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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
TAME BUTTERFLY.
How II Was Kept. Tralned aud Re
for several Months

How II Was Kept, Trainrd aud Fed
for several Months
The butterfly seems 90 be bora ana
% die three times;but Il Is only case
OF progressive development, accom-
plishcd In the midst Of an apparent tor
por. The caterpillar already contains
the rudiments OF nll the forms tina; =
Ia to take on In succession. The
anatomist discovers In Il three crea-
lures. one encased within the other;
aud the third Is enveloped In a double
winding sheet. which Il fnally throws
on. 20 appear In all is beauty. One
cold. bleak November morning. when
all nature wore the sullen aspect OF the
English climate at that season. a lady
that had just risen from a bed o. sick
ness. went into an adjoining apart
ment. where she was asionished and
delighted TO perceive "A beautiful but
terny In the window As the sun came
out for a brief space. Il nuttered joy
ously about the window. and impaired
to the sick room an air OF cheerfulness
and hope Towards evening the tiny
creature dropped lts wings. and the
lady placed Il in a glass tumbler on the
mantelpiece. During the night hard
frost came on: the room was very
cold. and In the morning the butterfly
lay in the bottom Of the tumbler APP
parently dead. The invalid. grieyed
that her gentle companion OF the pre-
ylous day should 20 soon perish. made
some effort 10 restore its fragile exist
ence. She put Il In her own warm
hand. and, breathing upon Il, perceived
that Il gave signs OF returning ANNA
tion; she thence once more placed Il
In the glass tumbler on the rug before
the ere.
Soon the little insect spread out Us
many-colored wings and few to the
window. where the sun was shining
brightly. BY and by. when the sun re-
tired. the window-panes grew cold. and
the butterfly sunk down on the carpet
again. apparently llieless. The same
means were used to restore animation
and with the same success. This al
ternatioh Of life and death went On
Tor many days. tlll AZ last the little
thing became quite tame. and seemed
20 be acquainted with rs heneiactress
When she went 10 the window and held
out her finger Il would. Of Us own nc
cord. hop upon L.. sometimes Il would
settle for an hour al a time upon her
hand or neck when she was reading OF
or writing It's food consisted Of
honey. a drop OF which the lady would
put upon her hand. when the butter.
ny would uncurl rs sucker and iVadu.
ally sip u up. then Il usually slipped q
drop OF water In the same way. Tho
feeding took place only once In three
or four days. In this manner It's ex'
istence was prolonged through ths
whole winter and part OF the following
spring As Il approached the end oil
Us career. IFS wings became trans
parent and l,s spirits apparently de-
iected II would rest quietly In th'
tumbler even when the sun was wooing
Il to come out. and at last. one morn
Ing In April. II was found dead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
OUR GOLDEN TERRITORY.

Il Ia almost thirty years slnce the
foresight OF one man secured for tho
United States a land whose value Is
every day becoming more AMI more
Known and appreciated by the people
II the Union. He bravsi rldlculu.
and opposition OF every sort from ey-
cry source. and with a pertlna.ity
born OF inward conviction. he never
rested until he had seen Alaska be-
come the property OF the United States.
The name Of Secretary Seward will be
forever associated with that remark
able purchase. by which We secured
from Russia for seven million two
hundred thousand dollars a territory
nine times the size Of the New Eng
land states tceming with gold mines.
rich In furs. Astounding In hsh. and
clothed with forests. But at that time
no one. not even the Russians them
selves. knew what a rich country Alas
Ia was. and many we're the jokes made
at the expense OF Secretary Stewards
enthusiasm. The papers sneered at u.
one Of them suggesting 70 President
johnson that he visit this land Of val
liable snow and merchantable Ice" for
the general impression was that Il was
an ice-bound country. access to which
] was crowded with slherlan-likc din
culties, the people as a whole knowing
very little about II. and not stopping
TO consider that lts thousand miles Ol
/ coast was washed by the warm waters
OF the Japan current thus modifying
the climate. so that winters In Sltka
are scarcely more severe than those
In New York. while the summers are
refreshingly cool. Secretary Seward
worked with almost seer's vision IA
accomplish his hearts desire. and ht
was ably seconded by Charles sumner
whose speech In the senate on the ces'
sion OF Russian America" was one Of
the finest efforts of his life. and Al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

know the valuel Tor silver spoons on
the handles OF which they have carved
totem poles. and having reveled In their
old art work baskets made OF the split
roots OF the cedar. woven together by
hand so tightly that they would hold
water. end painted with native colored
clay In rude geometrlcal figures. the
tourist finds himself once more drifting
through a never ending panorama of
natures arranging and painting. until
the glaciers begin 10 make their ap-
pearance. each one of which seems
more beautiful than its predecessor. I'M
an that queen Of glaciers. the Muir. is
reached. Like a shy maiden. u has
been chary u its beauty. hiding itself
In a bay which Is rather formidable %
entrance. as Il IL usually filled with 2
feet OF icebergs and foes which per-
slst In keeping three-fourths OF their
bodies under water. 10 that a vessel
wishing To make their acquaintance
must be shod In iron. The grating 81
the Ice under the ships metal heel. the
fierce rushing In and out OF the tides
and the distant booming OF nature
artillery AZ the icebergs break away
from the glaciers face and fail into
the water make ones blood tingle. and
expectation has reached lis climax
when a sudden turn into an inlet bring.
one face TO face with one OF the most
novel. awe-insplring sights in all thil
great round world-M Muir glacier un'
like any other of its fellows. Acros.
the bay Mount Crillon and Mount Fair
weather towering 1890 feet above the
water. like giant sentrles guard THU
frozen gem Il does not stoop down {,
reach the sea. but boldly. fearlessly ap
| proaches the edge OF the water. pre-
senting a solid wall Of Ice over goo fee
high. and three miles across its face
a sight 20 dazzle and fascinate man
kind.
Leaving the ship. lIieboats land "a
aspiring tourists In a ravine at the sid,
OF this Ice river. and the ascent througl
sand and boulder Is begun scramble
rich In reward. AZ the top Of the gla
cier Is congregation Of ice-pinnacles
many Of which are as beautiful an,
symmetrical as n they were cut from
Carrara marble by masor artists n
days Of yorc. Even the sun seems Q,
pause and smile more gonlally as HI
sees himself reflected In a THOUSAND
brilliant lco-tacets which separate ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

The nenedIc,inos. whom Carolina
Vaughan De- re-esiahlIshlug AZ West.
minister and Ealing we're In pre-refor.
nation times The most numerous ant
mos, widely distributed religious or.
der 10 England They had no less thar
lss abboys. prlorles and nunncriea
The London Establishments we're a.
Westminster. Clerkenvell and 81. Hell
ems Blshopsgaie The head Of theli
community a. Westminster abbey hae
seat In the house Of lords Abbott
Feckenham ~ ~ lssl.n- Of the %
hcc. delivered a remarkable speech n
the sppeg house against the religious
changes introduced In the reign Of
Elizabeth A, present the Benedlctinei
have a dozen houses In England. the
three principal Establishments being
a. Downslds. Ampleiorth and Rama
gate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
THE PRINCE OF PHYSICISTS.

Among the members who crossed the
Atlantic 10 attend the meeting Of the
British scientists at Toronto Lord Kel.
win claims especial mention as the
prince OF physicists. Al the Montreal
meeting he was Sir william Thomson.
His present title was conferred In 1892.
He was born at Belfast. Ireland. in
1894. and was educated at the unlver-
stiles Of Glasgow and Cambridge. In
1896 he was appointed professor OF ma
tural philosophy In the University OF
Glasgow. where he stlll remains. His
papers on electricity and magnetism
published from time TO time have been
many and masterfui he edited the
Cambridge and Dublin Mathematical
Journal from 1886 TO 1853 and has for
many years been the leading editor oi
the Philosophical Magazine. He was
president OF the British association for
the Advancement OF Science In 1871 and
the Royal Society OF London In 1891.
Lord Kelvin has been active as an en-
| ginecr and inventor Il was In grea,
part due 10 his skill In solving the
many intricate problems involved IL
marine telegraphy that transoceanlc
signaling became such a success tina,
he was knighted In 1866. The best
known Of hla many inventions are bis
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

The smallest elephant Is one from
Sumatra. which was recently exhibited
In Berlin. Three years old. Il stands
only 26 inches from the ground. Il Is a
little over one yard In length. aud
weighs les pounds. The normal ele-
1hant weighs AZ the same
age at least three tons A
pigmy race Of camels exists In
Persia. which are only % inches In
height and weigh but so pounds.
while an ordinary camel IL larger than
most English horses. The smallest
birds egg Il that Of the tins Mexican
humming- bird. which ls scarcely larg-
or than a pins head. The smallest tree
Ia Britain Is the dwarf willow. which
grows on one OF iis highest mountains
Ben Lomond-and which ai maturity
only atiains a height oi 2 inches Ben
Lomond Ia 3.ia2 feet IN height
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

Charles James Fox. the English
statesman. had two aunts. between
whose deaths a period OF one hundred
and seventy years interviewed. The
grandfather. Sir stephen Fox. was mar
ried in 1884. and his FIRST child. a
daughter. died 10 1855. Al the age OF
s6 he married again ana became the
father OF four children. one Of whom
Henry lord Hollandl was the father
OF Charles James Fox. Lady Hollands
sister. Lady Napier. the wife OF Sir
Charles Napier. did not die until 1895.
Thus one hundred and twenty years
elapsed between the death Of the little
Miss Fox. Charles james Fox's pater-
nal aunt. IN 1855, and that Of his ma
tsrnai aunt. LADY Napier, In 1876
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
nn,.a n.nhl, .. n.ll,.,. r.,.

There Is New Jersey man who's,
delicate ear is not aiiuned 10 profanity
10 any form whatsoever II was this
trait which brought him before the
court the other day a. plaintiff IN .
novel suit Hls name ls James Golfer
Several years ago he went into part.
nershlp with August Morris In the
planning mill business in Hoboken. Col.
Ter Is pillar In the second Presbyts.
rlan church. while Morris isnt Golfer
says that BIZ partner sWears enough
az times 90 raise the roof on the plan.
lng mill and that no. must either stop
BIS ears with his angers or get out. %
shocked does such language make him.
Ne wants an order from the court to
dissolve The partnership. Meantime.
me offending partner says nothing. but
probably thinking hard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

ue, william Dixon and his wife
Grange 90 say. have 10 eat same a.
other people ST Dixon has Tor some
lime been pastor Of the Ferry street
Congregational church. IN New Haven
conn a Few days ago the pastor ~
signed why. Mr. Dixon" said the
GOOD members o. the church, what on
s,rtbs the matter7 They got Tor
,bslr answer what they already knew
that for a year and a half their min.
.stsr had received only sl25 Tor living
expenses and bad been compelled O.
exc out a prerlr.ous existence on pink
teas lcc cream festivals and short
cake mppera on mature dellberatiou
The reverend gentleman had concluded
90 stampede Cor some place where the
monoiony will occasionally be broken
even n 10 o. with nothing more than
cornoi beef and cabbage.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

Helium. Il will be recollected. Is 0
chemical element which was known tc
exist In the sun and some Of the siau
long before Il had been discovered or
the earth. When found on our globe
two years ago. Il was discovered IN O
rare mineral Of Norway named clcyei;e
Since then cleyelte has been In demand
In chemical laboratories. and iis rarity
has made Il costly. Recently a mine
was opened near Ryfylke. Norway. con.
tanning an abundance Of cleyelte TO.
gether with several other rare miner.
ais. The cleyelte from this mine. *.
amlned In London. has been found rich
In hellum. and Il sells Cor about s. q
pound
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

td us trace the cost OF carrying
y NJ coffee. which weighs about
aao-,l.teenth Of a ton, from the PLAN,
,,,,on on which Il is grown 10 IN
ssshoard As the best coffee grows a
~, less than 5000 feet above sea syeI
/, nys, 20 an average OF about eighty
~ an muleback before reaching the
s,yer This means $3.50 paper for the
mus supposing II to travel 800 miles
aa Inc river. that freight will be si.sg
- porranqullla; then eighteen miles
., raIWay travel cost 80 cents: total
Uo7s in Colombia paper. or. at The
,s,ol exchange Of 100 per cent prem.
rn. the total cost Of sos miles travel
!, our sack OF coffee is $3.50 In gold
making an average freight per ton.
mile ~ sOOiii6 gold. From the eoaal
- New York the freight IL 500 fot
the saek. or SoOOS2 per ton-mlle.
We have here the startling fact that
IN carry o sack OF coffee 2.5iS miles
nv river railroad and ocean steamer
costs bat IS per cent Of what II does
~ carry the same sack eighty miles
an a mule Yet IN this We see another
instance Of the proneness Of human
nature 20 strain at a gnat. vhile.tke
came goes down as a matter OF course
The river steamer. the little railway.
and the ocean freighler are looked
uoon ty the average Colombian az en-.
,ortloners. which. by their high rates.
are robblng him Of his hardly earned
proat but the sturdy little mule IL his
trled and true friend. and he Is be.
grplred roihlng Engineering Maya.
I zine
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

rays into their prismatic hnes. BIZ
linger az he may the time comes when
cnly the moon and atars zee the won.
asrinl beauty OF the place. Tor boat;
lnst say good-by VIXEN soils charili
passes or. as Il Ia not safe for a vesie
to be overtafen By night In that ice
dotted bay. which Is so unlike thai
ether bay which caresses the banks 90
sltka. the most interesting settlement
In Alaska. A single street. al the
head Of which is NE old orthodox
Greek church. with It's picturesque
green mlnarets. chime of bells and fine
clock, divides the village into two
DECENTRALIZATION and heathenlsm. on
the one side Is the Indian ranohorie OF
settlement. for the government nov
compels the natives to live In houses
or huts which front the beach In o
double row. each place being white
washed and numbered. The inside
consists OF one large room with a hole
In the middle OF the roof. through
which the smoke Of the lre escapes
the SCOT on the ceiling forming black
stalactltes OF the most fascinating
shape and form. In this common liy.
Ing room. the entire family. includln.
hordes OF dogs. eat and sleep. while
the only touch OF plciurcsQueness abou;
the rnncherie are the beautiful canoe,
covered with gay blankets. which are
drawn mp on the beach. On the other
side OF the graveled highway are the
| trading store, custom house. barracks
mission schools and governors castle
watch Is most interesting square old
structure made OF huge logs held 10
gether by iron bolts. It's foundation be
ing a rocky elevation which Is sur.
rounded on three sides by water. while
the fourth springs abruptly from ID,
surrounding land. thus forming a nat.
ural and impregnable foriAess. The
view from this commanding height lis
closes a seml-clrcular bay which mlst
be the twin OF the beautiful bay OF M
Piles. not even the FIRE mountain belng
absent. FOR the extinct volcano. Edge
cumhe. lar In the distance 20 the rlght
wrapped In a royal purple mantle
guards the hundreds OF emerald islands
which stud the sllyery. glittorlng OK
pause OF water. Back Of the town ar.
The everlasting hills. whose rislul
slopes as blue as lapls lazuli. GRADUALLY
/ hide themselves IN wells u fllmy. neec,
clouds until they change their gown
to the pure Wilderness Of perpeiua
snow.
Nature seems 20 be- setting for hc
picture" for everything about Silk
presents views 20 ON q water color ar
tisi with rapture Even the sun ling
long before closing hls eyes on On.
perfection. for ? o'clock 10 August ani
him sim out Of bed. flooding the seen
with glorious mellow light. whicl
gradually fades through the red OF re
greet and the graz Of resignation. 20 "a
tender amethyst Of hope. for the gentl
afierglow which tlnts the snow-capp'
mountains. and d reflected By the d
land-sct hay. seems TO be a promise q
tumorrow's return. and one secret
cnvles him the sight. for ere that tim
comes the steamer will have carrie
lts human freight many miles from thl
haven OF perfect beauty. on the home
ward voyage from this land Of poetl
loveliness- Americas Switzerland.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
Realms = naby ulppopoiamu. ~ Hand


Worcester correspondence OF the Boa.
ton Herald. = baby hippopotamus
weighing one hundred and ifty pounds
was taken from the tank on its par.
enis to-day and Il Is now being ten-
derby cared for by a keeper. who has
placed Il on a milk diet Large can
vas bass are soaked IN milk and these
are given 20 the baby. Who ehews upon
them with evident enjoyment The
keepers hope 20 be able TO bring the
baby up TO maturity. but are IN doubt
as 20 whether they will succeed. At
present the greatest danger Is from the
wounds Inflicted by the parents as.
while they are not IN themselves par.
tlculariy serious, there Is great liability
that the young one may take cold In
them. AZ the weather just now Is e.
pecially conducive TO colds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

The dying trapeEe was our business anu
Ned only ten years OLD, .,. MIA
Would look like very arfaph VIZ"
waving cufls Of gold,
As Tying thro' the air he'd come IKE
shot from a nine pound sun
And he'd laugh aloud au hia hands giasP
mine. a. tho' 'twcfo the best OF iuA
We we're playing dates that summer ANA
one luCkleHa day struck Troy.
A two weeks stand u Was 20 -, anu
twas there We lost our boy.
A brand new act was practiced hard, OUT
always with the net
And up TO date had never missed. anu
you'd be safe 10 bet -
We could have done Il thousand times
With never a misnap -
but little Ned didn't want the net. ana
Said a. how ANY Kid could DO u that
way, and he wanted TO make h''
And vowed to Bnl and 1 that be cosld
do Il Ia The dark
80 We iet the boy have his way. and tho
opening night had come. al.
The opera house was crowded, from PIT
right up 90 dome.
our turn was last on the programme. and
as We climbed into the air,
The shouts aud cheers werr deaffning.
for We were favorlies there.
Three times had Hm let 20 Of Ncd and
HE tiny hands claspsd mine
And AZ ! swung him back the third hia
father 20 reloin.
! whispered, Courage. little Ned TOT
tbs fourth Was 90 De- our last
And | felt hia small form tfrmhIr ut ]
held him boz ms Erusp
And now he's swiuging once agaln. aud
De- Eally shouts. let Eu.
And then. God help him. he falls 600
short. and The next thing That ] kunH
We Hrr Standing around him uu the stage
and hlll "a well niEh mad
And / sob and cfB like uu infant Cor
love the little lad
And when the doctor tells ua al llai OBS
efforts are 900 iu vain
] get right down uu WY knees boys and
pray God 90 spare D on pain.
40 last tho d seemed Ike ages. be- Open
90 he pretty eycs
And said boo "a toir 40 rhukeI with tear.
AZ be- CARED up into Che HIes
Don't weep fof me. Jack. fdr I'm aI
right Please comfort dear uII dad
W aua al my fault You weren't 90 blame
althu 10 seems too huu
To have ended uu fir Hrt that wHF." and
wan smile Wrratnrl DO face
And aH he whispered Kiss me dad b.
vent o. that better place.
Nhtft I'm sure The angels welcomed h.r
Win al their arms Ouisprrai.
And thuts The Ht1fi Of uI auI mr ar.
our mate. poor little Ned
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26
oola Ia IN. Klsaaia.

] have found ! have suffered more
rom winter cold In northern New
loFk than ever did In Alaska or the
Canadian northwest
! nave chopped wood In my shirt
sleeves To front Of my door Al Dawson
.'N when the thermometer was 70
u's'ee' below lero. and suffered no
inconvenience We account Tor this
rom The fact that the air Ia very dry
u h a fact that you do not feel thls
10" temperature a. much as you would
20 below zero In the east From
N'0ndiAe Nuggets" by Joseph Ladue
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

al. mart Of Europe. there would be
~ ~, geographical excuse for the exlst.
10 ~ oi Belgium as a separate political
.a,,,v as wo have said and Northern
r,onee would be far moro thoroughly
T,n,onlzed than Il Is today. Professor
"a q Ripley in Appleton's Popula-
sc,sueo Monthlv
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26


saurl several years ago. Mt AeA'n-
ley. then a congressman, was stump
Ing the state. and Mr Bittinger was
member Of the escortlng party Ihere
IA a strong personal resemblasce be-
tween the two men. and one Is easily
mistaken for the other The faiiguing
labor Of lncessant speech making
brought Mr.. Mckinley TO the verge Of
collapse II was decided that In the
emergency Mr. Bitiinger should take
his pace. This was done. and thou
sands Of applauding farmers wasted
their energies on Blttlnger under the
impression that Il was the great apos-
tie OF protection. As a result OF this
suiltliuie work Mr.. Mckinley always
had an unusually warm feeling for the
editor. and when mentioning the sub
jet says that his only complaint Ia
that Dlttirger made better speeches
than he did.
Last April AR Blttlnger went "a
New York 10 plead the cause OF a
friend who desired to be postmaster OF
81 Joseph. The appointment prois
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

She vas not good to hubby. but
hubby didn't care" so sings Ambros,
Collins. a. he iondly pink plunka on
'he wedding banjo and Eazes fondly
on the lock Of red hair tied To the ban.
JOS neck with a pink bow. FouI
months ago Ambrose was made the
happy husband Of Miss Rowena Ross.
OF hlouhiyille. Tenn. ON thls auspl.
e'oua occasion Ambrose made his brlds
wedding present Of a banioseph win
'ne regulation number Of string
ana ireis 10 burn. Then Milton
Notary came shopping around and
9'A" S.ylmJ
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

lsed TO arouse iacllonal light. and the
President urged him 10 take the POSI-
ton himself This he refused 20 do.
Il was suggested that he select some
other place. lie declared his dislnoli-
nation TO engage In governmental ser
ice. Later. when calling on the Presl-
dent. Mr. Bittinger said that II the
disposition to provide Tor him stili ex-
listed. and the plum should happen 10
drop on his head. he would like Il TO be
the consulshlp 10 Montreal. Il has
dropped.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

Standard DO you think YOU could
eat another piece OF cake. Tommy
u think I could. auntie, dl stood up
Tho arst envelope ever ufcd Is In
the possession Of the british museum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

a negro resident Of Washington os-
innate ..ll, mat bis people spend over STA
. ..loyv There every year. Of which &C.
i-o.vVO goes for food and other living
lneiden'als, ia.I5O.OOO for clothing. 81.
ss'.ooo NJ liquors and 1891 900 for to
bacco
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-26

NulooIhIhN = WFINHI0W WFfaa NEIFIs
New York Times: A wooden dress
skirt. which has been wrlnkled By
packing or In any other way. may be
Strengthened by hanging outdoors In
the dampness Of a damp day or even
ing. when there Is not too much dew
for a few hours. Care must be taken
10 keep the garment from becoming
more wrinkled while Il Il still damp.