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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

The Poor oid uan Never Fuu.a w....
Theuaa
They told me IN tie 6inlnr-esr 81
train On lhe I.ouisfllle a Nanhsl.|,
road that IN the smoklng-car uas An
old colored man who vas going south
70 see bic old plantation home again
before death ciaIn,ed h|in. says lhe be.
troit Free Pfehs ~ and BY went IN
TO have a talk with him. If was urln-
Killed. and while-haired and evidently
very old. and when expressed wonder
that his friends In Kentucky should
have let him set out on such q long
journey he replied
~Dcy jest couldn't help delrselqes.
sab. tole do chilren I was bound 70
cum. an dey jest had to LEI me-"
And how long since you LEFT the Old
plantationf"
Way back In wah times. sah. ] dun
went right OF wild some Yankee eoeera.
an OATS De last eber did ree Of Mars
Thomases' folks. re gwine down to
'sprize en-"
~where Is ~"
Jest lee,le ways OFT O. Selma. Dey
tell me dar am great changes bout
Selma, but reckon I can walk right
down de road an find de plantaahuE "a
de night. Bress Dc Ihwd. sah baS
d0an' reckon could hev closed my
eyeR In death II dey hadn't LEI me cum.
Oars bin SIGH a longln 70 see De ole
place agin dat couldn't stand H.
Three or four Of rs clipped In TO get
his meals and make him comfortable.
but we saw that the journey was tell
ing on his strength. On the morning
Of the day we we're 70 reach Selma !
could zee that be was weak and ner-
vous, and when I sat down beside him
be sald:
Ia feelin' sort o skeart bout my
SET ~ mawnln'. had a dream last
night dat was waikiki long de road
an met 4 funerai. an when axed who
MAS gwine % BE- buried a white man
spoke up and said:
Pom my soul. II dat haint Mars
Thomnses ole niger Job. who runned
on doorln' de wah, Heah. boy. let me
tole YOU sumthin' Yo has cum too
late 10 see your ole Mars. OATS him IN
De coflin. an be was akin bout 20 jest
de day befo' he died"
told him that dreams did not sisni-
~. and after BIZ had him quite chlrped
up. ! got him some tobacco for his
pipe. saw that be had breakfast. and
a. left him he smiled all over with
happiness as &c said.
Only two hours mo- TO Selmal ire
moas dun got dercs'
Thirty minutes later the conductor
beckoned 10 three o. four Of us % come
into the smoker. The old man sat N
his seat. leaning against the side Of TIE
car. and seemed 20 Be sleeping
Hes been dead ten minutesr quiet.
~ observed the conductor. 'snd be dlpd
as peacefully a. a ehlld failing &,
sleep"
SO he had. There was a smile en- hil
old black face-a smile OF anticipation
and the pipe had not fallen from h.'
fingers Death had come IKE cot
and aeecy mantle, and It's touch hal
been painless.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
!

OF FIghi.angles to the main avenue. In
each Of which q statue VIII stand
Each statue WIN have q marble lWnch
beforc u. ard the bust ~ famous
man og the period on each hand This
4 rally one ~ the most curious of tie
Vmarkahle projects ~ the emlerur.
ard h severely criticized ~ iserlln. On
the ground that these win lee a ,h'adly
uniformity IN the effect aud that u 4
impossible % obtain ~ many goOd
statues In the time allowed. Commits
slons given IN this wholesale way are
not very Inspiring -HarifOui CouriLt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
CAUGHT A lEAPlno olRL
nravs Work Of Two YoanE Men 1t =
Ciereiand Ftrs.

Cleveland Fire.
Al hro IN Cleveland. the other day.
an exciting iReident occurred. Charles
Watkins. Win his wife aud baby. oo-
cupied one OF the fats. lie was awak-
cned By smelling smoke Hastily
arousing bis wife and child. and put
ting on come Of his clothing. he at
tempted 10 escape by way OF the hall.
but the flames drove him back. Then
he burst open the door to the room OF
Misses Mary and Anna Cox. Both girls
we're throwing clothing iron the win
dowa Watkins told them to come With
him. lie then smashed the panel In the
door leading 10 the next suite. occupied
by Miss Mae Burk. From the window
Of this room the FIRE escape could be
reached. and Miss Burk had already
started 10 descend Il. Watkins pulled
his wife and child and Miss Anna Cox
through the hole In the door ana placed
them on the Gre escape. lie then wen,
back for Miss Mary Cox. but Just as he
reached her she sprang from the win
dow. Charles Wesley ana Louis Traves
who discovered the FIRE. were standing
below the window. They saw the girl
preparing to jump. and joining their
hands they caught her as she fell They
we're thrown 10 the gr0uad. but they
had succeeded In breaking tie force Of
her fall. and she escaped with a broken
arm and a few burns
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
CHASE &n,or
Coffee andss9' /


lies large enough a. pass IN and out
the wire. and gave his eye command
of the dressing stand This orifce,
When lot IN vs.. was closed with an
India rubber plug, painted 20 Represent
the plaster. all this having lpcn done
sonc months before through the
agency ~ a comradc and bis wife.
who occupied the Toom for day
The supposed diamond caught up In
this hat operation had been placed Ia
q plugged aiilc. tied to the wlr,. aud
thrown from the window and was 70
have been placed with the others slol.
en-,
We lcancd afterwari that Wecdin's
inirpilou was % carry his plumber 10
Europe. where he hoped 10 realize
handsomely by his invention. This. Il
VIII BE- seen. closed one Of tlc avenues
10y which detectives ind a clue 10 the
discovery of criminals. through ~,
sale uf their plumber 10 pawnhrulcrs
Wcedln WAS sentenced 10 two YEARS
and was released some time this year
sam rencc might have enjoyed
much sport ont of my miscellaneous
dress had ! not. now and then gently
reminded him how hent be- was on
making w ~ Rachel"
li's what hc c0l. nnvhow Tor calling
HONE %. unc,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

Nlnevah was IS miles long. wide
and 90 miles round. with a wall 100
feet high. and thick enough for three
chahuis abreast. pabylon was 80 miles
within the walls. which were 81 feet
thick and $50 high. with 100 brazcn
gates. The Temple OF Diana. at Ephe-
sus. was go feet 10 the support Of the
roa.. u was 100 years In building.
The largest Of the pyramids Is i6i feet
high. and 653 on the sides; lis base
covers II acres. The stones are about
80 feet IN length. and the layers are
$50. Il employed $50. 900 men IN build
ing. Tho labyrinth. In Egypt. contains
500 chambers $50 halls Thebes. IN
Egypt. presents ruins q miles round
Athens was g miles round. and con
tanned $4,000 citizens and 100000
slaNca The Temple Of Delphos was 20
rich IN donations that Il was plundered
OF 100000. and Nero carried away 200
statues the walls Of Rome were IS
miles round.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
Mnraer.a boz whns 81, slspl

Frederick MeTrlek, - years CID. OF
New York City. "Wednesday morning
murdered bis wife. Ida. While she wai
asleep IN their apartments aud then
committed suicide. lie shot MS wife 10
the head and breast aud sent bullet
through his own brain. Both died q
few minutes after the shooting. MoF.
rick murdered bis wife In the presence
OF their only child. boy Eve and a halt
years old,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

entitled Flora J. Stewart sgainsi A. II.
Stewart Stewart married this girl In
Peoria May IS. 1895. when she was but
- years old. 50 that she Ia nov but -.
Stewart Is a. years old. He filed a cross
bin. alleging tina, she bought iigs and
oranges and treated other men and was
rot select about her company. The
hearing consumed al day. her charges
against him being sensational Her
extreme youth was urged as a. ex-
ienuatlon Of her lnd!scret!ons The
court dismissed her blu for want ol
equity and granted the defendant 4
divorce,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

slx.year-old Robert Kidd had a nar.
row escape from a dreadful death At
Chester. Pa. q day or two ago. lie was
playing with hts brother when a rope
which be had around hls shoulders
caught IN the wheel OF mowrs Penn.
sylyanla railroad car. and he would
have been sirangled but Tor TIE en-.
glneoL who saw hla prei!cament
stopped the engine aud released the
boy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

AZ Carey's Run. Ohio, a grand school
exhibition had Cor the last number on
the program a boxing match between
John Mershon. middloweight champion
OF careys Run district. aud Jack Law
ander. a clever lightweight from Tur-
key Greek. a rival school district, Both
men we're on hand. and the crowd was
anxious Tor a four-round 80. but Hiram
Jordan. school director. inteTtered. II,
madicsi crowd In tho country Was a,
Caress Run that night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

was EIANANA q AAAif
OF nobility by the King OF Bavaria for
important services 10 the state. Maui
rice Hlrsch was educated In the schools
OF his native city and Brussels. But
his talents were commercial. rather
than scholastic. and az the age OF n
ne engaged IN business His abilities
IN this direction soon became evident
HIS moderate patrlmony was largely
Increased and marriage with Nile.
blschopheim. the daughter Of Belgian
senator, greatly improved his social
and personal influence.
He saw very early the opportunity
for an cnterprlsing capitalist 10 make
millions by covering Eastern Europe
with a network OF railways In 1866
the commercial collapse OF n great
Belgian fnancier. which shook tbs
hnacial world Of Belgium 10 It's founda-
lions. gave Baron Hirsch hia great OPP
portunity. lie secured the most yalu-
able Of the assets. including the Turk
ish railways lie became the contrac-
tor Of al the great lines connecting
Central and Eastern Europe. Of which
that from Buda-pesth TO Varna Is the
principal. Il required diplomatic tact
Of high order TO overcome the rival.
ries and prejudicos Of the little Balkan
states Baron Hisch harmonized all
differences and overcame all obstacles
No man who has acquired vast riches
has ever used them TO better purposes
than Baron llirsch Ills charities In
Germany and Austria were innumer.
able. and the poor Of other countrle,
were By no means neglected. Hli
scheme for iransplantlng his unfortu.
nate Russian coreligionists 70 South
America attracted great attention
Thousands Of colonlsts were sent 4,
the Argentine Republic az his expens,
and enabled TO establish agricultural
settlements. lie offered g. 900 Il
Russian schools. provided they should
he open TO all. irrespective OF race Of
religion. but the Car rejected IN,
ofier
Baron rirsch was n Hebrew OF IA,
"A Hebrews. but be thoroughly believe,
"a religious federation. The priests o.
his Austrian village we're often seen a.
his table. While his purse was opcI
10 all good causes. the men and womei
Of hts own race were always preferred
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

She takes a great deal Of interest In
theatrical matters, and remarked TO
the yoULg man;
These costcr singers are very pop.
ular at present
Eyes" be replied. ncrvously.
Il wonder WHY they call them cost
crsy' she went on Ia pcnslye tone.
Il don't know, unless It's hccausc u
costs weeks salary 20 80 and hear
one u them Washington STAR
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

The son Of the house had just re-
turned from his grand tour aud was
describing the wonders III Niagara TO
tbs old coachman.
The lattcr's eyes opened wider and
and wider. aud "a the end 81 the re-
cltal he said.
"Lor. now. sir, Jest think Of a.. Aud
do they always keep Il goingy-An-
swcrS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

Nine school boys lett lluslonyllle.
Ky, a few days ago TO 90 on a nshing
tour. After a long search sam Lusk
found them In cave on Dix river.
Each hae a Winchester rife and pls-
,ol. T1lF lei, home with plenty Of
bacon aud llght bread. but they los, tho
bread. and were living On meat They
we're glad to return home. and promised
never to leave agaii.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
ARTIST is IN A CELL.
HH MADE COUNTERFEIT MONEY
WITH PEN AND INK.
A Pretty Cashier Detected the Counter
felt by Mere Accident - Emanuel
Ninkss Proves Himself oeaius 1t
crime.

MANUEL MN
ger. now In Jail In
New York city
awaiting trial % a
counterfeiter OF
United StatestrCas-
ury notes. Is a re-
marhable man. and
his work stands
alone as a perfect
marvel, lie made
counterfeit $50 ind
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

Miss Clara Weber. the youag cinela.
natl girl over whom the quarrel o..
cured between Maclowskl and TIE
negro Coleman. who afierwsrd put Oai
the eyes OF the champion bantam.
weight. recently became the vile OF the
blind ex-pugllist The negro spoke
sllghtlngly Of the SRI. AID Mas'ewsSl
demonstrated Coleman was aaegy aal
dashed into the pugillsts face a bucket
Of concentrated I've that horribly burned
his face. and nnally resulted In the
loss OF both eyes Mac.owakl was III
for months. aud Miss Weber was con.
tlnually at his side sunday he was 3
years old. Among the wedding gifts
was an OUTFIT for handsome cigar
store, which was opened day late.,
and to which came q splendld trade.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

Tommy Pop. what's pessimisti
Tommy's Pop-A pesslmlsl. my boy. IL
a man who believes the whole world's
liver ia out OF order because bis own lG
Philadelphia Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

Drunk again. said the steru father.
as he met his ilpsy son al the door az
. n. M.
Don't mCnshun9.' lepltt The young
hopeful gaSly. oSo'm H. ohlhdei.
phia North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

she touched the series number With D
damp hhger She noticed q blur. snd
Immediately wet her 6nger on sponge
and rubbed Il across the number The
blur was distinct and the counterfeit
was apparent Ringers arrest at llcc
followed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05
A LOSS TO THE WORLD
DEATH OF MAURICE HIRscH
WILL BE GREATLY FELT.
The Great Philanthr"plst Was Not Oniy
friend of Prosecuted Jews, But Of
Downtroddsn Identities A. wsn-nis
Numerous Charities.

ARON HIRSCH,
the great European
hnancier. and phil
anthroplst. died the
other morning OF
heart disease at his
estate near Ko-
morn.
Maurice Hlrsch
was born IN Mu-
mich, Bavaria. IN
1888. His father. a
was prnnfrd "a fifle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

tralto. who ls to start under George
Edwardes.
Miss Alleyne Is young and pretty
with dark eyes and wavy hair. Her
voice Is a rich contralto, which Is said
10 resemble May Yohe's In some re.
spects. having those deep. strange
notes In the lower register. The zone
ia round and soft, and Il Is expected
that she will make hit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

rive persons are killed daily In the
mines Of England.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
Most Wonderful City.

The most wonderful city within
the limits of the United States, and
which has no existence whatever
during the summer months, is Fish
City, Mich. This municipal oddity
is built on the ice of Saginaw bay
regularly every winter and is ocou-
pied by men and their families who
are engaged in catching, cleaning
and packing lake trout and white
fish for the market. Fish City is
situated in the same cove nearly ev-
cry winter and is built of rough
pine boards. In the winter of 1894
it had population Of nearly 3, 900
and in 1894-5 almost twice that
number. st. Louis Republic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
Disappearance of the Quaker.

We take it that the Quaker idea
of cultivating 1.-The stiffness and the
quietness" which have so great an
effect upon their children's educa-
ton is Identical in effect with that
practice of retreat" for which
thousands of minds in our fussy
generation have so deep and we may
add so Intellectual longing. Even
their peouliarities of dress and lam
guage have long since ceased to ex-
cite ridicule and are hardly more
distinctive than those of earnest So
cialists or of the newest successful
Protestant denomination. Perfect
liberation, however, which has ben
Gifted so many creeds, has almost
killed the Quakers, and in the hour
of triumph of their most prominent
ideas their society is dying, or near
ly dying, of want of votaries. They
have leavened the community, and
they are being absorbed into it.
One would have thought that thou.
sands of families would have Joined
their. communion as a kind of intel
lectual retreat safe from the
pressure of battling world, but it
is not so, and if they have not for
few years actually decreased they
are never without the apprehension
that, in this country at least they
may disappear, swallowed up in the
multitude of those who agree with
and yet do not belong to their com.
munion. Spectator.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
The Siege of Lisbon.

When Lisbon was besieged by the
Spanish in the fifteenth century,
such Portuguese as were captured
were manned. Their eyes were put
out, their noses, lips or ears were
cut off, their finger nails or fingers
amputated, and in this miserable
plight they were sent back into the
city with the announcement that
when it was taken all the defenders
would be similarly treated,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
Bronze Turkeys.

John Chcmberlin, the epicurean
hotel keeper, prides himself on the
discovery to the outer world of the
superior excellence of the Rhode Is
land turkey in firmness and sweet
ness of flesh ard delicacy of flavor.
These celebrated birds are the prog
eny of ancestors imported from
England, and the hue of their plum
age has given them the other name
of Bronze turkeys.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
CHOOSING A BRIDE.
a Gay Custom In Russia That Has III
Merry and Sad Aspects.


Merry and Sad Aspects.
An ancient custom is yet main.
tanned in Russia at the Christmas
season, in which the festivities OF
the day are made to play a perma-
nent part in the lives of those who
are chief in the frolicking.
Some person of Importance in the
district announces that the. annua,
fete will be held at his house
Thither, at the appointed time,
hasten the young men of the coun.
tryside; thither como, no less eager
~, but with decorous hardness, the
maldens of the place. There are
dances and songs, games and feast
ing. but all else is but the prelude
to the great event, when chance is
made the handmade of love-. At the
arrival of the proper hour the host.
ess gives a signal and withdraws
into an apartment, accompanied by
all the girls. The lasses are ranged
upon long benches, where they pose,
tittering phalanx of freshness and
beauty, with naught in their smiling
affability to suggest that a scratch
on blooming cheek might reveal the
Tartar.
The hostess is supplied with long
strips of broad cloth, and with this
she straightway muffles each and
every maiden. She twists it deity
over and about the head, until hair
and features are hopelessly yelled;
she winds it about the neck, the
shoulders, the waist and on until
the sprightly and lissom figure of
the girl is merged in the rude out
lines of a papoose.
This is the preparation. The action
follows, when one by one, in an or
der determined by lot, the young
men of the party enter the room.
Each in turn approaches the yelled
row of loneliness and examines it.
Eyes and ears are useless; touch is
everything. Thepuzzled sutton seeks
to penetrate the battling folds and
locate, the personality of his idol.
When at last he has made his choice,
he is privileged to remove the swad.
ding clothes and behold the identi.
ty of his prize. Then is the consum-
mation-the moment of rapture or
despair when soul answers soul in
the love light of the eyes, or when
disappointment speaks in the stifed
sigh or shows in the averted eye.
1t is the law of custom that this
| twain should become man and wife.
If the custom is broken, a heavy
forfeit must be paid by the unwill-
ing person. But it is rarely that
happiness fails in the result. Chance,
it is we'll known, is open to bride.
And the lovers who would fail to
offer her brides would hardly deserve
happiness. In their whispers before
the hour of trial ar1orous 'conspira.
cies for the cheating of i'll fortune
are made, and the lover may depend
upon his ingenious inamorata to
convey to him the concerted signal
whereby will be determined her
identity and their mutual happiness.
! New York Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-13
Safeties.

Gentleman (tc peddler)-Call these
safety matches? Why, they. won't
light at all.
Peddler-Well, wot could you ave
safer?-London Fun.
The evening times., 1896-10-16
HELP wANTED-MALH.

w A NTED-A coloreLi boy to Work in a
Cunuy iactUry. Call 1924 14th 81. NV.
[ EN-
The evening times., 1896-10-16
baltimore ~
RAIL LROAD d.
cheduie in effect July 18th. 1895

Schedule in effect July 18th. 1895
Leave Washington from station corner u
New Jersey avenue and G st
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled
Limited trains ~. W a In. and s Go p. N.
For CiDcinnau, ST. Louis and Indianapolis
vestibuled Limited 345 y. M, express
For PIttsUurg and Cleveland, express daily
1000 a. III. and 8 .40 y. N.
For Berkeley springs; $40 p. m. daily.
and O5 y IN. Saturday only
For Deer Park, Noun ain Lake Park and
Oakland, IL 90. $40 p m, II. o a. m. all
am Lake Park sunday
For Lexington and Htaunton, 1 noon
For Winchester and way stations, TO 80
For New Orleans. Memphis. Birmingham
Chattanooga. knoxville, Bristol aud KOa-
nokc. 10 :oo p. IN. daily: sleeping cars
through.
For Baltimore. week days, 90, G. so.
x7 90. X! 90; Xt 50s X 80, Xs.o0. g 80:
xo.IO, x5.3 5.35. X6.2O. $50. xsOO:
SO, xs 20. Ills, xlI.5o p. IN, and
xl2.Ol night S SUNDAYS. X %. x5I0.
90. X3.U0. 32o, 4.32. x5.O5. x5IO:
6. 80. xs.0o. xs.2U. Ills. xII-50 q, IN.
xI2ul night.
IL 10 and as D. IN. Sundays. $50 a.
For Frederick. g 90. t12.0O noon. ''115.
"a 80, t6.3U p. m
For Hagerstown. 1890 noon and
For BOYD and way points. week days.
800 q. m. 40; 5:3e' 100 p In Sun
For Gaithersburg and way points, week
days, Z 90, 800 a. M, 1850. 800, 4.3O:
4.33, $50, 5.35, Z .05. II Bop. m. Sundays.
o 90 a. M 10, 5.35, Z .U5. 1 o. 15 D. m
For Washington Jun ction and way points.
stopping at principal stations only. t4.3O.
For Cape May. 10 a M. IL noon.
ROYAL Blue LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
All trains Illuminated with Pintscli light
For philadelphia, New Yors, Boston,
and the East, week days, TOO, 7:o5, soc,
1000 a. m, Dining Carl. 1900. 1885,
4 90. f5:Oo, Dining Carl, 500 p m (12:0i
nj icnt. Sleeping Car open at 1000 O'clock.
E1ndays, t7:05. Dining Carr, 900 a. m,
Dinipg Carr. (12:35, Dining Carr, 800,
tn.o5e Dining Carl, 500, t12:O1, night;
Sleeping Car, open for passengers 1000
pBuffet Parlor Cars on all day trains
For tlaGtic City. 1000 a. H., l2:00 noon,
and 1885 d. IN. week days. 1885 d. m.
Sundays
Except Sunday. Daily. sunday only.
xEXpress trains.
Baggage called Tor and checked from
hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co.,
on order left ut ticket offices, 619 Penn
sviv.nia avenue NV. New York avenue and
18th street and at depot.
WM b. GREENE. CHAS. o. SCULL.
Gen Manager Gen. Pass. A ct