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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07


Two ingenious improvements have
recently been brought 70 notice In the
construction OF machines for pulver-
hing ores The popularity In this
case consists In having two pulveriEing
cylinders arranged conoentrieally one
within the other. capable OF being re-
volved rapidly In opposite directions.
the rate Of speed OF the inner cylinder
exceeding that OF the outer The lat
ter IL also provided with a series OF
inwardly extending teeth. the inner
cylinder having an outwardly project
Ing series capable Of passing between
the teeth Of the other cylinder. the
ends Of these teeth extending close to
the walls Of the cylinders. thus form
Ing an annular space between the
walls. A slowly revolving feeding de-
vice conducts the ore from a stationary
hopper into the front end OF the por
tion OF the annular pace. where II Is
acted upon by the rapidly moving
teeth. subjecting the ore 20 a continu-
Gus series Of hammer-like blows,
which break II up. II IL still further
reduced BY the next succeeding teeth
until the product discharged by the
machine IL In hne atoms OF dust. the
whole being finally bottled. This mech
aniam II due 10 the ingenuity OF George
A. Cleveland Of Providence. r. !.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

John J. sumpter. Jr.. Of Hot Springs.
Ark. commenced shooting at traps in
May. lso3. and IN August Of that year
won individual championship Of the
state on the score OF % out OF Is at
expert rules. shooting out DR.. =. l.
French OF Little Rock. who tied him.
Al the next state shoot he tied ]. p.
Lloyd OF Pine Blun for high average
for the four days shoot Attended
Knoxville tournament In ~. and made
an average Of 50 7-iO per cent for four
days shoot. In 90 made rs straight Al
Memphis tournament all alone with Sc
entriea In October. p5 he sho, II
100 targets on a wager that he could
break "a. and made %. angles known.
On March /. 90. shot llve-bird race
with Phil DAILY. Jr.. for 800 at Is yards
with 80 yards boundary. killing a..
with three dead out. against Days 80
fyaight. March shot match with
Oaly az $50 pigeons a side for $500 a
side. scoring iSs. with dead out.
against Days ii2. AZ the Du Pont
tournament In Chicago last August he
shot all the week and made an AZ
erage OF nearly % per cent In the
cup race he scored "a. with the Esd
bird dead out Of boundL lie always
attends the big tournaments. and ow-
Ing 10 the fact that he IL the only
shooter from Arkansas who goes TO
the shoots, became known among the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

zone Of the funniest things At the
recent national cycle show 10 London. "
says the English "Cyclist." was a pat.
ent handle warmer, a perforated metal
article. trumpet-shaped and made "a
go In the hollow ends Of a handle bar.
Heat is generated In the handle By
means Of a specially prepared cart.
ridge. which Vill give out sufieieni
heat TO keep the hand warm for three
hours. while a warming pad was also
shown for attaching 10 the handle bar
a. a Kind Of auxiliary apparatus. The
curious thing about the continuance Il
that no provision IL made for nKins
the warmer In the handle bar. The ar.
tieie IL merely stuck IN like a cork
aud. being tapered. Il threatens to tum.
bic out At the least Jar The inven.
to- apparently verlooked the fact that
there are nov very few opcn-ended
handle bars. - that the ready adapta.
ton Of his svice seems purely i'm.
aginary. and he praoticability OF Il 1,
very much zen 10 doubt"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

OF the stars: and the other. that our
universe has after all fairly well de-
fined limit. The hrSi OF these eonelu'
slons Prof. Newcomb bases on an IDEA
that the stars which are called the
smaller ones. because they are less
bright. may not be large stars al a very
great distance. but perhaps smaller o.
DINNER ones nearer at hand. The old
idea IL familiar 10 all. namely. that
all the stars are Of the same bright
ness, and that the fainter ones are Al
q very much greater distance from Us
than the bright ones; this theory. how
ever. has been weakened by later dis
eoVeries. such as. for example. that
Sirius has a companion whose light, u
equal surfaces be considered. Ii but a
fraction OF that OF its principal: and
astronomers have come TO recognise
dim stars. or even dark ones, ike the
companions OF Algol. about which 90
much has lately been written. to be
quite As common. perhaps. In the uni
verse A. the bright ones Prof. New
combs proposition a. 20 the limits ''
the universe IL regarded a. even more
novel and striking. suggesting AZ u
does. the possibility that some day all
the stars will be seen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

William Delhauer, contortlonist
was found dead In his bed at the Keller
House. Chicago. M. recently. Hlt
death occurred during the night. and 10
supposed TO have been caused by
hemorrhage Of the lunga The De.
ceased was well known In the proies.
sion. he claimed 10 be the original
human frog." and was Al one time
considered 20 be one OF the LEADING
contoriionists. lie won his fame a. a
member OF the team Of 0uyer and Del.
hauer. The Clown and the Frog. =
which toured the country several years
ago. when Delhauers suppleness Of
limbs and backward and forward bend
ing were considered wonderful. A. the
frog In Puddle Pond" be was also
popular for some time. but his acts
were soon initiated and lat,erly he had
had numerous competitors In his frog
specially. His last engagement was al
the Haymarket thcater. Chicago. H..
week Of Jan. IS. lie leaves two broth.
ers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

IAssAisss AVpzE-tus fer rssfsEzs.s =
Hlrauas O.er.sfa-

Eassaisss Apparatus fer rsEfsEzizE :
Hinpls Operates.
Dee may be tempted 70 ash whether
u ls worth while 10 arrange a door
20 that II will open automatically whsA
you step on a mat before II. and viii
close when your foot presses another
mat beyond. says the New York Tnb-
une. But. whatever opinion may be
entertained on this point. the fact that
electrical apparatus for thus operating
door has been invented is at least
worth recording. A noted iuneh-room
in Chicago and the city market in
Springfield. Mass. have double doors
equipped In this manner. Over the
doorway il placed a suitable boz in
closing magnets and machinery. From
this box extends downward n rod. from
which horizontal arm reaches along
the door. Forces az work within the
box twist the rod and swing the door
to and fro. When the door IL closed
there are some stifi springs already
eoiled up and trying TO pull II open.
II cannot move. however. until a GER
tain band which Is wound up on a
drum has been released. The Smme-
diate effect Of stepping on the mat IL
TO close an electric circuit which freea
that band. Then the springs swing the
door open. When you step on the 9TH
er mat another electric circuit IL
closed. which sets a current flowing
through s-all electric motor. This
puts a drum or spool In motion. winds
up the bel, and draws the door shut.
The motor Ia more powerful than the
springs 40 that In elosing the door Il
brings the springs again into a state
OF tension sufioient 10 DO their work
over again a. soon a. a chance occurs.
Just before the door reaches a closed
position a switch IL automatically
moved which shuts on the electric cur
rent from the motor.
Where this apparatus IL applied 10
double doors the outside ma, will open
the right.hand door. but close the left
hand one. while the inside ma, closes
the right-hand door. but opens the
left-hAnd one.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

3 credited vita Offering the greatest
prizes Of the rear. and idsallslie writ
ers point out Australia ~ the spert-
Ing Mecca. But how easily can an IDEAL
be shattered. and how quickly can .
good reputation be ruined. This en-
tsrpFising club. whose prise lls.s are
the admiration Of the sport-lovinG
world. IL trying TO hide itself under =
disguise that IL simple TO psuetFats.
TAKE 80 entries In a road race and
place the entry fees At go: We have
1880. This 10 a large sum 10 offer ~
prize. yet Il IL Just what the Mel
bourne Bicycle club does. and II will
thus be seen that after all Il is simply
a new style OF a svsepstaks and the
men who win II are simply taking the
money paid by their opponents for the
privilege OF riding The race costs the
club absolutely nothing. and yet they
have builded for themselves a reputA-
tion for liberallty that has never been
squaled by a bicycle club In the an
nails Of cycling history. rs simple
when you know how TO DO II.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
nosToN's NEGLECT or POE.
Memory Of Tier Mo.t Tamou. Mao Of
Letters ignored.

Memory Of Tier Me.t Tsmou. MAJ Of
Letters iEnored.
have mentioned the circumstance
that q has never occurred 10 the town
% Boston 10 erect a monument 20 Poe.
who. next 20 Franklin. probably has
the most worldwide fame o. all the
men % letters native 20 that town. and
Poe vas connected with Boston not
alone by the important accident OF his
birth. but 6y the commencement there
OF hs literary career. itself an event
worth commcmoratlon. says the Allan.
tic. So Ear AZ ! am aware. Boston
never awarded 10 Poe the honor which.
In the case OF her dead literary men Of
eminence, she sometimes deems
worthy 10 BE- taken In lieu Of any fur.
Their monumental attention namely.
the calling OF public meeting By the
mayor At which addresses are made
and complimentary resolutions
adopted. The name Of Poe Il indeed
carved on the outer wall Of the public
library at Boston; 20 are several hun.
dred other uames Their purpose h
ehieay decorative.
However, Bos,ons neglect In respec,
o. Poe was but the neslee, OF al the
rest Of the country. His kindred les,
he grave at Baltimore unmarked. ana
a fund Of about 81 900 had TO be raised
by public subscription to place above
his ashes the unbeautliul mortuary
monument which nov bears his name.
II an en,erprising commercial person
had no, hired the cottage IN which Poe
lived at Fordham. Jus, out OF New
York, and put up above be- door the
large sign Poe Laundry" surmount-
INK Il with the Azure Of raven. there
by arcusing the wrath Of many psopls.
including the owner OF the cottage
and ohaming them into a protest 1, Il
probable that the poets fame would
still be quite destitute Of any public
memorial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
One nnnant.

A notable result OF the bicycling
craze IL that In England the demand
Tor skilled mechanics has become 90
strong that young men are turning
away from business ofices and enter
Ing factories, where they can earn two
or three times the wages they would
receive a. clerks Already the mer-
chants Of birmingham are beginning
10 complain Of the difficulty OF obtain
ing young clerks. Educators have for
a long time been worried by the ugly
fact that our public schools turn boys
out NJ 10 earn their llvinEs for the
moment only by once work. They
only know how 20 read, write and
cipher; any further knowledge thay
must acquire by an apprenticeship.
which requires more time often than
their parents can AFFORD 10 support
them. while their school training tends
10 develop a distas,e for manual labor.
In many communities an attempt 10
remedy this condition Of things has
been made by the establishment OF
schools for manual training. Perhaps
the trouble here described IL 10 be very
largely rcmedied by the bicycle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

overhung the road. Having become
partially decayed at the bottom. Il was
resolved to cut Il down. The lower
portion was thrown aside as being use.
less, bu, lately II vas resolved 10 cut
Il up. Two boards taken from the cen.
ter gave unmlstakablc evidence OF the
genuineness Of the sheldon Tradition
about the lost duck. On one side OF
each Of these boards was the perfee,
form OF a full-siEed duck. The body
measures eight inches across. and tho
length from tail TO beak. Ia twen,y-one
Inches, There are holes In both boards
at the point where the ducks brains
would rest, as u these agencies rotted
the timber This also occurs where the
lights and liver settled The duck an.
pears to have gone head foremost in,o
a hole which was known to be in the
tree, and couldn't get out again.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

shooters throughout the country AZ IN,
original "Arkanaaw Traveller" thii
name having been given 10 him by o..
car Guessaz Ne Is a great lover Of
dog and gun. and always has two OF
three high class dogs. and a share Of
quail and duck shooting every year
he o. considered no SLOUGH a. a duck
shot. always bagging az many a. any
one In the party. lie killed ~ NAL
lards IN Go minutes without getting out
OF bis tracks IN December. 1895. At
Grassy Lake. Ark. AZ Is years Of Ase
be was one Of the leading amateur ath.
letes Of the south. In 80 and 90 was
captain Of the University OF Virginia
Baseball club, playing second base and
leading the team IN batting and Held
Ing both seasons Refused offers 10
joln Boston brotherhood team from
Mike Kelly In 30; has done 100 yards
In II seconds and IL considered clever
with the gloves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

vidsd BY ordinary shears and Dinehe1
up BY the singers 80 AZ 20 bs adapted 10
any angle. II IL extremely tough. aud
has possibilities In the way OF dseOrA-
tlon that make II vsry desirable. Il
may be used for roofs. a. heat. cold or
dAmpneSs DO not affect It. and the rays
Of the sun striking It continuously
bleach II until II IL much more at
traetive In appearance than when nrst
applied.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
Attending s,err Of a push.

A sheldon. England. tradition. nov
nearly 800 years old. Is verified from
Ashford water. as TO a duck
having been seen fying towards sn ash
tree In that village. which II entered
and from that moment mysteriously
disappeared. Sheldon is a small ham.
let lying to the west Of Blackwell. In
Derbyshire. The duck went into IN,
tree In the year 1901. The tree was al
ways known a. the Duck Tree" ant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07


Most people suppose that the moon
alone IL responsible for the phenome-
non Of tides. but the attraction Of the
sun IL also an important factor. OF
course the distance OF the sun from the
earth Is un,hlnkably greater than that
Of the moon. but itf mass is 20 snor-
nous that u has considerable tide pro.
ducing influence The force which the
sun exerts Il the same on both sideE o.
the earth Al the same time. the tide
producing force OF the great orb being
abou four-tenths that OF the moon.
AZ u" time Of both new and full moons
the "Vane spherolds produced by both
the sun and the moon have their axes
eoineiient"-that Is 20 say. the two
great orbs unite their energies on the
fluids OF our planet and a. a result the
tides are higher than the average Tor
the remaining portions Of the month.
These are the spring tides" The
"neap tides" come 10 the time OF the
moons hrst and third quarter and are
not as great a. the average. because
the moon and the sun are each work.
Ing IN opposition to the other.-st
Louis Republic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
Ini.r..tinr celIsnur.

A lawyer had been badgcring a wit.
ness. and asked:
Are you pecuniarily interested In
this case9"
mot TO the value Of one penny"
Penny penny Why DO you not say
'oent'--common cent?"
Il supposed YOU would know more
about pennies than common ccntS."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
CHINESE HAlR SOAP.
Il DlsaGr.sabls 10 Iook 81 MT Il Has
an EHs~iisnt KneeL

IL DlsaGrssabls 10 I.ook 81 MT It Has
an EHc~lisnt Erect
In the great empire OF China you run
across some very odd things. writes
MargherilA ArlinA HAmm In the New
YORK Times One OF these IL what We
might call hair soap and Ia used for
shAmpooinE purpose How Il IL made
] never could and out. but from the
mere appearance Of the article should
say Il SAa composed OF hne eurled hay.
oatmeal. wheat husks. grease and a lit
tie borax. II looks for all the world
like some OF the oil cakes which dairy
men feed 20 their cows In winter time.
In the market II is sold by the cake.
or 10 those who cannot afford the luz
ury In small pieces. The cake IL
round or ellptical In outline. from an
inch 10 two inches In thickness. from
twelve inches 90 two feet In length and
from eight 10 hftecn inches In width.
Il must weigh two or three pounds
In using % your maid breaks Oh a
piece about as large as an ordinary cake
Of toilet soap. When applied 20 The
hair Il produces fair lather and the
hay and husk separate and work their
way into the scalp. The rubbing causes
them 20 polish the scalp a. well az the
hair itself The subsequent rinslng
carries away all these vegetable in
gradients and leaves the hair and scalp
In beautiful condition he former soft
and silky. the latter pink and warm.
While the hair soap Is very ugly 20
look Al and seems altogether ridlcu.
lous. yet II you use Il once you are
simply charmed with your new acqui.
sition and employ Il regularly there.
After
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

protests against the wedding cele-
bration. We wear out most customs.
but the wedding feast remains. While
very likely not the only place in the
world. the only place In my experience.
where there Ia any general eoneealment
OF proposed connubiality and nuptial
intent IL In the mountains OF the south.
II may be generally known that "Zeb"
IL Keeping regular company" with
''LlEe." Suddenly the town will be Ap-
prised OF the fact that "zeb and Lie
done got married last night" This con-
stitutes what might be called an Antiel-
pAted surprise.
Sometimes In the large settlements
due notice will be given and the we'd.
ding take place in the little church
or In the building used In common for
all public purposes-reilglous services.
school. political gatherings and timer
ant showa That practice Is. however.
generally confined 20 the elite OF the
community. In one place In my e1-
perience the popular resort for the per-
formanee OF the ceremony was the
broad platform In the rear OF a local
saWmlll. ! could discover no ground
for the popularity OF the spot. Some
times few intimate friends would be
Invited 10 attend Sometimes none was
observer save the casual pAsser-by.
More frequently there we're no Witness
e. save the sun above the lumber piles
around.
Concerning that spot n local maEis-
trate tells an amusing story. A certain
man had been unfortunate In the lon
gsvity OF his selections. had been twice
married and twice bersaved. He called
upon the magistrate 10 oficlate at a
third ceremony. Az the happy pair
took their places before him. upon the
mill platform. to pledge their faith and
love. he said to the groom: Move a
little further over this way. John. Toe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

And now. madame said the proica.
sor. how ala you come TO set into the
new journalism?
Well" she replied, Il poisoned my
husband and Ave children and was ae-
quilted on the insanity plea after which
! wrote up a three-page story about n.
mostly exclusive. Il was a great piece
Of work. assure you,"-Cleyeland
Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

5s2. 900 900. the increase during the las,
twelve years being 5000. 900. Thus
Britain already swAys the dsstinies Of
more than a quarter Of the people Of
the globe. and the diagram Of hsmi.
sphere herewith shows at a glance the
relative number OF British subjects 10
1854 and 1896.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

"oh. dear, dear me- said a damsol
young.
How depressed this makes me feel;
They've gone and invented flying ma.
chimes.
And I haven't yet learned 10 wheel {"
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

"rhe sugar-conee war Is becoming
very bitter" remarked the Snake Edl.
tor TO the Horse Editor. DO you sun.
pose tina, sugar has lost its sweetness'"
Perhaps the coffee was burned In
roasting" suggested the Horse Edi.
tor.-Pittsburg chronlels-relsErapA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
wslshl. Of %. rro me- I'm.

corbstt will 20 into the ring Al las
pounds Fits says he expects i57 or iss
will be about bic figure, Corbett thlnks
Fits is Worrying Il IL possible ne viii
keep right on worrying-and worry
Jim 50 that the latter will 10 10 sleep
And then again, perhaps he won't
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Asker 60 fisher who IL returning
empty-handed from hshing.trlp)-
What do you call your dogl Fisher
Fish. Asker-why. that's a funny
name for a dog What made you give
Il TO hint Fishor-BecAnae he vent
bitA-Tit- BitA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

south toward the warmer regions and
especially In the arid mountains and
plains In old and New Mexico. these
plants assume immense sizes. Some
idea Of the size Of these plants can be
formed by a comparison Of the plants
shown here with the man In the pic
ture. Some OF the cacti have been
found TO be useful to man. and with
out doubt most Of them will In time
be found Of use. The day will per-
haps come when men will grow cacti
for their commercial value Even now
many Of them are recognized as beau.
tiful both In form and flower. From
the Farmers Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

There is n stage-struok Girl In True
10 Life" and she is a novelty insomueh
that she sees something but roses on
her path. In the frat act she IL telling
her partner what she hopes for
Il should act one hundred per-" abe
remarks.
'Psr whati" he aka
~ner-hapa."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

The Melbourne Bicycle club has a
Worldwide reputation for generosity
mat Il 10 the casual observer entirely
Justified. Il Il this club that promotes
me annual Assirai wheel race. with its
mammoth pritea. ne great advertising
ana ~ unissFsai popularity. TAs club
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Maud Landers-l hear that your
yacht ran aground yesterday. Jack
Manosel-ies, We were hugglng the
shore too close Maud Landers-That
oush, to teach YOU to take some girls
along next tlme.-up-to-Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

The illustration printed here shows
= miIed group Of cactus. a. seen and
ske,ehed by an artist named Bende.
To the left l. the agave talocsl. next
comes the mescal, then cactus, melo-
cactus and cactus organos. the latter
growing like pumpkins from the rocks.
The greatest region Of eacti In the
world Is probably that Of North
America. Il stretches from the Ca
madam line Of the United states
southwark 10 Central America. embrac-
Ing the semi-arld rcglonA a. we'll as
the mountains Small cacii begin to
appear In some localities a little ives,
OF the Mississippi river As We go
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES or iNvEh-
TON AND DISCOVERY.
rhs Rsesst Investigations In Astroaony
By Pref. Nswcomb--Ths utilization Of
wave Pover-Improvems In MininG
MAshiasFy-Britala's Population.

REAT interest has
been created In as
Economical circles
by some Of the re-
suits reae h ed by
Prof. Simon New
comb IN his moro
recent In vestigA-
tions. One OF these
IL that astronomers
have been oyeresti-
mating the distance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

HERE are few
places and few
grades OF life In
either the rural or
urban world. where
the word wed
ding" IL not a synO-
nym for Joy and
fssiiyity. says the
New York Post.
Only the eynlo or
the misanthrope