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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01

The Maryland terrapin is at last to
have some of the protection to which he
is richly entitled. The Maryland Game
and Fish Protective association has pre-
pared a bill which will undoubtedly be
passed by the legislature this winter
making it unlawful to catch diamond
back terrapin measuring less than five
inches on the under shell. A careful in
vestigation made by subcommittee of
Eastern Shore fish experts shows con-
clusfvely that large numbers of small
terrapin are annually destroyed by be-
ing confined in ponds during the sum-
mer. The diamond-back terrapin are
rapidly disappearing, and it is evident
that without a closed season they will
soon disappear. All efforts to raise them
in confinement have been utter failures.
and the present system of fencing them
in ponds merely results in large num-
bers of small, understood terrapin be-
ing caught in the summer and held in
unhealthy confinement, where a large
percentage dies. The bill, therefore.
makes it unlawful to catch terrapin of
any size or to conf1ne them in ponds
between April and November 1.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01

The report Of the commissioner Of in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 shows that the United
States manufactured 4.04s, 463, 306 cigars,
= qsz7s444, 232 cigarettes, 1853, 1897 1907 pounds
Of plug tobacco, H. ISL, $50 pounds Of fine
cut, $50, 5S4, 1884 pounds Of smoking tobacco
and 12,T666,s19 pounds Of snuff. This
would have supplied every man. woman
and child in the country, counting out
population as 100000, with fifty-four
cigars, sixty-six cigarettes, a little ever
two pounds Of plug and fne-cut tobac-
go, one pound and an ounce or two of
smoking tobacco and about one-sixth of
pound Of snuff. Quite enough for
most Of us.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01
Jubilee year has witnessed a great

-
Jubilee year has witnessed great
swelling Of the British peerage. The
new book Of peerages just issued, shows
no less than five hundred and thirty
new names added during the past year
as privy councillors, peers. baronets,
and knights Of the various orders of
chivalry. The extent Of this addition
will be realized when it Is taken into
consideration that the number Of Eng
1ish titles legally borne, and exclusive
OF what are known as courtesy titles,
do not exceed two thousand all told
for the immense British empire, with it's
population of nearly 100000, 900 subjects
of Queen Victoria.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01
FIN BROWN. DIS. GAMBLE.
F. NJ. BROWN & co.
D. S. GAMBLE.

Good bye, Old Year,
With thy long list Of good and ill;
More sunshine came than rainy days.
with all thy faults we love thee still"
And welcome, New Year!
Ring, happy bells With hope elate,
We wish you all great happiness
All through the New Year SO.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01

The report that BOSS" Shepherd is
dying in Mexico has revived some of
the questions about his character and
career. Twenty-three years ago, when
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 10
CENTS A WEEK, so CENTS A MONTH. SO FOR
SIX MONTHS. SO YEAR. The SAME TERMS
by MAIL
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01

TtIECAkRINGToNP UBLISHINGC CO.
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
shakInE manda

Men shake hands with strangers OF
their own sex with far greater readl-
ness than do women. Two men. on be-
ing presented TO one another will fire.
quently extend the hand In a grasp
Of greeting. which gives opportunity 10
form a general idea OF each others
makeup. and know whether they are
attracted or repulsed. Occasionally
there Is a man with SUFFICIENT good ma
ture and courage to refuse another
mans hand without causing oifense.
There are men who have been 80 I'M
pressed with the discoveries OF bac-
teriology that they maintain hand,
shaking to DO the cause Of dlssemln-
alton Of disease germs. The bare hand
comes In contact with inuumerable
germs looking for pasturage on some
vulnerable spot Of our anatomy. A cut
or abrasion on tho hand leaves n door
open for the admission 81 the enemy
Therefore Il Is with reason that men
argue against promiscuous haud-shak-
ing ont OF The home, among the men
met In business life. Science long ago
frowned upon the practice Of promlscu-
GUS kissing. which PREVAILED among
women. L. the ungloyed hand shake
also doomed?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

A tombstone has just been erected
in the cemetery IN Lincoln. Kas.. which.
for unique design and applicable IN.
scrlptlon, probably has no equal In this
country. James Jacobs. "A Lincoln
butcher died In 1881. His father. Hen.
ny Jacobs. Is a very eccentric fel.o
The old gentleman several months ago
concluded 10 erect suitable tomb
stone over the grave OF his son James.
lie wanted something out OF the or
binary. lie remembered that James
was OF a rowing disposition. so he had
stone cut In the shape Of an old.
fashioned travelling satohel. On the
plate In the center OF each side Is the
name. y. s. Jacobs" Just above the
name is this inscription. Here Is
Where lie Stopped Last" Underneath
the name is the date Of death and his
age. The stone Is white marble and
the base q q big howldor which the
father hauled from his farm md rolled
on the grave.
when questioned as 10 Why he chose
such unique design the old gentle.
man said Wall. Jim. he were a sort
Of a rovin TELLER, and ! allowed that
this design would bout suit him. lie
never stopped very long before In any
one place. But the last time see
him he we're az the grave yard and
ies' concluded that be might stay thar
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
THE RAM IN WAR.
HIGH HOPES OF ITS EFFFc-
TIvENEss.
Formidable Even Against fIsets-Com-
mandsr Wide, Of the Katahdln, the
New Ram Of the Unitsd states Navy.
rhinksIt wan Prove a Great Fighter.

The Katahdln. which embodles the
latest ideas in the construction Of yes
sells Of that class. Is almost as little
Ike the old ram Merrimac as she
might have been II the dates OF their
construction were separated by hun
bred years. The only points they have
In common are the use Of armor, the
employment OF steam and the pointed
steel prov. The Katahdin was the
idea OF Admiral Daniel Ammen. now
retired. and she is regarded as sort
OF monsiroslty In naval construction.
She was built at Bath, Me-. in 1892.
by the Bath iron works. The vessel
mas length on the load water lire ~
zo0.s feet, and her beak or ram, which
Is below the water line. gives her an
extreme length OF about 254 feet. 9th
er statistics Of the vessel are: Dlsplace-
ment under normal coal supply. 2.l55:
tonnage, $50; extreme breadth. 49,
Feet; mean draught. 10 feet: indicated
horse power, 5.O6s; speed. 1911 knots;
capacity Of coal buukefs. 1910 tone.
The katahdin is propelled by twin
screws. Her full complement o, men
consists OF ninety.
The most peculiar feature Of The Ka-
tahdin Is her concealment under wat-
er. Only her smooth turtle back. coy
cred With armCr plate and rurmount.d
simply by a small coming tower and
a smokestaek Is Visible. The tower
Is made Of steel. eighteen inches thick
and unless squarely hit by a heavy shot
at close range is proof against any at-
tack. Aside nom her dangerous
sharp beak Of steel and her covering
OF armor plate. the Katahdin is equip
ped with slight means OF offensive or
defensive ehssacter She carries four
six FOUNDER rapid fire guns, which arg
intended as defense against torpedo
boats and boarders. Her speed is low,
hardly higher than that OF a battle
ship; but with her tremendous momen-
tum and powerful propelling force be-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
WASHED ASHORE

shabby; but flush touched her cheeks
and bar eyes shone with unusual
Brightness.
A young woman by her side noticed
her interest. but did not share II.
Come. mother" she urged. "let US
be going. There Isn't anything new"
But she shook OF the impatient hand.
wait a minute. Carrie" she said;
'just let me rec whether the Presl-
dent declares var or not. See. they're
bringing a new paper now. Mebbe It's
all settled and tonight Fred can 20
down and enlisti" Her tone was few
erish and eager. but the daughter-ln-
law bridled.
We'll. guess Fred won't enlist"
che exclaimed. I'D just like TO sec
him leave me an the children and 20
10 wari"
The old woman looked at her steadl.
ly.
Ellis father left me when Fred was
n baby. and the others want much
more" she said, her voice Qulverlng q
little. "And I loved hlm-as well as
you love your husband-I guess"
Slow tears crept down her checks.
and the young woman patted her arm
sooihingly. Tho crowd had heard and
moved back. instlnctively. to give her
a place nearer the window: but she
was not looking at the bulletins now.
1T was hard to have him 60" she
continued. "but Il would have been
harder II Fred and the others had
grown up and thought Of their father
as a coward They've never had that
10 shame them. And that has been a
comfort through an the rest. When
no didn't come back | felt rs II
couldn't live for awhile. but the chill.
dren was always talkin' about their
hero fnther and how he died for his
country. And II We are poor, that's
something 10 sayl"
She wiped her eyes on the corner Of
her gray shawl and smiled. and the
young woman glanced at the window
IT says our sailors were murdered
by Spanish treachery. mother" she
said; "and II that's so-and there's a
call-I'll let Fred gol"
Arm In arm they walked down the
street. and on their faces mingled the
light Of renunciation and the shadow
Of despair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
cAMERoN's ANNOUNCEMENT.
II Created Laugh, bat Did Nss Inn
harras. buchanan.

VI NNNNNEu n AsANANf -
barra.. buchanan.
From the Washington Star: Colonel
John o. winship OF Cleveland was In
town the fore part q the week. He
called upon his old friend and former
chum. Speaker Reed. and they togeth'
er related many Incidents Of their early
life I'm Maine.
Meeting Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin at
the Shoreham." said Colonel Winship'
recalls the last time that | saw her
distinguished husband. During the
Blaine campaign, In 1854, Hamlin made
a few speeches in Ohio. and when he
came to Cleveland invited him out TO
my home lie was in a pleasant mood
and told number OF funny stories.
One OF them. which l recall now, |
tell In his own words, as nearly as pos
sible.
In 1852. when was Democrat,
said Haml!n. I was announced to adj
dress a Democratic meeting with James
Buchanan at Lancaster Pa. Simon
Cameron presided. The meeting was
held In a large auditorium. from which
all the seats had been removed. The
hall was packed to the door by men
standing up There was perfect sea
OF faces.
Il was the first speaker. and ior an
hour or more held the undivided atten-
ton Of the big audience. Il seems that
while I was speaking several persons
In the back part Of the hall had SUI
fered the loss OF their pocketbooks.
The sergeant OF police. who was In tho
hall. worked his way through to the
stage and whispered 20 Cameron to an
nouncC that there were pickpockets In
the han aud that the people should be
on their guard 20 protect themselves.
Cameron. cf course, intended max
ing the announcement o., the close OF
mv speech. but in the applause that
followed he forgot Il. when quiet was
restored he introduced Buchanan 10
the audience as their distinguished fell
low citizen. buchanan got up, and,
surveying the crowd Of his old neigh
bors. began:
"'"I assure you. my fellow citizens.
that IL is indeed a pleasure 10 return
to my old home and meet you again.
| like to look into the honest faces OF
the people OF Lancaster. A more hon
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

4 group Of officers were swapping
stories IN the lobby ~ tho Geneseo
house al Buffalo one evening dur'ne
tho Grad Army cncamPmcni. The
drift OF ;hc Conversation was upon
incidents which bad lmpr ed tho
narrato5s during and after the war;
81 once heard o. romrEabl, prayer
from an old ucgro. said ore. To
was n the time sherman haa pushed
through Georgia and everybody was
constantly GUESSING him. This old
negro had absorbed the language OF h.s
master. although his sympathics were
an the other way lie was 10 The
midst Of most earnest prayer az a
big meetln'.' when he lifted hs eyes
10 heaven and exclaimed Ia a grand
finale: And now. Lord Dress dem what
dun freed de pc Niger bross dc
d-n Yankees He was In dead ear
nest and saw nothing ludicrous IN his
words"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

hind q sharp steel prov the Katahdin
Is calculated 10 do lot Of mischief
among the enemy's feet The ram
being situated below the water line. Is
directed az the most vulnerable part Of
a battleship or cruiser. where armor is
either thin or altogether wanting.
Commander George +. f. Wilde
Is enthusiastic over his new assign
ment.
Il believe" he said, that the Katah-
din would prove TO be a most formld-
able fighter In case she should have
the opportunity 10 show what Is In her.
she lies under the water, where her
offensive power Is located, and the
small part which is exposed TO the en-
emys FIRE is practically inyunerable.
She can carry 236 tons Of coal, which
would last -four and oue-half days I'M
der fun speed OF sixteen knots. Il
may be- surprising to hear that she
would steam eight miles an hour on q
consumption 81 ilfteCn tons OF coal a
day. bat &; must be- remembered that
3 the Goa. consumption increases in O.
multifold ratio TO The Increased speed
attained. The steamship st. Paul
burns $3.50 tons % day 90 steam a knots
au hour. lu' she can steam ten knots
am hour on O. consumption OF only 90
tons day That is. hy reducing the
speed by about oue-half the c0usump-
! ton Of coal s reduced 90 about one
seventh OF the quantity required Tor
the higher speed The old formula 10
express this which was beaten Into
our heads when We were youngsters Ia
the navy. was Hp equas G. a y3. or v
10 the third power IN which lip IS the
horse power. G Is q constant. a is the
area OF cross section u the vessel
amidships and via the velocity. This
Is the old empirical formula used 10
determine the horse power necessary
10 drive a steam vessel al a certain
fpoed. The modern formula is differ
Cnt. the 80. or v 10 the third power.
being changed 10 VIC. or TO the NJ
teeuth power because present day
ships Of high speed are required to
make % knots or 80.
Il explain the meaning Of the In
creasing coal consumption In this way.
II you should drop an iron block from
great distance above the water II
would be affected by the water about
as II would be by a stone pavement.
II you drop Il from low elevation tho
water moves away easily. allowing the
block TO sink, with only small dim
mutton Of velocity. In the case Of fall
ing through the longer distance the
block IL practically stopped for an in
slant by impact with The surface Of the
water II Is because water Is prac-
tioally incumpressible. and In the swift
impact OF the falling block the momen-
tary resistance Is very great So with
a steamship when Il moves swiftly
the resistance exists In a higher ratio
10 the horse power than when the ship
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
NURsED NO PIoUE.
she Was willing 10 DO Good Turn
for Her old Lover.

she Was willing 10 DO Good Turn
for Her old Lover.
II is not often that an old sweetheart
Is willing to further a match between
her former lover and another girl. bu.
Miss Mary Z. Bailey ~ Cleveland has
proved herself an exception. To her
good Offices James C. safar owes his
happy release from a serious predlca-
ment, says an exchange safar. an ex-
pert matchmaker from Cleveland. sew
eral months ago secured a position in
Trenton. Before h. went there he paid
court 20 Miss Bailey. and they were
once engaged. but after a quarrel the
engagement was broken and Safar loft
the city The fatcs brought him to the
home ~ John Ruth 90 Trenton. One
ol the members OF the Ruth family rs
Bessie. a pretty young woman. and BE-
was not long before the new hoarder
showed more than passing interest In
her and she had no word of dlscourag
ment Tor him. A. last Safar asked Bes-
sic 10 become his wife and she con-
scented. Preparations for a wedding
were begun ana the day fixed. Then
came clouds upon the horizon. A story
to the effect that Safar had deserted a
girl found It's way TO the ears OF the
Ruths. safar was asked II there was
any truth In the report and he told the
story OF his earlier infatuatlon but de-
clared that lis dealings with the Cleye-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
GIANTS OF PATAGONIA.
The Tshucirhes Average Bui Little TN
der six Tsct.

The Tshuelchcs Average But Littlc TN
der SIX Fect.
The tribes TO the east Of the Cordil.
leras Boz southern Patagonia, belong to
Arancanian stock. and are q superior
race The TehuclchcB- they call
themselves OF southern and eastern
Patagonia are The people whose un-
usual stature gave rise 90 The fables
of early days 10 the effect that the nae
tiyes of th.s rcrlou were giants. aver
aging g or 10 feet in height Do 81 o.
fact that they ore the tallest human be-
inn in tic world. the men averaging
hut slightly less than 6 feet, while IN
diylduals OF four 90 six Inches above
that mark are not uncommon They
are In reality hy no MEANS savage but
somewhat civilized barharIans They
are almost unacqualnted with the use
OF firearms. Notwithstanding some
contact with the whites. but they have
plenty Of horses and dogs unsurpass-
cd hunters. they capture the guanaco
and the rhca, or South American os-
trich. and from the skins Of these and
other animals they make clothes and
coverings Tor their tents They make
beautiful "capes." or nantes. OF fur
and feathers, which are highly priced
by Europeans and find O. ready market,
most Of the proceeds being spent for
bad whisky which Is brought into the
country In quantities by traders.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
PIANO POINTS.

Too much pedal In playing. Is worse
than none al ALL
DO not place books or music on tho
piano II II can be avoided Il tends to
deaden the tone OF the instrument.
II you love your plano. do not allow
brlc-a-brac to rest upon IT, It is often
the cause Of an unpleasant rafting
while the instrument is being used.
Never place your plano close against
the wall. II will sound much better II
drawn out into the room. II this Is not
possible allow a space OF eight 10
twelve lnclies between II and the wall.
Cultivate the habit OF listening to
your own playing. Fine results may
be obtained by playing single notes
and chords very slowly. endeayoring
to produce a pure. round and long
tone without striking the keys heavily.
Listen 70 the tone, Speed ia not ey-
erythlng; even In rapid passages mu-
steal effect should DO most carefully
studied.-Phlladelphla Prosa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
moves slowly. thus the greater con-

moves slowly. Thus the greater con-
sumption of coal required.
The Katahdln would be q formid-
able vessel for an opposing vessel or
feet 70 cope with In battle. because
though not Of high speed as compared
VI cruisers ana torpedo boats. no or
t-rary shot can make On Impression
on her. II Is a physical impossible
ity for a projeetile to obtain direct Inn
pact on her sloping turtle back. Even
at close range the enemy's guns would
not harm her.
THE only thing I would fear In an
engagement would be torpedoes. From
the nature OF her work she can not be
protected against these. II would be
my purpose. however. 20 make the
most Of her four slx-poundor rapid
fire guns. and torredo boats might
be afraid OF these. believe these
guns should be kept In use all the time
that a charge with the ram Is being
made"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

Two men living In ST. Helena who
were born respectively In i79S and 1902
are not the only persons now living
who have seen Napoleon the Great
Thomas De Moloyns. who was for
many years county court Judge OF Kill
kenny. who was called TO the Irish
bar In 1891, and appointed a queens
counsel On 1855. served tn his early
boyhood Ia the royal navy. Mr. De
Moleyns was a m.dshipman on board
the Bellcrophon when Napoleon. on
July IS, 1915 after "the hundred
days placed himself under the dag
OF bis country ana was received on
board The Bcllerophon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

An English statlstician has recently
been engaged In an original task. that
Of studying the influence Of muslc on
Tie hair. The investigator establishes,
ia the FIRST place. that the proportion
Of bald persons IS II per cent foE tho
liberal professionals IN general With
the exception OF physicians WI APP
pear TO hold the record for De- .aoss.
which Is 30 per cent Musical COM
poscrs do not form an exception 70 tho
rule. and badness Is as frequent among
them as In the other professions. The
cornet-a-plston and the French horn
act with surprising surety and rapidly
but the trombone Is the dopila;ory IN
strument par excellence. Il VIII clear
the hair from ones head In i've years
This be- what the author calls badness
Of the ianfaros." which RACES with spe-
clal violence among regImentai panda.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21

mind which Is the longest period that
he can abstain from the weed. no sets
the gauge on the box and waits for the
expiration Of the predetermined inter
val Of time before be smokes another
pipe. What will be the next sugges-
tlonl The inventor. so Il Is said. goes
on to speak very feelingly on the sub
Jet, recommending the sufferers from
the nicotine habit to make the early
intervals very short. and to increase
them gradually until the yearnlng for
the weed has been trained down to the
vanishing point.
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land young woman had been honorable.
Somebody wrote Miss Bailey al Cleye-
land and told her the story about her
lover and herself The Cleveland girl
was made Of the right kind Of stuff and
when she learned OF the trouble she
came straight 10 Trenton and found
safar. She told his aflanced and her
parents that be had been fair In his
dealings with her and there was no
reason why Miss Bessie should not be-
come Mrs. saiar. Having performed
her mission Miss Bailey boarded the
train aud returned TO Cleveland and the
Trenton wedding will soon take place.