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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
LIFE ON A PENAL SHIP.
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e Colonies.
The French transport ship caladonie.
recently lying al Port Tampa. Il an
object Of much curiosity. says the At
lanta Journal. This grim sea prison
annually conveys about 1000 souls from
the land Of the llving-the gay French
republic-to an enduring death on the
Safety Islands. The Caladonie Is an
iron ship OF 400 tons. For the last
ten years Il has been IN the employ Of
the French government Transporting
criminals from France and Algeria 70
the penal colonies on the Safety
lelands. thirty miles on the coast Of
French Guiana. -Four steel cages, each
with a capacity Of $50. are ready for
the male prisoners as they come
aboard. while a much smaller one. cap
able Of holding only thlrfy-one persons.
Is sufficient for the female convicts.
This latter cage Il In the aft Of the
ship and Is widely separated from the
others. The women are treated with a
great deal more consideration than the
men. They have regular berths and
are given better fare. The men sleep
in canvas hammocks. and are given the
ordinary seaman's ration. which Il sub
stantial. not elaborate. a very inter
esting feature and one horrible to con-
template is the facility with which the
steam can be used upon the eonyiets
should they attempt to take possession
Of the ship. Pipes are 30 arranged
that were such an attempt to be made
Il would be possible for the officers Of
the vessel 10 scald every prisoner 20
death In less time than Il would take
to count them. The present captain
never has had such a case arise on
board his ship. but Il often becomes
necessary to give them a little steam
TO quell discomfort. As a rule. how
ever. the eighty guards who are regu-
larry detailed for service on board are
sufficient to keep the prisoners doclle.
/ ohouiu an outbreak az any time occur
a signal Of alarm calls all hands TO the
midshlp section OF the ship. and then
all the ladders leading 20 the
upper deck OF this section are
drawn up. the lower doors bar
ricaded, and the rIghtful com
manders have a quickly improyIsed but
a strong fort, which embraces the boil
er and engine room. the arsenal and
provision rooms. the officers head.
quarters, the chart and steering rooms,
and the bridge. The convicts cannot
come near enough TO scale the walls OF
to batter down the doors on account
OF the scaldlng steam. while from the
fortress the guards and crew can shoot
them as they appear.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

fishing with half-a-dozen Of his friends
this Is not going to be a fsh story.
but real, live tiger story. the hshy
part coming In only incidentally. They
rehose a small river some couple Of hun
dred yards In width. One bank Of the
river was liat and open. but the other
was somewhat undulatlng and shrubby
In fact. Il was adjacent 10 a jungle.
The fishers sat In a row about ten
PAGES apart on the former bank; each
had a loaded gun by his side as a pre-
caution against unwelcome intruders.
Now. our friend heard a swish. and
turning round. beheld his rod scudding
along the surface OF the water like a
racing yacht. Such a catch was worth
little exertion, so he plunged into
the water and struck out for the rod.
lie came up with Il almost at the o,hef
aide OF the river. but at that instant a
Terrific roar was heard a tiger leapt
on the swimmer from the neighboring
brush. and was of with him before his
startled companions could raise a finger
on his behalf.
The shlkari was a little stunned By
the tigers onslaught he recovered
consciousness. however. IN a few mo-
ments, when he found himself lying
on the tigers back. and in fun sail
towards the heart Of the jungle. For
tunaiely. he was not seriously hurt
az the tiger had grlpped him by the
arm Just above the elbow. There he lay
quite helpless What was he 10 do3
Any movement on his part might have
knade his condition far worse; so be
lay perfectly quiet. and shut his eyes
as II he were dead. Soon. however. the
tiger arrived NJ his den. which was no
more than a hollow soooped IN the
sand at the foot OF a large tree. There
the tiger deposited him and covered
him over loosely with some sand.
Luckily for him. his face was upper
most when be fell. otherwise he would
have had no other alternative between
death by sunocation and death from
the tiger II he had dared TO move. A.
Il was, he could manage to breathe
gently. and even 10 have an occasional
glimpse under his eyelIds. After this
operation OF partial burial. the tlger
ran ahead few yards. but returned in
stanily as II he had some misgiyings
In his mind. Seeing. however. all safe.
he bounded forth. but again returned
20 make assurance doubly sure. Tie
kept up this method Of self-persuaslon
-vor few times. tlll feeling quite GER
tain about the matter he finally went
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Player. was learn ~. A. fsr 80
Money IN n.


"The bagplpe boom has again reach
ed London. Il takes two pipers to do
the thing properly" remarked Miller
Outcalt TO his guests at his 5Tth birth
day dinner recently. says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. "one Of thes--sS >hes
up and down, You know. tho
Instrument. while another accompanies
him. handling a sheathed sword. The
bearing Of both performers Is proud
and martial and Scotch. Anybody
could tell they were scotch-even
Saxon Infant In arms. An old gentle
man was recently 30 pleased by the
aspect OF one Of these bagplpe couples
that he gave them each a shilling
saying; Eth, man. do ye prefer playing
the music o. the bonny hame land In
musty Lunnon streets 10 marching
across the heather vi the wind In your
teethT The first scotehman looked a.
him In surprise The second said. dis
gustedly; Watcher talkin' abart.
guv'norg Ne an my mite buyed this
ere arm argln down In Shoredltch
when the bagplpe boom came on. IT'S
a lot better'n shown a bloomln' barrier
tryia to sell oranges. Oh. the business
amt so bad. 'eept for the chllbllnes we
gets on our bloomin' knees. Ne an
my mite do wish. though. when people
give Us coin they wouldn't go iawin' OF
MS In a Turin langwidge.' But how
dld you learn asked the astonIshed
seotchman. 'Ow2 Easy enough.
Yer Just squeezes the old balloon an
lets 'er squeal 'erself sick and the sick
er she squeals 'erself the more the peo-
pie seem to lolke Il. But. blimey. give
US another bob and we'll play "Annls
I Lorrle." 30"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

II has long been held that typhoid
fever Is disseminated by bad water, or
germ-lnfested milk. and not by direct
contagion. Recently typhoid fever
among soldiers in a small barracks has
been directly traced TO dust from the
floor. On examination the disease pro-
duoing bacteria were found in the
sweeplngs. and the locality OF the cots
carried out the conviction.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
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away on his mission After waiting
View minutes 10 see that the tiger had
really gone our shikah Eprang up and
climbed the tree just over the den and
hid himself well among The leaves lie
had not long 20 wait for the denoue-
ment. for the tiger soon returned &C.
companied by a tisrcss and a couple OF
cubs Olke a generous and exemplary
husband and father the tiger evidently
scorned to eat on the sly They came
along with many joyful cat-llke gam.
Dol IN anticipation OF the great feast.
and found the den-emptyl Such la
mentation over the lost dinner then
arose as was never heard before IN the
whole animal kingdom: In fact The
tigers persisted so long In their pi,eous
cries that our shlkari began TO have
-sone doubts as to the righteousness OF
defrauding the poor creatures OF their
hard-earned wages but he was pre-
vented from offering himself TO them
In a moment Of misguided magnanlm-
ity By the thought OF his own wife ard
children. whose claim upon him was
obviously higher Al any rate. he stuck
Ii the tree all night. as Il was too risky
20 venture out IN the ensuing dark
ness: then next morning when the
coast was clear. he fed home to tell
me these uudoubied facts.
shall end this chronicle with the
. narration OF an event which might
have cost the lie on valuable officer
N her malesty's forces In India. Al
the time OF this episode. Capt Me
of the - bengal Lancers was on a
visit to a civilian friend In certain
town In Ralputana. On the day follow
ing his arrival he happened to go
for quiet walk In the nclghborlng
country. about couple OF hours be.
fore sunset The place was hilly and
PERCEPTIONS After he had gone some
four or i've miles. he found himself
IN a narrow pathway by the side of a
steep hill II was no moro than a
ledge cut In the hill. and about four
feet wide. on one side was deep
chasm. and on the other a sheer wall
OF solid rock. Along this path then he
was walking. when on turning a corner
he suddenly came face to face with a
hinge tlgress She had evidently been
asleep and was at that moment arous-
Ing herself with a gentle yawn. II was
too late 20 withdraw from the lady's
chamber without observation: 20 the
captain simply stood perfectly quiet
with his eyes fixed upon her-not er-
actly inviting a conversation. but still
IN no way indicating any other feel
ing than that OF pleasure at making
her acquaintance She just continued
for few seconds 10 HEX herself to full
wakefulness: then perhaps with re-
turning consciousness she began TO no.
lice the improperly OF the situation
and resent this intrusion upon her prl-
yacy. AT all events she took few
stems forward and grabbed at the cap
lain with her teeth. Luckily for him
she seized him by the ZAP OF his coat
,ust over the breast, so he was not
bur. BY the blow, But the ugreS then
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Thore IL still one state, Mississippi.
that does not observe Christmas as a
legal holiday. and there is but one day
that Is "a recognized by all OF the
states. and that Il Sunday, The Fourth
OF July Is ignored as holiday In the
laws OF Minnesota, and Arkansas. Ken
lucky Massachusetts. Minnesota. New
Hampshire and Rhode Island do not
recognize Jan. ! as legal holiday.
Memorial day is observed as such In
thirty-four states.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
Meman sle.IInr M,rrrhaum.

The French have produced the most
remarkable kleptomanic on record
This is an old woman named Blde
whose passion for smoking has impell.
ed her to pllfer pipes from Partisan
shops with such Industry that no few
or than $500 were found In her lodg.
ings. All were meerschnums. aud
thlrty-nlne were we'll colored.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
Thlek.shinned Animals.

The whale. which belongs 10 the
mammalla. has a skin nowhere less
than seven Inches, and IN many places
fully two feet In thickness The skin
OF the whale Is the substance usually
known as blubber. and In a large spec
linen will weigh altogether more than
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

MAud-But why have you broken An
engagement that seemed in every way
80 suitaelei Ethel-But II wasn't suit
able, though 20 the chance observer,
who only knew our fortunes aud rellK-
Ion and tempsramenta and general
tastes, Il might seem so. But Tom
rides remkillon wheel and l can't
bear anything but the washtonia, and
We never could have Reseod on a tau
esm.-Judga
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Dick-Dld you hear about poor Klr-
by He has the fever. and his friends
have given up all hope. -Nick-That's
too bad. Typhoid? Dick-No; Klon-
dike.-The Sketch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Electric magnets capable OF picking
up load not exceeding Ave tons arc
used by an Illinois steel company TO
transfer steel beams or plates from ono
part Of the shop 10 another.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Carrie Did John come mp very close
10 youwhcn he proposed? MAXWELL,
| hope YOU don't think he went across
the street and shouted his love over TO
me.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

The ballet Is said to have been in
vented BY the Duchess OF Maine In
Paris.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24
TIGER ADVENTURES.

KNEW an old shi-
kari. W h O Ia d
fought many a bat
tie with the royal
Bengal tiger. and
had had many a
halrbreadth escape
from the latter's
Jaws. One fine af-
ternoon. hRvin <
nothing better 10
DO. he went out
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

salt In Ocean Currents.
The polar currents contain less sait
than those from the equator.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-24

Modern prophets should ecniine their
predictions 10 generali,ieg
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh thai
can not be cured by Halls Catarrb
Cure. F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last Il years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga-
tlons made by their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
naliy, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
Mistaking the Bottle.

Every day or so, says an exchange,
we pick up paper with an account
of some one being fatally poisoned by
mlstaking the bottle. Two bottles
alike, one containing some innocent
remedy and the other poison, does the
business. Commenting on this state
ofaffairs, a contemporary says: "Can't
some law be passed prescribing the
kind of bottles poison shall be placed
in' under heavy penalty for its viola
tion ?" Of course, such law could
be passed, but what in the world is
the use trying to protect all the foolish
people in the world2 This will be a
funny world when we have some
policemen guarding the family medi-
cine chest, or gong around warning
people not to point unloaded revol-
vers, the most dangerous of all kinds,
or not to blow out the gas.
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Only one Way,

An exchange says that miserable
impostor is working his game on some
of the neighboring cities, selling from
house to house a salve which he
guarantees to remove warts. All sensi-
BILE people know that the only way to
remove wart is to rub it with a raw
potato, which is afterwards to be
buried by cross eyed negro in the
northwest corner OF graveyard at
midnight in the dark of the moon. As
the potatoes decays the wart will dis
appear. This wart salve put up in
tin boxes, is delusion and a snare.
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NAL by the recoil.

NAL by the recoil.
In Washington, there lived one of
those characters met with in every
large city occasionally, who though not
violently insane, yet is mentally un-
balanced and generaly termed crank.
What the Individuals name was it is
impossible to find out, but around the
halls of the Patent Office he was known
as Colonel Pinchover. One hallucina-
tion which the colonel carefully nursed
was that his extreme poverty was di-
rectly due to the fact that the Govern
ment had confsca:ed 100000, 900
worth of mules during the war and
for which he had never. been paid,
and tor which he was constantly
making claim. On account of his
antequated appearance, he was always
a source of great amusement for the
attorneys frequenting the Patent Office,
and also of many of the officials, who
delighted in inviting the colonel to
partake of liquid refreshments with
them in much frequented saloon di-
rectly opposite the Patent Office. On
such occasion the colonel usually en-
erged from the place as completely
wet on the outside as the in. In order
that some justification might be found
for the colonefs regular visits to the
Patent Office, an application for pat
ent was formally drawn up and exc
cuted by some unknown person, and
regularly filed, for "an improved dogs
tail" The description forming a part
of the application set out that the OBJ
ject of the invention was to provide
device whereby dog could, at full
speed, turn sharp corners without fall
ing, the invention consisting in provid-
ing an auxiliary tail made of sheet
metal and in such way that the sew
eral parts thereof could telescope, and
SO secured to the dogs appendage
that it might be heightened or short
ened at will. From the description
it appears that no prior training of the
dog is necessary, but that from natural
instinct IN turning the corner at
rapid gait, he would lengthen the tail
and SO dispose it on one side that no
mishap would occur. 1t is needless to
say that although the colonel has de-
parted this life, his application still
resides in the Patent Office, and that
the patent therefore is still forth
coming.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
INSTANT RELIEF AND SURE Cur,

INSTANT RELIEF AND SURE CURE.
NO matter in what form or how long
standing, Catarrh readily succumbs to
the influence of that magical Catarrh
cure-Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder.
Volumes could be registered and
written of true and honest testimony
in cases where it has cured when all
other treatments have failed. DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder acts quick
ly, is easily applied, is harmless and
pleasant.-74.
Sold by C.. A. KLEIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27

HAIL DEATH WITH Joy.-"I was a
great sufferer from Heart Disease.
The disease was so great was con.
fined to bed for days. 1 often thought
1 could hail death with joy. No ply
slcian could give me relief. I procured
bottle of DIR. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart, the first dose gave me almost
instant relief l have taken four bot.
ties. I never felt better in my life. >
Margaret Smith, Brussels,
Ont.-73.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
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Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
In efrect May 90, 1897.

TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading POTTS.
Vile, Tamaqua weekdays II AS a. m.
For Williamsport, weekdays, 7.s0 a. m. $50 p.
For Danville and Milton, weekdays, 7.sO a. no ;,
FOR Catawissa weekdays 7.sO. II.45 a. m. 1a.ao.
+ For rupert wSeekdayszsO Il.4s a. M. 1890, $50
''fS1 For Baltimore, re washington and the west via
B. & o. r. R., through trains leave Reading Ter
minal, Philadelphia, $40, 7bb, 11.2s q. M, s.46
7.s1, p. m. Sundays $50, 1855 11.26 a, m,
Chestnut street station, weekdays, 1s5, 541.
s2s p. m. Sundays, 1885, sas p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOOMsBURG
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500
Leave Philadelphia 1905 q. m.
Leave Reading ll.b5 q. m.
Leave Pottsville 1880 D. m.
Leave WiIlianspOrt weekdays 10 30 M, 4au
m.
Leave Casawissa weekdays, 700, $50 a1o a. m.
Leave rupert, weekdays, 7.os. s.as. els ii.ts
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street whsr,
and south street wharf for Atlantic CITY
WEBK.DAYs-Express, 900, u. M. 2 90, 400, 500
p, m. Accom-. 500 a. M. $40 p. m.
. ssGUSDAIs-Express, 81 800, 1000 am, Accom-,
Leave Atlantic City, depot, wExK-p.Ys-
Express, 735, 90, a. m, 8 so, $40 D. m. Accom-
10 a. M, 4.o5 p m. SUNDAYs--Express. asa
T'"' p. IN. Accom-, 7.l6 a. m, 41b, p. m.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
More Asylums Needed.

The Board of Trustees of the Dan
vile Hospital for the Insane will con-
tlnue the inhibition of any more cases,
until the Legislature provides means to
increase the capacity of the instltu-
tion. This was decided at a meeting
held at the institution on last Friday
evening.
There are at present in the asylum
1000, while the normal condition pro-
vides room for $50, and not over 500
patients. 1t has been proven impos-
siole to do justice to the inmates and
the trustees believe it mere folly to
admit more. Under present condl-
tlons it is vain delusion to hope or
expect of the asylum to perform its
proper function of removing or
ameliorating the more distressing
features.
Day after day friends of candidates
for treatment are knocking for ad-
mission and distressing incidents are
constantly recalled. Friday evening
a lady from Elysburg was refused ad-
mission, but there was no room and
it was pitiful to witness the despairing
look of friends as they turned home
ward at an utter loss what to do.
This is only one case of many similar.
So it is with every like institution in
the state. "How shall we help the
insane ?" is the question of the hour
and it demands an answer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
Elizabeth, N, J., Oct. 10, 1896.

Elizabeth, N, J., Oct. 1o, 1896.
ELY Bros, Dear Sirs Please ac-
cept my thanks for your favor in the
gift of a bottle of Cream Balm. Let
me say l have used it for years and
can thoroughly recommend it for what
it claims, if directions are followed.
Yours truly,
(Rev.) H. w. HATHAWAY.
No clergyman should be without it.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size soc. Trial size 10 cents.
We mail it. ELY BROS.
Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
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If you want autographed bonds,
certificates of stock, checks, drafts,
diplomas, or any thing in that line,
the COLUMBIAN Office can furnish
them. See samples.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27

gresslonal Campaign committee to the
thousand and one tomfool stories that
nave been told about the possibility
OF its doing otherwise.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua
North cumberland with T. & e. Div. p. & r. for
Harrisburg, Lock Eaven, Emporium Warner.
Cory and Erie.
IF. HALLsTEAD, Gen. Man.,
Scranton, Pa.
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Wanted-An Idea J, !E,:: r. ,:ss: $? .!ss!. ss3ss

WY. uTeet y0pr lgeas; they may bring you weaIfh
VIII write yOHN WEDpERBURN & CO., Patent IttoS
aSd st y tWsa p for their prize osE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-05

In perforating Harvey treated plates
or nickel steel, oil hardened and anneal-
ed, the shell displaces the metal first to-
Ward the front or face OF the plate. pro-
ducing thereon a front bulge or fringe
around the hole made by the projectile.
This flow TO the front continues until
the resistance OF the flow 10 the back is
less than to the front. when the metal
is displaced toward the back of the
plate, producing back bulge, which. ~
the shell is good enough, is afterward
perforated by the she'll
In the case of properly face harden
ed plates there Is no front bulge and no
fringe around the hole made by the
shot. All of the metal must be displaced
toward the rear.
IL Is said that there is no plate In use
In any OF the older vessels of the Span-
ish ravy which can withstand our per-
fect projectiles, and most of the more
modern ships OF the enemy have plates
which can be pierced easily by our
ships guns using the American proiec-
tiles. Our mills are able to produce
metallic chromium. about 96 per cent
pure metal, by secret processes now I'm
use here. BY the use OF this metallic
chromium the ingots for shells can be
made Of almost any desired chemical