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The morning times., 1896-06-20
HECHT & COMPANY.
SIS Seventh ST.

You had better not put
off dropping in for one of
those s6.9S Suits. The ones
that were s14, SIG, and SIS.
are already sold-just as we
told you. But what's left
are suits that sold UP to s12,
and that's better than you
can do elsewhere even for
$50.
These are in fine black and
blue. and plaid cheviots, fine
worsteds and cassimeres and
the maker of them, who was
the least bit overstocked,
makes our finest garments.
They are all sacks-but
there's the single-breasted
and the double e-breasted
sty1es-and they're in such
nobby patterns that they IL
please you at once.
Pity there wasn't some
serges in the lot. So many
men want them, and they
couldn' wear anything that
is cooler. But we've got the
usual SIS serge suit here for
S10-black or blue-and the
color guaranteed true. You
can wear them anywhere,
for they're always in place.
This hot spell sets you to
thinking of the thin goods,
and we've got them ready
for you.
White duck pants, worth
ST.. 9S, for CSC per pair.
Mems linen color duck
pants, ACC pair. Worth 9Sc.
Mems linen color duck
suits, Worth So, for 81. 90.
Mems fine crash suits,
worth Sc. so. for 81. 4.9S each.
We've still some of that
purchase of bicycle suits from
Sylvan E. Bier & Co. left.
S. English cotton covert
suits, S2.49. !"
SO fine cheviot suits, S.. 90.
$12 to SIS Scotch cheviot
suits, s7.9S.
s. English cotton covert
pants, 79c.
Any of the Mems 55c
Straw Hats for 49c today.
And any of these on such
terms of payment which you
wish to set yourself-just a
little down.
HEIGHT & COMPANY.
SIS Seventh ST.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

II you desire an immediate tenant for
your house that has been yacapt for months
place it with The Times Real Estate
Bureau. ~
The morning times., 1896-06-20
Jourlinept.

How f1ucH sdk tf1e children's
shoes cost yhS year z Arthur
Burt's bro3d;s4e Nsshoes would
save half. St
l4ll r Street.
Next to Branch PoStomce.
Open saturda4seF M
The morning times., 1896-06-20

Property offered for sale or rent by The
Times Real Estate Bureau have the prices
quoted by the owners.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

7nklA Renders extracting absolutely
HHMUv5 painless and safe. Is Is applied
htN}I To the gums. Don't put you tn
AVlvV seep Extracting with ZON0,
i0c. U. 5. DENTAL Assn, 7th and ID SITS.
The morning times., 1896-06-20
TH[JUDGE B0kPERE
Miss Josephine Tnrockmorton
Testifles in the Will Case.
GAVE HER MANY GIFTS

She Told of Her Frequent Visits at
Her Godfather's Home and His
Kindness and Affection-COurt Ad-
Journs Until MOnday-wfn Meet
an Hour Earlier.
The morning times., 1896-06-20
SIS, ). Suits,


It's a rapid Clearance" Sale of reserve
stock just in from our factory---and gives you
your choice of hundreds of Mems Suits that
have been selling tor So s1a and SIS for S. 50.
Plenty of Plain Blue and Black Serges and
CheSiots among them-plenty Of Stylish Brown
ish and Grayish Mixtures
They, are all from our own factory-that's
enough recommendation for their style and
goodness
Every price is plainly marked-you can see
how much you're saving
Ordinary alterations free-and your money
back if you want it-same as if you were paying
full price
Look in our windows
The morning times., 1896-06-20

Mems linen color duck
suits, Worth So, for 81. 90.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

Mems linen color duck
pants, ACC pair. Worth csc.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

Mems fine crash suits,
worth Sc. so. for 81. .9S each.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

White duck pants, worth
81. SO, for csc per pair.
The morning times., 1896-06-20

We've still some of that
purchase of bicycle suits from
Sylvan E. Bier & Co. left.
S. English cotton covert
suits, S2.49. ."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18

was dressed when arrested In the garb
Of nurse.
She was convicted several years ago
OF neglectlng babies under her care. ami
when living at Bristol. two or three
years ago. inquiries were made by the
police respecting a child that had been
In her care and that could not be To-
Gated. Mrs. Dyer then threw herself
into a canal In that city. but was rescued
from suicide and confined as insane In
the Gloucester asylum. She was after
wards handed over to the workhoust au-
thorities at Barton Regis. where, at the
workhOuse. she met with Mrs. Smith
(the "Grannie" Of this date. whom she
persuaded to come and live with her.
The old lady consented. and they took
rooms In Bristol. later on moving to
Cardiff. where they were Joined by Mrs.
DyCr's daughter and son-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Palmer
They then rented a large house and
furnished It on the lnstallment system.
Mrs. Dyer obtained several children.
and when the rent became due they left
and came to live al Elm villas. Caver.
sham. suburb OF Reading. The
Palmers lctt-presently separated from
the Dyer woman and went TO London,
and just before last Christmas the wom-
an and "Gfannle" took the house In
Konslngton Road
Palmer Is Mrs. Dyers son-ln-law. and
Il Is believed that II viii be made to APP
pear that he assisted her In her nclar-
ious work and received the premiums
paid for the care Of the children. In sew
oral instances he Is under the middle
age. feet 10 inches In height, OF slen-
der build, and when arrested was styl-
ishly dressed In frock coat and fault
lossly fashioned trousers. as well as a
SILK hat and a shepherds plaid neck
tie. lie has auburn hair and light
mous,aohe. He Is feeling his position
very aeutely, and has grown very bag.
gard.
II It be proven that the Commission
business" In which he has been engaged
was the receiving Of the moneys paid
by mothers who. for various reasons
desired TO part with their little ones. Il
will be found that he never took less
than $50 at a time-Or fi0 English
money-for in all her career that was
the figure at which Mrs, Dyer rated her
services. For many years she has
been advertising In the London and
provincial papers as willing y sdopi
irfants on those termr. 0ae aeveI
took a child or eyinoed any interest IN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
NEEDED FOOD AFTER ALL.
Tho Western Man Fsu Hetter for 1t
"a Did the Poet.

Tho Western Man Felt Hetter for 1t
80 Did the Poet.
Once a rich western man who want.
ed 10 enjoy life In New York for a few
days took the poet In tow as guide and
mentor, says the Scranton Truth. The
western mans idea Of life went no
farther than the playing OF billiards
and drinking wine. For three days
he moved around from one billiard
room 10 another. One OF his peculiarl.
ties was that after the FIRST morning he
did not care 10 eat. Vie lived on stlmu.
lantr. The poet likes to eat lie
would from time TO time suggest to the
western man This would be a good
time TO 20 and get nice English chop
around at Browns" or what would
you think Just now Of a good. thick
bCefsteak. hrolled and" "Oh, hum.
bug! the western man would say. we
haven't time 10 eat. and what do YOU
want TO cat for when you get an the
wine you want?" And the poor. tired
poet had 10 drag along and pick mp a
bite as he could from free lunch
Late on the third evening the western
man got 30 tired he went TO Ned In an
uptown hotel, Tho poet got a bed Ia
the same room. Soon az sleep over
came the former the poet rang the bel
and requested a menu card. Then h,
began az the top and ordered straight
down through Il everything from blu,
points to coflee-to be served for two
When the two suppers were served h,
sat down and eheerfully ate them both
The western man slept right on. Mex
morning when the western man awok,
and looked at the empty plates and tn,
debris Of the supper on the table h,
rubbed his eyes and after indulging II
deep thought for a moment looked owe
to the other bed and said to the poet
Il think you were right, after all: W
did need something TO eat. Heavens
we must have been hungry to eat nj
all that stun last night. but feel mucI
better for H.. And the well fed poe
said. Me. too
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18


Dyer. the murderous baby-farmer Of
Reading.
! sent a reporter down there yester-
day. and he has returned with a bud
get OF news. easily obtained. and yet not
published In the London or the local
newspapers. The police. TO be cure.
display the utmost retlcence upon the
subject Of their knowledge regarding
the murders, whose rumored number
has startled England. The only state
ment they made that seems 10 me worth
reporting for America is that the case
Will prove 10 be the most serious Of It's
kind OF the century. They limited
vaguely at the near approach OF sensa-
tlonal disclosures. and ore Of them said
that he had not the least doubt that the
murderers had been az their work Cor
at least ten years. and In that period
have made way with at least three hun
dred infants!
The reporter while at Reading
cleaned from various sources the fol-
lowing facts concerning the nurse Dyer
and her history:
She is a stout well-bullt woman.
fee; s inches In height. about so years Of
age. and Of very good address. She
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
RULER OF WILD MEN.
Al Eagil.hmas Who Made Himself

Al Engil.hmaa Who Made Himself 4
nornean Monarch.
4 lecture was delivered Tuesday
evening In Golden Gate hall by Roun.
soyielle wildman. late United States
counsel at Singapore. The subject
says the San Francisco Call. was
"Borneo and Raiah Brooke" Brooke
was an Engllshman who wandered
away TO the northern shores OF Borneo.
and there became an absolute monarch
The tasks which he accomplished were
those at which England and Holland
hesltated. Brooke had TO fight against
pirates and the head hunters Of the
island. and also TO overcome the sultan
who had settled almost In the same
territory. And Brooke. by his lndoml'
table energy. HIS great executive abll'
ity. strategic power and determination
became the victor The headhunters
OF northern B0FneO were pretty bad
lot. for, as the lectuper explained with
a grim ylyldness. none Of the women
would marry n man unless he had Al
least one human head 10 decorate theis
happy domIcile. The pirates were
equally as undesirable neiehbors: thsln
were intrepid 10 last degree. sanguin.'
airy enough to be characters for dime
novels and relentless foes who resented
any encroaehment upon their domain.
with this unpromising material Brooke
organized a kingdom that paid taxes
sustained an army and nayy-such "a
they were-and maintained and re.
spocted iiR new government. Slavery
In every form was overcome and In
nine years the pirates TO a man wera
under subsection. Brooke was the
Washington OF those unknown nations
lie died In iSGS. crowned with glories
from the queen Of England and various
scientific societies and colleges. Mr..
wildman asked the raiah's son one DAY
how all this had been accomplished
/ the natives made tractahle and peaceful
I people new race. almost while
America after more than 100 years. had
only made paupers OF the remnants Of
the red men. The answer was that
Raiah Brooke had always lived up to
his word strictly with these people aud
they eventually came 10 know and ad.
mire aim; and the rest was easy,
Brooke. like his native country. how.
ever enlarged his territory much AZ
England Is spreading out at presen, IN
Venezuela. and the old sultan Of ID,
neighboring kingdom Ia pauper In I,
wretched bungalow lie used to conf
plain that Brooke took 1909 miles Of
bis territory. when the photograph
OF the magnificent palace Of the English
governor OF Singapore was shown. Mr.
wildman said the palace was thres
times as large as the white house n
Washington. quite as elegantly fur
nishcd and decorated inside. and tha
the governor had an income almost ii
large as the president
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18

recovered. near the fOotbrldge At ths
Clappers II proved to be that Of q
child. and was wrapped up In a cloth
and tied round with a string. There
was large brick In the parcel. The body
was that OF a child Of about . months
OF age. Il was supposed that the little
baby was suiiocated by having some
thing placed In It's mouth. Il Is impos-
sible to say how long the body had been
In the water.
On the same afternoon another par
Gel was brought up from the center OF
the fOotbridge. In this we're found
the bodies Of two infants, accompanied
by such other paraphernalia as war
ranted a strong suspicion that the muir
derer OF the children previously found
was also the destroyer OF the lives Of
these.
With regard to these accessories. the
tape used to strangle the babies. the
brick invariably found In each parcel
and those other implements which
serve the police as bases for the case
they will bring against Mrs. Dyer, Il Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18


Lecturlng recently on Great Orators
aud Preachers | Have Known" DR.
Rogers found occasion to tell some very
amusing anecdotes belonging to he
last generation-or the last but one.
Perhaps the funniest OF them was one
OF James Parsons Of York. He was
driving on the box seat into Doncaster
during race week. and, thinking proba.
bly, about anything rather than aorse
flesh. when the driver pulled out his
watch. with the remark; Wen be In
time, after all. think"
Tn time for what?" said Parsona, a
little absently.
why, the 81, Legor OF course"
THE ST. Leger? Oh. yes. to be sure!
But never 20 TO race meetings"
No one would ever have supposed
from his appearance that he did. The
driver was non-plussed for a moment.
but he soon excused his passenger by
saying:
All weN. you're like me. suppose.
| always did like a real good cock aght
sight better. Toronto Catholic Reg
lister.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
wANDERlNos IN JAVA.

Climbing the Mount ,Ins 60 Get a vleu
% = Crater
Long before sunrise we were IN Oui
cart. drawn by three ponies. and bowl
ing along In the cool nigh, air under
bright moon and eloudless sky. says the
Westminster Review. The early start
was necessary In order that We might
make the ascent and reach the crater
before the great heat OF the day. A.
We drove along We passed crowds OF
natives. tolling along under their heavy
loads or resting under the old covered
In bridges. by which we crossed
streams All along the valley oui
driver cracked HIS whip and made his
little ponies ny along between the
shady palms lining the way aide. SC
that We arrived at a small bungalow
situated at the foot OF the mountain
Just when the hrs, silver streaka Of
dawn orept into the eastern sky Here
we we're to take our breakfast OF cheese
sandwiches and cold tea before com.
mencing the ascent Of the volcano. We
got on at els. accompanied by two
coolies. who acted as guidea aud car.
rled our provisions and my camera.
For the first two hours We followed
a beautiful path which. at the com
mencemenl, led us through avenues Of
banana trees and tall scarlet crotons
hen divorging round a shoulder OF the
mountain. VIC entered a wide. tangled
| Jungle. where the ieathery fronds Of he
tree ferns and the delicate green leaves
Of the Ilantaln formed a lovely con.
,rast to the dark vlslas Of the torcs,
Here orchids nestle In the thick. mossy
underground and oleandera shed iheli
delicate blossoms on CARPET OF tiny
ferns. The last hall-hour was stif
climbing. very trying TO the eyes on &c.
count OF the sun striking on he white
volcanic soil. and terribly hot. as the
sun was already high In the heavens
The crater consisted Of an arena oI
yellow rulphurous lava. while a hug,
bloWhole occupied the center emitting
,louds OF steam and causing the Who'll,
summit to culver The surface Of thli
lava mound was honoyoombed with
small steam holes and dangorous-look
ing hollows. which suggested prudence
In lts exploration Indeed. the earth
literally trembling beneath ones feet
gave little confidence Of security from
,he risk OF ruddenly breaking throlgl
he thin crust that lay between the solel
OF ones feet and the Internal regions
Higher mountains and peaks sur
rounded the crater. which gave one ,h'
idea that the mountain must itself have
once possessed a peak, which has leeI
blown on. probably In some great erup
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
GEMS OF KNOWLEDGE.


The highest natural bridge In the
world Is At Rockbrldge, Va. being 200
feet high to the bottom o. the arch.
The larges, insurance company In the
world u the Mutual Life Of New York
city, having cash assets u Sos. O0O. 900.
Tho largest circulation OF paper
money Is the United States. ling 100
milllonl, While Russia has go mil.
lions.
Tic largest empire In the world Ia
that OF Great Britain. being S.557 .6ss
square miles. aud more than sixth
part OF the globe.
Tho longcs, tunnel In the world IL
ST. Go,hard. on the line OF the railroad
between Luccrnc and Milan. being sN
miles In length.
The loltcs, active volcano Il P0poca.
tapeu u IS i1.1Si feet high. and has
crater three miles In circumference
aud 1000 fee, deep.
The largest desert Is Sahara. In Nor.A
Africa. It's length is 1900 miles and
breadth go miles: having an area OF
100000 square miles.
The largest tree In the world. az ye.
discovered, Is In Tulare county. Cal
II Is 215 feet high. and iO6 feet In cir.
cumferance at IL base.
Burnt bricks were known to have
been used In building the Tower Of
Babel They were introduced into
England by the Romans.
The largest volcano IN the world IA
Elna. It's base Ia 80 miles IN circumier.
ance; It's cone 1000 feet high. Its mrs,
eruption occurred i1i nc.
The most remarkable echo known IA
that In the castle OF slmonetla. two
miles from Milan. Il repeats the echo
OF a pistol shot sixty times.
The largest diamond In the world IA
the Braganza, being a part Of the Por-
tuguese jewels. II weighs $50 carats
IL was found In Brazil In l7li.
The hrsl deaf aud dumb asylum waa
founded In England. by Thomas Braid.
wood, l16O; and the first In the United
states was at Hartford. 1871
Tobacco waa discovered In san
Domingo In 1895; afterwards BY the
spanlards In Yucatan In 1890 Il uar
introduced In France In 1860 and into
England 1888.
The present national colOrs Of the
United States were not adopted by con.
gFess until IN The Tag was ars.
used by Washington At Cambridge.
January /. if76.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
the varying luck Of the different silcs.
Saturdays game ended In a draw.
a YAeHr.s MARRow rscAPe
Nearly Hun Down In the DARK by =
French Man-o'- War.


french Man-o'-war.
Talking OF collisions reminds me o:
a little incident OF some i've years ago,
which Is characteristic OF sailors prac-
teal common sense. writes the earl Of
Desart In Cassells Magazine. was
lying becalmed floating about helplensly
on a dark night. some ave miles out
side Ajacolo harbor. The French presi-
dent. NJ Carnoi. had Just been there
and there had been high links. which
We missed through the contrariety Of
the winds Well. out Of the harbor
came a number OF great ships OF war,
the French aud Italian ieets. and what
rocked their officers. flushed with
poncho Il honnour. OF a little English
yacht bobblng about In almless fashion
among thcmg One OF them-a turret
ship, that looked. | am told. at least
100000 tons In the gloom. came
straight at us and our fare. or blue
light kept on deck for emergencies
had no effect on her course till the last
moment. when she altered her helm and
shaved MS by few yards.
Had that alteration OF helm come .
second later there would have beer
paragraphs in the London papers, a
Yacht Missing" and the eventual writ
ING of OF the yachts number a
Lloyd's as "foundored at roa." for tn
going over as would have scarcely
woke the ironclad's captain. and th'
officer az the watch would have nat
uraliy have said nothing about the In
cident But where the sailor man
sense came In was here: had. seeinl
II was hopeless TO think OF getting int
horbor that night--retired to my bert
bdoro the fleets emerged and onl
heard OF our narrow escape next morn
ing. To my question why We down be
low were not warned OF the immlnon
catastrophe. | received the reply. Il
would have been no use your comm
ON deck; she'd have gone clean over O
and her sides were too high for a jumI
even II there's been time!"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18

a customer unless and until the cash
was paid down, Her advertisements
we're all OF the conventional type. all
too numerous even nov. In the midst OF
this excitement. In the lower class Lon
don dailies and woeklies. Her mode
Of advertising was as follows;
"AD0PTION-I.ady having no child
wishes TO adopt infant; premium fi0,
loving home"
But she was not OF that band OF baby
destroyers who 90 to the pains TO pre-
tend that they need a child In order to
secure an estate. and who say; baby
wanted: must be from birth: would
wait"
The house In Reading at which Mrsl
Dyer was arrested Is shown In an nc!
companylng photograph. especially
taken by a photographer whose sug-
gostiyo address Is Body Road, Read
ing" The house consists OF six rooms
three bedrooms. n parlor, a kitchen
and a scullery. Il forms one OF a long
row OF similar dwellings. and Ia neatly
and comfortably furnished. Inquiries
among the nelghbors elected the fact
1 that Mrs. Dyer appeared to them 10 be
a quiet and respectable woman.
The story OF the manner In which the
present case was developed against her
has been but scantlly dealt with In the
cabled reports.
On Monday. March 30. a parcel was
found In the river. and when II wal
opened II was seen TO contain the body
Of a female child. An address on the
Parcel led 10 the arrest Of Mrs, Dyer
and the police are able to prove that
she borrowed some string and took ou
with her paper parcel on that day :als'
that tee string around the parcel wal
identical with the string she borrowed
On Wednesday. April s. a man wh'
was dragging the river brought mp
parcel OF linen rags. When the parce
reached the surface Of the water
brick dropped out. and also the head o
a child. which iloated upon the surface
OF the river. On examination OF tn
parcel II was found that some tape hai
been tied tightly round the neck Of III
deceased child
On Friday. the 10th. a third body va
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-18
A TITLED CONVICT.
Geld Not Endure Honest ProspsritE
berlin Lellerl

naron ven nammsrststn Of 0erman1
cosid Not Endure Honest ProspsritE
Berlin letter.
Baron Won Hammersteln, formerly
the editor OF KreuE zeltung and q
leader Of the conservative party In Ger,
many. was sentenced the other day 10
three years penal servltude. 10 be de.
prlved Of his civil rights and to pay
ilne Of 1900 marks for forgery. fraud
and breach OF trust. The baron's dis.
grace Ii almost as much OF sensation
In Germany as was the downfall Of
Bacon In England. For twenty years
he was the all-powerful leader OF the
conservative party In German politlcs
He was discovered by Bismarck. who
was the first TO recognize his energy.
courage, persistence ana his magnetic
power over men In his own station Of
life. Originally an impoverished
nobleman. Bismarck put wealth and
power into his hands by placing him
at the head Of the Kreuz Zeiiung with
an annual salary OF 1000 marks. This
paic. vas the organ and moulhpiece OF
the conservative party. Tho baron be.
came an eloquent speaker and his words
were applauded even by his political
enemies. Even last year. when many
knew Of his financial troubles. he re-
talncd his control OF the conservatives
and was vociierously applauded In the
relchstag as the spokesman Of his party
At last came public disgrace. Tn,
AFFAIRS OF the Kreuz Zeiiung we're In.
vestlgatcd and Il was found that the
baron had flung away 1000. 900 markS
He had stolen the pension fund OF the
paper. forged drafts for immense sum-
in the name OF Count Won Kelrstein anS
was literally overwhelmed with al
manner OF bad debts. This money. 4
was ascertalned. had been squandereS
In wild. dissolute life. In which
figured champagne orgies. high bottini
and desperate gaming Just before thi
storm burst he fed 10 Switzerland
The sentence OF Hammerstein end