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

While three men we're hunting IN
Idaho. one gay IA shout. aud tho others
ran TO his asslktanco. They found him
cllnglng 10 some vines. that grew on
the edge Of great hole In the ground.
az least thirty feet In diameter. After
hauling him out he explained that be
had walked into the hole while looking
ahead for game. and only uaved himself
by the merest chance. The hunters
came back the next day with ropes aud
lowered a man into the pit lie report
cd that q wGB nearly sixty feet deem.
and halfway down was narrowed IN
like an hour glass. 80 that any living
thlng falling into the plt could never
got out without assistance. As proof.
the floor Of the pit was strewn with
The carcasscs ~ bear. deer and lesser
game. The lucklc8a animals al differ
ent times had evidently fallen into tho
pit perhaps while being chased. agl.
%. course. We're unable 90 climb the
walls. which inclined toward the nar-
row opening. Nobody OF any sense eve
or hunts for q grizzly. but when ono
Genes in sight hardly am enc can re-
train from firing 90 him. This was the
case with two maa iu Montana. who
were going over the mountains on o.
narrow trail when they saw a grizzly
on the rocks above. Both men prompt
ly took 20 shelter and consulted. The
grlzzly was evidently coming 10 o
spring nearby 10 drink. aud was mind
Ing Us own business. but one Of tn
men thought he saw a chance. and
fred, The bullet biz the bear in the
neck This merely irrltated him enough
TO make him look around for his tor
mentors. and presently be was In full
chase. They ran at a lively pace. but
would have been caught had they not
scrambled up the rocks. The grizzly
scrambled up. too. but presently all
sounds OF pursuit ceased. Looking
back. they saw the bear jammed be-
tween two rocks Before be could back
out. one Of the men ran back and put
a ball In the grizzly's ear. and the chase
was over Il was such a narrow es-
cape. however. that the hunters re-
solved 10 avoid grizzlies In future.
In los Angeles. resident exhibits
The skin Of "a mountain lion. got In a
peculiar way lie was riding leirurelv
among the foothills when a mountain
Ton crossed his path. aud was stink
ms away. as % generally does. when he
rashly fired 90 Il with a light shot
gun De carried. Tho lion. Slightly
wounded, came back Ga a rage and
made a dash az him. The horse SHE'D
and tho man was thrown. striking hi.
head against a rock. and causing In.
senEibility when De came 10 bir
senses bis horse was standing oys-
him. and a dead lion lay a little dis.
lance away He examined the beast,
and found its skull crushed like M
eggsholl The horse had got q fa.r
crack no him with bis heels. and mad,
an end Of him
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

when boy does something that Is
particularly good or noble his COM
rades say Hes a brick" for to cali a
fellow "a brick Is as high a cumpll-
megt as one boy can pay 20 another.
II We stop 90 think about it. though.
% seems rather strange that brick
should be- chosen as a standard Cor
measuring the worth OF a boy. There
BE- surely nothing very wonderful ur
ane about a brick But, like a great
many other sayings that do not appear
90 have much sense. We shall nud. by
looking mp the origin o. the expression.
that 90 started out with a very sensible
meaning In order to get az Ga be-
ginning. We have 90 50 back into an
Client history Tor a distance OF nine
hundred years before Chrlst-all the
way back 10 the time Of Lycurgus the
great Spartan ruler. Plutarch tells rs
that Lycurgus had great many wise
and curious notions as TO how people
should live and how the affairs OF he
country should be managed. one OF his
ideas was that there was no necessity
for building a wall about town II the
soldiers were properly trained to pro-
tee, the place. On one occasion an am
bassador from neighboring country
came to SEQ Lycurgus. and he asked
how Il was that he had no walls
around tho town. "nut We have walls,
replied Lycurgus, "and u you viii come
with me win show them 20 you.
TheVupon he took his guest out upon
the plains where the army was drawn
! up In battle array. and. pointing "a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
FOR woMEN's HEADS

Many q the picture haio are early
vitorian Ia shape. One. precisely like
those seen In Morlands pictures. is
ycry distinguished IN effect. leing mad
u yellow straw. with dropping black
rlumcs and black ribbon tied In a bow
with ends falling over the bria.
\ morning toquo Ia the new shade
%; blue straw Is puckered up as /! Il
we're stun aud has no trimming but 4
,osctte % deeper b.ue velvet AMI lirht
,wlst Of llght pale green elk wh!ea
Ties .n a Tat fan shaped algrotte al
BLACK peoples with green stamcns
An outing hat Of dark blue straw 4
trimmed with blue ribbon. vaich shou.
.'s grecn lialug when q Is made lato
a smart bow and with little punches Of
deep blue torget-mc-uo.s. with DARK
grcou leaves dotted here ard there 20
break thc outlines OF the crown. A
little pink toque. an rulings OF silk
aud accordion plated straw. has a
spray. which looks as 70 & were lust
picked. Of white rosos.
More modern In style bat equally
picturesque is a pale ntny green
straw with lace veil twisted around
and caught up In front with a pas,e
buckle, while on one side b the fash
lonable "markc, bunch" Of pink roses.
An exquisite tete hat IL white chin
with a crown Of white silk. deliberately
quilted and huge and beautiful bon.
Quet on one side. one-half Of which Il
composed OF white roses, while ths
other half is family pink.
The prophecies which were heard
las, season that this years millinery
would lack flowers have all been ialsl.
hed and artificial poslos arr more uu.
merous and beautiful than ever. 4
model b from London Il made q
plant N D straw Allied with black chlf
Ton al the edge and trimmed with sof
black ribbon and plumes Of black !.
trieh feathers; the shape IA elongated
bent down over the trow and araln 4
he back In sraeloas sarves
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO.
One Of Them Was Green Parrot. Tat
u i.ucW Hos 20 Ride

one OF Them Was q Green Parrot, lat
u Euew uow 10 Hide.
Pedestrians stared. horses reared NJ
en- their h!ad leE With fright ard
uhcclmea turaed their heads aad
riskCd their nccks In an effort 70 see
when the latest bicycle girl rode down
hro-i stree, yesterday. says the Palla-
delpala Record She was "girl" in
The sense that she was single. bu. she
had evidently been 30 Tor nearly ATTY
years. Her costume was a marvel OF
antiquity. tut @ was not her own per-
soua.lty nor her boomers which al
iraciCd the mess attention. On The
aardle-bar ia iroat % her a green rar-
rot was perchcd The birds feathers
were ruAed b. ire wind and Polly
seemed 70 De enjoying the ride i'm
mc1sely. Ter she chaf.erei and
Equawkel and tapped her wings e.
grcat rate. There was a string tied
90 the frame q tie wheel and al the
other end o. the line a small dog was
securely tied. The li.,lc animal chased
along as best De- could. barking enihu-
silsucally. The big reserve policeman
90 Broad ard Chestnut rireets mo-
toned 10 the rider to stop.
You're on the wrong side OF the
street" said he. Dent DO o. again or
youn be- fnei"
The lady was inclined % be pugna-
c.oua She complained that sae would
not have been mo,e-,od 10 her husband
had been with her.
We'll. why doat you brlag BIN
aloug?" said the reserve
The lady blusaed and replied .s
pa,hetlCaily;
Il have none"
well. run along. Title rirl." SD The
sooi-hcartcd policeman Leap year
wi'l b. -cre 30 seven years"
So she remoun,cd her wheel and rode
90.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

ter. and sat down. determined 20 watch
an daybrcak. HUT v,th inactivity and
the dead silence and the blaze Of llgh,
the strange incomprchcusible terror
returned doubleiold, The sound % bI.
own breathing became painful, No.
thought 20 Mary clifford. then SOM.
thiug moved. lle sat SIN as one par.
alyrci bis blood romncd through his
veins. ana Icy hands seemed 20 grin h a
heart The handle before him turned.
and the dcof that had not opened for
a hundred years swung back and a man
walked slowly into the room. Tie VA
dressed In evening clothes. and SCENE D
60 an appearance like other men. hu,
for O. startling expression In his gray
ewes Galf rosa % hls feet tongue tel
while his visitor walked 10 the nrc.
place and sat down. II can give Won
an hour De murmurod There was a
silence.
"what for" sald Rllf. NJ last
"To live" Dc au1wcrcd. mdiUcrently
Il legpcd 90 Rail- Sogwclls mind that
he was entertaining a madman. Tho
house was fun. which necc.sltatcd tho
using Of this room. Tho mysterious
door was undoubtedly the entrance 20
the apartments Of some insane relative
His own previous apprehension must
have been caused ~ a latent con-
sciousness Of a human presence
stones throw from him. The thought
OF hts solitude In the dead Of night
with a homicidal maniac was sufficient.
" unmannlng. lie turned pale. but
questioned with assumed alriness
'whyf"
Justice" answered the stranger
slightly elcvatins his hrows
"How do you propose to take my
ife'"
Through your imagination. :
I shall look at YOU" lie glanced up
Rail- shrank from the gaze. then said
with a CHASTITY attempt at smile,
swell. hope my light stlll burns. /
cling to life. you know, here and here
after. shall eight for that second
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

gitl a gclaunoua substance AID 3d.
translucent but 40. Transparent T.
10 described as "a substance than can
be- bent without being brokca and Is
both tough aud Gczil.e Il IL said no.
10 De aoficEcd ly the rags OF tho ful
iB nolsllgtio and is not affected by
severe cold ltis q poor conductor o.
heat and is wen adapted for roofs on
account OF i,s extreme ligh'EC When
exposed 90 the sun 8. loses its c5lri-
nal ysllowifh color ln time ard De-
comes harder end moro durable One
advantage .s that 10 cen De easily Ic-
paired iu caEo 70 s. rut. docs not break
and Is Wci adapted icr factory win
dows aud fayNghu Cor lighthouses.
market halls. vCuadas. transpu-table
buildings and roofing For ordinary
hotbcds aud forcing houses. such aa are
used by most florists and market gar
doners, there ia another and cheaper
substitute Tor glssf IN the Ho-called
fcnstCrpappe which IS tough. strong
MANILA paper that may be- stretched
on large sashes or framcs ana rl;ur-
ated by painting the oxposed surface
with boiled lInsecd Oh until q b.
comes translucent and impcrvlous 70
water Light wooden frames. forty
inches IN width and Of any length de-
sired. are provided and covered with
paper. which ia fastened by mailing ~
the edges and then painted with Or
binary boiled lInseed Oh until the pa
per Is so saturated that the las, coat
OF oil forms a smooth. glistening sur
face like varnish. As soon as dry tho
frame is ready for use. n admits mf-
aricnt light for growing p'ant1 does
not require 90 be- shaded in no, suu-
shine Is light durable. secure against
brcakar by bail cor ordinary accident.
and, taking everything into account
Is said % De- about 100 tlmC cheaper
Than rlars n o. largely urcl hy aor-
lets and market gardeners % tkc dis
trict o. Frankfort. Hul their general
verdict Is Gtr1urly in its favor. al-
though flr handsome c0naervatorIor.
8fyl.rl,s. etc. 90 porTrrsos less dtr-
ability end none Of che rolfnoss and
elegance OF tCo'or.um Finally there
. ls new product called lorug'1s
which Pas been recently patented ana
placed on thn German mlrte, Horn.
. glas rcsCmh'C teci1T.um in appear
lncc with the difference that % g.
I thinner and consequently uFh'cr ir
I weight, and the ir.o.gtio gelatin WIFI
I which the rlH7e Is covered is walter
and more nc--ly transparent Than zee
forum. although it may De- coioft.
red. green. blue or auy other that th.
may be desired Tor special purposes
Il Is manufactured On two qualities
one being % heavier wire ana WI
larger meshCs than the other. TAI
[ special advantage claimed flr horn
glas i6 tia, 10 does not soften unfo
/ sun heat and is therefore adapted Z,
I use DO any climate without the dan.
. ger % becoming so soft and adhr
. I've as 20 retain dust and dirt. ~
uses and general oh-rlctchst.cs o..
. similar 20 these @, tcc;cs.g-.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
ELECTRICAL TRAVEL.
Wonders Are Beiar Accomplished =
Thfa Are.

Wonders Are Beiar Accomplished =
Thls Ags.
II ls only proper and natural that the
greatest railroad-huildlng nation should
take the lead In electrical traction, and
with conditions unrlvaled 70 rexperi-
ment and practical demonstration We
would be unworthy the distinction con-
ferred upon Us by struggling ancestors
u we did not sustain our reputation,
says the Chautauquan. In converting
our steam lines. cable and horse car
roads into electric railways the quel-
ton Of obtaining the power from cheap
and abundant sources is paramount.
The success Of tire Niagara people
opens up o Geld heretofore existing
merely ia speculation. and 4 has had
the effect Of Stimulating others IN orig
maj Investigations and experimental
20 obtain power from similar aourcen.
vague rum0g have been current O.
the effect that capitalists wee on the
point o. organizing 20 convert the pow
er Of The Missouri. Mississippi and
other rivers into electrical energy. Il
has been estimated that the aides OF
tle North and East rivers exert a
power many timoB greater than woald
pe required 10 lirht the waoie metre
pol.ian district and TO supply heat Tor
TIE buildings and urn the wheels Of
ail the railroads and factories he
question OF collecting and STORM he
power seems 10 be the only deba DE
part Of the subject and this Is a1.ng
seriously considered by inventors and
acienusis. A tidal water plant has
neeh established AZ Bowers Cove. ncan
providence, r. l.. where experiments
are nov being made to convert tho
energy of the tides into electricity. Il
ia anticipated By the promoters Of the
enterprise that power. light and heat
cen De supplied 70 al mills. traction
companies and private houses In Rhode
island a. less than one-haif the present
cost Il may be many years before We
fnall succeed In Harvesting the tides
along the two great oceans that wash
our shores but they are sources OF such
an endless amount OF power that the
world VII not be satisfied until they
arc controlled or their utility proved
futile. The conversion OF the energy
a1erted b. The currents Of our great
iyers into useful power ls limited only
y the question OF initial expense In
establishing the plant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
RARE EMBROIDERY.
Esquislis Lace Made Of the Fiber Of
tho Aloe.

the Aloe.
Perhaps the most accomplished De.
flguer and ncCdlowoman 10 the world Is
Nine ST. George. who has charge Of the
classes IN the government art school
of embroidery NJ Vienna. says an ex-
change This ins,Itl lon ls TIE glory
% the Austrian capital The entire
course Of instruction. which s free.
Tests Eve years. but many pupils leave
ai'rr two 90 three years. especially la-
dies who DO not intend % make art
work a profession and are satisfied with
knowing the rud.mguts OF either lace
vork 90 art embroidery. Tor every year
has Go special course. Every years
course has Co., special room and in-
siructrcrs and the pupils cannot so
from one 90 the other until the year
expires The pupils OF the last years
course were buslly mcuding a magnl-
Scent canopy. the work OF Empress
,iar.a Theresa. An idea msy De formed
of the magnitude Of the task when q
Be- said that ten girls under Nine. S.
Georges super.ntendence had been
working a, q Tor ten years already
and lac expected q would take TWO
years more 90 complete o.. Every kind
cf embroidery. including Partisan. In
dian. japanese. Turkish. etc. is done
here. lad the visitor Is astonished %
see some beautiful samples q the nan
duty" or spiders web. made by tho
Cuarlnl women Of Paraguay and rare
'y seen IN Europe. This lace % made
%. the fiber 90 alec and Is 80 hne that O.
Is made inside the huts. with the door
shut. So that nc, the least breath Of
Ind can touch it.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

4 most remarkable discovery has rc-
comfy been made lu Come tcut While
wandering about q wood tbe a,hcrdaya
man came acrJss number OF logs and
trees fclled by a woodlands AZ. Many
OF them were covered VITA patches o.
moss and lichou& ana one OF ,hcm
bore on I,s face che vivid. clearly de-
fined picture OF The surrounding scene
cry. Tho only explanation OF this
pouomoaon Us that the slab. watch LAS
Cor nearly a year 10 thc swamp had
developed on iis smooth face chcmi.
cal properties similar 20 those OF a
Photographic plate Furthermore it
Is a color Photograph. Tor The outlines
OF the objects traced on the wood are
OF a deep yellow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25
RANSOM OF rNcAs.
Fabaioa, Wealth Securely Hidden In the
I.nI.alan al.anl.ln.

Peruvian Mauatslas.
Adventures who seek mere gold
without reference 70 art should
turn to Peru To begin with. the re-
malnder OF the meas ransom ia buried
somewhere Ia the moVatalns between
Cazamarca and Cuzco. says the Pail
Mall Gazette. We may confidently as
sumo that Il has no, been discovered.
for II put into circulation at home the
money market would lave been con-
yulsed, whereas the finders would have
no reaaon FOR keeping the secret had
they got safely away 10 Europe As
Tor tho violence OF deposit. there Is pi-
zauo's Official report that bis com
radca would not wait until tho celebrst-
cd room vas full They were too inn
patient 10 murder their captives.
though they knew tina; the bullion lev
led upon the temple al Cuzco was or
Cos way. transported BY l00.0 900 llamas.
each Carrying 100 pounds Of purcst
Sold The figure Is not lncrodible.see-
.ng how much remained when the con-
quIgiad0ros sacked Cuzco. New Of
tho murder reached that precious cara
san in The mountains. Forthwith tho
priests bufiei their gold and returned.
Every one concerned with the expedl-
ton who could be Identified was tor
turcl 10 death. On, none would speak.
/ such is The contemporary account But
I we observe traf Sir Clements Mark
ham, president of the Royal geographic
cal society obtained some information
during BITS memorable expedition 20
Peru. lie states. as II u we're well
known 10 tho nelghhorhood. that the
caravan left the highway lt O spo,
I caeed Azanlaso-a name which people
derive from the Indian "aauan caran. ID
meaning more distant" Away from
The road" cried the priests Farther
away" One always feels the strong
esq reluctance 10 accept derlyatlons OF
a place name from a spoken word. But
I Dc IS not Impossible nor improbable
that IN the course OF centuries some
/ hint Of a secret which must be known
10 many Indians should have leaked
out This Glow does not carry one far.
however. among the peaks and cavern,
. a the Andes. even II Il be Trustworthy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

4 remarkable exhibition of the keen
ness 81 scent ui tho bloodhound was
F.yon 90 the little town 90 Bronson. m
Alien county tho other day Tao town
recently appropriated 800 out " the
city treasury tor tae purchase O, one
90 these animals me purpose being ,he
detection and CJp,m. ~ thieves who
were operating iu o.. vclghborhool
aud "a test oi che hound N3F considered
desirable. 40 noon ArJ, ION started
uui ON foo; ana walked 60, e. nllcs into
TIE country Then they mouslol horses
and by a circultous route INVned TO
the town Six hours later - hound
was permitted TO smell a glo,e which
had bccn worn by one OF the MA. and
the next instant with a deep hrNl he
caught up the trail and followed I on
the run. Al one point the mea had
walked for thirty yards on a fencV. and
when the hound came to this pv,1t ne
carried his nosc along the raj, with
hardly any reduction OF speed Com
ing TO the place where the meR had
mounted he took up the trail o, the
horses and followed Il into Town.
where. In crowd Of more than 100
men. ne picked out the one whose glove
had been given him to smell. Kansas
City Journal
The influx OF tpmps into Delaware
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Auat Flora was MAILING some wal
nut creams that last afternoon in
March. She had TO crack the nuts very
carefully TO get them cut whole, and
some halves Of shelves were not brok-
On az ALL Jacks sharp eyes discovered
them IN the coal-hod
"oh. goodyi" cried he. they'll be
Just the thing 20 fool Teddy with to-
morrow, Aunt Flo IN etlck them TO-
gcthcr and he'll think they're regular
waluuts.'
Il wouldn't" said Aunt Flo. "Iie
Is such a little boy. and be Will be
disappointed wouldn't Jack"
But Jack would IL picked out shells
enough 20 make three walnuis then BE-
got the g.ue-boitlo and stuck them to-
gethcr SO carefully you wouldn't have
known they were ever cracked.
Don't they look jus, good enough
10 cat?' laughed h. Now. when they
get dry nm pa, them in q paper bag
and give them TO Teddy iu the morn
ing"
Then be ran out 20 his play. whist
Inns and be played 30 long and hard
that De didn't think o. the walnuu
again until be came home from school
next day. az noon. Aunt Flora had
put them away for him. however. She
told him whore TO find them.
'On the second shelf Of the dlnlng
room closet. 10 a paper bag. said che
Jacks face had a sober look tie
though; perhaps Aunt Flo didn't like
bic Joke.
Maybe hadn't best fool Teddy &"
said De. Guess IN take them out and
fool Johnny Wilson. ! haven't been
fooled today. Aunt Flo"
/ hut Aunt Flo dld not answer. and
when Jack got TO the dining room ae
found Teddy there II ala seem too
good a chance TO be lost Jack took
the bag % walnu,s from the close,
shelf
Hello, Totly'" said he. have some
nu,s2'
oh. yo1'" cried Teddy. running %
gc' the tack HAMMER. he liked val.
nuts almost better than anything else.
You're the bcstest boy. Jack" BE-
said.
. Al which Jack looked sober aeaIn. I
think be felt little bl, ashamed
After au. % wasn't the bee, Of Fun o.
Tool a ht,le dyc-ycar-oll boy. and biz
own brother too. Pat be gave Teddy
The has
lu less than two seconds down came
The hammer on the nrg walnut O.
cracked very easily. indeed. aad 8. had
The funniest kernel you ever saw 100
o nut-a bright new dimc' % didn't
take long Co crack the other tWa. yol
may be- sgrc, and there were thirty
/ ocuU enough 90 buy two whole
p0aads OF walnuts.
"Oh. OH" cried Teddy. as,onlshel
beyond measure Are they mlaa.
Where did en- come FROM"
Jacks face was red as rosc. Tic
was almost ready 10 feel cross ablu.
Il, but looking up, he saw Aunt Flo
smiling In the doorway. and laughed
instead. little shecplshly.
Il guess I'm like the story you told
about the man that threw the boom.
erang. Auui Flo. and Il came back and
F. ut; him" said he "But I'm glad Of
&, ips, the same Youth's Communion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

Tenays1u's FIRST visit 10 the house
% Professor Max Muller IN Oxford was
rather alarming. The Professor writes:
We lived 90 q small house IN Hlgh
street. nearly opposite Magdalcn Col
,cr,. and our csabllshmont was not
calculated % receive sudden guests.
particularly a poet laureate. He step
pea 10 one day during the long vaca-
lion. vhCl Oxford was almos; cmr.y.
WISHING 20 show the grCat man an
eiyiH,y. vc asked him 20 dinner that
a..at and brclkias, the neat morning.
a. tha, time almos, an tho shops were
In tho market which closed AZ one
o'clock. My wife. a young house
kccper. ana her boE, fo- our unexpected
gucs. Tie was known TO be a rour-
maad. ana a; dinner be vas evidently
sut out by lndins the sauce wiki the
salmon was not nc one he preferred.
Tie was pleased, however. with the wing
% a ehicksu. and said &, was the only
adyaat1ge he got from being poet lau-
rcate. that he generally received the
liver-wing OF chicken The next
morning az breakfast We had rather
p,umel ourselves on having been able
to &c, . dish uf outlets. and were
not u,uc surprised when our guest
arrived. 20 see him whip on the cover
Of the hot dish. aud TO hear the ex-
c.amatlon Mutton chops he staple
O.; every bad Inn To- England" How
ever. these were mlnor matters. though
not without Importance IN the eye Of
a Young wife 90 81 hom Sonnyson had
been Ike one GO ;he lmmor,als.