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srmn,tI,riIc Ink.

Perhaps the most dangerous o. IT,
kind Is one that was described In q
French scientific Journal at the begin
ming ~ lSS3-at least. Il might prove 80
in INSCRIPTIONS hands. II consists OF
an aqueous solution Of iodide and
starch. In four weeks characters writ.
ten with Il disappear. preventing all
use or abuse Of letters. and doing away
with all documentary evidence u any
kind In the hands Of the recipient But
a recent discovery by Prof Braylants,
OF the University OF Louyaln. surpasses
all. inasmuch as no ink al all Is re-
Qulred In order TO convey a secret mes
sage. lie lays several sheets OF note
paper on each cher and writes on the
uppermost with n pencil; then selects
one OF the under sheets on which no
marks Of the writing are visible On
exposing the sheet 70 the vap0r OF To-
dine for a few minutes II turns yellow
ish. and the writing appears OF a yio-
let-brown color. On further moisten-
ing the paper Il turns blue. and the let
ters show In violet lines The explain
alton IL that notepaper contains starch
which. under pressure. becomes hydra
mide. and turns blue In the iodlaN
fumes. II Is best 10 write on a hart
desk. say. a pane Of glass. Suiphurou,
acid gas can make the writing dlsap
pear again. and IL can be revived a sec
ond time. Invention.
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let a man once fall into the habit
OF pottering. or tlnkering at his house.
his body. his character. and always
there Ia danger that he will become
a confirmed cobbler." writes Robert ].
Burdoito. OF The Mendlng Basket"
In the April Home Journal. where
he should rip Of a rottlng roof from
ridge 20 cornice, he will stick a shlng'e.
n plece OF slate. scrap OF tin. amid
ever Increasing leaks. dry rot and gem
eral decay he braces and holsters and
patches walls and fences until hls farm
looks as though II had a combination
OF Saint Vltus' dance and dellrium
tromona. lie thinkers at bis poor per-
ishlng frame with curo-alls and lotions.
pills and plasters. He braces up his
deeaylng virtues with good resolutions
and poultlces his Vices with good In
tontlons. He fences his follles with
certaln-or rather. uncortain--llmlta.
lions. And, after all. he Is the same
old man. Decayed and decaylng. weak
here and warped there; out Of plumb
dlsjolnted and covered with patche.
that do no, renew him nor mend him
at all. but merely emphasize his de.
generation
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

An extraordinary example Of the EN-
cacy OF the thumb impression method
OF Identification has happened IN Ben
gal Some months ago the manager
OF tea garden In the Dooars was bru-
tally murdered. the murderer getting
clean away. as the crime was not dis
covered until some time after Us com
mission. For some time the police
were At fault until Il was discovered
that the murderer In rumaging among
some papers OF the deceased. had
smudged a Bengal atlas with his
thumb. The atlas was forwarded 20
the bureau. where the thumb impress.
slons Of criminals are kept. when II
was discovered that the impression on
the atlas corresponded with the thumb
recorded Of a noted criminal then az
large The man was arrested on this
evidence. and other evidence subse-
quently accumulated to connect him
with the crime.
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specially chilly period being about J
a m



Scientific gardeners have been giving
attention TO the causes Of the destruc-
ton OF city trees. and find that the
presence Of large amount u illumin-
atlng gas in the soil Is the cause OF
the death OF most OF these shade-glv-
ers. A row OF beautiful trees In city
street Is one Of the most charming OF
pictures, but II is one that we will
not long enjoy unless some measures
are taken TO prevent the saturatlon OF
the soil with gas. II Ia the custom in
Europe. when tree IL killed by gas,
TO exact from the company that they
replace the tree az nearly "a possible,
removing the contaminated earth and
filling In the space with that which Is
perfectly adapted 10 the best health
and growth Of the tree As this Is a
considerable item OF expense. the gas
companies are extremely careful about
leakage and the management u their
pipes In view Of the fact that ,he soil
OF our city street whenever II IA tuln-
ed up. seems laden with the odor Of
gas, II becomes necessary to take como
extreme measures lest all OF the shade
trees be destroyed
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SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscoV-
cry AND INVENTION.
A Machine for Cleaning kniVes-Hefols-
ing Marking.Po - Water Drinking
iAi-sympathetIe ink-Lieetrie
Trolley Wagons.
Water Drinking BensheIaL

When II Is considered that the BODY
Is made up very largely Of water u can
readily be understood how Important
10 health Is a constant supply oil TINS
fluid. Many people have a notion tha'
drinking OF water in any amount pe
yond that actually necessary to queheH
thirst is Injurious. and, acting on tnl'
belief. they endeayor TO drink as l'',e
as possible. The notion. however u
wide OF the truth. Drinking freely oil
pure water Is a most efficacious means
not only OF preserving health. but oiteu
Of restoring Il when falling. All the
tissues OF the body need water an"
water In abundance Is necessary also
for the proper performance OF every
vital function. Cleanliness OF the US
sues within the body Is as necessary
to health and comfort as cleanliness oil
the skin. and water tends to insure the
one as truly as II does the other. II
dlssolves the waste material. which
would otherwise collect In the bouy'
and removes Il In the various WI
lions. These waste materials are often
actual polsons. and many a headache'
many rheumatic pains and aches. many
sleeplesa nights and listlcss days ana
many attacks Of the blues" are Que
solely to the circulation in the blooa
or deposit In the tissues Of these waste
matters. which cannot he got rid OF
because OF an insufficient supply OF
water. Water Is accused Of making
fat. and people with a tendency to cor
pulence avoid Il for that reason. bn'
this Is not strictly true. II does uh'
doubtedly often increase the weight
but II does so because II improves th'
digestion and therefore more OF th'
food eaten Is utilized and turned late
fat and flesh. But excessive Tat. which
we call corpulenee. Is not a sign O.
health. but OF faulty digestion and as
slmilatlon, and systematic water drink
Ing Is often employed as a means o
reducing the superhuous iat-which !
sometimes does with astonishing rapid
! ity
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and attached 10 the steamship Oneida
q tia West Gulf squadron. from 1858
20 1865. He was on board his ship
In the battle OF Mobile bay. on August
8. 1864. Al the close Of the war. hay-
ing served In a number Of engage
ments, he was attached 10 the steam
sloop Brooklyn. OF the Brazilian squad
ron. and later vas-a2 board the Kear-
sarge he was pre- 0ted TO lieutenant
on February p. 1867. and TO lIeuten-
ant-commander one year later. and as
signed 10 the Michigan and afterward
10 the Monongahela. He was executive
ofhcer Of the flagship Trenton OF the
European squadron. and was made
commander on March 10. 1882. He
was for a time assigned TO the torpedo
station and also to the Boston navy
yard lie was made commander Of the
Jane town In 1854 and was inspector OF
lighthouses at Buffalo. ". Y. when as
signed to the Asiatic squadron.
Captain N. Mayo Dyer. OF the cruls-
er Baltimore. has had a diversified ca
reer. and has fought his way up 10 a
captaincy. without ever having attend
ed a naval academy. No man In the
navy has a better record for bravery
and daring than the gallant captain
OF the Baltimore He entered the vol
unteer navy at the outbreak OF the
civil war as a masters mate, and serv-
ed In the engagements OF the West Gulf
squadron. For gallant and merltorious
conduct he was promoted 10 acting
ensign on May 10. 1862 and later to
ensign and assigned 10 the Glasgow.
Afterward he was made master and
placed In command OF the Randolph. In
1864. which operated In Mobile bay.
His vessel was sunk by n torpedo on
April /. 1865. After the surrender he
was promoted 10 acting volunteer lieu
tenant and put in command Of two OF
the surrendered ships. the Black Dia-
mond and the Morgan. He then serv-
ed on the Elk. and later on the Stock
dale. and subsequently did shore duty
at the bureau OF navigation. He wal
made commander in the regular navy
on March ~. 1868. While command
ing the osslppee. going from the Mexi
can coast 10 the north. an incident hap
pened which showed his bravery anC
the regard he had for his men.
sailor. in adjusting a sail. accidentally
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25
THE VICTORIOUS AsIATIc SQUAD RON.

slipped and fell overheard. Captain
Dyer. who was on deck and saw the
sailor fall. Immediately jumped In and
saved the man from drowning and
from the sharks. he has done duty at
the Boston nRyy-yard, and has been
assigned respectively TO the Pointer.
the New Hampshire. the Wabash and
the Tennessee. He has been light
house inspector, aud was In command
OF the Marion. OF the Aslatic squad
ron. in 1867 and again In 1890.
Captain Joseph d. Coghlan. Of the
cruiser Raleigh. was born In Kentucky.
but was appointed to the Naval acad-
envy from Illinois on September 2. 1868.
His first sea duty was on the Sacra-
monto In special service. He was made
master. and afterward, on May 10,
1866. was promoted TO lieutenant. and
was executive officer Of the Pawnee
lie was then transferred 10 the Guer-
riere and made lieutenant-commander
on March ~. 1855 lie served on tho
Richmond and then on the ironclad
saugus. Of the North Atlantic squad
ron and later on the Monongahela and
the Indiana lie was promoted to
commander In February. 1882,
Captain Asa Walker. Of the cruiser
Concord Is native Of New Hamp-
shire. and entered the Naval academy
on November q. 1862 graduating four
years later. He was FIRST assigned 10
the North Atlantic squadron. and made
ensign in 1868. and aiterwsrd did ord
nance duty In the Portsmouth navy
yard. Remaining there a short time,
he went aboard the jamestown, where
he served until 1871. He has served
on the Essex, the practice ship Dale,
tho Trenton OF the Aslatlc squadron,
and on two different occasions has
been assigned TO duty at the Naval
academy.
Captain Z. p. Wood, OF the dispatch
boat Hugh McCulloch, is from Ohio
and entered the Naval academy on
September %. 1868. graduating In 1861
He was then assigned TO the Mime
sofa on special service and made en-
sign. In 1871 he was promoted e
Lieutenant and placed aboard the Con
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

Blushlng has often been considered
as a popularity Of the white man. and
has been denied TO other races. and es-
pecially to the negro; but several trust
worthy observers assured Darwin that
they had seen on the faces Of negroes
an appearance resembling blush I'M
der circumstances which would have
excited one In US. although their skins
were Of an ebony black tint. Some de-
scribe Il as blushlng brown. but most
say that the blackness becomes more
intense. An increased supply OF blood
In the skin seems In some manner 10
intensity the. blaekness. Sears remain
for a long time white In the negro.
and Dr. Burgess. who had frequent OPP
portunitles Of observing one on the face
Of a negress. noticed that Il invariably
became red whenever she was abrupt
~ spoken 20 or charged with any triy-
lal onense The blush could be seen
proceeding from the circumference Of
the scar towards the middle. Mulat-
toes are often great blushers. From
these facts there can be no doubt that
negroes blush. though no reddenlng OF
their skins Is visible.
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come. but 10 her. nurtured as she has
been. and with the blood OF kings In
her veins, she cannot see this, but only
the bitterness and necessity OF her po-
sition. the rigors and hardsblas~Gnd
the great and awful need OF struggle
10 keep for her boy that which the
mother and the queen both believe to
be his by all rIshts human and divine.
The queen wanted him called after
his father, put many prophesied that
an Alfonso XIII. would be unlueky Ito
which incident some OF them probably
point now. after the wont Of croakersl.
: But the pope said that he himself was
n thirteenth. and so the queen had her
way. and the tiny king was baptized
Alfonso Leon Fernando Santiago Ma
ria lsidro Pascual Antonio. Al first
the queen regent was not much liked.
because 10 the hot-blooded spaniards
her Austrian ways seemed cold and
hard Undoubtedly she Is an immense
y proud woman. A well-known writ
er thus describes the queen regent:
Neither tall nor short, nor stout
nor thin. Queen Maria Christina looked
10 be a woman who had had her full
share OF trouble In this world. and had
been obliged TO fight for her own hand.
That, indeed. has been her history.
. A foreigner In a nation Of people
proud by nature and suspicious by rea-
son Of the events OF their history. the
new queen could seek In her troubles
but little consolation or guidance from
her husband. but she set herself reso.
lutely TO the task Of gaining the re-
spect and confidence Of the people and
the affection Of the brilliant but un.
steady Alfonso XII. In Ma,
drld Itself there Is very little rea
fcrvor for royalty. but the lrreconcll.
able republicans are few. The oppor.
tunists and the moderate republicans
are In the ascendant. and they recog
nize that perhaps the best form Of
government OF Spain Is q liberal regime
during the minority Of a king. and with
n queen as regent who has made her
self respected for her private char.
aeier. and who does not unduly inter.
fere with matters OF state"
This Ia the mother who Il fighting
for the rights Of her boy as a tlgress
fights for her cub.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

In the Andes. Ia South America, are
some fine examples Of natural bridges.
Nature has thrown two bridges OF her
own over a fearful ohasm OF lconouzo.
The torrent which they span falls down
a beautiful cataract into a murky crew
ice. Al height Of 400 feet above the
foaming waters the two bridges hang
In mid air. both Of them apparently.
though In different ways. the work OF
an earthquake. The upper one Is a
fragment Of the original sandstone.
which must have resisted the shock
that formed the rent. while the lower,
probably the most singular arch Ia the
world. consists OF three enormous
masses OF detached rock. so fallen as
to support each other. the center one
forming the key Of the arch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

Travelling In Africa Is doubtless be-
set with more danger than In any other
part Of the world wild beasts. wild
men. poisonous plants. storms. feyers.
and other sickness combine 20 make
a formidable array. A recent traveller
In GWullah. a district In northeast AZ
rlca. encountered a new danger. Vege-
tation Is very luXuriant and when he
pitched camp he noticed that a mum
Der u dead birds lay on the ground
Before be had tim to comment on this
fact four % the dogs which had been
smelling around keeled over and died
within Ave minutes. Il was supposed
that they had eaten some poisonous
plant: but this idea was dlspelled when
three Of the natives. who had slept on
the ground were found dead next
morning. Then q was discovered that
there was a stratum Of deadly gas
covering the ground. 10 the depth OF
three or four inches The traveller.
with his troupe. lost no time IN getting
out Of that vicinity.
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training or natural ability would be
fate from which any woman might
shrink. Perhaps today she Is the most
wretched and harassed woman In All
Europe. Danger threatens her on All
Sldea No matter what happens there
Il menace TO her and hers.
She Is lighting as the iioness nights
for her cub. More thar her own safety
and life are at stake. The daughter OF
an Austrian archduke. born In the
faith Of royalty. educated In traditions
OF the divine right Of kings. welded
10 q monarch who believed all this
and mother OF boy proclaimed king
from the instant OF his birth-how
could she look on and see the throne
totter under the weight OF the boy
king. her boy. lesh Of her flesh and
soul Of her soul. and not fight7
For nearly twelve years the queen
regent has lived. studied. worked
ruled. thought and prayed-ior her son
Americans may feel that the time foT
doing away with royal symbols hai
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25
A TAcTFUL GIFT.
Rosa Donhsur Receives Three Blg
Polar bears.

Polar Bears
Most Of the incidents Of information
al ciylllty which the Partisan papers re-
lated during the recent trip Of Presi-
dent Faure TO Russia and the previous
visit OF the car and czarina to France
were rather too elusive In matter and
iiorid in manner to please our seyerer
taste. But they have recently recalled
one Franco Russian anecdote. says the
Youths Companion, which We can ap.
preciate-all the more. perhaps be-
cause automatically IL was not Of Inn
portance. During the last visit OF the
Grand Duke Michael 10 the gay capital
there was placed next 10 him az a
grand dinner given IN HIS honor not as
usual a French statesman or great So
cial celebrity but a little, bright-eyed.
white-halred. strong-feaiured woman
wearing the red Ribbon Of the
Legion OF Honor on her breast
She was Mdll9. Rosa Bonheur. the ia
nous artist They became, during the
progress OF the elaborate meal. the best
Of t-'gLus, the duke declared II was
long since he had so enjoyed any wo-
mans conversation. and mademolselle.
on her part. found him a most appre-
ciatlve and intelligent listener. When
dessert was served a double nut was
found on the dukes plate. and they
ate a philopena together, which the la
dy won. What can | give you made
molselle. which will really give you
pleasure?" asked the grand duke. pO-
lltely. Il cannot deny my weakness. -
was the reply ANY little animal
which | can use as a model will be
welcome" Several months passed and
she supposed the dukes promise for.
gotten. when a few weeks ago the phil
Opena arrived There were three Of
the little animals land they were
mighty. white bears. shaggy. huge and
feroclous' Few ladies would care for
such a trio OF pets. but Mdlle. Bonheur
who has tanned az well a. painted wild
beasts before now. was delighted. and
will no doubt do proper justice with
both her heart and her brush TO the
characteristics Of the oft-mallgned Rus
sian bear
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How. TO Induce sleep.

Sleep ensues when the brain Is large
ly denuded OF blood. According 10 the
Spectator" to partly empty the brain
OF its blood supply. to keep the head
cool. the blood sufficiently warm and 20
send the blood rather 10 the lower ex-
tremitles-thls Is the physical problem
OF the sleepless. Il is interesting 10
note that during sleep a great number
Of the bodily functions continue quite
normally without interfering with sleep
ITSELF and therefore sleep Is not 20
like death as some OF the poets have
imagined. Man asleep Is not 30 pro-
foundly different from man awake. the
two chief points OF difference, how
ever, being these-a greater indravins
OF oxygen and exhAlation OF carbonie
acid and a complete nerve rest. The
bedroom and the state OF occupant tas-
suming the absence Of external noise)
are the chief factors in the problem.
The sleeping room should be airy and
cool. never. for adult persona, reach
| lnB nlhntT ttuptlaAeit AhAh w w
grees. though young children need
greater warmth. The head should
never be under the sheets. but exposed
and cool The feet should be kept
warm by little extra clothing at the
foot. With a heavy sleeper there
should be no thick curtain. but with q
light sleeper curtains are essential, as
sunlight plays upon the optic nerve and
rouses that attention which 1t Is the
one object OF the sleeper TO keep IN sus'
pended animation. The bed should
never be between fireplace and door. al
II catches the draughts. and Il Is more
dangerous and more easy 10 contract 1
chill in bed than In the daytime. tn
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wilkins just tell you there Ia
something In this hypnotism It's
true bill and no mistake. You know
links. Well. that man Is q hypnotlzer
"A wonderful one. ! stand aghast
when ! think Of that mans power"
Bllkins-'I never heard OF his hyp-
nothing any one"
wilkins lie has done Il. though.
lie has hypnotlzed his wife
BllkIna- How do you know"
wilkins Easily enough. was
at his house the other evening when
he had little dispute about something
and she let him have the last word"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

An electric trolley wagon for ooun.
try roads has been designed aud sue.
cessfully operated by w. O. Gairery.
OF Reno, New. says Casters Maya
zine.
The system Involves the use Of a
double trolley arrangement, and the
two wires are run about rs inches
apart. and II feet above the ground.
The trolley device proper consists OF a
metal frame with two overrunning
trolley wheels. having locking wheels
underneath, which prevent the top
wheels from leaving the wire and still
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

An anonymous letter recently sent
to Count de Waldeck, who resides in
Hungary. informed him that he might
expect a visit from two burglars who
would call upon him under pretense OF
being insurance agents. The callers
arrived, and were arrested; but II turn
ed out that they were the bona-fde
agents Of New York company, and
that the telegram had been sent by q
rival company In Vienna. Legal pro-
ceedings have been instituted against
the latter.-New York Tribune.
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gress. then on special service. lie dId
duty on the Portsmouth, also on sps-
eial service. From 1881 10 1854 he was
assigned to duty at the Naval academy.
and then served on the Monongahela
on special service He was with the
North Atlantic squadron in 1890. and
was promoted 10 commander in that
year.
Captain Frank wildes. OF the Bos-
ton. comes from Massachusetts,. He
Is a graduate OF Annapolis and served
with gallantry through the war.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

Peddler Madam. am introducing
a new kind OF soap"
Madam don't want Il.
Peddler-''lt costs but half as much
as the old"
Madam don't want IL, tell YOU
Peddler-"And does twice the work
Of"
Madam-"Dont want a. Get out
Peddler-Of any other kind, and Is
excellent for the complexion"
Madam-'How much IL itf
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VERNoN WARNER. AGED 10.

genius. which seems 20 De undoubted,
is attributed rather 20 hard work than
10 q frealush gift Of nature
The little fellow is the son OF Afr.
Harry r Warner, the organist Of the
royal church. az Kew The boy has
been trained Boy a very exactlng sys-
TEN, and the result the critics declare
10 be wonderful.
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The Tyre bird OF Australia Is the
largest Of all song birds. It's name
arises from the fact that Ms tail Is IN
the shape OF Tyre. Besides lts loud,
full call. which may be heard at a great
distance. II has an Inward and varied
song. the lower notes OF which ran on
ly be heard when you have stealthlly
approached 10 within a few yards OF
the bird while II Is singing, In size
the Lyre bird 10 about equal TO the
phsaaant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

ton rubber and are said to put the I'm
ish polish on silver plated knife
without scratching II In the least. The
attachment at the end with the grooves
In II is for the purpose OF readily
cleaning forks and operates In the same
manner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-25

A new marking and stenclllns pot
contains revolving aud perforated
cylinder The perforatlons on the roll
er serve the double purpose % agltat-
ing the ink and conveying L 10 the
brush Motion is given 20 the roller
by a quick movement Of the brush. Just