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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

Tho inventor says. however. that ow-
ing 10 the tremendous prehenslle
strength OF the structure, especially at
the points where any strain may posi-
bly, develop. that an accident OF the
cor, suggested "a absolutely impossi-
bic
AZ the time Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition IN Chicago, or rather some
/ months previous thereto on idea some
thing Ike that which has resulted IN
the construction OF the sce-saw was
broached. The building and meehani-
cal experts who were asked to pass
upon the idea laughed at the plan and
said that even IN this era OF wonderful
creations tho successful carrying out
OF such n project was entirely out OF
the question. I, simply could not h'
done. Sir. payallos has. however
shown that NJ seemlng impossible q
clearly practlci 10 and his see-sav
promises 10 be = Of the greatest at
fractions az the Tennessee Centennial
The only seeming impeachment to III
entire success and great popularity o
the soe-saw seems 20 be that on IN
face Of Il u Is what the Tennessee
mountalneer calls "scary.' When
man stands on the ground and look
MP at the top OF the tower and remem
bers that the swing Of the great tru'
3 beam would take him 200 feet from N
q earth with nothing but air betwee
}. him and terra frma. he is likely to he
u ltate. There really will be no DANCE
o bu, the trouble is. Il is likely TO see
!. as II there were. and TO most Poop
:, this Is as bad as II what was fear'
r really existed.
Is II the career Of the see-saw at q
10 Tennessee exposition Is a success,
e. will mean new era In amusement c
Is terprlsos. for there Is no reason vi
he these mechanical teoters cannot be co
of structed on a much smaller sea
We There are a great many people W
x. possess so many years that they ca
A. not bring themselves 10 confess u
there stan clings 10 them that inni
m love Of lettering which when ohildi
ch they we're able 20 crafty. II the s.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

thlld has enjoyed which Is known az
lettering" II Is the nineteenth cen
fury evolution Of the pine board and
The rail fence TO the mighty steel coli
umns that support two huge cars. each
Of which viii accommodate fifty per-
sons
The sce-saw. as the accompanying
Illustration shows. Is composed OF q
central tower and a bull steel beam.
This steel tower Is thirty feet square at
the base and seyenty-fve feet high TO
the upper pin. on this pin the beam.
which Is Of steel. swings vertically.
Il "a rectangular In sections. is thor
oughly braced and 100 feet long. II IL
swung on rs axis by means OF two
steel segments. which are affairs re-
sembllng hugs croquet wlekets the ends
OF which iasten into the beam ana th'
rounded center slides over a portion o
the tower which Is prepared TO receive
such action. Technically speaking
pinlons driven by the operating ma
chine engage the two segments.
To the ends OF the big steel bean
cars are suspended-one car at eael
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
INDIANS AND CROWS.
some ousss Legend. Heard Among the
He'd Men.

"MNNN N.NNN Aa"a"ffH"
HE'D Men.
By Indian legend the crow was So
leeiod by the great spirit as q mes
serror TO me red men. be placed O.
ssrnel % corn in is right ear ana
bean In is lef. aud sent 10 forth with /
iho elf Cf NE 20 hlg people, wisely /
mullins toe ears 81 the crow So that /
III might neither hear nor heed any
thing thri night interrupt i,s hight |
rays our Animal Friends. Bccau1o OF
that miaslon the crows right 90
share of the Indians corn wherever
planted q never denied. and the "liio-
bearing bird" has been rcycrcuccd by
the Indians forever Like the Indian
tho crow has been tracked. prosecuted
and huniol hy the "pale face where
over ne has loltered FOR q shelter He
o. accafod as n thief that Is best yhcu
he Is dead. His usefulness IN picslug
the grubs out Of the growing corn Is
not considered u Dc snaichoa one
grain Of corn with four or ave Erubs
that are comparatively more desiruc-
tive than he. he Is condemned and shot
asa plundcrer. By the Indian logic "all
the corn belonged 20 the Indians as
original proprloiors. but the crow Is
an Indian. and therefore the corn be-
longs 10 the crow" The primitive In
dian takes good care Of the crow and
divides the corn with him at the plant
inr season. Tho farmer who shoots
the crow on his premises Tor the sin Of
stealing few grains OF corn forgot
20 thank him for the killing Of th'
willy hanhawk. the sncakihiot Whic'
ircquonu iho harnyard intent on
meal OF Young chickens. The crow car
rios OF an cgg now and then but Ill
small game Is confined 90 field mice
inseots. grnhs. small snakes. worm'
lizards ard frogs and IN his whit,
hraror ne doscsnds 90 carrion. VIII
he occasionally worries small birds b
fcissht o. tho owl. onosFum and q.
coon. An Indian tells this story OF
white man and a crow; The viii
mnn who had killed o. deer ior lis OBJ
irf ite body lu an open place ln q
forest A c,ow flying over ,ho WOO
swoonrl down Go che docr. walked
around q talked 90 himself about
ana then few rapidly away An
Alan took tho deer 90 hH cabin near
and wsnc De was dressing % Do hea
81 connection On tho air. A crow WI.
emcd io ho leading numerous ho
was screaming With terror The
roar continued for some time end %
"a iy he entire focl'a fuuoun-I
the unfortunate and rcckng him
death. bis body ialllng TO ihe grou
I'M fragments. Tho Indian ARGUES q
he ars, crow fonud Che carcass
generously acw 90 tcll thc iook ana
tho Indian had Ga the meantime
moved the deer the disappointed no
falling 10 aud it. had Just Killed
leader crow Cor telling a hos'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
SOME HARD GREEK NAMES.
Not Pronounced fiuite a. the Average
Reader wsuid suppose.

Not Pronounced fiuite a. the Average
Reader wouid suppose.
Greek proper names have been the
sosrce Of considerable study TO the
reading public since the Greek troubles
began and the pronunciation OF the
names Of some OF the officials who are
prominent IN Athens at the present
lime has been the subject Of contro-
versy says the New York Tribune.
man who is well yersed on the
subject said that the modern Greek
popularity was 10 a great extent the
accenuatlon and gave as an instance
the name OF MauromIchales. the Greek
secretary 81 the interior The name "a
pronounced Mov-ro-michalls. with
| airong rc.cnt ON the second syllable.
The secretary OF foreign Affairs. Alex
andcr skouzes. pronounces his name
| sko-u-zes. with strong accent on the
d. The name 81 Philip varvogles
minister of Justice. Is pronounced Var
vo-chlccs. the ch In the third syllable
being hard like the German Oh.
Nicholas Mciaxas. minister OF var. has
an easy name Tor foreigners, but the
minister % marine. Levides. pro-
nounces his name Levee-thes. The
president OF the chamber Of deputies
writes his name Zaimes and pro-
nounces e Za-i-mls. with accent on the
second syllable Canaris. the feet
. commander name T. pronounced Can
- arecs. with accent on the hrst syllable
- The name ~ Dclyannis appears IN
n rrInt every day and most readers have
b. ideas as 90 its pronunciation. Hi'
c Grc,k ueighhors cali the premier
p nolee-yauces. with accent on the sec
1nd rIllh'o
20 lake the Russians. the Greeks hav'
Do ro family names cXcop, in thc hIghc
- .alts ~ society and "a man who's
/, raua I1 CrcrlrIus win call bic sol
s GrerorI1dos. rronuunrIng The q mucl
t like th Do though The son OF Demel
o. rlgs &C. called psmo,hr.ades
ono of the most common names Z
o. Greece Do pappalopoul1s. which ma
be- be assumed ty any man whose fath'
bel was o. priest and a man instead
1r taking the name of Antoniadcs ma
on rau himself by the longer name.
nr Father Anthoy was a priest The d
en- Autouiadcs. pappadopoulos and In a
Do names whore % comes before a yow'
io. is pronounced like N in though.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
ANARRow ESCAPE.
The Doctor saved Himself bat After
.I - The lIrl.

The Doctor saved Himself bat After
ward Lost the Giri
81 was moor and without iahuonce
when entered on the practice oil my
profession" said the doctor TO the De
troit Free Press man. "but full OF Nlh
and In a section OF Indiana where an
ability to look wise while administer
ing quinlne or calomol was pretty
much all that was necessary
"The only person In the rough com
munlty that found at all congenlal
was the pretty little teacher Of the
district school and. being as lHlshiu'
as / was big. / did most Of my court
lng IN my mind while casting Sleeps
eyes al her when opportunity ohereu'
The object holding second place In ny
affections was handsome three-quar-
ter bred mare that / guarded with un-
ceaslng vigilance. for there never was
holder gang OF horse thieves thar
was then operating In all that section
I OF the state. One midnight a meeseh
, ger came galloping to my door VIII
, an urgent call for my services TEL
miles away. II was a rough night, tn
, road was an unfrequented one through
a desolate country and the man VIII
came for me looked like a prairie band
a, H. But business Is business. especial
, with q struggling young doctor.
!. More from desire to escape his com
/. many than to hasten 10 my patient
n ran away from him and gave the mar
Ii her head and she few through IN
d darkness. Three miles out. as ! reach
ed the ford Of a creek. | was halle
10 by a voice that | recognized as u
a teachers. Just as she BEGAN hu
n. rled warning q grur order to throw =
~ my hands came from the other SIDE
n. the narrow stream. As she screamed
d me TO ny I grasped her under eth
,o arm and swung her to the Feat b
n. hind me. As the gallant mare spral
at away with her double burden the
ne was a volley Of oaths and bullets frc
on the rear. but had swerved from |
,e- beaten road to avoid meeting the m'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

ON the couch. facing each other, their
hands were Joined. and band Of white
muslin was wound round them both.
There were many nrahmins present
In long. white robes. and crowns iko
kings IN a pack Of cards. These learn
cd gentlemen had. by various oalcu'
latlons aud observations 81 onions
axoa the date Tor the wedding and
they now presided over the ceremony
itself. After the couple sat facinl
each other. one Of the Brahmlns roa'
them an exhortatlon and poured waite
from a shell over their hands. A small
sprig OF leaves was glyen 20 each. q
ensure long llie. and then the bans
struck up amid the geneFai eongratu
/ latious Of tie friends Of sAe happy pail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
A BURMESE WEDDING.
The bride aud Groom GorEeous 90 he
hold In Nuptiai sriendor.

The nridc and Groom GorEeous 90 He
hold In Nuptiai spisndor'
Mandalay saw q curious wedding on
Feb. H. The chief commissioner OF
Burma was called 90 the house In Man
dalay % tho cx-chici of Nyouuswc. one
of the shan states tributary 20 Burma.
whose daughter was 90 De heiroihed
90 me chief ~ Thelnni. another shan
state. The lovers we're gorgcously ar
raycd in robes Of state which cost
nearly a hundred pounds each. and
which viii be used hereafter ON spe-
| clal occasions OF state. The bride
groom wore a long purple velvet robe
trimmed with an lnhnlty OF gold lace
and braid. and on his head a klnsly
crown that might have done duty IN
any fairy tale. The bride was arraycd
chiefly In that ornamental angular
| cardboard arrangement In which the
souls 81 people In those parts delight
/ an she looked an points and corners.
Her hcadgear was a peculiar sort oi
compromise between skull cap and
Roman helmet. but very bccomins
wlthal and IN front shone a diamond
butterfly. A. the back OF her dress
she wore a gllticrlng tail, that gay'
her the general appearance Of som'
mythical animal.
, In the center Of the room where M
marriage was TO take place there sioo'
n gildon couch strewn with rose leaves
I, In front OF this with their backs 10 y
I The bride and bridegroom knelt WIN
offerings were made TO various spirits
\ Rice cake and water were then ouore
" TO the couple. though not actual
y given TO Thorn. They took their plac
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

Madison Cawoin and samuel Min'urn
Peck. two southern poets OF more than
national reputation. have been lately
enjoying together trlumphal progres.
through New York This commercial
metropolis has no poets Of her own
hui 4 must be said 10 her credit that
her hospitality 20 visiting bards from
other sections Of the country u only
surpassed by The oHuflon with which
she welcomes the lyric enyoys from
Canada. Great Britain and Darkest A.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

scnror. ana this In the darkness saw
cd us. As the shots were repeated the
GIRLS arms were clasped about my
neck and her body shielded me. Then
! thought ~ nothing but that she low
cd me. We escaped. The next morn
ing the teacher was gone and I've new
or been able TO find her since"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune; II
see where the Queen Of England has
sixty pianos and doesn't play any Of
them" That's a good girl. know
Of a woman who has only one plano
ut she plays like sixty"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

The state Board of Medical EXAM
liners ot Louisiana held an examination
recently at which there were sixty
aoycn applicants. four o. whom were
cnlorod. a standard Of 90 per cent.
was required 20 pass the examination.
which IS required before the individual
can secure a license to practice mcdl-
elmo IN Louisiana
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

Strange words for soul released
from lts bondage; stranger stiil the
unsolyod mystery that hangs about
her. Many are the spoeulaiions made
some even ayerring that she was the
daughter o. Aaron Burr. the unfortu-
nate Theodosia. but this seems In
credible. and nothing definite can be
learned concerning this episode OF a
lie TO which. perhaps. II was the calm
and peaceful ending.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

fourteen years Major Burke has peen
connected IN az executive capacity wi'h
the wild West Show. Prior TO ina
time he was an Indian fighter IN the
West. where he FIRST met buffalo blll'
In the route book Of the wild West iof
1896 appears a tribute from Whitins
Allen. who cays'
"Maior John NJ. Burke. general man
arer. Is also claimed by the advance.
The Major IA the Major-unique' soil
tary. the only one Of his kind. Ills
huge form. all too small for his heart
casts rs welcome a shadow as ever
fell across the threshold o. an editorial
room. Il 10 not fulsome aduiation 70
say that tho newspapers only honor
themselves In honoring Major Burke
and they. knowing Il, inevitably place
their columns At his command. keml.
niscence. history. anecdote. story ial
from his lips In az graceful stream a.
ever water flowed from a fountain ant
they are eagerly caught up by the ed
tors and repeated In print in the gen
crous and genuine effort to let thei
readers share In the feast oil reaaoi
and fow OF SOUL John Burke cal
neither be considered nor written OF q
an ordinary man. and the writer a
one member OF a harmonious advance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

UNIQUE feature CT
the Tennessee Cen
tennIal. which
opened at Nash
VILE. "a the great
est seesaw OF which
anyone ever heard.
tits nightly en-
larged affair that Is
exactly similar 81
principle 10 the
sport almost every
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

Thomas l. Lucas and his son Fred
have LEFT Huntington. Ind. In a hur-
ry. Il Is said that they have stolen
$4,000. They were in the abstract aud
loan business.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
MAJ. JOHN N. BURKE.

feels al too keenly the poverty OF MS
pen when he attempts to set down the
pride and pleasure OF himself ana an
the others IN being elassed IN the same
company with Major Burke.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

pow,ll-"But Cor your birth you
would De my equal" uowcll-"lcs;
m had never been born / suppose l
should D., a uoaouuty. too. '-Dcmor-
rsfs NngazInc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
A SOUTHERN TOWN.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. CONTAINS
MANY PICTURESQUE SCENES.

ola Carlyle House aud It, Memories
The Mystery Of the 'remals strang-
ERA Town That Has neen Asleep
for Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

saw makes Cos appearance 10 The grea,
cities. the chances are that there wall
be no age limit upon the passengers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

has
been asleep so
long. the sunshine
has been dreaming
undisturbed In her
quiet streets for so
many years and her
quaint old houses
have such an air
OF mysterious wait
ing In their old
fashioned grand
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

HIS Is a picture Of
Major John N
Burke.general man
agcr Of Bunalo
Blll's wild west
show lie las new
or been known 10
forsake a friend,
and Is as courag-
eous as he Is good
hearted.
During tho last
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

band arrived and IN his arms she
breathed her last. The monument he
erected 10 her IN still well preserved
and stands In 81. Pauis cemetery. out
beyond the city. The stone is little
dark. there "a a coping around the LOT
and willow tree bends over her head.
The words seem TO have n peculiar sig
nincancc. could the mystery be faith
omed. perhaps the tragedy Of me llte
cut on 80 suddenly. or perhaps the
struggling soul that had found It's
peace:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

When liquor goes into the stomach
love goes Out Of the heart
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
IT GOES UP AND DOWN
BIGGEST sEE-sAw THAT HAS
BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

n Il Feature OF the Tennessee Cen
tenniai Exposition Those Who Ride
Upon ~ WA $50 Carried 500 Feet
Into the Aig.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
MAJOR JOHN II. BURKE
UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE
WILD WEST SHOW.

ne l. nunaio Bnrs Right Hand Man
Has Never neen Known 10 forsake a
Fricnd Whiting Aliens Tribute to
the fndlan Fighter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

fffffffff % HHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHFHHHHH Hsfffffff
To the Memory uf "a
FEMALE STRANGER,
whose mortal suffering terminate
81 the iith day % october.
1915.
Aged % years ana 4 months.
TINS stone ~ erected by her dis
consulate
Husband, in whose arms she
sighed out her
Latest breath. and who. under
God.
Did hla utmost 10 sootho even the
cold dead ear Of Death.
How loved. how honored once.
awaits thee not
To whom related. or hy whom De-
Eut
A heap OF dust alone remains OF
thee. a..
: IT'S an thou art. and all the
; proud shall De-.
: To Him gave nll the 'fophelH
: utternnce that. through ~ name
whoHoeter hulleVcth in liim hhaN
receive remission ~ sins
Acts. 10Th chnpter. go verso
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29

for fuel, so there can be no possible
question of the farmers not being al
lowed to furnish the wood. He must
either buy of them or have it shipped
IN, and II outside parties can ship it in
here by rail and make a living, our
farmers can surely haul it in here and
make money. Mr.. Thrun has put in
the electric plant at Minocqua and is
giving good satisfaction. In this our
last issue before the special meeting.
we would like to again urge upon the
taxpayers to turn out next Saturday
and cast your vote for this proposition
and you will be doing yourself, the
people OF the town and the town itself
an everlasting favor and save yourself
money every year in taxes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29
VIE Vote Saturday.

Next. Saturday the people OF Eagle
River. are requested to cast their bal
lot for or against the proposition pre-
sented by Mr.. Thrun to furnish our
city with an electric lighting system
and take charge Of, and run the water
works. AS has been repeatedly said
1and as can be proven to any person
VINO will go to the town clerks Office
and look over the records, the cost of
running the water-Works during the
past has been between four and five
thousand dollars per year and Mr..
| Thrun has offered to do all this work
/ besides putting in an electric plant at
his own expense, and furnishing the
city with twelve arc lights, Of fifteen
hundred candle power each, which
will be sufficient TO light up all our
streets as light as day, the darkest Of
nights, for the sum Of three thousand
dollars yearly. Besides this he grants
the town the privilege OF renting the
water to any individuals or corpora
tiOns it may desire, the money for such
rentals, which amounts to some three
or four hundred dollars, to belong to
the town. This brings the actual cost
down to about twenty-six to twenty
seven hundred dollars. There has
been some opposition expressed in diff
ferent quarters to this. proposition,
some claiming that we will have to
bond the city, others that the farmers
will have no chance to sell the wood to
the water-works. Our taxes during
the past have always been high enough
and if we thought that by accepting
this proposition there was one possible
chance to place any more burden upon
the tax payers we would be one of the
first to oppose it. but we can not see
one iota of a chance for such burden,
and honestly believe that it will be the
means of raising some of the burden of
! the past, and think that if any sane
man will study the proposition, as Civ
en- on another page, he will agree with
us and with the business men and tax
payers, that it is the best chance that
the city ever had to place herself on
an equal footing with other towns and
do it at savidg to the taxpayers.
There will be no bonding of the town
for cent. Money enough was appro-
priated at the town meeting last
spring to run the water-works for one
year and it will be enough and more,
to run them under Mr.. Thrun's man
agement. He can not run them on
wind, neither can he burn electricity
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29

Gasoline, pumps and pump fixtures,
Screen doors, Adjustable window
screens TT any window, very conven-
int and very cheap. Doors and win
doWs, window glass, corn planters, po-
tato planters, ploWs harrows and Guilt
vators.
Repair work done promptly and at
reasonable prices.
Stoves, adjustable CRATES and backs,
sectional griddles, something new.
Call and get prices at Richison's
hardware store before placing orders
elsewhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29
HALE RATES TO MADISON

Via the North-Western Line. Exeur-
sion tickets will be sold from stations
in Wisconsin July % and p. limited to
July 26, and July 29 and so, limited to
August :, at one fare for the round
trip, on account of especial Days" at
Monona Lake Assembly.
Full information furnished on appli-
cation to ticket agents G. &. N w R'y.