davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

desees Of their religion may be found
81 over the country. =; every eszEsr-
Gus ford or dlfleult mountain pass are
piles Of stone or sticks adorned with
bits Of rag or with Wisps Of horse hair.
Every man whO crosses the stream or
mountain adds a tribe TO the collection
as an offering TO the deity supposed 20
look after travellers Smallpox IL quite
common among the Siyots. Their treat
ment Of the disease Is primitive A
medicine man" Is called 20 see the pa
tient. and effort IL made 10 drive away
the devil who Il thought 10 be the
cause OF the trouble The medicine
man" enters the apartment Of the pa
tient dressed In long red robe.
adorned with imitation snakes and
brass ornaments. lie beats a tam-tam
and yells all night. working hlmself
into such a frenzy that he falls TO the
ground. biting his lips and covering his
face with blood Some Of the Slyois
are Buddhlsts and are under the con-
troll Of red-rohed lamas. The Lama
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

INK or cumming two or three strips OF
the thickest paper you have handy
over each other. until you obtain
piece Of the necessary stiffness.
Ia Joining the two ends 20 form the
ring. be careful that the overlap shall
be at right angles 10 the edge Of the
slip. otherwise you will have ring
one edge Of which Is Of smaller diane
ter than the other. and the success ~
the trick will be made much more din.
cult.
As soon a. your Joint Is quite dry.
you will be ready TO exhibit. Balance
the ring on the uncorked mouth OF the
bottle. and on the top Of the ring d.
roctly over the mouth lay your Ave
cent piece. then insert a ruler. paper
cutter, knitting needle. or anything
handy within the ring (see hg). and
with a sharp lateral movement knock
away the ring and III YOU have only
placed II properly the coin viii drop
into the bottle.
II is as well 10 thoroughly practice
the feat before attempting 10 give an
exhibition, Tor &c ls by no means easy
to place the coin 10 the exact position.
! have found % great help 10 secretly
get some vertical line Boo the room. say
the edge Of tho door or the fireplace.
directly behind the center Of the bot
tie. and running the eye up this VIII
give YOU the spot on the top OF the ring
on which TO place the coin. When you
have successfully exhibited this oxper-
imcnt (which trust will be at the first
attempO, move the bottle TO another
position on the table before allowing
anyone 10 ondoayor 10 emulate your
skin. so that they may not have the ala
OF the vertical line you secretly made
use or
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
ron SMALLER CONVENTIONS.
s-sisa-i roii'is-i Gathering. Might n.
Made Much Msrs Compact.

National foitftrai gatherings Might A.
Made Much asrs Compact.
The Brooklyn Eagle would have na.
tiOnal nominating bodies smaller. more
compact and orderly. Referring 10 the
big Chicago Coliseum. which was
burned In December. tho Brooklyn pa.
per asks: why have the building 40
lsrge7 Why have the conventions 40
large' he bigness OF the thronEs IA
hostile 10 elaboration. The DELEGATES
number twice the representation OF
each state and territory In congress
The alternates are as many more. The
crowds accompanying them treble the
number. They put a great burden on
the eNchequer Of each party. They
make the surroundings those OF clam.
or They tend 10 sensation. unwis.
dom and tumule. and not to judgment
or honesty. They are the terror o,
statesmen. the burden of manaEers
the hotbed OF cranks. the harvest OF
demagogues and the opportunity OF
corruptlonlsts. The idea that only BY
higness and enthusiasm can represen-
tative results be assured Il error.
rule Of both Sartles could limit the
delegates to exactly the representation
OF state In congress and to an eoual
number Of alternates That would
halve the Official attendants. Il would
double the Importance OF delegates. II
would perfect each conventions re-
1emblanee 10 congress. II would raise
the standard of selection. II could be
accompanied by dlscouragement Of
the attendance of gargs OF cranks
shouicrs and oorruptonlsts. That
would greatly reduce expense and
Ecandal The conventions could be- re-.
stored 20 a representative and respect.
able character The present vulgar and
wasting strife between parties to see
which can have tho biggest brashest
loudest and most seuselcs1 body would
cease. Not reason Of sanity dlgpi.
ty. efficiency or order exists for tho
present rivalry Tor mere bulk and roar
Nov. We should Ike 90 have the state
members OF both national committees
reach q decision 20 reduce conventions
10 orderly size. 10 have them meet In
halls large enough Tor deliberatlon and
Tor a reasonable public Attendance but
small enough 20 keep ont bowling
mobs. II the strong men o. tho democ-
racy were 20 favor this the strong men
" republicauifm would favor Il too.
Then 70 could be done The efor, "a
well worth trying There ls politics
in a. but there Is no par,lsanshlp 10
b. There Is just sense DO &c."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

her mother said. smiling. "You knos
] have often told you that u Il not po-
iitc 20 turn yOuI bach uD0a any one.
but wish you to DO 50 now I wish
you 10 turn your back upon this bronze
gentleman who holds the clock. I
think that you will then hnd you viii
work much better and the time viii 90
much faster
so Milly did AZ her mother wished,
and she was quite surprised when Tea
time came and the hour was over.
II really was very. very funny.
mother" she said The time went 80
slowly Al first. and 80 quickly after Il
must have been because when ! began
had my face 20 the clock and after
ward had my back 10 a."
That was g." replied her mother.
And II one Is feeling idle. and more
inclined 10 play than lessons. Il ls
much better 20 work with ones back 20
the clock. Il r. wonderful how 70
fhortens the time'"-E X n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
CENTER SHOTS.

Emotional Christians. like Jelly nsh,
float with the tide.
Love has emulation without strife.
unity without uniformity.
Conscience makes towards OF only
those who fail to obey Il.
To put works against faith Ia to con-
tyast the tree with Its roots.
Beware OF prosperity; luxury was the
death-knell OF Rome's vigor.
To define is to limit: a finished the
ology would make God nnlte.
Ones faith shows less wha, he 10
ban what he is trying to be. f..
Those who worship wealth will bow
in alteration before good clothes
knowledge and wisdom make q
strong team when hitehsd toseths.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

donsd hut. like as not . hating place
for some band Of cutthroais and rob
bers. but the female deputies never
cared for these obstacles. They wen,
after those witnesses and tlAA got
them. They have Just returnettfrom
the trip and see no reason WIZ they
should be credited With having done
anything unusual
When the average man goes out on
business for the government or any
other employer he always gets up a
formidable expense account n he has
10 eat bad food be charges up frst-class
hotel rates. Not so with these WON
en-. They suffered all the prlvations
incident TO their vocation. but the bill
Of expenses was the last thing they
thought o. They shot game and dld
their own cooking while away They
kept down expenses by this and other
means. and had a good time Of Il while
on their trip. Their entire trip was
Eve days camping They did not 20
10 houses. II they had the opportunity
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

deld. But Oklahoma has SCI the pace |
United States Marshal G. r. Thompson
has appointed two women as deputies
Cor field work
That a w1maa should choose The yo-
cation Of professional thief ,lke- Ia the
most civilized portion % the land
would be strange enough. 10 Is innn-
itely more 20 when she chooses heid
duty 81 the wors; territory In the
union. Criminals here and 10 Indian
territory. the dis'rlc, where these two
s.rls-for they are maIdens-must
operate. are OF the most desperate and
dangerous class More lives are LOST
among federal officers in year here
than ln AL. the rest %! the ga.lou to-
fother So % would seem that these
Girls possess metal % exceptional Kind
90 willingly undertake such duties.
The young women are Miss s ".
Burche and N.ss Mamie F0ssett They
are Of that adventurous class ~ fe-
males who invaded the newly opened
territory 90 search % homestead
They are young fairly good lo1kug
well educated fearless and lniepend-
ent Their duties are by no means
confined 10 keeping Marshal Thomp-
sons books when they took the oath
OF Office and assumed their duties 30
was with the distinct understanding
that they would serve the goyernmen;
Just as would any other deputy mar
shall They were % take the field.
serve wrlfs and warrants and make
arrests Just as any rude man might be
I called on % DO.
Their FIRST work was done In con-
necti0n with an Indian territory muir
der case. Murder cases down here aye
different 10 those % almost every 9TH
er portion Of the union The victim
and his slayer generally have plenty OF
friends ready and willing 20 take
charge o. the matter without consult
ing any officers Of the law. Witnesses
[ 10 the crime for the most part. II AZ
all friendly 20 the murderer are apt
20 be refractory. The taking OF a life
Is not looked upon with the horror u
excites In less turbulent communities.
| so that when the two female deputies
received orders TO 90 70 the country OF
the Sacs and Foxes 10 bring IN some
unruly witnesses they had an extreme.
ly difficult and dangerous Job cut out
for them.
But these facts dld not deter them
They had the writs with the names and
addresses Of the men wanted They are
brave a. any man and expert with rife
or pistol They travel together and
can put up a good fight II Il comes %
that Few men would undertake %
disturb them. None would make much
| OF a success. They are splendid rlisrs.
Injured 10 fatigue and exposure 10 eli
matte conditions. prefer active outdoor
life 10 that usually supposed 10 attract
the feminine intellect So when told
10 90 get those Indians. they packed
their kits. loaded their rife magazines.
mounted and got their men.
In order TO accomplish thelr mission
they were forced 10 travel through one
OF the worst districts on earth. Many
a deputy has gone down before the IRE
Of some desperate In those wilds.
Many hot running fight OF miles has
left trail OF blood on the sandy hills
and broken wales. But those two
plucky girls made the long trip on
horseback. rounded mp the witnesses
they wanted and brought them an 10
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

10 do so. Tor the habitations scattered
In that region are not very desirable
at best
But they enjoyed themselves while
away aud express pleasure at the novel
life they have adopted They say they
are ready 10 60 after any man wanted
Tor any kind Of crime. Everybody
who knows them corroborates this dec
laratL0n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

The following trick requires steadl-
ness Of hand. dexterity OF balance. and
correctness OF vision. 20 that Il Will
provide ample scope for practice for
those who are not blessed with all three
10 a marked extent All you require
for II Is an empty bottle OF medium size,
a five cent piece, and a ring Of stout
cartridge paper from eight 10 ten
inches In diameter, and about an inch
TO an inch and a half In width To
make this ring you will require a strip
- 70 30 inches long. and II YOU do not
happen TO have any cartridge paper.
you can get over the difficulty by past
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
HAMMER AND ANVIL.

Training Il the art OF gaining
Quletncss Ia the magnet Of peace.
Good works are the voice OF faith.
Patience Il the barometer Of faith.
Influence Is the magnet Of character.
Truth Is the dynamite gun o. rcvolu'
ton.
CapabllIiy Is the pole star OF posi-
ton.
Discipline Is the crugIblo Of respoLsl-
bility.
In forglyIng a fault We may inspire
q virtue.
The man who stands for God Is safe
20 stand alone
The gospel means not law over men.
but love In them.
Temptation is tho balance where
character Is weighed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

A strange insect discovery has been
made in California. The vegetation In
this district is infested with an insect,
which.on being removed from the twlgs
OF oak on which II thrlves. and com
pressed In quantities by the hand. be.
comes a more or less plable lump.
somewhat resembling rubber. The
substance makes admirable chewing
gum. az It takes and retains fayors
better than other gums. although doubt
less many people would not care TO
chew II. II has other valuable com.
mercial uses
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

and delivered them over In good condl.
ton. II required Ave days to do all
this. but Il was done In neat and
workmanllke manner.
Travelling over the route they took
10 no dream OF luxury under any cir.
cums,ances. II means privatlons and
hardships. The commissarlat Of the
region Ia poorly provided and water Mt
10 drink Is at a premium. Shelter from
wind and storm Is not to be found. or.
II found. consists OF some rude. aban.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

Crude petroleum has been used with
good effect to suppress dust on railroad
beds. Nov Il Is advocated a. good
application for country roads II 10
claimed that by excluding water Il
keeps the road good In wet and dry
weather. II will suppress dust and
render the water-cart unnecessary. and
Il prevents the formation Of mud in
winter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

people In order TO make homes for
themselves. The slyots are a nomAdlc
people. They live in portable tents.
built OF lattice work. with a fet-cov-
cred conical top. Inside the tent Ia an
arrangement OF boxes which serve az
seats and beds They also hold the fam
lily stores Near the slyots live the Tur-
bets. The latter have no boxes inside
their tents and the siyots consequently
have 4 supreme contempt for them. The
slyots are deeply religious and evil
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

sometimes has a vision In which ho
claims 10 be Informed that a certain 81.
yot is 10 die. The doomed man raises
a bride and tenders IL 10 the Lama.
who interferes and a respite Is secured
for time. Then the process Is re-
leated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
slEgRlANs IN CHINA.
Wild Race ~ the Siyot. Fled Beforc
Russian Invasion.

Russian Invasion.
From the New York Worli) -Ore
OF the most curious Of many curious
people who make up the great nation
Of China Is the siyots They live In the
FAR interior north % the desert Of Co
bi. In a region Of which little Is known
The best maps Of the country close 10
the boundary line between China and
Siberia, near the hoadwaters OF the
Yenisei. are Inaccurate. and are Of little
value 20 the traveller The Slyots are
Chinese only by adoption. when the
Russians invaded Siberia 800 years ago
the Siyots refused to bend the knee.
They retreated southwark and forced
their way into the Chinese empire
They dIspossessed a quiet and peaceful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
IInrrId nrnIe.

The wIfe-"The baby has been jab-
berlng away there for about an hour
and | can't understand a thing she
says" Tue Husband-''Ive noticed.
dear. the little thing grows more like
you every day."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
Tsa-DrInklnE In Grea, Bri,.in.

The United Kingdom consumes 6OO.-
600 pounds. or about 1000 900 gallons.
Of tea every day. which Is as much a.
Ia used by the rest Of Europe. North
and South America. Africa and aus
tralla combined.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

The feeling OF the falsity Of present
pleasures and the ignorance OF the
vanity Of absent pleasures. causes In
constancy. -Rochefoucauld.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Tho t1itis Pcnitent AZ Her Fathers
Knee Mniy'. Ruasne-.-A STORY With
Norai-A Clever rrisk for Juveniles
nnd Others.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

II a man undertakes TO tell you wha.
love is the chances are he IL In love
himself. and you can't believe him
under oAth.-Chlcago News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
Guthrie Le,terl

T Is not infre-
quent these days
for an officer OF
the Law 20 name
a woman a. a dep
uty But she Is
nearly always what
Is known a. an Of
Zee deputy She
performs mere cler-
zeal duties and new
er takes % the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
FEMALE OFFICERS.
GIRLS AS UNITED STATES
DEPUTY MARsHALs.

Mia Barchs and Mis. Fo..ett Nov Per-
forming Field Dutie--Piaeky XoasS
Women Round Up Unruiy Indian
witnesses
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

kiui htdIa WIZ A"fttHh AAhA+ fA't
eyes
Papa" the tiny maiden sobbed.
please don't be good 10 me.
For have been naughty girl-as
naughty as can be.
I pinched my kltiy's tail 50 hard she
cried and ran away
And ihen-O papa have been the
haddest girl today,
Poor. little. tempted ponient. wrapi
close to fathers breast.
Let your confessions drown IN tear
until you are az rest
No one need ind the heart 20 chlde
whatever you may do
God hath prepared THIS punishment
for little lambs like y0ui
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23
a Liiiis renitent.
BY ROY Newberry

nj evening niue
Emily with quiet.
pCnsive air
subdued an embFy
onic sigh. as she
Lowered near my
chair
And whcn I raised
her 10 my knee,
! started. IN SUI
prize.
Two little peniten-
|, ro.liuR from her
The herald., 1898-11-17
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1898.

of the charter pertaining to the public
school system should be understood in every Los Angeles home
There other branch of municipal gov
BETTER of such vital concern as that which
SCHOOL shapes the education of the rising genera
SYSTEM ton. The need for improvement i'll the
present system is manifest Only few
ago the spectacle witnessed of many children fail
ing to the schools because of insufficient
commodaon And only few months the city shocked
by dsgracul developments in the board of education so fla
grant and disgusting put stigma the fair ame OF
Los Angeles Any calculated to obvate such abuses
should command the earnest attention of parent in the
city.
The new charter makes ample provision should think
for the schools the highest point of excel
ence and also adequate accommodation In respect
latter matter have hitherto proceeded without plan
system No thought the taken School funds
invariably and it impossible to build
ng fast enough keep with the rapid increase the
ber pupils plan proposed increase the school
in sufficient to meet all requirements This increase
will be from sixteen cents to twenty the hundred dollars
and may be advanced twenty with three cents additional
school buildings The available school fund for the present
year slo5oo From this is readily that the fund
yded by the charter would be ample for present require
ments.
Under the system it would be possible to adopt
peensive plan for enargng school accommodations Weknow
approximately what the ratio of increase in school attend
ance the plan would be school build
ings every year, There should always be margin
of surplus such deficiency painfully
apparent att beginning of the present school term There
should be amp school accommodations under all
for every pupil in Los Angeles.
The radical change provided in the makeup of the board
of education is highly commendable 1t takes the board
peey out of ward politics. consummaton greatly to be de-
sired In the first place. the plan aims at simplicity and
congity by reducing the number of members from nine to
FIVE Three of these will be elected the general city
for term of four years. The remaining two will be appointed
by the for two years. and at the expiration of the short
terms appointments will be made for four years By this
provision there will always be two experienced members in the
board
The proposal to make the members saaried officers SIS
month each a wise innovation With the duties the
board concentrated in five members, large portion of their
time will necessarily be drawn upon. As alared officer
member make these duties matter
present members often do And with the simpler
SYSTEM it will be much easier to fix responsibility and to hold
members rgd accountable for the conduct of the schools
deserves and should receive hearty Endorsement the people
of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1898-11-17
ONE OF TEDDY'S TERRORS

My name it is Dailey-knight of the
shillaly-
took hand gaily, all in the late war;
With the Rough Riders" listin', I've seen
lovely fistin'-
I'm mighty persistin', as Erin's sons are.
AS Erin'S sons are,
AT home or afar-
Here's to all the fine fistin, an Erin go
bragh!
want a bit narvis-I've seen heaps Of
sarvice,
From here to Port jarvis, and over the
When my war-paint was laid on. no soul
was I 'fraid on
Jest spiin' to trade on, three shillin's u
day.
Three shillin's a day
Uncle Sans pay
With bac'n and hardtack, and fghtin' jest
gay!
When we peppered old Morry, oh! wasn't
Spain sorry?
She was that-begorry---and here let N e
say,
Take the wrongs that need rightin, the
glory of fightin,
There's an uncommon sight in three
shilln's a day!
Three shillins a day,
jolly good pay,
When you look at it in this par-tick-er-lar
way.
1 hain't much at toastin', and nothin' at
boastn',
But we give a roastin', there, over the
say
Says /, "If go, sir, I'll damage the foe,
sir;'
Wa did that Won kpo,u op San TIap
that day.
On San Juan that day,
In tough, red-hot fray,
We knocked out the foe, sir-we're built
just that way!
Emma M. Cass in Boston Traveller.
The herald., 1898-11-17
This is absorbing topic and it will become
approachhhe time when the legislature Th

This is absorbing topic, and it will become
approach'he time when the legislature The
greatest interest however, is taken by the
THE Republican managers Of the state. What
SENATORSH1P they most anxious about is to elect
a who will best subserve their pur-
poses The people of Southern California think this end of the
state has become important enough to be entitled all
to representation in the by of their citizens,
an Los Angeles being the strongest county in the southland
is especially entitled to that honor But will this be conceded
Numerous candidates in the state have announced themselves
o are put forward by their friends.
The people of San Francisco regard their city the big
end of the state and they distinguished for being
est in their demands The circumstances give that city pecu-
liar claims consideration in the matter of the senaorshp
The plan nominate Los Angeles governor
concoced and by the in that city he forced
the Republican state convention That also
the and the votes to elect the nom
For these the claims hardly
be ignored certainly not if the usual political considerations
respected Beyond this that city fourth of the repre-
sentaon III each branch of the legislature and than fourth
of the Republican members.
Nomnaly San Francisco has several candidates senator
but in opinion there is but be seriously considered
and he is Mike De Young We do not say this in dsparage
ment of the others. Nor it be asserted tuthfuy
has the qualities which IN an eminent degree fit him for that
high place De- Young is not orator statesman one
who possesses great natural powers attainments.
During the campaign the opposition constantly charged that
DE Young candidate for the senatorsp and
denied He did say he candidate but he admirably
played the role of hunchback Gloucester The railroad and
the push behind him. member of the Repub
can committee he worked with the Hannaes in 1896
nomination of Mckinley and he is solid with the national
minraton 1t will be remarkable if he does the
active support of the federal brigade.
Taking into consideration all the facts quite with
the Examiner in the statement that De Young the logical
ddate OF his party In Republican political ethics he has earned
the place. for he has been party Republicans
in the legislature should resist successfully the influences
will be brought to bear upon then and should elect other
will be ground for believing that wonders will
We hardly expect such generosity SoutheInCa