inhabitant OF the warmer parts OF
America from the south OF Mexico %
Brazil Though known for over two
hundred years. the habits OF this bird
have come very little under the notice
% competent observers. and what Is
said Of Il by the older writers as re-
cards is extraordinary holiness and
icrccliy must be taken with some little
suspicion. To be sure. a cuvory In
spection OF the bird. with its enormous
bin and talons. AZ once suggests the
remarkable powofs ~ destruction for
which Il Is given credit. and this Is
sufficient to account Tor the many
stories Of is ravagcs on mammals
sloths. fawns. peccarles. and spider
monkeys. Attacks on the human rrcs
even been imputed TO H. How much Of
this Is true and how much fabulous
there seems AZ present no means Of de-
termining Some OF the statements.
however, are made by Trustworthy
travellers. whose veracity on other
points has been confirmed. The Harry
IL not uncommon In the dense forests
of the isthmus of Panama. and one
naturalist who there observed Il states
that Is illght Ia slow and heavy. This
IL what one would expect. for Ia owl
like visage and its short wings. togeth-
er with rs soft plumage. would no,
indicate a bird Of very active habits.
but the weapons Of oifense with which
4, Ia provided show that Il must be
able to do battle with strong and Wig
orous prey. The appearance Of this
bird Il very striking head and
lower parts, except a pcctoral band
white; the former adorned with an
ereotile crest. the upper parts dark
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
SALT AND ITS PROPERTIES.

Used In washing the hair Il will pre-.
vent the hair from falling out.
Added TO buckle, Of water Il forms
remarkably effective Gre exungulsh.
er.
A handful Of rock sal, added IN IN.
bath is The next best thing 10 an ocean
dip.
A ieaspoontul Of salt ia , lamp viii
make kerosene oh give a brighter
light
As dentlfrice sal, and water VIII
not only cleanse. but vhlten the teeth
and will harden the sums
New calicoes soased IN a stronr ~.
luton o. salt Tor an hour before va.
ing viii retaia their colors better
Damp salt will remove the dl.c,lo,.
alton OF tea End the like In dlsh..
nat have been carelsssly washed
When broiling steak a pinch or ~,
OF SAT- thrown on the are will ou.,cb
Fat. ''fP'Hs
weak solution O. good f,r ,o,.
throat, 10 be used a. CARRIE ana ~.
~ still better u a few grains of "a
pepper arr added. w
Ink stains may be- removoa b. a.
use OF moisteued salt when n -
comes disoolorod remove ID ana me- .
",sh supply until no color RENAME
Dissolved In water and rnugs4 -.
the nos'rils Il Is Of use IN eurlns - ~
tarrh. but when chronic ia ~ -. -.
be persisted In nigh, and mornl,' -.
several months '''
A little salt In raw or bon,d -,
VIII prevent the irons from s,les,n-
aud make the starch whlier !, ~.
nVna are rough lay some AL, -
p'ees OF brown paper, lay plece =,
muslin over Il, and rub the nm nm ~ :,
" unui they are bright and smoo,, VI
a nag Of salt, heated and apn,,,,
over painful apo, Is often vcr "a, ~
esoloua In alaylng pain. e.nco,s,,,.
those q a eoliciy nature An M -. -
sen and bowels. uays a writer IN S IN.
hos'on Traveller A weak solu,,o, IL, !,
-aat ln water a q good remedy To-
~, lno'sestlon. especially ~.
s-. -.--.s'laea BY a sense Of welgat AL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

On Monday she win take an An.
teresi IN dress
on o. Tuesday she viii have trouble
with her servants.
on Wednesday she will dislike
mice
On a Thursday she will take more
than Seo months to reach the age Of
%.
On a Friday she viii ride a blcycle
On Saturday she viii suffer
throughout life from an inability 10
understand the precise distinction he.
tween yes" and no"
on a sunday she viii experience 4
perpetual dificulty In andlng boot,
small enough Tor her. -Plck-Me.Up
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Have lots OF trouble dropping your
pencil cut Of your vest pocket. don't
your Wei. why not try making a pen.
50 Supporter? Ary.oiy with a BIT OF
ftin wire end pair q g..--s can cas-.
ily make one. You Will SCI a good
idea of the supporter from the picture.
4 long loop Is made 20 o. over the
cloth mouth Of The vest. and another
round loop Is made just the size Of the
pencil. With this simple little device
you viii always have your pencil
whore you last placed a.
Some clever boy who has learned 10
make ;hoso little supporters so
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
WEIGHS $40 POUNDS.
.. \. Grimes FIND. Blcyciing a vory
Pleasant Pastime.

.. \. Grimes Find. bicycling a vory
Pleasant Pastime.
J. n. Grimes Is probably the heaviest
bicycle rider In the world. He weight
$40 pounds and Is twenty-eight years
old. Mr.. Grimes returned from Europe
a few days ago on the steamship ST.
Paul. having made bicycle tour
through Europe. The massive wheel.
man was born In Illgglnsport. Ohio
but makes his home In Cleveland. As
he came down the gang plank 10 the
dock In New York clad IN his bicycle
suit. he was greeted with looks OF as.
constituent "Yoa. have had a sp'on.
did time" said Mr. Grimes to a report.
er. Il uovor experience any difficulty
when riding. and can give some OF the
thin young mcn a pretty good chase
Grimes Is feet Inches tail. IIli
chest measurement Is 81 inches. waist
90 inches. hip. GS lnchog. thigh. 4.
inches. and calf. 20 inches
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

A plano on an entirely new principle
Il announced from Germany. The
strings are stretched across the sound.
Ing board as In the ordinary plano.
Tut the entire hammer mechanism Is
absent Instead. the depressing Of
the Key puts In action a magnet which
automatically attracts and releases the
wire thus producing vibrations With
out the metallic stroke which accom-
panies the sound Of the common type.
The resulting effect upon the tones ls
said tc be very remarkable. The high
notes resemble those Of an Acollan
harp. The middle and lower notes
are Ike a cello or an organ. Il re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
The I'D x-Ray.

\ woman durinl CONFUSION swal-
lowed a plate Of artificial teeth. For
nearly two years she carried this un-
comfortable article In her stomach and
suffered most seriously IN health. her
life being despalred Of several times.
The surgeon turned the X-rays on the
patient. located the plate. and cxtrac,.
ed II with the greatest success. no un-
pleasant consequences following the
operation. In discussion at a meet.
Ing OF surgeons Il was again and
again said that the X-rays were an adj
dltlon to surgical resources, tho value
Of which Il Is scarcely possible TO co.
innate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

apart. The new syztem Is 10 al extent
simple. especially when one comes 10
understand Il As this work has been
done by the Morse alphabet, a break
In the current was necessary 20 make
a dot, and bTc'k lar'lng ircm TIC
beginning u posillse Wa, 10 tho ed
NJ the following negative wave must
be used for n dash. In the new trans
mltier narrow wheel with nat me-
tallic periphery Is rotated with great
rapldity. In the test experiments the
current was transmitted TO the wheel
by two metallic brushes. which were
arranged side by side In contact with
the periphery OF the wheel. Il Is evil
dent that the current would ordinarily
fow from one brush through the wheel
20 The other brush. but n strip ~
Insulating material were pasted on tho
wheel In The line OF one brush. every
time Il came round and passed under
that brush the current would De hrok-
en-. A strip Of paper was perforated
with holes Of various length corre-
rpondlng TO the Continental Code.
which WIS used Ia the experiments.
and Il was carried over the wheel In
much the same way a. a bell ls by a
pulley. Just es long Us the brushes
were separated by the paper the cur
rent was intercepted and whenever the
brush reached a hole and touched the
wheel the current was restored. The
breaks ard contacts were arranged so
a. TO occur exactly al the sero point
u the alterations. AZ explained above.
so that no sparkling occurred The new
system has been given the name OF
'syncronograph l." Tho inventors
claim that two lines working on their
rysicm would handle the entire postal
business between New York city and
Chicago. and that letters could be sent
aad replies received on the same day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

The English press deems % an inter-
estlng e1incldence that President Kru-
ger lot a thumb by accident. while
Gladstone. 10 describing the aapuia-
ton % thu Anger. once said; The
absence o. pain sometimes amounts 20
pleasure. Il vas once my fate 70 have
a finger cut on and ! rccolisc, .erfect-
BY vsli that when the surgeons ceased
to hack me ! was more delighted than
I can express. I thought never en-.
perienced 30 lively a pleasure. "-Ex.
change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

MARSHAL W u BENNETT.
freonenlly lifted one end OF box cars
n, backing under them and raising his
todv. Heavily loaded wagons stalled
m the mire have been raised by him IN
ibe same way. In a similar manner he
has l.fiod an i.sOo-pound horse on iis
feet Another fAyoriie feat Is to take
n large man by the ankles and lif' him
uni,l hls head touches the ceiling. Or
ilnary sized men he holds out at arm .
lcnrth. one with each arm.
one o. his latest performances was
.hort lime ago when be and ave COM
nsoions were returning from the city
4. hand car They started out Just
she.a Of q passenger train and kept
~, 81 me way for ten miles. on cross
a. bridge near Galveston Bennett
~ h ,he darkness the form Of man
,n., ahead OF them Quick a. a Hash
wlsh she ether ave men asias sheiF a'-
49, .,snns.A Impeding lie car for.
w,rd psaaos bracsd nimseii Ana
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

which have been 40 mrea used o. late.
!; differs from these h,uEaos. however
IN having the rubber toeih on both
sides Of the ring This Is Gar ahead %
the ordinary rubber ring upon which
all the babies 20 this generation have
tlus far cut their teeth Gas the Dat
ended teeth serve 20 expand the skin
OF the gum. sofionlng q. thus greatly
aiding the coming tooth and allowing
perfect circulation Of the blood without
the irritation common with rings Of
other material
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

The SCARED and griuled veteran was
fccountlng stories Of hls war DAYS
Yes" he said. that bullet would
have entered my heart had Il not been
turned aside Mothers biblef" quer
led a listener Pack OF cards."
"sweetheart's plciure'" No. gentle.
men. Il was because the aim was bad
and the bullet never came near me-"