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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

Here a man may saciiy be convicted .
dozen times fud each time he = arrest
ed assert that Il is the frat time. and
The detective Is none the wiser. They
have nothing upon which TO rely but
the photographs which ara sent from
one city TO another These are NET
fecllvc. Cor The reason that & man does
not always look enough like his picture
10 aitrac, attention. have been be-
fore Inspector Ryrne0 twice In one
year. and on the second occasion he did
not know me any moro than II he had
never seen ae. Ny beard had been
trimmed since the preyloun time I was
on his carpet and be would call me
BY somc other uamo than my own or
any l had ever claimed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
sehraasr Going too Fa.i.

August schrader, the alleged divine
healer about whom our readers al
ready know. was arrested In Newport,
Ky. after being driven out OF Clncln-
natl. The charge was dlsorderly con-
duct. On condition Of leaving the place
At once, Schrader was released and Inn
mediately announced his intention OF
fasting forty days In some secluded
spot. Before leaving he ate a pie
schrader has taken lately TO wearing on
his head a padded crown Of thorns.-
Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

NOW" said Lord sa,boodle. who
was Initiating the poet laureate, ~ h
desirable 10 have a clear understand
'ng OF your duties as promptly a. pos
slhlc"
"why-er-l thought my duty would
be TO write poetry"
"Of course That's the mechanical
part OF IT, You seem to know how 10
get the proper plunk-plunk IN the
meter and TO recognize the degree Of
phonetic similarity required 10 consii-
tute rhyme. but that "a not all TN
admit that It takes practice but Il Is
not ALL"
What else do you rcQulre?'
"Adaptabillty, You must Be able to
recognize an occasion ami rl1e to a..
Here's case In point. Suppose We take
a liking to a piece Of territory and
reach out after H."
You want a martial lyric then. don't
you?"
Nothing OF the kind. You van, TO
give US something soothing You must
get down your Tyre and your notebook
and compose a convincing dltty on
how glorious a thing It Ia to be wal
loped aud gobblod. provided. Of course
that Il be done by the proper party"
And the poet laureate mopped his
brow, whitfield few chips 90 hls lead
pencil, cast hls eyes heayenward and
murmurod:
Il suppose this Is better than no "a,
At all but Il isn't any slnecure -
Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
BOWS RIvlR ON a sruRoEoN.
Eseltlns Ride Unsn the Fish Was Bsaeho
on = Sandhar

ENclttnk ltiue tnth tue Atah was hfAthNN
on q sandbar
Among the many incidents Of ths
olden time that interest us now. DR..
Russell Hawkins tells ns OF one thai
happened in James river. At the falls o.
Richmond. in the year 1873. says the
Richmond Religious Herald. lie as
sures "a that many OF the leading citi
zens Of Richmond at that time were
eye-wltnesses to the fact. and that he
had Il straight from them.
II was concerning Martin Hawkins
an uncle Of tho doctor This uncle
was a great hunter and fisherman. lr
those days James river was well stocked
with shad. In May they came up from
the sea. and hundreds OF people. fond OF
the sport. would assemble ON the rocks
In mldstream along the falls, and with
dip-nets would supply themselves with
an they wanted Our hero was at his
post watching for n catch. when along
came an immense sturgeon. and stopped
TO rub his sides against the rock. ae'
corling TO the habit Of surgeons. whet
MIR. Hawkins concluded that II he could
only get his hands into the gills OF thu
monster he might succeed In landinl
him. Accordingly he crept TO the sid'
Of the rock. stopped over. and begaI
rubbing the sides Of the fish near tn
tail. and proceeded quietly toward IN
head. until at last the gills wer
reached. with a sudden thrust IN
hands we're sent home 10 the very lime
Jaws Of the fish. when Il gave a lurcl
that jerked the fisherman from th
rock. He fell astride the nsh's bach
but his hands we're held as In a wise
For q moment all was surprise and In
tcrest. then both nsh and rider sank 4
the deep. roaring waters OF the iioo'
The spectators were aghast with frish
They thought their friend was los
! But, after a few moments. flsh and hst
erman came to the surface about IL
, yards down the river. and remained
, the surface long enough TO breathe, the
sank again a moment later they ro'
, again, and then again and again, as u
= waters bore them away. They passe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
FASHION NOTES.

Narrow leather belts Of white seal.
tan and green alligator skin. and patent
leather as well are to be worn much
next summer.
The prettiest sleeve in the French
gowns have ilarlng puifs or rufles Al
the elbow with lace falling below. and
are quite plain above.
The close coat sleeves appear IN aome
OF the English tailor gowns but FUN
epaa'e's Of cloth falling over them par
uaily disguise the fact that they are
quite close to the arm.
Another sleeve which Is seen IN tho
new gowns Is close fitting. either
wIlnkled or plain. from the wis, IN
iu'ly six inches above the elbow. and
"a finished at the top with one or two
short puEs w
very httle change Is seen IN hair
dressing. and the waved and loosely.
aFfsngod iresses are siln the corree,
,a'ng' The knot Ia placed high at the
oaoA' but not on top Of the head ex.
'ep' Tor evening dress.
Another coat Of a blue-faced cloth
Gown shows a white cloth vest braid.
"a IN blue with three straps Of blu,
e'oth below the bust. and fun. droop
ing shoulder pieces over the sleeves
which make 1t very stylish.
.oa. waists are not the only slyii
"a aai'or-made gowns. for The polnte.
oouiee' fastened on one side. Is one o
',ae new spring models. II opens Il
front on a full white allk vest anl
turns hack In large revers. whit
.asin ribbon makes the stock collar AM
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
Tur CATTLE SHOW.

A P.r,,,an Reporter Describes IT'S u
periencs Ia i.ondon.
lam a representative Of the Parislan
press
rent 10 England for seven days to exam
inc The prize cattle show, and acQuaint
myself with the manners Of the English
people. says the London Man Of the
World.
/ obtain an Introduction to country
family bucollcs agriculiural-oonslst-
ing OF fat madame. fatter monsieur
A latest son and a charming daughter.
In the night get "deadrunk udiom
Engllsh) on potterbeer with the latest
son In the morning am "olrlght," al
laliyeoh lalso ldloms Englialp.
AT the entrance OF the cattle show l
NEE, madame aud her charming daugh-
ter.
! salute.
"Howdudog' says madame
"olrlght. Oh yes, olIiy" ! respond.
Have you seen my SOM"
Il have not yet had that pleasnre this
morning"
Hes In the show" says madame.
with great 10y. You win End him
among the beasts-he has taken a
lr.Ee"
Il a the FIRST time discover that
prizes are given to fat men, but con-
real my surprise and congratulate mad
ame
"IIe deserves 1.-THE b very hne.'
we exhibit every yoar-one OF our
family Ny husband was highly COM
mended last year Now u Is my sons
turn. but next year We shall exhibit
ourselves again II We haven't too much
TO worry u.s."
MADAME. L am sure viii take prize =
| say. Indeed she h extremely large.
She Acknowledges the compliment With
, a smile
, "My husband aud DO not quite agree
With regard TO feeding"
= "ls 1T posslblef"
"Now. be believes In mangela, but
say cake"
Madame. ! should prefer cake my.
: self"
d And It's cheaper when you come "a
s. use two or three tons a month"
le / can hardly believe what | hear
e Again ] smother my asionlshment and
y turning to the lovely daughter. ! say
y "you DO not yourself exhibit made
" moisello2"
/, yes / do. she replies, droppine he
IN eyes and blushing with charming mod
IN csiy
60 "Oh. yes; Florence has got somethinl
v here and us a shame she didn't set
~ prize. You shall judge for yourself
~ monsieur. Here. Florence, my deaf
N. while | 20 and hnd your father, TAX
no monsieur ana show him your calves
he am asiounded. know what 70 "A
90 am asioundod. know not what I
~ say or where OF look say "Mademol
W. sion more private. but and. over
en come by my modcsty rush away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

In an obituary notice printed In a
Kansas City paper OF the late deputy
warden Of The Missouri state peniten-
tlary, who had held the office more than
forty years. appears the undoubtedly
Well-lntcntioned statement that Prob
ably no man IN Missouri enjoys wider
acquaintance amoas the public men
over the entire statu."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

osorga Wlndlseh Tells How re Killed
uls wife
George wlndlsch. the Pittston wife
murderer. under sentence OF death In
IAN At wllkesbafrc, sent for Rev. G. A..
ssrunsz. Of 81 Paula Lutheran Church.
Of that city. Of which windisch had
been a member. and made a full con-
fesslon Of hts crime. lie says on the
day Of the murder some ugly words
passed between him and his wife. The
latter seized chisel and without a
moments warning struck him three
heavy ,.sra on the head with the in
sirument. Then he says;
when saw my blood running down
over ny clothes used all ~ sire lgti
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

ST. Petersburg Is excited over the
horsowhipplng Of Prince Mestehersky,
director OF the Grashdanln, by two sons
OF an official who felt lnsulted by an ar
tlclc in the newspaper. The young men
say they whipped the prince, but he
says that he turned them out OF his
house without being struck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

AZ Lille. France, the other day. dan
gcrous IRE occurred IN 81 saveur
Church and hospital All the patients
were rescued from the burning build
lng. but three Of them died subsequent
~ from fright. Fifteen soldiers. who
we're employed IN Quenchins the IRE.
went 70 a druggist shop aud there
drank some poison. which they misioek
FOR gin. Six Of them dloa as a resull
Of ths draurs'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

Il IL stated 6N one who has investl-
gated the subject that the average
yearly expenses ola cooperative build
Ing and loan association OF Philadel-
phla Is $3.50. In mist cases no salaries
are paid except to The secretary, and he
receives about $3.50 per annum. There
are over 400 associations In Phllacel-
ohla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

lucky. The feud divides the town into
two factions that relent not for day
or for night. Whenever n stranger
comes to town he Is Immediately en-
listed on the one side or the other. and
must stand by the faction he has
chosen. says a recent dispatch to the
New York World.
The rival factions center each about
leader who 10 rich. On the one side
Is Pomoroy; on the other McGill. The
principal street Of the town Is the line
between the two. No Pomeroylte ven
lures into the territory OF the Nc
Gilliiea. and no McGilllte ever crosses
over into the Pomoroy regions This
main street Is the frequent battle
ground. and many a fray has ragged
there. With the town officers divided be
tween the two contendlng parties.
Tho blsterest pill the Pomeroy fac
ton has had 20 swallow has been th'
presence Of the posiofioe on the McGil
side Of the main street. Il was M
small thing. when you come to think o
Il. that every time n P9meroy mai
wished to get his mail he had to eros
over the edge Of the McGill territorie
and receive a favor OF the McGillltei
his hated enemies. This was latel
aggravated by the fact that the Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

A New York Judge rules that hugging
and kissing a elrl against her viii Is a
SPECIES OF assault taxable BY a nns Of
$40. A sort Of an X ifid. Is e wsrsl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

'" y HIII''II1 "7'''''7'
ries'' without exhaustion or discom'
fort fnu the saddle. and now be-
makes NO more complaints about iht
"harlncss" of bis saddle. u Is the nov
ire. usually. who makes such com
nlnInls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

ROnAnLY THE
most notorious. and
at the same time
The most successful
bunk sneaS. iorser
and burglar IN the
country few years
ago. hundeT arres,
Al Chicago. He vas
arrrsted . few DAYS
ago ahile attempt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
ARKANSAS TOWN FEUD,
HowTHE PoMERovs DEFEATED
THE m'olLLs.
Moving = rosl-Omee for Cause.-The
Government UnwlttinEiS AIDED the
Pomsroys TO Defeat Their 's's.orie
Zoe.

GILL CITY. the
county seat Of
Gresham County.
Kansas, Is a very
small place. but
large enough to
contain a feud
that for deep hate
and wild fury
passes anythi n 3
ever heard Of In
the wllds OF Ken
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20
An OLD SNEAK THIEF.
RNoLisA niLLn COMES TO
GRIEF m CHICAGO.

fAp 81 oae, Nsiorisa, naak nussiar
ana totrss ne sslh tie Dstssiiss,
Ahsal tsIme ans rslmlnali h Egg
Asa' ~. Heme
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20


brought up fcf trial a 'bawler ost US
as lle prison ahd looks him over. le
1earchfs his record and II he finds INC
man among those he haa marked hls
ftcord + written out and handed TO
,hc Judge WAC Is 10 Try aim. The charge
rlty y The thief, Of pair Of old shoes
tr IL old haf and the prisoner receives
sentence Of twenty years on his record
lioae 4 fellow may set out Of prison
p liverpool and think DO can 30 %
lsnaon ani work. but he Is very badly
fooled 8e 3 soon caught 40. and
Nhen ihf 'haalcg out GETS HIS eyes on
t|n 4 ;eakte lin uilh he had rempln-
q b LlfeIeoal
TIN lsieN Is nteh better than
lss| q ae|as n a. MS country
..I1 ~. ...
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-20

george Wlndl.eh rsn. How ne Killed
sis wife.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
Central Committee reeting.

The POpulist Central Committee
met in the armOry Wednesday after
noon. There was a fair attendance.
The committee voted to hold a mass
convention on Saturday June 9Th,
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the Judicial convention at Wichita
on June 23rd. The chairman was in
Structed to secure a good speaker to
address the mass convention on June
9Th.
The committee decided to hold a
delegate convention on August LIST,
for the purpose Of nominating a
county ticket and to select delegates
to attend the state convention at Alb
ilene on August 9TH and congressional
convention at Larned on August Sth.
j. X. Moore offered the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, by the Peoples Party
County Central Committee of Sumner
county that we favor the renOmina-
tiOn of Hon. Jerry Simpson for con.
gresS.
The resolution carried by a unani-
nous rising vote.
Owing to our having to go to press
early Thursday morning we are un.
able to give more lengthy account.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

front. They demolished some cabbage
plant beds and some pie plant. then
ran into six stran barb wire fence.
The tree in front Of neckyOke pre-
vented the team from being hurt. No
serious damage was caused to either
team or wagon.
ArgOnia has faith healer" 4 the
person Of Mar Smith, a cJlOred man.
He claims to have received divine
power while in a trance after a long
spell Of sickness. He says that he
knows God called him to heal all man.
ner Of diseases. He has done several
curious thir.s here. He has been
working with Jeptha Junham'S para
lytic son. and has helped lin some.
Smith does not ak anything in return
for his serv e, only enough that lie
may have one meal day and decent
clothing, He claims to have received
this healing power about three months
ago.
TT
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

Dewy and Moss for q crew, and always
with satisfactory results But I must
pass over 1893 and 1898 and come 10 this
summer; or. TO be precise, TO Wednes-
day, the 18th Of July. We had left
Plymouth that morning for @ run west
ward; but the wind falling light
towards noon, we found ourselves drift
ing, or doing little more, off the en-
trance of the small fishing haven Of
Penleven. Though | had never visited
Penleven | knew on the evidence Of
countless picture-shows that the place
was well worth seeing. Besides, had I
not the assurances OF the visitors
book in my cabin? II occurred to me
that would anchor for an hour or two
In the entrance of the haven, and eat
my lunch ashore at Mr.. Jobs hotel
Mr.. Job would doubtless be pleased to
recover his long-lost volume, and | had
no more wish than right to retain it.
Jobs hotel was unpretending. Mrs
Job offered me ham and eggs and, as
an alternative, cut off boiled silver
side of bee., II I did not mind waiting
for ten minutes or SO, when her hus-
band would be back to dinner. ! said
that would wait, and added that Il
should be pleased TO make Mr.. Jobs
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

they weighed and stood up towards
Port William, the wind blowing pretty
steady from the southland. Atabout ten
minutes to seven o'clock 1t blew up In
sudden little squall-nothing TO men
tioni the fishing boats Just noticed It
and that was all But II was reckoned
thatsquall capsized the Queen of Sheba.
She never reached Port William, and
no man ever clapped eyes on her after
twenty minutes past six, when Dick
Gregg declares he saw her off the
Blowth, halfway toward home, and go
Ing steady under all canvas The
affair caused lot Of stir, here and at
Port William, and In the newspapers.
Short-hsnded as they were, Of course,
they'd no business to carry on as they
did, specially as my wife declares from
her looks that Mrs. Blake was feelin'
faint afore they started. She always
seemed to me weak, timmersome wo-
nan at the bestI small and ailin' to
look at"
"And Mr.. Baker
"0hl he was q strong-msde gentle
nan; tall, with q big red beard"
1.-THE SOM"
"Took after his father. only he hadn't
my beard; fine outstanding pair"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

The POpulists have no quarrel with
national bankers as such. Their bust.
ness is legitimate under the laws. and
men have never been known to dooth.
erwise than take advantage of every
lawn their favor. What Populists an-
tagonlze is the systematic govern
ment of the people going in partner
snip Withprivate individuals in the
creation and distribution of money.
Furthermore if the present system
continues inFoeue much longer, the
present ives ern banker viii be merely
the paid aaents Of eastern banks ard
clearing houses, will have no interest
in the business other than the salary.
The big fish of the east are swallow
ing them up every day.-Salina Union.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

was understood he would have her
newly registered when he returned,
which he fhlly intended. So no alter
stions were made in the certificate
here, and, l believe, her old tonnage is
still carved up somewhere inside her"
This was true enough. The figures
on the certificate, 2956, were those
had seen on the beam in the forecastle.
my husband never lived to reach
England, and when she came back to
F, though she was visited, Of course,
by the custom house officer and coast
guard, nobody asked for certificate,
and so the alterations in her were never
explained. She was laid up at once in
the F. river, and there she has re-
NAMED"
Certain structural peculiarities in the
main cabin-scarcely noted at the time,
but now remembered-served to con-
firm Mrs. Carlingford's plainlt-told
story. On my return to London that
night hunted up some back volumes
Of Hunt, and satisfied myself on the
matter of the Wasp and her OWNER,
William Carlingford. And, to be short,
the transfer was made on fresh sur
vey, the check sent to Mrs. CARING
ford, and the yawl Siren passed into
my hands.
All being settled, wrote 10 my old
acquaintance, Mr.. Dewy, asking him to
fit the vessel out, and find me steady
skipper and crew-not without some
apprehensions Of hearing by return Of
post that Dewy and Moss were ready
and willing to sign articles with me TO
steer and sail the yacht In their spare
moments. Perhaps the idea did not oc-
cur TO them. At any rate they found me
p crew, and good one; and spent
very comfortable three months cruis
Ing along the southwestern coast,
across TO Scilly, from Scilly 10 Cofh
and back 10 Southampton, where on
September 20, 1891, laid the yacht M
for tho winter.
Thrice since have ! applied TO Mess,s
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
Correspondence.
ZYBA.
Continued

The rain fall here Saturday was one
half inch.
DR.. Engleman visited John Nixon,
Jr., on Sunday last.
The high winds last week injured
the wheat to a great extent.
viii LOngman, of Wellington, was
out this way Saturday on business.
George Mennell took his best girl
to the dance at Mulyane last Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tritle of Wei
lingtOn, visited with Frank Allen and
family Sunday.
Pike Gish of Wichita aud Robert
Vineyard of Wellington visited at r.
|. Bush's last week.
Miss Bessie Bush who was imprOv-
ing so much has been confined to her
bed the most of her time for the last
month.
D. H. Roberts of Illinois township
sold his fat cattle. two car loads, to
Joe ScoOt, of Peck. They were ship
ped from this place Friday.
John Errington and daughter and
Grandma ErringtOn Of Belle Plaine
district visited at Mrs. Halls on Sun
day and attended Sunday school and
preaching at Meridian.
John Conn and James Simpson
with their wives and some Of their
children started Wednesday Of last
week to drive to the Strip to visit a
cousin and when near WOrden's
nursery something about the neck
yoke broke, letting the tongue Of the
wagon down, causing the horses to
run away, throwing the occupants
out and breaking the wagon very
badly. Mrs. Simpson was the only
one injured, getting her ankle sprain-
ed pretty badly. They secured anoth-
er wagon and went on their way and
had the misfortune to have second
runaway before getting home, and as
a result had to kill one of his best
horses, it having been injured so bad
ly. This is hard luck for John, but
lucky it was no worse,
THOS. NIXON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
Bimetallic League.

The Bimetallic League held an
other meeting Tuesday evening
at the council chamber. E. T. Hack.
ney opened and closed the discussion,
and speeches were made by Messrs.
Ray, Savage, Lingenfeltel, Rogers
and Pitts. Next Tuesday evening
they will discuss the following CUES.
tions: swirl the Restoration OF Sill
yer Benefit the People," "What is an
Honest Dollar" Discussion will be
opened and closed by c. c. Curtis.