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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

4 Freedman naturally thinks the
Partisan detectives the best. English
men swear by the shrevducs5 OF Scot
land Yard men, and Americans, Of
course. swear boy the New York de,ec-
,ivcs After three years residence Ia
China. says one writer. ! DO no, think
either %. the three bodies are entitled
90 the credit given them. The Chinese
beat them al They are 90 one time
the most expert thieves. and a, an
other tAc most skilled detectives in The
world. a Chiuamsn can steal your
watch while you are looking 90 q. and
De can catch thc man who stole u ~
q happened Co bc some other than him
self when q Preach detective could not
I have seen evidences OF detective ahil-
ity among tho Chinese which would
sar,le even Zcla, q ls impossible Tor
an oyil-docr Co long Clulo The Chinese
detectives. They scent a crime aud
follow lt 90 the last before civilized de-
tcctlyc would know Of a. In a coun-
Try Of 90 many people who an look
alike. this is remarkable. heard Of
one case. which will serve 20 illustrate
their rhrcwdness. A family In Ton
quin was murdered. aud there was no
apparent clue 20 the murderer The
entire detective corps Of three prov
lnces we're placed upon the case. and
In three weeks the murdorer-nono
other than the chief Of the secret po-
lice. who handled the case for the
murdcrcr-was arrested and behead-
"a. Think % that Tho Chinese dotoc-
tive force Is a secret body. and the best
organized In the world. They have an
eye upon every man. woman aud child
foreign or native. IN China. and In adj
dltlon watch over each other. Inform
ers are encouraged. and oolluaion Is
impossible. The head Of the Chinese
police Is not known, bu, there IL one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
you ARE A FLIRT."

and nxed on the distant mountaiiA.
~you know why am staying"
~ Mr.. Templcton. indeed do not"
He gianccs al her suddenly. but she,
too. has her eyes hxed on the blue
white distance
The man pauses abruptly and leans
against the parapet They have reach
Cd the end Of the quay.
Mrs. Darby stops. perforce. with q
wish that the next few moments were
well over with. The frank admiration
Of her young oountryman has been
very pleasant to her and she has en-
eouraged him until even the most un-
observant matron In the American coll
ony has coupled their names together.
But a slight feeling Of regret comes
TO her now that she sees him so much
In earnest
q am staying" Dick Tompleton goes
on. because you are here. Mrs Darby.
and because ! would rather be where
you are than anywhere else on earth.
Last week when l went TO Geneva
thought I could do without you. but
was mistaken. came back In three
days. Every moment had been an hour
20 me. An. Marion. thought you
were glad 10 see me when ! returned.
You carnot have been trihing with mc.
Marion. love you. have never low
Cd another woman. ask you to be
my wife"
Mrs. Darhy'n face expresses some re-
Erot but more annoyance. Why need
he be 30 serious? She knows that he
will rcproach her. and she hcsl,ates o
few moments before answering. try
ing to think OF something natural 70
say.
"Dlck." she says at last. softly. Il
am truly sorry this has happened. I
think so much OF you. ] thought we
were such good friends. never"
stop interrupts the man hastily.
"Do not he TO me. You knew from
the irst that I loved you
"slrl" she repeats. her eyes flashing
angrlly. "Mr. Tomploton. you insult
me You forge, yourself strangely"
Il forget nothing but that you have
used me Tor your amusement There
Is no insult for such "a you. You are
a flrtr he 81 looking directly az her
now, but she Ia looking up al the quay
at a tall. dark man who Is approach
ing them lndolontly at some little dis
lance away. Il Is Senior sevardes' This
scene must be over before he reaches
them.
She turns passlonately 20 the man
who has dared 10 address her like this.
"Yoa fool" she Kisses. because l
have accepted your flowers and books
because have walked with you, drivea
with you and allowed you 20 carry my
vrapa, is that a reason why you should
fAnoy ! love yoai Your iatonse con-
celt has deceived you"
Dick rempleton looks At her roorn-
fnlly. making no reply.
Then. following the concentrated
faae Of her bafling eyes. he sees Sc
nor sevardes but sew feet on
-iisTe ir new TOY for you." - Gays,
brutaiy. 7 dare tay The esnor VIII
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Of the buildings whiAh now cover the
site. This is oub Of the facts
which Indicate the determination OF
France to excel the world. Never be-
fore has an immense section Of city's
heart been torn TO pieces In an enort
TO provide room TOT an attraction OF
sufficient magnitude to make this busy
world pause and wonder While all
the details Of tho architecture have not
yet been worked ali It Is certain that
the Palace OF theATrocadero, which
was utilized both for the expeditions OF
1878 and 1889. will be used. as well as
several OF the great exposition halls OF
1883 In the Champs de- Mars. although
there will be changes In all OF them.
On the site Of the Palace OF Industry,
In which the exposition OF 1855 was
held, VIII rise a splendid structure 20
be- used "a the lno arts hall OF the ex-
posltione uniyersalc Just west Of this
location. and on the same side OF the
Champs Elysees. the ground has been
broken for tho hall OF liberal arts.
which is to be a permanent odlAce. A
broad avenue will extend between these
two buildings. from the Champs Ely
sees TO the Seine. AZ as meeting place
with the river the stream will be
spanned by stately bridge. which Will
be known as the Alexander bridge. for
the present emperor laid the corner
stone Of the foundations thereof on his
recent visit 10 Paris. Il Is promised
that this bridge will not only be re-
markable for rs strength. but equally
notable for its architectural beauty.
This bridge. too. will connect the
Champs Elysces and the Esplanade des
lnyalides. Thus Il can be fairly said.
and for the arst time. that the work
OF constructing the exposition has been
begun. The plans are revised as stat.
ed. The key note Of II all. however.
Is the determination Of France to cx-
Gel everything In the way OF exposi-
lions that the other nations Of the
earth have accomplished Il IS her
purpose to spare neither time nor mon
ey.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

The horse has a strong sense oi
smell. Tie viii leave musty hay an.
touched IN bis bin. however hungry;
neither win he drink objectionable
water. However Thirsty. His intcln-
gent nostrl win widen. CULVER and
query over The dhln,os, bits offered
hy the flir2tt hands Blind horses win
mllop wildly about a pasture without
striking the surrounding fence. The
sense of smell informs them % us
proximity, Others will. when looscnod
from the stable. go 20 the gate or bars
opening 20 their accustomed feeding
grounds. The horse IN browsing. s
guided IN i,s choice OF proper food en-
tirely BY lts nos trils. Blind horses do
not make mistakes IN their diet. In
the temple Of Olympus a bronze horse
was exhibited, AZ the sight Of which
real horses experienced the mos vlo-
lent emotion. Il is said that In cast
ing the statue a magician had thrown
hlppomanos upon a. which. by the
odor Of the plant. deceived the horses.
and therein Is the secret Of the mir.
aelo.-Tld-Bl;s.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

spa-- ne the very disagreeable duty
OF accompanying you home"
Mrs. Darby turns white. "senor,"
addressing the newcomer. "thls man
has insulted me. win you take me to
my hotel?"
The senior eyed the young American
curlously.
lie had lent the spaniard 800 francs
the night before. and after such gen
eroslty the suaye foreigner could not
believe him capable OF insulting lady.
He turns to Mrs Darby. Since
when. madame have had the right TO
protect you from your own country
men?"
Then. holding out small packet TO
Dick Templeton. Here Is the money
monsieur. you so kindly lent me at
cards last night. / am leaving Tor
Lausannes on the 8 o'clock train
He shakes hands cordially with
Dick. bows formally to Mrs. Darby and
crossing the road. Is soon lost 70 view
IN n narrow side street.
Tcmpleton. thrusting the money IN
his pocket. turns HIS back 20 Mrs. Oar
by aud again leans over the parapet
"Dlck." says Marion IN low voice
SURPRISING an oath. Dick. without
turning. says coldly:
Are you going on. Mrs. Darby, OF
shall II"
The woman sees she cannot retrieve
what she has lost.
a moment later Marion Darby Il
walking up the quay alone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
WHERE MARY LAMB DIED.
Tho Little Dreamy old Ladys Famous
visitors.

The Little Dreamy old LAdy's Famous
visitors.
Apropos OF the recent celebration OF
Charles Lambs birthday at the Urban
Club. John Holllngshead writes as fol-
lows IN London Sketch;
The house in which Mary Lamb died,
after surviving her devoted brother
Charles Lamb (who died In 1880. thir-
teen years, has been swept away with
the bulk OF Alpha road by the new Shelf
field railway works.
After Mary Lamb had murdered her
mother In a az OF insanity II became a
question what was TO be done with her.
Her brother and friends came 20 the
rescue 10 prevent her being impri 'oned
as a criminal lunatic. My two great
aunta-aiss Sarah James and Mrs.
Parsons-as friends Of the family. Of
fered to be responsible for her safety
and conduct. and Mra. Parsons. who
lived az 20 Alpha road. the northwest
side. about eight houses from the main
road. fitted her up a comfortable room
on the ground floor. with a French door
window opening into the orchard gar
den. which In the later SOS and 'iO's
was full OF apple trees.
This room was her sitting room and
library. every inch OF the walls being
filled with books. some OF them presen-
tation copies. in paper covers. from
Wordsworth. Keats. Coleridgo South.
ey. John Glare. william Goodwin. Ton
Hood and others. with the folios ant
old dramatists which Charles Lamb hag
CLEANED from many bookstalls
/ spent many afternoons with thl
little. dreamy old lady. who often look
cd over me rather than at me, and triei
my best to amuse her by playing a yer.
irregular game OF whist
Visitors sometimes came In and wa
allowed 20 watch them from a cornel
William Goodwin. Miss Kelly. To:
Hood. william Hazlitt and many oh
ers passed before my boylsh eyes. an
I am sorry 20 say | often left them I
go out in the garden and feast myso
on the apples.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Eyes. senior. Don Qulxote was q fun
ny chap ltsa great book. though. and
known 90 the whole world. even 10 the
heather and 90 tho English. and the
othora read 90 and found Il droll
reading, but the best 90 q I aid not
get There Is much Ia Il for persons OF
learning. They an say who know that
the science o. The world Is there. and
that when you understand q you can
get as rich as you want But am tx.
norant, and vas only amused. Don
QuiXoto was a very ridiculous fellow,
SURELY Think OF his taking those
wenches az the Venta for castle maid.
ems, Jesu. what an ass he was! And
Sanoho. you say Well. he Is like you
and me- he wants 10 cat and sleep and
set along with everybody In nice way
But then I don't know the book. Their,
Is something In Il can't ge thold OF
which makes priests and the like read
Il over and over. Don FEDERICO. a law.
yer. who now lives In Madrid. sayi
there Is not another book like Il. so ful
of politics and eyerything."-"on IN,
Trail OF Don Quixo,e."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

From the Chicago Daily Tribune
Denver Col. spcclal.-Hans Hansen.
O swedc. who came here a few weeks
ago by bis physicians advice. Is dy-
ing as the result OF a practical Joke.
A fellow boarder. John Henderson by
name. told him the only thing that
would benefit him would be alfalfa.
lie was given a bunch Of the fodder
and told to eat H. he followed In
structlons religiously and pains In
his stomach followed A physician
was called In and administered an
cmciic. Acids were given 10 dissolve
the hay he had swallowed. which. Il
Is said. had been rolled into a bail Ia
his stomach. II q Is not removed IN
a week he viii die. II be had four
stomach1. like a COW. there would be
no doubt OF bis recovery. but he "a
shcrt three and his chances are slim.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

The rush through window. ana
doors for the street was fearful ps o."
Pic IN their excitement 'tramplee owe,
each other, and little children wsr,
separated from their parents usS
tho nro occurred three mlnutea Late
Mr Jones and Mas Greene would nav
been standing before the altar. rwo
OF the attendants had entered ths
church and were walking down The
aisle to their pcws beside the alta,
where the hames were discovered. ana
Mr. Jones and HIS brlfe-to.be had lust
alighied from their carrlnre
Inc damage TO tho church viii he
considerable, tho magnificent nina ar.
gan was totally destroyed and the
clustering fell from the ceiling m
large Quantities. The hro department
reached the scene In rcmarkablv
short Dac q time and succeeded IN
cyiiaralsh.ur tho flames. Tho a.
plosi0u of o. lamp caused the conas-
grafton The negro who was turnlu,
the handle OF the pipe organ knocked
/ the lamp over.
Mr. Jones and Miss Greene repaired
20 the home OF the brides parents.
whore the ceremony was performed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
rhllnaslrhInn. snn na,Inr 10

rhiladsiphians snu nuying Gold ur,ci,s
From the Philadelphia Record
While working on q building near
Togty-Gi,h street and Chester avenue.
Harry Lockwood. a brick.laycr. made
a valuable discovery iu cutting a
rompclian brick. which bc was about
Oh put iu q large scFmoutal arch. The
brick la question was a very hard one
and lockwood was about 90 throw u
Gown alter cutting a few pieces Oh
when hc discovered o. shiny r,Ccc oi
metal projecting from The inner part
After much cutting hc succeeded 90
freeing the metal which proved Go Do
thc back ci O. gold watch. on Tue inner
part 90 which was the inscription.
Eugene nushy. Wilmington, Del,
ior saving the NE o. my daughter
Aug. -, 1889. Wnircd Powell"
Lockwood TOOK bis end 20 a dealer IN
old gold. who said the quality OF the
piece wss excellent, and as the in
scription made the plate quite a curl
oslty he offered the fortunate brick.
layer $40 for Il, which Lockwood &c.
ceptcd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

From ihc York Opa) Gazette: Jcre
Kormeny recently lost a thumb On
planting nlL Mr Kormcny Is said 20
De the mos, skillful turner 10 York.
but the ahseaco o. the Lost thumb was
considerable handicap upon him IN
hh work. He set about repairing the
defect IN @ very practical way hy rig
g.r.ug on 90 his hand a leather thumb
stuffed with cotton and hardened a. the
cad The oVpcrlmen; proved a big
success and the leather member whllo
not entirely replacing the original
thumb. ls so thoroughly under con-
troll that Mr. Kormeny can largely
manipulate u az will and Is working
az well a. ever on the lathe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20


a remarkable piece OF machinery
Is the ruling engine OF Prot. Henry A.
Rowland Of Johns Hopkins university.
Baltimore. which has Just had public
attention drawn 20 q from lts having
been used 10 make an important part
Of a large dinractlon grating spectre
scope. which was finished lately az the
SHOPS OF John A. nrashear. Allegheny.
Pa. Tor Hansawadlt. Magdenburg.
Prussia. a wealthy scientist For the
particular work for which this spectre
scope IL 10 be employed II was neces-
sary TO have the lines on the grating
as ane and rs close as possible. SO hnc
and 80 close are they that there are
stated. no doubt correctly. 20 be no.
600 % them 20 the inch. a simple COM
parlson viii enable one easily 20 real
Ire what this means. In the majority
of books there are from 200 20 $50
leaves % the inch. when the covers are
pressed firmly together. In a very
few cases the numhcr viii range from
800 90 c5o Now. n We could split one
~ the very thlnest % these leaves iu;o
500 laycra % uniform thlnncss the
product would Be equivalent 20 10000
20 the inch. or a little less than the
number Of lines IN this spcctroscopo
grating. I, has also 20 be remembered
that there must be a ll,ile space be-
tween the lines % TIE one Is 90 be dis
uuc, from the other. Only q very
powerful microscope would reveal such
lines but they are there. and az
smooth. straight end regular a. one
can imagine The ruling cngine ,s
| kept in a dark chamber. underground
| IN a dust-pro1f glass case. and when in
service Is guarded with tho greatest
possible care. 80 one is permitted %
enter the dungeon a. such times. and
only , very few on other occasions.
some o. the most distinguished
scientists O., foreign lands have made
special pilErimaEes 90 Baltimore Tor
This purpose. The principle o. the APP
naratus t. very simple Il Is the ex-
qu.site workmanship on Il. and the cy-
traordlnary safeguards while making
H. which makes Il wonder 4
diamond point. whose selection oc.
cuplcd months Of time. has been
mounted IN a tiny carriage
which is driven 10 and fro over
the grating. The carriage runs
on a Get % rails and Is propelled
! by a hydraulic motor. After each triI
the carriage Is moved a little % on,
side. 90 that the diamond will cut "a
next line in new place This a.
iustment Is made automatically % "a.
right Instant by a screw. which Is m,
browning glory Of the whole mcchan
| Ism. Tho screw remains m0tlonles
/ while a lire Is being engraved s. thee
turned a small fraction OF q rovolu
ton by gearing. and aealn keeps gill
while the diamond ls 90 work In sew
eral 20 the best grailngs now IN ug
there urc only from 10000 20 1000
lircs 90 the inch; 10000 has thus Gal
been attained in only two or three In
stances. One Instrument In which M
ruling had this dogrOc Of hncncrs va
completed almost two years ago anI
weat 60 the Royal Observatory. pur
I'm. Another was ordered Tor Mech
university. Montreal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
WHAT GOVERNORS GET.
Annual Salaries from $4,000 Down to
a. Low ~ $1,000.

4
a. Low ~ si,Soo.
Three state OF the forty-hye pay |
SO 600 a year each 10 their chief execu-
tive. or $1,000 more than Is paid a cab
met officer. These three states arc |
New York. New Jersey and Pcnnsyl- |
yania. The governor Of Massachusetts,
Cor whose Office there IS an election
cac1 year. formerly received $1,000 sale
airy. now he gets 5000. The COVER
nor OF Louisiana. 'or whose Office there
Is an election every fourth year, for
merly received 5000 ard now gets
$4,000. The governor OF Indiana gets
$1,000 a year Tor a four years term. or
$4,000. The governor OF Ohio gets
$1,000 a year FOR a two years term.
Connecticut pays her governor $4,000
and little Rhode Island pays $1,000.
The New England states Of the north
border are not very liberal IN the COM
penEatlon OF their governors. The gov
ernor Of Maine gets $500 a year. The
governor OF New Hampshire receives
$4,000. and formerly only got $1,000.
The governor Of Vermont has $500
a year Now 81 800 Is not a large sal
airy for a governor OF a sovereign
American state. but Il Is as much as
Vermont or Oregon pays. But the gov
ernor Of Oregon has a four-ycars' term
whereas the governor Of Vermont has
a term Of only two years. The COVER
nor Of North Carolina. one 81 the old
est and largest Of the original states.
gets only $1,000 salary. while the goy-
ernor Of South Carolina. a smaller and
less important commonwealth. receives
$500. The governor OF Gcorgla re-
celvcs 5000. the governor OF Florida
s. 800. Michigan pays a governor 81
600: Montana. a state Of much small.
or population. 5000. In Kentucky the
rate 10 $1,000. In Missouri. $1,000; Ia
Nebraska. 5000: In Kansas. $4,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
r,rrlra .na nrown.a n /. seInr.

From the Washington Post. Rich.
mon. Va. upccial-WllIam Johnson
was out In a boat IN the stream with
compealons Tie lost his balance and
ZEN overheard. sin. ng quickly out OF
sight 4 frultlcss search was made
Tor the body. and whom Johnsons
friends wont 20 pun IN tho.r heavily
ladca sc.acs They were Mortified 20 end
me dead m-n's body cn,angled Ia the
twlrc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
icEPToNs EXPOSITION OF g

Of the human soul: that they most OF
them accept one soul which survives
death. and also some other subsidiary
souls which DO not survive q: that
many Of the negro 'sbcs suppose that
each man or woman has also a bush
soul" which is a shost-lIke animal
with a tas,0 f0r ranging out freely IN
the bush. ard which may be- trapped
and kept Ia a cage. 20 the great dis
comfort Of the true proprietor. that.
again. not oaly low negroes. but Ran
tus. believe In a dream soul. which
also flies abroad when the owner Is
sleeping. and n ne IL awakened too
suddenly may not be able 20 get back
home IN time Tor his awakening.
whence again many evils result. and
further. that there II a shadow soul.
which may be seriously injured II any
one trcads on the shadow. Miss
Kingsley even relates that she saw a
woman who had a hatred Tor a GER
tain man stoalthily creep behind him
20 where his shadow was falling on the
earth and hammer great darn
ing needle into the shadow Of his head.
intending thereby 90 bring about hls
death. The Yves; African tribes think
the bush soul is the animal part OF
them. which. when % is relieved % the
superintendent % its human intelll.
senco. enjoys he freedom IN the bush
like the animals 20 which they retain
90 close an affinity; that when they
dream there is some part Of them that
can leave the body and play fantastic
tricks among their ueighhOrs; and,
agaln. that there is a ne 10 the shadow
which accompanies every one during
the day time which NE Is closely
liHked 20 thl lie which survives the
body.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
KENrUcKYs OLDEST MIL

Shaker community increased In num-
bcrs and wealth Improvements were
added until 10 wac finally one OF the
best mills Ia Mercer county. Il was
noted an over Central Kentucky Tor
Dos excellent qualities in making The de-
llcioug salt-risiug bread ao familiar to
an strangers who have psriakcn Of
kcntuskys country hospitality.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Master william Abbott writes telling
how 20 make a top that writes. First
take a spool. cut the head on ana
sharpen II down TO the hole as In max
Ing the ordinary spool spinning top
Then take a pencil sharpen Il. aud put
u through the hole the sharepned end
forming the spinning apex Of the top.
Cut on the other end. leaving a handle
20 spin with and the top Is completed.
when spun IN the usual way 70 viii
write an sorts Of queer designs: and
Il is said that no two persons can make
the same kind Of drawings