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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

From the Boston Traveller. A man
well known In State street circles found
himself In front OF what he supposed
was his Back Bay residence late one
evening recently. He had a great
many dollars worth OF wine under his
waisteoat and could not gain entrance
through the medium OF his latch key
Becoming enraged. In a drunken fash
ion. be kicked the door. broke the glas.
and used language that Is UNFIT for
publication. Finally the door was
opened and the owner OF the house
who Is athletic and irasclble. proceed.
ed to kick the State street fnancler I'm.
to the middle Of the street "Wazzer
you-ris-mean-hls?" inquired the as.
saulted party Indignantly. as he sa,
upon the curbstone and held his throb.
bling brow with both hands. "And
what do you mean by trying 10 break
into my house?" inquired the other
man. "You-hlc- house?" exclaimed
the State street man IN bewlldcrment
"How-hic-long washlt you lived
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
Kuhlng In Revenge.

The Jury 10 the case Of John Mcln-
tosh. indicted Tor the murder Of Frank
Pottmeycr at Logansport. Ind. In Oc-
tober last, returned a verdict Of life
Imprisonment the other day after de.
liberatlng twelve hours. The case was
bitterly contested. the hearing lasted
for ten days. and the cost to tho county
IL nearly $4,000. The defendant has
wife and FIVE children He Is not az
fected by the verdict, although he had
expressed confidence OF an acquIttal.
Mcintosh killed Potlmeyer while fren-
zied with rage. shooting him In the
breast with repeating shotgun, and
then shooting and woundlng three 9th.
or members Of the Pot,msysr family.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

keep him 10 provisions. His health
would not peril his doing much man.
nal labor 30 conceived the plan OF
leyying a trlbdte % a penny year
on all of bis neighhors. They laughed
when be made the odd request but
children as well as the old people
readily entered into the pledge and
the news OF the novel scheme spread
Tar and wide The country Is closely
settled with industrious people
Though at ilrs, his Intentions we're to
levy the tribute only on those within
radius Of Eve miles. he 20, 10 going
farther s,yery year and now he has
pledges from the farming people In all
The counties mentioned.
Henllg has just finished making hls
eighth annual tour and Ia IN for tho
winter now, toastlng his toes By the
big logs In the open fireplace and lIv-
Ing like a prince on a penny A year"
Few who give to him know the story
OF his life and fewer still know what
penny a year means to him. So
numerous have his pledges become and
so strung out are they that Il requires
almost nine months to make his calls.
During his trips he averages from 81
to 81 day. and when he gets into
towns he gathers more. lie will prob.
ably average Si25 to the day. All col.
lecled In pennies. The children have
their little tribute laid aside for him
lnd the farmer will possibly give him
a hye-cent piece, refusing to receive
the four pennies offered him In return.
Thus year after year he covers the
100 miles In his course. lie Il never In
"A hurry and seems TO enjoy his life.
He gets In almost 200 working DAYS
and II Ia estimated that he gathers in
all the way from $500 TO 500 a season.
lie Is without doubt putting away
some for the days In the future when
he will not be able to cover the long
string Of miles. lie Ia now about 60
years OF age and his wandering life,
his disappointment In his youthful pas
sion, his sickness. have all tended TO
break him down.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

leeted' In this connection, too, pleas
ant habit OF his fails TO be recorded.
The first few prizemon received from
him a copy Of the examination paper.
with the words inscribed upon Il: TN
memoram-malorlum praeterltorum"
un memory OF Ills that are gomez. on
the last day Of his last session, when he
had probably a faint promonitlon that
ne would never speak to a class again.
with the tears streaming down his
cheeks and his head only half turned
from the class TO hide them. he Joined
in the Aud Lang syne." After an
his friends he made anxious Inquiry.
and II he thought any old student was
lonely In his lodgings In distant town
he would dispatch to him big. bulky
letter, which was as good as a CONVEX.
sation with him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

throughout whitley. Noble. La Grange
Western Allen. Western DE kalb.
Southern Elkhart and sections OF other
northern Indiana counties as the man
who lives on a penny year"
Along In the sixties. so the story
goes. a Miss Van Wyck-probably a
distant relative OF the present mayor
of New York one Of the fair
young dlmsels OF the Eastern metrop-
oils Frank Henlig. as he gives his
name now. fell In love with the pretty
maid. Ills love was reclprocated and
after a happy courtshlp they became
engaged
The threatening war clouds which
hung over Fort Sumter broke when
this point In their affairs Of heart had
been reached and he went 10 the front.
lie was carried through the South. be-
fore vicksburg. over to Lookout.
across Georgia. with sherman TO tho
sea. and finally was brought up
through the Shenandoah valley two
years later lie went through Gettys-
burg and fought a gallant tight.
When llenllg returned TO claim his
bride he found that she he'd married
another and was happily settled In a
little home Of her own. The bullets OF
the Souiherners could not have killed
the inner man more effectively. Rea-
son seemed 10 leave him and he left
New York never 20 return. lie wan
dcred through the Central and Western
States for years. The lne instincts
Of the man became blunied and as an
outcast. an illitorate. be- lived the life
OF nothing more than a tramp.
Ten or twelve years ago he happened
through Hecla and there became very
sick. lie was found lying out In the
cold by a family by the name OF Happ-
man, and. taking pity on the poor fell
low, they took him In and nursed him
back to health. and eight years ago
he returned 10 Hecla and looked up
bis former beneiactors. They had not
forgotten him and offered him an old
log cabin which was Ia a forest on
their farm. lie was ready % settle
down. lie will end bis days In this
unirequented spot
Henlig secured a pension Of SIC a
quarter. but Il was hardly sufficient TO
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

Philadelphia Press A large majority
Of proverbs are OF a satirical charae-
ter and are leveled against women. We
ind. euriously enough. that the seyerest
reflections upon the feminine sex eman-
ate from those Nations which have the
reputation OF being particularly gallant,
notably the Spanish. Portuguese ana
Italian. widows are invariably made
the butt OF ridicule wives are dismissed
with scant courtesy. and maidens are
treated by proyefb makers as though
they we're worthy Of constant suspicion
only.
"A spaniel. a woman and a walnut
tree
The more they're beaten the better stu
they'll be"
"IIe that marries a widow and three
children marries four thieves
HE that loseth his wife and a farth-
ing hath a great loss Of his farthing."
"A dead wife Is the best goods In a
mans house"
Wedding and wlntering lame both
man and beast"
1T Is good to marry late or never
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

armored cruisers and torpedo destroy
ers. The unarmored battle ship. he
asserts, does not take a direct part in
the dghtlng. but is a distributor Of
automobile weapons either In the shape
OF under water torpedoes or OF other
small vessels, which are shot from
guns, and their aerial trajectory being
completed, keep up their motion Of
translation under water
His lighting ship Is the armored crul-
ser. and he holds that a partly invisible
body. with relatively stronger armor.
so disposed and shaped as to make
slight the chances OF hitting and TO defy
penetration. Is the type needed In mod
ern navles. lie says very Justly that
force and rapidly Of movement are the
best projections an army or a fleet can
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

central point. and this will certainly
enhance the precision OF FIRE. as the dis
turbances due to smoke shroudlng the
muzzles OF the deyiatlons which una
voidably result at the moment OF firing
an Individual gun from nervousness or
excitement are largely excluded. APP
paratus located In the firing station re-
Veals at each moment the firing angle
necessary. the angle OF deviation from
the horizon and the distance Of the en-
envy.
by another mechanism. attached TO
each gun. any desired angle can be OBJ
tained. either for distant or for bomb
or mortar firing. and this apparatus ia
so made that the gun can be fired on
ly when the axis Of the gun forms the
exact angle with the horizon necessary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
MOI2IZ STOEHR'S INVENTION

possess. and that the best defense Is
the power OF attack. The torpedo de-
siroyer, which, by the way is subma.
rine In principle, Is. he holds. one OF
the most formidable sea weapons. and
It's only requirements are inyisibllity.
seaworthiness. high speed and "agil.
ity.' or great manoeuverlng power.
Such, generally described. are the types
OF ships. lie finds the solution OF the
gun problem In pieces Of very large cal
iber. which. through a secret mechan.
ism are maintained at any required
range. both In train and elevation. in
dependently Of the motions Of the sea
and ship. The armored turret has. as
shown by the pictures. ga extensive
latitude OF motion. especially in the
horizontal plane. and all the pieces.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

The shortest sermon on record was
preached by an aged clergyman In Aus
iralla, who had been engaged to preach
charity sermon for some orphan chill
dreH. On rising to deliver his dis.
course, he found his falling strength
would not enable him 20 proceed as he
had Intended. 80, turning to the audi
ence and stretching his feeble arm over
group OF the orphans, he addressed
his congregation In these words:
Whence shall We buy bread that these
may eat3" The sermon was short. but
to the point, and the words went to the
hearts Of the people, and resulted in
large collection.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
NOVELTY IN WARSEUPS


II the claims submitted to the navy
department by Mr.. Moriz Stoehr. an
Austrian inventor. are Justified. many
Important. perhaps revolutionary,
changes will have TO be made in sea
construction. Pictures showing the
longitudinal and cross sections OF his
proposed new armored cruiser are
printed this morning. ana when the
oddness Of the conception has worn on
II must be confessed that the value OF
the design as a fighting machine seems
on the surface Of things TO be consld-
cradle The inventors theories. how
ever. clash very much with accepted
notions. and It will be difficult to con-
vince experts that his conclusions are
Just. For fighting purposes he divides
his feet into three types. battle ships
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

ssiing facts and the constantly search
Ing for more. rays an exchange. Fine
hair Il said TO denote gentle birth. and
the amount Of care the nair shows
viii determine the mode Of life. Il IA
also claimed that the closer the ends
Of the hair elHy together. that Il. nat
urally. VIZ ~ ARTIFICIAL force. the
greater ista I tellectuality the owner
possesses. A tendency 10 curly denotes
Inherent grace and a poetic nature.
Straight hair Ia the sign Of a Arm. posi-
tive and practical disposition. Such
bed qualities as treachery and Jealousy
are generally found In people with
black. lustreless hair. The lighter the
hair the more sensitive and "touchy"
the owner generally IL. Brown hair
must be a very desirable thing 10 pos
seas. for the hair readers say Il Is al
ways found on people having in a high
degree common sense. good judgment
aud reason. Red hair Is a sign Of hon
esiy and also Of cleyerness. Nothing
whatever Is said about freaks OF tenn
per a. an accompaniment 10 red hair
Il may therefore be safe 70 conclude
that another popular idea has been
dissolved by the searchllght OF science
and investigation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

together with number OF rapid Are
medium and small calibered rifles and
machine guns. Battle ships are OF ex-
actly similar design 10 the cruisers
but-here Is a revelation In ba,tleshlps
they carry no armor. Their weapons
consist only Of two large torpedo guns
ana a half dozen rapid hre pieces. The
torpedo destroyer, or chaser. Is a sub
marine boat about seventy feet In
length. II Is circular In cross sec.
uon' Is propelled by six screws. and Ia,
very great speed. Its crew will be
four men. The torpedo gun is about
twenty Inches In calIber. and ,he torpe.
do Is loaded much upon the usual prln.
clple. In the sketch q Is the tube OF
the cannon and p the chamber where
the powder gases are developed. At
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
rroNerhs ArnInst Mnmen.

a proyerb Is defined by the learned
DR.. Ray as IAN instructive sentence or
comment and plthy saying In which
more Is generally designed than ex-
pressed, famous for It's popularity and
elegance, and therefore adopted by the
learned as well as the vulgar. by which
It's distinguished authority" says the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Il
has been demonstrated that an acre of
water may be- made 10 yield more food.
with less labor. than an acre Of land.
To clothe an old proyerh with a new
dress. Il may be said that there are
as good nsh In the sea rs ever came
out OF IL. and with a proper organlza-
ton OF the apparatus for fish hatch
ing the world would become acqualnt-
ed with a greater variety Of food fish
than Il knows Of now. and even people
who live far from the water would
have a delightful variety added to their
daily bills o. fare. In Maryland much
anxiety II being felt as 10 the probable
extinction OF the terrapln The latter
has It's uses. but only a comparatively
few would regret It's loss. while In tens
Of thousands Of homes Of tollers a
plentiful fish supply would be a bene-
NJ. II Is 10 be hoped that the FISH
cries congress AZ Tampa will do some
thing 10 educate people as TO the i'm.
portanCe OF our fisheries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

Esquimault, In British North Amerl.
ca Is the only place In the British en-
pre-. according to a recent climatolo-
gical report, that exceeds London in
cloudlness. Esquimalt Is also the
dampest place In the empire. while Ade-
lalde, In Australia, is the dryest. Cey.
Ion Is the hottest, and northwest Can
ada the coolest possession that the flag
OF England floats over.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

ueman owns most unique assortment
OF pieces OF blotting paper. collected by
his deceased father, who was long an
Official OF the white house. each Al
which bears, reversed. the signature of
president from Gen. Harrison. who
died month after his election In isIi
to Garfield. On one sheet the mos,
mighty priced OF the lot the last Official
letter signed by President Lincoln was
plotted before he was assasslnated BY
Booth. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

lower instincts In the human animal.
He bides his time. Then. when they
are no Tar In the wood that a cry will
find no listening ears. he throws on
the mask, seizes the child. gloats over
him. Little Lackyar does not under
stand this strange sort VI play.
Half fearful. he scarcely struggles
when the bigger boy produces a rope
and binds him TO a tree. What fol-
lows has been told In detail already.
Henderson stabs him. and then. as n
in a sort Of frenzy. strikes again and
SAMUEL HENDERSON.
philadelphia Boy MurdererJ
again. not content To- KIN merely.
Indeed those who have talked with
Henderson gay he admits hat eager
~ scanned the features Of his victim
after stabbing him that he might en-
Joy the spectacle to the full. a boy
whose characteristic approached the
normal must have fed from the man
gled body. Not so Henderson. II ap-
pears that his plan OF conceallng the
dead boy was an enjoyable feature Of
his experience in murder rather than
mere safeguard. Reddy's Run. he
knows. lies more than a hundred yards
away through the shrubbery. II IL
probable that ln some wretched book
he had read the murder or remember.
Cd some story Of murder followed by
the sinking Of the victims body in a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

II Is pretty hard thing TO conceal
ones true character nowadays. A new
Fad Is hair reading. and this Is said to
give US away" In an unpleasantly ac-
curate manner. The new science ia not
fully developed yet. but It's devotees
have already discovered many inter-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
Seeking Fresh Field. to Conquer.

From London Figaro: Charming
Widow-"And what are you doing
nowadaysg" He-"Oh, amusing my
self looking out for number one. And
your" Charming wldow-"Looklng
out for number two?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

First lll-treated Wife comparing
notes respecting husbands)--I seem to
have lost all hold Of him, you know.
Second lll-treated Wife Cabsently)--
Yes. he has got awfully bald lately.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

HIcks-see that fool jump on the
train before II stops. Il makes me 80
mad! Wicks-fI'ml what dye think OF
me2 I've watched that fellow do that
for nearly year and he hasn't got
killed yet.-Boston Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

hlc-there?' For four years" was the
answer. Holy smoke-hlcr OK.
claimed the hnancler. have I-hlc-
been drunk-hlc-as long as that?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

Toxic, the capital OF Japan, has
doubled It's population in twenty years.
1t had 100000 In 1865 and today It has
100000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
DREAM OF HAPPINESS
AND THEN He HAD A RUDB
AWAKENING.
Now Prank HsnliE Lives In an indians
Cabin. and LsvIss . Ceat . Year
Upon Hh Nsishbors-A NerT Rs-
mATkabie Life.
Especial letter.

MIN - tANAAtANA 80
whitley county.
boasts OF the most
unique character In
Indiana and II Is
possible no other
state tan produce a
mon or woman
whose method OF
gaining a liyell-
hood is 80 novel.
lie Is kno W n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

Don't try to read Chinese unless you
are a puzzle expert and have no other
aim In life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

the largest firing angle the torpedo will
attain distance OF about two and one
half miles, when II drops into the wat
er, unless quicker fall IL secured by
giving the nose point (al the controlling
effect required. At the moment the
projectile touches the water the steel
case "a, b, c, d. 81 is detached. and the
projectile gives Itself forward motion
at the rate OF about mile a minute.
The automobllity Of the torpedo il 40.
cured by a mechanism which functions
the screw, and this Is so arranged that
when the torpedo hits It's target its an.
paratus marked from 8 TO l2) reverse,
quickly and gives a return motion Of
such velocity that the weapon is clear
OF the target before the delayed action
Of It's fuse Is In operation From the
Chicago Sunday Chronicle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17
HE is A MORAL IDIOT.
The wILDEvEDB ov MURDERER
OF PHILADELPHIA.

rs-ssr,.H. see r.s.,,-- E,-s q p..
generate IN samuel Hsndsrsoa. IN.
slayer Of Five-Ne.r-Oid Percy
LeekyaE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

HAT shall society
do to protect itself
from the moral
lido, aud to pro-
tect the moral idiot
from himself. Here
Is Samuel HCader-
son guilty by his
own bo1stful con-
iesslon Of tortur-
ing and numbering
Percy Lockyar. a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

Presidents signature. ON iIlotting Paper.
IT'S reported that Philadelphia gen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-17

placed In bomb proofs. can be Cred
without the slightest danger OF water
entering through gun embrasures. The
entire armament can be fred from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08

Among the new fabrics shown by i'm
portcr> for spring are all-wOOl, softly
falling materials, fine and light in
weight, and appropriate TO the clinging
folds which are coming into fashion
again. One of the novelties is Sicilienne.
Il silk and wool weave with a tiny silk
cord crossing it, and resembling silk in
softness and luStre.
The trimmings for these dainty woods
folds Of the material stitched. bands Of
silk of a contrasting color, and frills or
bands of black satin ribbon. There is
also a revived fancy for milliners' folds
III clusters of three or four.
An imported Sicilienne gown Of attrac-
tive simplicity III the new burnt-si1vcr
gray is made with Il tunic over-dress.
This tunic reaches exactly to the bottom
of the under-Skirt in front, IN accordance
with the present tendency towards long
slender effects, and Slopes gradually mp
ward towards the hack, where it forms
an open ~boN-pleat. falling on either side
Of the folds of Il circular under-skirt.
The latter is q new three-gOred model.
measuring three and three-quarter yards
at the DOT. Ihe old fashion Of using
two materials, one for the under dress
and the other for the oy~er-Skirt, Is com
ing intO vogue again in Paris, as, for
instance, cloth over silk, and nuns veil
ing. grenadines, and other transparent
tissues with Il skirt of novelty silk be