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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

OF the arst points In Europe settled by
man. The Pelasgi, or primitive Greeks
when they entered Greece also took
possession Of the attractive and luNuT-
liant island Of Crete and in the time OF
Homer q was a prosperous and thick
ly-settlcd country. rs early history ls
entirely mythical and legendary u
was the birthplace and burial place OF
Jupiter. and the wonderful and intri-
cate labyrinth Of the M.noiauroi which
no one who entered could ever hnd his
way out. was situated in Crete. Cydo-
MIA. the ancient city that stood where
Canea now Is. was called tho mother
OF cities" In ancient times Crete was a
place Of Importance and Is described
thus by Homer. There Is a country,
Crete. In the midst Of the Black Sea
beautiful and fertile. wave-washed
roundabout with a population infinite
IN number. and ninety cities. The races
are different. there are Aohaens. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Cydonians. the crest-waying norians.
and the divine Pelasgl Theirs is
Gnossus. a great city. and theirs Is
King Mlnos who talked nine years with
great love"
The very conditions which tended 20
the independence and rapid develop
ment OF Crete 10 ancient times, Us In
sulAr position and freedom from OUT
side Interference. have served 90 Keep
Il In subsection ever since % vas con
quWed by the Romans The Crcians
were the earliest sca'arlng Greeks. ana
IN G. n. C.. nearly eighty years Mier
Greece had passed under Roman rule
the sailors OF Crete were still indie
pendent. They sailed from one end
Of the Mediterranean 20 the Other
sacked the dcfcuccless towns that lay
near the coast and made DO unsafe io7
any Roman galley 20 venture forth. To
the DAYS OF Cicero. when Rome claimed
dominion over all the known world,
these daring pirates entered The Tiher
and captured transports that were
carrying gain Co Rome They bad
grown too powerful 90 De ignored, aud
Rome turned on her attention 90 max
ing an cad OF them. Metcllus Roman
general. sailed Tor Crete with a large
army. and after a number OF sharp ba.-
ties on sea aad land. succeeded ia de-
s,ruying the power o. The pirates, and
Crete was made a Roman province.
Since then q has been constantly under
the dominion of some foreign and OPP
prcssive ruler Roman. Saracen, Byzan-
tine. Venetian. and lastly, the "un-
speakable Turk" robbiug and misgov-
crning In turn.
when the Saracens wrcsted the ISL
ana from the byzantine, or Eastern
Roman empire. 10 S23. an The inhabl'
tants were converted 90 lslamism. II
was either that or determination. bu
In $50 phocas won the island beck an'
the Crctans returned 10 Christianity
In 1904 the Crusaders under Baldwin
Count Of Flanders. invested Constan
tlnople and overthrow Cor a Tins th
byzantine empire The empire was di
vidcl among the virtou and Crete wa
allotted 90 Houliagc. Marquis o, Mont
scrrat. who sold % Co Venice
The Venetian rule waF bu, a repe,
ton ~ au that had gone before, Oh
island bcIus looked upon only az
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
PARTISAN oMNlpusEs.


There is No Crowding and strap-hauE-
ing Upon These laundering Vehicles
On an the streets OF Paris one Of the /
features most noticeable 90 a foreigner. /
perhaps. Is the little omnibus stations /
so characteristic OF Paris. The Paris
fan omnibus system. by the way, Is an
excellent one when you understand H.
But you usually have to be put OF
bus two or three times before YOU APP
preciate its merits. In time you dis
cover that the vehicles stop regularly
AZ little stations. whore those who un-
derstand the system obtain bits OF
pasteboard bearing numbers on the
precise order OF their application for
them. emitting them In the same order
10 the vacant seats In the busscs 90
/ they arrive. These little Sta ions be-
/ ing not FAR apart. It IS a matter Of no
difficulty 20 obtain these numbers, and
whom that % done the system secures,
as YOU see. O perfect application OF the
rule. First come. FIRST served For
when the bus stops. Jus. opposite the
little station. an official comes ont and,
nanding achlud q, calls of the NUM-
beers IN their order and the would-bc
passengers. as their numbers are called
take the vacant places. When an th,
vacancies ere filled The bus drives on
and those whose numbers come next Do
order have. Of course. the FIRST chnnc,
at the vacancies ON The filling bus.
And now let me mention another fea
,ure of the omnibus system which
. think is worthy Of our notice. Eacl
: omnibus and each street car To- Paris
b for the street car system is practically
b the same lis built 20 scat not carry
! mind you. but to seat o certain mum
Der OF persons. That number Is indi
. Gated upon the exterior Of the vehicle
e and when Il is complete no more ar
% permitted 10 enter under any cireum
4 stances our glorious American sy'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

are OF the mos, wretchcd description.
the short portion Of one between Suda
Bay and Csuea being The only one over
which q carriage can De driven. This
IS fos tae benefit Of the Turkish OH
e.a.s. Who debark az suda BAY and pro-
,egI thence 20 Canca. For the rest Of
.he Islanders tolling alons. beside their
heavily laden donkeys, any kind OF a
road Is good enough
an the native inhabitants Of Crete
Nohammellus and Christians, are Of
tbe Greek race and speak the Greek
language. on account % their insular
position they have suffered Car less
from foreign Influences than the Greeks
% the continent Turkish and other
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

4. Making Progress. as Manufacturing
Country.

Il Making Progress as a Manufacturing
Country.
Many years may elapse before Russia
can become a leading manufacturing
country. but her growth toward Indus
triallsn! has recently been shown IN
remarkable manner at the "All-Rus-
sian" exhibition In Nljni-Noygorod,
says the New York Commercial Ad-
yertlser. Besides her extensive sui
phurlc acid industry Russia is opening
up important manufactures OF ehro-
mate salts. yitriols. phosphates. lead
zinc. tin. strontium and copper salts
and mineral dyes. and platinum Is al
most a Russian monopoly In medicin-
al-plant growing the progress In Rus
STA IL very great Six castor-oil fac
tories, all working from natiye-groWn
seed, were represented at the exhibit
ton. and oils OF peppermint worm
wood. caraway. ionuel. anise and pine
needles were also shown The output
OF Russian benzino has grown from 5l,'
500 gallons Ia 1852 to nearly l,5iO.0o0
gallons In lS9i. The petroleum indus
try Is the second largest In the world.
one arm alone owns lSS miles OF pc
troleum pipe lines. Il has an enor-
nous fleet and owns 1851 tank wagons
for the conveyance % iis products by
rail. The industry Of the dry distilla'
ton Of wood In Russia il only just be-
ginning. In northern Russia, away
from the railways. there are still many
thousands Of square miles under wood
yet up TO the present only one-halt oI
/ per cent Of an the rosin. but a slightly
longer proportion Of the turpentin'
, used In Russia has been Of home man
! ufacture Il has generally been as
sumcd that the Russian Or could not b
made TO yield turpontine and rosin o
equality or abundance TO the FrencI
] or American pines. but experiment
! show that Russian turpontine, u col
lected By the French process, does no
diner chemically or physically from tn
French. except that u Is dextrogyre I
= the same degree that the French
laeyogyre. moreover a balsam wa
obtained from one variety that will at
, vantageously replace Canada balsai
! for technical and microscopic PM
I poses. The day Of chemical exploits
ton Of the Russian forests Is therefor
:, dawnlng. and within a few years u
!, country OF the czar may export insiel
: Of buy from abroad acetic acid, Voc
: naphtha. acetone. wood vinegar an
acetate OF lime The importance
. the Russian lcurlce juice and licori
"a root industry is generally known.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

The Portuguese shoe has a wooden
sole and heel and a yamp made 81 pat
emf leather. iaucltully showing the flesh
side Of the skin.
The Persian fOotFclr Is o. raised shoe
and Is often a foot high u Is made
NJ ight wood richly iulaid. with
strap extending over the ius,ep.
The Algerian shoe IN appearance Is
not unlike the English wooden clog"
The shoe is made entirely Of leather
In the simplest FORM and usually With
out any urnamontatiun.
The Armenian shoe has a leather sole
and heel. without counter aud back
quarter. The yamp is made OF ielt
and b. beautifully uruamcutcd with
nrcdleWora. dome iu cologcd s'lA
thread.
The Murcu,l,e shoe t. hand woven
. gn a wooden frame. but little attention
. ucug Paid tu the shape OF the loot
. Leather is sometimes used, but the
sandal o. generally made 81 oo'orea
ELK rHrdlge and wooden cloth.
The Russian boot is composed al
many pieces ot morocco in several eo'-
ora put together in the shape to please
the taste ct the Wcarcr OF maker Tue
foot Of the boot is beautifully cm-
bosscd with thread In bright oolora.
sl.mcsr shoes have the form OF an
Client canoes. With goudola bow and
open top. The sole Is made OF wood.
and the upper Of inlaid wood and cloth
and the exterior Is deliberately orna-
mentcd In colors, and with gold ana
silver,
The Mussulman'a shoe Is OF heavy
] leather. Il L. adjusted to the foot by
. A wide leather strap which runs from
T N. heel aud buckles over the insiep
) The only ornamcntation Is the iasien-
r Ing Of two feather p'umcs on the right
side Of the toe.
/ The sandal worn by the Egyptians
;. Is composed Of a sole made By sticking
3 together three th.cknesscs OF leather.
b This IL held ou the foot by a band pass
y ing across the insiop. The sandal Is
T. beautifully stitched with threads Of
b different colora
The Hungarian shoe or morclsin Is
made OF raw hide. prepared hy a san.
10 curing process Il is bound together
p with many thongs Of raw hide. Loop
or thongs extend upward round the an
Y klc and through the loops Is passed
u a strap which Is huckled at the sides
The Grrcian shoe Is made almost en-
tlrcly Of leather. and has a thickp
padded sole with sharp turn-up toe
which IL surmounted by a large bal
Of colored wool or hair. The shoe !
foece-llued. and Is gorgcously decor
ated with beads and ornamental stitch
y ing.
The clog worn by the japanese I
OF wood. and a. viewed from the sid
Is the shape Of a boys sledge. IL
c. fastened 60 the foot by a string, whiel
he passes between the great and seoon
toe. and across the former. straT
IN an inch In width. and lined with liner
e. Is carried across the instop.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
COCAINE iNEsRlErY,
Specialists Largely blamed for tho
spread OF the Curse.

huefAAAAhAa W NAA
spread OF the Curse.
The medical press comments on the
gravity OF the increase In many parts
OF the world OF cocaine lnebrlety Much
OF tho onus Is placed on druggists,
dentists. rhinologists and laryngolo-
gists. on the part OF whom. II Is main
tanned. the free prescription Of the drug
should be checked. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. Remembering that every
individual may hive some special
idlosyncrasy against some particular
drug the frst application Of cocaine
should be made very carefully, as, IN
decd. should every subsequent one.
There can be no doubt that many spe-
clalists are responsible for establishing
the cocaine habit with great many
OF their patients In having treated cory
zas. hay fcycrs and other local d!scom-
forts OF the nasal passages with solu-
/ lions Of cocaine. The constitutional ei-
| feet Us pronounced and allurins.
medical may says be has now In mind
almos, a score Of such victims. Who
would have done fur better TO have
worried along with their hay feyers
and other nasal anaoygncCs than TO be
afflicted with the cocaine habit. which
is hundred times worse than the dis
case Tor which Il Ia used. The great
cs, number ~ victims is 20 De found
among society women and among wom-
on who have adopted literature as a
profession. and there Is no doubt that
considerable proportion OF chronic
cocalnistB have fallen under the do
inion OF the drug from desire TO sum-
ulate their powers Of Imagination. 9th
crs have acquired the habit quite inno-
Gently from taking coca wines fortified
with salts OF the alkaluid In solution
Both coca wines made from coca.e
and cocaine lCzenges and tablets should
be- supplied with the utmost caution
and prescriptions containing COCAINE
b should not be- dispensed a second time
without hcing rclniiIalci by the pre-
scriber The symptoms experienced by
= the victims OF the cocaine habit arr
= illusions OF sight and hearing, neuro
muscular irritabillty and localizlng an
y acslhcsla. After time insomnia su
y peryenes and the patient displays
! curious hcsitancy and an inability q
y arrive al a decision on even the mos
:, trivial natter. one drug habit speed
. ny engcndors another and the yictif
oi chronic coca.nism Is usually addict
"a 10 oyorindulFcuce In alcohol. De
Z sides being a confirmed cIgaroii
" smnker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Jubilee festivities are over The de-
lay In his reaching England. Tar from .
in any way disturbing the English gov
eminent. o.. on the contrary. a source
of great relief. as were he 10 be in Lon
don for the jubilee celebration AT the
same time as the foreign royalties,
there would be no end Of tlrcsume and
dlsagreeable questions with regard Ia
precedent. The Klns viii remain In
England for some time. and after
shor, sojourn az buckingham Palace
will make his headquarters at Taplow
Court. on the Thames. the beautiful and
stately country seat q Mr.. Grenfell. Of
the Bank OF England. Il Is understood
that he will return to his dominions
via the United States. and that he will
spend IN this country the time needed
BY his yacht to steam from New York
around Cape Horn TO San Francisco.
OF an the exotic potentates from the
mysterious East. the King Of Siam will
undoubtedly show himself 10 Western
eyes as being the most civilized and up
20 date. lie Is man forty years old,
talks English perfectly. and Is having
his sons and nophews brought up al
English colleges and universities the
Crown Prince OF Siam being at the
prcsent moment a short -iacseted, top
hated boy at Elton, who has already
displayed a good deal Of proficiency In
cricket. rowing and other Anglo-SaNun
sports and pastlmos. Another Of the
kings sons. considerably older lad.
hut born ~ mother of lower rank
than that Of the Grown Princes moth
or. Is a naval cadet az the Naval Aca-
DENY nj Greenwich. where De- has ob-
talned no little distinction iu conuec.
tion with bis proficiency in the manly
Arr Of self-dcfcuce. Indeed. bic kuoVl
edge OF the rules % the Marquis OF
ouoonsberry is declared 10 De superior
10 his acquaintance with the rules oI
navigation.
The king himself dld not enjoy all
these advantages OF education. but IA.
made up for u since. and g.. as Tar a.
orlentals 60. extremely civilized. n,
dresses In the European fashion. hli
clothes being made by the best I.ondur
tallors; his palace Is lighted by elec
trleity and connected by telephone
with the various departments Of state
He plays billiards and keeps an excel
lent table and a French chef We read
shakespeare. and Is well posted on ,h
current European and American litera
ture OF the day.
The kings full name and titles az
M follows. somdctch Phn Papmind
Waha Chulalongkon patIudir nchI
liaha Mongkut purusiautuo Rala q
wonrse warut Mahronrse PonU
waraRhsulan Raja Nikaro Tan
Chaturauta Panama Maha Chak Rub.
Mira Gaaangkas Parumadhnrm NM
Nsha Ruiad Hiraia Para Manarih Pa
bs phm Chula Chomklau Chau j
Hua.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

g1-c.rn words are very rare IN the Gro
Tan dialect while common enough IN
modern Greek. The Crctaus OF to-day,
.n language and person. are the purrsi
representatives OF the ancient Greeks
90 be- found anywhere. They are tall
and athletic, especially the mountain
GERS. and eager 90 advance themselves
intellectually Every petition 10 the
sublime porte asks for school and teach
srs. but schools cost money and con-
sequcntly are not looked upon favor
ably by the Turkish government The
women Of the mountainous districts are
noted for their great beauty and the
explanation given OF this fact Is sig
nihcaut. Whenever a girl OF the low
lands gives promise Of being exception
ally attractive she is sent by her friends
into the mountains, where the danger
% becoming an inmate Of Turkish
harcm S. far less than To- the ncighbor'
hood % the towns
The climate OF Crete Is mild and salu.
hri1us. the close proximity OF the
mountains and the sea giving d a COO
and oven temperature the year round
The fertile soil OF the lgvlauds pro.
lucos olives. oranges and lemons 10
great promsl1n. aud this island. which
was once called. with Sicily. the gran
. AIRY Of Rome might again become
prosperous and productive land under
favorable government Crete has beet
waiting over nineteen hundred year
ior such a blessing. and no one can sa'
how much longer she viii have TO wait
After making a gallant fight 10 the las
instruction. pa, thirty years ago, sh
was compelled 20 make terms with IA
Turks by the treachery and lnteryen
ton OF several friendly powers"
was a case Of history repeating itsel
and history bids fair 20 repeat itsel
again IN the present instance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

known remedy was tried to cure him
Of them. lie was a patient at the West
Penn hospital but got no relief lie
went east and was under the care OF
the leading physicians and surgeons
there. with no better results. some
months ago he was admitted to the Al
legheny General hospital. Drs. X l.
McGrew and c. II. Volght operated up
on him. His skull was trephined again
The epileptlc attacks ceased for time
after this but only for a short while
Il appeared TO the physicians that the
absence OF such a large quantity OF
bone exertcd an influence that haa
bad effect upon the brain. There was
also considerable difficulty In healing
the wound properly due to the iact
that the membranes, the dura mater
and the pia mater, adhered together
/ Drs. Weight and McGrew decided upon
a novel method to cure this. Callahan
was taken 10 the operating room. An
lncision was made into the brain ana
the outer membrane lifted up. TINS
part OF the operation was extremely
delicate. a heavy layer Of gold wa
then placed over the dura mater. j
was laid In sections with the finest o
gold leaf The outer membrane wa
then placed over and the ends wher
the incislon was made stitched togeth
or. This was followed by closing th
outer wound The operation was
trying one to the patient II require
several hours to complete II. II wa
performed several days ago. Callaha
is now able to slt up. lie has not hn
an attack Of nts since and apparent
does not experience any ~ effects frol
the load OF valuable metal upon b
. thinking organs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

u o. commonly supposed that an saw
ares lead "a lazy life end have a0ihing
else TO think about than occasionally
attacking their more peaceful neigh
bors and giving them a hurried send
Oh 10 the happy hunting grounds but
travellers frequently come across real,
hard working people In savage lands.
Look az the two Kashmiri wood car
rlcrs depleted In the accompanying IT,
lustration. The original photograph Of
this was presented 10 the Royal Geo
graphical society. with others, by Cap
tain n. u. neasy. who has been recent
IL attempting to reach the sacred cly
Of I.h7sa. Ia Tibet Captain pcasy me-
these men near Baadipura, In kashmir
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Carter Harrison. the democratic
MAYOR Of Chicago, Is 81 years old. He
vas born ia the Harrison homestead At
Clark and Harrison streets. lie at
tended the public schools lie was
taken TO Germany and put into the
gymnasium OF Altenburg. This pre-
paatory course fitted him for college,
and ne graduated from ST. lgnatius,
Chicago. In 1881. lie studied law two
wears al Yale. lie practlscd Ave years
amer lSs3. and formed a real estate
partnership with his brother until bis
father bough, the Chicago Times in
1891 lie filled nearly all the managing
posltions on the paper until the sale
IN 1894 Re lives at Aston and Schiller
streets Mr. Harrlsons father, Car
Ter Harrison. was mayor OF Chicago,
when assasslnatcd His plurality was
the largest ever received by q eandi-
date for mayor In any American city,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Ity 20 depicting the way ln which per
90, Albion" is guhbuug mp everything
iu sight. SO 20 speak on The DARK Con-
uuent This has drawn forth a spir-
tied response from certain London pa
prrs. who accuse Prince Henry of rank
inratuuio IN mallwing the country
which gave his late father a refuge and
the kindes' treatment
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

tenn. therefore. % rIl.us on O strap, or
Of getting one foot on q back platform
o. the street car and cllnEiur to- the UNI
fortunate individual who has preceded
us and has both feet on is wholly m'
known lu Paris.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Moss This paper says that 5000
people can be- crowded into Ia Scala
u Milan
Foa We have something In tbs
country that can beat that
Moss What ls ~
Fuss 4 Ncw York elevated train
Ncw York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
PATCHED WITH ooLD LEAF.
slmmi operation Performed In ALE
rheny Recently,

ElufuI Operation fcriori"ea ." N'''
rbcny Rccenti''
william Callahan. a patient al the
Allegheny General Hospital, Is attract
ing the attention Of the medical pro
fession because Of a wonderful opera
lion he has just passed through SAYS
the plttsburg Dispatch. The operation
consisted Of placing layer OF gold De
tween the membranes covering h's
brain. II is intended TO supplaat u
large section OF the bone that was 're-
mined away In the hope OF curing nun
Of epleptic cts. lie is In iair way
70 recover from both the operation ana
ntS Callahan Is railroad einployo
and lives al is5 Ellsworth street. Ale
sheny. shortly over a year ago Gala
han was badly injured In a railroad ae'
eldeut Ills skull vas fractured ana
hls NE despalrcd Of The splinter.d
bones were removed and he apparently
recovered. shortly after this ne be-
ran 70 have oplleptie fits kVerg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
Warning

when your dear girl glzcs M you,
wen glance 20 melt you through.
Don imagine. like a stupid.
Tha, her thoughts are all Of you.
Ten TO one her dainty mus'n-
o. constructed on This wise
when weir, married won't break
hiu
OF hs horrii taste in tios"
Detroit Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Mace where taxes could be levied They
we're levied to such an extent that the
population Is said TO have been re-
duced from 81 C0O.0oO to 100000 In $50
Year,. A. the end Of this time the
Turks. with the hearty cooperation o,
the Crc,ans themselves. drove out the
Veneti.ns and a rule even worse than
theirs had been was iEauguraicd. They
had exchanged Venetian taX-gaiherers
Tor Tuffl-b. and the miseries OF reh-
xlous persecution vas added 10 their
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
In.t M Nan.

"oh. Clarence" exclaimed Mrs Me.
Bride. as her brother entered the
house, "baby's cut tooth"
why do You let her play with
knives" asked the unimprcsscd baohe-
Tor brother. Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

This younger brother % the Duke o.
orleans tWho De- the royaliEt heir 20 the
French thro1cl is now travelling IN
Africa, and dcyotng his literary abil'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Tcacher-"Tell me a few Of the most
important things existing today which
did not exist a hundred years ago
Tommy-"us,"-fondon Answers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

HE Island 81 Crete
lies at the entrance
TO the Grecian
archipelago. being
sixty miles distant
from the mainland
OF Greece and 40
miles from Asia
Minor. Il thus lay
directly In the path
OF western migra-
ton and was one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

she bought a most beautiful toque,
Likewise handsome seal cloque.
And her husband fell M
And when he paid the bill
And loudly exclaimed; Holy
smoQue"
Omaha World Herald.