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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-24

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the Office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

OILY TO the Constitution of the United States"
The Fugitive Slave law was made applicable to
these Territories.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

while walking along the beach az
Portsmouth one fne morning ! noticed
number Of sea gulls lowering just
overhead. Us n IN search Of food once
IN while one Of them would sud.
denly dart down and catch a fsh. Al
al once noticed little farther up the
beach one OF the gulls struggling with
some dark object, The gull would rise
a short distance and then suddenly
fall. Tapping lts huge wings az II u
had been caught IN a trap. Il rose sew
eral times. but at last became 20 ox-
hansted that d fell motlonless on the
beach. I waited ior a minute. but as
the bird ana not move went to inves-
tigate the cause Of the birds actions
on approaching | noticed that a large
clam had fastened Itself to the bill Of
the gull 20 tightly that Il was lmpos.
slhle 10 remove a. II seems that the
clam was lylng on the beach with lts
shell extended. NJ any who ever saw
clans lying on the beach has always
noticed their shells open. and the gull
seeing the clam. tried 10 obtain the
heahy pari o. q. when the clam sud
denly closed lts shells and thus cap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

And nov a woman Is running troll
ley car This ncw ncld Cor womanklnd
may strike the casual observer as
somewhat peculiar. bat the Young lady
who has taken u up SAYS that " IA
much easier than homework aud n
great deal more agreeable than a good
many other things that women are
called upon % 90. There Is a great deal
Of nousCuslcal talk about the necessity
Tor strength Ia the ordinary pursuits
90 llie. As q matter Of fact. brute
force Or what We call physical strength
Is one oi The minor Items IN the success
which people meet With In almost an
of the ordinary occupations by which
men and women earn their bread.
q does not require physical strength
10 command a ship or TO an the post
ton OF conductor. indeed some OF the
most successful men In the world have
been physical wtakllngs; but they had
brains. tact. nerve and aler,ness. which
goes very long ways In making up
the sum total % elements that conduce
90 success.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

some interesting observations have
been made by French sayant on tho
surgical treatment OF wounds by birds
In these @ was established that the
snipe had often been observed In re-.
pairing damages. With lts heat and
feathers % make very credltable
dressing. and has even been known 20
secure "a broken limb hy means of A
stout lgature. On one occasion the
savant killed a snipe which had on lis
chest a large dressing composed OF
down from other parts of the body.
and securely Fixed 20 the body hy co..
agulated blood Twice De had snlpe
with interviewer feathers strapped on
20 the site % a fracture OF one or other
limb. The most interesting example
was that OF a snlpe both OF whose legs
he had unfortunately broken by a mis-
directed shot. he only recovered Il on
the following day. when he found that
the wounded bird had cortrived to APP
ply dressings and a sort % splint 10
both limbs. In carrying out this oper-
alton some feathers had become en-
tangled round the heak. and. not being
able 10 use its claws 10 get rid OF
them, the poor creature vas almost
dead from hunger when found
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

Of Mr.. Wllcoxs artistic temperament as
a coadiutor. consequently not a tree
was cut down. nor a rock chipped or
blasted that was not actually In the
way.
Mr.. Wilcox has been a great traveller
IN many parts Of the world. an lndcfaii-
gable collector. and has many rare and
beautiful eurios On one side Of the bis
room. on a Navajo blanket. Is a hne
collection Of American Indian relics on
the other above a large aud luxurious
dlvan. a. another % Oriental arms and
frmor. from a Damascus blade 20
a murierous double headed dagger. Gu
rlous wallets. with Mohammcdan
prayers on parchment: a rug from inac-
ccasible Thlbet; a strange little straw
and wicker gate 10 the stairway In tho
corner leading 90 the upper library
comes from Corea. Each corner. a.
well a. each central panel. ls lnstruc.
tive: over the plano a nedouln tent: the
southeast corner D. the poets own. con-
tanning a desk and a great inkstand
that holds a quart she evidently be-
llevos In plenty OF ammunition. hut.llks
a good soldier, she does not waste Il.
The little cove TO the east Of The
bungalow" l. At high tide the meeting
place OF a swarm oi good swimmer. OF
whom Shor, Beach has a large number.
The writer has often accompanied Mra.
Wilcox and her swimming parties. and
-an vouch that az an amateur she Il
very expert The swim to and from
Green Island, a quarter OF mile away
and sometimes In rough water. Is fire.
Quently made by her; she has very
beautiful stroke. Is an excellent In
siructor In the art. and abe has convert.
ed al her young dryad friendt into
naiads.
The bungalow" h feature In the
social life at the beach. Annually Mr
and Mrs, Wilcox send out cards Tor a
"Rungalow" hop. These are character.
lsile fe,es The Invitations are written
In the scnwling hand Of the fair host.
ess on pale blue cars, with THE Bung.
allow. short Beach" RAISED In deeper
blue letters across the top. Thrungs Of
guests from New York. New Haven
Hartford. and the numerous summer re,
sorts along the Connecticut coos, are "a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

In these days, when much d expected
Of women. the question Of their phys
teal training ought to receive more at,
teniion. In this respect girls aren't !
disadvantage a. compared with boys.
for up 10 eight or nine years Of ase a
girl mixes often on equal terms with
her brothers Ia their sports. but after
that age healthy exercise Il sacrificed
70 the bondage Of genteel department
The young glrl Ia confined. and any
gymnastlc exercises that are permitted
are too often performed IN close
room Instead Of the open air aud N
der the restraint OF ordinary clothing
Anything like vigorous muscular
movements are thus rendered impos.
slble. and almost the sole exercise a
the torpid walk. OWNS Of the want
OF functional activity OF the muscular
system. the muscles waste and dwlndla
aud the nutrition Of the body becomes
impaired. Many Of the troubles women
suffer from In later life are undsuhi.
eddy due TO impaired muscular vlror
Girls need not emulate their brother,
IN the cricket Geld. but rackels and
lawn tennis mlshi with advantage bs
INDUCED ln-no,, however, Ia tleh,
sisss and ,irht boots. SWIMMING. aiso
should be- taught In Z GIRLS schools
a. Il Il an admirable exercise aQd
brings into play an the muaclp o. y
body -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

turing the gull. In the illustration the
gull Is shown flying with the CLAN on
the end Of its beak A friend OF mine
tells a good story OF a gull tina, had
been wounded by a sportsman. The
gull made a gallant endeavor 10 escape
out 20 sea. Il was followed by a num-
Der Of other gulls. who seemed 20 know
the disireas their fellow was In. and
endeayored, apparently. to encourage Il
by wheeling around Il and shrieklng
cheerlly as Il labored on. II was soon
evident, however. that It's strength was
falling. for Us wings began 10 lutter
helplessly and the bird could no longer
sustain itself. !, had Jus, reached tho
water, when from the group OF lts com.
panions, who followed Il. two were
seen to dart down. with the rapldlty 10
characteristic OF their Kind. and selre
the fallen bird by the wings. They
thus sustained 4 until a safe resting
place was found These birds are re-
markahle for their unusual spirit OF
attachments for each other. and fire.
Quenily display the true spirit OF
friendship towards one another. New
York Ledgcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

The nunnaeh Wa. Too Highly Eda
ealnd fnr q Decor.

The nuunaeh Wa. Too Highly Eda
Gated FOR Dccoy.
Despite the success With which De.
coys are sometimes used by skllhul
hunters. birds IN the wild state. at
least. are not easily deceived. Their
sense OF hearing Is peculiarly acute.
and their instinct enables them Instant
~ to detect the slightest variation IN
the song OF one OF their own klnd-as
Is laughably illustrated in the follow
ing true story: A bird catcher. wishing
to Increase bis stock OF bullanches.
took out his lined twlgs-i. e.. twigs
covered with a strongly adhesive prep
aration. by allghting on which the poor
birds were caught like files on sticky
hy-paper- and arranged them in what
he considered a promising place. For
a deeoy he took along a tame bullhnch
In cage. Now Il happened that this
bird was, for a bullhnch. highly edu-
Gated overeducated. In fact. At first
the decoy uttered a few natural notes
and rs cry attracted several OF lis kin
dred, who posted themselves at a little
distance, watching the bird In the cage
with much curiosity. Presently they
BEGAN to approach hopping. inch by
inch. toward the fatal twlgs. But just
at this critical moment the trained bull
Inch. carried away by the excitement
OF so Interesting an occasion. began to
pipe the old country dance known as
Nancy Dawson" and away aew all
the Intended victims as fast az their
wings could carry them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

tendency Of Il IA 10 taper TO a point
To be- further extraordinary the body
o. this curiosity does not terminals IN
a tall. like that of other fishes. hui
gradually narrows down from a helehi
Of four inches and thickness VI one and
three-tourths inches to a point With
out speaking absolutely gcomelrically.
The IN. too. Is record breaker. n
eNtends the whole length et the Won
der. and IN life Il stood perfectly YER
teal The captain says that the form
alton Of the backbone resembles that
Of a shark In short the animal has
the appearance Of horse. a dog an
eel. a shark. and a pickerel. and Capt.
Barker. no doubt. viii not be- blamed
n he tags the specimen with this sign
What Is a."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16


The alert and dlligent gambler Is
not missing any tricks during this hay
making time Warned that mluers
loaded with new gold were coming cut
OF Yukon by every steamer. a party ~
sure-thlng men came mp on the Port
land frem Seattle with roulette
wheel and other paraphernalla. They
bought round-trip tickets and are go
ing back on the same vessel with the
party OF miners. The game was rum
ming on the way comparatively a
small game and has been running
nightly. While the boat has lain In
the harbor many Of the miners have
visited u and already have put their
new luck TO the test OF the wheel. and
every one OF them declares that Il IL
All right-they have nearly broken the
bank more than once. Il will be IN
teresting TO know how their luck holds
until they get into Seattle and Tacoma.
All the miners describe Dawson as
hot town. having reference chief
" to the gambling and whisky indus
tries. 0gilvie. the police commission
err agrees with them IN this. also lie
says that a good many OF the miners
blow In their money over the bar or IN
dissipation with women az rapidly as
they die Il out Of the earth. One sa-
loon has n bell swung over the door
outside for the convenience OF those
liberal individuals who may want 10
gin mp the whole town" Any person
10 disposed has but TO pull the rope.
aud the whole population responds.
This has been a common trick during
these recent rapid days. The dance
nsEN,N became so mostly that the au-
thoritles had 10 interfere aud put re-
straint upon them-St Michael letter
TO 81 Louis Republic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

TIE Philadelphia Ledger says; DO
uvla a the latest OF South American
countries 70 hold out inducements 90
immlgrants. with special reference 20
'shosc from the United States Il seems
- oncr great opportunities for men OF
ability and enterprise. and, a. the ooun-
fry IA large and lts development still In
a. infancy. there Is room Tor perhaps
the whole Of the surplus population
9hich ilnds Il 40 difncult 10 make a liv-
1ng In this country, But the United
states is In no hurry 10 GET rid Of this
elass OF its population. The young and
active men. who are usually the ones
10 emirrate are the very ones who are
most needed at home. while the vicious
and Idle. who could De well spared are
ln 10 mind 10 40 where they must work
cor LIVING. sun. Il men must wander.
u ia better Tor them % 80 10 a mild
climate like that OF Bolivia than TO
Grave the rigors OF the Arctic region
IN search ~ gold
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16
HIDDEN MINE


4, Cannot No Pound.
Through two or three decades sew
eral thousand miners In the Rocky
mountains have at different times been
set Wild with reports OF the actual
finding Of the white Cement" mine.
says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertlser. white Cement" mine took
It's name from a Yankee named White
He was a white-halred man OF about
go years when last seen. He was a
young man in the California gold field
In 1850. and was a friend Of such men
as Leland Stanford. George Hearst and
Mark Hopkins As a gold seeker he
was known and talked about In every
mining camp on the coast. and stories
related TO his phenomenal luck. He,
no doubt. made many fortunes. but was
always poor and tramped about with a
lean mule and half-breed Indian boy,
getting grubstake supplies where he
could. Many people thought he was
slightly demented, but all looked M
TO him. and he undoubtedly knew moro
about the gold region than any man
living
One day In 1860 white came into
Horse Head gulch from the region In
Northern New Mexico lie got some
thing 10 eat and then took out OF his
pack a number OF pieces OF what looked
like hard. white clay glitiering with
specks OF metal. but he said little and
went on 10 an assayer. a German
named Helyat. and an honest man. Be
fore night II was known In camp that
Whites specimens showed 1000
ounces 20 the ton. That meant about
$4,000 a ton. In I've minutes every
one went crazy. In the morning a
party headed by a brother OF the min
Ing king OF later date. James O. Fair.
called on White. who Was sleeping In
one OF the "shacks.- He was told In
a few words that he must pilo, the men
TO his Ind. he should have the pick OF
the claims and help 10 work Il. but 80
he must. and on his refusal was warned
that bis life would not be worth a dogs
bark II he stood on" the camp. Then
he consented
The trail led down across the Hsock-
les Il was a very arduous journey
even FOR the old miners. who seemed
never % know what physical fatigue
meant Il led along rocky trails. no
and down canons and across mountain
crests The FIRST day was a race and
two-thlrds of the men broke down. BY
the end OF the second day they were In
the heart Of the mountains. In a desert
whore no human being had ever been
before Half OF the animals we're lost
and the men were haggard with fatigue
and excitement white was told that
n he played false he was a dead man.
but he still pointed east On the even
Ing Of the third day white said the
miners were near 10 their journeys
end. and tomorrow and then he
waved his long arms. and such a yell
went mp from the frenEied men that
partly made the pine-clad mountains
shake Every one lay down expecting
TO arise a millionaire. but In the morn
Ing White was gone and left no trace.
Only about one-halt Of the party. after
incredible suffering. got back to lie
and civilization.
Three years after White appeared In
Salt Lake lty with hls cement specl.
mems. as before incredibly rich and
again disappeared. and from that time
TO this has never been heard o. but
still men wear ont their lives IN seek.
ins his Lost Cement" mine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

New York sun; Il Is not generally
known that two varieties Of the spider
family sire utilized a. laborers. though
not In a crediiable line Of human In
dustry. They are great producers OF
cobwebs, and are supplied to wine eel
lars AZ ten cents each 10 give he bot.
Ties an appearance Of age In a short
time. Spider raising for this purpose
Is carried on In Pennsylvania as we'll
a. France.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

Why should men quarrel like wolves
and hyenas about property? What Is
there In this worlds goods which
should sharpen our spirits and make
80 many kind-hoarted brethren ~ M
fall out 20 cruelty as We DO by the way?
When man is al peace with man. how
much lighter than feather o. the
heaviest Of metals 10 his hand be- pulls
out his purse. and looks round him.
a. II be- sought for an object 20 share
70 with New York Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

Cincinnati Enquirer Paris consumes
2o9.oOoooO litres Of milk year. which
comes TO about only one-dfth OF a
pint daily for each inhabltant city
cows yield 2iOOo.OOO lItrcs suburban
cows within "a radius OF twelve miles
53.o0OOOO litres, the remaining 1885,
100000 Hires comes By rail- from o.
greater distance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

Thomas Leach, a druggist Of Horse
Branch. KY. about thirty miles from
Owensboro, on his way to church sun
day nlght stepped In rut and fell.
sticking his hand In coppcrhead
snakes mouth. lie will die as the re-
suit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

desperation has been making great
'IEs IN England. The number Of pro-
.s.llve \societles has Increased from
~ In 1895 20 i52 At the end Of 1896.
- cooperative societies having sue
enedad 80 vel Ia business are abou, 20
narn their attention % recreation and
urosIie permanent play grounds for
the mrmbers Of the societies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

A hrlii Of horror must an every To-
nal, heart over the reelection that
fherc we're no mirrors thrown Ia At the
.-a,tlsn II the world. and poor Eve
,..n, 10 her grave in Ignorance Of what
-. l..nhnl lIke.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

lrhe European alliance against aaar-
.chlats. n perfected NJ an earlier day.
night have saved the lives Of Carnot
and Canovas Yet it does not follow
that q u always useless % lock the
stable door after horaf has been stolen.
mrll7res on ta.ef comes back after
-. hnEEx and harnell.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

+hhh ~ AuN AfuA ~
Intense and long continued. Prac-
ucally Il Is the suns heat
that most OF as. who are not
siokers, bakers. or puddlers. have to
fear. But II Is a mistake to suppose
that Il IL only the direct rays Of the
sun that are injurious. for heats,rokes
frequently occur after shutdown or Ia
the early morning after an excessively
close night Not all people are equally
liable TO suffer from the effects Of heat
but chiefly the debllltated. the aged.
those who are living under unhyglenlc
conditions. the lll-fed. the unwashed
and especially the Incorporate. Sew
eral different conditions are grouped
together under the one head. beat
stroke, but they are all reduclble to the
TWO states Of exhaustion and fever. one
being often only the incipient stage Of
the other into which Il will pass II
the exposure 10 heat be continued. The
condition present IN all cases N any
severity Is, a. We might suppose. an
overheating Of the blood-ln other
words. an ARTIFICIAL fever. and the treat
ment by Ice and by heart atlmulants Is
based on that fact. This treatment ls
a matter for the physician. and the
sooner be Ia called the better for the
patient But meanwhile the sufferer
should be placed In the shade. n nossl-
bic In a breeze. and should be famed
constantly. while cold water or Ice
should be applied TO his head and spine.
The clothing should be loosoned. and
above all, there must be no crowd Of
curious lookers-on surrounding the pa-
TENT. and shutting on the air. Here.
az elsewhere. however. prevention Is
better than cure; and fortunately IL Is
within the power OF nearly every one.
In hot, muggy weather clothing should
be light. both In weight aud color. The
hat, especially. should be OF straw or
light-colored felt. never black. and in
side OF Il should be placed wet cloths
or green leaves. The sleeping apart
ment should be- well ventilated. II
one be obliged 10 be out under the mid.
day sun an umbrella should be carried.
Coo water and calculated beverages
M Ne freely used but ice water should
1@uroided Immediately afiss~asgris.
ing or exposure to the. direct rayltpf
the sun. and above all. alcoholic drinks
should be Stunned. Youths Compan-.
ION.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

An aerolite Weighing three pounds
fell al Candor, near Blnghampton. n.
Y. Il h composed OF white and yel.
low stones closely resembling diamonds
and may. after examination prove to
be a BONANZA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

me uie siimated that In one city. Chi
TnaAe coin-in-thc-slot machines are
cn,ilning more than two million dol
e,,A PEAR There are two kinds OF the
Cs. Those that have a slot for
TIE rambling operations. and those
CUB supposed always 20 give some
60. return for the slot investment
~, IN no put money In the gap bling
e their chances OF getting some
LOSht. and the makers and buyers
WIN simachlnes take care that these
or,A are none too good. Those who
.' 7, Ina In osiensihly vending slots
gamblers. but they are fire.
Dog dupcs: the contriyance swal-
lhe (the coin. yields nothing worth
day ~. and seems 20 ask. What are
k.ea hg TO DO about ~" There Is
prarticallyt. a choice between them
and both cnsses OF slot machines
should be avoided by an save million
nlIes. and ouilawed by the state
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

A colored gentleman who feil Into q
cellarway haa the presence Of mind
20 strike head nrst. aud saved hls lie.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-16

Cpunl Tol1iol says the British and
~ Inins are ihe Two mos. brutal races
- eaFth. A. an advocate OF universal
IH.a,s ihe coun, Is ready 10 Right iog ths
eHts