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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-13
AN OLD-TIME TEMPERANCE
SONG.

Unquestionably the prohibition sen.
timent is stronger in the South now
than 1t ever was before, but in the
country, as whole, there We're more
States with prohibtory laws sixty
years ago than there are now, A
great Temperance" wave swept over
the country in the i0's of the last cen.
fury, Temperance" lecturers canvass
ed every nook and corner, organizing
societies of the Sons of Temperance. -
Daughters of Temperance" Cadets
of Temperance" Westinghouse, -
etc; Temperance" periodicals and
other literature flooded the land,
Temperance" rallies were held and
temperance" songs were sung,
Among the latter was one, of which
the following three stanzas and Choir.
us, reproduced from memory, will
serve as a sample
Sparkling and Bright.
Sparkling and bright
In its liquid light
Is the water in our glasses;
Twill give you health,
Twill give you wealth,
We lads and rosy lasses.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-13
Bryan Mnrntng Eaglr

Entered at the Postofifce in Bryan,
Texas, as second class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
PhotograpSing sound.


At a recent sitting Of the French Acad-
envy Of Sciences, some communications Of
an exceptional interest were made. M.
Poincare read a note from NJ. Jean Bee
querel on the nature Of positive cleo
tricity and the existence of positive cleo
irons. According to this statement, one
charged with positive electricity has been
found In a Crookes tube. The Importance
of this discovery lies in the fact that 1t
constitutes a fresh contribution to the
problem of the constitution Of matter.
Some striking particulars are given in
a paper by MN. Georges and Gustave lAau-
Diet Of their success in photographing
POUNDS. The photographs taken by their
process are so clear that the most deli
cate peculiarities OF the voice, such as
lisping, and even breathing, are produced
with the greatest distinctness. The MN.
Laudet have been studying this subject
for nearly three years. and have been in
duoed to give the present account Of their
success owing to the recent c~ommunica-
ton on the same subject by NJ. Devaux
Charbonnel, notice OF which appeared in
last weeks Scientific News. Unlike NJ.
Deyaux Charbonnel's method where re-
course is had to electrical reproduction
of the sound waves, Nm. Laudet have en-
ployed a purely mechanical and direc,
means for securing the desired record.
The MN. Laudet also made the somewhat
astounding statement that they are cap
able Of expressing sounds with excep-
tional intensity by the discharge of ex-
p~losives. They anticipate, for instance,
that before long they will be able to
create a rocket capable OF crying WV,
la Republique!' and a danger signal fol
use on a railway track which will shout
"Arretez!"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

ton of Cecil Rhodes. 1t is on a hill,
and In the grounds is the very tree under
which this savage African king sat upon
his biscuit-box throne and gave forth his
DEGREES Of life and death. Some of his
numerous family still live, and l have a
photograph before me Of his f~avorite
daughter. She measures 8 feet IL inches
from her bare yellow heels to her shaved
black crown, and is fully as lusty as the
old tyrant was in his prime. There are
many men here who knew Lobengula- He
was enormous. He stood 6 feet tall and
weighed about 800 pounds. He was so
fat that when he ~squatted on his biscuit
box his flesh hung down in folds over
his hips, and when he walked his ele-
phantine frame rolled from sid to side.
He had bullying blood-shot eyes. thick lips
and was the personification OF cruelty.
Stanley describes him as one of the
bloodthirstiest of African kings, and
Frank Thompson of Natal, who negotiated
the mining rights Of Mashonaland Of him
for $500 a month. gives an incident Of
how he treated a native warrior who had
drunk some OF his beer. 1t was at the
time Of a great dance and Lobengula's
women were bringing the beer to him.
This man snatched a gourd and took a
sip. The offense was reported to the king
and the criminal was dragged before him.
AS he stood there Lobengula looked at
him and said:
You drank the kings beer. That nose
of yours is guilty. 1t smelt the beer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

the cities above mentioned and all interme-
diate towns and villages. Such a system
gives security in case of storm, 1t not be-
ing likely that the whole area covered
would be under the same stress at the same
time. In case of a breakdown on one side
of the loop the current could be switched
around the other way, thus leaving only a
short portion of the line out of commits
sion. The area to be covered is divided
into eight districts, and in each one Of
these a transformer will step the current
down from 10000 volts to Il, 1000 volts to be
transmitted along low tension wires to the
places in the district
The province OF Ontario has throughout
Its history suffered from the serious handl-
cap of having no discovered coal within its
borders. In less than eighteen months the
great central part Of the province will bid
farewell forever 10 dependence upon coal
as a source of power. The project will cost
the province 50, 900. Ontario has an area
of 100000 square miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

in the glass bulb and anchored at both
ends.
1t is not alone because the tungsten
lamps give a better quality of light than
other artificial illuminant that it takes
first place in the lighting world. Blu this
new lamp is the perfection Of economy
and will give three times as much light as
the ordinary electric light for the same
amount of money.
The ordinary i~ncandescent light consumes
3S watts Of electricity per candle-power
The new tungsten lamp consumes only IL
watts or less than a third. This means
that with the same amount of illumination
the electric light bills are reduced two
thirds. The life OF these lamps is about
1000 hours and they work equally as well
on direct or alternating current
Every effort in the laboratories of the
electrical industry is bent toward economy
for both producer and consumer. The lat
est development in electric light, which
will save two-thirds of all the electric light
bills, is but another long step in the right
direction,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
TunEsten Lamps.

Tungsten, or Wolfram, is a metal dis
eoved in 17n and named from the Swedish
''tung' (heayy) and stem" (stone). 1t is
not found native but occurs as tungstate
Of iron and manganese in the mineral
''wolframite,' n as the calcium tung,
state, The pure metal. which was pro-
dueed only q few laonths ago in the elec
trio furnace. is a bright steel gray. a hard
and brittle crystalline substance. It is also
used TO Increase the temper and meacity
OF steel for hard tools. The fusing point
Of tungsten is higher than any other metal.
which enables it to operate at the very
high efficiency obtained In the tungsten
lamp.
Tungsten lamps are made on the same
principle as the common incandescenl
lamps, They look about the same but the
flament l. longer, loopsd several times
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
stories of GohenruIa.

I understand that Lobengula was fond
Of beer. He was accustomed to make
his white visitors drink with him, and
everyone who called was expected TO a
three cans Of beer and to eat three
plates Of grilled beef. The cans each
held a gallon and they were served be-
tween the plates. The king would not
drink champagne, and he gave all h a
was presented to him to his wives, OF
whom he had a large number.
Lobengula was supposed TO own all the
country. He had vast herds Of cattle,
He had control Of the mines, and every
one was subject to him. After his death
the natives surrendered, and since then
they have been comparatively quiet, ex-
cept for the revolt Of 1896, which was
caused by the witch doctors. Lobengula
himself claimed to be a witch doctor. He
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

shows no sign Of scalding the mar is
cleared. II his hand burns he is adjudged
a thief and punishment follows. The ma
tives believe in the Justice of these tests
and submit to them. A white trader OF
the Zambesi told me that he missed a
shirt not long ago and accused his native
servant of stealing It. The boy said he
was innocent, and the trader believed him.
The next day the boy came In with his
hand terribly scalded and confessed his
guilt. In his cooking he had overturned
a pot of hot water upon himself and he
superstitiously thought that the burning
occurred on account Of his theft.
One Of the punishments decreed by the
witch doctors in some regions is that the
witch must be eaten by ants. This 10 done
by taking the accused man out into the
wilds, smearing him with honey, and tying
him to a tree. The honey attracts the
ants and they complete their work by Bit
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09


A train on the main line of the Burling-
of fifty miles an hour the other day, ran
past a block signal which stood at dan
ger" and was automatically brought to a
full stop LOO feet beyond. While the test
was being made a score of the foremost
operating men OF the United States, repre-
senting railroads from coast to coast, either
rode on the train OF watched from the side
of the track the operation of the new auto
matte divice for stopping trains when the
engine crews have ~disregarded the warn
ing signal. The experiment was conducted
for the benefit of the joint committee of
the American Railway association, OF
which f. c. Rice Of the Burlington is
chairman. The joint committee is made up
OF members OF the train rules and safety
devices committee of the association.
Shortly before the experiment was tried
the operating men sat in a room in the
Burlington company's Aurora quarters and
listened attentively while the most COM
pick train orders Known were transmitted
a distance of 11S miles, received, repeated
and 20. K.'d" by telephone instead of tele-
graph. Within a short time the board OF
control. appointed by the Interstate Com
merce commission under an act OF con-
gress for making an Investigation OF block
signaling and safety devises, will be given
a similar experience. Regarding the opera
ton, or as It is technically called, the
"despatching Of trains" by telephone, all
the operating men were enthusiastic. With
one accord they declared that the day OF
the telegraph for use in the railway service
is rapidly passing.
The dispatcher at Aurora transmitted
reverse orders. which require
great care and exactness, to the agents
at Neponset, 100 miles distant; Kewanee.
ninety-five miles; Galva, 14 miles; AL
tona, 10 miles; Oneida, ia miles, and
Watago. us miles away. The volume over
the circuit was such that the orders were
as distinctly heard as though the operators
were in the same room with the dis
patcher.
With respect 20 the automatic stopping
OF trains where signals have been disobeyed
the railway experts were not so certain.
Although cautious in approving such radi-
cal departure In operation, they all agreed
that a decided step in advance had been
made in the direction OF absolutely pre-
venting collisions OF any kind between
trains on a single or a double track. With
this character Of railway wrecks eliminated.
fatalities on American railways would be
reduced by a very large percentage. The
new device operates the block signal and
when that IL at danger a spring Is set
which opens a valve on the locomotive and
sets the air brakes. After several tests at
varying speed. which were made at Eola,
Just west OF the city limits. the operating
man admitted hal trains could successfully
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

St Gothard SUBMITS and at Daily, above
st. Maurice. According to an official re-
port just published, the authorities spent
S2,6O during the last year on experiments
with wireless telegraphy across the noun
tains and the results were most satisfac-
tory.
One unexpected result was the practical
proof that the Alps : e~a gIea: 81 tract m"
to the wireless messages dispatched from
stations in other and distant parts of
Europe. For instance. marconigrams from
steamers In cornwall and on the Baltic
coast have reached the RIKhi and st.
Gothard stations, and were d~eciphered.
Curiousiy enough, these long distance mes
sages arrive more frequently when the
weather is unsettled or stormy, and chiefly
In the early hours OF the morning. On
one or two occasions It has happened that
while two Swiss stations were unable to
establish wireless communication with each
other unsolicited" messages were received
from abroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
Canada Using Niagara Power.

The largest and most complete system for
electric transmission ever attempted, says
Popular Mechanics. and the only public
system in the world which is provincial in
size, will soon inaugurate a new era in the
history of the province of Ontario. After
eight years of struggle, difficulty and agi-
tation the hydro electric commission Of
that province has at last succeeded in put
ting through it's gigantic project of fur
nishing government power to all the cities,
towns and villages in central Ontario from
the inexhaustible power OF Niagara Falls.
The first contract with the commission was
signed by Toronto, and calls for 10000
horsepower, the first supply TO be deliv-
cred TO that city in December, 1903. Among
other cities that signed contracts are Lon.
don, Hamilton. st. Thomas, Woodstock,
Guelph, Berlin, Stratford, Preston, Gait and
Ingersoll. Toronto will pay 1910 per horse
power per year, and st. Thomas $3.50 per
year. The price the other cities will pay
ranges between these figures, according to
distance from source of supply and amount
Of power contracted for. AS soon as the
lines feeding these cities are completed a
line viii be run to Windsor. 247 miles from
the falls.
The undertaking, which is now nearing
elimination. is a gigantic one. furnishing,
as II will, the power to light cities, run
electric railways and drive the heavy ma
chlnery of hundreds Of manufacturing con-
Germs. The nucleus OF the system is, Of
course, at Niagara Falls, where the hydro
electric commission will purchase power
from the Ontario Power company. Taking
It directly from the generators OF that COM
pany at 1900 volts. the current will pass
to the step-up transformer owned by the
hydro-electric commission, and from that
point until It is delivered to the cities,
towns and villages OF Ontario 1t will be
absolutely owned and controlled by the
commission, The transformer will step the
current up TO 10000 volts. the highest volt
age in the world at which power is trans
mitted.
The main transmission line will run from
Niagara Falls to Hamilton. This line viii
consist OF two heavy circuits on one line
Of towers. each circuit consisting of three
cables. The cables will be strung in a tn-
angular form, nine feet apart. The insu-
latoTs will be the largest and most power
lul In the world. From Niagara Falls to
Hamilton each circuit viii have a carrying
capacity OF 5000 horsepower Consequently
the line will have a total carrying capacity
Of 5000 horsepower. with a possibility OF
an overload to lO.OO horsepower. The
Iowers will be sixty feet high and about
COO feet apart. set In a concrete base
The main Interviewing station for thS
province will be in the Dundas valley, near
Hamilton. From this point the Transmission
lines win form an immense loop taking il
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

sight Of the hill upon which the no.
torious African tyrant Lobengula had his
kraal, and within an hours walk Of the
crocodile pool into which he threw, tied
hand and foot, any of his subjects who had
offended him.. The pool was full Of man
eating reptiles and the criminals thus exc
cuted needed no burial
All around us lies the Bulawayo Of 1908,
the chief city Of Rhodesia and the biggest
South African settlement above the Trans
vaal. The ground is flat and the wide
streets extend out on every side. The place
was planned by Jameson, the explorer, and
he made every roadway broad enough so
that a bullock cart Of sixteen span could
turn around in II.
The buildings are comparatively low and
the width of the streets makes them look
lower. The most of the stores are Of one
and two stories. They are built Of stone
and brick. Ae few are Of granite, but the
chief building material is a red sandstone
from q~uarries nearby. On one side Of "a
is the Grand hotel, which covers half an
acre. 1t is lighted by electricity generated
by a light plant operated by water falls
nearby, and 1t has all the modern Improve
ments. A little farther over is the Bula-
wayo club, a bungalow-shaped structure OF
one story with wild verandas about It. We
have friends In the city and they have pua
us up there for one day free of cost, mott.
flying us that the charge for three days will
be $3.50, and that all we drink will be al
club rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
How LobenGuIa Ruled.

Indeed, it is hard to realize that 1t is
now only fifteen years since this was
the capital Of the Matabeles. 1 rode out
today to the government house, which
stands on the very site of the great hut
in which Lobengula lived and ruled. 1t
is eache by a wide drive shaded by
trees, which were planted at the direc-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
Poor Labor supply

The natives are bad farmers and they 10
not form a good labor supply. In raising
their own crops they do no blowing. They
merely hoe the ground over and drop the
corn. The crop 10 weeded onoe OF twioa
and then allowed to ripen. Nothing 10
known about fertilization. and. as the son
is virgin, this is not necessary as yet The
negroes are largely used TO work in tho
mines OF Rhodesia, and there 10 a demand
for them in those OF the TTansVaAL The
whites Of this country object 70 their trans
portation on the ground that they are
needed for the local development and foS
the building Of railroads. both In southern
Rhodesia and in the lands farther north.
l understand hat the natives have ben
increasing in number under the ruls Of a.
than ever before
HaknmA nA~u-u-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
They Believe in witchcraft.

All of these South African natives be-
lieve in witchcraft and every tribe has
its witch doctors. In coming here l trav-
eled for one day with the chief native
commissioner of Rhodesia, a man who has
charge Of all the negroes of M~ashonaland
He tells me that the Mashonas have trials
by ordeals to detect witches. One of the
tests is heating a stone red hot and MAX
ing the accused lick It with his tongue.
II he Is guilty his tongue will blister. II
not he is innocent. Another test is by
certain medicines. If the medicines make
the man sick or cause his death he is sup
posed to be a witch. If not, he is allowed
to free. A third test, used especially for
thieves, Is to drop a stone in a pot of boil
ing water. The accused must a X this
out with his bare hand, and If the hand
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

ing the flesh from the bones.
Another punishment is laying red-hot
stones on the bare stomachs Of the guilty
ones. and among some Of the tribes In
stances are known in which the witches
have been roasted over slow fires.
understand that the witch doctors ars
by far the most important members Of
the tribes. They are supposed to be d.
vinely appointed and especially authorized
to use magic for the good Of the tribe
Every witch doctor has to undergo a
course of training before he can practioa.
and he must exhibit certain idesyncraciea
which prove him fitted for his job. He
falls into frances and pretends TO have seen
spirits. He has a special headdress OF fur
and feathers, and has charms of many
kinds about his neck. He must be able to
handle poisonous snakes. He must be q
sleight-of-hand performer and able to make
the people believe he has miraculous
powers. AS a rule he kills more than he
cures, but this does not seem to affect
his reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Let 1t be cut off" And with that the
executioner cut off the mans nose.
The king then said: Those eyes OF
yours saw the beer. They are a tempta-
ton to you. They are guilty. They should
be put out" And with that the execu-
toner did the gouging.
you a now heard with your ears
that it is not allowed to drink the kings
beer. Your ears are OF no good to you,
and they shall be cut Off" After this
the mar was beaten within an inch OF his
life and he dragged himself away and
died.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
..WireIess Attractions.n

wireless stations estab-
lished in the Alps by the Swiss
government catch a great num-
Der of long distance messages
not intended for them. The
STATIONS are on the RiRhl and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

said he could make rain, and he did this
by cooking a kind of DEVILS broth Of
crocodile livers, snake skins, frog toes
and hippopotamus fat. AS the steam Of
this compound went up he petitioned the
gods to open the clouds and the rain was
supposed to fall.
Speaking of rainmaking, shortly after the
statue Of Rhodes was erected in Bulawayo
there was a drouth. and the natives be-
lleved tina the lack of rain came because
Rhodes head was uncovered, saying that
the spirits would not offend the great man
I'm that way.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Bulawayo is a town Of clubs. It has
several social organizations, a cricket club,
a tennis club and a race track which is
two miles around. The town has now five
or six thousand people and its citizens need
other exercise than being chased by a ma
tive black with a spear IN his hand.
Over there at the right IL a public library
which has more than 5000 volumes. and
down the main street is an excellent mu-
scum showing the mineral and agriculture
resources Of the territory. with It's wild
beasts and birds and all sorts CT things
concerning the natives, There are four
Masonic lodges, seven churches, a musical
and dramatical society, a chamber Of mines
drill halls and markets. The stores are
large and the windows well dressed. There
are three large banking corporations, a
chamber Of commerce, several newspapers
and all the accomplishments Of a thriving
community.
The assessed value OF the town runs Ut
into the millions, and with the develop-
ment OF Rhodesis, II will eventually be a
considerable city. In planning It abundant
room has been allowed for growth; all The
land within four miles OF the boundarie,
has been reserved as q commonage, upor
which the town cows can pasture free o,
charge, but which cannot be sold as farms
II 10 upon this ground that the cricket
bicycle and foot BAH parks lie. and there
are held the races and other amusements
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
Rhodesla,s wonderfuI Prorre.r.

This gives one some idea of how Rho
desia IL progressing. II is charged that
the development has been comparatively
slow. II Is not 90 when one remembers
that this whole territory IL only two
decades from absolute savagery. Twenty
years ago neither life nor property was
anywhere safe. and the country was
owned by negro tribes which were war
ring with one another, Today order is
everywhere kept, and the natives have
been reduced to peaceful subjects. The
country has now something like $500 miles
OF railroads, and in southern Rhodesia
alone there are more than 5000 miles OF
wagon roads, In Matsbeleland and NASH
onalRnd something like 100000 acres
. been surveyed by the govern
ment, and In addition there Is a large
amount Of land which has been surveyed
by private owners. All along the railroad
towns have sprung up in which are gov
ernment offices. banks. churches. hotels,
schools and public libraries. There is a
fine hospital here at Bulawayo and others
az Salisbury, Umtali. Victoria and Gewelo.
There are cottage hospitals in other towns.
The postal service has been extended
until Il now reaches every part Of the
country. mails being sent by runners to
the borders OF Lake Tanganyika. In
outhern Rhodesia there are seventeen
money order offices. and during the past
year something like 10000 letters and
post cards were sent to other parts OF
South Africa. while 5Oo.0O went over the
seas. The postoffies ven last ysaI
were In the neighborhood Of 100000. More
over, southern Rhodesia has now postofnc'
savings banks. and her deposits In then
already exceed 100000
As to teleEraphs. the rates are cheaper
here than In the United states. and PM
can send messages 70 AL the settled part