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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Among the many treasures owned BY
Queen Victoria h wonderful needle
made Tor her In Bucklnghamshlre. The
needle Ia a miniature Of the Roman coll
lumn OF Trojan. but instead OF the en-
potts OF the Roman emporers, scenes
out OF the life OF England's queen are
depicted. One shows Victoria when
young girl at Tunbrldge wells. another
scene Ia the coronation Of westmin-
ter. while a third shows the marriage
OF the queen and prince consort The
figures In all these scenes can only be
made out plainly by the aid OF a mag
nifylng glass The needle can also be
opened, and Il contains several others
all Of the same form. and an are
adorned with miniature figures IN re-.
lief.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
rHE GUNS OF rHE PuRIrAMs.
Not the nlunderbus.ss Usually Repre-
scented By Artists.

Not the nlunderbus.ss Usuaily Repre-
scented By Artists
One OF the most remarkable facts %
the investigator Of our American an
tiquitles Il the almost total ignorance
which prevails among even those who
are otherwise well Informed as 10 the
weapons. more especially the firearms.
with which our Puritan ancestors
fought their wars with the Indians
One OF the notions which seem firmly
established IL that the early settlers
generally used the bell-muEzle blunder-
buss Almost every artist who draws
a Thanksgiving or Christmas picture
Of a Puritan going 10 meeting gives
him a gun with a muEzle like the end
OF a trumpet. Now the fact IL that
the bell-mouthed hrearm was never
a military arm among English-speak-
ing people al all. nor was such q wea-
pom ever common, either In this eoun-
try or In England. until about the
middle Of the last century. when Il
came into use for the defense Of houses
against burglars. for stage coach
guards. and similar purposes. The
hlunderbusses which were common
enough In the curiosity shops are al
most without exception later than 1850.
and many Of them date from early IN
this century. A large. bell-mouthed
gun was In use somewhat earlier on
board naval and other armed ships. but
this was a heavy piece. on a swivel.
and used very much a. the howitIer
was later.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
JOSH BILLINGS SAYINGS.

A mans habits are his natur. formed
after a good. bad or Indifferent model.
just a. he decldea
The man Who haz got 90 low doun
that he kant be hattered. has got 20
low down that he kant Be abuzed.
I think thare IA a saying like thlsi
Fear God and love man" I should
hav written; Love God and fear man.-
All men may possibly make thsh-
selis useful. but no man kan make
himself absolutely necessary; the xruat
God haE reserved this privilege to him.
self.
Memory "a treacherous. Thars II run
az menny people kan tell yu what Kind
ov a day next Kristmas win be a. IAN
tell yu what Kind ov a day last Krls.-
mas wa
The book writer's ov the present day
read too mulch and think too litllo.
Each M book IA therefore a mere re-
hash ov some old one. ground fner or
coarser. aekordlng TO the mill Il runs
through.
never hav been q marrld woman
miself. but II | vas anxious 70 sekuro
the luv and respect ov mi husband.
ekonemy and neatness should alwuns
relghn in mi house and Be felt In MI
husbands pocketbook.
Nj dear phellOw, IL you arr doing
deoently well. stik 70 WHARF yu are.
When l wur boy and used 70 pik
huekleberrys ! alwuss stuk too tho
patch WHARF the huekleberrys done de-
Gently well I hav known boys to try
do better. and hnally run out ov huck-
leberrys and run out ov patch. too.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

a has containing $500 was stolen
recently from In front Of the Pacific
State bank. broadway. New York
city. II was the property Of the Metro
polltan Traction company and had been
sent to the bank In charge OF two men
AZ part OF the usual days deposit. Il
vas IN s. and $40 bills. one man set
this sack. the most valuable one Of an,
upon the sidewalk The man at the
wagon turned 10 IN out another bag
and when Ne looked for the sack on
the sidewalk Il had disappeared. The
street was crowded. The men are I'M
der bonds for ten tines the amount
stolen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
SOME LATE NEW THINGS.

One Of the latest patents IN shoe fas-
teners consists Of a stud over which
a harrel-shaped piece having pronrs
is pressed. holding the stud practically
the same as the glove fasteners nov IN
use.
A scotchman has q patent on a b.
cycle attachment which conslsts In
placing the wheels on eccentrically
mounted hubs 90 as 10 give the Wheel
rocking motion similar 10 horseback
riding.
A new typemaking machine consists
Of several chucka for holding Tia
blanks from which the type ls formed
and which present the blanks IN turn
to series Of cutters until the anished
type Il dellvered.
A new desk and seat for school room
Il 30 arranged that Il can Be- raised
or lowered by removable crank Al
the side Of the desk frame and the seaf
can b. tilted back out Of the way llks
those In present use.
10 prevent corset steels from corrod-
Ing new invention consists Of On
animal membrane which Is secured "a
the steel BY wettlng with an adhesive
substance ana then pressing the two
together and allowing Il % dry.
a recently designed billiard ana nool
table has a hinged folding cover. On
the Interior Of which the cues ar.
hung IN rack. drawers beneath con
tanning the balla. triangle. chalk. ere.
one side q he cover or TOD bolns a.
signed Tor billiards and the ether ~
q ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Henry slimm XII. his wife and
son at GAINESVILLE. We 1e other night
and then committed e. All three
bodies we're found wolterlng In their
blood at 7 O'Clock the following morn
ing. when employees opened the store
over which the family lived. The
double murder and suicide was the re-
suit Of family trouble that began sew
eral years ago and eliminated IN
suit for divorce. sllmm had threatened
TO kill his wife. and she had applied
10 the court for protection from him.
The crime was committed at 9.f5
o'clock last night. but was not dlscoy-
cred until the store was opened and
blood was found 10 be dripping from
the ceiling above. The body OF the
child was In the bed. the body OF Mrs.
slimm was lying on the sitting room
foor and the body Of the murderer.
with the revolver half submerged In a
pool Of his blood. lay on the bedroom
floor. -Four shots we're fred and sew
eral people heard them. but did not In.
yestlgate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
Tn. late, EaE.s.m.s, RInr.

A pretty revival Of an old-time crS-
tom IL a proof that sentiment has not
passed wholly out Of fashion. The en-
gagement ring. which Il almost a fac
smile OF the one worn BY the modern
girls greai-grandmother. Is really
three rings IN one. Three slender
bands must enclrcle the finger OF the
engaged maiden. and each band IL
studded with jewels OF a different sort.
The middle band Is Get with diamonds.
which should be small but perfect
gems. uniform IN size. The lower
band must BE- set with the girls own
birthstone and the upper one with the
birthstone Of her hance. That Is TO
say. II one ehanced 20 Be born In Feb
ruary and the other IN October. the
diamond would BE- surrounded BY opalS
and amethysts.-New York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

iIeating murder BY strangulation. II
was at frat thought she had been way
laid and robbed by a tramp. as her
purse containing SIS was missing. but
later developments point 70 the TACT
that the crime was committed by some
one living in the town. who commit
ted an assault. and. being recognized
killed his victim In order that her hps
might be forever sealed. The author
tiles offer a reward OF $500 for the ar
rest and conviction OF the murderer
and have state detectives al work on
the case. Mrs. McCloud was the widow
OF w. L. McCloud OF New Haven, Conn.
and since he met n violent death a few
years ago had lived with her little
daughter. Alberta. now years old. In
a cottage near the home 81 her father,
George d. Criitenden. a well-knoWn
lumber dealer. a mile west Of Shell
burne Falls
Her glrlho1i was spent there and.
In common with her eight sisters, she
thought nothing Of making trips 20 the
village alone. and frequently returned
after nightiall. Friday night she left
her residence about D. m. and. leav-
Ing her little girl at the grandparents
home. she started 10 town 10 make
purchases. She IL known TO have vls-
tied several stores and made small pur-
ehases. Her failure 10 return did not
alarm her fathers family. as they
thought she had decided 10 remain In
town with he- sister. Mrs. W. s. Ball
Her failure 10 return IN the morning
10 give music lesson 10 a young pupil
led TO an inquiry and the discovery Of
the body. Tie prominence OF the
father. the beautiful character and per-
son OF Mrs. McCloud. her many acts
OF charity and the dramatic interest
and mystery OF her death have caused
widespread interest In the AFFAIR. and
the scene Of the murder on lonely West
Mountain has been visited BY hundreds
during the past few days.
After a Thorough search all through
the village { has been brought out
that Mrs. McCloud was last feen al 7
p m. Friday AZ she turned the corner
AZ the Odd Fellows hall and started
toward her home. She was seen plain
~ by Frank 8. Tatreau. a carpenter.
who was familiar with her personal APP
pearance. dress and walk. lie places
the time definitely from the fact that
the clock In the village church was
striking the hour. There IL little
doubt that within a half hour Mrs Nc
Cloud wNs murdered. Her daughter
passed the spot at 7.30 on her way "a
meet her. AMI she heard what she
thought were the grunts Of pigs In the
FIELD. but which Il Is now believed were
the dying gr3ans OF the mother.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Mrs. +. A. Fay. OF Malone. n. Y.
recently caused a great sensation 10 her
section Of this big country. The lady
was married only a few months ago
to Mr.. Fay. very popular gentleman.
Sunday afternoon not long ago she said
she was going to run over to one Of the
nelghhorA Several hours later when
she ala not return her husband aseer-
talned that Mrs Fay had purchased a
ticket for New York and had left on a
train going In that direction. After
two weeks OF constant searching she
was found At Miidletown. n. Y, sew.
eral hundred miles from her homo.
well and hearty. She returned to Ma.
lone with her husband. and the public
has thus Gar failed to learn the cause
Of her mysterious flight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24


The engineer OF a coal train ca the
Fall Rock Railroad. while passing
through Pine Greek canyon near II.
adaghton Station a fow days ago. saw
a dark object on the track a few hun
dred yards or 90 ahead Of his locomo-
tive and brought bis train 70 a stop
The fagman ran ahead TO remove from
the track what he supposed vas q
drunken lumborman "A not upcom-
mon obstruction 10 transportation 10
that locality-but he came back to the
train great deal faster than
be had gone away from H. The
supposed drunken man. says the
New York sun. was a big bear sit
ting composcdly between the rails
when the hagman reported the en-
glnner sounded a sharp blast on his
steam whistle. The sudden shrek
startled the bear 20 that he Jumped
four feet IN tho air. the trainmen say.
ami when he landed again he made
On down the tracks as fast ~ he could
90. the train pursuing him. The chase
lasted Tor half a mile. when the bear
Jumped down high embankment
into Pine creek and disappeared
on the other side. Pine Creek
canyon Il 20 narrow and the
rocks on each side are 80 straight
and high that In some places the sun
cannot shine into the rayine until noon.
and In two hours Il Is gone The day
In Pine Creek canyon l. practically
two hours Ions. a. Tiadaghion IN mid
summer they have four hours Of sun
shine. The canyon L. ffieen miles long
The railroad track 10 constantly under
patrol that distance 4 veteran among
the track walkers Il Pat Callahan.
Failing rocks. drunken lumbermen
and bears, he says. keep him and the
res, busy. "And ! have more trouble
with the bears than the other things.
Pat saya i've come face TO face with
bears walking along the track many
and many a time. They seem TO be
stuck on wandering into the canyon
from the three adjoining bear hunting
counties and inspecting the railroad
track None OF EN- ever seemed TO
want TO tackle me. but they always
give mo good deal Of trouble In
getting them to leave the rail I've
had TO fag trains more than once and
call the train men to help me rid the
track OF obstructlng bears"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

A curlously-shaped white oak tree
Ia growing on the farm owned by Miss
RhOda Hampton. on the Hampton road.
north OF the Marion turnpike, and
about four miles from Camden. n. ].
The larger body Is 2xih feet In lts
diameter and the smaller likx2 feet.
II appears 10 be sound and quite solid
above the union. The earliest date the
writer could learn OF It's being OBJ
served. says Il. Bingham In Meehan's
Monthly. was about forty years ago.
when Il was said TO be about az large
as a mans body. There has been
much discussion a. 20 the cause Of the
singular growth. The inside Of the
parts are more nearly nat and the
outsides more oval. as indicating a
split, bu, the trunks are too far apart
at the ground. The smaller trunk Is
larger just below the union than far
thor down. a. n branch had been
turned down and rooted. but the writer
thinks that. a. fence formerly ran
through the opening. two saplings had
been drawn together and bound with
a withe 20 serve as stakes 10 hold the
rails In place. The marked rod gives
the dimensions OF the opening more
correctly than the medium-sized man
who stood back out Of the shade OF the
trunk.
The editor Of Meohan's comment Il
that this IL undoubtedly a case OF
natural marching, the union having
occurred at an early age. Very good
reason. derived from a knowledge Of
the manner In which wood IL formed.
would be adducod against the idea Of
split trunk. a. also against the sug.
gestion Of a branch turned down and
roofing No theory but natural In
arching will suit the case"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

but the cause Of the rash act Is we'll
understood. The couple had been IN
happy for years Last year a separa-
ton was narrJSly averted after a quar-
rel over a new residence that cost sew
eral thousand dollars. IN which the
wife refused 10 live. Again. In the
recent failure Of the private bank OF
Prickett a Son. Burkhardt had money
involved. and his wife IL said TO have
tainted him severely for being caught
A quarrel over this Il thought 10 have
led 20 the double tragedy.
The couple had one son. boy golnE
% school.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

A gigantic oyster shell Is on exhibit
ton at a Portland. Ne, fish market.
The she'll weighs 1853 pounds and IL
called by seaiarlng men a blue point.
Il was brought by Captain Grlfen OF
the ship Neverslnk directly from tho
China sea. Captain Grliien says that
although the oysters In the China sea
are much larger than thoue IN this
part OF the world. this Is rather a moa-
ater.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Gosh" said a man VINO was tryinE
70 read a newspaper In the troily car.
The English language IL spoken b.
rs. 900. 900 persona
Its mighty funny Il can't Be spoken
IN my family. then. said the man with
a lapful Of bundles Ny wife talks
baby talk. my i0-year-old boy runs a
hog Latin and my is-year-old daughter
Il devoted 10 Chimmie Fadden."
Then the man with the bundles
sighed and looked sadder.-cincinnaf
Enquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Near shelbyyille. Ind. a probably
fatal assault was made a few nights
ago by James Higgins upon Enoch
Trimble. al a Baptist church. Trimblc
has been paying attention TO Miss
Laura Higgins against the wishes OF
the girls parent. and that might she
stole out Of her room and went 20
church with Trlmble. when her father
discovered this he hitohed up bis hrose
and buggy and followed them 20
church. At the close Of the services
he walked up and led his daughter
from the church. Trlmbles friends
gathered around. and he finally went
TO the buggy where. Il is said. he at
tempted to drag Mas Higgins from her
seat. but her father knocked him sense
less with the butt Of his buggy whip.
Higgins surrendered himself 70 a mag
is,rate a. guilty OF assault. but young
Trimble's condition led his friends TO
believe that a more serious charge may
result The young man has since been
unconscious.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
MorHER-LovE lN sMAkEs.
A MARKED Exhibition Of n seen By
Naturaiist.

Naturalist.
Even the cold-blooded and clammy
snake evinces maternal affection. and
am fortunately able 20 produce evi-
denoe oorroboratlye Of this statement
that Is fresh In my memory. On
March 20. while seated on my front
porch. noticed one OF my dogs. q
yearling puppy, acting In a peculiar
way on my lawn. He was circllng
around a small cireumserlbed spot,
every now and then thrusting his nose
towards the ground. and then quickly
jumping back.
On approaching the animal discov-
cred that the object Of hts playful as
saulls was a bunch or ball Of snakes,
a three or four year old mother and
her last years brood OF young The
day was very warm the sun shining
clear and bright. and these creatures
had emerged from their den or nest In
the ground. a foot or 20 away from the
spot where they we're lying. and were
summing themselves. When they OBJ
served ne they made an attempt 70
regain their nest; killed two Of them.
however. before they could enter. I
had read somewhere that n a snakes
young were taken and their bodies
dragged along the ground. the mother
snake would follow the trail. and, n
she found them alive. would conduct
them back 10 the nest. took the two
which had killed and. after dragging
them along the turf. deposited them
on the pavement some fifty feet from
the den; ] then resumed my seat on
the porch and awaited developments
In a short while the mother snake
emerged from the nest and. after crawl
ing about FOR a second or two, struck
the trail and AZ once followed Il n
the pavement and her dead young
Fortunately had a witness IN the per-
son Of my iceman. who was delivering
Ice a. the time. and who was dumb
founded AZ beholdlng such high intel
ligence In a creature 90 low In the
scale Of animal life. killed the old
snake tfor these Enakes-garden moe
casins-become harmful after the third
year eating young birds. otc) and ten
OF her progeny, leaving two pairs 70
carry on and perpetuate the race
Home Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
KIN, WIZ and snIf.

Joseph Burkhardt, a wealthy build
or and general contractor. OF Edwards
Vile. H.. IN a NJ OF jealous anger and
dependency. shot his wife and then
threw himself across her body as he
fred a bullet into his own head the
other night. Neighbors In the aristo-
cratic quarter where they lived heard
two shots In quick succession In the
Burkhardt house. and when they
rushed In found the victims atiil warm.
but both dead.
Not a word OF explanation was left
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

turned the weapon upon himself, but
Attorney Mclntlre struck his arm and
the bullet lodged In the floor. The
doors were barred before Fisehel could
escape. and he was finally taken 10 the
police station by a squad OF policemen.
Mr.. Schneider and MIRA Flsehel are
seriously hurt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

William Divine. a farmer. who lives
near shakeriown. KY. went home the
other afternoon about shutdown and
found his wife. young woman. lying
on the floor dead Their two small
children were lying upon her breas,
crying bitterly Her clothing was
nearly an torn IRON her body and there
were Anger marks on her throat. which
Indicated that she had been choked 70
death. The room was In great dis
order. a. n a terrible struggle had en-
sued between the woman and her muir
deror. Divine. frenEied over his dis
oovery. ran TO nelghbors' house and
gave the alarm. A posse was quickly
formed and In the moonlight they
searched for several hours, but found
no trace OF the murderer. They have
been searching every day. and they
swear that n the murderer Is found
they will lynch him Immediately. Al
first Il was whispered that the tragedy
might be- another case similar 70 that
Of Robert Laughlin. who was hanged.
but Divine's excellent standing In the
community and the known fact that he
had Jeen away from home and was
seen returning a few minutes before
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Il have called to apply Tor the posi-
ton Of bill collector" said ne sharp
noscd man who stood In the doorway,
II understood You wanted one" TIA,
l. exactly what We want" said sslhe
business man. "The last man We had
seemed 70 b, only tln presenter
indianapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

II was noted a. a peculiar and omi-
nous Circumstance In the trial OF a
crap shooting case In Columbia. No.
the other day. that warrants had been
Issued Tor eleven players and seven Of
them were arrested and Convicted
Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
An the Characteristic.

rOmmy-Mother, what Is an angeli
Mother-An angel Il a being that iles.
rommy-But mamma, papa calls my
governess an angel. Mother-Then.
my dear. she Is going 10 ay immediate
ly.-Chaltanooga TimeA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

place In the
Shole vide world
Or anyway. 30 II seems:
And TIE folks there play at the end OF
each day
In a curious show called Dreams"
We sail right into the evening skies.
And the vary first thing we know
We are there At the port and ready for
sport.
Where the dream folks give their
show.
And what do you think they did las.
night
When crossed their harbor hars7
Ihey holsied a plank on a grea, cloud
bank
AMI teetered among the stars.
And they sat on the moon and swuns
their feet
Like pendulums 10 and fro:
Down slumbor sea IL the sall for me.
And wish you we're ready to 20.
FOR the dream folks there on this
curious isle
begin their performance Al eight:
There are no encores. and they close
their doors
On everyone who Ia late.
The sun IL sinking behind the hills.
The seven o'clock bells chime:
| know by the chart that We ought 10
start
II We would be there In time
Oh. fair IA the trip down slumber sea:
soi sail and away We go:
The anchor IL drawn. we are on and
gone
To the wonderful Dream-Town show.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

"Fathor caught you smoking one 81
his clrars dld hol Ana What did 10
do-nek your 40; wish he had"
"What thcni" "Naio mc smoke 4
rlgnl through. lila.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Tho tallcsi mon IN Hardin County.
Ca. Ia Alex Davis. who o. feet ana .
inches. n he were straight. from his
appearance, he would be fun feet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

"Dobblns Is a good talker. isn't her
Good talkerl ! went 70 ala ones
once 70 borrow $50. and before I Eol
away be had borrowed $50 from me-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
RECENT TRAGEDIES.
COLD FLOODED DEEDS WITH
FEMALE VICTIMS.
Pretty Mrs. McCloud Killed 10 hide
Another Crime Awful Discovery Made
by Kentucky Farmer Illinois Double
Murder.

HE body OF Mrs.
Hattie T.. McCloud.
a young and pre-
possessing widow.
was found beside
the highway a short
distance from her
home near Shell
burno Falls. Mass.
the other morning,
with marks on the
throat. plainly in
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
SHE KILLED BRUIN.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT BE-
TWEEN GIRL AND BEAR.
Little FoE-Tsrrler Came 70 = sad End
The Mig brute Knocked the oiri
Down but she Got In Fatal
stab.
fsg JENNETTE

ISIS JENNETTE
Rose. a young won.
an OF Randolph,
Ore. found herself
In a peculiar posi-
ton the other day
says the New York
Recorder. In an un-
expected moment
she came face 10
face with a bear.
Instead OF scream
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

he gave the alarm. coupled with the
fact that his wiie's body was cold when
the nelghbors reached the scene. pre-
eludes the possibility OF wife murder