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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

by school buildings with every modern
convenience A few years ago. with the
exception OF the large cities or towns.
where people were more heavily taxed.
the school buildings consisted mostly
OF either dugouts or log huts. Many
o, the log houses are still scattered ov-
er the state. and there IL still standing
the FIRST one erected within the bord-
ers OF what II now the state. This one
Is In MOntezuma county. and In the
light OF modern arrangements Il looked
upon as a veritable relic. Il consists
OF log house with four windows and
one door. the window now having
pancs Of glass. something that they dld
not possess when the house was nrs,
erected. But the most curious feature
OF this old-tlmor Ia the stockade which
runs entirely around the building. Il
Is made Of logs with their ends stuck
In the ground. and here and there holes
have been cut through the solid logs
leaving a place where the school teach
or and pupils could poke tho muEzlel
OF their guns and shoot down the In
dams who were then practically In poo
session OF the territory. The stockadu
served long and well as a protection
against the sayages.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

According TO L'Eiectriclen, OF Par
IL. a Russian scientist has invented a
telephone far superior 10 anything
hitherto used. With II a man may
talk TO more than one Of his fTienda
Al a time. provided they are all In the
same room. for II Is not necessary TO
stand near the receiver In. order TO
hear the sound. The voice Issues from
metallic funnel. and may be heard
At some distance. The new telephone
has other advantages. Sounds trans
mltted through Il lose very little OF
their Intensity by reason Of distance.
In experiments made between Moscow
and Rostof. a distance Of eight hun
dred and seventy miles, speech. songs
and music could be clearly heard. A
large number OF oficial people were
present at the experiments, and the
ofhclal report was full Of praise Of the
new telephone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

on which he became the editor OF the
sun. which has ever since been the
lavorlte journal OF newspaper men
generally IN America. For many years
Mr. Dana has not been active In the
management OF his paper. although It's
conduct ls animated by his ideas. He
Is a benevolent man. fond OF encourag-
ing Utopian dreamers even II he does
not believe In their philosophy. and
withal. Is perhaps the most picturesque
figure In newspaper literature Of Amer
lea. standing. as he does, between the
old orthodox ideas and the new iourn-
alism OF the day.
Joseph Medill. OF the Chicago Tri-
bune. was once a prominent aspiran'
Tor the doanery. but Of late years the
Tribune has fallen below the Standard
OF the sun. Mr. Medlll has retired
from the duties Of lts chief editor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

The second wife OF Dr. Edward
Hodges. long the organist Of Trinity
Church. New York. was a Miss Moore.
OF New York. a woman OF fne mind
and fascinating conversation. Like
many a devoted wife. she had TO re-
member that before her marriage she
had laughed little at the man who
was 10 be her husband She was at
once attracted by his appearance and
his dress. and yet her 'nrst comment
upon him was a ruthless one. She had
met him at the gate OF her cousin, Dr
Clement Moore.
"Who Is hcg" she asked. going In.
"Why. Sarah" said her cousin. thai
IA the great Doctor Hodges"
Dear me- returned she, u though
Il was an old Scotch peddler"
And when she was married to him
she yentured to pun upon his profession
and called him her "old English ped
aler" Another title given him by he
eyer-ready tongue was the lnetiahl
Hodges" because she loved Hodges Il
70 moro than any other service h
ever used. Their marriage vas one q
the greatest happiness. Tor clever a
she was In the intellectual side Of IN,
her character shone brightest In N
daily walks OF home She was one q
those who are always giving withou
stopping to think whether they q,
ceIyc. and her reward was the cons.au
tribute Of daily love.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11
a PEEP INTO AFRICA.
Marco Polo's Account Of the Natives and
the Animals.


The eastern coast OF Africa was an
unknown region in Marco Polo's day
and when he had Travelled 80 far TO
the southern end OF Asia that he be-
gan 20 get gllmpsea OF Africa, he could
not believe that he heard reports from
the eastern side OF that continent-ol
which he already knew somethihe' ~
Il formed the southern border OF the
Mediterranean Sea. SO he speaks oil
Madagascar (which he calls MadelsaA-
car and Zanzibar (which he calls Fang.
hibar) as though they were paris OF
India. II we remember that Marco
was the frs, writer. European or ASIA
tic 20 mention Madagascar by that
name. and almost the FIRST to give inc
world any information concerning tnA'
unknown land. we may excuse the
fact that his geography Is sometimes
mixed. But his descriptions OF inc
people and the animals OF eastern Al
RIGA are pretty accurate. a. may De
seen:
They are all black. their hair Is as
black as pepper. and 80 frizLly tha'
even with water you can scarcely
stralghten H. And their mouths are
so large. their noses 30 turned up. theiI
lips 40 thick. their eyes 80 big and
blood-shot. that they look like very
devils. they are In fact 80 hideouSly
ugly that the world has nothing &c
show more horrible .
There are also lions that are olaet
and quite different from ours. Ah'
their sheep are all exactly alike IN COZ
or: the body all white and the hea'
black: no other kind OF sheep Is foun'
there. you may rest assured. Thel
have also many glranes. This Is
beautiful creature. and must give yo'
description OF Il. It's body u shor
and somewhat sloped TO the rear 10
It's hind legs are short, while the for
legs and the neck are both very Ions
and thus Us head stands about tire
PAGES from the ground. The head J
small. and the animal IL not AZ All mis-
chievous. lis color ~ all red and WHIT
, In round spots. and u Ia really a beau
I tiful object. The women OF this ISLAM
are the ugllest IN the world. with thcl
) great mouths and big eyes and the
I noses. The people live on rice an
. nesh and milk and dates. and the
! make wine Of dates and OF rice and
good spices and sugar There Is
. great deal OF trade. and many me-
chants and vessels 20 thither.-l To
True Story of Marco Polo" by Noa
Brooks. IN s. Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

A noble record Is that Of Trinity
Church OF Boston. II Is the church
over which that large-hearted. oonse-
Grated man. Phillips Brooks. was rec
tor for 30 many years. lie present rec
tor stated few sabbaihs since that "a
work Of charity during the las, twenty
years had reached In contributions an
average Of one thousand dollars a Sun
day for every Sunday the church had
been opened These were voluntary
onerinFs for all who have needed sue
cor and the ministries Of pecunlary
help. quite apart from the costly main
tenance OF the services OF the church
itself. Il shows the great influence for
God and humanity an earnest. great
hearted preacher may have over the
people who listen 10 his religious teach
lngs. and are ennobled by the example
Of his unseilsh life II speaks. too.
more emphatically than words can de-
clare Il. Of the sympathy felt by men
Of wealth. and by men active and pros
porous IN business. for those Tor whom
fortune has not shown favor. and whose
lives ere under the shadows Of priva-
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11
DRUNK FROM Loss OF SLEEP.


Results Of a scientific Tests Upon sub
isets Kept Awake Ninety Hours.
Experiments 10 test the effect Of con-
tinued sleeplesmess is the latest ex-
plot Of science. says the New York
Journal. Prot. II. c. Warren OF Prince
ton university IN a paper describes the
findings OF Prof. Patrick and DIT. Gil
bert OF the university OF Iowa on the
effects Of the loss OF sleep. Those who
have missed their normal rest for sew
eral nights In succession feel lassl-
tude and a sort OF depressing interest
In life. They behave queerly and
seem TO lose an equitable judgment OF
things. Events seem out OF proper
ton and often ordinary occurrences APP
pear to 60 zigEag. This IL the Sleep
less Jag" and It's Authorizations are
az marked as those OF a man carrying
an overload Of liquor. Three normal
subjects composed OF instructors and
hence men not easily susceptible to In
fiuence were tested by Prof. Paricl
and DIR. Gilbert They were kept AWAKE
for a period OF ninety hours wlthou
resort 10 stimulants or other physlolog
teal means. During the four day
and three nights OF the test they wer
engaged. as far as possible. In thei
usual occupations. Their meals wer
nj the usual hours. After the secon
night the hSt subject suffered curiou
visual FANTASIES He compliance
that the floor was covered with
greasy looking. molecular layer OF RAP
idly moving particles. They worrie
him almost TO desperation. often thi
layer seemed 10 him a foot above N
iioor and parallel with II and II cause
him tremendous trouble. M he stun
bled about and tried 10 step on H. II
staggered and tumbled. but he couldn
get a sure foOtstep He would try
walk on space. thinking the door va
a foot above where Il was. and whe
: his efforts met disaster he seemed r1r'
. ~ distressed. Later the air was IA
; OF these dancing particles. which deve
oped into swarms OF little bodies lil
B knata but colored red. purple or blac
= They Eyrated. Il seemed 10 the subiee
IN great glee. and he frequently climbs
upon a chair to brush them from abol
n the gas Jet. This amused him great
Especially was he entertained by q
a various colorH In which he saw the II
!, lie troopers NJ they drove about him
/, countless hordes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

SIR ucnry Parkes on Ills Eariy Years.
The Australian mail brings the an
nouncemeut OF the publication Of tho
irst OF the three lives OF the late Sir
Henry Parkcs that were known to be
10 active preparation. Il Is by Mr..
Charles Lyme. who was the private sec
rotary and trusted confident OF Sir
Henry for many years Tie was de-
slgnated a. bis blographer by Sir Henry
himself. who, indeed. read and revised
a portion OF the book IN its manuscript
form. one day during one OF his Pre-
mlorshlps Sir Henry was reading a re-
cently-pubulhcd lie OF Mr. Gladstone
and. laying down the volume Tor a mo-
mont he said to Mr. Lyme. Il wa,
thinking when rggdug O. OF a compari'
SON between Mr. Gladstone's liic and
ms own. when Dc was at Elton, pre-
par.ng himself Cor oxford, cnloying al
/ the advantages OF a good education
with plenty % money and belnl
trained Ia every way for his future DO
sitlon AZ n statesman. / was working OF
rope-walk At "a day, and sufere'
such cruel treatment that | wa
Knocked down with a crowhar. and dl'
not recover my senses Tor half an hour
From the rope-walk went 10 labor Il
brick yard, where was again bru
tally used. and when Mr.. Gladstone wa
at oxford was breaking stones on IN
Queens highway with hardly enougl
clothing to protect me from the cold.
Truly a striking and dramatic contras
between the early years Of two Prim
Ministers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

No man Is good enough to severn
another man without that others con-
scnt-lincoln.
Tho secret Of life Is not 20 DO wha,
one likes. but 10 try to like that which
one has 20 do. and one does come 70
like tin ume.-nInah Muloch
Cralk.
To rule ones self and subdue ones
passion Is so much the more praise
worthy as few know how TO DO 90. and
IN proportion as the causes that cx-
cite our Indignation and desires are
moro Just GulccinrdlnL
Tho passions and desires, like the
two twists OF a rope, mutually mix one
with the other. and twino incXtricahly
round the heart. producing good y
moderately INDUCED. but certain de-
uructlon n suffered 10 become inor-
B dinatc. r.. Burton.
when our names are blotted ont and
our place knows us no more. the enc
I crgy oi each social service viii remain,
/ and so too. lot us not forget viii each
social disscryico remain, like the uu-
Z ending stream of one OF Natures
] forces John Morley
To every man OF great original pow
or. there comes On early youth a mo-
ment OF sudden discovery of self
recognition when his own nature u
revealed TO himself, when he catehe.
Tor the nrst time a strain Of that i'm
mortal song 20 which his own spirit
answers. and which becomes thence
forth and for ever the inspiration Of
his life, "llke noble music unto noble
I words. "-President Garfield.
Thoughts are firs, clouds, then rain
/ then harvest and food. The philoso'
phy OF one century Is the common
sense OF the next Men are called
fools IN one age for no, knowing what
they were called fools for averring m
the axe before. We should 30 live and
labor IN our time. that what came q
ur as seed may 80 10 the next genera
ton a. blossom. and that which came
20 ua a. blossom, may 80 TO them 81
lrull Thls Is what we mean by proE'
resa-Henry Ward Besoher.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

Any American bicycle maker who
seeks Information as 10 the best means
Of Introducing his wares abroad aad
particularly In Italy cannot do better
than consult a report on this subject
made to the state department BY United
States Consul Johnson az Venice. The
consul says that while the Italians
make q fair bicycle. the people gener-
ally prefer foreign wheels, and II the
American maker can supply three
grades. about $3.50. tes.S5 and Sii5.so
each. there can be no question that q
good market can be found. lie adds
"As yet. in Italy. women have not "a.
ken very enthusiastically TO bicycling
but the interest taken by them In THU
district IL daily increasing, especially
those who aspire TO a position In The
fashionable world. a. It seems 10 b
quite the proper thing and In excel
lent form for a woman Of q smart se
20 be an expert bieyelist-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

dean OF American Journalism ana II
may DO truly said that II was he who
lifted journalism to the dignity OF a
profession. There are those who at
tribute 10 his influence che fact that
the newspaper writer's have been en-
Gbled TO earn salaries more or less com
mensurate with the intelligence and
ability involved In their work. Mr..
Dana Ia now rs years old. and most OF
bis long life has been spent In work
connected with the writing and edit
Ing OF newspapers. lie worked with
Horace Greeley on the Tribune and was
paid $40 a week for work that he after
ward nyowed was worth four times tho
money. II was these early rebufis that
determined his career. lie was not
impressed with the newspaper hack OF
the early days and he set TO work "a
teach newspaper men the real mean
/ lng Of their calling and 10 establish a
code OF journalistic ethics which will
long survive him. lie had the pleas.
ure Of repaylng Greeley's roughness by
supporting him for the presidency Of
the United States The date Of his real
greatness In the newspaper Geld IL that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

The people OF Tennessee have pre-
pared 10 celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary OF the admission Of the
state into the Union. by holding a
great centennial and International ex-
position al Nashville. Centennial Park,
whore the exposition viii be held. is a
two hundred acre tract OF highly i'm
proved and situated In the western
suburbs Of the city. II IL easily reached
By three electric street car lines and
one steam railway line. Railroad pas
scnger rates from every section Of the
country to Nashville. durlug the prog
rcss OF the exposition. Win be reduced
10 the minimum. The climate Of Mid
die Tennessee a. delightful. and the
country surrounding Nashville d
Ideally beautiful. The main building.
Of the exposition are; "rhe Parthe'
non" "Tho Ercch,heon." "The Audi
torlum, Administration. Chldrcn's
Commerce. Transportation. Agrlcul
ture. Minerals and Forestry. Machln
cry. Negro. and Government The di
menslons OF the buildings which arr
10 contain commercial exhibits. exclua
I've Of anncxos. are as follows Com
merce. 500xsl5 feet; Transportation
io0xi2O feet: Machinery. S75xi2s feet
Minerals AMI Forestry, tOOxl25 feet
Agriculture. 525xi55 feet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

Tho veteran actor said: "oh, yes
indeed YOU certainly are quite mistak-
en- IN thinking there Ia no practical dlf-
ference between the romantic drama
ana the realistic drama. Yes. Now
10 illustrate. l have been hero in both,
and IN both have gathered the heroine
To my bosom. In the romantic drama
a cellulold bosom went, In the reals
tic drama nothing but linen would 81
for a minute. Detroit Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

The commercial invasion Of the
Ualted States by Japan IL imminent
Her manufacturers are indomltable and
Il seems that tho japanese are not dis
posed to buy anything abroad which
they can make AZ home. The balance
Of trade between Japan and the
United States seems fxcdly against US
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

Bishop Newman. OF Omaha. Neb.. who
was General Grants pastor preached
the sermon on the occasion OF Presi-
dent McKinlcy's initial visit The yen-
erablo Dr. John Philip Newman Is a
prominent figure In the history OF the
Methodist church In America. His
hrst appointment as pastor OF the
Metropolitan church In Washington,
ID. C., was In 1863. and he remained
there nine years, during which time
he served three months as chaplain Of
the United states senate. In 1873 Pres
ldent Grant commissioned him "a
make a tour OF tho world as inspector
Of conmlatcs and 20 compile special
commercial reports, The literary
fruit Of this voyage was another OF Dr.
Newman's books. babylon and Nine
yeh." Dr. Newman was transferred
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

At meeting 90 the faculty OF Che
Union Theological Seminary the other
day Mu Emile Grace Briggs vas
awarded me second place in the grudu-
ailnr class Miss nrigg is the daugh
Ter Cd Prof Charles A. Briggs, and che
"a the ars, woman to he graduated from
a Presbyterian theological seminary.
Though she Is now a graduate OF a
Presbyterian seminary. OF course Miss
Briggs cannot speak In any OF the
churches But though she canno, talk.
she has written two sermons. and the
faculty haa pronounced them most ex-
colicnt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

one Ian Has started cut 20 Capture

I'm. Ian uss started cut 90 Capture
IT,
Black Point key. Florida. is now
known as Snake key from the fact that
n huge Brazilian boa has had control
Of the island. much 10 the terror OF
the guides who 20 there and the few
inhabitants OF the closely Islands
SAYS the St Louis Globe-Democrai
The story Is that several years ago
steamer with a circus on board toun-
dered on the island The snake was
then possibly 10 feet long. but reliable
persons state that Il IL now 80 feet long
ana Of generous proportions otherwise.
Indian guides are afraid 20 10 there
since last fall. when two Of their num-
her we're killed by some mysterious
thing. and the snake was blamed Tor
A. Several other persons who ven
turcd 10 land have disappeared and
tourists now cannot get guides TO 40
there 10 explore the island, which Is
about Gfty acres In extent and thickly
grown with low shrubs. W. Ralsion'
agent Tor the Smithsonian Institution
snake department. has undertaken for
the East Coast Railway Company Ia
capture the serpent" He states that
he has no fear Of his ability TO catch
| q. tie has reliable reports Of IL e1'
lstcncc and thinks Il Is there SURE
enough. Tie says that be viii prepare
a huge canvas bag, by Z by 80 feet
and will manage with bait TO atirac
the serpent In. When once Il begin
TO crawl In Il will continue going
After get him once headed Tor th
bag he's my meat" said Mr. Ralstol
confidently. Ralston Is an expert viii
serpents. handling all kinds with ute
fearlessncas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

4 Is said that Queen Victoria. on her
return from the south OF France. will
visit Mr. Astor-or Arstor. as his adj
mlring English friends call him. This
will be In recognition Of Mr. Astor'a
generous contribution for her majesty'a
starving subjects In India. The queen
may very well encourage Americans
with 90 much wealth as,Mr. As,or en-
Joys This rich American exile has
spent a great deal Of money In heI
realm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

80 kissing ever occurs In Janan.
oven between husband aud wlfe-an
oven between a mother and child: ma
shaking OF hands In salutatlon. II one
were 60 offer kiss 10 a japanese
maiden. she would probably think she
was going to be bitten.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

InQuirlng Tourist Gin oklahoma)-'
What kind Of a man Ia your pastor, the
Rev. Jack Jonks2 Alkali lko-Flnest
kind OF a fellor, Haint got but one
fault IN the world-he's 90 DANCED
Quarrelsomo when he Is drunk.-New
York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11
SCHOOLS IN Loo Hurs.
with stockadss nullt TO Wage War on
the Indians.

with stochadss nult to Wage War on
IN" Indians.
Colorado enjoys the proud distinction
OF having enrolled In her schools "a
CSC pupils: at least those are the iig-
ures given In the biennial report Issued
by Mrs. A. J. Peavey. the superintend-
ent Of public instruction Of that COM
monwealth. says the "a Louis Repub-
lie. Thirty odd thog d OF these pup
rs do not regularlyMend school. and
there may possibly be a reason for
that. inasmuch as In the same report
Mrs. Peavey presents some excellent
pictures Of mos, Of the public schools
OF the state In Colorado probably al
much as In any OF the western states
II Is not always handy for young people
TO go a great distance TO attend TO theii
intellectual training. and. owing TO GER
tain financial conditions. the schools
cannot be maintained where there arr
only a few taxpayers scattered over
considerable AREA. II must not be I'M
derstood that Colorado children have
to secure their learning In the open ali
and under the blue skies OF heaven
for In every county OF the state Their
Is al least one public schoolhouse, bu
such buildings as they are might fright
en- the wits out OF the ordinary school
marin OF the more thickly populate.
east. In many portions Of the stat
money has been laylshly expended 10
modern school buildings. but In som
OF the outlying districts the schools u
which the pioneers had their ehildrei
taught to read and write still hold III
fort. II Is expected that In a few year
All this will have been changed an
that the peculiar dugouts and siockad
buildings will have been supersede
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

III you VIII keep the unofficial peo-
pie In order, VIII promise you the
Official people win never make war 60
Thus said Lord Salisbury at recent
dinner In hoD0f Of the United States
ambassador a. TIE court Of S. James
and our minister smiled. In this coun.
try the officials" are simply the ser
wants % the "unoficiais"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11
PLEA FOR THE OWL.
NioHT-BIRD WHICH SHOULD
NOT BE KILLED.
Hes n Queer yellow. aud lie Has Some
VERY Interesting Habits Some Popular
Convictions Uprooted-Rid u of Very
Much Undesirable Nerniin.

HE popular and
deeply rooted con
vlction that many
Of the birds are the
farmers natural
enemies is entirely
erroneous. On the
contrary many OF
these maligned lit
tle creatures do the
farmer good sery'
ice. The hoopoo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

TO New York IN 1877. and subsequent
~ 70 pastorates In the south and west
For some years he resided in Baiti-
more. engaged In literary and church
historical work. His conservation no
bishop occurred IN 1883.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

Tho proposal was seriously made In
South Africa 10 make Cecil Rhodes the
namosake TO- every baby born there
during the great mans period Of trial
before the parliament COMMITTEES.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-11

Philadelphia has a sign reading; "io
Made Pies, and barber shop IN TIE
same city bears this inscription on "a
window. &C. Washington Smith, tom
serial abattolr. New York Tribune.