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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

he had had no recollection OF what
change be- had in hts pocket That FL
ia's dual entity her psychic double.
can be- detached from the physical
body. and can be- sent on missions 10
the most remote and otherwise mac
ccsslble places cannot be- doubted IN
face Of the evidences For instance.
an old miner who was prospecting in
the roughor mountain region OF New
Mexico got hold 90 paper containing
q story about Ella. and she became
the day dream and solacc of his lone.
Illness. he wrote 10 her. aud that was
the beginning Of a strange but cndur-
Ing friendship lie obeycd an IRE.
sistlblc impulse IN writing that letter
and IN the touch Of the misslye Ella
discovered the writer to be "scnsi-
tive" Ono ~ her earlier experiences
IN projection was a psyche flight TO the
old miners cabin. a letter containing
a full description OF the interior OF his
lodging and an contents was mailed
90 him on the same day the visit was
NHNNNH AaAA 80 NNN NNNANN W NNNAN n re-
Ply was received proving Elias OBJ
scryatlous at a distance over 1000
miles away from her physical body. TO
have been correct In every detail. and
what Is undoubtedly stlll more won.
dcrtul. Ella was able 10 make the pres
cncc Of her psychic double felt. fac,
90 which the correspondent tcstinos on
more than one occasion She found the
place OF several landmarks for him
that he had sought Tor two years, and
which had been 80 nearly ohllterated
by mountain storms as to escape his
scrutiny. but which he promptly found
and recognized under her direction.
nurlng the past two years Elias
projected dual entity has been n rccog-
nilcd visitor at the homes OF a num-
Der OF people who are we'll known 70
all students In this line. and there Ii
no lack Of strong proof that she par
ticipates In the secret meetings OF
mystical orders. visits that are fully
atteslod by letters acknowledging that
no living belng In the flesh could have
obtained the facts reported On one
occasion she sent the description Of a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

IN the archipelago in the Bay OF Ben
gal their exists a race Of savage dwarfs
Sailors call them little niggcrs." be-
cause the average height Of them Is
'our feet ten inches. the women reach
.ng n stature OF four feet seven inches.
The oldest thing about these little pco-
pie Is that they look like babies all
heir lives Il is only lately hat these
iwaris OF he Andnman Islands have
known how 90 build fires. There b. a
volcano on enc OF these islands and
from this they have procured fresh
supplies Of IRE when Necessary. but
they know how 90 keep slow slumber-
Ing embors sufficiently alive not O.
compel them often 20 visit the vol
cano. The thing which hns excited
their curiosity most Of anything In.
troducol by the whites Is the friction
match. Formerly the dwaris % the
Andamnns were accustomed 90 murder
an strangers Who reached their sh1rot
Even now sailors wrecked .n the bay
ul Bengal would probably be- massl-
cred 10 D. believed the lnyCtorate hos
Unity Of the little niggers" arose orig
inally from the cruel practice oi tho
Malays. Burmese and Chinese. who
visited the Andnmans 20 get edible
birds noUts and sea cucumbcrl. and
who used 90 capture the little natives
+ and sell them Tor slaves There are
several shades % color among them.
ranging from bronze % shiny black
Their hair o. extremely irizzled. grow
Ing IN spiral tufts. Il d fnc. and sell
dom becomes more than two % three
inches long Most Of the women shave
their heads once a week. leaving only
two narrow strips OF hair from the
crown 90 the napo OF the neck Many
OF the men DO the same. although the
style 10 different They leave a patch
Ike a skull cap on the crown % their
tcadA The most remarkable custom
OF these little people Is the wearing Of
necklaces 90 human bones when n
child dies u Is buried. only % be dug
up again. Tho father carries the body
20 the nearest creek and removes the
flesh from the bones with the greatest
care. carrying them and the skull back
10 his hut The mother after palntiug
the latter with a yellow pigment. hang.
I, around her neck Infant skulls. be-.
Ing fragile. are protected by a cover.
inr Of string For a few days a mother
will spend an her time strInglng On,
bits Of bone into necklaces. 60 bo as.
tribuicd among her friends as mcmcn.
toes. These are supposed 20 ward on
disease. Teeth are also strung as neck
lacos. every native Of the Andamnr
Islands wearing a chain % some sor
oi human bones.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

declines 10 discuss. or the girl he
talks unroseryedly from scientific
standpoint. ITO begin with" explains
Ramon, IT an rests upon the arousing
OF the higher and inner consciousness.
10 understand the wonderful power
contained In your own mind. and last.
Out by no means least q Is necessary
70 nave some knowledge Of the limit
less forces IN space. chief among which
Us magnetism. The fuller the compre-
hension Of the individual powers. and
'heir correlation with the higher forces
OF the universe. the clearer you see
through things that are. and ever will
o. ine1plicable mysteries 10 others.
some certain individuals are endowed
ny nature with a realization Of these
qualihcutlonE. and. although capable %
exercising a wonderful influence for
the benefit Of Others. remain ignorant
OF The true source Of their power. and
the method by means Of which Il Is
lhtelligontly controlled aud directed.
iou VIII find innumorablo illustrations
OF such phenomena In the accounts Of
the healers who make a comot-llke en-
trance and exit. performing seeming
miracles. and then disappearing. The
alHerence between the spontaneous
healer and the one who has a knowl-
edge Of the laws under which he does
MS work Is this. The former can do
nothing without a full reliance upon
MS divine power on the part Of the
aupplicant FOR health: next. be h la
Ole 10 transmit disease from one per-
son 20 another. and. lastly. one day
ne VIII awaken 10 Ind his power gone
and 10 be IN sore need OF help for
himself These people do not realize
that they dcpleto the system Of vital
forces. and. being ignorant Of the laws.
which. II known. would enable them
10 gather ne well rs dispense. they sud
denly Ind themselves used up. and.
IKE any common mortal. they drop
by the wayslde and are forgotten.
Those Who DO not understand the laws
governing these things not only retain
their fun strength and health. but In
crease u. and. moreover. they are new
of IN danger 70 taking on the ailments
~ others. 60 o. transmitting them.
neither DO the latter require that I'M
/ limited faith that Is the essential
requisite % the others. and. having a
comprehensive control % the forces AZ
their disposal. are able 20 direct them
az will and uncrringly. 10 the exact
/ point. wherever Il may be. where help
b. most needed
Eta. although scarcely out % her
teens. and Of bright. viyacious tenn
I permanent. can talk as wisely as a gray
bearded sage who knows the world In
side and out This gentleman has
Cj cents Ia bic right-hand vest peck
ct said Ella, With mischeyious
twinkle IN her eye. There Il sill
Yer half dollar Of 1877. the old style
Goddess % Liberty on the face. and
the half spread eagle with three ar
rows IN one claw and the olive branch
IN the other on the opposite side. The
other 10 cents consists Of three uickels
almost worn smooth" The visitor
Pat his hand IN his pocket and found
Just what she had described. although
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

why she Danced Tor Her ilhn'e'
Wausau. Wis. special 20 the ST. Paul
Dispatch: A queer case was on trial In
Judge Miller's court n day o. two ago
John splck the defendant, Is farmer.
and was accused OF compelling his
sweetheart. Alvlna Ziebarth. 10 execute
the skirt dance at the point a loaded
gun. John Is a quiet. in0ifenslye look
Ing bachelor OF 40 winters. and weighs
about i25 pounds. while Alylna has on
~ seen 10 summers and weighs any
where between 40 and 1870. II tran
spi'vd during the testimony that John
had obtained from Alylna n promise
that she would AZ an early age become
Mrs. John splck and take up her resi-
den,e IN Johns humble abode. Il also
tran,9rcd that Alylna's parents had
always extended the glad hand" to
him during all his woolng. while Sc
crctlJ they were plotting TO prevent
the union. That they were successful
In alternating the affections Of
his promised bride was quite
evident 10 the spectators. for twice
during the recital OF the history Of
his courtship she arose and walked up
20 the Judges bench and denounced
John ns liar The testimony OF the
girl and her parents was 20 the effect
that John pointed the gun NJ her. and
ns John was minus any witness. be-
sides himself, 10 the contrary. the court
imposed a ilne Of $40 and costs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

tached 10 the rocker. while the mother
toiled on the slope. carrying soil 20 the
naked rocks. Johanna mended her Ia
TIERS nets IN winter. oiled his great
boots so that be could stand IN the Icy
water 10 FISH. dug the potatoes. cut the
scanty wheat. gathered pine needles 70
on the beds. shoared the sheep, and
spun until her hands were bleeding. AZ
sixteen she went out 10 service In 9TH
Tiers fields and al twenty married a
poor peasant lad who had loved her
from childhood Until very recently she
regularly swung the fail on the thresh.
Ing floor. moved the hay with a scythe.
and bound the sheaves In time OF har-
vests. For twelve years after her mar
riage. so stern was her poverty. she
never saw a newspaper Or a book. the
things which above all else she crayed.
OVERWHELMINGLY. however she en-
dured her hard lot. and from the dark
ness rosa poet. A special messenger
was lately sent by the Empress Of Car
many 10 find this unknown writer OF
newspaper verses which had 40 moved
her. He travelled In the dead Of winter
toward the Russian border. where at
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02
Ha.lltt a.a Log Roller


A letter written by Hallitt. the fam
Jus English esayist. TO Leigh Hunt. Is
curious as perhaps the most frank
adoption Of the principle Of what Is
now called 'log-rolling' ever penned by
a distinguished man OF letters After
some preliminary remarks. Hazlltt
says; praised you In The Edinburgh
Review" and when IN a case OF life
and death | tried 10 lecture. you re-
fused 10 90 near the place. and gave
this as a reason. saying Il would seem
a collision. II you said anything In my
favor after what had said Of you. 2.
I got Reynolds 10 write IN The Edln-
burgh Review" al a time when had
a great reluctance 20 ask any favor OF
Jeffrey. and from that time I never Sc,
eyes on him for year and a half after.
3. wrote a book In defence Of God
win some years ago. one.halt OF which
he has since stolen without acknowl-
cdgment, without even mentioning my
name. and yet he comes 90 me 20 re-
view the very work and write 20 Jef-
rey 90 ask his consent, thinking my
self. which you DO not. the most mag
unanimous person In the world In the
defense OF a cause 4. I have taken
all opportunities Of praslng Lamb. and
! never got a good word from him IN
return. big or little. til the other day
He seemed struck an Of a heap. u I
ever hin,od az the possibility OF his
giving me a lift az any time s. Il was
but the other day that two friends ala
an they could to intercept an article
about me from appearing In the said
"E r.. saying ~ would De too late. q"
that the editor had been sounded al
o distance. and was averse." with
twenty other excuses. and az last I was
Obliged TO send Il myself. graclously
and by main force. as Il were. when Il
appeared just IN time TO save me from
| drowning. Coulson had been back
wards and forwards between my house
and Bentham's for between three or
. four years and when the latter philo-
sophically put an execution IN my
house, the plea was he had never heard
Of my name, and when I theorizcd on
this the other day as bad policy. and
felo dc So on the part Of the Radicals.
your nephew and that set said: "Oh.
/ Il was an understood thlng-ihe execu-
ton. you know" My God. q is enough
TO drive one mad, and yet ] am 10 give
mp my only resource and revenge. a
theory won't do a. that's nat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

The anclents. In order to enjoy the
scent OF roses az meals. had an ahuna-
anco Of the fragrant petals raiRsd
down upon the guests: Heliogahalus.
Ia his carried the matter SO Ear
that the cloud Of blossoms he ordered
shaken down over one OF bis banQuets
actually sufocated some OF his friends
The Romans. during their meals. re-
cllncd on cushions stuffed with rose
leaves or made a couch OF the leaves
themselves The floor, too. was streWn
with the lovely blossoms. Cleopatra. al
an enormous expense. procured roses
for a feast which she prepared for An
thony; they were laid two cublts thick
on the floor OF the banquet room. and
nets were then spread over the IRA.
grant bed 10 give an elastic footing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02
AS TO NeRo.s CRUELTY.
DioEenes wife Was Washing ane
Wanted the Tub.

DioEsns' wife Wa. washing and
Wanted the Tub.
Contrary 10 general belief the En-
peror Nero was not naturally crue
man, says Judge while toward IN,
last habit might have become seoont
nature. In the beginning his cruelty
was OF the grated. not grained. vari
ETY.. lie was born 10 be great. and h,
knew a. but How" was the cues
ton. Early In life he looked about
him and saw the avenues TO fame al
crowded. save one. The world. hai
never had a real good cruel man. h,
decided. and M Just give them one.
The act that hrst brought him into
prominence was during a nerce hghi
with the barbarlans The conflict wai
brisk aud 70 the point, and By dinner
time the battlefield vas q sea q gore
on the way 10 his tent Nero Jumped
from corpse 10 corpse and coolly cursed
when bis stepping stones" were iai
apart He aitorward told very dear
friend that the performance was ex.
ccodingly dlstastoful 10 him. The true
inwardness % the difficulty between
King Henry VIII and Cardinal VOL.
sey was not. as popularity supposed. N,
latters conscientious scruplcs against
granting divorces. but the extreme IA.
pidity with which hymeneal knots were
presented 10 him Tor severance. an In.
dorscd rush by the king Tie was
actually kept working overtime on
course. other members of the cardl.
nails union protested. which occasionet
interference by a walking delegat,
from Rome and Wolsoys subsequent
whipping into line. This naturally In.
censcd Henry. always bitter Zoe e
organized labor. and be- aimed a blow
az its head, which was wolsey. Alex.
ander had much TO contend with. ant
the appcllation great" was not gained
without hard work. AZ school his plav.
mates called him smart Aleck" ant
sandy" put pins In his seat and stole
his dinner pail lie fought his va,
through school, literally. not hrura.
lively and az the age Of IS was gradu.
ated from Aristotlo's academy. senior
wrangler Of his class. That Dlogene.
incident was always a sore point with
Alexander. What I meant Tor chlyal.
rous kindness was construed as prince.
by arrogance he would complain
'piogoues' wife was washing that IA,
nd wanted the tub"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

An affecting account Of the death Of
an old hound Is given by his owner IN
the Animal World" Hector was a
lanr.tricd and trusted dos. the leader
of a pack Of hounds Tho old dog be-
came too lnfrm Tor the neld. and was
loft az home when the pack went out
Year by year his fccblonCss greg up
on him. but he was well cared for. and
passed bis time mainly 10 sleeping be-
side the Kitchen IRE. His long alb
s,uco from the huntlng-hold caused hla
huc. dcop-toued note 20 be- almost for
gotten. "Onc afternoon" says the
owner. u was writing 10 my room.
when suddenly I heard the splendid
note. a. thought at the moment. %
a strange hound. and listened 10 hear
Il again. when. instead % rs being
repeated. the whole pack In the ken
nsl near my house gave one burst. a.
II IN full cry. and. a. the sounds died
away and an was again hushed In still-
ness. my huntsman rushed into tho
room. saylng. In an agitatei voice:
Hector Is dead. sir" That splendid
note % what ! had thought a strange
hound had been the old DOGS fare
well call 20 the pack. They had heard
and had answered"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02


William Tecumreh sherman. II Is
twenty-three feet long By twelve vide.
with a partition In the middle. The
house stands on a patch OF ground
bounded on the north and east by we'll
cultivated farms. the west BY Indian
Greek and the south by the old Cow
eminent trail Il faces the east and Is
on an elevation. A. present % Is un-
occupied and the neighbour declare that
Il % haunted. The cabin timbers were
laid In position. the walls plasiered.
and the roof fastened on by the hands
Of William Tecumseh sherman. He
built and occupied this cabin In 1883.
In 1855 he was IN the practice Of law
AZ Leayenworth. Kan re found that
the receipts from his profession were
insufficient for his support. and he de-
clded 10 turn farmer for a while In an
effort 10 add % bic income. To that
end be purchased land 10 the northeast
ern portion OF Shawnee county, six
miles north Of Topeka. The old MILL
tary trail ran by the place on the
south. being a Government thorough
fare between Forts Leavenworth and
Riley AZ shown 10 the picture. the
cabin has two rooms. The general
built only one room. the other having
been added some time afterward. He
built the portion shown 10 the right In
the picture. He also dug a cellar under
Il. for Kansas was just a. hot and
dry then a. Il IL now II did not take
long 20 make the cabin ready for oe-
cupancy. and sherman. the farmer. was
soon living In his own domicile and
filling the rich soil on his place.
Down on the east bank Of the creek.
about half a mile from the cabin, there
was an old saw mill which was owned
and operated by an Indian Of the Pot
tawatomle tribe. John Ogee. The old
felloV had saved up money and built
H. One Sunday morning sherman took
walk down by the saw MILL Ogee
was sitting on q log. smoking his long
pipe and looking down into the water.
sherman approached and saluted the
red man. lie talked and asked cues
tlons. but the Indian replied pot a
word: be- didn't even look up. Ha sa'
and gaIed into the water In silence. ~
returning 10 hia cabin sherman met Z
nclghbor. and he related his unsuc-
oessful interviews. well. cir, I've seen
lazy people" said be- but that Il the
frst time that ! ever saw a man whC
was too lazy 20 talk"
Il Il said that sherman made a GOOD
farmer he was a hard worker. and.
although be was somewhat queer. he
, had many friends throughout the
county. In the spring Of ise0 he built
new house on a knoll a quarter Of q
mile from the cabin. Il Il yet In a
good state OF preservation. although q
never has been painted. o. z. Good
rich. a Jolly old farmer. now lives in Il.
and be loves 10 tell Of the ghost stories
which are ahoat about the old cabin.
when sherman was called away
from his farm be moved his few be-
longings from his cabin home and said
goodbye 70 the old place. Il has never
been occupied since. though AZ pres
ont a farmer keeps his farm tools In
a. There has been some talk Of tear
Ing down the Old structure, but there
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02
OLD ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
some Of the Queer Ones Of . CenturJ
Nrn.


Ago.
In the Lonox library. among 10 col
lection Of early American newspaper
Is an interesting Ole Of the New Jer.
sey Gazette FOR the year 1881, 1852 and
a portion Of 1888. up 20 July l6 Of the
latter year. when. on account Of the
large amount Of unpaid debts which
the editor doloriously laments. the pa
per suspended publication. says the
New York Times In is somewhat
limited advertising columns II Is decid-
eddy amusing 10 read accounts Of negro
slaves offered for sale and rewards for
the capture Of runaways. and Il brings
the fact home very forcibly that Il Is
not so very long ago when slaves were
regarded as nothing unusual In our own
vicinity. The following interesting de-
scrIption Of a runaway appears In the
Gazette Of Jan. n. 17si-the paper. II
may be said. was published In Tren-
ton:
Two Thousand Dollars Reward
Ran away this evening from the sub
scriber negro wench named Maria,
alias Amoritatta; she IL about - years
Of age. tall and well made. her face long
and features more regular than are
common with her color. She had on,
or took with her a pale blue and white
short llnsey gown and petticoat, al
most new. a pettlcoat Of tow linen. a
pair Of mems shoes. good shifts OF
brown homespun linen. and aprons OF
the same Il Is supposed she will en-
deayor 10 get into the Jerseys, as she
came from thence. and once lived with
Mr.. Thomas Lowrey Of Pennington. but
Il Is suspected she is lurking IN this
city or concealed by some free negroes
She also took with her her female child
named Jane. about I years old. vel
made. Fat. round faced and lively. had
on or took with her a blue and white
llnsey frock Whoever will deliver the
said wench and child 20 the subscriber
Ia Philadelphia shall have the above re-
ward. John Dufleld.
~. BAH persons are forbid 10 bar,
Dor her AZ their peril"
Another advertisement IN the sans
number upon this sublec, Of slaves Il
as follows.
"a mulatto slave 20 be sold or ex
changed for a negro woman. girl Of
boy. he Is about 30 years Of age. strong
healthy and active. Is a complete farm
er. a good second hand IN a smith
shop. can tend a saw or grist mill. un
derstands taking care Of horses an,
driving carriage. Inquire Of the print
er."
This mixed advertisement also az
| pears In the same number. and lts styl
seems rather ludicrous now. althoug
frequently seen In the early newspa
| pcrs:
ITO be sold for want Of employ only
or hired by the year. sundry negroes. d
different ages. sexes and qualities. a
good In their kind. Also q good feath
er bed and bolster. a handsome set Z
bed and window curtains. pair Z
rose blankets and a rug. 70 be dispose
Of together AZ a reasonable rate "a
cash. an elegant SET OF tea table chin
complete and a few half dozens OF cur
and saucers. also green handled lvor
knives and forks. Inquire OF the prinN
er."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

last. IN a house Of a forlorn village
he found the genius all Germany toda,
seeks 10 honor. A woman Of forty. but
bent and worn 20 sixty. the narrator
tells rs. lay outside the cover Of a poor
bed. the fever Of pneumonia a pencil
and some margins Of nespaper. a paper
bough, through incredible sacrinces-
the Christmas candle. the last hsh TAX
On from the river. the last drop Of milk
from the COW. She was az once sur
rounded by comforts and brought back
from death. though not removed from
the home Of her sufierings and triumph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

Some % our readers may be interest.
"a IN the oath Of the Greeks while
struggling gcucratious ago AGAINST
their Turkish opprcssors. Here Is a
translation OF q: Il swear by thee. o
miserable yet sacred Fathorland. I
swear by the heightened sorrows. BY
the bitter tears which. for 80 many
years, thy wretched sons have shed. by
my own tears which have poured out
on account OF our state Of degradation
by the future freedom Of my children
that I viii be altogether cunsccrated
20 thee. that In future thou shalt BE-
the ohiec, Of my thoughts thy Interest,
the guide q my actions. and thy pros.
perlty the rcQullial Of my iabors."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

hrs Slows itself. the charcoal may be
regarded as entirely free from liability
TO spontaneous combustion. The scare
caused by the supposed danger from
the ignition OF charcoal used In reirig-
Grating chambers may consequently be
regarded as groundless. and as no d.
rect evidence exists OF It's ever having
igpited under such circumstances It IL
somewhat Of a mystery how any alarm
should have arisen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-02

The sixty-second double wedding an
niversary was recently celebrated In a
small town In Indiana OF Moses and
Isaac Marty, twins, who married Tab
itha and Layinla Mccormick. twins
Each couple has had seven sons and
ave daughters. the FIRST children being
born within a few days OF each other.
and the las, children also being Of Al.
most exactly the same aga