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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
I'm AND FEArnEns.

Gaily Nhtsd birds are usually found
In forests where there Is deep color.
ing, aud the contrast Is not great
Two vihAlhavsn men. With record
% thir,y'tvo Bushels Of clans dug In
one day, claim the clam record Of the
Atlantie coast
A. the bombay geological garden .
sea serpents skin" sixty.tour feet
long u shown, Aad the curator wants
20 kaoW who's got bigger one
Two or three species OF birds are
known 90 accompany the crocodile
whenever he appears above water.
aud they give Il the alarm when dan
ger appears
The social n csbsak Of South Africa
live In large societies They select a
tree Of considerable size and literally
cover Il with a grass roof, under
which their common dwelling Is con.
structel
Recent inVestigations have brought
20 light the fact that the gorilla /,
equipped with = sort Of airhag m she
chest, over the lungs, aud connected
With the traehsa or windpipe. ny
striking this organ the animal IL en-,
ablsd 70 emit terrible shrleks aud
roArA
The nengal grosbeak builds q nesl
shaped like bottle. always selects
Tor Its suppor; . long. 1.-THE limb
ovsrhsnginE a stream OF wiAer The
entrances is beneath. ane frtm the sit-
cation aad peculiar shape Il is abso-
futsly Impossible Tor = snake to gala
Ndmisaloh to the nest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

ded with revolving electric lights Of
great power. and OF sufficient brilliancy
to be visible a long distance away.
William ]. Cronin. who Is the In
venior Of the wheel. has named II the
"cyclodlal Chariot" and he believes Il
TO be the most novel transportation
idea Of the century The detail Of the
invention Is marvellous. both as to
siih 5liclty and power. There Is hardly
as much mechanism TO II rs is notice.
able In the Ferris wheel. but the move
ment is easier and can be made in
hniiely more rapid without the least
danger Of car or sea sickness affecting
the passengers.
The wheel does not make lts way
along the railway after the fashion OF
the truck OF an ordinary car. but AZ Us
axis are four small but exceedingly
strong wheels. which glide along the
Inclined track.
Thus Il will be seen that the rails
Of the track cross the wheel about mid
way. 70 that the wheel reVolves con
atantly between the rails. instead Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
A DREADFUL ANIMAL.
The Fisndl.h Fsroeliy Of the Ts'ma'
nlan Devil

nlan Devil
A beast more ferocious. more hend-
ish or one less likely to be tanned than
the Tasmanian devil Il not TO be
found. says the New York Journal
.Devli" IL the tsrse and appropriate
name By which Il Is known In It's haol-
tat The devil" IL about the size OF
a large bulldog. lie head IL about one
third the length OF 10 body and Is nat
broad and hldeous. lie feet resemble
chose OF the badger. with big claws
~hlle lts tail sticks out stifiy. lta coat
looks like wool rubbed tho wrong way
and the general appearance OF the
bear, IA OF a kind that makes avoidance
appear the wlsesi policy. The creature
becomes yerltable hend when dis
turbed ever 80 slightly. lie attacks
every thing before him. dead or living,
and in his mad rage HES at mas'in
or door with equal ferociU. lie al
ways aghts TO the finish. knowing
neither truce nor quarter. So long as
there Il a shred OF flesh 10 tear or
hone 10 shatter he clinEs TO his foo
and. unmindful Of the Injury he may
receive he plies his powerful Jaws
until his strength falls. A devil" that
vas captured when quite young AID
kspt solely a. o--,lslty never changed
a bl, when In captivity. lie was surly
and feroeioua throughout and ultimate
u killed himself In mad struggle
With the bars OF bis cage. lie has been
known TO rush At = solid stone wall In
q paroxrsm Of fury. uttering EroWls
and BARK and beating the air the
whue
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

A most singular feature o. dreariins
IL the extreme rapldiiy With which SIM
ages and ideaa come 20 miad. A dream
Which may appear 10 occupy hours In
passing ot,ea hsppsns 10 h comprised
within a few ssconds. A pentlenan
saee dreamed Of eniistins a. = colder.
Joining his regimsut In bAraek- uis
and deserving. His capture aad trial
followed. With q condemnation 10 be
sAot. and q lsadias cut 10 sHecutioa
when the preparations we're nrdllI
completed, a gun wa ared. The re-
por, awoke Aim. aad he vas surprised
IL ana a noise IN the neHt rsom had
At once created the dream ana Drought
lie end
Tue ease IL known Of . EcAtlcnan
whosa health vas undermined. BY en-
posurs TO damp. 20 that u he tea asleep
In a reellaiAE position ne saEered a
seas. " suiiocstlon. A. sueh times he
dreamed a skeleton had armly graapei
Ms throat. To escape such = state Of
torture. a servant was put A. his aide
10 awake him the msmeat be fell
asleep. Bot one night the skeleton
made q fierce and prolonged attack srs
the alunhsr vas broken. Tet when
the watcher was rsbuked for allowing
40 long = dream. u appeared that Il
Asd beea but momentsry. a. the dIrec-
tons had been obeyed 10 the letter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
sNTNTVTETNN VNNINITIEE INNNN
Z The Great Ferris Wheel Qutdone.

There has just been constructed the
most unique combination OF revolving
wheel ard inclined railway that the
genius OF the inventor has ever con-
eclved. The wheel IL on the principle
Of the Big continuance which was one
Of the principal features Of the Worlds
Falr-the Ferris wheel.
The giant wheel Is moved up and
down an inclined railway with rotary
motion. thus permitting the passengers
10 move forward and upward and
downward and forward at the same
time. There are ten cars attached 70
the wheel at regular intervals. each
car capable Of holding forty persons.
The first wheels constructed are TO
be operated AZ the Centennial cele-
bration at Nashville, Tenn, and will
make the circuit OF the entire grounds
utilized for the celebration. a distance
Of two and oHe-half miles. on what is
called the lEtermural railway. These
wheels will slowly reVoive during the
entire journey. When At the top OF the
wheel tho passengers will be 200 feet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

bet taeh . Harbsri.a ~ IL CeIasaiy
Espp.ssS.

80 faeh HefpaFhaa - ~ NenneAV
kuppsssa.
TIE pops's influence haa failed 20 So
,ure the release Of the Italian prisoners
ln Abysalnis II T. said that his ahrewd
councillors d.aapproved an attempt 20
little likely 10 succeed ~ a time When
bis hslinsss cannot AFFORD 70 risk the
papal prestige. but a generous pity
svsrcans their reasoned objections. A
N 10 emphas.as the refusal. Menelek
haa -, free slH,y-four ofacers and mea
81 ha svs accord They report that
ne Abgss!niaa monarch Ia no, such =
barbarian a. IL coHnoaly sappssed.
We reads he ieadlnx lthlisa Journals
through an Interpreter IL well for
the prisoners mean exactly BY many. "
stard them himself Menelsk desires
70 make himself equal TO the European
toverelgns. and this fact represents
progress. Tor an his predecessors firm.
y Believed themselves to be already
equal or superior. The Italian oficerh
arc frequently questioned about the
manners and customs % royalty IN Eu-
rOpc. His queen actually wears dress
- from Paris and stockings. shoes. etc
Many fSrth families are settled a,
and near Entot,o. where the negus has
q palace. and they supply these artl-
eles One would In. to know what
the prisoners mean exactly BY many.
n may b credited. however. that Abys-
tlHA 10 shout 10 uadsrEo = oAsngs
With Ru,rsns and Frsnehnsn 10 diree,
n; end. in that eass. the sooner Egypt
geas ecanaAd Of the upper waters Of
NE Nile DE bsttsr fer her safety. ia
oocspy the sudan would bs the arsl
uaeys u ne snsrEs,ic AsEis. VIE fell
htasslf s,rvue easugA 10 orsaAits Z
ErAhd attach upsn ihs hereditary foe
nsya the Lssdoa Standard. And n NJ
-, pesssssloa Of the sudas. ssli-ln,er'
-, vsulo tsup, Aita 70 divert the Nile
puttinE lll-vlli towards Egypt aslds
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
unuruAl HAPPrNINoa.


Richard RockWoode, a phenomenal
chess player. could play twelve games
Of chess simultaneously, but, try %
he might, he could tot even begin a
thirteenth.
A few Sundays ago clergyman In
Ireland made the following announce
ment: Next sunday In this church,
the Rev. Mr.. -- will renounce the
errors OF Rome for those OF Protest
antism."
DR.. Culbertson OF Cove Spring, Ga,
loaded his forage with Ronsh on Rats
10 destroy the rodents. but uniortun-
atcly his iinc mileh COW ate some 81
the hay and died from the effects of
the poison.
In a newspaper from Schwarza. Ia
Thuring.n, this notice appears 81, J.
Schmidt apologize for having said
mbliely that Fritz Werner Is the VII
est rascal m the world. lie Is not the
vilest rascal"
4 Worcester, Mass, man recently
shot two foxes with one shot One
fox was In the lead when he turned
and ran back. aud when abreast Of
the other fox the man fred, the one
bullet going through both ivxes
A Madison. Ca. young lady aud one
Of her attorneys have formed part.
nsrship TO give the attorney case.
She proposes 10 begin a breach Of
promise suit and 10 employ him a.
counsel n he wins the suit. she will
thea mara him In payment Of HE Zee.
A nevel idea has occurred 90 the
organizers Of q church bazaar In scui-
land This was toWel-usthing
competition, In which the ladies Of
the congregation aud their friends
took part. Prizes we're awarded for
the bsst-washed towels the compcti-
tors being allowed three minutes 10
the task. aud it IL interesting 10 know
that the unmarried ladies carried OF
the honorA
One day recently Ia Dundee school
the teacher was examining the class
10 history. and asked one % the boys.
How did Charles the First dic2" The
boy paused Tor . moment aud one
OF the other lads. by way 81 prompt
ing him. put bis arm up Go his collar.
20 signify decapiiation Toy No {
az once graspcd, as hc Thought his
friends meaning. anl exclaimed. 10
the great amusement % the class
b Please. sir. be- died 81 cholera"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
BRIEF VARIETIES.

The circu lation 81 the Congressional
Record is 1900 daily
with a population % $1,000 Ooo.
Germany has war footing Of 2,7OO.-
600
The ball shaped Russian thistle
plants each bold from $4,000 10 100000
seed
Germany reports $50 Instances Of
suicide smc7g school children during
the last six years
Southeastern Europe nov has mil
lions OF people who arc Tar less al.
vauced than the Japanese
There isa tree 10 Nevada 20 lum.
inous from sHudinr phosphorescenI
matter that one can read by Us light
A Columbia county, Pa. farmer has
succeeded 10 grating chestuuts on
scrub oak and expects 20 feed the
nuts 10 his pigs
Microscopes believe that the high.
eat powers % their Instruments have
not yet revealed the most minute
forms q animal life.
when wstercress was frat intr,p-
duced into New Zealand it developed
into = shrub, blocking streams az
causing disastrous floods
Ammonis Is extracted from the
Thames mud. and the residuum. after
the operation. IA mixed with iron ore
and made into brown paper
A "claser" that l. shot from q
rocket aud shoots around the heavens
Tor fully ten minutes has been IN.
vented by man in Australia
On sauay Martha's Vineyard the
road commissioners arc spreading cot
ton cloth over the sand 90 prevent
macalam from sinking into the SIND.
A German has Invented small
house capable 90 holding four or i've
persons 90 be- used in diving and
wording in suuken ship, or valuable
wrcckagc ~ other character. v
There arc three men ia jail IN
Savannah charged with falsely i'm.
pcrsouating = United states officer
Each one Of them has represented
himself 10 BE- deputy United states
marshal sad has gotten in troubls
thereby.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
THE LATEST IDEA IN WHEELS IS A REVOLVING CAR on RAILS

from the ground. htty feet higher than
the highest point reached In the trip
around the Ferris wheel.
The motive power Of the wheels will
b. electricity. In the center Of the
wheel a moiorman will be stationed
who will be able 10 start stop or re-
verse the wheel for cars al will. and
lnstantaneously. when desired brass
hand will occupy the center OF the
wheel. without participating In the
roundabout journey OF the cars. The
sldes OF the contriyanee will be stud
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
BONANZA FORTUNES eonE.


NmhoElN9Na - NNNNHNAta @tA-N
A Al.ost rsaaiisss CFowd.
California has long had the rsputa-
llon as the houe Of the BONANZA king
and a recently Issued document. based
on tho records Of the San Francisco
Probate court. tells an interesting story
n the contests and entanglemenn
which have masssd about the last tea-
lament Of many famous millionaires
and the anal disposition OF the vast
sums they left behind them, says Den
YER Field and Farm. The document
gives the history Of htty-ihrce Wills.
dlsposlng OF $4,000 900. About 400
heirs divided the vast sum and to-day
nearly half Of that number are penni-
less again and only few succeeded In
adding to their inheritance. The aver
age number Of persons provided for IN
each was ten. though 10 a number Of
Instances. the most notable Of which
was the case OF Florence Blythe. the
entire estates passed into the hands OF
single heirs. The comparatively small
estate OF Kate Johnson. which was APP
praised At ii.25o0OO. reached more
heirs than any other. the number on
the list being twenty-five. while the
5000. 900 Of Thomas Blythe vent "a
enc child. Florence. after a celebrated
trial. The estate OF Maria Coleman
was valued At ii.I57.sOO ana q wen
ssuaily 10 three. heirs. Charles Crock
er's tiieossoo reached siI persons
vhile Mary Ana Crocker's 81, SIS e5'
WsHt sAars and share alike TO four o
the aT wAs got Charles Crockeri
larger fortune Peter Donahues IS.
lee.iii vsAt 10 equal parta 70 tire
heirs. Mrs Theresa Fairs tt.ss;.l5I
Wsht 70 tAres persons Charles l.. Falr
Mics Virginia Fair and Mrs Charlie
Oelriehs William P. Fuller dis
tributsd hls ti.77i .9s2 to seven person
u hls aamA Emmanuel Goldstein'
tieOo 900 went to ak hsirs. GsorE
Hsars,'s ts7s5.i3I went IN equal part
10 hls wife and son. while Walter no
bsrt's l5.273 .2c6 went IN thirds 70 nj
three children Walter Hobart. Mis-
Ella Hobart and Mrs. wenthrop Lester
Mary Hopkins i20.ggl. 7e2 vent 10 ~
persons Robcr, c. Johnson's $3.50
$50 went to eleven persons Ia almos
equal portions There are few ex
ceptions 10 the general course Of 81
tstes. a. IN the case OF Lick and Stan
ford. The 100000 OF the Lick 81
tate vtat chiefly to one heir and 10
number Of trusts OF a public natur
created before James Licks death
Charles Mclaughlin left his S2.i76Oo
10 HE Sid0N. while Alexander Mont
Tomsry's 5, 35o.sf5 went to three heir
Daniel r hurphy's s2Oiis $40 went {
. slH heirs William 8 OBriens 50
. C5a.t5o reached eisht persons Jam,
, left an even million. which reaebe
four psrsons IN shares and = numbsr ,
, small bssussts A. J. Pope'a 81 5000
, rsaehsd -four heirs Washington ny,
left u.21t19s to hnssn persons Il
, land saniord's ti5sss.ais went
|, four persons and the trust Tor the IN
rsrEiiy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14


EI-Sherih Conneli lsauthoritT for the
q cement that Capt. sllas C. Warner
ot Hartford. Conn. has In bis posses
sion an Interesting relic OF antiquity.
which Is Of unusual historical I'M
portance, lnasmuch as q Is evidence Of
tho biblical story Of the destruction OF
Pharaoh's hoss In the Red sea. The
cx-sherlfi Is an old sailor, and relating
some "reminiscences OF his saltwater
career be toli how away back In 1853,
when he was before the mast" on the
brig Margaret Evans. commanded by
Capt Warner they we're crossing the
Red sea al a point near that indicated
by history a. having been crossed by
Moses and the hosts OF Israel. A fog
coming up. the anchor was dropped.
When the fog cleared and an EFFORT was
aade TO heave anchor Il stuck. and Il
required the entire ships crew 10 raise
a. Then Il was discovered that one Of
the dukes had caught a large bronze
or brass wheel. covered with So rust.
A good serubbing revealed a lot Of
hiereglyphlcs. With q name which
Looked a. though n might read In En-
slish "RAmeses The captain took the
wheel home and eH-sherlS Coansll is
Of the opinion that the wheel was part
Of one Of the eharlois Of Pharaoh'a
hosts when the latter we're over
vhelmed by the waters o. the RED sea
Mr.. Connsn denied tha, the wheel vas
anything like = roulette wheel or that
Il could have belonged to faro In.
stead Of Pharaoh-PhuadelphiA Rec
/ ord
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
EATEN ALIVE.
A Fish That watshe. lee Ovs Ds@sli-
tts. L. . japanese Deiicasy.

A nan That watshe. In Ous Ds@sli-
ties Il = japanese pencaey'
The most dainty diah 20 the Japan
a.. epleurs u none other than living
ash. says the Cincinnati Enquirer
hi, horrible delloaey is served AZ fol-
lows: Resting on large dish IL mat
formed OF rounds Of glass held to-
rether By plated threads, on which IL
a living nsh with gilla and mouth nov
ing regularly. Al its back rises bank
OF white shrcds resembling damp isin-
glass. but IN reality q eolnFlesa sea-
weed. while the hsh itself rests on
damn green algae. In front IL a pile OF
smali slices OF saWnsh garniahed with
A adlatlng tuft OF Varisgated bamboo
leaves A portion q the raw nsh from
The nile IN front % the living victim
Il nov placed on a saucer and passed
40 one guest and &C on with the rest
an the pile Is consumed. Then the
carver raises the skin (which has been
already loosenedl OF the living nah and
proceeds 10 take slice after slice from
the upper part TIE creature has
been carved while s,ill alive, the pile
81 nesh nrs, served consisting Of the
lever half Of tho body This has been
done with such consummate skin that
no vital part has been touched. The
heart, the liver. the glila and the siom-
aca are left intact. while the damp
seaweed on which the flesh rests sa'.
Aces to keep the lungs Ia action. The
miserable victim looks on with lus-
uous eyes while It's own body Is con-
aumed. probably the only instance Of
living creature assisting a. a spectator
q ila own eulombment.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The London bakers are permitted .,
deliver bread on sundays. but not BUM
or cake
The richest actor In the world IL n
cOauslia. vho IL said 10 be Worth
o.. 900. 900.
A swes, potato. weighing sh pounds
waa raised this year By VIM. Bu,lsr,
near Dover. Del.
The most thlekly populated country
IN Europe IL Belgium. and Il IL alsO the
most incorporate.
An entsrprising clergyman has
bought a distlilery IN Boone county,
No. and intends to run Il on week
days.
VIM. colley Of Nevada, Ga. attempt.
"a 10 KICK a slab away from q circular
saw. and had his foot cut Oh a, the
lnstep.
Hunismen are securing the woods ci
Knott county, Kentucky. In quest Of
t~o perfectly wbiie paniherp recently
seen there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

ne vas reluctant 10 make any criti-
.eisn Of ether. Fncts; do NJ, remem-
bpr ever 10 h1vs heard hin make one
ahs HE writings shou no trace Of the
literary dlslikss or osatsmp,s which
ws-so often mistake 10 ourselves for
rlgAteOut tpdg hsnt No doub, M had
his ressalSehis9 bu, he Aushsd them IN
his heart. wAieh he ala not suffer them
70 slnblttsr While Poe vas writing Of
-LonGisllov and other plsslarIsts. 4"
bsnEfsllov Wa helping - keep Poe
alive by the loans vhieh always made
lhsasslvss sifts 10 Pos's case. Hs
WY. very rarely spoke Of himself At
all sad slmcst never Of the grievances
Which he did not fail 10 share with All
vto ilyo.s-ws n. Hovelis In Harper'a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

Tho presidents order Of lsst spring.
BIZ which about $1,000 oilcoa we're add
Cd to the classified list. left outside the
reform rules but few thousand ON
GERS. aside from postmaa,ers and con-
suls. Last month the president issued
another order. which Lkes about 1000
more onices under the rules. The new
order requires that there shall be no
change In the rules Of the navy depart
ment regulating the employment Of
labor without the approval Of the civil
service commission; and Il puts the
ordnance department at large In the
classified service.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

talk In Europe. and this notable I'M
proyeuent upon Il is likely to add "a
the reputation which that wheel gained
for the genius OF the American In
Ventor.
Il has also been practically decided
20 erect a wheel and railway OF thi'
sort In Atlantic City. 20 be experiment
ed with during the summer resort sea
son. This, however. largely hinges up
on the wheels success al the Natlona
Centennial. Correspondence OF hl
New York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14
THE CHILD WIFE.

Breakfast-room IN one Of the much
alike houses in a aeml-fashionable
suburb; = slmpklns, something
IN the city just finishing his break
fast: Mra. simpkins. a very pretty
baby-faccd. funy-heired little wom-
an. with large, appealing blue eyes
lmpatlentiy drumming her hand on
the table.
Mr. s.-You know. Trizy. dear only
speak for your own good-certainly !
am doing very well at present, but mar
ketg fiuc.uate and a fellow never knows
bis luck-yon might try and look after
things a Ltt'e better. Here's a note
from the bu,,her requesting a check Tor
last months account. and I'm positive
! gave you a ten-pound note to settle
Il With. didn't II
Mrs. s.-Ye3: but, George. dear. dom
you remember that was the morning
| was going shopping with Adele. and
she bought such heaps Of lovely thing
that had 10 buy that pretty CLOAK yor
admired 30 last night, and so-and &C
the ten pounds went. and ! forgot
all about the butcher. but you car
easily send him a check now.
Mr.. ST. know that, but Il IL tbs
principle Of the thing, TriIy. You
know very we'll hate having bills rur
up. and when give you money for an
especial purpose. II should be used fol
that, and not nunE away on unneees'
sary rubbish.
Mrs 3. undiGnantlyl-Faney. George
calling my lovely coat unnecessary rub
blshl And you said yourself hsu vel
Il suited me- Bother the butcher
Why don't you have a housskeepsr
You knoN told you before you mar
rled me that I didn't knoW anything
about housekeeping. but you said then
Il didn't matter: you loved me. anC
now-lbeslnnlng 20 cry into a dainty
lacc-edged handkerehieDi
Mr. 3. (hastllyl-There. there. mj
darling. don't cry! am a brute, AnC
oughttoremember what a baby you are
Come here (slts her on bis knee anC
wlpos away tears)l Now smllel AND
tell me what I shall bring you home
or what We shall do tonight TO carr
your forgiveness.
Mrs s. lgleefully. putting her arm
round bis neck. and pattlng his head
which is slightly baldl-You are a deal
old George Now. let me see. Wha
shall We do o. know You ge
some seats for the Vaudeville. Thel
say the seats there
say the piece there Il awfully funny
aud Just a leetle naughty. and thet
we'll have supper afterwtrd at Nor
anita
Mr.. s.-My dear TriIy. eouldn'
take you 10 Moranrs.
Mrs S.-But why not9 You told nj
you went there the other night with
Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones.
Mr s.-Yes. bu, they asked me. and
besides. that's different thing. m
not a a. place TO take a child nk,
Tou 10.
Mrs. s. tpoutingl-sometimes I won
Der u ever shall be womanl But
George. dear. I'm married. 50 why can
[ 60! DO want 20 sec what Il is like
Mr. s. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ny
Tear. I'll get the seats. and you mus
be content with the Savoy for supper
Now, really must be on.
Mrs. S. (reslEnedlyl-very well
George. dear. and IN pa, my new GOVT
IN and try TO look my prettieat. Yoy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-14

pictures OF cloud are made by two
cameras placed 600 feet apart and con-
nected by telegraph wires. From the
amount OF displacement Of the cloud
caused by viewing It alternately from
each end Of the s0o-fooi base-line. rs
height can be calculated. Some OF the
"maekerel-sky" clouds photographed
we're seven and a quarter miles high.
The Hottest clouds whose elevation was
thus measured belonged 10 the type
known a. cirrus or "ourl-eloud." the
height being q little more than seven
teen miles.