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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

A writer In the Medical Pioneer Of
London. England. says. DR.. Savage.
an English physician. whose opinion
upon insanity IL universally respected,
says that every variety OF insanity may
be started by drink. and that Il is a
very prolific agent In causing insanity.
DR.. Maudsley IN his work on
Pathology OF the Mind" deals largely
with the transmitted craving for aleo-
hol. and he points on, that the acquired
disease OF the parent is the Unborn her
itage OF the child. Terrible. therefore.
indeed IL the responsibility attaching
10 the parents who allow alcohol 20 be
taken by their children. when a ten
dency 10 drunkenness and nervous dis
eases has already revealed itself In
their families. Again. the working
classes OF our country are still largely
under the delusion that alcohol Is
necessary In laborious occupations
Or. Parkes, whose work In the depart
meut OF hygiene ranks with the fore
most 81 the century. says that expert
ments which are In accord with COM
mon experience shows that men en-
gagged In very hard labor DO their work
more easily without alcohol Il Is very
necessary also TO recognize the fact
that extremes OF heat and cold are bet
ter borne without alcohol than with
a. The notion that alcoholic bcyer-
ages are necessary In great heat is,
/ believe. a mlachioyous dclusion. The
experience OF those Who have conduct.
"a great expeditions Ia hot countries
and OF those who have the medical
care OF workmen engaged In employ
ments which expose them 20 great
heat. 10 conclusive Of the fact that tee
totalers are more vigorous and NOR,
healthy than those who DO not abstain
The same may be said OF those whoa
exposed % excessive cold We are con
s,anyy hearing people In the wlnie
say that they take alcohol 90 keep on
the cold or 70 ward on the effects O.
cold. Alcohol Tor this purpose Is no
only useless. but Il Is In many cases
especially 10 those %; weak circulation
positively dangerous.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

even obtained a photograph Of him, but
In spite OF his efforts was unable to To-
cate his relative here. Jung died In
Germany little over six years ago,
leaving a moderate fortune. Soon after
his death the widow. supplied with
ample means for a long journey, came
10 New York to Join her son In the
search for the missing relative. She
followed every elew and Travelled all
over the union. only 20 learn In each
place that her brother had been there
sad had gone TO some other locality.
Al lAss she learned that Henry Mert.
whoSa description Tailed with the pic
ture OF her brother. was living In San
Diego. Cal. She crossed the continent
70 San Diego. where she learned that
her brother had resided there but had
left the place. No one could tell her.
though, who're he was az that time. In
time she obtained another clew and
went TO Pollasky. Fresno county. She
was on the right track this time, for
Henry Mem. who was known 10 every
body In the town. was none other than
her missing brother Heinrich. lie was
a carpenter and an else Tailed, 90 there
could be no mistake. She also learned
that her brother was married, which
gave her additional hope OF hnding
him. for. as she figured. a man OF fam
ily must have a home somewhere
Great WIS her disappointment when
she learned that her brothers dwelling
hai been burned about one month be-
fore she reached the place; that he had
left the town, merely telling the neigh
bors that he was going north. Again
hailed. Mrs. Jung started northward
making inquiries In every place sh'
reached. until she came to San Fran
cisco. She consulted the city director,
and found that In 1891 her brother wa
employed with a arm Of carpenters, bu
his residence was no, given. In 1897
ne lived at sl4h Harrison street. anS
his occupation was then given as stall
builder. In 1898 he was employed a.
boat builder, but again the directorl
only gave the name OF his employee
and no, his residence. Mrs. Jung fol
lowed every elew, went 10 the people
Tor whom he had worked. but could no
learn his address Letters sent to hi
last address were returned TO her un
opened. the postal department beinl
unable 10 find him. Meanwhile Mrs
Jung had been journeylng almost con
stAntly for the last six years, had spen
al the money she had and disposed o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

We are sent into the world 90 work,
and must work as long as Il h day.
The moro We DO tor others. 30 much
the more Ia our life fruitful one. How
very different a. Il when one strains
every nerve. and thinks upon nothing
but his own aggrandiEement And how
little has the spirit Of differentiation
IN common with that OF self-glorify.
ing. which fancles itself the wlelder Of
Ga own fate. and that Il can arrange
o. own future, and smooth the path OF
life for ITSELF As n such things de-.
pended on ourselves, As n We were
our own masters lords OF our future
or even OF one single hour IN our llvesl
The approaching hour can rob ~ OF
all We have. Our destiny rests In Gods
hands, Man proposea-Go disposea
Therefore. commit thy way unto the
Lord. trust also In Him. and lie shall
bring Il to pass"-LuthardI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
MYSTERY OF A SWISS VALLEY
Are the Inhabitants Descendants of the
IIunsg

Are the Inhabitants Descendants Of the
Hunsg
Some notes on the population OF the
Anniviers valley In Switzerland are
given by a German authority quoted
In the Revue scientihque This is a
long. narrow. deep valley. opening into
that OF the Rhone and trayersed by the
Navisoence. a rapid torrent II in
oludes several villages. among others
Chandolin. which. being situated at a
height OF $3.50 feet. is one OF the most
elevated In Europe. It's population has
given rise to lively controversy. Desor
considered Il OF Arabian origin and
Frobel and Tschudl regarded Il as
Celtic. A. X. Fisher. In a recent work.
is OF another opinion. He considers
that the inhabitants OF the Anniyiers
are Huns. comfortably with local ira
dition. A small band OF Huns was
separated from the main body and es-
tablished itself In the Fournanche val
ley. Aiterward, at the time OF the
Lombard invasion. In the second hall
OF the sixth century. they fed into the
valley OF Annlyiers. then uninhabited
and have held their position there ever
since. being very much isolated from
their nelghbors. and being converted
to Christianity toward the twelfth cen
tury. Many characteristics OF the dia-
lect used by the people and many Of
their customs seem TO indicate. accord
Ing to Mr.. Fisher. the accuracy OF thi'
Interpretation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

he said; Il am sorry to start you On
the bromidla habit"
But, doctor" she exclaimed. Zone
dose Of bromidla does not constitute .
habit"
No" he replied. but one dose con-
stitutes the beginning Of a habit. You
VIII sleep well tonight, and tomorrow
night. II you do not sleep well. you viii
remember the effects Of the bromidia
and will probably try another dose.
and so on until you hnd yourself un-
able TO sleep without II, and then by
and by unable to sleep with It. So you
will be a victim OF the bromidia habit.
and Il Is absolutely certain that II that
first dose Is never taken the habit will
never be formed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

The late Lord Randolph Churchill In
a speech given few years ago In
Sunderland. England. said; The
amount Of money the English people
spend In drink yearly is something
enormous. Now. imagine that. u by
some reasonably wise legislation we
could diminish the fatal facility OF re-
course to the public house or sin shop,
a very large proportion Of these scores
Of millions Of money would be diverted
from the liquor trade. and would now
TO other trades. an other trades would
be benefited: more food would be pur-
chased. and a better Kind Of clothing.
more furniture would be purchased.
and better kind: more education
would be given 10 the children. and a
better Kind Of education: and In every
way the other trades Of the country
would be benefited. In these days OF
bad trade and hard times we cannot.
n We are wise. AFFORD TO neglect any
means which may Justly and legiti.
mately stimulate the trade and indus
try Of Great Britain"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
tent AFenel

scorpion 20 thy side, that suhsA'
Thou crystal glass. like Eden's tree.
Thy melted ruby tempts the eye,
And. ~ from that. there comes from
thee
The voice. Thou shalt not surely
die"
I dare not MT thy liquid GEM
A snake 10 twisted round my stem
Thou liquid Ere. like that which glow'd
on Melita's aurf-heaten shore,
Thou'st been upon my guests bestoW q.
But thou shalt warm my mousse no
more,
For. wheresOe'er thy radiance falls,
Forth. from thy heat. a viper cra"iHi
what. though Of gold the goblet be,
Embossed with branches % the vine
Beneath whose burnish'd leaves We
Such clusters as pour'd out the winel
Among those leaves an adder hanghl
! fear him.-for I've felt his fanEa
| The Hebrew. who the desert trod.
And felt the fiery serpentH bite
Look'd up 10 that ordain'd 81 Coo.
And found that life was IN the sight
90. the worm-hittens hery veins
Cool. when he drinks what God ordhinH'
We gracious cioudsi " deep. cold wells
Ye gems. from messy rocks that drip
/ Springs, that from earth'a mystefloua
cells
Gush DER your granite basins iipl
To you I look:-your larEess give.
And ! will drink Of you. and live.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Il was in England one time" says
Mr.. Moody. "and was invited out TO
dinner. The host asked me TO drink
one and another OF his seven kinds
OF liquors. | refused again and egain,
until ! finally saw the young lady sit
ting next 10 mo beginning TO get con-
fused and thick In her words. owing TO
the influence Of liquor. and I said;
This is no place for me- and asking
to be excused. went upstairs. The
host was very indignant. and followed
me to find out what was the matter.
! finally told him. and he said: You're
no gentleman
Well. don't want TO be II have
10 get drunk In order TO be one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
n.,,rl,.l rasIrn.n, Of . w.r.Alr

Some interesting details Of the cleo
trlcal equipment Of a modern British
battleshlp have been given In re-
cent description In the Engineer Of H.
NJ. s. Prince George. There are. Il
appears six search lights and $50 glow
lamps for the interior lighting, one
third Of which are Of hfty candle pow
er and the remainder OF ten. The
current is supplied by three 6OO-am-
pere dynamos and there are twenty
nine miles OF electric light cable on
board. Electricity IS also employed
as an auxiliary In training the foui
twelve-inch wire guns. but apparently
Is not used for the purpose OF hoist
ing ammunition or OF driving the ven
tllators.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

A specialist. who gives the results
OF particular studies concerning the
children OF inebriates. In the"ouarterly
Journal Of lnebriety." London. shows
how society BY tolerailng the saloon
curse. imposes upon itself the evils OF
double taxation. Il shoulders all the
burdens which Immediately result from
the saloons. and then taxes itself
again TO take care Of the unfortunate
children born OF inebriaie parentA A
good many such children die early, OF
the tax would become intolerable. Bas-
Ing his investigations on the study Of
twelve families OF inebriates and
twelve families Of temperate people. hS
reaches the following results:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
JURY COULDN'T AGREE.
wasn.t Enough WHISKY fos Then to II

Wasn't Enough WHISKY foF Thea 20 10
sure.
had been down In the mountainous
regions Of Tennessee for my health and
made a great many pleasant acquaint-
ances among the strange people OF that
section. says the Detroit Free Press.
Nothing OF an exciting nature occurred
until the early part OF October. when
one OF the men OF whom ] had seen
good deal was arrested on the charge
OF selling bottles Of moonshine whisky
at a fair. There seemed 10 be no chance
OF clearing him, but bright young
lawyer undertook his defense and han
died II like a yeterasl The case on the
part OF the gove- 'ent was made. A
bottle Of whisky that the accused had
sold was offered In evidence and
dozen witnesses swore that they had
seen him dlsposlng OF like bottles. Tho
prisoner was not placed on the stand
and no one was called 70 testify In MS
behalf grew indignant at thla ap-
parent betrayal OF his cause and ven
tured TO whisper to the young attoe-
ney that he should at least make a
showing. But he knew his business
solemnly addressing the court, he
said: Your honor. there has not been
one word Of proof offered. aside from
unsubstantiated statements. that the
flask here in evidence contains whisky
or that there was whisky In any OF the
bottles my client is said to have dis
posed Of"
The jury can take II with them and
determine for themselves" CURLY In
terrupted the judge,
That Is entirely satisfactory. your
honor"
Though sent In time and again the
jury found Il impossible TO agree and
was finally dismissed.
what was the matter7" | yentured
10 ask OF the foreman after Il was oil
over
WAL. stranger. you noticed that
pint bottle we took inf'
yes: you were TO ind out what Il
contained"
80 IN ledge said. Jake Hoover wal
tn fust one 20 make IN test. sub
When he had ter stop ter take breath
there warnt a doggone drop ler. III
said twarn't quite 'nough ter maxi
sure on u. but II 'peared TO be whisky
But thar war leven on Us thar didn'
have legal testimony. Jake war on
that disagreed"
The story got out and the case wa
never revived.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Al the recent international congress
OF psychology. DR.. Muller. an eminent
German physician. gave an interesting
historical sketch Of the etiology Of self
murder. and. by means OF an elaborate
series OF statistics. traced 10 alcohol
the primary cause Of lts marked In
crease OF late years. The author esil-
mates the number OF suicides In Europe
al $1,000 a year. thus showing that
the evil is increasing At a greater rata
than the population.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

our new navy was shown when Admir-
al Bunoe's squadron on the way from
Hampton Roads TO Charleston. ran in
TO a terrific storm on the North Caro-
lima coast One night a man on board
the battle-ship Maine was dashed
against the turret by a heavy sea and
swept overheard. A seaman. John
Brown. and a marine. A. n. Nelson.
sprang TO help him and both were
swept on and lost. A landsman named
William J. Creelman, instantly dove
from the poopdeck into the sea TO save
the drowning man. and was himself
rescued with difficulty. The cheers OF
the vessel have recommended him for
a liio-savers medal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

i think Il must be- easy enough 10
prepare your sermon" said a lawyer
10 a clergyman.
Suppose you had hfty-two briefs a
year to prepare said the clergyman.
FOR the same iasy. on the same sub
Jet. and year after year. and suppose
your object was not TO prove somebody
else guilty but that jury. how them
"Oh. ! see" said the man OF law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

all her possessions. She is now working
a. a domestic IN the family Of L, Loupo,
SIN hoping that her long-lost brother.
whom she has not seen for over fifteen
years. may appear. She believes that
he Is somewhere on this coast. and says
that her anxiety to find him is the
greater because her parents conhded TO
her a family secret which she prom
ised them to impart 10 her brother. and
never cease her efforts until she had
f8la,ied that promise. What that secret
ie refuses to discuss. though claim
Mo that It Ia OF the greatest impor-
lance to her brother.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

lEHfus ne gave
each an uneasy stare and turned away.
Where's my special7" they heard him
mutter.
AZ last the poor creature approached
the ticket window.
My special" he began. nery-
ously.
Whats thatY Awi Get out. wha,
are you talking about?"
His eadaverous shrunken face
twitohed with excitement. you lie. !"
he cried with sudden violence. 1--WE
been called and l must 20. There's n
special engine chartered for me. rs
overdue"
The ticket agent broke into 4 laugh
the loud. coarse laugh Of a rustic. II
resounded through the little empty sta
ton. and attracted the attention OF the
baggage-master and two or three truck
men who were standing outside. wait
ing for the south-bound freight. II
struck them all as huge Joke. moth
Ing more; and they gathered In a circle
about the poor, demented creature,
guying him ruthlessly. The rural
temperament Is sympathetic only IN
certain cases. and this did not appeal
% them. They regarded II a. a sort
Of free circus. with the mailman for n
clown. Their victim WAS soon bounded
40 absolute frenzy. and raved ineo-
hercntly.
"Beelzobub has called me-" he yelled.
You are all liars He has sent me a
rpecial engine and must go tonight
So they flung him out on the snow,
uader the frosty starlight Hustle
pew," called the agent after him. You
have no business here. Clear out, or
woli run you in" lie swung his Ian
tern for emphasis.
-BeelEebub will keep bis word" he
painted hoarsely. "He always does,
You are llars-liarL"
Drunk or crazy. I don't know
which," commented the baggageman
Both. maybe"
-Better keep an eye on him, webb
replled the agent. Hes pretty bad
ana may hurt SOMEBODY II ne hAA M
other IT."
But just then the s;so freight roile'
IN. and Webb waa busy for n time viii
the switches. The engineer and IRE
man left the train on the siding 70 wal
for the north-bound express. and en-
tered the depot They listened Wit
amusement 10 Jokes about the ma
crank, until mention was made OF III
special" Then a shade Of appFehen
sion passed over the engine driver
rugged face.
Reckon better have look AZ oil
No. S." he exclaimed. Wont do {
take no chances with these funny fel
lors."
lie moved toward the door. A. tina
moment the prolonged shrek Of loco
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

motive Jared and shuddored on the
night air. lie sprang out on the track
with a Wild yell. The cars were still
motionless on the siding. looming In
dusky row broken by dark gaps Of
shadow; but with heartshaking rum
BILE. a fierce kissing OF steam. and a
rain OF sparks. the heavy engine
lurched out on the main line. and
plunged like a huge black demon down
the grade.
The engineer stood between the rails
with a face OF clay. The fireman
started 10 run. but stopped short The
agent sprang to the telegraph Tue
rest stood limp and helpless.
We had Jus, passed Red Rock Sta.
ton. EVERYBODY In the car was sleepy;
most OF us were through passengers,
ard We had been travelling for many
hours. I had reused a little when a
very pretty grill noticed that her
hair and eyes were Set black-eame on
board Al New Memphis. and asked II
the place beside me was engaged: but
soon relapsed into drowsinesa,
Neither made any attempt al eonyersa-
ton.
We were sitting near the front Of the
car. Fastened upon the end wall, d.
rcstiy before me. was framed placard'
posted there by the railroad company,
reading as follows.
"Notico-ln case 81 accident pull the
handle Of this valve up as far as u vii
20: after the train comes TO a stop pull
n back TO o. former position.
This valve must never be inter
forcd with except Ia cases Of danger
and any person meddling with II eX'
cent IN accordance with the above In
srnctions Il liable for misdemeanor.
"IsIDORE PAYNE.
General Superintendent"
Close hy was a metal lever OF pecu'
liar shape. connected. doubtless. with
a system Of air brakeS
This nlacard somehow arrested my
attention. read Il again and again
idiy. without much heed 20 the mean
ing even caught myself reeitlhg i
aloud IN slng-song tone. As ] dozed
A sometimes seemed 10 leave its po'
s,tlon and hover IN the air near my
face. II was positively annoying.
shut my eyes to get IA Of Il. but saw
4 Just a. plainly.
was stlll IN this unpleasant. dreamy
condition. when felt light touen o1
my arm. Il thrilled me like an elee,
trlc shock. ! uprang to my feet anC
,wi.hout knowing why. without aA'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

o teach us. Lori. 90 to commit our
ways
To Thee who art omnipotcnt an
wise.
That. whether sweet or bitter be our
days.
Praise and Thanksgiving unto Thee
shall rise
M. A. Maitland.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

RS. KAT HE
JUNG. a German
widow. has tras-
eled six years and
spent the small for
tune left her by her
parents and hus-
band In a futile
search for her only
brother and has
settled down IN San
Francisco TO earn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Strong drink expels reason. browns
the memory. defacea beauty. dlmin-
ishes the strength. inhames the blood.
causes external. internal and lncurable
wounds; ia a witch to the senses a
devil 10 the soul. thief 20 the purse.
the beggar's companion. the wifes woe.
the ohlldren's sorrow; makes a strong
man weak and a wise man a fool.-Lord
Bacon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

The following story Ia from the New
Crusade; A lady who was a guest In
the home Of a physician and somewhat
troubled with insomnia. asked him TO
give her something to make her sleep.
A he handed her a dose Of bromidia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Il seems a. n life might all b 90
SIMPLE and - beautiful. so good to live.
90 good to look at n only we could
think Of Il az one long journey. where
every days march had Ia own separ-
ate sort OF beauty 10 travel through
Phillips Brooka
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

No man can make a speech alone. II
Is the great human power that strikes
up from a thousand minds that acts
upon him. and makes the speech
James A. Garfield.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
Claim Bnms.i Infr,nrsa.

A Arm al Anderson. Ind. has served
notice on capitalists that the wonder
ful engine said 20 have been invented
by Grant Brambel. Of Sleepy Eye.
MINI, is an infringement. warning
them against its manufacture In the
United States. Germany and England.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Money Is very welcome In these days.
A man who had 10 leave his once and
was expecting a caller 20 pay him
some money LEFT this notice on the
door: Il have gone out for half an
hour. win be back soon. Have been
gone twenty minutes alroady."-Tit-
ntta
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

The Ancient order OF Forcsters have
a memboShip Of $4,000 In England;
the membership OF the United Order
OF Odd Fellows IL $4,000. and the Man.
chester Unity Of Odd Fellows has 75i..
900 rhnInhnra
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Eyes. air" said Mr.. winblddle to n
stranger. Il insist that an water used
for drinking and culinary purposes
should be- boiled al least half an hour A."
You are a physician. presume"
mo am a coal dealer. New York
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
HUGE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Harp Made IA an Open Lot-why 10
Was Constructed.
The most gigantic harp ever con-
strueted. as far "A the record goes.
was that made by Veritan. the provost
OF Burkli. near Basel. Switzerland. In
1857. says the ST. Louis Republic. That
was a long while ago. but the fame OF
NJ veritan's gigantic harp was such
that II Is still occasionally mentioned
by writers on the rare and the wonder
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Hodge-Hello. old man. what's goln
on In PumpklnyllloG
Podge-N uthin' Wy, its got Jest %
blamed dull house rent has stopped an
the Interest on what a Teller owes hai
plum quit.-Atlanta Evening Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
No Doubt.

Patient-Suppose. doctor, after this
operation, one Of my legs should be
shorter than the other2
DOctor-In that esSe I win pull Il
Tor you.-New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

A baby tina, weighs rat elgh, pounds
al the age Of Is months, which Is a
pound and a half less than Il weighed
when born. is the center Of gossip In
the little town OF Danbury. N. II.