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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
CATCHING A THIEF.
IN. Protected Her leo ths,, In = rrs.

she Protected Her lee Chest IN a rrss
ticat way-Her Husband objected
From tho Cleveland Leader: did
you ever hear how Mrs. Turner caught
the fellow who was robbing her ice
ehest?" asked the smoo,h-faoed man.
NO" the man with the krugona re-
piled; how was IL"
They were riding down town in an
open car and the narrator Of the story
pitched his voice In a key that made
It possible for every person aboard
10 hear what he said.
For a long time" the smooth
laced man said. somebody had been
helping himself pretty freely TO the
beer that the Turner's always kept on
&c. Mrs. Turner was uncertain as TO
whether the ice man or the hired girls
beau YVES tho guilty person. but finally
she hit upon a plan whereby the iden-
iiy Of the wrong-dcor could be estah-
.ished. You know Mrs Turner lt
practical woman n she "a anything"
Yes said the man with the krug-
ers. rubbing his hands and beginning
10 look as II he was interested.
"Wcil." his companion resumed. "she
went to the druggist and asked him 70
fix up n dose that would double the
beer guzzler mp like jack-knlfe. but
which would be sure to result in no
pormaroat injury. Then she doctor
cd TO bottles. put them In the leo
chest and waited for results"
yes" said the listener. a plearcd
grin beginning to show upon his coun-
tenancc.
But" tho other went on. neither
the ice man nor the hired girls beau
was caught"
you don't say" exclaimed the man
with the krugers.
NO" the 0moOth-faced man said,
but they had TO call In the doctor
for old man Turner last night. and some
OF the nelghbors were afraid for an
hour or two that after he had got so
that he could talk again that the af-
fair might result In permanent
breach"
While the people on the car were
laughing AZ the joke on Turner a big
man who had been sitting directly be-
hind the narrator Of the story slgnallad
the conductor TO stop. and as he hur-
r.edly got OF the smooth-iac5d man
whispored
Great Scott That was Turner
hlmself!'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

p9ule's Churchylrl," In the year i6t2.
The author has no love for folk who
never leave the parish In which they
Ure born: such SLOW and slugg.sh
people may he said to be like suailes
or T0giO'sCs On their shells. crawling
always about their own home or Ike
,he Cyn.que shut up always IN a tub.
The Grsi country We Islanders should
become acquainted with Is France.
land the younger one goes TO France
The better. because OF the hardness Of
accent and the pronunciation. which
VIII hardly be overcome by one who
has passed hia minority. and IN this
point the French Tongue may be- said
10 De Ike Fortune. which. being a wo-
man, loves youth best" Il might seem
strange 90 modern tourist to gather
information from a chat with "some
aHc.oni hume" These ladies, how
ever appear 20 have had no objection
TO being interviewed. They speak a
quaint dialect Howell informs IA.
and, besides, they have most common
ly all the Moves that passo and they
will entertain In discourse I'm one bee
weary % he bcstow on them now and
then some small bagatels as English
gloves, or knifes. or rlbands" The
conyorsat!on with these nuns must
have been carried on under certain dis
advantages. as the ladies were behind
a grating. The author allows a period
OF three years and four months for a
tour including France. Spain and Italy.
Venice. Germany and the low coun-
tries. Tho trip was undoubtedly ex-
pensiye. Fifty pounds per annum for
"a, ccrvant and three hundred pounds
for the master for a like period Is the
authors calculation. In which he in
cludos riding dancing. fencing. the
racket, coach hire together with his
apparel Tho reader Is advised to
bring home something that may acrue
Co the puhlIuuc benefit and advantage
% his country and not draw water to
BIS own mill only"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
FEMININITIEs.

II is allowed that after a woman has
passed 90 she is proud Of her age
No books are 10 legiblc as the lives
OF men, no characters no plain as their
moral conduct.
A wicked bachelor says that no mat.
ter whom You marry, you will lind
afterwards that you have married a
different person.
A statistician has calculated that
pair of rabbits would Ia four years
have descendants 70 the number II a
million and quarter.
A woman 20 years old was buried re-
Gently at Winston, y. C. Her burial
shroud was the dress In which she was
married 20 years ago.
Timid Youth have a poem aud
want TO see the editor Office boy
The editor is busy. rlldo just a. well.
I'm on my way 10 the waste. basket
now.
Dumlcy, timidly, for he is behind
with his board-I-er-think. Mrs.
Hendricks, that this milk Is tribe
sour Landlady, ircczingly-Jane,
pass Mr., Dumlcy the sugar
Dress, to be really beautiful. must
III ia whole character and clrcum.
stances rs well as the form. aud It's On.
tire attractiveness depends upon the
ease aud Inconsistencies with which
II Is worn.
II suppose Il is something Of a tri.
butte 10 ones beauty when a gentleman
rises and gives one his seat Ia car"
said Miss May rurc. somewhat proud.
ly. That depends" said Miss Kecue;
in some eases Il Is mark " respect
for age"
When the rushing crowds on a city
street are brought up standing by tho
handshaking Of two old friends every
body gets mad When the blockade IA
caused by the encounter Of two old
foes everybody looks glad. This Is
queer world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

DO you think earrings would DO.
como you" inquired Hos,eiter Nc.
Ginnis
oh, don't know. replied Birdie.
Il suppose the reason you don't
wear them Is because /, will hurt TO
have your ears bored"
oh. not In tho least said Birdie.
with animation. I've had that done
already quito oiten-iR fact for the
last three weeks"
Then llostotior reached round 10
the piano dragged his hat OF Of the
cover and commenced TO fade gradu.
ally from the room lie fairly melted
away In obscurlty and now a vide
ehasm separates the gallant Hostotter
and tho charming Birdie. Texas
SiitlngS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

In killngly. THE state. there lives a
Frcnch-Canadiln named Low Brad
shaw. lie has been resident OF mat
town about thirteen years. and rs now
90 years aud months old. He has
been married three times and Is the
father OF forty-one children. Forty Of
these are now living. The last child
died shortly after lbs birth, three weeks
ago. His FIRST wife bore him elk chill.
Gren. there being twins Ia that family.
The second wife was the mother Of
twenty-four children. OF whom twelve
are twins. and his present consort has
presented him with eleven children.
bradshaw was first married when I'M
der II years OF age His eldest son is
now "a years OF age, aud has several
children and grandchildren Twenty
nine OF his sons and daughters are mar
rled. all having children. This man
does not know just how large his fam
lly Of grandchildren and great-grand-
children has become. as the sons and
daughters have scattered. but he can
count mp more than $50 descendants
that he Is certain about. MIR. Bradshaw
married his last wife In Danlelson
about thirteen years ago. and the last
child born to them Is the only one Head.
Hartford Comm Correspondence
New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
theap 1rip Abroad.

Grorge DoWncr. 10 years old. started
way from Fayetteville ON January "a
10 see the world. lie left home with
s. aud tramped to Syracuse, then he
rcGe TO New York lie got a job "a
cabin boy on the steamship Massachus-
tie and was hired as a valet George
nCnt a month In London. lie and his
mplcyer went to Client and then they
returned 10 London.
George rot job on ship going to
Narscllles aud. after spending two days
there, paid his way to Bona. Algeria,
and went back TO Marsellles. His
money had given out and. after two
weeks In the Sailors home he sailed
for Malta In the steamship Arabstan.
Thence he went 10 Port Said, thence
10 suez and. finally, 20 Alden. After
ho loft Alden American oonsuls helped
him along from Lyons. Paris, and
laVre TO the steamship California.
which arrived IN New York on satur.
day.-Phiiadeiphia Record
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

what Is thought 10 be the smallest
typewriter IN practical use h In Den
yer. According TO the New York Tri-
bune Il Is made OF aluminium. and Is
two and one-elghih inches In diameter.
threc-Quarters Of an inch deep. and
weighs. complete. but three and one
half ounces. An ordinary watch 20
about the came size and weight It's
"a very simple. Fifty char
aclers are on the wateh-faee like key
board. while the type bars radla,e from
the center. A single key. which IL
placed over the particular letter de-
sired TO be printed and then pressed.
forms the means OF operation. a piece
Of felt l. used rs the ribbon. Tho cn-
tlrS machine Is attached to writlng
pad by means Of clamp when IN ulc.
High speed Is not claimed. yet it can
be operated sufficiently fast for ord.
nary purposes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
TRANSPORTATION OF TOWNS.
Russian CIV 20 he Taken to a Locatloa
Where the Climate Il Less severe.

Gusainn CITY 90 lie Taken 90 Location
whore the Climate {. Less severe.
san Francisco Chronicle: European
engineers are much interested In the
proposed removal Of an entire town In
northern Russia TO point % miles dis
tant the houses 10 be transported over
the frozen surface OF the river on
sledses. The city Of Kola. on the pen
msula OF the same name. Is now sit
uated at the confluence OF two rivers.
the Luttojoki aud the No,oserO. form
ing the Kola river, about 30 miles from
the Arctic ocean. While the rivers and
the bay below are nayigable for even
large vessels. Kola is situated SO far In
land that Il Is shut OF from the sea by
ice much longer than other seaports
situated even further north, like Var
doc. In Norwegian Laplaaa The gov
crnor OF the province OF Archangellsk.
Baron Eagclhardt. TO whose jursdic-
i.oa the district Of Kola belongs. has
proposed TO transfer the city 10 better
Port nearer the mouth Of the Kola river.
Imperial and ministerial consent haV-
ing been given. active preparations are
now being made 10 transpor, Kola to
the new location. The project Is not,
however. a new one. The thing has
been done on an extensive scale right
here In the United States. When the
Mormons left Nauyoo. ILL.,, they left be-
hind them nearly 100 well-built frame
houses. clustered around their unfn-
isEed temple. German grape-growers
came IN and settled up the place They
wanted the hillsides for their vines
The houses were sold to spectators.
who moved them all in the course OF
three waters over the frozen basin OF
the river to a point twelve miles above
o. the Iowa shore, and founded what
Is now one OF the most prosperous OF
western towns-Fort Madison The
houses were set on rude slciges and
drawn by oxen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

most gorgeous and magnificent spc'ioa
q butterfly indeed who manifests sd
prame disdain for an but the very
choicest flowers OF England's aris,oc.
racy.
AZ one moment Il was reported that
he had In view a marriage with Lady
Randolph Churchill. and mary even
went so lar as to question her sons as
to the date fixed for the wedding. But
Il has since become apparent that W.
w. As,cr flies at far higher game, That
be gins az a matrimonial alliance
grander than any that has ever fallen
10 the lot Of any American -notalng
less In fact. than a match with British
royalty In the person OF the Princess
Victoria. the only unmarried daughter
Of the Prince and Princess OF Wales.
lnscnsate as Il may appear n first
sight, the possibility OF Mr.. Astor's be-
coming grandson-ln-law OF Queen
Victoria. the matter "a very seriously
discussed AZ not az all unlikely
project In the drawlng-rooms Of May
fair. In elubdom aud in court circles
And let It be understood right AZ the
very outset that there Is nothing what
Sewer In the Englah constitution CT
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
JUVENILE AND JovlAL.

The richest people are thosc who
give the most away.
He, putting ON the ring-So glad You
like opalsl so many girls are atraic
Of en-. She,susplciously How do You
know? He-Tricd EN-.
Jinks-This railroad is soullcss
corporation. Is Il notp Filkins Yea
Jinks-wcll, then, don't see what Il
can hoTo "a gain by issuing half. fare
tickets 10 tho clergy.
Foreigner -"What makes American
women 80 bright aud clever" Native
well, you see, we give our womea
here half chance. aud they got 80
all'drcd smart they take the other
halt"
"Why should say more, llcrber,9"
she murmurcd. DO not my e,ea
speak affection2" yes" rcpliod
Herbert, who Is a young man or prac,l-
cal ideas,s"but you know, you eau I
always believe your own eycs."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
owe THING AND ANoTHeR
a New York family contaIsa al,

A New York family contains slx
criminals.
A shark measuring seven fee. 10
length and weighing se0 pounds, was
lately caught at New Haven, Coma.
There are 1875 American students At
tending Berlin university and only "a
English. OF the 3, 7ss students a,isi
are prussians
Richard NJ. Bent, New York plano
maker, stood his boarding.house land
lady of for thirty years lie now has
bill of 50. IT'S 90 10 pay.
A wash made Of witch.hazel and 90
coine, 10 be applied 10 the nasal pas
sages when the asthma comes ON Is an
effective cure for hay fever
Ia 1867, Sl.3i7.OO0 worth Of dia
monds were imported into this coun
try. Last year the importations
amounted to nearly Sis, 100000.
Fine rubies are enormously more val
liable than diamonds A fine ruby Of
real pigeon.bloOd color and eight
carats Is worth from st5, OOl 10 $50, 900.
A western editor met u well ed
ucated farmer recently aud said to
him that he would like 10 have some.
thing from his pen. The farmer sent
him pig and charged him 81. 7s for IT,
Boys stole the brass sliding panels
through which the conductor collects
fares, Of number OF cars OF the
ThirdAvenue railroad company, atNew
York, and sold them OF five cents
pound.
A locomotive going at about sixty
miles an hour, dragging a train that
safely jumped siN-foot gap on III,
track over a draw, as was done at
Newbury, n. v, lately, may be said
10 have broken the record.
crystallized nitrogen Is one Of the
greatest chemical lcuriosities. by
cooling nitrogen gas down 10 367
degrees below the freezing point, aud
then allowing Il 20 expand solid
snowlike crystals are formed.
Though not much Is said about Il,
Delaware Is a growing state. A r..
cent rcsurvey Of the boundary between
II and Pennsylvania resulted In giving
Delaware zoo acres that had previously
been claimed by Pennsylvania
The German government will not
use any white horses la the army Ia
future, II Is claimed that, owing &c
the adoption Of smokeless powder,
white horses could be- seen from dis
lance during battle, and could DO
easily killed by the enemy.
According 10 the census figures OF
December I, 1870, Hamburg, with
323,9el inhabitants. was the fourth
city In population Of the German
Empire. The three larger were Her
lin, Munich aud Brcslau The city Of
Altoona, however, 10 all intcnts and
purposes part Of Hamburg, has 100. &.
900 population or more, aud there are
other immediate suburbs that bring
the population mp 10 fully half a
million.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

High life In London ig no more apt
to be thrown into a furry Of excite
ment by fanclful rumors than TO be
shocked by commonplace immortality.
but the drnBing-rooms and the clubs
have had no sensation Ike this for
months, nor have they been so wrought
up.
Ask an Englishwoman Of the court
circle the grounds for alarm for sup
posing that the son OF the queen Of
England will permit his daughter TO
marry the grandson Of a German fur
peddler and she will answer: But
the diamond he gave the Princess
Maudg
The English gentlemen Of the old
style conservative type Is reticent II
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

paine basket had been placed over the
coupling and Mrs. Hamilton and the
owner OF the car were seated on u
when the coupling gave way and In the
sight of their helpless friends both
were killed Contrary 10 the prodic-
ton Of many. nr. Appleton retained his
interest IN New London. buried his
wife in the beautiful Cedar Grove GENE
terry there whore an exquisite piece
OF Italian sculpture life-like figure.
with q likeness Of her face. marks her
resting place-and when he married a
second time another beautiful woman
Eracel the old homo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

The late Lord Lilford. In his recent
~ published work on the birds OF
Norihamp,oRshire, England. tells this
tory Of a singular incident which oc-
CURED In one OF his trcluon, visits to
Spain: II FIRST learned" he says, the
rews Of President Abraham Llncolns
murder from a scrap Of a Spanish
newspaper found In mes, OF the kite
W by climber. Agapo. near Aranjuez ."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
LOVELY sALLlr HARooUs.
Nov Airs. Duncan Eilloi. = FOND R1an.
ma and Prsttisr Thaa Ever.

ma and Prettier Than Ever.
Mrs. Duncan Elliot Is said TO be love.
Her than ever since the birth OF her
little son. says the New York Journal
Many consider her the handsomest Of
the Hargous sisters. or. as some have
called them. The Three Graces"
When Mrs Elliot CSallle Hargous) was
married In Newport she was pro-
nOunced the most beautiful bride ever
seen In that summer city by the sea. ."
The exquisite lace veil she wore on that
occasion had history. II was submit
ted for the approval OF Queen Victoria.
with the hope that she would select II
for the Princess Beatrice. when she
married the late Prince Henry OF Hat
tenherg. but the queen. while she recog-
nized It's merit. considered Il too ex-
pensiye. Il was purchased on the
rebound for Miss Nina Hargous, who
married Dr. William Appleton Of Bos-
ton. and was evidently destined TO be
an heirloom and gracefully performed
q second service for Mrs Elliot. DR..
Appleton was a wldower when he mar
ried Miss Hargous. his lrst wife being
Miss Bessie Hammond. a charming
rirl. daughter Of Gardiner q. Ham
mend, well known In Boston society
and who had one Of the mos, elegant
establishments at the exclusive colony
OF Goshen Point. near New London
Mrs. Appleton met with a most tragic
death With several members OF her
family she was In the private car OF a
railroad president which had been at
tachod to the observation train al one
OF the Yele-Haryard races. A cham
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

"And would you die for me-" Tho
ialr young thing asked
We'll" the cruel man replied. as ne
fondled the golden braid that was
hanging down her back Il suppose
Il would be- only doIng the fair thing.
since you seem 90 have blcached for
me"
Whereupon a solemn stiffness a..
folded them. Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

A native girl In Jerusalem. whether
Christian, Jew or Moslem. has no hap
py childhood. does not In any case en-
ter into business life and has no aim
in existence beyond marriage. Even
among the frs, two classes the bride.
groom rarely secs his wife before mar
riage, and brides OF ~ and II are fire.
quCnt In all stations and kinds Of 90.
Getty Even the Christian and He
brow girls generally 20 yelled when
en- the streets. which is as rarely as
possible.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
somothInr Now Tor rnrn,,,,o

Nothing is more fashionable this sea.
son with the richest OF woods than cal
leo as an upholstery fabric. This seems
Incredible, but It ls quite true. one
sees at some swell shops rosewood
sofas and chaira made up with the old
style dark green calico In which tiny
bouquets Of gay flowers are stlily set.
Ana the result is much more beautiful
than would be imagined. The same
stua Is much in evidence for curtains
ana for wall hanglngs. In an ways Il
Is really lovely.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
SIC oers s4.ooo.ooo.
Mr. Rosenihal :, Ore Of the Luokiest
Women In New YORK.

Women In New YORK.
Mrs. A. 5. Rosenthal, wife OF allk
merchant who lives at CO West Eighty.
ninth street. New York city. has just
been notified that she Is one OF six heirs
TO fortune OF y2iOOOOOO. Her share
Of the property will be turned over to
her In few months The millions IN
volNed are In Australia. Mrs. Roson-
that's grandfather. Isaac Lincoln was
OF rowing disposition. and long ago.
IN the days Of gold discovery, went to
the antipodes In search Of fortune. lie
bought cheap land aud. finding no
profit In Il. left Australia for san Fran
cisco. leaving one OF his sons. John Lin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
Kind 20 Animals.

sho-los | am going to namo my
pug aiior you Mr. DUDLEY.
Ho-Boh Jovc that's not very
complimentary
Sho-O It's all right, he won't
Know enough 10 caro-. Texas Siit-
lngA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

Il don't think the Kids enjoy a elrcul
these days as much as they used to
when you and were boys" said the
man with the bald spot
Il know mine doesn't enjoy Il a.
much as ! did. said the man with the
brindle whlskefs. Il was taught In
my early days that Il was sinful
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

Mexican pulquc Is made intoxicating
10 a maddening degree by the addition
OF an extract made from what Is known
90 jlmson weed In th.a country. The
number Of deaths from lights In pulqus
hcps Is said 10 be Incredible.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

Juvenile Soda Clerk-Do you live
hero mister
Customer Yep
Then you'll have TO walt until tho
boss comes back from dinner aln't
allowed TO put up prescriptions 'cep.
cor irangors that's trayelin'."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
Two sih.a in L.

John Buli-"You allow the negroes
to be lynched and then do nothing 10
punish the lynchers."
Uncle Sam-"well. John, that's not
quite AZ bad as moving 'em down with
machine gnna and Iaen disirlbuilne
decorations and proRotlons according
to the size Of the klll."- Inaga
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

coin, behind John Lincoln. Mrs. Ro.
senthars father heard no more Of
Isaac. and Il was only by accident
that he discovered that the property
had been converted into a town, a sub.
urb OF the city Of Melbourne. and now
part Of that metropolis The law has
already decided the case, and the prom.
eriy is to be given to the heirs. Tho
other heirs are Mrs Albert Abrams
Morris oser and Mrs. F. G. waterland
OF Chico, Call Frederick Lincoln Of
Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs. Philip Bar.
nard OF San Francisco.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20

Physician say that innate IL a
married man. How do you know2
Asslstant-He was found roaming
about in a dry goods store mumbling:
yard Of orepon. spool OF silk. bathing
uull"-Adams Freeman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
EUROPEAN TRAVEL.
~ Was EKpenU,e aud siow In Eariy
luyA

nnyA
Lord Bacon advised the traveller to
carry with him some card or book
describing the country where he tray
clod." which would be a good key to his
Inquiry. says the Cornhlll Magazine
But the guldebook Of the period was
rather treacherous friend and was TO be
relied upon rather Tor sound moral dis
QUESTIONS than the practical purposes.
A good example Il furnished by How
ellis Instructions Tor f5rrelne Travel"
printed at the Princes Armes In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
ASTOR AS CONsORT.
MAY MARRY TIE PRINCESS
VICTORIA OF WALES.
Should she Succeed q" the Throne He
Would necome the second Parsonage
In the Reaim - ms deliberate I1Ans
for = Marriage

Ugh llfe In London
has taken serious
ly the possibility OF
William Waldorf
Astor marrying the
Prince Of Wales
daughter Victoria.
The ugly things
that are said prove
that British pride
IS touched TO the
quick.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-20
HE bark Fluorlne,

HE bark Fluorlne.
Captain Jansen. the
second OF the kryo-
lite feet from
Greenland, arrived
at Philadelphia the
other day. bringing
TO a close the most
memorable and
thrilling voyage
ever within the
recollection Of her