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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
cIe,nlnr out q wnter. vain.

In England trouble was experienced
In a system Of water mains due to in
tcrnal corroslon. Il was Ia part sue
cossfully cleaned by driving metal
scrapcr through Il by forcing water
through uhe main The water. partly
passing by The scraper. drove %
through sometimes at the rate Of near
ly FIVE miles an hour lts course was
traced by men stationed % short iu.
teryals who called out or signalcd as
they heard &, pass. By sort Of stelho-
scope lis position could be found when
II was stopped Il consisted Of a
leather packed ISiton. The blades
were so set that II bad obstacle we're
encountered. the whole would turn a
little to let II pass II possible
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
a THRIFTY INDIAN oIRL.
Marrying Ter Was q lIos, Excellent 10.
vcstmeut Thrive Year savings.

Marrying Her Was q Most Excellent In
vc.tmcnt Three Year. savings.
In 1899 the "seger" school was bull,
IN Oklahoma territory. among a colony
% Cheyennes and Arapahoes. oouH'd
cred among the widest. most back
ward and nonprogressive Of an In
dians says the Omaha Bee Fortu.
nately the superintendent Of the new
chool Mrs. John seger, had already
gained their confidence IN another ca-
pacity. 30 that when they were asked
10 put their children IN school th-y
said that they would. as soon az they
were weaned And they carried this
out literally. One Of the girl pupih,
who entered the school when Il was
opened. has had quite a remarkable
record. Having no previous educa-
ton and leaving her really savage
home for the first time. she has dem.
ons,rated what education Is doing and
will do FOR the red man. There ls q
system In nearly all the government
Indian schools by which those pupil
who are both industrious and fruga
may earn money In the sewing room
on the farm or IN some one o. III
schools other Industrial departments
OF course. this must be outside thei
regular work This young girl, ate
taking a regular course as scholar
was judged capable OF filling a sllarie'
position. In the course OF a short tim
she allied not one but several. an
worked In the sewing room besides
Out OF her savings she bought a va
gon. harness. team. organ. bedroom
set and a sewing machine. all In vleV
OF her prospective marriage 10 a youn
Indian 20 whom she was engaged. an
when they we're married she too
enough savings with her 10 build a nea
home. All this was accomplished d
three years time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The difference In the condition ~ the
threats Of public speaker aud singers
since the Introduction Of the electric
light. Is most marked They have less
irritation and less WEAKNESS during
and after their performances. This II
accounted for on the theory that gas
and other flames dried out the aimus-
phere. and consumed atmospherlcal ele-
ments necessary to the best condition
Of the organs In addition TO this. the
temperature Is more even, aud thero
Is less danger from air currents Where
any great number Of gas jets are used.
the air al the ceiling Of a rodm has
the vitality totally burned out of II.
aud "a heated 10 very high tempera-
ture An open door or window letting
In fresh air creates violent agitation
In the air. sometimes sets gusts Of
air whlrllng through the rdbm. espe.
clally at the somewhat raised portion
where the performers are situated A
specialist In throat troubles thinks that
what IA known AZ singers sore throat
may become much less frequent when
electric lights are universally adopted
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

In describing 20 the Royal lnsiltu.
ton In London the latest experiments
In sending electric messages. or sig
nails without wires. Mr. W n. prccce
called attention 20 the curious fact
that hills DO not ohstruct the passage
Of the electric v.yes 20 which the
transmission Of signals ls due H. Tor
instance. the circuit from which the
signals are sent is on one side Of a
hill. and the receiver Is on the other
side. the electric waves, or some Of
them form q bridge over the hill and
fen upon the receiving apparatus on
the opposite side signals have been
sent. without wires a distance Of more
than eight miles In Bristol channel.
and the limit. Mr. Precce thinks. has
by no means been reached.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
THEIR ORIGIN.

The caullhower came from Cyprus
The eggplant Is a native OF Asia, Ar
rlca aud South America.
Mushrooms are native to all temper
ate countries In short grass
Potatoes are native to Peru, and the
spaniards discovered them. From
Spain they passed into Italy and Bol.
GUM.
Melons were grown by the old Greeks
and Romans and were carried 10 Am
erica by Columbus. The watermelon Ia
native TO Africa.
The cabbage stIll grows Wild in
Greece. where Il originated Radishos
were native In China. but have been
grown in Europe for centuries
Garlic came from Asia and has been
used since the earliest times. It formed
part OF the diet OF the Israclltcs In
Egypt. was used by Greek and Roman
soldiers and African peasants
brussels sprouts came from belgium:
beeis are native TO the southeast sea-
coast OF Europe. sage comes from south
Europe; rhuharb from China and Tar
tary. The arrowroot IS from South
I America
Cucumbcrs arc native On the East IN
dies aud are grown 10 Cashmere China
and perlla. They were much esteemed
by the ancien. aud aye common in
Egypt. whore iriuk 8 prepared IRON
them when they aye nne.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

THE COMBINATION CRAFT.
nine feet beam. and will have a carry
Ing capacity Of 80 tons Owing % the
number OF bulls the sail area Of the
craft will be enormous. The total area
will be go square yards when ready
for launching the three bulls will be
bolted firmly together with three mas
slye cross timbors The combination
Of boats Is built 70 accommodate u
men. Each OF the boats viii be pro-
yided with cabins containing bertha
The center boat 81 the eraft vii be
shipped by rail In sections TO Seattle,
where the two smaller boats will be
added. Mr.. Mathews has formed his
party OF Klondike explorers into a COM
pany. 10 be- known as the Mathews-Ta-
by Alaskan Mining and Trading COM
pany. which has been regularly incor-
porated for the purpose Of carrying on
business In the gold fields. The pros
pectors will go by rail TO Seattle. and
will there embark on their three-hulled
boat and set sail for the Yukon coun-
try. Snow falls all the year round In
the part OF the country 10 be traversed.
Mr.. Mathews regards three" as a mas
cot number when gold mining Is the
object In view. and In addition 20 pro-
vidlng a trio OF bulls for hia Yukon
craft he has caused each member OF the
party 10 sign a binding agreement that
they will work together, prospectus
and digging for old in the Klondike' foi
not less than three years.
lie explains his reason for putting
this limit on the combined efforts Of
the party by stating that three year
Is the length OF time that he consider
Il will take for each man TO acquire
sufficient quantity OF Alaskan yellow
metal to enable all TO return with for
fHwa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

A youth Of this city has been despor-
ately In love with one Of woodiord's
lasses. and as a token OF his esteem
sent her a bracelet. After she had re-
ceived Il and hung II on her dainty arm
and he had locked Il with his lily white
hands. there came cruel rival. who
promptly relieved the arm Of Us orna
ment. and then came the trouble The
Georgetown youth heard Of the action
OF his Woodford county rival and at
once wrote the young woman to return
the token Of friendship She answered
by saying she had destroyed Il. but u
be would send her o statement OF the
cost OF the bracelet she would pay him
Tor the same The young man sent the
BILL as follows ITO one bracelet. $3.50.
Please remit by return mail. Terms
strictly cash No goods sent ON ap-
prevail" The next day no received a
money order for 1850 la all over
now.-Parls Kyl Reporter
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

to druggists gelatIns capsules These
ore secured by a little clamp to the lex.
The longes, distance from which e bird
has reached the New York navy yard
"a 100 miles. from the nelghborhood Of
the capes OF the Delaware. Each bird
Is preferably trained In one direction
only. and until in their second season
the birds are not expected TO iiy any
thing exceeding a iOO-mlle flight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

with several other yentures0me spirits.
with a novel boa. Of his own Invention.
Mr Mathews new boat is Of such an IN
usual design that II has excited a great
deal OF ridicule from the marine eN-
rerts Of Baltimore. but be meets every
criticism with the one remark. i
have sailed on every ocean and com
merclal waterway Of the world. and
therefore I know what suits the Pacific
ocean" Mr. Mathews vessel Is built
on the order Of catmaran. but he has
gone the twinhull idea one better by
providing his boat with three hulls He
has constructed the boat for a twofold
purpose-golnE through the water and
where water ends and Zee begins 20
glide over the frozen surface this be-
ing made possible by the equ.pplng Of
the three keels with steel runners
Tho boat Is 80 feet 6 inches long
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The French authorities have IN tallei
number Of these lights on their coast.
They can produce an effect al an I'M
mense distance by their light reflected
from the clouds. while they are Tar
below the horizon. Cherhours light
has thus been indirectly observed 20
distance Of seventy-hye miles An adj
verse report has been rendered on
them by Captain Evans. q. S. y. who.
In a recent voyage on he cruiser New
York. found them confusing. az Il was
impossible to determine IN any way
their distance. The indications would
no, tell whether they were ten or hiy
miles away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The word negro" is not heard In
South Africa excepting as a term Of
opprobrium over and over again
have Afrikander Englishmen stopped
me when speaking OF Zulus. Basutos.
Matabele and 80 on as negroes. You
in America only know the blacks who
came over as slaves Our blacks are
not TO be confused with the material
found on the Guinea coast"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The Antiquarian and Archaeological
societies OF England have protested 90
Lord Salisbury against singular KIND
Of prison labor which has recently been
developed In the peuien'.aries oil
Egypt This Is the manufacture OF
bogus antiquities. which are said 10
find o ready sale and 10 De- such exc
cellent limitations that oriy cHrrn
can detect them. II ls represented t1.t
the prison authorities even gan..'n.
plate turning out complete a!tiAc.1!
mummieA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Mr.. II. W. Wiley OF the department
Of agriculture says that the mineral
food consumed by plants Is Of two
kinds Some minerals, such as phus-
phorle acid. potash, lime and magucsia.
are essential to the nourlshmcnt OF the
plant "Hut plants have also a general
appetite Tor mineral substances. eating
freely In addition 10 the quantity ne
cessary to their proper nutrition" Mr..
Wiley adds that plants seem TO thrive
hest where their appetite for non-og-
sential mineral food ls gralincd lie
includes soda In this kind Of plant
food.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

seen IN many a day. in addition 10
Marie George. Christie Carlyle. Phyllis
Rankin and Edna May, the New York
verdict vas reversed IN Boston the
last OF November. The Belle Of New
York" has no claims 10 any artistic
merit. II ia de steele musical
comedy. thir II, ~ unoriginal. and
unimpressiss Z. lr.,,s y ~ two mum
ssrs be exceptt AeS'sitogether cause
ICES and rcsuLS g. But Is a girl
show" Il Is unrlyaled. There are all
sorts Of girls. al pretty. and ali young.
II appealed along that line and sue
ceeded along that line.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE.
one WIN he seen ~ the reor's %
America on Max -. 1909.

one WIN he seen by shs People 90
America on Max -. 1909.
The people OF America viii have n
very unusual chance 10 see a total solar
eclipse right here at home on May Is.
1890. Astronomers are even now study
ing the meteorological tables for past
years In order 10 ind the localities
promising clearest skies. says the
Washington Post. The Inject totally
frat touches the continent on nc Paci-
nc coast In Mexico. north Of Cape co--
rientes. pursuing a northeast course.
leaving Mexico at the mouth Of the ltlo
Grande. crossing the gulf Of Mexico and
entering the United States al Atchafa-
laya bay. Louisiana The breadth OF
the line Is about fifty miles. The eclipse
win be total al New Orleans at about
s.22 a. m. Washington time. The
eclipse will be visible In Macon. Raj
elgh. Norfolk and intermediate and
neighboring points. Crossing the ocean
the land first touched Il near the port
Of coimbFa. Spain. passing southeast
across southern Europe and The Medi-
terranean sea. Thus all the astrono-
mers In both hemlspheres will be with
In easy distance and with every facil-
ity for using any amount Of instrument
tai equipment The greatest duration
will be two minutes. nine seconds.
about the middle Of the Atlantic ocean
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

a ncw style OF pleasure .alI 4. DE-
scribcd ln the Eier'r.rIrr lH Boat
IN which the pa-'rrrr Hl' t.fer
ride hls rlridIy corrsriel U.'a 3d. of.
the bow end n ar1r-rH'..' f.r ''l-
tanning ln electric m ..0r d....r pro-
polier Tho rrlf' o. e..' H.
ri rcins attached Or Oh. n.. a ..'
swan which turn q -Id.el o.. ordinary
pattern. The driver ha a' 100
hand q regulator which e.U. hn 'n'
troll over the machinery 'n .a 1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
Chose the hest Ami.

Several years ago the late ST.
Francis lockwood. got a prisoner OF
by proving an abb. Some time after
the Judge met him and said: "well.
that was a very good alibi." yes. M
lord. was the answer, Il had tire,
offered me. and think selected tn
best one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

At a meeting Of the rorrcy Botanical
club recently, the president described
some remarkably small pine trees
which he had found growing ON the
top OF o prcclp.rc in thc shawaugunk
mountains, ut an altitude Of 2.e0O feet
THESE trees although they had per-
fccily developed cones. were only s.x
inches On height
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

cotes Of homlng pigeons, the object
being to establish communication be-
tween vessels Of the navy and the
shore. The pigeon, fylng In from some
ship on the Atlantic, enters his cote,
which Is practically a trap. Once In he
cannot get out till his message Is So
cured The Scientific American de-
scrlbes how the birds are identified.
Each bird has on one leg a ring Of
aluminium bearing the year, the pl-
econ's number and any special mark
This is put on when the bird Ia but 3
dnvs Old. Tho three forward toes OF
the foot are placed together and the
ring slipped over; the fourth toe Is held
against the leg, pointing upward, aud
thc ring pushed over a.. Then the ring
h secure and viii never come on.
The messages are written on sheet
Of thin paper. about by ? inches area,
with printed heading They are put
In aluminium capsules, very slmllar
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
Tho old Method.

Norfolk. Va. has been trying TO col
leei a license tax on newspapers. but
the courts lnterfered. Norfolk viii
have to stick to the old plan Of regu-
latlng the press by licking the editors
-Bufalo Express.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Major General Bengoush OF the Brit.
ish army, who died recently. became
famous In India for a divisional order
commanding the medical star to pare
the corus and cut the nails Of the men
IN order to improve the marching eili.
cheney OF the eiglslon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

made. and will be /
found extremely useful 20 have In the T.
house. being readily applied and Of
great tenacity. In households where
there are children the problem Of shoes
u sometimes a serious one. and the
possibility Of putting on a few soles
without the trouble and expense OF
sending 10 the shoemaker. Is well
worth considering An excellent ce-
ment Tor this purpose Is made by dis
solving ten parts u guita percha In
100 parts OF bcuzine. When the two
are perfectly and smoothly lncorporat-
cd, add 100 parts Of lInseed oil varnish.
The whole must be shaken and beaten
until perfectly mixed The pieces Of
leather 10 Dee Joined should De- raspci
With Ole or other rough substance
lu order 20 COVE the surface a grain
q hold hy. The preparation Is applied
60 the sole ~ the shoe. and ihc piece
oi leather 10 be Affixed thereto. The
sections must Be pressed together and
allowed 20 dry Tor some hours "a day
or two s better This cement is exc
trcmely elastic and Warranted 70
properly made and applied 20 resist
dampaCss 90 hold the sole firmly Boo
place and 90 prove extremely durable.
% costs but liiic. and is one % those
aitieics that no well regulated family
ral afford 90 De- without a rrmen,
f1r repairing rubber boots and shoes o.
made ia two parts The nrb consists
OF 200 parts % ohl0rof0Fm '0 l0 parts
OF caoutchouc. thoroughly missed TliH
81 kept 90 a sllss.stoppcrci bottle and
"a better II not exposed t1 ODE light
The second part consists of so parts o
Oh 0f turpantlne. 20 parts 70 oao1t
cholc. and & parts % r0siu TheEo ar
Thoroughly dissolved and kept h'
themselves when mondiug day COME
mix equal quantities of the tao solu
tlonB Clean the rubber thoroughly
rouFhen % slightly with "a hle or rasl
have 4, perfectly dry coat the ruhho
shoe. and the patch with the prepare
tlon and allow % 90 remain momen
until 10 becomes iacky Then unit
the two press them closely together
and 10 possible. continue the prcssur
Tor several minutes n Is well 10 al
low the mended articles 10 remain in
dry and warm atmosphere Tor a mum
Der OF hours before exposing 10 w'
and cold II they can be- put away "a
several days without using u Is bette
SO general o. the use ~ rubber boot
and shoes. and such expensive articl,
are they. especially where there al
large families. that any means % pr
longing their usefulness is likely 10 I
met With approval
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

culcaies a false morality. presents
vice In gliitering and seductive shape,
or misrepresents It as rather more
than half virtue.
~ feel the need OF creating new
things" said Eleanor Duse. to a Eu-
ropean correspondent. The naturenf
my present artistic nctiyity no longer
satisfies me. feel that something Is
DYING In my soul and that something
else /. being born there In the plays
Ia which ! now act there IL q side
that Is false. worn ont, already dead
witch Expresses me. and feel a de-
sire. an aspiration. for a new form OF
art. which shall respond In a more i'm
mediate and deeper fashion 10 the
structure Of my mind Magda La
Femme ldeale. Ia Dame aux Camellas'
Z feel Inundated under the apparel OF
the persons have to play. We must
20 back to Greek beauty. TO the dra-
matte art Of the ancients. The action,
the color. the drawing OF contempt
rary art are the action, color and
drawing Of an art that Is rotten. Even
the language that We speak Is vicious
The eternal words the eternal truths
can be found only In the works OF th'
anclents. and Il Is only In taking th'
art Of antiquity as our point Of depart
ure that we can give TO tho public
pure and healthy idea Of form Thu
spirit Of return TO the tragedy Of th'
anclents II In the air and will soon b
Felt throughout the world"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

AAk ~
ls made b. the
New York Even
ing Post and with
much force. that
women have the
power to put a
speedy ord 10 ail
coarse. unpleasant
or Indecent stage
performances This
Is certainly the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

"The probability ls" remarked TIE
observer OF men and things. that Eve
was undecided Tor awhile whether %
put on the ng-leat or stay as she waa
and call Il art."-Deirot Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
TO KLONDIKE, SURE.
THIS MAN HAS COMBINATION
BOAT AND SLED.
Also. lie uas secured Chsrtsr-Fur-
Their. lot. 81 People Are % Go
Win Hin aud hind Themselves %
tiuH. Saggsis

ANlNf trafed TIE
pcrlls Of the deep in
every section Of the
world. J. r. Ma
thews who recent
ly brought this
weather beaten
personality % AT
Choir al Baltimore.
ls about 10 start on
a tri9 20 the Klon-
dixie. ln company
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Another young player who ought 20
be a great success as an ingenue u she
had a proper opportunity is Mary
Young. who has lately emerged from
obscurlty In Days theaier and made
a popular success as Lucille. the slack
wire walker % The Circus Girl"
Miss Young Is a New Yorker. She
was born up In Harlem and brought
up In New York city. She Il only ~
years old. and up 10 the time she
started ont from New York with The
Circus Girl" had spent almost her en-
tire professional life IN Augustln
Days company "a great SCHOOL, Miss
Young made her debut az the age OK
twelve in Tennyson's The Forrest
ers." when Il was produced az Days
theater. March II. 1872. but In all her
career al Days she had few speaking
parts. although she had danced IN
most OF bis productions IN Europe and
an over America. But she had under
studied many parts and been carefully
rchearsed Ga many Of them by Mr.
Daily. who tooka great interest 10 her.
In ls9i Miss Young played Tliania IN
a Midsummer Nights Dream" and
Puck in the same play. her Two most
important parts. and 10 the summer Of
. that year she played a few weeks Do
the stock company 90 Kansas Clly
She o. pretty. graceful has market
charm. and even In Lucille shows eyi
dences Of temperamenal gifts 40
though the part is not an insp.rin.
orc. Her bits Of paniomImc BOO thl
lHt act OF that musical comedy au
among the hits Of the production
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25
The Third Her own.

How many foreign languages can
your wife speak," Three French.
German and the one she talks to tho
baby. "-Tit-Bits
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Rome was not built 90 q day nut
there was no husiling real estate boom.
ers In the days 81 Old.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

william Gillette says he built his
play Secret Service around the In
cidon.s In a telegraph In the third act.
This Is certainly o powerful and In
tercftlng situation. Others are the
brother scene" at the close OF act two.
ard In the fourth act Of the play where
The spy. because his sweetheart will
not give him a word or look Of love,
deliberately throws his lie away by
telling the officer Of the guard that the
musket balls has been removed from
the guns.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The United States navy department
intends to establish some twenty-five
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Only one American company sent
ont in musical comedy tits season
could approach the "ln Town COM
u,ny IN tho beauty and uoa'ness Of its
rrs. aud chat was George LoderCr's
"nens ot Ncw York This produc-
ton failed On Nev York hui with SIX
GOOD comedian fhe nroiles chorus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

The vibration OF thr '..l FL. H.d fl h'
much lea than leo oas Which U-...s
itH own me'e-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Il began lIfe" said Sir Henry r.
wing "as a poor boy. was denied
even the advantages Of common
school education entered upon my
theatrical career when not more than
II years OF age. and the struggle to
gain even the means q the poorest
living was not the caslcst imaginable"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-25

Anita Vlyauu Chartrcs O. the au-
thor Of "That Man" which A. ~.
Palmer win produce. 'I'cr L.dyahlp"
which g. 20 Do used 90 tho New York
Casino. ana Good and Evil" which
Eleanor nu0c has accepted