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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21
HoRRIFYINe SIGHTS.
nurrieans on oassnsIaad Destroy Towns
aud Every Living Thing.

Vancouver. b G.. May 20-shortly
before the steamer Mowers left sydney
for this port the cutter Mystery, return
ed 10 Cookstown from the scene Of the
recent disaster by the hurricane on the
north coast Of Queensland. by which
practically every vessel engaged in
pearl fishery was wrecked and much
property lost
The sights that met the eyes Of the
relief expedition along the isolated coast
were horrifying beyond description. In
one place where a picturesque village
with population Of 800 had stood,
neither house nor tree nor living thing
was left The site Of the little settle
meni looked like new plowed land and
the survivors had iled for safety 10 an
inland town about ~ miles distant
There. and further up the coast were
mangled bodies Of men aud domestic
animals Several were rescued with
some difficulty wedged in branches Of
trees that had defed the storm where
they had been blown from a distance Of
quarter Of a mile.
The Mystery officers and crew recov-
cred Ia al s. bodies. Of which - were
identified and claimed by relatives OF
the remaining 90, Severe natives, whose
remains were given respectable burial
m one great trench.
The Mystery party found large fish
and wreckage 30 and 20 feet above the
high water level. and trees and vegeta-
ton levelled for upwards Of so miles
along the cnast Official reports say
ss vessels were wrecked and 3sJ people
l0st their lives
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Mansfield. No. May 2O-The depot
of the Kansas City Fort Scott
and Memphis railway at Cedar
Gap was entered by burglars,
the safe blown 90 atoms and the
entire east half Of the depot building de-
stroyed The burglars secuted all the
money in the depot They used dyn q
mite There b no clew 70 the cnlpits.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Urbana. Ills, May 90 -Ethen Green.
the li-year-old son Of f. NJ Green was
dragged 10 death by COW He was
leading the animal from the pasture,
and had tied the rope around his waist.
The cow became frightened and started
TO run The boy was thrown beneath
the annals hoofs. His head was erus@.
ed. and be died without regaining con-
sciousness
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Pine Bluff. Ark. May 20 Miss Ma
tie Phillips was shot through the hand
while cleaning revolver The bullet,
after passing through her hand. struck
her sister upon the chin Her sister
was sitting at the opposite end Of TIVE
room. The discharge was accidental
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21
LAKE CITY PosToFFIcE.
Congressman Nortoa WIN Try aud Have
the once Opened Again.

Columbia. s C.. May 2O-Congress-
man James Norton is going to Wash
ington TO endeavor to persuade the post
Office department to restore the postof.
fee at Lake City, discontinued whom
Postmaster Baker was murdered Three
hundred town people have to send to the
railway station three miles away for
their mail Congressman Norton says
the boycott on the town by the postal
authorities, while punishing the guilty
10 some extent. works a great hardship
on the merchants Of the town. Tue
people are not allowed 10 mail letters on
the trains, the drop slot in the side Of
the mail car being closed when that
town Is reached II a letter is thrown
into the mail car IL will not be received
by the mail clerks
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Augusta. Ga. May 20-The Ninth
Illinois volunteers, Colonel Campbell.
was mustered out Of service here. This
leaves but one regiment, the Sixth Ohio,
which will be discharged May 20. and a
few troops Of cavalry at Camp Nc
Kenzie.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Colonel French. with the Twenty-sec
ond. infantry. was sent down the river
three miles from San Isidro By Genera
Lavton He met the enemy. driving
them out with a loss Of four Americans
1lhe Rio Grande viii then b clear Of
insnfgeniA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

St Louis, May 20 Charles Humes.
alias johnson. the negro who assaulted
and robbed Miss Ethel Harkey, April IS
last PLEADED guilty before Judge Klein.
aud was sentenced to the penitentiary
for rs years
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21
wIn Nee, a. ohattanesr..

Denver May 90. Chattanooga. Tenn,
was chosen by the Cumberland Presby-
terian General Assembly as the meeting
place of the assembly next wear.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

acid Her husband died recently. ard
slnce then she had been despondent Shs
j. the third female member Of her fami-
Is 10 take her own lite.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Washington. May 20.-Admiral Dew
ey cables the navy department that he
has sailed with the Olympia from Ma
Mia 70 Hong Kong.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-21

Centralia. Ill. May 90 Mrs Joseph
Droll. wealthy woman. committed SRI
eide AT her horne by swallowing aarhaii.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
big AnimaIa of Long Ago.

Most of the gigantic animals OF geo.
logical eras belonged to species which
have completely vanished. and of those
which have living representatives 1t is
difficult to say whether they have un-
dergone q true change of size or
whether the modern examples are
merely survivals Of smaller contempo-
rary varieties. The larger animals
have tendency to disappear first In q
partial failure Of food supply. Gigantic
armadillOs closely resembling those
Of the present day were formerly
abundant In South America. The re-
mains Of huge sloths are found In Gu
ba and North America. Sharks attain
ing length Of more than 100 feet are
found In comparatively recent fossil
deposits. Another fish which repre-
sents larger prehistoric species is the
American bony pike, which Is one of
Of the few survivals of the enormous
ganoids of the secondary strata. The
tiny nautilus Of the present day had
kindred 10 or II feet long in early
times. Another small shellfsh, the
pteropod, whose delicately complex
structure is packed In an inch of shell,
is found In fossil remains to have
reached the respectable length of a
couple of feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19

Women and perversity are one, says
the philosophic street car conductor.
who asserts that she always does the
wrong thing in travelling on the trains.
She wants to get aboard on the wrong
side of the street; she alights the wrong
way, facing backward, before the car
stops. and she'll crowd In between two
fat passengers near the rear door Of
the car rather than walk few steps
forward where there is plenty Of room.
She may have nickels and dimes in her
purse to burn, but she'll fish and hunt
around for minutes looking for five
coppers to unload upon the long suffer
ing servant Of the road.-Exchange.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
ONE BRAVE MAN.
And the Reason He stood Firm While
Under Fire.


Under Fire.
A battalion of volunteer infantry
was drilling in field when n regiment
of regular cavalry rode by. The colo
mel Of the cavalry halted his men to
watch the volunteers, and. getting
into conversation with the colonel Of
the latter, he criticised their drill un-
favorably, especially their want Of
steadiness The volunteer colonel was
n fierce fellow, and he cried hotly. "My
men are as steady as any regiment OF
regulars"
81 do not think so." retorted the cav
alryman, "and IL you'll draw your men
In order to receive cavalry I'll prove
it."
The challenge was accepted, and the
cavalrymen charged down upon the
citizen soldiers. who awaited them In
the usual way. Now. regular cavalry
can charge to within a few feet or
even inches OF infantry ut full gallop
and then at the word of command pull
up short. The volunteers, however.
lost their nerve when they saw the
huge horses laundering down upon
them and showing no sign Of stopping
when few yards of. They fed, all
but one man, who remained on his
knee. with bayonet leveled.
His colonel, enraged at the others
flight, approached the. hero and, tap
ping him on the back, cried: "You are
the only brave man In the regiment.
You scorned to rum"
Eyes, SIR" gasped the hero. II had
my fut stuck In hole, or l shouldn't
have waited. Spare Moments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
1T SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
How the High Glass Expert Picked
Out the Old Mnstcrn.

out the Old Masters.
speaking of old pictures" said
New Orleans dealer. Ut is very Inter
esting to see really high class Euro
pean expert making an examination.
The extent and diversity OF the infor-
nation of such men are something as
tonishing. Some years ago | spent a
couple of days with n gentleman who
Is recognized as one of the foremost
connoisseurs of Paris. We visited sev.
eral country places which contained
pictures said to be of great value. aud
in all he inspected upward of two doz-
en- canvases.
'In every instance he settled the
questions Of date. period and painter
beyond all reasonable doubt. The warp
and woof of the canvas. the wood
composing the backing the nature OF
the borings made by worms the work.
manship OF the tacks. the character OF
the pigment and certain minute pecul.
iarities In the mounting were all like
so many pages OF print to him. He
was Intimately acquainted with the
style OF hundreds OF different artists.
the models they used. the colors they
most affected. their tricks OF compost.
ton and their peculiar methods OF ex.
pressing the effects OF light and shade.
ITO an outsider II seemed like magic.
A copy he would say, for instance.
after a swift glance at a painting. 1t
was made by So-and-so. n pupil. who
had very much the style of his master.
The date is about (hcre he would
name 1t with infallible accuracy. and
II you clean that left hand corner
dare say you will find the signature In
vermilion.' In several cases he was
fully borne out by documents in pos
session OF the owner. and In nll he was
sustained by circumstantial evidence.
He told me very modestly that he had
devoted 40 years to the close study of
his profession and was just beginning
to apprehend dlmly how little he
knew" - New Orleans Times-Dem
crat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19

Horseshoes are IN important branch
Of industry in Norway About 5000
tons are exported every year. Great
britain and France, where horseshoes
are used not only for horses, but also
for donkeys and oxen employed as
beasts Of burden, divide almost the
whole Norwegian expectation between
fham r about equal quantities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19

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and the Coupons counted by the Judges, and the
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Following is the Coupon Cut it of THE STAR and
vote for some deserving person who would appreciate
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The Scholarship offered by THE STAR will be furnished
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
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Write in the above lines the and address OF the
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The record-union., 1899-02-06

Superf1uous introductions were once
and not so long ago. either-an almost
universal nuisance in this country. The
woman who persists in the farce of
making people acquainted" in the
twinkling of an eye, under any and all
circumstances, is still to be found, but
she is happily becoming more and more
rare We will not suffer unalloyed
grief when we write Hic jacet over the
last of her kind. Still, there is no need
of burying the introduction itself. They
have almost done so over in England,
but America has often found a happy
medium between her own early ways
is another chance for her to show that
common sense is generally a safe key
to any guide to decorum.''
The confirmed introducer is BORE
an,l should be ruthlessly discouraged;
but until mental telepathy shall have
become more widespread accomplish
ment than 1t is now the oldfashioned
introduction ought not to be permitted
to lapse into utter disuse. To send to-
tai strangers out to dinner together.
without so much as giving one a clew
to the others Identity, may be good
English form, but it is not good COM
mon sense. A woman who aspires to
be a successful dinner giver will find
that success lies not by this path Even
at teas and receptions an introduction
need not always be made with bated
breath and apologize air. as If ones
conscience accused one of making a
faux pas. Finally, though there may
be those who condemn this as rank So
cial liberalism, there are circumstances
when even passing introductions are
perfectly legitimate. The introduction
has as much need Of raison d'etre as
has any other social custom But once
it has a reason for being, it is most
valuable and welcome. 1t is the super
fiuous introduction, whose name is even
yet legion, which has numbered j the
ground, socially speaking. and which
ought to be rooted out.-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

The fearful friends of the Australian
ballot law find objections to the Rick
ard bill because of a device in which
to indicate the voters choice when
voting straight ticket. But all such
fear that the Australian system will be
destroyed by the change is ill-timed
and ungrounded. Fact is, we have not
the Australian ballot system any how.
We have something approaching it in
the matter of secrecy and sacrednese
of the voting booth, and the uniform or
blanket ballot But there the similar
ity ceases. In Australia the ballot is
Endorsed so that it may be identified;
something that would not be tolerated
here. We have better plan. the de-
tachable marginal number. In Aus
tralia they do not follow our method as
to delivery or casting of the ballot,
nor as to keeping of the poll list. So
in other respects there is dissimilarity
Truth is, our system is the better, and
the more nearly what an American
system should be- While the circle
provided for in the Richard bill may
not be absolutely essential. 1t Is diff
cult to understand what harm it could
do, or why its use on the ballot would
endanger the integrity OF the whole
system.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
DIED AT "TAPs."
A Touching Incident Of the Late
Cuban War.

V&V&0 w s&xs
A Maryland paper publishes the fol-
lowing story coming from Bridgeville
in that State:
Last spring when Thea war extras with
their flaming headlines proclaimed the
declaration of war; when members Of
the state inilitias kissed sood-by to
their fearful wives, sweethearts and
mothers. and marched away to their
respective camps, Harry Brown. son Of
Farmer James Brown of American
Corner. Nd, near Bridgeville. was one
of the first to respond to the Presi-
dents call for volunteers. Wishing to
see active service he enlisted in the
gallant Seventy-first New York, which
was so terribly shattered In the fight
before Santiago.
He did not leave alone, however, for
five of his life long companions were
at the station the morning he departed
and when he boarded the train they
clambered aboard also, though never
to return.
The boys enlisted in Company D, and
young Brown was made bugler of his
company. Side by side they fought in
line. Brown was struck by Mauser
and carried to the rear Before ten
minutes had elapsed his companions
We're brought back mortallJ wounded
and placed by his side.
In due time Mr.. Brown received 3 let
ter from his son stating that he was in
a hospital recovering from bullet
wound and telling Of the deaths of his
companions. This was the last letter
fbov rpoaiuoa fr.,~, b;,,
1t was a pleasant evening last Sep
TENDER that Harry, a physical wreck
from the yellow fever. which he had
contracted shortly after recovering from
the bullet wound, alighted from the
evening train at the little station near
his home. Through some deficiency in
the hospitel management he was allow
ed to leave the hospital and he was now
in semi delirious state. The few per-
sons lounging about the station failed
to recognize him, so changed was he.
His parents did not know Of his home
coming, and he was obliged to walk to
his home. Between the station and his
home was dense swamp, which he had
to pass. The swamp abounds N creep
ing plants, and while plodding YEARLY
through the dense underbrush, mis- feet
The record-union., 1899-02-06
British and Spanish Colonies.

We have the two great examples.
Great Britain has been, in the main,
and increasingly, benefioent and strong.
Spain from the very first, as the rec
ords show, was inhumanly oppressive
to the inferior races; and, after her own
descendants In the colonies became
aliens in habit to the home country,
she to them also became tyrannieally
exacting. But, still more, Spain be-
came weaker and weaker as the years
passed. the tyranny of her extortions
being partially due to exigencies of her
political weakness and to her economf-
cal declension. Let us, however, not
fail to observe that the beneficence, as
we'll as the strength of Great Britain
has been matter of growth There is,
therefore, no reason to despair, as some
do, that the United States, who share
her traditions. can attain her success.
The task is novel to them; they, may
make blunders: but guided by her ex-
perience, they should reach the goal
more quickly. Captain A. T. Mahan. IN
the Engineering Magazine.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

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The record-union., 1899-02-06

became entangled and he fell to the
ground.
Lying entangled in the dense swamp,
his strength was fast departing At in
tervals consciousness would return and
he would redoable his efforts TO ex~
tricate himself. Suddenly in mis- de-
llrium he remembered THAT it was time
for taps Hastily taking his bugle
from about his neck, he summoned his
remaining strength and the solemn
woods rang with:
Put out the lights,
Put out the lights.
Go to sleep everyone,
Day is done.
Hts father heard the sound and in
stinct told him that it was his SON.
Hastily calling the hired man. they
made an examination and found INN
lying in the midst of the swamp ul-
ccr scious. He was carried TO his old
home which he SO buoyantly left in
early spring in company with his as
Joyous companions. Now he was fe-
turning to carry their dying messages
to their bereaved parents, while they
slept the sleep that knows no waking
on the solemn hills of Santiago. youa g
Brown never recovered consciousness.
but he would not allow the bugle to be
taken from his sight. One evening the
sLund of ''taps'' came clear and shrill
from his rae.n. The family rushed in,
but he was dead, and the bugle was
clasped between his stiffened fingers.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
SPECIAL AGENCIES.
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Partly cloudy
Monday with showers on the northwest
coast, continued cold, fresh northwest
wind. Severe frosts.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
No Chance About It.

Parson Jackson-Am yo' suah yo'
didn't acquiah dat turkey in game oh
chance?
Nose Mokeby-Dead suah. parson!
used nah own dice.-Town Topics.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

TO CuRE A COLD IN ONE DAY
rnke Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
rists refund he money II it fails to cure. CSC. The
Genuine has L. B. O. on each tablet
The record-union., 1899-02-06
THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST-CLAss HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies dining-room separate.
Open day and night. HICKMAN & CAR
RAGHERs proprietors. No. 1919 Second
street. between ] and x. Sacranaento.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

La grippe averted by drinking Glen
brook"-S3 gallon. Thee Blauth. 40
X street. Tel. 29l-
The record-union., 1899-02-06

In Africa wives are sometimes SOLD
for two packages of hairpins.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

Too Tongue.
The doctor said: sShow we, your tongue. !"
But the bright little miss was high
strongue.
MY tongue isn't SICK
She answered him quick,
"The troubles way down in my Tongue.
Chicago Tribune.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
RS second-class matter.
The record-union., 1899-02-06

Private rooms for families: omen 49,
and night Orders served outside Ovs-
ters in every style MATT and JOHN
RADQN1CH. Projectors
The record-union., 1899-02-06

Try McMorry's Blend coffee. 35c. :
The record-union., 1899-02-06
R1Q
CANCERC CURED

the whole side of my face and half of
my nose extending nearly to my ear, up
to my eye and down below my mouth
/ was treated by specialists and was
givcn up as incurable. ] was advised TO
try Dr. Shirley. The result is ! am wen
and saw many cured during my treat
ment My address is Auburn Placer
County. VIII give any information re-
CURED. w. e. BARRON.
have treated cancer and tumors, also
cancer and liberation of the womb, for
fourteen years in Sacramento, with the
best of success. Terms reasonable. Pay
ments can be made monthly if desired.
improved treatment, reducing the pain to
minimum.
DR.. j. H. SHIRLEY.
The record-union., 1899-02-06
MUM
1 cold is dangg-

A cold is danger
GUS. Don't let It
get the start OF you.
"A few doses of my
Cold Cure will
break up any form
Of cold In q few
hours and prevent
grippe, diphtheria
and pneumonia. 1t
should be In every
home and every vest
pocket. 1t Is better
than a life insur-
ance policy.
MUNYoN.