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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

A. corns are one OF the universal
pests OF suffering humanity. any rem.
ody that promises relief Is looked upon
With approval Tho world Is full Of
so-callcd corn cures and corn oradi.
Gators. but nine-tcnths OF them are
worthless and some OF them positively
Injurious The following Is given by
the Scientific American. which fact
eommends Il 20 all persons who know
the standing 81 that valuable paper.
"salicyllc acid. 80 grm. Cannabis In
dlca Indian hemp. grm Castor
oil. \ dram. Collodiun. y o." The
result a. a clear. light-green solution.
There should be- no difficulty In is
preparation. To prevent Il from evap-
Grating keep the solution Ia a stop.
percd bottle. BE sure and use the In
dian hemp. and not the American ar
ucle. the latter is not easily soluble
Mlx. Apply morning and evening for
four days Then soak The feet lu warm
water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Soil that Il covered with vegetation
evaporates a very much greater guam
tity OF moisture than soil upon which
there is no vegetable growth Il ap.
pears that the roots. stalks and bios
SONS Of the plants are constantly draw
Ing up moisture from the earth and
throwing Il out Experiments made BY
Professor Nollney demonstrate that
bare ground gives out only the guam
tlty OF moisture received from the at
mosphere. but that wet soil covered
with plants. whether Il be swamp lands
or irrigated. will, under favorable cir
cumsiances, give out much groaier
amount % water than that which cor
responds 20 the precipitation that oc'
ours during the same period.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

In the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology there Is machine Cor test
Ing strength. This Is one oi the best
OF lts sort ever set up 10 this country.
and Il g. capable OF giving The strength
Of almost any article from thread to
big blocks Of granite When the latter
are experimental upon, everybody
holds his breath. The granite block
shows no signs OF breaking until q
reaches is limit when q parts with a
report like forty FOUNDER In many
instances the block Is shattered into
fragments. The machine has a
strength Of 100000 pounds. and will
null an iron column apart a. a small
boy pulls molassos candy, or will crush
an enormous iron pillar endwiso with
out apparent effort In testing wooden
beams BIZ old methods. small pieces OF
the wood we're bent or broken, and the
strength Of the entire beam calculated
from the resisting POWER Of these small
sections. II has been found by expor-
imenslng on the entire beam that this
test ls not at an satisfactory. and that
IN many cases beams tested BY the old
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09
ALrrrLE KNowLEDoE.


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"Tho theater," remarked Mr. Dlykina.
impresslvely. Is q great educator.
therefore. my son. present you with
the money with which 70 buy a ticket
for the matinee"
Johnny Blykins looked delighted and
said he was glad he had such q kind
father. says the Washington Star.
Remember" Mr.. Blykins proceeded.
there Il always something 20 be learn-
cd. We should strive TO make even our
leisure hours yield something moro
than mere diversion"
And as he could think Of no good ar
Sument 70 the contrary. Johnny muf-
INJURED: Eyes. SIR"
That evening Johnny stopped a. 20
entered the yard and looked pensively
al his father. who was putting q new
piece OF flooring In the front porch
His work caused him to bend far over,
and Johnny's eye M with Inspiration.
Going noiselessly around the side o. the
house. he returned with a barrel ataFe.
He waved Il up and down two or three
times 10 a. 20 make his aim sure. and
then struck. The noise Of the impact
was great. but Il was slight compared
10 the noise his father made
as he leaped In the air with a yell and
descended on his hands and feet. Ike
gorilla Il was a wholly undigni-
ned spectacle and the triumph faded
out OF the boys face AZ he saw the fierce
expression that his victim wore.
You young scoundrell You villalnf
Mr. Blyklns yelled. "You reprobatel
You thugl You hlghbindcrl What DO
you mean by committing such a dis
graceful attempt al parricldef You
come with me, sir"
You oughtn't 70 punish me FOR that.
Johnny protested "YOu told me that
the theater was a great educator and
that must remember 10 keep my eyes
open and learn an Icould. When the boy
on the stage did that everybody thought
Il was splendid and laughed and APP
plnuded."
Its your own fault. Lemuel.- said
Johnny's mother. who had heard the
noise and was standing In the door. Il
have always told you that matinees are
not good for children. Nov you viii
admit the truth Of what said
I'll admit nothing Of The kind. All
III eoncede IL that the stage needs ele-
vation' and Il needs Il In a hurry and
a whole lot Of Il. Johnny. shall not
prohibit you from ever going 70 the
iheaier again. but viii see 70 Il that
you don't see any play that IL not strict
" classical and with which I an not
thoroughly familiar"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Il o. the custom lu Italy % ship
fruits lu large casks aIlci With salt
aud brine. The fruit ls sliced or cut
in pieces and Immediately put into tho
pickle. This fasl.0a Of shipping has
Boz advantage over ordinary methods.
ln that the frul, prepared need not be
80 fresh as that which Is shipped whole
and wrapped in papcu or packed in
boxes. Fruits OF this sort are sub
jected 20 the most rigid scrutiny. as
one imperfect specimen may infect
the entire parcel The nlied fruit
upon reaching its destination BE- soaked
In fresh water until an traces OF salt
have disappeared. While this method
may be- tolerated In emergencies. the
favor and quality are 30 much i'm
paired that shippers are looking Tor
some other way OF preserving their
product
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.

President Clark has leit Europe ior
India. and expects 70 reach bombay
Dec ~. The meetings Tor northern
India viii begin Immediately upon hls
arrival
The use OF an its car sheds has been
eranted by the Philadelphia Traction
Company TO the Christian Endcavorers
o. the city Tor the holding Of g0apel
meetings.
TWcnty-sevcn Albany Christian En-
deavor societies were represented In .
recent successful service In the peaiien-
tiary. Amer the meeting each pfls-
oner was visited In his cell
An active anti-saloon campaign vas
waged by Pine Valley. Tex. Endeag-
orers before the December district cleo
ton, with the result that prohibition
carried BY a majority Of thlrteen 70
one.
Two hundred Italians are employed
on a city contract two miles from York.
Penn. These men were destitute q
religious privileges. and one Of ne
Christian Endeavor societies q the
town has begun holding gospel services
with them.
During recent revival services In
harrisburg Penn. church. one Of The
Endeavorers held afternoon meetings
Tor the children. As a result Of thls.
thirty-hve boys and girls have joined
the church, A junior society viii b
another outcome.
The Congregational Chinese Endeav-
orcrs oi san Francisco have within re-
cent weeks contributed seventeen dol
lars toward the International Conven-
ton fund and thirty dollars 70 the
American Board. These Endcavorors
support six missionaries IN China.
Dr. Clark sends from Europe. as q
suggestion % the Christian Endeavor
societies OF the world the plan Of o.
cupylng a few moments Ia every Chris.
tian Endcavor prayer meeting. or AZ
least occasionally. with a summary oi
the pastors morning sermon. vi
plan should prove helpful allks 10
young people and pastor.
u has been the custom OF the town
OF Chico, Cal. to hold a BAN On
Thanksgiving evening. and the youne
people had either to attend Il or "a
without public entertainment. Iaal
Thanksgiving the Endcavorors got unn
rehned entertainment that attracted 1
great throng Of people. many Of whou
were thus kept from the dance.
A prize was offered several month.
ago BY the publishing department q
The United Society Of Christian In
deayor Tor the best Christian Endearn
day exercise. II has been awarded I
Rev. J. II. nomborgor. president 81 Il
ohio Christian Endcavor Unlon. uhna
exercise. Cardinal Points 81 Chrlslla
EndeayoF." Win be used b many hur
dleds Of Christian Endoavor to<loila. /
celebation o, ne "a o. February.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

A mlddlc-agcd woman with an arm
IN! or parcels was walking along Mis-.
sion street yesterday when she sud-
denly stopped and stared AZ a laborcr
shovcllng dirt out Of a trench IN the
street A. he straigh,onod up she rec
oruiEcd her divorced husband.
How are you. Molko, Phat are yo
doln'g"
tie tried 20 wlthor her with n glare.
but she continued 90 smile uwcctly.
"Yo want 20 know what I'm doln',
ohg Well. I'm carnln alimoay. What
are ye doln'7"
"sure. Moike. I'm a-spcndln' H."
lie resumed his shovcling and shc
went on down the street. feeling prot-
" we'll satisfied with hcrsclf-San
Francisco Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

There are a number OF me incident
10 the use OF new appliances. and these
have already become so clearly rccog-
nized that they are a matter Of course
In medical practice. Indeed. the vic
tins have given names 10 them which
have been adopted IN scientific phrase
ology. Bicycle back IL a familiar 49,.
and comes Of the douhling-up position
about which 30 much has been written
and said I, Is akin 20 the disease
known as miners back. which comes
upon men who work In mines and are
In stopped position for many hours
AZ a time Telephone ear q a not I'M
common complaint u b. not an or
ganic disease but purely q nervous
condition. and arises from nervous
strain. Almost without exception the
trouble ceases with the discontlnuance
81 the use Oi the telephone Telegraph
er'a and typewriter cramp has many
victims This dlflculty Is not easily
gotten over as In many instances the
muscles become almost or altogether
useless. and the patient IL unable TO
control them. Il IA durable only after
q course Of scientific trcatm mt one
OF the latest complaints Is the trolley
foot The continuous use o. the foot
On the bell causes soreness. innamma-
ton and nervous troubles. and very
many men have left the employ Of the
trolley roads In consequence Of this az
aculty. So Il Is seen that the higher
grades Of mechanics hring evils with
them. and that the Law Of ,ompensa-
ton obtains here a. well a. IN almost
everything else In the world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09
SOME COSTLY THINGS.

The biggest price ever paid Tor q
horse in America was ii25.O00. given BY
J. Malcolm Forbes OF Boston for Le-
land Staniord's Arion, a tro,ter.
The costllest crown is that worn by
the Russian car on ceremonial occa-
slons. Il Is surmoun,ed BY a cross
formed Of ave magnificent diamonds
resting upon an immense uncut but
polished ruby. The ruby rests on elev-
en- large diamonds. which In turn rest
on a mat Of poarla The eoronet Of the
empress Is said TO contain the most
beautiful collection OF diamonds ever
masscd together.
The largest price Tor a cane was bid
a, an auction Ia London % the walk
Ing sticks which were once The prop
erty OF George M and GcorEo ~. Il
was fiS. or 500 and was given for a
cane OF ebony. with a sold TOP, en-
Sravod q. r. and with a crown, and
also containing the hair OF the Prin-
oessos Augusta Elizabeth. Mary Sophia
and Amelia. and inscribed. The GIN
Of the Princess Mary. iSot,"
The most expensive royal regalias In
the world are said 10 be- those OF the
maharajah OF Baroda. India. First
comes a gorgeous collar containing 500
diamonds, arranged IN ave rows. some
Of these a. large a. valnuta. A top and
bottom row OF emeralds OF equal size
relieve the luster Of the diamonds. A
pendant Is composed Of a single brill
liant called the Stars Of the Dcccan."
and there are algrcttes, necklaces.
bracelets rlngs and chains to match.
The maharaiah's own special carpet.
ten by six feet In extent. made entirely
Of pearls, with a big diamond In The
center and In each conner, cost ti.soo. !.
900.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

sera. employed by
lumber companies 10 locate tracts OF
white pine and places for the winter
camps. This work had been done, ana
they we're returning 10 the banks OF the
slnnemahonlng 20 do some hunting be
fore going home for tho Christmas
festivities.
The leader. John Mellon. a man OF
IS, had been IN the business for twenty
years. and was one Of the best woods
men "a the state. Rodgers, an ex-
soider. was also n master OF wood
craft. while the youngest. Max Baum,
Melons nephew. was only Is, ana
came from Philadelphia. All we're good
shots. They we're now twelve miles
from camp. IN an old deserted cabin on
the slnnemahoning. on the way they
had killed q bear and two turkeys
The headquarters Of the bear and the
two turkeys we're 10 furnish the Christ
mas dinner. and all we're packed on the
sled.
Boys" said Mellon. eve dld a
mlghiy foolish thing 10 leave the onal
Of that bear on the ground We had
oughtcr hung Il up. The hard weather
IN the mountains has driven the wolves
this way. and they may track as.
Look at the dogs believe they smell
danger / WIS troed once by gray
wolves In Potter county and lost three
Of the best bear dogs ! ever owned.
They was eaten right before my eyes.
and ! don't banker after SIGH a thing
aEin. Holy Moses, stopl Warn't that
a wolf how'll Sure. Max. keep the
dogs from goln' back. an lets Hight
out There's an old hay yard some
where here. and we'll make for a."
The snow was falling In biz fakes.
there was no wind. and they could
hear that long. plaintlye howl. unlike
anything else that falls on a hunters
ear The hair on the dogs stood up.
and they plunged through the snow.
almost upsettlnE Max
Thank the Lord. Here Il H. Pull
like HOSES"
A hundred yards away was a stack
o. meadow hay that had been leit there
years before By lumhermen. II was
surrounded By a strong stake and rider
fence made Of heavy poles. 10 keep the
deer out. and was about twenty-five
feet across
quick. take on the rider. throw the
dogs I'M Raise the sled heavol That
right Now the axes Let's cut some
Of these spruces and pack the brush
agin the fence"
The axes few. and IN ten minutes the
work was done. Guns were examined
and then came a walt
Il only hear two" said Rodgers
Maybe that's an there o."
more like forty" replied Mellon
Its only the leaders that make 4
noise. See. thar comes the head Of th'
pack. running our trail Blast th'
dogs, Their yelling cxcites the hrutes
The dogs we're tearing al the bars
and. though well thrashod. Il did %,
good. Tho leading wolf bad smell
them and skunk into a bush. For
moment there was a blank silence an,
thea came an appalling chorus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

The Father Prissd the weapon which
Had KILLED His Daughter


A most conspicuous and tender In
stance OF paternal affection was BY
chance brought 70 the attention Of the
writer a few days ago a. he sat In a
barber chair patiently awaiting the re-
moval Of the superhuous growth from
a neglected chin. says the San Francis
co Chronicle. While thus employed, a
man. apparently a German. entered the
shop and handed a razor 20 the barber.
with a request that he would put Il In
order as soon as possible. "And." ad-
ded be. be sure not 70 lose that razor;
| would not lose that razor for $40"
Naturally the barber was curious 70
know why 80 extrayagant value
should be put upon an ordinary razor
and inquired the reason.
why" responded the German, "that
Is the razor that the sailor killed my
daughter with. You can see the blood
spots upon the blade now. There they
are. Those black stains are my daugh-
ter's blood. They will never come out
Ny daughter was q good girl Ever
since she was killed ] never shave with
no other razor. / love her 80 much
As long as / live ! use this razor in
memory Of my girl Il Is difheult 10
astonish an ordinary barber but this
one was struck dumb Tor awhile. Fl
naily he did recuperate sufficiently 70
exclaim. We'll. I'll be DANCED" The
statement OF the owner Of the precious
razor was found on inquiry to be quite
true.
Two years ago the whole water front
was shocked by the foul murder Of a
i5-year-old girl under circumstances Of
singular atroclty. Her father was the
keeper OF a sailor boarding house. pa
tronlzed by whalers almost exclusive
ly. The girl had attracted the atten-
ton Of half-breed Kanaka who want
ed 20 marry her but the girl would
not consent and repulsed him with hor-
ror and dlsdain In a moment OF jeai-
Gus fury the mad Kanaka seized the
/ girl as she was attending 10 some
household Affairs and cut her throat. al
most seyerlng the head from the body.
The razor about which the aged Ger
man was 10 soilcitous was the real, ac-
tual instrument Of the crime.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09


An enormous amount Of amber comes
from Prussia. where II Is mined by
what Is practically a monopoly. The
company controlling the greater part
OF the OUTPUT pay TO the government
over 100000 a year for the privilege
OF control. II is said that over s. .OOO.-
900 has already been paid by this firm
In royalties to the government. The
beach In East India. after heavy north
west winds. IA often thickly strewn
with amber. which comes up in the
sea-weed that ia often piled up 10 the
height OF three or four feet along the
shore. After storm men. women and
children swarm over the beach. gath
ering amber and finding most profit
able employment thereby. From a
hundred TO a hundred and lfty tons OF
raw amber are worked up every year IN
one city. The greater part OF Il is
melted to make varnish and lac, Beads
are made OF many OF the best pieces.
and these are In demand all over tho
world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09
a.
The Customs Observed In Proposals
AmounE the Peasants

The Customs Observed In Proposals
AmounE the Peasants.
There L. an old custom prevailing
among the Tyrolese regarding propos-
ais Of marriage. says the Philadelphia
Times. The hrst time a young man
pays a visit as avowed lover he brings
with him a bottle OF wine. OF which
he pours out a glass and presents Il 20
the object Of hrs desires. II she ac-
cepis Il the whole affair is settled
Very often the girl has not made Up
her mind and then she will take refuge
In excuses, 80 as not 10 drink the wine
and yet not refuse Il point blank. for
that Is considered a gross insult. prov
ing that she has been merely trifling
with the affections OF her lover. She
will. for instance. maintain that the
wine looks sour" that wine dlsagrees
with her. or that she Il afraid Of get
ting tipsy. or that the priest has for
hidden her 10 take any; In fact. she
makes use OF any subterfuge that pre-
sents itself AZ that moment The pur-
port OF these excuses is that she has
not come TO a decision and that the
wine-ofierlng Is premature This
strange custom. dating very far back
according 10 one account Il was known
as early as the ninth century,. is cali
cd bringing the wine" and Is synony-
nous with the act Of proposing. Shy
lovers loaih to make sure Of their case
beforehand. hnd q a very happy insii-
tuition. Not word need b. spoken and
the girl is spared the painful mo" OF
civilization. II any Of the wine u
spilled o rthe glass or bottle broken g
is considered a most unhappy omen.
In fact. there Is a peasants saying Tor
an unhappy marriage. They have
spilled the wine between them"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

The proboscis monkeys are 10 named
because OF their nose. which surpaaaea
IN length that Of an mankind This Is
a PECULIARLY which distinguishes them
from all other known monkeys. They
are also recognized by their hair which
Is more developed beneath the chin
and around the neck than on the other
parts Of the body These animals meas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Nine, iablachc was once. az the eley-
enth hour. asked 20 sing the role OF
Donna Anna In "non Giovanni" IN
lieu OF a lady who had been suddenly
taken 49, Nine Lablache. being un-
able to wear the stage robe that had
been provided for the part. elected to
wear one Of her own private dresses.
Brlgnoll, who unprecedented Don Otta-
VIC. had a very bad habit OF cOntlnu-
ally expoctoraung while singing. aud
caused Nine. iahlache grave anxiety as
to the possible fate OF her beautiful
gown. During the famous trio, Nine.
I.ablache watched nrignoll very anx-
lously. and finally. unable to contain
her fears any longer. she whispered to
him. In a voice full OF appeal. My dear
friend. could yoa not manage Just
once 70 spl, on Donna Elvira's robsi"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Machine Turns Him over a. Iie sleeps.
The san Francisco Examiner tells
about a man who has invented an ap-
paratus 20 turn him over in bed The
man o. Walter Hyde. De lives in Ala
media. Cal Mr Hyde b. quite old and
Is troubled with au incomplete circula-
lion OF The blood. causing siocplessncsL
II he remains ln one position long a
mild form % paralysis follows and be
can not sleep 40 ali Mr Hyde conclud.
"a that u De bad some mechanical
means % turn himself over hourly at
ulghi be- could 30 90 sleep and not De-
under the necessity of awakening
Being somewhat of a mechanical turn
Of mind. NJ Hyde concluded TO expert
ment. The result OF bis iiukor.uE and
thinking Is the mechanical coniriyauce
which hourly turns him over without
awakening him from bis slumbcrs. and
which he says works so chamingly
that his paralysis with accompanying
sleeplessness d a thing oi the past
The frame on which the mattress rests
hangs from the bedsied by means OF
plnlons. one AZ the head and the other
at the foot Tho frame ia kept In posi-
ton BY being secured AZ the sides 20 a
clock-llkc apparatus with CO.'S and le-
vers 20 tilt the mattress frame. the mo-
ton OF the rocking being governed by
the clock and spring apparatus The
fitting Of the frame Is 90 nicely gradu-
aied that the sleeper Is unconscious OF
TIE change. but continues undisiurhed
IN his nights sleep as the mechanism
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

u think we are not cultlya,lng tho
new nelghhors as We should. said Mrs
nlyklns
well" replied her husband. there's
no use OF trying to DO too many things
At once. II stands to reason that We
can't expect TO be successful IN cultl-
waiting the nolghhors and Milliccnts
voice al the same timc."-washington
STAR
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

ure nearly four feet when standing up
right They are most feroclous. and
but little susceptible Of training. They
inhabIt the island Of Boneo. and are
found 10 numerous troops among the
woods In the nelghborhood Of streams
Il il rare 10 see them on the ground,
nearly the whole OF their lives belng
passed In trees.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

what makes you so quiet. Ferry
Are you wondering what YOU will say
to your wife when you get homer"
"No. was wondering what shc
would say TO me. Cincinnati En-
anlrer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Il had an awful scare this morning:
the whole once force ran out into the
street"
WAS the building on fire."
mo; the ianitors dog had caught a
rat."-De,rolt Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Preacher-How do you like your new
mamma. Johnniel Johnnie-Oh. purity
good. et a Jar Of plums yiatady and
she blamed Il on the hired girl
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Tourlst-But you Americans are al
ways on the rush, you have none OF
that polse, that rcpose which marks the
Europeans Ciuzens-Oh. wait. walt
You haven't been through the govern
ment Offices yet Detroit NewA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

Mo,her-You don't know how you
worry me, dear; why, my hair l. turn
Ing gray Florrie-My. how you must
have worried grandma; her hair is all
whltel-Housohold Words.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09

To give pain Is the tyranny; 10 make
Happy Il the true empire OF beauty
sleelo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-09
BATTLE WITH WOLVES

HE week before
Christmas. 1867.
snow had fallen
heavily In northern
Pennsylvania. and
Just after dnybroak
three men were
pulling a sledge
along the edge Of
Laurel Ridge. They
we're timber crui-
sers. employed by