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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

into consideration ~ determining me
best form for a ship and the CORE
spending economical speed for that
form; and from this some modest no
ton may be got OF what the naval
architect has to provide for and con-
slider In the absence OF a tank ne
must make the most OF the known
performance OF other ships and APP
proximate the possibilities OF his N.
tended craft as best his Judgment can.
Pretty guesswork and some wonder
fully clever forcthought alone are the
basis upon which our own successful
ships have been planned 30 far: and
one naturally wonders what might not
have been accomplished had we had
these absolute. practical facilities.
Tho highest speed at which II may
be needful to run the carriage. /. O.,
twenty or twenty-thrce miles an hour.
necessltates some special and reliable
arrangement at the end OF the run for
bringing the carriage to a halt without
undue shock to the heavy mass In mo-
ton. This Is TO be accomplished by
huge friction brake. carefully grad
uated In Ia pressure by hydraulic
cylinders and operating uniformly on
each side Of the carriage. When this
brake is In operation Il will be pos
slble 10 bring the carriage to stop
from full speed within the limit OF
only twenty feet. A supplementary
or emergency brake. In the shape OF
an immense hydraulic cylinder, Is au
tomatleally thrown into gear upon the
failure Of the friction brakes. and will
be absolute IN case OF accident.
The models to be experimental upon
will DO a. nearly as possible OF uni.
form length Of twenty feet as an even
scale proportlonate 10 the full-slzed
craft will allow. For instance. a YES
sci i56 feet long will have a model ON
an eighth scale that IL. 1919 feet long.
while a craft 3S3 feet long will have a
model OF nineteenth scale. or POI
feet long. They will be Of pine wood
accurately cut. by a special machine,
from the lines OF the proposed vessel
and then carefully measured and
| checked before being launched into
the basin They will then be prepared
In the balancing basin prior 10 start
Ing and nicely hallasted 30 rs TO ac-
curately represent the intended craft
when she IL ready FOR her trial.-Phil.
adelphla Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

II saloon-keepera are indeed "the
best men on earth" as a certain mayor
himself one Of them. asserts, We shall
have to revise our ethical systems 20
as to represent the worst as the bes,
and the best as the worst. Il would
seem to be nobler to make man
drunk than to help him 20 keep sober;
TO minister TO the indulgence OF his
appetltes than to influence him 10 con.
troll them; TO start him on the road 10
the almshouse or states prison than TO
encourage him to thrift. industry and
uprlghtness. II saloons are the
best places on earth. homes and school.
houses and churches must be the worst
they are 30 widely different. The In.
dependent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

The present tank may truly be- said
TO be the result OF the persistent ef-
forts OF Chief Constructor Hlchborn;
and. following ont his directions. the
plant will De- at once upon a scale and
OF a character considerably In advance
OF anything now eXtant abroad. The
completed structure will consist pri-
marIly OF concrcic-llned basin sur
rounded hy "a ono-siory brick building
which Is surmounied Boy g'Col-irussrd
roof of am approved D rn. The
building Is 500 feet long aud 90 feet
wide. with two small extensions for
the installation Of the vcntIlatinr.
heating. pumping. altering aud power
plants. ny this means the main body
of the structure Ia lefi unhnmpurcd Tor
the experimental work. Tho main ha-
sin o. $40 feet long and 90 feet wide.
and will have a uniform depth Of n
tcot a. either end there viii hc "a
narrow shoal extension. one 20 feet
.ong and O. Zee Wide. from which ,no
trial runs will be started. and The
which thc models viii De- carried upon
the completion OF the runs. Tue lat-
ter extension will have no special
features. but 40 the starting end
there will be- a plt ON each side and at
the rear for the purpose Of providing
convenient means Tor measuring the
models a. they n0ai IN the basin pre-
paraiory to the trials. There. too, will
be a standard Weighing apparatus for
adjusting and standardlzlng the dyna-
mometer which measures the resist
ance Of the models or the correlative,
the power required 10 tow them At
their several speeds. On the inner
lip. 80 TO speak. OF the main founda.
ton OF concrete viii rest the track up
on which the carriage will travel dur
Ing the runa These traekA Of which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

A herd Of white deer was seen near
Klngman. Maine. a few days ago. aud
every hunter for twenty miles Is now
trying to get one Of the animals. The
herd was lrst seen by Newport
sportsman. For awhile be was M he.
wlldercd that he did not know what to
10. for d may be that no man before
him ever saw more than one white deer
at time in the Maine woods. he sue.
ceeded In killing a blk white buck
Weighing about 225 pounds. aud he lef;
ON the next train Tor home. after hay-
ing been here only three days The
buck was almost az white as snow.
There was patch Of brown hair on
his right side near the rump When
the man arrived In Bangor he met a
taxidermist who bought the deer at a
handsome price. The taxldermlst says
that he has mounted only one white
deer IN his life. and that was for a Lon
don man. who wanted Il TO present 10
the British museum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08
n.h Enrri. Of AIshhel.

From scientific experiments upon
more than 1000 persons. DR. J. n. Kel-
logg. OF Battle Creek. Mich. has de-
termined the effects OF one ounce OF
alcohol administered internally to be
the following; CD To diminish severe
activity: co to diminish cerebral actlv-
ity: go TO impair the co-ordlnating
power OF the brain; ca 10 lessen mus
cular strength; 90 20 decrease dlges-
tive activity 20 a notable extent Both
his medical experience and laboratory
research have convinced him that Il Is
an error 60 regard alcohol as an aid
to digestion. as It has proven highly
detrimental This influence upo, The
digestion. he declares. Is exactly what
would be expected Of a drug that. like
alcohol. d paralyzer OF protoplasmlc
activity, an anaestho,ic and a sedaiivc.
aud not. as has been enormously sup
posed. a stlmulant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Anything that h In the nature Of an
improvement. especially from hy-
glonlc point OF view. upon the existing
sowing machines viii be welcomed a.
a boon 20 our population. 30 many OF
whom have 10 labor az these machines
many hours each day. According 10
recent report. such an Improvement Is
announced. The old troadle. with lie
up and down movement OF the ontlrn
limb. and worrying. camplng strain
directly upon the muscles of the calf
and front Of the Thigh, and Indirectly
upon the lumbar region. Is 10 be abol.
lshod. and lts place taken by n hang.
ing platform. swinging pendulum fash
ion. Upon this the foot rests easily.
and Is swung backward and forward
the momentum being furnished hy tho
weight Of the foot alone. instead OF By
that OF the entire limb. az before. The
thigh remains almost motlonless, and
the economy both OF effort and dis
comfort Is most decided. Either foot
can be used alternately. or both to-
gether. thus Swing relief from thu
monolony OF the constant movement
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

some discussion has OF late been 60
mg on upon the subject Of whether the
ability 20 use both hands with equal
iaciiily indicates anything. II has
been argued whether ambidexirous
people are more Intelligent than others
81 whether they are better balanced
Than their fellows. Il would seem that
The proper solution OF this problem
might be- that either accident or In
rilaation had led these people 10 use
ihe left band equally with the right.
Children are taught mainly 10 use the
right hand and are consequently very
awkward with the left indeed some
Zines almost helpless. 80 far az any
Delicate operation o. concerned. Prao-
tice. however. will make one almost
equally handy with both hands A lady
received q severe injury 10 her right
hand. and found herself Obliged 10
ute the other II took but short
time. when she set her mind TO Il. TO
acquire the ability 10 do many things
very well Indeed. She wrote a credit
able hand. slngularly enough. howev.
er, a. unlike her usual ohlrography az
one could Imagine. Indeed. no one
would ever have suspected that the
two were the work OF the same per-
son. although both were distinct and
,ksaaehle. PROFESSIONALLY convenient
% 81 au,1lo use the left hand.-and.
every person ought 10 take a little
pains TO cultivate the habit Of doing
30. Aside from the fact Of its con-
tcnience. no one can tell when some
accident may make such dexlerity OF
the greatest value. Children should
~ taught lhla. and never allowed to
depend altogether on the right hand.
Equal use OF both sides OF the body
sifca a moro symmetrical develop
ment. and much more sieadlneSs and
confidence In action OF an sorts. The
fact that many articles In daily use are
made exclusively for rlght-handed PEG
pie no doubt has something to DO with
'liI7r-habll but al the same. lnclina-
ton and early training have strength
cned the tendency until We have be-
come a race Of right-handed people.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08
Innr.,l,r Innn.neea hr walsr.


Solid and dry as the human body APP
pears. water constitutes more than one
fourth Of lts bulk. and an the functions
OF life are really carried on In water
bath, and. although the sense OF thirst
may b. trusted 10 call for a draughi ot
water when required. the nuid can b"
lmbibed most adyantagoously for many
reasons besides merely satisfying
thirst In the latter stage Of digestion.
when communion Of the mass 10 IN
complete. u b. much facilitated hy a
moderate draught OF water. which dis
lntcgratos and dIssolves the contents
OF the stomach. htting u Tor cmul-
gcnce and preparing % for asslmlla-
ton. Hence the habit Of drinking wa
ter In moderate quantities between
meals contributes 20 health and lnli-
Gates the fact that those who visit
health resorts Tor the purpose of im-
billing the waters Of mineral springs
might profit by staying a. home and
drinking more water aud less whisky.
Water Is the universal solvent OF ma
ture. and the chief agent In an trans
formations of matter. When taken
into an empty stomach @ soon heglns
to pass out through the tissues into
the circulation to liquofy eifete solids,
whose cXcretlon from the system a
thus facilitated. Very few people
think OF the necessity Of washing the
inside as well as the outside OF the
body. and be who would be perfectly
healthy should be as careful about the
cleanliness Of his stomach as that OF
his skin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

scs.s study ~ sta, Happens ernrnr
persons engaged In the manufacture
OF beer. Ny cases included not only
the workmen engaged IN hrcworloa.
but also the proprlotors Of hrewerles.
Il Is a curious fact that the mortality
among the proprletors IL about as
high "a among the workmen. showing
that they are all given TO copious lIba.
lions. The mortality Is .triklngly low
among brewers IN early years Up to
forty or thereabouts. brewers seem 10
be about aa good risks as pretty much
anybody else. After forty the mortal.
ny rises very high. and should say
that at iifty.ave or sixty years OF age
about three brewers may be expected
TO die where one average person dies
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

the bow or stern. fractions OF a sec
ond at regular periods and the actual
distance and position OF the carriage
at every interval Of the run. These
latter elements are checked electrical
~ from the track and must be posi-.
tive. and. by the combination with the
time record. determine the actual
speed OF the carriages at any point
iu its run. The result "a diagram OF
simultaneous records frum which oy-
erythlng can be- read ana checked with
ease The springs used will noccssar-
ny vary IN strength with the speed
and character of the model. and the
standard Weighing apparatus will be
used 10 standardize each one before
trials Every conceivable precauilon
viii be- taken 20 insure absolute accu-
rucy In the tests. and a careful record
of each experiment will be- tahulated
and dlod away Tor ready reference In
the matter Of details and the method
of applying the dynamometrIcal me-
chanism. We have departed entirely
from an previous practices. with the
promise Of records free from That
iumplness and vibration common TO
other model tank registers
In addition 20 these more simple ex-
periments. arrangements will be pro-
yldod for testing the functions or
qualities Of the models; the effects OF
propellors Of various sorts and at an.
fercnt speeds and their relations to
the form OF the hull about the stern
where the water runs In 10 the screws;
and also TO tell what proportlonate
part OF the total resistance Of the mod.
81 IL due 10 friction Of the under-wa-
ter surface, what TO wave resistance
and what 10 eddlcs.
All Of these thlnrr muai Be taken
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

The total yearly consumption Of
ivory billiard balls. when trade Is zen.
orally good. IL estimated TO be ahou,
10000 TO 10000 balls. Of which Am.
erica and Africa absorb half the re.
malnder being used by England. Ger.
many and the other countries. Bad
times reduce the number OF balls r..
Qulrcd 10 about $1,000 10 5000 per
year
Ivory billiard balls. freshly turned.
have 10 be treated very carefully. az a
sudden change OF temperature may
cause them 10 crack. To prevent this
they require 10 be- placed Tor at leas,
three months IN a warm room. In or
der to shrink gradually and dry true.
before they are finished and polished
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

her fun share Of the beauty OF her
southern people. Her father. now dead.
was a colonel In the command OF Gen
oral Jubal Early aud the family is one
Of the best known In New Orleans.
Mira. Christy and a young son are In
New Orleans and the daughter will Join
them before Christmas. after trip OF
I've months. which was prolonged bv
the presence OF yellow fever IN the
southern city. She Is an energetic
business woman and does not mind the
discomforls Of a "drummers' life IN
the least Ter territory includes Kan
sas Missouri. Louisiana and Texas and
Il Is due 10 her efforts that the arm
ahe represents does the largest busl-
ness In the fancy grocery line Ia those
states
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08


a leading British scientific Journal in
aiiuding 20 tie lasi report 90 thc smith
aonian institution says. Narrow. boz.
deed. iu intellectual range and sym
patty must be- ihe mind that can nnd
nothing OF interest between the sober
covers III Smithsonian report From
every branch of modern science ana
from not a few departments oi syste.
maliEcd research noi generally recog.
mixed as strictly scientific. articles by
the ahlesi pens are reproduced. aud
Ne have thus 10 convenient form a
compendium Of the very latest results
of specialized work The word "in-
d'spensable." which 30 often occurs In
the cant OF modern criticism. q par
ticulariy applicable to these volumes.
for q "a rarely that a work on a scicn.
iIhc subject Issues from the press
whether 4 deals with ant communities.
deep saa surroundings OF the latest ex-
plantation OF the Mnrllan canals-whlch
does not brlstle with asleriaks referring
ne reader 10 the Smithsonian reports.
Chemistry and phynlology are osps-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

"Dou you take this woman for your
lawfully welded wIfc7' asked the min
lister. or words 10 that effect.
The young man. who had elopcd hy
tandem twenty miles over a dirt road
with The obiog, oi hls hearts desire
looked 90 The pcrsplrIne. dusty. red.
raced, llmp-haircd ohiec, that stood
alongside him. set hIs teeth hrmly
clonched his hands and answered IN
The voice Of martyr.
u do. indianapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Although large sums OF money have
been invested In contemplating ma
chimes. and although the expense OF
picking Is the heayies, charge In the
handling Of a cotton crop. yet. the
Scientific American says. "The prob
lem OF reducing this work TO ma
ohinery has not YET been solved"
But the pickers today work faster
than they did In the days OF slavery.
Then negro slave averaged 100
pounds OF cotton per day. now each
picker. being paid 30 much per 100
pounds. picks nearly twice as much
cotton a. the slave did.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Much interest has r,ccntly been ex-
pressed In a serum prepared By an
Italian physician. DR. Marigllano. with
which he thinks consumption can be
cured. The London Lancet reports
the use Of the serum during the past
year. with success. by a number Of
reputable Italian physicians. Dr. De
Renzl. professor OF clinical medicine In
the Naples university. is quoted as re-
porting forty-four eases OF cure with
the serum In his hospital practice.
The best results are said TO be obtain
ed where the disease Is not YET very
FAR advanced.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

4 hen jumped ON the fender ~ a
nrock,on a Taunton electric street
car in Massachusetts,. and taking a
comfortable position rode to Tauntcs.
She created a sensation on her way
through the city and many thought
she was dead until the car stopped and
they saw her get up. shake herself.
and walk leisurely mp the street. where
she was lost sight OF almost imme-
dialely.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

These Were Total Abstainera.
So the o'erwcaried pilgrim, as ne fares
Along LIES summer waste. at times
Is famed.
Even at noon tide. by the cool. sweet
airs
OF sereuer and holler land.
Fresh as the morn. and as the dew.
fan bland.
Breath Of the blessed heaven for which
we pray.
Blow from the eternal hillsl make
glad our earthly wayl
whittier
We receive everything. both lie ind
happiness. but the manner Ia which
We receive. that IL what IS sim ours
Watch. then. disciple Of life
watch and labor towards the deyel-
opmen, OF the angel within thee We
must dare TO be happy. and dare TO
confess g. regarding ourselves always
a. the repositories. not ~ the authors
Of our own Joy Amiers Journal
] 30 To prove my soul
I see my way a. birds their traekless
way.
shall arrlyel What time. what cir
uuit first.
I ask not. but unless God sends bis
hail.
or binding hreballs. sleet or stlnlne
snow
In good time. his good time. shall
arrive.
lie guides me and the bird. In bis
good time,
browning.
The time Of seed-sowlng passes
quickly. Ere Il be gone. let me con-
slider closely. Have ! sown the seed
Of all purpose to have?" For a. Il
the seed-sowing 70 must be the sum.
mer glory and the autumn frultlon-
Sarah Smiley.
The battle Of our life IL won.
And heaven begun.
when We can say. Thy will be done'-
But. Lord. until
These restless hearts In Thy deep love
are stlll.
We pray Thee. Teach rs how TO DO
Thy will"
-Lucy Larcom.
on an the perils Of advancing age
none u greater than that OF losing
the faculty OF wonder. That which II
commonest is. indeed. the most real
cause Of wonder westcott
The time c man spends IN getting
ready IL never wustod time. Il Il a
suggestive face shat nine tcnths Of
our Lords life was spent In prepare.
ton. Charles ". Parkhurst D. d,
BE always dlsplos.icd at what thou
art. II thou desire TO attain 10 what
thou art not. Tor where thou hast
pleased thysolf. there thou abldest-
Quarles.
The bee and the butterfly
Live longer In one active. sunny hour
Than the poor tortoise In bis torpid
years.
Richard Monckton Mines.
/ Hath any Wronged theof BE brave
~ reyengedl slight Il. and the worh
Is begun. forgive II. and the work Il
finished -Quarles.
True happiness
Consists not In the multitude Of
friends.
hut In the worth and choice.
Ben Ionson.
That friendship should be able q
endure silence without suspicion IL N,
surest touchs,one OF Ia suficlency.
]. r. Lowell
We are always complaining thal
our days are few and acting a. though
there would be no end TO them Ad
Olson.
We must accept or refuse one anoth
or M We are. ! could iame a hyen,
more easily than my friend. Thoreau
Sunshine cannot bleach the snow,
Nor time unmake what poets know
-Emeraon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Sign the pledge, oh. algn io-nEht'
Sign the pledge The promise given
IN the name OF God Most liEh'
VIII encourage some whoNe sitifth
From the DANGEROUS path 20 ny
Your example thus 10 others
Shall be a. "a guiding light;
For the sake OF weaker brothers,
Sign the pledge' Oh. sign to-nighu
Sign the pledge The chlldrens voices
Rise 90 heaVen-oh, heed their cry
Many a fresh young heart rcioges,
Many a cheer supplaniH Sigh
when fond parents help their dear one
IN the battle ~ the right
For the sake OF precious near ones
Sign ue pledge theni sign tonight
Frederick sherlock
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

The sheriff The boys was all In a..
vor OF maxim that reward Ter you
dead or alive" but talked EN- out
OF H.
PlEen Bnl-Jakc. that was mighty
Kind Of you.
The Sheriff on. ! dono "a they vas
any pcriicklcr Kindness about a.
You see. nlll II you was brought In
dead / wouldn't g.t to charge the
county no,hin' Ter your board and
wouldn't git mo- foo fcr hangIn' you
indianapolis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

A fragment OF the granite out Of
which Gen. Grants sarcophagus. In
his mausoleum In New York, was
carved. has been submitted 20 chemical
analysis. a report Of which 10 publish
ed In Science. The stone Is true
granite. but not OF common variety.
lts color Is dark red. ~ grain medium.
and lts texture close II shows almost
no tendency 10 decompose. Il was
guarded In Marquette county. wlseon-
sin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Under the influence OF the Kew Bo-
anlc gardens In London several In
teres,lng interohanges OF fruit-bear-
ing plants have been effected. within
the past few years. between the east.
trn and the western world. The tree
tomato" and at least two other West
Indian species. have been successfully
transplanted among the hill stations
In India. furnishing valuable add
ton TO the food supply there. On the
other hand. the East Indies have con-
tributod new varieties Of the banana
and the mango to their namesako
islands In the Western Hemisphere.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

L h Intended next summer TO lay
an ocean cable from the northern end
OF Scotland TO Iceland. taking In the
Farce Islands on the way. This en-
terprisc arouscs much interest among
men Of science. because Iceland IL
filled with wonderful natural phe-
nomena. and particularly because Il IL
thought that meteorological stations
connected with the proposed cable
may be- able 10 enlarge our knowledge
Of the course and pecullarilles OF
storms crossing the ocean.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

A cork which Is always In a. place
IN the neck Of the bottle. except when
the bottle a In the very act OF being
deoanied Is shown herewith. II Is a
French invention. and Is designed 10
keep the bottle always covered and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08
is A SUCCESSFUL DRUMMER.
Prominent southern belle Travelling for
Urocsry House.

A niece Of General Beaurogard and
cousin OF General Albert Sidney
Johnston Of the confederate forces IS
a travelling salesman She Is Miss
Edith Christy. the daughter Of Louis
lana colonel She has been travelling
Tor a fancy grocery house for the last
year and has got together a large busl-
ness She never had any business
training previous TO becoming a
drummer" and said when asked about
the matter My training was In do
Ing fancy work and attending cotil-
lions. balls. parties. calling and recelv-
ing Miss Chrlsty Is a blonde. with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-08

Us eiptenis always protected from the
MI )Ghe cork. Il will be seen. Is bal
anced and when the bottle Is stand
ing upright Il drops into a. place In
the neck. but when the bottle Is tilted
the cork l. lifted away to permit Of
che free low OF the contents.