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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The twelfth annual entertainment OF
the Texas State Fair and Dallas E1-
position will be held In the city OF
Dallas. October 10th 10 3ist. inclusive
1897.
II IL the determination Of the man
agement 20 leave nothing undOne 10
make this coming event greater.
grander. more instructive. more pleas
ant and more enjoyable than any pre-
ceding entertainment ever before given
BY this association. and 10 this end
many radical changes will be- made In
it, running operations. chief among
which will be 10 provide a greater num-
Der OF outdoor amusements and 20
permit nothing on the grounds the ex-
hibition Of which can cause the slight
est offense 10 any visitor.
The grounds and buildings will be
vastly improved and beautified and
the exposition building remOdeled. re-
rooted and repainted. The floor space
in all the buildings will be changed
entirely and each exhibit arranged 10
give the greatest comfort 20 the Wis
itor and at the same time 10 present
an attractive appearance.
Liberal premiums are offered In
every department and race purses are
hung up that will attract the neetest
runners. trotters and PAGERS In tbs
land.
A commodlous yard will be fitted up
inside the grounds where farmer Wis
itors can park their vehicles free Of
extra charge. and they and their fam
lies are cordially invited 10 partici-
pate In the enjoyment Of the occasion.
While the management. through the
iiberality Of the citizens o. Dallas and
other friends OF the association. have
been furnished with funds sufficient
10 meet all requirements OF a first
class fair and exposition. they hppre-
ciate the fact that without the moral
support aud hearty cooperation OF the
people at large. their efforts will be Of
little avail. hence.to the citizens OF
every town and hamlet, and 10 every
farmer. stock raiser and property
owner In the broad domain OF TeIas.
they especially appeal for a hearty Co
operation In this enterprise.
This Fair and Exposition belongs To
no one town nor TO any one section OF
Texas. but TO the state NJ large. and
has always been run for the general
good a. all concerned No stakeholder
has ever expected. or received one
cent Of profit from his investment. and
no director a dollar for his services In
building up this grand enterprise; but
on the contrary. every cent IL has ever
earned has been given back eacn year
20 exhibitors In premiums. to ma
terial dealers for supplies. to mechan-
ics for their services and 20 laborers
for their hire. In the attempt 10 make
each succeeding entertainment greater
and grander than the last.
l.. NJ. KNEPFLY.
SYDNEY SMITH. President
Sec. and Gen. Man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

To make d Wild animal take its own
portrait is the last achievement Of the
scientific photographer and one which
seems 90 open ont endless possibilities
for the camera The apparatus was I'm
this case, arranged BY Mr. Charles
Hughes Of Red BLUM. California Nr
Hughes knew well enough that certain
deer were known 10 make their way AL
might along particular trail. ard he
arranged a kind Of tmp. upon which
any animal passing that way was
bound to tread Close by a camera
was set focused on tho spot. and so
connected by electrical means with the
trap tina; directly the latter was presses
the lens would be uncovered. while
at the same time brilliant magnesium
iiash-llght would illuminate any object
which presented itself. The objec, IN
this case was a startled deer who
gives evidence by HE attitude that No
IL not accustomed TO this novel method
Of por,ralture. although he himself has
been lis unwilling agent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

An interesting statistical article on
the medical colleges, physicians, etc, Of
the United States, based on the last
edition Of Folks Medical and Surgical
Register and the census Of 1890. has
been prepared According to this au-
thority. the ratio Of physicians Of all
kinds in the United States Is about one
six hundred and thirteen Of tse pop
lation. This estimate Is based on a
population Of sirty-nye millions. and
one hundred and six thousand Of the
physicians are thought to come under
the head u regular while twenty
six thousand represent the eclectic.
homeopathic, physlo- mcdIco and other
sects. together with professional
luacks and irregulars In general.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Educational department-W O.
Crush, director; j. l.. Long, Dallas,
superintendent.
Ladies' Textile Department. +.
Schneider director; Mrs. sydney
Smith. Dallas, superintendent.
Culinary department.. n. Adoue
director, Mrs sydney Smith, Dallas,
superintendent
Art department.. T. Trezeyant, dl.
rector; Mrs sydney smith Dallas. 81.
perintendent
Manuscript Music department Mrs.
Annie T. smythe. Dallas, superin-
tendent
Poultry department J. D. Adous. al.
rector, Charles W. Guild Dallas, su-
perintcndent. +. w. Hitchcock. Judge
Horticultural department. NJ
Howell. Dallas. superintendent
Farm and MIL Products-J. NJ
Howell. Dallas. superintendent.
Individual Farm Exhibits A. Fan
ger. director.
Geological department George A
Quinlan, director. Prof W. f. Cum
Minis. Dallas, superintendent
Miscellaneous Exhibits, q. Iogg
, director
Horse dcpartment-W II CASTOR
director, j. II. Dills, Sherman, superin.
| tendent
Sheep department s. Thorne, d.
rector
Cattle department Guy sumpter, d.
rector
Swine department Sumpter. d.
rector r. +. Butler. WaXahachie, su.
perlntendent
Write 10 the superintendent In
charge, or to the secretary, sydney
Smith Dallas, for information con-
corning any department.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Coal Dust iEnited BY the Sun'. RAYS.
An Instance OF the Ignition Of coal
dust hy the suns rays is reported I'm
the GluCkaui, a German authority Il
appears that the surface works OF the
Maybach colllcry. near Friedrichs,hal
In the Saar district. are chiefly OF iron
and on certain glrders the floating
dust, due to the tipping Of coal on 20
the iigslng screens. becomes In course
Of time deposited In a layer more than
an inch thick. on workman burn.
Ing his hand. while repairing a pipe
raining through the corrugated iron
forming one ~ the south walls. the
Official inquiry showed that the LAYER
OF coal dust had been formed along
the whole length Of the wall and nj.
though the dust contained a proportion
of pulyerIzed rock. the metal plates
heated by the sun had ignited II. the
layer of white ash on the top proving
that u had burned for considerable
period. The circumstance affords
fresh proof Of the ease With which coal
dust may be brought 20 ignltlon. also
a possible explanation NJ fires al sim.
ilar surface works
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
a GREAT MUSICAL NOVELTY
The Chicago Ladies Military Band win
Play 81 the state F.ir

Play ct the state Pair
The latest metropolitan musical nov
city is the Chicago Ladies' Military
band. which has ben engaged TO play
for the approaching Texas State Fair
II has caught and held the attention
OF music lovers In the great citles. not
only because Of it, novelty. but be-
cause Of the rare merit Of It's perform
ancss.
The organization is IN the seventh
year OF its existence. aud. as It's name
indicates. halls from the Windy City.
II IL no experiment. but a band OF eI-
perieRced. educated and talented must
clans. The young ladies composing II
are all graduates In music. and are ar
lists on two or more instruments.
The concert program OF the band
spaTkles with gems. including vocal
solos, trios. choruses, recitations. man
dolin and guitar selections and orches-
trail selections. besides the full mill
tary band music. II will play In
Music hall every morning and after
noon during The fair. and when
the weather Is favorable az night on
the plaza in front OF the main exposi-
tion building. After closing It's en-
gagement at Dallas. the band will sail
for Europe and will open at Pleasure
Palace. London. in December
The Dallas band has been engaged
10 play at the grand stand during the
races, and for all parades. With Pao-
letti's band. the Chicago Ladies' Mill.
tary band and the Dallas band to fur.
nish music, the coming October fair
will be more literally provided with
entertainment Of that nature than any
OF it, predecessors.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Assistant Attorney General Van De-
vsnter of-tlN Interior department has
prepared and Acting Secretary Ryan
hes approved. a decision which will be
% considerable interest to the public
land states. Section g OF the act OF
March 2. 1889, authorized those who
had partially exercised their homestead
privilege 10 make an additional entry
Of public land. so as 10 make a full
quota OF 100 acres. Heretofore this
section has been construed as applying
only to those who had partially eIer-
cIsed their homestead privilege before
the passage Of the act. but this new de-
cision oyerrules the former opinions,
and holds that this section equally APP
piles 10 all who took less than 100 acres
after the date OF the act The decision
says that II was the evident intention
OF congress to provide a mans where
by every homesteader might acquire
title 10 100 acres of land.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
A GREAT POULTRY SHOW.
Fesr Thousand Chlcksns WIN be seen, Rep
ressnting all the stAsdard breed.

The poultry department was in
stalled In It's present quarters In 1892.
About 300 birds we're exhibited that
year. In 1898 the number was in
creased 10 600: In 1894 10 1900; In
1895 10 200. and In 1896 10 5000. The
number exhibited this year will eX-
coed 1900 TIE total number VI pre-
miums offered Is SIS. divided between
the various classes az follows: Amer
lean 60; Asistic 30. Mediterranean
Is; Polish 80. Hamburg 49, French
". English II: games 40. game ban
tams %. miscellaneous "a. turkeys
u. ducks 20: geese "a. special 1913
rabbits. pigeons, etc. 20.
The chicken crank will require sew
eral days for investigation Of the poul-
try exhibits at the coming fair. and
his expert eye will not be able 10 dis
cover a missing link In the LONG chain
Of standard and fancy breeds
One Of the most expert judges In the
country Mr. T. W. Hitchcock Of Den
yer. Colorado. will make the awards.
He acted In the same capacity last
year and stated at the time that the
Brahma exhibit was, In his judgment.
the best ever got together In the
United States.
The influence Of this department up
on the poultry industry In Texas has
been marked and important. Texas
now stands third or fourth among the
states IA a producer Of poultry and
eggs. and she has over 1000 fAnc!ers.
The poultry exhibit at the State Fair
has advanced by leaps and bounds UNI
III now Il yields the palm TO but one
other show Of the kind IN the United
States, that at Madison Square. New
York.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
a oEoRoEoUs PICTURE.
Realistic Reproduction Of Ons Of IN
Famous Csrnisals of Venice

Realistic Reproduction Of Ons Of the
famou. Csrnisals of Venice
10 tradition and history may be cred
tied. the most richly colored celebra-
tions the world has ever seen were
those OF the Nenitians in medieval
times Inventive American genius
has taken one Of these for text. and
reproduced with the mechanical thea
ter THE Carnival Of Venice with
effects that are strikingly realistic
The scene opens early In the morn
ing. and shows the famous city Of the
sea awaking 10 the impulses Of social
aud business life. Gondolas. sailboats
and rowboats dart hlther and thither.
and rs the day progresses the water
ways become crowded avenues Of gay
and hurried movement. The great
buildings and the plazas are IN up with
dazzling illumination. In honor OF the
grand sea parade. and crowds Of peo-
pie throng upon the buildings az the
parade OF gondolas appear. making a
sensational finale.
The most skillful word painter r.
powerless 20 tell Of events such a.
this. They can be appreciated only
when reproduced In all the coloring
that made them so popular With the
ancients. The Carnival OF Venice"
will be shown at the coming Texas
State Fair. with faithful adherence TO
the details Of the original celebration.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
Her Hand Wa. saved.

From the Kansas City Journal. Will
am Lorts. who was conductor on the
Union Pacific passenger train which re-
emily ran on bridge near Byers.
Colo, relates an Incident NJ the wreck
that closely trends upon the horrible
The chair car, says Mr. l.orts. was
IN end In the water After We had
,arried the injured passengers ont and
we're about TO abandon the car. heard
faint groans took my lantern and
climbed down into the car | found a
woman with her head Just above the
water. got assistance and tried To
lift her out. but she was fast. and we
could not move her discovered that
she was held fast by her hand between
two seats ! called for an axe and told
her would have TO cut her hand on
10 save her life. a. the car vas sink
ing fast. She looked az me piteously
but said nothing took on my coat
and put II over her head 80 she could
not see the cruel blows with the axe.
Then she commenced to beg me not to
chop OF her arm. by pure accident /
found piece Of iron down In the water
and with this managed to pry the
seats far enough apart TO release her
II was the heaviest lifting Of my life
We carried her on the car. and as We
reached safety the car sank from sight
Two seconds later and we would all
have been drowned
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
Ros TAYLOR COMING
To Help the Tennsssseans Celebrate
nays a. m. sfafs Iatr


The prince ~ southern orators. Bob
Taylor. will be one ~ the distinguished
guests al the State Fair. At the urgent
request Of Col. John " Simpson. who
has In charge the celebration OF Ten
nessee days-October 20 and 2i-Gov.
Taylor has consented TO lay aside the
duties OF chief executive Of his state
and pay visit 10 Texas and the State
Fair In honor Of that occasion.
Whoever has failed TO hear Bob Tay-
Tor fiddle, sing or talk. has one ma
terial pleasure In front OF him. His
admirers. which include all Of his
auditors throughout the country. claim
that he In without ar equal on the
lecture platform, from which he went
Reluctantly 10 all for the third time
the executive chair in Tennessee. upon
the imperative demand Of his enthusl-
astlc supporters in that state.
The transpanted Tennesseans in
Texas are Eealously at work Throughout,
the state TO make the Tennessee cele-
bration at the fair worthy OF theiy ma
tive state. and Gov. Taylor's accept
ance OF the invitation to come and
make them a speech has greatly In
creased their interest In the event.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
1.-THE FIRST MURDER"
A Mastsrpises Of ArtBy AIonEo TojettI TO
| be 90 Exhibitions At the Fsir.


be 90 Exhibitions At the Fair
Among other attractions from
abroad that visitors to the Texas State
Fair and Dallas Exposition will have
an opportunity TO see will be the
world-renowned picture. This First
Murder, or The Death OF Abel"
painted by the well known artist.
Alonzo Toietti.
This picture Is one OF the most
touching. real. pathetic and beautiful
works OF art produced In the 18th
Century. Tjoetti Ia one OF the fore
most italian painters who has adopted
the Partisan school. His canyasses
have brought enormous sums. The
expression has been made that one
would be compelled TO cover his pie
lures with $40 gold pieces half an inch
deep In order TO procure them. This
noted painter Is not yet ~ years old
but has already amassed a snug for
tune. Another good name for this pic
ture would have been The First Rec
ognition OF Death. for Il must be I'M
derstood that neither Adam nor Eve.
nor the bloody handed Cain who smots
the fell blow that took the life out OF
his brother, had any idea Of death. and
the picture Is indeed the more pa
thetic. showing as It does. the dis
co1ery Of the dead or dying Abel by
his srisf-stricken parents.
This picture brought the enormous
sum Of $4,000 direct from the artists
easel, and hence the treat In store for
visitors to the fair should be EN-
braced by everyone who has th0 OPP
portunlty OF seeing this masterpiece
The picture will be on exhibition d.
rectly over the exhibit OF Sanger Bros.
In the main building.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

amateurs IS. fruits "a. fruit. and plant,
Of Texas origin 6. ehrysanfhemums
for professionals 70. for amateurs ~.
Farm and mill products-Fiour 10
apiary IS grain. wheat and cotton IS.
sugar. syrups. wines and butter. IL:
Texas vegetables 60. sweepstakes. 4:
Industrial farm exhibits q: geological
exhibits n.
Miscellaneous exhibits-Jewelry. "a
bleware. china and glassware. ie. fur
niture. 1. stoves. 5 culinary APP
planes. T. hardware. builders mate
rial. etc. p. clothing. boots. shoes,
etc. s. millinery. u. bookblndins.
printing. etc. Z. hbrous products, IL;
groceries. Il; saddlery and harness.
u.
Horse department. Standard bred
trotters 20. imported and native pure
bred Perchefon Norman IS. imported
and native pure bred Clydesdale 10.
English shire horses. imported and ma
tive pure bred. u. English hackneys
10. farm horses 8. carriage and buggy
team 8. standard bred trotters ?. thor
ouEhbreds 49, roadsters 10. horses Of
all work II. Jacks and jennies 10, mules
10. Cleveland bays 10. French coach II q.
Shetland ponies 10. specials II.
Sheep department CotswOld H..
Southdown .. ewes o. sweepstakes 2.
Shropshlres II. sweepstakes 2. OK
ford Downs 6. ewes 8. sweepstakes 2.
specials 10.
Cattle department-He refords. Texas
bred 70. Herefords IL. Herefords spec
falls. "a; Holstelns, Texas bred 22. Hol-
stems "a. Jerseys Texas bred "a. Jer-
seys 20. Texas ?: shorthorns 2O spe-
cials 3.
Swine department-Be rkshires a.
Poland Chinas p, Essex % Duroc Jer-
seys "a. Ohio Improved Chester p.
specials 10.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The choir Of a Babylon. Long Island.
church refused TO sing because the con-
gregation insisted on joining In the er-
ercises. This produces a new question.
IL Is proper to pay a clergyman for do
ing the religion. In the way Of prayer
and preaching. Of several hundred per
sons. II was once argued that congre-
gational singing only was proper In a
church. the opposite side OF the cues.
tion being something OF an absurdlty,
as II one were TO hire ones servant 10
do his eating and his praying for him
but surely neither the choir nor the
preacher ought to monopolize the wor.
Shipping as a public or private right.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The longest bicycle track In the
country under cover Is the one that
has been provided by the Texas State
Fair for exhibition riding at the com
ing October event Il encircles be-
meath the roof. machinery hall and Ia a
little over one-eighth OF mile In
length. The track Is wide. smooth and
speedy. and will delight all deyotees OF
the wheel who will find II accessible for
their favorite sport In all kinds Of
weather With such generous provision
for their pleasure, tho wheelmen Of
Texas may be expected to be very
much In evidence at the State Fair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
A Wicked MHgpIc,

The mischleyous and cunning OF the
maybe 10 proyerbial There In o
story told Of tame maybe which was
seen busIly employed In a garden gath
ering pebbles, and, with much solemn
ity and studied al-. dropping them In.
to hole about eighteen inches deep.
made to receive pest After dropping
each stone, Il cried "Currackl trium.
phantly, and set on for another. on
examining the spot. a poor toad was
found In the hole which the maybe
was stoning for his amusement
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

While still in the air. II Is quite Ger.
tain that something will come Of the
recent agitation In France and Algeris
In favor OF a trsns-Saharan railroad
az a strategic. political and CONNER.
cial necessity. We know that the
French have made Algeria one OF h,
best mapped parts Of the world. that
they have built LOO miles OF railroad
in the colony, and that Algeria il look.
ing across the desert to the rich central
and western Soudan as a source u
trade. capable Of enormous eIpansicu
which may be drawn 10 her marts. This
outline OF the plan is TO build a narrow.
gauge road from southern Algeris
through series Of oasis to TimbuctoO.
and 10 connect this point by rail with
Senegambia on the southwest, and on
the east with the fertile regions Of the
central Soudan as far as Lake TchAd.
Three projects for this rallroad have
been studied by order " the French
government. These proposed routes.
with the project for a shorter line. hay.
ing an ocean terminus at Cape Nun. are
indicated on map which has been
published. The Russians have proved
in central Asia that desert railroad
building is practicable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

A Russian chemist says he has dis
covered a compound which is so power
full an anaesthetie that little OF IL ex-
ploded over the enemy will put an en-
tire army TO sleep. One Of these days
Il may be possible. whenever inter-
national quarrels arise. for two rep
resentatiyes Of the opposing forces to
retire TO the privacy Of the nearest
chemical laboratory and settle the mat
ter In a bloodless and thoroughly sci.
entifc way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

What Secretary Frazer, head clerk
&C" Woodmen Of the World. predicts
will be the biggest log-ruiiing In the
history Of the order" will be held AZ
the State Fair Grounds, Monday, Oct.
u.s. There will be big parade, with
floats. a special concert at music hail.
and addresses by Woodmen Of national
reputation. At night the Woodmen's
play. "Tallahankle. or Our kintry
Kisin lining the Woodmen," will be
rendered. Invitations have been sent
to the craft throughout the state 60
participate In the celebration.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

sousa and Pacheco. have appeared
there. PaolettI Is a younger man. but
his admirers, who are among the most
cultured musicians Of the muslc-loyins
city OF New Orleans. claim that he
ranks them all. This band Is now
winning fresh laurels at the Tonnes
see Centennial at Nashville. whence IL
Will come direct TO Dallas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The great masterpiece Of art lie
Forgeron' THE Blacksmith, by the
celebrated French painter, Hubert T.
Dclorme, will be one OF the greatest
attractions at the fair for lovers and
students Of art Delorme was born In
France IN 1912 and died In Paris in
1894. lie exhibited at both salons.
The Blacksmith" which IL his great
est work. Is valued at 5000. and 10
now the property Of Mr.. f. L. Cad
braith, Of Toronto, Canada.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Ever on the lookout for the best
things soing for ths patrons Of the
Texas State Fair. the management has
engaged the new star In the Musical
ornament. Paoletti and BIZ famous
New Orleans band Of forty musicians
TO furnish entertainment TO the extent
Of two concerts daily at Music Hall
Nearly all Of the leading band masters
Of the United States. such as Liberati,