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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

Some theorists. iadeed. peryerscly
argue that though alcohol. In large
doses. Is doubtless poisonous. yet, be-
cause II Is not apparently hurtful when
taken In small quantity. or "modera-
ton" that therefore Il IN no poison
The same men may In the same way.
assoilzie every article Of the animal
and vegetable kingdoms that Is brought
as panel TO their bar Prussic acid In
full dose will Kill you like a shot but
dose OF two or three drops % diluted
acid taken three or four times a day.
not only DO no harm. 10 certain circum-
stances. but even effect q great deal ~
positive good Therefore prussic acid
is no true poison Ard 10 Of arsenic
Swallow an ounce. and you die In tor
ture. But In Syria. you will be- told
that 70 actually gives. both 10 horses
and men. increased vlgor increased
beauty. and an cuyIable rejuyenescence.
when taken regularly In minute
doses" Ego. horrible arsenic" Is
no true poison Il not this horrible
auIbbllng? Arguing thus. you yirtu-
ally contend for the extinction Of pois-
ons as a class. According 10 your way
OF IL. there can be no true poison. And
verify there is none. II alcohol is not
such.
Adopting the tactics Of the alcohol
lists. we could make out almost as good
a case for tartar emetic as Tor alcohol.
A patient at one time had much too
good an appetite. TO his thinking; he
was getting stout and pursy; and by
no ordinary means could he keep the
demands OF hls clamorous stomach
within reasonable bounds. At last a
happy idea struck him. lie would hay,
recourse to physic. so as TO produce
slight slckness-a morbid condition,
and accordingly a slight dose Of tar
tar emetlc was taken a short time be-
fore every meal. This succeeded ad
mirably; the appetite lessened; the 'toc
solid flesh" began 10 melt. and the pa
tlent was quite satisfied. Now. th'
tartar emetic In one sense took tn
place Of food. therefore was a substitute
for food. therefore was equivalent 4
food, and therefore was io0dl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

The great advantage Of the water
drinkcr. as compared with the alcohol
Isl. under work Is this lie has the
same strength, with greater seli-con-
troll. lie Is ready 10 stop, when neces-
slty requires that he should and runs
less risk, consequently. Of injury by
excessive strain lie does not cXpend
a temporary energy at the expense Of
future exhaustion. H., does not avail
himself Of doubtful and decetful
help. at the cost Of deterioration Of the
blood. and consequently danger to
health and life. lie does not work at
least as copiously and AZ well as the
other, even for a time. and In long
continuance Of labor. he has the whip
hand Of him quite lie obtains his de-
sired end In all respects satisfactorily.
There Is no lassitude. headache, fever
ishness. foul tongue, or aching limbs
next day-eyen after tho hardest la
Dor. All Is fresh and supple and free
Reaction Is real. blemished by no e.
yer; and not falling suddenly and
treacherously away. Il have backed
"a many as sixty tons In a day with
perfect ease" says London coal
whlpper. since took the pledge Blu
before / could scarcely have been abl'
TO cswl home. certain to have lost thu
next days work. Extracts from al
cohol: It's Place and Power" by Jane
Miller, +. II. s. T.. +. II. s. G. IL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

on the shoulder OF a lofty mountain
Your dinner will be cooked by a Hin
doc chef Of exquisite cunning. you will
be waited upon by def servants az
black as night, the table will be deco.
rated with flowers such as no British
duchess could buy, the view from the
windows will delight your eye. After
dinner you Will step out into the yeran.
ia. perhaps. and smoke your cigar with
the roar Of the cascadIng river in your
ears. or fall into a luxurious chair and
read the last novel from Nudes or tho
last batch Of papers which the post.
man has Just delivered Then early IA
bed and early to rise, your bath, your
coffee, and a little fruit perhaps d
stroll In the delightful garden. full Of
fruits and flowers. peep at the com
mlssioner's private menagerle. ther
dejeuner. london Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

san Francisco has probably one Of
the most peculiar thieves IN the ooun'
try lie Is william II kinney, u mid
dlc-aged Australian. who takes any
thing In sight when drunk and then
when sober gives himself mp TO the
pollce. Ten years u his lie have been
spcnt In jall for petty thcfis Of which
ma one would have known but for his
voluntary confession. only a few days
ago he was, released from jail after
serving sl1 months but yesterday he
s.w a nickel N-the-slot machine In q
SALOON. and when the harkecrer's back
vas turned ho stole II aud pawned the
machine '0r ~ cents.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

the elf. where she could hide herAB
and watch for his approach.
II grew dark. and the moon was hid
den behind black clouds. a storm was
coming up: stlll she did not stir: the
thunder rolled. and lightning II, up the
heavens with htful dashes. Perhaps
he would not return tonight. and she
prayed he might not. although Il was
agoEy TO picture 10 herself the lady at
the chateau pleading with him not to
20 out into the night Harkl that was
his voice surely singing softly 20 him
self. and In one OF the flashes she saw
coming from the chateau road the form
~ him she loved. In one swift moment
she exultod that he had left his lady
In spite Of pleading. but the feeling was
brief. for from the other direction she
heard voices. and resiizeI that the evil
deed planned IN darkness The night De-
fore would be execurel unless she could
prevent II. Searcr and nearer they
come until they are almost opposite her
hiding place
Holy aother' what can she DO. There
IL no time 70 warn him. as he comes
/ iauntily on 20 his doom. and she sees
like a fash his mangled form on the
rocks below. 10 be washed out by the
cruel waves 10 the morning: then the
picture rises before her 10 all It's d.
vine beauty her brain Is bursting with
excitement. Unknowingly she rushes
out OF her concealment. and the ruff
fans. seeing the form In the darkness.
/ think their victim Is In their power.
In her frenzy she has gone too far,
one false step and she falls over the
clln: a lightning fash III up the sky,
and there was one shrek as OF a lost
soul - she went over the edge. The
men turn and Zee for dear life, think
ing IN their superstltlous fear that evil
spirits are pursuing them. In an In
slant all was over. and. unable TO IND
the cause Of the disturbance. the artist
keeps on his way home
The next morning the village rams
with excitement. for the frightened met
had confessed ALL and the body Of thu
girl was found In the surf
The maiden had sacrificed her lif'
FOR her friend. and although he neye
realized that his thoughtless kiss ha'
cost her her life. he undertook the sim
pie burial. and placed a white eros
at her head. and he and his beautiful
wife make yearly pllgrimages to tn
little grave Of her who gave her life 10
hls.-Boston Herald.
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majority over the 500 fee. The light
was spirited.
An order was issued . short time
$40 by the United States commissioner
% pensions requiring employees OF the
pension bureau 10 abstain from the use
Of Intoxicating liquors. not only dur
ing ONCE hours. but at all other times.
under penalty OF dismissal from .he
service.
In bis annual report Secretary FitG-
gerald Of the Illinois Liquor Dealers
Protective Association stated that the
late campaign was disastrous to slloon-
kccpcra Out OF GOO faloonkespcrs ia
Chicago. 1900 have gone out - busi-
ness. And the Illinois association had
lost 800 members. lie also said more
than 1000 restaurants. department
stores and dlsorderly houses In Chi
cago were selling liquor without a
state License.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

a thicket. from which there would i'm
mediately issue the real cries OF
bird on which II had seired. The
butcher bird SEEMS TO entertain a par
ticular hatred 10 Gagged birds. darting
toward them with great fury. and II
unAbls to reach them. dying about the
cage. In some instances causing the
death OF delicate birds from mere
fright. In a case that came under my
notice butcher bird noticed canary
hanging inside a window and darted al
Il with such force that the pane was
shattered. The butcher must nave
been severely shaken up. at least but
Il kept futtering about. endeayoring to
reach the Gagged bird. and only LEFT
when driven away by the interpretation
Of some Of the family. This occurred
In Connecticut. but the birds here IN
their winter home exhibit the same
hatred. In our neighborhood pair oil
birds were hung under cherry tree
and on going 10 take them In the
owner found both birds lying on the
bottom Of the cage headless, these
important members having been .uth'
lessly torn OF and ornamenting the
thorn OF a neighboring orange tree.
As the cage was neither broken nor
bent. II was somewhat Of a puzzle how
the outrage was committed. but later
the same bird was seen darling at an
other Gagged canary that hung just out
side window. The butcher rushed al
II. selling II with one CLAW. and. by
beating the cage with It's wings i
completely demorallzed the Inmate
who finally. In Us struggles, few neal
the bold intruder, who quickly threw
out one Of its powerful claws an'
l grasped yiciously At It's victim. Tn
doubtedly II would have torn tn
J canary's head on In this way had 1
not been disturbed. The butcher bird
Z are not at all particular as to their food
4 II varying from blue Jays and gopher
a to grasshoppers. even worms and dii
4 ierent insects being found impaled Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01
GIANTS, INDEED.
The Old Circus Mans RscoIisctIons Of
the Two biggest Men He Ever Knew.


the Two biggest Men Ito Ever Knew.
"Giapts?" said the old circus man.
oh, yes. we've had some big men in
the show at one time and another. One
OF the biggest We ever had used to
comb his hair with section Of o
picket fence That was part Of the
street show when We made the parade
In town. Usually We had an arrange
inent IN advance with the owner Of
the fence. and had a panel loosened
10 that the giant wouldn't wreck too
much Of the fence In picking up the
part he wanted 10 use. when the show
came along 10 this spot the giant would
step up to the fence. take Of his hat.
and pick up the piece OF fence-lt al
ways looked as II he had tremendous
strength. too and raise II up and comb
his hair with IL. And then he would
put the big comb down again and put
on his hat and move on. This always
tickled the people immensely. And he
certainly was a big man. sure; but We
had bigger man once wouldn't
dare tell you how big this other man
was. because you wouldn't believe IT,"
New York Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01
LATE NEW INVENTIONS.

A recently patented bicycle frame
has springs Inside the tubing for the
saddle post, crank hanger. front fork
and handle bars. TO deaden the force
OF blow on the wheels anG make
rough roads easy to ride over.
Hammers for hand use In machine
shops are operated oy pneumatic pres
sure, a sliding spring pressed rod being
set In the casing 10 be driven by push
ing button by which the air is ad.
mitted TO the driving chamber.
To safely support a lady's hat AZ a
theater a bracket Is attached 10 the
under side OF the seat to carry a swing.
NIX shelf extending nearly to the floor.
the device folding up against the bot.
tom OF the seat when not In use.
A recently patented water motor has
an endless upright chain Of buckets
mounted on two aIles with a stream OF
water at the top 10 hll the buckets as
they start down, the length OF the chain
determining the power Of the motor.
In a new French railway signaling
device a lever on the engine hangs in
pasitlon near the rail to receive a sig.
nal from a Fat strip OF iron lying par
ailel to the rail. an Indicator in the cab
showing how many signals were glysr
| by the iron strips.
Wave motors are being manufactur.
ed with a float mounted on the end OF
rod to work up and down as N,
waves move, the rod moving a piston
which operates a water or air com.
pressor and Oils tank TO furnish pow,
or to run machinery.
In a new -puncturable shield fol
pneumatic tires the tread Is formed O
closely woven wires. with the trans
verse strands extended beyond IN,
longitudinal strands. thus making al
armored tread without decreasing IA,
fexiblllty Of the tire
A recently patented lnsect-proof dis
play rack has base on which rests
e cup. which In filled with water after IN
J socket OF the rack has been inserted 4
\ hole In the center OF the cup. thu
= preventing insects and yermin fror
o crawling onto the shelves above.
n Fire hose can be cleaned and drie
q by new mechanism, consisting OF tw
a cylindrical brushes set In a fran
= which can be attached to the hose car
Q the brushes being rapidly rsvolved I
a the hose passes between them by
a chain geared to the axle Of the ho'
o reel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

A noted bacterlologist has lately con.
ceiyed the plan Of DISCRIMINATING all
bothcrsome insects by inocula,Ing
them with some disease peculiarly
fatal To their respective species. The
plan was suggested by the successful
results obtained by experiments In
Kidding fields Of grain from chinch
bugs Mosquitoes, which are believed
10 convey malaria from the swamps to
the human system, would exist no
more Flies, which are not az good
scayengers as was once supposed and
Tor whose loss improved sanitary
measures would moro than compcl-
safe. would no longer amble over The
heads and noses Of would-bc nappe;s
There Is pathogenic germ which
could be cultivated In tubes as con.
sumption baclll are now propagatc1
which would sweep millions Of the lat
( ter from existence. bugs gnats. and
all insects which ruin grain and fruit
are to be the subject Of bacteriolog
lcal experiment. Chicago Times
| Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01
FEATs OF HINDoos.
Carry Chest. OF Tea Weighing $50
Pounds Fi,e or sIE Miles.

Darjeellng tea, said Mr. George W.
Christlson. In recent lecture before
the British Society OF Arts. Is all car
rled by the hardy hill-men mp the
steep mountain roads 10 the nearest
railway station on the way TO mar
ket II Is no unusual days work Tor
a coolle TO carry a tea chest weighing
from 40 TO 1870 pounds a distance OF
Ave or six miles, making at the same
time an ascent ot from $500 to $500
feet In sheN vertical elevation. There
can he no deception about task Ike
that and we cannot but have an adj
miratlon for the powers Of endurance
of those who perform such feat OF
course these people are trained to load
carrying and Notwithstanding from
their very infancy. and hence the pc
culiar ret Of muscular faculties re-
ouired for them are fully developed, II
not actually called into existence, at
the cost Of others much 80 that
walking on a level, after a few miles.
| becomes positively painiul 10 them. IN
the prosecution Of their own trade. or
I'm domestic affairs, they frequently
undertake long. arduous Journeys over
ridges and along and across hot val
leys. varying many thousands Of feet
I'm elevation. occupying many days,
carrying heavy loads Of from $50 ia
200 pounds, and over, and In addition
TO their food and bedding. most cheer.
fully lighting fire. cooking and cat
ing their scanty meal aud going Ia
sleep by the waysidc There Is a story
stlll curreat of Bhootsan In old times
having carried q grand piano up the
hill to Darjecling. distance Of atty
miles forward. and involving a rise OF
more than 5000 feet in elevation by
the old road These hill tribes are q
hardy people capable Of perfominl
marvellous journeys without partaklnl
Of food or on the most meagcr fare.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01
RELIGIOUS.

The sum OF $4,000 has been given
by u. Helms Of New Rochelle. N. Y,
for the purpose Of building a home for
the aged and innrm on the grounds ~
the Wartburg Orphans home. near
Mount Vernon, n. Y. In memory OF his
daughter.
Cardinal hi Rendes death. accord
Ink 20 the London Tablet. has made
the number Of foreign cardinals great
er than that Of the Italian for the sec
ond time within twelve months. There
ara now thirty-one Of the former TO
thirty Of the latter state OF things
which until few years had not oc.
CURED for many centuries.
A mailman struck the challcs from
the hands of the priest celebrating
mass In the Sacre Occur at Montmar.
tire, Paris, at the moment Of the eleva-
ton OF the host, shattcrlng II on the
altar steps. Tho priest. who was an
old man, struck out from the shoulder
and hit the man between the eyes,
knocking him senseloss 10 the bottom
OF the steps. where he was captured.
The American Baptist Missionary
union OF New York has Just received
from John ID. Rockefeller a check fol
1921 ,267 the balance OF tho s2bO,OO0 "a
be given by him on condition that this
society and the American Baptist
Home Missionary society raised 1886,
900. On the nth Of last February Il
was publicly announced that these two
societies were struggling along with ar
Indebtedness OF $4,000. Mr.. Rock
efeller, who had already given 5000,
10 each association. then promised 4
increase his subscription TO $3.50, 900 OF
the conditions already named. II 4
said that HIS contribution IL the iarses
ever made TO the missionary cause.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01
Cos,i E,l,lsnes

While a number Of young men In ;ho
waiting room Of an English railway
were discussing the merits u total abb
stinencc. a policeman came In with
handcuifed prisoner. and listened to
the dispute. but gave no opinion.
a minister Of the gospel. who was
also present. stepped up to the police
man and said:
Pray. sir. what have you to say
about temperance"
We'll" replied the guardian Of the
Law. "all have 10 say Is that never
took q tcetotalcr to prison In my life. "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

Alcohol Kills In large doses. and half
kills in smaller ones. II produces in
sanity. delirium. tits II poisons the
blood. and wastes the man. The brain
suffers most Injury. both 10 structure
and function. next comes the liver In
the order and amount Of suffering and
there is 90 vital organ of the body In
which there is not induced. sooner or
later, more or less. disease and disor-
der. might go on. The list ~ evils
n not exhausted. whcrewlth alcohol Is
found In most damnatory conjunction.
But feel confident that the ease Is al
ready more than proved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

The most perfect health and strength
depend. It would seem. on frequent and
complete dIsIntegratlon Of tissue, with
o corresponding, constant and complete
replacement Of the effete parts by the
formation Of new material and this
sanitary combination Is best secured by
abundant exercise, plentiful supply Of
nutritious food. good digestion. and CO.
pious drinking OF water The training
OF prlzehghters, and other athletes, H.
illustrates this; their condition" being
the result Of much strong exercise In
the open air, free use OF animal food
and the eschewing OF all strong drinks
In favor OF the pure element
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

Just as mother would not love a
child the better for ~ being turned
into a model Of perfection by one
stroke Of magic but does love II the
more deeply every time II tries to be-
good. so do hope and believe our
great Father does not wait for MS 10
he good and wise 10 love NJ. but loves
us and loves to help MS In the very
thick of our struggle with sln and fol-
ly-Jullana HoratIa Ewing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

-" - Tar on the echo q
unHumbsred voicss-
The whole worlds pfay'rs-mhEea muf
muir Ike the sea.
Think So tho God. whom mighty praise
reioices.
Hath not a listening ear for thee. ior
thee?
ncnds he 20 hear the tide u music. swell.
Ing
Prom counilcis multitude and eager
thfong
And answer. not the silent love. up
from hearts whose so5s are changing to
tong'
Fun sweet and s,lil may be ths SOLEMN
shadow
OF Ills own house. where faint souls
nnd ilim near
But i7ob' Ills smile IL on This sunlIt
meadow.
Aud even green leaf whispers. God Is
hcrc'
% sore. sad hsart-an4 eyes so dim with
weeping
lie hears thy cali and SKY. and cleld.
aud sod
And stream. and leaf. an safe in Ills dear
keeping.
Answer Come. hide myself with us In
God.
Let the great world so by In this saf'
hiding
II shall not Jar thee with its strife AM
noise
Hide thee In liim-then lie In thee abii
ing.
shall make thy soul siih nature 10 r.
joice. Mary Lowe Dickinson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

SIZE FALLS OVER THE CLIFF.
out a new vista Of happiness In her
life.
Mother she had none; her father.
rough, uncouth fisherman, was seldom
Al home except TO sleep OF some drunk
en- orgie; II was strange that so lovely
a flower could have sprung from such
A parent: but II as said that the moth
er had been OF gentle birth. had mar
rIed the handsome, rollickidg dare
devil, and broken her heart when she
came TO realize his utter worthless
ness.
Some time In the night Nlnette
awakened from a deep sleep by hear
Ing voices outside the hut, and soon
distinguished her fathers and those Of
sone Of his cronies. As she listened
abe grew cold as with a sudden chill.
az she heard them plan TO waylay and
rob some one, and she held her breath
10 catch the name. All heaven, could
II be that she heard Alright! THE pic
ture fellow" they said. "he has plenty
OF money and jewels worth taking.
She must save him. he who had ca
ressed her 30 fondly. her dear friend
for even to herself she scarcely dared
call him by any ionder name yet. an,
would listen TO all their plans. and per.
haps she could warn him.
"He will be coming home along the
elf road from the chateau that holds
his sweetheart" said her fathers voice
"they will think he fell over" he al
ded. with a fendish chuckle.
Hist" said another. "the Girl ma
wake"
She could hear no more, Tor the,
moved away. but the iron had entereu
her soul. and jealousy had made
woman ~ the girl Of yesterday "Oye
the cliff 10 see his sweetheart" the
she could never be anything 10 him
she was only a child 10 amuse hin
Then all her passionate nature rose {
revolt: no one else should have nj
love. she thought they might thro
him from the cliii. she would have N
remembrance OF that KISS OF yesterda
and after he was dead she would 20 to-
and find her lover in the cruel way'
where they had flung him, and
should be hers In death.
She covered her head In the be
clothes and shivered and wep, UNI
morning: then with the bright "
came better thoughts, and she remeI
bered the grand picture that was 70
ou, into the world-she must save NJ
or Il would not be finished. She won
10 along the cliff road at evening al
warn him OF his danger. SO, alterna
ing between love and Jealousy 8
spent all the day. and when the 5,
sank 10 rest behind the hills she "
on her way over the rocks ana up on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-01

Trees Producing different Kinds of D ruit.
4 peach tree al Napa Cal. belonging
10 the Rev Richard Wylle produces i've
different kinds Of fruit. namely. al
monds plums and three different kinds
Of peaches This result was attained by
Mr.. Wylie grating on his peach tree
different varieties Of fruit 4 cherry
tree belonging to a farmer In Hereford
shire. ia England, yields four different
kinds Of fruit. owing 10 his having
grated on a cherry. pear. an apple.
and plum. A Naples orange grower
grated lemon on one ~ his trees and
now gathers from the same tree both
oranges and lemons The Khatta
orange tree. which grows In upper In
dla. produces two different kinds Of
orange hrst the ordinary smooth
skinned oranges. ripe at the end of the
dry season. and then an after crop Of
warted oranges, ripe soon after the
beginning ~ the rains