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I.o,e roraer. b. MInne.ola.

About the riches, thing In the way Of
a criminal prosecution comes from
Washington. c. 4. Roberts, a phoiog-
rapher at Jackson. Mich. has been us
ing the mails 20 dispose OF love pow
dcrs" which we're 10 absolutely cement
the affections Of any contrary miss or
hayward laddie whom the buyer wished
to control aud make them love for ever
more. Uncle Sam. however. Is unsenti-
mental and one day a poatoflce In.
spector dropped In on Mr. Roberts and
hauled him before the court commits.
sioner for USING the malls Tor fraudulent
purposes Tho evidence proved concur
slvely that he had been prosecuting the
uefarl0us business an over the country.
Canada and Australia were some Of the
countries represented In the eorre-
spondcncc The circulars shown were
spicy reading and explicit instructions
given as 10 the use Of tne powders and
poiions. one powder was TO be taken
internally, and the person TO be sub
iected 10 the bond Of love was 10 be
kissed on the middle Of the forehead
or on the back Of the meek, and he
breath blown gery hard on the spot
kissed. II the breath was not blown az
directed the spen would not work. M.
merous other oonooctions were present
and each was to be used IN a different
manner. and the user was cautioned not
to use Il for Immoral purposes The de.
Tense set up the claim that these pow.
ders were not fraud aud proof could
be produced that they did an that was
claimed for them The accused was
bound over 10 await the action Of the
United States court a. Manhato.
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the Chovaller with grim humor. I'VE
are only going 10 take a pleasant little
trip to Spain" That evening at Z
o'clock DE Basslni and his family were
escorted TO the frontier by number
OF police officers
After he had gone the Llobon news.
papers attacked him again. but he
wrote letter 20 each editor which was
published and the attacks stopped I'M
mediately. The Dowager Queen knew
nothing OF DE Basslni's predieament
until he was out OF the country.
Maria Pla Is a remarkable woman
IN many ways Although a grand
mother, she Is only forty-hye years old.
but looks much younger. She is pas
slonalely fond OF flowers and music,
and Is devoted also TO manly sports.
She hunts admirably and Is iine wins
shot.
The poor people OF Portugal worship
her on account OF her many charities
When her husband was alive whenever
she left the cathedral after morning
service the poor people knelt and kissed
the hem OF her skirt Those who had
petitions to present gave them into her
own hand. and on her return TO her pal
ace she always had the cases thorough
~ Investigated. She has always had a
great love for anything pertaining "a
Italy. and Is not on good terms with
QuCcn Amclio. her sons wife. becaus,
Of this preference for Italy and Italians
over Portugal and the Portuguese.
Queen Amellc. Who has lately taken
Nd the study OF medicine makes all her
own bonnets. and q Is said Maria Pia
who gets an her clothes from Paris. has
quarreled more than once with her
daughtcr-ln-law for what abe terms her
mean economy.
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would appear to the greatest advantage
Had such actresses a. Annie Russell.
Maude Adams and Grace Kimball lived
half a century ago. their names would
have been associated with very differ
ent parts from those which they have
assumed OF late years; and their fame,
n not their income. would have been OF
an utterly different quality. This Is es-
pecially true Of Annie Russell one Of
the most refined artists on the Ameri-
can stage. and yet an actress whose de-
liberale avoidance Of theatrical faults
Is looked upon by many acute managers
as q sign OF weakness.
Indeed. there is probably nothing
more discouraglng to the young ac-
tross In America than the constant ne
cesaliy OF playing parts that are not
worth while. portraylng women who In
nature and i,ods are extremely COM
monplace. making no demands either
on the heart or the imagination. can
name at random a list OF such parts 30
long that Il Is not worth while to waste
the space. and yet these parts are IN a
way leading parts; 20 succeed In them
would not be worth while. n II were not
that in the present condition OF thoatric-
al afiairs to have an engagement has be-
come the greatest good. the nature OF
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BY declamatory climax. VIII ever real.
lac. Those who have seen her play In
Guy Cartoons Ambition" with Nat
Goodwin can understand that, and those
Who saw her impersonation OF Ada In
got In David Gerriclt" realized Il all
the more by having recollectlons Of
several players with whom to contrast
her. One could not help wishing that
such an Ida Ingot could have played
with Charles Wyndhan. as cause and
excuse for a play now become 30 thoat-
rical that only two performers could lift
Il into possibility and probability.
Under the old regime Annie Russell
would have played the ophellas, the
Dcsdemonas and Julieta OF some stock
theater. and Il Is a pity that the expert
enoo Is forbidden her under the new.
not only as broadening OF her own art.
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NAAAaN ALLEN III hN0aANAs
title Of Cheyaller Of the Military order
OF Christ.
in 1898 De Basslni was In Rome with
his wife and daughter the latter a girl
OF thirteen years. The artist had made
much money during his successes. bu,
had spent Il royalty. lie now found
himself ont OF an engagement and with
out means. The opera season was over.
and he looked about for some oppor-
iunlty TO tide over the summer months.
II happened that ut this time the
Dowager Queen Of Portugal Maria Pia.
a daughter Of Victor Emmanuel and
woman famed throughout Europe for
her kindness Of heart. accomplishments
and extravaganza IN the matter OF dress
she has often been called the best
dressed woman In the world-was on
visit 10 Rome He sought her aud OBJ
tanned an audience with Her Majesty.
and asked her II she could give him
an appointment OF some kind In her
household at Lisbon. He also cravod
her royal protection for his daughter.
Maria Pia received her husbands old
iavorite graoiously. and told him that
she would be glad to help him. She
gave him an order on her chamberlain
for 1000 francs to pay his expenses 60
Lisbon. DE Basslnl went straight 10
the capital OF Portugal. and during the
three weeks which elapsed before tho
Dowager Queen arrived, busted him
self In seeking pupils To old friends
whom he met he told about the royal
promise which Maria Pia had given him
OF position In hef household.
One day he was surprised 10 read a
newspaper article attacking him. II
was only paragraph. but Il waa bit
terly worded and demanded to know
why the widowed Queen should 20 out
side OF Portugal for the salarled men,
bers OF her household. when there we're
80 many Portuguese gentlemen avail
able.
This was followed the next day by
other attacks. somc OF them covertly
connecting De BasHlnrs name In a
scandalous way VITA tAat Of the Dow
nger Queen. II was ON this day that
Maria Pia arrived In Lisbon. De Bas-
sini was at the railway station with
the nohleu who were there to greet
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ter what they feel She "a one OF the
American actresses over whom foreign
ers rave. II you ask them about Amer
lean players You will md that u Is the
Annie Russells and the Maudc Adnmses
whom they remember with the great.
est delight; Il Is such actresses that in
srire them with belief that we have
some real players In this country.
In this seison OF much opera. talk
about singers Is most popular topic
everywhere. This year an American
singer has been in the 'front.' rank. LII
ian Nordica. who Is almost a Boston
girl, although she was born In the state
OF Maine. a state that also gave ua En-
ma Games and Mrs Raymond. has been,
next 10 Jean De Reszke. the most popu-
lar feature Of the opera season at the
metropolitan Opera House In New York.
strange TO say. Calve. on whom so much
iaith was pinned. did not score as heav-
ily this year MS was expected. hgd Nine.
Nordica, 10 whom SO many writer's have
always grudEed perfect praise. has been
the social, artistic and popular success
OF the winter NorUca's career has
been an interesting one. Since she made
her debut In Paris she has gradually
come TO the front. instead Of. as Is the
ease with so many singers. leaplug
there AT the start and then slowly sink
Ing out Of sight behind her own at
tempts.
Nine Nordica Ia. ! am told. being
held up IN New York this season by
muslc-toachers to their pupils as a
proof that Il Is possible Ter a hard-work-
ing, willing girl. OF artistic ambition.
voice and strong determination to carve
out Tor herself In the shining and glorl-
Gus 0old Of opera a great career In spite
Of opposition. and by her own endoavor
and II Is largely on that account that
such personal triumph has marked the
experiences Of the singer In New York.
Certainly nothing had ever given such
an impetus 10 the ambition Of Conserva-
tory students as the success OF Nine.
Nordica. oaee pupil like themselves.
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% Rasrinl called 10 zee her N the pal
a.e. Ho was ushered through a salon
In which stood King Charles. surround
ed b. his courtlers. In the oil days.
when King Charles was the Crown
Prince. De Basslni had been one OF his
iayorites but on this occasion he looked
straight at the singer and then coolly
turned his back upon him. De Bassini
flushed. but was too well acquainted
with the etiquette OF the court TO lose
his self-possession. lie grayely bowed
to The Kings back and passed on TO
the salon Of the Dowager Queen.
Her Majesty received him with much
! kindness. but told him that she re-
I gretted that she could not make good
her promise. She expressed the hope
that he would succeed In making
good living In Lisbon. but she could
not give him the position In her house
hold she had expected TO give.
De Bassinl replied that the honor oil
having Her Majesiy's kind conaldera'
ton was sufficient happiness for him
and so bowed himself out lie started
for hts hotel. but had only gone short
distance from the palace when he was
accosteG ~ an officer who told him
that the Commlssary Of Police wished
to see him at once. De Bassini went
Immediately to the headquarters OF the
police and was ushered into the Office
OF tho Commlssary
"Cheyaller De Basslnl." said the on
clai. Il have received an order when
makes It an imperative necessity to
hold Won here until the next train
starts TO the frontier Of Spain. You
will therefore remain with me until
that time. will then hand you 1000
franea ani send You out OF the king
dom. II you return you viii be nut Ia
fail"
This o. an outrage" cried De Bas-
sinl 81 am an Italian subject You
have no right 10 hold me. ! have COM
mltied no crime am not a conspira-
tor nor an assassin that I should b.
treated In this way. demand to SCI
the Italian Minister at once"
The Italian Minister knows what q
being done" was the answer. "and h,
will not interfere II Is the wish Of Hel
Majesty. Donna Maria Pia. that you
60"
THAT IS falso~ exclaimed De Bas
sini. u have Just left Her Majesty
presence, and she wishes me to remair
In Lisbon
which Is 20 much the more reason
why you must 60" said the Commits
sory with a meaning smile. De Bias
SIM saw that smile and he was furious
Sir he cried. you Insult YOU
Queen. Were you not surrounded b.
your officers and we're | not helpless
against such force / would show you
man to man. what think OF such das
, tardly conduct"
But the official only smiled again an
did not answer. Presently DE Bassini'
wife and daughter we're brought L
the police headquarters.
WHAT IL the meaning OF THAI" aske
. the wife. who had been brought iron
the hotel by two officers In a carriage
p why are We arrested"
"Oh. We are not. my dear" answere
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Iirlr for c.crrnnhIs study.

An English kindergarten game con.
sisis OF little box containing flags OF
different colors with an outline map
Both flags and divisions on maps ar,
numbered with corresponding numbers
Flags OF one color are used for towns
another for rivers. one for mountains
and one for mineral neldR This idea
might be used with advantage by tb6
mother who goes through the geogra.
ply lessons with her small children. II
they we're given bits OF colored paper
and permitted to make the Gags Of dlf.
ieront nations. they could then be used
to denote the territory OF different ooun.
tries
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

ID IL painful to note that even the
weeker powers Ike Italy have fleets
OF from $50 TO 200 torpedo boats. while
this vast country, with its enormous
coast llle has hut two How we can
reconcile ourselvea TO see this lack be.
come mo e strlklag year by year no
one can understand Judging from the
few naval encounters In which modern
ships have figured. the torpedo ls Ia
play an enormous role IN the water
warfare Of the future We certainly
should be as well provided aa other ma.
lions with torpcGos. New York Jour.
nal
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Queen Maria Pla, was banished from
that kingdom a little over two years
ago by order OF Dom Pedro. the present
king. has lately arrived in this eoun-
try.
De Bassinl has had an eventful life
and, although he Is only forty-threc
years old. he has won fame and fortune
In tho Italian navy. as an officer In an
Italian lancers' regiment. and later as
baritone
In the latter part OF the eighties Dc
Bassini. having finished tour with
Patti and Albani. went 10 Lisbon, where
for three successive seasons he sang
In opera. He was graciously received
at the Portuguese court and had as a
pupil King Luis. The King often sent
for him and had him sing and play
In the palace. for De Basslni Is a pianist
OF remarkable ability. II was King
Luis who conferred upon the singer the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28
RAo rnApe or pEwsnuaY.
Hendricks Of Tons Of Then are sold
There Every Week

HMNM
There Every Week
Those readers who know anything az
al about Dewsbury viii be able to call
TO mind the fact that the street traiic
consists. 10 large extent. OF enormous
heavily laden lorrles Of rags. but prob
ably very few people outside the cloth
Ing districts OF Yorkshire know what
an important place In trade and COM
morce these old rags take. says Pear
fon's Weekly. Old rags 10 be OF any
use TO Dewsbury must contain a GER
tain proportion OF wool or consist en-
tlrely OF H. Hundreds OF tons are TAX
on into town every week. there TO be
knocked down under the auctloneers
hammer at the regular rag sales which
are held. and then 10 be converted into
what Is known as rag wool or "shod-
dy." when the rags reach Dewsbury
Of course all sorts and conditions 20
10 make up the bulk The different
varieties have TO be sorted out carefully
and placed In different heaps, A sail
or's Jersey for Instance. IL Of different
texture to the WORKOUT evening dress
suit or a soldiers coat. aud. consider
ing that the raga reach Dewsbury from
nearly every foreign and colonial port,
| q can be easily understood that the
Job Of sorting Is not an easy one. Sol
dlers Of all nations have to surrender
their uniforms At stated intervals. and
after these have been worn by some
one else until they are absolute rags
they are collected and shipped to this
country. eventually finding their way
TO the Dcwsbury sales. Tho same
thing applies to carpets. blankets.
skirllngs. stockings. bed curtains and
the like from all over the world. Wool
rags - direct 10 The grinder for treat
mont Even the dust ia used, this be-
Ing saved and sold as a fertilizer
Mixed cotton and wooden rags must
have she vegetable nher destroyed
sithont In any way inluring the WOODEN
material. This Is done by what Is
known a. the "carbonlzing" process.
The raw material Is then sold 10 manu-
faclurers In various parta Of the world
and as time goes on probably finds ita
way back again TO Dewsbury az rags.
there to go Through the same process
over again.
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Put tho Tramp. TO worl.

When two tramps demanded food Of
Farmer schenck's wife. alone save her
little daughter In the farmhouse near
Narrowsburg, n. y, she agreed to feed
them " they would work for an hour.
They were much amused when sac full
allied her part OF the bargain lrat. and
when they had eaten tiolr on OF buck
wheat cakes and fried pork they started
away With many q iocr Hut Mrs.
Sohcnck covered one tramp with rife
and her ll,tlc girl covered the other
with a revolver The trampa marched
TO the wood house. took up axes, and.
with the woman and her daughter
watching Thorn narrowly. chopped
siurdily for an hour by the kitchen
clock At the end OF the slxlleth min
ute Mrs. schonck warned them Oh tbs
place.
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he engagement being a secondary con
lldoration.
Annie Russell has always been am
bilious Ffom the days when, as a mere
,hlld. she made her iirst success WITH
Reese Eytinge In Canada. to the days
ghen. By way Of the Juvenile Pima
ore" company, she reached the New
York theaters and made her great hit
Is Hazel Kirke and Eameralda-two
,haractcrlzatlons which will forever be
treasured In the memories Of playgoers
II sentiment and Imagination for their
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

10 leadership In local politics. with
little desire to seek or hold Office OF
the latter his holdings were limited to
justice Of the peace and postmaster.
The haunted homestead On In itself n
monument OF loyalty aud eccentricity.
It, conilgui;y to the only cemetery
Mount Pulaski possesses accentuates
the belief. stlll unbroken. that Il Is pos
sessed OF the ghcs, OF lts murdered
founder. Il originally consisted Of
tract OF thirty acres In the northeastern
corner Of the little city The house Is
decorated Enthusiastically IN the national
lrlcolor. Il stands fronting on the
street. the back door overlooking the
graveyard. only 100 yards distant.
8hore Us owners bones we're laid away
Il Is two-siory brick country house
o. Virginia vintage. with a colonuade
across the front Four tall pine trees
stand as silent sontlnels before the de-
serted domlelle. their waving arms In
the chill winter winds menaclug the In
tfuder on the rcvels Of the dead. The
house front Is painted q garlfh red. the
skuitsrs bright blue and the ledge
over the colonnadc a strong white The
door and window castings are similarly
decorated. even the baluslrade conform
ms TO the general plan OF the builder "a
express undying loyalty to old glory.
In the rooms the haseboards are tho
same staring red. the castings blue
while the walls and ceilings give bach
The white OF the moonlight. Intended
10 express loyalty. the tragic death Of
the builder and its subsequent ahan-
donmcnt have defeated this object
Constructed in 1850. when the lurld
flames Of war we're seen upon the blue
aky. causing the cheeks OF wives and
mothers to grow white with fear. IN,
grim old homestead inspires thoughts
Of red-handed murder. ugly splashcs oi
blood. the darkness OF never-endine
night with pale-faced ghosts keeping
constant vigil.
Prior TO the building OF this house
Colonel whitaker was proprietor OF tn,
Mount Pulaski house. which was then
The leading hotel OF the village. and
which Is still standing. As Mount
Pulaski az that time was the county
scat Of Logan county people were com.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

Blaine Lynch. a lad Of 10. committed
suicide at Muncle, Ind. by jumping
into the coal shaft. i9S feet deep. He
was horribly ranged. His fathers
store was rob ed last Friday night.
and upon his ither questioning him
young Lynch acknowledged the dee
and returned Nct OF the money. J.
left a note at tho top OF the shaft. "a,
ing; you will find my body at u
bottom OF the shaft. and will nae,
you skating in hell"
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whose names and deeds have since be-
come part Of Americas national his
tory. On the night Of February 10. 1866.
having passed a congeniai evening with
z hilarious party, the colonel started fog
his home. The next morning his life
less body was found In the southern
portion OF the city. He had been muir
dored for the money he usually carried
about with him. Since then II has be-
come common repute that the home
stead OF the loyal old soldier has been
The scene Of the nightly prowllngs Of
his unayenged ghost
Colonel Whitaker was a ploneer IN
this county. He came here when Illl.
nois was almost a wilderness and es.
tablished himself on a farm OF thirty
acres. He became noted as a trader oil
horses and a man Of sound Judgment IN
business affairs. With a strong leaning
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28
MISS ANNIE RUSSELL

las Ada lngot In David Garrick)
but as an experience tor theater-gocrs.
As Juliet one cannot perhaps fancy her.
but her ophelia would be charming. and
the simple brackotlng OF her name with
such a part Is inspiring to the imagi-
nation.
But In these days such things are i'm
possible. Players like Annie Russell
have to be thankful that they have an
engagement. and say nothing. no mat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

Here was something that was quite
new 10 me. said a stroller. "a noiscless
truck truck with rubber-tlred wheels
Il belonged to a manufacturer or dealer
IN rubber tires loaught only glimpse
Of the sienboard on the side OF Il, and
70 Il was natural enough that Il should
have rubber tires. but truck with rub.
ber-tirod wheels was very striking. an
the same. Suppose an trucks had rub
her tircsq"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

An attempt Is being made to grow the
Australian salt buah In the alkall 70.
slons OF Arizona. II lu similar to alfalfa
and makes an equally good food FOR
stock. II the experiment Is successfuI
II VIII result In the reclamation Of vast
tracts Of low land now worthlosA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28

High Handwriting had It's origin IN
London In the nocoaity at drawing
rooms and other court functions az
ladies carrying their heavy trains over
their arms. Try carrying welehty
drapery on one arm and see how natural
It is to use the risht arm as high az
possible to shake.
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her upon her arrival She graciously
extended her hand to him, and he bent
over and kissed It In courtly style.
This simple little incident was made
the subject OF more scandal, Cor POrr
iugals capital Is the greatest hotbed OF
gossip In all Europe and the thiniy dis
guised lnslnuatlons coupling tho Dow
agcr Queens name with that Of the
Singer we're more frequent In the news
papers than ever.
A few days after Maria Pla arrived
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
NOTED WOMEN NOW SEEN ON
AMERICAN STAGE.
Anpis Russell the Hest Type 81 Native
Emotional Actresses and Per
sonai Gentisnsas lillian Nordica Beat
Type Of slneers-A London Type

T Is certain that In
the organization Of
the American stage
the lack Of resident
theaters and the
persistent quality OF
the starring system
are oondemning
many actresses Of
real parts TO miss
forever the opportu-
Miles In which they
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28
,Mount Pulaski ml) Istter)

EARS ago. long be-
fore the war. when
Mount Pulaski was
the county seat Of
Logan County. Col
Nathaniel NJ Whit
aker was the lead
ing boniface Of the
village. He was &C.
centric. well TO do.
and the host fire.
quently OF men
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-28
THE QUEEN ASFRIEND
IT DID NOT PAY cHEVALlER Al
BERT DE BASSiNL
L,sbon Go,sips Made a scandal Got Of
Their Friendly Relations Il Now
In This Country ~ the Court
the Cause.

HE CHEW A.
Her Albert CASTOR
de Basslni. who
has sung In opera
in most OF Europe's
capitals during
the past decade or
more, and who,
after receiving
high honors from
King Louis l. Of
Portugal, and from