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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07


Tho Rev Father John himself lays
no claim to any power. lie does assor
that half hour in fervent prayer every
night will suffice to keep a person splr.
ilually healthy and happy. even when
the prayer Is forced. In seasons Of cold
heartednoss Nevertheless. he has beer
credited with not only cures but the
power OF prophecy.
The Rev. Father John Is In no wise
remarkable In appearance. except that
his blue eyes are piercing to a degree
nnd appear to have the power to look
into ones very soul and read what ia
there. lie Ia a simple. straightforward.
profoundly devout man. who believer
unqucstionably In the power OF prayer
His firm faith encourages sufferers. In.
spires the weak OF heart and morals
stirs up the rich 10 give large sums OF
money by which the poor profit. and
which they would not otherwise give
NJ all. In all probability. The Rev.
Father John himself derives no ad.
vantages from either money or arlsto.
cratic friends.
He gives without asking whatever
sum he may happen to have In his
pocket: or his mode OF operation is 20
nearly that that Il may fairly be de.
ceribed In these general terms. The
indisputable service which Father John
renders Is that he rouses sluggish
hearts, souls. consciences TO action.
more or less vigorous; that he puts into
the sick the desire and courage to live
which, as any doctor will admit. Is gen.
orally half tho battle. In that sense.
he probably does effect many cures
whole or partial.
On another occasion three young men
made up their minds to have some Fun
cut Of the respected priest. and 10 de-.
celve him. with the object OF running
his reputation for penetration. One OF
them went TO the Rev. Father John and
asked him TO come aud pray beside his
dying friend The Rev. Father John
did not refuse. but he said beforehand.
"You are trining with God" On enter.
ing the room he found the second
scamp wrlthing on the bed In apparent
agonles. while number three was wall
Ing and lamontlng The Rev. Father
John took a good look az the room
lwhcre there was no holy piciurel and
AZ them; knelt down. crossed himself
and said: Lord, deal with tl.m ac-
cordlng 10 their faith Amen" Then
he quickly left the room But whon the
Imaginary invalid attempted 10 rise
from the bed be found himself really
seriously 10 with a nervous attack
D. bas only after ihe iokers had Coac
penance and been well lccmred by tho
Rev. Father John thai she sick man re- /
covered.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

This mail constituted forinlghys
accumulation, the whole Of the Amcrl-
0an and Cauadiaa mail Tor the entire
island oi Newfoundland. The loss is
practically a colonial calamity. as 8.
viii seriously hamper business. Large
sums OF money Including remittances
from Newfoundland emiorants to rtja-
tiycs q, h-mc, were included On The
mail.
The Clpulct w3s owned by BowrIng
g Co., OF ST. Johns and was worth be-
tween $4,000 anl 100000. she VAS
hrIlt o.; MIddloaborourh. England. ln
1851. and was OF 5000 tons burden. She
lcf, Halifax last Saturday night. carry
iug 30 passengers aud 80 crow.
capt Fills has had thirty years OK
pCriuco 9s a ship MASTER aud this is
the lrst vessel he over lost Marine
Cove g. pcrfec, graveyard for s.eam-
crs. a large number having bcoa 'os'
there In recent years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Ladies who pride themselves upon
o-ing able 10 wear genuine loghorn
hats. for waich they are quite willing
to pay hish prices. can know little OF
the hardship and misery which their
production cn;aila The olraW pluitcrs
are paid thlocponse for every sixty
three yards. but NJ this rate they can
at most only earn twoponce a day. and
many Of them earn but a penny. The
manufacturers complain Of foreign
competition. and now the womcn have
struck" and crying "Ahbafsa n
moda" C'Down with tho iashlons'1
they have threatened 20 wreck tho
city OF Florence. TnCy demand 60
work only eight houp day and to bc
pAid aNepence each Cor their labor.
Rssiments Of infantry and sQuadlcns Of
cavalry were recently engaged IN re-.
sloiins order.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
THE FISH WERE FRESH.
net the Purchaser was = Great Deal
FFcsher.

hfcaner
Up In the nth ward a thrifty Ger
man makes a good living peddling live
carp, says the Philadelphia Inquirer
The iish are hauled about the streets In
small tank SET upon wheels. the
whole OUTFIT being propelled by the
energy generated from the Germans
muscles II there Is one thing more
than another the peddler pridos him
self on. Il Is that his wares. being alive.
are necessarily fresh.
Yesterday morning the carp mer-
chant was stopped by a woman who, II
the well-nlled baskets which hung
from her TAT arms we're any indication,
was on her way home from market.
TSs woman leaned over the cart and
sized up the swimming fish carefully.
Are they freshl" she finally asked
The look 81 disgust that spread over
The Germans countenance would have
Cited well upon the features OF a sound
money democrat who Is being told that
a free coinage candidate Is sure to be
nominated N the Chicago convention.
But he choked down his Indignation.
yah; dey ish fresh" he replied.
Ton he reached down into the tank
and pulled ont a sample. which hd
held up for the woman 10 see. She
gazed upon II for a moment, her nose
high In the air. She wasn't satisfied,
however and the next moment showed
one OF her own fair hands into the tank
and grabbed carp by the gllls. She
yanked Il up In the air after the man
ner " one who doesn't propose TO be
fooled In so important q matter as
buying a fish, and held Il out at arms
length for inspection. At least. she
started to hold It out. Unfortunately
she had picked up the biggest FISH In
the cart II was a carp that didn't care
much about women. anyway. and par
tlcularly a woman who considered her
sell we'll enough acquainted to run her
fingers through his breathing APP
paralus. lie az once began to 90
through contortion act OF the most
Intricate and vigorous description, his
mouth wide open and his tail marking
out thrCe-f0ot circles az the rate OF
forty a minute The suddenness with
which the fish started In on this pro.
gram was too much for the woman.
In her hurry TO let 80 Of the carp she
forgot about her baskets and their
contents. As her arms dew up the
baskets lew down. In the 18th ward
the sidewalks are as hard as. II not
harder than. In any OF the other wards,
and eggs have very little show In a
contest with them. There were eggs
In one OF the baskets two dozen Of
them. Unless the rain has washed
them away, those eggs are down ON the
nth ward sidewalk yet. They wouldn't
have been OF very much use 10 the
woman after they struck the walk. ex-
cept as scrambled eggs. In the other
basket there were strawberries and a
steak and roll Of butter. All OF these
we're saved from the general wreck.
however with the exception OF the
steak. An cnterprisiug liih-ward dog
Toasted upon that The woman didn't
stay TO buy any fish. Perhaps she had
lost her appetite for carp. Anyway.
she gathered mp the remnants OF her
marketing and sailed majestlcally
dogn the street Tie FISH peddleT
gazed after her a moment. Then he
chuckled to himself: yah: dose carp
Ish frcah-but not so fresh as dot y0m.
ans. py chlmmlnyw
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

clasped in his. Il Is his hand nov. and
has been for thirty years Around that
family hearthst0ne there stands a
group OF noble sons. half Yankee. half
southern. but all Americans We did
not shoot women and children. We
did not shoot prisoners In our great
civil var"
Soon after the senator concluded his
speech ! met him and inquired regard
ing the identity OF the Ohio colonel
and the fair Alabama confederate, ne
told me he referred to an incident In
the lives OF Col. S. w. Fordyce and his
accomplished wife Col. Fordyce Is
president OF the 81. Louis Southwest
em railroad and is known and loved
from the lakes to the gulf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Mr.. Spalding OF England contrlyod q
have chickens Matched and kept Sc.
cluded In a bag for day or two. when
on being Matched. they almost immedl
ately set on straight for the box IN
answer TO the call OF the hen. though
they had never seen her and had never
before heard her voice This thel
did" he observed. struggling through
the grass and over rough ground and
when not able 10 stand steadily on
their legs" The same writer remarks
that turkey but ten days old. which
had never seen a hawk. was SO alarmed
by the note Of one seoreted In cup
board that II fed In 4 direction oppo-
site to the cupboard with every sign Of
terror"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Jesse Bartlett OF Gardiner. Ne. owns
a dog that can De classcd among the
Intelligent ones. His master catches q
great many rats in trap and Is In the
habit OF taking the rodents In a cage
10 a nearby stream, placing the cage
In the water thuI drowning them.
saturday Mr. Bartlett was away. and
after waiting ualil II o'clock and he
not returning the dog seized the cage
In his teeth, bore Il 20 the stream and
dropped @ IN. u wal a big load for
him. bet he got there on time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
TIE SMART cYcLIsT.
she Gets Herself Dlsnked when Too
Much tn Evidence.

she Get. Herself Dlsnked when Too
Much Ia Evidence.
The smart cycllst does not make her
sell beloved when she spreads herself
and her cycle too widely over the path
OF the general public; when she chokea
the ihoroughfares and impedes the traf.
dc. and expects that the world viii
make room for her. when she takes
her dogs out with her for
an airing, and endangers the
necks OF an other cyclists for
the mere pleasure Of giving them
a run; when she talks cycle In an audi
bic voice az a matinee. when other peo-
pie want 10 listen 10 the performance;
when che blocks up shops with her two
wheeled s:eed liil other people are un-
able to get inside the door; and blocks
mp the carriage house OF the place she
81 visiting. TN the carriages can
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
ueu. Tchsrsvln'. Death.

The death OF Gen. Tchereyln. which
recently occurred at ST. Petersburg. Is.
the correspondent OF the London Times
says. an event OF some Importance. in
asmuoh as Il Is expected TO lead TO the
dlscontinuanee o; the special instltu-
lion which the late general represented
and which, In fact. he may be said TO
have created-the special guard, COM
posed OF variety OF persons. known
and unknown. including the police OF
the imperial residence. for the protec-
ton Of the person OF the ear Al
least II Is rumored that the late general
Is not likely TO have a successor In
exactly the same position under the
present young ear. and, indeed, the
condition OF alairs is now so different
from that which led to the creation OF
this extraordinary position Ia the early
years OF the last reign that in all prob
ability its continuance In It's present
form will be considered unnecessary.
Gen. TohereyIn distinguished himself
In the Polish campaign Of 1863 and tho
Turkish war Of 1877. During the lat
ter he was the head OF the ears cos
sack bodyguard which he commanded
Tor nine wears. From 1875 to 1850 he
was assistant chief OF gcndarmes and
head Of the third section Of his ma
jesty's cabinet. otherwise the secret po-
llilcal police. Subsequently he became
assistant minister OF the interior
While he was In control Of the secret
police an attempt was made upon his
lie by n nihllist. whom the general
horsewhippod ON the spot. after dis
ormlng him Of a revolver. Alexander
III. attached the general to his person
and gave him immense authority. lie
was. therefore, the late ears constant
companion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
A TOO ABRUPT STYLE.
In Writing TO Ills Mother He Nearly
ParaI,.ed Ter ht 4 raraRtanh.

In Writing 20 Ills Mother He Nearly
Paralyted tier by = Paragraph.
"Epigrammatic sentences are Inter
csting. but there Is such thing as be-
ing too epigrammatic said Il y Bar
nett of Louisville
Il was going into Louisville from
Memphis ON the train was white
haired old lady. with whom chance
drew me into conversation. We be-
came quite friendly. and she told ne
that she was going to visit her son.
whom she had not seen Tor two OF
three years lie had written a few
weeks before. asking her to visit him
al Louisville. naming certain hotel.
She arranged her affairs as quickly a.
possible and went AZ the depot she
was greatly disappointed not 10 meet
her son. and accompanied her TO the
hotel. Il being the one was In tho
habit Of patronizlng. took her 10 the
parlor and volunteered to ind her son.
The clerk had not seen him. but gave
me a letter for the lady As soon as she
had read the first line she tainted. and
! hurriodly sent for a physician. pick
Ing mp the letter. The nrst paragraph
was.
My Dear Mother am now In the
penitentiary' was shocked. but read
further The next paragraph said I
have a good position with the con,rae-
tors. and Il Is Impossible for me to get
ava. Come on 70 Frankfort have al
ready rented house Tor us to live In.
II took us three hours to bring the
mother to consciousness - Washing.
ton Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

scarcely dad room 20 turn. Her reign
however, VIII not be- Ions one. Fash
ion tires OF an whims Eut cycling
'iccli does no, owe its destinations to
Whim, fortunately u has taken zoo
ilrm q hold upon women throughout
the country even TO loosen H. Year by
year viii only see lts popularity grow
.us and increasing among women who
know how To appreciate Il at i,s real
value; and while q ls thus permanent
g settled as q national Institution. q
can well afford 10 lCi its tickle patron-
20.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
WOMEN OF TIE WORLD.
Fsur nonored and Three elftSd with
Long Life.

Ecur nOnoFed and Three oltted WIN
Long Life
Miss Margaret Cresswell receives
1850 a year for acting as postmistress
In Gibraltar The Gibraltar mail can
not be very heavy. for Miss Crcsswell
at the same time acts as superintend-
ent Of all the postoaices on the North
African coast. The first woman who
has received the permission Of the min
lister OF public instruction 20 attend
lectures In the University OF Munich
is Miss Ethel Gertrude Skeat, daughter
OF Professor Skeat. the eminent phllolo-
glst. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer. for
mor president OF wellesley college, Is
now In Venice. She has accepted the
Invitation Of the American Missionary
association 10 be one OF the speakers at
the jubilee Of the association In Boston
next October Her subject will be
Educational Equipment for Mission
AIRY Service. Three active spirituallsts
In san Francisco recently held an IN
terostlng celebration on their common
birthday Each one has a great-great-
grandmother. one being 50 years old.
another SO. and another SO. None has
lost whit OF her intellectual ability
and all three drank gayly out OF tea
cups 25O years old as they discussed
free thought and spirltuallsm with all
their old-tlme keenness Major Ara
bella Macombcr Reynolds is the only
woman who vas ever commissioned
regularly Ia the United States army.
She distinguished herself conspicuous
ly In the late war. but now lives In a
quiet little town on the Pacific coast.
where she is known rs Major belle
Reynolds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
NINE cALvK PRAISES AMERICA.
says She Would Prefer 0, to Any coua-
trv but Her DIVA

trv but Her DIVA
Harpers Weekly: Nine Calve Is as
loyal to Americans when she Is In
Paris as they are to her when she h
IN New York. She has been talking
to a Partisan reporter about L'Ameri-
que. aud assures him that Il IL an en-.
chentcd and drcamlike country. 20
which. u she we're not French, she
would wish 10 belong She brags hand
somely to her cOuntrymen about our
v'lics aanlhques. with avenues az
wide as Champs Elysces. bordered With
structures two or three times as high
as the buildings Ia Paris. and brilliant
With electric lights Even more warm
ly she praises the remarkable develop
mcnt OF our artistic Instincts. which
encourages artists to give full swing 10
their true tomperaments. and 20 inter-
pref the masters according to their own
Ideals Mclba. Il seems. has told
Partisan Interviewer that after singing
In opera In America she hardly dares
10 risk herself on Parlalan STAGE.
Calye says she sympathles with her
and. fond as she Is Of the Partisan
public, looks forward with trepldation
to appearing before II again. She does
not expect TO make the experiment for
another year. when she will return TO
Paris In May. pour Greer Sapho. do
mon cher maitre Massenet"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

After the serpent had swallowed an
the eggs In the nest he came TO the
conclusion that he might as we'll take
his nap right where be was
And the hen came back.
This" she said. cooking her head Ia
one side. this h what get for eating
all those branded cherries this after.
noon"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
drowned DOWN FRlvollrx.
Biue Laws on an Excursion Makes Chn
dren Unhappr

dren Unhappr.
Methodist disciplinary. or blue,
laws" are now more than ever rigldly
enforced In certain churches In Brook
lyn. declares the New York Journal.
This was particularly shown Thurs.
day on the excursion Of the NoStrand
Avenue Methodist EpiscG-al and thS
summerneld MeihodisN Episcopal
churches to Locust grove. on the SOUND
Soon after the two steamboats, and
three bargos had started an attempt
was made by the young people to en-
liyen the proceedings with square
dances and waltzos. but the amazed
and shocked church trustees quickly
atopped H. Next the children intro.
duced games known as drop the pill
low" hide the key" "postonlce.'
"forfells" and button, who's got tho
button" but they met with no better
success. for each was summarily brok'
en- - In turn. or course. IN these pas
times Kisses are often the penalties
Imposed upon delinquent playersand Il
was the aim Of the trustees to see that
no kissing was done. In one instance
a boy and a girl who were In each 9th
er's embrace with their lips puckered
ready for the osculatory impact were
ruthlossly separated at the critlcol
moment. In despair the youngsters
resorted to the tlme-tesied bean-bag
game but that, too, quickly suffered
the fate OF its predecessors.
Consequently the children declare
the excursion as a means Of providing
them with amusement was a dark, dis
nal failure More than 5000 we're on
the boats. however. and II was probab-
~ the most largely-attended excursion
In the history Of these churches.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

that Father John had been sent 'o'
across the whole length OF Russia 70
administer spiritual consolation ana
had been present when none others
savo the imperial family we're au-
mllted. Father Johns departure TOT
Moscow 10 attend the coronation oil the
Young Emperor was ehronlcled In the
Russian press In company with taa' o.
royal princes and great officials Of the
state. And now that great calamity
has saddened the coronation festivities
the cable tells ~ that Father John OF
Cronstsdt Is comforting and blessing
the mourners as they seek TO Ind their
dead.
Father John IL living Illustration
Of the manner In which man can rise.
IN the best sense. from the very lowest
20 the very highest class Of society N
a country where most foreigners would
believe such a thing to be Impossible
His father was a poor seml-ecelesiasii'
cal survivor Of the church In a small
village OF the Archangel government
situated even little further north than
Arctic Archangel itself lie was not
even a clever boy. according TO his own
account. until he prayed With tears Tor
enlightenment
he received IL. rose from the bottom
to the head OF his class. and. what B.
more important for himself and others.
acquired that ier,ent belief In prayer
wherein lies bis strength.
The Rev. Father John was ordaino
10 the priesthood 40 years ago last No
vember. and appointed 10 the church IN
Cronstadt Of which he Is now the arch.
priest. From the day OF his appoint
ment he began 10 treat his poor parish.
toners Of ST. Petersburg's seaport town
With the tender. winning affection born
OF hls own experience Of hardship and
poverty. hut his chief fame arose from
hts power In prayer. which. as thou
sands firmly believe. effects miracle
IN the way Of healing soul and body.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
4 Mystery Of VISION.

The ancient naturalists. ANTAGONISTS
and opticians had a great deal OF
trouble In explaining why Il was that
only a single Image resulted from
double vision. In fact. It was not until
the rieroo3copo was invented that the
phenomenon vas generally understood.
Even Spuraheim attempted 10 explain
Il by declaring that only one eye was
a,tiyo al time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

"'Tis being and doing and having,
that make
All the pleasures and pains OF which
mankind partake.
To be what God pleases. 10 do n
mans best.
And to have a good heart Is the way
TO be blest. byron.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

That some species Of ants rely en-
tlroly upon slaves for their support Ia
youched for by Darwin, and the bee,
Without cerchrum and possessing
rothlng comparable 70 one but a sen
s,ry eanella. "a famous for We different
eisten ranging nom ID guesa 70 ~
patient dEudgea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
SHIP WAS WRECKED.
VAS GOING THROUGH THE ROC
At FULL SPEED.
fhriIlins Experience out ~ sea--Many
Lives in Peril Passenger aud Crew
saved by Ilfsbosts.-Loss OF the Hail
a Coioniai Calamity.

II Il British
steamer. Capulct.
Capt Fills. which
was wrecked on
the Newfoundland
coast on Monday.
while on the pas
cage from Halifax
to Liverpool. struck
the rocks In Ma
rine cove. ST.
Aiary's bay. at .
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Tagleigh-Old Quiverful fixed up q
phonograph in hiF parlor. but the girls
beaux got ahead OF him by making love
without saying a word.
Waglclgh why doesn't he Got a
klneiosc0pey
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

An English writer says that the
Glasgow water from Loeb Katrina !.
very soft. and on that aeeoun =
computed that the anneai 1ax'r4
the rity IN soap alone srneea1. 70 -s''''
.lAs.lla.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
VETERANS CORNER.
INTERESTING SKETCHES ron
OUR SOLDIER READERS.
Hunitsd. the nlus aud tho Gray" a
Poem by Alvah Milton Kerr-senaior
mnis Anecdots OF the War General
Tcheretin's Death.

LUCK roses and
mingle soft tears
with their dew.
Bring orchids and
tulips and now
crs from the
lawn.
Fetch daisies meek
featured. and VI
Diets blue.
As pure as babe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

IN some paris Of England when you
haul drowning man out Of the waller
YOU set rothing, but n you Lex hin,
down aaa then haul hir- ont yuu res
shlillnss.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
A RUSSIAN HEALER.
JOHN cRONsTADr HAS The
POWER OF HEALING.

Ms Infuencs Fsit Everywhere COLLECTS
Vast sptas from the Rich aad Dts
trihutss Them with iatish Had
An.oag the Pear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

: unsll the ladlos havo recognized OF
refused 20 recognize a mans merit HE
social position ls ncl determined. IA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

NE Of the best
known names IN
Russia to-day Is
that Of Father John
OF Crousiadt; or in
Russian form.
Father Ioann Ser
gien Kronstadisky
When the late EN-
peror Alexander
III. lay on his
death bed. We read
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

During the prs, year the Methodist
rhurcles or California. received as
uany a. LES Japanese inssfAeil eolA-