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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
HOW TO SAVE THE SEALS.
Suggestion That Females ne DREADED
A.. e., - ma.

Suggestion That Females ne DREADED
So o. 20 spoil Their Hides
Prof. David Starr Jordan. Of stanford
university. has returned from Wash
ington. d. C.. where be has been for
the last three weeks attending 10 mat
tiers connected with the fur seal In
yestgation. Prof Jordan went 70
Washington TO see that the Bering sea
fur seal Investigation was properly car
ried over from one administration 70
the other. says the San Francisco
Chronicle. He was the United States
commissioner In the investigation made
last summer al the seal islands. and he
IL interested In seeing carried out his
recommendation for the protection Of
the seal herd. He was accompanied on
his trip by the secretary Of the COM
mission. George A. Clark. who is also
secretary Of stanford university. When
asked about II DR.. Jordan said that
steps would be taken by tho new adj
ministration looking 20 a final settle
ment Of the fur seal question on the
basis Of the investigation made last
summer. He said: Great Britain sent
10 the fur seal Islands a commission Of
her own. which. in connection with the
American commission. has thoroughly
Investigated the condition Of the seal
herd This commission agreed In all
matters Of fact with the findings Of the
American commission. Their report.
however. has not yet been published.
The only possible settlement Of the fur
seal question lies IN the total prohlbl-
ton Of pelagle sealing Great Britain
will. therefore. doubtless BE- asked 10
unite with the United States ia some
equitable arrangement whereby killing
Of females at sea can be done away
With. Il Is believed that Great Britain
will not refuse 70 unite with as IN TAX
Ing steps 20 preserve the fur seals.
However. IN case she should refuse 70
make any fair arrangement. the United
States viii BE- prepared 10 take the mat
ter In its own hands and protect its
own Interests BY aggressive measures.
Steps will Immediately be taken 10
brand the female seals IN such q way
a. 10 destroy the value Of their skins
and also 10 protect the males by herd
Ing them In the salt lagoon on ST. Paul
island during the sealing season. Prac-
teal experiments made last summer
have demonstrated the feasibility Of
these two measures. and their effect
will be TO put an end TO the business
OF pelagic sealing"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
ror,uns. Of nrln.h Amin.

The greatest fortune ever made by a
British artist IN the exercise OF his
profession was that Of sir Edwin
I.anscer. who died IN 1873. His Der.
sonalty amounted 90 100000. and the
contents of his studio were sold by
auction. shortly after his death. for
an additional 100000. of 10000 Mr.
Edwin Armltage. r. A.. who died a
year or SO ago. was stIll wcalthlc.. but
his fortune ~ f3iN.OOo was not de-.
rived from the sale OF his pictures. lie
had large private means. and his pro-
fcsslonal income was comparatively
small Mr.. Edwin Long. who died In
1891. left $4,000. and Sir joseph
Boehm. the sculptor. fi7e76. Another
rich sculptor was Sir Francis Chantrey
who bequeaihcd 100000 TO the ROYAL
Academy Tor the purchase of modern
works OF art Turner left 100000
Of those living. Sir Edwln-Burne-
Jones Is supposed to earn a larger in
come than any other British artist
There are Weather painters. such as
Mr. Val prlnsep. but their fortunes are
derived from private sources. The In
come earned by the late Sir John Mil
lais at enc period exceeded 10000 a
year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
VARIETIES.

No fewer than 1858 patents on klseh.
en- utensils have been taken out Al
Washington.
The three popular pictures In the
London shop windows are those Of
the queen. Mr.. Rhodes and DE-. Nansen.
A small number Of women havs
served as letter-oarFiors In England foi
many years. and they give general sat.
isfacilon.
A birmingham Gnglandl tradesman
has turned loose tn the streets a pain
Of herons with advertisements attached
~ them.
A Philadelphia board charged With
bringing order out OF the chaos. has
made 1850 changes In names Of streets
the past year
A blazing tail Of a pc, ca, alarmed
Mrs Arthur Gibbs OF Munnsvllle. N.
Y. and enabled her to rescue her slecp.
ing babe from a FIRE.
Many sayages think that Ore actual.
ly dwells In stone and wood. because
from these substances. Il can b OBJ
taired by striking and friction.
ARE you going abroad this sum.
mer'" 4 don't know. Papa IA N
Washington seeing Mr.. Mckinley about
Il now. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28

The only faith that wears well and
holds Is color In all weathers il that
which is woven Of conviction and sci
with the sharp mordant Of experiences.
Lowell
Hope Is the handspring Of human &C.
tlon; faith seals our lease Of immortal.
lily; and charity and love give the
passport to the souls true and lasslne
happlnoss,-Street.
On great occasions Il IL almost Al.
ways women who have given the
strongest proofs Of virtue and devo.
ton; the reason Is that with men rood
and bad qualities are In general the
result Of calculation. while IN women
they are impulses sprlnglng from the
heart.-Moutholon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28

DIT, Myer In his work entitled Re.
mains Of Lost Empires" says Nothing
teaches more improsslvcly mans frall.
~ than his unfinished undertakings
Lying In the quarry near the Syrian
city OF naalbcc Is the largest worked
stone In the world. glgautlc block
nearly 20 feet On length. almost dc.
tachcd and ready Tor transportation tc
its niche In the Titanic platform OF the
Temple Of the sun 1t seems rs though
the workmcn had Just momontarlly lefi
their labor. and We fancy tina, We mus,
soon see them returning. but forty
centuries or more ago some proylden.
tial emergency called them from their
work; and there lies the huge block
and yondor Is the cyclopean wall with
is vacant niche. one Of the mos, strlk.
Ing and impressive OF the unfinished
iabors Of the world. And 80 the colos.
sal kutub Minar, though a finished
column In itself, Is but a fragmentary
memorial Of a gigantic. unfinished plan.
and as such Il will doubtless stand q
teach many generations yet TO come
that. though man may propose. Heaven
will dispose.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28

he Intention OF the King oil siam "
be present at the relolclngs In hohor
u Queen Victoria. and ordered MS am
bassador In England TO discover
whether the presence OF his august
Oriental self would be appreciated
Lord Salisbury and his cabinet u is
asserted. protested TO a man. mere
10 nowhere 10 put him." what on
earth could we DO with himF' ana
Where could we place a monarch OF
such exalted ideas o. his own import
anco IN the PROFESSIONS? These ana
other intcrrogatory remonsTahees
we're hurled at the Persian minister
and his excellency. being a sensible
fellow. wired 20 bis monarch. Better
come next year, queen monopolizes TOO
much attention this year No proper
appr,o alton for you" However, the
rumor has caused the papers to be
flooded with personal descriptions OF
the new monarch. who seems to be
very busy man. He rises early. per-
forms his deyotions. has a thin piece
% pasty German bread and n glass OF
swcotonod tea. Then. at about eight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
a Second Jim niud.o.

An Incident realizing John Hays IA
nous story Of Jim Bludso. engineer cf
the Prairie Belle. who held her nozzle
agin the bank till the last galoot" was
ashore, has occurred on the ChAtta-
hooche river In the wreck OF the steam
er Griggs. The steamer struck a snag
and ripped open her bottom. She be-
gan to an and the pilot headed her to
sandhar. while the engineer crowded
on all steam, though the water was al
ready running over a portion Of her
deck. Reaching the sandbar the ves-
sci oareened and the water rushing In.
caught the brave engineer al his post
In the engine room. He died there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
SUBMARINE ouNNERY.
suSoosSful Test Of a Gun fired Undsr
Water al "a TARGET

ouceoastul Test OF = Gun Fired uudsF
Water at Target.
The experiment Of firing a gun under
water has been made IN the harbor Of
Portsmouth. England. and was attend
ed by an apparent complete success.
says the New York Herald. a 10
pound gun was used. At low water
the gun and its carriage were lowered
beneath the surface and a diver sent
down to place It In position on a solid
plank platform laid at the bottom. The
platform was weighted with large
blocks OF granite TO keep II steady and
the gun and carriage were then placed
IN position. For the first test a target
composed OF oak beams and planks
twenty-ono inches thick was lowered
and set In position beneath the water
al a distance Of aoventy-fye feet from
the muzzle Of the gun. Behind this
target the hull Of an old vessel was
towed into position directly In line Of
the fire from the gun. In order 10 make
the test thP more severe sheets Of boil
er plate three inches In thickness were
rlyeted to the hull Of the craft AZ the
point where the she'll from the gun
would strike II II was not DETECTED
by the water and succeeded IN passing
through the target -something which
the majority Of army and navy experts
present did not anticipate. Having
made all these preparations. the diver
came 20 the surface and. taking the
shell with which the experiment was
to be made. again went below the sur
face and carefully loaded the gun.
which was then aimed at the target
and the hull Of the vessel beyond A
wire connecting with the firing mech
anism OF the gun led 10 the shore some
distance away where Il connected with
an electric battery IN charge OF the
firing party. The test was made At
high tide When an the conditions
were right the word was given and the
current sent from the battery through
the wire 10 the submerged gun. There
was slight disturbance Of the water
over the place where the gun was
sunk and the vessel anchored beyond
the target was seen 20 rock and sway
and then gradually settle In the water
and sink
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28

The Swedish government has made
Official announcement Of the purpose Of
Prof Audroe 90 start from Danes
island near Spltzbcrgon. about the end
OF June with his balloon Ia search Of
the North Pole. and has requested on
clals In high ATTITUDES 60 report the
balloon u sighted The government Is
giving Prof Andree's project hearty
support, and as hts balloon house 40
Danes Island Is already complete and
much Of his equipment Is there. the
annoying delays Of last year which
reused the abandonment OF the attempt
should b. avoided Lieutenant peary's
plan for attempting 10 reach the Pole
by succession Of sledge journeys. with
bases Of supplies for a line OF retreat.
annually renewed by vessels sent out
for that purpose has been approved by
the council OF the American Geographi.
cal society and aid promised.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When meats are being roasted and
there Is danger OF their becoming too
brown place a basin OF water In tho
oven. Tho steam will prevent scorch-
ing and the meat will cook better.
An old cook noted FOR making the
most delicious OF loaf cakes was asked
her secret for never having a failure
and replied: 1t is an In the haklne.
the richer the cake the slower mus, be
the oven"
and regarding the boiling OF eggs.
II. when the she'll Is cut from the end
the egg Is found no, to be sufficiently
cooked to please the palate, Il may be
again put into boiling water and cook.
ed s,ill longer II the top Is sprinkled
thickly with salt. when Il Is done re-.
move the coating Of salt and the eer
viii be the same as II the she'll had
Just been broken OF.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28

frame. until d seemed that her delicate
body could not Withstand the strain.
Presently. when her sobs had calm
ed a LITTLE she turned up the lights
and crossing 10 the writing table. wrote
this letter.
! had intended that you should leave
me forever a. you have done. with BIT.
ter thoughts IN your heart. then you
might have forgotten me. and perhaps
found some one else more worthy 10
love. And that Is why have tried 20
send you away so lightly. But / can-
not bear that you should always think
ill % me. VIII. Tor ! love you from
the bottom ut my soul Think Of me
rather as q martyr who Is going out of
this llie. and entering 81. Annes Con
vent Tor your sake There Is some
hldcous deviltry beneath 9, an a. you
say. u YOU think 8, would better
will lay bare my soul 20 you aud tell
you Why am doing this thing.
CICELY.
She went out herself 20 pos, this
letter. a cool breeze played on her
heated face. ana refreshed her %.
tie
4 curious thought occurred TO her
whea she came again 90 her lonely
home. She stood Tor q moment IN the
hall. and % seemed that tho shadow
Of man awaited her. with arms out.
stretched Little children ran tor
ward and claspei her knees with faces
upiurnod Co De- kissed. Tiny soft arms
held tightly round her neck.
Danish the thought. weak womanl
Alone IN her room. she waited fever.
ishly thoughout the long watches OF
the nlght until the early mail should
come Toward morning she ZEN In a
troubled sleep.
The maid knocked at the door
Ciccly sprang up, her heart throb.
bins
"My letters. quick, girlr'
She tore one open eagerly. Il was
very short and ran Write and tell
me everything. I viii come AZ once
and comfort YOU and We shall be very
happy. ! was a brute To treat you as
/ did"
In answer Ciccly wrote this:
Fiu, ! must toll ylu a little family
history My grandmother. "a you
know. spent the latter part % her lifo
under restraint "a little queer In her
head" they said. That was not the
reason. she was an luohrlatc aud died
drinking. My mother had a loathlnE
for lutoxltanta The nero sight OF
wine on the table made her faint Her
sister. Catherine, a. you know. entered
81. Anno's Convent when I was born
the curse descended on me. All my
life have fought against the horrible
craving that assalls me. Then you
came and felt that with you ! should
conquer Then another thought came
10 me. What II my curse should de-
secnd 20 innocent lives? Now you
know everything. DO you blame me-
The man ttlegraphed In reply;
Whatever you do ~ right My brave
heroine. may the angels prepare your
reward.
so clcely entered st. Anne's Con.
vent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
For "poooIE.s cor.n


Novel Entertain .nent Ia London 70 IN.
dow Beds for Pets In Hospital.
The dogs Of England are going to ca.
tablish a free bed in the Great North
ern hospital Of London says the New
York Herald. Il will be called the
"Doggles' Got" They will provide the
funds ptessary by giving entertain
ments. l1nich will be under the super
vision Z Mrs. Herbert Allingham Of
h ,.ru- Mrs. Alllngham ia credited
with y sinatlng the idea and society
high and low gives enthusiastic in
dorsoment According TO the plans
made the dog circuses with which tho
united kingdom IL familiar will be
completely outdone. Mrs. Alllngham is
In daily receipt Of many offers from
dog owners rendering the services Of
their pets. Thus far more than 1000
dogs, all capable Of performing various
tricks. have been placed on the eligible
list II Is intended 10 utilize as many
OF these Us possible These entertain
ments will be held all over the united
kingdom. patronessos being selected for
them as for any public affair which So
ciety endorses Regular programmes
viii be outlined and the dogs will so
licit contributions from those who at
tend. The first OF these entertainments
was given a few days ago az the resi-
dence OF Mrs Henry Malorlbanks. In
the west end Mrs. Maporlbanks Is one
Of London's social leaders and her
home was thronged with guests to see
this. the most novel performance Of the
sort which London has seen. The com
pany present gathered IN the ballroom
Of the Maioribanks residence, at one
end OF which a miniature stage had
been erected An orchestra had been
secured and the overture was played
just as well as n Il had occurred In
Her Majesty's theater only In lesser
degree Following this a huge 81. Ber-
nard marched solemnly out from the
wings and barked what was charltably
supposed to be an announcement OF
what the programme would contain.
AZ the conclusion Of his speech the big
dog sat upright for half a moment, In
place OF the customary bow and then
retired. barking gloefully In response
10 the applause. The first performer
was a skye terrier. belonging to II. G.
Williams Of Grosvenor square. She
trottcd 20 the front Of the stage. sat
up primly for a moment surveying the
audience. and then. seizlng her tail In
her mouth-and every one knows how
dlminutiVe a skye terriers tail is-en-
acted the part OF a whirllgig until the
onlookers heads were fairly dizzy.
Next came a French poodle. with bar
rel. which he proceeded 10 roll back
ond forth across the stage, with his
front paws thereon. Next he mounted
the barrel and rolled Il along. while
turning solemnly about lie rolled him
self into the wings and out Of sighi
without leaving his perch There was
a long programme and all the perform
ers were pet dogs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
POSTAL FACILITIES IN 1900.
A business Letters SLOW stages q Cen
tury Ago.

tury Ago.
In $500 not only was the Geld OF
business enterprise restricted. but the
Transaction Of business within that
field was slow and dificult. says the
Atlantic. The merchant kept his own
books. or. as We would have said. his
own accounts: wrote all his letters
with a quill and when they were writ
ten let the ink dry by sprinkllng il
with sand There were then no en-
Velopes. no postage stamps. no letter
boxes Ia the streets. no collection OF
the mail The letter written. the paper
carefully folded. sealed with wax or a
wafer. addressed and carried to the
postofhce. where postage was prepaid
at rates which would nov seem extor-
tionate To send a letter witch was
a single sheet Of paper large or small.
from Boston 10 New York or Phlla-
delphia cost iSis cents and 10 Wash
ington Is cents. and this when the
purchasing power OF a cent was i've
times what Il Is At present To carry
letter from Philadelphia. then the
capital Of the United States. to Boston
and bring back an answer By return
mail would have consumed from
twelve 10 eighteen days. according to
the season OF the year aud the
weather.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
PosrMAsrER oF 49, YoRK.
Cornelius Van Colt, Recently Appointe'
by President Mckinley.

Cornelius Van Colt, Recently Appointed
by President Mckinley.
Cornelius Van Colt. recently ap-
pointed postmaster Of New York by
President Mckinley. has been promi-
nent Ia local and state politics fof
many years. In 1891 he was a candl-
date Tor governor In the state con-
vontion. and. although he has not &C.
cupied many Offices. he has been for
years q power 10 politics. He was
made postmaster by President Harri-
son aad allied that important position
ably. Years ago Mr.. Van Colt was
given a subordinate position IN the
customhouse. and got into politics
with the aid OF Hiram Barney. In
1879 Mayor HaYemeyer appointed him
ere commissioner. and he acted as
treasurer Of the board. He worked
hard az commissioner. but his ef-
forts were unapproclated. and he left
the place % open an insurance bust
ness downtown. he figured strongly
IN the fight on the above ground sys-
TEN OF wlre-stringing. and lived 10 see
the day when the city was forced 20
take the action he had 80 urgently
recommended. For a quarter OF 2
century he represented the seventh
district on the Republican state com
mittee. In 1857 his senatorial dis
trict sent him 20 the upper house Of
the legislature by the largest Repub-
lean vote ever cast In that district.
he was voted for by many Democrats.
and his majority staggered his op-
ponent. Mr.. Van Colt comes OF sturdy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
THE FIRST LIGHTHOUSES.
They Were an OuiErowth Of the BeaeoI
FIrss aa msadlands.


Fires on Headiands.
When ships are sailing upon tho
ocean the lights Of heaven are their
guides Even In the dark ages, when
the compass and soxtant were I'M
known instruments. the seemingly mo-
uonless pole-star hung like a beacon
light In the northern heavens, and the
rising and setting OF the sun ana
stars distinguished the east from the
west. says the g. Nicholas. When
however. chips come near the land the
lights OF heaven are not sufficient safe
" TO guide them Rocks lie IN their
paths unseen In the night: reefs and
shoals spread under the water; while
unsupported currents sweep the frail
craft all bllndly upon these dangers.
Nevertheless. ships we're sailed along
dangerous coasts for centuries before
a plain system Of marking dangerous
places was inveated. The early ma
rines we're bold anu reckless royers.
more than half pirates. who seldom
owned a rood Of the coasts along which
they sailed. and could not have estab-
lished lights and landmarks on them
had they cared 10 DO so. The rude
beginning then. Of a system Of light
houses was when the merchants with
whom the reckless mariners traded In
those dark ages built beacons near the
harbor mouths 10 guide the ships into
port By day. and lighted fires for
their guidance az night As such a
harbor-guide had 10 be q sure land
mark In the day time and a light by
night. Il soon took on a settled shape
"a tower on which could be built a
hre; and such a tower was usually
built Of stone This method Of guiding
ships into the ports which they sought
was scarcely established before human
! Wiekedr 'ss. used Il as a means Of their
destruction. Bands OF robbers. or. AZ
they came to be called. "wreckeru. %
would hide themselves somewhere near
the haven sought by a richly laden
vessel. and after overpowering the
hre-keeDers would extingulsh the bea-
oon-fre on the night on which the ship
was expected. Then they would light
another IRE near some treaeherous
reef. The mariner sailing boldly to-
ward the false light. would dash his
vessel TO destruction on the reef.
whereupon the robber band would
plumber the wreck and make OF with
the booty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Probably Jonah was trying TO get
out Of cleaning house.
The great Hscessity IN a woman's life
Is love; the great necessity In mans
life Is doubt.
somehow mothers are always fatter
than you think their daughters will be
az the same age.
Men are like wild anlmals-they
won't DO much damage 50 long as they
are fed at the right time.
A woman always has an idea that
she can make man hdgot and act IN
comfortable whenever she looks az him
hard.
The man that puts on a nonehalant
air when he asks a woman 20 marry
him Is the same boy who used 70 whls-
lie when he went past a graveyard Al
night.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-28
Au,,raia,lan Federation.

The long discussed proiec, Of a feder-
alton Of England's Australasian colon
iss.somewhat after the model furnished
by the Dominion Of Canada. has taken
definite form In resolutions adopted by
a federal convention az Adelaide. In
which the colonies OF Victoria. New
South Wales, Tasmania South Austria
ia and Western Australia were repre-
scented by delegates. Under the plan
proposed. each Of the colonies will con-
troll its local Affairs MS now. but a fed
oral parliament, 20 De composed OF O.
senate and q house OF representatives.
viii have exclusive power over customs
and excise taxes. and over military and
naval Affairs There is 20 be- freedom
OF trade between the colonies Just as
there Is between our American states.
The executive Is 20 consist Of a COVER.
nor general appointed by the queen.
Queensland, which ranks third Of the
seven Australaslan colonies In point OF
area. and fourth Ia population, has not
thus far participated In the federation
movement