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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

nan voices aud God heard nothing. for
noxt morning the sea stretched wide
hnder the blue sky. swept clear. Not
a speck on the horizon. nothing but
the rlpples OF foam on the waves. So
Il had disappeared. foundered. the boat
that had cried for help with a call Of
Iron during that night OF terror. The
sadness OF the disaster caused a silence
among the fishermen. when. suddenly,
down on the strand. a cry arose. At
this moment the Marquis de Pontus.
master OF the chateau. came up to the
group OF people 10 learn the end Of the
nights drama lie hurried down 70
the strand. followed by the fishermen.
The cry had come from a peasant who
had discovered the body Of a woman.
clothed In a long white robe. thrown
between two enormous rocks. She
was undoubtedly dead and must have
rolled from her bed on the ship into the
bea.
-IIer heart stlll beats" cried the
peasant The marquis commanded
sCar-y her 10 my house quickly and
wrap this cloak about her"
RE was obcyed In fact, the woman
tln lived. and after hours Of ingenious
labor opened her eyes.
ash her nothing" said Pontus, she
\ stlll too weak and must slesp."
In the meanwhile the searchers con-
llnued from strand 10 strand. but Hoth-
Ine more was found. Il was infpossl-
he 10 tell what this vessel was which
had gone down IN the near wsters.
Fronchf English All a mystery II
had carried iis Gag 10 the depths Of the
tea.
"The woman viii tell u.s." said Pom
Ana And the next day he went 20 her
bedside. she looked At him with eyes
larec beautiful and clear. but empty
~ comprehension. She was young and
very pretty. with hands delicateiy and
o,eiv shaped. lie asked her whore
ehe came from. where she was going.
who she was. In phrases gentle and
courteous, for he was already moved BY
her tragic beauty. She listened With
out making a sign and and not answer.
re repeated his question. saying ne
1roubled her only for her own good.
she remalacd silent. and Il was evi-
dent hls words conveyed nothing to
her
perhaps she doesn't understand
French" said a friend.
ashe understands nothing Al All, " said
ponius. sadly. 4 fear she has Lost her
mlnd IN the horror Of the catastrophe
But Il dooa not matter. she has fallen
from heaven and she h At home here.
.sad or sane. God sent her 70 me. and
] viii guard her"
And be Espl hla wond-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

DAYS. months. years passed. Tho IN. 1
known lived silently. without words
ana apparently without thoughts. shs !
loved to be out Of doors and mixed With |
other people, seeming by all exterior
appearances TO be like them. Al the
table OF the marquis. In this family Of
refined ancient race. she carried her
seii with the grace and dignity Of one
accustomed 70 a similar world. and
fontus often said. This child Is a great
lady"
IN spite of the most thorough inves-
ugations not a ray Of light. even the
iaintest. pierced the mystery. II could
not even be coniectured what the boat.
lost at the coast. had been. nor who
ihis woman was who accepted placldiy
the care Of strangers. showed neither
sadness nor Joy. had no desires aud
hVeu' unconselously. the life OF a
beautiful white bird In cage OF gold.
Little by little the marquis grew at
tached TO her. His house was large and
ne refused TO have her confined In a
hospital repeating that she was his
charge and sacred to him above every
thing. And sometimes when he
watched her walking in the park Of the
chateau. lontus would grow very sad
ana murmur. III this beautiful girl
haa soul how would love her" And
Fontus' who was then In his 3Gth year.
refused obstlnately 20 marry-on &C.
count OF the unknown.
And so he grew older. and with the
years came a deeper melancholy. How.
ever In his voluntary secluslon there
was some sweetness. The woman
seemed TO like 10 be near him. though
her manner was like that OF a petted
animal She ran TO him when she saw
him and looked at him with her clear
eyes, In which shone a fugitive light OF
recognition and devotion. But the next
moment she would run away again.
often into the woods, where she wan
dered about all day. returning always
at dusk. for she had a great dread OF
the darkness.
. One stormy night In November she
ahuddered at the sound OF the wind
from the sea and moaned softly, with
her hands clasped TO her breast IN an
attitude Of deep sadness. A little Ia
ter she uttered a hoarse cry and fell
70 the hoor unconscious. II was Just
twelve years since she had come 10
lie In the chateau. Pontus. very much
alarmed, hurried TO the village for help
a doctor was summoned. and returned
With him In great haste The patient
= was examined and the case diagnosed
a. quick consumption. She had car
/ ried the germs OF the fatal disease In
her system for some time Pontus was
In despair.
One morning In the winter the IN.
known passed quietly away. In the arms
OF the marquis At the supreme mo.
men! the mysterious sick woman
seemed 10 regain her reason suddenly.
D She looked about with eyes frightened
but comprehensive. which seemed to
say. Where am I? Who are those
men," She opened her lips 10 speak
az last In her native language. but
death. Jealous Of the mystery. sealed
her tongue with his Icy touch.
The marquis inconsolable. had had
engraved on her tombstone the epitaph:
"Tacita Transit"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
MANS STRANGE FREAK.
For seven Year. He Masquerade. a.

For seven Year. He Masqnerades as =
Glri but Finally Marriss.
For seven years the young men em-
ployed at POS Wooster street made love
20 Bessie" the pretty forewoman In
Wallner's hat factory at that place. She
had black eyes. glossy. raven hair. a
good hgure-she was worth fighting for
until now. when they have found out
she Is a man. Nobody suspected her.
She wore her clothes just like girl.
talked like one. set the young men by
the ears. leased them. let them buy
oceans Of Ice cream. which she ate
all Just like a girl.
Perhaps they would have gone on
believing Bessie" was a girl n she
hadn't suddenly eloped with pretty So
phie Goldsteln. a real girl this time.
They left the city four weeks ago and
are living In Chicago as Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Feingold. Sophie n pretty and %.
She worked In Richard Bros. paper box
factory. also al 20s Wooster street.
Bessie" wsa her friend About two
months ago sophie's sister was amazed
10 see Bessie" In mems clothes. She
asked Sophie what this meant and was
told that Bessie" was a man and
that they had been secretly married.
Feingold. or Bessie" after he or she
had his or her hair cut. never went
near the factory. The employees there
never saw him. her. or them In the
new dress. and were astonished when
Abraham Grelger. an ex-employe.
wrote from Chicago that Bessie was
there as a married man. and that So
phie, biz bride. was with him No.
body AZ the factory could give any mo-
tive Tor Felngold's disguise
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
A woudsrfui worl.

The new railroad bridge over the
Danube river, which has Just been com.
plcted. Is the largest In the world ana
one Of the most important and ,bo
Roumanian government Is enjoying he
possession with a well earned sontl.
ment OF compliment pride. The nov
bridge Ia i5,S25 feet long withou, an
proaches. which would make some hpn.
dreds OF fee, additional. The larro.,
vessels that sail the Danube can n,.'
under Il At the highest tide, as the Low.
er raftcrs OF the superstruciure ara ,os
eet above high water mark. Som
idea Of the length OF this bride. me-.
be gained by comparison with The an
or great bridges OF the world IN. r.
bridge, Scotland. IL 1915 feet; the NJ
sisslppl bridge at Memphis 10 COO e..
the Forth bridge, Scotland. 7sO0 g.,
the Morody bridge In Galacia 4 go
feet. and the bridge over The vc,sO
near syxran, 400 feet. The D'rns.
bridge has one span Of GO fee, 80
-four Of as Zee, each. u
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

Bradbury which lover says 20 his
sweetheart. and a new and the last
personality was obtruded into the tale.
Ward fascinated. Under the circum-
stances love is not the word. With all
her life In the gay world. Lucy Brad
bury had some OF the Lucy Banning
left In her. and she did not forget. But
Ward fascinated and she bowed a
queenly head 10 him and became
slave.
Nothing was known OF the new heart
II was a startling figure OF a recum-
story until a week ago Mrs. Ward was
going to England She packed her
trunks. took her child and kissed her
English husband good-by. She left
him In the care OF her friends. the
Bradburys. and started across the con-
tinent. Then plans began to take
shape. Mrs. Ward reached New York.
stayed a day or two and sailed. On the
day Of her sailing Lucy Bradbury left
Los Angeles. On the same train was
Ward. the fascinating Ward. When
she left Mrs. Bradbury took her Jewels.
worth about $4,000. After hawking
them from place TO place she sold them
for 81 500. That was all the pair had.
When the train reached San Francis
c. Lucy Bradbury and Ward we're to-
gether and that night they registered
NJ Marchand's. Al Chicago they we're
overtaken by Bradbury and a recon
cllliatlon followed. Husband and wife
returned 10 the coast
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
r.n... Of nr.

On several occasions q has been
found when buildings and machinery
have been taken down that the wood
placed IN close contact 20 heating an
paaius has become 30 charred that
Il Is nothing more nor less than char
coal Sometimes this has lgnlted on
exposure 20 air An expert declares
that there are more frs caused In thla
way than the public ever suspect. by
some means there is a crevice through
which a current Of hot air Il drawn.
This gradually o1idiIes the wood and
makes q a. lnhammabe AZ finder. II
is estimated that wood lgnltes Al about
coo 10 700 degrees ,. Wood containing
much oily or reslnous natter lnnames
much more easily, and great care
should be taken In putting such wood
In the Immediate vicinity Of great heat.
Il ls thought that very many nres at
iribu,ed 10 defective iues are caused By
resinoua woods that are put into cas-
ings and other woodwork where there
are openings more or less large through
which stove or furnace heat can pass.
Gradually these places become dry then
60 through various chemical changes
caused by intense and long continued
heat until on some occasion when the
nres are unusually fierce they burst
into flame In building houses there
Is nothing more important than the
care OF chimheys and aues. II possl-
Ole there should BE- double guards
placed between an woodwork and me-
'al' with ventilation supplied BY cold
air. Attention 10 this would save
much valuable property and might save
life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

Old Lady Warm, isn't NJ" Mabel
gmopping her facel-"Yes There's So
much humidity In the air" Ola Lady
That's 20. There, you've just miss.
ed one. Its right next to your nose 4"
Mabel (jabbing at the point Indicated
One what2" Old Why. one
Of those that you said was In the air.
l call EN- coal scots, Cleveland
Plalndeaier.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

...,n,as Nsw - eagciully
BY process. " VIM, ~ u The working ...i;
Guarded somethlns Z, .,,tuced. sicci
Of . .eo', .I %' coated Win .'. %Dor to
:. S %ols durable raj, than ,.D lnr many many
I unrD %'a,' for which 'h.'' The special
ar, noS Of such 'lusiHI ls., they
can NJ The coating. 'dh'I ll.,l, sol
iutelv 10 the sheet, can y =, mlphdr-
o oo,'p s,' ~, and can be heated . eating,
S Se,, witt without destroylns lA' hem ss deN
Narrower S5r, ~'D such sheets can, VIM ,"u.l ia
sired sTi'i be- polished to lus''' 'sI Also.
s SnrOisS he silver or nickel 40 sur Sur.
iutely smooth and evenly e0' 'roeriec,
, ,aoo 1. presented. free from lnp sa,'s
, lions Of any kind. AluHlhaa a,' .' bro
s ', Mated with copper are . aus g ool
dnced and these also take D''' -
iah
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24


The Rev A c. Ferguson has uut ,sa
..a, u, marvel to the wonders Of .he
nineteenth century u is an IsF .,.yes
by which he photographs 'ounu no mo.
and then by using the plal', . ..t,
duces the sounds with ihelf O ,,ss,o'
tone. lie calls bis machine ,ne ,'s" me
Fhone. as distinguished rom 7, p su'
pSonograph and graphOphon' OF. Of ser 81.
1,nor and Edison respectively. The ~! IN
,'" Is distinctly new. In that the
rs,srend doctor has succeeded IN pre-
.,,ving ,bo sound vibrations by means
OF the photograph and re''o''ns ~ ~" ~,
20 the air with the plates '.,A' ~
other inventions Of this KIND the AZ
pnratus Is exceedingly simple. u con p,
rsts Of two disks seven ihen'' ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

diameter reyolved BY the ordinary
crank Of mechanics one Of the dlaka
is horizontal Il ls the recorder The
other b. reyolyed perpendicularly. Il IL
the reproducer on the upper side OF
the recording dish h clamped a sen
sitlger plate Level with d o. Fixed
vibrating diaphragm This shutter en-
clndes the light from the plate until
Il d spoken into Then q yibraiea and
:he plate records the light and sound
vibrations together AZ che rate Of 1908
per second. AZ the dish turns the
sounds are photographed as "a continu-
Gus curyIng line a print is made from
the negative. and is haei upon the re-
producing disk The process now re-
sembles the operations Of the graphic
phone. The reproduced sounds are
clear and perfectly modulaied. but not
10 loud a. those q the gRphophone.
Doctor Ferguson has been working en-
bis invention Tor siH years H. super
ioriiy over the graphophone consists
ln the indestructihle quality Of the
records. and they can be- rephoto-
graphed without loss % power.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

Miss Grace Stevenson. prepossesslng
% years old. an heiress. ane a general
favorite in society, has been missing
from her home In Brookllne. the swell
suburb Of Boston. since April The
missing girl was Mr. steyenson's "a.
vorite daughter. There had been
long estrangcment between Mr. Steven.
son and his wife. and he did not live
under the same roof with her. Grace
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

The summer house, with L. unlimited
guests, has requirements especially he
own. Outgoing letters and kilograms
require a special place for their repos.
itory. and a. railway and telephone
guides are In constant requlsltion. these
too must be conveniently placed. There
can be found a receptacle for all these
things designed to stand upon the hall
table. In the center ls bon for let.
ters, under which IL a drawer for tele-
grams. while the boz Is hanked on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

~ was on the beach al Narragansett
she never goes into the water"
Never"
hut she o. always on the beach
during bathing hour"
Always"
do you suppose e Is merely 10 show
ahat beautiful bathing suit she
am more inclined to think that
y ~. '' TO 'hoW how little there is OF IT,
Chicago Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

sne surveyed herself Ia the glass
euu a smile OF satisfaction fitted
across her face.
VI course. she said. Il am no, much
~ ~ a oieyclist but when they talk about
% models-'
she shrugged her shoulders and
locked in the glass again.
ana she was right about Il, too.
Que posed Tor an artist. and she was
thoroughly up 10 date. Chicago Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
SHE LOVED A RASCAL.
LEFT HER MILLIONS FOR An
ENGLISH SWELL.
a San Francisco story Of Love and De-
eeii In High Life-rh s.si Career
OF the nradburys aud II. Somewhat
MiEed Termination.

RS. John Brad
bury. wife OF one
OF the richest
young m en- in
America. left her
husband and his
multl-milllons. and
ran away from his
palace In Los An
geles with a penni-
less, middle-aged
Engllshman. She
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

who loved her father dearly. was the
medium between the estranged couple,
carryins whatever messages were nee.
essay regarding the conduc, Of the
household. she was anxious 20 bring
about a reconciliation and Il IL believed
nov that The failure to do 20 decided
her IN leaving home. Her disappear
auce has Just been made public.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

y the Black foftat
In Germany Is a
sanatorlum devoted
to the treatment OF
tuberculosis pa
tlents. Reports
from this place say
that feeding and
fresh air with care
fully regulated ex-
erclse are the
means upon which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24


Of promiscuoalty. OF cold dignity In the
obligatory relations OF body 10 body.
Here the dead are not at home.
In the graveyards OF the country.
among the thick flowing underbrush
and The quiet Of the wide fields. Is a
better repoae for us after our stormy
struggles. A cemetery thus situated,
the center Of far reaching horizons.
inspires one with a desire 20 die. To
lie down here and sleep seems good.
But most peaceful Of all are the realms
Of the dead In marine villages, at the
edge OF the sea. within sound OF the
lulling OF the running waves which
alng an eternal song on the eternal
Sleep amid the vail Of the wind over
the ancient tombs.
One day about fifteen years ago ]
entered one OF these places OF supreme
rest beaide the waves on the Breton
coast. with Ia crosses pointing toward
heaven In a way which makes one think
OF eternity. Beside q little old church.
beneath the shadow Of a stone bell tur-
ret. slept the forefathers. who. whether
they had died In youth or In age. we're
an made an equal part by accomplished
time. And there was no sadness In
TITS evidence Of fatal death. but rather
happy relief In the thought that the
q burden Of suffering will not always
weigh down our poor shoulders and
that sorrow had its prescribed linn.
And pleasant. too. was slow spelling out
OF the Inscriptions on the tombs In the
warmth Of the sunlight which the nut-
tering Intoxicated birds greeted with a
sweet dellrium OF song. Three cen
turtles Of time separated the old stones
from the new. and a peace was made
over All feuda here under the high
crosses with outstretched arms. clear
cut against the green sea. standing IN
their eternal attitude OF forgiveness.
One tomb In the form Of chalice ar
rested my attention and read this sin.
Euiar epltaph: Here Lies an Unknown
Dec. 6. 1871. Tacita Transllt" Cshe
has passed silently.)
! wished TO learn al that was known
Of her. and In the evening Inquired
In the village. and this l. what I
learned.
In November OF the year 1860. on a
night Of lowering sky and raging sea.
as the Inhabitants slept In their huts.
which were shaken up by the squall.
the dull boom OF cannon announced
The distress Of ship out on the waters.
across the promoniory. AZ the time
The little port did not possess a single
llfeboat. and TO attempt TO start In such
gale In the barks OF the fishermen
would be simply folly Each one who
heard the sound could only pray. God
help them" hut doubtless the noises
Of the angry sea drowned out the hui
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

the Bradbury Of this story. shows that
Indian In his physical characteristics.
bradbury. the elder. got much land
when land was worth about 20 cents
an acre out there. Then came the
boom and bradbury. ST.. sold the sheep
and some land. bought some mines.
started the Bradbury bank. built the
Bradbury block and became altogether
> top-noicher In town. Bradbury was
tut down a something like 5000. 900.
Johnny had iust begun 20 notice
things about the time Of the desertlon
pf the sheep ranch. and the elder save
him sYery chance. he took some Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

Tosi.-The kingllesi crown man may
wear Il iewelsd with sweat drops Of
faithful and honest toll.--Rev. Luther
Wilson. Methodist. washington. D. c.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

Edward Bush and George Gray Of
Paimlra, VITA. aocldeniiy drank q mix
ture Of turpentlne. belladonna and am
monla lntended Tor horseA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

The girl who Tilted a poe, and mar
rled butcher did an eccentric thing q"
Not at all; she recognised the great
fact that beefsteak h more tlllng nan
HANK verne. "-Detrolt Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DlscoV-
cry AND INVENTION.

Treatment sf TubercuIosls Marvellous
Invention by which, sound Waves
May Ne Photographed Mail hos for
summer Residences Other Inventions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

IOm.-"so you spent your vacation
down by the breakenY"
plek.-"fou might know that I
haven't a cent left"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

either side With the necessary guide
books
The servants preparing the carriage
basket for the village can thus attend
to guests messages and those who wish
20 learn about trains can do 10 without
neoessitaiing a trip to the railway sta.
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
nefors ana A.. ..---,.

49,. @ha after Marriage
Were you married IN the sprlngf~
Yes and have been on the jums
e'sf alaee to support nay family"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24
THE UNKNOWN.
fTranslaied from the French Of Mau-
rice-Montegut.)

HE cemeteries OF
cities are like great
hotels where the
close proximity Of
people in different
classes Of life Is not
always happy. The
walls OF partition
seem 20 leak a Sc
cret horror OF UNI
rest; there Is some
fhfug ~ conatrnint
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

sli
The times., 1897-12-31
RIVALRY FOR IHE PRIVILEGES
Booths for the Coming Masonic Fair
Already in Demand

The beard of control in charge OF the
arrangements for the Masonic fair met II
the Headquarters OF the board in tn Lea
man Building last evening. There w As Il
full attendance Of the members of tie
board and much progress was reported.
The contract ent cred into with :hs
owners of Convention Hall for the use
OF the hall for the fair, from April 20
April 25, was approved, and mahy en-
thusiaStic letters received from different
Masonic bodies We're read by Secret Try
Perry, showing tie liyeliest int crest in Il E
appruae hing fair.
There is already generous but spirited
rivalry FOR the differ ent privileges Ii
which there seems to be the :nQst nj ,lty
AlmaS Temple of the Mystic Shrine las
already put il an application for the
paddles privilege" Pentalpha Lodge = SKIS
for the use Gf all tue galleries as an ice
cream phrloi. Sinilar requests came :rum
other lodges, chapters and Masonic or
ganizations in the District. Among ,losc
Organizations which last night reported
an inter ticn totPke booths were Wasiiin-
ton Cumnandcry. Pentaipha. Lafa YETI, B.
B. French and Potomac Lodges, ana e-cral
Royal Arch chapters ana chapters II 'he
Eastern Star,
letter was received from Mr. j j.