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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

for larceny and fraud. During me
course OF the trial 4 xas shown that
although they belong 10 one OF the
oldest families OF Prussia. yet for four
years previous TO taclr conviction they
had been living almost exclusively on
the proceeds Of crime Among their
fellow inmates IN prison Is Countess
Waldeck. a member Of the reigning
family Of that name. and hrst cousin
OF that Princess waldcck who married
Queen Victoria's youngest son. She IL
undergoing punlahment for perjury and
forgery Of 80 aggravated a character
that not all the influence brought 10
bear by her princely relatives was able
70 exempt her from penalty.
Il enjoys the distinction Of possess
Ing two convict dukes. They are the
chiefs OF the grand old slcilian prlncely
house OF Vlllarosa. and are undergoing
term Of penal seryltude IN the great
penlientiary Of Maddelena. near Ma
pies. for the eowardly murder Of a
young infantry lieutenant named 'e-
one, who was betrothed 70 their sister.
the Princess catarlni. The assassina.
tion took place al Palermo. IN the mag.
niheent Villarosa palace. which they
own there. They had Invited the
young ofncer TO dine with them In the
most friendly manner. After dinner
the two princes took his life BY stab
bling him as he was about 10 leave the
palace.
In the same prison IL the Prince
Caracciolo. sentenced to ten years
hard labor Tor the murder OF his wife.
A very beautiful woman. she not0rl.
ously deserted him. and when one day
she was found poisoned with arsenic
purchased BY him. and leaving a will in
which her immense property was be-
queathed 70 him. he was very natur-
ally arrested as her murderer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

A dlying-bell constructed for use In
Lake Michigan vas made Of phosphor
bronze hye-eighths OF an inch thick.
Each plate was cast with a rim and
bolted to Ia fellow a. closely a. was
consistent with strength. There were
Fibs an inch thick and two inches wide
Tor increased resistance. and the whole
structure was very strongly braced.
Windows three inches square were
made OF lnch-thick pla,e-glass. These
we're strengthened by iron bars. The
bell when completed weighed 1900
pounds II was toved out into
Lake Michigan 10 point
where there were two hundred
feet Of water. and down Il wen, for q
test When the line had been paid out
for two hundred feet, there was
curious culver Of the ropes and Aging
20 the surface came some very heavy
timbers that had been attached 70 the
bell. The experimenters we're aston
ished 10 End that they were spllntered
almost TO fragments. when the bell
Was hauled up only a shapeless mass
OF metal was found. The piate-glasa
windows were In powder. and the en-
tire structure had collapsed 80 that lts
original shape could not BE- determined.
The pressure was estimated Al Ssg
pounds per square inch. or 3S3s2t
pounds TO a side six feet square. This
made the entire pressure on the bel
something over 1861 tons.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

Another lady Of high social standing
who was recently called upon 10 under
70 imprisonment With hard labor was
the wife OF Captain Osborne. OF the
crack cavalry regiment OF Scots Greya
Mra Osborne. who belonged BY birth
TO the aristoeratle house OF Elliott. and
who had inherited In her own right
a little fortune OF about 5000 a year,
had purlolned the pearl necklace Of her
dearest friend. Mrs. Hargreaye. while
staying AZ the latter's castle. and had
then sold Il TO London ieweler In or.
der 10 pay some pressing liabilities.
Equal severity was extended 20
Gwynneih Maude. granddaughter OF
the Earl Of Moniali. who was senten-
ted 10 a couple OF years imprisonment
with hard labor for obtaining goods
under false pretenseA
The DoWager Duchess OF Sutherland.
more fortunate. was exempted from
hard labor and convict garb during the
six months' imprisonment that she re-
Gently underwent She was convicted
OF destroying. In the presence Of law
yers and judges. a document which
had been impounded by the court and
which was stated TO contain evidence
tina, would have doomed her TO defeat
In a suk against her son-ln-law, the
present Duke. she completed her
term In Holloway prison. where Lady
Scott h nov undergoing her punish.
ment. and. like the latter. was per.
mltted many little Injuries beyond the
reach Of ordinary everyday prisoners.
Mrs Montague. daughter Of Lord
Robert Montague. was convicted a year
or two ago OF the most shocking cru.
city TO her children. one OF whom sue
eumbed thereto. The popular feeling
was that she deserved hanging. Du,
owing 10 the tremendous influence cx.
ercised In her behalf By all the rela.
lions OF the ducal house Of Manches-
ter. 70 which she belongs. she was
let Oh With a term OF two years I'm.
prlsonment without hard labor.
In times gone by an English duch.
ess. namely. Her Grace OF Kingston,
underwent imprisonment FOR blgamy
and forgery. AZ the present moment
there are actually relatives Of the
Queen who are doing time" They
bear the name Of Count aud Countess
I.elningen and belong to the prlnceiy
and sovereign house Of that name. The
hrst husband Of Queen vie,gvia's moth.
er was a Prince OF Leinlngen. While
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

Il q prevailing idea among sclent.
lists who make artificial light a special
" that the light % the future will b,
OF phosphorcscent nature. akin 10 that
exhibited by hre-ales. glowworms and
certain other members OF the lnorgan.
lc world. This sort Of light Is the only
one the production and maintenance
OF which Is not accompanied by the
evolution OF heat Candle, gas and
electric light are only got after and
during the expenditure OF great
amount OF energy In the production Of
heat. only very small percentage Of
the energy being returned IN the form
Of light. AZ the heat Is generally no,
wanted. and Is often a great nuisance
all the energy expended In It's produe.
ton is pure waste. What l. wanted
Is some means OF getting all the en-.
crgy extended In The proiorm OF light
From what source. whether from phos.
phorus or some other substance. such
light without heat may be extracted
Is not yet clear. but the certainty
that In natures laboratory such a light
Il produced-as In the case Of the are.
hy-with little or no consumption Of
energy producing material. favors the
hope that chemical research may yet
discover the secret
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
The senator rouaa = Moral.

Il don't know" remarked Senator
Sorghum, when I was more Impress
ed with the fact that there Is frequent
" a valuable lesson to be drawn from
the most trivial circumstances than
| was AZ dinner the other day. One Of
the children got the wishbone"
"oh, yes. One takes one end an an
other takes the opposite, and the one
who gets the longest is supposed to
get his wish"
Exactly. And took occasion then
and there To impress upon their youth
ful minds how much In this life de-
pends on having a good pull. Wash.
lngton Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28


Last year an "Eifer' bicycle was
constructed. which. while not OF much
practical value. illustrated the pOssi-
biliiy Of good rider balancing himself
on a wheel at n height OF about ten
feet above ground. As II this had not
been enough. a tandem has now been
built In France on similar lines, which
raises the forward rider TO the respect
able height Of almost twenty feet The
new tandem Is very strongly built Of
reinforced tubing. the steering being
attended TO exclusively by the rider on
the exalted seat. The axle OF the upper
pedals Is connected by a long chain
with a sprocket wheel fastened TO the
crank hanger In the usual place. What
service the EliIel tandem u to do. be.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

without any aprreclable increase IN
tuberculosis. Others have been fur
nished milk from healthy herds with no
appreelable decrease In tuberculosis.
Where fat calves have been inspected.
even where a large proportion OF their
aains and nurses are tuberculous. only
IN from two TO 1--WE In one hundred
thousand has the disease been detect
cd The disease could be bred out Of
nerd by separating the infected AMI
mails and raising the healthy calves &C.
eording TO the Danish method recently
described in scientific papers" This
Is one OF the most interesting topics
now before the public. and the sup
preston OF this dread disease demands
all the combined force OF science and
The viii OF the people.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

For some time pas, o. p. Mason Of
Bellaire. Ohio. has been working on a
tricycle. 10 use on water 20 take the
place Of the old-tlme pleasure boats
His invention shows that he had the
interest Of the pleasure-seekers a. well
AZ OF the sporting class OF people Al
heart The accom- anying picture was
taken while Mr.. Mason vas making the
test trial on one OF the principal
streams near this city recently before
quite crowd. composed Of many
prominent people who are interested In
sport Of this kind. The trial proves
the machine a grand success. and the
wonderful speed Of eighteen 10 twenty
miles IN hour can be made up stream
without exhauSling the rider TO any
great extent This il equal TO abou,
twCnty-one or twenty-five miles down
stream or on smooth water The tri.
cycle Is 20 constructed that II desired
three people can ride az the same time
with much comfort. and VIII require
but very little more exertion on the
part OF the one who does the propell.
Ing. The tricycle. is constructed OF
three balls. as viii be seen. The balls
are thirty inches In diameter and made
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
A coNsIpERArE DOC.
saw = Good Hat About 70 ne Run over
aud Carefully Removed n.

saw = Coed Hat Ahout 70 ne Run over
aud Carefully Removed 10.
W. A. Halsey tells a neat dog story.
which he says will be verified by Ar
chitec; G. A. staehlin. says the Newark
sunday Cali one breezy morning
about ten days ago they were riding
down Market street upon the rear Of
trolley car when the car passed over
a nice. llght, soft hat. which had
blown between the tracks The hat
was not injured. but the wind gave Il
little dirt after the car had passed
and dropped q fairly upon one Of the
rails A BIG New York car was com.
Ing and ahead OF Il big mongrel
pointer dog was trottlng along. The
dog glanced az the hat. looked back Al
the car. and then picking up the hat
In his teeth ran over 70 the curb and
deposited Il upon the sidewalk near a
group OF PAYERS who were working
alongside ot the courthouse. After put.
TING the hat IN a safe place the dos
Hoped after the big car and took HE
place In front Of Il. Mr.. Halsey did
not zee the owner OF the hat nor did
Mr.. Staehlin. bat they passed several
remarks about the sagacity Of the dos.
and Il Il believed they agreed that n
would b better not 20 speak Of the
incident except to the people who knew
them we'll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

In the absence Of an indication Of
any sort Of lie whatever on the moon.
With no air nor water. together with
the Tact that no change Of any descrip-
tloh has been noticed by the keen and
trained eyes which have jealousy scru-
unlied its surface from the time Of the
hrst telescope efforts 10 the present.
We are compelled 10 conclude that
there are no people who live In the
moon. The wonderful combination o.
mountain and crater. valley and peak
is. after all. only a vast graveyard: and
" living beings ever roamcd over its
plfins and navigated its great seas.
nov dry. or frozen with appalling cold.
they have been gathered 10 The nations
Of the dead: and. an traces OF them
having vanished. the tall shafts Of the
mountains watch over their last rest
Ing place. and. with the crater rings.
constitute their eternal and maEnlh-
cent mausoleum Prof. A. W. Qulmby.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

the Count is wearing stripes In IN
English peniientiary. the Countess is
IN jail at Vienna for a long series Of
crimes. including forgery, blaekmail.
Ing and swindling.
The Warehouses Of Donegal, a peer.
ess Of Great Britain. has time and aEaln
been sent 70 jail. generally for brief
periods. following her arrest IN the
streets Of London Tor drunkenness and
dlsorderly conduct.
American visitors 10 Baden-naden. a
couple Of years ago were brought into
contact with a Baroness Won 0lelssen-
berg and her very pretty daughter. The
latter was In great demand owing 20
her magnificent contralto voice. She
took part In many Of the charitable
entertainments during the season.
Doth Of these ladits are now serving
. sentence Of four years imprisonment
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

A lady In Binghamion. n. Y. has a
bedroom set. bedstead. dresser. wash
stand and chairs decorated with post-
age stamps from every clvllized coun-
try on the globe she has been collect
Ing stamps for the past seven years.
and the namber has reached So 900.
The original face value Of these stamps
has been estimated At $500 An OF
these stamps have been carefully
washed. dried and pasted on after the
style Of a crazy patchwork quilt. and
represents larEe patience and a great
amount Of labor. There are seven
pieces Of furniture. In al. decorated.
This eurio Is valuable. an oner Of
500 from Cornell university having
been refused BY the owner Il Il. per
haps. the most novel collection Of
stamps IN the United States The
stamps are stuck on with glue ana
are covered with a heavy spar varnlsh.
and can be washed without lajury 70
the stamps.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

People In the vicinity Of Olivia.
MINI. are greatly mystihed over the
strange discovery Of an old spanish
Eunboat upon the farm Of Charles
Brown. between that pOlnt and Bird
Island, and hundreds Of people are
docking TO the place. Joseph Bagne
struck the vessel while digging a we'll.
lie armament comprised i've cannon
and two mortars. Cannon balls and
bomb shells were found IN large num-
be7a A great many old spanish relies
were found. IN addition. and there Il
not a house IN the vicinity which has
not some memento Of the old spanish
regime. The impression is that the
boat was run up into this region about
1900. when a much larger proportion
Of the state was under water. The gun
boat was found directly on Birch Cooley
Greek. which At that time was no doubt
a navigable river.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

Gently he was bald. toothiess and al
most blind. He can now see a. ven
az ever. has cut several teeth and bis
hair has again grown out The new
hair is dark brown; hls eyes are clear
and At hrst glance he looks like a
man Of 40. but a closer view shows
him TO Be much elder. The brown hair
and bright eyes seem 70 emphasize
the wrinkles and the skin that looks
like parchment Mr.. Adams has an
Idea that new skin win grow and the
wrinkles disappear. He Il In excel
lent health and spirits and believes that
be viii live a long time yet. The peo-
pie OF that section look with amaze
ment on the old man and wonder II
he'll be entirely reiuvenated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28


It Is not gonerally understood that
tuberculosis may be communicated
from most domestic animals. Il at
lacks. besides man. cattle. fowls. sheep.
swine, cats, dogs. horses. rats. mice ana
the vermin about the dwelling. and
even Insects these latter having been
known TO spread the disease The
chief Of the National Bureau OF AMI
mai Industry giyea a brief summary
upon tuberculosis. IN the course OF
which he says; The germ attacks only
diseased or abraded tissue. These are
cells within the body whose duty n IA
20 hght disease germs The germ NAY
enter either BY inhalation. inoeula,ion
or lngestion. tuberculosis is morn
prevalent In old than In young cattle.
Il Il not hereditary. The germ can
be killed; lO by a temperature Of iss
degrees Fahrenheit for thirty minutes:
90 BY direct sunlight: Col by dlnused
sunlight Its virulence depends on the
numbers present In breeding. poor
health. poor ventilation. poor food.
lack Of sunlight, are important prodls-
posing causes. There IL no more, II a.
much. tuberculosis a, the present time
Than In the past. Tuherculln. In CON-
petent hands. Is q Trustworthy and safe
dlagnostle agent tuberculosis Il not
a respecter OF breeds Communities
have been furnished almost entirely
with milk from tuberculcus herds,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

There are some very entertaining
pictures Of lite In Washington seventy
years ago In Stratford Canning's diary
and letters. My predecessor" he
writes. had greatly the ADVANTAGE
over me IN his collection Of good sto.
ries. record one Of them 10 serve
az a pattern Of the rest He was Sir
Charles Bagot, a man Of very attractive
manners. intelligent. witty and kind.
An American minister and his wife
dining with him one day. he heard
Lady nagot. who was Al some distance,
say rather quickly: My Dear Mrs.
g.. what can you be dolngr The
salad bowl had been offered 20 Mira.
s.. and her arm was lost In Il up
to the elbow. Her reply was prompt:
Only rollieking for an onion, my
lady New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

.ound BY the French explorers IN the
Green Bay CWisl region and held the
country from the mouth Of Green bay
o the head waters Of Lake Superior.
Simon Pokagon. the last Of the great
ace Of chiefs. Il a grand Old man Of
q. and every .uch an Indian. He Il
straight AZ an 49,. AZ Il very IN
ellisen' and won eensiderable
.ame In natiqkl councils.
He was boph a few miles below sSoilT
Bend. Wherf. In the early days. his
father. Leopold Pokagon. held suay
over a large village Of bis tribe. When
he treaties Fere made which resulted
In the removal Of the greater portion
OF the tribe to Kansas. Pokaroa ana
bis band moved TO Cas- county. Mich
igan. Leopold Pokagon died a. Silver
Greek. few miles north OF nouaglac
This part o. the tribe. mostly Polka
CONS band. having adopted the religion
and civilization Of the whites. vas thus
Exempted from renewing west when
be government removed the Pottauat-
omies In iSSe Il vas surviving men,
iers % this band and their descendants
VIC brought the suit to recover their
proportion Of all annuitles due them
rom the government on anelens
reatieA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

The oldest shaped county among the
5000 which 80 10 make up the separate
divisions Of the various states ls War.
ren county. Tennessee Il lies almost
exactly In the geographical center Of
the state mentioned. and ls about as
near = perfect circle a. any division Of
land could possibly be. The circle
would be perfect but for the fact that
there is a short stretch Of the north.
ern boundary line which follows a small
stream Tor a short distance. Il Il
bounded by Cannon. DeKalb. Grundy,
Van Buren, and Whit, counties and d
IN no way remarkably except In shape.
ST. LsVls Republic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

going more or iess lengthy terms OF
imprisonment
Lady Cunning. widow Of Sir Henry
Cunning and granddaughter Of the sec
ond Lord Churchill. IL serving a term
Of several years penal servitude for
having forged the name OF her father
10 a number OF notes. on which she
subsequently raised money from Lon
don note dlscounters and tradenmen.
She might have escaped with a punish
men, less severe had the fact not been
brought TO light during the trial that
her frauds had extended over a num-
Dor ~ years. and that the financial ne
eessltles which had prompted her to
resort TO this means OF obtaining mon
ey had been caused BY her reckless
ness In betting on the races
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

How easily a fatal accident may oe-
cur At golf was recently shown IN
England. Il Il pretty certain that q
ball driven hard viii hin a man. but
In this case death was caused merely
BY the raising Of the club preparatory
to striking. The report says that an
Inquest was held At the Neptune hotel.
Old Hunstanton. on the body OF HUI
bert coker Ridgers. i6. who died on
the golf links. having been accidentally
struck 90 the back Of the head BY a
fellow caddy named Beverley. the de-
ceased being behind him when ne
raised the club preparing 20 STRIKE TIE
ball He died IN few minute iron
concus.ion Of the bEAin.-San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

Mrs. Nibblns-My husband is a per.
feet brute.
Friend-YOu amaze me.
since the baby began teething moth.
Ing would quiet the little angel but
pulling his papa's beard. and yesterday
ne went aud had his beard shaved on. /"
-Tit-Blts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

FIRST burglar-we want TO break 4.
AZ gently as possible.
Second Burglar-Break whatf
First burglar-rho wintow pane
Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
TITLES AND STRIPES.
scioNs or EUROPEAN ARis-
TocRAcY NOW IN PRISON.
A sorry List Of Unfortunate Victims Of
the Inevitable Consequences Of idle
Anoestry--rwo Italian Princes suffer
for a Shocking Murder.

HE sentence OF
Lady Scott IN Lon
don for circulating
llbels concerning
her son-ln-law. Earl
Russell. calls at
tention TO the fact
that there are a.
present In Europe
quite a number Of
other people Of IT,
tie and rank under
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
I,nru,.,,e Aen,tx.

"How many foreign languages can
-FOUR wife speak," Three German.
French and the one she talks 10 the
baby.--.NeW York TFlbunA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

street The mon
SER la supposed TO have grown to the
length OF sixty feet Its enormous body
was supported by four massive legs.
midway between head and tail Il was
capable OF uplifting itself on Ia great
haunehes. 20 that is head lowered
iuoVe the average tree. Il was a harm
Tess monster. subslstlng on ferns and
aquatic plants. and despite rs strength.
incapable. from ~ unwleldlness. OF ef-
heient attack or defense.
II was probably on lts swimming ca
paeity that Il relied 10 escape from he
many hesh-eatlng enemies. for. press
ing Us forelcgs closely 10 iia sides. and
using lis powerful tail for propulsion.
II must have been able 20 proceed
through the water Al a rate that almost
dehed pursuit Il seldom strayed far
from the water IN which Il could thus
hha safety from its foes. and. when on
anu u probably made use OF a. power
70 erect Itself 10 its great height TO
defect their approach. As shown IN
me cut. the Bronlosaurus Excclsus
looked perhaps o. a giraffe might APP
pear u its neck. many times length
med we're attached 10 the body OF a
bfobdignagian kangaroo. with a ire
hendoua tail-New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

A remarkable case Of second child
hood exists In a little village In Kan-
kakee county. H.. where resides John
Adams. who is IS years old. Until re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF pIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.

a Relic OF Fast AEes-A Water tricycle.
iuVenied by an OHIO Genlus-rh.
Latest Freak In tho bicycle World
Invention aud Discovery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

IR HENRY DEER
Ing has sent 10 the
foreign once some
practical notes on
the cultivation In
Mexico OF the
yucca" or eassava
plant; pineapple,
ginger. "eaiele." or
chewing gum; sar-
saparilla. jalap. lie
orlce, canalgre and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28
PRODUCTS OF MEXICO.
YUCCA" ONE OF THE ARTICLES
or COMMERCE.

GOOD Returns from It, Cultivation
Pine Wine and Vinegar Made from
the Juice Of the Pineapple - Sir
Henry Deerlng on Yucca.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

u aluminium; the frame IL diamond.
shaped. and the tread and gear Is the
same az used on all bicycles. every
thing working on ball bearings. The
tricycle. complete weighs slx,y-hve
pounds and IL very easily handled. The
two rear balls have iour-lnch paddles
about every nve inches apart around
both sides Of the balls and draw four
inches Of water.-Ex.