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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
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Faith healers may dnd much com.
fort In the reported experience Of a
Freneh physician, nr Delineau. who
Informs bis professional brethren that
a lady came 20 consult him the other
day whose hands were covered with
warts. More 10 please her than from
any hope Of success, be applied cleo
iricity to one or two ot these ex-
crcscencos. and IN a few minutes. 10
his utter surprise. saw the entire crop
disappear. The suggestion. and not
the treatment ne fully believed. had
wrought the miracle Or. nVrnhclm
goes a step further. and asserts that
the phenomena Of hypnotism may DO
explained on the same principle. No
change In the physical or mental state
OF the patient Is produced by the hyp-
notlc mesmeric. magnetic. or electro
biological Processes 90 which ne IL
subjected. They merely serve 90 call
into play that property Of the mind
which he calls "suEgcstlhliity." a prop.
erty. however. not possessed by an In
q like degree
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
rnE FASHIONABLE PARLoR.


A Distressing Room with IT. Dsiieats
That's aud Curious Set Expression.
The delicate tinis OF the average ex-
pensiyely furnished parlor are apt 20
be colorless unless there Il some relief
10 them. says the New York Post. ono
sees 90 many rooms with soft pearl
gray Wilton carpets. walls OF very
much the same shade, hanglnga Of sil-
very plush. furniture largely 10 white
and gold. even the soft cushions OF
the palest hues IN costly fabrics The
curious set expression ofsuch q room.
as II Il were arranged for an exhibition
parlor OF upholstery. is enhanced, usu-
ally. By the lack Of any sort OF cen
ter. Every room 70 be successful
needs some sort OF focus-an open FIRE
place. a reading table. anything that
suggests a drawing together Of the
rooms occupants. Il Il this lack Of
suggestion OF life which makes one
stroll through one OF these perfectly
appointed rooms and come with a Sigh
OF relief into the next apartment.
which the family really use. Occa.
sionally a house IL entered whose mis-
tress boldly banishes the so-called
parlor. letting Il be simply az 'exten
sion Of the library. Books line Il,
walls A long table with chairs draw
around Il Is piled with fresh maya.
zines. the latest books. and a writing
service. All these may be a. elegant
as ones purse admits. but their very
presence eoniers a charm and effect
by their suggestion OF use. that Is moi
found In the handsomest stretches Of
upholstery and woodwork.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
KEPr al lr WILL AsLEEP.


= mean ANAAA "NANNM - NAHAAH"N
PIaysd an His Fireman.
we have some pretty long stretches
Of duty" said locomotive engineer 70
a Philadelphia Record man the other
day, "and II Isn't an uncommon thing
for a man 10 30 for foriy-elght hours
without sleep OF course. Il isn't the
best policy for a railroad company 70
allow such a thing TO happen. but
sometimes Il can't be helped. Il would
be a pretty serious thing for an en-
gineer 10 20 10 sleep al his post. You
thSk Il would be hard for a man 70
sleep under such circumstances, ehl
Well. never heard OF the engineer do
ing Il. although sometimes they come
pretty near TO doing. but my own
fireman went sound asleep during me
Of my runs recently. The poor fell
low had been kept on the jump for
three days without a wink Of sleep
and when We started on the run In
question he was simply dead tired. He
managed 10 keep awake, however. I'M
til we reached the outskirts OF the city.
Il was his place then 20 ring the bell
continuously until we got into the train
yard. Ee kept the bell going with
regularity and / wondered at bis vital
ity. When ] ran my engine into the
round house he never moved out OF
hiH seat. but stlll yankcd the bell rope.
Then / saw that be was asleep. /
called the other fellows and we
watched him for two or three hours.
sleeping away. and yet pulling duti-
fully At the bell. When we finally woke
him up his arm was sore and be was
mad as a halter"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
Rseeed = Freight crew.

Six tmmps boarded a baltimore and
Ohio freight train a day or two ago. at
bowman. near Altoona, Pa and while
three OF them entered thc cab 90 the lo-
connective and ordered the engineer 90
stop the train The other three held up
the conductor In the caboose aud
forced him 20 deliver his pockctbook.
containing a ten dollar bin and some
small change Two Of the tamps had
rovolcrs and the rest were armed with
clubs Tho robbery was effected quiet
by and quickly, and al whistle from
the leader OF the gang, the tramps ran
Tor the woods and escaped
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

one OF our visitors from the coun.
Try during Merchants week became
hungry and. going into a restaurant
ordered dinner says a Boston paper
Belug asked hy one OF the walters what
be- would have, be- replied "Oh. bring
me a good dinner" The head waiter
vas consulted. With lhe result that
soup was nrst placed before the hun.
gry man. also celery. Hc drank bis
soup and although he eyed the celery
suspiciously. be- a'c that Then came
a dish OF spaghetti. and the country
man reyolted. ~ have drunk YOUR dish.
water. eaten your bunch 90 weeds. bu,
mn be- sol burned 70 I'm going 90 eat
your worms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

A veteran fisherman OF Portland
Me. says that when he was a boy bic
mother sent him 20 set bis hther'T
glasses mondod. The boy INDUCED 90 D
little fishing en- route and lost the
glasses overheard while landing a soul.
pin. lie went home. got intimately ac.
Qualnled with his mothers slipper. and
went hungry 70 bed. Six chilly months
passed before he dared 10 so nshng
again. nu, when at last he threw his
line. a big Goldfish rose 10 the surface
near by, and there on the ash's nose
rested the gold bows that had cost the
spanking 90 course. the cod was safe
~ landed and the bows recovered. The
Juvenile fisherman didn't 20 io bed on
an empty stomach that night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

tending the execution Of . murderer.
Every detail was given, including the
conduct and last remarks o, the con.
demned man on the scanold. The
bogus extras were put through the
press and stacked up ready 10 hand GU,
TO the newsboys one paper supplied
the newsboys and kept them In a
room ready Tor the signal But {,
never came. The hanging was post.
poned The prisoner never left bis
cell. Some OF the affecting fun &C.
counts leaked out and they are highly
interesting specimens Of the afternoon
fake extras -Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

half way. INSTRUCTED In iis inward pas.
sage by the body Of a dying man. A
fash Of flame and the repor, OF a pistol
from somewhere in that low ccil.nFcd.
smokc-hden room, explained the
draught OF cold air that came m
through the hali-opcu door. shorty
was buried the next dag, In the enetc
East there o. tine distinction ORA vn
between the society man and the club
man. The same distinction Is drawn
here. The club Is the gamblIag a-
loon. society o. The dance hall s0t
into the Morning star about midnight.
although the dancing BEGAN az early
as z O'Clock in the evening The build
Ing o. a large one. built 90 logs. hu,
with noor 90 rough hCwn boards.
u answers every purpose however. Cor
the may waltz and the two-stop arc
not popular with these bolstcrous rev
elcrs, They prefer the old-iashIoncl
virginia reel or the plain Quadr.lol
with lots ot room 90 throw their fesl
about.
You could cut the tohacco-laden ~.
mosphcre with a knife. To one side.
extending the entire length Of the
room. was the bar. and the three dis
pensers OF drinks were kept quite as
busy as the fddlers. a poor quality
OF champaign sold Tor $50 a pint. and
a somewhat better brand brought so.
or course the men greatly outnum-
bercd the women. There were prob.
ably dozen Of the latter some OF them
young and quite pretty. They have
little or no time 70 rest between the
dances. and when the morning sun
peeps over The eastern mountains the
finds them a jaded and somewhat be-
draggled lot But they charge a dol
lar Tor every dance. and Cripple Greek
Carrie. the acknowledged belle OF the
rdanelng Get. has been known 10 make
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

Fuddy-I don't understand how Il is
that Dr. smarte has 90 large a pTac-
tlce. lie certainly Is not much OF a
physician.
Duddy-No. but most Of his patients
are men. you know. when he vas
called to see them when they were
boys he Invariably directed that they
be kept home from school, They have
never forgotten a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

rEs fsssss which ne 0asE

Flowers IL ohtained.
Philadelphia Timese Flowers that
are to be used IN the manufacture Of
perfumes are always gathered az night
fall. or quite early In the morning.
when the dew Il upon them. Before
they are gathered. however. rccepta-
Giles are prepared for them In the shape
OF large frames. over which are
stretched cotton cloths well saturated
with olive oil or almond oil The cut
flowers are brought In. and are thick
~ spread on a frame: then another
frame is fitted over Il. and that. In
turn. Is well spread with flowers then
a third frame Is fitted over the second
spread Of flowers. and thus the work
goes on. until a huEe Pile * ss<e-s
d prepared
This aower-heap is left for two days:
AZ the end Of which time the flowers
are removed from the frames and re.
placed BY fresh ones. The frames are
filled and emptled every two days IN
an two weeks have passed. Then the
cloths are detached ron the frames.
and placed under great pressure. and
all the oil Is pressed cut OF them. The
oil thus obtained Is heavily charged
with the fragrance Of the flowers. and
Il IL mixed With double iis weight OF
very pure rectihed spirit. and put IN
a vessel called a -dlgester.- which h
simply a porcelain. or block-tln. kel-
tle that hts another kettle When In
use. the outer vessel u filled with boil
ing water.
In this vessel the mixture OF on and
spirits "dlgcsts" Tor three or four days.
thea. after having cooled. the spirit
Is decanied into another vessel. hold
ing the same quantity Of fragran. Oh.
and the dlgesting process IL repeated.
After being thus digested three times.
the spirit is found TO have taken ~
enough q the perfume. and Il q then
decanted from the oil for the third and
last time through a tube. one end OF
which ls filled with cottonwood 20
serve as a filter. The fluid thus pre-.
pared Is called triple extract
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
Want. . a,rl Who Won, n...n.-

Morehead CKyJ Advance: The editor
would like to have a young lady who
can Sc, type without trying 70 run the
editor. We know We are not pretty
and sometimes 90 around with our
shoes on II our oorns hurt us. but ;hzi
Is our own business. We don't pro
pose 70 he hee-haWed At By any man
woman or child. This Il a snap foi
some quiet girl who Amt afraid Of
homespun socks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

Phoenix. Aria. report the death OF "
ua.ca-ma. the famous Pima TAT bow.
who vas but IS years old. yet tipped
the scales at 40 pounds Occasionally
Ne-un-ca-ma used 20 come up from
the reservation on a visit 10 Phoenix
This was excitement enough for one
day IN Phoenix Crowds followed him
about the street and stared a; him a.
though be were a ourlo IN a museum
lie was a great fayorite among his own
people. and great preparations we're
made Tor bis funeral services.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

Cora Hubbard. the Pinoyille tArkl
bank robber. Is %. aud was born In
ohio. She inhoriis from her father a
slight admiXuro OF Indian blood. She
Is fairly wen educated. and her favor
tie book iu childhood was the Life
OF the James Boys" Cora doesn't
drink. but Is an inyctcrate smoker.
aud swcars like a trooper Her chief
complaint against her cap,ors Is that
they didn't allow her TO put on her
best toys, but carried her on In .
Mother Hubbard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
slm. n..,... R..hr n.nl.

Mr. Sims Reeves. who is now seven.
W-hye, was Oar Boz the tacnilcs before
his voice developed its power, and he
did not always gc, along smoothly with
his teacher an able uu, rather hrusque.
hammered man. once while he was
singing a song the teacher abruptly
interrupted. stop, slr. you are very
nat. very Hat" "And you. sir. are
sharp. very SHARP" ro,orted the indig-
nant Reeves. a. he picked mp his mu.
sic and dashed from the room.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

mas been held for trial In default OF
Sl5.SOO bail. Twenty years ago. IN
Illinois. near Scales Mound, Ably'a
siepmother was hanged In the door
yard and his father was suspected OF
the crime. his two halisIsters mysterl-
ously disappeared and his father was
shot. Henry and his brother were tried
Tor the crime The former was ac-
quilted. but the brother was sent 20
the peniientiay. where he died. Ten
years ago Henry Ably arrived In Shelf
held. where be has been In the courts
charged with various crimes. lie built
TWO buildings IA the residence locality.
established bis bachelor quarters W
one and renting the other to Congress-
man &. =. Johnson. who. with Dr. c.
}. Allen. a prominent physician. were
DIS near nelghbora Ably's own quar-
tiers we're found to be a fence for
tons OF goods stolen 90 Sheffield and
neighborlng towns. In one Of the
rooms was located his locksmlthy, IN
which he is said to have made a key
Tor every business building 10 town
Including the bank and the new depot
OF the Iowa Central railroad 10 the
rooms up-stalrs and down. was an as
sortmeni Of boots. shoes bicycles. Jew
elry. guns. reyolyers and notions OF al
kinds. From this stock he has been
openly selling goods 10 the people OF
shenield and the farmers Tor miles
around. lie "a said 20 have sold hf-
teen pairs Of shoes the Saturday pre-
eeding his arrest In two chests were
found kits Of burglars tools A hole
cut through the floor showed an IN
dergfound chamber twelve feet square
for the storage OF goods In a little
outbullding 10 the back yard was a hole
with false bottom. In this same back
| yard was a huge steel bear trap eapa-
bic OF holding an OK. Il had been con
yeniently set for unlnitiated providers.
Il Is alleged that Ably openly ap-
| preached City Marshal Archie l.. Clock
with a proposition to open all the
stores In shefield. abstractlng there
from In quantities not large enough
70 be missed. Clock says that he AZ
once consulted Mayor johnson and a
number Of business men. who told the
marshal 10 lead him on to trap him.
he says that on three occasions they
made midnight raids on three different
stores. always watched by citizens Sc
creted near by. Clock finally got a
young constable named Wilhelm 20 aid
him and set a night for the capture.
Ably appeared al o'clock that morn
ing with socks drawn over his shoes,
his face hidden In a cap. and. with a
sack TO carry Oh the plumber. the two
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
About the Mighty pesp.

The surface OF the sea Is estimated
at i5O,00o,OOO square miles taking thu
whole surface OF the globe OF 1917 .OOO.-
900 and lis greatest depth supposedly
equals the height OF the highest noun.
tain. or four miles. The Pacific ocean
covers 100000 square miles, the At
lantic S.0OO,OOO. the Mediterranean L.
Ooo 600.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
nr.allas . LoaG,ar ala..

Many people believe that all sorts
Of m luck will follow them II they by
chance happen 10 break a looking
glass. These superstlilous folks may
perhaps be glad to hear that unbreak-
able mirrors are now being made ny
putting a coat OF quicksilver al the
back OF very thin sheet OF cellu'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

lke gold ia common commodity.
rhe principal diversions OF Dawson are
he gambling saloons and the dance
lalls. The most profitable industry
= the sale Of liquor. the saloons pay
.hg no revenue 10 the government
Beer aud whisky sell for 90 cents
lrnk Tho gambling saloons arc Iun
vide open. day and night. and The
lance halls never close until daylight
saltwater 1911 owns some Of the rich
~ claims on Eldorado creek, and when
&c breaks loose the duet Is sure 10 u.s.
Bill took seat az the faro table. and
IN Just one hour be- had lost 1850 10
gold nuggets. Things don't seem 20
be coming my way tonight be zee
marked a. be- arose from his scat
Let the house have a drink ut my
expense" There was rush for the
bar. and walters carried drinks 10 'he
various tables where games were IN
progress That round cost nill iii2
Then he lighted a dollar and a half ci-
gar and Etrollcd out The gambling
saloona. In external appearance. are
very much like an other buildings 10
Dawson. except that they are larger
They are built Of logs hewn on three
sides and solldly chlnked with heavy
moss. The roofs are made Of poles
on which a layer u moss fully ten
Inches thick u laid. and then a layer
Of dirt about twelve Inches deep serves
TO Keep out the cold Heavy embank-
ments Of earth piled up against the
butts on the outside serve as additional
protection against the chilling blasts
Of the Arctic winter gales. Games In
volvlng 5000 and $4,000 are running
nlght and day Professional dealers
Of banking games" receive $50 a day,
The manner Of hazardlng money b.
unique even In a mining camp. The
player takes bis seat al a faro table
passes over biz sack o. gold dust TO
the dealer. who drops Il into a small
pigeon hole The chance Of over
playing his sack" devolyes upon the
players honor lie IL given fun cred
Il and can call Tor as many chips from
the check rack a. he desires AZ the
checks are passed out tab IL dropped
on his sack. A. the conclusion Of the
play the chips on hand are credited 20
the account OF the sack The dealer
hands the player a clip Of paper Show
ing the condition OF the account. oni
the latter takes u and Bis sack 81 gold
10 the bar n he has lost be weighs
out bis gold dust. or in the event ~
winning. the harkeeper does the pay
ing About I o'clock one morning a
miner known as shorty" lcft bis seal
az the table where he had been playing
all night saying that be had gone
broke. The dealer handed him ais
bag OF dust and his slip. the latter
corresponding almost 90 a grain With
the value OF the sold shorty"
walked over Co the bar and Invited a
couple OF other miners 20 have a
drink. Then be was SEIZED With a
fatal ht OF forgeifulncss. lie edgcl
toward the door and vas about OIL
push u open when the bartender called
20 him Say. shorty. haven't you Cor.
got somethiug7" Forgot hell!" ex.
claimed shorty. and the door swunF
out when u rcbounded q stopped
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

After a long aud peculiar illness, a
horse belonging to Frank iolncn OF
Reading. Pa. died ~ other day and
a post norton examination revealed
that the animals stomach was partly
Allied with broken glass. some pieces OF
which had pierced the tissue. The
glass was OF several kinds. going to
prove that the horse had a iondness for
the diet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

In the island OF san Domingo there
h a remarkable salt mountain. nearly
four miles long. estimated 10 contain
nearly sooo00oo tons. and 90 clear
that mednm-slEcd prin, can be read
through a block a foot thick.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
Hsr p.nl.. ~. the N.-..

A curious instance OF newspaper fax
ing was discovered In Pittsburg last
month. Three evening papers had In
type a full account Of the scenes at
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

A healthy boy with six fingers on
each hand has been born 10 Mrs. Ben.
jamln herndon. Of Hamilton, Ohio. A
little daughter IS months Of Gge has
twelve fingers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

A tramp broke into the house OF W.
c. oyer,on In Kokomo. Ind. lie fell
into tub OF cold water and Mrs over
ton drove him out with a teakettle q
hot watcr.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
pl.msaa. slolsa n south arrl...

Diamonds stolen IN south Afrlca.
In spite OF The closest espionage. ne
diamond mining computes Of Souih
Africa have stolen from lhem durlag
the year fi.Oo0.ooo. d Walch they ~
cover about halt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
A WONDERFUL THIEF.
a BUSY iowAN BITES orr HIS
OWN NOSE.
And woaid Have COPIED Go, the
Peoples Eystseih n They Had Had
Any Made Keys for livery Lock in
Town aud Knew How 20 Uso 'Em.

LEvEN indlct
ments have been
returned by the
Franklin county.
Ia. grand jury sit
ting in Hampton
against Henry ABB
ly Of Sheffield lie
"a accused OF being
a boot logger" "
burglar an d
fence" keeper and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29

Love and a canal boa, are bOtA IN
ternal transpos
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
rlma Indian Pat hoy.

Federal authorities on the Marieopa
and Pima Indian reservations. near
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-29
FUN IN DAWSON CITY.
DANCE ALL YOU WANT At
ONE DOLLAR PER.
With the Professional Gamblers and
whisky sellers. who Use the Revol-
YER 60 Admonish Reluctant Debtors
some Phases Of Life

+ there q one
place In the whoie
world where money
has no value Il IS
In the Klondlke
You see this cxeni
pllhod Ia the social
life II such Il may
be called OF The
mining camps IS
you see Il nowhere
else. In tho l{ion-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-13
WILMINGTON BUILT BOATS,
Government Buys the Gloucester and
Fairfax for Auxiliary Boats.

rnefDoafa ofnav1 officers appointed by
the navy department to examine mer-
chantrcraft, with q view of acquiring those
whAh.are suitNblO for naval purposes, has
recommended tothe department that the
steanlefs Howard Gloucester and Fairfax,
of the Merchants and Miners Transporta.
ton Company Of Baltimore be purchased
by the government and added to the fleet
of auxiliary cruisers. These vessels are
built Of steel and are moderately fast, their
speed boing estimated ut about 10 knots.
Their description, are:
Howard--Gross tonnage. 2.55l. So; not
tonnage, l,757.16; length, 270 feet; beam,
AZ feet; depth, Id feet; nominal horse pow
or, 2, 400 She was built In 1895 by Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth, Company.
Gloucester-Gross tonnage, 2,5f.61; net
tonnage, 1916 50; length, 272. feet !; BEAM
AZ feet; depth, 10 feet; horse power, 2,5OO
She was built by the Maryland Steel
Company, at Sparrow's Point, in 1893.
Fairfax-Gross tonnage, 2,551.39; net
tonnage, l,075 81 length. 27O feet; beam, AZ
feet; depth, 1872; nominal horse power,
2,40J. In 1891 she was built at Whining
ton by the Harlan & Holingsworth Com
pany.
In addition to three boats Of the Mer.
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany of Baltimore, the naval auxiliary
cruiser board will recommend the purchase
of onetof the Red ID Line vessels, possibly
the Venezuela; ono or two Ward Line
steamers and one Maine Steamship Com
pany steamer. They will bo used as aux.
Hilary cruisers 1t Is said that the board
may also recommend the purchase of some
of the old Dominion Line steamers,