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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
SALMON IN TREES.
Kate Field Was Amazed - the Eand.
scape oardsains IN oreron.

Kate Field Was Amazed 90 the Land
seape 0ardening IN Oregon
From the Washington Post. Kate
Field made an excursion trip 10 Alas.
ka; think II was In the summer Of
So" said ex-Consul Max Pracht Of
Oregon. 10 the Post reporter a. the
Hotel Johnson. Il was then running
saimon-curing concern at a place
called Loring-on-Naha bay. one Of the
most delightful spots imaginable, but
somewhat on the main line Of excur-
sion travel Miss Field had Margaret
IA Weppenons's description Of rs
scenic beauties. and coaxed Capt. Hunt
er 10 bring his ship 10. was busy In
the hshhouse up on the first rapids out
OF Lake Adorable $50 named in honor
OF Mrs. Richardson Clover, when she
was yet Miss Dora Miller, and did not
know Of the steamers arrival In the
lower bay until Capt. Hunters gig.
with Miss Field and a few friends.
landed below the hshhouse. Being
dressed a la slwash-ln gum boots and
yellow oil slickers. wading around IN
the days catch Of salmon piled up on
the hoor 20 a depth Of two feet or more
i did not consider myself In proper
costume 70 meet the ladies. and was
making my way over the hill through
the huckleberry bushes 20 the aeclusion
OF the mesahouse. whea the Jolly cap
tain saw and hailed me. like Davy
crockeits coon. ! came down.
1 want you 20 take-Oh. excuse
me; this Is Miss Kate Field Of Washing
ton-theae ladies through the lake and
up Naha river 20 the falls.
Certainly. captain. n the ladies
VIII ride in the hEhboats-and the
ladies' would. sven though the latter
had not yet been washed OF the slime
from the mornings fishing. So we
hlled two skis. and on up the lake
{ Ye went, Miss Field IN fresh eostasles
? utaeh succeeding point passed opened
J. wasVef and more glorious vis,as. she
the boEsthused that she stood up IN
: answerinethe way. and kept me busy
rather did thstiona. and think I
p handle. 'aors rleht IN 10 the
y Nov. Il 20 happ,
Il before a heavy rain that a fow DAYS
n tains hlled the upper the noun
gether with the fast-me. and 10
,, created a freshet, which. snow
&c down the connecting reaches o,binr
lie carried with q thousands OF sai.r
10 already almost dead from the labor
e. distress Of the spawning beds. and I
IL freshei being higher than usual. on
,h the lower Naha river and overflow
e the meadows near he mouth. 80 q
er the lover branches OF the hemlC
.e- and spruce trees were covered. and
Ks rapidly rccedlng waters. o. they fou
" their way out into the bay over
rapids al low tide. left many OF N
nd discolored and emaclaied salmon hai
ne Ing over the limbs. a feast for
he ravens Miss Field saw and peril
q. also smelled them.
lie. "Oh. Mr.. Pracht. how do you
bic count for those hsh in the treesr
&C. Those. laid !. Why. that Il
be way We raise salmon here
,le. "she gave me a look which not Z
sht the chndllke and bland smile
Eumed could 1ispel; then turned
ted back on me. and never asked me
the other question during the trip. ,
II what want 70 know IL. who was
The tim Of the ioke-Kate Field or
up Pracht7'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
~uP-ro-pArE.-

Whatever "a bred IN the bone gsn-
orally comes out In the stew.
Certainly most mysteries are mys-
teriously attractive. but how about
hashg
Il Is time TO take a reef In your boys
education when he shows signs %
knowing things which are not true.
Yes, free silver has much 70 answer
ior. some frightful "i6 70 1" Jokes
have been porpetrated In rs name.
In vlow OF prevailing conditions
there can BE- little doubt that Jusiics
Is blind. The handago should BE- re-
moved.
Anent the present theatFie dcprcs-
sion. 4 "a fair 20 say that comedies be-
,ome tragedies when the company ia
stranded.
Truth may rise again after being
thrown 70 earth. but she Win never
be a. straight a. she was before the
bicycle craze struck her.
A fashion journal reports that the
most beautiful turs extaut are owned
by the Princess Of WaloA OF course
she has free acccss 70 the royal seal.
Way should Nc pretend otherwise
rac BOBBY prize q an catirciy useless
appondage 70 a contest % determine
WHO Is the handsomest woman Ia towr
one naturally questions why the ca
ban insurgents should have offered ~
thousand dollars for Weylcr's head
they probably wanted TO use Il al
magnlfying glass.-From Up-to-naf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
QUEER CALEDONIA son.
Cow. s,isk Fas, to 10 Like Fus. On
Fiy-HaPer.

Cows stlek Past 60 ~ like Fiies on
Tiy-uaper.
From the san Francisco Call: The
Oh resources o. California are being
carefully investigated by the State
Mining bureau. which looks for a great
development some day OF the oil In
dusiry along the slopes OF the coas,
range from san Francisco southwark
almost 70 the Mexican border line.
The recent extensive explorations
made IN the southern part Of the state
By W. l. Watts Of the Mining bureau
formed the subject OF an interesting
popular lecture given last night before
the Academy Of Sciences. The dis
course was made additionally enter
tanning BY a siereopticon display Of
views OF the oil wells bltumlnous de-
poslts and petroleum-bearing regions
visited by the lecturer One Of these
views showed an asphaitam Gov IN
which were sticks and stones and
bones OF animals Sometimes. the
lecturer explained. cattle Ne down IN
the asplatum when Il Is warn: they
never ges up again. Az other tines
on warm days. cows attempt 10 vail
through the soft black STUFF. but thor
stay IN Il until they are rescued or IN,
an they die
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
A.Aor. oar-roM MoLLUsK.

Beach Of Anastasla
The huge mt "A
teach OF AnastasiG -.
attract the atiensi. -.
says the Florida citiIee- o' --a..... y
Webb has received ms ' r.--....
spare no expense IN obtainh'
OF photographs Of the carca
with this end IN view be engaget
heavy horses, a dozen men and -.
three sets OF tackle went TO South
Beach yesterday for the purpose Of
Of raising the heavy object from ~
bed In the sand and placing Il upon
board platform. % that Il can Be- pho
tographed and examined on all sides.
when the party reached the mollusk
the tide was found to be favorable for
work and after several hours Of labor
the great mass was hauled from the
sand In which Il was imbedded and
placed on a platform Of boards. The
men AZ work. who are In the habit q
handling heavy welgh,s. state that the
carcass weighs fully eight tons. What
Il weighed when alive must be mag
lned. but Il must have been great. for
the mass has been ashore Tor nearly
two months and II Il Il true that L
ilOated from the arctic regions 4 losi
its tentacles and shell en- route. The
shape Of that part Of the mollusk that
was imbedded In the sand Il similar
TO that which was exposed from the
time Il came ashore. but another series
Of photographs will be taken. a. a view
OF the entire mass can nov BE- obtained
since Il has been placed on the plat
form. These photographs viii BE-
sent 20 the Smithsonian institution and
to Yale College for TIE purpose Of
classification.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

which was standing midway between
The house and gate suddenly dropped
his tail and retroatcd TO the house.
fnappIng. snarllne and barking as %
pursued hy some terrible obic,, intent
mon doing the creature bodily harm
on reaching the dwelling the dog took
refuge under the bed. whence no per-
maslon could induce Il TO come Tor
some hours. The skcntic stated that
his own feelings at this time were not
Of the calmost. and added that while
be was hy no means converted to spir'
ltualism. he had no desire TO repeat
The experiment Ross shortly after
this moved 70 another section. and The
tenants for the old house followed IN
rapid succession. Each occupied the
premises for only short time. an
getting away as soon as practicable
and an with singular ununlmlly tellinf
the same story OF the mysterious noon
day visitor and the hlood-curdling cry
Tho ghost. according 70 the tenant
Mr. John Diotzman. a German, did moi
restrict Itself TO shouting halo" a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

JE. Conklin OF Grove. n. Y. has
married Mrs. Sarah r. Bennett OF Ber-
rien. Mich. al IAporie. Ind. the other
day. Conklln IL IS years Of age. while
his bride Il Sc. The marriage Of the
couple furnished an interesting sequel
to early love and marriage. Mrs Ben
nett was Conklina hrst wife. their
marriage having taken place when they
were aged % and 20 years respectively.
After living together for two years they
were divorced and both were married
again. Conklln's hrst wiie's husband
and Conklln's second wife each passed
away. The aged widower and widow
learned Of each others whereabouts by
chance. correspondence resulted and
sunday Cuhklln arrived from New
York 10 claim the bride Of his frst mar
riagc for his third wife, after a laps,
Of sixiy-iour years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

tire premises for some key 10 the mys-
terry. and 70 that end the floors Of the
house were taken away. and every foot
OF ground turned up 20 a considerable
depth. But nothing was discovered.
An old Clubhouse that stood In one cor
ner OF the neglected yard, and which
years before had served as corn
crib. was next visited. and the rough
puncheon floor Of that was taken up.
Here the searchers met with better
success. for after digging awhile a
mans skeleton was unearthed. The
back Of the skull was badly crushed.
showing In what manner death was
inflicted. A printed hand-bill contain.
ing description Of James Travers had
been circulated al the time OF his dis.
appearance. and one Of these had beer
preserved IN the circuit clerks one,
al Mt. Vernon. the county seat OF Rock
castle. Therein were described certain
defects In the teeth OF the mlssln,
man. The teeth IN the skull unearth
Cd In the old clubhouse Tailed exactll
with the printed description. and M
Identity Of the skeleton a. that o
James Travors was established beyout
peradventure. The bones were givei
decent burial. and Il was hoped tia
BY this means the premises would b
rid OF the tormenting ghost. and IN
place was Immediately rented 10 fam
lly Of negroes But Il seems that th
burial Of the bones had no effect 10
ward quleting the ghost, and the col
ored people moved away, after bein
frightened nearly 10 death by n
unseen noontlme visitor and his an
earthly cry. Since then the old hous
has remained unoocupied. and Is fal
going 20 decay.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
rhs,n An ne Digging.

Il 90 very likely that there viii be a
largely Increased demand for shoyols
al Grand Haven. Mich. since the pub
ncation OF This item Ia one % the pa
pcrs OF that city a day or two ago;
several harrels o. choice whisky are
said to be buried under the big sandhin
across the river. having been put there
vears ago"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

One Of the prizes for virtue annually
awarded In France by the Academy has
been given 10 a Miss Hocart, In re-
,ognition OF her mission work In the
slums Of Paris. A peculiar feature ii
hat the lady "a a daughter Of IVES.
ieyan minister. a denomination thai
e. no, looked upon with much favor m
Caihollc France.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20


step or two In advance OF u.s.
Il Is by no means az light as
one OF our slender American road
racers. but what would you care
when. without the least effort In the
world you can skim the surface Of our
iair earth al a speed OF twenty-four
miles an hour
I The machine described was purchased
M Munich BY a member OF the stan OF
after sJodlcal mentioned. and was.
roads. brouPnciical use on German
In Is. perhaps By him to this country.
As we know that 80 much bicycle.
ism In this countrygvatlng meehan-
dludual road locomoti sort Of IN
In fact called by its owneand 80 Il Is
ally a motor cycle Is liter
There IL much In this mashh
terest the practical mechanic. balm
the motor. which IL run BY eomuie
benzlne. has novel qualities who's
technicalltles would not be read with
profit or pleasure by the uninitiated
Il IL enough for most OF Us 10 knov
that such a wheel would enable ~
rider 10 laugh at the best Of our crael
bicycle cops" on the Western boule
ward. or would carry him over ordinari
good roads 10 a distant town, withou
exertion to himself. at the speed Of d
ordinary accommodation train.
To start the cycle. Eaioh. BY the wa
is fitted with the finest Of oneumatl
tires and is a. thoroughly oumfortabl
a. any bicycle. Il is necessary hrEt I
partly on the reservoir with benzin
The rider then opens a door In the ign
ton box and inserts an alcohol tore
which In a few moments makes the 4
, milton tubes red hot Then a lew
e which lies alongside the rlght handl
1 bar IL pressed and the rider wall
e alongside bis machine. pushing Il slot
!. ly. an he hears a slight explosion.
+ This only requires few steps, al
n the explosion means that the engil
J. has begun iu work Immediately q
Ii Hder mounts TO the seat and Oh he go
D. lie IL sitting on a comfortable sadd
or his feet are on the broad. eomiortal
a loot rests. his hands control the dirt
be Ion OF his course az perfectly az II
d. we're seated on his American bicye
a. and brake Is directly under his ril
n. land
ad The speed Of the wheel Is reguia
Is. perfectly according TO the wishes Of
en- .lder. except that be cannot move a
Ice ate less than three miles an hour.
X proportion Of explosive mixture 8
lin ,lled from the tank 20 the expl0s
ng ,hamber regulates speed. and thil
n ,erfectly under the control OF the n
tly through manipulation Of lever cl
he under his right hand. We quote
Of description Of parts from the soienl
nd American:
zen The engine cylinders are
hat inches In diameter. with a stroke
BE- a. inches. The supply and exhi
ne valve aperiures are h-ineh In diane
m The ben1ine reservoir is - inches ]
The and IA inches In diameter. and
to- guiding wheel Il 20 inches In diane
oil The pneumatic tires are made spcci
lng large and heavy 20 support the wei
the 81 the machine and rider. The u
I'M az the machine Il feet; weight "
USE In running order. ii5 pounds.
last The reservoir contains a suppl!
henrine suii,lont Tor run Of ~
hours. The machine Il able 10 ru
A speed Of from two TO twenty
has miles per hour"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

WHO is that Observation-Disclosures
gentleman standing by the theatert"
asked the guest
"Col. Core from Kentucky" the
clerk answered. "nut you shouldn't
ludEe man by his looks Il 81 NO,
blood the colonel has a thirst for Oh
no. indianapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

Il see In a recent book the idea IL pa,
forth that mankind sung before Il
talked. What do you think Of hl-
Don't know. but there Il a fellow on
our block who is going 70 slng Just
before be dies. some time. unless he
quits bowling popular sonea"-cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

times had fancled
that he was going TO escape. But al
ways the velvet paws. with the long,
sharp claws sprlnging out OF them. had
caught him Just In time. SO At last he
lay still, painting. not knowing which
way to turn.
He stood with hia back against the
iron fence in front Of Trinity church.
There was just light enough In the
western sky to give the pile OF stone
shadow which fell upon hurrying thou-
sands who did not notice Il.
Herrlck'a hands were In his pockets
He crumpled a cracking piece OF paper
which meant that he could live aeVerai
da.a longer n he cared 10 do 30. As 10
a more extended future, he could not
picture Il. All the lines OF his Ire
seemed 10 end IN knot. which could
BY no means be united, but must
merely be dronped. lie remembered
that there wcr, miracles. but he could
not think OF oas 10 wish for
From o'clock till the crowd IN
that part Of broadway IL rich and pros.
porous; from all Il boasts oil
wealthy connections and takes a
strong interest ia life: after Il loses
caste rapidly. and by 6 e Is lot OF
weary people going home 20 supper
Herrick felt the degeneracy OF the
throng without really seeing Il. II
whole street full Of people could get
shabby In an hour. was Il any wonder
that he had done Il In ave years.
He crossed Broadway and walked
down Wall street. slowly and with
hesitation. for he had no errand. \
voice cried. cab. slrl" almost In bill
ear. lie turned and looked up al th'
man on the box.
is Il possible" he said TO himself
"that ! still look like a gentleman
He felt toward the cabman as towar'
one who had given him a helping hand
Why not pay the debtl To DO 80 woul'
cost him only a day OF his life He ha
a i've dollar bill In Bis pocket
YES" be said: take me up TO IN
Fifth avenue hotel"
Il was the FIRST place that had com
into his mind. lie got into the cab an
snapped the door. The cushioned sea
am, the comfortable support for hl
head were very rcfreshing 4 fame
came 20 him that he would dine decent
~ and then 60 20 a theater. The -
travagance would be irinlng. for Il va
really Of small importance whether ,
starved TO death on sunday or the 20
lowing Wednesday. lie was In a moe
to make a Jest Of Il all
A strong glare from an electric ligl
struck down into the carriage. ar
made visible 10 him a package In bros
paper that looked as u Il might be
sandwich. The object protruded fro
under the seat lie thought u must
the oabmans supper which had be-
hidden IN some small locker and b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

TOMS Miss SANITY really as plous
a. people think she Isl
Ethel-Oh. yes; I'm certain she a.
Tom-what makes you 20 sure'
Ethel-why. her clothes a. her hor.
rlbly.-New York Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
AT HIGH SPEED.
MOTOR CYCLE THAT GOES a.
MILES AN HOUR.
The Fusl Il Bensine-EasIiy Controlled.
Thoroughly Comfortable and Pleasant
20 Ride-A Specimen Was Recently
seen In Town.

r the motor cycle
described In a re-
cent number OF
the Scientific Amer
lean. Is a fair sam
pie Of the wheels
upon which our
German brothers
and sisters are n
the habit Of ohas-
Ing pleasure
through their parks
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

Tommy: "paw. what sort Of thief
Il 'second-story worker'f" Mr.. Figg;
1t must be one Of those fellows that
steals a story and sells Il the second
timo."-lndlAnapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

Queen Victoria Cor an her "a years.
a yet ovcrioppcd Ia point Of ago by
fonr other monarchs Of Europe. Tho
popo. the grand duke oi luxomburg.
Inc Nina % Denmark and the grand
duke q Saxc-Wcimar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

These men OF Consiantlnople were
not armed IN the common sense Of the
word. some OF them had rcvolyers. and
the most Of them had knives but they
seldom used either; for awkward ques-
tions might be raised n the police were
called 70 account Tor falling 10 arrest
armed civilians on the streets. Carry
ing ax-ho,ves. plck-ax handles. heavy
clubs Ike baseball bats. jagged frag-
mcnts OF broken scantling; carrying
anything that can crush the skull Of
man, this horrible yahhlo flooded the
streets Of an Christian quarters OF the
city, like an all-dcsolating tidal wave.
silent but irresistible. Their silencs by
day was almost "a terrible a. their
bowls by night They would be seen
golng along the street. when they
would meet an Armenian who had ven-
/ turcd 20 attempt TO reach his home.
! without word they would break In
/ his skull and go on their way entirely
uumoved. and hardly having spoken a
| loud word. II resistance was offered
they had only 10 say. "rhe Glaours re-
s!st." and a horde Of their fellows
would come running from all dlrcc-
lions to destroy ono who had proved
hls sedltlous quality by daring to 70
slst a Mussulman. -Scrihner'a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

washington Mckee Of campbells-
town. Ohio. has died from an attack
OF hydrophobia. he was bitten b. Q
mad dog thirty ave yeaa asO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

William r. Coako. OF Portsmouth, r.
l. Who recently celebrated his hun-
drcdth birthday. says that he has
ebeWed tohtco for oighty-tWo years
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

some siausllcian has discovered that
the average Englishman writes 20 let
tors a year; the Sco,chman, SO; lrish-
man. i6. Italian. G. and American. "a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

n Rockcastle coun-
~. Kentucky. on a
hill stands an old
log house In the
midst OF a i5-acre
clearing. Deserted.
dllapldated. desc
late. the place re-
minds one Of a
central figure In a
weird. uncahny
tale. where bandits
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

Out Of acvcnty-thrce cases Of diph'
iberia. In ogdcrr' Frg, n. Y, which
were treated vi ntltoxln only two
were fatal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20

The last Inauguration attended By
the West Point cadets was In 1874.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
HIS GHOST WALKS.
MAKES a KENTUCKY HOUSE A
SCENE or TERROR.

And Frightons Mon and Brutes Untii
They Tise Prom the spot Bones
Found Under a Corncrib Explain a
Mystsry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-20
MATTER OF INSTINCT.

ATE was a cat aud
Leonard Herrlck
was a mouse. There
had been some rare
sport. but Herrick
was OF the opinion
that Il could not
last much longer.
He had run this
way and that way.
and a thousand
times had fancled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-02
vidual lot owners should be encour-

vidual lot owners should be encour-
aged.
The park police force did efficient
service during the season.
From June Z to Sept. 3, forty-five
concerts were given in Como park The
superintendent recommends that the
seating capacity in and around the
pavilion should be increased. He fur
Their recommends that the present
structure, doing duty as a street car
waiting room at Como park, should
be torn down and a more adequate
and dignif1ed building erected in place
OF the structure that is now a dis
grace to the elaborate improvements
Of the surroundings.
During the past season the work.
house force was employed in filing and
subgrading spaces for planting along
the West boundary line for Como park
and sreening gravel and road material
the total number Of men employed be-
ing 4,753, and in addition 635 men were
employed in shovelling snow on the
lake. making total of 1888 men for
the season.
The report concludes with a series
Of tables showing the number of men
employed and the expenditure.
The total expenditures for pay rolls Is S27,-
$3.50. The average employment for the year
per day is fifty-siX men and four teams. The
board pays on an average $50 per day to the
laboring men Of the city. TIE expense for
salary was $500; for police. s1151.29; for
pipes and fittings, 1910 6S: new centrifugal
pump, 81 500; new well, $431 20; lumber and
cement, 81, 076 80; brick and stone, 1922; tools
and supplies, $4,40503 Grand total expendi-
ture for the year. 1851 60, of which amount
the sum Of $34, 62332 was expended on Como
park.
The superintendent finally recon-
mends that the board adopt proper
labels for trees and plants. using their
common names as well as their botani-
cal. which would greatly benefit bot
anical students and the public in gem
eral
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-02

and do it without causing some pangs
OF disappointment.
The time limit having expired no
more roads and bridges bills can be
introduced, therefore the committee is
getting down to business. Last night
at the capitol the Committee met and
listened to the representatives of the
various counties in the Seventh con-
gressiona1 district. OF the 125 road and
bridge bills introduced altogether call
ing for an expenditure of 1926, COO. the
people of the Seventh district, embrac-
ing IL counties, are asking for just
$50, 800, or more than the entire avail
able amount SO tfIatfit will easily be
seen that there has to, be some magni-
the district with the amounts asked for,
are as follows: