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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29


is there any book In the library for
which there has never been a CALI"
said Librarian Hlld a. he repeated the
question which he had been asked
well. there may be. but really |
shouldn't like 10 bet that there Is.
On the contrary. II seems safe 10 say
that every book In the library has been
called for az some time or other since
II has been In our collection. Every
book. even those that seem most use
less to most people. has IL use. and
somebody is able TO ind some lnforma.
tion for which he Is searching In that
very book which perhaps seemed likely
never TO be called for. have lust had
good proof Of this. Recently We moved
about 10000 books over TO the new II.
brary building on Michigan avenue. OF
course. those which were transferred
: were those for which We believed no
one would ever be likely TO carr They
were ancient patent ONCE reports. old
documents Issued by the British gov
eminent and old public documents
from Washington. but not a week has
passed since then that we have not
had 10 send over TO the new building
AZ least ten times Tor some book or
other tina, We had thought no one
would ever demand Chicago Times.
Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Respect for the nerves. then. de.
mands the avoidance OF oyerwork OF
every kind. whether mental or phys.,
cal. Too much eating IL 0verwork OF
the digestive organs, too much bicycle
riding draws too heavily on the heart
and lungs. too much thinking or fret
thing overiaxes the brain. But, In fact.
overworking the digestive or asslmlla-
tive organs or atraining the heart or
lungs goes to the nerve centers 10 reg
lister the fatal lesion: for 30 long as the
arrangement Is not beyond the power
Of vital force to reotlfy Il. Il u but
temporary and the equilibrium will be
restored The true theory OF living a
healthy lie would seem to be- this.
Take care OF the nerve ccnters: 90 do
this. guard against overwork. that ls.
oyer-expendlture Of nervous force. HUT
a majority. perhaps, OF fairly intelli-
gent people do not know when they are
making the most destructive inroads
upon their vital supply. and such igno-
rance is very hard TO reach with the
enlightenment OF science a person OF
weak stomach by eating a biz Of pickle
may bring about a nervous waste
greater than that cati~rd by a days
hard labor. Tie has made a demand
upon set Of dlsordered nerves. and
they cannot supply the force II Is like
beating a poor. weak horse because he
cannot draw a load, Excuses are what
prevent successes, Editors Outlook.
In the Chauiauquan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Some OF our readers who have been
In Mexico. or the Southwestern United
States. may have amused themselves
by watching the queer motions Of
jumping beans. which are the seed.
vessels Of a plant. each Of which con.
ialns the pupa OF an insec, whose spas.
modic movements cause the bean 10
hop and roll about More remarkable
are the Jumping cocoons," recently
described by Doctor Sharp In the En-.
t0molOglst. and found In South Africa
The cocoon Is formed by the mother
Insect. and Ia very hard The pupa
when ready to emerge. must cut ~
way out The front Of its head has
"a sharp chisel edge" and by driving
his against the inside OF the shell Il
gradually makes a hole. The violent
notions Of the pupa within cause the
cocoon TO leap 80 that one has been
cen to spring out Of a small glass tum-
Ter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

perpetual snow. There may be a dozen
or iifteen feet OF Il around the obsery-
atory In the colder months. A strange
phenomenon results therefrom some
times. A layer Of volcanic ashes will
protect the snow from the terrific heat
Of the lava. and the spectacle Of melted
rock at a temperature Of 1000 degrees
lowing over the snow without melting
Il may be witnessed II the mountain
breaks forth into action, Il will be- con-
yenlent for science 20 have trained ob.
servers In such position OF advantage.
In the ordinary eruptions the mountain
sides split and the devastating lava
flows down the sides. while the hlghea,
part. upon which the observatory
stands. Is disturbed only by earthquake
shocks II might thus be possible for
the seientinF flsh"t6 Nrnrss Ia con-
paratiye safety gigantic volcanic phe-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Rhana t2.fss feeD the road runs
through a valley varying In width from
go 10 $50 fee. between hills on the left
PERCEPTIONS. on the right comparative
ly easy. but In the Lalabeg valley about
one and a half mlles'long. the road mar
rows 20 ten feet. the hills being quite
perpendicular. Beyond this the road
goes over Landi Khana Pass. the width
being li0 feet and the hills being very
steep. especially on the left. The top
Of the pass h at Landl Kotal 1878
teeD which Il strongly garrisoned. Ten
miles further on IL Dhaka q .40i feet).
where the defle opens into the plain
Of Jellalabad The ascent over the
landi Khana Pass Is narrow. rugged.
steep. and generally the most dlfhcult
point Of the whole road Guns could
not be drawn here except by men, the
descent II over a well-made road and
not 30 difficult. Just beyond All Mus
jid the road passes over a head Of pro-
jecting and slippery rock. which makes
this portion extremely difhcult Tor lad
ened animals. The whole length OF the
pass from Jamrud 10 Dhaka II thirty
three miles. From Jellalabad a road
runs mp the valley Of the Kounar river
10 Kahristan which affords an easy
communication through Chitral with
the Russian frontier on the Oxus. The
Khyber can be- turned by the Tatara
road. which goes 10 the north OF the
range from Jamrud TO Dhaka. In time
OF peace the trafiic In the Khyber Is
secured by the tribute paid 10 the AZ
ridis. who undertake to keep the pass
open on Tuesdays and Fridays and II
has thus become the main road for com
munlcatlon between India and Afghan.
letan
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

er maladies by simply Wrapping them
IN milk sheets. The patient IA laid on
q mattress covered with blankets and
is packed In n sheet Just large enough
10 envolop the body This sheet has
first been saturated In ~ plnts Of
warm milk and Is applied without
.wringing. After the pack. which lasts
about an hour. the patient Is sponged
with warm water or IL put into a warm
bath. a case Of smallpox was accord
Ing to this lacteopathist. promptly re-
lieved by this treatment After th,
eruption was well out the milk sheet
so quickly drew the poison from tho
skin as to effect immediate GONZALES.
cence.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

The members Of the Chickamauga
national park commission we're driving
along a country road near the limits
OF the great battlefield a few days ago.
says a 81. Louis Globe Democrat cor
respondent. when General Henry "
Boynion. the chairman OF the commits
sion. remarked 70 his. companions In
the vehicle.
About a mile from here there ought,
20 be a church near Ringgold haven't
seen the place for more than thirty
three years. but | remember going in
TO the graveyard when our army was
down here and being impressed with a
curious inscription on one Of the tomb
stones. II read like this:
lie lived TO enllyen the happiness Of
his parents
Three years. eight months. twenty
days.
When death tore him from the noun.
tain brow
An angel caught and bore him DER
the sea.
And placed him IN Gods white house,
To live and play through all eiernl-
ty'"
The other members OF the commits.
sion thought this was such a fine
chance 20 test the memory Of the war
historian that they drove on down the
Ringgold road TO see that epltaph. In
the course Of a mile they came 20 an
old country church with a graveyard.
as General Boynion had described.
They left their carriage. went inside,
found the tombstone. and verified the
inscription exactly NJ 4, had been re-
pcated TO them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

While stopping one nlght at farm
house In Missouri. a traveller was as
tonlshed 10 see his hostess walk up 20
her husband about every nftoen min.
utes and box his ears or give his hair
pull In the morning the guest, see
ing the woman alone. asked an ex'
PLANTATION OF her conduct. and her re-
ply was; you see. stranger. me and
the old man has been hghtin' for ten
years to see who shall boss this ere
ranch. and have jest got him cowsd.
but II should let up on him for a day
he would turn on me again. and my
work would all go for nothln'."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

at the Comedy theater. In New YORK..
the farcical play, "Digby's Secretary.
which he adapted from Won Mosers
play. Der Bibllolhekan. and in which
he assumed the role Of the secretary,
the Rev. Job McCosh. Upon the same
night The Private Secretary" was pro-
duced by A. N Palmer Al the Madison
square theaier This was Hawtteys
adaptation Of the same German play.
A lawsuit was begun TO determine To-
whom the right Of production was vest.
ed. but while the suit was pending a
compromise was reached whereby The
best parts OF each play we're taken and
put into a new version Ia which Mr.
Gillette appeared continuously Tor two
years at the Madison square theaier
and elsewhere. Ne next became famous
through his play. Held by the Eene-
my" which was performed az the Crl-
terion theater. brooklyn. n. Y. In 1855.
the author playing the role OF Thomas
Bean. a newspaper correspondent lle
next produced a dramailzation Of nj.
der Haggard's "She" In 1881. ai Nlblos
Garden. In 1890 he gave TO The public
AN the Comforts Of Home" an adapt
alton from the German. and In the iol.
lowing year MIR. Wnklnson's Widow"
also an adaptation. After lengthy
illness he wrote TOO Much johnson.
IN which he also appeared. u had "a
initial production Al the opera house
Holyoke. Mass, Oct 20. 1894 Rs
latest play, Secret Service. In which
he oils a serious role. was produced ior
the frst time at the Broad Street thea.
ter. Philadelphia. Pa. Nav ~. 1895 Il
h an entirely original creation and il
considered to be his best work. even
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

" NH"tfN "he"N WIN hAk hathA
Mrs. Adelaide T. Sherry. Of wes,
Point, Ind. Is the owner and manager
OF one OF the largest farms In the Hoo
sier state. She Is young widow OF
versatile capabilities. Her farm OF
1000 acres lies ten miles south Of La
fayette and nine miles north OF the
celebrated Baden Baden Springs.
Two hundred walnut trees OF nifty
years growth rise from a lawn
OF four acres surrounding the
handsome buildings. giving the c.
tate Its name. Walnut Lodge.
Mrs. Sherry hires and directs her large
corps Of assistants. indoors and out.
entertains generously. drives over the
estate daily. buys pigs and calves. ships
Percheron horses to Germany. cattle
and hogs 20 Chicago. cribs annually an
average Of 10000 bushels OF corn, traV-
els extensively. and writes for publica-
lions. Mrs. sherry has lately returned
from a soiourn In the Holy Land. and.
after husking Is done" she purposes
investigating occult philosophy among
the MahAtmas In their mountain abodcs
In India.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29
SCIENTISTS ON MOUNT ATNA.

There is a nice. cool picture Of the OBJ
seryatory on Mount Htna. the biggest
volcano In Europe. famous Ia history
like most Of the great men therein
for the evil Il has done and suspected
OF designs Tor evil In the immediate
future. Throughout the spring there
were reports that lEtna was about to
give one more exhibition Of its de-
struotiye power. and as the summer
closes scientific men look forward with
interest TO the season when Ktna Is
10 be feared. In the summer the vol
cane II usually quiet. but winter means
disturbance.
And winter comes early on Etna's
top. which nearly touches the line OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

hhen Elephants Have footharhe.
From Answers; Il IL not easy to tell
when an elephant has got a toothache
but II Is best TO keep out OF bis way
when YOU do know II. A London sur.
geon. who had been for many years IN
India says he would sooner risk a rail.
way accident than meet an elephant
with toothache. II appears that q
toothache Affects an elephant In a more
severe manner than Il does any other
animal Elephants have very sensi.
tive nerves. and a touch of toothaehs
often brings on madness. Providing
YOU are able TO chain down an elephant
and draw out the offending tooth. the
brute Is certain 20 be affectlonate 20
you afterward. Here Is an instance
An elephant In Bengal. India. became
affected with toothache. but the keep
ers managed TO secure Il while a den.
fist drew a d6cayed tooth-the cause Of
the trouble. After a time the elephant
seemed 20 understand that the dentist
was trying to DO something Tor hls
pain, and he gave every evidence Of
approaching the attention. when the
operation was over he frisEod round
the dentist like young lamb.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

England. The tree" writes Mr.
Holmes. was about 25 feet long. had
TO cross-cut It into is-feet lengths the
other lengths being feet. About hall
way down one OF these latter. there
was a dark knot IA inches In diameter
after slabblng A two-inch plank was
then taken on by the old process Of
hand pit-sawing. and the photo shows
the knot on the other side. The out
lines OF the bird are very clearly
marked.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

"Lacteopathy" ls a new curative
treatment which q Transvaal doctor
has discovered and writes OF In The
English Mechanic. Having noted the
facts that milk -absorbs poisonous
germs nom a xGcket. he decided that
Il might be possible TO turn this germ
absorbing flower to therapeutic ae-
count ~ put his ideas 70 the test and
now Inserts that he has cured person.
Of nallpox. ssvers, dlbhtherla and oh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

city where he graduated from the liai'
ford high school. going thence 10 'nV
University OF the City of Ne" o'N
and 10 the Boston University ~ =
boy he displayed unusual power OIL
mimlcry. and a. he approached ui'u
hood he gave public readings ana I'M
.ations Of well known actors 10 Ne"
England yillages. Having q desire foi
a stage career. to which hls parents
we're strongly opposed, he ran away
from home and became leading uliHH
man for Ben DE Bar. IN New orleans
La. This employment luckiug rcnun'
Grafton. he returned 10 Hartford, ana
through the aid Of Marx Twain, oO-
tanned a position in the company OF
John 7. Raymond. with whon be- ap-
penred IN THE Gilded Age oi tae
Globe theater Boston. Mass Follow
ing this engagement h. wa. TOT TWO
seasons with Mlcauley's stock com
pany In Cincinnati. Ohio. end Louis
VILE. Ky. and Immediately thereafter
spent season upon the road. llr then
turned his attention TO play writing
and wrote THE Professor which was
produced az the Madison Square ihcaier
on Jan. I. 1881. the asthor playing the
title role. He next assisted Mrs Hodg.
son Burnett In the writing Of "Esmer.
aida" After acting for one year Ia
young Mrs winthrop" he produced
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

aecting the Khyber with the saied Koh
range. and forming the watershed Of
two small streams. the one flowing
northwest to Jellalahad and the Kahul
liver, the other southeast. towards Jam
rwo. the last British outpos. ten end a
half miles from Peshawar The pass
lies along the beds Of these torrents.
aud especially In July and August b.
subject 10 sudden floods. The gradient
Is generally easy. except al the Land
Khana Pass. but Il IL covered With
loose stones. which become larger az
the head Of the stream o. reached. To
the north Of the dehls lies the khvbor
range TO the south the Bara Spur Of
the safed Koh divides Il from the nara
Valley. the river OF Peshawar The
mountains which shut u In yary In
height from 1900 % : 'To6 rel. --f5S'-
and there on the vast promonlorles OF
rock which run out into the dehle rise
Buddh'st Dagohas. monuments NJ the
time A century after Alexander the
Great. when the great doctrine" OF
Sakya Mum relgned throughout North
ern Indian Here and there written
stones" bearing Graeco-Bactrlom In
acfiptlons are to be- seen Ia the noun
talns. while dolmens Of unknown origin
disposed In rings resembling the stone
circles Of Stonehenge rise At the en-
trance Of tributary georges.
The following details are condensed
from General MacGregors sincial &C.
count OF the pass:
Immediately on leaving Iamrud
f1.67O feei). a fort with three enclrcling
Wails Of stone. which stands 100 feet
above the valley, the defensi5lc ground
may be said TO begin. as the tpurs come
almost up 10 that place In round bare
knolls OF low height. but very sufficient
command OF the road. Kadam. how
ever. a village on a hilltop three miles
from Jamrud. Is looked on a. the real
eastern entry OF the pass Thence 20
An Musjld (2.fS3 feet) 10 eight miles.
N first the bed Of the pass h easy. level /
md covered with small shinele. but
he hills soon close IN. the gorge mar
RVS flrst to a width OF $40 feet. the
Ills on either aide being sheer preci-
ices. and then gradually 10 70 feet.
here 4 runs In a cleft between lofty
reclploes. Opening out again 10 80
eet. Il narrows to 40 feet at Az Musild,
he hills being perpendicular End mac
..'o'e. To all appearance they are
SIS. ...lhls the whole way hrom Ka-
t..... "a 'ee,liy they can be crowned
- hI.. ..''6 s. I'VE "a strongly for
- oioes " ~. i'' ''.' n't'lent Of Khy-
hetutaa t,.. ong the AZ
0,ting against
and LAndi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29


the sultan Of Turkey IL more absolute
In authority. Yet he Is. or makes him
self. curiously subject 70 the will OF the
people IN some respects. A few years
ago he greatly desired 10 visit England
and other European countries. and the
British government was anxious that
he should do 80. But he did not ven
ture 10 do 80 without the consen, Il his
people. So he took a plebisciium on
the subject. He sent a proclamation
10 every village In his empire. telling
what he wanted 20 do and explaining
the advantages that would accrue 10
him and TO the empire from such
tour. and asking the people TO take
vote on the subject and let him know
the result. So the question was Eus-
mltted to universal suffrage. After a
few weeks the returns were all In ana
were counted. and q was found that a
considerable majority Of the people
were opposed to his leaving the coun-
try. lie was disappointed. but acqui-
esced IN the will Of the people. and
stayed At home. sending hls second son
10 England In his place.
The Khyber Pass. the northwestern
gateway OF British india. and one Of
the four chief passes which unite the
British possession with the Ameer's
territory. Is narrow winding dohle.
vending between ellis OF shale and
limestone rock 600 to 1900 feet high.
which runs through the Khybcr range.
the northernmost spurs Of the Safed
koh Mountains. between Peshawar and
jellalabad. IT, highest point ls $500
feet above The sea. on the ridge con-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

excelllng In dramatic construction and
In absorbing interest his earlier war
play, Held by the Enemy" lie sue.
cess last season was Of the most posi-.
tive sort. and upon rs recent presonta.
tion In England the play and "a author
achieved verltable triumph. Mr. on.
lette is At present appearing IN this
play at the Empire thea,sr. IN tAls
city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Papa. I wish you'd whip me-"
whip you. my son! Why should I
whip you3" because, when you whip
me. mamma gives me some JAM
London Tlt-Blts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

The celebrated Mrs Jordan's maiden
name was Bland but she called herself
Niles Francls when she hrst took to the
stage. before long. however her moth
:, wrote TO request another change aad
sue .nen assumed the name by which
eno - no" known. The Mrs. was pre-
nAe", u - SAID. to keep frivolous suit.
-, Old Tate Wilkinson
claimed the honor OF remaining her
You have crossed the water M, 1.,r e
he fald to her so IN cali 49,, NY 80, 49,
and by the memory Of sam a. ~.
dldrt take my Joke IN earnes, 49,, :. su,
herself Mrs. Jordan ever since :. ."u car
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Figure 81 a Blrd In a Knot Of syeamors
Here Is a very interesting curiosity
reproduced from photograph taken
by Mr.. Alfred Holme. OF Manchester.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

sarsale. the great ylollnls,. who A..
not been heard In the United States ~,
seven or eight years, and has Indicated
no intention to come here. has returned
IN his home In Pamplona and was re-
celyed AZ hero by his own people. Ito
played once 10 an open square some Of
The Spanish dances. 10 the great enthu-
slasm Of the people who gathered to
hear him. Alta bull light he present
ed his gold cuif button to matador
who had Killed his fouth bull In par
ticularly brave struggle. Tie made
several rich presents TO The city Of
pamplona In memory Of his visit ana
among them was a ring given to the
ylollnist hy the Empress OF Austria
and gifts to him from Queen Victoria.
the King Of SaAony the Prince Of
Wales and Napoleon III.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

A curious stone called the "ilmakiur."
IL found m Finland. The people use Il
a. a barometer. because In foul wealth
eF Il turns black OF blacklsh gray. while
when ane weather IL approaching Il be-
comes almost white.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29
TIE GREAT AMER.
Hosr AUTocRATIc MONARCH
ON EARTH.
EAe Ruler Of AfEhaRlstan l.. However.
Doeiie aud Governs His Country Ac-
eoFdiag 10 the WIN Of the People Of
the Land.

HE Amer OF Az
ghanistan. who was
az first suspected OF
completely with the
Indian border trou-
bles. but whose In
nocence Ia now well
established. h one
OF the most auto
cratic monarchs Ia
the world. Not the
car Of Russia nor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SAYINGS AND polNos OF THE
PLAYERFOLK.
The story Of Al Aetor.riaywriehrs
Lifs-now william ~. Gillette Ran
Away when Mere hoy Current
Gossip.

LILLIAN H. Gill.
LETTEthc famous
playwright aud ac-
tor was born In
Hartford Conn In
1853. his father
having at one time
been United States
senator from that
state. His early
education was ac-
ouired In his native
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29
ICE AND COLD PRUNES
BILL or FARE or CAPTIVE
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.

A Party that broke Every, Record.
aud IL Proud Of n, Although
It Dld'nt SGT out with That OBJECT
a. view. v
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

The sale Of ice cream by Italians IN
the streets Of London IL said 20 yield
q profit Of 200 per cent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

HILLARY bell. the racy theatrical COS
rlp OF the New York Press. puts u thls
way. we occupy what may be- termed
the midway plaisance between the iad
men and the funny men. because 10 OUT
opinion public performers are neither
all tragcdlans nor an bunoons We
DO not take the performer seriously
but We take The ari seriously. and 20
travel on the middle path between ih'
grave ard thc gas avoiding thc scylla
of solcmul'y and che Chaphdis OF
LrWy ON tlc other This medals re.
De- most reasonable and agreeable io u'
aud n any reader does not like % be
can stop bis paper
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

HREE women from
Sumer, Pierce
county. Wash. were
made prisoners by
a terrific storm on
Mount Tacoma re-
Gently, and they
broke the record
for the length Of
time spent In leo
caves and snow
hanks three miles
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

Charles Matthew had reached the al.
loiied ngc ~ maa before ho played hii
farewell engagement ln London. on