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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

its foot. farmers were talking exeitedly
while brandishing ptchforks corn
knives and an occasional rifle handed
down from a pioneer ancestry. Al in
tervals a more distant noighbor would
come numbering to the rendezvous On
plowhorse or arrive pulling and per
spring by some cross-cut footpath
While they were approaching organlza
ton the young doctor from the village
five miles down the valley came swing
ing around the curve from the wood
below. urged his gallant mare at the
finish OF a hard run and alightcd at
the broad front steps where he was met
By Florence Molten.
, From the summit crowned by the
mansion the pretty country side seemed
an Arcadia uncontaminated by the out
or world. It's people were a simple.
trusting folk who lived In peace and
thought no wrong. They never so much
as locked the doors or windows; yet
at the Notions the night before there
had been a murder and a burglar.
The father, mother and daughter had
been bound and gagged. The house
was stripped Of money. jewels AMI
plate. Il was Florence who FIRST work
cd her wrists from the ropes that COLI
fined them. She freed herself. re-
leased her parents and then rushed
to the den which faithful old Tom had
itted up over the horse barn and would
not have exchanged for the guest cham
Der He WAS gone Then she rang
the big dinner bell as an alarm ard
the nearest nelghbors came running In
response. One OF them approaching by
the hedges beyond the barn had como
upon the body OF Tom. who had been
killed by cruel blow upon the head
a mCssenser had been sent for the
doctor. mounted men carried the start
ling news to the entire community and
the rally on the lawn was to send out
searching parties: a useless but well
meant plan. Mrs Molten had been On
invalid receiving daily calls from the
young physician during the three years
he had been In the village. The shock
had been too much for her and within
an hour Of his arrival that eyenttul
morning she was past all human AID
The doctor had been In love with the
beautiful daughter for months md.
with professional egotism. thought that
he had learned hor every mood. &c
knew that though stately and mature.
she had not lost the flush OF youth. and
that behind her seli-reliancc there was
the susceptible tenderness OF glrlhool.
But now she appeared to him In new
and puzzling light Her face was white
but firm and set In her great brown
eyes there was flame that would hay.
quenched every token OF a tear. She
declared that life would be worthless
TO her until she knew who had robbed
her Of a mother, and they had been
brought to justice. More than this. q
was conveyed to the knowledge Of n,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
WEATHER IN LAYERS.
Tho old deer Gives Some very later.
eslInr aud Trnthfnl statI.tie..

fAtNa AAN ANhANNhA NAAAhAlNas
say" said the Forty miner. as he
dropped into his ceai IN the park. did
you ever see weather fan In layers?'
Noe. | cant say o. he's" respond.
cd The sea captain. loa,h to acknowl.
edge that there was anything he had
not seen. but I've seed some purity
cuTeous weather for sure
Well. me an my parduer seed some
o m most alfred cureous weather out
on tn San Juan In m late fortlos an
alfly nfiies I ever heard or ever read
on. One Sal day mornln' podner got
W 10 build N Ores. an twuz cold as
thundsr when he went out ter GIT tn
wood. II wuz so cold tibet he couldn't
stay out more'n or minute. but he had
slakCd out or boarskin on IA roof NV
N cabin an day aforc. an he wanted
ter see how GO wuz comm on. SO he git
ca his heavy clothes an goes out agin
an climbs up on IN roof. which wuz
erbout olsht feet from IN ground.
Wen. cir. when he get there 'twuz 80
duru hct thet he had ter Jerk on them
clothes instan,er. Tie thought IA in
side Nv IN cabin wuz anre till he
heerd me callin him ter come an
make tn FIRE. which he'd gone out. lie
5Ftrimentcd round there till he found
ct wuz or siratCr Nv warm weather he
vuz In. an then he got down an elm
cr tree the, Wus erbout eighty feet
hlgh. an he hnds the. IN weaiher's
laid In layers Furst there's eight feet
nv cold. then eight feet nv warm. then
eight feet NV cold. an 80 on "a Ear 81
he could go up IN tree. Ei wuz 20 duru
cold ca IN ground tibet We couldn't
walk there 70 We rugged up er couple
] O. pair q stills bout eight feel
an a han high an walked ter oul
shaft on them, an 'twuE 80 hot whor,
We wuz on them that We sweat tree.
MENUS an he'd ter stop every few fee
ter knock tn ice often the s,llts the
Termed tn sweat runnin down an
ir,ozln"
Pipe all hands ter quarters fei
grog, artor sick owdashus handlin' u,
th' truth e. thet." sald the captain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

after he had completed n course OF
pharmacy under Dr. Coffee. Is alleged
TO have broken his agreement and
rented a store which his employer had
just vacated for larger quarters. DR..
Coffee always claimed that Crabireo
net only was guilty OF ingratltude In
starting IN opposition store IN the
same block. but had used the knowl-
edge he had gained In the store to
draw away customers. The feeling be-
tween them wea very bitter. and rela-
tiyes always feared a fatal settlement
Of their differences.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

nunion with the departed. lifting the,
mist Of obscurity to expose alike the
motives and hidden deeds OF menl
when the doctor went so far a. to
arrange for seance there was gen
ernl suspicion that his mental powers
had succumbed 10 some weakening In
fluoRee. but curiosity was SUFFICIENT to
secure as large an attendance as he de-
sired. lie Insisted on the presence Of
Eph. his surly man Of all work, Tor
whom the black drapings and darken-
ed room had fascination as well as
terror. After there had been softened
strains OF music. weird sounds as OF
passing wings and unaccountable rap
pings. the doctor had a pretended con
yersatlon with the shades Of departed
relatives and then notified Eph that his
former master from Alabama wanted
to talk with him. With chatterlne
teeth Eph stood up TO receive a clam
my hand In his and then went dowr
upon his knees.
IN q deep voice the spiritual pres
enoe" recalled some OF the memories
OF other days and then In fearful tones
said: But. Eph. you've gone wrong
since We parted. You're a thief and .
murderer"
Not dan. massa. not dat II was
johnson done kill ole Tom when he
tried 10 stop rs. Il was DAT rapsealllon
Johnson dat got me into II. Use gwine
to Tess Il all. massa. an get forgib.
ness"
And he dld. even 10 where the plum.
der and Johnson were 10 10 found
Then the doctor ceased TO be a spirit.
ualist and told his story. Examining
the handkerchief mask months after
the tragedy he had found in Il a few
hairs from some ones musiache Of
beard. Eph being present. the doeiol
amused himself by telling how with N,
aid OF a microscope he could examine
the roots Of the hair, compare then
with those taken from the faces OF sus
pecled persons aud thus run down the
murderer. Eph aid not show mp abou
the oilce that day. and next appeare,
with a cleanly shaver face. giyinl
reasons Tor this remarkable change ),
frequently that a light suddenly dawn
cd upon the doctor Il was useless {,
accuse upon such evidence aud the doe
tor. knowing the dense superstition o
the old darkcy, played upon It will
the result noted.
Writ was az last found In O. lunati
asylum, a fact not surprising TO thos
who krew him well. for bis mental an
nervous rendition had deprived him 0
/ all ability to work and sent him out II
search OF health. The culprits wer
convicted and the next great event a
the mansion was wedding.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
LIBRARIES IN AMERICA.
Growth Of the system and the Method
Followed IN England

The Engllshman, It ls said. ID not
book buyer but book borrower, says
the London Times. In America the
reverse has hitherto been the case.
There have been but few facilities Tor
borrowing books. at least the books
which people want TO read, and so gen
uine booksellers have been q necessity.
Why circulating libraries have not
long ago made Roadway In New York
or Boston IL not altogether clear. Prob
ably the cheapneas Of reprinted novels
combined with the natural spending
pr0cllvlties OF Americana initiates
against their chances In England when
all novels we're Issued la three-volume
form II was practically impossible 20
read them except by the aid OF Mudle'n;
but IN proportion as the original price
OF a book Is lowered the function OF a
circulating library disappears. In
America there were not enough copyT
right novels to support the three-vol-
ume system prior TO the international
act OF 1891. and now that the System
is being discarded here Il Is hardly
likely to make fresh Roadway In the
United States. For circulating H.
brary TO be successful lie subscribers
must live within a certain radius, 9th
orwise the cost Of carriage makes the
process OF exchanging books too ex'
pensiye. In America the distances are
so vast that Nudes library could new
er have served the whole country.
They must have established branches
In all the great centers Of POPULATION,
and the expense and time occupied In
keeping their depots supplied and or
ganlzed would have made the business
Improbable Some idea Of the dim
Guilty even now Of supplying books In
large quantities 10 the far-on western
states may be formed from the fact
that Il IA not uncommon for Neg York
publishers to Bead oonsignments 10 the
Pacific coast round Cape Horn and
that II "a usual TO ALLOW a month OF
nix weeks Tor transit by freight traina
10 the same destination. During tho
last few years, however, the zap caused
by the absence OF circulating libraries
has begun TO be filled by the public II.
braries which have sprung into exist,
eneo In nearly exery large city, AZ tho
present time there are over 500 Of these
public libraries which are regarded a.
standing sufficiently high TO DO en-.
titled to gratuitous copies Of all the
United States government publications
and the number "a constantly iaereas.
Ing Most OF these libraries have a ref.
erence department and lending de-
psrtment But the lending departments
are much more enterprising and up-t0-
Gate than those Of similar English In.
situations. They lay themselves Out
10 meet the requirements Of the eiil-
zens. When a new book is In demand
II Is not considered a sufficient answer
to reply that It u "out" and leave you
to solacc yourself with one Of the Old
masters The American librarian con.
siders Il his duty TO supply enough
copies 20 give reasonable satisfaction
10 his clients. For instance. one libra.
( rian informed Us that BE had bought
thirty copies Of "Trilby." sixteen OF
, seventeen Of "Marcella." and 90 on
I OF how many English libraries could
I this be saldg ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
TIE CAIRO TRAGEDY.
Or l. ". CoGee stabbed 90 Death By
business Rival.

III = ~ ANMNN HAAMNNN ~ aN8AA - -
business Rival
DR.. Isaac n. Coffee, president Of the
Illinois state board OF pharmacy. was
killed by Green p. Crabtroe. a prom
inent druggist OF Cairo lll.. the other
morning. Dr.. Coffee. In company with
Dr. J. J. Gordon, was on his way TO
the train TO attend a meeting OF the
state board at Springfield, and had to
pass the store Of Crabtree Although
II was long past the hour at which
the druggists OF the city had agreed
10 close. Crabtree's place OF business
was still open. and the proprietor was
sitting ont In front on the pavement
Dr. Coffee did not see him, but he re-
marked TO Gordon: Il wonder why
that store Is open this time OF night.
Crabtree sprang to his feet and adj
vanced toward Coffee. lie was prompt.
y knocked down. and DIR. Coffee fell
upon him. They scuiiied upon the
pavement for a short time until they
we're parted. Crabiree walked into his
place OF business TO wash the dirt and
blood irom his person. and DR.. Coffee,
In company with DR.. Gordon. went
back 10 his own store for the same
purpose. Just as he stepped to the
door he ruidenly exclaimed. L am
cut. ,.l eli over dead on the pave
ment. An examination showed that
he had received stabe with a keen dirk
knife In five places. one OF which cut
the heart In twain.
When the onieers went In to arrest
Crabtree for murder he was apparently
astounded al what had been done, but
when assured that such was the case
he made a desperate attempt to take
his own life. and Is now closely
watched In his cell 10 prevent a sue
cessiul attempt. The cause Of the kill
ing dates back to 1898. when Crabtree,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
PRISONER AND SHERIFF. DEAD.
David Douslas Of Nevada Cliy Killed In
Performance Of lila Duty.

aNNNNNAANAf" ~ 80 aaNNf
The dead body OF Sheriff invid
Douglass and the corpse OF an un-
known hlghwsyman we're found lying
a few feet apar, In a wood two miles
from Nevada City. Colo. the other
day. Thore were I've empty chambers
IN the pistol OF the sheriff. who had
been shot through the heart and In the
r.ght eye aud hand, The bullets OF
the sheriff had gone through the rob-
bcr's heart. abdomen aud hip. The
unknown man had a rife. bu, Il had
not lcen used. Il is supposed Doug
lass was shot by an unseen and un-
Known confederate OF the highwayman.
A number OF bold highway robberics
recently reported In the neighborhooi
have on seemed 10 be the work OF one
man, who chopped coaches aud priyat,
ccnyeyanccs on the roads near Ne
vada City. The aherin and his depu-
ties had been unilrlng In their Efforts
TO capture the hlshwayman. Finally
Sheriff Douslas5. believing that a large
squad OF deputies served to put the
tobhor on his guard. determined "a
attempt The chase single handed IL,
started oui accompanied only by III.
dog. The dos returned at midnight
and ~ dayhrcak searching partc.
tracked the shCra TO the spot whcr,
caicer ead prisoner lay dead eide by
dido.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Tho machinery OF the big mill stop
ped with a sudden and horrible Jar and
jerk and The workmcn pulled out the
crushed and bleeding form Of one who
was a stranger to them an.
Are you badly hurt?" inquired ore.
Il fear am" groaned the unknown.
Il am dying"
shall We send for your frlendnl
Quick, tell Us your name"
"Oh, never mind" he answered. Il
am all alone In the world and my name
doesn't matter. Just say that died
incog." And a grim smile lllumined
his face as the spirit Of the profession
al humOrist took Us flight with his last
supreme chort.-Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Paper telegraph poles are the latest
development OF the art Of making paper
useful. These poles are made OF paper
pulp, In which borax. tallow. etc. are
mixed In small quantities. The pulp
Is east In a mold. with a core In the
center forming a hollow rod OF the de-
sired length. the cross pieces being held
By key-shaped wooden pieces driven In
on either side Of the pole, The paper
poles are said to be lighter aud strong
er than those OF wood. and to be UNI
affected by sun. rain. dampness or any
Of the other causes which shorten the
life OF a wooden pole.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
T.h n.,Inr nI. Ms,nnr nr,...

a rancher. whose place is on the bot.
tom along the Willamette slough. be.
low Holbrook station. was In the city
yesterday to find out whether he had
any recourse against the United States
fish commission for introducing earn
into the rivers In this section. lie SAYS
these flsh are destroying his meadows
by eating his grass and grubbing up
the roots. As the water oyerflows his
meadow the carp follow Il up In thou
sands. the small ones. weighing about
three pounds. pushing their way 10
where the water Is only three inches or
so In depth and clearing on all voge-
tatlon. so that when the water recedos
he will have mud fats In the place OF
meadows. He says that while looking
at the fish eating his grass on Sunday
he got 80 mad that he took on his shoes
and stockings and went out into the
shallow water and attacked them with
a hoe. lie slashcd a lot OF them IN
I two. but when the drove became
alarmed and made for deep water they
bumped against his shins and came
near knocking him OF his feet. and
bis ankles are all black aud blue from
the humping he got As for driving
the carp away, he says he might az
well have tried to sweep back the rls,
Of the Columbia with a broom. Morn
ing OrOgonian.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

ROsie-"whatl You here again, Mr..
Pineoln3 You seem to quite live at
Clacion."
Mr. Pincoln--''Yes, Miss Rose: you
see, the Great Eastern railroad makes
Il so easy to get here and you make d,
80 difficult to got away"
Rosie-"oh, dearl What will the
Great Eastern railroad do when I 10
home next weekY'-Fun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Ex-D. c. Commissioner want the
best room you have. DO you know who
ami" Arizona Clerk-"wall. don't
know ez I do. partner" Ex-D. c. Com
missioner lpompouslyl-"sir. I was
once a commissioner Of the District Of
Columbia" Arizona clerk-"Oh, that's
an right, tonderioot. We never bring
up mans past sg'ln' him here
Washington Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

nary method Of caring for the insane
consists In building large establish
ments which contain from 500 to $500
inmates. II Is very common In many
states to have asylums that hold ZOO
and 1900 patients. In these great asy-
lums the acute and chronic are mingled
10 a greater or less extent. II often
happens that there are patients In these
asylums who have been inmates for
twenty years. Il was formerly cup
posed that the mingling OF the acute
and chronic insane was beneficial from
a psychological point OF view Il Is
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Raxmore-You we're out when l
called At your ONCE the other day Cad.
aon-was II why didn't you leave
wordl Raxmore-I did: I told year
20 boy. 0adson-no Jon call thst
~ wold7-RoAbaIy Csxo,ie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
FOR THE MINISTRY.

The stun That Good Mea Are Said to
tie Made OG
Lobby had troubled look when he
called on the minister that day and
asked for few minutes conversation
says the Detroit Free Press.
What can do for you. Brother
Lobly?" asked the parson. In sympa.
thetlc tone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09


lions are likely TO arise.
The principal question Is what VIII
be the relations between the duchess
and Mrs. o. p. II. Belmont, formerly
Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt And there
by hanes a tale.
The Duchess Of Manchester was
conmelo Yznaga az girl. she was
q beauty and when at picnic she met
the young Lord Vaudeville he fell
deeply In love with her and married
her despite the opposition Of his titled
mother. VINO would have preferred a
wealthy wife for her son. Lord Man
dcryllle afterward became the Duke
OF Manchester. The chief schoolgirl
friend OF the duchess was Alva sinith
Of Mobile and on her marriage sne
sent for Alva 10 come 10 visit her
On that visit TO New York Ava met
Willie X. Vanderbilt. whom she after
ward married. These two girls. Con-
suela Yxnaga and Alva Smith, ac-
eompllshed fcats Of gencralship qu'te
unrlyalod- without any money and
with only beauty to back them they
crrficd on respectively an English
duke and one OF the richest men In
this country. Such was the affection
between them that when Alva Wander
bits nrsl girl was born she was named
consue.o. She Is now the young
Duchess Of Marlborough. When the
trouble arose between Willie X. and
his wife The Duchess Of Manchester
sided with the husband and Of course
this broke the friendship between her
and Mrs. Willie X. Now the duchess
returns to Newport with a young son
Of about twenty. the present Duke oil
Manchester. lie Is an eligible and as
such Is certain 10 be warmly wei
coined. as cligibles are scarce at New
port this year and even u he is trino
young he can have bis pick Of all The
anxious buds In the place some 81
whom aie wealthy aud pretty aud
some only wealthy. As the mother Of
such prize the duchess will have
clear sailing and has been showered
With sufficient Invitations TO keep heT
and her son busy for q year.
Whether she will snub Mira. o. II. T.
Belmont or whether Mrs Belmont vii
rcluie 10 recognize her are a few o.
the speculative excilomonts now en-
joyed At Newport AT any rate II vii
be embarrassing for both women ans
In rpltc OF the colibloodedncas Will
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

did you ever publish that article
OF yours7" No" I'm afraid Il got q
little beyond your depth" 1T un-
doubtedly did. The waste basket in
the ONCE Il ak feet high aud my artl.
cis's At the bottom. "-Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
THE DOCTORS RUSE.

HERE was a Will
scene that May
morning about the
old mansion that
had bcen for years
the home OF tho
Molten family. Tn
der the great elms
shading the lawn
which sloped TO the
golden willows by
the busy brook AZ
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Aw,aau'- oass Road to wealth
Fao pears ago, Mrs Katherine @.
Reed. OF sllcsYl.e, w. Va, was poor
widow. her only pcsrca.lon being a
ftfn c fffrea worthless OIL was
.nt4 ~ .tt.r 'u1a UPON q. ne flow
uas lnnefar end she has JUST died,
nofib over ,looOoga
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

gentleman who travelled with parrot
When taken TO the hotel where Mrs
Knapp was arrested the parrot sat In
rs cage and Dr. Clarke said as the
bird welcomed him with "Helor;
oh. Polly. I'm In trouhlew
Tho bird dropped Us head and then
nlalntlvely and profanely remarked;
"Oh. HI"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Tie boasts that be IL . asif.nads
man." "oh, pshawi why. you dont
imagine Cor a moment that he iiea hih
iour-ln-hand himself. 20 you ~n-'
lrM,4 IFihun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

Yokes are universally Wora. but a
short. stout figure viii look better IN
a long Y.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

The japanese In Hawaii sent $4,000
70 Japan to aid the Red Cross society IN
the late war.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
oshkosh letter.

80 - AAaA - -
the Wisconsin sys-
TEN OF caring for
the insane "a at
tracing the atien-
ton OF physicians.
philanthropists and
people engaged IN
the care OF depen-
dent classes
through oui the
country. Tie ordi-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09
TITS AMODEL ASYLUM
WISCONSIN STATE INSTITUTION
FOR THE INSANE.

Efforts Made 60 Cure Every Case brought
THERE'S IL Therefore Conducted on
a widely different Plan from Other
Retreats. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-09

YER since It was
announ ced that
the Du chess OF
Mancho ester and
her son were coIn-
ing over 10 visit
Newport this sum
mer the gosslps
have been busy
discussing the pros
aud cons Of the
case. for complica-