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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
sElArEn SNAKE STORY.
The Reptile That Rsn 10 Pises. saa
cams Tossthes Again.


During my early boyhood I heard
a great many stories about the glass
sake" said Trafic Manager J. @.
schrieyer Of the Southern Pseihc CON-
pany 70 a New Orleans Times-Demo-
era; man. but Il was a good many
years before ! placed any eredenee In
the fact that The glass snake ever ex-
listed. Il happened IN an odd sort OF
a way luly belief In the iarO. and the
existence OF The creature was made
manifest during a most delightful out
Ing spent some years ago In western
Texas. In company with a number Of
friends ] vas camping on the banks OF
a small stream In the hill section. and
u was during a jaunf along the banks
Of the stream that We came across a
peculiar-looking snake. BIZ. before the
stick reached n Il suddenly went TO
pieces. just Tor all the world as n Il
had been In sections. the several Joints
remaining upon the rock. the head e1-
cepted. which dropped over the side
OF the rock into the grass. There was
no blood spilled md the joints looked
as n they had been smeared on tia
ends with sealing wax. To say ! was
surprised would express Il mildly
had never seen anything like Il b.
fore concluded 10 take away a sec
zion Of the glass snake. for such my
companion termed II. for a memento-
! wrapped a joint in a piece Of paper
and took Il into camp. That evening
unrolled II. and. after a good look. tied
Il about the middle with a stout piece
OF string and suspended II from low
branch near the tent Then we all
went 20 sleep. In the morning. before
We had drank our coffee. ] thought to
take look az the section. and. to my
unbounded establishment. Instead o'
a joint I had a whole snake. ] wai
paralyzed with astonishment ! do
not see how In the deuce a snake could
grow from a single section. even II i
was a glass snake. but the solution o.
the problem was even more remarkable
than the first conjecture The heat
and tail Of the snake had set out on
still hunt for the missing Joint and
having found Il. had managed TO reaci
It as Il swung al the end Of the string
And. not caring again 20 become sep
aratod from so important portion o
its bone and slnew. had preferred q
dangle In midair. possibly hoping b.
some unlooked-for circumstance 10 re-
gain its liberty. Touched by SO re-
markabie an exhibition u snake sagac
ity. we united the string and the glas
snake glided into the verdant fast
nesses OF the forest ! have never seel
another reptile Of the sort"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Evidences that the hnali,y Of pattern
IN wheels and tires il still far In the
future are multiplying every day. Talk
about types being fixed Is beginning
90 wane. and the opinion that the BIZ
cycle is again In a period Of change
from which II will emerge transformed
IL beginning TO take root IN the minds
OF the reflective. The restlessness and
uncertainty Of the trade and Of riders
are taken as signs that something Is
tranaplrlng II the activity Is great
here It Is still greater IN England. and
riders wondering what Is coming will
do well TO turn their gaze occasionally
toward Great Britain. Frames with
decidedly novel lines are reported to be
appearing there every week. as well as
new styles In gears. Experimenting In
aluminium frames Is going on IN sew
eral OF the largest factories. A front
driving chaInless with 2S-inch wheels
and a square frame Is said TO be sell
ing IN quantities. Something In tires
that IA wholly novel Is what It's English
inventor calls vacuum tire. II has a
secondary air chamber 30 arranged
that By pumping cir into the tire pro-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
WRITINGS or soiLEAu.
lie Emphasized the Mast vital Char,
81 ~. Taste ~ the French.

~ AhiiiAAHiffN Nhs hnaN WAL Y nara
Of the Taste 81 the French.
Although the satlres % Boilsau we're
largely suggested By what had been
effected IN that direction by the an
clients indeed. the subjects Of some
were directly taken from writings that
have come down 90 us-yet be- man
aged 20 make them perfectly original.
says the Gentlomans Magazine. The
outlines were Latin bat the details we're
entirely French His yersihcation and
general style were considered extreme
J., good The following opinion Of n.
Demogeot may be held TO express the
estimate formed.by the fairest Judges.
After rcmarking that Boiieau had ap-
pretended and emphasized the most VI
tal character u the national Taste
namely. a raillery funded on inielli-
gent .ood sense. and after declaring
that the ancient French spirit % Villon
and Mar0t had been onnohled hy the
Language Of the classics. and the cle-
CANT nieoties OF the age Of Louis XIV.
so tha, Boileau's real position was that
~ bourgeois ~ Paris in the -faat
gallery Of Versailles. he adds His
criticism was clear simple. accessible
20 an negative rather than suggestive.
reducing the principles Of art TO those
Of common sense. II was piquant. full
of ulllery and delicate malice and en-
llyened by personalities. In truth. II
delivered its preccpts In imperishable
verses. brilliant alike from imagery
and pregnant meaning, and condena-
lng what was desired 20 be said into
proyerb-like expressions. 20 be received
without remanstrance and remembered
without difficulty"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

President Potter OF the l.. A. W. has
received from the department Of state
a communication Enclosing Official cor
respondence between Secretary sher-
man, Juited States Minister Draper
and signor Branca. the Italian minis
ter OF state. concluding arrangements
in behalf of the l.. A. W. 20 that any
member OF that organization may enter
Italy at any point on the frontier by
simply exhibiting TO the customs ON
cials his membership ticket and sign
ing A card OF Identification. Minister
Draper sends a list OF % Italian Gus
toms stations. and requests President
Potter to forward sample membership
tickets TO the official AT those points.
Negotiations for similar concessions In
France are under way and will probab-
~ soon be concluded.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Russia and Egypt are the two coun.
tries in which blind persons constitute
the largest proportlonate number Of the
total population. There were. accord.
ing TO the last census. nearly 2OO. 1000
blind persons In European Russia. The
prevalence OF blindness Ia ascrlbed to
the iiatness Of the country and the i'm
perfect ventilation Of the huts used by
the peasantry. Though more than half
the blind population Of Europe Is to be
found In Russia. there are only %
asylums for the blind In that empire
--one-tenth Of the total number In
Europe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

President Freedman Of the New York
club Is sparing no expense In improv-
Ing the Polo grounds, and II he pos
sibly can he is going TO make II the
best ground In the country. lie has
already expended considerable money
leyellng those grounds. improving the
drainage. and making the topography
better adapted 10 good fielding. Another
improvement which will be greatly
appreciated by patrons will be an Il"
platform right at the Polo grounds en-
trance. thus doing away with the walk
from One Hundred and Fifty-Fifth
street 10 the entrance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Marriage, according 10 Or Schwartz
OF Berlin, Is the most important facotor
Il longevity. OF every zoe persons who
reach the age Of 30 years i25 are mar.
ried and 10 unmarried. Al 60 years the
proportions are as TO p: at 20 years
p to II. and at 90 years. to 3. Fifty
oentenarlans had all been married
The doctor asserts that the rate Of
mortality for husbands and wives be.
tween the ages Of 30 and i5 years IL
Is per cent while that for unmarried
persons Is 2S per cent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Of the Organization and the ballot
was taken by the committee on
legislation. The vote. which was
BY the national board composed
Of state chairman Of committees.
vas completed on Jan. is. and the
committee met at the Great Northern
hotel. Chicago. and counted the vote.
II was found that out Of a total vote
q 20 votes cast. "a were IN favor OF
me amendment After the compilation
Of the vote the COMMITTEES considered
numerous amendments which have
been proposed BY members OF the club
from all parts OF the country. One
OF the most important Of these Is an
amendment giving the state divisions
q portion Of the revenues OF the club,
70 Be used In the extension OF division
work. The professional amendments
which carried were originally proposed
By A. o. McGarret. chairman Of the
road records committee. For the pur-
poses Of completion professionals VIII
be placed by the executive committee
In a separate class.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Some well-known professional riders.
approaching the demand last season
for fast and expert racing crews. are
picking out partners 70 devote their at
tentlon 10 pace-making exclusively this
year. Oyertures have been made TO
leading riders to enter the pacing bust.
ness. and II is likely that some Of the
really fast sprlnters who have met
with Indifferent success on the circuit
will join the new line. The pacing
crews will be paid weekly salaries and
will be at the disposal Of race meet
promoters ana managers. A fixed
schedule Of rates will be adopted TO
regulate the rental Of pacing crews for
the races at various distances.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
GRADUAL Development Of the Mind.


Sir II. Holland says Whatever the.
DRY We hold as 90 the functions " the
brain or mind, % Is certain thar M,
powers Of the brain are only gradually
developed and, n forced into prema-
iurc exercise. they are impaired by TIE
effort This ls o. maxim. indeed M
great Import, applying 20 the condition
and culture of every faculty and mnc.
ton Of body or " mind. and slngularly
40 TO the memory. which forms In one
sense the foundation ~ Intellectual life
a regulated exercise. short Of inducing
fatigue, Is improving 70 IL. a.. indeed
II is 10 all faculties and functions Int
we are bound 10 refrain from goadlng
II by constant and laborlous efforts In
early life, and before the instrument is
strengthened TO Us work. or II decays
In our hands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
czAR's EAR CAUSES A STRIKE.
Remarkable Credulity ~ he Russia,
Peasants OunintIy Illustrated.

Remarkable Credulity ~ The Russian
Peasants QunintIy Illustrated.
In The western districts Of the Cher.
son province Of Russia there recently
occurred strike Of peasants. who res.
oluiely declined to do any more work
for the local landowner. saws the New
York Mail and Express. The police in.
yestigated the matter. and. according
TO a 81. Petersburg Correspondent gave
the following extraordinary reasons Tor
the outbreak: a picture Of the present
ear was recently sent 10 an communal
councils In Russia, including. o. course
those In Cherson. As the picture only
presented side view Of the ear. only
one ear was visible. This led the meas.
ants TO believe that the car really nos.
sessed only one ear. and the loss of the
other they thus accounted for: When
Alexander III died SAY those peasan,si
his widow and old adviser began 10 con-
fer together. afterward inviting Nicho.
las II TO join them As soon as Car
Nicholas entered the room he declared
that all land In Russia must be eaually
divided among the pesaaa;s. One OF
his councillors replied: AS sure as Won
can not see your own ear you won't dI-
vide the land" The car thereupon
cut on one ear and remarked. AS sure.
ly AZ now see my ear will divide the
land. The peasants In Cherson were
80 convinced OF the truth Of this legend
that they believed a strike against the
landowners would be followed by the
Intervention Of the czar and the dlyl.
, sion OF the land among themselves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

per the air IN the other chamber IL
driven out, and. because Of the con-
struetion, the walls Of the second
chaDher sTV forced Ga; sEsius; the tire
walls 20 AZ TO expel In turn the air
pumped Into the tire. leaving a fury
distended and air-tlght tire with no
compressed air In H. Another feature
Of this tire r. an inhatof on the wall
Of the tire and the absence Of any
valve stem running through the rim.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

The track committee OF the Indiana
polls Meet club has asked the views Of
the leading racing men In the country
on the best form OF track. The an
swers show that the three-lap track
Is favored. and such a one will be built
for the l. A. W. meet In the Hoosler
capital In August The riders say that
the big races Of this year will be Of the
mlddle-dlstanco. with the contestants
led by large pacing teams and that the
indianapolis track should be built very
wide. especially AZ the turns or the
pacing quads and triplets which can
be accommodated will be only sufficient
for two contestants. The track com
mittee feels that II could receive no
better advice than from the racing
men. and this advice will be followed to
the letter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

The FIRST lIieboat was. curlously
enough, devised by a landsman. one
Lionel Lukin, coach builder OF Dun.
NOV, In Essex. This man had lost
some relatives In the laundering Of a
vessel at sea and he set about design.
Ing vessel which should be unslnk.
able. Having completed his design ne
fitted mp a coble, which was duly tried.
and which was the means Of saving
various lives. Lukln patented his In.
yontIon IN November. 1856.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Holland holds the FIRST place In the
world as a nation Of smokers. Every
Dutchmau consumes on an average 100
ounces year The Belgian comes a
good second, with an annual consump-
tloR Of eighty ounces, followed closely
by Turkey with seventy ounces. and
the United States with sixty ounces.
Germany France Spain. and Italy
tread closely on their heels, while the
United Kingdom comes comparatively
low on the list, with twenty-three
ounces.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Ffolllott Paget Is native Of Kent
England. and has starred successfully
In that country, her native land. and
It's great colony, Australia. She came
here with Wyndham. and was the Miss
osterly OF "The Candidate" In VII.
liam n. Cranes fine revival OF "The
Merry Wives OF Windsor" she was the
Mistress Ford When His wlie's
Father" was produced she was the
Miss Canary. In many roles she has
done very fine work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Dark hair and complexioni 10 races
as well as In individuals. signify
strength. Dark-skInned races are al
ways behind the lighter hue peoples In
fine civilization. because the physical
predominates among them 20 the ex-
clusion Of the mental. Coarse red hair
indicates marvellous physical endur-
ance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

The whistle OF locomotive can be
heard $500 yards. the noise Of train
3 500 yards. the report Of a musket and
the bark OF dog 800 yards, the roll
OF drum 1900 yards, the croak OF a
frog 900 yards. cricket chirp 500
yards. a dinner bell two miles and a
call to get up In the morning feet
Z inches.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
Tho GeorRIn rdIlnr. Ihrn.

A Georgia editor makes this bid for
public favor: Get 1rst-class news
paper while you are about IT, Our con.
temporary, over the way, keeps this
notice at the head Of hls Journal: En-
tered at the postofIlce as second-elass
natter You don't want that kind OF
newspaper. do your"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

The daily output OF news print paper
IN the United States Is about 200 TO
1900 tons. The production OF news
print Is larger than am other grade
That OF book paper Is probably Al
much as 1000 tons and Of writing i50
tons, each daily
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
Afnan Atmospheric rh.nnm.nnn.

In Cape Town, South Africa. from
January until April. may be seen A
phenomenon well known to me,eorolo.
gists-a cascade of clouds pouring
steadily over q high cscarpment Of
cliffs. but never reaching the bottom
II yanlshcs In mIdalr. as II by miracle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

Dwelling In fats Is making gr?at
Roadway In London, especially In ne
west end, but many persons ere
ayerse to being known as residents OF
such. Landlords advertise then a.
mansions built In Stories"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

What else Is chance but the rude
stone which receives Its life from the
seulptor's handl Providence gives us
chance. and man must mold II 70 his
own designs. -schiller.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

a scientific paper says that TIE paper
horseshoes now coming Into use last
longer than those made OF steel and do
not slip 20 easily.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

ONE.

new as three old ones combined.
The lantern. the bell and the air
pump are all one In this new device.
The whole apparatus IL attached 10 the
front rod Of the machine. the lantern
coming. as usual. a little above the
front wheel. The bell and the lantern
are IN one piece. which il attached to
the air-pump, The bell h sounded by
striking a knot on level with the
handle-bar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
nsTTFHs OF INTEREST TO DE-
VOTES or THE BICYCLE.
sh< Century Road Club Votes to Admit
Professionalism for Americas
ni<yelis,s Touring In ItaIy-chaiaIss.
Whesls Are Popular.
Professional. Admitted.

HE Century Road
club OF America
has extended the
hand OF fellowship
TO professionals.
The vote on the
question Of admit
ting pros" 70
membership y = .
ordered some time
ago BY the ex-
ecutiye committee
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

In our judgment o, human transac-
lions the law Of optics Ia reversed: we
see the most indistinctly the objects
which are close around us.-whatsls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

death by the noontile visitor and his
unearthly cries Since then the old
house has remained unoccupied and h
fast going TO decay.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-20

The inventor Of this device claims
that he has in his invention means for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-02
A NEW LEGAL FIRM.
The Foster & Street Consolidation
 Goes Into Effect Today.

The association of the above nam ed will apprise .our readers of the formation of a new legal firm in our city Although the formation of a partnership between these two gen. tlemen brings into existence new firm, neither of them are new to our people or practice. The senior mem- Der, Mr. H. R. 2. Foster, has been in the active practice in our courts for the past four Eyears and by bis energy, ability and zeal for his eli ents' interests, has raised himseliato the front rank of our local bar and established reputation throughout Southern Arkansas as one of the leading criminal lawyers of the State. The junior member, MT. W. G. Streett, is we'll aad favorabIy known to our people as one of our representative in the last legisla- ture, where he took leading part in favor of all legislation for the progress and upbuilding of the State. MT. Streett is a lawyer of recognized ability and as a civil pleader and practitioner has few if any superiors among the members of his profession. He has also had considerable experierce in criminal practice and was for some time as- sociated with our late prosecuting attorney, Hon. Smith c. Martin, as his deputy. We prophecy for these gentlemen a bright future in thelr profession and can safely say that no interests whether criminal or civil will suffer if entrusted to their care.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-02
FIRE THIS MORNING ONE RESIDENCE BURNED AND TWO MORE OR
 LESS DAMAGED.
COVERED BY INSURANCE.
The Water Pressure Was Weak and Adjoining Property Saved
 With Difficulty.

A one. story residence situated on East Second avenue between Louis jana and Tennessee streets, caught fire about 4 o'clock Friday morning andsburned to the ground.
 The building was occupied by Mrs. Garter and used as boarding house. The fire originated in the kitchen, but the cause is unknown, as the fire department arrived only to see the whole building in flames. The water pressure was very weak and wet blankets Were used in say Ing adjoining property. The resi-. dences of MT. M. Donovan situated on the east of tLe burned building and the one of Mrs. Brennan on the west, were more or less damaged from fire and water.
 The burned residence was owned by MT. l.. E. Goldsmith and insured for $1, ,350. The household goods were the property of Mrs. Carter and was insured for $500. The oth- CT two damaged residences were in- sured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-02
WITHIN A WEEK.
A Treaty of Peace to Be Concluded
 Merritt Coming Home,

Paris, December 2-The peace commission is proceeding rapidly, aud unless there is an unexpected hitch the treaty will be signed with in a week. The joint session reas- sembled at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon. General Wesley Merritt, who arrived bere yesterday from London, leaving his wife valescent'there, was in consultation with the Ameri- can commission all this morning, relative to conditions and necessary
 measures ID the Philippine Islands.
 General Merritt expects to sail for New York December 10 and hopes to resume his duties in California or in New York until his retirement eighteen months hence sMajor Hale, of General Merritt's staff who is now here, believes the United States, having taken the Philippine Islands, will have no trouble in securing the release of the Spaniards who are held prisoners by Aguinaldo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-02
Peculiar poisons.
Generated In the Human
 Body.
The Result Of Imperfect Digestion
 of Food.

Every living thing, plant or ani- nal. contains within itself the germs of certain decay and death.
 In the human bOGy these germs of disease and death( (called by scientists PtOmalnes1, are usually the result or Imperfect digestion of food; the result or indigestion or dyspepsia.
 The stomach, from abuse, weak ness, does not promptly and thor Oughly digest the food. The result IS q heavy, sodden mass which fer ments tthe frat process of decay) poisoning the blood, making it thin, weak and lacking in red corpuscles: poisoning the brain causing head aches and pain in the eyes.
 Bad digestion initiates the heart, causing palpitation and finally bringing on disease of this very im- portant organ.
 Poor digestion poisons the kidneys, causing Bright's disease and dia- betes.
 And this is so because every organ. every nerve depends upon the ston- ach alone for nourishment and re- newal, and weak digestion shows itself not only in loss of appetite and flesh, but in weak nerves and muddy complexion.
 The great English scientist, Hux- ley, said the best start In life is a sound stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest food properly, because they lack the proper quantity of di- gestive acids (lactic and hydrochlor- ic) and peptogenic products; the most sensible remedy in all cases of indigestion, is to take after each meal, one or two of Stuart's Dyspep- sia Tablets, because they supply in a pleasant harmless form all the ele- ments that weak stomachs lack. The regular use of Stuart's Dys- pepsia Tablets will cure every form of stomach trouble except cancer of the stomach.
 They increase flesh, insure pure blood, strong nerves, bright eye and clear complexion, because all these result only from wholesome food we'll digested.
 Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's l Dyspepsia Tablets at 90 cents, full sized packages or by mail by enclos- 1 ing price to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich., but ask your druggist first. A little book on stomach diseases mailed free. Address f. A. Stuart l Co.,. Marshall, Mich.