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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09


Instead OF having military drill the
boys OF the Cambridge Mass Manual
Training school are learning TO be
hremen. II IL perhaps the only school
for hremen In the world Il l. not
the object, OF course. 10 make hremen
out OF the boys. but 10 give them cool
ness. courage and prompiness In the
face OF emergencies. as well as TO make
them ready and efficient In case
IRE breaks out and there are no reg.
ular hremen near at hand. No boy
Is allowed 10 take the work unless he
Is sound physically. and before he can
try the more dangerous exercises Of
ladder-funning aud the use Of the life
line he Is compelled 20 harden IS
muscles with setting mp exercises"
The school Possesses complete Gre
apparatus, including engines. trucks
ladders and hose-carts. and the boys
learn every detail Of the work from
splicing a hose 20 running up a lad
der.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
feature which greatly facilitates the
act Of loading or unloading. and also
Increases the comfort Of the animal.


The art % celestial photography Is OF
recent origin. but during the last eight
years Il has advanced rapidly. and Is
now used extensively and with great
success. Carleton college. az Mortified,
MINI. which possesses one Of the I'M
est telescopes In America. has made a
speciality OF photographs Of celestial
objects. and OF lantern slides made
from them for the use Of teachers and
lecturers. No method OF illustration r.
superior. The highly sensitive photo
graphic plate will receive and record
much more than the best eye can ever
see through the largest telescope yet
made. The natural eye will work 10
the limit % ia power OF vision In a
very few minutes. while the plate can
BE- exposed for several hours and thus
can reveal the rays OF light coming
from stars that are too small and too
distant 10 be discovered by any other
known process. Dr. Payne. director OF
Carleton observatory. illustrates this In
a recent article In his magazine. Pop
ular Astronomy. showing how. by
means OF photography. the question
long In dispute among astronomers,
whether the Meriope star Of the Plei-
AIDES cluster had about Il a nebulous
yelling something like the tail Of a
comet. has been definitely answered in
the Affirmative Much more Of great
interest. but previously unknown, has
thus been clearly revealed concerning
the whole Geld Of this cluster; and the
same is true with regard to many other
celestial objec;A.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

Al intervals the subject OF gold IN
sea water comes up. and there are new
Inventions In the way Of processes for
separating the gold from the water. Il
u estimated thar three barrels OF vat
er contain from two 20 four cents
worth OF gold Il would seem like an
easy matter TO pump up the brine and
put Il through the necessary chemical
process. but such chemicals are eX-
penslve. and the appliances for using
them are sometimes still more costly.
While Il Is admitted that the Klon-
dixie Il OF little value a. a gold deposit
when compared 10 the ocean. scientists
are forced 10 acknowledge that the
Klondlke. with all rs obstacles. IL
much more easily worked than the
sea. Some one who claims 20 have
figured on this subject declares that
the ocean holds a sinking fund valued
az something like seyenty-hye billion
dollars. The experimenter who hnds
a cheap and easy way OF extracting this
gold viii be able TO snap his fingers
az Klondikers while he sits by and
watches the sea water pouring through
his sluices and leaving behind It's rich
deposit OF precious metal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

The wheel and rs various changes
and improvements IL one OF the most
interesting Of the topics OF the present
day. Just now the possibilities OF the
chainloss wheel are being discussed.
and the question arises whether the
wheel Of the culture will be a beyel gear
or the chain with which We are 20 IA
miliar, one OF the objections 70 the
chain is that Il works loose aud IN 30
doing alters the pitch and causes an
increased friction, thereby making
the wheel run harder Il is claimed
that the chainless machine VIII be
entirely free from this objection.
There Il also an added advantage
especially for ladies' wheels. IN that
the sprooket wheel and chain we're
very likely 20 catch the dress. many
serious accidents having occurred from
this cause.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

In the Strand Magazine Oswald
North writes OF the extraordinary
jumping feata OF John Higgins. THE
Human Kangaroo" From this article
we quote:
The curious thing about Mr.. Higgins
is that he Is considerably below med
ium statue. being but feet az inches
In height lie Is not yet twenty-six
years OF age. and comes from Black
burma district famous for the mum
Der and variety OF athletes II has pro-
duced. Higgins various feas are
truly remarkable. whether considered
merely as jumps. or az dramatic spec
tacles. ingenionsly contrlyed and bril-
liantly executed. The photographs re-
produced here we're specially taken on
the stage Of the Pavilion theater. In
Piecadllly Circus
One OF the feats which Mr.. Higgins
Is shown performing Ia one OF a mum
Der OF very extraordinary trick
jumps. Clutohlng his dumb-bells. the
wonderful little man gives a few
kangaroo-like leaps. and then rises
into the air and aliEhts light In the
middle Of a case OF eggs! And yet not
an egg IL cracked. although the ath-
lete h seen 10 linger In their midst fJT
a moment and then rise gracefully
over the back OF the chair. We asked
him how this was done. lie said ke
couldn't tell II was partly an effort
Of will, When he allghied for that
fraction Of a second on the eggs he
did not. OF course. exercise a single
ounce Of his weight. but completed
the jump by certain strenuous move
meats OF bis shoulders and the upper
part Of his body generally
Often people IN the audience have
/ doubted that the eggs were real eggs
But such persons are always eour,e'
0usly invited on 10 the stage. not mere
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

For the past twenty or more years
the ingenuity Of inventors has been
exercised In the construction OF gas
saving appliances. Most OF these have
turned out 10 be dismal failures, and
the few that have seemed successful
are Objectionable In many respects.
The one obstacle 10 the way Of the
successful regulation OF gas Is the de-
poslt OF an adhesive gummy substance
that collects on the inside Of the pipes.
ANY device sufficiently delicate 10 con-
troll the current with any nicely speed
ily becomes clogged by this gum and
is rendered worthless Efforts have
been made 20 introduce some sub
stance that would cut this gum away.
but this Involved a feeder. which Is
very dlmcult 10 apply without danger
OF leakage. Therefore. up 20 date. the
gas regulator Tor the use Of households
Is not a marked success
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

RINGING a BELL ~ FLIGHT.
gers Tor an innnlteslmal period on his
subjects face. and then descends 20
the stage on the other side. The or.
deal past, the subject rises bashfuly
10 take that share Of applause 90 which
the big smuts on his nose and eyes
cntitle him.
Another illustration depicts r. Hlg-
gins showiost feat jumping over on
ordinary hroueham. on course. Hig-
gins does not leap on the ground clean
over the carriage. no human being
could DO that Observe the small table
n. 3 Ia. high. which Is placed close
to the near hind wheel Taking as
great a run OF the stage will allow
Higgins springs lightly on TO the table,
pauscs Tor a moment. then rises with
an extraordinary bound right over
and aeross-the top OF the brougham.
one oplnes that the value Of the car
riage deteriorates nightly. mainly on
account OF those dumb-bells. which are
discarded In fisht often they fall on
the carriage and knock q about Or
one will fall on a lamp. aud batter Il
somewhat nut Il Is a grand feat this
jumping over a tull-slEed brougham-
splendidly engineered 50 as TO bring
down the house the moment the HUI
man Kagaroo" alights on the carpets
placed on the other side.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

Il isn't "Oh. fudge" any more Ia
"Oh. udgcsw And aren't they good,
Any one who has ever eaten Judges
stuck a. full of nuts as Jacky Horner's
pie was of plumA-w viii know thai they
eclipse anything every invented In TIE
line OF goodies They aren't so hard
20 make. either when You once know
how. Bat YOU must follow directions
closely. Tor fudgos can cut up the most
unusual and extraordinary antics. 10
not made exactly right they will cfum-
BILE or refuse Co harden Here o. a
good recipe and % won't IAN you Take
three cups oi graduated sugar. one
cup OF sweet milk and two squares o.
the best chocolate. which. OF course.
must be grated, let these boil for
eleven minutes. just before the time b.
mp add a piece Of butter the size OF
a walnut. FNdges must be- stirred
constantly. and when removed from
the are should be beaten brlskly until
they harden: then spread on a butter
Cd platter. cut into small squares and
Get out Of doors 10 cool. II nuts are
added they should BE- chopped and put
into the strip when u ls taken % the
stove: English walnuts or peeans are
best There's only one trouble about
Judges They look 20 appointing that
you can't wait Tor them TO cool And
they taste 90 good that they don't last
any time At all by the time they're
done they're eaten. and every one
want more SO make a lot,-chlcago
Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

The accident caused recently By the
sliding OF the bank on which the track
vas built into the water. has drawn
the attention OF intelligent persons 70
the dangers that menace travellers
vao pass over lines built In close prox-
unity 10 deep water courses. Many
civil engineers consider Il possible 70
anchor the foundations OF a track %
that 4 vii be. 20 an intents and pur-
poses. perfectly secure. That the best
laid plans are not sufhcient 10 avert
disaster ls a seli-eyldent fact The
causes Of these slides are, hrst OF an.
the steep embankment. then the con-
tinuous agitation OF the wet mud BY
the passing OF trains. II stick Is
thrust suddenly into a mud bank, Il
meets with instant resistance. and
considerable amount OF force "a neces-
sary TO drive Il In Tor any distance. n.
however the stick is gently shaken or
pressed. q penetrates readily and rap
idly, and a very slight pressure Is SUM-
Client TO dlsplace the mud Tor some dis
lance around. The shaking OF the
track by the moving train and the con-
sequent vibration which Is communl-
Gated TO the soft EARTH Is precisely the
condition necessary 90 dlslniegrate
mud bank. That more such accidents
do not occur b the result Of good luck
rather than good management Il h
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

bers TO reduce the number OF hlea TO
combat this statement several house
keepers have given the results Of their
observation which 20 10 say that as
soon a. these small creatures appear
upon the bodies OF flies they begin 10
thin out quite rapidly. In several
families she advent OF this enemy Is
eagerly watched for on this account.
Even the children have learned 10 look
Tor It's coming and readily notice how
they gather upon the bodies OF these
winged pests. One or two seem 20 be
carried about with but little inoonVenl-
euce. but when there are three. four
or half dozen. as Il sometimes the
case, they simply suck the ny dry Of
blood and II IL found hanging TO wall
paper, window shades and all objects
about the room where Il can attach H.
self There are two sorts Of insects
that fasien upon the ordinary house
ny. One Is a creature with lobster
like claws. that apparently uses the ny
a. a means o. transportation. These
are not very abundant. and as they
cling 10 the ny they really DO very lit
Tie harm. The other Il the true para
site. and Is a most voraclous blood
sucker. With the naked eye one may
see them clinglng 10 their prey, bury
ing their heads into the soft tissues Of
the ny's body. Even scientists may
learn something from practical and OBJ
serving youngsters who have been
trained TO keep their eyes open.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

In series OF papers on Historic
DTarfs." Mary Shears Roberts de-
sribos the famous Casan. Mrs Hob
erts says.
Casan was the name OF little Mon
col Tartar who hourlshei IN the early
part Of the thirteenth century.
lie was born Ia the eastern part OF
Asia. not Gar from the ancient city Of
karakorum. Hls parents belonged TO
one OF the barblan hordcs that oved al
legiance 10 Genghis Khan. and Caaan
became a ncrce though small warrior.
and fought brayely under the banner
OF the great and mighty Mongol con-
queror.
The exact height q this little dwarf
h unknown Ne was certainly not
over three feet tall. but he was active
and muscular. and like an bis race.
could endure hunger thirst. fatigue
and cold.
The Tartars were unexcelled In the
management OF their beautiful horses.
The heetest animals were trained 90
stop short In fuu career. and 20 face
without hinching Wild heas, OF for
midahlo Zoe Casan was a born sol
dlor. and al an early age became ex-
pert In an the exercises that belonged
90 a Tartar education ne could man
age a fery oourser with great skin. and
could shoot an arrow or throw a lance
with uncrrlng aim. On full career. adj
vanclng or rctreating
Like many OF those small 10 stature
he was anything but puny IN spirit.
and while yet a lad he gathered about
him a troop Of wild young Tartar boy.
a. reckless and daring a. himself Of
whom by common consent ho became
a leader. ne commanded his hwless
young comrades with a strange mix.
ture OF dignity and energy. and they
obeyed his orders with zeal and viii.
lngness. Sometimes they would 20 on
long hunting expeditions. seldom IAN.
Ing 20 lay waste any lonely hahltauon
they happened on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

fully accomplished this. The Jumper
seems 10 rise on the tips Of the candles
and allghts gracefully on .he z-5Inf.
bowling to his admiring audience OF
course. the Whole Of the jump takes
only two or tske seconds. but Il calls
for marvellous nicely OF judgment and
delieaey Of movement Now and then
II happens that Higgins only extln-
gulshea one candle. In such cases he
always performs the feat over again.
Mr.. Higgins ls next seen In the very
act Of ringing a bell In his filght-one
Of those bells ysu push down sharply.
Il is placed on a chair. which stands
on a table. 70 that the mere Jump.
10 say nothing about the bell ringing.
Is worthy OF notice. OF course. doubt.
ing Thomases have their say about
this remarkably clever feat--'lt ls an
electric bell rung from the wings Al
the proper moment" and so on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

are children. and they don't llka 10
change. still. there are many people
who now write though. tho: cata
logue. 'eatalog". and programme pro
gram" and 70 on. A writer In a re-
cent publication pokes fun at the re-
forms proposed. and publishes this lit
Tie verse to show how queer our LAM
guage woald look II all the words we're
spelled just as they sound:
LII Will had a monkl
Claiming mp a yelo silk:
III sukt dhi yelo pant oil OF.
Il mad him dethll ak:
Dbl huming top Is salient now.
Dbl Dol IL lad asald.
And dbl munkl duzent Jump around
Sins III Will daid!"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

Within the past few years the num-
Der OF explosives has increased with
astonishing rapldlty. a. also the de-
mand for and the trade In these artl-
eles. Twenty years ago there were
nine factories turning ont gun cotton
aud nitro compounds. There are now
twenty-nine, and. as these include al
most all Of the smokeless powder fac
tories, the advance In this line Is evil
dent In 1879 there was buy one nitro
glyocrlnc compound where now thero
are nine. Neither the demand for gun
powder or the factories show any
marked increase over ten thousand
persons are employed In the manufac.
ture Of these explosives and an enor.
nous amount Of capital ls Invested n
such works.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

fsssesstsu-.s -. -ulon h,.,.
which shows 20 lmpressively over a
dull reach Of the Thames. above Brent
ford. with the lion Of the Perrys
stretching himself on the iopmost ga
bic. came 10 the Percy family a. every
body knows. when Henry VII ~dla-
solved" the monasteries and swallowed
the greater part Of the mixture. says
Household Words. There was some
gOod sediment left. however-eran
better than the scum" az Camacho's
weddlng-to be distributed among fha
kings faithful servants. and old sioa
nunnery. with iis pastures and car
dens. was given 10 the Earl Of North
cumberland TO serve him a. a Kind Of
summer house. The sisters Who had
formerly dwelt there emigraled en
masse and still keeping together a. q
religious body. eventually founded 4
new Sion-not 20 stately a. the old
In the city OF Lisbon. Early In the
present century the reignlng duke of
Northumberland. being on his travels.
looked In upon the humble slsterhood
and was cordially received BY the
mother superior, who showed him GER
tain historic relies. among which we're
the keys Of the old home On the
Thames. which keys the sisters had
taken With them In their llgAt And. e
said the worthy prloress. we sim
cherish the hope o. one day returning
10 our former home" "nut. madam
exclaimed the duke. a little bit alarmed
a. the notion, since you left We have
changed an the locks"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

A correspondent In North Carolina
sends us a definition Of fog given By
a mountaineer. who evidently reasons
II he does not reason we'll.
"Fog." he said. is when the atmos.
phere aud the hemisphere come to-
gether. That produces a great pres.
surs and causes the earth 20 sweat.
The sweat we call tog. Youths Com.
panion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

Surprise parties are rather out %
date nov. but there's a "dropping-in
party that's heaps more fun. The
guests. instead OF coming Ia crowd
drop In" 40 intervals OF Eve minutes
90 course the surprised one never
knows when all the guests have ~.
rived. Each one brings some goody
cakes or rTts or oranges or candy
and when an have dropped In" me
spread takes place. 90 course the SUR
prised ones mother must be- In Tho
.nlIlL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

OF course dogs laugh Every boy
who has a pet terrier or masun or
Newfoundland knows Il well enough.
but Il IL only recently that scientists
have begun 20 study the subject A
Frenchman has found that the dog
and the bear and a very few other
animals actually have smile muscles In
their face. and the picture here given
Is from A photograph OF a fox terrier
owned by tho scientist io believes
that DOGS show their Joy and delight
By smiling just as a boy or girl would
DO. and be- says that some dogs are
so amiahlc that they seem 20 smile
an over. from their waEgIng tails 10
their faces. a monkey. although higi.
or IN the scale Of animal lie. IL al
ways sorrowful faced and 10 this 80.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
uow would You LAs sham o..,sr

How would You the sham Nsstersf
oysters are scarce ana expensive in
France. So a clever French inventor
has invented a Kind OF artificial oyster
which Is said TO bo so nearly like a
real oyster than only an expert can
ten them apartof course the shells are
genuine but these can De used again
and again at comparatively small ex-
pense. The French authorities are
trying 90 stop the manufacture on the
ground that the materials used are
harmful.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
Anbulanss for Hors.s

The German army has adopted b new
idea In transports for horses. % BE-
connected with the cavalry and artil'
lery stables. The vehicle IL hinged
back OF the front wheels and In prae'
tioe the sick or disabled horse is led
IN the back door and out the front, .
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

FrcddIo's father had Just been st-ug-
Cling with an old fashioned bureau and.
retiring dlshoar,oncd from an unsuc.
ccssful effort 10 open one OF lis com
partmonts, he moved TO the window
and looking out upon the lowering sky
he exclaimed. "Its mighty strange
that the weather bureau can't give Us
a change o. weather" Maybe" shy.
" ln,erpostd Freddie. "they can't open
the bureau characterization Courier
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
n,i,.,as Consul. .. Drumm.r..

Great Britain IL consulting her con.
mls AZ TO the feasibility OF giving more
Of their time 20 commercial interests
than has been the practice. She Is
also sending ont commercial repre-
sentatives for the express purpose OF
keeping the people at home informed
as 20 the best way 10 capture fortlsn
trade.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

An antl-grain gambling crusade i
taking definite form IN Francs the
Chamber Of Deputies having appointed
a committee TO investigate and Try 70
determine where legitimate specula-
ton ends and gambling hcglnA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

A noW Kind Of hlcycle rece Il being
run In belgium. The competitors are
taken 20 a place ruknonn 10 then. ana
they az then lefl 70 and their uay 10
a axed pct The hrsi man hons =
Tie winner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

NUMBER Of artl-
cies on the subject
OF the parasite OF
the house ny have
appeared In varl-
Gus journals. A SCI
entinc publication
has made the as
sertion that these
parasites are not
supposed 10 exist
in SUFFICIENT num-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
is A GREAT JUMPER.
WAY HIGGINS rs CALLED THE
HUMAN KANGAROO.

some Of His Extraordinary Fsati de-
seribsd and IliustrAtsd--In,o = Case
Of Eggs without breaking . single
One.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
FOR BOYS AND'GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Casan. the Tartar DwaTf-If words
Were Spelled ~ They souud-How
20 Make FadEes 60 A Laughing
DOG.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

" WoFHH WIZ HUNII0W - TINY HoHnU7
spell plquo, catalogue. nhthisls aud
a few other words OF like character and
YOU will not wonder that foreigners
have 80 much trouble In learning Eng
fish. Owing 10 silent letters and let
tiers having several different sounds.
English Is said 10 be the most dlnlcult
OF all modern languages 10 spell. For
this reason scholars and societies. have
been trying TO institute a spelling re-
form. bat they are not very successful
People learn how to spell when they
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

not safe 10 build q
with wet mud foruA
the foundation An
way f. almost cortaiA
sooner or later.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
A Wonderful surrls

Wonderful surEio,
OnT OF the mont wonl
operations known 10 sci
performed upon a San II
Il consists In the coillnH
Of silver wire about the siA
derfnic needle within thA
great artery leading dlrect
heart Three or four mol
from the result OF an mid
arose very grave danger OF
OF the aorta. which. OF course
instant death. The physloian1
fore, c0lled this wire within a
cd portion OF the great artery.
der 70 partly al II and form
that would. II was hoped. contra
channel 10 lfs normal size. Hen
been In place for this length OF uoA
the physicians entertain strong hopes
that the desired result will be secured
When the peculiar construction and
functions OF the aOrta are taken into
consideration. II will be seen that this
experiment was one Of the boldesi
strokes In medical history. n II
proves a complete success. a most sig
nal triumph In the treatment Of ar
terial troubles has been achieved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

form). Higgins stands well away from
the chair most remote from the
candles. ana takes In the situation with
his keen eye Tie next gives a few
more sklttish frolics, and then one.
two, and up over the chairs with IN
descrlbahle elan. Vie passes through
the air with curious slowness. and ae-
tually allghts glngcrly on the llghtei
candleswhlch he carefully extlnguishes
one with each foot "-vlng success
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09

Any fool can lay plans. but 4 taxes
a wise man 10 hatch them out.