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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
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The well-known traveller and writer
eugene Wolf says In one OF his books.
that the best remedy for seasickness
In the application TO the head OF a
vet compress. as hot as can be borne.
This suggestion. however. IN difflcult
To carry out In practice unless the
traveller Is provided with n sea-proof
servant or companion. for In a sea
way the stewards are apt TO be too
busy TO furnish fresh hot congresses.
Al short intervals. TO all who are In
need Of them.
A device which enables the desired
result TO be attained without the
stewards Intervention has recently
been put upon the market. Il con-
sists Of a leather cap lined with q
thick cushion OF wet felt. which can
be fastened very tightly about the
head. The wet compress Is kept hot
by wires. which may be connected
with the electric lighting system OF
the ship It's effect is an increased
dow OF blood TO the brain. and. there
fore. the removal OF the cerebral amaze
mia which Is the cause Of seasickness.
This appliance has the advantage that
the patient can enjoy absolute rest.
as no removal Of the compress is nee.
essary. As the compress is asep,ic.
Il may be used Cor many patients.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

looked out. and coming directly to-
ward US were two people on horse
back. One was a woraan shrouded in
white ard riding a white horse. She
was leading n horse so black that he
only made a faint shadow against the
darkness. and upon his back was a
figure bound In straps and with a
black cap tied over his head. He sat
on that horse like n soldier. We only
took one look and then we fed. but
we searched our souls for screams 10
tell how frightened we really were,
and we were not content until we
got into the shelter OF the hotel at the
springs"
Many OF the residents OF Rocker
corroborate the truth OF the ghost
story. II may be that some one is
playing a practical joke. but that Is
not believed by the superstitious. and
n number OF schemes are beine
planned whereby the ghost viii be
laid 10 rest again. Why Fuller's spirit
should he accompanied by a woman
Is a mystery which his best friends
cannot solve. ms he was classed as a
woman hater during all OF the years
he lived in Montana
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

soiute unreliabllity. characterization
IL only n palliative-it does not re-
move the cause. Demagnetizing ma
chimes In use are OF various degrees
OF accuracy and they are not always
Immediately available.
1t may be understood that under
these conditions. makers have sought
practical methods OF protecting the
movements OF clocks and watches
against magnetization-certainly a
more effective thing than 10 demag-
netize them after they have been al
ready magnetlzed
The most recent effort Of this sort.
we are told, 10 that OF Partisan
matchmaker named Leroy, who has
made for the photographic service OF
the French navy a non-magnetic chro-
nometer which keeps much better
time than any OF It's other timepieces.
the variation being only 500 seconds
In three months. while pieces with so
called non-magnetic balance-wheels
varied from ESQ TO 1929 seconds. To
quote further:
1T should be added that the
screens need only be partial. and may.
for instance. DO reduced TO a sim
pie iron plate within the case. when
the wearer is exposed TO magnetic &c.
ton only on the one side. II is then
sufficient TO place the watch In the
pocket in such n way that the plate
is between the movement and the
electric source against which protec
ton Is desired.
Leroy also constructs exterior
screens-cases In which an ordinary
watch may DO placed when II is de-
sired 10 avoid the expense OF chang
ing its own case. Neyret brothers
also make such cases. which they
call electrophages. :"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
New Electric Furnace.

In order TO determine the points Of
fusion OF refractory substances. w. c.
Heraeus has constructed at Hanau n
new electic furnace. the essential
part OF which consists OF n tube Of
iridium 20 millimeters thick and 10
millImeters In diameter. and In which
temperatures between 1900 and 1000
degrees centigradc may be maintained
for any desired length OF time. To at
tain a temperature Of 1900 degrees II
Is necessary TO send through ;he tube
an electric current Of 1900 amperes
at Ave volts. At certain temperature
the substance under examination be-
gins TO soften. and at temperature
ave 30 Is degrees higher. depending
upon the nature OF the substance com.
plcto fusion occurs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
EAGLE CHAPTERS HIS TEETH.
U. o. Consul Says Pan-Ameriean Rail-
way 10 Only . Dream.

Our former consul to Para grows
almost hystericai when any one says
"Pan-American." He coruscates puma
He even provides the American eagle
with teeth.
The great "Pan-American railway
IL q beautifully taking conception. he
sarcastically exciaims In Golfers. Tho
American eagle shIvers In every pin
feather and his teeth chatter with Do
light at the mere suggestion
But however glorious this may -
for the great American eagle. when
the average American citizen proposes
to send his own private ~ten-dollarI
eagles" a-railroading. especially a-paD
railroading. he wants to know how ~
is going TO pan out and where IT,
pan" IL going 70 dump after TIE
scoop" Is made and where the eagle
Is going to light when he CONES
down.
Except on extensive plans the rule
OF railroad building Is to follow the
water courses. where nature has Al
ready done all the necessary grad
ing.
The Pan-American railway dreamer
proposes to shove a rsiiway more than
5000 miles iengthwise through noun
talns from Panama TO Patagonia. cut
ting at right angles every valley ana
hill for thousands Of miles. through Z
nearly uninhabited region the great-
er part of the distance. II Is perfectly
safe 20 predict that no railroad win
be built along that route very soon.
A continuous line Of railway may
some time in the far distant future BE-
In operation from New York 10 Bue-
nos Ayres. but II win never be used
for carrying through freight between
those points. As long as half an
ounce OF coal can be made to move .
ton OF cargo a mile on the open ocean
no born Yankee is going to send HE
freight by rail- 10 the Amazon valley
or 20 Rio or 20 Buenos Ayrcs-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
Rails Are Evener.

The fact that within the past 20
years twothirds OF the unevenness In
railroad tracks has been done away
with on certain lines was discussed
NJ a recent meeting OF the American
Academy OF Sciences
The Improvement has been brought
about principally through new de-
signs and methods Of manufacture OF
rails. A ''track Indicator" car. travel
ing 20 or 80 miles On hour. sums up
the inequalities. the ups and downs"
in the rails for each mile traversed.
Formerly the total inequality" per
mile amounted to six or seven feet,
even for the best roads; now II has
been reduced to only Is or 20 inches
and this remnant Is said to b due q
dents In the rails.
Il has been pointed out that the
Improvement. which may DO carriet
farther. brings with Il heavier iocomo
lives and cara longer trains and high
q speed
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
a New Mlcrorhone.

One OF the greatest difficulties TO be
overcome In the telephone reproduc
ton OF the human voice. especially al
great distances. where mlcrophonic re
lays must be employed. is the produc
ton OF an exact correspondence be
tween the variations In intensity OF
the electric current and the varying
vibrations OF the microphonic mem
brane. In a new microphone. recently
introduced by the Telephone Company
of Zurich. Switzerland. says the
Youths Companion. Il Is believed thit
difficulty has been so Tar overcome
that strong and weak voices are al
most equally well produced. and the
apparatus permits OF the use of .
much stronger battery. The various
audIphonic devices for the deaf shoule
benefit from this Improvement. as
well as long-distancc telephone lines
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
.peaaene Little TImber.-

Ora Miller. OF Des Moines. chief dis
patcher of the Rock Island. told the
following story recently: while
making q trip over the Northern Pa
cihc We stopped at station In the
attractive valley Of the Yellowstone
river. Several Of the passengers
sought the right Of way for . breath
Of fresh air and limbering jaunt
alongside the train. The mountains
could be seen In the distance: =
rugged setting to the almost trcelcss
landscape. Presently a member Of
the party addressing a passing citizen
In the garb Of cowboy said: What
Is the name OF this town. my friendr
"well. pard. low It's Big Tim
Der. Montana
big TIMBER repeated the IN
quiring gentleman with some surprise.
I'd although they'd acalled II L!ttlo
Timber-and dossonc little OF iti'-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

That the cost Of operation o. 49, e
the big western limited trains = O.
enormous item may b. conjsoturo1
from the fact that In the e.3o9-mfIo
run from Lake Michigan to the Pncl1a
coast these heavy trains must err
mount an altitude OF nearly 1890 fee&.
from = height OF $50 feet above -
level to Chicago. the initial point. This
climb may be realized when Il 10
learned that the Pennsylvania rnli'
road In crossing the Alleehanies has
TO ascend not more than 1000 ssst
from an altitude OF TOO feet II Pitts
burg. and almost every one knows
what the grade II on the famous
Horseshoe curve. When the trans
continental train reaches Los Anss1es
Il has descended to a bare zee fest
above the level of the Pacific. Small
wonder Il Is then that the eye a he
connoisseur In mechanics gazes In ID
mIratIon upon the monster iocomo-
lives of the latest Pacific type turned
out BY the Baldwin shops for the
draught of these heavy trains arroes
the Rockies and the Sierras; an1
even the amateur in railroading cas
see from the observation car - the
train speeds along that the roadbed
is perfect. the grades and curves -
easy as they could possibly be made.
the ballasting all that could possibly
be desired and the locomotion as even
as though the train were propelled
along a CLASSY surface smooth ~
tranquil pond.
Yet the 1900 miles from chicaso
to Los Angeles are covered with an
average Of about 30 miles TO the hour.
or course this comparison suffers with
the 80 miles per hour maintained ~
the is-hour trains of the Pennsylvania
and Lake Shore railroads between
New York and Chicago. but II must
se remembered that these roads have
reached the utmost perfection In rail-
road equipment. Their right OF way
for a long distance 10 occupied by
four tracks and none OF II by less than
two: that the distance on which the
speed is maintained Is approximately
but 900 miles. against the $500 miles
Of transcontincntal roadway under
discussion. and OF the $500 miles By
this route only ass Of II Is double
tracked.
But they are learning fast how to
railroad In the west
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
Use OF Kites In War.

Ono Of the lessons learned from
the late British army maneuvers Is
that kites can be used for obserya-
ton purposes when weather condi.
lions render work with the army bal
looms impracticable. The plan used
was the suspension of a small car
from the lowest OF series OF box
Kites. In the car was placed n signal
service man who made observations
aud reported what he observed by
means OF signal tiags. The kites held
the car steady In winds too boisterous
20 permlt the ascent OF the war bal-
looms
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
Judomen, Day Settlement.

An old negro in a small Georgia
town had helped himself to some OF a
white neighbor's chickens. The owner
traced the theft TO him. however. and
brought him TO task.
Look here. Uncle Nose" he said:
Il don't mind the chickens 30 much
would have given you one n you
asked for it-but don't like to see an
old man commit a sin like that What
are you gong to do ut the judgment
day, when we appear before the Lord.
and those chickens are brought up ~
evidence against you?"
"Yo' Tow dem chickens gvine Be
dar. Marse WIFI" the old man asked.
They certainly WILL" was the an
swer, given with great impressiveness'
Den" Uncle Nose said. "ah gvtns
say. Is desc hyah 20 chickens. Marss
wInr an You say. 'Yas.' an ahll say
AN right. sab. 20 take 'sml'"-Har
per's weekly.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
CHOSTHAUNTSR0AD
mgRRvmAkERs DISTURBED ~
sNcoNsIpERATE SPIRIT.
AppsrisIen Wandering on Highway BE-
tween Butte and Rocker, Mont.
Believed 10 BE That Of Recent
" Executed Murderer.

Miles FuIIer's ghost haunts the road
between Butte and Rocker and its
iirst appearance was made AZ party
of merrymakers was on Its way from
Crystal Springs TO Butte. says the An
aconda Standard. The night was .
dreary one and clouds cut on the 1T
lie starlight that would otherwise
have been In evidence. The time was
iust midnight, that popular hour when
graves are supposed TO yawn. The
tally-ho had Just topped the little raise
below the Sunrise saloon. when the
horses stopped. snorted In terror. for
their eyes had caught the CLEAN OF
something white. An instant later u
came out of the darkness. and the
sight was 10 appalling that the pas
sengers actually fell out OF the carry
all and fed shrieking toward Crystal
SPRINGS. The horses were petriied
with terror for a moment and then
fed panic-stricken through the dark
ness. the driver in his fright being
unable 10 control them The tally-ho
was almost completely wrecked and
the driver and horses escaped serious
injury only by miracle.
As soon as the passengers arrived
Mt the springs they told OF the fright
full vision they had seen and the dan
ger in which the driver hsd been
placed. Immediately party was
formed to hunt up the driver and lay
the ghost The driver was found be
fore going far. for he had swung the
horses towards the springs and he still
had control OF them. although the
wagon was wrecked. The poor brutes
were actually wringing wet with
sweat OF terror and were trembling
so their teeth ratified. Il have the
horses all safe. said the driver. 60
up there and see what has frightened
them" and the rescuers hurried on
only to see n shadowy. phosphorescent
object disappear over a hin towards
Rocker.
One of the men who saw the ghost
Is positive II is that OF old Miles Full
Ter. who was hanged In Butte q few
months ago. Fuller used TO be a resi-
dent OF that section OF the country
and the people there say there Is no
doubt that his spirit is now haunting
the road. "The sight was a terrible
one" said one OF the passengers.
when the driver stopped his horses
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
cnnn.r,. cnnauctlxi,x.

The native mass copper Of Lake
Superior has the highest electric con.
ductivity OF any known copper. A
sample cut from the most compact
portion OF the mass. rolled ard drawn
into a wire OF 0iOi inch diameter and
annealed. gave n conductivity OF i0e.5
Ma,hiesson standard. Cathode copper.
carefully deposited with low current
and prepared In the same way. gave
lust as high n conductivity.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

Cases or shields forfthe protection
OF clocks and watches against mag
netization are now on the market II
is well known that II tho wearer Of
an ordinary watch approaches too
near a powerful dynamo. he runs the
risk OF putting his timepiece out Of
commission. Means OF avoiding this
are described In Cosmos by L. Rever.
chon. who says:
The protection OF watches and
chronometers against magnetisation
has become a very important ques-
ton In this age. where electricity IL
creeping In everywhere. The indlca
tons OF q magnetized watch are alb
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

though the apparatus Is not too cost
y or cumbersome 20 be carried by
every passenger. Its effect Is said
70 have been very beneficial in every
case In which II has been employed.
20 that Il would appear to be destined
10 come. very soon. into general use
The same prophecy. however. says
Scientific American. has been made
In regard to many other remedies for
seasicsness. and has not been ful
Glled
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
Electric Power For Paris.

Il Is reported that a scheme is on
foot 20 construct dam across the
Rhone at seyssel In order that cleo
trical energy may be generated there
and transmitted 10 Paris by an over.
head ilne.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

As the result OF continued rain
storms, the Trans-BaikAl railway has
been washed away and damaged g
several points. while the railway run
ming around the southern end Of Lake
Baikal has suffered very much from
great landslips between the stations a
Baikal and slyuryanka-
Two trains have been overwhelmed
by these landslips; two soldiers we're
killed. several Of them we're injured.
and many OF the can uere vrscksd-
sctsnktae Americas
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01
WRITING WITH ELECTRICITY.
Novel Experiment Which Can De
Easily Tried.

Soak a piece OF white paper In a
solution Of potassium iodide and water
for about a minute and then lay on
piece OF sheet metal. Connect the
sheet metal with the negative or zinc
side OF a battery and then. using the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-01

positive wire as pen, write your
name or other inscription on the wet
paper. The result. says Popular
Mechanics. win be brown lines on q
white background.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

NTH most girls the interview
VI would have closed with tears
4 but Alma Kent Was not one
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
lsvsssss 0ssssssss.

he Juvenile Minstrels. presented
last Tuesday evsning 1t The opera
house. under the direction Of Miss
Bella Sinclair. was m unqualified
success. The audience was ex-
pecting to be well enteftained. but
was hardly anticipating . show Of
such merit. Mias Sinclair hes cers
tainly demonstrated that she is a
artist in training children, for the
work Of the little funmakefs W.
really remarkable. and It was un-
doubtedly the most pleasing ans
teur performance ever given in thu
eity.-Rocky Ford Enterprise.
The Juvenile Minstrels will appear
ut the La Junta Theater, Wednes-
day. January 23d. under the direc-
ton Of Aiss Sinclair, and the aus
piees Of the Four O'clock Club.
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

he married i'm nv own home. with all
nay friends about. just as ny sisters
Vere"
Then its a ease Of waiting for n
pear said Jack gioonlily-
NOW. sion't sulk.- said Aims. -and
LII wag4 that we'll not wait a year
and that l will not ask him TO make
the time shorter
How will you manage itt"
wait and see she said gayiy.
Really" said Jack. If you are 80
confident that you eau hanihoozle your
father In this way I am not sure that
I should not be afraid To marry 80 clev-
er a wife. You Will twist me around
your thumb and do what you like with
me-"
Well what else do you exI,ect:-
she flashed back nj him. -But II you
will obey my orders when the time
comes I feel sure I will ind q way 60
~in psIa's consent"
With much happy badinage they en-
joyed their evening together. aud by
the time he had completed bidding her
. lingering faFeweli he felt In his heart
that the clever little girl who had
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19

tiers and heT givi frieatls- Evesyhnhy
about ih~ place MAS kspt busy. snA
tsse-e were constant eoTins AID <siAg
in the mystery II women's attire Ca
terers and florists were also called into
reauisition until one day shortly be
fore the feast Alma's father pinehes1
her ear and remarked:
You must remember. dear, that I
sm only poor millionaire"
oh don't Worry" she replied: you
will not he sorry for letting NE have
my own WAY in this"
OF course not. and ] intend TO have
loads Of fun And ! think that whea
II comes to telling what ! have TO be
thankful for ! can with Justice say
that I am thankful - be able 10 foot
the bills
At this thrust Alma danced away to
look after the details Of the great
Thanksgiving dinner. At last the wish
ed for day came round and with IL
host OF laughing guests They all
claimed much to he thankful for. bur
their host stopped their enthusiastic
revelations
You must watt he insisted. Il am
going to put you all through = civil
service examination. and those who
cannot give n sufficient reason for be
ing thankful will not be allowed to
psrtake Of the dinner even IL ! have
10 turn them out OF the house with my
own hands,
At midday n laughing. joyous group
Was assembled In the psrlor ready -
be quixzed. but all objected 10 being
called FIRST. evidently by presrranse-
ment.
the host. who vas acting as master Of
ceremonies. Come. Alma: II vss yOO
Who originated this scheme. % set .
good example 10 the Others"
Alma stood up demursly and FsplieA
snId breathlsss siisars. II a. thanh
ful today because I have . father vile
y going to ist me marry ths nan
hive" ~
"Of cousss. e courss." said Aer sa-
thsr frowning slightly snd wishinG -
pass srom the subject. hut he vss -
abb to do %.
"And ] ssa thankful" ssiA Jack
Harding boldly. that ] hsd The fsrs-
sight 10 bring with ms . aAaFviaOe n
eense'
whats thst-whats thatr exclaio-
Cd the Old man. getting . giimpss Of
what was coming. hut bSfore he eoub6
enter . protest the Rev. DIR. Oilss1t.
also. - 10 playing . part In the comedy.
came forward and observed In hIs best
manner. And ] am thankful that a.
here "a perform the ceremony"
"And We are thankful that We srs
going TO be bridesmaids" exclaimed .
couple Of Alma's frients.
And ! that I'm going to be bat
man." said one Of Jacks chuDs.
And we are all glad that we have
BEEN invited ~ guests on this great
occasion.' sang all the others.
well. well. ! suppose ] must b
thankful. too" said the father. over
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
City cssseu.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening. with Coun-
cilmen Dunlap. Yeoman. Quick. Nc
Call and Morris in attendance.
Ordinance No. IL. granting .
water franchise to G. W. and J. w.
Ecton. was placed on its last reading
and final passage.
The places where interior radia-
tors" are sold at Is per rad. were
granted permission to continue bust
ness for six months longer by liquid
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
SWl0Ok DEPARTMENT
eooooeTGD ~
eaEAY FAnIlY JovRnAl Sulnx EDsIoR

in W. A. Hansbrough's rooming
house
J. " YeomAn on THURSDAY, pur-
chased the interest Of c. A. Rose in
the Swink Pharmacy and is now sole
owner and proprietor. All bills due
the firm are now payable TO Mr.
YeomAn-
Mrs. W. A. Hansbrough and Mrs.
Fred Hansbrough and daughter.
Elsie. were in Swink Thursday act
ing IS STRAW bosses" over Gus" in
the arrangement Of the latter's
rooming house.
Charles Reynolds. has submitted
his report as city treasurer. which
shows that up to January l6th,
S2444.70 has been collected and
$l7O6. .9s has been paid out. leaving q
balance in the treasury Of $735. II
Narshal Chown says that the dog
tax Is no~ due and payable for the
present year and that al owners Of
members Of the canine family had
better cos.s in and pay up. or there
viii be some strange faces in DOG
haven. One dollar is the amount
ssquired TO avoid = funeral. 50 get
h0y.
The furniture and fixtures for w.
A. Hansbrough's roo9ing house
have arrived and the work Of get
ting readv t0 business d going on
Fapidly. Everything in the build
ing ID new and the finest money can
buy. and when finished SWIM vill
have . rooming house that will Be-
second to none in the state.
Swink residents are now enjoying
the ups" and downs. Of which
there are some few. Of roller skat-
ing. The rink was opened Wednes-
day evening and large crowds have
been in attendance both Afternoon
and night. trying 70 learn the mys-
teries Of keeping thsis feet on the
floor with wheels un6sr them.