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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22


A rather interesting aud novel test
vas recently made on Chevy Chase
Lake. near Washington. Of an electric
Ice boat This vehicle-slcdge as Il
might be termed Is the invention OF
Mr.. Charles s,ofgea. who entertains
hopes Of It's proving OF greai CONNER
cial value In northern regions o means
OF transportation The model which
was tried Al Washington was but thir-
ty-six inches in length and fitted with
a one-ienth horse power fan motor.
Notwithsianding this fact Il is said
20 have successfully drawn a load Of
80 pounds against a strong breeze The
floor OF the car is mounted on two
pairs OF movable runners which al
lows Of the machine being guided In
any desired direction on the rear OF
this platform the motor Is located. The
propelling apparatus consists OF met
al wheel. much resembling a circular
saw In appearance. which passes down
through the floor Us does the center
board In a sailhoat by means OF set
Of hevel gears the speed Of the motor
Is reduced and transmitted 20 small
sprockel wheel The motion Is again
transferred b. a iiak chain 10 a larger
sprocket attached TO the rropelling
wheel. In this way the machine may
be gcarcd TO any desired speed. The
speed on the propellias wheel IS pressed
into the ice By the weight which they
support, and it is thought that owing
% this Circumstance three or four Zee,
81 snow may easily Dee run oger with q
fuil-size machine. with one and One
half ampcros Of current az 10 volts @
weight Of $40 pounds was easily hauled
BY this little siedge M o moderats
speed. II is proposed to equip the full
ize machines with a hftoen-horse-pow.
er motor TO be operated by means Of
storage batteries. The propellng wheel
viii be ten feet In diameter and three
quarters OF an inch thick. made OF
some non-cofrosiye metal. From the
results obtained with the working mo-
del the inventor confidently expects
u az with a full-sizs machine he will
be ale 10 attain high speed. probab-
~ sixty to seventy miles an hour over
an evenly frozen surface such as a lake
with just sufficient weight TO give the
teeth a good hold on tho Ice. II Is by
no means improbable that high rate
Of speed could BE- attained at times
but II Is scarcely to be expected that
such speed could be constantly main.
tanned under working conditions II Il
thought that some such device as this
could be used TO advantage on the Yu
kon river in Alaska during the wintei
season. but Il Is Mr.. steifgen's inten'
ton to apply his invention more par
ticularly to numbering and similar com
merclal pursuits In northern countries
where no facilities for transportation
exist.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

The decision OF the United States
Supreme court holding valid the Utah
elght-hour law Is one Of great import,
ance to the Industrial and labor In
terests OF this country. Il Is contrary
to the reasoning OF most Of the state
Supreme courts upon cases involving
similar points Of constitutional law.
The Illinois Supreme court. more than
others. perhaps. has freely nulllhed
labor legislation on the ground Of lts
interference with the provision OF the
constitution which stlpulates that no
person shall be deprived OF life. liberty
or property without due process Of Law.
So strict have been some OF the state
courts in holding that the legislature
could not interfere with a persons
right to contract for the disposition OF
his labor that worklngmen had begun
10 despair OF relief from certain griey-
Gus evils. The decision Of the Federal
Supreme court In the Utah case will
revive hope again In the efficacy OF
legislation as means FOR improving
conditions under which worklngmen
labor. II must have a llberallzing ef-
feet upon the rulings Of lower courts.
The Federal Supreme court distinct
iy avoided passing upon the validity Of
elght-hour laws In general but II sus-
tained the Utah law as a proper exer-
else OF the police power. That act lin
tied the hours Of workmen employed In
mines and In smelters to eight day.
Its justification is that labor under
such conditions Is so unhealthful that
workers, for their own good. should not
be permitted 10 work longer hsurs.
The position Of the Illinois Supreme
court upon such legislation Is sicclnct-
ly stated In the following excerpt from
the opinion in the case Of Richie vs..
the people:
THE police powers Of the state can
only be permitted 10 limit or abridge
such a fundamental right as the right
to make contracts when The exercise Of
such power Ia necessary 10 promote
the health, comfort. welfare or safety
OF society or the public; and II Is ques.
tionable whether Il can be exercised "a
prevent injury 10 the individual en-
gagged In a particular calling"
This extract Is from the opinion In
the case brought TO test the validity oN
the act Of 1898. the object Of which wal
20 limit the hours Of women IN fac
tories and workshops TO eight day
In declaring invalid this statute the II
linols Supreme court went further thar
Was necessary TO establish the proclsl
point IN question and took q posltloi
tho reverse Of that now enunciated b!
tho Federal court II cited from tn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
AT MONTE CARLO.
HAS OTHER ATTRACTIONS
THAN GAMBLING.
~ 4. MeiI-ooverned. Modern and Healthy
Living T. Very Cheap In the Little
PriReipsslty Oosernor and the
Government.

IAN the world comes 10 Monte Car
TO-" IL the saying that passes In the
principally when acqua.ntances from
distant parts u the globe stand side hy
side. The great magnet Is undoubied-
~ the famous gambling tables. but
aside from that attraction the place Is
o. unique interest. Numbers Of peo-
pie. coatent 10 watch the passing show.
go there from year 20 year. without
ever laying a sou on the tables They
80 rather for the sunshine the beauty
and the good government that is to be
found there.
The principally Is but six miles
square, and has a population Of between
s.Oo0 and 5000 Il lies especially
within the suns good graces. while the
peculiar elf formation tempers the
high winds that sweep along the RI
yiera. As a health resort Il is one Of
the best In Europe
No strangers and few OF It's inhabi-
tants remain at Monte Carlo during
the summer. as Il Is too warm: the
time Is therefore used to renoyate and
prepare Tor the winter season. Early
In June the grass Is turned up and al
lowed 10 remain 30 until the first Of
October. when the seed is sown. IN
two weeks time the gardens are like
the soitest velvet The tropical plants
grow vigorously. and Il Ia unusual "a
see the leaves spotted or discoloFed
Nothing Is ever allowed to decay II
Monte Carlo; old buildings are modern
ized and the parks. drainage and street,
are kept In a state % perfection.
In fact. IL Is estimated that OF th'
ei.000.OOO revenue derived from the "a
bles. 100000 Is paid back annually u
improvements. This year the coacer
stage has been enlarged. and a new
cafe de Paris built At present al
electric tramway Is being laid in Mont'
Carlo by an American company, an'
the expense OF this enterprise ls TO h
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS TO
UNION woRKMEN.
American Goods Of All klnds find
Ready sale IA Europe somewhat Of "a
Revelation The supreme Court Not In
Contempt with Labor la Utah Ease.


he was a most agreeable man.
10 anybody had "a plan.
He'd say. IN help you an ! can.
Hc'd promise ihi7 he'd promise that
Nor was boz talking through HE hat'
iie really meant H. plain and fiat
$50 matter what fellow scheme
rhls most agreeable man would seem
10 think 10 just CREME de Ia creme.
40 person seemed 20 he afraid.
The hirh or low the gay or stnid,
an ran 10 him TO seed bis aid.
And an DTS praises loud did sinr.
Ills name was fairly On the wins
Aud set De- never dld "a thlng'
The people wondered that he could
Find time for so much that was good
Ills plan they never understood.
but since De- undertook so muchs
Became sort 90 human crutch-
an martelcd az hls wondroua touch
Aud when Dee came Co die hls plan
Had worked Hs only best schemes can.
HIS ncighhors mourncd "a useful man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

X. A. O. asks what II any is the
advantage Of an iron over
wooden ship and II they are
safer or stronger Answer. An
authority on shlpbullding says that
an iron ship weighs q per cent less
than a wooden one. and will carry no
tons Of cargo for every 100 tons carried
By q wooden ship OF the same limen
sions both being loaded q the same
lrauRht Of water Wooden ships be-
come In time more or less water-soak-
I'd. aud are In consequence much hoa.
yier when they are old than when they
are new Wooden ships become worm
eaten. and rotted and the bolts may
work loose In the wood. Iron ships
rust and corrode The fact that almost
All u the newest and best ships are
made of metal Is the very best eyi-
dence Of the superiority Of this ma
torial for such a purpose.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
: same feeling Of freedom and safs

the same feeling OF freedom ana safe
..
The town Is well poIioed and lighted.
and a woman can walk about az II
O'Clock al night as unhesitatingly as In
the early morning. During the last
i've years the Monte Carlo papers have
not mentioned one suicide or that any
thing exciting has taken place at the
Casino TT to read the papers in Am
erica. oNAfrica. one would suppose the
poor Monegssques had a particular pen
chant in that direction.
The present casino OF Monte Carlo
was started by Francois Blanc Of HON.
bourg about is63. under the reign nf
Charles III OF Monaco. II Is exclusively
for strangers. The Monegasques or.
In fact. any one that earns his liveli-
hood In Monaco. Is not allowed to 90
TO the Casino but one day In the year
November 10. the fete OF Prince Albert
On this day the trades people may en-
ter the playrooms: u Is also the only
day IN the year tha, the Casino closes
at o'clock in the afternoon. The bank
spares no expense IN Nominations and
fireworks to make the princes birth
day the gayest fcte Of the year. and q
Is greeted with Joy by every true Mon
egasQue Sometimes q tradesman thai
has the passion for play will enter th'
rooms on that day With his entire saw
ings OF the year. that he may try ht
luck at the temple OF fortune
Strangers are given cards Of admls
sion TO the Casino with the simple re-
quest that they may be renewed az th
expiration OF certain time The.
have access 10 the concerts. the readlnl
rooms and the play rooms. Whel
neither the opera nor theater are a
Monte Carlo. for which one must "a
from 10 francs mp. according TO the tai
ent. there are generally two free con
certs a day. In fact there are l25 mu
slcians employed by the Casino. Tn
reading rooms are lighted by electric
ity and oil lamps. There are sixteel
writing desks abundantly supplied wi
the Casino stationary and the table
are covered with the daily newspaper
IN an the languages OF Europe beside
the magazines aud weekly papers Of q
nations
In the play rooms the saying Is thl
J one never knows how much the re.
Of the world CANDLES until he goes I
Monte Carlo. and no other place whel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

.ouls Halle g. back from England
with 100000 worth Of orders for
American goods. as the result OF ten
weeks work. says the Chicago Times
Herald. lie says that the selling Of
Yankee products In the mother coun-
try Is as easy as the showing Of the
Gods. and that the prices current In
the United States are from 10 10 Is
per cent lower than In England. despite
the fact that American wages are much
higher
II seems TO me that one Of the main
reasons for the improvement IN the
times Is due 20 the vas, Increase oi
expectations" said Mr. Halle. Il was
amazed at the success / had Boz selling
goods made In Chicago and the east.
The English are crazy after our wares
The manufacturers there are quickly
learning they cannot compete with the
United States shops We can under
gcll them on the very things they hato
been shipping here for half a century.
The English buyers Insist ON having
American goods. and there are many
signs that the United States Is rapidly
. becoming master Of the world In mat
tiers Of commerce. This Is the reason
for much OF the foreign legislation
which IL aimed against American In
/ dustry and imporiations from America
This demand for American goods Is
not confined to any one line. My or
I ders embrace at least dozen diferen'
varieties and include leather goods
carriages and wagons. hardware. bras
bedsteads. furniture. essential oils, irof
and brass rivets and buttons. anC
canned fruits. The expectation busi
ness Of this country is only In Us In
fancy. and the tide of sales abroad hai
lust set In. This Is to be the saliva
tlon OF the country. We have beei
manufacturing more than we coul'
consume. The creation Of a great out
let into England and the continent vii
open all the mills and put all tn
idle az work.
England Is looking more and nor
to America for rs largest supplies II
food products. am planning TO shi
a load OF fresh fruit next month-th
Grst consignment OF the klni-to l.iy
erpool The ship will be loaded wit
bananas. oranges, pineapples. and th
like. visited Manchester. Lyerpoo
Birmingham. Glasgow and other port
Of Importance. and ! want TO tell th
manufacturers OF the United state
that all they have to DO TO sell thel
goods on the other side is 10 shot
them. They can get the same price
that they do at home and Btill beat Oh
English competitors by a good margin
The same feeling concerning Amer
can goods Is spreading through Par
and France. We can beat them In Oh
cost price because We have the bei
machinery on the globe, and our labC
IS more intelligent and works und,
higher inspiration"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
Tonrtren Ihnn.and I.lnnd..

Aff"ht"atAAA
The Maldiye archipelago. lying In the
Indian ocean. several hundred miles
southwest OF the southern point OF Hin
doostan. although containing inhabit-
ants. does not frequently see visitors
from the civilized world. Such a Wis
itor has recently described these ISL
ands In an Austrian geographical PEE
riodical They number. II appears, not
less than 1900. and are all composed
Of coral rock. Few Of them rise more
than seven or eight feet above sea
level. although they contain cocoanut
palms and other forms Of vegetation.
Hundreds OF little islands. ranged
round in a circle. with narrow and
shallow channels between form atolls,
or rings. having quiet water within.
Occasionally an individual island II
found In the form Of a ring. with a
smooth lake enclosed In lis coral en-
brace
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

gzte-. wAsrk vss ia Zee, long forty
sin high and forty-two broad. and
which. together with the car suspend
ed beneath n. weighed $40 pounds.
was driven rapidly through the air
after having risen to a height OF 500
feet The accident that terminated the
experiment is ascribcd 10 the fact that
the inventor Of the balloon, Herr
Schwartz. had died suddenly before tho
trial trip. and those who took charge
Of the work were comparatively mex
perienced. and left ont some OF the
apparatus which he had deemed essen
tial Another ship 6 10 Be constructed
and the cxperimen, repeated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

The American Biscuit company at
Cincinnati has discharged all union
employees.
In the recent English elections John
Burns was returned to parliament from
Battersea
All reports from Canada show the
dominion TO be- more prosperous than
for many years
r. v Powderly. though IN Once ia
months. has never been confirmed as
commissioner of immigration.
The iourneymen tallors Of Chicago
have declared war on the sweatshops
and are preparing 20 lnaugurate g
strike against them
\ peculiar feature OF the labor CUES
ton In Japan u that with the introduc-
tion OF labor-saving machinery great
advances have been made In wages.
The Ohio legislature has passed
bill providing that no boy under the
age OF i6 shall be employed In factories.
workshops. mercantile or other estab-
| lishments.
The striking employees Of the Wheel
or shipyard at bay city insist on be-
ing paid the scale Of 1895 That. II
memory has not failed. was a Demo.
cratic year
The horses OF German cavalry regi-
ments are 10 be shod with paper shoes.
recent experiments a. 10 their durabll-
ity and llghtness having proved very
satisfactory.
The consumption Of whisky per per-
son last year was less than Ia any year
since record has been kept-lS70
The consumption OF beer per capita
was three times what II was In 1867.
In the United States 100000 farm
hands raise half as much grain as
66,0O0.OOO In Europe Thus the use OF
proper machinery makes one farm Ia
borer In the United States worth three
In Europe
A national labor congress will be
feature Of the Omaha exposition. Rep.
resentatiyes Of organized labor from
all parts Of the Union viii be present
and much good will undoubtedly come
from the sessions.
England has imported $4,000 worth
Of bicycles and exported t2.S05 900
worth during the nrst three months Of
this year. the FIRST year In which ac-
count has been taken month by month
OF the trade IN wheels at the custom
house.
Prof Forbes. the electrician. who
has been examining the cataracts OF
the Nile finds that they can provide
enough power to pump the river water
upon the fields and to supply motive
power to the railways and to factories
at distance.
The census Of strikes In France dur
ing 1897 gives a total Of i76 strikes, In
which we're involved i9.SH persons.
The alleged cause In most instances
was a demand for an increase of wages,
shorter working hours cutting much
smaller figure In France than in Great
Britain. The hours OF working day
are not NO much n matter Of consIdera-
ton In continental Europe whore work
II less arduous, and race-vivacity il
less sparlng OF the clock after the SUI
has set. IL seems from the figures
that stubbornness Is not a salient fea'
mre In Gallic strikes. And Il Is also q
be noticed that success IN these In
dustrlal reprlsos "a Of the small order
variety. Not les8 than 60 per cent
were utterly ahortlye 30 per cent wer'
settled by compromises. and only u
: per cent. secured The plum they souge
} 10 reach.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

Vice President Schoonmaker OF the
Pittsburg a Lake Erie railroad has
private car which Is Cited up Ia
novel manner. All It's chair cushions
AID bed mattresses are constructed on
the pneumatic principle. Al night the
seat cushions are emptied % air. fold
ed and packed snugly away. and the
larger cushions for the beds are
brought out Of their place Of conceal
ment In the sides Of the car. and pump
cd full II Is said that these pneu-
matte cushions greatly reduce the Jar
OF a railway journey. and that In time
they may cause revolution in the
building OF palace and sleeping cars.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

gambling Is sanctioned Is so well con
Quoted No smoking. eating or drink
ing Is allowed. and for the slightest
disturbance one would have his card
Of admission taken away. The bank Is
a stock company with a capital OF fi5.-
100000. The stock sells quite high. II
is a common error 20 think when the
bank Is spoken Of as being broken that
the whole company has come to griai.
while In reality Il Is simply one table
that has run out OF funds and must
suspend payment until il has sent Tor
more money A little black flag Is
raised by the table when the bank Is
broken.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

Water Bou. at Diaerent Temperature.
Water boils NJ different tempera-
lures. according 10 the elevation above
the sea level. In London water bols
practically at 2i2 degrees Fahrenheit:
at Munich. In Germany. 2o0h degrees.
at the City Of Mexico. at 200 degrees.
and In the Himnlayas at an elevation
Of $4,000 feet above the level of the
sea. at $50 degrees These differences
are caused by the varying pressure of
the atmosphere at these points. In
London the whole weight of the alr has
TO be overcome In Mexico. 1908 feet
above the sea. there are 1000 Zee. less
Of atmosphere 10 be resisted. and con.
sequcnily less heat Is required. and
boiling takes place NJ lower temper.
AZURE. Boiling water therefore. is not
always equally hot
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

\ motor. or power producer. operated
By the waves OF the sea has been re-
Gently successfully tried In England
II resembles great steel buoy. 4
long. hollow spindle Is maintained In
a vertical position. Near Ne lower end
IL a platform which. being far beblow
the surface Of the water. tends 10 re-
slst any vertical displacement. An
annular float surrounds the spindle
and rises and falls with the waves.
Thus pump-likc action is produced
between the moving foat and the re.
latiyely stationary spindle, and this Is
utilized to produce power In re-
cent experiment large stream Of wa
ter was thrown across ships deck.
II Is proposed 10 mount a complete
electric plant upon such a wave motor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

The ema,ional lilteFatem has JUS,
written a piece OF which he was very
proud. The editor looked Il over and
then said
DO you Candidly think such opinions
ought TO so into cold type"
II don't know much about the prac.
IDEAL work Of printing. was the reply
but ! don't believe Il makes any AT
ference. Even n the type h. cold
guess that article will take the chill N
h. - WashIngInn slnr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

Waiter-"Do you wish oysters on ;ho
half shell?"
Uncle Wheatcrop DO they cost any
more with the whole SHELF"
Walter Certainly not"
Uncle Wheatcrop give me
them with the whole sbcu bg0sh -
Truth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
Convenient Pile.

To facilitate holding In order. com
pactly placed and readily accessible.
letters. bills. general Office documents
ETC.. the simple and comparatively In
expensive derice represented In the ae-
companylng illustration has been pat
onted Supported on the end uprrlghts
"a a removable rod. the ends Of which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

sipsmith drdiusntly) GumEhsw
called me q fool again lavst night"
Afk.ns-"Whsi d.l sou do about ltY'
sansmith-"By JaWvci took him
down don't you SNOW hy awskIng him
why he didn't say something orlslnali'
Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

An air-ship. constructed on the prln.
cinle OF a balloon but CON
sistlng entirely OF aluminium.
vas tried under the l.rec-
tion Of officers OF the German army
Although the ship was wrecked by Doe.
ing too suddenly brought down ta
earth. iis trial Trip established ODE fact
That a balloon composed Of aluminium
Instead 81 silk can not only be made
10 fl1o. but also 10 carry up CONSIDER
able weight with o. hy means o. drlv-
ing apDaIatas. ils immense hollow Cy-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

First Tomcat-How did you feel
when the brick struck you? Second
Tomcat-My past eight lives rose up
before me in second!-London Ora
phic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscoV-
cry AND INVENTION.

Al Electric lee ne.t-Aa Insentioa
That May ne Used for Transport.sIon
-rhe New Wave sioto. Do Islands
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