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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

evening AZ about ESQ O'Clock. The
murderer was taken 90 jefferson for
safe keeping as he was threatened by
Judge Lynch. a. about 6 o'clock Fri.
day evening sam Vaughan raid 90 his
wife. y am going out 90 get money.
o. o. thought that he went direct 90 the
residence 20 william d. BIrdsonr. 9
wealthy farmer whom De knew 20 BE-
ahscnt on business. and who was gen.
orally supposed 20 have q large amount
Of money about the house. Finding nc
one there except Mrs Birdsong. az BE-
expected. he demanded OF her a large
amount OF money which was supposed
70 be 10 her possession. She refused.
and then he shot her and cut her throat
from ear 20 ear he then searched tho
house. lut did not ana the money. Tor
before De had finished rlnncklng the
house De was frightened away. be was
captured about $3.50 that evening and
placed Ia iail 40 California. We had
no sooner been placed la iall than q
number Of clt.sens began cougrCgatinr
about the iail and crying, Lynch him
lynch him" sheriff Born. finding 20
uusete 20 keep him there. removed him
Vaughan. who Is accused Of this muir
Der, was once 10 the Cole County Sail
Tor horse stealing. His reputation %
generally bad.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

% has hccn said that there ara no
skaters on icc ln the world a. graceful
as the American girls This may Do
due in measure io thr difference ln
mcihod between the skating % The
glrl nj the new world and her English
sister, but De- the cause what d may.
the truth Of the assertion still holds
IN essential feature ~ the Esss-iish
method j. % skate with straight
mce which cannot d. accomplished
% The lritcr and 40 doe same time give
the graceful easy stroke which j. so
noticeable characteristic ~ the
American skater II cannot D. said.
however that thc women of the ull
Cuuutry are as prone tn adopi this
method as The men. and there are In
England to-day some ually uue
skaters Engl.shmcn as % rule execute
thc.r movements on the lcp On grand
scale They appear tn o. dying rather
ilan merely gliding over thp sur'acr of
ihr lrr. and some of their strokes are
uDlN wluvls of strength aud shu.
One stroke frequently carrying the
skater the cni.w lougth of the rink.
Thc American skater however takes
thr stroke with slightly hcudtd Knee
and then coming up io tho straight
lucc' movement makes q most elsv
1ul graceful appearance -Wasl.ne.an
rust
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Two Chinook salmon. captured To-
Coos Bay. Oregon. worn discovered 90
be- peculiarly marked. q circle nclos.
Ing Chinese or Japanese characters was
srsnGei on the Jaw bone. This circle
scented 20 have been burned into the
bone with a iethot iron. I, o. thought
that the ash. aitc' having been brand.
"a IN Asia, loft their native rivers and
encountered the Japan stream. which
they followed until lhCy reached the
American shores, This theory. g true.
upsols the one nov held by plsca,orIal
experts. which a that the salmon al.
ways returns 10 The stream whore ID
was spawned, The nsh commissioner
viii make a thorough Investigation 10
discover II possible whether these fsh
were really branded IN Asia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Emperor William has twelve valeia
wtose whole duiy n Is 10 take carr of
his uniforms and costumes. the value
Of which Is estimated at <1HlO0. The
london Globe correspondent sass that
his uniforms Of the German army and
navy. Including helmets. caps. shakes.
rides. swords and iabers. arr Kept IN
cuphoards Next % these come the
uniforms Of tho Saxons. Rararlans.
Hcssians and others. Separated IN
other larga cuphoauls arc the Ausirl.
an, Russian. swedish. English and
Italian uniforms, all uady % .accom-
pany the kaiser IN Dts journeys OF %
De- used on the occas.on Of prIncelr
visits. Finally must b. mentioned his
hunting aud shooting costumes. his
court drcsses. bis yachting and lawn
tennis uniforms anl DTS private dress.
cs. Whcn ihc emperor travels DIS uni-
forms and costumes dll two or ihrcc
carriages Ills majesty D. vrrY tond
of lcwcly and cur.os. He Wcan hair
n dozen rlngs, and a laun watch and
chain and O bracket n h's r.eht arm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

This D. irue Eueli.h ghost story III
au unconventional knd A Young lady
arrived hfe lf uIlhi On tisll Oh q
gnd She aNoke m ODE darkness ~
Hud nhlr istIv ai Poe iuuf of The
bed While soc watched 20 the hoI
clothes were suddenly wh'skel aH ana
the apuluilon vanished. After an
anxious. nOi to ly chilly nlehi fha
visitor went down. with LITTLE anne
Gee. o. breakfast Al TIE table she
was ln,roduccl io a gpntlemlu. a very
Ola friend of the family. Who haa. ~.
harmed also hcen sleeping ia fha
house. he complained ol the cold m
hope you viii excuse me-" ho Snhl 4,
the hostess, "hnt I found Il - cald
during che night thar. knowing the
ruom next 90 milne was unoccun.rd I
took iho liberty 81 going Ia aud carry.
ING or the bed clothes % sunnlemonf
my own. The ruom. as ID hannrne.l
was not unoccuple1 bat hc never
learned bis mistake ArsonauL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Methodist Episcopal Church. She dis
appeared from her home shortly before
daylight one morning. When r body
was taken from the pond NJ Bailey
was IN Media. ostons.bly IN search OF
bis missing wife. and neighbors told
The authorities % quarrcls which the
couple had been having for several days
over papers for $1,000 held by the wife
Deputy Coroner Russell and Chief Of
Police Jenrles theroupon commenced
an investigation. Bailey returned home
on a late train and was placed under
arrest the charge upon which he Is
held being that Of beating and abusing
bis wife on the night preceding her
disappearance. Bailey vehomontly de-
MED the charge against him. Two
women testified that the couple had
qlarrelod over the possession OF prop
erty. william Bailey. a brother OF
The preacher testified that the clergy
man and his wife lived unhapplly to-
gethcr. but denied that she had ever
been abused.
They had some words over the pa
peu on Tuesday" be said. "and M
brother demanded that be De given pos
session OF them. She had said that she
Intended 10 k.l him She also told ne
that she would Kin herself ! heard
her leave her room 90 4 O'Clock Wednos-
ily morning Some hours later We
began search Tor her. and tracked her
footsteps TO an alley Ia the rear OF the
house"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

The Rage Of Modern Artillery Has
Changed Old Conditions

Ahf HHnHf OF NnnFfu AfiilirrI las
Changed old Conditions
An article Of exceptional interest =
evidently written By a spanish mill
tary oifcer-appars 10 the current
number Of the Memorial de Artllln. "
showing that The extended range Of
modern artillery has completely rcvo-
lutIonizcd ihc conditions which have
hitherto enabled Gibraltar 90 protect
les own arsenal and dnekyarl and 20
afford safety fur vessels nt anchor un-
der ihc guns of lts fortress
When Gibraltar was lakcn hy The
English in 1903 iie greatest range Tor
artillery Ore was only about 5000
yards. so that o nwi uudcr ODE batter
IHs OF Gibraltar WIS secure against a.
lacs from the Spanish coast
% o. now pointed oEi ihat with o.
comuirat.vcly small expenditure Of
money hy Che Spanish government.
batteries constructed in ihe bag vi 81
Gcrlma upon tho ridge of H.amiains
known na iir Queen ~ suliu's chair.
would actually command Gibraltar az
"a distance of D.WW yards. aud would
he capable of domolshIug ihr whole
longih of thc fori.hcailons from ihe
Gal'eric, To- Europa Point These
Spanish batteries would also threaten
The entry of ships of war 10 Molrs.
This plan would merely Involve Che
mounting of some forty heavy guns of
from ilinch tO i2inch cnllher. and "a
similar number of huW.ixers
40 ihe prteeut moment thc Strategic
M points on ibis part ~ che spanish
coast arr entirely uniorthed. and with
Srl.u's present cmharW.emeufs lu
Cuba and the Philippines. o. D. not
likely. ns tho Broad Arrow points ont,
that ihe Madrid government win take
immediate action In doe matter. Bui
that these batteries may hr cons iTuct-
cd some day or othcl Is far from Inn
probable. and in view lf the great im-
luriauee i0 England o' Gibraltar o. q
naval base. aud thc renewed eXncndl-
turc upon Dos combined arsenal and
q Heklnul ihe subject ls beginning 90
attract tho serious attention of naval
ard military auiAaliilcA-Ncw York
Hcmh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22
TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES.
Not Nery Dangerous Ordinary Rates
Except for Tireuorks.

AAffNA ANN hANtMNfNAa
Tho transportation OF dynamite
fireworks. and. In fact. ala kinds o.,
explosives" said n leading manninc.
trrer OF dynaTiie 70 a New York Trlb.
nue. reporter scently. rs almost as
common aa .-of dry goods or gro
ceries. High Mdoaiyoa are shipped 10
an parts Of tA6 world hy rail- aud by
water aah whether they are on land
or sea- they are not particularly dan.
gerous " they are properly slowed and
cared for ! wouldn't be afraid 20 make
voyfge around The world Iu state.
room filled with dynamite 70 % was
properly slowed and there were no ful.
minaiing caps 10 Ignite b. Dynamite
docs not explode by spontaneous com.
lushon. IL a carefully packed for ship.
mcnt Ia paper crirldFc6. which are
placed IN saNdust in strong wooden
boxes. marked on tho tops and sides.
Explosive Dangerous Steamship
which carry Passengers have magazines
Tor dynamite. and. in fact. also for
black powder and all kinds OF oxplo-
nlyes When the explosives are prop.
orly placed Ia the magazines and not
inioriered with afierwari they are not
a source OF danger under ordinary cir
cumsiances When they are shipped on
railroads they are generally placed 10
separate cars apart from other kinds OF
freight The rate of freight on oxplo-
siyes ia about the same ag that on dry
goods or any other commonplace COM
mcrclal commodity. The rate OF IN
auranco Is also about the same a. on
other goods. There are some English
and American Insurance companies
that will not take risks on explosives
bot there are plenty a. companies
which issue poiic.os. ro that there ls o..
trouble experienced Boz having chip.
mcus ful.y covered Dynamite with
proper care can Dee handled as safely
as amy ordinary commodity" a prom.
ineut producer OF fireworks said. Fire
works can Do shipped by most lines Of
railroads and steamships. but only at
lu.-class freight rates. The Sound
aiolmor5 willrot take fireworks but IN,
Metropolitan outside line win. bccaus,
they carry no passengers. Most OF Oh,
fireworks sent cas-, from here az,
shipped on tha Ncv York. New Haven
a Hartford railroad Tho ola Domiu.
ION and oiho southern steamship line.
WIil carry explosives bu. only Boz sep
arate compartments on their upper
decks Fireworks and other explosive.
ore also shipped on canal boats with.
ogt difficulty 80 large stocks OF ox
piolivos are Kept ON hand ga this city
There are four magazines for STORM,
them near Fort Lee and as they ar,
transported in small QuanuUes. thN
danger De- reduced 90 a minimum"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

proic or Brewer of Yale University.
in a recent address called attention t0
The interesting iaci tiat at the begin
nins oi This century no, o. single city
in Chrs'rudom bad SD many as o. mill
ZION iuhab.tanft % 1890 Paris had
$4,000 and .n 1901 London bad $4,000
Great cities could noi sz.l, then as tAo
advance OF science has enabled them %
exist to-day science has helped toe
cities not only hy conllorlug pos,i-
lonco and teaching the has OF health.
but hy enabling them 20 draw their
supplies from the rcmoicsi quarters 90
enc earth instead 90 being dependent
ior food. ar was thc case ai the open
Ing 5i tho century. upon the reelon 90
country Immediately lgrraaud!a-
them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

John Rech. who straneled his wife
and buried her body in the woods near
their home at Es,eyllle n, j.. last
March. and who IL now undergoing a
tweniy-years' sentence In states prls-
on. made confession 70 ex-Sherin
Smith Johnson shortly after hts con
vlciion, and Il was made public a day
or two ago. Rech explained TO OK
sherin Johnson that after s,rangliug
his wife with his hands she revived
while be was carrying her 20 The woods
lie then tied a Handkerchief tlghtly
around her throat. and buried her be-
fore NE was cxtlnct No douh, exists
90 Che minds Of those who have heard
The story that % these facts had come
before The jury Rcch would have paid
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22
Hwtas Towns rfilIrr the uountain
STREAMS in Many WAYS

HMlaa Towns Utilize the Muunl1tu
STREAMS in Many Was.
Besides a considerable number of
large waicrnower Installations. swllf-
erlaud .s full Of smallpower plants.
nearly every town In that LAND ~ wa
'frfalis and mountains being wen sru-
piled with power from the white
coal. as the melting SHOWS on thu
mountain slides have been wei called.
Says Casters Magazine When thcre
are no llr-e strrams. many small ONES
are lmuoundfd and collected Ia riser.
vuIr on the hiils.tas. and 10 is rare -
nud placr OF ans size that d not well
lighted hy the power 81 sumr mountain
stream.
40 MonirDux Tire electric iramuay
Cots d. power ln this way. aud fum
ihe old Roman town 81 Neycy % the
mrdncral eas!le OF ChIllOn. one may
ridc ln % trolley car proreliei By lhr
power of an insignificant little sircam
which may or may NOT Pc noilcrd
uhou climbing az ihc hllls.ics JUST
above
The capabilities Of this ccncrai OIL.
lzaiion n natural power are beginning
o. he understood everyvherr. ana with
The appreciation of the possibilities of
ihe best methods az l0ng.dlalanre
Transmission thc development 81 many
mountain streams must surely come.
TheW are iluumcrahie streams which.
while very small are set vcrJ hIeh.
ard these can. with comparatively ilt-
de- difficulty. he imrounded and ear
rled down many hundreds ~ feet.
Thus making up Cor their lack Of vol
ume by tho great pressure readily Or
taiuHhlc. aud either by ihe use 90 elce-
tr.ciiy or compressed air. the power
may b. transmitted 20 many points of
application with but little loss. -rhllar
driuh.a Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

: drum corpse in passing caught
slght OF lhe GENERAL and at once it
struck mp then popular ncgra camp
muctIhg air. Everyone began to laugh.
and l.aWllns cried. "tinnd Tor the
drnmuprsr "Nhai's the funr In
uulnfd thr rHncml WHY was the
up'y. thcy are playing. 'Aln't Glad
90 Get oui 90 de Wlltcrnessy The
general sullel ai tle rcady wit 81 the
musiclans and Said well with me 4
musleal ioke always rcleirc- explains.
ilon ] know emily two tunes; eut {.
Yankee Doodle and The other lsn't ~
Ccutury
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Ihe msltlpisx priuuag telegraph. in-
vented by Prot Houy a. Rowland OF
iho Johns Hopkins University. win
coon De- put on ODE market. By This .u-
s,rumer' an operator can transmit "a
message written on O typewriter and
have % reproduced in typewriter form
at rcceIy.rF end iB addition. with d.
BoWlands EcU machine tive or slx ar.
'grcnf mo ages Caa to seat over the
anne sire Boa lao direction 40 tae same
time ln duplex this Rake
Cen 0r twelve mcssagc1 on thc wire 40
one time Thus. vita Eve operators at
each end % a line. fcnding each au
a..rago of thirty words o. minute. 500
words can De- transmitted each minute
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

pin 3, 20 ihc uan indoors O. WIN bcgla
% sprout within three or four days.
De DO wlatCl or summer 40 drst hs
TOP portion oi Che lt1i vll begin 90
wlthcr and rhr.yol up. and ihls is IKE.
ly l0 continue until tao upper half BIAS
lost lia green color Then tIuy white
roots will arr3ut from ihe edges. and
In time. dlm.uutlye green leaves will
appear on these These lt,lc 0asholts
UU sompH pos Erot to bc au incl loge.
and contain several pairs OF leaves.
The limit %. thclg existence seems 90
depend upon tho amour, % heat ANA
light they can obtain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

discovering Consumption ln che Hood.
Lr, A. ST. Holmes. Of Denver. a
ap "A lti on lung diseases declares
ihai 4 microscoplcal examination %
The blood ulll show the early boE.n-
ming OF consumption before 10 makes
lilcIi known in The lungs a Tiny pin
prick aud a drop 90 blood under The
microscope f0roiclll ihc disease Boz
time 20 stop l,s future growth. in
times past o. has only been by an exc
animation of hc disease germ Or by
foundinFH OF TIE chest that the face
OF ihe luug1 giTlHg way before inside
Qua consumption could be known.
Then the knowledge was zoo late. for
when such o. stage bad been reached
ihe disease would be already so Grmly
seated ihai nothing could De- hoped save
20 rrolong iho sufferers l.ie should
The discovery bo confirmed. BE- VIII
prove one Of tho most important lu tle
history no medical science.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Mamma what 30 The world arc
you DOING ehude"
"Wmc-"lm. securing the rust on
napls watch"
Mamma what put such an Idea
Into your heads
wlulc-"Wol. he said Il had been
IN soak Cor nearly a yolr,"-Now York
Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

A novel suit WA determined in tho
Court OF Common Pleas az Cleveland.
o.. the other day. on November 8
1894. Humphrey Johnson sho, and
killed. hlo wife. Nellie. a, their home
IN Coninwood. near Cleveland Then
be committed suicide Both had chill.
drCn by former marriages The admin
lstaior for the wiics children sued the
administrator Tor the husbands chill.
dron Tor $4,000 damages for the k,l-
ing Of Mrs. Johnson. The jury brought
IN a verde, Tor $1,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Navel PInn ~ m Ariss - srah fIls
Model Hnule


Model Haule
"Talklng about queer sights" said 3
man 10 q reporter. "the frcaklest thing
! ever saw WIS on fieH ln NlaelEa
Square Tor o few minutes the oINNf
day. An artist friend % mine. NHp
was painting a large mural der4fa
ton. Ind occnsI0n % nee laf figure
on which 90 drare the costume usHd Ia
the picture know 0f only one Atft
size manIkln-or o. Dc more accuraf"
Womank.n-in lunat end my friend
borrowed Il and had ~ carltt nlt
studio.
w ben lie painting vas Tnurltifi
and ihe figure was no longer needed.
ihe artist proceeded 10 east about or
an easy method of reiufulne % l'n-
pound fair iut Innnlmair IrIIut. The
bicycle suggested itself aa the BEAST
lahufI0us way 0f tran Sporting he i|f-
urr over the two or three blocks Iplef-
Fenlng between ihe artists sfndIo and
The owners home. Accori|nxig. Miss
ManlkIn was m0uniei ga the wheel.
and my friend hcsan fle strange jour-
ney.
'frhc entrance Of this queer appari-
tl0n upon Niagara square gave the
unlnlulicd pedestrians a paralylie
shock. Young men anl mnidcr1
paused ard gasred Tor breath, 0ld a.
dies covered their faces with hands
and nod. while nice. white. whlskcrfI
ODD gentlemen rubbed their eyes and
pinchcd themselves q ascerinln Il
they were really there. doubt
whether those astonish,d hdnalonlnn4
WIN ever fully decide whether the
thing was latter-day Lady tiodivn or
q Conri Street living picture divinity
learning 90 ride the likc nm not GER
tain that my piriurc-maklng friend
who d n most solemn deYoffe % nls
ART thoroughly enjoyed the seusai'on
which De- so thouehilessly caused. p
hunaio Courier
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

NhffHHitF thF Mnthrr 90 lnNnnflnn.
"lf O. man kprps bis rycs onen h,
svcs many % lcmy thing while rdns
900 steamers saId rvulr patron of
lc Peters avenue line "lf you WIN
Hkr RIDE on thls Zine SOME dlrk
nishi you viii uOiicp that on snme of
those back streets whcrc plpcirIe lights
are % curiosity frequently ahead of
the ear you win see uchi waved
acuss thU track, and % you watch
closely you viii see the mniurman he
g.u applying the brakes and the ear
VIII siun ANA a smiling rallrrI rpn.
ilCmJn' win bo1rd ihc Uar. and. laugh.
mgly say that be- got this ear Go siop
flr him. ! found uiou asking "a cUi.
jrriur one day, that ihe negroes boz
ihis part 40 ihe town have caught ON
tn ihr faci that as that parf of The
ely Is black 90 nlsli ihc moiormen OF
thc swlfl.movlng ears cannot detect
their presence ga tho track .n Funi.
elem, time to stop their cars Cor them.
su they. lvumtIYely spelk.ng. hang
mt a Tight fnr ihr ear % sion and Is
sccms 60 work both 90 che satisfaction
Of lhc cuinVi rlpala,.on and the mo-
tnmcu on The ears" Necessity d the
mother of Invention and q sccms our
eelOnsl brother has hil upnn scheme
90 cdspt the lack ~ lights On iho.c
sirVeis back ~ town lrnyerscd IS clec
trlC cars New ORLEANS ricayunc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Arctic Uyp'orc--lf my lec,ur.ns tour
proves financially successful. I shall
make another auemp 90 nnd the Polo
boz tho sqJug
Fricni-Anl % % docsnt2
Arctic Explorer Then I suppose Z
fbau have Co content myself with 30.
ng in search of some other explorer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

iruif- Lightning.
70 Dos long o,r held from practical
experience that the network OF wires
u0a 'ognl .u many towns protects
those places from tho ELECTS OF lIrh'.
g.ng ani probably also prevents many
thurdoiIcrm from breaking over
Thorn An official ia0uI.y las lcen ra-
Gently made in Germany af to tda iunu-
.lgc oEg'cd by telephone wires ou at-
u glCHs electricity. WITH "a yias 90
goo at rect tho question whether DANGER
from lightning stroke is Increased o.
diminished ty o. close aetvoI. 90 wires.
Ita h1s shown thar thc wires teua %
weaken the violence ana diminish 'he
danger OF che lightning stroke Ro.
sums obtained from 500 towns p-oyid.
cd, and from 500 net provided. with e
telephone system. sh5E that ne DANCER
varies on tho aycuse. iu tie proper.
tsu Of % 60 bclW,.- tle Two caser.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

the form Of n scorpion, /; 10 true. but
Il ia perfectly harmless, because Il Is
made Of camphor With It and a basin
OF water We may make q very interest
Ing experiment Take as many little
irregular Jumps OF gum-clmphor as
may be necessary &c fashion the shape
Of tho scorpion. say. ono hundred and
hiiy or two hundred. and arrange them
as shown in the picture. on the surface
OF The water In little while you will
see the scorpion move about Of its own
accciu. waving its claws and waggInr
iil tan. Now. there are several little
blil Of philosophy in this experiments
lei us zee what they are. !. Tho seer
pinn FWlmH on The water. hut is very
nearly submerged Taia shows us that
the density Of thc camphor o. a trine
Tess than chat o. the water. lis specific
gravity being actually about .995. 2,
il does not dlsiniegrato. but maintains
is shape and lt8 0olldliy n you had
placed u in alcohol % would have sunk
20 the bottom uf the vessel and would
soon have dissolved Camphor. there
fore "a Of greater specific gravity than
alcohol. ana D. also cadIly dissolved
10 o. O. Tho little bits that make up
Tho form OF the scorpion remain to-
F'iher as they were placed. they DO
not float apart This "a due 20 cohe-
sion. Z. The peculiar movement that
The scorpion makes upon the water,
floating about waving lta claws and
wagging lis tall, are due 20 a property
that camphor has OF moving on water.
The particles not only move about. but
they rotate on their own axis This.
as some say. Is due 10 the elasticity Of
the yfror that the camph1r gives on.
Others say It Is due 10 a mysterious
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-22

Travellers % E,fnrll ac3 he Yves.
Indies often bring back at souvenir
Of their TRIP the leaves OF an Interest
Ing plant 10 the h3usclcgk family. 10
is known as The ne plant and when
the leaves begin 20 shriyel and fade
they send out little shoots which in
turn bear leaves that continue 20 grow
and remain fresh aud green Tor months
The leaves are about four inches
Ions rich green 10 color and OF
smooth. waXon texture. The plant. The
books .ny, b. oi The genus "lryophyi-
lum. hcl,urIug 20 the Cnsenlaccac
family. mcculont. with hcfblccous or
shubby stem and annual or perennial
roots. growing In hot dry exposed
places ln Bermuda % grows 20 be-
about o. FOO, h.gh.
Il you take one Of The leaves and