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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Tho coronation Of the car Ia the lfta
which has taken place az Moscow ln
the present century At the corona
ton Of Nicholas | Great Briialn's am
hassador WAS the then Duke Of Devon
shire. who spent afty thousand pounds
Of hts own money on the representa-
ton. as II is termed. and formed there
by O friendship with the ear which
lasted until the death OF that autocrat.
Lord Granville represented Britain ut
The coronation Of Nlcholas's SUCCESSOR.
and the late Sir Robert Peel was his
secretary Britain was not specially
represented al the coronation Of the
late ear but grant 81 six thousand
pounds was made to her ambassador at
ST. Petersburg for his expenses. whlca
were much greater. at Moscow
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

which have been not at an discourag-
Ing. 10 say the least.
Several weeks must clapso before an
business responsibility can be laid aside
and until that time he viii remain In
Evanston. Then. according to his own
statement. be viii be under orderf."
and will be sent 10 any part Of the
country whorc his services can be used
TO the best advantage By Col Fielding.
under whose direction he will work.
Morse seems TO lack entirely ambition
for a high place In the Volunteer organ
izatlon and will be happy with a POSI-
ton Of any rank in an out-of-the-way
post. II may be expected. however, that
one Of ouch experience In Christian
work viii not be allowed to languish
for want Of something to do. Ia fact.
he has already been informed he is TO
be given a field OF wide usefulness
George H. Quinlsn. Eyanston's city
treasurer. closely followed his old
friend Morse into tho Volunteer fold
he IS member Of the hrm OF Qulnlan
& Tyson, real estate dealers and in
surance agents. lie "a about 80 years
old and has lived IN Evanston for
years His father was the owner Of the
Avenue house. Evanston. and the son
was manager until Jan. !. Twice no
has been elected city collector. and at
the last election vas made treasurer.
in politics he has taken a prominent
part and has represented his district
not only gt county. but also at state
conventions. lie Is also a Mason. an
Odd Fellow. and a member Of the Ev-
ansion Boat club, In religious mattera
he has never been prominent. although
he has been a member aud trustee Of
the First Presbyterian church. OF which
DR.. John H. Boyd is pastor. Tie Is a
graduate Of Northwestern University
and during his college days was a mem
! Der Of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Unlike Mr.. Morse. Mr. Qulnlan will not
enter the ranks OF the Volunteers as
an officer. but will continue In buslness
IN Evanston. deyoiing. however. much
OF his time and means TO the further
anco OF the organization he has Joined.
lie expects TO continue 10 take a most
active part In the street mecilngs from
day to day, and may at later date
enter the active service and be. like
his friend Morse, under orders"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
WAITED A srcoNp We.
on THE I've OF a rrepasAi uis Firat
wife lnierfsred.

on THE I've of rraposai liia Firat
wife Interf~red.
Squire Bray OF Casweil. little town
IN North Carolina. was hunting another
wife. says the ST. Louis Republic, His
first marriage had been a happy one,
dissolved by the death OF his beloved
helpmeet.
Tho squire had son named Bob.
Bob was a wild blade and proposed TO
knock his father out Of second union.
In the capacious breast pocket OF the
squirrels great coat reposed a pint
tlckler, well filed that that he pro-
pose using on his way hack from seeing
the Widow Brown.
Now. Just before he started Bob slip
ped the tlcklm out and put In lbs place
small alarm clock. carefully wound
and set for II D. m.
The squire had sat the fire out and
was well on with his overooat. hold
ing the Widows hand at tho door and
putting his sweetest words at the last.
Yes. your arst husband. my dear,
was one OF my best friends. and wen
visit his and my lost Hannah's graves.
won't we. lOye?"
'Ah. yes. for where was there
sweeter woman than your poor Han
Dah?" asked the widow
"a good woman. she was good
enough but there's a living one Just
rs sweet" said the squire, and he was
drawing her to him for kiss when
whlzz-wizz'' wizzr-hizzer-ting-whir-r-
tingl bang the clock went on inside Of
him.
"Oh. Lawdw screamed the widow:
hes shooting to pieces. It's Han
nah's old peanny a-playin' inside OF
him.
she said she'd haunt me- She alters
told me so" cried the squire running
In a stoop for his horse. with both
hands pressed to his breast and the
clock s,ill striking. ting. ting. lie rode
like old Nick was after him and never
knew the racket tlll be- felt for his
ticker and pulled out the little clock
that Bob had bought az auction. Then
he laughed I'll the tears ran down his
checks. but he promised Bob never Ia
spark another woman II he'd only keep
the Joke from the neighbors
The widow believes TO this day tina,
old man bray Is a walking volcano and
that his dead wife would set the battery
a-going II ever he wont near a woman
again to make love 20 her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

lion Of these officers the two business
men. with a dozen clerks. statesmen and
''hrr uCw recruits, work without frlc-
ton.
at Evanston young mon fow are bot
Ter known than "Ch rloy" Morse. he
o. sen of Prof Joseph Mof6c OF the
Northwestern University Academy. and
lives with Is parents on Orring,on ave-
nue.. For a number OF years he was n
figure IN Evanston politics and was at
)no time a candidate for the Office OF
lily clerk. ne was always vigorously
aggressive IN whatever interested him
and when three ycars ago he wac con
gertod In a serlos Of revival meeting
held IN the First Methodist church
Evanston. under the ministraiion OF
Or. Frank N. Bristol, an this aggrcs-
dvencss was Immediately turned into
religious channels. Every phase Of
,hurch work which afforded him an op-
lortunlty for work was improved.
Within the three years he hao been
president Of the Epworth league, SUI
lcrinienitht % thr Sunday school
.hurch steward. besides holding other
minor positions. In an these fields Of
,nori he won the friendship Of an the
,thcr church workers with whom be
0aA associated.
Naturally enough hls announcement
that be expects soon 10 sever all hnGi.
iesa and church relations IN Evanston
md enter the active Aoiuntoti sefsicc
indcf the direction Of Col Fielding has
aroaehi forth many expressions Of ~
tffl ffom those 70 whom be has beoa
- great 4 help IN lhr past Dor some
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Every menarerie and geological gar
den has its doctor, surgeon. and dentist
10 look after the many lbs that wild
beasts IN captivity ere heir to. AZ
S,uttgat. Germany. the services Of an
eminent oculist were recently Invoked
on behalf OF a tiger from the Bengal
Jungle. The beast had been suffering
for long time with an mcurable alice
ton Of the eye Removal Of the optic
was determined upon. In the opera
ton cocaine was used chloroicrm be-
ing ont OF the question, as members ct
The feline race succumb very easily 90
its fumes. Several strong keepers
were called IN % hold the animal down
during the operation. Tie was bound
and mugzled. During the cutting open
of the lld-an operation which was
necessary 10 loosen the sincws. the tiger
showed hlilo urcasino1l but IL evident
ly suffered much when the muscles
and the nerves OF the eye were cut
through. Immediately after the opera.
ton the animal became very quiet AMI
soon appeared to be much relieved. 4
tiger with one eye is an uncanny-look-
ing object week later. when the
B wound had healed. glass eye with a
proper expression Of fcrocity was In.
I PRODUCED into the cavity This seem. 4
70 cause the tiger much uneaslncss and
perrlcxlty. and he sat for hours en-
doavourlng TO rub on, the glass optic.
The eye was specially constructed fron
measurements made OF the one taken
out Il Is the FIRST instance on record
Of a Wild animal being supplied with an
artificial eye.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Eunlcc Patten. the actress whose
portrait Is here presented. was born In
Attleboro. Mass. January l. 1867. Her
maiden name vas r. a. Smith. bu, In
iSSi she married John +. Patt5n. She
made her professional debut at the
Grand Opera House, London. Ont. IN
1889. doing a double dancing act with
her husband. Under the team name OF
The pations, which they stlll retain.
they have been connected with various
companies. and have toured through
the greater portion Of the United States
and Canadian Provinces, Mrs. Pat
ten wac absent from the etago Tor near
ly two yoars, but renewed professional
work with her husband In July, 1895,
in the Irish comedy sketch which they
are now successfully presenting.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
quar- ing Rsr.l,r.. Gold rl.,.

About 10000 pieces Of gold plate came
up to town from Windsor for the state
concert. Il was brought by special
train under a guard OF soldiers. and
was hedged round At every step with as
elaborate system Of receipts as the
heirloom Jewels Of the empress Of
Austria. There IA about $4,000. 900
worth Of plate in the care Of the gold
pantry dopartmont-London Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

months Mr. aorso has felt he should
Dr. AZ work aronr those who needed
the holp he might be- able 10 give Tar
iaoro than the members OF the wealthy
Methodist church 70 which he be-
longed His sympathies went ont 10
those who would feel entirely out Of
place In the carpoted aisles Of his
church home. and so he went to work
to find q field OF labor where he might
reader s.eh help. He visited Moody
institute. the Pacific Garden mission,
the Epworih settlement. and other city
missions While he was mailing these
visits tho split In the salvation Army
clmc. and soon after Brigadlcr Field
las. wao remained faithful to Balling-
ton Booth. led the mid-week prayer
meeting al the First Methodist church
IN Evanston. Tho work Of the Volun-
lccrs and the effectiveness OF that or
glnization In doing exactly what Moreo
wanted 10 be doing. was portrayed al
length. lie felt al that time he had
found a fisid OF usefulness suitable to
his best instincts. and he began from
that day 20 consider the question OF al
lying himself with the Volunteer or.
fanizaiion. lie communicated with tho
leaders OF the new movement ana some
weeks ago. when Ballinglon Booth was
IN Chicago. Morse had a long confer
Gee Nith him In regard TO joining tho
Volunteers. That interview decided the
matter and be returned to Evanston
to inform his parents OF his action and
10 take Immediate steps toward the
cloging up OF all his business affairs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
seveN-PEAR-oLD HEROINE.
Little JeRais sheet. save. = Comrades
Life

Iittle Jeaais sheets saves = Comrades
life
A wonderful exhibition OF nerve and
GOODNESS In the face Of deadly peril was
shown Saturday by little Jennie sheets.
aged seven. The cheers OF 800 passen-
gers ON the kansas City limited attest.
ed their admiration OF her bravery.
Passenger train No. had just LEFT
Cabool. Mo. II being the Fourth. the
railway company had sent out an un-
usually heavy train OF eight passenger
coaches, two express cars and two
sleepers. A small trestlc terminates a
sharp curve few miles east OF Cabool.
The train was making forty miles an
hour when the curve was reached. AZ
the train approached the trcstle Engi-
neer Jack McIeyen saw two women
and two little girls on the trestle. To
stop In time was impossible.
The women. who we're the mothers
OF the children. jumped to the dry bed
OF the creek below, but the little ones
remained on the trestle.
Shouting to her little companion
across the track without response. Jen-
ME Sheets crossed to her. threw her
on the extreme edge OF the bridge sleep
er and held her until the train passed.
Engineer Mcleyen stopped his train
and led back 300 excited men and wo-
men to find little Jennie anxiously in
quiring n her mother was hurt. They
gave three cheers and a tiger az a trl-
butte to Jcnnie's nerve New York
World
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Tho work Of putting Ia place the big
stones OF the dome Of Grants tomb on
Riverside Drive will. the contractors
hope. be- completed within two weeks.
The statue which Is TO snrmount the
dome Is not to be placed In position
this year, For the present there will
be stone frame with glass windows
on top OF the structure About the
base Of the dome a numerous crew OF
sionccuitcra are chisellng away al the
ornamental designs into which tho
stone Is 10 be modelled, The pattern
drawing for this modelling il on exhl-
bltion in the guard house near tho
lomb.-New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

A few years ago none 90 the ac.
trcsscs OF the Francois was more popu-
lar than Blanchc P,crson. 40 that time
she was rightly considered the most
beautiful woman ON Che French stage.
So beautiful was She that the members
OF club known as the blondes club
an organization OF swolls.oach OF whom
TOOK a solemn cath 10 love blonde wo-
men only elected her their queen.
There have hccn other public crazcs
Il Paris. however. th1t are less easy
Ia account for 4 year ago all Paris
went Wild over a young woman who
hiG attracted attention by wearing her
mir In an odd ani original style. re-
Ter 10 Nile. de Mcrode. whose portraits
showing this queer attire have
been spread broadcast over the
world There was nothing in
particular about Nile. De Me
rode. She "a plain. even homcly.
and her hsurc Is plainer than her face.
She was dancer al the Opera House,
but her dancing was not remarkable
In fact. she dld not possess conspicuous
talent In any direction. All she could
40 was to invent odd hair dresses
Her hair 81 black and long, and shc
acre !; parted down TIE middle and
haneinF down each side IN iarse Tea.
ioons Ike the Madonna She seldom
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

pl;oiccn, 2iis,. by Pilot Medium, Is
one Of the most promising mares on the
turf thus far this season.
Thc improbable snake story Is the
oldes, feature Of literature, Even the
Bible starts out with Il.
Jimmy Dustin will not race outside
OF California this season. He hal
eight Of the Palo Alto horses In train
Ing. y
Prof. Flinders Poirle recently discov-
cred At Thebos a granite tablet con-
tanning the arsl known Egyptian men
ton OF The israosiics.
The Lark OF San Franclnco haa dis
covered a new poet IN the person OF
yonc Nagnchi. a Japanese youth q 20
summers. Ills cflnslons are nebnloas
but distinctly poellcai.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
jefferson. thu ra,nt.r

Joseph Ier,rsons fame as an actor
has wholly oyershadowcd his rcpula-
ton as a painter. but his interest In ar,
is very Keen Some years ago while
he was a; work al an easel a privileged
young actor OF his company took up
the brush and executed a few strokes
on the canvass. you will make a bet
ter painter than actor" said the vet
Gran, as he surveyed the result The
young man took the of-hand advice,
went 20 Paris to study, and Is now =
wcn.known New York artist
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Mrs. Kendall. by-ihe-byc. regrets tho
"hasty" remarks she made In America
about America "she talks too much"
one Of her friends told me recently.
"and she Is sorry for It afiorward.
volubil.ty IS one Of her womanly traito.
but Mrs. Kendall never harbors any re-
sentiment. She says rude things. ana
then Il Is an over. People In America
think that she Is a willy. diplomatic,
calculating person. Nothing OF the
fort. I've known Mrs. Kendall for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

by q new process. glass Is made to
appear like wood with very high pol
lsh. Il ls used IN wlndows, and gives
a peculiarly suhducd and agreeable
light The glass Is put through what
might be called = yeneerlng process.
being coated with liquid that repre-
senls The wood which Il Ia desired 10
initiate The color after dryins l. 49,
piahed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Il have cured Bliggins Of hls horrible
superstition at last" the phllanthro.
plst exclaimed.
How did you manage ~"
Il offered to lend him SlS."-woon.
Gocket Reporter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

doathly pale while the letter was being
teadi by one Of the judges, and when
4. was finished he broke down coni-
pieicly. wept like a child and made a
full confession. lie was condemned 10
the gullloine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

One OF three burglars shot Policeman
Dish. who discovered them trying to
enter 4 building In Denver. A crowd
chased the murderer. who ran 10 an
outhauso and hid In straw. When he
ives ccfnrrca ne rhoi himself 70 escape
anre ll..hlnE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
BETRAYED BY A NOTE
How a PARiStAN ASSASSIN
FElONED INSANITY.
ns Almost Escaped the cutnouae--
Complete aud Mastery Acting OF tho
Murderer - Lunaoy Experts We're he
ceived D
DROWNING maa

DROWNING maa
will clutch at a
straw and. as has
been shown often
In causes celebrc. a
murderer OF whose
guilt there is no
doubt will cling
tonaoiously TO the
plea OF inranity as
an oxtonuation OF
his crime. says the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
rarl. runl,e ,.r!-hla.

The Paris public Is tickle II soon
tires OF its iayorltes. Five years Is
about the length o, reign Of those II
has woocd ana crowned New faces.
new methods come. and the old queens
nre neglected Rojano became famous
about five years ago. They sim 20 TO
see her. but not as they did formerly.
Jane HadlnF. Mile. sldley. Rosa
Bruck. Mile. Weber. Julia Depoix. Mile.
Duhamel. DE Maray. Mile. Bariet. Mile.
Brandes. Mile Darlaud. and the others
all belong to the past. Sarah Bern
hardt. OF course. does not count She
Is not taken very seriously nowadays In
Paris. The provincial people and the
foreigners go to see her. but In the eyea
OF the end OF the century Partisan she
IS yleux jeu Reichembcrg the 45-
ycar-old lngcnuo Of the Theatre Fran
Gals retains her popularity. owing no
doubt to her great and ineontestablO
personal charm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

wore a hat, and when she appeared IN
auy public place this novel head-dress
naturally attracted attention. and 20
Milo. Do Morode became famous. Later
the king OF the Dclgiano took a fancy
20 her. and her fortune was made. But
poor Mile de Merode has now gone the
way OF all Partisan, favorltos. She is
almost forgotten.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
10 JOIN THE LOWLY.
CHRISTIAN SPIRIT SEIzEG TWO
WEALTHY TRANSFORMING.
Followed the Example ~ Charles l.
norse Decided That Cushioned row,
IN Arsioeratic Churchss We're Not
uado Tor Earnest ChristianL

VERY evening at
nightiall for many
weeks the Evans
ton contingent Of
Ballington Booths
American Volun-
tccrs has marched
down Davis street
the principal thor
oughfare Of Chica-
ro's aristocratic
North Shore suburb
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
Beauty Is essen

tial to an acircss. mole perhaps than
TO women ia any other walk OF life. Il
does not IN ITSELF Insure success on tho
stage. but Il contributes largely TO that
much-deslrCd cad. 10 woman entirely
devoid OF good looks can hope 10 At
tract the public favor. unless. indeed,
she possesses that divine spark called
genius, which often enables a positively
plain woman TO appear actually heauu-
full Duse Is a homely woman, al times
she Is downright ugly. Her features
are coarse and heavy. her mouth Is
large. and she Is dowdy and ungracoful
In appearance. Yet he who saw her In
Camille" as she sits az Armand's
feet listening with rapt expression to
the love that Is 20 redeem her VIII not
be unwilling TO say that at that mo-
ment she appeared positively beautiful.
but. alasi genius n vouchsafcd to
the elect only. end those less fortunate
women who have n not have to rely
more on their personal appearance than
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

Never put anythlng into the ear for
the relief Of lpolhaehe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29
THEATRICALG0SSIP.
bAVINo5 AND DOiNcs OF THE
pLATERF ok
french stage ueaailes All tho RsEe-
Paris rubiic l. flcsle rho Kendall
May Rstafn for More American
Dollars.


HE French stage
has always been
noted Tor the re-
markable beauty
and talent Of It's ac-
tressea. and per-
haps at no time ia
its history has this
been more true
than at the present
day
Beauty Is essen
New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
MADE PRISONER BY WOhEN'
A sNEAKTIIlEF CAUGHT bN W.
WANTS AT NO. 81 WEST FiFIN-ro
cr AVN HELD FOR A POl.iCfMA>'

o.r.,,af entered the home of ME-
~. M g. West Fffty-fourth-st~ Ees'eU -,
oo, and would probably have stolen d wv 80.
,,rr,re had not two plucky servant gi'is 80
60 a he,d him until a policeman arriVeu. "n.,
, ',''' - ,.as arraSned in Yorkvle Court nc s"'''
So ~as George r. Wilson, OF NO 81 r'S'.N
About . o'clock the two servants ""o """ -.
q, no upper part of the house. were "oo"' "
~. d,,,nr-roon which is in the rear ' -
,or . Young man carrying bunnic II, o"o -
,.h.1 NV them toward the basement ooo' i
r,., screamed and at the same time s,"
49, MA, lie showed fight. but the women "'' nv
y, co ,he,r hold. They dragged hm to""" ''.o
,,,,,y.room and Mrs Byrne and another s''N''''
o,,rac.ed by the screams Of the women c'''' "
their aid. ,ro ,hs third
The two women held the fellow WINE tI'e ."'." W
ooroa Policeman Meagher. of the East FIJI!
s., station When the policeman eh'eTeo '"'
,,r-roor, he saw a lot of silverware on 'he 'ao''
ord close bv was a towel 1t was the evident IN
fenton OF the thief place the siNei ,sr ma
sieing Of spoons knives. forks. silver w., ~
OF her table service valued at ahout ~ y. sa
towe and walk quietly ont by way on III .ie ,oo,
won. door which was found open. MeaSher TOOK
Sis prisoner TO the Yorkvile Police Court ,.,,,
Mrs Rvrro was not in court 10 MAKE d ,oni ~
asains, Wilson. The policeman 'oIn Mik'su.,d ,.d
Wentworth that when he made the arrest ~.
Ms Rvrne 10 go 10 court and make a conll'idli., u.
against the prisoner. and that she han pnsI,N'N. ~
r,susnd 10 do So wing that she had no desire 10
prosecute him. , -, ,.s ,old M
>rs Rv-rc's decision and ordered summons
issucd FOR her appearance this morning. hls nv
gave the Office instructing him 10 serve unons
Mrs Byrne at once and impress upon ne, 'urin ui,
the necessity OF appearing and prosecuN"e WI"
New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
TO DISPOSE or THE FRANKLIN FUND.
MAYOR QUINCY. THE ALDERMEN OF BOSTON AND
THREE CLERGyMEN WOULD HAVE
THEMSELVES APPOINTED
r-RI-STFES

Boston Dec 30--The appointment o. trustees 10
administer the Franklin Fund was considered IN the
Suffolk Probate Court to-day by Judge Grant
When Benjamin franklin died in 1890. he gave by
his will TO the inhabitants Of Boston ilV1 10
he ie, out in small amounts 20 needy apprentices or
,hs ,oun AT An annual interest Of per cent. This
plan was 10 be pursued for period OF 100 years from
the time OF has death then the fund Uith It's accumu-
latons should be applied 10 specified public objects
10 be under the Selectmen. united with the ministers
OF the odes. Episcopal. Congregational and Presby-
terisn churches of Boston.
The fuad to-day amounts TO $500 900, and the Board
OF Aldermen would like TO appropriate u 70 the erec-
tion and maintenance OF a trade school.
The case before the court to-day was the petition
OF Mayor Quincy and The Aldermen FOR the appoint
ment os themselves and the Revs. Stopford W
Brooke. Duane and Mcclellan. the ministers or
The oldes; churches enumerated In the Will as
trustees 10 administer the fund. Ever since ls2,
when Boston became a city there have been no
Selectmen and II is question whether or not since
that year there has been trustee for THIS fund
at all. TIE continued III. Monday.