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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

hunters, who followed game clear 10
the Canadian frontier jim, the young
est, was the best known. lie killed the
last elk ever seen In that state, ana u
credited with bringing into Byers' trad
ing post. on the Allegheny. he skins oi
forty-One full-grown bears all taken
In one winters hunt.
In 1868 he was guiding a party OF
gentlemen from New York, amons
whom was the late Roscoe Conkling.
through the wilds OF Elk county a
camp was made on the head waters Of
the Clarion. and the party made prep
arations to hunt for deer the next day
Jacobs had been ranging around the
camp and came In late. lie was more
than usually silent and sullen. After a
time passed in smoking he startled the
others by declaring that he Intended
leaving them at once and gave dircc-
lions TO find McCarty's trading post,
three miles down river. where another
guide would be had. After come ques-
tioning as to his sudden resolution. he
explained "he had seen big white
wolf. and Il was bad medicine for In
juns." 10. gathering mp his traps and
calling his two dogs. he disappeared
In the darkness Of the woods
Next morning McCarty's post was
found without any difficulty. and the
party Hospitality received. They told
their story. and McCarty, a man OF 50.
who had passed his life on the from
tier. said so Jim seed the white wolf
again. I've heard Of the yarmint nifty
years ago but never seed IL. nor do
know Of any white man who has. but
Jim has. no doubt. for he amt a liar
or boaster and all the lniuns think II
bad luck They are full OF notions.
Why. do you know. II they miss a good
shot they think their guns bewltched
aud the barrel made crooked so they
will spend a day huniin' certain YARDS.
take the gun apart. load the barrel, and
then drive down these YARDS till It's
full. then stick the breech In the fire
and the charge goes on The barrel Is
all right and they can shoot as we'll a.
ever. OF course. all timber wolves Is
more or less white. specially the old
ones. but one plum white never see.
and don't expect to-"
Twenty miles east Of McCarty's. on
Beaver Creek. lived Rush Kemble lie
was a hunter and trapper. cultiyating
enough land TO raise corn for the fam
lily. He had a small flock Of sheep that
he had succeeded In raising. although
bear and panthers were plenty In the
country around. But his luck changed.
The sheep began to disappear. lie set
traps. watched at night. while his son
secuted around with his powerful bear
dogs. II was no use: the sheep were
taken. One day he found on the sof,
mud on the bank Of the creek a mum
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26
HEiFER WAS RESTLESS.
And She Made u Exceedingly Lively for
Time.


The other night the big clock on
the city hall tower had just sounded
the hour Of midnight and all was peace
and quletness at union station. Just
then. however. half-grown heller
which was stabbed in the milk shed Of
the station decided TO liyen up mat
tiers. says the pittsburg Leader. The
immature bovine for some reason or
other became disconnected with 10 sur
roundlngs and wandered out into the
yards. once free. the risky animal
betrayed startling procliyities as TO a
train dodger and proceeded to give a
number OF freight engineers heart
trouble by skipping nlmbly back and
forth across the tracks with an evil
dent desire to dirt with the headlights
Of the different locomotives. firing OF
this. the animal developed an exceed
lngly bad temper and proceeded TO
chase everybody In sight up and down
the tracks. For a while pandemonlum
relgned In the erstwhile peaceful yards
and the employees organized themselves
into an offensive and defensive body
with the idea Of capturing the now
Infatuated bovine. Among the EN-
ployes were several who had recently
returned from Mexico. where they wit
messed several bull fights The yard
master was one OF these. and he took
command. with one OF the station
masters assistants as Lieutenant The
running back and forth Of the animal
made the operation Of freight trains
through the yard dangerous and ac-
cordingly all the signals were blazing
forth the danger signal These red
discs did not tend 10 paclfy the helfer,
which gaily charged at them AZ they
appeared After some trouble the
yardmaster succeeded In rounding up
the animal In the roundhouse where,
after a few Intellectual attempts 20 butt
the big locomotives on the rails. tae
heifer quieted down and was secured
aud returned 10 the mllkshed.
An amusing feature Of the perform
ance resulted through the appearance
of wandering minstrel. who stated
that he could quiet the animal by sing
ing 10 IL. The employees gave him a
chance. but no sooner had he struck ur
the first bars Of ION the Banks Of the
wabash" than the enraged bovine
charged and chased him into the tun'
mel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

Nearly everyone Is familiar with the
glow which IL given out In the dark by
various kinds OF fungi, but the fact
that common. every day blossoms fire.
quently CLEAN In the night time Is not
20 well known. The ordinary nastur-
tlum is a simple illustration OF the pc
culiar irregularity. The marsh lily.
which grows abundantly In the
marshes OF South Africa, presents the
same peculiarities. A swedish natu-
ralist, Haggren. 30 thoroughly believed
In the property Of luminosity belong
ing 20 some plants that he employed a
night Waterman 10 roam his garden 10
report to him any and all cases OF
glowing blossoms. The scientist, after
a good deal OF study. announced that
the plants shine with especial brillian-.
cy after a sunny day, while there 10 no
light after a rain. The light increases
In intensity during July and August.
and appears half an hoU' after sunset.
vanishing al dawn. liaggren went 80
far as 20 subject the nasturtium 70 a
microscopic examination TO discover II
any animal life were responsible for
the phenomenon. but no foreign sub
stance was found on the plants he ex-
amined Later scientists have dlscoy-
cred that the glow extends TO the mas
urtlums leaves as well as 20 lbs petals.
The common marigold has been seen
20 glow brilliantly. the light seeming
20 play over the petals with quick
changes. The fraxinella, Of which
there are three varieties In our gar
dens the white. the red and the purple,
seem to excel an other plants In the
quality Of luminosity. This plant Sc
cretes 10 abundance an essential oil
which In times Of great heat spreads
In q thin layer over the surface OF the
petals. where IL volatilizes, impregnat-
ing the surrounding atmosphere with
It's yapor. This yapor possesses tho
property Of becoming luminous 10
l darkness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

Der OF tracks, unmistakably wolf
One day In September while he was
absent from home his daughter Ruth
was feeding their one pig. Suddenly
she saw the chickens scamperng for
the barn, while behind was an animal
like an enormous dog. gaunt. covered
with rough hair and pure white In
color. Il had caught chicken and was
devourlng Il. Full OF terror she rushed
into the house. Catching up a rife and
calling the house-dog she cropt around
the cabin The wolf had caught anoth-
er chicken. The dog was an old bear
hound, and game. lie rushed on the
beast, while Ruth. resting the gun on
one OF the projecting logs Of the cabin.
took a long aim and fred. The wolf
gave a leap In the air and came down
plump on the dog. In an instant the
beast had disappeared and poor Boston
lay dead with his head half bitten off.
The next day Kemble and two others
started out 10 hunt down the white
wolf" As a lure the forequarter OF a
deer had been hung In the woods a few
miles away. and In the early morning
they found this gone and on the slight
ly frozen snow were plainly seen the
big tracks OF the wolf. They had
twelve fine dogs who hunted by scent,
and oil were confident that Jim ia
cob's white VOLTS hide would come 10
the lanyard"
The trail led northwest over a range
OF hills covered with laurel. utterly
sterile. The dogs ran freely. keeping
the men well up 10 the collar About
midday they found pheasant feathers
on the trail--the wolf had snapped M
one for lunch. Their game was head.
ing for Bakers Rocks"
II was growing dark ~ they entered
wild raylne. one side faced with
rocks. full OF holes. Here they resolv
ed 10 camp. II the wolf holed they
could get at him at daybreak. and Il
he tried TO get away the dogs would
give warning A fire was built and
each man divided his roast venlson ant
corn dodgef with hls dogs, II grew
bitter cold and very little sleep wal
had. At daylight they began to scou
around and shortly wild burst o.
trumpets from the pack showed they
were running on sight.
"see. look on the top Of yon rock
Jacobs was right-it'H white"
Although there was no sun II wa
perfectly clear, and there was the vol
seen through the thin. wlntry air. Thu
rock was bare and the animal stood a
/ II carved In stone-over three feet hlgl
ct the shoulder The dead white hal
WIS bristling with rage. and the tai
flashing like an angry cats; one ooull
] see the hugo Jaws and iron teeth clash
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26
a oREAr HunrINo onsrAl,.
Animal l. the Property Of n.isA Ben
nadsxara Of Indfa.

Animal Il the Property % hai.h Bs.-
nadevar. Of India.
In India the wild beasts Of the jungle
are trained-a strangely incongiaous
circupstance-to hunt IN behalf Of
man ike tanner cams II the forest. The
eheiah IL the animal used for this pur-
poAs He Is a strange beast, a 1.-THE.
graceful. leopard-like creature belong
ing TO the cat family. but having when
tanned all the characteristics Of a dog.
He hunts with the precision Of the bes.
Of deer hounds. principally tracking the
deer. though he IL a. able in running
down other animals. lie IL affection
ate and obedient AZ a dog. following his
master about with great fidelity. end
obeying his slightest command. When
taken out for a hunt he Is usually
blindfolded by a hood until the quarry
Is sighted. when the hood Is removed
and he starts on his merciless errand.
He never relents, often trailing deer
for miles before finally securing him.
Usually. however. he ti'broaches so
noiselessly that he pounces upon his
prey without the slightest warning and
brings him 10 the earth In short or
der. The ehetah Of Rajah Bommade-
vara. Venkata Narasuntra Naldu Ba-
hadur Is the most renowned hunter In
India. and is 80 highly priced by his
master that II Is said he could not be
bought for half such a principally as
that over which bis master rules.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26
THINK TEN IS TOO EARLY.
vAssar students Want the TIme-Honorsd
nightly Tap. Abolished.

vassar girls are tired Of being com
PEELED 10 go 20 bed at 10 o'clock, and
the first step toward changing the time
honored rule was taken a few days ago.
when the Students association Of the
big woman's college at Pofghkeepsle
voted In favor Of abolishlng the ouriew.
or taps" The faculty. howeyes. has
net yet been heard from on thu sub
ject, 30 lights must still be extinguish-
ed az the usual hour. Al the recent
meeting OF the Students association a
resolution 10 abolish the 10 o'clock
rule was introduced by a freshman.
The seniors opposed the proposition,
and a lively debate ensued. The fresh
men maintained that Il III became the
seniors 20 stick up for an arbitrary
rule which they themselves are 30 soon
TO escape. leaving freshmen and sopho-
mores In the darkness. The argument
IN favor OF abolishing the rule was
that a gfrl has right TO exercise her
own judgment about putting out the
light in her room. The motion 10
abolish the rule was carried by an over
whelming majority. and committee
q students was appointed 10 la'om
the faculty OF the action taken. Mrs
Rendrick, the woman principal, who
Is next TO President Taylor In authori-
~. stated the situation thus: Routine
followed day after day sometimes be-
come a burden. The question az is
sue is this: Is Il best 10 continue the
burden OF being Obliged 10 have the
lights out at 10 or shall It be left 20
the Individual consclences Of the stu
dentsg Most Of the students Of ,hc
older classes retire earlier than 10
o'clock, but often a press Of work
obliges a girl 10 sit up late Ought she
TO be regarded as a delinquent II she
does so2 Another question r., Would
the abollshlng Of this rule do away
with the too early rising often noces-
sary for a student now TO do her work?
This Is 10 be deplored especially on
cold winter mornings"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26
HOW cHIlpRsN SHOULD srupY
Bsriia Pedasesas Thinks ffslid.ss
ahnnla Ila Thl.ll. ni.srahna.A

Bertha Pedasssas Thinks Holidays
shsaia ne ThiekIy DistFibatsd.
So much tine has been devoted 10
the discussion Of what should be stud
fed By children and how II should be
taught that comparatively little has
been employed In solving the prob
lem, perhaps almost a. important a.
either Of the other two-the problem
Of when the studying and teaching
should be done. A Berlin pedagogue
has taken up this neglected branch OF
the great subject and his lnvestiga-
lions have had interesting and sug-
gestive results. The best working
days. be says. are Mondays and Tues
days, or any two that come directly
after a holiday. The obvious dedue-
ton is that the insertion OF a full holi-
day In the middle OF the week would
tend 70 the keeping up Of meRtsi a.
ivity among school children and 30
add 20 The amount Of real work ae-
-e5mplished. Those hours Of the day.
as well as those Of the week, which
follow rest are more valuable. and Il
Is advised that the first two hours Of
the morning be reserved for the tasks
which children find most iatguing.
Regarding vacations, this authority as
serts that they are az present need
lessly long. but far from sufficiently
frequent. The refreshing effect Of each
vacation Is demonstrated In every
schoolroom. Il Is no greater, however,
after two months Of play than after
one. and Il lasts no longer. In this
connection the value Of lmpes1s must
also be taken into accouet. and IL
would hardly do to alternate months Of
idleness with months OF work. but the
fact remains that the periods Of activi-
~ are now too prolonged. The Berlin
man says that the studies most Ia
tiguing TO child minds are. IN order
mathematics. foreign languages, gym
nasties. and. Tor many. singing and
drawing. while the natural sciences
and history cause little strain. He Is
surprisingly emphatic In opposing
gymnas,lc exercises for the young. and
asserts that they are no substitute for
sleep, baths and walks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

A writer In Science describes a curl
ous monstroslty which has come under
his obseryatiS This Is a cock with
no signs Of spurs upon the tarsi. but
with a couple Of well-deyeloped spurs
upon the head. on either side OF the
comb. giving the creature the appear
ance Of being horned. These mock
spurs are not attached 10 the skull
whatever they may originally have
been. but are loose. Instances
are on record Of spurs being grated OF
20 the combs. but. so far no similal
ease Is known to have occurred In ma
ture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

aIt's nlsh three hundred yzFes. ~;
let him have Il"
-Four rifles cracked, and the bullets
sang. but the white wolff was gone
The yelling Of the dogs was plainly
heard.
Excited and eager, all hands charged
the rocks. II was a hard climb. They
reached the top. and the wolf was some.
Inside Of an hour the dogs found the
trail The dogs seemed confident and
ran at racing speed The top OF the
ridge was covered with scant growth
Of scrub oak. and on the river side was
sheer rock down sixty feet to the wa
ter. Right on a point Of rocks that
jutted out into the river the white
wolf came to bay kemhle plainly
saw huge. gaunt animal covered with
bristling white hair. The red eyes
glowed with fire. and for an instant he
lost his head. The dogs we're getting
the worst ~ Il. and he fired A sud
den fash. and he plainly saw the wolf
disappear over the face Of the elif.
All rushed to the spot. There was
not a trace. At the foot Of the ciin
the river VAS open. No splash was
heard. For an hour they watched.
and then made a circuit, but the dogs
seemed Indifferent and made no effort.
And this was the last Of Jim Jacobs
white wolf" Il was never seen or
heard Of again In northwestern Penn
syiynnis. There we're skeptics. but
they were silenced by the fate OF the
hunters. Not one died a natural death
nor long after. and Jim Jacobs escaped
the many perlls Of the wilderness for
thirty years 20 be crushed to death on
the Erie railway In 1868.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

seraping the lining Of a chimney to
get gold and silver Is a form OF min
Ing which the books do not recognize,
but Il may be profitable under certain
conditions. The chimney Of the assay
ONCE In Wall street. New York. is
nearly two hundred feet high. A new
lining OF fire brick has been put in IL.
The old lining. over forty years old.
yielded almost fifteen hundred dollars.
There were ffty-two ounces Of gold
and eight hundred and sixty ounces
OF silver In the scrapIngs. Smoke which
has a market value through the de-
posts OF precious metal II makes ought
TO be treated with great respect.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

The monkeys In the vicinity Of Hard
war, india. are said TO be seriously af-
fected with the bubonic plague, which
they are supposed 70 have contracted
through visits to infected rooms In the
town OF Hardwar. The proposed ex-
termination Of the monkeys. with a
view Of putting an end to the disease
so far as they are concerned. might
clash seriously with the religious views
OF the HIndoos.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

The officers Of the 'sieenth hussars
according to the hoary tale, were gra-
clously pleased to accept the invitation
Of a witty Irish hostess to n dance.
They attended, but played the part OF
passive spectators, until their hospit-
able hostess came to their assistance
and offered to 1nd them partners. In
response 10 her endeayors the senior
officer present thanked her. but exc
plained that the 'steenth don't dance"
Don't they2" returned the lady; then
Z sincerely hope they can march.
Which they did.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26
PALMEp HIS CONTRIBUTION
slelght Of Hand at Church Collection
Fools the Deacon.

From the Pacific Commercial Ad-
vertiser. Many years ago, when
Joseph Marsden lived in Hawaii. he at
tended church on Sunday morning In
Hilo. Mr.. Marsden was then noted for
his skill In legerdemaln. When Dr.
- passed around the contribution
bag al a Sunday service SIR. Marsden
held up a $40 gold piece between his
thumb and forehnger 80 that DR.. --
could plainly see II. lie then placed
his hand over the bag, palmed the gold
piece and dropped In silver quarter
DR.. - returned TO the table with his
collection. After the service he emp
tied the bag on a table, but could not
find the $40 gold piece. lie shook the
bag repeatedly. turned over the small
pile OF contributions. got down on the
floor aud looked under the table. walk
ed down the aisle. looking closely at
the cracks in the floor. felt In his own
pockets. fearing that he had made
some mistake. and then vent home
wondering at the strange loss OF the
gold piece. Some time afterward the
deceiver quietly sent the gold piece
10 the church.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

II Is reported that the United States
bureau Of steam engineering has ex-
perimented successfully with the use
Of liquid fuel. A ton Of oil, II Is said.
gives about twice as much heat as a
ton Of coal; among the advantages
claimed for Il are ease OF handling,
since Il can be run into the tanks and
carried into the furnaces without tho
use OF hnnd power.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

A great collier" at Clement, Kan.
claims 20 be able to hypnotic animalh
lie Il teaching a chorus Of cats to sing.
lie claims that they can already carry
number OF tunes. OF course they
cannot artlculate the words. but they
give the tune. II they attain the pro.
6ciency tho mesmerizer anticipates, he
will travel and give cat concerts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

Prof. Eisenlohr has lately examined
the plan OF survey Of land, made
some 5000 years before Christ, and dis
covered In Babylonia. The plan was
drawn on a clay tablet, on the ether
side OF which was calculation Of the
area OF the land. Eisenlohr finds not
snly that the computation was correct,
but that the methods used strikingly
resembled those Of modern surveyors
including a system Of checks 10 insure
accuracy Of work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

II may be. a. the spaniard. who
wants TO fight him says. that sena-
tor Mason would not resent a slap in
the face. but We don't believe he would
turn the other cheek. There are de-
grees OF eourtesy 10 which a proud
and sensitive nature cannot submit
without a feeling Of extreme regret
and humiliation. But there is a way
TO find out Has Il occurred to the
spaniard that he might come north
and make the experiment?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

Managing Editor-Mr. slIngsby. I
want you to detail a man to each
slaughter house next Saturday morn
Ing with n push cart and twenty gal
Ion zinc reservoir. May ask" You
may. We will print next Sundays edl-
ton In blood. "-Cleveland Plain Daler.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

The Russian government has decided
TO adopt the metric system. The Unit
ed States and the British empire will
thus soon be the only important coun-
tries which have not adopted the decl-
nal system Of weights and measures.
An imperial commission has also been
appointed at St. Petersburg TO con-
slider the best means OF abandoning the
Russian calendar in favor Of that which
prevails In other parts OF the civilized
world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

Some reformers at Washington have
brought up the question Of the desira-
blllty OF changing the metals out OF
which the minor coins OF the United
States are made. After some consider
alton OF the matter the house commit
tee on coinage. weights and measures
has reported favorably resolution au-
thorizing the secretary Of the treasury
90 make experiments TO determine the
best materials for minor coinage and 10
submit new designs for coins to con-
gress. As the result OF rs deliberations
upon the subject, the committee has
reached the conclusion that the copper
cent Is undesirable because IL becomes
dingy and dirty and by corroslon poi.
sonous, and that the fye-oent nickel
three-quarters copper, should be dis
placed because II Is too soft.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

A Wyoming stock raiser. dissatisfied
with his surroundings and in haste 10
be rich. recently sold his land and
started for the Klondike. A few
months later French mineralogIst
discovered near the despised ranch q
mine OF cobalt. a rare and valuable
metal. The whole district promises 10
become a new center OF wealth. II
was upon land sold to enable the for
mer owner 10 start for the gold mines
OF California. that the great oil wells
Of Pennsylvania were afterward found;
and both these incidents aocentuate the
fact that We are continually within
reach o. important discoveries and
great opportunities. missing them by a
hairs breadth Of lmpatience. failure
20 observe or lack OF preparation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

The editor Of the voIce. prohibition
paper, IS a. tieklsd as thY daily news
paper that has beat>6n It's besotted
contemporary ACCESS the way. He
nnda that coEse1 Is nearly a. intemp-
-erata ~ Yale.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

"Yes." naid the cynical critic. stand
ing before the great allcsorcnl paint
ing Il suppose Truth always is nude.
That may explain" De mused further,
why she always seems ashamed 20
show herself" Pick-Mc-rp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-26

A Binhhampton pastor recently
startled his congregation by the fol-
lowing announcement; Remember
our quarterly meeting next Sunday.
The Lord will be with us during the
morning service. and the presiding
elder In the evening. Port Jeryis Ca
zette