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with It. Anderson went away and we were
alone there. At last Eddy put his toe on
the trigger and moved his head to one side,
so that II the gun should 90 of It would not
hurt him, but he did not move his head
enough and 1t killed him.
Eyes, did feel badly when he Laid there"
said the little fellow. and his lovely eyes
grew troubled for a moment. "for he was
nv playmate. We never had a fight to-
gether-why, We never even called each
other names. We liked each other too
much to do anything ike that. After it
was all over Eddy's father came and said
had done It, and they took me to town
here and put me in jail, and have been
here ever since"
what do you do with yourself?" asked
him.
'sWhy, you know, there is not much to
do except to sit around and watch the
men. Sometimes l read little, but get
tired of that. and l cannot play, YOU know,
not here" and he looked around as If try
ing to puzzle out some way in which to
change the depressing array Of IRON bars
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and thick walls and the evil faces about
him into green meadow playground and
lot of happy little comrades. The test
was too much for his Imagination, and his
CHEEKY little face looked careworn and sad
for the time.
But he frightened up at a question about
his food Eyes, 1 eat very well and like
the food. Why, We had beans and bread and
butter for dinner today. No. my mamma
has not been to see me here; she has to
work and cannot take the time, but she
thinks about me, know, for she sends me
things when she can and always sends her
love and tells me to be good and brave
That's one reason why I don't worry.
know I haven't done anything wrong and
my mamma knows 1t. too, and don't care
much what other people may think"
would you Hike me to bring you some
thing to play WITH" asked him, and he
pondered the idea, for 1t was evidently
something he was not at all used to, thi,
thing of having some one think what he
would like to do"
Eyes, would like kite very much" he
replied.
"Oh. but this is not kite time," re-
monstrated; land, besides, you could not
do naything with kite till you get out of
here"
That's So" he answered. land he
looked over his cage again. IT guess you
needn't trouble" he continued, "a prison
is not much Of place to play in, any way,
and there is no one to play with me except
the men In the corridors, and don't think
they would care much to play with little
boy like me-
30 there he sits all day long, and at night
goes to his prison cot, alone in jail full
Of rufians and cutthroats and thieves, as
calm and self-possessed as little martyr,
for such indeed he seems to me-a martyr
to some ones stupidity, at least. The turn
keys treat him with what consideration
they can. for they believe him innocent, as
any one must who talks with him.
But 1t Is not pleasant to think Of him
there. Day after day his ears are assailed
by the r!baldry that the prisoners OK
change, his associates mostly men Of des-
perate lives and evil ways. If you can i'm
agine your boy In his place and wonder II
he would preserve the same brave heart,
the same confidence in the power of. inno-
cence to overcome wrong, your heart can
not fail to be touched with the pitiful con-
dit!on Of this courageous little waif of a
Ricardo, and the certainty that the world
can have very little to offer him hence
forth. Perhaps If you take some of the
cast aside picture books or toys Of your
little fellows and send them addressed to
Ricardo Machado. county Jail. Los Ange-
les, you will feel the better for It, and I
am sure this ill-starred little hero will
find his existence little less hard to bear.
MARY MORTON.
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Pupils Literary Society

The regular meeting of the literary soci-
ETY. of the eighth grade pupils of the Sec
ond-street school. Boyle Heights, was held
Friday afternoon, with thirty members
present. An interesting program was pre-
sented. with good promise for enthusiastic
meetings in the future. The society was or
ganized recently, with the following off,
GERS: President, Leonard Paul; vice pres
ident, Jared Wenger; secretary, Ludovic
de la Tore; editor, Harley Harmon.
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Pessell and many members Of Columbus
Rebecca lodge.
Benefit Concert

Prof. M. S. Arevalo, the well-knowr
guitar and mandolin artist. assisted by
Prof. B. Escobar, leader Of the Mexican
Philharmonic band, will give benefit
concert for Senior Antonio d. Vargas
the operate baritone. Friday evening
october 7th. in Music hall. Senior Vargas
is said to possess a fine voice and finished
technique. and rare treat Is promised
to lovers Of good music.
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Confederate Veterans

The Confederate Veterans association
of California (camp ITO, u. G. W held
its third annual reunion and picnic in
East Side park last Saturday. The cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year re-
suited in the election Of DIR. William c.
Harrison, captain; w. ]. Reed, lieuten-
ant; A. M. Fulkerson, adjutant; DR.. w.
c. Harrison, surgeon. An entertaining
program was rendered-speeches. reci-
tations and rations. The old soldiers liv-
ing over again their boyhood days made
the day pass all too soon.
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Park Band Concert

Following is the program Of the concert
by the Seventh Regiment band at West
lake park at p. m. today:
March, "Charge of the Battalion"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS B. Hall
Potpourri, 1.-THE Metropolis at Night.
Observation-Disclosures. o. Dewitt
Polka, Little Sweetheart. .Tobani
Fantasia on my Old Kentucky Home"
with variations for different instru-
ments .................... .......Dalbey
March, 1.-The Charlatan" (new). go. .Sousa
Overture, "Mirella". ......... ....... .Gounod
Gavotte, Lincoln Club"
.........................T Theron D. Perkins
Selection, 1.-THE Serenade" Victor Herbert
Finale. "Galop Militaire". .Laurendeau
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Revenue Receipts

United States Deputy Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Harrison makes the fol-
lowing report Of collections for Septem-
Der: Beer, $12,173 spirits, $780, So; cigars,
$924.57; tobacco, $3.50; special tax,
$6S916 2-3; playing cards, $40; docu-
mentary stamps, $500; proprietaries,
$1926.9S. Total, $25, 106. 10 2-3.
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Small Fire

A still alarm at 1920 yesterday morn
ing summoned engine company eight to
$50 South Olive street. The blaze was
in Miss Harvey's room in the three-story
flats owned by George w. Hazleton.
Loss, $40. Cause, gasoline stove.
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An inquest was held at the undertaking
rooms Of Bresee Brothers yesterday on the
remains Of George Uhl. "a years Of age
who died Of heart disease Friday night al
2125 South Los Angeles street He was
from st. Joseph, Mo-, having come west for
his health. His remains will be shipped
east.
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The cases against John Griffin and Frank
Hurley, charged with disturbing the
peace, were continued until the 5th inst
by Justice Owens yesterday. The men
were members Of the Republican Flambeau
club and tried to steal a ballot box at a
Republican primary some time ago.
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Deputy Constable Mugnemi yesterday ar
rested Harry X. and Sarah F. Smith on
the charge Of allowing their chickens to
forage over the premises Of Charles NJ.
Smith at 94S Hinton street. Justice Owens
set the case for Tuesday.
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Birthday Party

George E. Loomis entertained a num-
Der of friends Thursday evening at his
residence, 635 East Washington street,
to celebrate his forty-third birthday an.
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Marriage Iicen.e.

Joseph boyson, aged 81, a native Of
Iowa. and Eesident Of Los Angeles. to Mary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

began 70 shake him. az a cav shakss 9
mouse. and thereby shook his senses
out Of him. The poor captain was n :
sad plight for las the Scotch minister
had prayed the Lord to treat Nano-
leon) he was being literally shaken
over the bottomless pit. and a fall
would have been as fatal as the tig-
resa' onslaught.
When he recovered consciousness.
which was in a few minutes. he fouad
himself Tat on his back on the mar
row ledge, with his feet dangling over
the precipice. lie opened his eyes and
saw-not the tlgress. but the sly
above. Where was the iigress? lie
dared not move 10 Investigate the mat
ter, us she might be sitting at his verF
elbow. ready towel. Il was no usO
thinking OF what she might do: so he
closed his eyes again and remained
moiionless. After a few minutes no
thought he heard a strange noise az a
little distance as II somebody was
sneezing violently Who was 10? Was
Il some one who had come to the res
cue aud beaten the tlgress ong No. q
could be no human being that was
sneezlng. Tor, mingled with that sound
there were some low. disagroeablo tig-
erish growlsl Il was the tgress her
self! What was the natter lie slowly
turned around and gave a furtlye
glance In that direction. lie could
hardly believe his eyes. There was the
tigress sinking OF. with her tail very
much between her legs. and sneezing
most violently and making the most
piteous grimaces The truth dawned
upon him like a fash Of lightning
In the operation Of shaking him his
snnG box had flown open from his
walst-coat pocket. and the tigress had
received tho contents thereof full In
her iacel-A. Ghosh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

The proprietor Of Philadelphia
cafe wherein Is located one OF the
arop-a-nIckcl-in-tle-slo, monographs
10 Doe seen nowadays almost every.
whore whore men are wont to conrre.
gate. had a whole iot OF fun an ever.
INK or two ago The company own
Ing the machine supplies the places
where they aye pot in with KEYS bv
which access may De- bad to the Interior
OF the things in cases OF emergency
The proprietor 90 question procured
an extra record. as the wax cyllnders
upon which SONGS. speeches. music.
etc. 10 be- reproduced are pmced are
called. The record started on with
the words Of a popular song and then
suddenly broke OF into a little dialogue
all The proprieior's own. Dropping a
nickel Ia the investor heard the first
two or three lines OF "On the Wabash
lar away" Just as he become interested
and a broad grin Of satisfaction started
to show In his face the
machine called out In the
grunest Of grun voices Say. why
don YOU loosen Mp and spend cent or
two Are you waiting Tor everybody
else In the house to treat frstg" As
thy phonograph uoes all its talking
through a megaphone. Of course every.
body In the house gets In on the Joke
~ Tar no victim has failed 10 follow the
advice 80 Unexpectedly received.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

crate his walls lie keeps them hung
Up In clusters as some men have their
guns and pistols arranged with a view
10 proud display before their friends.
A few OF these date away back to the
time when Capt. Cook landed on the
coast OF Australia and took possession
In the name OF King George for the
sayages hand these things down "a
helrlooms Just as our Revolutionary
heroes left US their muskeis and mill
tary coats by which to prove a military
family tree.
why II Il so difficult to make
boomcrang?" said this connoisseur of
the crooked stick. We'll. because Il is
so delicately balanced that the least
divergence from the proper angle will
alter It's course In the air and prevent
the perfect revolution which is neces-
sary to It's flight. When correctly
made, a boomerang should balance ex-
acily ON a knife blade at It's center. II
II doesn't balance some more whiting
must be done ON the heavy end. That
seems easy enough to whittle piece
OF curved wood into ia, shape 80 that
the ends balance exactly-and II that
were all there Is 10 Il. any hoy could
make one. The hard part Of Il is 10
cut the edges In such q way that they
will strike the air at a certain angle
In one part Of the curve and at another
In another part. and so on until every
line OF both edges contributes to the
perfect revolution OF the weapon. Then,
when II is whlrled. Il has two motions.
the rotary one. which Is a result Of us
shape, and the forward one. given Il
In the throwing It's a pity that The
baseball players cannot get onto those
black fellows curves. A pitcher who
could do Il would make his fortune.
"The quality OF wood used has a
great deal to do with the excellence OF
a boomerang The Australian brave
will tramp miles TO find a'branch Of the
right shape and a wood OF the proper
density. Gnarled trees are at pre-
MUM there. and the heaviest wood il
the best. Our lignum vitae corresponds
the nearest TO the tree they like beat.
The piece for the boomerang Is usual
ly cut where a branch curves ont from
the tree trunk for this Is the most
natural crook In the trees formation.
As the branch Is bent. so Is the boom
erang inclined, for Ne curve must fol-
low the sraln Of the wood One never
sees any cross-graIns on any Of these
weapons"
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How to rsn rnrc m,,.r.

4 simple test for escertalnlng wheth.
er there Ia any impurity In water Is
to take q giassful and add TO II few
drops Of sulphurlc acid and few drops
Of dilute solution Of potassium per-
mansanate, 4 perfect pink color will
be produced. but II the water contains
decaylng organic matter the pink color
will at once become faint and finally
disappear. Sometimes ferrous sulphate.
hydrogen sulphite or other reducing
agents are present In water and pro-
ducc similar iesul,a An expert can
always distinguish The difference and
for this reason the experiments OF a
novice canuu. always bc relied upon.
But when water shows an excess "
chlorine and bleaches potassium por-
manganate II Ia certainly suspicion.
and should be analysed by an expert.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

thirty tons The distinction OF being
the thickest-skinned Quadruped be.
longs to the Indian rhinooeros. whose
hide has a knotty OF granulated sur
face, and Is so lmpenetrable a. TO re
sist the claws Of the lion or tiger. the
sword, or the balls OF the old-fashioned
musket. So stifi and hard Is this akin
that were Il not divided by creases or
folds the anima! imprisoned in its ar.
NOR could scarcely move. II Is manu-
featured into leather Of great strength
and durability. and targets and shields
are made OF II that are absolutely proof
against darts or sword-strokes. The
skin Of the hippopotamus runs thar q,
the rhinooeros very closely as regards
thickness. When dried Il is also used
for shields. which are highly priced b.
the natives Of Africa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
DEADLY BOOMERANG.
A NEW YORKER WHO MAKES
AND THROWS 1T.
lie Learned the secret FROM Natives sf
A1straiia--IIow the Ansipodsan savage.
Use TIT. strange Weapon Are
Dlmcult To Make.

Civilized people. especially OF the
Engllsh-speaklng races. pride them
selves upon their discoveries In cleo
tricity with which they now operate
the guns Of the great ships Of war. and
they point with fear and trembling as
well as satisfaction to the perfection OF
All sorts Of dynamite bombs and ex-
plosiycs which they may. on occasion.
use to XIII people By the hundreds. but
Win all their eleverness they have
never learned to make shat a naked
savage can fashion out Of crooked
stick. II has been stated that there Is
nothing made OF wood which Yankee
boy cannot copy with the aid OF his
Jack-knite, but the man who said that
had probably never heard OF a boom
erang Horace Baker. who spent Sow
eTal years In Australia, and went
boomerang crazy" Is said 70 DO the
hrst white man who ever made boom
erangs that would go" and he learned
10 make them by almost living with
the sayages and watching them as they
SAT whiting away at a piece Of wood
with their crude stone hatchets and
sharp shells. He makes them now.
when he has a little leisure from his
regular occupation OF wood engraving.
but ordinarily he sits In his little New
York studio working over a microscope
as quietly as II he had never whlrled a
kangaroo into eternity with one Of
those bewItched pieces of de'0rmed
wood. Besides those which he has
made himself. Mr. Baker has the larg-
est collection o. real Australian black
mans hoomerangs in this country.
There are almost a hundred OF them.
and a queer lot they are! Some Of
them are haggled as II the savage had
used HIS teeth to make them. yet ~
true 70 the boomerang principle as The
perfectly carved specimens which dec.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

The hardest metal is tltanium. This
metal was first recognized By Mr.. Gre.
gor In 1891. but It's properties we're not
satisfactorily determined until 1922
when DR.. wollaston examined Il and
described Il as Il occurred in its per-
feet metallic and crystallized state. in
the Stag Of an iron furnace at Merthyr
Tydhl In South Wales. The form OF
the crystals Is the cube. their solor re-
semblcs that Of bright copper. they are
sufficiently hard to scratch rock crystal
and their specific gravity Is 80. Ac-
cordinE 10 ". Dumas. the order Of met
as With reference 10 hardness il as fol-
lows. "Chromium. rhodium. which
cannot be- scratched with glass. nickel.
cobalt iron, anthony. zinc. scratched
by glass; palladium. platinum. copper.
gold. silver. tellurium, blsmuth, cad.
MUM. tin. scratched by carbonate OF
lime; lead. scratched by the nail: and
potassium and sodium. which are a.
soft as wax"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
sPARRows Kill A PoLEcAr.
Ferocious Birds Riddle the Amman. ma.
with Their BiiIs.

From the Louisville Post You
have often heard of the feroclty OF
birds. no doubt" said william Ander.
son. a hardy old woCdsman. who lives
on the lower Ohio hut I doubt n you
ever heard d birds attacking ANA Kill
Ing an animal that one would Imagine
could whip three OF four fierce ours.
While hunting down In the fats near
the mouth OF Green river several years
ago | saw a large and fierce skunk
beat an ignomlnious retreat after try.
INK IN vain 10 best several English
sparrows aud later. when the skunk
had screwed bis courage up 90 the
sticking point again. saw those same
insignlhcant looking little birds tear
the animal 10 shreds when my atten.
ton was first attracted the fparrows
we're flying from one side OF the thick
81 10 the other. twitlerlng Ike mad.
When went 10 learn the carse the
skunk. badly frightened. was 4 deIng
from one side to the other o. a log.
trying TO escape the savage attacks Of
the feaihered tribe. The birds didn't
mind me. but KEEP. dashing their little
bills into the skunks well-puncturel
hide When the skunk started across
an open space TO the cover OF nearby
drifiwood his tormentors pounced no
on him and riddled the poor cats
hide"
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ren r.r.eeu,Ion. o. %. churrn.

The Ten Prosecutions OF the Chris
tian Church" were: /. The persecu-
ton under Nero. A. d. "a. when the
emperor. having set FIRE TO Rome.
threw the odium OF the execrable ac-
ton on the Christians. 2. The general
persecution under Domitlan. A. ID. IS;
10000 supposed 10 have suffered mar
tyrdom. 3. In the year lO6. under Ira
jan. 4. Under Marcus Aurelius. 8.
Under SeveruS An edlct. A. ID. 1877.
prohibited every subject OF the empire.
under severe penalties. from embrac-
ing the Jewish or Christian faith. 6,
Under Emperor Maximus, A. d. 235. 7.
This. the most dreadful persecution.
occurred during the short reign OF De-
clus; the imperial edict for persecut-
Ing the Christians was published A. ID.
2i9 s. Under Emperor valerian. A.
ID. 257. 2. Under Emperor Aurelian.
A. d. ga 10. The last general perse-
cutlon OF Christians began IN the nine
teenth year Of the Emperor Dlocletlan,
A. d. sos; houses. filled with Chris
tians. were set on FIRE. and droyes OF
them were bound together with ropes
and east into the sea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
Lillian BELL AS A SAILOR.
She Travels Better Plat When voyaEins
ON the English Channel


on the English Channel
TN crossing the Channel there Is
everything In knowing how" writes
Lillian Bell. describing her yachting
experiences on the English Channel.
in the March Ladies' Home Journal. Il
have discarded the private stateroom-
Il Is too expensive. and am not a bit
less comfortable than when occupying
six feet Of the settee in the ladies
cabin. with my feet in the flowers Of
another woman's hat. In fact. pre-
fer the latter. The other woman IL
always too III to protest or to move
/ have now. by long and patient prAc.
tice. proved TO my own satisfaction
what serves me best in case OF seaslch.
ness. viii not stay on deck. will
not eat or drink anything TO cure Il
will not take anything to prevent Il
will not Sit up. and I will not keer
my hat on. When ! go on board Of
a Channel steamer my first act Is Ia
shake hands with my friends and 20
below. There ! present the stewardess
with a modest testimonial OF my re.
gard. also give her my ticket Their
select the most desirable portion Of
the settee. near portfolio. from which
I can get fresh air take on my hat
and lie down. The steamer may not
start for an hour. No matter. There
am, and there ] stay. The Channel
may be as smooth as glass. but tray.
Ell better fiat. Like manuscript, am
not TO be rolled. Sometimes am not
III at all. but freely confess that those
times are infrequent and disappoln,.
ing"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

These curious little marauders. who
inhabit old, unused books. are attracted
by the paste in the binding. which Is
made Of a dark brown wheat -four.
Here these crawling nulsances and a
rich pasture; but they show an ap-
parent choice for colors. having a de-
oided preference for dark-colored pa
per. while light yellow paper almost
always escapes, The yellow paper is
probably colored with chromate. OF
lead. one Of the papers that always es-
capes is light green-arsenical paper.
So II appears that these insects may
be triumphed over by careful selection
OF the paper used In books.