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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Ryley's COMEDIANS, known as Amcr-
cas- leading iarce comedy exponenis,
wll present the new zig musical come
dy success "Our Fiat, 40 The Opera
house. Tuesday night. Feb. %. The
comedy l. by Mussfaye, aud has en-
joyed much favor Ia London, where 10
has a record of 30 continuous PERFORM
ances. Il made an instantaneous bic Ia
New York az the Lyceum thoaier, where
II ran 100 consecutive nights There b.
not a duh moment Boo the play Tie
characters are natural, the situations
are ludicfous aud the dialogue spark.
ling The performance is dazzling
triumph Of laughter The comedy b.
said to be- one Of cousp',u0u. excel
lenct.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Pills do not cure constipation. They
only aggravate. Karrs Clover Root
Tea ives perfect regularity Of the
bowels. Sold boy nll druggists
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
DIR. HAIRSTON
-RvAaT. TEAS.

N = Az, IE1CAD.
A REGULAR GRADuASE IN nEDiciNE
cures All forms Of RrcrAt pisrAsrs riiea
fis'ulA Fissufcs, ithlng or rruritua All aud
liberated Bowels, without use % knife OF De.
tcnton nom business Ave cure Ave Fay.
ana ne T0y vntil Cured.
special attention given 10 private diseases
once hours % y aud tosRm.
once upstairs ncH, door 10 Eagle ofase
dAuW
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Five Cottages for Sale or Rent. Also
a good family horse aud buggy aud
hne colt, 3 years old. JNo. II. wEBn.
colin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
TrIIhNIs Lost.

Losi-A very small white fee With
black spots-a female named "Tiiby'.
Reward for return 90 Comfy Clerks
office. 6AllW&Nlt
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
BELIEVES IN SUFFocATION.

Russian Sect Which Thinks Martyr
dom Necessary to Reach Heaven.
Following upon the recent revelations
concerning the eself-immolating fanatics
in the district Of Tiraspol, Russia, the
newspapers now report that there is
sect in the province Of Kazan, the MEM
bers of which advocate death by suffo-
cation, believing that Heaven can only
be gained by suffering 1nartyrdom in
this life. Consequently, says the Lon
don Daily News, when any member of
the sect is supposed to be on the point OF
death, small cushion is placed over
the sufferers mouth and held there un-
til sutfocation ensues, the other men,
bcrs standing around and singing
psalms.
The work of sufbocation Is usually
performed by an old woman, who is
paid by the sect, and who is obliged
to attend at once when a member is
dying. AS, however, it would be dan
gerous to carry on these practices in
dwelling houses, the person to be suf-
focated is transported to secret rem
devious, and, after death, is buried in
some wood or ravine, all traces of the
grave being carefully obliteraed.
The report was recently current at
Kazan that the police had discovered
one of the meeting places OF the sect,
but no confirmation of this is obtain
able.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
MIGHT BE kNock-kNEE0.


ohio Girl Refused to Exhibit and Lost
Her Lawsuit.
Had Miss Marie Prevoncha, of San
dusky, O., been one of the ladies OF the
ballet instead of professional nurse
she might now be $1,000 the richer.
says the Chicago Chronicle. While on
her way home one evening she stumbled
over piece of defective sidewalk, fell
and sustained severe injury to one OF
her legs above and below the knee. Sub
sequent.y she brought suit against the
city, claiming $1,000 damages on ac-
count of her injuries. When Miss Pre-
vcncha was placed on the stand the
counsel for the city raised q point as to
the character of the injury, and insisted
that in order that the jury could better
Judge of the facts Miss Prevoncha
should exhibit her injured limb to the
jury.
"Never," she fairly hissed, as she
pointed her finger at the city prosecutor.
s'The demand is monstrous." The
prosecutor insisted and quoted authori-
ties, and there was long argument.
The Judge finally decided that it would
be indicate to enforce the demand and
the case went to the jury, which re-
turned q verdict for the city. 1t is be-
lieved that had the fair Plaintiff made
the exhibit suggested she would have
secured damages. AS she expressed
it, however: II am not ballet girl.
but q professional nurse, and prefer to
lose the case rather than make such an
exposure"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
VEGETARIAN HOSPITAL.

sick People BslAg Cured On . Nea-
Meat Diet In BAgl0AA.
vcRetarianism has taken a stand in
England which entities it to respect
from people who are not entire believ-
ers in the doctrine, reports the New
York Times. The restaurants Of the
vegetarians are clean and they provide
a menu of reasonable variety. One OF
the latest steps in the line OF the work
has been the founding Of vegetarian
hospital, which . writer in the London
Daily Chronicle describes. It was start
cd in 1895, though little was said about
it at the time, as the founders did not
wish to advertise IL until they were sure
of its becoming successful. It was to
be for nonvegetarians, it being under
stood that vegetarians are never i'll.
Consequently there was some prejudice
to overcome. It was also thought that
there might be difficulty in putting an
invalid accustomed to eating meat sud-
denly upon . vegetable diet. But no
trouble was found. patients did ~ wen
as could be desired, and the result has
been altogether very satisfActory. The
hospital authorities believe that the
general increase OF cancer IL due to ex-
cess in meat eating. Pine baths and
massage treatment, with plenty Of
fresh air, are included in the hospital
regimen,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
GEOGRAPHY IN CHINA.

Men with Three Faces, Dwarfa, Fish
ermen and Mem Without Nccks.
DIR. Loclxhurt, a member Of the rledi-
cal academy of London, has received 20
a gift for the library of the association
a series of volumes relating to China,
sent him by IN English missionary, Rev.
C. C. Spaham, of Hankow.
Among these volumes, says the Cron-
ique Universelle, he has discovered a
Chinese geography extremely curious
and valuable This book has for its
title ha-Hai-Sing" mountains and
seas).
The author gives strange descrip-
ton of the people living in other parts
of the globe. He says they gre divided
into four distinct classes. The first in-
cludcs men possessing three faces; the
second consists exclusively of dwarfs;
the third Of hybrids, partly men, partly
fish; the last division. the most curious
Of all, of men who have no neck. The
head is placed directly on the trunk. the
face turned on the upper side.
When they wish to travel they force
down their mouth stick which, with
out encountering any obstacle. passes
entirely through them, and in this way
their servants carry them on their
backs, taking them from place to place
like living palanQuins.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
BUILDING RAILWAYS.

uorrovvs Money from Eu-
ropeans for This PurDose.
The Chilians, "the Yankees OF South
America" are moving in the matter OF
railways, and the Chilian government
is considering an offer from German
syndicate for $35,000, 900 at 4A per
cent, to be expended in building lines,
reports the Philadelphia Ledger. The
offer is a stroke Of enterprise not mere
" as an investment, but because OF the
foothold it win give Germany in South
American industries. In a mountain
GUS country like Chill $35.0O0, 900 will
not build many miles Of road, especially
since the first effort will probably be to
scale the Andes and to establish COM
munication with the Atlantic states.
but it will build so much that more
must be had to make the first available.
In the end, it is most probable the sum
will amount to $1O0, 900, 900. or more, be-
sides which many other millions will
have to be invested in equipment, and
Germany will be in favorable position
to furnish all that is required. II prop
erly conducted the movement will be
profitable to both Germany and Chilli
and though the United States may re-
Qret to see such an alliance between
q South American state and q foreign
nation the United States will have moth
ing to say in contravention OF it. The
Monroe doctrine does not cover such
case, and our attitude toward the sister
republics Of late years has not been
such AZ to encourage intimate trade re-
lations with them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
TURQUOISE AND SAPPHIRE.

0oRo Points Of Difference BetweeD
the Two Beautiful Gems.
Some one has recently sent an inquiry
In reference to the turquoise and the
sapphire, knowing only tha- both were
blue gems, but unable to state the diff
ference between them, says the New
Orleans Times~Democrat. The sapphire
is . transparent gem. like the ruby,
topaz and others. It is blue, and next
in hardness to the diamond. The sap
phire il pure crystallized alumina. The
turquoise Is hydrated phosphate Of
a!umina. It is also blue. like q piece Of
sky, but is opaque, and comes mainly
from the mountains Of Persia. That
indefinab.e property. like the water"
Of diamond, or the luster OF pearl,
is in turquoise called the Eat. In the
middle ages many superstitions were
attached to it, and virtues ascribed to
It. It was said to strengthen the sight,
to save the bones in fall, to pale if the
possessor was sick or died, but to re-
cover its color when another owner
took it. Most extraordinary fancy of
all, II was asserted that when sus-
pended By q string it was capable of cor
rectly striking the hours in some mye-
terious way on the inside Of a glass.
Some very beautiful specimens Of tur-
quoise can be seen in the National muse
um At Washington, both singly and also
incrusted on Persian boxes and bowls,
n ornaments.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
HORSE That KNEW IT'S DUTY.


when HIS Master Was Sick He Got
On ~ Well without Him.
A remarkable display Of animal sa-
gacity was given the other day in Ken
sington by the horse driven by old Har-
ry Pindle, an itinerant coal dealer, says
the Philadelphia Record. Harry has
been a small dealer for years, and many
q bucket of coal he sells to customers
of 20 years standing. Hector" the
o.d bay horse, has been owned by
Harry for several years, and although
he is old and lame, the animal serves
his master we'll. Last week, while out
with a load of coal, Harry was taken
sick. and, leaving his six-year-old grand
son on the wagon, he went into a
friends house to rest. Now, Hector
evidently got tired of waiting. for when
Harry. who had become very sick. came
out with his friend to be driven home,
the team was gone. Late that afternoon
! the grandson came home with an empty
wagon, and explained that Hector had
gone over the regular route, and that
the people who had been waiting for
their coal came out and took what they
wanted and paid for it. Harry became
very i'll, and was confined to his bed for
over q week, but the supply of coal
never stopped, as Harry's Oldest son
would load the wagon before going to
work, and the team would be sent out
in charge Of the little boy. 1t has been
proven since that old Hector never
missed customer, and he is now
pointed out as q remarkable horse
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
MESSAGE IN SHARKS STOMACH.

Captatn Of an English Man-O2-War
Makes . Queer Flnd.
While strolling along the shores OF
the Delaware bay near Fishing creek
Ave years ago, says the Philadelphia
Record, Miss Beulah Bate and three
young women companions wrote their
names and addresses on four slips OF
paper, sealed them in as many bottles
and cast them far out into the bay. For
days and weeks they watched and
waited for tidings of the bottles, but
none came, and they had almost forgot
ten the incident. A day or two ago Miss
Bate received long letter from the cap
tain of an English man-of-war stating
that while coasting along the coast OF
England one Of the seamen fell over
board and narrowly escaped being de-
voured by : hinge shark. After haul-
ing the man aboard the sailors secured
the shark and found In It's stomach the
bottle containing Miss Bates message.
Miss Bate Is now student Ut the state
normal school at Trenton and has BE-
come quite heroine among the moro
romantic Of her classmates.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
AS GOOD AS A HOE PRESS.

Two-H9ndred-Poun Hired Girl Aids
In Getting Ont = Paper.
Gen. Joseph 8. Smith, of Maine. tells
in the New York Tribune how he puo-
ished paper without press in Bath.
de-, many years ago: "When I'd get
my paper all set up and ready for the
press I'd lay the type on washstand.
ret it >levelel down well in the chase or
; n the frame in which it was locked up,
md then I'd call in the hired girl. She
Weighed about 40 pounds when she sat
own. That's what wanted-sitting
!own weight. So, after the hired girl
lame in, linked the type, laid over it
the sheet Of paper and on top Of that
he blanket, and then politely invited
he hired girl to sit down on the wash
,tand. Two hundred and ten pounds,
remember. The result was just as good
an impression as you could get on any
800 hand press made in the United
States. Ny edition in those days was
about 200 copies. and the hired girl
was good for the job at one sitting
no, at 200 sittings. And she took an In
terest in it, too, and was just as ready
for business every publication as $780,
600 Hoe perfecting press would be-"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
BOVINE MORALS CORRUPTED.
Catskill Cows Taught by Deer to
Leap Fences.

Catskil Cows Taught by Deer to
Leap Fences.
Ever since the deer were released
from the State park in the Catskill
mountains several years ago they have
been more or less of nuisance. The
law prohibits the deer from being shot
for five years, and game protectors are
kept busy at a large cost looking after
alleged violations of this law, says an
eastern exchange.
In the State park the herd of deer was
cared for and fed SO long that the an
imals became quite tame. When they
were liberated from the park they had
to be driven away to get rid of them.
Then the large herd soon separated,
and the deer became lonely and sought
the society of the cows on the surround
ing farms.
Ever since the liberation of the deer
farmers throughout the Catskills have
complained that the deer, by their free
and easy manner OF leaping fences.
have taught their cows bad habits. The
cows. always tame and easily confined.
have learned from association with the
deer how to leap fences and cannot now
De kept in pastures by any ordinary
.ence.
Notwithstanding that the Catski!l
1eer are nuisance, the farmers dare
aot use violence toward them, being re-
strained by the law.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
INSECT eoRER.
Female Carries the Tools a1d Does
All the Work.


This insect is one Of the most inter-
esting and curious creatures found in
this region. 1t measures from ~ to
2H inches long; yellowish brown in
color; but the extraordinary feature is
the set of two long saws and an oride-
positor it carries trailing behind. The
saws, says the New York World, are
about five inches long and resemble
black threads. But when. the insect be-
gins boring on hardwood tree, such
as the hickory, for example, the casual
observer would be apt to remark that
the saws were all right. The female
is the only member of the family pro
vided with carpenters tools, which she
uses to great advantage by boring holes
in the tree trunk and depositing one
egg therein, which later on matches and
becomes a grub Of wood-eating pro-
pensitias.
After depositing the egg the orifice
of the boring is closed up with pup,
and the male ichneumon, generally two
or three in number, stay near and guard
the entrance of the hole from the at
tacks Of grub-hunting ants and other
insects that have particular penchant
for this food.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
He Loved rruthfulness.

A careless mason dropped brick
from the second story of building on
which he was at work, says an ex-
change. Leaning over the wall and
glancing downward, he discovered a
respectable citizen with his silk hat
iammed over his eyes and ears, rising
from a recumben; posture. The mason.
in tones of apprehension, inquired:
did that brick hit anyone down
there?" The citizen, with great diff
Guilty extricating himself from the ex-
4inguisher into which his hat had been
con, erted. replied, with considerable
wrath: Eyes, sir, it did. It hit me-
That's right" exclaimed the mason,
in tones OF undisguised admiration;
mobile man, would rather have wasted
a thousand bricks than have you tel
me a lie about it,"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
GRABBED THE waoNc MUSIC.

DisastrOus Mistake Made by the Lead.
er OF . Church Orchestra.
There is anew leader for the orchestra
Of West Philadelphia church where
music has long been q mcst enjoyable
feature, says AN exchange of that city.
The orchestra is complete and has
proved drawing card, the players are
mostly professional musicians. and
their leader. who plays the violin, is also
orchestra leader at one OF the theaters
in the city. Now, the church orchestra
rehearses on Friday afternoon, and q
brilliant programme had been prepared
for the Sunday in question. On recent
Sunday morning the leader arose late
and was korIif1ed to hnd he had but a
few minutes to reach the church. He
hnrriedly dressed and grabbed his
music portfolio, not noticing that he
had taken by mistake the one in which
he carried his theatrical music, and
rushed to the church.
The entire orchestra was waiting, it
being late for the opening number. and
the leader quickly opened the portfolio
and took out the different parts from
where he remembered having put the
proper music at the rehearsal. One
minute later, instead Of "The Holy
City" there f1oated out on the sanity
atmosphere the carnal strains ol
'There1l Be Hot Time" There waa
breathless silence and 1t was fully hall
minute before the players realised the
fatal mistake. Then there was m mp
roar, and the result was the disnaissal
Of the unfortunate leader.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
HUSBANDS NOT WANTED.
Oklahoma Young Women Form
"BachelOrs' Club.

Oklahoma Young Women Form .
"Bachelors' Club.
A club has been formed at Ponca
City, o. T., composed OF the daughters
of some Of the best-known citizens, to
be known as the Bachelor Girls club.
1t has been organized, so the members
say, for exalting the conditions of old
maidenhood. 1t has fitted up elegant
clubrooms, where the members spend
their leisure hours, reports local ex-
change.
New members are initiated with SOL
emn rites, in which they are compelled
to make many strange vows and agree
to severe penalties for their violation.
The ritual prescribes that the candi-
date shall promise to remain single;
to make verbatim report in open meet
ing OF every proposal of marriage re-
ceived; to learn how to smoke cigar
cites; to write poem or story every.
month; to perfect herself in pistol prac-
tice; to practice fencing and boxing,
and not to permit her regard for any
young man to exceed Platonic friend
ship.
During the ceremony the members
are dressed in flowing white robes,
peaked caps and white masks, forming
ghostly company. The room is illu-
minated with two wax tapers, which
shed q pale radiance over the scene.
The penalty for breaking the frst VOW
is that the bride shall have the members
of 4ha hachelors, cl,rh dressed in their
spooky costumes, for her attendants.
The rest of the penalties are equally
curious.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
VARIETIES OF MUSHROOMS.

Mycophagists Have Tested 500 Spe.
cies and Found All Harmless.
In each season when mushrooms,
which are taking each year firmer
hold on the taste of the general public.
are found most abundantly, it is we'll
for the timid lover Of this article of
diet to remember that there are over
800 species that have been thoroughly
tested by mycophagists and found to b.
entirely harmless, says the New York
Post. The fine books now published
or this subject, with co.ored plates.
where the growing fungi arc exactly
reproduced. give the most wary an OPP
roftunity to discover for themselves
whether the specimens they. have guth-
cred during country ramble are safe
{, use. There are several varieties Of
mushrooms which, while gastronom-
ically disturbing, will not prove fatal.
In fact, there is now thought to be but
one variety that is sure death. And
even for this-the denly amanita-an
artidote is said to lie in atropine. This
Is an equally deadly poison given in
one-sixtieth Of a grain doses in hypo-
deumic injections.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
TELEPHONE AND MESSENGER.

The nusfness OF One Goes UD While
That Of the other Goes Down.
The volume of business done by the
district messenger service Is by no
means so great as it was before the ex-
tension of the of the telephone. Dur
ing the last four years the gross receipts
from district telegraph offices in New
York have declined steadily. The re-
ceipts for telephone service have in-
creased more than correspondingly,
says the Sun.
There are now Csc, 900 telephone sub
scribers in the United States, 100000
miles of telephone wires strung on
poles, 100000 miles of telephone wire
under ground, and 5000 miles under
water, a total Of nearly 100000 miles.
The telephone business gives employ
1nent to more than $4,000 persons in the
United States. The number of instru-
inents in the hands OF licensees under
rental at the beginning OF 1896 was 5S2,-
SOC. The number of exchange con-
nections daily in the United States is
2,Os9,15a. total per year OF more than
670,0O0,c00. The average number of
daily calls per subscriber is nine. The
Bell company received in rentals last
year nearly $5,000,00o, ofowhich very
nearly one-half was profit paid to stock
holders. The fact is to be taken into
consideration, however, that telephone
patents, like all others issued by the
government, are subject to expiration.
and that the capitalization of COM
panies operating under patent is neces-
sarily based on the conditions which
exist when the company was formed
rather than by the conditions which are
likely to prevail at the time of the ex-
piration of such patents. An illustration
of this, familiar to every one, ia found
in the case Of the sewing machine, the
profits from the manufacture Of which
have decreased materially since the ex-
piration of various patents and patent
appliances.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-12-18
pAev'S SHOE A. a BANK.


Big Dwstness.
The newsboy Mt the corner OF Madi-
SON and State streets was doing rush
ing business. and q boy from q rival
stand who had been called on to heip.
make change expressed his surprise,
says the Chicago Times-Ilerald-
"Wot's de rush?" he asked. "Derc
ain't no extras out, and no newses more
dan common-wot's struck yees?"
DAT" said the champion of the
street, pointing to n baby's beet that
stood upright on his stock OF papers
and was full of change Il found dat
in de street-see!
"Hully gee! Wot luck!"
"Dat shoe sold all me paypcrs, Joe,
like hot cakes. An de blokcs and dc
ladies offer to buy 1t for big money.
Eut amt a-sellin' kids shoes-I amt"
Joe drew near and asked confiden-
TALLY:
..Say, Jim, did yer swipe it?''
"Not on yer life" said Jim, indignant
". 81 didn't have to. Dere it lay in dc
middle of de street, jest a-askin' to bs.
picked up outcn de mud, an brung tt
along an it got filed rite up wild chink.
an az fast a. it gets full empties 1t.
Mind dis-dat kid wot wore de shoe was
in q real karridge an had nuss to
kerry it,"
'Sure pop?" asked Joe.
"Sure pop. 1t he'd been worn. but
were as fresh as a daisy. An it's as
fine IA silk. Pa-p-y-r, ALL about
de-"
The novelty OF the baby's shoe bank
attracted crowd and the young mer-
chant did a prosperous business for
the rest of the day.