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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
CUT RATES FOR KNIGHTS.
Nsw riaas Evolved 10 Kshabliitais the
DecllnlnE order.

New riaas Evolved 10 Kshabllitais the
DECLINING order.
The Knights OF Labor have been IN a
bad way for some time for lack Of a
plan TO Increase their membership. The
workingmen are beginning TO look up
on the 0ld-tlme methods. consisting
principally Of mystery and oaballstic
s,gns. as chestnuts OF the worst kind
The membership has been falling away
and the moth-eaten manlfeatoes about
fraternity ana brotherly love have
failed as drawing cards. John W.
Hayes. the general sccre,ary-treasurer
Of the order. has hit on an entirely
new plan 10 add TO the membership.
He came out with a circular yesterday
addressed To the workinFmon. telling
them that the order has adopted an
individual membership idea. II man
wants TO become a knight In a place
where the ten men necessary TO form a
local assembly oanno, be found. he can
flock by himself and become an In
dlvidual member. All he has &c do Il
20 apply for an individual card. pay his
dues. and present the the card at any
meeting Of local assembly which he
wishes 70 visit. he viii then have all
the privileges" OF the order. Cut rates
are offered 20 get these Individual
members to join the order. They will
b. charged only half the regular initla.
ton Zee. and this viii be KEEP, up until
enough members are found In any 10.
oallty to form a local assembly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30


Dr. Williams. an English naturalist
tells Of two interesting cases OF birds
prohtlng by experience, One OF his
neighbors. whose fruit suffered from
the raids OF blackbrds and thrushes,
planned and executed a number Of
raids on their nests In an adjoining
woods. After the birds had been dis
turhed a few times they built their
nests on the ground instead OF In the
bushes and small ar trees. rs had
been heir custom. The other case was
Of some sandplpers that were nesting
near Dr. Williams house. These birds.
after their nests had twice been de-
siroyed by water. continued for three
seasons 10 build their nests on high
ground. inaccessible to the water.
Their usual custom Is 10 build their
rest near the water on the gravel and
sand washed up by the river.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
wHFFLrAaRowa.
Made IN Many Different style. for wide
Variety Of uses.

variety OF lAras
II might seem that a wheelbarrow
WIS a very simple thing. but wheel
barrows are made in many different
styles and for a wide variety OF uses.
Wheolbarrows are made OF wood, OF
Iron. and OF Steel Much the greater
number are made OF wood. but the
number OF metal wheelbarrows u0ed
is all the time growing. and among
these the proportion OF steel wheel
barrowe Is constantly Increasing. The
wheelharfows OF which the greatest
number are sold are OF the kinds used
by contractors on canal and railroad
work Next to these In numbers
sold are the whoolbarrows made
for mining uses and after them
come the wheclbafr0ws made for farm
purposes. And there are wheelbarrows
especially made for sawdust for oys-
tiers. for sand. and for stone; wheel
barrows for chemical woiks, and wheel
barrows made to carry leaves In, and
wheelbarrOws for green brick ana Tor
dry brick. and wheelhurows TOT matt
and FOR corn. and for slaves or bark,
and whcelbarrows for pig metal ana
for coke. and for mortar. Most wheel
barrows have but one wheel, but some
are made with two wheels. and some
with three. and some with four and
there are whoelbarrows that are made
with springs: and there are some kinds
Of stone bdrrows that are made WITH
out legs. Many OF the regular siy'ei OF
wheelharrows are made In various
sizes, and wheelbarrows are also made
for special uses. A great many thou-
sands OF wheelharrowf are used In THIS
country and other thousands are ex-
ported. The United States send wheel
barrows 10 all the spanish-Ameriean
countries and TO South Africa and Aus
tralla.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
HIS OWN DEER TRAP.
A TEXAN sets Gun and Hls Pet Dog
Runs Against the Wire.

Runs Against the Wire.
The dead body OF John Gore New
ccmb. who was accidentally killed by a
guntrap on bis farm. eleven miles from
the city. Saturday evening, was
brought to the city. The body was ac-
companIed by his son and some neigh
bors, who testified at the inquest which
was held by Justice +. @. Jones The
testimony given at the Inquest indl-
Gates that AIR. Newcombs death was
occasloned through the fidelity OF a
favorlte house dog.
Col. James =. Newcomb. who went
70 the farm after the body. ane who
examined the ground. said TO re-
porter for the Express: Gore went
out to set a gun for deer. and. Il
seems. had set the gun and was coming
away from H. lie had passed the end
OF the wire attached TO the trigger OF
the gun. when he must have turned
around and called his dog. a faithful
ll.:.e animal that always followed him
wherever he went In turning about
he got directly In line with the gun
and stood facing Il. The dos, Il d
presumed. came towar dhim. running
directly against the wire and disehara'
ing the weapon. The circumstance,
all point 20 this theory Of the accident
Ny brother lay dead when found sew
eral feet beyond the wire. but directly
In line with Il. and the dos was BY hli
body when found" he was but fortl
feet OF 90 away from the sun, and
the entire load OF buckahot penetratet
his chest. His breast b allied with
bullet holes and the bone Of his right
arm vas shattered BY buckahot. within
q radius Of considerably less than {
foot tWenty-tour bueksho, entered hi'
right and left breast, his stomach ant
right arm. Death must have been In
Simultaneous. Antonio Express.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
FLYING CHIPS.

Men never like gloomy or eynlcai wo-
men.
Never onsr a locking glass to blind
man.
The ain Of nonsnt may blight the
whole life.
wOman's mos, fascinating charm is
naturalness.
Falsehood may have lie hour. but Il
has no future.
Good advice ia poor thing for .
hungry family.
To give and grudge is no better than
not TO give at all.
Men who strike In their anger usual.
" miss the mark.
an the world win beat the man
whom fortune huncta.
The little things overlooked rob our
lives OF joyful strength.
lie that waits Tor daad mons shoes
may long 30 barefoot
You can walk an over n woman u
you only wear patent feathers.
Lightning rarely strikes twice In TIE
same place II Isn't necessary.
Give your money to fools sooner than
let rouucs wheedle you out Of 4.
Vanity makca as DO more things
against inclination than reason.
When a mans coat Il thrsadbare 4 I
an ssv thing 10 pick a hole IN H.
Never say die untll you are dead
nna then Il Il ne use. 20 lsl 4 eionA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Ah' AAkhtinE Ahhs
The Fighting Fish" IL a small fresh
water hsh. a native OF the southeast OF
Asia. and particularly Of Slam. Il Is
pugnaolous In the extreme. aud the 81
amese keep Il for lighting purposes In
the same manner as the Malays keep
the game-cock. Special varieties Of
these hsh are specially sTse for fight
Ing. and they are to be met with In
every siamese town. When a hght has
been arranged. two hsh are placed meas
each other In glass vessels; they soon
become aroused. and rush about try
ing 10 get AZ me another. when suf-
hclently excited they are placed to-
gether. the result being attended with
all the excitement OF the prizc-ring.
The following account OF the appear
ance Of this hsh Is given by DR.. Cauior:
when the ilsh u IN q state OF quiet.
with the fms at rest. the duh colors
present nothing remarkable. But n
two are brought within sight OF each
other, or " one sees ne own image In a
looklng-glass. the little creature be-
comes suddenly excited. the raised Fms
and the whole body shine with metallic
colors Of dazzling beauty while the pro-
iected sill membrane. waving like a
black frill round the throat. adds some
thing groiesque TO the general appear
ance. In this state OF irritation Il
makes repeated darts at i,s real or re-
Elected antagonist But the iish. when
out OF each others sight, instantly be-
come quiet. The slamese are infatuated
with the eombats Of these fishes. and
sometimes their liberty. and that Of
their families. Is siaked on the issue
The license to exhibit hsh fights Il
EARNED. and yields a considerable roye'
nue. TO the Crown"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Doctor Ranke. Of the German Anthro-
pologleal Society, recently undertook
60 describe the physical characters
tics OF the earliest men. as ascertained
from the examination OF prehistoric
graves. They were OF q ye'lowiah color.
he said. and had coarse hair. Their
heads we're peculiarly shaped. the par,
OF tue skull which contains the brain
being large relatively 20 the face. while
the face was small They bad other
pcculiarltlos. among which was the
rudimcntary or undoyelopcd condition
OF the third molar, or back grinder
tooth. The doctor believes that the
nrst men originated In Asia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
Jewels MATCH THE eyre.


OF European so,lcty.
The very latest fad among tho rich
women on the other side Of the At
lantlc ls to select their jewels so that
they will match the color OF their
eyes. The result ls that the great Jew
elcrs OF London and Paris lave al
ready devoted much tasteful ingenuity
4. the subject. and almost every color
that Is TO met In the human iris
seems to have been provided for. II
the eye Is Of light blue, It must be
matched by the turquoise, with the
poarly white OF lts surrounding cor
nea represented by a settling OF pearls.
For the Irish eye" on the other
hand. the darkly. deeply, czquisitely
blue eye. there Is the sapphire, and to
match the dark lashes which veil its
beauty. some arrangement IN Jet. JET
however, Is not what Ia used to match
eyes that arc "as black as sloes.' A.
there ls no black jewel. fashion has
decreod that dusky orbs are most et'
fecliyely s,t of by diamonds.
Hazel eyes are hard 10 match, bul
with these goes the somewhat undia'
tlngulshed and not highly esteemed
topaz Gray fares little better, iol
with them should be worn the ruby. o.
even the carhuncle. Green has raise'
a rather delicate question. Il Is un
doubleday a color which occurs u
varied but unmlstakable shades u
the human eye. and Is sometimes no
without a certain beauty OF It's OWL
But It Is not fashionable, at any rat
under that name. and 80 this new IA
has not caused On appreciate In
crease In the demand for emeralds an
cat's-eycs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

put in without delay and be IN opera
ton within ninety days says the New
York Herald. b. C. BatcheilCT. the
engineer who is In charge Of the work,
gave this Information about H.:
There will be two pneumatic tubes
laid from the basement Of the New
York poslonlce. running under Park
row and upon the Bridge. where they
will be exten led alongside Of the car
tracks, and then under Washington
street to the Brooklyn once.
These tubes will be Of cast iron. in
twelye-foot se,tlons. bored TO the ex-
act diameter OF eight and three-six-
teenths inches They have to be most
accurately bored and fitted together
with the utmost nicely, which Is done
by caulking the Joints with lead and
oakum. for they must be alright and
be perfectly true inside. 80 as to insure
the free passage OF the carriers that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

the surprise party that gathered At the
Northwestern depo, carried Miss zue-
men by storm. What she win do with
an the eggs Is a problem In household
economy out IN Braincrd. Miss zuenen
reached Milwaukee and her lovers
arms IN good time And 30 they were
married. and II they follow the prece-
dents Il. such cases they viii live hap.
ply ever aflerward.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
CENSUS OF TIE WORLD.
Most stupsndous Undertaking That Wa.
Eser Devised.

MoAt rtapenauaa AnoeftahtnH Nhat Was
Ever Devised.
A census OF the world seems lmpos.
sible. but Il Is going TO be undertaken.
says the London Mail. The unparal.
leled labor Is 10 be one Of the gigantic
projects to celebrate the advent OF the
twentieth century. and Il IL safe to
say that a more stupendous undertak-
lng has never before been devised. The
sehem, had ia real inception at the
biennial meeting OF the International
Statistical institute. recently held at
Borne. Switzerland, where a committee
was appointed TO consider ways and
means The nrst step In this lmpor-
tant committees labor was 10 enlist the
interest and aid OF II Hung Chang
They met him when be was IN Berlin
and secured the promise OF his influ-
ence In China In no nation will the
work OF oensus-taklng be more difRcult
than In China Anything Approximate
ing the accurate census OF the popula-
tlon OF the oarth at the present time a,
without doubt. an imposslblllty. In
addition 10 the poles there are many
spots on the earth that have never been
visited by the explorer and others from
which a census enumorator never
would get away alive. The population
OF the earth Is now estimated al 100.
900 600 guesses founded upon the OBJ
servatlon Of travellers and upon other
guesses mentioned In treaties given by
such countries as China, Persia, Arabia
and Turkey.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Mr. Jacob Akert. one Of the riches,
men In Rhinebeck. \. Y, who Is 70
years old. has taken a wife Of a. lie
was married more than two weeks
ago, but the fact has only just become
known. The bride was Miss Margaret
Patterson. a pretty brunette. who
worked In a dry goods store In New
York city. Mr.. Akert's wife died three
years ago. and for more than a year
the lonely man has been looking for
helpmeet. lie offered 10 give any
girl who would have him 5000 on the
wedding day. Mr.. AkSrt met his fate
when Miss Patterson went 10 Rhine
beck last summer on her vacation. She
got the 5000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
I NATURAL HISTORY J
enlders Eyeslght.

How FAR away can a spider see a N.Y.
lfter several years Of ingenious cHpe-
flmentlng Mr.. and Mrs Peckham' the
naturallsts. have concluded that inc
greatest average distance nj which
splders are able TO see objects distinctly
Is about one foot. Beyond that as
lance. then. We may assume that ny
caught In a spiders web would be saie
from detection by rs enemy II us
movements aud struggles to get away
dld not be,ray II. The same onseFN-
ers think that spiders have the sense
Of color and Of smell, but teebly deVei'
Oped.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Remarkable results are reported 70
have been obtained In England By
treating wounds with oxygen gas. Tive
kinds Of micro organisms are found In
wounds. one kind bring benehccnt and
the other injurious In ~ effects. Oxy.
zen causes an increase OF the former
and a decrease OF the latter. so that. ac.
cordlng TO a writer In the British Med.
loal Journal. wounds treated with oxy.
gen heal more rapidly and with lee.
pain than by any other form OF treat
meat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

While attending church at Twelve
Mile Ind. last sunday night. Jerry
Cornell became suddenly insane. and,
driving the minister from the pulpit.
began 10 preach. The congregation
rushed. terror stricken. from the church
and the domcnted man continued a
wild ialk until seized and overpowercd.
lie was committed TO the hospital for
the insane. after which he seized an az.
tendant and before any one could IN
terfere tore the clothing from the lat
tcr'e back.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
onsrINAcY oF rHE LLAMA.
The Mule Il Validating Compared with
This Animal.

aus fAAAtAH
The boy called "U-pal" 10 the llamas,
lifting his finger as II to point them up
the trail. Ordinarily. remarks writer
In st. Nicholas. the animals would have
obeyed. but the aggressive manner Of
Barton had aroused their obsiinacy ana
they did not bulge. The boy put his
shoulder taAhe ribs Of one and heayed
hard; but We brute stood Us ground
"well, Il Is TO waltz said he; and ran
about his path. gathering up very small
pebbles until the shabby hat was full
Then he sat down on a bowlder thai
jutted from the bank. settling himself
as II for long rest. Then he threw
mild and measured pebble at eaei
llama They turned their heads little
and wrlnkled their disagreeable noses
lie waited for some time and thef
pitched two more pebbles-which ha'
the same effect. So he sat. slowly an'
mechanically tossing his harmless mis-
siles upon the dense hair Of his charges
Evidently he was In no hurry; ana th'
two travellers. impatient as they were
had too much wisdom or experience Z
try 20 push him. They sat quietly II
their saddles. watching the droll scene
II was very ridiculous to need deiive-
ance from two stupid beasts and TO &c
II from such an owlish little tatterde
malion. An hour crawled by, and th'
stones In Ramon's hat we're runninl
low. Suddenly the brown llama turne'
with a snort OF disgust and stole on VI
the trail The gray one hesiiated mo
ment. snoried-and followed. "Tha
way they get tired. slrs." said the boy
emptying his hat and pulling Il dow
upon his thatch OF black hair. "i'
take a good club to them growle'
! Barton. who had great confidence II
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

I'd Brannon. Of shyyIlls. o.. went to
town the other day. got drunk. and on
his way home fell out Of his buggy.
He was loaded on again. and In a short
time after he reached home was dead.
His brother. who started for the doc
tor. was thrown from his horse and
lies at deaths door In the same house
with his lifeless brother.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Mr.. James claeher. for many years
a leading merchant Of Mexico. Mo-. Is
dead. the result OF a sunstroke received
seventeen years ago. His case IL prob
ably without parallel For several
years he had suffered intensely and
frequently prayed for death. After
fsryent prayer he was raised up and
was able 10 visit his old home In Scot
land. he returned TO America. re-
iapsed. and died. He had offered a
large sum 10 any doctor who would
cure him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

"Mirs Cayenne comnlimcnted you
very highly after you told that story al
the dinner table. remarked one young
man. "She liked that story. did sheg"
NO. but she thought It illustrated a
very admirable trait In your character.
Il showed that you never went back on
an old friend. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

From Bengal comes an amusing. al
though exciting tale Of two young
army oGlcers who tried 10 capture a
tiger. Having EorEsd itself on . Gov.
the animal vas asleep when these two
men caught sight Of A. They might
have shot Il, but e occurred 10 them
that theFe would b az much honor
and a lot Of money In taking 4 alive
so they made nooses In two Ions ropes,
aud after some manoeuverlng from a
rock above. managed to lasso the neck
and one leg OF the tiger. The beast, OF
course awoke. and for a time regarded
the ropes indiiorently; but when he
attempted TO walk away. and found
himself restrained. his rage knew no
hounda Ne gave two on three graf
jumps. and che ropes snapped like
strings. and then b. started Tor hls
would-bo captors. and would have
caught them had not he become en-
tangled In the ropos. While he was
jumping around they poured bullets
into him. and finally bic a vital spot.
So they 20, him after all. but not In
the way they intended.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

When a graduate Of Cambridge Uni.
versily. England. commits a crime. the
authorities Of the university take his
degree from him aud strike Ais-hamo
from the rolls OF the alumni.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

She. do you believe in the Oar
wlnlan theoryi"
He No. 40 not. and. what Il more.
do no, believe that any man who ever
looked up his family tree will admit
that he ever discovered any monkeys
there. Yonkers Statesman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Chony. "What DO you thlnk. dear
boyg That baasily tailor sent me a bin
to-day. and It Is a week yet before tho
drst"
Il expect he was sending early TO
avoid the rush. pcarson'a Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Nov come right down TO the meat OF
the matter. shaver; what are you form.
Ing this BARRIERS union iorg"
ITO boycott the football players that
are running the halr-cutting branch OF
the trade e. Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

There's nothing more disgusting TO a
boy than 70 follow a fire engine half a
mile up a long hill under the impress
sion that lt'a going to a Gre. only 10 hnd
that they are taking the machine to Be
repaired. -Neu York Tribune
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

John" called his wife. ARE you
putting the baby to sleepy The pugil-
lat laughed bitterly In the darkness.
"Tye got him against the ropes" he an
swered. for there was yet hope.-De-
trOlt Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

The leading playwrights Of Spain
have agreed TO give each the receipts Of
one performances Of his most popular
work Tor the benefit Of invalid soldiers
returning from Cuba.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
TUBES FOR THE MAIL.
LETTERS BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND BROOKLYN.
Plans Are Completed, Work on the
Material Has Been begun and the
Plant win Be Put In at once Three
and-a-IIaif Minute Transfers

LANs for the con
struction OF the
pneumatic tubes
which are TO con-
meet the New York
and Brooklyn post
Offices we're COM
pleled last week,
and the work OF
constructing tn g
apparatus begun.
The plant will be
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Ferry; "Lemme see; what DO they
call that new submarine boatg"
Wallace: 1T Amt the Texas you are
thinking OF. q ity"-Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Gull shooting ls a popular sport at
Passport. Ne. just at present The
gulls are shot Tor their feathers. which
brlng 90 cents a pound.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

The tide In the Delaware river rises
and falls about ave Zee, each twelve
hours.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

They say that you are working on a
nflnr machine. 0cnua~ Not me. I
have 20 time - ucate On Ench foollsh-
ners I'm neluna ~ = psfnelnal 10.
s(rna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

wigEles; What IL the funniest
thing you knoN Off"
waggles; ''rhe New England idea
OF calling servants help "-somer-
willie Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Since the marriage MIRA sanft has
been In constant attendance upon her
father.