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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05
A DAsHFUL BACHELOR.
Reasons Enoagh Tor Faiiins 20 Win q
Mlfc.


wife.
Fate made me what am" growled
a equity gachelor II was Intended By
nature 10 love and be loved and TO have
the joys OF old age In q bright family
circle instead Of being shut up In I
decorated dungeon like this. The
tickle jade has played me mighty
mean trick"
why didn't you marry like a sens
slble fellow" asked the old friend who
was making a duty call. says the De-
irolt yroe Press.
Fate. I tell you: predestlnatlon.
hard luck or some OF those other agen-
Giles 10 which We charge our misfor-
tunes. When a young man was sml,.
ten a cct-e Of times and hit 80 hard
that Il daEed me. Il made an awkward
sort Of an idiot OF me. could neither
think. talk nor properly control my
motions The only thing on earth I
was afraid OF was a pretty woman. and
she simply paralyEed me"
"Pshaw. nothing but bashfulness.
and you could have overcome a."
you don't know what you are talk.
Ing about Il wasn't anything OF the
Kind. when In love was controlled
absolutely by some Interior force. II
attempted 90 cross a room 60 address a
young lady my feet would walk me on,
o. the door. When bowed would
fail 20 atraighten up an some one
broke the spell by a word or laugh.
I'd start to say something and the W.
was afraid OF was a pretty woman and
abe simply paralyEsd me-"
why didn't you make one grand
effor, and throw on the strange con
troll"
That's what aid when wEs visit.
INK In Tennessee and fell In love with
the grandeest woman that ever lived
One dey In the garden ! SCI my teeth
and determined 10 propose. Then
passed out Of myself ! walked through
flower bed. fell over a baby carriage
into barbed-wire fence. swore like a
pirate and came mp with face like a
cranberry patch. The sweet creature
nn so did l. Tha, was my last love
afait and nov there is nothing lei,
but TO sit In solitude and nurse the
govt"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

dared by the fast running machinery.
stood great. dingy browny-black
beast that looked 20 the excited en-
gineer a. big az a COW. The engineer
knew AZ once that his visitor was a
bear. aud a grizzly az that. and was
correspondingly scared. The miners
had told him many tales OF the Gun
ming and feroeity Of these animals. and
be knew that few savage old fellows
siii fingered In the mountains near
By.
Thla particular bear had just walked
~ from his long winters sleep. and
was hungry. or he would not have
been 20 bold I, IL probable that In
prowling about In search OF food he
had come close TO the mill. and had
smeli the oil In the englne-room, aud.
nndlng the door open a-oraok. had
pushed Il open wider. and ~ pped In.
When be saw the lights and the en-
e'ne. he had tried TO back out. but had
run against the door. causing Il to
slam aad the sprlnglock TO catch.
Failing In hls attempt 10 set out OF
this dangerous trap. the bear turned
around In treat wrath. determined 10
take summary vengeance on the nrs,
thing he could 80, at Unfortunately
che nrsi object that caught his eye
was the engineer covering against the
wall and he started for that individ-
nal without delay. As he lunged
across the floor he gave tremendous
eroWi and lifted his lips like a spite
fni aoe. showing some terribly Ions
ana aharn tcclh The engineer lost nC
dime in setting away from there. and
ram around the cylinder end % the on.
pins like . college sprlnicr, while th'
hear demolished the chair with one
aifnle of his paw. and tore The paper
into shreds Amer conseientously
,omnietlag this destruction. the grlz'
CIV looked around Tor more worlds %
conaner. and seeing the engineer
thonshi he would 10. and started foi
hi,. arain As the bear rushed around
me cylinder. the engineer ran toward
the ny-wheel. and a. the bear raced
aown that side Of the engine. the MAJ
,,mped the belt and started up th'
o,her slde. The bear paused only a.
instant when he came TO the nylh'
belt then over he went. and chased u
man on around the cylinder end.
Round and round the engine the
- iumplng the belt. slipping an
s,laiur on the slick. oily hoor. but set
,lne faster and faster all tho time
4,eere was nothing IN the room thA
A. would for weapon. and hussel
could form no plan OF escape. his greai
- anuiro for she moment being =
keap tho epElue between him ana N
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Twas NliIo's drst morning IN the
country. nad there we're wonders With
ont number on every hand. The night
before. grandpa had promised him that
ON this same morning he should join
the farmers club. The Knocmbouts
Before going 10 bed Willie carefully
counted bis pennies Cause said
be. twill cost something 10 Join"
Not very much. guess said
mamma. who was fully acquainted
With grandpa and his funny club. For
hadn't she been member herself when
she was a little girl?
Anyhow" continued Willie. Il
have the dollar papa gave me. haven't
/ l."
But mamma only laughed IN reply.
Cant initiate you am the dew gets
on tho grass'" exclaimed grandpa az
the breakfast table
This made the club seem 20 Willie
more mysterious than ever
you must put on your thick shoes
and don't think a white shirt H. Just
/ the thing Cor members % The club 90
wear" advised grandpa. with a merry
twinkle in his eyes.
About 20 O'Clock Willie was ready
and whore DO you suppose grandpa
took HIM
WHY. out ln the orchard. back Of the
barn. whore there was as many as a
hundred hay-iumbles. Already three
hired men were az work. throwing che
pay about in eyCry direction.
There are the charter members oi
she Knockabou, Club" laughed
grandpa
willie took tho little fork grandpa
handed him. ana was soon full.
fledred momh'r Of the funny club.
I've got a good name Tor my club
haven't n" asked grandpa. a. Will,
began knocking the hay about Tor N,
sun TO dry.
a Jolly one" replied Willie.
Every morning. while he remained Al
the farm. he was the FIRST member Of
the club on duty.
Its the best funr be exclaimed
4 wish. grandpa. ! could be- a knock
ahouter the year roundr'-A =. Cald
well In Youths Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

ware across an open Victoria In which
Tour men we're foaicd. This young 40.
man was born IN Trieste. Austria %
wealthy pareais. and from childhood
showed great hking for horseback En-,
efcise In her early teens she could
ride much better than any woman In
Town. even the men hndlng dlnculty IN
keeping up with her After much urE
ms her parents finally allowed her 70
appear IN the Circus vidoll At Trieste.
where her daring performance soon
made her such a name that today shs
commands a higher salary than any
oth'F professional eQnestrienne IN
Europe Her chief feat. previous TO IN,
one described above, was TO jump hes
mare over four fair-slzed ponies stand.
ing side by side.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

continent. who next to DR.. Peters has
contributed more than any other Ger
man-Afrlcan traveller In shedding the
light Of civilization on the still numer-
Gus unknown regions bordering the
Atlantic oceaa. furnishes the current
Berlin illustrated weekly Fuer Ale
Welt. with an interesting description
OF what are known as the Human
Leopards." who abound back OF the
Gold coast.
The explorer ASSERTS that despite the
efforts o. the British government 10
suppress this most fanatic Of religious
seots these horrld. Satanic atrocities
continue as a curse on the earth.
From time TO time news Of their acnd-
ish murders and cannlballsm he's
reached European capitals. but the de-.
piction Of the way they mutilated the
bodies OF their victims. which they
subsequently deyoured In their canni-
balistlc fcas appeared so incredible
that the European press treated thosC
accounts as untrustworihy oxaggora-
lions. The Human Leopards" were
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

are allotted 10 the lowest bidder by N,
postofice department Il vas one o.
these routes that Miss CrOoker wanteS
20 travel over. and 80 she put In a bio
TO the contractor When Il came tim,
20 open the bids Miss Crookers was
found to be the lowest end therefor
she was awarded the contract. 81,
took the necessary steps 20 give the re.
Quired bond Tor the faithful perform.
ance OF the duties. and April wit.
messed the inaugural OF the new mail
carrier. Some sixteen years ago Miss
Susie Drummer secured the contract
one night, when she was on the road
TO Great Neck. a man seized the bride
Of her horse She Jumped from he,
buggy and dubbed him with the han.
die OF her whip 40 severely that he
aftcfward died.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

mil IN the noun
talnous region OF northwestern Neva-
"a. commemorate a really remarkable
occurrence.
The engine stands In SPACE cut on
hon the rest OF the mill by a tight
PARTITION. The room Is made 10 con-
form nearly TO the shape Of the en-
eiae. the wall being about eight feet
rom u on ell sides. except where the
belt runs dowa Into the fiy-wheel pit
There the partition Is az least twenty
rect from the rim OF the ly-wheel. and
the great belt or band which carries
The power into the mill comes In
through a hole six feet up In the wall.
ard slants down to the bottom OF the
hy-whec about the same distance be-
low the floor.
Thus In order 10 pass from one side
Of the room 10 the other at this end
u Is necessary either to jump over the
belt next 10 the fy-wheel. or to crawl
under Il next 10 the wall. The fy.
whecl II an immense AFFAIR sixteen feet
IN diameter. weighing twelve tons. and
wide enough on the face for the thirty.
t.t-ineh belt 10 run. The engine makes
NOR than a hundred revolutions pei
minute. and this belt whlzzes dowr
Through The loor toward the fly-wAce
IN way 20 make one dizzy The en-
gine Itself Is kept In q highly polished
condition by the unremittng atten
tions 81 the engineer. who speaks OF j
as odd Alice" ana who has palnte,
this name IN gllt letters on her var
nlshod frame n memory Of a llttll
daughter who died.
There "a no direct means Of comm
nicailon between the mill and the en-
ginc room. as the latter has only on
door. and that opens from the outside
Al The time OF the occurrence I an
about 70 relate. this door had on Il
very complicated spring lock. an,
every time the door slammed the loci
caEght and. according 20 the engineer
~ took ten minutes work and M
key "a set Il open again" The mil
runs elnilnulusly. being lighted Al
n'ghi by a small electric-plant In the
br.lllng. and two big arc lamps hans
directly over the engine
About ten O'Clock on the night Of N,
22nd day OF March. 1892. James Rus,
sCll che night onRlnesrl was sitting IN
chair az oao eide Of the room read.
Ing an old newspaper: while his train.
cd ear followed every stroke 81 the
engiue. and instantly detected the al
tered sound when an oller stopped
feeding or q screw worked loose. ''Old
Alice" ran as moothly and regularly
as a watch. and The engineer grew 90
absorbed In his paper that he did not
Al first look mp when he heard the
door swing open and then shut with
snap Soon. however. the indescrlb.
able feeling taat something alive Il
near caused him 10 liii his head and
look about The room. There. Just In
front 20 the door. blinking like an owl
IN The glare Of the electric lights. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05
No nslar N.r....r,.

Tie Is very business-like man and
he proposed for the young womans
hand and heart IN a straightforward
unstudled manner. "Oh. SIR" she ex-
claimed. "You mus, give me time to
consider" 1T ISN'T necessary" was the
reply. u brought along my book. all
balanced up, and have volume down
stairs which shows my financial rating
I thought ! might as well bring along
the data, 30 that you could make up
your mlnd al once. Washington
star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

ously said that he was ~ .salsa,sa
oago 1864" also that he " -. :. -,
in 1877 at foaris Theaiel b l,,'ssinbis IA. :.
in "Booth's thoater IN phll'1 a-anss =.
''dled a hia home IN Ions - oo,d +.
Tho assassin is spoken a. wv '''
"Geteay." and "Decoth m., a..
one candidate said IN Vcon w IN, .ns
Donkey 20 fred" another 81. =. - 49,
all the negros in the worldT IN ssn.
eral. the applicants seem 70 hss0
agreed. as one wrote thar ~o 80. 49,.
seertinly had very few like unto iAH'
coin"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Five children were burned to death
In the residence Of J. n. White. two
miles from Keystone. W. Va. the other
day. Enemies OF the family are be-
loved to have fired the house. Both
White and hif wife were away on a
visit. and their 1--WE children we're lef,
alone IN their farm house The chill.
dron who me, death were boy Of r.
one OF 10. one OF S. one Of 4. and a glrl
OF 6. Bloodhounds are on the track Of
the murdercrs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Durraa,'s Parents Determines TO re
p,...,t a an. rx.,ut,o,.

Durran,'s Parents Determines TO Rs
Present 81 che Execution.
Theodore Durrsnt has made the dec
laratlon that II he must meet HIS fate
on the gallows he will die like a man.
The mere suggestion OF suicide Is repul'
slye To him. he says. lie also declares
be- viii die In the presence Of his par
ents. who win insist on attending tho
execution as bis invited guests. The
elder Durrant says that his wife Is a
woman OF determination. and she viii
press her legal rights 10 the limit
Under the law Warden Hale can not
deny her admission II she presents at
the prison an invitation Of her son re-
ouesilng her appearance at the hang
mg The law gives him the right TO
invite Eve relatives.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

During an unusual thunder storm nj
Walla Walla. Ore. Claude Clodlus. 4;
years old, returning from fishing. was
struck by lightning while climbing a
fcacc, knocked sensele1s. and serlousl,
injured, his body being burned IN
o,reass. as Il by a hot grldlron. A pc
culiar freak OF the electric fluid Is that
u wrapped the ilsh limo around the
boys neck In such a way as 10 choke
him, and {, had to be cut TO save hls
lie The boy was found, apparently
llieless, partly paralyzod. with his
clothes on Are.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Novel readers may remember that IN
ere % Charles Levers rollcking s,or.
is the hero. a dashlng Irish dragon
O. made 10 leap bis horse over a small
cart Ia a Portuguese street Alta cir.
Gus in neriIu reccully Miss Pcplna. q
young Italian E.rl performed The a..
tou.lhing iea' Of jumping her fayprIis
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Mr.. TIN treadlngl-Prlncos Maud
gives her husband an hours lesson
every morning In the English Lam
guase. Mr.. rn-l am a little difioron,
from the prince. Airs. rn-How sol
Mr. TIL receive my hours language
from my wife at night.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

This d the most cruel yet" walled
the risius young poet. What lsYs
asked the common sense person who
had dropped In 10 smoke a few OF the
poets cigarettes. The Gahbock' says
I do not exhibit a single stigma OF de.
generation. "-indlanapolls Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Ms. Mary Webster, aged 70. Of Nash.
IA. N. H.. has asked the courts 10 make
q man named Harris. OF West ebay, N.
y, pay her $1,000 for breach OF promise.
Harris married another. after agree
iAg % 90 y IN. Mrs. Webster sayA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

CURIOUS and ab-
n orm q lly blood
thirsty sect OF West
Afr can aborlglnen
has existed for the
last two decades on
the island Of sher-
DO IN the Sierra
Leone colony Dr.
oscar Baumann.
the celebrated ex-
plorer OF the darS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Ting Fang. the new Chinese minis
ter Al Washington. h the frst repre-.
sentative Of he F1owsry Kingdom 70
he DATED States Who haa bean able
10 spsAA nasilAA enansly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

,,, me father Of Prince bismarck -.
. UusSa him, when he was a bow for
speaking e., OF the emperor as aFr,', = sO'
Learn Learn to speak revcrcntlv a. n.
SarS said the wise Old German
,S,.s soe VIII grow accustomed ~
'n ,r, o. him with veneation.~ "
ana ~ s, ,en mar, made deep impression
anu oore fruit in after years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05
ANADVENTURT STORY

n March 22d, 1892.
this engine saved
the life Of her en-
gineer. James Rus
SELL"
These words. en-
graved on a silver
plate fastened TO
the cylinder OF q
large Corliss en-
gine In a quartz
mill In the noun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

raised up ~ head ,,,
And looked az me. then quleuS Jaw
~ tire OF hearing an the trees,
The birds. the squirrels. the very bIN4'
Ia autumn praise the flowers OF May
They're fairer for than YOU. they say
We know. their argument iH sionA,
because we're here. the whole year '''e'
I've got permission for myself
And came 20 see this purple on
They call the violet. and 10 look
A. hloodroot blossoms by yon nluoA'
The mandrake. too. ! wished 10 mo-
Who boasts OF petals left behind
and what DO you decide" ] salh'
The autumn beauty tossed ~ head.
Il think them weak and pale anu anlail
ng for spring give me the talli
PRAY what are these 20 autumn'a dover
OF aster. mint and cardinal nowerf
atrairhiway Tor home ril take my way
And never come again in May.
My eyes Enclosed. sull flowed the stream
Tbs dover was gone Was u dronmf
-Caryl - siorra,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05
DEV0UR THEIR KIND.
BLooDTHiRsTY HUMAN Lro-
PARDS OF AFRICA.

Demoniac Fanatics Of the jungle. who
AN aud sacrifice Their Dearest Rein.
'lsea with satanic Atrocliie. An nnnd
Obedience to Crusi wm Of a sorcersr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

Eusila. Me. News Il filled with re-
ports that bears arr thicker tAAa
sheea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

The universe is fan o, lndlc,,. Il.
Nv ntn a hngcr-poat pointing :. z.
OFigin.-J. c. Campbell y AZ
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

The KBockaboats, or wmls's first
Morning In the Country-An Italian
Girl who Charms the world By Her
Yeats While on Horseback.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-05

LEASE Judge Of my
surprise one day.
Twas Ia the woods.
the month " a n
May
To see. IN yellow
beauty dressed.
Some goldenrod 4 do
not jest
Come. tell me. gol-
dcnr0d. I cried.
"What do you here
IN the fresh May
tldog'
The Tfctiy Hover
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

the world for manipulating human bodies.
An Of Atkinson's work Is done by the SIM
Me use OF his hands. He has no instru-
nents and uses no appliances or remedies.
when patient comes to him he examines
him carefully, and then rubs and pushes
IA muscles and bones into place.
Atkinson's career began when he was
BOY and had an opportunity to watch the
sfsnous eonesetter, Hutton For long
TINS he devoted himself to healing animals,
heofk which had to be done without pu ling
.pstients to bed and without their taking
care Of themselves. Then he applied the
knowledge he had gained to the treatment
.sf human beings. Professor Atkinson has
two homes In London, at one OF which ne
:tsceives tho poor gratuitously. and at the
sokher Of which he receives his rich and
;sxistocrstic patients. Among those he has
,euxed have been the Duchess OF Sutherland,
lGecrxe Lapbton, Prince Henry OF Pless,
Duke Ernst Gunther Of Schlesw Holstein
and Lord Hyde.
. At the request Of . New York newspaper
Professor Atkinson Is treating free OF
charge sll the manned and the halt who are
.heought to him at public hall In the
metropolis.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
SPREAD OF THE SCOURGE.
Stricken Districts Report Numerous
New Cases of Yellow Fever.
HEALTH OFFICERS ARE STOPPED.

Armed Guards Prevent Them From Pro-
ceeding on Their Way In . Special
Train-Mails Tied Up-Talk of Asking
President Mckinley to Interfere-A
Serious State OF Affairs in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (SpeciaD.-The fact
that nearly 100 new victims were reported
from the yellow fever stricken districts OF
the South shows that the spread Of the
contagion has not been stopped. In this
city there were twenty-four new cases and
three deaths. In Biloxi there were twenty
four cases and two deaths. In Edwards
there are twenty-nine new victims OF the
disease. One death occurred there. Mobile
reports six new cases and one death. There
were five new cases in Scranton, seven In
Clinton and three In Ocean Springs, max
ing in all ninety-eight new cases and seven
deaths.
Although all these new cases were re-
ported, the most serious development was
the condition Of affairs caused by the quar-
antine regulations which have resulted
from the pauic. So serious Is the situation
tHdt IL - luC lH-CutlOu VI tuO ototO hOoho VI
Health to petition President Mckinley for
,, some measure Of relief from the quaran-
tine regulations which have been imposed
by nearly every town in the South. Mail
has been most seriously interfered with,
,, and this is objected to as strongly as is the
quarantine barrier against freight.
A mob at Rayne, in the parish Of Acadia,
refused to allow the special train bearing
the health officers from here to proceed.
This has practically tied the hands Of the
people Of this city, and they will have to
sit quietly down until the scare Is over.
Even Dr.. Guiteras, the Governments yell
low fever expert, who wanted to get the
consent OF the Texas officials to make an
examination Of Galveston's reported cases
Of dengue, was turned back, and the only
way he can enter Texas Is by long water
route. The scare has gone 80 far as to
stop the work OF constructing the Govern
ment levee at Blggs, in Madison parish,
and the contractor and Federal inspector
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
FAMILY OF FIVE KILLED BY GAS.

Mother and Four Children Asphyxiated
in q New York Hotel.
A woman and her four children were
found dead Friday morning in the West
Shore Hotel at Forty-second street and
Eleventh avenue, In New York. The vic
tins comprised the family OF Robert 2avin-
ius. q United States soldier at West Point;
his wife Karoline, forty years old, and their
children-Laura, fifteen years old; William,
thirteen years old; Albert, ten years old,
and Elizabeth, three years old. All were
found asphyxiated by gas. Whether 1t was
a case Of murder and suicide, or was due to
accident, will probably never be certainly
known. The probabilities are that the
mother purposely turned on the gas after
the children were asleep and then lay
down to die, for two gas jets, one in each
room. were found turned on, and all the
doors and windows were closed. On the
other hand, the fact that the woman
had bought return tickets to West
Point, and had been shopping In
the afternoon showed that the
determination to kill herself and her chill
dren must have been made after she left
home. Robert Ravinius, the husband,
could furnish no clue to the mystery.
There had been no quarrel between the
two when the wife left with her children
on the trip from West Point to New York,
and so far rs known there was no reason
for her terrible deed, except that she had
been ill. Rayinius and his family were to
return to Germany next August. on his
retirement from the service.