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

BRINK or ACTIVE CRATER.
through a well a full 100 yards back
from the edge Of the deep pit could be
entered and explored hy visitors few
weeks ago. but now Il has become 80
hot that meat gan Dee roasted within
scarcely two feet from the surface.
The heating u the surrounding lava
bed has been very gradual, but steady.
Accompanying II have been unmistak-
able signs " renewed activity within
the crater. A fortnight ago. for the
nrst time within two years. hre was
seen In the depths Of the pit. \ party
OF unbelleying tourists were doing"
the crater at night. and we're idly
hanging over the north wall when sud
denly a fountain Of burning lava burst
through the smoke below them with
mighty roar and continued In play for
half an hour, presenting a magnificent
spectacle
Since then the same fountain has
been In play Internationally. but the
hmuNe nus u''u w Nh'h Nh"N ""ts '"'
glow Of the molten lava could b. seen.
Additional evidence Of the mighty
forces at work in the depths OF the pit
was experienced. however. in several
heavy explosions which were heard, the
defamation Of each being sufficient TO
shake the ground on which the party
stood. All who are familiar with the
moods Of Madame Pele are Of the same
oplnion-tha she Is about 10 give an.
other exhibition OF her wrath II may
be months before the great outburs,
occurs. or II may occur within a few
days hut at all events there Is every
assurance that II will come. and there
are those in the valleys below who are
dubious as To the results.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

take to be one Of the stiirest logic bur.
iers and parliamentary athletes any.
where to be met with In our world Al
present. grim. tail. broad bottomed
yellow-skinned man. with brows ike
PERCEPTIONS cliffs, and huge. black. duh
wearied yet unweariable looking ewes
under them; anonymous projecting
nose, and the angriest shut mouth
have anywhere seen A droop on tho
sides Of the upper lip is quite mastir
like magnificent TO look upon: il il
40 quiet, withal. | guess / should like
III to be that mans Niger. However
he is a right clever man In his way
and has husky sort OF fun In him
too: drawls In handfast. dldactic
manner about our republican lnstitu.
tons. etc. and 80 plays hts part"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

a. TO his high principles and general
virtues. and he brought lot OF testl-
mony to prove how holy he was.
His examination being satisfactory,
they slew the astonished Khattak then
and there and built big pile Of stones
over his body Then they proclaimed
their deed. and In a week the pilgrims
were docking to the new Ziarat and the
reproach was removed from the land.
Naturally the men who planned and
executed this pious coup we're looked
upon by the Afrldis as public benefac-
tors Of approved piety
Among the AfrIdis the man most
respected Is the man who Is the most
expert thief In fact. thicvery Is the
only read 10 distinction among them.
The scheme by which until Of late Bri-
tain muzzled these desperate folk Is in
genious and worthy OF note. To pay
an Afridl TO behave himself every day
Of the week II a course too expensive
for any government Hut by arrange
ment they have undertaken, at a price,
10 behave after the fashion OF Chris
tlans on two days q week. The other
Eve are devoted TO throat cutting pill
laying and the usual business Of life.
but on the remaining two they have
hitherto sat quietly on their hilltops
and watched with watering mouths the
rich caravans pass 20 and fro loo the
pass beneath.
ia shot was fred on those days the
tribe ON whose ground the outrage took
place got 900 rupees stopped ont Of lu
allowance next quarter day OF thIi
sum the man fred at got 500 rupees
or his relations II It happened 10 be
good shot. while the government wa
the richer for the rest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

gay N|HNN 900 hN'
world. 10 was opened 60 The public Tor
the trst time lsHi Monday
L took ten ygasH 10 build ChiagoB
library and the westchsr feel sure
that they will have that long Loo which
10 gloat over the Slow COINS New
Workers.
Chicago's new library IS the first
really artistic building Of permaneace
that the city has ever owned Archi-
tects who have seen b declare that IL
Will rank with the finest public build
ings In this or any other country 10
"A better In some respects than the IL
brary In Boston and. while not 20
large or important as the new one in
Washington. Chicago folk point out sew
cral features IN which tfeir structure
7urpass,s that % the National Libra
ry.
The Chicago library BIAS been built
at cost of abou, s.0oo0O0 Even at
that enormous price 4, has been built
more economically tl1n are most big
buildings The .1., % % Hls iS cents
an Iuoio.oi cubic foot Most public
buIli.l cost MOI Or ,rcm go cents an
iDe.r1. cU5Io foot while purely BUSH
ness structures cost from 90 Goo 30 cents
on 'hl. basis
One phase af o.. structure -I. lUD-
h'iiy and freedom from sham work
oyritof degree of admiration u Chi-
,aFo that could uo. ho fo't Boo amy city
that has not had @ worlds fair Chi
peo uC1Hl. grew iHoyprD lly urri
nj tHa worlds fli. buildings before
tnoy 'c'l 600 pieces and they determined
then chat The next time chat they had
anything really artistic % must ba dur
able and lasting as well as artistic.
20 is mo- reflection 0u any other city "a
admit; that Chicago 90 last has one
building among IIs scores of sky-scrap-
ing eye-sores that would De- worthy a
place in ans city oi The world
The building has q splendid location
on the famous lake front lt occupies
an entire city block Properly speak.
ing. 10 fronts Michigan avenue. al.
though there is no entrance on that
street 10 has two entrances. one from
Washington street ;hc other un Ran.
dolph street % BIS convenient 10 IA,
business portion OF the city.
Il Is massive marble palace 50.
yerely plain about the lower stories
but restiully ornamental toward m,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Such negative evidence Is not suniclent
10 controyert the great mass OF testi.
mony upon this point, but II shows that
the habit Is not so prevalent as IA,
been believed Besides birds and their
eggs. the Jay eats mice. fish. salaman.
ders, snaIls. and crustaceans. which al.
together constitute but little more than
] per cent. OF lis diet The insect food
Is made up Of beetles. grasshoppers
caterpillars. and a few species Of other
orders, all noXious. except some 3iL nor
cent OF prcdaccous beetles. Tins
something more than 10 per cent Of
the whole food consists OF harmful In.
sects In August the jay. like many
other birds, turns is attention 10
grasshoppers. which constitute nearly
one-hith Of rs food during taat month
Al this time. also. most Of the other
noxlous insects, including caterplllars
are consumed. though beetles are eaten
chiefly In spring. The vegetable food
Is quite varied.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
THE BLUE JAY.

The blue Jay Is a common bird Of the
United States east Of the Great Plains.
and remains throughout the year In
most OF its range. although It's num-
bers are somewhat reduced In winter
in the Northern States. During spring
and summer the Jay Is forced to be-
come an industrious hunter Tor insects,
and Is not so conspicuous a feature Of
the landscape as when II roams the
country at will after the cares Of the
nesting season are over In an In.
vestigatlon Of the food Of the blue jay
292 stomaehs we're examined. which
showed that animal matter comprised
"a per cent. and vegetable matter 76
per cent. OF the birds diet so much
has been said about the nest-robblng
habits OF the jay that special search
was made for traces Of birds or birds
eggs In the stomachs. with the result
that shells OF small birds eggs were
found In three and the remains OF
young birds In only two s,omachs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

nomena that have preceded previous
notable erupti0ns can be- taken as a
measure Of future events. another
great outpouring Of lava Is close Al
hand Capt Peter Lee. who has at
tanned almost world wide fame as the
manager Of the famous Volcano house.
which rests almost on the brink ~ the
crater. IN the shadow Of Mount Mauno
L0a. whose summit is $4,000 feet above
the sea level. Is willing 10 stake hiI
reputation upon the prediction that ki-
lsuea will In the near future be In more
violent action than In 1892. when the
molten lava from her depths spread
over scores Of acres Of ground.
To those who viewed Madame Pole
In an hor grandeur during the eruption
u lSgl-9i. the crater In IT, present
state might provide but scant enter
tainmcnt. but 90 the uninltiated % Is
sill the grandest and most awe-in-
spring spectacle that the eye Of man
ls permitted 20 gaze upon During
the three years of comparative inactiy-
fly that have elapsed since The last
great overflow ~ lava the crater and
Doe surroundings have undergone many
remarkable changes
AZ che present time the rim OF Gle
active lake o. ou a level. almost with
/ the bed OF the great basin Doe .he lake
/ Itself has sInL t1 depth 'ar.ously
estimated 700 from SOP 90 Zoo feet below
/ tho Lowell of tb, great basin Ihc depth
mgy Do even greater. ior np one has
even been able J1 measure For weeks
past the pic BIAS poured forth such an
enormous volume 90 smoke that 10 has
been impossible t1 even gain a glimpse
into its depths
The sides of tha pit are very preeipi-
tous. and ln many places indented by
drifts and caves whose dark Interiors
are occasionally IiscornIble through
riffs OF the smoke. The pfc is gradually
increasing lu diameter through The cav
INK in ot the wallis.
Up TO within a few weeks ago the
lava bed In the vicinity Of the crater
had grown quite cold. but n has Of
late become so hot as 90 be I'M
comfortable under foot A. night dull
red glow can be- seen in the cracks that
run back from the crater for iis-
lance Of several hundred feet. and oii,
~ wood or paper thrown into the
cracks Immediately burst into flames
4 large cave under the lava entered
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

There are In Dawson dogs OF every
kind and breed To the number Of az
least 1000. and are considered valuable
Slnsularly enough they are
sold by weight. the ruling price beina
81 pound fog all under seventy I'VE
pounds In weight and $3.50 per pound
for all weighing over seyenty-nve
pounds These dogs are all used for
dragging loaded slcds In winter. one
OF the miners ventures the prediction
that when spring opens there will not
be single dog LETT In Dawson. and
that they will bring higher prices dead
than they do now alive
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

when Jho poormaster Of Hobokcn.
-. y. came 20 examine case u dcsti-
ut.on the other day, be- found a now
bicycle 100 the hail. though there was
no food Zoo lhD place % belonged g,
the daughter OF the house. Ho very
naturally advised the sufferers to sell
the wheel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
BEHIND The FoorLloHrs.

Recently when Ada Rohan vas play
ing In As You Like u. a Stntford
England. Mrs. Navarro MARY Andcr.
SOM occupied a boz Ten years ago.
before she was married. Mrs. Navarro
had appeared as Rosalind on the same
stage She was enthusiastic over the
performance and invited Mr. DAILY and
al the company 20 a little Informal
dinner she had arranged expressly Tor
them. Mrs navarro still has her love
~ rosebud complexion and looks slim
and girl.sh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Burglar alarms can now be attached
to bicycles. The device consists Of a
bell surrounding clock mechanism.
which is fastened TO the frame. A lever
projects in line with the spokes In the
back wheels. to sound the alarm when
the wheel Is moved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
CiossIp.

First Bathing Suit-My mistress IN
such bad form I've tried to conceal Il,
but ind II impossible. Second Bath.
ing suit-And mine seems to think I
have no feelings Why. she actually
went in with me the other day. Ugh.
was chilled through.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Concerning the change to the 2l-hour
syutem OF time notation on Belgian
railways. the minister ~ state railways
Issues the following notice: THE nam
Ing Of the hours OF the day will be made
from o 10 "A. By reason OF the adop.
tlon NJ this new regulation. the lndica.
ton VI tmatin mornlngl and (soir
evening" appearing In the Official
railway guide will be- suppressed The
minutes comprised between midnight
and 1 o'clock In the morning. such az
1902. 1913 and l2:i7. will be indicated
by zero followed by a period and by
the number Of minutes corresponding,
viz, OF, Ola and O.i7 Midday will be
always indicated by IL, Midnight will
be indicated. according to the clrcum-
stances. by 0 or a. For train which
leaves a station exactly at midnight. II
will be written that It leaves at Of the
day during which the train Ia In move
ment. For a train which arrives at
station exactly at midnight. II will
be written that II arrives at "a OF the
day during which the train has been in
movement The dials Of all the station
clocks will be completed by the addi-
ton OF the figures 10, IA. "a
placed. respectively, just beneath the
existing figures. J.. ., - L."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

detectives. There Is never more than
$50 in the six boxes all told. Tha,
murder was not committed for kpt or
gain; Il was committed to eoIkal a
crime"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
Blues Her Dogs

There In woman In Kansas City
who actually puts bluing In the rinse
water that she uses when she bathes
her dogs. She says II keeps them from
becoming yellow, which everybody
knows IL a bad feature In dog.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Yyetto Grll5c.' n uuity No De-.
than four singers Au1sue.e. Loudre
DucI,rc and spahIs are 900 singing 90
various rc-art. 'hc s1u OF ougs she
sings why do tla, d,rca" she
storms Il have originated a mcthoi
of singing 100 which aoae can approach
ma. ord uov como TOM who try 90 copy
nay f.ylo." She cannot prevent them
but she o. doing considerable thinking
A. matter ~ feet none VI The four
approaches her very closely.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
Useful Pettleoat.

With her red petticoat az a danger
signal. ls-year-old Mabel Gemble saved
the express on the Fall Brook railroad
from going over a thirty foot embank-
ment into Pine creek. near William
port. Pa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

llshed a "Ziarat." or place u pilgrim
age. Ia their country. and the way they
did L amounted 10 a stroke OF genius
The neighhorlpg tribes al had Z.ar-
sis. and the people went on pilgrim
ages % Their. and bolsied OF the yir-
tues emauating from the dead holy men
fsho were buried beneath the shrine.
Nov. there does no, seem ever 90
haVc~beon any holy man among the
Afrldls. -Vd ia order 10 have a real
Ziarat you h,ust have a holy man 90
bury. Tho RTrfdis hau beer<s.y 20
many centuries robbing carayanS and
stealing sheep that they had not had
time TO Pay amy profound attention 90
their spiritual welfare. and really ga
not feel the wau; e. place of pilgrim
age.
Not long aEo. however. sore Null
lahs appeared among them and began
10 point ont their deficiencies ln this
respect II was sh0an 20 them that
they did not even have o Zlarai and
were IN bad way generally. 4 wave
~ religious feror swept over the
tribe and u was received tha. some
thing must ho done 20 oaco or black
eyes and lemonade w0uld not ba their
portion In the Mahomc,an heaven. A
council Of the leading men rss called
and. after much deliterati0n. Dr. was de-
cided that what was most needed YVES "a
Ziarat II they could only go Zlls-
AZ they would feel comparatively gee
spectable and there would De- no ur'h-
er cause Tor complaiHt on the part Of
the Muiiahs.
Then the question arose 90 TO gei-
tins saint Tor the shrine. One Of thc
chiefs said that be lncg Of q Khauak
vino lived ou; among the hills who
would fill the bin but Pc was unior-
tunaieiy still alive The council
thought that that might be remedied
and 80 the KhaitaE was sent for he
was put through a rigid examination
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

he Unanswered
question In and
around Shepherd.
Mich Is who
murdered Elmer y.
struble. cashier u
the Farmers
bankg' The un
solved enigma IN
New York city ia
who Killed George
stelz the assistant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Howard az once weighed. Ills sec
ond 90 command. Sir Richard Greyn'
vile. 81 The Revenge had a number OF
men lahore. aad. according TO some
accounts waited for them. Camden
aaI otherr hsve i; that be refused TO
turn h's back upon the enemy. and 80
allowed himself 70 be- hemmod 10 be-
tween the spaulards aud The Island
Some also suppos" that be- mistook the
squadron n Don Alonzo for the expect
Cd treasure ships. and therefore. dis
ubeyed the orders " his commlndcr-in-
chief But BE- th,a ar L may. he was
presently surrounded ard attacked ny
practically me whole 81 tie best pirt
OF the Spanish Gee. Howard. With The
rcmr ming six mcn-ci-war. seems to
have been engaged ;or 4 considerable
time with tho enemy. but not IN such
position as 10 afford any support TO
Grcynyillo The Foresight made a
serious effort to assist the Revenge.
hut. owing 20 the wind could not gei
very near her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Whenever ! see johnson !
Az reminded OF the proyerb that the
good die young. Browne-But he's 70
N he's a day. smithe- Exactly. That's
,ust my point.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

the spaniards m sight until there vas
no longer any doubt Of their intentions.
and thereupon 80; all sail for FLORES. ar
irving very little ahead Of the enemy
This was on August 81.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Mhat.a In n Mama

Duet-IIls arguments seem TO be
sound. Kennet-Yes. and nothing else
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Thomas Clrlylcwho once met Daniel
Webster Ut % friends house az break
fast said This american Webster
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
A VOLCANO TO SPOUT.
MAY EXPRESS ITSELF or THE
ANNEXATION.
The ftsry MoaatsiR OF fI.@a
Uamlstakabis symptoms That
Eruption L. Near at Hand SMOKE.
aud Occasionally Fire.
(IIonolulu letter.

UMEROUS reports
concerning the in
creased activity of
Kilauea.the famous
volcano on Hawaii.
have been cent out
lately The crater
certainly shows
unmistnl,ab lie
signs Of increasing
activity. and u a
repetition Of phen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
CHICAGO'S LIBRARY.
GUILT OF MARBLE AT a COST
OF s2.ooo.ooo.
q l. Not a sky--erspsr Artistic and
u..fui la E,ery Way. aud 70 WIZ
Last Centrally Located on the Lake
Ir0B,-

ON Telgns In Cal
cago these days.
once more tina, city
has beaten nearly
Al. OF the other
cities In the cOun
try II possesses
a library building
that Is considered
90 bee. in many re-
srects finer than
any other iu the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Bumstone BILL want 10 take out
an insurance policy. seeG Agent-Plate
glass!
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
THE AFRIDIS TRIBE.
tive SAINT WOULDN'T 90.
THEY KILLED ONE.
Then iis Was wsrshipea dialogue scheme
% nrirish Haisr. to Keep the Tribe
from stealing The rrsseHt Dimeuigy
aud H. Caases.


HOSE terrible Arr
dis who sim hold
the Khyber Pass
against the British
are creatures 81 I'M
finite resources and
when they want n
thing tssy general
IS get % one way
or another Before
the cnt outbreak
the Afridls esiab-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Mrs Cora Urquhar. Potter has Of late
been making uukind remarks about
her native land and has s.snihod tho
in'eHtion ~ never again paying in
America. sh. has signed for a tour em-
brlc.Eg England. Australia and India
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

"The Revenge fought against these
overwhelming odds fof fifteen hours
and Greynyille. no matter whether he
was as has often been asserted, or was
not blamcworthy ls being rash. stub
born and dlsobedient. immorialized
himself by a defense 6uoh as has never
either before or since. been witnessed
upon the sea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

when Tho Bradley Martins gave their
costume ball On NcW York one o. the
fheaters put On a buriosuo 0i o. when
the duchers n Deyonahire gave hers
the Engii,h managers also ag
chance Tor making some money. tut
they regarded the affair On an entirely
different ana goIemn light The man
who originated the affair wanted 10
make the Reproduction "a true 90 lifc
as possible. and De has already OBJ
tainCd about ihree-qgaGtcrs 0f the ac-
tunl costumes worn First BE- vent TO
the fancy rosumers and learned the
exact cost % the gorgeous gowns. Then
be wrote 20 the owners. stating that
be would like 10 purchase the gowns
and oncripy $50 and so Tor robes
which cost anywhere from $500 TO
1900. M0l. Of the lords ladies. c.rls
and coua,essos gladly sold the cos-
tunes and others who dld not wish 90
part with theIrr offered % loan them
In order that the Stage representation
should De q success.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03
DONE IN A CHURCH.
THIEVES RIFLE THE POOR BOX
AND KILL THE SEXTON.

The Police say That the sexton Knew
shs Thiese. aud They KILLED Him 10
Conceal the Cria-s-A bloody Hand
prild.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

Stranger What street Is the jail ont
Ealiye-.Llberty street
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

''In the small hours the situation Of
the devoted ship was deplouble. All
her best men lay killed or wounded. she
was perfectly Interchangeable, and her
las, barrel Of powder had been exc
pended Greynyile seeing the fuuliiy
OF further lighting. ordered the Re
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

"Thc Glht had begun 40 about ?
o'clock la the afternoon soon after.
ward Greynyillc bad been wounded, bat
be- refused. until n p. m- 90 quit the
deck. and then. receiving a wound 30
tho body from q mglkrt bullet. went
unwilling below to geo 10 dressed. The
surgeon who attended him was killed
NJ bis side. and for third time Greyn-
willie was wounded. ou this occasion ir
the head
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-03

al one time his ship was simuliane-
ously laid aboard by five large vessels
including tic san Felipe. q 1900 tons
and seventy eight guns Al no time
had she lo.s than Two vessels alongside
and In hot and close action As one
Standard Withdrew disabled. another
win fresh men. cool guns and new
srpplIes ~ ammunition took ho. place
Fifteen ships engaged her. oi these
She .auk 90 least Two. .uc.ul.n- the
Ascuucial Early Boz ihD hrht one OF
thc viOmlios. che George No1'e of
London. at great peril to herself DEE"
roar and. nlliug unlrr thc loa OF The
Revenge. asked Sic Richard ~ he had
auy commands Gre. Hr.Hc h,d her
shift Tor herself aud leave hIu t1 Die
fortune.