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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

hut the Young yellow Thought That nl
Employer Was Rather Hard.

hut the Young yellow Thought That lis
Employer Was Rather Hard.
A respectfully dressed young man,
evidently from some rural district.
stood on a Seventh street corner try
ing to get some one to stop and listen
TO what was evidently a tale OF woe.
says the Washington Star. Finally a
policeman consented TO hear his story
and he unbosomed himself.
MY name Ia Jabez Jones Of Jones'
vile. Ark" he began.
Cut II short" answered the minion
OF the law. Il suppose you are broke"
mot exactly"
Looking for friends?"
mo"
Looking for work."
mo; I've a Job at 500 a month and
expenses"
Then what IL the matter7"
AS ! toll yo'. Ny name Is Jabez
Jones. ! take IN Jonesyllle Bugle an
thar war an advertisement In thar
from a Teller thet wanted men ter travel
at 500 month an expenses. | writ
i'm letter an e sent me a contrack
thet Squire Adams sed war good. Fust
month / wur ter pay expenses an
show | could sell goods. then he war
ter pay 'om back an Civ me m sal
airy. come ter Washington ter Kit
'qualnted with my boss He'd a heap
o trouble lndln I'm. but run acrost
I'm. Went ter Is boardln' 'ouso TN
i'm. Thet night m landlady turned
i'm out an e called on me fer m
money ter pay 'or. sayin' war ter pay
expenses fust month an thet war part
o. EN- an e showed Il ter me In the
contrack, whar Il sod war ter pay ex-
ponses Now. e wants ter go ter CHI
cago an take me 18th i'm ter look after
IN branch 'ouse. as e calls H. ltn
take heap o. money an hey ter pay
"a hotel bills thar. M Il goes on like
this I won't hey 'nough ter 81; through
the fust month ter whar a. salary be-
gins Now. is them part o. IN oH-
penses 'cordln' ter M oontrackT" and
he produced the paper.
Go back 20 Jonesvllle. and don't
leave unless with a guardian" gruf-
ny replied the policeman. as he walked
away.
"I1l do A." mu,iered the young man.
AN let m Job 20 ter thunder"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

The most expensive product In the
world Is the charcoal flament which IL
used for inoandescent lamps, Il Is
mostly made In Paris by an artist
whose name IL kept secret In order bet
ter TO guard the process OF manufae-
ture. The flament for lamps OF TWEEN
~ candle power are sold for 5000 a
pound. Those for lamps Of thirty can.
dies are worth $4,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

The new American torpcdo-boat.
Number Six. q a fne type OF the up-io-
date war vessel. She was launched last
September from the famous HerreshoI
works at Bristol. Rhode Island. and Is
now being fitted mp for speed trial In
Narragansett BAY. With a capacity OF
only lSe tons. she will carry a crew Of
about twenty-five. She Is fitted with
one bow tube and two deep tubes for
dynamite shells, She will also carry
two small quick-nring rine-guns. Her
sister boat. Number Seven. Ia now
building az the same works and will
soon be ready for launching. The
Gushing, which appears In the back
ground Of the illustration. IL one OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
oUARRYINo coRKscREws,

flne and oven-grained quality. Mean
while the plants themselves decayed
and disappeared. the place OF each veg
olable particle boing take by a particle
Of silica deposited from water. Thus
che forms Of the Bis weeds were per-
fcctly reversed. even TO the cell struct-
uro. and IN this way Il comes about
that the corckscrowa have been kept
,rer 20 excite the wonder OF a new age
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

rkacrews." In fact, they are thick
scattered through deposits which ex-
q over at least 500 square miles.
efiy IN Sioux county. and over all
~ region they may be seen project
8 from the sides OF cliffs and IN 9TH
4 places where the rocky formations
I've been worn away by water and
Ind.
These freaks are commonly known as
Fossil twisters." They are OF enor-
poua size. sometimes a. much as forty
pr long; but the most remarkable
ping about them IL the symmetry Of
heir structure, which IL absolutely
|paihematlcal A weathered out from
lle cliifs. they are always perpendicu-
Jar. and often they seem TO be sup
porting roofs Of superposed strata as
~ relies Of a bygone style % archiiec-
turc. The splrals are wonders Of per-
lection and elegance; sometimes they
are wound about an axis. while In 9th
or cases the axis Is Imaginary. as Il
we're. the aplrals being free Il Is dim
cult 70 realize that these objects are Ia
reality works Of nature and not OF art.
especially because no animal or plant
'capable Of producing anything like
lhNn exists IN the present day.
fhe corkscrcws occur IN astonishing
numbers In the region referred TO.
One frequently sees hillsides more than
100 feet high studded from bottom 20
TOP with the great splrals. but more
particularly with the so-called roots
which project out from them. Some Of
the roots are as big round as hogs
beads. and they were formerly mag
ined 10 BE- fossil logs. until their rela-
ton to the screws were established
by digging the things out bodily and
entire The eorkscrews look striking
" like the instruments employed for
opening bottles. turned with quite as
mathematical precision. though on a
scale 20 enormously magnilod. Cork
screws. however. always turn In one
direction. while the fossil twlsier Ia
right-handed or loft-handed indiscrlm-
lnatoly.
Professor Barbour has established
the fact pretty satisfactorily that they
are fossil plants. and that they grew
In water. There was a time. n couple
Of millions Of years ago. when Nebras-
IA and all the great basins east OF the
Rocky mountains were covered by an
immense lake-an inland sea OF fresh
water. In this lake the strange plants,
wholly different from any now surviy-
ing. grew and fourished. There were
nb-aQueous forosts OF thickly
crowded forests OF vas, extent Each
screw. with Us accompanying root. did
net represent a single plant. but prob
ably a coloay composed OF many
plants. The plants were related very
likely to modern scawocds II may be-
imagined that they grew al depth
Of several hundred feet while among
their weird looking stems swan fishes
Of types now long extinct
Tho waters OF the mighty lake re-
coivcd great quantities OF sediment
brought 10 Il by streams. and this wa.
deposited on the bottom az a vera
rapid rate-so rapid. indeed. that Il d
dlnicult 10 see how plants OF any sor
could have subslsted under such oondi
tons. The steady deposit OF scdlmon
gradually raised the level OF the bot
tom. burying the giant lake weeds Il
ths course Of time the waters dried up
and the accumulated sediment contain
ing the corkacrew-shaped plants BE-
came hardened into sandstone Of a yer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

! had friend whose words were wise.
Whose deeds were always grand.
And who, q seemed 10 me. had been
For some great purpose planned.
hut on a day he fell In love.
whereat his wisdom fled
Alas Tor an the foolish things
That then he did and said!
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

what can BE- the trouble between
the Har,lcys' ] see he's applied Tor a
divorce"
"ile told me an about a. Since she's
got 10 wearing her hair short aud suits
made Ike his she invariably succeeds
In getting ready before he dos when.
ever they go out anywhere"
But don't see why that should dis.
trcss him"
1T doesn't Irs the abuse she heaps
upon him while she's waiting that he
can't stand Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
A BATRAcHIAN FREAK.

II Has Five Legs aud Gives Interesting
Performances
The famous Calaveras frog has found
a legitimate successor This one also
lives In California. making bis home
near Colma His claim to fame lies
In the fact that he has Eve legs. and
is credited with the ability to under
stand the English language. This Is,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

what do you mean. sir. roarod the
irate father. by bringing your trunk
TO my house and ordering a roomf"
I'm adopted az one Of the family. {"
coolly answered the young man. Your
daughter said she would be a sister TO
mo."-Dotrolt Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

the three torpcdo-hoats now In COM
mission. She has been In use for about
four years. and Is nj the torpedo sta
ton at Newport She has a tonnage OF
1876 tons-littlo more than one-hali
that Of Number Six. Her equipment
Of tubes and guns Is very similar
Three torpcdo-hoats. Number Three.
Number -Four and Number Five. are to
be all Of the same slze-i32 tons. They
are now building at the Columbia Iron
Works. Baltimore. and will be ready
this spring. Eleven other torpedo-boats
are In process Of construction. Service
on a torpedo-boat when In action will
be extremely hazardous With the ex-
ception OF a very thin "turtle-baok"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

steel covering over the bow. the boat
has no armament a single wcll-dl-
rectcd shot from an onemys gun would
send her 90 the bottom Even the
magazine d unprotected. save by be-
Ing placed below the wator-lIne How
dangerous the service will be- can be
determined only when a naval battle
shall have been fought by fleets OF
modern construction. An essential
requisite Tor these boats Is hlgh speed.
They must have the power TO make
sudden attack or rapid retreat II once
they are able to plant a dynamite pro-
jectlle against the hull Of an enemy.
no weight or strength Of steel can
withstand the deadly explosion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

HE people OF the
whole state OF
Kansas and OF all
parties are At pres
ent felicitating
themselves upon
the excellent judg-
ment displayed by
the Populists In the
selection OF a Unit
ed States senator 60
succeed Mr.. PETER.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

u think the best plan would he 10
write one Of those one-act plays-thcn
" u was a failure Il would hardly At.
tract any Observation-Disclosures nlae,.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

In places where soda water Is made
the atmosphere runs sometimes higher
than ? per cent Of carbon dloxide. yet
without harmful effect
Brittany ls inhablA cd by the descend
ants Of the original 4 lions or Brosons.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Justice twho has been a shopkeeper,
To you q viii be siK months: Tor
anybody else Il would be clght-Dos.
ton Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
YELLowsroNE PARK WOLVES

They Are Numhrous aud Fierce and
Are Driving Game out.
There Is only one class OF hunters
privileged TO prey on the game OF the
Yellowstone National park. says a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

AZ late a. the year i5is the people
Of France entered complaints against
caierplllarn. and had lawsuits TO stop
their dovaniaflona.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
HE earliest record

HE earliest record
ed attempt TO found
a school where the
deaf could be edu-
Gated was made In
the early part OF
the seventeenth
century by the
learned John But
Ter. a contemporary
OF Milton and Ba-
con. says the Cen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
sgASEA INDUSTRY.
TIE YIELDS a MAMMOTH
cRoPoF "coRKscREws."

b One weighs Many Tons - They
ERE Made before Man Was Though,
the scheme Of American Do.
bpnaenl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
tomaha Lettsr.l

ONE gigantic fos-
sils brought from
Nebraska recently
by Prof. +. II. Bar
bour OF Washing
ton. d. C.. have
excited much inter
est IN the east
There are lots OF
them In Nebraska,
whore they are
popularity known AZ
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
He SUCCEEDS PETER.
W. A. HARRIS THE NEW sENA-
TOR FROM KANSAS.

a virEinlan by nlrth and a Confederate
Omeer Under LonEstreet- Goes
West In Pursuit OF Hh Vocation ~
Civil Engineer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

that a writer OF detective stories made
his asiute man hunter track a gypsy
desperate by means Of the patteran.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
SHOOTS FOR DEAF.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED At
TEMPT TO FOUND ONE.

systems Of Instruction Now Used
struggle between the Oid-schooi Ad-
vocates Of the sign Language and the
Oralista.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Strawberries are In bloom In south.
vcs, Missouri
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
TAYLOR TOPICS.

Taylor, Tex, April 2S.-(Special.)-
Through action of the city council the In
ternational and Great Northern Railway
company was granted right-of-way along
First street for spur or sidetrack from
its main line, extending east several blocks
to the foot of Main street. This track,
which has just been completed, will prove
u great convenience, not only to the rail-
road company, but to the commercial inter-
ests of the city, in affording adequate and
more accessible accommodations in the
handling and hauling of freight. In re-
ciprocity for this grant the railroad COM
pany has just put in a most thour0ugh
system of sewerage and underground
drainage of 36-inch thing along the line
of its property on this street, and now has
large force of warkmen engaged in mac
adamizing First or Commerce street
along the line of the new track with gravel
which is being taken from the company's
gravel pits east of the city.
A glorious rain in profuse abundance for
stock purposes and affording sufficient
moisture to keep the plows running until
the middle of the summer, fell in this
section last night. Water is even now
standing on the lands in the sandy section
of the country southeast of Taylor. This
downpour is godsend to gardeners and
those farmers who had finished planting
cotton, insuring an early crop the coming
season and furnishing pasturage for live
stock, which will cause horses. cattle,
sheep and swine to roll in fairness for
months to come All The dry creeks and
water holes are as full of water as the
average Fourth of July orator is of
'thusiasm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
DOWNFALL OF DELYANMS.
A NEW GREEK MINISTRY WITH M.
RALLI AT THE HEAD, is TAKEN
FOR GRANTED.
CREEKS WILD FLIGHT FROM matt
Panic Which Was wild and
Weird in the Extreme-Evacu-
alton of Pentepegidia.

London, April 2S-Matters at Athens
are likely to remain unchanged until the
ministerial crisis is settled, when over
lures from the powers to intervene are
expected. The sultan is said to be will
ing to listen to terms. The downfall of
the Delyannis cabinet is taken for grant
ed, though it has not actually occurred.
M. Rail-, who is likely to succeed DEFY
annis, is equally keen for war. ..,
Little or nothing seems to be known
at Athens or is reported here as to the
movements of the Greek fleet. The
only news of actual fighting in progress
this afternoon comes from Velestino,
which commands the road to Volo. Pos
sibly this indicates an intention of the
Turks to march southwark. 1t is said
Edhem Pasha has sent white flag to
Volo with the assurances that the Turk
ish troops will infict no damage upon
the city or citizens. There seems little
doubt, therefore, that he intends to oc-
cupy Volo. The Greek .forcess, extend
fourteen miles, from Pharsalos to Veles-
tino. Pharsalos commands the Turkish
pass and the road leading to Athens by
way of Larissa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
GREAT PILES Of VRECKAgE
ALONG THE VALLEY SWEPT BIZ
THE RECENT OKLAHOMA
CLOUD HURST.
FIVE MORE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
Carcnssss of Dead Animals--Missis-
sippi Stationary mt vfclxsburg
and Natchex-FIOod Crest Be-
lieved to he Mt Hand.

Guthrie, Okla, April 30.-Five more
bodies were recovered from the debris
left by Wednesdays disaster in West
Guthrie, being those of George Owens,
Mrs. Charles Ruffins, Henry Simmons,
Mrs. Watson and child. Scores of organ
lied searching parties are at work. but
progress is slow, since tons of debris must
be dug over in the search. 1t is believed
that the rushing water of the Cimarron
river conceals many corpses. The Cimar-
ron is two miles north of the city. and
when the flood came the waters of the
Cottonwood joined it. The Cimarron's
bottom contains quick sand and it is one
of the most treacherous streams in the
country. 1t is literally jammed with
wre"kage, and the wreckage and dead
bodies of animals lay everywhere.
Farmers are out carrying off the wreck
age by carload Over 1900 homeless peo-
pie are being cared for by the city.
Division Superintendent Dolan of the
Santa Fe stated that traffic will be open
to the south by tomorrow morning. Over
four miles of the Santa Fe roadbed was;
washed out. The bodies of the dead will
be buried tomorrow.
Mayor Burkey and President Horner of
the Guthrie club, after comforting with
the citizens relief committee this after
noon, issued formal notice, stating that
outside aid will not be needed. The
needy and destitute are being systemati-
cally cared for.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
u.potaux,s Plain Talk.

London, April pa dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Paris says:
NJ. Hanotaux had fire hours inter
view today with the Turkish ambassa-
dor. 1t is understood the subject under
discussion was the terms upon which the
powers are to base their Intervention be-
tween Greece and Turkey.
/ The Daily News correspondent at
Paris says that NJ. Hanotaux, in the
course of the conference, urged the Turk
ish ambassador to advise the sultan to
hold out the olive branch to Greece, add
ing that if the Turkish troops went fur
ther France would be compelled to come
forward as the defender of the Christian
cause. In that event, said M. Hantoaux,
Turkey would have the most reason to
regret the intervention of the powers,
which would not serve as prop for the
Ottoman empire.
1t is understood that NJ. Hanotaux ex-
pressed the earnest hope that the Turk
ish government would not make the seri-
Gus mistake of increasing the difficult
task of Europe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
Will Not Cut Much Figure.

Washington, April 2S.-The election of
Deboe in Kentucky does not change the
political complexion of the senate. The
election of Deboe makes the total mum.
Der of the senators lightweight, composed
of forty-three republicans, thirty-three
democrats and twelve populists and sill
yer republicans. With Kyle the repub-
licans would have forty-fOur, tie, and
with the vice president a majority of one.
1t is believed, however, that in case a
party vote was imminent or probable
that an election would occur in Florida
leaving the senate standing as before
Dcboe's election. Besides, party vote
would mean long debate, giving the
Florida democrats time to get together.
The republican committee on commit
tees was in session today and was in
formed of the Kentucky election. This
committee will reserve places for the
republican senators. 1t is expected
that the committee will complete its
work tomorrow and prepare a report, to
be submitted to the republican caucus as
soon as called. Most of the places have
been arranged and await the attendance
of other members of the committee be-
fore they are definitely agreed upon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
OPPOSITION TO THE RESCUE.
The People Requested to Maintni
Order During HOstilities.

The People Requested to Maintain
Order During HOstilities.
Athens, April 2S.-The opposition depu-
ties issued the following address to the
people: #.
"Fellow Citizens-In the critical period
through which the country is passing, sum-
moning of the chamber is necessary. The
opposition believes it to be its duty to adj
dress to all citizens a recommendation and
a request to do all in their power to con-
tribute to the maintenance of order, which
is indispensable not only for the safety of
all, but because it constitutes an indis-
pensable element for safeguarding the
honor and rights of the nation.
"Let us not forget that the enemy is
treading the soil of our country and that
our army is confronting it. Such mo-
ment any one attempting OF disturb order
would be nothing but an ally of the
Turks" ..
This address is signed by all the oppo-
sition leaders now in Athens.
Special trains have been placed at the
disposal of the provincial deputies in or
der to enable them to arrive in time OF take
part in the extraordinary session of hte
legislative assembly. l.t
The French minister here. M. II. A.
Boure, has telegraphed for the French
warship La Touche Treville to return i'm
mediately to the Piraeus. s..
The merchants on Hermes street have
organized a private guard to protect Their
stores, and patrols have been placed in the
streets near the bourse and telegraph
Office. l
The address of the opposition leaders
however, had calming effect upon the
people, better feeling now prevails here
and there is little probability now of
dynasty crisis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
THE TARIFF BILL.
Senators Putting on the Finishing
TOuches-Surprises In Store.

Senators Putting on the Trimming
Touches-Surprises in Store.
Washington, April 30.-Senators Ali
son and Aldrich spent today In putting
the finishing touches to the tariff bill
They were the only members of the rub
committee in the city. The bill has
been completed in all essential particu-
lars and now only remains to be put In
shape for presentation to the democrats
The subcommittee is still, however, re-
ceiying suggestions from other senator's,
Messrs. Quay, Foraker and Smith being
among those who called today.
|, The members of the subcommittee de-
clined to reveal the changes agreed upon
even to their senatorial comrades, but it
is safe to say that the report when made
will contain many surprises.
The republican members of the com
mittee are still negotiating with the
democratic members to secure an under
standing as to the time to be consumed
in securing any definite agreement. The.
democrats say the length of time taken In
committee will depend entirely upon the
character of the amendments. 1t "
understood to be one Of the purposes of
the democratic members of the finance
committee to offer several amendments
and force vote on them, 80 as to put
the republicans on record, and they
count on having the cooperation Of Sena-
tor Jones on some of their propositions.