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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

There Is a maynard white oak tree
near Laporte. Ind. that may puzzle ma
turalists with the yagaries Of is
growth. The tree is nine Zee, In circum-
ference at the base. and there are no
branches OF any size below fifteen feet
from the ground. There the great bole
divides into a number Of limbs. Two.
leaving the trunk about twenty inches
apart. grow west. their lines diyerging
Tor some six feet, and then each rend-
lng toward the other Twelve feet from
the body OF the tree they unite again
making a perfect oval, and out Of this
grows two smaller branches. As u not
satisfied with that expressed disregard
Tor the laws Of nature this old tree has
performed another feat, Six feet from
lbs base grows another white oak. less
than half Us size. and no soons does
the smaller tree arrive al the charmed
circles OF those branching limbs than
one oi them grows right into Il, and %
absorbed The second tree b. very much
larger twenty feet from the ground
than az It's base.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

Pat Clancy was incorporate to a
marked degree. In vain did Pats
friends tell him he was killing him
self: he continued bis downward course
until the grim enemy brought him up
with a round turn.
For the widow Clancy. who was N
consolable. the only comfort was TO see
that the final ceremony was as elabOr-
ate and costly as possible. To this end
Mr. Muldoon. the funeral director. watt
ed upon her 10 carry out her wishes
as proiitably as possible. His deieren-
tlal manner was only surpassed by his
buslness-llke questions
An how many carriages would yees
be havin. num- he inquired.
'Arrah. they can't be too mony fur
Pat" was the answer.
~ sphlendid easket. OF sh'poseg"
THE folnest money can buy"
what koind NV trimmln's. num-"
Wv whatG" Mrs. Clancy turned a
shade paler.
"Trlmmln's. num-"
"Trlmmlns. 10 Il? Diyil a wan will
OF have! dlyil a want Shure, wasn't Il
trimmins what kilt poor Pat. the de-
llrlum d?"-BOstOn Budget.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
LABOR NOTES.

Printers have 1900 in their national
treasury.
New York printers pay per cent
Of their earnings TO unemployed,
Chicago bricklayers will inaugurate
The 6-hour day when the present agree
ment expires.
The hrassWorkers throughout the
country will make a demand for an
clght-hour day In the spring.
Chicago typographical Union No. i6
las anliated With the Labor Congress,
A neS labor body Of that city.
The cigarmakers' international union
during the past i've years has paid
1897 .SGL75 to unemployed members.
All the labor bodies OF Cincinnati
have Endorsed the movement for free
school books and against military train
Ing In the schools
During the month OF October the Ger
man typographical unions expended
1858 for out-of-work benefits, Si5S.35
Tor sick relief $40 for death benefits.
i26S2 for travelling benefits, and $50 for
agitation purposes.
The rubber works AZ Bristol. II. l.,
which closed down recently for an in
definite period. were started up again
and l 400 employees will return to work.
with orders sufficient 10 keep the plant
no operation for some time to come.
The London Labor Gazette for De-
toher contains an article on the wages
OF the manual labor classes OF the
United Kingdom. In which II gives the
average rate for men at $3.50 per week
women. SS.Ol; lads. s2.ii, and girls
Sl52.
An eiiort Is being made TO have ih'
Bollermakers and iron-Shipbuilders
union strike out the clause In It's con
stitution which keeps the union out o
the American Federation Of Labor. l
IL believed that the effort win Prov
successful.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

caught his up-ihrown arm. inflcting a
long wound As the blood Eushed forih
Paquia turned and fed. Brinsley pur-
sued her unsuccossiully. lie returned
eventually 10 his gambling house.
When asked about the paquita he was
wont 10 say:
4 took her for rose but she proves
thorn"
he never forgavc her. however. and
vowed vengeance on her His oppOr-
tunlty came In 1876 Tho Paqulta. after
leaving him. had returned 10 the NeE
Mexican country and gathered up the
remnants Of the old gang Of thieves.
Their plundcring became 30 bold that
Il was determined 10 hunt them down.
Brlnsley led the party that captured the
paquita. She had heard that he was
pursuing her. and II Is said that she
permitted her pursuers 10 overtake her
She greeted Brinsley with her old time
cheerlness She talked over the old
days as II there had been no change
Finally she proposed game OF cards
to decide whether she should 20 free or
should die Brinsley agreed. the game
was played. and the Paqulta lost.
Almost before the last card fell she
drew a knife and stabbed herself
through the heart BrinsleS committed
suicide three weeks later.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

Il play king in the door she said
in spinlHh
The fpectaioru gasped. Such risk
was folly. There vas still half deck
against her Even Garrctson smiled
Hc dealt Tho kine stood lp the door.
The paquita had won Garretson'a
bank bad been broken and broken by a
child. The pequiia turned TO Qualetor.
II lm ired sh, said.
The gambler gathered mp her win
Mugs, handed them TO Garrettson. ask
ing him to put thom in the safe for the
night Then he and the Paqulta went
out The fact that a child had beaten
The Garrettaon bank spread along the
entire border Qnaletor and the Pa
Quita travelled from town 10 town. play
Ing In all Of them. and usually winning.
They quarreled eventually. however.
end Ia 1870 the Paquita. then a beauti-
ful girl of 20. came back 10 Paso del
Norte alone She again appeared at
Garretts0na. Her old-ilme luck
seemed to have deserted her. for she
lost heavily. and a week later went
away
She was next heard OF In New Mex
leo. She had allied herself With a gang
Of the worst characters IN the south
west, and In short time became their
leader Under her the outlaws ira
yorsed New Mcxlco. stealing and plum
derlng when the climate got too hot
for them they slipped across the line
into Mexico. The Paqulta foraook this
life after o year OF exciting adventure
and blrnod mp IN IT Paso with Sam
Brinsley. the handsomest and most de-
PRAYED gambler Of his time Brlnsley
crossed the Rio Grande river and
opened up Garrottson's place, the latter
having been killed by young Mungay.
bis dealer BrInsloy proEpered The
Paquita lent the attraction Of her pres
once 10 his place. sometimes as dealer
hui usually as player.
She played ans game. Her popu-
larity was apparent from the outset
The game she played. whatever Il might
be. was always the popular game Of the
house The table o., which she played
was always crowded The players. In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

games where 10 was possible. duplicated
hcr bets, placing their money on her
m,oite Cords Ia such - SEES the Pa.
qulte usually Loot. The house otherwise
hHusleN winning heavily In poker
'nd Kindred genes. where each PLAYER
looked out safely f1r himself aud cards.
ihe house got o percentage The Pa
oula seldom lot then. She was a Won
Der with the cards Her small. white
hands could manipulate them with
pn.liiy aud skill thar leael the watch.
mlncss OF the kecnost-eyed gamblers
Many attributed her success TO her good
luck But the old hands knew better.
hey knew that mere luck could not
e1nilnually break them az their own
amcs and enrich one particular player
They realised that the paquila was bet
Ter % the game than they.
Vet the plQuita vas never caugh,
cheating And unless she was caught
there could be- 40 complaint When a
player got mlea and ugiy over his
los.Os no enc noticed 4, sooner than the
paeuiia. She VAS the first to lose TO
. him. 20 smile with him. 10 joke with
/ hm. 10 short to restore him 10 a good
/ hum5r only 10 win hack what she had
, given 10 hlm with as much more as he
1 possessed, Il a player sQuirmed or
ghined In o. game with her the PaQulia
invariably dropped her cards, pushed
/ the money at stake across the table 10
/ tht PLAYER and quit the game. \
PLAYER zoe had once treated In this way
she would never play with again. And
TO be- ostraclgcd by the paquita meant
rimilar treatment from an her brother
gamblers. u was best 20 swallow your
feelings and lose. u lose you must, with
% smiling face and CHEEKY air.
! There are numerous shootIngs grow
lug ont OF troubles over the PaQulta.
. Man after man sought her favor All
appeared % mud %. with none possess.
.ug moro than any other She treated
them an alike. save. perhaps, Brlnslcy
She ouarrcled finally With him. Il
came about thus The Paqulla wal
playing whisky poker with rich cat
tloman who knew little OF the game
and played II principally for the oppor
mniU it afforded 10 chat with the Pa
qulta. Brlnsley became impatient owe
raquita's seeming slowness In breaking
her opponent
one word led TO another. The Pa
quila quit the game TO argue Will
nrinsley At length her temper brok
loose. Grasplng a knife she sirucl
! vlclously al nrlnslcy, The bad
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

30 yclfs OH o. nWllel named Qualc;or
found Der homeless ana iri,ndlcfs boz
me c.N Oh which Zoe was born. She
wee then rcasrsahy pretty oua'cicr
bHrti a0r H IN ui.n With cards
lie spent loir, iu lr..r.tt.uE hei in ihe
mtrlcaces 100 Mexican monte sho
learned r,niliy soon eQu'lug Qualr,o'
lnskilaHl leNiouy
None oi tfe o.I.um have forgotten
hor frs appearance at tsro del Nolte
She woe rs years Ola and mail for her
csc. She CAME With Quaietor who said
~ was Dog uH..e When QualcioE vas
there io gamble /. practically lived ai
Iafk Garrcft Carrcuson ran Che
b.ssoat eama.ur house on abe border
Hls Same Was pIa IDEALLY without limit
4he paCn'u appeared singing close
20 her alleged m.lc The bauk rs
poalri Qua,e'or who Was a heavy
PLAYER and bad made proper prcpam.
lions for his play IS Qua'cior played
the paQulta stood beside hir silent au
ohseryant Luck gas agalus, tae Mex.
lean. and De l5at heavily Finally
when hi, pile ci gold hai diminished 1
few coins De turned to taquiia snl
showing iht money before her said
uuaiy. Here child. win with them
The dealer ANA players smiled sympa-
,hwica'y thinking Qua.ctnr had Qui.
hucking DIS luck for thc night, and DO.
sired TO lei she child smuse herself O
moment before he Wout away The Pa.
eulia seated herself leaning both cl.
bows on the table. with her hands sup.
porting her chin. The play went on
The child won. A. she played th'
dealer .ycl her I'm uoudor % was moi
strange that @ child understood how O.
Gamble. but mover before had q child
playci With such elnl and judgment
The bank lost rapidly The poQula
wpu het after b,t rlc heaps OF gold
grew on tho table u anni OF her Deck.
were changed u5t without avail Th'
bank continued ,0 i.o s new dealer
uac tried. but with no better success.
uan the 0ut rhe paOulta's luck wa.
awasmg The C;h,r players dropped
ont one hy one The dealer and Oh,
child nc,i each other The bank lost
Then Garrcucou linnlf took the cards
Tie was famed o. us shrcwdest gam
h,cr on the tcmot rut he could not
heat the chud FINALLY ho said.
'lIerc ls what ls l.fi .n the bank. II
matches your wingiugg Win or lose
the next draw l'fcg 10
Tho paori.a aolJ,d. a Hing lay on
the board
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
New nv wheel

An ingenious iy wheel. designed 10
resist the strain Of centrifugal force. has
Just been completed at the Names
mana tube works In Germany. 1, con
slsts OF a cast-lron hub. to which two
steed plates about twenty feet In d.
ametsr are bolIed The space between
the discs is allied in with seventy tons
Of No. s steel wire. completely wound
round the hub.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

The attempt OF the director Of the
Coincide Franchise 70 forbid the wear.
Ing OF hats by the ladies In the or
chestra stalls Is extending itself TO
the other Paris theaters. The Opera
Comlque aud one or two other houses
have made similar regulations, But
the ladies are up In arms. They threat
en- to boycott all the theaters which Inn
pose restrictions on their attire. AS
result OF their ire their hats and
sleeves are larger than ever. Al the
opening night Of new play At the
Porte 81. Martin lately the hats and
sleeves were 20 enormous tina, lead
ing critic began his article next day
by saying that he had seen nothing
OF tho piece. OF the scenery. Of the
actors. or Of the costumes. and had
seen nothing but hats and sleeves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

Bright aud Hard-worklng Many WIN
Beeoms Doctors.

Bright aud HArd-worklng Many VIII
Beeoms Doctors.
Mdlle BeglariOn. the young Armenian
lady doctor OF whose history cur Wen
ma correspondent lately gave an ac-
count, delivered lecture In that city
last night before an audience composed
chiefly Of persons interested In the
question Of woman's higher education,
says the London Daily News Her sub
jet was The Women Of Armenia and
Their Mohammedan Sisters" Our cor
respondent telegraphs: "Mdlle. Mar
garltl Beglariou did not hesitate TO op-
pose Prof Albert's assertions a. to the
inferlorlty Of women. as far a. the Ar
menlans are concerned. She said that
when an Armenian looks around him he
can certainly not say that al he sees
Is mans handlwork, for II Is rather
woman's.
The products Of Industry which have
made the country fam0us-silks and
woods. carpets and embroideries-a
all made by women In Armenia from
the treatment OF the raw material and
the designs to the final processes Of
manufacture. No male Armenian claims
TO have had a part In this work. nor
does he dream Of looking down upon
woman a. an inferior being. There Is
not a single proverb In all the dialects
Of the country that ridicule woman.
though there are lnnumerable ones In
her praise, Armenlans say: Let wOm-
en- learn all they can-ihey will be 70
much more useful ana We will marry
them all the more willingly" DR..
Beglarion mentioned that women we're
now to be admitted 10 the Petersburg
university. and promised herself great
results from this liberal concession. as
hundreds Of families. whose girls had
passed through the grammar schools
and seminarles In This. declared they
should send them to study medicine,
and 70 obtain relief from the terrible
dearth OF doctors In Armenia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

That some Of the laws framed by the
old New England farmers may be made
to apply al the present day, was fitting.
~ Illustrated In Judge Finletter's court
Of Philadelphia recently. when a Mrs.
Mary West was held In bail to keep the
peace for two years and ordered 10 pay
the costs OF the suit. on the charge OF
being a common scold. The woman
had previously been sentenced 10 I'M
dergO an Imprisonment OF one month.
but the judge reconsidered this. and
rendered the iudgmen; above stated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06


women b not 30 marked as In the old
dayn when laws we're fewer and crimes
we're commoner. Women play at
games Of chance. perhaps. just as de-
yotedly o. oi yore. hut the days have
passed when Il was not an extraordi-
nary happening for a woman. fair and
gentle, TO ouiplay cowboys. outlaws and
gamblers and not only win an their
money, but also drain the bank Lonna
Paquita often did this
And who among the old timers OF
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona does
not remember lonna paquiia? She Of
the black hair and laughing eyes.
whose cheeks were bright as morning
whose smile muddlod the brain and
confused the fingers OF the deftost
dealer Close your eyes again and see
the glim petite figure az the gaming
table. and hear once more the soft voice
naming the card which seemingly could
not resist the charms OF the player
Listen as OF old 10 the sorrow and sym-
pathy layished on the losers as the
queen of gamblers gathered up her win
nings when there was nothing LETT with
the Others 20 lose TlnC that paquita
has been dead thee twenty years. but
the oldest gambler viii stop his play TO
tell you of her, aud biz hard. cold face
win relax and bis voice VIII soften as
be- tells Of the woman De- acknowledged
as his mistress in DIS art
Lorna faqu.ia. or ar sine was known.
the paquIta uar born On Chihuahua
about 1880 No one knew who or what
her parents Eere. when a child about
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

A novel scheme for saving his cattle
from the droves OF coyotes that infest
the region has been hit upon by a
fancher OF Glen Rock. wash. lie has
placed bells on the necks Of a great
number Of cattle In his herds. and the
result has been 10 scare the coyotes
away. In the two months since be
belled his herds he has not lost a single
animal. while previously his loss aver
ager az least one steer a day. Coyotes
are becoming more Of pest every sea
son IN many parts OF Washington and
Oregon. despite all the Efforts Of the
cattlemen and farmers to exiermlnate
them Thousands OF dollars are spent
every year In waging VS. IN the beasts
but with little results. Poison ayalled
for a time but nov the coyotes refuse
10 touch the poisoned carcases Of steers
sircwn about for their consumption.
The only way OF killing them is by
shooting them. and this Is feeble and
wholly inadekuate means Occasionally
the residents combine and have a grand
roundup hunt. driving the coyotes to-
ward the center OF the circle. and
slaughterlug them there. and that Is the
only means Of appreclably thinning
them out occasionally In some re-
glons the packs Of gray wolves are as
numerous and troublesome as the coy
otos The coyotes are particularly
adept chicken thieves. and indeed. are
a general pest around the farmyards,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

That Is a beautiful little story which
Is told In a recent number Of an Eng
fish paper
4 man walking along a country road
saw a little girl carrying a boy much
younger than herself. but who appeared
Gar too big and heavy for her strength
lie began talking TO her and suggested
that the baby was heavy.
why" said she In astonishment,
hes not heavy; he's my brother"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

Twenty-four miles northeast Of Ter
reli. Tex. on the Texas Midland rail-
road. Of which r. II. r. Green. son Of
Mrs Hettle Green. Is president and
general manager. Is a station named
Sylvia, named In honor Of Mrs. Green's
sister. A postofiice has been eslab-
lished there. but the name Sylvia
would not be accepted by the postoi-
fee department Ont Of a number o.
names sent for selection Cash was ac-
cepted. Money Is postmaster ot Cash.
J. l. Money receiving the appointment
as postmaster.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
APPLAUSEIN CHURCH.
A CHICAGO DIVINE ON THE
VENEZUELAN CASE.
rev myroa ". Haynes says that Chris
tlaniiy Demands that England shall
Bs Rsbuksd for OppresslnE = Weak
Power-A strong ssrm~n

PPLAUsE seldom
breaks out In
church. when Il
does the pulse Of a
ng'ia. Is felt That
isAhat happened
In a Chicago church
during the heat Of
the Venezuelan ex-
element Rev. Ny
ron W. Haynes Of
the + glewood
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

4 pure white crow was caught on
TOxada island. British Columbia. a
few days ago. Il was taken from a nest
In which were several black crowa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
QUEEN OF GAMBLERS.

7 ian long time ago
ihal .ouna paquita
ril,d at paso del
Norie Mexico over
the cowboys on
laws and groasors
70 viii be- a much
longer time until
her successor ap
pears Gambling
as q nne and an
ruurumfuU arf uelfh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

UsiC that yon can
see Is the latest
and most extra
ordinary fad Ia
musical circles.
says New York
World. The music
scientists have
been experiment.
ing along the line
Of musical vibra
ton. and have at
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06
MUSIC MAY BE SEEN.
COLOR mUsIcALEs TIE LATEST
SCIENTIFIC Fad.

WAGNER Opera shown on Screen
Haman Bsinss Have Ksynoios- other
Odd Facts Of New Theory Of Hae-
monics .
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-06

wisesl and best Of the Chinese citizens.
thus dehauchlng q nation for trade:
whea ! remember that she sacrificed
General Gordon. one Of Gods noblemen,
rather than sacrifice her own aggran-
dlzement; when reflect that she has
power TO az once put an end to Ar
menlsn atrocities. but dilly dallies on
account Of Turkish trade and the 50O.-
900 900 Turkish bonds held by English
subjects; when I see her rapaeity In
seeking TO rob a little South American
province Of her rishtful territory. am
led 10 believe that this country might
bring Tar more rcproach upon itself
than by resisting with arms such gold
worshlplng. trade-monopollzing. JUS
tice-denying people.
Il cannot be forced into the belief
that God expected no Christian to take
part in wars. When personal insult L
offered Il IL Christian 10 be pacific.
tranquil. forslving; when weak. help
less humanity Ia wronged we have a
right to resist Il. and. I believe, with
force Of arms. Only by this course
shall evil doors be made 20 shrink and
bestial natures be conquered. How ar
IDENTIFY we all desire peace; not a shame
ful peace, but a glorious peaceT
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03
The English Shipbuilding Trade.


There arc some interesting facts about
the British mercantile marine and the
English shiphuilding trade IN Lloyd's sta
tisticai tables for 1se5. II appears that the
total addition OF steam tonnage during the
year was 7Ss. 3S9 tons gross. and OF sailing
tonnage sf3s3 tons gross; or. in all, ST.
7s2 tens gross. The tonnoge sold 20 for
eigners exceeded by 20 per cent the ex-
ceptionally high figure reached in 1894 AS
In 1894. Japan was the largest purchaser.
that country having acquired from the
United Kingdom 3 steamers OF "a Csc tons.
Among other principal purchasers may
be mentioned Norway ts3. III tons), Italy
t42 e62 tons). France ts6. 0s0 tonsl. Germany
CT ri tonsl. and Spain 90. COS tons). In
addition to these sales TO foreigners. 37,7o3
tons were transferred TO the British COL
onIes New vessels built In the United
Kingdom for colonial ard foreign owners
are not included In these returns. as such
vessels are rot put In the Official Register.
On the whole. during 1895 the steamers on
the Official Register increased by i1s ves-
sells and 25i $50 tons. while sailing YES
sells decreased by SIS vessels and lisT7a
tons. The total number OF vessels on the
Register therefore decreased hv a1a and
the total tonnage increased by f3s 10 tons
during the year During 1895 90 new ves-
seis O. $1,000 tons, including about s. per
cent OF TIC tt2ti krltffIks PAfiEltfE N3f
vessels. was ciasSed by Lloyd's Register. OF
these vessels ~ Of s2a SSa tons were steam
ers, and IS Of g 90 tens sailing vessels
Compared with the similar figures for 1894
the present return shows practically no
caange as regards steam; but correspond
ing roughly with the general movement
OF the ship5rlldng Industry. there Was
reduction. as regards sailing vessels OF
@ vessels OF ss.0ai tons Einety-e,gh; and
egh,-tenths Of tho tonnage chased was
hunt OF steel. 0s per cent. Of iron. and
only e3 per cent OF wood Sailing ton
mage. which formed = per cent. Of the
total tonnage classed In 1891. % per cent.
in iss9 Is Ger cent. in 1855. and 10 per cent.
Ia 1884 forms only per cent Of the pres
eat total. The returns show that II steam
ers Of over 5"sa tons each were ciassea
in 1885. against - In 1894. The tendency
to Construct large sailing vessels seems 70
BE dim snlshsng. for. while ? such vessels
were classet. In iss3. cnly were ciassed in
each Of ;he years 1885, ard isss.