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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
MIcnloAn IpoLs.
Threc strange Images aud q slab Which
We're Recently Dag W.

Three strange Images anh einp "hirn
We're Recently Dag W.
A remarkable find which seems TO IN
dictate tbst the nelghborhood OF the
great lakes was az one time inhabited
by a race OF aborigines other than the
lndlans. was recently made by Two
hunters near Nowberry, Mich. says me
New York Journal In digging out
wild animal they unearthed large
stone tablet six inches thick and eight
cen by twenty-five inches In size. the
entire surface Of which was carved with
curious Gymbollcal characters. Be
side the tablet were three stone Images
The largest was that Of q man IN all-
ting posture and nearly life size Ihe
second image. presumably that Of a
woman. was three feet IN helght ana
the third was that Of child 10 SIT
ting posture and about three iees hish
~ three OF the lmaEea we're found
placed with their faces toward the
tast Scientists who have examined
the relies regard this as an Indication
that those who made them were sun
worshipers. Upon the slab we're en-
grayed inscriptions each set In q square
Of about one and one-hali inches. fheIe
we're 40 OF these figures carved on
the slab. Those who saw the atatneh
say they look Ike Egyptian Idols
though the heads we're those Of humhn
beings and not Of the sacred aninait
with which the ancient race OF inc
Nile was won't to ornament carved I'M
agoa These works bear o strong re-
semhlance 10 ne 00rk Of the Aiiee
and the even more anclehfe fcl's-i.lfs
remnants Of whose craft are atiiored
90 pleniifully about southern Hexlc'
and the Central American aiatss. 'Ih'
trick Of lengthenlng the eyes noticed
IN the Michigan ends. was known 70
the ancient inhabitants Of Mexico a.
well as 10 the Egyptians and is no'iee'
able in tho carvings OF Uxmal and 9TH
or ruins OF the Mlz,eos Tolices anc
Aztoos The strange figures engraved
within the squares are alfn not without
parallel. being found upon The oina'
moniation of the lcr.acial affairs Of
Central American ruins
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
iNcANpEscENr LAMPS.
How tho Burned-Out Tiiament Nay 10
Replaced aud Renewed.

How tho Eurned-Out Tiiamsnt May he
Replaced aud Renewed.
II has been generally supposed 10 be
q irultlers task 10 attempt the renewal
OF a burnt-out lncandescent electric
lamp. although there appears 20 be
some economic iallacy involved In the
destruction OF what Is. except In one
small n Important particular. a porfcc,
piece OF apparatus. Il Is not intended
as a rule. to give In this column do
scrlptlons OF American devices or
achievements drawn from foreign pub
llcations. This subject has. however.
been taken up hy the English Journal
Industries and Iron and although Il
states that an American process Tor re-
newlng these lamps after the hllmcn,
has been broken. has been developed. q
does not giyo the name Of Inventors nor
state that the process has come into
anything like general application lis
description OF the operation o.. there
fore. given for what % Is worth. n
states that commercial success has
been made of O process Tor renewing
hurncd-out lamps which renders poasl-
be the use OF the old bulb az a very
slight expense ny The new method
the collar or bare end Of The lamp "a
not disturbed. the old hlamoni being
removed and the ncW one placed
through a small hole IN the lamp bulb
made by removing the 10. The small
hole h subsequently closed exactly In
the same manner a. IN the case OF the
new lamp. leaving nothing 70 Indicate
IN the finished repaired lamp that Il
had ever been opened u d stated that
some 900 900 lamps have been repaired
by this method. the flament being In
serted through the small hole referred
10 b. a skilful twist OF the hand and
secured In position by special carbon
paste. The black deposit on the inside
OF the bulb IL removed by ntiing the
I lamp 10 the holder aud removing % Ia
gas furnace; while Immediately iol.
/ lowing thls operation. small glass
I tube d fused 20 the opening made In
the bulb through which the lamp IA
exhausted. when this has been done
and the last trace OF air and Eas abb
sorbod. a blow-plpe fame is directed
upon the throat Of the tube. which iS
melted into the point exactly In every
respect a counterpart Of the original
| hmm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

Champagne . % Necessity for an Infant
OF Noble uirih.

Champagne D Necessity FOR On Infant
% noble nlrth.
The Westminster County Court. Lon
don. has decided that maenums Of
champagne are necessary Tor an infant
OF noble family
The decision Is based on the law re-
garding minors. The Infant In the case
was only one In a technical sense; that
is. a man not OF age The English law
holda that when n man supplies a
minor with goods on credit he canno,
recover unless 20 can prove that these
were necessarlcs 90 lie. But whether
they are SO depends upon the social
position OF the minor and the manner
IN which he has been accustomed 20
live. In this court the Hon. Nigel
Henry Thurlow Cumming. Bruce, son
Of Lord Thurlow. was sued for $500, the
price OF certain magnums OF cham
payne. he pleaded infancy. He vas
he said within six weeks OF age when
he ordered the wine The evidence
brought out many amusing facts. Il
appeared that he met the wine mer-
liant az a BARRIERS shop. The barber
ilso introduced him to a tailor and
neither OF whom he hAa
,ald. he was indebted 70 many other
radesmen. Ills father recently became
bankrupt Tho Hon. Nigel considered !
a luxury. and though, he
'heela ne, have 70 pay Cor a. The
'ass' saa iafg. q seems, agreed WITH !
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
MEXICAN pxomlEs.
a Futile Enort Made 10 Find q RAGS
Tradition TeIl. Ahnnt.


Tradition Tells About.
Somewhere hidden In the heart Of
that land Of marvels. Mexico. there is
without doubt a nation OF pygmies. says
writcr In the San Francisco Examin-
er. Few they are. but fierce: short o.
stature, but long OF life Science.
which In this latter day goes out into
highways and hedges and oompels all
sorts Of curiositics TO come In. has not
been able to put rs positive finger on
these people. But the Aztec traditions.
old before The beginning OF history,
have said they existed There IS echo
OF the story IN The early histories Of
that land full OF wonders. Prescott told
81 q small part only OF the strange
things 30 be found IN Mexico Il was
In tho belief that We had the clue 20
almost the precise location Of these
tiny folk that started 10 Journey Into
the wllds Of Mexico So definite was
the Information upon which the oxpcdl-
tiun was based that thought we might
80 directly 10 the home OF the dwaris.
knew there were mountains TO climb
and rivers 10 cross. hundreds Of hard
miles 70 travel. untold hardshlps 10
face. but TO find the pygmy Aztecs was
a great enough accomplishment TO
tempt any scientific man 10 make all
physical discomforts seem trivial. 1
went Invaded the remotesi and most
unclyillzed districts OF the great coun-
try to the south. on the men anu Gus.
toms have seen many and studied
them from the United States border
10 the isthmus have seen strange
people and gathered relies Of bygone
civilization. but the race Of pyGmies we
could not find ] do net say that they
do not exist. but merely that ] did not
ind them, They may SIN be hid
den somewhere among those moun-
iains. where some day some lucky man
viii End them and bring them 10 light
40 any rate. ! have come back 10 the
haunia % everyday. modern people and
the dHiios OF every day. wiser and
happier than when ! started on my
mission Tho stories OF these Wander
ings Ia Mexico viii be q wonderful
story 10 tell by and By ana rleh
memory Cor Old age.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

on from the large room opened an
Algerian room. with mosaic floor. In
the center a fountain playing. around
which Wera grouped palms and other
tropical plants. and al one end was
erected an oriental throne. Exquisite
stools OF ebony and ivory were placed
around the room and on these were
pipes. jowclry and old curlos galore.
Midway between the ceiling and the
foor. and around this room. as also
90 the larger room. was q gHllcd ball
cony. from which hung oriental robes.
Huds and an the drapCrlos used by The
models. Another room. Greek "a de-
sign. was a gem. IN which were NUM-
ber.css pillows on great. inviting look
ing couchcs. a nJle which held the
most beautiful silver and ca, glass. an-
tlluc dccar,ers and glasses from which
our host served us cherry brandy aud
waters
The mes, truly artistic aal beautiful
thing In the room was a mantol de-
signed By Mr. nrdgman himself rep
r,sentlng a Cor.nlhlan temple. with a
facade having a pointed roof supported
By Corlnthlan pillars, just under the
portico stood the statue OF Minerva,
and above the point In the rooi was a
email classic relief. and In the roof was
seq an electric light. which shed a soft
glow over the statue and brought out
distinctly the lines Of the relief above.
sof, rays OF sunlight STRAINED through
a large art Nisi9s. which was covered
with grill work. and half way up the
stairway TO the balcony was another
window. and a capaclous seat whore
one could SIT for hours looking at
sketches near at hand on q table. or
standing on the balcony look down
upon the work OF a world-iamous ar
tist
The next room was purely Egyptian.
On either side Of the doorway were
gods seated. done In plaster and paint
ri IN Imitation % bronze. The room
~As hlled With articles gathered IN
EEypt ana along the slile county.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
ITEMs oF INTERrsr.

Mohave county. Arizona. IA infested
with millions Of army worms. Tbs
wallapai Indians make soup Of then.
and End them very faltening.
A fortune OF s2.000OO0 has Just
d, tped to Richard Pnkey. a youns
man OF GO. who for some years has
been employed a. a laborer on lht
Erie canal
The Mosque Of S. Sophia. AZ Con.
ftanuuople. was built over a thousand
years ago. and The mortar used wai
qoriumed with musk. The muskJ
odor Be- s.iil percepuble
Il o. asserted by Lyon the geolog.st
TIA, az a period comparatively recent
all that portion Of the United States
south % the Black Hills was under
from 800 20 900 feet Of water.
a funny election bet was settled b,
a gentleman In Philadelphia, IN view
OF large number Of amused spectators
with a crowbar he pushed peanut
four times around the city hail.
Love entered the hearts OF a couple
OF inmates Of the poorhousc In Della.
ware county, Ind, and they elopcd. The
groom o. a cripple. aged CO. and the
bride Is an apopleciic woman Of ~.
A nervous gentleman In Bath, Ne.
e seeking a divorce from his wife on
unusual grounds lie declares that he
can not obtain sleep. because hls wiz
persists In eating dry crackers 10
bed"
r. T. Brooke. wealthy rancher Ia
Tonkawa. Okla. ls . dead shot. Fivs
dosporadoes attempted 10 enter kii
home. re shot Two OF them dead
wounded a thlrd, and the other couple
ilcd Tor their llveA
A beard on iao side OF : house a
Forbes. Ne. was removed ne other 0Ay
by the owner as Il appeared warped
lle found a hive In the wall. and ~
pounds 81 honey The bees bad entered
through a hnc. hole.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

The Oroenlandeu know hing q
two. In the belief thar "a deg can aas
lts way anywhere" they bury a llylns
dog IN the same grave with a dea.
child. The canine o. supposed q b.
used By the child o. a guide In N,
other world. The Australians pull GU
the corpse's finger nails. and then n,
the hands 20 prevent iis dlEEing ~
way out Of the grave 10 engage IN thl
vampire business The primitive Rus
SLAMS put a certificate o, character II
the dead persons hand. 90 that nc
questions might be raised AZ the gait
OF heaven.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

and articles OF ylrtu. Beautiful rugs
and skins we're on the foor .settees were
piled With inviting looking cushions
and pillows. and chairs Of curious
shape and Workmanship we're plac "a
about the room. On an easel was an
immense orayon az which the artist
had been at work. entitled an "Allegory
OF Pleasure" Some ten or twelve
maldens Of different types OF beauty
IN flowing robes and carrying garlands
Of flowers. we're dancing around the
central figure OF a maiden seated on
lioncss. whose young cubs were being
carried about by the other maidens.
Tie picture was about twelve by seven
feet and was a duplicate Of a smaller
one painted by Mr.. Bridgman and
which hung In the Salon" last year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
RAMS HORNS.

In building the temple OF your he.
De- SURF to make Christ the chief corner
stone.
God is as sure 20 raward true fal,hto.
day. as be was when Abraham offered
up Isaac.
Il isa great mistake for The young 10
desplse what the old have learned by
experience.
The man who thinks Tor himself viii
also think tor the long procession that
follows him.
There Is a sense In which the hood
Of every sacrifice lifts somebody into
n higher life
Perhaps the world could have been
saved without preaching. but not with.
cut holy living.
Resting In the Lord Is the highest
qualification for doing whatever the
Lord wants done.
one Of the worst things about a bad
nan Ia tiiat De leads a long procession
oi others into evil.
The man who would be used OF ihe
Lord IN the battle against sin. mus.
keep himself In llght marching order.
Rams Hor-.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

eighth street Mr.. Whitney purchased
it recently from a. l. Barber. who
bought Il Eve years ago from r. l.
Stuart's estate for i5G2.0o0 The house
has been largely altered and improved
and realty IN the nelghborhood has en-
HANGED very much In value In the last
few years. How much Mr. Whitney
paid Mr.. Barber Is not known acdnltely.
but the purchase price with the Inn
proponents viii probably exceed 81
100000. The ex.secretary has had his
own good taste Tor his guide In the re-
but the purchase price with the i'm.
cipal divisions Of the first floor are a
great picture gallery running the en-
tire width OF the house at the back;
a great hallway that extends from the
picture gallery TO the front door din
irg-room superb In proportion and dec
oratlons. In which there Is ample ac-
commodauon Tor sixty persons. and TO
which a huge bay window lets In a
food Of light; great drawlng.room
and a noble library. When the folding
doors between the three rooms are
thrown open there Is an unbroken
space that with furnish room for the
largest asEomblage OF persons ever
gathered together IN a private house.
Opposite the library Is another room
from which a hne staircase asoonds 70
the family apartments upstairs. The
house Il constuc,ed OF brown stone and
and Is Eve stories high. Its arehllec-
ture Is peculiar but handsome. ita most
striking feature being a great dome
that comes out Of the roof, Mrs Whit.
ncy as mistress Of this palace will have
opportunity to occupy the position. APP
parcntly reserved for her, ~ queen Of
New York's best society.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

moving procession Of humanity. the
panorama OF gqily attlred women
and elegantly dressed men Is the
attraction AMI fascination. We have
had a week full OF opera. drama.
vaudeville and receptions. but the
greatest and most unique treat
was ours yesterday Saturday after
noon Mr.. r. A. rridgman Is at home
al his atellar. Grasplng the opportunity
Afforded US by an invitation. we were
not slow IN donnlng our new French
gowns. English hats and our best
American shoes and calling a cab We
we're soon deposited at the doorstep OF
this famous artists ateller. a model
dressed In oriental costume opened the
door, took our cards and ushered us
into large room allied with earlos
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

~ Trust company. Tie % one Of the
leading citizens %, Washington, and
q Is IN this capacity that be De- con-
ncciel with tAo management Of the In
aueuraiion OF the new President Mr.
Bel has a handsome country houce on
a. Wooiicg road. near the residence
Of President Cleveland. Mr. Dell has
ever been a Republican. but his de-
rircs never led him Into the active po-
ililcal TIE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
A RETALIATION FoR oNloNs.
The odorou. naib T. Exported 20 lag
land by Tsfpi.

land by rsfpi.
English imports OF onions have Inc
crcarod from Egyp, and o. ia acknowl'
edged that this counirg is 40 present
che most active and aggressive com.
poilior In the onion trade. says a writ.
or IN Chambers Journal Egypt ha
been regarded hy some people GA iht
land OF tho pyramids and mumm.oa on
ly. bui 90 has from time lmmomoria
had O. reputation fir oa'tna Ancient
lryp'Iana swore By che onlon and o.
Fariod the plant aa SACRED. The In.
scrlptlon on the pyramid Of Cherpa
tells us thar tie workmcn had onions
given 90 them and from the bible We
learn that the Hebrews. when slaves
under Pharaoh. enjoyed these hulba
and that when Gar away they remom.
bcred the ieeks and ,hs onions and
the garlic" The trade VITA Egypt foi
onioss l. now 90 important that iou
lines Of steamers are engaged In tht
traihc. bringing conslgnments from
Alexandria 10 Liverpool. Hun and Ion
don. The Egyptian onion D. a hand
some and useful vegetable. and by
selecting the best strains OF seed thi
quality tends year by year 20 improve
The Egyptians know two varieties
The "haali" and The "miskaoul" but
supplies OF The latter kind are seldom
sent abroad. as they absorb 10 much
moisture from the frequently irrigated
ground In which they are rroWn that
they DO not stand a sea voyage well
The "haali" onion Is the more popular
Egyptian onion and q grown In yellow
soil. which is spar.ngly watcrcd while
the bulbs are maturing. IN order that
The onions may stand a lengthy sea
voyage with little risk o. "sprouting.
So excellent IN quality are these onions
that efforts are, % is aald. being made
ln other countries 20 raise onions frou
Egyptian reed,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

A Russian strand duke. one Of The
e1ara predecessors, was once the guest
ofa German prince lt was very early
IN ne century On Russia the Imperial
doubio.headed eagle "a % be seen ev-
ofyuhcfo ard on everything through
out the empire. stamped. painted. om-
hrollcrcd OF sculniuroi 40 that pc
ROD the education Of graud dukes vas
somewhat limiioi. Thls grand duke
went cut shooting IN Germany. and.
amoar other ihlngs shot a largc bird.
We asked an experienced hun,sman
who accompanied hlm what the bird
was An eagle. your hlghneas." was
the anaaes The grand duke turned
on him In an irriiatod way How
can n be- an eagle, Dc asked. when
n has only one hoadg" Argonaut
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
FISHING FOR PEAsLs.
The Ocean Fioorcd with Gems How
They Are Pound.

The Ocean Tioorcd with Gcms-IIou
They Are Pound.
The agent Of the English proprletsri
Of the concession granted by the Moxi.
can republic Cor a monopoly OF pearl.
Cahlng IN the eult OF California recent.
ly arrived in San Francisco and gave
some Interesting details Of the present
methods employed In the industry
which has continued over since the 0c.
cuplilon OF the country IN the time OF
CCr,cz. says the San Francisco Call
The whole coast of the gulf OF Gals.
iornla ab0unds 20 pearls and the con.
ceaions control the entire terrific,
Until within the last few years native
divers were employed and The depth
20 which they could descend ana not
exceed thirty-dye feet With the ln.
PRODUCTION Of dIylne apparatus the lin.
@ OF depth was increased 10 thirty
faihoms The best divers could form.
orly rcmaln under water no; 10 exceed
two minatcs. modern divers thinks
nothing % two-hour stop IN the
water 100 feet In depth. though q, q
greater depth the stay Is necessarily
shortened on account Of the enormous
pressure Of the superintendent water
a diver when upon the iloor OF the
ocean locks about for an oyster. which
he tears from the object 10 which O
Is attached and places u In a small
bag hanging to a rope. which Is hauled
into the boat on a given signal Some.
times the number OF oysters secured li
LARGE. at other times only a few ara
caught The diver does not conhnt
himself 70 tho pearl oyster alone, but
n he secs n rare specimen OF coral or
a new species OF shell he places Il Ia
hls bag and sends II 10 the surface.
whore Il becomes the property Of the
concession and one source Of lts large
incolc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

George Washington. is a beautiful girl.
popular In Newport society. and the
leading spirit In the Newport chapter
OF the Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution. She Ia the daughter OF Col.
George Washington. an eminent attor-
ney OF Kentucky. who Is said TO trace
bis descent directly back TO the central
figure Of the revolution. Miss Lee
presldos over the household OF her
father with grace and dignity, She Is
sweet singer and takes a prominent
part In an the musical Affairs. She
viii some day be- an helrcss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

$3.50 - ANAANNHs
Whenever grease gets into a boiler
the evil effects are common TO every
type In the old days grease used to
b. purpos,ly introduced In order TO pre-
vent scale, and most Of us have heard
OF the man who was sent 10 clean a
boiler. and Who made himself 80 CON-
Portable thar be fell asleep inside. Tie
vas forgotten and the boiler closed up
and Get 20 work. After the usual
lapse Of time. boiler cleaning day
again came round. and 20 the astonlsh-
ment'of every one the boiler was found
10 10 free from scale The mystery
uaF. however. explained when the
bones 90 the missing man was found az
lho bottom. % o. however. more than
Doubtful % amy other Kind OF animal
OF rcreiablo Gao would have produced
such surprising results and boiler
seaier5 are not available every day
ior such a purpose. Cawier's Maya
zine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

nee more gold has
been discovered In
Death valley and
tie Aioiaye deserts
says the New York
Herald Once more
the long. arid lew
Ell breathless.
trcoless and llfeloss
viii CLEAN with
bones OF prospec-
tors and explorers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

OF ihe 2gco0.0oo Inhabitants OF Eng
lana and Wales a, The last census. 90
1a14. of ofer tWo-ihlrls. lived IN
ie-ss and eiuea and only SIse0 900 In
~ <1Jrtrf ~ sgotiaud ons-half q
~ r1Fa'aiira nses Ia towns Of mofs
---- --Al4 -44aAliaslA. lhearA N if<-
e - .sf oat n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
CparIs Leuer)

T LAST we arc
back IN Paris, the
gay and the beau
tiiul. Words fail
when ! attempt to
describe the fascin-
alton OF this great
French cozmopoll-
tan city: Ga fact q
cannot be done JUS
ticc IN pen pictures.
for 10 me the ever
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
A FAMOUS PAINTER.
AN AFTERNOON WITH e. a.
FRIEDMAN m PARIS.

ellen caniey's vIsi to the studIo o.
the Celebrated American Artist IIis
Most Successful Productions Are from
Oriental subjects -Luxurious Quarters.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

The value Of the British ships and
cargoos lost every year al sea Is about
t35.Oo0.00o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
IN DEATH VALLEY.
ONCE MORE COLD HAS nrEN
DISCOVERED THERE.

Region Dotted with Bones Of Dead
Men How the Funeral Mountains Got
rheir name Pate Of an Emlgran'
Train
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23
MARY ANNE LEE.

she Claims 10 he Iin~si Descendant %
George Washington.
Mary Anne Lee OF Newport. Ky. who
claims TO be a llnoal descendant Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-23

Chairman Dell Ia cousin Of Alexan-
der Graham Bell. the inventor. Charles
n. Bell was In fact the man who or
ganlzed the telephone service Ia Eng
land aud opened an the exchanges In
that country. Hls father. David
Charles Bell. now Of Georgetown, was
9nce professor Of English literature In
Dublin university. Tho chairman OF
the Inauguration committee was cdu-
Rated IN the Irish capital. and In 1873
immlgrated 10 Canada and studied
banking with the Imperial bank at
Toronto. Il was n 1850 that he went
abroad "a the telephone interest. and
havine safely launched the biz enter
prise Ia England. he returned 70 the
DATED States % engage Ia the bank
lng business AZ present Mr.. Bell IL
The president Of the American sccurl-