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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
TALKS WITH TENNYsoH.
How same OF tho Great Po.,s Famous
Iinss We're suEgested


Mr.. Wllfrid ward, who was on terms
Of great Intimacy with Tennyson, writes
very interesting article In the New
Review. entitled Talks with Tenny
son" From this we learn how some oil
the most famous OF the laureate's poems
took shape In his mind.
One remark which Tennyson made
to Mr.. Ward was Immediately after
ward embodied In eight lines Of great
beauty:
Walking one day on the down which
stretches from FreshwatCr Bay TO the
Freshwater Beacon. his conversation
was chiefly OF two subjects. One was
the mad lawlCssness OF the Celtic char
acter and the other all the
macs Of confusion and crime which Il
great town brought together.
About half way between Freshwaler
LAY aud the beacon. be suddenly stop
ped aud pointed with his stick to a star
quite visible though Il was almost
daylight. DO you see that starr he
asked. In his abrupt way. 1t Is the
evening star. DO you know II We lived
there this world would. look to US exact
~ Ike that? Fancy the vice and con
fusion OF London or Paris In that peace
ful star" llo looked again az the Otai
with an expression half Of horror, hall
OF grim humor. We walked On"
Mr.. Ward did not know at the time
that Tennyson was writing the second
"Locksley Hall" and II was with 4
curious sensation that he read after
ward the exquisite lines which the wall
had apparently suggested.
An exceedingly interesting portion o
Mr. Wards article Is the account h
gives OF Tennyson's explanation ans
reading OF his poem. DE Proiundis
lie was very ~ at the time. but hi
mind was quite clear Says Mir Ward
"lle seemed 50 much better when b.
had finished hia explanation that
asked him to read the poem through
again. This he did more beautifully
than have ever heard him read. Eel
as though his long illness and his ca
pcctatlon OF death gave more intensit
and force TO his rendering OF this won
dorful poem on the mystery Of life"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Westminster Gazette: The well from
which Irish stories are drawn Is mex
haustible Here Is a good example OF
Pats ait and readiness An Irish Wit
ness was being examined as TO hls
knowledge OF a shooting affair. did
, on zee the shot hred?" the magistrate
'fkod NO sorr. only heard Il" was
the ovasive reply The evidence Is no,
satisfactory" replied the magistrate
siornly. stand DOWN The witness
turned round TO leave the box. and
directly his back was turned he laughed
dcrlsiyely The magistrate. indlgnan,
az this contempt OF court called him
back and asked him how he dared to
laugh In court. Did SO zee me laugh.
your honor?" qucrled the offender.
no, sir. but heard you" was the
iFate reply. THAT evidence Is not sat
isfactory." said Pat quietly. but with a
twinkle In his eye And this time
every body laughed except the magls-
us,e.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

The speeding trucks invented by
William J. Holman OF Minneapolis, a
cousin Of Judge William s. Holman OF
Indiana. were tried with remarkable
success the other day on the South Jer-
sey railroad.
These trucks are interchangeable and
made up Of Ave smooth or friction
g,fred wheels placed under each driver.
Three OF them rest on the track. while
the other two bear upon the former
and each driver In turn rests upon the
two.
The arrangement. the Inventor
thinks. affords natural pockets for all
wheels above those on the track end
makes 1t an lmpossiblllty for any OF
them to become displaced Curing any
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
vAsrNEss OF ST. PETER.
Tho Picture 9. Too mig for convsaisa,
sight.

sight.
The building n so far beyond any Ia
milinr proportions that at first sight
al details are lost upon It's broad 'front.'
says the century. The mind and judg-
ment are dazed and staggered. The
earth should not be able TO bear such
weight upon It's crush without cracking
and bending like an overloaded table.
on each side the colonnades run cury-
ing out like giant arms. always open to
receive the nations that 20 mp there
to worship. The dome broods over all,
like a giant'a head motlonlesa In medi-
talion. The yastncss OF the structure
takes hold OF a man as he issues from
the street by which he has come from
Saint Angelo. In the open space In
the square and In the elllpse between
the coonnades and on the steps 100000
men could be drawn up In rank and
nle. horse and foot and guns. Except
irg II be on some special occasion there
are rarely more than 200 or 800 persons
In sight. The paved emptiness makes
enc draw a breath OF surprise, and hui
man eyes seem too small to take In all
the fairness below. all the breadth be-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

after and the most welcome OF women
In the United Kingdom? Painters have
delighted to trace her features upon
canvas and sculptors to immortalize
her form In stone. One OF these days.
maybe, this remarkable woman VIII
come on a lecturing tour TO this coun-
try-perhaps soon. She did plan one
three years ago. but 1t was postponed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

weeks ago. The couple arrived In New
York short OF funds and the husband
disappeared Later a young man APP
near where stood the noted Westlng-
piled 20 the police for aid In finding his
wife. Belle Joyce. He said he had gone
TO Connecticut to attend to some bus
mess and had been robbed. lie was
directed 10 the Gerry society. where,
however he was not allowed to see bic
wifo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Mira. Belle Joyce. Is years old. was
committed TO the care Of the Gerry
Society. In New York. the other day.
She had applied to Magistrate simma
to help her find her husband, George
Joyce. % years old. who had saved her
life at 4 watering place on the Pacific
coss, In June aud married her three
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

MAY ask what sort Of house you
are travelling forg" inquired the pas
senger who was inclined to be soclablo
Il am not travelling for any house.
answered the solemn-loOklng passen-
ger, somewhat stifIly. 4 am the pro-
prietor OF the celebrated Yarley Wax
Works, nov on a tour Of the principal
cities"
SHAKER reioined the other, extend
ms hls hand. I'm = stakeholder = /.
chewing gum factory. - hlq.Ee a.
hnua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Some farmers In New South Wales
are taking up the cultivation Of to-
hacco. and the government OF the
colony Il considering the advlsAhility
oi engaging an expert from the United
States % give iher inslrufiipn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

that direction. Mrs. Roberts was caught
In the attempt TO sell "dociored" dia-
monds. aud bh; for the suspicion OF the
would-be purchaser would have Melted
a big profit. The diamonds which Mrs'
Roberts tried to dispose OF we're cheap
yellow stones which had been skillfuliy
colOred.
Diamond experts say that stones can
be so skillully colored that detection
"a next to impossible: that there Is
mint OF money In such scheme TOT
the man who can do the coloring elev-
erly. and at the same time use disere-
ton In the disposition OF his goods.
And yet 90 pefect are the relations
6etweeen the importers and dealers IN
these precious stones that the thing
has not beeen attempted. commercially
speaking. within the memory OF the
Oldest expert.
Tho stones selected for this treat
ment are yellow stones Of poor grade
IN whose cutting little care has been
employed. The lne stones are usually
cut into what is known as the knife
edge" but In the yellow or inferior
stones Il Is not uncommon TO ma
rough edges over which the cutter has
glldei earelcsely.
Il Is these rough edges. so 10 speak
which the diamond eolorlst selects for
his manipulatlons. By means Of
touch. ever 30 inhnltesimal, OF aniline
dye. he Is able TO impart to the yellow
stone. the beautiful tints which dis,ln-
euich the white and more valuable dia-
mond. when It Is remembered that
the white stone. with It's irldeseenl
blush radiance. Is worth more than
twice the yellow diamond. the signil'
cance Of the color scheme Is at once APP
parent
Purple is the most effective color
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

A museum In Berlin has secured pos
session Of Luther's bible which he used
in his study. Its margins are covered
with notes In the reformer's handwrit-
Ing Il was printed In Easle In 1909
and IL IN excellent state Of preserya-
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

One Of our builders was asked the
other day " that empty house Of his
jus, erected on Winooskl avenue was
his .ast. Yes" he said, my last, but
not leased. g. burlington Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

ILL the human
race lose It's teeth
In the years TO
come? WIN not
our descendants
have much smaller
jaws than We have
and no maxillary
musclec to speak
OF?
While these ideas
may seem fantastic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
AMOS DECKER KILLS O. NILES.
Mard~rrr Makes iIls Escape Parssed By
ShsHn's Posse.

AMNNHNNN ANa ANHaNA ~
Shsrn'a Posse.
Amos Docter. 10 years old. shot and
killed George Miles al Findlay. ohio.
the other evening The boys Quarreled
over a joke which some Of the boys In
the nelghborhood had played upon a
butcher and also over the butchers
daughter. to whom both were paying
attention. Young Decker then ran to
his home. a block away, for his revolt
yer. while Miles was detained by Deck
cr's father. when Decker returned he
rushed up to Miles and nred, the ball
entering the stomach. causing death In
two hours. Young Decker, aided by
his father. ran TO the edge Of the city
while a mob OF 200 men. armed with
shoiguns. revolyers and pltchforks.
started after him. The mob took along
a rope. Old man Decker succeeded In
getting hold Of Blk gray horse for his
Fon and upon this the boy rode rapidly
away. He was headed for Lima, but
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
MISSION or MERCY.
MAUD CONNIE IS a GENUINE
IRISH HEROINE.

what she Ia Doing for the Green IsI-
aud she tasss Cause Of Her CehVer'
sion 60 tie Cause OF uhs Unforian-
Atea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

when an artery Ia severed compress
above the squirting surface. Blood ffom
the srisrles enters the exiremlllss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Humboldt calculated that the mean
height Of North America above sea
level Is only 7is feet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

land there 81 none who stands closer TO
the Irish heart And this In spite OF
the fact that Maud Come Is a. an
Iriahwoman In the true sens .. the
word. Her father. an lr.sl colonel.
was. strictly speaking. an orangeman.
and the young lady herself was brought
mp In the atmosphere q the Castle"
She was. indeed. the reigning beauty OF
the vioeregal court. and u would have
been the easiest thing In the world for
her to have adopted the narrowncss
and bitterness OF the anti-Irlsh coterle
Of Dublin. But the effect Of this latter
spirit upon this thoughtful and geucr-
Gus girl was to drive her headlong into
the opposite camp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
OUR TEETH MAY GO.
NO MUSCULAR ENERTioN RE-
oUIRED OF THE JAWS.

Our Ancestovs Needed Strung Moiara-'
nut We Do Noi lat - rhsy Did
Canned and Condensed Foods 90 WIN
Work the Chsnge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
DOCTORED DIAMONDS.
PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR CLEVER
SwlNDLERS.

OF Course the Police WIN Get Him IN
the Had and ne WIN Rspeat-Ths
Arrest 81 Pretty Mrs. Roberta In
Washington Keceatly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

HE campaign now
being wagod In
England for a gen
ofal amnesty OF (
men convicted u
the dynamite con-
Gpiracy Of ten year
ago has again
brought to the fore
that paragon OF pol
itlcians. Miss Maud
Come. In all Ire
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

ITH the arrest OF
Mrs. II. r. Roberts.
in Washington. d.
.Teesntly.a clever
fraud which. for
many years has
been dormant. has
again been re-
yiyed. and will
probably In duee
some smart rascal
10 turn his skill In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
TIE ART OF pARNINe.

It Should BE Taught an Essential Part
of Home Training.
The proper darning of a rent in cloth
is an art that cannot be easily picked
I'D and should be taught to girls as an
essential part of the r Practical home
training The expert daTner of wooden
cloth will make a rent practically in
visible by weaving together the torn
edges, matching them. as carefully as
possible and afterward pressing the
rent. A fine sewing silk is used to darn
wooden cloth in preference to any wool,
which would not be strong enough I'M
less the thread or travelling was too
coarse. Where the cloth is thick enough
endeavor to conceal the silk thread be
tween the face and back of the cloth.
Begin about half an inch from the
edge of one side of the tear, and run the
needle the same distance from the other
edge, cOncealing the thread carefully
and drawing the edges closely together.
but not so they overlap If there is
any nap on the cloth, brush it back
while you are darning, and then brush
it down again Lay a damp cotton
cloth on the wrong side OF the cloth,
over the darn, and press it down onceS
then remove the cotton cloth and press
next the wooden surface, being careful
that you do not press it perfectly dry,
but that very little steam arises after
the iron is removed. T. the cloth is
pressed perfectly dry. the work OF the
iron will be shown on the right side.
A piece of cloth is usually darne6 with
vertical and diagonal stitches running
with the threads of the cloth. The up
and-down' thread is usually the strong
est way of 1nending bias darn. Use
no piece of cloth under the darning I'M
less the cloth is thin. In that case, a
piece of silk of the same color is less
clumsy as backing to the darn than
wool, unless the wool is sheer-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
DODGE CITY ITEMS.

Notes and Personals Among the Employees
of the Santa Fe.
From the State Journals Dodge City Reporter:
Conductors O'Day and Lusk purchased
homes this week.
Passenger Brakeman Easton is home
from Denver and reported for duty.
The new sixteen stall round house will
be ready for occupancy about February
90
Operator Priestly is in charge again at
nights having been sent back from Lar
ned.
Engineer Frank Altys is off for a few
days and extra engineer John Shaw has
his engine.
Engineer John Shaw is receiving a
great deal of encouragement in his cam
paign for commander of the G. A. r.
Emerson Brown who was formerly
running passenger train on this division
is prospecting in Colorado.
Conductor Jacob Schlickerman, who
was severely injured seven months ago
is expected back from New York in a
few days.
o. r. c. division No. 800 has McCar-
ty's rink handsomely decorated for their
annual ball to be given February IS. at
which time visitors are expected from all
points between Newton, Kansas and La
Junta, Colorado.
By recent changes among the cOnduc-
tors the following men are on the as
signed runs: 81 and 80, conductors w.
Riley, J. R O'Day and J. Brown; 80 and
"a, G. A. Conrad, Fl. s. Heustis and W.
L Jenkins; 43 and A, F. P. HARRIET. T.
B. Sullivan and J. w. Lusk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

vice of the Missouri Pacific as surveyor
for the proposed Atchison, Topeka s. ST.
joe road, has taken position in the sur
veying corps OF the Denver, Fit. Worth s.
Gulf road.
The new Pittsburg & Gulf road has
received at Pittsburg, Kan. four large
Mogul engines, built by the Baldwin To-
connective works eff Philadelphia. The
new engines will be set up and used in
service out of Pittsburg.
George w. Curtis, formerly a conduc-
tor en- the NJ, Z. & I. road, but for the
past year yardmaster of the Santa Fe at
Chanute, has been transferred to a SINH
lar position at Winfield.
The supreme court of Nebraska has re-
Gently decided that in case of injury or
death to a Passenger riding on railroad
pass damages can not be collected from
the company.
Santa Fe Brakeman Lew Thomas of
Newton has invented a device for pas
senger conductors, which fits on the left
hand and holds tickets and hat checks
while they are being punched or written
upon. He has secured a patent for his
invention, and believes that it will meet
with approval.
It is believed that after the new ar
rangement goes into effect on the Santa
Fs at Wellington, removing the train
masters office from that point, only train
crews running on reg ular runs will make
their headquarters in that city. The
'chain gang" or crews, running on the
first in first out plan, will probably re-
move to Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Worse Than Poker.

81 could sit down and have good cryi"
1t was just daybreak. She stood at the
foot of the bed, with her husbands trou-
sers in her hand.
"And to think believed him when he
said he would never gamble againr' she
went on. "How angry became when all
my friends laughed at me for thinking a
man could swear off such a vice! I sus-
pected he was at it again when he dressed
up last evening and went out for what he
called little walk. He had $50 in his
pocket then; now there's only 2 cents''-
"HelIo, y interrupted her husband, sud
denly waking up. What foolishness are
you at now?'
"You may well call it foolishness," she
snapped out. 81 was looking through
your pockets for money"
"Well, my dear, you chose the wrong
time he replied, with sad smile.
81 should say I did, she returned. 81
never knew you to lose more than $40 in
. night before, but this time it's $780,
''That's your blame" he replied.
"My blame?' she echoed. How can
you say sof I've done all 1 could to re-
form you.''
''Thats the very reason,' he returned
81 felt little religious last evening and
dropped into one of your church fairs. -
New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
PEGLEG SELLING BEER.
No Doubt He Told the Truth AbOuf
His ssHOp Tea.''

Last evening the following telephone
message WAS received at the police
station: "TelI Tim Donovan to come
down here. The old man is giving away
all the hop tea and l want it stopped.
This is Mrs. McLaugherty."
The officer on the beat was notified and
when he stopped at the place he found
Pegleg drunk and brought him to the
police station. He did not appreciate his
situation until after he was locked up,
then he became violent. He gave John
Wolff, who had been locked up short
time before, a severe beating before the
officers could interfere.
While "Pegleg' was drunk he told the
police that he was selling beer all the
time and not hop tea.
Perhaps Pegleg doesn't know'it, but it
would be a very good thing if he were
permanently shut up. The money earn
ers of this city have to pay out $500
year for police force to look after Peg
leg and his kind. He is not only nuis-
ance, but a useless expense. Why not
lock him ap for good?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
Personal Notes About Them of Intsrei
to Railroad People.

Personal Notes About Them of Interest
to Railroad People.
Fl. E. Huffman has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fs at Garfield, Kan,
vice J. D. Turner resigned.
J. c. McCabe, general passenger and
ticket agent of the c., r. l. s. T. railway,
visited the Rock Island officials in this
city.
Miss Anna L Knox of the passenger
department of the Santa Fe is unabIS to
be at her work in the Office on account
of Illness
W. FL. Caldwell of the clerical force in
the general managers office of the Santa
te has been transferred to the Office of
the general superintendent
R S. Morrison of the auditor of freight
receipts office of the Santa Fe is serious
ly i'll at his home, $40 Lane street, with a
threatened attack of typhoid fever.
o. ]. Wood of the legal department of
the Santa Fe is in Chicago for the pur-
pose of taking dispositions in the case
brought against the receivers of the Santa
Fs by the Union Pacific bondhoIders of
the ~, A. 81 B. road.
Two special Pullman coaches, occupied
by a Raymond S Whitcomb excursion
party, will pass through Topeka next
Friday morning attached to Santa Fe
train No. en- route from Boston to Los
Angeles.
George W. Ristine, receiver of the
Colorado Midland road. passed through
Topeka yesterday in Colorado Midland
special car SO, attached to Santa Fe train
No 5. en- route from Chicago to Denver.
General Manager j. J. Frey of the
Santa Fee, in special car. PIT running as a
special train, arrived in Topeka at 2
o'clock this afternoon from St. Joe, &C
companied by General Superintendent
Nudge and Division Superintendent Nc
Clellan who met him at that point. The
party stopped one hour in Atchison on
their way to Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
OVER THE LINES.

Notes and Personals from ths Different
Departments of Railroad Work.
The Rock Island has commenced the
construction of two 1929 feet additions
to their eating house at Colorado Springs,
the present accommodations having
proved inadequate to the amount of trav-
ell at that point
The iron bridge gang of the Rock ISL
and are at present at work on the large
iron bridge across the Kansas river at
Manhattan, repairing the iron work, re-
placing old timbers and laying new ties.
Accommodation train No. 218 running
out of Wellington. now carries passen-
gers from that point as far as Winfield.
The change is made in order to allow
persons wishing to go south to make con-
nections at Winfield.
Santa Fe Conductor Roach has moved
from Emporia to Newton. having been
assigned a run from Newton TO Dodge
City, formerly in charge of Conductor
Riley. Conductor Riley has taken a run
from Newton to Argentine.
q. A. Wood, who has been in the ser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
WANTED TO ARREST rs. HAND,
But County Attorney Stafford Says Thu
Would Be Malicious.

But County Attorney Stafford Says This
Would Be Malicious.
A sensational arrest was prevented in
Topeka today. only because County At
torney Stafford refused to draw up the
complaint. Fred Heller, the druggist,
proposed to have Talmage S. Hand, the
business manager of the Forum maya
zine, arrested for selling liquor
Hand came to Topeka from New York
last week to attend the funeral of T. ].
KelIam, by whom he was employed
when he lived in Topeka. He is still
here visiting relatives and friends. Hand
is a son-in-law of A. 3. Whiting.
In June, 1894, Hand in company of
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, went to Holler's
drug store and bought SEINE beer and
whisky for the purpose of having Holler
arrested. Heller was convicted on the
trial in the district court of selling liquor
illegally, and he has very soft spot in
his heart for Mr.. Hand.
It developed in the trial that Hand
had paid for the liquor from his own
pocket and when once on the sidewalk
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon had given him the
money for it and taken the liquor
ibid Mr.. Hand have permit to sell
liquor?" asked Lawyer Case, at this
point of Mr.. Sheldon's testimony.
81 was simply paying him back what
he had SPENT" was the reply.
This is the transaction upon which
Mr.. Holler wishes to prosecute Mr..
Hand. He claims that the deal on the
sidewalk was in reality sale from Mr.