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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
swift Promotion.

A Northern visitor to Georgia was
told that the negroes were responsible
for many OF the high-soundlng titles
OF some OF her citizens. and during a
drive In the country the statement was
soon verified.
They had not proceeded far when
they met an old negro on the road
Look az him hard nov" said the
Georgia man, and he'll speak for him
self"
The Northern man dld 80. The negro
bowed low and said.
"Mornin. gap'n'"
A little further on they met another
oolored traveller and the same perform.
ance was repeated.
"Mornin, colonel" said the second
man.
sun further on a negro stopped them
and, bowling 10 the Northern man. said
Good mornin'. Judge. Could yor
gimme a chaw er terbacker3"
The tobacco was given and the,
stopped at a negro cabin and asked fol
a drink Of water.
The negro who furnished Il wa
given a dime by the Northern man. or
receiving Il he bowed. pulled at hi
wool and said.
"rhanky. governor. thankyl'
That's SUFFICIENT" exclaimed n
Northern man. eve been made cap
tain. col-lel. judge and governor Il
one hours time. Atlanta Consii,u
tinn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
TRADE DEVICES ON WHEELS.


Trunks. Hats. and other things Madeto
rerso a. the bodies % Delivery Wagons
Various familiar articles OF trade are
used rs models for bodies OF delivery
wagons. OF these the trunk Is. perhaps,
most commonly used. Wagons made
with the body In the semhlance Of biz
trunk may be seen In many cities. the
delivery wagons OF the dealers In
trunks aud kindred articles. Perhaps
the next most familiar Is the wagon
with the body IN the form OF a great
hat; the delivery wagon Of a hotter
Another form not unfamiliar IL that Of
the great shoe. made OF metal. and
mounted on wheels. and used a. a de-
livery wagon Of a shoe dealer Like the
great hat. the shoe may be painted or
an gllded. All OF these devices have a
seat outside, In front, and they have q
door At the rear end The shoe Ia
mounted on the running part. with the
toe TO the front The drivers seat Is
over the tip Of the toe. or IN front OF
H. The door by which parcels are got
in and. out Of the wagon IL In the heel
Of the A,at shoe at the back A wagon
used for thu delivery OF PACKAGE nom
laundry has a body In the form OF a
great wash boiler. Perhaps the latest
Of these trade devices on wheels Il
shown in a wagon used for the delivery
Of a proprietary article that IL sold In
liquid form. In this case the wagon
body Is In the shape Of a great bottle
Eek.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15


A hldeous demon goes stalking about.
No anger post h needed 10 point out
his path. Misery. want, desolation.
poverty. robbery. treaohory. arson sui
eide. and a million kindred curses mark
Il az every step. Graves filled with
forms that once walked the earth with
arm and manly tread that bespoke con-
sclousness Of godlike powers that were
premaiurely wrecked and blasted by
the vennmous breath OF this mercllesa
monster Forms Of grace and beauty,
hlled with aouls Of purity and lowell
ness. whose mission on earth should
have been 20 shed the light of truth and
Joy ana heavenly bencdlcilun among
the dark places Of earth, but whose pur-
lty was solled. whose beauty turned 70
ugllness. whose hcaven-horn graccI
were sacrificed at the shrine Of ain. de-
hatchery and degradation At the bid
ding OF this hear,less destroyer. LIT.
lie graves Of infants. born 70 gladden.
happy homes and to grow up to be or
naments 20 society. but nipped IN The
bud Of life by one chilling blast from
the icy lungs Of this insailate demon
Rev. Father Doyle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15


Several cases Of blindness from cleo
trio lights have been reported. One
was s,oker On ship board. who sui-
fored great agony. lie walked the
floor. holding bic hands to his eyes and
moaning. The tears literally poured
from his cyeg. Under treatment he
soon recovered. when he gave his ply
slclan the following facts: One after
noon he stood for the space OF about
three minutes .ooElng AZ an electric
drln. which was being used to drill
holes In a steel plate lie was stand
Ing about 90 or 10 feet from the drill.
Al the mtnent be observed nothing
unusual. but when he returned to his
work he had peculiar sensations In his
eyes. and everything looked as though
covered with gold This state OF things
continued Tor some time when he
turned in and went 20 sleep. Three
hours later he woke up In great pain.
which did not subsido until cocaine was
applied. Another case was also a stok-
or. who looked az a drlll and expert
enced the same peculiar conditions a.
TO color. all things being a clear golden
yellow. The surgeon declared the con-
dlilon TO be akin 10 snow blindness. but
said that the intense irritation Of the
nerves brought this state OF anairs
about Il Is claimed that a number Of
cases Of this Kind have occurred In
dock yards when electric drills ver,
nrst introduced. the men STANDING
about and looking on as a matter Of
curiosity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

The applications Of the X-rays to
the stury Of phenomena invisible with
out their aid continually increase In
number. Some OF the results are rath-
or curious than useful. but substantial
additions TO knowledge are being made
In this way. one OF the latest scion-
tic uses found for the rays Is In re-
yeallng the inner structure OF flowers
and fruit buds. In some respects this
Is better method than dlssectlng fol
the study Of certain parts OF plants
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

The kings and queens OF England
we're not always styled his" Or "her
majesty" or after the pattern OF that
bestowed upon vlctorla-'her most
gracious majesty" Henry " was
styled "hls grace" Henry VI his most
excellent grace. Edward ~ high and
mighty prince" Henry vi. his grace
and his majesty" Henry VIII. his
hlghnoss." and afterwards his males.
~" Subsequently the English king
we're styled his sacred majesty"
While on the subject Il may MOI
be unlnteresting TO give the meaning
OF some royal titles, thus: King means
father. kaiser and car. Caesar or auto
crat, a contraction OF Samoderehetai
duke means leader. emperor command.
or: hospodar. master OF the house.
khan. provincial chief: landgraye. land
reeve; margraye. border reeve; nlEam.
ruler: Pharaoh, light OF the world;
shad. protector sheik. elder, and sui
tan. rulor-New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
FIFTH AND sIxTn. . ..y.-
A Glosionaa Sala.-5wn. "Pheoe'

A Glosionsa Sala-&5wn. ~Phebe'
-ioye you" -
"And I love you. answered Phebe'
blushlng more than ever, but emulat-
ing hls bravery and Phebe's sister
knew that the difficult feat was over
Nobody minded that she had heard Il
all; nobody thought Of her at all. un-
less Il was the couple in front And
one Of them was intent on candy and
popcorn. Whether the couple at her
slde-they were no longer trio. II
was decided case OF two and one"
did awake once more 10 the rec0llec-
ton that there we're other people be-
side themselves IN the world. Phebe
kissed her tenderly, under cover Of the
gathering dusk. and Arthur after a
moments hesitation. did the same.
The sun had quite gone down by this
time and the sky was dark, all but the
strip OF glowing scarlet down near the
darkenlng horizon; just above their
heads the first star OF the evening
cleaned Its counterpart cleaned on
the cheek OF Phebe'a sister
God bless them" she murmured. as
she went forward TO Join the rear
guard" now the advance guard" and
whisper the good news 20 Arthur's
sister. and the star on her cheek had a
companion soon. Arthur's sister had
hastily pushed the candy bag into the
hands Of Phebe's younger brother and
her hand was tightly clasped In that
Of Phebes sister. And the younger
brother wondered what made them 50
silent.
1T was such a lovely walk In the he
ginning" he complained when they
reached home. hut at the last nobody
said a word. And II might have been
such lovely walk all through"
1T was a lovely wap5 all through,
said Arthur. ioyously. and Phebe did
not contradict him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

stumbling blocks seem 10 be plenty
everywhere. stumbling blocks Tor the
children. stumbling blocks for the
young people. stumbling blocks Cor the
old people. II IA hard for us some.
times TO see where We are stumbling
others and Il Ia hard for some others
10 see how and where the church OF
God Il such a stumbling block az Il Is
to-day In the face Of temperance The
church IL doing a grand and noble
work. and yet. as Il has never stood
together on the great question Of tenn
perancs-the special topic Tor to-day
Il Il well worth while for us to face
this fact. Il seems strange that an Of
Gods people should not he ready and
glad and determined 10 stand az one
man agalns; the gigantic evil Of intern
perance that has been preached about.
talked about for these years and years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
vibration Of Railways aaa lie Eassi on
Health.


Annoyance and temporary discom-
fort are small items In the schedule Of
ills chargeable 10 vibration and noise
on railways aud the unceasing and ter
rife racket Of many Of our cities. The
noise Of the elevated railways has
caused commissions IN children and
what Is equivalent to nightmare In
adults One lady Of somewhat deli
cate organization has frequently sprung
from her bed on the approach OF a
train. and found herself standing up
right Ia the middle OF the floor when
she awakened. 10 seemed that the en-
gineer Of this train had a sweetheart
living In that ueighborhood. and he
managed 20 that the locomotive made
a series OF peculiar noises whenever he
approached the dwelling Of his inamo-
rata. This was the only train that 30
affected the sufferer. and she was
obliged 20 leave the nelghborhood on
account Of Il. Ia ordinary railway ira
vel speed is the most important item
TO be looked after. and the noise a,tcns-
ing the great rapidiiy with which the
train moves is really q secondary con-
sldcration. Medical scientists who arr
giving attention 10 this subject are be-
ginning 10 demand for their patients
especially those who find Il necessary
to take long Journeys for their health
accommodations In which due regard u
had for quie, and freedom from tina, Vi
bration which Affects the nervous sys
TEN. Special routes are mapped out
and certain lines are avoided becaus
Of the irritation by the clatter an'
swinging OF the trains.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15


Cotton eollulOse Is an interesting ma.
teriaL Neither alcohol. benzine ether.
indeed they have no effect In any way
chloroiorm nor water will dissolve Il.
upon H. A 30 per cent solution Of zinc
chloride added 90 any form OF cellulose
conquers H. The result IL liquid OF a
slrupy consistency. which will, when
sufficiently diluted. preclpaie the cellu-
lose In the form Of gelatinous mass.
Il contains about % per cent zinc OK
ide and Is more or less hydrated Al
most every known substance contains
more or less water, and this Is OF great
importance In the handling OF cellulose
In spinning. especially what r. N cwn
as Microscopic moisture being neces-
sary. Very dry cotton will not make
smooth thread II Is knotty. brittle.
and harsh, and twists and snarls con
tinually Loaded with a certain amount
OF moisture. Il becomes soft. elastic and
manageable On the same principle
wool must carry a certain proportion
Of grease. Without this u IL impos-
slble 10 spin fine and smooth threads.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

After Eve weeks practice the Amer
lean Volunteers ladies' brass hand
made lts debut the other afternoon on
the public square. says the Cleveland
plain Dealer A not over-crlllcai au-
dlence gathered AZ the appointed time
10 witness the performance The rep
ertory Of the hand. which they hope to
soon materially augment. 10 az present
composed Of but two pieces" Sweet
by and By" and Beautiful Twilight. q"
These were comparatively well rem
derod. During the meeting Mr.. White.
who had charge OF the musical lustruc-
tion. made a short speech. IN which
he said that the band promised 10 DO
an honor 10 the city. Fourteen-year.old
While white "a. like hla father. quite
a to0ter-on the cornet. His duties as
leader were executed admirably. The
personnel Of the band at present con-
slsls OF four women and three men.
The men will gradually be- dropped az
women are prepared to take their
places. Several women recruits ere
being trained In the art OF drum
humping and they viii soon supplanl
the men drummers. To Ald-de-C Cam,
Lei,h. Capt Davis, Cadet Dinley and
Cap, Hyslop belong the honor Of helnr
the pioneers Of the band. AZ these foul
women have duly mastered the bass
the tenor and the baritone horas ana
the cprnet respectively. =
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

"PHEBE. I-i-LONE YOU!
Phebo's sister and Arthur were doing |
ell the talking and that Phebe herself |
was very silent. Arthur's sister |
smiled at Phebe's younger brother
and they gave up daring the advance
guard" 10 walk faster than they did
They had reached the park by this
time and the beauty Of the simmer
ing, cleaning, dlmpllng lake. radiant
and shining In the last rays OF a brill
liant winter sun. was SUFFICIENT excuse
for the sudden silence which fell upon
them an. when, after a turn on the
esplanade. they began 70 think OF
home, nobody had anything to say. and
Phebe. especially. was very silent.
The rear guard" were uncomprehend-
ingly silent also. And after awhile
they managed 10 get In front and leave
the others far behind.
They don't want rs any longer.
guess" said Phebe's younger brother.
and his companion was fain 10 ac-
quiesce. Let's go and set some
ctndy." she said. soothinsly.
Meanwhile. In "the ranks OF the
army" there was a faint murmur OF
conversation. Phebe was stll silent.
but her sister was listening eagerly
and Arthur was doing an the talking.
And this IL what he said,
"Glrlle" Everybody CALLED phebe's
sister "Glrlie." even II she ala profess
20 have quite forgotten her glrlhood
days. ~ you had wanted 10 say some
thlng, n you had wanted to say Il for
years and never had the courage. n
YOU were fairly aching 10 say Il, hun
cry for an answer. what would you
doY"
phobes sister made no reply Tor a
moment and Phebe blushed 20 wildly
that her very temples were rcd Her
sister looked at her Understandings
The younger brother was wont TO say
that "Glrllo" had a talent for sym.
pathlrlng with people Just now sh,
exhibited that talent with exceeding
tact She turned abruptly away from
phebe and looked kindly at Arthur
Then she spoke. quietly but decidedly
She could be brave upon occasion
could this self-styled "old maid whom
every one loved and trusted.
Il think tina, In such circumstances
should make leap Tor H." she said
with a pleasant. encouraging smile
n takes courage 10 DO such thlnl
sometimes. but II the end Il worth
IT," she broke OF suddenly. hnlsh.
Ing In a different strain. \ BELIEVE
that many a life IL spoiled BY ius
such hesitation abe ended. brayely
Both Of her listeners remembered tina
affair: phehe reached her han'
across. behind Arthurs back. ans
ciapcd her sisters hand. Ar1hu
merely smiled at her. reverently, q
one would smile AZ . salnt Then n
followed her ADVICE and said the shluI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

dani, hunR upaide down. hure 81
-icc, pia1an aiai aown ana nntt doUe
and Finally g. baked Ia an oven ana no
zen IN an ice pail When. therefore. It
Is considered. says the jewelers. re.
view. that Il makes $4,000 vibrations
per hour. and must not vary second
q week. while a quarter turn OF lis two
time screws meaning a milllonih OF
an ineh-w make a difference Of 20
fecondr day. the delicacy Of IT'S
adiustms. will be appreciated. as also
the risk Of in,rustlng its repair TO any
but sklllful hands"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

nurse In attendance. These incuha-
tors are used as a means Of saving me
lives Of prematurely born or very
weakly Infants. The incubator Ia COM
posed Of metal frame mounted on a
metal stand. The child rests on a wire
hammock suspended from the four cor
ners. and In front are two swinging
glass doors made TO close tightly while
at one side d a glass window through
which the child may be seen. This box
IL heated by air which Is made moist
and agreeable by being passed through
a small sheet OF absorbent antlseptlc
wool suspended 10 medleated water
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

Blind hinges are being made with Z
seml-circular COS on the part which Is
attached TO the blind, with a rod which
ends In a gear wheel az one end 10
mesh IN the cog on the blind, the Other
end projecting through the wall int
the room and ending In a knob OF leyes
By which to turn the blind from ID,
inside
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

~ ~ MlIFt,E cases IN when the
~ myBteri Gus "on
af Mi - dit" proved 10 be
TIA liRr. true. II really was
u, W. the walk.
&~He Arthur Allen ana
49, -'''-- Phcbe Storms had
loved each other for years and every
body besides their own selves kne"
Il; they knew Il, too. IN a sort Of nn-
comprehendlng way. Arthur's pres
ence made the sunshine little bright
er 10 Phebe: when Phebe herself was
near Arthur never noticed whether the
sun shonc or not. But still. as has
been implied. they were not sure OF
this happy knowledge. Neither one
would have owned to even suspecting
the truth.
Those two happy idiots will keep
on incoming and spooning without
knowing Il for years and never come
10 an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was the
dlctum Of Arthur's sister.
What does II matter so long As they
are happyg" Phebes sister would re-
ply.
Both sisters II might be mentioned.
were older by several years than the
brother and sister about whom they
were 70 concerned. Both saw how
things we're with the clearaess OF sight
which comes only from having been
through the mill" Neither OF these
merry girls OF 30 we're love-lorn In the
slightest degree. but both Of them had
had what the French term ian affair.
However. the days When these events
had come TO pass were 80 long gone
by that they were half-forgotten.
Phebe's sister declared that she could
scarcely remember what Il was TO have
a "beau't aiio samled tenderly when
Arthur called on Phebe three nights a
week. nevertheless. Arihur's sister al.
ways called herself a heartless old
maid. but her eyes sofiened when On,
saw him buying and taking vlolels Il
Phebe. Some one had bought yioleti
for her. once on a time. Some on,
used to buy roses for Phebe's sister
also.
But 10 return 10 the walk. Il cam,
20 pass on n beautiful Sunday after
noon. the late afternoon Of a perfect
spring day, dropped by accident Int
the heart Of January. The day was 8,
lovely. IN fact. and the sunshine 81
tempting as Il lay on the snowlesl
stone payements, that Arthur lnslsie,
that they all 20 for a walk. The parl
was their destination and they Wake,
by three and two Arthur and Phebe
with Phebe's sister. led the way; Ar
thurs sister followed with Phebei
younger brother. And for awhile the
! Tafked close together and ioked AM
laughed merrlly. ~
But presently the rear division o
the army" a. Phebe laughingly calle'
the couple which walked last. notlcel
that the others no longer answers
their salliea. Then they saw tina
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

Of her back hair. No longer need she
pun the shoulder OF a bodice out OF
shape trying 20 determine with the aid
Of a hand glass how her waist ITS The
latest and best hand glass does not re-
qulre 20 be held In the hand at ALL II
clasps the back OF chair easily and
madame. seated before her dressing ta-
bic. is enabled TO have one reflector be-
fore her and one behind her without
the least wearying Of her wrist.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
n.l rhearh,. Ann, b.. na,sh.r

IIeF Theaghis About the hateher
Fuddy-betwcen you and me, ] be-
slese my wife thinks more Of tho
hatcher than she does Of me. buddy
You dent mean a. Fuddy-I do. but
! am not jealous. nuddy-No; iealousl
Fnddy-~You wouldn't be- surprised II
Yea knew what nd Of thoughts she
thinkn Of him. Boston Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

The Editors Assistan,-"Here's
nane fugitive poetry. left today" The
Fdnor-"By whom" The Editors
Ausistant-"A fugitive poet. ran
him out with a shotgun. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

Years ago Prince Bismarck used Il
spell his name without he C" The
pres,n, spelling does away with the
monetary significance Of the name Bis
mark-two Marks Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15


atarc q This couple MAY ne
clearly Prophssisd.
I'VE heard a discussion lately as 70
DO should keep the parse In the mar
are partnsrshlp Nov Il would seem
hat Ia that kidd OF a arm there ought
10 be fair division. II may be that
both are adding 10 the cxcheQuer. but
s4heiher one or both, they should freely
Ne their united income. Woman
We that II statistics were taken
ibieci only about one man In
s5tsould be found just enough
bis wife a separate purse. IF
- "A proud woman. she will suffer
4 deprivation rather than put her
in the position Of a beggar for
w-.A- Wv. h.. heard a
o,.,.. IAN right in New
'",y: ~ couple after the
a down 10 board
ats The girl had
very ample trous-
II "a paid board and
sromp,ly, so that
q baased before her
very painful en-
asament about her daughter. Pin
Inpney from papa having ceased, she
sever had a nickel for car fare or the
plate In church. for thread. or any
thing, her mother supplying all this
when they went out together. Al last
Me day the mothers purse ran short.
nnd ahe said: Fannie, haven't you
Some change7" Not a cent" gulping
down a sob. Hasn't Ingram given you
any money al alli Never" well
Jon must ask him; he may be one Of
thosr men who don't think OF such
- t;s-aaylpe , wife IL new 20 him
"''Ased 4 hitlo coin"
- had made an engagement Ia
with a friend next morning. and
Heeiend called just a. breakfast was
c. THIS was her best chance
ought Fannie. 20 running back from
ae parIor door 10 where her bWbaud
Va teillng his hat. Fannie said. blush.
Ing fuflously; "Oh. Ingram, shall
need some money Tor car fare" Ger.
talniy," putting his hand IN his vest
pocket" and you may need . alas,
~ foda. too" He took out 10 cent?
~ 's-eded 4 70 her. graclously. The
s"'e' ~ va Of that couple may b.
mem2Ty Of hesled.
-.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15

been protected and decorated. This Il
a photograph Of an ordinary pint hook
bottle. which had probably been
thrown away by some white men and
eagerly bounced upon by a native. who
land the whole countryside agreed with
HIM considered he had lighted upon a
real treasure. The bottle was covered
IN a very tasteful manner with hide
and plated strips OF varl-colored cane.
the latter being worked into a zlg-zag
pattern In panels from top 10 bottom.
Even the cork did not fail 20 receive
attention. for Il. too. was covered with
hide and colored a brilliant red The
bottle was afterwards used a. a water
vessel by a powerful chief.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
To css,,r, Kns,. Toto Mn...

Very frequently people want 10
know the equivalent OF a ships run
In miles. This can be very easily done
BY this simple formula. Multiply the
knots by 1915 ard the result will be
miles.