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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
HINTS FOR THE FEET.

Never come from high heels to low
heels at one jump.
Never wear leather sole Innings 10
stand upon. White cotton drilling or
linen Is much better and more health.
ful.
Never wear a shoe that plnches the
heel Never wear a shoe or boot 80
large In the heel that the foot IL no,
kept In place.
Never wear a shoe with a sole mar
rover than the outline Of the foot
traced With a pencil close under the
rounding edge.
Never wear a shoe with sole turn
Ing mp very much at the toes. az this
causes the cords on the upper part Of
the foot 20 contract
Never wear one pair Of shoes all the
time unless obliged 70 40 so. Two
pairs Of boots worn a day AZ a time
alternately give more service and are
much more healthtnl
Never think that the feet viii grow
large from wearing proper shoes.
Plnchlng aud dlstorilns makes them
grow not only large but unslghtly a
proper natural use OF al The muscles
makes them compact and attractive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Numerous reductions Of charges and
extensions were made by the British
postoiiice during 1891 Postage on do.
nestle letters was made one penny u
centsl Tor four ounces. with an add.
tional halt-ponny for every two ounces
Thus in Great Britain 10 costs only 2
cents 10 send a letter Weighing six
ounces while In the United States 10
would cost twice as much Merchants
are allowed 90 Inc'osc bills with goods
sent hy parcel post. Most important
was the completion o. the transfer Of
the trunk telephone system Of the Uni.
ted Kingdom 10 the postollce depart.
ment During the year the deposits IN
The postal savings banks increased
about S3j.O0O,OOO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

There has been Tor many years more
or less speculation "a TO the cause Of
hot water lakes. The most plausible
theory Is that by some subtcrranean
channel or passage they connect with
volcanic heat and on with hot water.
ON the principle OF the range boiler.
This may be the cause Of the Gulf
stream, somewhere. far below the sur
face Of the water. there ls an inlet.
where q tremendous volume Of water
sweeps close into the home ~ the great
subterranean nres. A portion Of tho
wdter Is changed 10 steam. Some OF
n may be thrown ont by the eruption
~ the volcano, but an immense cur.
reut sweeps mp 10 the surface OF the
earth again. aud pours upon the coast
perpetual stream OF warm water II
would be an engaging study 10 follow
the course Of the Gulf stream and dis.
cover. n possible from what depth II
proceeds. and by what nre the heat IL
kept mp. Thor are few more interest
ing phenomona than the Gult dream.
Scientists have speculated aud geo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

originally consisted o. thirty men. In
gliding himself. but a. the close Of the
war 4, had been reduced BY death and
desertions 70 fifteen men. His follow
ers were an white men-natives q
Kentucky without occupations. ,ghD
took sides against the north early IL
the fray and preferred the freedom u
guerrilla warfare % the life OF a regu
lar All the members Of the band paint
cd their faces. decked their heads with
feathers and otherwise disguised them
selves 10 look az much like indians AZ
possible. A. the close % the war Oiib
way Joe returned 10 hls people az the
head Of Lake Superior and engaged Co.
the fishing and trapping business 80
married some time later and ahou, thf
fsme time wa c oseu chief o. Tho
Lake Superior Ch.ppewas 10 succeed
The great chief ieaiioWa. veteran o.
The Sioux wlr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
ANIMALS AS MODELS.
Some Of the Experiences Of an Artist In
sketehIng from life.

Leaves from the Sketch Book OF an
Animal Artist. Is an article BY Mere
9th Nugent In the ST. Nicholas. Mr..
Nugent says: There vas an elephant
In the Jardin-des-Piantes that would
not pose unless be were paid foF u. an
paid In advance. Then he took pay
ment In buns and pie. but II these we're
not forthcoming. he would deliberately
walk TO the farther end OF the enclo-
sure and turn his back. The only way
10 get a drawing o. this big fellow was
% engage some one 10 feed him mean
while. In the same gardens I saw an
unusually interesting sight one morn
Ing. A little sunbear with a large mar.
row bone Ia his shaggy paws was re-
sorting 10 all sorts OF bear devices 70
get the sweet marrow. Suddenly he
lay down on his back. placed one end
Of the bone In his JAYS. and with his
hind paws tipped the other end Of the
bone so high up that the choice NOR.
sci slipped into his mouth. II the AMI
NAL could only have understood the
shouts OF approval that greeted this
performance. think Il would have
turned bis head In one Of the sketches
you viii see how this feat was accomp-
llshed As a rule find the models
very good natured True. they keep a
sharp eye on me for the frst few days.
but after that are generally quite
friendly. OF course. there are soms
parts Of the business they DO not like
The oriole never was happy when I
held him In my hand for close laspec-
ton. but a beautiful cat which rebelled
when FIRST placed her In a bird cage
to keep her In front OF me-grew 90
fond Of being there. that after I IN
lshed my drawings she cried and cried
10 be put back into the cage. Intense
curiosity Is the great characteristic of
animals when In the studio. They are
as much interested In you and the sur
roundings as you are In them. This
Is especially the case with birds. Leave
the studio but few minutes. and
these two-legged fellows are hopping
into everything. OF course they In.
spect the paper on which you have
been drawing and the paints. aud the
brushes. and occasionally vary these
proceedings by taking a bath In the
water bowl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
Do Docl To- uido.,an.

The patent Office 90 Washington is
Full u papers which claim the exclusive
right 10 male freak devices FOR novel
use. A certain portion ~ The crank
population has an eye 20 tho navy and
Insists upon helping Uncle Sam 10 solve
all biz difficult problems Most "
these are absurd enough 90 make 4
peppery. experienced old sea dog like
Admiral Meade collapse In a ft Of rage
The most unique Of these inventions
90 and one which has caused much
laughter In the wardrOom and Interests
Co CREST degree The officers Of the
Texas is the dry dock ln the slot" mr..
rsngoment down on the patent books
When a ship needs docking. what 10
the use Of travelling miles TO port and
using up tons NJ coal7 What is the
matter with pneumatic stllts7 These
are attached" Ia the ship. and when
she needs new plates or general over
hauling. why shouldn't she be Just
pumped up and lifted In the air? These
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

sounder placed on the table or desk.
ana 10 this way 10 may also be- used
for a call. thus combining In one In
sirument both loud and secret sound.
err Should Il be desired 10 take se-
cret message the sounder Is adjusted
from the outside by means Of the
shifter referred 20. which Is graded 10
that the operator may regulate the
volume Of sound 10 suit his own ear.
This may be from the faintest click 10
the full volume % the loudcst sounder.
The instrument Is then worn on the
head. The ease and hcadband being
made % hard rubber. insures the OPP
orator from shock from abnormal eur
rents passing over the line.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
srsshsrs hsvs wondered q = sTsE
siBce iis existence was discovered



~ a recent meeting Of the New York
Academy o. Sciences Mr. Thorndiks. OF
Columbia University. described his ex-
periments on comparative psychology
In which kittens. dogs. chickens and
monkeys played a part. One object
was TO ascertain In what manner and
how rapidly animals learR tricks A
box was provided with a door that
could be- opened from the inside by
means Of a latch. Or by pulling a cord.
or turning button. Kittens were
placed inside the box. and a tooth
some Gsh outside. The time taken 10
get out became frndullly shorter. but
Mr ThorndIke gaid the trick was al
ways learned by accident One lucky
hit would prepare ne way FOR another.
Tie could see no trace ~ rational in
ference on the animals part. II was
not possible 10 teach the trick by taxi
Ing the Kittens raw and pushing the
latch. and the seeing another animal
DO the trick a hundred times was no
help 10 the one that had not already
learned Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

An amateur photographer hes made
m effective and inexpensive lamp for
the dark room u is made from a cof-
fee tin. or large can. which De- proyld-
ed with an opening covered with a
piece ~ red fabric or a slip OF ruby
glass through which the llgh, shines
One OF the very best cheap lamps b.
made BY fitting "a red lantern globe
upon a tin base The bottom NJ a 10
maio or other can Of suitable size Il
cut with standing pieces. that may be
bent 10 20 hold the bottom o. the globe
Above Tho globe a conlcli top. made OF
TN or hre-proof paper Is placed This
Hight has the advantage ~ giving out
It's rays In an directions. and making
u possible 10 see more than the mega
tiv' one Is handling The question %
dark room lights is q perpleVing one.
and even the most expensive lamps
have the faculty o. playing tricks when
least expected These Incidents or ac-
cidents are quite sure 10 occur when
one l. handling q particularly choice
negative. with results not no an graft.
Tying 20 the careful student ~ human
nature
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Curious facts have lately come to
light concerning the island Of SAX
halin. which lies on the eastern coast
OF Siberia. Cold winds and sea-cur-
rents circulate around Il. and their e.
feet appears TO be 10 produce on the
island a reversal % the ordinary course
Of nature respecting the arrangement
Of temperature Usually the air Is
warmest near the sea-leyel and coolest
on highlands and mountains. bu, 10
Sakhalln the coolest afr ls found near
the sea, and there the plants are Of an
Arctic character while In the lofty in
terror o. the island the climate Is mild.
and even subtropical plants flourish
on the heights
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
SIBERIAN oEnrLEMAn.s LIE.
mapping and iating oeeupy Large
Portion Of III Time.

Portion 81 iils Time.
"for Gyc months q the year the
ber.an man Of fashion lives 20 the op
air. either ~ the mining camp or b.
tha hunting field" says Thomas G
Allen Jr.. writing Of "Fashlonabl
Life ln siberia. On the ladies Home
Journal lie Is an early bird under
40 circumstance. and Invariably rsef
between seven and eight O'Clock. a.
though be may have had but a couple
q hours rest Nearly every meal b.
succeeded By a nap However. dress
Ing operations do not take very long
for when he retires the Siberian on,
dlyeFts himfef of hls coat and boots
shirts are unknown ia Siberia. and be-
many houses beds. also. The samoyar
o. geo o. the dining-table al eight
m.. together with eggs. black and white
bread. sardInts. jam and cakes. etc
Breakfast IS eaten. and washed doEr
by Eve Or slH glasses Of tea stirred w.
with sugar. cream and sometimes Jam
40 one O'Clock dinner is served, and al
lye in o. afternoon another snail
meal. much Ike that Of the morning. o.
iaien. a meat supper follows a, nine
o'clock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
TELEoRAPHY WITHOUT NOISE
New sosndsr Aids the Operator and
MAKES secrecy Possible.

from the 0cirioal Engineer: Ths
introduction u typewriting machines
In telograf offices. on which opera
tors take d5Sn the messages received.
has neccssltated Increasing the volume
OF sound emanating from the sounders
IN order 10 make their click clearly
disiingulshable above the click 0f he
typewriting machine. The result has
been that the noise 10 telegraph Offices
has In many eases increased 10 such
an extent as 10 he a serious menace
10 The health n the operators IN ore
dff 20 reduce the noise and 90 maze
the received messase entirely secret a
special s0under bias been Invented. The
s0undCr which is enclosed in a hard
rubber case. is very light. the whole
thing. with conducting cord complete.
weighing brt four ounces 70 eau De-
used NOT only without the slightest In
convenience 10 the operator. bat much
20 his comfort and advantage. reliey-
ins hem N 40 unneceHary nerve and
physical strain. u can tc ~ a he'd d.
rcctly 20 TIC main Inc. where q acis
as combined relay md s0under Civ
ing all The service o. both without any
Of the disadvantage and annoyances
o. main line Eounder. The mechanism
Of this little instrument Is very simple.
consisting Of q sCt - electro-magnats
% from 10 80 ohms resistance (ac-
cording % rcqu.rcmentsl An inge-
nious arrangement OF the aFma'urc and
lever brings the former in actual con
tact with the POLES ~ the magnets In
such a manner aa 20 double the work.
ing force n the arma,ure The ar-
mature lever O. provided with ham
mcrs. which. In action. strike upon a
resonatIng plate. a slifier or switch
al the side of The case draws the ham.
mers from the plate and reduces ihC
sound 10 minimum Owing 10 thr
i1udness Of the sound when the ham.
msrs strike upon the 20 oEaiing plate
messages may be- received with ths
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

all the plans OF the captain. While the
men were gathered az their mess Glib
way Joe knocked his guard lenseless
with one blow. grabbed a gun. shot the
captain and one or two others and
was on through the woods like n deer
before the guerrlllas had fairly recov.
cred from their surprise he was next
heard Of on the warpath as captain. or
chief as he called himself. Of the In
dian guerrIllas This band has been
briefly referred 10 by war historians
as the band Of Oilbway Joe. and Il Is
remembered by Kentucklans as one Of
the most dangerous lighting organlza.
lions that existed during the late war
For over q year and half Joe led his
men around the war-ridden state Of
Kentucky scattering death and de-
struction along their paths. Some
times they would follow the rear OF a
marching Federal army. firing into the
guards, then quickly making their es-
cape to the thickots. When attacking
bands Of superior numbers they fought
In true Indian faahion--from ambush
frequently killing an entire band Of
gderrlllas without sustaining the loss
Of a single man themselves. Joe's band
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

The Scientific American predicts that
Tor vessels up 20 q .,ze yet 10 be de-
termined the steam turbine is the csm-
Ing motor The wonderful speed at
tained by vessel driven with turbine
motors In England last year was re-
corded Nov Chief Engineer Melville
Is experimenting with an improved
steam turbine Of American design Tor
torpedo boats Unlike the English mo-
tor. Il Is said. the American turbine
can drive the vessel backward a. well
as forward
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

snow-plow pushed by engine 40 s23.
carrying a human freight n I've men.
Telegraph Operator Herbert Rice IL
wholly responsible FOR the calamity
that followed. lie received orders 10
hold all south-bound trains. but he
'dozed, he says Asleep al his pos,
and human lives were lntrusted 10
one who utterly forgot hls duty
The engines met There was a ter
rihc crash They could not occupy The
same portion o. the rails At one time
They played leap-frog with themselves.
and No. s23 was found on top after the
smoke and steam Of the collision was
cleared away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
THE CHESTNUT TREE.
ITS CULTIVATION rs NEW. BUT
FULL OF PROMISE.
some Points on an Industry witch T.
Possible a. Z Profitable In This Coantr,
aud for witch There T. Room.--Irisd
la Penn-y lvania.

From the Philadelphia Times: The
cultivation o. the chestnut a. an edl-
bic NIT Is comparatively recent idea
ana 10 unusual IN this country that
the business Is not overd0nc. IN re-
cent notes on the subject William h.
buekhoui. boiaulsi Of the Pennsylya-
~. Agricultural Experiment station.
says the supply Is hardly equal 10 th.
demand. and much ~ the land of this
state not useful Tor other purpose. B.
favorable 10 the Industry The chest
nut u native In the eastern part OF
me United States. particularly In the
higher snd drier soils of the noun
famous districts II succeeds but poor
" IN limestone land. but IN grayel'y
soils. such as are common and eytars
I'VE In billy country. IL grows luvur-
lAntiy The nut. when used for plant
ihE should not be- allowed to dry out
and should be- put In the ground In ths
iall or spring preferably the former
The iruiting 81 the tree does not ordl
narily occur until the tree Is al least
ten or twelve years old. and when thcy
are crowded not until much later.
opr native chestnut Is but ll,tle va
riable 10 any respect. and has given us
scarcely any varieties; but the Euro
pean chestnut has not only a marked
natural popularity In the greater size
o. It's nuts. bat has given rise 10 va
rieties which are much superior 10 the
Wild type. and are highly valued by
cultlvaiors over thirty have been
named. and the common species Is said
10 DO but little used except ~ stock
upon which 10 work the others The
varieties In most frequent cultivation
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

The Russian soldier is more heavily
burdencd than any other 4 foot sol.
dior In the army OF the ear carries
oyor IS pounds The weights borne nv
the foot soldiers ~ the other principal
European nations are as follows
French, 81 pounds. British, 80 pounds.
German, 81 pounds. Swiss. 80 pounds.
Italian, 50 pounds, Austrian. A
pounds
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Queen Louise Of Denmark rs the Old.
EST occupant Of throne, with the 500.
glc exception Of the Grand Duke Of
Luxembourg, who Be- her senior by some
six weeks. These are the only two oc.
iogenarian sovereigns. Next In age. AZ.
ter Queen Louise. comes her husband.
who Is seven months younger. aud
then the Grand Duke Of SAKE Weimar
and Queen Victoria
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Il Is reported that the United States
bureau Of steam engineering has ex.
perimented successfully with the use
Of liquid fuel A ton OF oil. Il IL said.
gives about twice as much heat as a
ton OF coal; among the advantages
claimed for Il are ease Of handling.
since II can be run into tanks and car.
ried into the furnaces without the use
~ hand power
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Recent experiments show that alnmi.
mum Is a safe metal for cooking uten.
slls Some slight corrosion takes
place. but Il soon ceases. as an lnsolu.
bic coating seems to form on the metal
which protects IT, This Is analogous
to protective deposits on iron boiler
plates and on lead water-plpes. whlca
are often produced by water contain.
Ing salts II Is announced that nearly
all the utensils carried by soldiers O,
the French army on the march VIII b,
made hereafter of aluminium.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Professor Eiscnlohr has lately exam.
Ined the plan Of survey Of land. made
some 5000 years before Christ. and dis
covered In Babylonil. The plan was
drawn on a clay tablet. on the other
side Of which was q calculation OF the
area 81 the land Eisenlohr finds not
only that the computation was correct.
but that the methods used strlklngly
resembled those Of modern surveyors.
including a system Of checks to insure
accuracy of work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
Two EnsIn.. Play L.,n r,nr.

The economic question Of how two
trains can pass on the same track has
occupied the minds ~ railroad officials
since the first rails we're laid They
came as near a. possible seeing their
pet theories illustrated at Fishers
Crossing. Mars. recently. Engine 40.
s2i was drawing the milk car and ca
boose. On board were engineer. fire.
man. conductor and four men. Rush
ing Ike mad down the track was The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
4 IIIgh aud Dry snhnrh.

she-oh do You know. | am com.
pletely infatuated with astronomy
Now. let's see, where's Mars9 In the
west7
Hem the west? Well. I Rues,
hardly ia like to see Mars get past
Chicago now that they think II Ia In
hablted. This Greater New York bust.
meas has set them wild out there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

are questions the inventor asks and
answers. but not very clearly. lie does
noi say upon what the stlrs will rest
when 10 mid-ocoan. Perhaps he takes
81 no a working hypothesis that the bot.
tom of the sea is not Jar on. after all.
Another scheme suggests that a series
OF empty air bags be spread over the
bottom Of the vessel. connected by
valves Of compressed air In case Of
n collision the commanding officer need
not bother about going ON deck. lie
knows the shock will automatically
cause q rush Of air to the bags and liz
his ship mp with the buoyancy Of bal
loon New York Evening Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Stead. Of Waterloo. Liverpool, Eng
land This interesting relic IL nov In
possession OF the vicar and church var
dens. Il is an antique Tin speaking
trumpet. formerly used 70 summon lab
orers home 10 meals. or 10 send mes
sages 20 the men ia the fields By
means Of this trumpet the natural
voice Is clearly heard al a distance Of
one mile. The trumpet is ave feet
eight inches long and probably two or
three centuries old
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

A natural gas we'll has been bored in
Sussex county. England. II was being
driven for water. The color Of gas was
noticed during the sinking operations
by The workmon, but no attention was
paid TO Il until the gas was lighted. II
has burned for long time. II isa
decided novelty In England.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
me'. NII,e ~ Ieast.

Carl Hansen. deserter from the
Maine. is now In New York jail charged
with stealing Millionaire Burdens jew
elry. lie would doubtless rather be
there than at the bottom Of Havana
harbor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
Competition In sugar.

Beet sugar threatens the sugar tru,,
American factories for It's manufacture
are multiplying rapidly. and II Is TO he
noted that most u the sugar sofa IN
the Chicago department stores /, The
product " the beet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
Needed for the Ma.h.

Placards on the bedroom doors OF a
rural hotel in New England requests
that guests will please not battle on
Sunday nrsnt, as the hot water In
needed for the wash Monday morn.
ing"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Editor cannot consider your con.
tribution: you have no reputation. Poet
-h' Ediior-Ycs. go and impose on
two or three lesser editors. and then
I'll talk with Detroit Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08
epeeIal Lelterl

HlPPEWA Indian
joe SKI chief Of a
Ch.preEa ban Il
i4d O. veteran Of
tLe late war De-
tween the states.
has ra4led into
the happy Luat
ing ground Ho
died suddenly ga
his lonely cabin oa
che south shore of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

Aunt Maria-And did the angels
bring a little baby to your housef
Clara-Yes. but guess the angels
are awful busy lately. That baby
wasn't half finished They forgot IN.
hair, aud It hasn't a tooth In ia head.