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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Thomas b. Richie was arralgned
before Magistrate Pool. In the Jcfier.
son Market police court. New York. the
other day. charged BY John ]. Cary. 0
bicycle dealer. with having stolen a bl.
cycle Cary said the prisoner came In.
10 his place about eight days ago and
hired the wheel for an hour. lie failed
to return with Il. and. seeing the pris
oner bowling along Eighth avenue on
the wheel yesterday be Cary had him
arrested.
Well. I don't know about thl,
charge" said the magistrate. This
man came into possession OF this wheel
lawfully. and. IN my opinion. Il IL not
a case for the criminal courts. bu
should be taken 10 the civil courts"
The prisoner said that he had no
intended to steal the bicycle. bot hal
merely hired Il for no specified time.
That's usually the case. remarked
the magistrate, and the complainant
only relief Is 10 sue this man for tn
time he had the use Of the wheel"
AT that rate" said Cary. at q
cents an hour. he owes me about sl2.5l
for the eight days
Well. whatever Il is." replied IN
magistrate. you viii have to begin le
gal proceedings against him In IN
civil court for the amount he owes you
He is discharged from custody"
We'll. IN be hanged. comments
Cary. a. he left the court: that Il III
funniest decision ! ever heard Of. Il
that case every crook In town can &
to a bicycle store and hire a wheel. an
take the chances OF never being caught
II he Il. all a man can do IL TO sue 70
the time he had the machine out. Ever
dealer may as well 90 out Of busl
ness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08


Necessity j. said 10 be the mother OF
invention. and certainly one resident Of
Kansas has proven this beyond Ques-
ton. His house vas on one side o.
the river and the school-house was
On the other. When the water was
high the youngsters were Obliged TO
remain AZ home. The man attempted
20 remedy this evil. aud succeeded In
building a suspension bridge that an
iwered every purpose, Tie anchored
he ends o. strong fence wire 10 piers
made Of good-slzed oak logs. He then
fastened strips Of board three fee, long
o the wire and united the strands 80
hat they could not work loose. Then
a plank walk two feet wide was put
Town. There were sides consisting Of
4 network Of woven wire a. a measure
u safety The bridge Is sixty feet
above the water and about tive hun
ired feet long
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

The national meet Of the League OF
American wheelmen generally results
In an increase Of the membership OF
that organization. Tor there are many
Wheelmen who desire 10 take part In
such an affair that previously have not
applied for membership. or having
1nce been In the rankk. have dropped
out The meet recently held In this
city resulted In the establishment OF
an entirely new record In this respect.
as the next issue OF the Bulletin" viii
show. that at the closing OF the week
81 August Is there was a total % a.6so.
as against SEQ last year, o. this num-
Der the Pennsylvanla division turned
In 2.ioe. The largest list Of applications
syer sent In by one state In q single
week since the league was organized
Among the recent applications for
membership In the League OF Amer
lean wheelmen Is the name Of Dis
triet Attorney Graham. The total
membership Of the League Of American
wheelmen on August Is was $3.50.
Another very Interesting point Is that
this materially reduces the difference
IN numbers between New York and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
THE PRooREssIvE WOMAN.



Paths Of Llfe.
Edward w. Box. writing on the
theme ION Being Old-Fashioned" in
the Ladies' Home Journal. contends
that much Of the so-called progress Of
to-day Is not progressive: In fact. that
"old-fashIoned" women who follow
well-beaten paths. adhere 10 old Gus
toms. and accept well-establishe-
teachings. are the really progressive
ones. for the reason that their efforts
meet with no Interruptions. nor IL there
possibility Of collapse in whatever en-
cages their attention. In domestic
life the progressive woman has had
a very busy time" says Mr.. Box. "she
began BY upsetting the old sewing
basket Il was narrowing 10 a woman
she discovered one dark morning
Likewise was cooking and the care Of
children. A woman who stayed At
home and looked after the comfort Of
her husband and children was 'wishy-
washy': she eramped her life. dwarfed
her intellect, narrowed her horizon
Clubs BY the score. societies BY the
hundred. schemes and plans BY tho
thousand we're started. organized and
devised to rid poor woman OF her
'thraldom And these progressive
women we're so busy for the elevation
Of their ser, But there we're few
hundred thousand women who kept
right on being busy elevating their
children. helping their husbands. and
believing that the sex In general was
perfectly able to take care OF ITSELF
And these women are still busy sew
ing. cooking and caring for their chill
dren. And. gradually, they have seen
sewing classes introduced In college
and seminary course. domestic science
branches attached to nearly every edu'
eatlonal institution which girls attend
while the care OF children has received
the Enforcement Of state and the spe'
clfc attention Of the national govern
mcnt And what Of the progressive
woman Truly. the places that know
her once know her no morer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
the WONDERS OF a WATCH.
rev Psr.oa. Kas- Hew Great the Wee.
dsra Are.

rev Fsrsoas Know uev Great the woa'
asri Are.
A Boston ieWeler who has a talent
ior advertising. as well as genius for
mechanics. has been reminding his pa
irons. lately. that a watch 4 the
smallest. most delicate machine that
was ever constructed OF the same num-
Der Of parts. About one hundred and
seventy-hye different pieces OF male
rial enter into is construction. and
upwards Of twenty-four hundred sep
arate operations are comprised m iis
manufacture. Some Of the facts con-
nected with us performance are slim
ply Incredible. when considered IN
total A blacksmith strikes fcyeral
thousand blows on bis anvil In a day,
and is right clad when sunday comes
around but the roller jewel OF
watch makes every day. and day after
day. $4,000 impacts against the fork.
or i57 .6s0. 900 blow In a year without
stop or rest. or s.i5a. 100000 In the
I HAAAA aNaNf " ANfNAN NNaAt AANaN
figures are beyond the grasp OF our
feeble intellect. but the marvel does
not stop here, Il has been estimated
that the power that moves the watch
Is equivalent 10 only four times the
force used in a aea's jump; conse-
I quently a might be- called four lea.
/ power. One horse mower would suf-
See to run 27O.0Oo.o 600 watches Now
the balAnce-wheel Of a watch is moved
by this four fea-power one and forty.
three one-hnndredths inches with each
vibration three thousand. ave hun
drcd and hfiy-elght aud three-quarters
miles continuously. In one year II
you would preserve the time-keeping
qualities Of your watch. YOU should
take Il 20 a competent matchmaker
once every eighteen months Youths
. Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

l.. A. Powell. Of the New York A. C..
has won twenty-five Ora, prizes this
season.
Ponscarme. the French rider. has
created a new amateur hour record Al
SO miles, ~ yards.
Promoters on the national circuit In
the fall will be asked to place class
race. a handicap and an open on che
programme 20 giye all the circuit men
an opportunity TO share IN the money.
Al the Sydenham lEnel bicycle track
recently Platt-Betls broke the English
records for from two TO ten miles IN
elusive. lie rode ave miles IN SIN. 81
i-5s.. ana 10 miles IN Ism. ass.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

HAANf - ANh RA""H
Of the district judges Of the United
States.
John Jay Jackson. eldest son Of Gen
eTal John j. Jackson. vas born at Par
keraburg w. Va. Aug. 4. 1924; was
graduated from Princeton college In
1915; was a Law student under his faith
or and John J. Allen. president Of the
supreme court Of Virginia. was adj
mitted to the bar the following year
aud elected the arst prosecuting attor-
hey Of Writ county In iSis. and the
same year was appointed to the same
oHes N Richie county
In 1852 and again In 1858 he was
elected 10 the Virginia legislature from
Wood county. During this time he ae-
luircd D reputation rs a speaker and
iebaier In 1852. SO and co he was
an elccior on the whig ticket In the
political campalgna In which he took
part he was Justly distinguished a. a
speaker. and by bis efforts In the re-
gion OF the state where he lived con-
trlbuted largely 20 the success Of the
Dell and Everett tlcke, IN carrying
Virginia IN 1860. In August 1851. he
was appointed United States district
Judge for the district Of West virginia
which 0h,e' he now holds
Taking sides with the union when
the war broke ont. he naturally drifted
into tho Republican party, and served
Il faithfully when peace was de-
clared he oo-operated with the Demo
cratic party and has betn IN sympathy
with that political organization since
that time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

From the Boston Herald. a sex.
tuplex ielographle wire was success.
fully operated Ia a telegraphlc Office In
this city last night IN the presence OF
representatives OF New York aud Bos.
ton papers The circuit was TO New
Haven and return. a distance OF three
hundred miles Three different mes.
sagos were sent over the wire stimuli.
iancously, and were easily and sosur.
ately received on the receiving side
The inventor Of the new scheme li
Thomas y. Dixon Of Kentucky. son Of
the late Senator Archibald Dixon Of
shat state lie IL a practical telegraph
or. and has been striving to solve the
problem Of sextuples since 1891.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

that the eye can not follow les motiona
II captures and dev0urs bees. wasps.
yellow jackets. ants. beetles, worms.
rpidtrs. snails, bugs. grssshoppcrA
cr.ckets. weeyils. oaterplllars. noihi.
etc. The stomach that does not iilnch
at yellow Jackets. was3s. blister bee
ties and click beetles OF pinch bugs.
Mould seem 70 be prepared for any
thing In the insect liue. ana Il doubt
lees h. In tWenty-four hours The toad
consumes enough food TO on he stom-
aeh four times A single toad will
In three months deyour over 10000 In
secis. n every ten Of these would
have done one cent damass. the toad
has saved $40. Evidently the toad IL
a valuable friend OF the farmer. gar
tenef. and fruit grower. Gnl eaa ha
made especially useful In the green.
house. garden and berry patch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Writing In lie Yacht" NJ Duboc
states that the japanese have made
some remarkable experiments In con.
nectlon with the best means OF
strengthening a ships hull against tor.
pedo attack. Two bulls were prepared.
each with an inner shell. the space
between the two being In one case left
empty. and IN the other packed with
bamboo. On exploding equal charges
against the outer she'll OF each the
frst-named hull had both outer and In.
ner skins wrecked. while the second
ond case the inner skin escaped injury
almost completely. though the bamboo
packing vas reduced 10 ahreds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

10 many OF these are due much OF the
success attained In different directions
One Of these workers IA Jacob A. King,
who. az a member OF several commit
tees. has been untirlng In hlA efforts TO
secure eonveniences for the riding pub
lie, says the Nea York Press.
Mr.. King was born IN New York city
on January 81. 1871. and Is a shining
example Of public school training, lac
having graduated from one Of Father
kniekerbocker's seats OF learning when
- years OF age. Since that time he
has been identified with several prom
inent business firms. which enabled
him 70 become thoroughly acquainted
with various business methods and laid
the foundation for the firm Of which
he ia now the head when the League
Of American Wheelmen had but 1000
members Mr. King became Identified
with the organization. and has taken
an active interest IN lts affairs ever
since. Besides being a local consul for
this city. be Is chairman Of the New
York state division press committee.
acting chairman Of the streets. high
ways and guide board committees. and
through his efforts many new members
I Tor the league have been obtained. and
a number Of obnoxious and dangerous
watering troughs on Fifth avenue have
been removed lie was one OF the
leaders In the movement that eventu-
ally resulted In the board Of aldermen
ordering the repairing Of a number Of
bad places In the city streets frequent
ed by wheelmen. and he also had mueh
TO do with framing the new bicycle or
dlnances.
Mr. King was also one OF the pioneer
members Of the Riverside wheelmen.
one Of the oldest cycling organizations
In the city when that club held its
arst race meet AZ Manhattan Field In
1891. In fact the FIRST race meet ever
held In New York. Mr.. King A. a men,
Der Of the board Of trustees. which po-
si:ion he held for several teens. wal
closely Identified with its success. Fol
time he was prominent In the poll
lies OF the old Twenly-elghth Assembly
district Tie Is q Republican OF tn
hrst water The league and the Rlv
erslde Wheelmen are not the only or
ganlzations. however. that claimed Mr.
King as a member. for he has a repu
iation Of being a hard worker IN man.
others.
This year. however. he succumbel
10 the repeated attacks OF Cupid. an
on June / married Miss Flora salE.
very popular and talented young lad!
u Harlem. Home attractions proyel
too strong. aud one by one Mr.. KIM
resigned from an the organizations o
which he was a member. with the ex
reption Of the League OF America
wheelmen. Having been ldcatine
with is phenomenal growth Of the PAS
few years he was 10th TO dlscontinu
the pleasant although hard work. Z
making the league even greater. an
the wheelmen Of New York the inol
widely benefited IN any community {
the country.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
NO. A.. E.rn.., .na slse.r..

A savannah correspondent OF Bos-
ton religious paper deseriba1 the meth
ods Of worship among some Of the coll
cred churches al the south. which are
FEVER wanting In zeal and display a
pious observance OF the prcccpl that
the letter killeth." Thus. In giving
out one Of the noblest cantlcles In the
hymnal. the preacher makes Il read.
Goo moves 10 a mlschlevous way" A
later line IA made 10 read. Judge no,
nc Lord by feeble saints" Instead Of
sense" and similar lapses are fire.
qucnt In tAe service. on communion
Sunday az one OF the churcaes the coll
lection came IN slowly In pennies and
niCkels. and after Il was counted the
pastor said we has got 20 raise S.
mo-. and I tell ye now ye won't act
n mite o. sacrament till we've raised
a." but. with the Improvement Of edu-
cation among them. better class OF
preachers is coming into TIE colared
churches. some Of thom Of notable
Gifts and power. and capable of COM
Quoting the ritual with as much procl-
sion and decorum as any Of their white
brethren.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Mrs. Sanders. an English lady Who
lives AZ a pretty place called Honey
mead. an ole huntingdon on the moor.
Il one Of the most ardent devotees Of
sport Of the day. The picture shows
Der with the iargcs, stag head Of the
season. which she succeeded In laying
low. As a little girl she delighted tn
tearing over the country on scrubby
ponies and nov she owns some Of the
best hunters 10 be had. she prefers
irish horses 10 ride TO hounds She is
especially fond Of following the stag
hounds and no man can surpass her
In endurance or pluck. There have
been some exciting hunts near her for
mer home before she vaa married.
on one occasion. after a capital run
% two hours and a half over the moor.
the stag went to sea near 0lenthorne.
the family seat. The deer swan oul
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Pennsylvania. Al the beginning n the
Fear New York was some io09o TO
$4,000 In the lead: last week u was but
1000 ahead, and at the present tire
4 has an advantage Of but i.ssi II
should be the aim OF every patriotic
Ehceiman IN Pennsylvania 20 work for
an increased membership from thls
time on. IN order that the Keystone
State may occupy the frst position be-
gcre the close OF the year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

and AZ no boat was forthcoming tha
sportsmen found pursuit impossible
and stood IN helpless anxiety on the
shore. What was their anger 10 ses
boat lowered By a passing trading
vessel. with the evident intention %
slviug chase TO their prey. Their views
81 the situation they expressed IN heat.
ca language. but 20 no avail. Tor the
little pirate boat pulled steadily after
TIE STAG and succeeded In capturing Il
and hoisting Il on deck. Then with
three dcrisive cheers the crew trimmed
the sails aud away went the trader
before the wind, leaving the dlsconao-
late sportsmen 20 make the best Of
their loss The deer vas taken 20 Car.
ala and there sold
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08


II has leaked out that the wheelmen
on the Pacific coast who openly deaed
the jurisdiction OF the l. A. W. last
spring and set out to run an lndepend-
ent cycling association are meeting
with poor success, The rebelllous rae
ing contingent. including the well.
known riders. Otto zeigler. IT,. Allan
Jones and c. r. Coulter, who severed
their connection with the league BY AZ.
hllating with the outlaw association.
have already applied TO the officers Of
the league for reinstatement. What
disposition the racing board viii make
Of the applications Is not known. but 4
Il felt that the league may be inclined
10 overlook the breach OF rules BY these
riders In order 20 rob the independent
associatlsn Of three Of Us leading rae
ing men. Numerically the Independent,
organization on the coast is stronger
than the L. A. W.. but the latter ls
hopeful that the discord which seems 10
be spreading IN that section viii event.
ually result In the disruption Of the
rebel" league.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

y Black-lovn Pli,shurE. Boro-Gay.
81 Blgiown milwaukee and 81.
iouSi. PaunomenEo. or white city
lHklladslphIal.
The uomadlc gypsy bands are not
- large az In less settled times. when
ne Romany was forced 10 travel In
hrge numbers for seli-protection.
from y 10 20 persons make up the
tytfart caravan today; although In
rue eases the hands number 30 or 60
A very large hand Is the famous one
Z uhlrh oli Chlyodlne Lowell u the
.shlst Every year loyels hand comes
sssth and camps between Newark and
Nlnhsth. \. J.. In the woods By the
backward. These Lovels are over co
4 ssnbsr A. one time they were sus-
n,st q having abducted Charley
49, bot the falr.halred boy found In
Asf amp and supposed 70 be little
a,u vas proven a nephew % old
alssilse. and Il now helr-appareni 20
4, s,lsiialncy. Chief Sianley's bis
hnar yearly encamps on Crow hill
- county. n. Y. while branches OF
IS wal stanley family Of Ohio en-
-, near Dayton. Cincinnati and
raasd
n, paltrln Is the code OF signs
4. s..eh rypsles tell each other the
la ), followed. Nowadays. how
- ~ sypsles are getting - IN
eNnslt nat they do great deal Of
f,...Ains oddly enough. the great
il ssrhanges IN the various cities
II ~ 9,sry stables and paVnbrokers'
efsslr cooking and eating habits are
-. oai enough. For pork they have
--.,i fondness. and IN old times they
- accustomed when passing a farm
s,.ss 40 'drab the haulo' lpolson the
- and beg the car,ass from the
fsrmtr The poison known az 'dab
/. one Of the Romany secrets, Il Is q
r.r|ons drug which Affects only the
snimal's brain. leaving The rest Of the
ho8v imprisoned. Many old Romany
have admitted 10 me that they
n occasionally yield 20 The tempta
ilsn d 'drahblnr me hulo. and there
IN obialn fresh pork Engllsh gypaie.
sk their line over the memoriea O
,6.Isd aichlwhchi. or hcdgchog TIT
renf way 10 cook fowl Is to do 7
nn Isathers and an To- clay. ana has'
.n ihe heart Of The Ore. for a MAJ
mora than 30 minutes The clay d
thsa removed. taking with Il the feath
~ ~ fowl Is cleaned and the Teas
4 Hdy.
80 far as know him land
m safely say that know hla well
"a Amerlcan gypsy Is enc Of nature
-. |emen-courteous, considerable an
sla The average Gorglo, d cours
Romany dlsllkcs and disirustt; bu
be gypsy's affection. and You Zee
shvs The vagrant tendencies @
can never be crushed out. the
.n the blood. bred In the bone .
,Romany. 50 long as the pur
{ .rlsss. chal and chi wi
Aatirln trail tell fortunes
WOO the 0orglo's gol'
with the broad eeh
iof their canopy"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
New wsr,a-. Record.

Charles Kraft Of the hay City
wheolmcn. made a new mark Tor 20
miles recently over the California Cyc.
ling clubs Official course. With the
assistance OF six iandcms be covered
the triangular course IN iS56. lowering
the previous coast record held by p. A.
Bole Of san Francisco by one minute
and twenty seconds. and McDonnelrs
worlds record by two seconds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

When a crowd OF young people In
his country want TO ax up tennis
curt they rush around aud set a steam
'oller-if they have the necessary mon
sy-and II they have not 4 ls quite
probable they get a smaller roller and
aush Il themselves. over in India they
simply hitch an smiahle elephant 20
he roller and the work Is done In a
rice. These gentle giants are used for
al kinds % work which would be al
most impossible without their aid Har.
nessed 10 huge teak logs the elephants
lrag them wherever they are reQalrcd.
or with their tusks they roll l,a,y
logs and stones into position. ae
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08


give up and try Il again. Mr.. Halley'a
work Is instantaneous and he uses no
shutter. making hand exposures. Hs
has some records 10 be proud o. Ualne
two cameras be photographed twelve
horses In fifteen minutes. again he
spent three whole days trying 10 get
good pictures OF twelve mares and their
foals the dlmculty being 10 getting the
foals and their mothers together In the
right pose.
Mr.. Hailey's worH, trouble lies In
photographing hunters. which are seen
Al their best only when gAiloplng with
their long tails hying. When standing
still they are meek-looking offsets.
he remedies this BY painting with .
brush a handsome tail floating on the
breeze and wiplng out the original one
on the plate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

The toad lives from Ten 10 fOft!
years. says the Galveston News. ane it
can lay over ! 900 eggs a year II has
lived two years without food. but osa
no. live long under water. Il neFG
takes dead or motlonless f7cd q
takes rs food by means % is tonels
alone. and Il operates thls ~ rapidly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

world famous blcycIisl who on June
~ f4eied OF - miles "a 70 minutes and
70 seconds At the Charles River track.
in Boston.
A railroad train has made 70 miles
an hour. or. In other words. has tray
eled III feet and 2 inches In one sec
ond. The wheel which Jimmie"
Michael rode trayersed 81 feet Of track
with every second. The diameter Of
the wheel Of the bicycle Is rs inches.
The driving wheel OF a locomotive IL
fiye feet and a half In diameter. TO
drive locomotive AZ the rate Of 60
miles an hour requires a steam pres
sure Of 100 pounds 20 the square Inch
or the application Of 3S.i75 pounds Of
force 10 the piston ten times a second.
The driving wheel would be making
ave revolutions a second. Nobody
knows exactly the number Of foot
pounds which this little giant OF BIZ
eyelsdom applies 10 his racing wheel.
That would be a matter Of almost end
less calculation. Allowance must be
made for the length Of the crank. the
distance Of the pedal frum the axle.
and the grade OF the gear. Jimmie
Michael In making the phenomenal run
az ClDrles River track used a
machine geared to H. The
front sprOcket wheel seems out
Of all proportion to the ma
chine. Il has % teeth. while the
rear sprocket has eight teeth. Thil
high-geared wheel Is no easy thing q
set In motion. Il Ia like riding You
bicycle up a steep hill on a sandy road
When once Jimmie" Michael has the
machine going. however. friction ans
resisianee are set az naught. His leg
are like piston rods. lie has the limb