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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

then rather lonely. having been denud-
ed by the devastations OF war OF all
out-houses. fences and shrubbery. II
was usually called the Lacey House"
| think we may denomlnate Il at this
time as a reserve hospital. for here
we're To be found many articles OF food
and medicine that the excellently or
ganized field hospital could not fur
nish. Here was that already famous
little woman. Mrs. John Harris, with
her assistants. Mrs. Mary w. Ice and
Mrs. Beck Mrs. Harris was officially
recognized in the medical branch as the
secretary and agent OF the Ladies' Aid
Society OF Philadelphia. but to us In
the army she was known as a mother
ly woman OF exhaustleEs sympathy and
wonderful resources. On Sundays, |
think usually In the forenoon. and
weekday evenings. she gathered many
soldiers into one OF her large rooms
Tor prayer and worship. As often as
possible. when she by note or verbal
message commanded me. went thith-
or to participate In the exercises: and
she honored me by calling the Oft re-
current assembly Gen. Towards
prayer meeting" But Il was really
hers, and she should have named II. In
Presbyterian nomenclature. THE Har-
rls Assembly" A little before this.
when Mrs. Harris, then az Washington
resting after hen labors among
the sick and wounded on the peninsula.
heard Of our dreadful defeat at Fred
erlcksburg she fastened to the front
TO DO an tha, lay In her power for the
hundreds o. poor fellows that were too
badly hurt or too IN to be carried away
Her fayorl,e field Of labor was IN the
held hospitals OF the Sixth Corps. To
the suilering there she carried constant
sheer and ,wclcome-rellefs Of every
sort. sent BY ahe generous women OF
Philadelphia. Her beaming face was
n blessing and a benedlcilon to every
lonely and despalrlng heart in the hos
pltal she visited.
one OF the ablest Presbyterian
elergymon now In ordination was a
prlyate soldier. believe In a Maryland
regiment lie was then rather a rois-
terlng young fellow 4 soldier COM
radc OF pronounced plety and correct
! life strongly urged him TO 90 TO Mrs
Harris meetings. The result was his
conversion. and ne soon as the war
ceased he studied Tor the ministry.
Thus Mrs. Harris lcavon was In
creased.
What Mrs Harris brought to the from,
after ceveral Of our bloody engage
ments Is exemplhed In one OF her let
ters from the PENINSULA letter writ
ten In June, 1862. just after the battle
Of Fair Oaks. speak feelingly, for !
was myself recorded among the wound
ed. The steamer Vanderbilt. lying at
the dock. was about TO take the dis
abled from the white House Land
Ing" Va. Mrs. Harris writes: when
we went aboard the first cry we met
was for tea and bread. For Gods sake
give US bread, came from wounded
soldiers. Others. shot In the face or
neck. begged for liquid food. With
feelings Of = mined character. shame
Indignation ene SORROW blending We
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28
WOMEN AND CARDS.
The Pair Sex at n. Worst 49, Greed 70
rrtrea.

The Pair Sex at Iis Worst 90 Greed 70
rrres.
"Wlll you accept h asked, as sho
folded up the Invitation and laid II on
the tea-tray. says the New York Tcle'
gram.
Il think not" she answered.
Neither will I" he said, as he tooh
the cup she handed TO him. 81 think
few women can stand the severe test Of
the card table. where character 70
shown more plainly than any other
place In the world"
Il met you first at card party" she
said, thoughtfully. as she stirred her
tea.
where YOU displayed great taste un-
der most annoying circumstances,' he
said. with n bow. Whenever fnd a
young woman holds me too securely
IN her tolls / play cards with her at a
progressive party, II possible. and after
that | usually nnd myself delightfully."-
heart whole"
Il did not know you dlmDproycd of
cards.' she said.
Not at an. but dlfapprovc OF tho
hyficria and lack OF honesty that 90
many women display az the card table.
II Is strange and most disgusting 10
see the glitter In pretty eyes that
should only look appealing OF coquett-
lsh aa she realizes the prize r. almost
within her gragp Her greed far ex-
ceedS that OF the inyeteratc gambler
he plays for the love Of excitement and
FOR the pleasure Of waiting for the 'hlz'
ard Of the die. but the prize ncnd al
a card party cares not for the pleasur,
Of playing Il Is the prize she Is clutch
ms for
"she forsots to follow suit and wants
to take back a play every now ant
thcn-no busy watching her rival fol
the prize. who has Just gone up to The
next table
when she Is q poln; ahead end if'
bell about 10 ring she deals 20 SLOWLY
that Il would he lauchablc were q
not disgusting. when she is behind she
makes no prctonse OF shutting th'
cards. but slams them together, some
times half faced o. wrong way. ans
deals with such nervous haste that sh'
drops several
And she holds her card ready q
play after the lead is made ana drop
IL on when that Of the next player ha
scarcely touched the table. instead o
waiting and studying with puckorcl
brow the situation. as che did the ham
before"
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appears ~ a remarkable exception TO
this rule. In no war OF recent times,
probably. were more important steps
taken In the direction Of greater hui
mainly especially In the treatment Of
the wounded. both friend and foe. And
Why? How was II possible that a strug-
gle so bitter should bring about a re-
suit so unexpected I believe that Il
was chiefly due TO the efforts OF noble
and self-saerihclng women. whose in
fluenoe was felt through the whole
army. Men could not become altogeth-
er ruthless with these ministering an
gels In their midst, enduring all hard
ships with gentle patience, meeting all
dangers with quiet courage. ever seek
ing 10 heal what war was seeking 10
inhict.
knew personally a few Of the 300
brave women who stepped out Of the
family circle and took a more or lees
public part In providing for the wants
Of the wounded and dying soldiers
Some gathered up the contributions
from homes far and near and carried
them to the vicinity Of the battle fields
Some went as matrons or attendants
many as the agents OF some society
others simply to do what wac possible
with two sk.llful hands 10 alleviate q
little OF the suffering with which they
met.
During the winter Of is62-63. com
handed the second division OF the Sec
ond Corps at Falmouth. In front o
my division. near the Rappahannoci
River. stood a large house which wa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

The United States signal service Of
iicers at Iona. Mich. captured Frank
and George Kingston. counterfelters
They captured the press, and they be-
lleve have made the most important
arrest In years. Frank is % years old
and George 30. the former being the
artist who made the plate, They had
s. .26O In $50 bills. all ready to float
and paper enough TO make Sl,O9O,OOG
more. The plates from which the bills
we're printed are made Of lockwood. and
the bills are all treasury notes OF the
series Of 1890, containing a medallion
portrait Of Alexander Hamilton, and
so clever that none but an expert can
detect them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28
nun.Firhtlng In France.

The popular belief that bull fights
flourish only ln Spain Is erroneous. The
people OF the south Of France have all,
ways had a liking for them, and Of late
this liking has grown 10 absolute en-
thusiasm. There are four kinds OF hull
fights. In Spain man and animal en-
gage In deadly combat. the result OF
which Is generally the death OF the
bull. In Provence. the afalr Is less
serious: indeed. II Is rather pleasant
amusement for as a rule the bull Is not
killed. In other places the mans sole
aim Is TO avoid the attack 81 the hull.
and thus 10 gain o prize Tor his superior
agility. Finally. there Is the open bull
fight. which Is especially popular ln
France. During such a iight any spec
iator has a right 10 descend into the
arena and try to bear OF In triumph a
cockade which has been firmly Fixed be-
tween the horns OF the bull But at
recent French bull fights the spectators
have insisted on the fight continuing
until the bull is slain. and on more than
one occasion this has resulted In the
death Of the toreador so that Il Is a
question as to whether the French au-
thorlties will allow Spanish bull n-h,s
TO become a regular amusement In
France. They have trleed 10 save the
bulls on two or three occasions re-
Gently, and have failed to do 30.
Indeed. unless they prohibit hull
fighting altogether. Il Is hard 10 say
how they can prevent the fighters from
killing the bulls. and ordinary bull
fighting has been for so long a time a
fayorite sport that they will hardly car,
10 incur popular displeasure by prohl.
biting Il altogether.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

The cap was then adjusted. and be
fore the people knew what had beer
done sheriff Chalfant had sprung q,
tran and the body OF Frank No. rll
shot downward ard his neck was bro
ken.
The body OF Norris was placed whsr,
Il could be seen. and thousand.
looked upon the facs OF the man who
had been rendered Incapable OF she'd.
ding more blood. About 800 people
witnessed the execution.
The remains were taken 10 his old
home In the evening. and were in
tered IL the family graveyard by his
friends His father was wis him 70
the last and admonlshcd him to pre-
pare TO meet his God. Tho mother
died several years ago. and Morris
stated that no was glad that she aid
not live 10 see his awful fate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

"rhe American Gag planted ca this
July ith, 1854. by W. II.
Brewer and J. r. Gardner
Il ls now known that the mountain -
1886 feet high. but the eminent bcol-
ogist came very close 20 1t with the
inadequate appliances at his command
The bottle and is contents we're re-
turned 10 the pile OF stones. and 10
the due course OF time the parts OF as
coyorcrs arrived safely In this city. Mf
lie Conte impaired the particulars o.
the discovery TO a number OF sc'cntih.
gentlemen. and after some discussion u
was thought best TO take the RECORD
from It's resting place that It might o.
preserved. The task OF getting u Wa'
entrusted to Philip Knapp. Of this city
q member Of the Sierra club. Tic was
provided with minute directions as 10
Us exact location and after an absence
OF two weeks he returned with the pre-
clous document and rs glass envelope
No decision has yet been reached as 90
what disposition will finally be made o.
lt.-san Francisco Examiner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

turned away 10 see what resources We
could muster TO meet the demand. A
box OF tea barrel OF cornmeal. sun
dry parcels OF dried fruits. a few crack
crs. ginger cakes. dried rusk and Jars
OF jellies and pickles were seized upon.
Soldiers and c0ntrabands were i'm
pressed into service. All the cooklne
arrangements OF three families were
appropriated tby permis8ionl. aid coon
three pounds OF tea were boxing. and
many gallons Of Cruel blubbetng In
the meantime. twenty-five f3aves OF
broad-all we could buy--wo(a cut into
slices and iellIed; pickles we're put In
readiness. and In an incredibly short
time We went back TO our poor SUI
fcrers."
The graphic account Of the way the
wounded men received the relief thus
speedily brought would an a chapter.
Many had been several days without q
particle OF nourlshment. In dellrlum
some took Mrs. Harris for mother. for
sister. or other precious friend. and
died In the happy thought that their
own sweet home had actually come TO
them-and indeed the spirit OF home
was there.
From my own state. Mrs. s. s. samp-
son. the wife o, the lieutenant-colonel
Of my regiment. went out with her hus-
band In the beginning OF the war. VIVA,
Mrs. Harris did for the ladies' OF Phlla-
delphla. Mrs. Sampson did for the lad
les Of Maine She devoted her whole
time and talents to the interests OF our
soldiers. Al FIRST she aided the sick
and the overworked by writing letters
for them. and after the hrst battle by
asslduous labors night and day. in
hospitals. She was a swift and CHEEKY
worker: the faces Of the men In a field
hospital. or In the rooms OF a house
appropriated for the sick and wound.
ed. would always brighten as they saw
her come. with a kind word and n sym.
pathlzing tear. with sunshine behind Il
and just the needed soup. tea. bread Of
socks or other requisite garments Ia
her hands, Her entrance was a HON,
reminder Joy. a blessing She coult
write and get on more letters In Q
given time than a stenographer. ant
so linked hundreds Of soldiers will
their cherished homes. No gallant OF
flcer from Maine closed mp the foui
years service with a better record thar
Sadie Sampson. After the war. now
widow. she put In operation and KEEP
up as long as needed an asylum for tn
orphans OF soldiers near her home II
Bath. She commanded universal low
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

A Kansas Romeo aud Juliet Find Pov.
erty Ia the WAY % Happiness.
The mystery Of the National hotel
tragedy. at Leayenworih. Kan. was
cleared away a few days ago when rela-
lives came there to care for the young
girl In her dying moments. and to AXE
away the dead body OF the man with
whom she died. John Harug the lead
man. was but q years old. the son OF a
farmer living at Connor Station. Mary
Bush. about 10 years old. and quite
pretty. Is the daughter Of a poor sec
ton hand. who works on the Missouri
Pacific railroad at Pomeroy. The youth
and maiden had met and loved. but
when they proposed marriage the faith
er OF the girl objected. Young Hartig
was without means. From develop
ments Il Is evident that the young low
ers had discussed their poverty. tho
parental opposition 10 the marriage.
and what seemed 10 them their dark
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28
nEENAms DOUBLE CHIME.
u.sd an An on ~. wife. Then Cut ~.
Throat.

Ussd an An on ITS wife. Then Cut His
Throat.
Michael Heenan. aged 60. made IA
murderous assault with an AK upon his
wife. Della Heenan. aged a.. at their
home IN Roxbury. Mass. the other day.
He inflicted three serious scalp wounds
upon his wife and then slashed his
throat with a razor. severlng the wind
pipe. The cause OF the ARRAY was a
family row. In which money Is sup
posed to have played a considerable
part, The fact that $4,000 In bills, Sc
GREETED under a table. was found after
the couple had been removed TO the
hospital. and that sos was found in
Hcenan's pockets. h offered In support
OF this claim. EIeenan Is known TO
have pleaded poverty for the past year
although he owns the house In which
the attempted murder was committed,
Il Is also said that the old man has
been mentally deranged for some time
and that he hao been drinking heavily
The couple are supposed to have Just
finished breakfast about 10 o'clock
when the trouble began. II Is alleged
that Heenan left the kitchen and went
out into the woodshed In the rear
where he secured an AK. Upon his re-
turn he hit his wife over the head
using the blunt end, inniciing three
horrible wounds. Mira Heenan dropped
on the floor. and Il Is said that Heenar
then threw the AK out into the yard
entered the front room. securely lock
ing the door after him. He went 4
the small table In the front OF the room
and reaching In under the top extract
ed four rolls OF money, neatly wrappe'
In pieces OF brown paper The cover
were hastily torn open. and the none!
counted, as a number Of the bills AM
the wrappers showed the marks OF hi
bloody hands. Seeing that the $500
was safe he replaced Il. He then Sc
cured his razor. and standing befor
a looking glass. deliberately cut hi
throat. lie replaced the razor on tn
table before he lost consciousness
where Il was later found by the police
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

During a political procession AZ New
York skyrockets were fred, One struck
James Turner IN the mouth. he wat
on his way home aud turned about C
look az the procession. which was Just
behind him in the middle OF the street
Mr. Turner had a heavy mustache. but
the rocket badly laceraied his upper
lip, knocking out two upper front teeth
and penetrated several inches down HE
throat. tie fen TO the sidewalk. Ills
family broke of the magazine 90 the
rocket and az he lay there Il shot out
fire and sputtered and sizzled. Men
carried him TO drugstore. The siZ-
zling rocket was drawn from bis
mouth. An ambulance Was called and
Mr. Turner was taken TO the hospital.
The surgeons there found that besides
the injury to his Up and the loss OF
his teeth, Mr.. Turner's jaw was splln-
tered In several places and the poster
Tor wall Of his mouth and his tongue
were severely burned, lie died In a
few hours.
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and respect among all classes where
she labored. After a time she becam,
the soldiers efficient friend at the greal
pension Office In Washington. There
was no Official there who could more
promptly get a wrong rightcd than this
uaselnsh. intelligent. ardent worker
Her usefulness has been so great that
she has been kept IN the office. In spite
OF radical changes OF administration.
When ! organized my brigade at
Camp California. the winter OF lSGi-62
pitched about four miles In front Alex.
andria. my own headQuarter tents were
near the Sixty-Grsi New York Regl.
mcnt. Francis c. Barlow. then appa.
rcntly but a youth. was the lieutenant.
colonel. Very soon after we went into
camp his wife took room at Mr.. Rich
ards house. situated near my brigade.
Mrs. Barlow was n woman OF culture
and full OF patriotic sentiment She
at first gave informal receptions to the
friends OF her husband. and added
much TO the social life OF that winter
In camp. whilst Mcclellan and John
ston. many miles asunder, we're watch.
ing each other and waiting for the
spring and more passable roads. Mrs
Barlow was a truly brave woman. She
kept always near the front and was
quickly on hand TO nurse her gailan;
husband. who soon promoted to gen.
cral, was pretty sure to be wounded
In every engagement.
Once In Virginia I saw her ride IN
trent Of our forming lines and succoi
a large family Of women and children
They we're In great terror. running
with hair dlahoye!od and Aging In IN,
breeze, loudly screaming with fright
Mrs. Barlow and a lady attendant rod,
up on horseback. To the FIRST woman
OF the motley group that she met, sh,
said; MY good soul. what's the mat
teri" why there they are. don't 20,
see, forming lines right behind oul
house,"
oh! that's nothing; when the sol
diors OF the Army OF the Potomac form
lines they don't nghtr
Then she led an the terrified crow,
back TO the house, situated near IN,
picket line. and comiorted them an,
stayed with them an night II wa
Mrs. Barlow OF whom Gen. Gordon.
Confederate commander at Gettysburg
tells the interesting episode Of how
she parsed our lines and his and can't
TO save her husbands lie after HE des
perate wound received on that field
during the FIRST day Of the battle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

Commissioner Carroll u. Wright has
ssued a statistical report on convict
labor Ia the United States. The total
numbor OF conyicts In the various
penal Institutions OF tnc country has
risen from iiSS7 In 1855 to sl.2il Ia
1895. and the number engaged IN pro-
luctlyo labor has increased during the
-amc period from 30.S53 TO 3S.H5 The
total value OF goods produced or work.
ed on In the United States In an TIE
state prisons and penltontiarles was
Sla.0i2. AZ In lSg5--a decrease. In 1859
the total value Of the product OF con.
Wet labor was S2S,752 .9s9 and tho
wages paid for convict labor IN tina,
year aggregated S35i2 go: at the pres
ent time the total value OF convict Ia
Dor does not exceed s2.JOO.OOO. The de-
cline Is made clearer by an enumcra-
iion Of the states In whose penal in
situations Il has taken place. These
are Arizona. Arkansas. California. Col
orado Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa
Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine.
Michigan, Mississippi. Nebraska. Ne.
vada, New Jersey. New York North
Carolina, Ohio. Oregon. Pennsylvania.
South Dakota. Tennessee and West Wiz.
ginia. In the remaining states there
was an increase.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28
a coNvEMr oF coLoREp nuns
Founded Long Ago by wealthy Col
ored lady.


a sight which invariably attracts the
attention OF strangers In New Orleans
Is the colorod sisters. One 30 seldom
hears OF negroes protesting the Roman
Catholic faith that when he meets q
colored nun for the nrst time he can
but gaze aft,r her in opon-mouthcd
wonder, Accustomed as we are. more
over TO associate the black robes Of tho
nun with white, pale faced. the effect
Is little startling when a nearer view
OF a sister OF charity discloses the meek
brown face OF a mulatto. This little
band In New Orleans Is known as the
Holy Family OF Sisters. Il was founded
as far back as lsl2 by four free colored
women. who, educated and wealthy. re-
solved to devote their time and money
TO those OF their race so much less for
tunate. The Oldest OF the four became
Mother Jullette. who continued at the
head Of the slsterhood I'm her death.
eight years ago. The convent is what
was once the famous Orleans-strect
ballroom and many are the tales which
are told Of the dancing and revelry
which for years held sway within its
walls. The building Il an immense
brown structure fronting directly on
the narrow French street. '-he grcat
windows have shutters. always closed,
and there waa such an air OF quletudo
when visited the place that | quite
started when the bell gave a loud
clang. as | pulled Il. felt that had
aroused unwilling echoes perhaps
awakened the ghosts OF long ago and
was almost tempted to run away when
heard footsteps within coming 20
ward the door But instead OF meeting
frown Of dlsapproyal as ! half OK
pected. was admitted by a dark-faced
nun. who appeared TO consider n no
unusual occurrence that n stranger de-
sired permission 10 enter. The hail
was dim and vide With gsay stone
floor and white pillars az the farther
end while ! was lnwardly comment
Ing upon Cos severity and s-rupuloua
neatnesa. Sister Frances came 10 show
me about She was rather a small
mulat,o. with a slender. interesting
face. black eyes dcmurely lowered. and
long brown hands meekly folled Her
uniform was OF black serge, with n
wide white liner gulmne. a white ilu-
on bonnet. the customary black veil.
md the inevitable black beads and
,ross We assembled the wide. easy
tiaircase. and on the nrst landing !
was confronted with the words. Il
have chosen rather to be an ablect In
The house Of my God than TO dwell In
the Tabernacle Of Sinners"
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a BlcYcLisrs' DUEL.


Mounted On wheel, and AIMED with
swords Two Irrnchmsn foaght.
The bicycle has already played many
parts. but Il has been left 20 certain
Partisan students 10 use the accom-
modating machine AZ a war horse In
what their anccstom called a gentle
and joyous passage OF arms" The
Students we're returning from a suburb.
ln run when a quarrel arose. Fi6is
were proposed 10 settle o.. bat one OF
The party had aesthetic tastes and two
old sword bayono,a. and he suggested
the merits Of the latter 30 persuasiyely
that before long tho dlsputants found
themselves facing one another at ffty
PAGES. weapons in rest The FIRST as.
sluli failed entirely, but the second
was less fortunate. and IN the crash
OF the charge not only The combatants
but their seconds were dishlcyclcd
an four were more OF loss damaged
bat worst Of an one OF the principals
who Internationally played The An.
cIcnt Roman and fell on his own
sword One feels curious 20 know
which Of the four feels that honor
bias been satisfied
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-28

The largest kitchen In the world Is
in that great Partisan store. the Bon
Marche, which has four thousand en-
ployes, The smallest kettle contains
one hundred quarts and the largest 1--WE
hundred. Each Of ATTY roasting pans
Is big enough for three hundred cut
let's Every dish for baking potatoes
holds two hundred and twenty-five
pounds When omele,s are on the bill
Of fare seven thousand eight hundred
ogEs are used Al once. For cooklna
alone sixty cooks and one hundred a..
nl1snnia are always at the ranges.