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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
M. Isiooming Mistake.

A countryman OF Goethe gives an
other Instance Of the difficulty a
foreigner has with the English Ian
guage. lie vas invited out to dinner
soon after his arrival In England and
was DESTROYS OF saying something In a
very pleasant way, and made use OF
the following expression. "Will you
have the blooming kindness to-" etc.
lie used Il In the sense that the word
blooming" Is used IN German as he
Ing something very charming and beau
tlful. little knowing what havoc slang
has played with the word In England,
lie was absolutely at loss to under
stand why everybody was so utterly
Mortified at what he thought was an
extremely nice expression.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

brown frock coat bis tailor made him
.omo seventeen years ago. iot visit 10
samuel J. Tilien. T. vas 30 that coat
pants aud wet 10 mBtch-that be had
the famous interview with Nr Tilien as
20 campaign tXpeuiCs. a.i about which
Me Walter Wollmau has spun some %
his Widest romance Mr English Ger.
ainly did aot SCI cheated In that coat.
40 matter what pJlce he paid for Il. Il
mus, have been made ot good material
10 have Kept Us dresay look TO long
even 70 handled with the best OF care
should say. from observation az differ
Ont times. that the goods was north o.
England worsted Mr. English seemed
attached 20 the coat as an old friend.
ard. like Napoleon. he could never
tolerate new faces about him. i, wa
all he retained Of the campaign. and
Kept q as relic. though he paid Tor H.,
as be did Tor everything else he got At
that time. saw him last IN the early
days OF December. lie was without an
oyorcoat. after the manner Of Hannibal
ilamlin. which was very lnjudlcious. for
the weather was inclemCnt The brown
isock was wide open Ia front Possibly
4. was n little too tight TO button then.
In Indiana Mr.. English was thought
nch man. lie left an estate worth
three millions. half Of which goes to his
son. II IL OF ilfty years growth and be-
gan with the annexation Of Texas Mr.,
English was then % years old and
clerking IN department at Washing
ton. He was richer IN character than
On purse. aud had his reputation az his
homo not been OF the very best. that
nood,ldo IN affairs that Shakespeare
sings OF would probably have dashed
past him and been lost forever. lie had
some money az Lexington. hts native
town, and had saved all possible from
his salary OF two years for Mr. English
was born sayer. though not then domi-
mated by his genius fer acquisition. The
bonds OF the Texan Republic were NJ
very low prlco-not above seven OF
olght crnta Jesse u. Bright, who an.
ticlpatod Texas becoming a state, Was
a friend 10 young English and told him
that he might lay The basis Of fortune,
q he had ambition that way, by buyiag
Texas bonds. But mind said Mr.
Bright by way OF caution. VI Is only
my opinion. You must no, dold me en-
tlrcly responsible Il annexation falls.
Young English asked that the situation
he more fully explained. which was
done. lie was then prepared for the
consequence Of his own acts. Here was
r.early his opportunity. lie got leave
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

Congressman Broslus Of Pennsylvan.
ia tells this story about Thaddeus Stew.
ems. according TO yesterdays Washing
ton Post: stevens was ohamploning
some bin IN congress which aroused the
opposition OF the combined Southern
members. lie made a brilliant speech
In favor OF II. and equally brilliant
speeches were made on the other side,
and the upshot Of u was that Stevens
was outyolci after a very bitter and
passionate partisan debate. stevens
was stlll boiling with disappointment
and bitterness when Tombs. Of Georgia,
IN haunting way. asked him: Well,
Stevens how do you feel over your de-
ieatr Feel. snapped back Stevens. I
feel like the poor man at the rich man's
gate, who was licked By the dogs"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
al, Him An Right.

A young woman from out OF town
went to tea among the literary re,
last week. she was introduced to a
whole roomful OF people, and afterward
she went about trying to call everybody
by his right and proper name-she
rather pridcs herself on that sort Of
thing, you know. She remembered an
amazing number OF names. but when
she came to one distinguished looking
man she paused In despair. Il know
everybody olse's name," she said, but
when Try to remember yours / am
completely at sea." Then you're not far
wrong" said the Distinguished boxing
man. My name % Atwater Wash
ington Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
a WORD TO MOTHERS.
An Opportunity for Reflection After
Reading Implied Advice

Reading imrifu AuNtca
How many girls We meet to-day 10
tween the ages OF 10 and II who are
going out In company without either
father or mother accompanying them"
begins q conversation reported In the
Philadelphia Prosa Either they 80
out alone or with a young girl or young
man az easily Influenced as themselves.
These young people have an idea that
their parents are growing old and are
Of n different generation from them
selves. therefore they neither under
stand nor sympaihlzo with them, so
they seek suggestions from those who
they think will coincide with their
views and with the times generally.
How differently the daughter feels to-
ward the wise mother who has made OF
her a friend and companion from child
hood. Bound up IN the love and inhu-
ence and confidence Of such a mother,
there will be no question concerning
the useful womanhoOd OF such daugh-
ter"
But sometimes" interrupted, zone
secs daughters that are far superior In
moral character 10 their mothers"
There rclnstances. Of course. where
he daughter would be better on had tho
mother no influence whatever over
her" was her answer.
1T IL shameful that such a state Of
affairs should exist. and yet It IL true
The mother seems as greatly pleased
over tho daughters success in catching
new bcaux as other mothers feel when
their daughters receive prizes for ef-
nclont work IN school, They proudly
exhibit the packet OF love letters the
daughter has received in one week. and
We have only 20 look out upon the
street Of any town. from twilight until
. 10 10 o'clock In the evening, to see the
result of such training Young girls
[ dressed IN their best are noticed walk
ing up and down The streets. endoavor-
Ing TO attract attention. or chatting
with some youth upon a street corner.
These ore somebody's daughters Are
they yours7 Perhaps some mothers
/ will asks What harm. so long as there
are other girls with herr But who are
tho other girls and what Is their lnnu-
once over your daughtor9 DO you sup
pose these girls are the confidential
companions OF their mothers. or that
they repeat TO them onehalf the con-
yorsaiion which passes between them
and their street friends?
% n you have not previously secured
your daughters confidence. however.
De- sure Ii will not be given you then.
Tor their tlmldity and hashfulncga viii
De far greater AZ that time than ever
before. Ii she does not 90 to you she
gathers little information from one
young friend. llttlo more from an
other. and very likely none Of Il cor
rect and much OF Il harmful.
THE complaint OF the paragraph. I
think. Is just Women should make
every cnort TO be their daughters con-
udantos-yes. aud their sons, too"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

Mss Emma G. Ficklos, who achieved
considerable reputation for the part che
played Ia connection with the uprising
OF the Indians az Pine Ridge agency IN
1890, has lust received notification
mat she has been awarded a gold medal
by n society In paris. France. whose
motto Is To Save OF 10 Perish" Miss
sicklcs was In 1856 a teacher in the
Indian school at Pine Ridge agency ami
was well acquainted With all the In.
dians when the uprising al the agency
occurred In 1880 she volunteered her
services 10 the war department Sec
rotary Proctor and Gen. Schoheld sane
TONED her enterprise. She managed AZ
great personal risk 10 get into the camp
Of the hostile Indians. aud although
the massacre OF Wounded Knee took
place she has always maintained that
by giving Gen. Miles timely informa-
ton OF the intentions subsequent TO that
sao ayer,od Wholesale slaughter al
the agency. Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

exhausted that she thought n she kept
The baby with her any longer Il would
die. and she abandoned a. not because
she wanted 10 defert Il. but simply be-
cause she had no means Of providing
for T. She was anxious 20 have the baby
with her. but was unwilling to sacrl-
lce rs life. Mrs. Foster. after hear
ing her story. appeared before the
grand jury. She told members OF that
body the circumstances Of the case.
and the grand jury dismissed the COM
plant on Mrs. Fosters assurance that
she would see the mother and baby
taken care Of Mrs Foster sent the
woman 10 a place where she can oaru
n living by taking care Of another baby.
and after a years service she will be
a. liberty 10 30 away and leave her own
baby, paying a nominal sum for lis sup
port. This was rather an exceptional
case for Mira Foster 10 take charge Of.
Her ideal work is roscuing young
women who fall into the hands OF the
police for the flrst time. She prefers
TO take the cases OF girls who are loft
without natural protectors and need a
woman's care. The reason ;he Judges
and others IN authority On the criminal
courts are willing to oondoue petty Of
icnses or even those that might be re-
gardcd as Of grayor nature.on Mrs
Fosters plea, "a that they are certain
that she can DO what no amount Of
imprisonment or other punishment
could accomplish.
Mrs. Foster 30 enabled to provide a
home and the means OF making good
women ont Of hayward girls through an
organization known as the Pelham Han
league. The league has a quiet little
country home at New Rochelle that Sc
known as the Pelham Hail shelter ior
Homeless Girls. Il O. supported 90.
tlrely by the pupils and alumni OF Mrs
J. C. HaEcn's school az Pelham Manor
The home was opened last August
Since the league took up Ca work Mrs
Foster has saved many young women
from prison and started them on the
road 10 earn their own living and lool,
out for others dependent upon them.
The cases which she takes up are
something like the following: a young
woman who was Twins out with a fam
ily and supposed TO be receiving So a
month was arrested charged with steal
INK dress belonging to her mistress.
she was locked up m the 1ombs and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

Of absence as quickly as possible ana
went back home. There he drew on the
town for an the money he could borrow.
But the town was poor. One OF the rich
est men IN II was a merchant who had
made a snug sum by swapping prints
for produce. and who liked Bill English.
he was asked for a liberal loan. He
wanted time to consider. But time was
money then or nothing No golden
dream had ever suggested 20 him 4
speculation IN bonds. but on Englishs
assurance he shelled out a thousand or
90. He knew that. make or break, Il
would be returned 10 him. That was IN
lsl5. English went back 10 Washing.
ton and put every dollar be had 10
Texas bonds. The Lone star Joined the
constellation. the bonds went 10 par
md Mr. English made his pile. Lika
the peach. II grew. aud Il grew. and Il
grew But some OF Il returned to the
old merchant at Lexington. Enterprise
had pushed him 70 the wall. he had
] iNNNN NAfff lAHNN ANNA MAAN ANahf aAA AAAN
bank that held HIS money collapsed In
a panic. He lived four years. surviving
his wife six months. without a shelter
or a table OF his own. and during all
this time Mr.. English eheerfully sup
piled him with both.
This was but one OF the mllgonaire's
klndnesses that the world knew nothing
or He desplsed ostentation in charity,
I yet was greedy OF fame. When Chicago
burned down Mr.. English gave thou
sand dollars 10 the relief Of It's people,
| though Il Is believed he gave only ten.
He wrote his name on subscription
/ paper for a round thousand. Though
oarolessness or inattention he put tho
I last two clphcrs In the cents column. or
az least too fer TO the right 70 be- In line
With the dollars. The subscription list
was given TO one Of the newspapers VITA
I directions that proof-sheets be sent 10
the others. There we're no subscriptions
below dollar. and only few to which
cents were attached. SO the editor ell
minated the cents column. printing only
the amounts IN dollars. and away went
Mr.. Engligh's last two clphers. This
represented him as contributing only
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
r,Id the pamags..

A Western judge sitting In cham
bors. seeing from the piles Of papers In
the lawyers hands that the first case
was likely to be holly contested, asked
what s. the amount In question:"
1.-TWO dollars" said the plaintiffs ooun-
sci. "Ill pay Il. said the judge, handing
over the money; "call the next case. "
he had not the patience Of Sir WIN.
lam Grant. who. after listening for two
days TO the arguments as TO the con.
structlon OF a certain act. quietly OBJ
served when they had done THAT act
has been repealed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
rnmnn. OLD shin

One OF the most famous Of the old
time packet lines Of ships Is at pres
ent represented by a single ship. the
Great Admiral, which. under command
OF Captain Rowell, recently arrived At
Boston In is2 days from Manila with a
big cargo Of hemp. She Is the last Of
the old "Black Horse" line, which. when
the firm Of Baker. Weld q Co. was In
fits prime. consisted OF twenty-elght
vessels and went long way toward lay
INK the foundation Of some OF Boston'p
fortuneA Of the present time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

Under the guidance OF the church
the whole universe has Joined In the
wory.F OF the true God The church
knew that human science was the hand
maid Of faith. and there ls no branch
Of arr or science that does not aid her
mission. All great scientists. with a
few exceptions, have been deeply re-
llgious. The church has always been
TO science a kind and helpful friend
Christian Truth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

The Cursed Tower O. an architectural
curiosity II is almost as far out from
the perpendicular as Is the tower nt
Pisa. and Is "a. more Impressive. be-
cause Il stands upon an isolated crae
which drops below Il sheer to the river
In a vast prcciplcc. Anciently, before
Il went wrong and It's curse came upon
Il. the tower was the keep OF the Bene-
dictlne nunncry OF soyons. Most un.
CALAMITY. In the year 1869, the Hugue.
nots captured the abbey by assault; and
therslpon The abbess. Louise dAmanEc
Cpoor frightened SOUL, hurrledly en-
braced the reformed religion In dread
lest without this concession TO the
rather decided opinions OF the conquer
ors. stlu worse might come. Several
OF her nuns followed her hastily heterO.
dox example; but the mass Of them
stool stoutly by their faith and ended
by making on with Il intact to Valence
Century
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

The human soul is the tablet on which
the image OF Jesus Is to be photo
graphod, as the sensitive plate must
DO developed In the chemical baths be-
fore the image appears, so our hearts
must be made clean cleansed by His
blood and annoln,od by the grace OF
God, Light Is essential In the physl-
cal process So In the spiritual por-
trait there must be plenty OF light
Rev. NJ. a. Head
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16


her own language, she simply aims 70
DO what one woman would do Tor an
other who was IN trouble. II must not
be imagined that Mrs Foster Is not
religious woman. bat she does not
believe In forcing religion upon the un'
fortunate women 70 whom she oheI
her aid. Mrs. Foster was formerly
paid missionary Of the Presbyterian
City Mission society. but she found her
self IN position where she could
afford 10 give up the salary, and now
what she does for the unfortunatea that
drift into the criminal courts Is with
out desire Of remuneration. She has
received several offers 10 act a. the
paid representative Of missions IN other
ciliea who are anxious 10 take mp the
rescue work as pFacticod By her In the
Tomhs. but che has declined them be-
cause she loves New York. her native
city.
She deals with the women who ma
lhemaclyes IN trouble through having
IN moment OF desperation or tempia'
ton. committed some crime which puts
them behind tho prison bars. and she
works among them without regard 70
race. color, creed or atlonaliiy. For
Instance. the other day che took mp the
case OF woman who had been locked
up IN the Tomha charged with aban'
doning her baby. The wc-ln was
awaiting the action ol the graui jury
on the complaint or which she was
held IN the police court. Mrs. Foster
IN her daily rounds Of the prison, talked
With the woman and learned that II
was through absolute Ignorance Of how
70 provide food and shelter for her
self and the baby that the woman was
tempted IN a moment OF despair 10
leave Il on the doorstep OF q dwelling
IN the hope that Il would be taken care
Of by the persons who found Il. Mrs,
Foster learned from the woman that
she had spent nine days In the Harlem
hospital she had struggled along as
best she could TO earn her own living
until finally she was taken m and had
90 20 TO the hospital. When she was
discharged from the hospital she mad
no relatives or friends In the city. and
had 10 walk the streets day and night
with her baby. She finally became 81
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

IN Tho midst or tomptailon Win no
means OF learning occupations 20 take
them from q. and are driven by ex-
cesslve poverty 10 theft and other
wrong doing. as seemingly. the only
way 20 obtain tho uecessnrles OF lie"
Mrs. Foster Is the widow OF the late
On. John A. Foster. who won dlstino.
IN IN the civil war and was a con-
l.cuous New York lawyer. Mrs. Fos-
Ter IS the only woman who enters the
criminal courts and interoedes with tho
judges for prisoners with any degree Of
success.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

a very curious fact Ia the impossl-
bllliy Of moving your eye while exam
lining the reelection Of that organ In a
mirror. II Is really the most movable
part OF the face. yet. II you hold your
head fixed and try to move your eye
while watching Il. you cannot do IT.
even tno one-tlousandgh OF an inch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
Indianapolis Letter.

LILLIAN II. EN-
glish. one Of the
slalwart figures
a m ong lndlana's
best men. Is gone.
Ho seems to have
kept his life well
squared.
lie was a lone
some-lo looking man.
and was as lone
some as he looked
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

Boston Is not sorry that Il has bull.
the finest public library In the United
States The attendance in single day
sometimes reaches 5000 persons
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

n. Edward Mar
shall secretary Of
the New York
Tenement House
Commission. con
tributes an article
on stamping out
the London Slums'
to the Century.
Concerning the
laws governing the
erection OF tene
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

All men were created equal in tho
eyes Of God and they all have an equal
chance Of obtaining eternal salvatlon.-
Rev. Joseph Keelty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

occasion, and his thoughts burst into
words with the strength and freshness
that only new thoughts can. In one IT.
ile town, where the people had deter
mined on an ovation. they galheld
about the stand after speaking to COM
plimont the oratora Il isn't a tribute
to their interest In political Affairs to
say that after Mr.. English had been In
congress four years they took the other
man for the candidate. They did
though. and wished him success. Ito
explained TO them that he was no, run
uing. why" se'd the Spokesman with
surprise. Bent you the congressman ?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16

cue work carried
on by Mrs Foster,
who Is called the
"Tombs Angel" Is
Of practical sort
There Is no singing
Of hymns. reading
Of tracts. or preach
ing to the unfor-
tunstes with whom
she deals. but In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
GOOD IS THEIR AIN.
NEW YORK WOMEN WITH PRAc-
TlcAL CHRISTIAN METHODS.

The Angel 81 tho Tombs." rs Mrs
Foster l. Known-How she Assists
Peer Girls Many n PATHWAY Il
Enlightened.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
LONDON TENEMENTS.
LAWS THAT GOVERN CON-
sTRUcTioN IN THAT CITY.

a Remarkable Provision Made for light
and AIR F. An Estimated Lifs Tor
nuldlnss Of Four Hundred aud rity
Years
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
ENGLISH ANECDOTES.
THE LATE lNDlhNiAN WAS A
RATHER ODD OLD MAN.

Daring She Annexation Of Texas the
Foundation for flls Great Fortune
Was Lsld--uis Charity Was ALWAYS
sisnt-Hs Ora,ory- n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-16
Now York Letter.

ls h lils charity ,'rIs ana ss,T Tssl
Marble Hill press., 1896-03-19
OH. FOR A LIBERTY bELL,l
Mexico Wants One and VIII Either Ffnd
or Make One,

Mexico Wants One and viii Either Find
or Make One,
Mexican newspapers suggested some
time ago that the American liberty
bell should be put on exhibition at the
worlds fair to be held in the City of
Mexico, says the New York World. One
'r two other newspapers had something
% say about the project and then ma
tive patriot rushed into print with the
proposition that Mexico should get a
liberty bell of her own. The hint bore
the traces of inspiration and the COM
munity was Immediately afame with
the bell fever.
There was no authentic record that
any particular bell was rung upon the
occasion of Mexico gaining her inde-
pendence, but it was established be-
yond peradventure that there were
bells in Mexico at the memorable date.
An eminent scholar in one Of the in
terror cities made long and laborious
search of the national archives, result
ing in the discovery that before, at the
time or soon after the federal inde-
pendence any one of a dozen bells
might have been rung. The populace
went wild over this important revela-
tion and it was the unanimous voice
of the nation that if the bells were not
rung when slavery's shackles were un-
fettered a, any rate they ought to have
been. And therefore Mexico must have
its liberty bell.
At this particular juncture fervid
poet paraphrased the classics and let
drop motto that was greedily seized
upon by the people. "Aut campanam
inveniam, aut faciam,' he sung, and,
taking up the cry, the populace swore
they would either find bell or make
one.
In order that no time should be
wasted, with the national exhibition
only few months off, it became nee
assary tc prepare for both alternatives.
Several enthusiastic gentlemen charged
themselves with the duty of supplying
the national want by having a nice,
clean liberty bell made to order. This
much assured, a group of none-the-less-
arduous patriots have set to work to
frustrate the labors of the other party
by finding just such an old bell al
would fill the bill to perfection.
Marble Hill press., 1896-03-19

It's difficult and wcll-niglf impossible
for those who do not know student lifc
intimately to guage rightly the moral
standing OF any college. A few dis
aipatcd young men can give whole
class and even a whole college an un-
enylable name with the undiscernlng
public. But those who have studied
undergraduating lie closely know that
these few students are only chips on
the surface and that their influence On
The deep, strong nhdereurrent OF coli
lego life IL scarcely felt Doubtless the
custom of putting little restraint on the
social life OF studcnta T. ::aCei kmarI.