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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

the second ladder being roped to the
top rounds Of the fret. while its top
was fastened firmly 10 the monument:
thus Mr.. Harrison went up and up ~
an Incredibly short space Of time.
ltsWat supposed there would be some
difficulty in getting over the coping az
the top OF the monument. but this pre-
sented ne difficulty 10 the active Mr..
Harrison who speedily found himself
In a position 10 shake hands with Lord
Nelson a hundred and seVenly-slx feoi
from the ground.
Trafalgar square. where the monu-
ment stands was laid out somewhat
less than siIty-six years ago. and 20
Ia a comparatively modern feature OF
London. Sir Robert Peel called Il the
finest site in Europe. but In that I
think he was wrong. l should give
that title to the Place de Concord I'm
Paris. or the TOP OF the hill In Brus-
sells where the huge block OF modern
public buildings stands In a position
whore Il can be seen from almost any
part OF the city. standing high above
the town. and commanding the wilder
ness Of roofs that clusters At it, feet.
England was somewhat slow In re-
coguiHing Lord Nelson. he bequeathed
70 the natlon his illegitlmats daughter.
and the nation paid not the slightest
attention TO his bequest. II was not
till 1870 that this monument was erect
ed At the cost OF nearly = hundred and
nifty thousand dollars. Even when the
SHAFT was erected a long time elapsed
before Iandseer's lions we're placed At
the foot The great animal palntsT
took his time over the lions; and In
one respect they we're similar TO the
base OF the statue Of liberty In New
Nork-that IL. they became . standard
Newspaper Joke because OF the delay In
placing them in position. II was no,
until iSeS that they were ssl 10 guard
Lord Horatio Nelson. and then the
papers unkindly said tina, they were
not like lions at ALL and that the old
lion al the top OF Northumberland
house refused 10 recognize them AZ be-
Ing OF the same species az himself.
Il was even said that the lions az the
200 framed a protest to parliament
against the lions which Sir Edward
l-andsccr had placed IN the most prom
inent position In London. Succeeding
generations, however. have reversed
this newspaper verdict. and artists Of
today claim the lions OF Landseer are
The most noble efigles Of that die.
uuguished beast that mankind has yet
executed. The tall monument took
three years Ia building. and 90 far a.
] know has never been decorated be-
fore.
The old ship Victory. on which Mel.
son died. fiill lies IA Portsmouth hAr.
bar. and the other day a wreath vas
placed on the spot where the admiral
expired few hours after victory was
assured. The Victory. on the day tho
monument was decorated. vht also GOV.
erred With bunting. and lying near was
a French yacht which made a sympa.
thetle display Of color.
Jus, as the old battlsshlp and the
new yacht lay In peace together. let "a
hope the recrimlna,lons between ma.
tons will cease. and that lambs and
lions all over this green earth will no,
disturb our meditations with their
horetofors eternal row.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

These nuns 10 into the little frame
homes OF the lepes. cit BY them in
their hours Of pain aud sahering In
the hospital. and minister 10 the re-
ligious Welfare OF the dying. The little
Girls In Msloksl. who have been torn
from their homes In Honolulu and 9TH
er Hawaiian towns. almost worship the
nuns, and have found much solace in
the presence OF the heroic American
women, who have gone 10 the colony az
TO a liVlng tomb. II there ever were
herOes and heroines In this world those
Americans at Molokal are heroic.
Il was the FIRST white person, OK.
cspt Father Drake. who had preached
In the little chapel at Molokal. when
Il became known in the colony that
the strange white man was gslng 10
preach IN the chapel. nearly every
leper In the place who could Eet about
came Immediately on She ringing OF
the bell. The physician who accom-
panied me had the windows aud doors
OF the little wooden structure opened
wide, so that there might be fresh air
In the Iaeetlng. lie also advised me to
handle nothing In the church. and 10
touch no ons there.
Il never felt 20 sad as when these
$50 sfiicted men. Wsmen and children
entered the chapel. Among them were
several Americans who had lived In
Honolulu and had contracted leprOsy
among the natives. They came In limp
Ing on crutches and canes. There
we're, too. few EnElishmen Vhs hob
bled down the narrow alslea. There
were two English women. who could
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cross the towering cliffs and fearful
gulehss and canyons. no one could get
away from Nol0ksl.
A. Avful Picture.
The territory occupied BY the iepers
contains about is.Oes acrea Il lies in
a little valley. well wAtered aad pro-
teeied by mountains from the wlads
OF the great ocean. Oranges, lemons
end bananas grow Wild. The chief
product Is rice The lepera are cared
FOR at the expense OF Hawaii. There
are now nearly coo lepers In the colony.
A few Of them have been there for
twenty-five years. but most OF them
have been transported 10 MOlOkal In
The last ten years. Tho lepers know
there is absolutely no hope for then
10 leave the lepor colony and that the
joys OF home are forever denied .hem.
The very air In the colony seems
heavy with leprosy. for there Is a pecu-
liar sweetlsh odor wherever one goes
among the homes IN Moloksi. As /
went past the hospital. the oder OF
the seventy or eighty lepers who lay
on cots IN the doorysrd. or who sat
Idly about the broad porch was dis
tressinE. met the Rev. Father Drake.
who Voluntarily went 10 Moloksi from
Syracuse. ~ Y. TO take the place OF
Father Damien. who. hlnaelf a vlgor-
Gus young man, went to live In Molokal
10 work among the lepers until death
released him from the Inevitable years
Of pain and disease.
Father Drake told me that he had
suffered the nrst stages Of leprosy. al.
though he had avoided The disease a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13
SCRAPS"

There are said 10 be over 5000 900
deitiea In the Hindoo mythology.
Two million glass eyes are manufae.
tured yearly In Germany and swltzer-
lano.
The largest theatrical building Is the
Grand Opera OF Paris, which covers
three acres.
In proportion 10 its size. Britain has
eight times as many miles OF railway as
the United States.
An apple contains as much Hutriment
AZ a potato, and In pleasanter and
more wholesome form.
In some Of the farming districts OF
China plgs are harnessed 10 small
wagons and made TO draw them.
After long agitation on the subject
a monument 20 jules Simon. the
Preach statesman. is soon 70 BE- eresisa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

In his annual report 10 the secretary
q war. General Miles, commanding the
army. renewed the recommendation for
an increase. Of the enlisted force. Ho
would have the enlisted strength based
on the population, At the rate Of one
soldlor for every 1000 OF the people as
a minimum, and one 10 every 1000 OF
the people az a maximum. THE would
give Ne force ranging from $1,000 10
10000 enlisted men. at the discretion
of the president The army has re-
NAMED stationary at $4,000 for many
years. although our population has In.
rnased rapidly. The new coast de-
fences which congress has authorised,
lpeaulFe more men 10 garrison the forts
and man the guns than can BE- fur
nssAed under TIE present lava
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

not have been over thlriy-hvo years
OF age. who were without fingers but
had preserved their fresh complexion.
About half a dozen Frenehmen and
three Germans we're In the thronE
They had all been sailors and had oon-
iraeted leprosy In the Hawaiian is-
lands. All the rest we're natives OF the
Islands. Every one In the strange as
semblage bore marks Of loprOsy.
Pathetic Roy sd Girl Lepsrs.
The little girls and boys who came
TO hear me preach we're the most pa
thetie OF all A few were attractive IN
spite Of their sad. plnehed and fearful
faces. A few children we're az young
as ten years. and about twenty were
between fourteen and eighteen years.
One little girl. the child OF parents
from San Francisco. who had been
born In Honolulu. was carried 10 a
bench. She had lost both her fee,
aud several fingers She had been In
the colony for four years. and the nuns
said she went to sleep every night
weeping and longing for her father ana
mother. Another Hawaiian glrl OF
fourteen had lost one hand and an ear
Her remaining hand was 10 weak that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13
! MAN ON lie PILE OF STONES ;
b. Robert Barr.

d. ANNNlA haiAa
There more things IN heaven
and earth Horatlo. than are dreamt
u In YOU philosophy" said Hamlet to
bis friend. The statue Of my Lord
Horatio Nelson stands between heaven
and earth. aud has stood there for
;hirty-GiH years. more or lets. unmo-
ested. What Horatio dreamt Of In HE
philosophy as he looked down on all
hose generations OF people on the bus
tops far below him, will never be
known. but doubtless he was somewhat
surprised the other day TO see Mr.. Har-
rlaon climb over the brass crown OF
the tall pile Of stones with the end Of
a wreath Of flowers In his hand. We
may Imagine Nelson in surprise say
ing:
Halo, Hsrrisonl what's up" and
Harrison replying Ssits truthiully:
4 am. my lVrd."
Mr. Harrison Ia a celebrated s;eeple
Jack, and stood watching him the
other day work kls way up the tail
Nelson pillar In Trafalgar square with
astonishing eIpertnoss and agility, OF
limb. and the way In which he lat
tended 70 his hazardous business allied
me with admiration. don't know how
Tar below heaven Lord Nelson IL. but
be Ia iIS feet above the earth. and they
gave Mr. Harrison the contract for
reaching him. with the proviso that
he was 10 drive no spikes In the monu-
ment itself.
The Nelson monument IN Trafalgar
square is bull, Of solid stone. and IL
therefore unlike most other shafts Of
the same size and height. The tall
column further down the street which
commentaries the London ere. 10 hol.
low. and has a staircase running up
the center; 90 has the Column Ven
dome In Paris. built az Il is OF cannon,
captured from various nations. and
bent into sheets like boiler plates. Bot
the Nelson statue stands on solid stone.
with the four huge Hons. by Landaeer.
guarding the pedestal.
And what was Mr. Harrison doing
up beside Lord NelsonT asks the
reader.
Thereby hangs a. tale. and also a
green wreath weighing nine tons.
Mr.. Harrison Is usually engaged IN
tie commercial business Of puttkt
caps on chlmneys and things OF thai
sort He comes from the smoky town
OF shefneld. and from a land studded
with tall factory chlmneya, which be-
sides furnishing bread and butter for
numerous employees. also furnishes
bread and butter for Mr. Harrison.
How came he. then. 20 leave bis com
mercial occupation aud tackle a memo
rial that stands FOR war; suppose
that America had something to do With
the elevation OF Mr. Harrison Of shsf-
held. Just az Il bad with the elevation
OF Mr.. Harrison Of Indiana. seven or
eight years ago. Most countries have
had something 10 do with Mr.. Harrl.
son OF sheinsld and his giddy climb.
England has been getting Il 10 the
neck from all over the place for the
past year. The Englishman IL a slow
and stolid person. not given 20 panlcs
or sudden excitement he Il difhcult TO
arouse TO anything like enthusiasm.
but he IA at last gradually waking up.
Within recent yeau Portugal.
France. Spain. Germany. Russia and
the United stetes have all been saying
unklnd things about him. even the de-
srepit. sensuous Turk thinks he can
take advantage Of this unanlmity Of
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Two thousand patents have been
taken out In this country on the man
uiacture Of paper alone.
A bridgeport, Connecticut, doctor
was taken Ill tho other day and re.
fused 10 take any medicine. Before
4 doctor could be called he died.
Next year will be the last leap year
for eight years The leap years which
fall In the last year Of = century arc
not counted. so there will be only
twenty-elght days In the February Of
1900.
France has compulsory elementary
education. yet olt OF $4,000 young,
men called out for military service
10000 could neither read nor write
and IS, 200 more could oaly sign their
names
Until the close Of the seventeenth
century II WA almost impossible "a
obtain female dancers ~ ladies
would not dance In public, so young
men and boys were habited a. women
and took the female parts
Mrs Harriet Duterte. . eolored wo-
man, Is one Of the most successful
undertakers In Philadelphia She
has carried on the business for about
twenty-five years. She furnishes
horses, carriages aud all the requls-
ties for funerals
The human hair sometimes exhibits
some remarkable freaks DR..
Bartholin gives an instance Of a child
born with one-half Of Is head COW
cred with white hair aud tho other
half with black; and another case Is
known Of a girl in which the hair
was black and red.
The dangers Of ballooning Are TO be
slightly mitlgated by the lnventioa CT
a FrenchmEn, which provides for the
equipment Of cylinder Of membrano
10 the car, 40 arranged that BY tho
pressure Of q button II may be
automatically inflated with air In the
unfortunate event Of the balloon fall
ing into the sea.
The parasitic az indigenous 10 the
tropics Is a most extraordinary plaht
It's seeds are distributed by Dirus.
and " one drops aud lodges In a fruit
tree Il will germinate there and send
long root 10 the groaud and draw
nourishment through a. II then
rapidly spreads over the unfortunate
tree aud stranglcs a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

Some time ago an Austrian peasant
Who was cleaning An old picture for biz
aunt, found $1,000 horins IN pape,
money In Il. tie claimed the usual Il
per cent as reward and got H. Theirs
we're two aunts and as each elalmeo
the picture "a her own an expensive,
lawsuit resulted. Finally the sister
decided 70 go halves, but when the
bank notes were examined they wer,
found null and void. the governments
term Tor redeemlng them having ex,
pired. The peasant refused 10 return
the 5000 forms which he received In
current money, wherefore his aunu
have now sued him. Exchange.
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: 1900 &@@ec@e@&@@e@@@@@@@a @a@a
PalleC Scenes in the Lepe Colony on MOOka Island (

The Rev. Dr. Philip Anderson. who
has returned TO his home In Pomona
valley, In southern California, after
an absence OF two years among the
Islands In the southern Pacific archi-
pelago, last summer preached TO prob
AMY the most remarkable congregation
IN TIE world. The doctor Is the mis-
slonary OF the Pacific Ocean Evangeli-
tal Mission union. and his duties caused
hlm TO apcnd much time In the Hawaii
an ialands. lie preached in Honolulu
Tor several weeks. and there attracted
the attention OF President Dole. OF the
Hawaiian republic
The doctor desired 10 visit Molokal.
the famous ialand to which lepers are
exiled BY the national board Of health
OF the Hawaiian republic. No one ex-
cept the Officers OF the national board
~ permitted 10 land AZ MOlOkai. and
even the ofhcers are guided by strict
regulations nc to where they 70 and
what they DO In the leper colony. Pres
ident Dole gave permission to Rev. DR..
Anderson to 60 10 Molokai for one.
but he was constantly 10 be accompa-
MED by physician in the service Of
the national board Of health.
Tragedy Of Lave and self Sacrifice.
A pathetic love tragedy IL being
played In the leper colony OF Molokal.
A beautiful native girl fell In love and
married the man Of her choice. Soon
he developed symptoms Of leprosy.
They were slight. and might have been
concealed. but we're not The young
husband was hanlshed from Honolulu
10 Molokai. His beautiful girl bride
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13
HE RESIGNED.
ns- ths rs.,naa.,sr ., roay, ns.t.s..
Dia ~.

noE ths festlaastsr - roay, Msstana.
Dia 10.
In the easly days Of Pony. a mining
camp In Montana. the pos,ofics con.
sisted OF an old tsa-boI. into which all
the letters were dumped. the citizens
helping themselves. says an exchange.
There we're only forty citizens IN Pony.
and. there being no money In the once.
Il uss with considerable dinhculty that
the storskeepsr was persuaded TO &C.
cspt the pOstmAsisuhip.
One day q stranger rode into camp
and called on the postmaster.
"Dont you know" be began. stsrnly.
that Il 10 Illegal 10 allow people to
piok out their own letters like thati"
"Waal. stranger said the postmas.
ter. u don't know that Il IL any OF
ysur business how this once q run."
But ! an United States posicaice
Inspector"
In this css'. said the postmaster.
I'VE Siil thisA up this pos,ofic, right
now"
He took the tes-box. placed Il IN the
middle Of the road. and. with q good
run. kicked Il clear across the Eulch.
Nov. then" he resumed. you 10
right back TO washlngtoA and tell the
department from me ;hat the accounts
are closed and the postmaster a, Pony
has resigned"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13
ASBESTOS pANDAoEs.
They Have Come iato Use - surgical
nre.siaes.

rhey Have Come into Use - surgical
Drs.siars,
Asbestos has come into use as a sur
sloal dressing. Its softness 10 the touch
and gllstenins. silky appearance com
mend u as being unlrritating 20 the
shin and clearly, says the Philadelphia
Press. But the chief reason Tor he use
Is lts lndestructlbility by nre. This
quality makes q possible 10 render as
bosios surgical dressings absolutely
free from germs No other form OF
lint or cloth can be thus stcrllized An.
tiseplic surgery was introduced a little
after the death OF President Garfield.
The original idea was 10 kill an the
germs and microbes IN an operation
wound By means OF strong dlsinfecting
solutions. such "a carbolic acid or BIZ
chloride OF mercury An operations
were carried on under a spray OF an
tIsortlc aolutions until the surgeons
began 90 poison themselves by too free
csc OF them Next the surgeons found
hai ~ they boiled an their instruments
ana dressings they could dispense with
iho spray and many OF the "antlsepllc
precautions" The Ingenuity OF instru-
mont-makers and surgeons was exc
hausied IN deylsing new forms Of ster-
illzers. An hospitals In the city have
great number Of devices for sterlllz-
Ing dressings With suporhcated steam
under q hlgh pressure instruments /
are boiled ln various solutions or baked /
Ia ovens. The chief material used Is
purified gauze. which has taken the
place OF lint Immense quantities. OF Il
are used every day In the large hos
plials FOR a gauHe dressing Is never
used twice Asbestos dressings can be
used over and over again. for no germs
can stand the heating that asbestos
can so through. and each time q be-
comes a. good m new and absolutely
serm-pr0of. Il ain BE- chiefly used Tor
military surgery. The great problem
for army surgoonn Il how 70 be perfect.
y anilseptlc Or aacpiic. which means
amply absolutely clean In a surgical
ssnss. alth The limited means al their
ssrgioa A handful Of asbestos can be
alsllll1ed instantly In q soldiers camp. !
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

IRE. Asbestos IA made from a mineral
substance and consists Of hne crystal
line elastic fbers II Is quite cheap. A
single Cher Of asbestos fuses TO a white
enamel. but In the match Il 10 capable
o. resisting ordinary fame The an
clients used Il to wrap around bodies TO
preserve the ashes Of the dead when on
the funeral pile. A workman In an En-
glish foundry was accused Of witch.
craft In the early part OF the century
Tor having a pair Of stockings which he
cleansed In a furnace instead Of
laundry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

The yule log In England Is a relic
OF Druidlsm; Us name Is believed TO be
a corruption Of the wheel log. a wheel
In Druidical symbolism IMPLYING tho
march OF the sun. The lighting OF the
yule ere IL reminiscent OF the sacred
fires klndlod by the Drulds at mld.wln.
ter In the round towers which yet re-
main In many parts OF Great Britain.
ireland. Franco and snaln.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

American and English manners seem
bald and often astounding 10 well-brcd
people IN many parts OF the continent
OF Europe. We M our hats only 10
ladies. An over the coutlnen, noddlne
to a man without lifting your hat la
treating him as an inferior: In some
parts Of the continent no one thinks OF
entering a shop a restaurant or a rail.
way carriage containing other human
beings without taking on his hat and
wishing then good morning New
York Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

The population OF Chicago In 1880,
was 20; 1880. ASS, iSi5. i2.0Ss: 1850.
%. 96S; 1855. 6O,227; 1850. ii2.i72. 1865.
i7s,sOO: 1870. 29S,s77; 1871. s6l.S77: 1880.
SOS.iS5: 1854 (estlmatcd). $4,000: 1885
(es..matedl. T27.OO0; 1856 Cestimatedl,
1000: 1857 testimatedl. 10000: 1883
lostimatedl. l.oaa.ooa: 1895. i,l5O,o0o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13
wasp's ssnae Of numop

"Hullo, what are you smiling about
win anything7-
mot a cent That isn't H. was
out 10 my country house to-day, ana
going up In the attic TO see n the win
dows were all closed. noticed my
wifo's bicycle bloomers hanging on
nail. And what DO you thlnkf A cob
ony OF wasps had made nest In thesni
That's right. And when laughed they
chased me downstairs. Say. what kind
q a low-spiritsd creature y = wasp
anyhow Cleveland Plain Dcaler. Z
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

Annie Isaac, 10 years OF age. Is In
JAIN At Columbia. S. C.. charged with
mvrsssiag her i2-year-old cousin. Rosa
Joseph. The deed was done with an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

year or two by e1trcmo care 10 his
mode Of living and association with the
lepers. lie said that the earliest symp-
toms 81 leproay were constant head
aches. slight nausea and later numb
ness OF the fingers and toes. so that
one might hold his fingers or toes to
any unbesrahly hot substance and
feel no heat. Then the fingers and
toes begin to mortify At the joints. and
later 10 drop away. Father Drake had
lost but one anger Joint when We saw
him. and he believed he might live ten
years more. He said he was happy
that he could minister TO the suffering
and dying at Molokai a. no one else
could. and his only desire to prolong
his own life was to cheer and convert
those about him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

There are four young nuns who
have gone 10 living death At Molo-
kai. One Ia from Syracuse. n. Y. two
are sisters from Newark. n. j.. and the
fourth came from Philadelphia. Two
have been attacked by the dread dis
ease. one Is probably not yet innocu-
lated with leprosy. while the other had
been mildly attacked when was there
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-13

London has 1900 street Tampa. Paris
so.eo0. aud New YORK $4,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-12-03
Court House News.
REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE
Henry Polling to Mary Polling
~ acres in Coed Hope town ship
Consideration II and love.
Thomas Johnston AMI wife Ia
John II. Johnston, J acre in Ore.
vile. Consideration 1850.
w. j. Ryan sheriff, To William,
Funk, ~ acres in Falls tow n ship
Consideration 1927.
Maynard Pond and wife Ia
Samuel j. Price, inlot 7S3 in the
village Of Logan. Consideration
$I3J
Frank Miller to Mary Miller,
half of lot III in the village Of L0.
gan. Consideration $I3D
William T.. Hcft and wife tO
James II. Hrt, In lots 500, S6O, SGi,
S62, 863, In the village Of Logan.
Considerations $500.
Lewis Pe,rre and wife to Am ~
w. Hedge, 81 acres In Perry tow.
ship. Consideration 500.
Sarah Hedges tO Amns Hedges,
90 acres IN Perry township. Con-
sideratIou $3.50,