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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

mediate environments az he was a cen
fury ago lie does more thinking than
he did then. and a greater part NJ his
business In life Is left 10 the purely
mechanical brain functions The IN
yentors, always q step ahead Of the
requirements Of the times. are already
NJ work deylslng contriyances 10 sum-
mon absent attention One Of the
latest Of these n bracelet that has an
alarm watch attached 10 H. The wear
er, having an engagement at certain
hour, sets the watch. and when the
time an ives little needle point prlc6s
her arm and reminds her Of the duty
10 be performed. This Is only one Of
many devices for like purposes. PEG
pie want 10 be relieved Of the trouble
u calling things 20 mind. and that "a
one reason why there are so many in
yentlons employing clockwork Al
the patent Office a large class of lnyon-
lions Is comprised under the head OF
alarms these being machines by
which persons who otherwise would
not think are made 20 think. Tho
average Individual Is Obliged. however.
unwlllIngly. 10 get up AZ q certain timc
In the morning. TO provide for this
requirement many ingenious persons
have applied their talents 10 the pro-
iuctlon Of contriyanccs for awakening
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

compared with the invention Of a resi-
dent Of Providence. Il. l.. which pro-
yides FOR the feeding Of whole stable
ful 81 live stock az daybreak w
sleepyhead simply turns ON his pillow
and ieyks a cord. which opens valve
In the stable and lets down the requls-
he quantity Of feed into trough.
There are quite a number OF inVen-
lions for lighting the FIRE In the morn
Ing without getting out Of bed. Ihey
are al operated by clockwork. Inc
newest and best Of them IL credited 10
an Illinois genius. a clock Is set Tor
certain time and when the proper
minute ls reached. the mechanism
"throwg" lever. which draws match
across a piece Of aandpaper and ignltes
the klndllng. One OF the latest patents
Is for a street lamp which has a clock
work apparatus attached TO II. At the
correct moment for which the machine
h set It closes an electric circuit at the
same time opening the gas pipe I'M
mcdiately the gas Is ignited. and II
burns until shut on by the clockwork
% daybreak In the morning In this
way the street lamps al over a city
may be- made to light themselves sim
ultaneously without the Intervention
Of human hands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

A young woman entered a telegraph
office In a Maine town. aud asked this
oposator II HIS line made connection
With Boston. 30 says the Lewiston
Journal. which proceeds TO tell the
story thus; On being answered in tho
Affirmative. the woman opened her retl-
cule. took out bunch Of samples. and
went TO writing. After some dlficulty
she squeezed her thought into ten
words. and approached the sending tn
bic. She laid down the written blank
two samples. one marked "a" thu
other n" and a quarter. The mea.
sage read "sellum 4 sellum. Boston.
Send. express. Ave yards sample a.
and six yards D."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

people and compelling them to arise.
There II kind Of bedstead, for eE-
ample. which holds Us mattress In q
frame that Is retained In the normal
position by catch. AZ the proper hour
The catch. operated by clockwork
mechanism, loses Us grip, and the mat
,ress frame becomes vertical Instead
u horizontal throwing Slccpyhead out
Upon the floor.
There Is another sort OF bed which
lets the head Of the sleepy person drop
when getting up time arrives one end
II the mattress frame collapsIng But
one of the Quoercst OF the patented me-
thods Of waking people up involves
the employment Of tin pan and a
weight hung by q cord. When the
hands Of a clock reach O certain point,
the weight II released. and falls upon
the pan. making a dreadful racket An
other oddly Is a frame from which are
suspended number Of corks. During
the night il Ia lowered gradually by a
clockwork mechanism. until at the
proper hour and minute the dangling
corks begin to bob against the nose
and face Of the sleeper OF course he
wakes up The most obvious advant-
age Of these sleep alarms Is that they
render anxiety on the part ~ the sleep
or unnecessary, 80 far 40 rising Is con
cerued. lie can snooze undisturbcd by
the necessity Of watching himself
Hayseed visitors In the city will In
slst on blowing out the gas, notwlth'
standing all the newspaper Jokes on
the subject To provide against such
accidents. a citizen Of Ashland, Wis.
has invented a little apparatus that Is
intended TO be attached to every gai
fixture In a hotel The breath Of
person who attempts 10 blow out The
gas Tits a delIcatoly balanced cleo
trode and closes a circuit. giving ~
alarm In the Office. Another kind %
alarm. patented by q Chicago man, no
tiles the householder of escaping gas
D n YOU are afraid Of pickpockets, yol
can obtain protection by wearing
small machine that makes big dis
urbance in ease anybody tries to pm
his hand into your pocket.
Even after death you may fin
alarms o service. II q grave robbie
comes along, torpedo placed In III
coffin for that purpose will blow hin
to smithereens. Surprising that th
: disturbance wakes you to life again,
, clockwork mechanism will start a bel
, to ringing. while a red flag runs mp 1
the top Of the tombstone giving no
|, tice that prompt resurrection Is de
sired Speaking of waking up, suggest
mention OF some odd contrlyances "a
4 doing necessary things before gettin
4 out OF bed In the morning One
/. these patented by lazy Nermonte
r enables one 10 turn on the draught
q a stove or furnace. and then turn Owe
q for supplementary snooze. TIL
however, is a primitive conuivan'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

stanleback house. AZ that time Mrs.
Charles Wilson. mother OF the Stat
iieback boys. kept a questionable re-
sort In the four-room log cabin where
these crimes we're committed. Two
girls whose names George Stanieback
could not give. were living there at the
time. and saw the peddler murdered.
They we're threatened with dire ven
goance II they should ever reveal what
they saw. A few nights later one Of
the women quarreled with Nike Stat
feback and threatened 10 leave the
house. Fearing she would betray him
ne seized her By the throat and chOked
her 20 death In the presence OF Ed Stat
fieback and the other woman. The lat
ter attempted to save the girl from
| Mikes murderous clutches, when I'd
crushed her skull with slx.shooier.
The dead bodies we're then wrapped 10
sheet and put under the bed until
late at night. when they were thrown
into the same shaft where the peddler'i
body had been dumped. Then a lot Of
loose earth and rocks were thrown into
the shaft 10 keep them from coming
TO the surface. a. Galbreath's body haC
done Cora staHleback was taken Il
Galena and pointed ont the shaft wher'
the bodies were thrown. a steam punt
was put 10 work and the water pumped
out u the shafts near the stafiebacl
house. From one Of the shafts a pal
Of mems drawers with particles OF rot
ting human flesh adhering to then
we're ished, and a piece Of a woman
waist was also found there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
MURDER AS a TRADE.
Kansas Has q Rival for the BENDER
Family.

Not since the horrible crimes OF the
Bender family we're revealed has south
eastern Kansas been 80 excited and W
bent upon vengeance until the bloody
butcherles committed BY the Stafiieback
family Of Galena wcre brought TO light
By the recent confession Of Cora Stat
febsck and George stafieback on the
witness stand at Columbus. When upon
trial for TIE murder Of FRANK Gal
breath. whose body was found floating
in an old abandoned mining shaft near
the stanieback home last July. Cora
stafIieback weakened and told all she
knew about the murder OF Galbreath
and others whom the family had killed.
George stafiieback. Coras husband.
without knowing what his wife had
revealed. made a similar confession
They said that Galbreath. who had
been murdered and robbed by the Stat
neback boys and their mother was not
the only person they had murdered. but
that an Italian peddler, whose name
they did not know. had been killed and
robbed about two years ago. and his
body thrown in an old abandoned min
Ing shaft about forty yards from the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Raffeiner. within ten feet Of this
statue stands the statue Of another an-
gel. and between the two figures Is
prayer bench. One OF these angels
and the bench had been used by the
thieves as q means by which they could
climb to the box and break Il open, 2 ne
bench was placed across the heal Of
the angel. Then one OF tho men.
standing upon It. broke open lae box
with a chlsel and took ont the money
that was intended for the poor. It n
the opinion Of the police that stelz
after discovering the thieves In tho
church. started TO run toward the front
door. with a view % locking them IN.
Before he could gain the stairway one
Of the men dealt him blow ON the
head and then as he ran mp the steps
he was dealt repeated blows. when
he reached the vestibule he attempted
to protect himself and here he was
beaten into inscnsiblllty, falling on the
stairway as before described
mo murderer could he tempted 10
commit such line for 80 small a
sum as Ia usually found In the poor
boxes Of the church. said one Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

The bobolnk Is a common summer
resident Of the United States. north Of
about latitude 30 degrees, and from
New England westward to the Great
Plains. winterlng beyond our southern
border. After the young are able 10
IS. the whole family gathers into O
small flock and begins TO live almost
entirely upon vegetable food. This
consists for the most part Of weed
seeds. since In the North these birds do
not appear TO modest grain to any
great extent. They eat a few oats but
heir stomachs do not reveal a great
iuantlty Of this or any other grain. As
he season advances they gather into
anger focks and move southwark, un-
n BY the end Of August nearly all have
eft their breeding grounds on their
way they frequent the rcedy marshes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

oenghis Khan. the Mongol Conauerer.
The celebrated Mongol conqueror
Genghis Kahn, In addition 10 being a
great warrior. was also a skllful ruler.
lie not only conquered territories
stretching from the Black sea 10 the
Pacific, but also organized them into
states, which endured long after his
time. The recollection Of Gonghls
Khan, who died In 1927. In the Goth
year OF his age and 52d OF his reign.
Il still 10 vivid IN China that hls de-
acendant alone has the right OF enter
Ing the emperor's palace on horseback
and OF going on horseback In front Of
the royal litter In the professions. The
Dzungas country delned Genghls Khan.
and his remains were placed In sill
yer coffin beside those OF bis first wife
under two tents. Close by are his
golden saddle. his double-bladed sword
his bow and his arrows with their
points placed In the ground. There IL
a tradition that at the end Of another
100 years Genghls Khan will awake
from his sleep and lead forth the Mon
golIan nations TO the conquest Of the
world
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Dabsley Well / suppose your son
VIII soon begin his last year In col
lege' Parks No, he isn't going back
this fan. Dabsley-"Oh. that's too
bad. lie ought TO go through now
that he's got along to the last year.
What's the matter?' Parks why
didn't You know that he had hai a
fever and that his hair had an come
out?'-Cleycland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Dresden, the capital Of saxony, owns
q singular piece OF property morn
Ing newspaper, the Dresdener Anzelgcr.
This daily, upon the death Of lts last
proprietor was bequeathed TO the city
upon the condition that all profits arls-
Ing therefrom should be spent upon the
public parks, as has been steadily done,
The paper continues to hold the re-
spect OF the citizens. for the trust has
been carried out In It's broadcast spirit,
and the power has never been en-
poyed to foster any school Of opinions
social, political or religious
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

district passing near one o. tho enorm.
Gus enclosures built for the purpose.
saw a large herd " elephants feeding
near the gate Being alarmed. native
like. he fred his gun and shouted for
all he Was worth. the herd. equally
a'armed fed lncontincntly into the
kheddah. whose gate stood open
Whereupon the engineer recovered lis
wits md made hIs coolies lower the
gate. capturing The lot That various
ielays gave the elephants time 10 break
down tho ungarded stockade, whereby
the majority escaped. reducing the
Number actually secured 10 TO- does not
affect the capture az perhaps the most
remarkable in the annals Of elephant
catching
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

about the mouths % rivers and on the
inland waters Of the coast region, sub
sisting largely upon wild rice. After
leaving the Northern States they are
commonly known as reed birds. ana
having become very lat are treated a.
game. They begin TO arrive on u.
rice fields IN the latter part Of August
and during the next month make havoc
10 the rlpenng crops. The annual loss
10 rice growers on account OF bobolnki
has been estimated at $4,000 900. In
the face OF such losses II Ia evident
that no mere poetical sentiment should
stand in the way Of applying any rem
ody which can be devised. u would
be unsafe 10 assume that the insect.
which the birds consume during theli
residence Ia the North can compensat,
for such destruction.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
IN TIE REDEMPTION OFFICE.
A clever "Couute..'' who Used TO Rob
Uncle sam.

During the lncumbency Of the Office
Of United States Treasurer by Mr.. lily
att of Connecticut woman employed
IN the redemption division was dlscoy-
cred In very Ingenious scheme for
making a fortune az the expense " the
United States As 10 well known the
department rcdecms o, full face value
any portion Of q bin provided no more
than onc-third Is missing. This wo-
man would take q package Of $50 bills.
say. and would tear q fraction per
hap8 thrce-quariors of an inch long.
from one of them She would secretc
this portion. and IN q short time would
take another bin Of like denomination
and tear Oh a pIoc' twice as long. sub
stltuung the smaller piece from
the first bin 20 as to bring the note up
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
LAssorp A LOCOMOTIVE.
Electric wire EuEages the smokss,Aoh
and Carries on q TlaEman's House.

Electric wire EnEagss the smokestaoh
and Carries on q TlsRman's House.
Llnemen employed by the New York
and Staten Island electric company
we're stretching a heavy insulated wire
along John street. Port Richmond, n.
Y. SAYS the New York Herald. The
wire WA q long one and Il crossed the
tracks Of the Rapid Transit railroad.
A rope with which the wire was being
stretched taut slipped. and tie wire
sagged between two poles, making low
hanging loops between them just az a
passenger train was approaching. One
Of the loops lassoed the locomotive and
then more excitement followed than
Port Richmond has seen In months.
The line men saw the end Of the wire
swish into the air as II II had suddenly
taken wings. The nagman heard a
hiss and turned TO catch a neeting view
OF his little shanty sailing through tho
air. william Anderson was At work
in his garden adjoining the railroad
track. lie saw black streak clip
the tops Of the plckets on his fence
and the wire came 20 close 10 his head
that the wind took on hls hat. An
electric pole was broken down and a
small tree torn Mp. The wire mean
while had caught the locomotive whis-
he. and that was shrleklng. while the
engineer and fireman, surrounded by
the wire. we're frightened but retained
sufficient self-possession to shut on the
steam and apply the brakes. The
train came TO stop within about 500
feet Of the crossing with VS. passengers
badly frightened by the rasplng Of the
wire about the cars and the general din
and sudden stopping. but no one wal
hurt and the locomotive not materially
| damaged
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

A dispatch received here from Chico.
pee. Mass, says that Edward Bethany,
author Of the book Looking Back
ward" and Equality" will soon move
from that city 20 Denver. Mr.. Bel
llamys health has been poor TO- some
time. and his friends .hink the change
will restore him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Burglar alarms can now be attached
10 bicycles. The device consists Of n
bell surrounding clock mechanism.
which Ia fastened TO the frame. A lever
projects in line with the spokes In tho
back wheels to sound the alarm whsn
the wheel v GsSed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Clean blood means clean skin. No
benuty without H. Casrarets, Candy On.
thartic clean your blood aud keep Il clean.
~ stirring 40 tho lazy liver aud driving
ali impurities from the body, Begin today
10 hanlsh pimples. boils, blotchsa, black
heads. and that sickly bilious complexion
by taking Cascnrets beauty for ten cents.
Al druggists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe,
2Jc, Coz
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Ponny-in-thc-slot machines arc now
being made TO initiate bicycle tires. an
air tank being fitted with flexible rub
bcr tubes TO be attached to the valve
In the tire, after which the money ls
placed In the slot and the air flows In
20 the tire, the act Of unscrewng the
tube from the valve closing the mach.
Inc again
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Some Swiss conyIcts recently escaped
from prison, and an advertisement an.
nouncng the fact says that with tho
close-cropped hair, knlckerbockerg and
striped Jackets the fugitive murderers
may easily be mistaken for American
or English tourists excurslonlng In the
Valalsan Alps"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

smith-"What kind Of a wedding
present are you going to send Davis?'
Jones-'1 was thinking Of sending him
lawn mower" Smith-"That's hard.
~ an appropriate gift" Jones-''why
not? He's marrying a grass widow.
isn't he?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
Now nl.s. Nolhlnr to Eat.

When the poormaster OF Hoboken
~ Y. came TO examine a case OF destl-
tuition the other day, he found q new
bicycle IN the hail though there was
no food IN the place II belonged %
the daughter Of the house lie yery
naturally advised the sufferers to sell
the wheel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
coNrENTMENT ON THE FARM,

There Is much discussion AZ 10 the
cause OF the steady flow Of population
from the country 10 the towns and ci-
ties Farmers sons and daughters.and
often farmers wives. look ionginsly
away from their country homes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

detectives. There Is never more than
$50 IN the six boxes al told. That
murder was not committed for lust or
gain: II was committed 20 conceal =
crime"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

There II 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, 1898-05-24
aaotaobs. Cannon 90 Mothers.

The busy mother sometimes feels ~ in'
ability 10 perform her accustomed duties.
Pho feels Inactive, weary and depfetsgu.
llor back, oh, how u acheai when che W.
down she feels ~ though she must get rlght
up, and when she stands, that ehe innst ~
yous ayHtsm has been oVcrWOfkod, " has
become exhausted aud thoTe u a breafing
down. What she needs ~ q course OF ~.
simmons squaw Vine Wine % restore
healthy functional activity aud giVo beo
and vitality " her nervous ~ stem
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
ABOUT THE ELEPHANT
HOW THE DRIVER oEcoRATEs
HIS FRONT.
How = Native Pubiic Works omee' ""-
willingly Distinguished Himself ~
Accidentally Driving whole Troop
Of wnd Specimens Iato q corrAiL

n Burmah the pub
nc works aud 9th
cr departments are
dependent on the
elephant for a large
amount Of heavy
labor By this gen
tie giants strength
man Is able TO ac-
compllsh with ease
that which would
be almost impos-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Agen, OF "Koola Kola"-That prima
donna wants $500 for her signature 10
a testimonial. Proprietor Well,
know that advertising pays-but II
won't pay that much.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

HE unanswered
question In and
around Shepherd.
Mich, Is who
murdered Elmer y.
struble. cashier Of
the Farm ers
bank7" The un
solved enigma IN
New York city h.
Who killed George
stelz. the assistant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
Pad 1a.la ln Az Mnuih.

Digestion IL the grand process BY when
nature repairs the wasted usfne. or tno
body, which, when the indiyidun y ~
health IL performed with great faithillhc.-
and regularity, and without giving rlss v
any dlsagreoable senators.
Indigestlon IL disease which consists ~
deviation from this ordinary mode OF hsalin
and Ia the deficiency or vitiaied chaf ~! yt
those HorrrtiOns Which are easentiAl W WI
conversion ~ food into blood. ~. p. ~,
receive Tor thlsoomplAint u Dr. ". =, si,n.
mons Liver Medicine few doses Of Wbien
will IemoYn the nfenalHn iAaio.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
DONE IN A CHURCH.
THIEVES RIFLE THE POOR BOX
AND KILL THE SEXTON.

The Police say That the sexton Knew
the Thieves and They KILLED Him to
Conceal the Chms-A Bloody Hand
print
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

Tho only way 10 avoid the sting Of
ingraiitude Is TO deposit all your eiit
money 10 your own credit In the bank.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

W ASKING TON
dispatch TO the
Philadelphia Times
says. Psychologists
assert that civilized
human beings are
growing more alb
sent minded The
average man Of in-
telligence today IL
not 10 alert. not 30
conscious ~ Bis in
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

II Is often said that the isolation OF
the country Is the strongest objection
10 Il. Possibly II may be with many
Charles Dickens once said that wnen
he found anything in his own heart 10
felt sure that Il might be found 10 other
hearts. since human natuie II much
the same everywhere. so. speaking out
Of my own experience. say that one
may love his very isolation; may De
glad 10 have a home that Is quite away
from others, where ones very own
may be gathered OF course DO not
mean such loneliness az Is found In the
newer portions Of the west. where the
nearest neighbor Is miles away; where
the postoiice Is further still, aud where
churches are not II Is rather OF con-
dl,lons such a. are to be found IN
our thlckly settled central states that
! write.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

We always feel some hesliancy ia
giving credit 20 a man who talks bust.
ness la an amen voice.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

The sensible man never complains.
II he breaks his leg he Ia always thank
ful that II isn't his neck
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

A pretty woman can't be as good as
she looks
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
HILL. nil, cureiiver M. easy ioAke,
tiOOu > HIS easy tn operate. Is cents.
TEXAS LADIES
Don't Lie.
%AM@H2N,,lk

Quliman. Ter writes AFTER
- years suffering from
Dyspepsia aud sick Head
ache I was cured b. DR..
NJ. A. simmons Liver
Medicine. IL cured my
Husband u Constipation,
our little Gin u Nervous
ness, aud our Son Of Ca
tarrh OF the Bowels. II
cured Ms, Newman ~
Painful hirnatFuafion,
.eyd carried Mrs.. Yields
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24

safely through Change Of Lie " perfect.
~ regulates the Liver, stonlssh NJ
both aHlaok Dfaught" and "Kellina Liver
Regulator did not leave my bowels ~ sueh
good condition. found moro ~ y IN ms
Package, and u only required bali lhe lueh'
tity Tor q dose, and bad rather lal Z. y, ~.
per Package fof u han uaa 'Ssi''hs W