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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05
ms HOME a TOMB.
How an Eccentric New Nork Man Guardi
IiIs wife's nody.

AH WINS aF"Nff
Jonathan Reed. who passcs the
greater part OF his leisure time guard.
ing the tomb Of bis wife IN the Ever.
greens cemetery. brooklyn. has beer
requested by the cemetery authorities
not TO admit so many visitors to the
vault a. he has been In the habit Of
doing. says an exchange. The vault
was built according to Mr. Reeds own
ideas after the death OF his wife. over
three years ago. The interior OF ID,
vault Is ten feet wide. ten feet higi
and thirteen feet long. The yestihul,
is hung with japanese bead portierei
and the walls arc adorned with por.
traits and brlc-a-brac gathered by Mr.
and Mrs. Reed during their European
travels. There are two metallic collins
One Is Theoretically sealed and con.
talns the body Of Mr. Reeds wife. The
other awaits Mr. Reeds body. They
arc the very best that could be made"
said Mr.. Reed Il do not know how
soon the second viii be needed. but !
thought that so Ions as they we're max.
Ing the one I might as well tell then
to make two. People have talked q
good deal about what they call my &C.
centricity. but that does no; worry me
in the least. loved my wife In lie
and 80 long az live I shall look after
her body. have simply tried TO make
her tomb homellke, so that could
spend my leisure with her, Naturally
people who have heard OF the tomb &c
to see Il. and lately the crowd OF visit.
ors has been so large that the cemetery
authorities have asked me not 20 admit
the public 20 the vault Il has beer
said that I have removed the nd Of
the coffin and allowed people to see my
dead wlie's face. but that is not true
Sometimes. when have been alone n
the tomb. have removed the oofnn IA
and that Is certainly my privilege.
shall continue just as have been doing
and when die the cemetery association
will receive a fund 20 keep the place 10
order" Two large vases and large
iron turtle have recently been placed
on the plot IN front OF the vault.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Collectors In the west are warned
against an old-time philatcllst who Is
going about offering specimen" sets
OF the United States stamps at very
low prices Several OF these sets have
been sent for examination, and they
prove 10 be cardboard proofs rubbed
down with pumicesione. gummod and
perforated The word specimen" IN.
stead Of being printed, was then ap.
piled. by means Of a rubber stamp. In
aniline ink. These are very dangeroua
frauds. AZ few young collectors are "a.
miliar with the genuine originals. Tn.
used United States stamps and "speci.
men" sets are always salable In New
York city at fair prices. when anyone
offers these stamps at bargain count.
er" rates Il Is safe TO say tina, there is
something wrong IN the transaction.
The Nova Scotia "and" made a very
little furry IN this country, but In
England Il has developed into flrsl.
class sensation. The leading dealers
are involved, and letters to one an.
other and to the phllatelic press
abound; but, curious to say. no def.
mite Information Is given. The facts
seem TO be that one large dealer was
offered sets at slxty-two cents ana
several weeks later another large
dealer advertised himself as the sole
agent for the sale Of these stamps. and
Fixed six dollars as the price Of the set
In the absence OF any statement az 10
the true quality OF each OF the STAMPS
collectors refuse 10 buy except a, very
low prices.-Harper's Round Table
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

family the property remained until
1872. when Il was sold 10 General Simon
Cameron. The Stevensons we're a we'll.
to-do people. and at one time had a
number OF slaves The second sl6est
daughter. Hannah. married John Gray.
who lived near the SusQuehanna, NJ
cambridge. and afterwards In West
moreland county. Their daughter.
Sarah Gray. married David Mckinley
on December 10. 1850.
David Mckinley was IN the bloom Of
manhood at this time. having returned
from the war. In which he had served
tweniy-one months. having enlisted no
less than eight times In az many differ
ent companies. Their second son,
James Stevenson Mckinley. was born
September 10. 1883. lie subsequently
settled In Mercer county. where he
married Mary Rose. and their son.
William Mckinley. became the father
OF Major William Mckinley. who has
just been elected President Of the
United States
The old brick house. with is num-
erous wings and spacious porches
which overlooks the church. was built
BY DR.. John Watson. between the years
1906 and 1908, the old structure In
which a neutrality-suspicious. OF
Major William Mckinley was born.
having been torn down IN 1906 This
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

nc ny ways OF American Politics.
The minor American parties which
have appeared and disappeared during
our century and over OF national life
are the following Anu-Renlers. o
New York party which fiourishod about
lSil. They resisted the collection Of
back rents on the Van Rensselaer, ma.
nor near Albany They had strength
enough to defeat Wright. the regular
democratic candidate FOR governor of
New York Barn-burners. New York
1876, feccders from The democrats par.
~. They were opposed 10 slavery ex5
tension, Buckiails. New York. about
1875 they supported Madison. CD.
servatives, New York and some pfhof
states. 1881; paper money democrats
Doughiaces, 1890. northern members Of
congress who voted In favor Of the
Missouri compromise. Hunkers. New
York, a faction Of the democrats favor.
Ing the south. Barnburners being the
other factor. -Nothings. New
York. 1854, opposed 10 naturalization OF
foreigners unless they had hecn TWEEN.
V-one years In the country. Loco.
Focou, New York. 1885. bransl OF the
democratic party. Liberal Republic.
ans. 1879; republicans who Joined with
The democrats In support OF Greeley for
prcsident Temperance. or prohlbl.
ton. from 1880 down. In many states;
IN favor Of preventing or restricting
the sale OF liquors. The total prohlbl.
ton vote at the presidential election In
lSSSswas ei99Si Woman's Rights.
nom 1850 down; those who IA, ored
granting TO wc~cn the right Of sun.
rage.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Gladstone an Authority on Oid China.
Mr. Gladsionos interest In the old
china while waiting for his tea al the
village inn At Caorgwrie the other day
was not a passing fancy. for he - an
accomplished Judge between real and
spurious ware. When on a Witt
year ago he rather disconnected his
hostess by picking up a plate from OF
table and rcmarking Nov that Is
the finest imitation Of Crown Derby
ever made. Il was made In the year
10 and 80. and rather think the clever
fellow who made Il finished by getting
twenty years penal servitude" but,
noticing the iady's agitation on dis
covering that what she supposed to DO
old crown derby was really Only a
copy OF the real thing. Mr.. Gladstone
remarked 1T Is much more rare and
curious than the original. do assure
you. madam. and quite as excellent"
Another correspondent writes with
reference 10 the same subject About
tweniy-soven years ago Mr.. Gladstone
called upon a literary friend OF mine
ln Derhyshire, who had n small coll
lection Of eaine and other wares. After
the business upon which the great
statesman came had been arranged,
the china cupboard was opened ana DC
examined and valued every single
piece that was In a. Eventually. and
after my poor friends death. the coll
lection was sold. and the purchaser
bought Il on the precise valuation By
Mr. Gladstone" Perhaps this taste Of
Mr.. Gladstoue's Tor old china explains
bis Interest In Il Hung chang. New
York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

The nysssrloa- white Creature Fsuna
In ola Cn,aco'nhs Of 1saiy.

Tho Mysterioa- whlte Creature Feand
Ia old cntaeembs Of Italy.
The working people Of Italy believe
In the existence Of a wonderful crea-
ture which. fos the want Of a better
name Is called the tomb spider. The
entomologisls know nothing OF this
queer beast, and declare Il only exists
In the fancy OF the suporstltlous per-
sons and those whose curiosity or busl-
ness makes Il necessary for them 10
explore old ruins. tombs. calacomhs,
etc.
The tomb spider Il Of a pure white
solor. has wings like those Of a bat. a
dozen horrld crooked legs, body
three or four times the size OF the
largest tropical American tarantula.
Any Italian win tell you thai such
creature exists. and that he Is occasion
ally met with In the old mines and
cayerns. A London journal has an ar
ticle from n correspondent who was
present when some Roman workmen
unearihed church OF the fifth century.
we we're" says the writer. stand
ing by one OF the heavy pillars that had
originally supported the roof when
something dashed down from the
plichy darkness overhead. and paused
full In the candlelight beside us. at
about level with our eyes. II was
distinctly as visible as thing could bo
at a distance OF three feet. and APP
pcared 10 be an insect about half the
size Of mans fist. white as wax. and
with as many long lexis gathered IN
bunch as Il erouched on the stone
Our guide had seen or at least
heard Of thls uncanny insect OF M
omen before bat was by no means rec.
oncilcd TO rs presence. as his actions
proved. lie glanced around uncomiort.
ably for a moment and then moved
away. We following II seems really q
biz queer. but II Is said that the strong
est nerves give way in the presence oil
this white insect OF such ghOstly mlen
Even to-day this uncanny apparltlor
Is said to be an unclassihod monster
an eternal mystery. when the gray,
I spider Is encountered by those openinl
tombs and vaults. Il ls thought to be {
sign OF death 10 one OF the workmeI
or some member Of his family"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05
HOW THE pERvIsAes FIoHr.

Their Wonderful valor. MaEnlacen,
bravery and Amazing Goodness.
The dervishes have lost nothing Of
their old valor. says the London Times.
They heed death as little as ever. ]
saw them stand undlsmayed In the
open and fight with logged determine.
ton In the face OF our deadly yolley
FIRE They fought on with rifle and
spear end knife when charged by the
cavalry. Each wounded deryish. as be
lay bleeding to death on the ground
was a dangerous and treaeherous foe
until he had hrcathed his last They
even dld what some authorities have
denied that any troops. however brave
would ever do-they stood In groups
firing steadily into our ranks while out
maxim guns poured their stream OF bul.
lets on them. moving them down like
grass.
| doubt whether any other men In
the world would Lave stood. as these
men stood. for nearly two hours
against such fearful odds as were op.
posed to them. But. II one may Judge
from this fight, the dervishes have
changed their old tactics They have
to a great extent abandoned the reck-
lees rush Of spearmen which used Ia
distinguish soudanese warfare and rely
more on rifle FIRE, In which their prae-
tice has considerably improved. II
trained and dlsclplined-but II is very
doubtful whether that savage beast o,
prey the Baggara ever could be tanned
these men would make magnificent
Infantry. They display now as much
amazing GOODNESS when acting on the
defensive as they did In their furious
charges OF former campaigns.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

rcd 10 His race. This man has some
knowledge Of chemistry and g. able to
manufacture high explosives. These ex-
ploslvcs are placed In oarthcn Jars and
thus constitute when Theoretically
sealed, a formidable torpedo. capable
OF blowing ont OF the water the largest
ironclad afolt.
Knowing that their enemy possesses
no material for naval warfare. the
European admiral ncglCc,s TO place tor
pedo nets and keeps little watch.
Finally hy the aid o. native swimmers.
who place the Jars Of explosives under
each vessel, The whole European fleet
g. blown into the air and the Mussul-
mans invade Europe. entering and
scizing Consiantlnoplc. The Turks now
so over to the cause Of their co-rellglon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

sharp hooks. intended TO act as an
chors. and when later the balloon Is in
danger OF being destroyed by the Sou
dnnose. the aeronaut protects himself
by using the sharp points Of the ladder.
The Europeans have now been driven
back as FAR as the Mediterranean, and
a panic has seized Europe. An interna-
tlonal conference Is held In Paris to
consider means Of defence. and the re-
suit is that the allied powers send a
magnificent feet to the Mediterranean.
Now, It ls thought, the barbarian can
so no farther The steel walls OF ciylll-
zatlon bar the way.
Butthe sultan and his followers make
mp IA canning what they lack In iron
clads. They have In their pay a
European anarchist, a renegade En-
gllshman. who has sworn eternal hat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

A work has just been published IN
Paris which Is causing much comment
IN French army circles. and which Is
serialn to attract the attention OF mill.
lary men al over the world. Il Is en-
Titled "L'lnvaslon Noire" c'The Black
lEvasloa'1. and Is written BY Capt.
nanrii. a French army officer In active
service.
The purpose Of the work. which 10
Formidable Ia size and profusely Illus
lraled. Is TO show what a great war
would mean fifty years hence. when Il
may be reasonably supposed that scien-
tic invention will have perfected en-
glnes Of destruction even more terrible
and deadly than those In use to-day.
The author somewhat plausibly i'm
AGNES n general uprising OF the black
races an over the world. The East In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

The eandlo-power Of a light may be
approximately calculated by compar.
Ink the shadow cast by a rod IN the
light OF a standard candle. with tho
shadow east by the light TO be tested.
by moving the latter toward or away
from the rod, a point will be reached
at which the shadow cast by both
lights viii be Of the same Intensity.
The intensitios Of the two lights are
directly proportional to the squares Of
their distances from the shadows; for
example. suppose the light TO be tested
Is three times the distance Of the can
lie It's Illuminating power Is nine times
Is great.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

The Duke OF Norfolk entertained .
Catholic League excursion party from
South London. some l 200 strong. at
Arundel Park, and presided over the
dinner. Before dinner a rather funny
incident occurred. Warnings to keep
on the grass we're much In evidence,
and were generally obeyed. One per.
son In a soft felt hat Gna REFER Jack.
Ct was observed crossing the sward.
Come on the grass" said the woman
sharply. IT'S the likes OF you that
gets poor people a bad name. Can't
you see It's forbidden" The person
went on smiling, but the womans sur.
prise was laughable to see when she
found'at the dinner that she had been
abusing tho duke himself.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

his outpoais and patrols have not sight
oi any. "The Car scars IN the air. and
from the altitude attained the aeropaut
Is ahlo to see overwhelming numbers OF
the backs stationed On the distant val.
ley aud waiting TN night 10 advance on
their foe.
The balloon returns and takes mp lts
position a thousand yards IN the air.
above the military square Il Is In
constanttolcphonlcoormunlcation With
the general ana reports to him minute
By minute the stealthy advance Of the
blacks. Night falls. n 90 o. dark as
pitch. condition counted upon b. she
enemy 10 cover mp lls advance. But
the balloon ls provided with a power
ful electric searchlIght. which throws
i,a rays on the oaemy's advancing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

as sixteen hundred years previous tho
barbarous Huns had swept over the
western empire OF Rome
Europe now begins 10 be alarmed az
the seriousness 81 tho uprising. aud IN
Paris the Geographical Society OF
French Africa appoints q committee to
report on the extent Of the revolt. The
president OF the society o. an aeronaut
and has perfected on airshlp which he
calls "The Gar" and IN which he Of
fers to proceed TO Africa.
"The Gear" goes to Africa, making
the trip In two days, and Joins the
French army on the evening before the
catastrophe. The use OF The balloon
In warfare at once becomes apparent
The French general has not been able
to locate the exact position OF the en-
envy. lie feels they are near hiu. yet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

open up a deadly Ore without much
danger 10 themselves.
But these advantages only retarded
the final catastrophe. The enemy was
invlncible Europe was doomed. The
ordinary means OF checking the enemy
had failed. He could not be fought
with bullets. Science must come 10 the
rescue.
Then u was that the French scientist.
Gauthler came TO the French govern.
ment with a proposition. GauthieI
was a humanitarian and had devoted
his life 10 seeking some meana Of
killing on men In such masses as Il
render war practically impossible. II,
proposed 10 the French government
thar deadly gases WI 10 could man.
uiSeture ke used a the enemy
and after a trial N uggestion wal
adopted. Air ships IA new and i'm
proved pattern are introduced, ant
these are fitted with chambers to con
tain large quantities OF the deadly gas
which, when the air ship Is stationed
at a certain height over the enemy, can
be poured down through tubes.
The balloons charged In this way
take their places over the Mussulmar
army. each ship being provided with
i6s tubes. The ships descend to with.
in one hundred meters, and the signal
is given TO let 30. The gas is stored
In such quantities that the pressure Il
enormous. and as II escapes. resembles
steam. The blacks below. accustomed
to see the air ships. are not afraid. and
discharge their rifles at them. doing
no injury. thanks to their felt armor
As, however, they see the white sub.
stance issue from the tubes. they try "a
dlsperse and Zee. But II Is too late
The gas reaches the ground quickly be-
cause Of the pressure. and envelops the
black ranks In a cloud. When Il drifts
away the earth Is strewn with eorpses
not a living person remains.
But the means by which this dellv.
erance is effected almost proves fata
TO the oonquerors The fatal gases dis
perse very slowly and are waited In
great clouds toward Paris, sowing
death to all In their path. Paris be
comes partly submerged in the deadly
gas and many thousands perish. Blu
the scientist has done more than al
combined armies OF Europe could do
Tie has destroyed the Invader.
Later, when the vast number OF deat
bodies threaten 10 breed a frlghtfu
scourge the air ships tubes are onct
more utilized. this time to deluge tn,
bodies with petroleum. The torch Il
then applied and all danger OF a playa,
Is past.
The author concludes by INDUCING Il
the dream OF the humbllng and dostruc
ton. by the allied powers. OF England
who, he declares, we're malnly responsi
bleforthe great danger Europe has Jus
escaped. England's aggressive policl
all over the world has turned every ma
ton agains: her, and when France an,
Russia declare war she does not find Al
ally.
Theallied powers land on the Engllsl
coast near Rolgate and march upoi
London. which. after a feeble resist
ance by the English. Is taken. Her Zee
Is destroyed. and England begs 70
peace. II Is granted on one condition
only-Delenda britannica
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

alans rise once more IN revolt against
The English IN India and Join forces
with tho Soudanose. Algcrlans, Abys-
Jlnlans. Zulus and Egyptians and the
hundreds OF other races and tribes
knoxn and unknown. Of the great
Africa continent, who are exasperatol
A. the manner IN which the European
powers have taken possession OF their
country.
Forty millions OF Mohammodans in
China. the slamose. the Perslane and
the Turks all Join the standard Of tho
holy war Of vengeance and oxicrmlna.
ton. and assemble under the leader
ship Of Ahd-ul-M'hammed. n sultan de.
throned al Constan,inople by English
intrigue. but regarded by every true
Nussulman as the representative OF tha
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

ilno old rCsldoaoe was called BY Dr.
Watson "Tho Seat Of Beauty" and
there seems 70 be nc reason why that
mama should be cnassed now, For the
pass twenty years Or more Il has been
the Cameron homestead. Here General
Cameron breathed his last a few years
ago. and here his son. Senator Don
Cameron, spends a portion Of his SUM
mara
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

lists. Il becomes a war between the
Christian and the inadel.
A novel conirlvance introduced by
the Germans TO elect havoc IN the en-
cmy's ranks was ironclad locomotives.
or hugo oliadels moved b. steam. like
a train, and moving on broad wheels,
like a steam roller. This machine
could be steamed close up TO the en-
emy's ranks, and the men inside could
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Nuts have often been considered e
BE- very indlgestihle. but doubtless
much Of this prejudice against them
comes from the fact that they are very
rarely properly mastieated. They are
rich In nuirltlyo elements. and ",
know OF no reason why they skoGld MOI
be- a healthful article Of food II properly
prepared. They should be masticatet
very thoroughly, aud often times /,
they were baked and ground into Z
meal they would be used 10 much great.
er advantage. People who have pool
teeth should not undertake 10 eat then
without some such preparation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Tho nrainiest Daughter OF the late
Comte 81 Paris.
Especial letter.

hIN"MAAA AaNHA'AHN
Queen Marie Amelle Of Portugal "a
the most capable and well endowed,
mentally, OF all the children Of the late
Comto dc Paris She married when
quite a girl. and has lived away from
France for many years. but has ever
remained a true orleanist. and hopes
tina: her brother may yet become king
OF the French. The queen makes over
her own hats and bonnots. She has a
workroom IN the palace at Lisbon. and
she can copy Paris model to perfec-
ton. She Is a very handsome woman.
Her fair hair and clear skin make her
look still quite young In country
where women age with painful rapid
( iiy. She Is passlonately devoted TO
her two sons. and. II only for their
sake. she viii exert all her knowledge
OF the world and Unborn ability TO save
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Before the days OF iron horses wers
frequently shod with straw. as they
are N many parts Of China to the pres.
emit day. In some Of the country dis.
irlcts az the celestial empire many per.
sons make their living by gathering
the cast-ofi straw horseshoes scattered
along the highways.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Portugal from the progressive changes
which promise TO make is people free
and leave monarchy without foothold
In It's sunny cline. Dom Carlos. her
husband. has great faith In the wisdom
OF the queen. and It Ia by her advice
that one or the other OF the heads OF
the royal family Is ever In the coun-
try. This resolution imposes many
privatlons on the queen. who would.
we're Il not for her fear Of revolution
vlsi, her no her. The Duke and Ouch.
ess OF Orleans will spend part OF thelf
honeymoon In Portugal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

Handel, the great opera and oralorlo
writer, lived from i6ss 20 1853. be-
tween i7i9 and the date Of his death
he composed over fifty operas. nearly
twenty oratorloa. and an immense
quantity Of mualc for the organ. harp.
slchord and orcheslra.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-05

lines. But IN face Of the fearful,
odds-twcnty and even City to
one-this advantage OF the search.
light Is Of little use The black wave
sweeps on and the French army Is
wiped out Tho aoronaui ueycrs his
connection with the ground AMI scars
away 10 carry this terrible news to
Europe. Attached TO The balloon "a a
long folding lsiler, provided With