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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

compared with the invention Of resi-
dent Of Providence. L. l., which pro
vides for the feeding Of a whole stable
ful OF live stock at daybTeak. Mr..
sleepyhead simply turns on his pillow
and iesks a cord. which opens a valve
in the stable and lets down the requis-
lie quantity Of feed into a trough.
There are quite a number OF inven-
lions for lighting the fire in the morn
Ing without getting out Of bed. They
are an operated by clockwork. The
newest and best Of them Is credited to
an Illinois genius 4 clock Is set for
certain time and when the proper
minute is reached. the mechanism
throws" a lever. which draws a match
across a piece Of sandpaper and ignites
the klndling. One Of the latest patents
"a for a street lamp which has clock
work apparatus attached to H. AT the
correct moment Tor which the machine
Is set Il closes an electric circuit. at the
same time opening the gas pipe. I'M
mediately the gas is ignlted. and II
burns until shut of by the clockwork
az daybreak in the morning In this
way the street lamps all over. a city
may be made to light themselves sim
ultaneously without the Intervention
Of human hands.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

\ young woman catered 6 telegraph
Office In a Maine town. and asked the
opo<ator II his line made connection
with Boston. So says the Lewiston
Journal. which proceeds to tell the
story thus: On being answered In the
Affirmative. the woman opened her retl-
eule. took out bunch Of samples. and
went to writing. After some difficulty
she squeezed her thought into ten
words. and approached the sending ia
bic She laid down the written blank.
two samples. one marked "A" the
other "B." and a quarter. The mes
sage read: "Sellum & sellum. Boston.
Send. express. five yards sample "A
and six yards b"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
MURDER as A TRADE.
Kansas Ha. . Rival for the Render
Family.

Not since the horrible crimes Of the
Bender family were revealed has south
eastern Kansas been 50 excited and 50
bent upon vengeance until the bloody
buicheries committed by the Stafieback
family at Galena were brought TO light
by the recent confession OF Cora Stat
feback and George Stafiieback on the
witness stand at Columbus. When upon
trial for TIE murder OF Frank Gal
breath. whose body was found floating
In an old abandoned mining shaft near
the stafiieback home last July. Cora
Staffleback weakened and told all she
knew about the murder OF Galbreath
and others whom the family had killed
George StafIieback. Cora's husband.
without knowing what his wife had
revealed. made similar confession.
They said that Galbreath. who had
been murdered and robbed by the STAFF
fleback boys and their mother. was not
the only person they had murdered. but
that an Italian peddler. whose name
they did not know. had been killed and
robbed about two years ago. and his
body thrown In an old abandoned min
ing shaft about forty yards from the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
JOINED THE SALVATION ARMY.

The court circles Of Sweden received
4 severe shock several years ago when
I was announced that Prince Oscar
nephew o. the present king. was
about 10 marry Miss Ebha Monk. a
foung lady OF patric!an birth. but far
below the prince IN station. The king
protested and refused 20 permit the
marriage. whereupon Prince Oscar de-
'lared that he would yield his title
and resign all rights Of succession. but
hat marry Miss Monk he certainly
would. The marriage was celebrated
In due time and Prince Oscar has never
been seen In the royal circles since.
The king and queen have maintained
friendly but distant relations with their
democratic nephew. who Is known sim
ply as Prince Oscar and who ia Inn
monsely popular with the people be-
cause Of his philanthropy
Prince Oscar and his wife have been
devoted 10 causes ~ charity and heney-
olence, but recently have created a sec.
ond sensation hy joining the ranks OF
the Salvation army. The prince and
his wife hold regular open-alr meet
ings according 20 the methods OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

WIN NNAA VI AAAN AtAA
mediate environments as be was a CEN
tury ago. lie does more thinking than
he did then. and a greater part OF his
business In life Is left TO the purely
mechanical brain functions. The in
ventors. always a step ahead OF the
requirements OF the times. are already
at work devising contrlyances to sum.
mon absent attention. One OF the
latest OF these Is bracelet that has an
alarm watch attached TO II. The wear
or. having an engagement at a certain
hour. sets the watch. and when the
time ara ives little needle point pricks
her arm and reminds her OF the duty
TO be performed. This Is only one Of
many devices for like purposes. Peo-
pie want to be relieved OF the trouble
Of calling things to mind. and that Is
one reason why there are 80 many In.
veniions employing clockwork. Al
the patent Office large class OF inven-
lions Ia comprised under the head OF
alarms being machines by
which persons who otherwise would
not think are made to think. The
average individual Is Obliged. however.
unwillingly. TO get mp at a certain time
In the morning. To provide for this
requirement many ingenious persons
have applied their talents to the pro-
iuetion OF contrlvances for awakening
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

StaiIleback house. Al that time Mrs
Charles Wilson. mother OF the Stat
iieback boys, kept questionable re-
sort In the four-room log cabin where
these crimes were committed. Two
girls whose names George stafEieback
could not give. were living there at the
time. and saw the peddler murdered.
They were threatened with dire ven
geance II they should ever reveal what
they saw. A few nights later one OF
the women quarreled with Mike Stat
leback and threatened TO leave the
house Fearing she would betray him
he seized her by the throat and choked
her to death In the presence OF Ed Stat
feback and the other woman. The lat
ter attempted TO save the girl from
Mikes murderous clutches. when Ed
crushed her skull with a slx-shooter
The dead bodies were then wrapped In
sheet and put under the bed until
late at night, when they were thrown
into the same shaft where the peddler's
body had been dumped. Then lot Of
loose earth and rocks were thrown into
the shaft to keep them from coming
to the surface. as Galbreath's body had
done. Cora stafiieback was taken TO
Galena and pointed out the shaft where
the bodies were thrown A steam pump
was put to work and the water pumped
out Of the shafts near the Stafleback
house. From one Of the shafts pair
Of mems drawers with particles Of rot
ting human flesh adhering TO them
were hshed. and a piece OF woman's
waist was also found there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

slble without him. Any one who has
seen these cleyerly trained animals AZ
work In the forests and timber-yarus
OF Burmah will at once realize the'r
utility. Sometimes harnessed to huge
teak logs. they drag them wherever
they are required or a mons'rous
tusker may be seen trundling a los
with his tusks and placing II IN any
position he Is ordered as easily and
with apparently as little exertion as
child would handle a tennis ball
The illustrations are from snap
shots Of one OF these useful creatures.
with his mahout (drlverl. at work and
at leisure. In one you see the mahout
amounting the elephants forhead with
a cocoanut-oil. which Is supposed TO
keep the head cool when working In
the hot sun. The white marks on the
head are made with chalk. with which
.he mahout delights TO decorate his
pet SO much for the elephant tanned.
In his wild state he Is another crea-
turc The most tickllsh and difficult
part Of elophant-catchlng operations Ia
TO drive the herd into the khedtah
prepared FOR Us reception. hence the
catch which was made In the MysOre
jungies a few weeks ago ranks as
unique. A native public works officer,
on the way to Inspect a bridge In his
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04


Raffeiner. Within ten feet OF this
statue stands the statue OF another an
gel. and between the two figures Is A
prayer bench. One OF these angels
and the bench had been used by the
thieves as a means by which they could
climb TO the box and break II open. 7 ne
bench was placed across the heal OF
the angel. Then one OF the men.
standing upon II. broke open tae box
with chisel and took out the money
that was intended for the poor. II Is
the opinion OF the police that Stelz
after discovering the thieves in the
church, started TO run toward the front
door. with view Of locking them In.
Before he could gain the stairway one
Of the men dealt him a blow on the
head and then as he ran up the steps
he was dealt repeated blows. When
he reached the vestibule he attempted
10 protect himself. and here he was
beaten into insensibllity. falling on the
as before described.
mo murderer could be tempted to
ommit such a ZINE for 80 small a
nm as IL usually found in the poor
oxss OF the church. said one of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
aghis Khan. the Mongoi Conquerer
s'he celebrated Mongol conaueror

aghis Khan. the MonEoi Conausrer.
''he celebrated Mongol conqueror
Shis Kahn, In addition to being a
4 warrior. was also a skillful ruler.
mot only conquered territories
ching from the Black sea TO the
NE but also organized them into
ies, which endured long after his
,ne. The recollection OF Genghls
Khan, who died In 1927, In the Goth
EAR OF his age and sgd OF hls reign.
still 80 vivid In China that his de-
scendant alone has the right OF enter
Ing the emperor's palace on horseback
and OF going on horseback IN front OF
the royal litter In the professions The
Dzungas country delhed Genghls Khan
nd his remains were placed in a sill
fr coffin beside those OF his first wife
under two tents Close By are his
golden saddle. his double-bladed sword
his bow and his arrows with their
points placed in the ground. There il
a tradition that at the end Of another
100 years Genghis Khan will awake |
from his sleep and lead forth the Mon /
golian nations TO the conquest Of the
world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

The bobollnk is a common summer
resident OF the United States. north OF
about latitude 40 degrees, and from
New England Westward TO the Great
Plains. wintering beyond our southern
border. After the young are able to
ny. the whole family gathers into a
small flock and begins to live almost
entirely upon vegetable food. This
consists for the most part OF weed
seeds. since In the North these birds DO
iot appear to modest grain TO any
great extent. They eat a few oats. but
heir stomachs do not reveal a great
quantity OF this or any other grain. As
he season advances they gather into
.arger flocks and move southwark. un-
n by the end OF August nearly all have
eft their breeding grounds. On their
way they frequent the reedy marshes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

district. passing near one OF tho enorm.
GUS enclosures built for the purpose.
saw a large herd Of elephants feeding.
near the gate. Being alarmed. native
like. he fired his gun and shouted for
all he was worth. the herd. equally
alarmed fed Incon,inently Into the
kheddah, whose gate stood open
Whereu9on the engineer recovered lie
wits .:nd made his coolies lower the
gate, capturing the lot That various
ielays gave the elephants time to break
down the ungarded stockade, whereby
the majority escaped. reducing the
number actually secured to 10. does 10,
affect the capture as perhaps the most
remarkable In the annals Of elephant.
'atchlnG.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Dresden, the capital Of saxony. owns
a singular piece Of property morn.
Ing newspaper the Dresdener Anzelger
This daily. upon the death OF It's last
proprietor. was bequeathcd to the city
upon the condition that all profits arts.
ing therefrom should be spent upon the
public parks, as has been steadily done.
The paper continues to hold the re-
spect Of the citizens. for the trust has
been carried out In It's broadcast spirit.
and the power has never been en-.
ployed to foster any school Of opinions
social. political or religious.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

about the mouths OF rivers and on the
inland waters OF the coast region. sub
sistlng largely upon wild rice. After
leaving the Northern States they are
commonly known as reed birds. ana
having become very fat are treated as
game. They begin TO arrive on tss
rice fields in the latter part OF August.
and during the next month make havoc
In the ripenIng crops. The annual loss
10 rice growers on account Of bobolinks
has been estimated at $1,000. 900. In
the face OF such losses Il Is evident
that no mere poetical sentiment should
stand In the way Of applying any rem
edy which can be devised. Il would
be unsafe 10 assume that the Insects
which the birds consume during their
residence In the North can compensate
for such destruction.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
LAssoEp A LOCOMOTIVE.
Wire Engages the smokestaek
and Carries on q FlaEman's House.


and Carries on a FlsgmaR's House.
Linemen employed by the New York
and Staten Island electric company
we're stretching a heavy insulated wire
along John street, Port Richmond, ".
Y. says the New York Herald. The
wire was long one and Il crossed the
tracks Of the Rapid Transit railroad.
A rope with which the wire was being
stretched taut slipped. and tie wire
sagged between two poles. making low
hanging loops between them Just as
passenger train was approaching. Ono
Of the loops lassoed the locomotive and
then more excitement followed than
Port Richmond has seen In months
The line men saw the end OF the wire
swish into the air A. II Il had suddenly
taken wings. The flagman heard a
hiss and turned TO catch a neetlng view
OF his little shanty sailing through the
air. William Anderson was at work
In his garden adjoining the railroad
track, lie saw n black streak clip
the tops Of the pIckets on his fence
and the wire came 80 close 10 his head
that the wind took on his hat. An
electric pole was broken down and a
small tree torn mp. The wire mean
while had caught the locomotive whis-
tie, and that was shrieking. while the
engineer and fireman. surrounded by
the wire were frightened, but retained
sufficient self-possesslon 10 shut on the
steam and apply the brakes. The
train came to a stop within about 500
feet Of the crossing with It's passengers
badly frightened by the rasplng OF the
wire about the ears and the general din
and sudden stopping. but no one was
hurt and the locomotive not materially
damaged.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Dabsley-"well. suppose your son
viii soon begin his last year in col
lege Parks-"No; he isn't going back
this fall. Dabsley-"Oh. that's too
bad. lie ought TO go through. now
that hos got along to the last year.
What's the natter Parks-"Whv
didn't you know that he had had a
fever and that his hair had all come
out?'-Cleyoand Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Penny-in-the-slot machines are now
being made to initiate bicycle tires. an
air tank being fitted with flexible rub.
Der tubes 10 be attached 10 the valve
In the tire after which the money Is
placed In the slot and the air flows in
to the tire the act Of unscrewing the
tube from the valve closing the mach.
Inc again
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
Now nlEe. Nothing to Eat

When the poormaster Of Tloboken,
n. Y, came to examine a case OF destl-
tuition the other day he found a new
bicycle in the hall, though there was
no food In the place II belonged 20
the daughter OF the house. lie very
naturally advised the sufferers to sell
the wheel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

A dispatch received here from Chico
pee. Mass, says that Edward Bellamy
author OF the book Looking Back
ward" and Equality" will soon move
from that city to Denver. Mr.. Bel.
lainy's health has been poor 20. some
time, and his friends think The change
will restore him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
IN THE REDEMPTION OFFICE.
\ Clever 'Couutc.s' Who Used to Rob
unele sam.

During the incumbency Of the Office
Of United States Treasurer by Mr.. Hy-
att OF Connecticut q woman employed
In the redemption division was discoy-
cred In a very ingenious scheme FOR
making a fortune az the expense Of the
United States. As IA well known the
department rcdeems at full face value
any portion Of bin provided no more
than one-thrd IS missing. This wo-
man would take a package Of $50 bills.
say. and would tear a fraction. per-
haps throe-quartcrs of an inch long.
from one Of them She would secrete
this portion. and In a short time would
take another bin Of like denomination
and tear OF pioc, twice as long. sub
shutting the smaller piece from
the first bin SO as TO bring the note up
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
Bsckaohss Common 60 Mothers.

The busy mother sometimes foela an ins
ability 20 perform her acouatomed dutieA.
She feels Inactive, weary and depressed
Her back, oh, how u achesi when she sta
down she feels az thoug h she must get right
up. and when she stands. that she must sit
down. The truth ~, the capacity 81 her nff.
yous system has been oyerworked, u has
become cIhAuHted aud there ~ n breaking
down. What she needs u a course Of Dr.
Simmons squaw Vino Wine 10 restore
healthy functional activity and give t0na
and vitality 10 her nervous system.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
what 10 You Think o, rh,.g

Some Swiss convicts recently escaped
from prison. and an advertisement, an.
nounclng the fact says that with the
close-cropped hair, knickerbockers and
striped Jackets the fugitive murderers
may easily be mistaken for American
or English tourists excursloning in the
Valalsan Alps"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Clean blood means u clean skin. No
beauty without IL. Cascnrets, Candy Ca
thariic clean your blood aud keep Il clean,
~ stirring up the lazy liver and driving
oil impurities from the body. Begin to-day
20 hnnish pimples boils, blotches, black
heads. and that sickly bilious complexion
by taking Cascarets, beauty for ten cents.
Al druggists, satisfaction guaranteed, loo,
pc, 90,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Burglar alarms can now be attached
to bicycles. The device consists Of a
bell surrounding a clock mechanism.
which is fastened TO the frame. A lever
projects IN line with the spokes In the
back wheels. to sound the alarm wAsD
the wheel v msyed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

detectives. There is never more than
so IN the SIX boxes all told. That
murder was not committed for lust or
gain: Il was committed TO conceal
crime"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Smith-"What kind OF wedding
present are YOU going to send Dayls?"
jones' was thinking OF sending him
a lawn mower" Smith-"That's hard
~ an appropriate gift" Jones-''Why
not? He's marrying a grass widow.
isn't he?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

There is woman in Kansas City
who actually puts bluing in the rinse
water that she uses when she bathes
her dogs. She says It keeps them from
becoming yellow. which everybody
knows Is a bad feature in a dog.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
SOME REMINDERS.
QUEER INVENTION TO MAKE
PEOPLE REMEMBER.
Cioekwork Alarm Worn nj the
wriss-A ned witch Dumps sleepy
heads on the FIoor-A Chance to
Laugh.

ASKING TON
dispatch TO the
Philadelphia Times
says: Psychologists
assert that civilized
human beings are
growing more abb
sent minded. The
average man OF In
telllgence today Is
not so alert. not so
conscious OF his in
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
ABOUT THE ELEPHANT
HOW THE DRIVER DEcoRATEs
HIS FRONT.
How = Native Public Works onicer Un-
Willingly Distinguished Himself ~
Accidentally Driving a Whole Troop
of VIVID Specimens Iuto a CorraiL

n Burmah the pub
lie works and 9TH
er departments are
dependent on the
elephant for a large
amount OF heavy
labor. by this gen
tie giants strength
man Il able to ae-
eomplish with ease
that which would
DO almost lmpos-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
Beyond the Limit.

Agent Of "Koola Kola"-That prima
donna wants $500 for her signature TO
a testimonial Proprietor-WelI. I
know that advertising pays-but II
won't pay that much.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
BAD Iasin In the Mouth.

Digestion j. the grand process by which
nature repairs the wasted tissues OF tho
body, which, When the individual u IN
health - performed with great faithfulnees
and regularity, and without Eifing riao 70
any disAgrecable aensailora.
Indigestion Is Adisonso which consists Oh
deviation from this ordinary mode OF hcalin
and In the deficiency OF vitiated chAfactcrot
those sccrctiona which are essential 10 mo
conversion Of food into blood. The besteof'
receive for thlacomplalnt u Dr. NJ. a. sun.
mons Liver Medicine few d0asso Of WHICH
WIN IcmoYn The nlIanaINa tate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

Tho only way TO avoid the sting Of
lngraiItude Is TO deposit all your gift
money 10 your own credit In tho bank
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

The sensible man never complains.
II he breaks his leg he is always thank
full that II liant his neck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
DONE TN A CHURCH.
THIEVES RIFLE THE POOR BOX
AND KILL THE SEXTON.

The Police say That the sexton Knew
the Thieves aud They Killed Him TO
Conceal the crims-A nioody Hand
print
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

An old bachelor is single because no
does not choose 20 marry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

FITS Psrnaurnty tufsd. Noat. Or asFvaasnsss alter
hfsi dtY ne Of Dr. Kline Great Nerve ksstatsf.
tend Cor FREE s2.OO TRIAL hottis md treatise
Ia " n kills.. la B1i A-ch 81. fhilsealphia, Ia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

We always feel some hesitancy In
giving credit to a man who talks bust.
ness In an anon voice.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04
cMS. @rk>s,p-S

Randolph, Ky. writes; I
VIII never BE- without Dr.
m. A. simmons Liver
~ odicinc. lsonfed me o.
Chronic Constipation
aud Torpiiity 81 Liver
aficrsevcfal Physiciensanf
many Patent Medicines had
failed | took three times
as much "lllaek Dfeuzht"
~ the directions said take,
and it had but little effect
on me. and | dont th.ak u
had much strength.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

There Is much discussion as to the
cause OF the steady flow OF population
from the country 10 the towns and ci-
ties. Farmers sons and daughlers.and
often farmers wives. look longingly
away from their country homes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

In my own busy days read very lit
le. but my husband read aloud while
worked or mothered the babies. Now
9TH time TO read for myself. | only
eli enjoy any book that is not shared
n some one else. Thoughtfulness
unselhshness go far toward max
ideal homes in city or country
" York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

A pretty woman can't be as good as
she looks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

II r unanswered
question in and
around Shepherd.
Mich. Is Who
murdered Elmer +.
struble. cashier OF
the Farm ers'
bank" The un
solved enigma in
New York city is.
Who killed George
Stelz. the assistant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

What has become oi the old fashioned
hos who made nddlcs with sections u
a corn sialk2
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-04

safely through Change of Life. II perfect.
~ regulates the Liver, stomach and
Novels, and leaves no had effects. whiio
both BLACK Dfaught" and "Zeillns Liver
Regulator" did not leave my bowels Ia such
good condition. found morn o. y IN tho
Package, and u only required half the guam
tity for q dose, aud hal rather pay = eta.
Per Package TOT II Than uso "Ieiilns o.
fnlack Draurhff A. a fraa rlN.