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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

IT a possible" said a well-knowl
dentist. "for a medical man 10 tell NOR
OF the disposition and constitution o
a person By the teeth than By an,
other part OF the body. The hrst thin
that an army doctor does when a MAJ
Il brought up for enlistment Il TO lool
az his teeth. n they show any sign a
decay Il IA evident that the mans con
stitution Il delicate and hia servlcci
as a soldier are Immediately declined
even though he be In every other res
pect a perfect specimen OF manhood
n the teeth showed but little signs o,
decay the man would be eligible foi
English service but for foreign servic,
perfectly useless. Men with irregular
teeth-teeth uneven and imperfect
are declined by medical men where
there are arduous duties 20 perform. II
a said 10 BE- a sign OF bodily weakness
Another popularity noticeable In mans
persons Il a spotted tooth. This Is the
tooth covered with dark specks and 4
usually found among persons OF veal
intellect; Il Ia. IN fact. a sign OF iusan.
ny. Large teeth show brain,ness
more especially II they be regular.
set Of perfect teeth IL the surest sign
Of a good constitution. Answers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

itn interior fhbdiiiaei iIio k.igh-us
ana many small chemnors. whore the
vorkmen ate and slept Close by are
kitchen gardens. the quaint spring
house. with ~ underground gallery.
an ancient log harn-on " the frst
buildings erected hero-and groups OF
small siorehouscs and outbnldlngs.
Below the mansion house extends a
group OF mammoth barns. each with
rs overhanglng projections upheld by
round stone pillars forming a protect
ed porch. These buildings we're once
the stables and batting places OF scores
OF horses and mules. for wagons had
to be used not only to haul charcoal
from the forests and ore from the
nelghboring mines. but TO convey the
manufactured iron 10 distant markets.
The body OF one OF the ancient wagons
Il siill preserved In the charcoal house.
II Is a picturesque affair. ribbed on the
outside and turned up at the ends like
boat. shortly after Samuel Nuts
death. Warwick Furnace witnessed the
first manufacture OF the famous Frank
lin stoves. Robert Grace. manager OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

There are many animals. o1pet ALLY
birds and insects which mimic M their
colors and shapes the natural objects
amid which they dwell. and thus ire
Quenlly escape the eyes OF their enc
mice, but, as Dr. Lydekkor says in
knowledge. Until quite recently no
case was known where q monkey. Tor
the sake Of protection. resemhlad In
form or oolontion either some other
animal or an inanlmaie object" such
monkeys were discovered by Dr. ,. ".
Gregory during his recent journey in
East Africa. Near relatives ~ the
monkeys seen by him have Ions been
known 10 naturalists. and have excited
surprise by the brilliant contrast oi the
black fur covering their body and
limbs with the snow-whlte mantle %
long. Silly hair hanging from their
shoulders and the equally white nlumrs
On their tails This contrast d. Greg.
DRY found. serves 10 render TIE aaimais
practically inyislhlefor the trees which
they inkablt have black stems. ana are
drapod with pendant masses az eray.
white lichcn. amid which the mnhse,s
can hardly be- distinguished
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

busy settlement must have been when
revolutionary cannon was made here.
Iron vas manufactured In this region
A. early a. i7i7. the only forge In Penn
sylvania OF prior date being that Of
Thomas Rutier on the Manatawny, es-
tnbllshed In i7l6. samuel Mutt. OF Cow
entry. warwickshlre. England. came to
America In l7ii, and is believed to
have discovered the rich deposits OF
iron ore which are found Ia the neigh
boring hills. In i7l7 he took on, his
patent Tor the hrst tract Of 400 acres
M land and established his forge. Dur
lng the following years he rapidly In
creased his holdings Of real estate
until at the time OF his death he owned
over 1900 acres The region, then
VIRGIN wilderness was named Coven-
Try. after his English home. As coal
had not then been discovered In PENN
ylyanla. the old forces an used char
coal IN their sctor,s as fuel and the
nearby forests made this product
cheap aud easy OF manufacture. In
deed the subsequent Abandonment OF
many FORCES was due 10 the dcsiruc-
ton OF The forests and The scarcity OF
charcoal. coupled with the discovery
OF mined coal ana its effectiveness In
manufacturing iron.
samuel Mutt brought his hrst work.
men i0r the Coventry FORCES from
England. and with ,hem came many
Of the customs and pecullarlties Of the
old country. The forges multiplied
and grew In Importance the wealth OF
their owners increased In magnitude
and a. the years went by the Eng
fish proprictors governed their English
workmen aud their miles OF possess
slons with a power that resembled the
leudallrm fast DYING out In their ma
tive land Fine mansions. with their
folldlly aud size embelllshed with
many eleeanclcs sprang up In the
winding valleys with little tenants or
Torkmcns cottages clustering around
them. The ancient church Of 81
Nary's was built as a place OF worship.
and here their mother religion solaoed
them on the sabbath. baptized and mar.
riod them aud buried them In the little
churchyard whore their headsiones
attn wear q look Of ancient. arls.ocratlc
pride. samuel Nut, proprietor and
nrsi au,ocrat OF The Coventry mines
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12
NOTES OF THE HORSES.

Queen Alix. 2.O3a. weighs $50
pounds at present
W. n. McCarty nov has Claybourne.
2:iih. IN his string.
A European horseman recently Of
fored $500 for vego. 2.i0&.
Last Request. ANN. by Bourbon
Wilkes, will be seen on the turf again
this year.
Charley Thompson has added Monte
Christie. 2:iSh. TO hls string al Fleet
wood Park.
klamath. 2iO5h. has halt-brother
named Klng Altamonl. which will be
raced this season.
The two fast PAGERS. Sulphlde. 2.0sM.
and Carbonate. 300. will not start In
public this season.
Trainer Jack Bunny says Joe Patch
en-, 2;09. earned $4,000 In purses aud
stallion fees In three years.
Ornaments full brother was sold by
the oSners Of the Beaumont stud TO
]. s. Curtis. for $1,000
The oX-iuri queen. Maud s. 2;oSA
Ia now said 10 be In foal TO starklrk.
brother TO Magnolia. 2.i5.
Axlnlte, AIM, by AXtoll, s;i2, acts
very nicely this sprlng Ne stepped a
third mile In 2:22 recently.
Anallno. promising thrco-year-old
fun sister 10 the PAGER, Online 2:Ol
has been a half In 40 az the trot.
b y, 2:i2h. the famous branded
PAGER. sold az auction at Boston last
week for $3.50. he was a close second
TO Hal Pointer the lrst heat Hal paced
below $40.
Constantine, s.i2h. may race a little
this fall he made bis record In 1892
and was a competitor Of Kromlln In
one or two great races Later the Lord
Russell horse outelassed him com
plotely.
Monroe Salisbury, who had trouble
IN getting his stable away from Call.
iornla, as the horses were taken pos.
session Of by the creditors Of the Is.
tate, IL now on bis way east. and has
added the fast stallion Doodle. 2.i2n
10 his string.
Trottlng horsemen have Jus, passed
the darkest stage Of the panic and few
there are who favor large expenditures
for entrance money, even az conditions
now stand. II opened for a free-for.
all trotilng class little interest Il like.
~ to attach. as that class at present
lacks fighting talent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

chimney with wcather-beaton hearth
stone Or a gnaried garden shrub 10
mark their former locations. The fur
mace was In the meadow close 20 the
brook. A mill dam higher up the
creek supplied water power through a
winding mill race. which stlll pours
lts crystal torrent through a crumbling
flume. Near by Is the massive smell-
ing furnaces Of stone. shod with iron.
its vent hole intact, though cl, .Ted
with ashes and cinders. The masonry
around Il has crumbled where exposed
20 the intense heat from molten
metal The mill building itself has
entirely disappeared and upon rs
site and close TO the furnace a modern
creamery has been erected. Fifty feet
away. on the banks OF the stream. are
huge heaps OF clnders from the fur
mace. but even these piles are fast dis
appearing. for the material they con-
tain is being widely used to repair the
public roads Of the nelghborhood.
on the hlll behind the furnace d a
large stone building In which the char
coal was stored. lie walls and floor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

Harper's Bazaar tells a story Of q
young lady who found employment az
an operator at the Central Telephone
Exchange. though she knew little about
the work. her previous experience hay-
Ing been mGinly gained behind tho
counter Of dry goods store.
Over her face. however. were written
amiablllty and willingness 10 do all
that could be done and she rapidly
learned her new duties She had
adopted as her motto the sentence. We
strive 10 please" and honestly tried TO
live up to Il.
On one Of her lrsi days there was a
ring AZ the bell She asked. sweeily.
what number plcaso?"
Let me have i7i"
Il am sorry that number ga u busy
now. she replied. You can have num-
Der f7a or number l75. II yoE wish"
The person AZ the other end is said
TO have hung up hls receiver In silent
astonlahment; but d r. probable that
he liked the response better than he
would have liked a surly.
"i7i busy. Hang mp"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

and FORCES. took William BIanson. q
Philadolphian. into partnership about
i72s but their feAs,ions we're not en-
tirely satisfactory aud each established
iron works Of bis own. Mutt was gath
cred 10 his fathers in 1887, but under
the care Of his Ndow Anna and his
children, the m grew and prosper
ed greatly. In h will Mutt bequeath-
cd TO his widow and daughter. Rebecca.
100 acres Of land upon which 20 erect
furnace. Il was then that Warwick
came into existence. This forge must
have given birth TO a very considerable
village for the land about the old mill
and In the adjacent valley r. thickly
Gtrewn with the remains OF workmen's
dwellings. They were little. one-and-
a-haif story stone buildings. with
small windows. tall chlmneys and low
"atoops" In front, each with its strip
Of dooryard and kitchen garden. Some
few OF these are still In a fair state OF
repair, many are abandoned and fast
falling to decay. and a still larger num-
Der are utter ruins, with perhaps a pile
Of bramble-eovered stone. a solitary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

n front ri CSC Mansion House. end
tradition says that after the inlclment
the fields were plowei mp. so that al
traces OF The excavations were lost.
The holl which sounded the locsln la
stlll In existence and was exhibited at
the 60 tennial with some Of the can
non made al Warwlck furnace. II was
cast az the mill by Potts a Rutior IN
1857 and was used constantly to call
the men to work from that time until
May. 1874. a period Of III years.
There are still a number OF cannon
buried In the mud along the banks OF
the stream In the meadow. although
these are more probably guns which
did not stand the firing test. than the
swivels concealed there to escape the
British. The latter would be too valu-
able 20 remain buried after danger was
past. and tradition says that the Inn
perfect guns were deposited along the
stream. BE that as Il may, the cannon
are still visible there. although they
are fast being submerged. Their
weight IL SO great that the washing Of
water around them and falling away
Of the soft earth that supports then
Ia causing them 20 sink deeper ana
deeper into the ground. Several OF
them have been removed as relies
About ten years ago. some Of the NEE
and boys OF the nelghborhood who
wanted 10 celebrate the GLORIOUS
Fourth" In true Revolutionary style,
exhumed one OF the old cannon and
dragged II TO the summit OF a neigh
boring hill There they loaded Il with
a charge Of powder and fred Il a. a
salute. The ancient cannon was burst
into a thousand pieces
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

The cowboys and other dashlns
plains riders lean far over In their sad,
dies and pick up, as they 90 dashlnl
hy, articles that they have dropped on
the ground SO does the dashlng bl,
cycle rider Of the city. Not on the
bouleyards, perhaps, where the crowd,
would scarcely permit bat on some
qulet. asphalt paved block. There you
may see a skillful and daring rider cast
his cap upon the ground and then you
may see him az be sweeps past Il on
his wheel bend over and pick Il IN
without pauslng In his fight. This be,
fore a small but appreciatlys audlcnc,
OF friends and nelghbors sitting on IN,
doorsteps and such passcrs-by as mal
happen that way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

are sim coated with black dust and lts
lofty interior is damp with the many
rains and dimly lighted by the sun
shine percolatlng through the thou
sand gaps In the erumbllng roof
Down In the meadow. near the road
leading from the charcoal house. an
ancient blacksmith shop IL now used
as a shelter for cattle A stones throw
further to the east the ancient man
sion house" still 10 a good state 81
preservation and inhabited. nestles
among the trees like the citadel OF the
erstwhile village and gives suggestion
Of the places former Importance. II
h great rambling structure. ele-
waited upon a high stone terrace. The
private lawn shaded by nne old trees.
Is removed from the surrounding land
by the terrace aud iron barriers Upon
u faces a long veranda connccling with
the principal rooms OF the mansion.
on one side Is ana ancient garden. with
the old-tlmo box borders grown waist
high IN n confused jungle OF neglected
foliage On the opposite end OF the
main building stretches a Ions wing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

lpropos and interesting OF the ancient
furnace now long since abandoned and
almost forgotten. whore the cannon
was made that fought for as during the
revolution. II II quaint spot. hidden
among the peaceful environment Of
hills and farms. yet replete with mem
Dries OF historic interest Close by the
ruined FORCES some OF the old guns
may still be seen. and they point out a
meadow where. In 1911. a quantity Of
drlng pieces were buried 70 escape selz-
ure by the British. Then. too. the
furnace Is among the first established
IN Pennsylvania and was the place OF
manufacture OF the Franklin stove. an
Invention OF the famous scientist and
philosopher. - popular In his day and
% highly priced by modern antiquarl-
ans
Historic Warwick Furnace. around
which these memories cling Is situated
In Chester county. close by the pretty
rural village OF Coventry. SO nearly
tas Il disappeared that dillgent search
u required 10 find the spot The fur
naces have been cold and silent for
nearly half century. the hand Of prog
ress has left them stranded far from
the channels Of modern commerce and
few more years viii find them little
but a memory. And yet they are A.
most In the dooryard OF Philadelphia
An hours ride In the steam cars 10
poitslown. In the schuylklll valley.
and an eight miles drive southwark
ere the only difficulties In the way. But
this iaunt. short as Il Is. transports one
a thousand miles away from the pres
emit into q pas repleie with ia own
romance and into a region porvaded
with an atmosphere OF elegance and
arlstocracy which In the olden time
usemblod more the landed gentry Of
Did England than the universal liberty
and equality Of free America.
On the northern edge OF Chester
county a billy agricultural district OF
great rural beauty Is drained by French
tfeek--a corruption OF Friends creek
stream which flows into the Schuyl-
XII at phoenlxville.
About six miles south OF Pottstown.
a the old hamlet OF Coventry. French
creek divides into two branches. One
winds ap 70 the romantic falls" the
othor penetrateH lateral valley TO the
south. About two miles up this valley
md surrounded by rugged hills are the
remains Of ancient Warwick Furnace.
In spite Of the general ruin. enough re-
mains to give a good Idea OF what the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

II D. asserted. though We do not
know the authority on which the asser-
ton il based, that our senses fan as
loep In a definite order. First the eye
lids close and the sense Of sight Is
lost. then the sense Of taste follows.
and after that smell. hearing and touch
go In the order named Touch d said
TO be the llghtest sleeper Of an. and
the FIRST 10 be aroused The reader who
is curious about such things might test
the accuracy Of these statements by
experimenting with his friends.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

the furnace and one OF the Mutt family
by marriage. was a friend OF benjamin
Frankllns. a1d the famous scientist
and philosopher thus describes the
transaction In HE autobiography. In
order Of time / should have mentioned
before that having In 1919 invented an
open fireplace for the better warming
OF rooms and az the same time saving
fuel % the fresh SIR admitted was
warmed IN entering. made a present
OF the model 20 Robert Grace. one OF
my early friends. who. having an iron
furnace found the casting Of the plates
Tor these stoves a profitable thing. rs
they we're growing In demand" These
stoves are now very rare. At first
glance one would suppose them 10 be
shallow open nreplaoes. with very
broad. rounded hearths. A back plate
extends upward and forward toward an
overhanglng cornloe or curtain az the
front and tor over the IRE. Behind
this curtain is an aperture which car
ricd the smoke on and furnished a
drauFht from the chimney through a
chamber behind the back plate The
presence OF this hot air chamber back
OF the FIRE increased the radiation Of
heat. making a greater warmth with a
lcss expense of fuel
The furnace property has been held
By the Potts family. descendants Of
Anna Mutt. from 1871 to this day
Thomas Rptter. a name also famous
among early iron manufacturers In
Pennsylvania. purchased a half inter
est Ia the FORCES IRON Samuel Potts IN
i11l The arm was known for many
years al Potts a Rutter. and bought
ont he shares OF the heirs OF William
Bmnson bctw zen i11S aud 1888.
During the revolution Warwick fur
mace acquired national fame. While
the struggle Tor liberty was In progress
the mills we're IN constant operation
Tor the government. and large guam
Titles OF cinnon. balls and she'll wer,
cast there. One Of the old shells. re-
emily found near the furnace 10 stlll
preserved at the Mansion House. The
she'll IA exceedingly heavy about a foot
In diameter. hollow. aud with a cast
iron sheath an inch thick. During the
year i556 sixty cannon Of twelve ant
elghteen-pound callbre were cast nj
Warwick for the Continental forces.
II was the next year. however. tha
witnessed a threatened invasion. I
seizure Of the armament and a sudder
termination Of this warlike labor
After the battle of the Brandywlne. n
September Of i757. when the Americana
we're defeated and the British occupies
Philadelphia. Washington retired from
the nelghhorhood OF Goshen Friends
Meeting. where an expected battle ha'
been prevented by rainsiorm. an'
came 20 Warwick. obtaining a fresl
= supply of ammunition for his army
During the winter that followed. whei
the massacre OF Paoli aud the hard
ships Of the patriots at Valley Forg'
hlled the eolonleis with despair the can
nCn at Warwick we're In constant dan
ger % bsing seized by the British
. chartered Within easy marching de
unce of philadelphia. So one day Oh
/ furuccs bell sounded an alarm anl
lu peals across the hills and througI
the nelghhoring valleys collected al
the loyal citizens Of the countryside q
bury the guns They hid them In Oh
str.ch OF meadow below the mill. an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

One Of the greatest storekeepers In
she world has established what he
serms a store cadet school for boys In
hls employ. All the boys between GER
ain ages are required to attend. or TO
show that they are pursuing studies
elsewhere. The school is held on two
evening" In the week. and on school
evening" supper Is furnished free to
he boya The studies are similar to
,ho.e pursued In business collegea,with
instruction also In physical exercises
A llttle more than a year has passed
since Mr. wanamaker began the ex-
,,rlment IN his Philadelphia store, and
ne results are encouraging. In add
lion 10 the direct results, there should
~ 4 further outcome-an increase In
~ number Of those who. though they
nave 10 work for a living. refuse 70
Ws,en 10 tho thoughtless cry that rich
80, universally DO not sympathize
r'l,h or sacrifice Tor the welfare Of, tho
moor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

Another warning against the destrnc-
ton Of forests has recently come from
the island Of Trinidad The officers
Of the Royal Botanic Gardens there re-
pCrt that the rainfall has been steadily
decreasing Tor thirty or more years.
and that u the present rate Of decrease
should continue that beautiful island
would. within a measurable length OF
time. become as barren as Sahara. De-
struction OF forests 10 declared 90 be-
the cause OF the decrease OF rain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

Texas Is setting the pace IN the So
elal world now. A Louisville glfl MIA
has iuss returned from a visit IN Cor
elcana. Texas. exhibits an engraved IN.
vltatlon for a dance to be held from
ESQ 10 7.se IN the morning. Break
fast "A served at 7.So o'clock and the
german takes place dlrrtly afterward.
The AFFAIR is just as formal a. a night
entertainment. and while Il l9ks the
elamor which attaches TO the ordinary
ballroom, Il 81 certainly more enjoy
abls. n people must dance In the sum-
mer.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

a heather sculptor. who had carved
colossal statue. continued 30 long at
work upon the crown Of the giants
head that his admirers grew impa-
tlent. "You are wasting your labor,
they said. what need Is there that
you should chisel every hair7 No one
win ever look so high. and the pains
you are taking viii never be appre-
clatcd." The sculptor only answered.
II must be perfect; the gods can zee.
No better argument than the notice OF
Omnlnclcnce could be given for OBJ
scure perfection. Flowers come to IN
lshed bloom and beauty In wilder
nessea where no eye Of man ever look
Cd In the conduct Of llfe small per-
iections show character, for they
spring from a higher fidelity than hu'
man eye-servlce. HE that Il faithful
In little IL faithful also In muoh."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

a dispatch from City Of Mexico says
The efforts on the part Of physicians In
charge Of the insane hospitals for
women 10 discover some safe narcotic
which should produce sleep have re-
suited IN bringing into daily use In that
institution a simple remedy prepared
from the seed Of white zapoie. Il pro-
ducos a tranquil sleep and since Il has
been used no deaths from cerebral con.
Eestlon have been known At the lnsii.
tuition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

ouzoun-Ada, a port OF the Caspian,
which Is the starting point Of The
TFanscasplan railway, was visited BY
en- earthquake some years ago, and
since then Il has become open to steam
efs which could not enter Il before.
owing to The shsllow water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-12

A Texas paper says that Texas
Il stlll third IN hogs. OF all the
states IN the Union. In a few years
he win BE- hrst Iowa now comes
frst with 3,737.970. Missouri next
with s.07l.s2s. and Texas third with
e.sfa,0e5. Texas has go 400 more hogs
than Ohio. coi.esi more than Illinois,
] .2sf. 3fs more than Kansas and 1880
ga more than Nebraska. ~ COM
pared with last year Iowa shows a de-
crease Of i.li6b37. Missouri a de-
crease OF es.0s2. Ohio a decrease Of
l7i.e6i. Illinois a decrease Of 1889,
Kansas a decrease Of 1876, Nebraska
a decrease Of 25.795 and Texas a de-
crease Of si.o5i. which shows that this
good state is sim In the business Of
raising hogs. and with this years feed
crop this viii be amply demonstrated