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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
VIM tho Il,aa 90 the Nnrlh.

People In this age Of scientific ex
actness have reached the stage OF do
ing everything by rule. Breathing has
ceased TO be merely an instructive act.
and sleeping must be regulated by
scientific formula. Bedrooms must be
properly arranged for slumberers,
baths and evening meals carefully al.
justed and position studied with
great detail Where practicable the
bed should be placed on a line north
and south. with the head toward the
north. This arrangement places the
sleeper IN harmony with the electrical
currents caused by the rotation OF the
earth on lts axis Often a person IN
sickness and sometimes In health can
obtain much needed rest In no othet
way. Bedrooms should. whore posi-.
BILE. have h southern exposure that Il
have the windows on the south or the
sunnies, side OF the house. Tae head
10 the north will keep the lungs and
respiratory organs away from any pos
slble draughts and the room will also
obtain that indispensable requisite C
health plenty OF sunlight during IN,
day. In many cases Il will be lmpos
sihle 10 obtain these conditions IL
houses where there Is very little sun
light that can enter the bedrooms. ant
where windows and doorways max,
Il impossible 10 place the head OF IN,
bed toward the north. but where ther'
Ia choice Of rooms those that offei
these conditions for comfort and healtl
should be- chosen for the bedrooms IA
common use. Better sleep can be OBJ
talned with n low tan with a hlgl
pillow. To lessen the work OF the ar
teries that propel the blood 10 even
portion % the organism should be- thl
aim OF everyone. so that the postum,
that most nearly places the body In g
horizontal position Is the most 10 b,
desired Bolsterlng up the head Is al,
ways 20 be- condemned. whether il
sickness or In health. unless bodily iu
/ jurles render the perfectly recumbenr
/ position impossible Il Is not well {,
he always on the back: By this prac
/ tlco the spine and the nerves thai
there congregate are kept too hot an,
a feyerish sleep Is apt 90 be the result
The right side Is the best to reclin,
on. Tor then the heart and the larger
arteries are relieved from undue pres.
SURE. Occasionally enc rests well ~.
ing on the stomach. As a genera
rule eight hours Is ample for a person
In health; more produces a dun. heav,
feeling on arising: less an unsaiis
hod craving for more And there {,
also no room toy doubt that the tive
hours Immediately preceding the mid
night hour are the most favorable fol
enjoying the beauty sleep" OF N,
| night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

Il Is a nice job to temper a steel
spring properly. Like many other
things the preparatory work should be
well done or the tempering proper Will
never oe a success The forge work
should BE- done with a rather low tenn
pcrature and gentle taps. smiths are
beginning 10 understand that very
many bits OF forging have the life
pounded out Of them by heavy and
continuous beating. Light taps smooth
the surface and create what Is equiv
alent to a cuticlo over the metal This
should be carefully preserved. Light
hammerlng consolidates the particles
Of steel and toughens the forging. II
Is said that continuous. steady and
light blows with hammer will mag
netize Steel Il seems 10 put life into
A. II Il Is necessary TO grind a spring
do Il AZ the outset and before much OF
the hammerlnr Is done. DO not put Il
on an emery wheel Il breaks the Gu
tlcle and destroys the integrity OF tho
metal. The ha-iening may be done by
heating a , sc piece Of iron to a red
heat, bsn putting the spring on the
iron Until Il Is heated through. An
eo,ner way Is TO hold the spring over a
bright fire until Il Ia sufficiently hot
II should be kept some distance from
the ere. so as not to heat too quickly.
when Il h Of a light red and all Of a
color plunge Il into cold water. Do
not use Ice water. as Is 20 often sug-
gested. BE careful In putting In the
spring that the sudden cooling Of one
side does not draw Il out Of shape. II
Il Is put In slowly Il Is warped by the
sudden cooling OF one portion. When
fully tempered polish the spring with
emery cloth until Il Is thoroughly
cleaned and bright saturaie a piece
OF paper with oil. light Il and allow
the smoke 10 collect on the spring un-
al Il Is entirely coated with the black.
Then heat Il over he forge IRE very
slowly. DO not bet one part burn on
clean while the other Is still black. bu,
let Il disappear all over the spring a,
the same time II possible. The perfec-
tion Of temper comes from slow and
careful handling and the utmost dellb,
Grafton In heating and hammering.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
AUTHOR pu soucHrr.
His sudden Rise to Prominence Ia the
Dramatic World.

Dramatic World.
Henry A. Du souchet. author OF My
Friend From India" and "The Mal
From Mexico has risen 20 sudden
prominence in the dramatic world by
scoring two farce comedy hits In quick
succession. What makes the achieve.
ment the more remarkable Is the fact
that AR Du Sochet Is forty-aye years
old, and has been more or less asso
ciated with the theater. both as actor
and author. for the pas, twenty-five
years, yet not until the present season
did he receive the slightest encourage.
ment OF success. II Is nothing extra
ordinary for an author 20 knock nj
the stage doors for years In vain. the
exceptional thing about Du Souchets
case Is that he should finally have got
a hearing through the merest accl-
dent But II the acceptance and pro-
ductlon OF my Friend From India
came about by chance. the skillful con-
structiuu and clever lines Astounding Ia
that merry farce ga not By repeat.
ing himself. with even happier results.
In THE Man From Mexico" the au-
thor demonstrated that he came 20 tri-
umph by the long road Of patient
study. and had not Numbered into Il.
Born In Indiana, Du Souchot as a boy
learned telegraphy. worked for a while
as train dispatcher. then went 10 Louis.
lana. and for many years led the life
Of migratory operator after the man.
ner Of the youthful Thomas a Edison.
In Prescott. Arizona. he Joined a local
theaisical company. and mastered the
tricks OF the stage by adapting. d.
rectlng and acting In a miscellaneous
assortment OF plays. Tie came TO New
York In 1854. since which time he has
alternated between newspaper work
and the telegraph desk. Personally
Mr.. Du Souchet Is dark. distinguished
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

Scientists are greatly onevossed In
the discussion OF the origin OF potro.
leum. Some OF them contend that Il
81 a contompomneous production. 9th.
ors insist that Il Is, and has been for
ages. stored in the great arteries OF
the earth. The artificial production OF
petroleum has suggested that changes
of temperature and pressure may pro-
duce the various substances that 50 to
make up this complex article. II one
pressure gives one ingredient and an
other pressure produces another artl-
Gle. why D. Il not possible that away
down IN mld-earth the currents and
oounter-eurronts. with the varying con
dltlons OF heat. cold. dryness. moisture
and pressure. may not be constantly at
work producing not only petroleum.
but other substances OF which Il Is al
together likely that we, up TO the pres
cnt date. know little or nothing3
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

The Daily Telegraph contains the
following items OF society aud person
90 intelligence; The Earl and Coun-
tess OF Warwick will celebrate the
queens diamond jubilee with a NUM-
c.pal garden party az Warwick Cas-
tie on Thursday. June 3. for which
i've thousand Invitations viii be IS
sued. The mayors and mayoresses OF
various municipalities In Warwick
shire will be asked to attend. and
among the gr=sts at the castle will be
the lord mayor and lady mayorcss OF
London and The lord mayor and the
lady mayoress OF birmingham.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

A club has been formed In New York
City, the members OF which are intsc-
esied In all sorts OF edible fungi They
are TO experiment and investigate all
forms Of mushrooms and toadstools
with view TO furnishing Information
TO those who have not the opportunity
for personal study. Il Is thought that
a cheap food supply may be provided
through the medium of these growths.
There is a society In Boston. and there
are several IN England. There are to
. lecture sshIhlls and literature. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

NJ. II. King. Of Des Moines. has Jus,
applied for a patent on a plan which
he believes will solve the levoo prob
lem and make the Mississippi as harm
less and a. tractable a. a meadow
brook. His plan Is indicated by the
accompany ing illustration. He pro-
poses that an ordinary earth levee
shall be divided vertically at lis cen
trail portion by steel partition rest
ing upon piles. In other words. through
the center Of a levee he would have
series Of steel plates. making a contln.
nous and unhroken barrier, wh;4h.
backed up by the interior earth and
other anchor devices. would be abso-
luteiy crcvasse proof Experience with
levees has shown that their essential
weakness Is that IN a season OF wet
weather.with the river pressing against
their outer surface. they become soft
and watersoaked; then the weight OF
the leyee itself causes q 20 sink down,
and this Is assisted by leaks that wear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

interested persons will be taught 10
distinguish between the harmless and
the poisonous sorE. There Is also a
branch devoted 10 the study OF the
best methods OF preparing these arti-
eles for the table. The mushroom Is
favoriie delicacy with such a large
number Of persons that any informa-
tion concerning It. or its more plentiful
and inexpensive supply. viii no doubt
be greeted with enthusiasm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

strategic purposes. and NJ. Gambetta's
celebrated escape In one from Paris
when the city was surrounded by the
Germans offers a fair example OF what
could be accomplished with one in an
emergency; but in those experiment.
81 stages OF the service the full value
OF the new war machine could not be
gauged. The use TO which the balloon
was then put had little In common with
the purposes for which the modern
military balloon is constructed. The
army spy viii. OF course. hover over the
scene OF battle In the future, but he
VIII accomplish so many more import
ant things that this will seem small
and Insignificant.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

The study OF germs has produces
nothing more interesting than the dis.
covery not only that all OF the little
organisms called bacteria. or mlcsobes
are not Injurious IN their effects upou
man, but that some OF them must
actually be reckoned as his friends, de-
Tending him, as they do. against 9th.
er microbes which are unquestlonably
Injurious And even more interesting
than this Is the discovery OF the Rus
sian sayant, Metchnlkoh. that the ml-
mute cells In human blood which ply
sieians call white corpuscles." are
most powerful and effective enemies 10
the germs Of disease seeking TO make
their way into the system. When ex-
amined with microscope these cells
present a curious and startling appear
anee Of independent life. and under
proper conditions they may be seen to
crawl slowly about Their manner OF
acting when they are called upon to
defend the blood against invasion from
without Is almost dramatic In interest.
II wound is made in the hand or arm.
or other part OF the body. immediate
danger arises from the floating germs
IN the atmosphere which light upon
the wounded surface and there find
ready-made breach through which they
can enter the system. But the mar
Vellous cells In the blood meet the enc
my on the threshold As soon as the
wound Is open they fock to the place OF
danger and literally devour the enter
ing microbes. Unless the invading
hoes are extraordinarily numerous
and powerful. and are favored by unto.
ward circumstance the victory al.
most Invariably remains with the de-
Tenders OF the breaeh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
OLDEST COUPLE.
miller and Ills wife. Aged io5 and ios.
Respectively.


Respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hitler. who live
near la Grange. Ind. have Just com.
pleted elghty-seyen yeas Of married
life. and both bid fair to live few
years longer. Mr.. Hitler is now iO7
years old and his wife 1916. and the
little frame cottage they occupy has
been their home for nearly slghty-nye
years. This house consists of one
room. and this room contains all the
aged couples earthly possessions. Mr..
Hitler Is a vigorous looking man for
his extreme old age. His hand Is AZ
strong and ais step as firm as those
OF n man OF 49, His eyes are bright
and his long hair falls in unmixed
Wilderness almost to his shoulders. His
wife has long since passed under the
spell OF old age. She Is bent almost
double with the weight OF her years.
and Is totally blind. "Its a caution. &"
says Mr.. Hitler. speaking OF his age.
Il never counted on living so long or
anything like H." He tells how he
was born In jamestown. near King
sion. Canada. lie was % years old
when the war Of 1912 came along. and
he describes Canada as a very wild
country In those years. The frst year
OF the war be and his wife left Can
ada and settled near Marine City. and
went from there to Emmett. Mich.
whence they came 20 their present
home. They were married when Mr..
Hitler was 20 gnd his wife rs. with
his old axe have come symptoms Of a
second childhood. the most amusing
and amazing Of which Is the cutting
Of two teeth safely. The old couple
have eleven eAildron-the oldea. 50
aud the youngest o..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
Tho Tianot Venus.

Mr. r. A. Proctor says that 20 far
ns telescopes and physical research
have yet led us. Ia size. In situation.
and In destiny. In the length Of her
seasons and her rotation. In the figure
OF her orbit. and In the amount OF
light and heat she receives from the
sun. Venus bears a more striking re-
semhlanco 20 the earth than any orb
within the solar system. Had Venus
but a moon. like the earth. we might
doubt whether. IN the whole universe.
two orbs exist which are so nrlkingly
similar 10 each other Indeed. It Is
by no means certain that Venus has
not moon. Montairno. R0dklcr. Hor-
fehon, Monthaycu and others having
seen a body near Venus which pre-
aented a phase similar 90 that OF a
planet. precisely as q satellite would
nave done. Venus has q day OF about
~ hours - minutes. and a year OF g2t
days II hours nearly The distance
from the sun o. something less than
three-fourths OF that which separates
the sun from us. Il Is clear that mere
ly IN the greater proximity Of Venus
70 the sun there Is little 20 render AZ
least a large portion o. her surface I'M
inhahiiablo by such beings as exist Ca
our earth. In her temperate and sub
Arctic regiona. climate which We
should find well suited 20 our require
mcnts might very wen exist: while the
polar regions might correspond 10 our
temperate zones. and be the abode OF
the most active and enterprialng race
existing upon her surface. on the
whole, the evidence We have points
very strongly 10 Venus as the abode
90 living creatures not unlike the IN.
hahl,ants OF the earth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

publisher was punished BY the French
authorities and d'Aumale challenged
Young nonaparto 20 a mortal duel,
and was ignored by the imperial prince
Ten years % quiet life. interrupted on-
~ by a sensational speech at a dinner
given him by the Literary Fund OF
London. were spent by the due AZ his
seat on the Thames and his fno breed
Ing estate in Worcestershire, where he
devoted himself 10 agriculture, When
the Franco-prusslan war came n'Au-
male freely offered his wealth ana per
son to the cause OF his country. but the
military authorities steadily refused Ia
have aught to do with him. In Janu-
AIRY. 1871. he addressed a proclamation
10 the people Of the department Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

mours, whose son married the unfor-
tunate Princess OF Bavaria. who per-
ished AZ the charity fair In the Rue
Jean Goujon.
lie was the most advanced OF the
proud family OF Orleans. and might
have been high In the councils OF tho
republic had not his royal blood placed
him under a ban. French republicans
do not like the sons OF kings. D'Au-
male was the fourth son OF the late
King Louis Philippe. His mother was
Queen Marle-Amelie. and the young
due was educated.as were all his broth
ers. In the college Of Henry ~. At
his death d'Aumale was IS years old.
lie leaves an immense fortune. tho
most interesting and the most valua-
bic part Of which his chateau au Chan
tilly. he has bequeathed 10 the French
people. The due was residing at Zuc-
co. Sicily. when he heard OF the horror
In which bis niece. to whom ne was
sincerely attached. met her death. and
his nervous system gave way under
the strain. His career was one that
was mixed with adventure. triumph
and disappointment In 1870 he wen;
with bis brother. the Duo d'Orleans. to
Algeria and took part IN the campaign
that followed He returned to his
country the year after and took up his
technical military education where he
had left on 90 90 TO Algeria, and COM
pleted Il al the courbeyoie Return
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

A simple apparatus for dlslnfectlng
sinks and closets consists OF suspend
INK bottle beside the flushing pipe. a
small bent pipe extending from the H.
quid In the bottle into the flush pipe.
30 that when the water flows through
the pipe Il win siphon a small quantity
Of the disinfectant from the bottla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

From the Chau,auquan: The status
Of the military balloon service OF to-
day Is unQuestlonahly much higher
than the average reader imagines. and
should a war break out In Europe the
balloons would play a very consplcu-
Gus part In Il. In the Franco Prusslan
var the balloon was employed for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

A newly devised luxury for use In the
bath tub consists Of a soft lining made
Of sponges attached TO a wire netting.
20 prevent the body from coming In
contact with the tub.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

and forcign-looking, amlably vivaclous
In manner, and neither embltterod by
adversely nor Mustered by success. lie
has just completed a new farcial play
with which May Irwin will open her
next season.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

The young number or her years,
The sweet bushes Of her spring.
Types Of youth and love and hopcl
Friendly hearts your mistress greet.
Re you ever fair and sweet,
And grow lovcller as you opc,
Gentle nursing. fenced about
With fond care. and guarded 30,
Scarce you've heard OF storms with
out
Frosts that bite. or winds that blowi
Kindly has your life begun.
And We pray that heaven may send
To our nowcret "a warm sun
a calm summer. n sweet end.
And wherever shall be her home,
May she decorate the place.
stu expanding into bloom.
And developing In grace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
DUO D'AUMALE'S LIFE,
1T WAS ENDED BY a SHOCK
OF GRIEF.
Prince Of the House Of Orleans Pals
Dead when Told Of the Pate Of IIs
Niece. the Duchess d'Aiencon--IIIs
Romantic Career.

HE Due d'Aumale.
who was killed by
the shock he suf-
iered when he was
told that his ncph
ew's wife. the
Duchess d'Alencon.
had been burned 70
death. was a prince
OF the house OF Or
leans and a brother
OF the Duo de Ne
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

and enlarge. and so weaken the siruc-
ture that az last an opening occurs az
the weakest place. What then happens
ls not difhcult to imagine. The first lit
tle tricklo through or over the levee
becomes channel. and an the terri
tory protected by the lcvec Is inun-
dated with a metal partition. the EN-.
hankmeut on the inner slide win be
kept dry, maintained a, rs highest re-
sIsting power and one part viii be rs
strong as any other Furthermore. Il
will be- impossible for amphiblous ami
mails % penetrate thruagh levee, rs
sometimes they now do, and this source
Of danger will be permanently re-
moved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

Of what seemed obscure In this world
u so largely because We take
certain position for granted
and then argue from II. The
wave theory Is admitted by all
scientists. and II is not impossible or
indeed improbable that intense thought
concentrated by one person upon a
sympathetic friend or associate should
produce a distinct impression and ere
ate a telepathie current which should
convey brain waves TO the mind OF the
individual upon whom the thoughts
were centered. II Il proposed to study
this subject and TO make tests and ex-
periments with view TO as
certain just how far this sym
pathetic influence may extend. II
must not. however. be- overlooked that
there are persons who are keenly sus'
ceptible TO such impressions, while 9th
ers are not easily affected BY influences
Of this nature.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

bob Cassy's Terrible Ride-CauEht In a
blizzard While Carrying Uncle SANS
Mail-But for Money Letters He
would Have Periahed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

EVENTEEN rose
buds IN a ring.
Thick with sister
flowers beaet.
In a fragrant cor
onet.
Lucy's servants this
day bring.
BE Il the birthday
wreath she
wears
Fresh and fair. and
aymbolling,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF pIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
fhe Transference Of Thousht-rn Solve
the Lssee frobiem-An Improved
speed Indicator. Applicable 60 Any
Piece Of Machinery.
Though, rran.fsrenee

y an address deliv-
cred before the So
clety for Paychical
Research there
were a number Of
excellent argu-
ments advanced on
the subject OF tele-
pathy or thought
transforence. The
speaker took he
ground that much