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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

In a small role. with Harry Web
bers company, at tho Harlem
theater. New York. In 1881. The fol-
lowing season she appeared In her spe-
elalty. playing dates until she Joined
the II. w. Williams Metcors for the
season OF lSsS-si. Weber & Fields en-
gagged her fer the Russell Brothers Co.
for the season Of '9i-95. and she created
q very favorable impression by her
clever imitation OF the Bowory girl.
Next she went with the Rentz-santey
combination. under the management Of
Abe Leavitt, playing the principal girl
parts in the first part and burlesque,
and also appearing In her speciality,
Miss Scott is playing dates at present.
She r. OF attractive form and features,
and her character work. as well as her
singing. readily win her audiences.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

arm near Springfield. Ky. They were
gell-to-do respectable people, and Pol
". being an unusually pretty girl. In
iuairloua. modest and amlable. natur-
ally had many suitors for her hand.
Among them was one Stephen Letton.
A prosperous young farmer OF the
aelghborhood. This man was conceded
% BE- Polly's accepted sweetheart.
The Andrews residence was situated
near the public highway. and travellers
we're frequently entertained there.
During the summer Of 1895 a stranger
giving his name as Thomas Blake.
stopped over night with the Andrews.
He stated that he was from Boyle
.ounty. and was In quest OF mules,
which be was buying for the southern
market. He was a handsome man. AID
10 all appearances a gentleman OF high
standing. An attachment sprang up
between him and Polly. which resulted
Ia marriage in the spring OF 1886, not
before Mr. Andrews had. however. sat
lshcd himself that Blake was all he
had represented himGelf TO be.
After the wedding Blake took up
hls residence With his father-in-iaw.
and strange as Il may seem. q strong
intimacy was formed between him and
young Letton. Polly's rejected lover. II
Letlon felt any resentment At HIS treat
mont BY the young lady, he gave no
evidence Of Il. but continued on the
most friendly terms with tho whole
family.
In the autumn following Polly's mar
rage to Blake. Letton sold his prop
erty and announced his intention Of
emlgratlng to what Is now West Vir-
ginla. alleging he had purchased an
Interest IN a coal mine there. About
this time Blake decided TO return TO
Boyle county 10 settle up some unhn-
ishcd business. and then 10 journey 10
eastern Kentucky IN search OF mules.
Az Lotions route led him In that
direction the two men decided 70 trav-
Il together. After tarrying near Dan
willie a few days the friends continued
their journey. On arriving In Boyle
county they repaired to the home OF a
wealthy drover. with whom Blake had
frequently transacted business. and
here the travellers separated. Before
Letlon took bis leave Of Blake. how
ever, be borrowed from the latter a
sum Of money. which he promised TO
repay on reaching his destination,
claiming that his money had all been
Invested there
The night following Blake's depar-
turc from the drover's house In Boyle
county. Il was entered by an assassin,
who killed the inmates and secured a
package containing $500 In bank
notes. In order TO conceal his crime
the murderer set FIRE TO the house. The
building burned slowly. and the neigh
bora were enabled TO extinguish the
d1mos and discover the murderoua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

HER CABIN IN THE WOODS.
work which had been done. The assas-
sin, before leaving the yard. had torn
open the wrapper on the package Of
money and flung Il on the ground. This
was picked up by the officers OF the
law. and marks Of blood were found
upon Il. This was the only clue In
their possession.
shortly after Blake's return to
SPRINGFIELD he received the money
which Lctton owed him. Detectives
suspected Blake Of numbering the
drover. because he was known 70 have
been intimate with him. and had
stopped AZ his home shortly before the
commission Of the crime. Consequent
~ he was kept under constant suryeil-
lance for four months.
In the meantime Mrs. Blake's health
boran 20 fail. and her husband de-
elded 20 take her on a southern trip.
The detectives followed them. When
ever Blake paid a hotel bill or offered
money for any purpose the officer Sc
cured the bank note which had been
IN the formers possession. Finally the
shadowod man paid out a twenty-dol-
lar bin which had a red mark In one
corner. The detective Immediately ar
rested him.
Al the trial the torn wraioer, with
ila smear Of blood. was itentlfed a.
a....l,... han a fha nrnr hr'a s,nneaa-
sion. The bank note which had been
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
QUEEN OF BEAUTY.

A JorseyylIie, Illinois. Girl who Won In
a Recent Contest.
Jerseyville. III. letter.
The Daily Democrat held a contest
BY coupon vote for the prettiest un-
married lady over 1G In Jerseyyille.
Great interest was taken In the con-
test and on Saturday night the voting
closed. On counting the votes II was
found that Miss Alice Egelhotf was the
winner. Miss Egclhoif Is the daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. George Egelhoii.
old residents OF Jerseyville. and a gen
ulne Jerseyyllle girl. having been born.
reared and educated there. She has
brown eyes and hair. fair complexion
and regular features; a figure OF me-
dlum height. prettlly rounded and
graceful But her personal charms no
portrait can reyeal-a sincere and
gentle manner aud a disposition OF
Irresistible sweetness. Miss Egelhofl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Mounet-Sully. for instance. declare
that unless the actor feels emotion
himself his tones mus; have a falls
ring. AZ regards courtshlps ant
marriages between members OF IN
same dramatic company. eomparativer
few occur. which perhaps bears out N
coQuelln'S argument II seems. how
ever. only natural that. after being al
most constantly In each others com
pany for nine months out OF the year
and most Of the time exchanging ten
der sentiment on the stage. the low
spark spoken OF by the poet shouli
burst into flame.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

that OF fruit production. and are direct
~ dependent upon tie foliage for their
character. and sometimes for two or
three seasons preceding. In this matt
ter Of the growth Of fruit buds. tree
fruit differs from r-spberries. black
berries and grapes. for they produce
bloom upon branches grown the same
season. Every orchardlst should be able
TO determine what influences cause
trees 10 produce fruit buds. This ar.
tlcle Is designed as a study In this al.
rection and should be supplemented by
observations In the orchard. Of trees
in fruit. and better yet by a study Of
the philosophy OF tree growth"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

There are some merciless wits In N
Lambs Club. Two OF them are wlltoi
Lackaye and Maurice Barrymore. Luck
less. indeed. says the New York Her
aid. Is the wight OF ordinary menta
caliber who tumbles In between then
when they are IN a bantering mood
Such a hapless mortal was for a lonl
time one OF the regulars" In tn,
Lambs. He drank whenever he wa
asked. and talked pretty nearly all tn,
time. As Is sometimes true OF actors
the personal prohoun dominated hh
conversation. lie was forever convers
ing about himself. But he never treat
ed. One evening the subject OF his LAY
was his intention TO write the story o.
his own life.
What's that2" asked Lackaye.
My autobiography" replied the com.
plocent young man who never invited
his friends to drink
with the accent on the biz" quer.
led Barrymore.
No" said Lackaye. quickly. will
the accent on the ought to-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Jessie Mackaye. another pupil Of Mr..
sargents. Is related TO the late play
wright manager Steele Mackaye. and Is
a native Of ST. Louis. Other members
OF the family were also actors. and she
evidently inherited the taste for the
stage. for she began TO recite and imi-
tate while almost In her infancy. She
Is a very pretty, plump little girl. ad-
mirably suited for ingenue work. and
her success Is unquestionahle. She
will play in the Lyceum stock COM
pany the roles formerly taken by ~
he shannon and Katherine Florence.
Perhaps-llke Miss Florenoe-she will
also fall In love with and marry In real
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

roles for the actresses are those In
which she appears as her every day
self. with the additions Of force or
sweetness. or establishment Of dress.
but the opportunities 10 reflect hnesse
or intellect and the study Of human ma
lure are few. Attempts have been made
II late TO give to the stage a strong new
role. but these have invariably degen-
Grated into depicting a depraved side
Of womans character. Even Camille,
for years considered as the strongest
female role in the drama, has been
condemned for this reason. There arc
30 many better traits In a woman that
would serve the dramatisi and bring
forth admiration in place o. pity and
abhorrence.v concludes Miss Davon-
port. that II Is 20 be regretted that the
playwright. who so understands men.
should be so little conversant with the
character OF women"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

II Is said that the total receipts Of
Rosemary" during the five weeks II
has been at the Empire theater in New
York amount to nearly $4,000. Not
bad. is Il. even for successful play IT
a good season? Mr.. Drew viii continue
TO present the piece at the Empire until
December and after that he viii be seen
In Il In the principal cities OF the eoun.
try. OF course. though. there will b,
many places he cannot visit. so Mr..
Frohman has decided to organize No
2 company 70 visit cities not on Mr.
Drew's ros.o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

We do not wish 10 be understood rs
saying that manure should be always
rotted before being applied; on the con-
trary, We. as a rule. turn under our
manure while green. II the ground be
ready. for under such practice no loss
can well occur. We always seek to APP
ply our long manure TO slow growing
crops, and our short-rottod manure to
those Of quick growth. Except as top
dressing for meadows. we prefer to get
all Of our manures under the surface.
but not deep--two inches Is better than
six. We know Il is very fashionable
OF late years 10 urge farmers 10 spread
their manure broadcast In winter. e be
plowed under In spring. From an ox-
perience derived from small expert
ments, we cannot urge Il. We are
frank TO say we have not the courage 10
try the experiment on a large scale.
for II "a so contrary TO all ouf ideas
OF good practice. We fear too much Of
Il would feed fish In Rock river which
we should never catch. We would GER
talnly dissuade anyone from leaving.
for any time. manure in small piles. II
distributes the fertility uncqually. and
Is the source OF much waste. SO few
men, except those 20 whom manure Is
money-who must have Il or foreso any
income-so few except those can be
made TO realize or know the extent Of
their material resources that We have
purposely refralned from calling atten-
ton to many apparently Insignificant
but really important sources OF ma
nures; Tor We did not wish TO subject
ourselves to the look OF incredulity. or
maybe ridlcule. believing that We could
more successfully draw attention and
promote investigation into these mat
tiers by treating only Of those methods
OF which all will admit the value. But
II no more. We would AZ least urge the
careful saving Of manures after the
methods described. because We know
them to be profitable. and We know, II
they are carried out. that not only will
you reap bountifully from the fairness
Of your land, but also that when you
shall end your days and your children
receive their inheritance. that II shall
not be a barren. but a garden.-A. NJ.
Garland.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

70 Is often asked II actors feel the
emotions they portray on tie stage
Coquelin. the great French actor, says
they should not. as acting Is the art Of
make believe. and that while the ar
list Is moving his auditors TO tears he
himself. should be absolutely cold and
rnmoved. That. he says. Is art. Other
celebrated actors urge the contrary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

For a young woman who has to work
for her livelihood there are few cali
lngs or professions which are so at
tractive as the stage. II Is a compar-
atively easy career TO enter upon since
no long years Of study are necessary.
when say study Is not necessary.
mean that the manager does not de-
mand OF the debutante a diploma as
she would have to furnish before enter
ing any Of the other professions Pre-
paratory study for the stage ls, Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

known throughout the section IN
which she dwells as the Woman heI-
NIT" Tho story OF her life would iui-
nish the material for a thrilling novel
For hity years Mrs. Blake has h'eu
In this lonely cabin, her only com.
panlon being a dog and a couple OF
satg.
In 1885 Polly Andrews was a lovely
girl living with her parents on a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
THEATRICAL LETTER.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND DoINos
or STAGE FOLK.
fanny Davcnport not Satisfied with the
Position Of Actresses on the Program
Easy for a Pretty Girl 10 siake Her
Debut.

AMY DAvEN-
PORT thinks that
the women on the
stage ought to have
as good paris TO
play as The men.
but they don't
plays with strong
m a I e character
parts are innumer-
able. says Miss
Davounort Ut
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
Wake Ont, nene.t chre...

An Iowa paper says: II We had been
making honest. full milk cheese In
every nolghborhood In the land. and
refusing to le, a pound Of Il leave the
factories until II was ninety days old.
the home demand would. by this time.
have used more than Is made In the
whole United States. This policy has
made a local market around Ames for
more cheese than the college cream
cry can supply. There are people who
tell you they like a mild cheese best
hut such people do not eat much
cheese-they could not because Il n
not dlgestble Then. II We had been
pursuing this course. the outside world
would be buying our cheese by the
,hip loads. as they buy our beef and
pork. Luckily. tho rascals OF COM
merce fnd no way to adulterate beef
and pork. We can export cheese much
more readily than hne butter. because
a good cheese becomes better as II
judges. In the estimation OF cheese
eaters, and cheese eaters are the work
ing classes that require nitrogen: they
have no trouble about digestlng Il.
Nor will this class OF people buy tie
bogus article. because they learn 10
know the genuine We. therefore,
have brought upon ourselves a. a ma
lion severe punishment by destroying
the confidence 10 us OF the worlds
cheese eaters. We make but,er--good
butter-hut too much milk goes into
cutter. reducing us price. There Is a
back track for as 10 take. and the
sooner we pursue II the better.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Carrie scott, Only a souhrctte.
Carrie Scott was born In Paterson.
n. j.. Feb. "a, 1870. Her first
appearance on the stage was made
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
IVES IN A FOREST.
ROMANCE OF A WOMAN HER
MlT's LIFE.
ner Husband Was Convicted Of Mur-
der nf which He Was Innocent--
The Deed Done BY . Rejected Lover
a Death NED Confession.


LJN CADiu SIT
uated in the depths
Of an almost un-
broken forest. y
miles east Of this
place. near the
Rolling Fork river.
In wash ington
county. Is an OBJ
iect OF interest It
being the home Of
Mrs. Polly Blake.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURisTs.
Some Up-to-date Hints About Cuiiiva-
tion Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
HORTICULTURE. vitieulturs and Tiori-
culture.

ID think that the
m ost important
point lr manures Is
20 make good ma
nure. and a great
dealoi lt.andif kept
from losing It's vir-
tues tn well-rottcd.
there Is little dan
ger OF much loss in
applying. II only
good sense be used.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

The musical or whls,ling tree IA
found In the West Indian islands. In
Nubia and the Soudan. II has a pecu-
liar shaped leaf and pods with a split
o ropen edge. The wind passing throg
these send out the sound which gives
the tree It's peculiar name. In Barba-
does, there Is a valley filled with these
trees, and when the trade winds blow
across the islands a constant moaning.
deep-toned whistle Is heard from Il.
which In the stlll hours OF the night
has a very weird and unpleasant ef-
feet. a species Of acacia. which grows
very abunndantly In the Soudan. Il
also called the whistling tree by tho
natives. It's shoots are frequently, b.
the agency OF the larvae OF insects,
distorted IN shape. and swollen 20 a
rlohular bladder from one TO two
inches In diameter. After the lnsoc,
has emerged from a circular hole IN
the side Of this swelling, the opening,
played upon by the wind, becomes a
musical instrument, equal In sound 10
a sweet-to ned hute.-Tit-Blts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Dairy railures.-The cows may be Of
the very best dairy breed.and may have
perfect care and treatment. and n poor
butter Il made. the enterprise Il a fall
ura. No healthy COW ever save bad
cream. and the spelling that ID neces-
saiy In order to make bad butter IA
almost always done after Il leaves ~
cor. To make good butter should
the height Of every daiFyman's y
ten.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Geese are fattonet m large numbers
IN some places Of the European conti-
nent. especially In the neighborhood q
stgasburF-a place celebrated for lie
pies. There geese have a shepherd TO
tend them, as sheep have. The birds
are reared by the poasan;ry. every one
Of whom ls possessed Of some stock OF
those valued fowls. and. says Rural
Life IAN old English work.. the shep-
herd every morning wakes the echoes
Of the village by the sound OF trum-
pet. With which he assemblies his
feathered flock. which, IN company Of
a herd Of pigs. repair 10 the pasture on
the common devoted 10 that purpose.
In the evening the shepherd leads back
his flock. but before they arrive at tho
village almost ali the geese take blight.
rise above the rOofs and settle down In
their respective homes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

A New Chorry.-A German horti-
culturift recommends a new cherry.
known ae the "Hochgenuss Won Erlurt. %
which produces fruit as late as the
month OF October. The tree ia a Wig
orous grower, with large foliage Of dark
green color. the fruit also being large,
Of a shining bright red color. Ripe.
hali-rlpe, and green fruit arc TO be
found on the tree at one and the same
time. 50 that ripe fruit can be gathered
for a period Of from I've to six weeks
LEX.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

terminating Nuts.-The success Of
terminating nuts In the spring depends
upon the condition Of ripencss and the
method Of keeping them during the
winter Nuts should not be allowed
to become too dry before burying in
send. When gathered too early the
kernels shrlvel up and have but little
terminating power, hence they should
no, be gathered until the kernel Ia full
and plump II there is any danger Of
mice getting into the boxes where they
are buried during the winter. wire net
ting should be nailed over them.-Ex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Interstate Democrats Will Have the
River View Rally This Week.

Interstate Democrats Will Have the
River View Rally This Week.
The rain caused a postponement until
next Wednesday evening of the Bryan and
SeWal rally which was to have taken
place under the auspices of the Interstate
Democratic Association at River View
Saturday night Ex-Gov. Chauncey F.
Black of Pennsylvania, who had been in
vited to address the meeting. regretted his
inability to accept in a letter. in which ne
said, among other things, that The most
remarkable feature of the present contest
Is the spontaneous movement of the peo-
pie in the formation of home clubs. and
their union in local. state and national or
ganizations for mutual support and pro-
lection against the seductions and intimi-
uallons OF the great aggregation of mo-
iiopoi!CS arrayed against them. | say this
Is movement of the people for while a
lew prosperous gentlemen hitherto known
as democrats, putting the interest of their
class above that of their country. are go
ing over to Mr.. Hanna with all the noise
money can make, the people, with small
regard to previous party alignments take
Ihelr piaces-thousands of patriotic voters
ior every ostentatious deserter. Not club
In hundred is formed but the report
SHOWS large proportion of honest republic
cans in the membership. who put country
before party, and are not ready to declare
the dependence of American finances and
American industries upon either foreign
powers domestic trusts
MT Black also declared that the fact
That the present issue was between the
plain people on the one hand and the great
combination which proposes to monopoliZe
American markets and to crush the in
Gepe ndence of American labor on the
other was instinctively understood
Ihere Will be no change in the program
already prepared for the meeting Wednes-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07
In the Churches.

The newly called pastor of ST. Marks
Lutheran Church preached last night to
the congregation over which he will prob
ably in future preside. He is the Rev John
c. Bowers. whose father, DR.. H G. Bowers
Was one of the prominent ministers in the
Maryland synod. There were present at
the services last evening Rev. DR.. ]. O.
Butler. Rev. DIR. Samuel Domer and Rev
Z. III. Butler, pastors of Lutheran churches
In this city. who assisted in the exercises
and gave a hearty welcome TO the new
minister.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin C. Henry, president of
the American College. Canton, China, de-
Ivered a sermon yesterday morning before
large audience at the Church Of the Cow
enant. The subject of his discourse was
l niversal Peace, and How to Realize It,"
Rev. Dr. F. ID. Power has completed a
twenty-one years pastorate in the service
of the Garfield Memorial Christian Church
In this city. He was to have preached his
anniversary sermon yesterday but owing
TO the absence of a considerable proportion
of his congregation from the city, was pre-
vailed upon TO postpone the delivery OF it
until next week.
Many of the pastors of local churches
were seen in their pulpits yesterday for
the first time since returning from their
summer outing.
At the mems meeting of the T. NJ C., A.
yesterday afternoon the address was de-
ivered by Rev. j. F. Anderson, who is
temporarily filling the pulpit of his brother,
Rev. A. F. Anderson, pastor of Grace
Baptist Church in Southeast Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07

The Lakeland Bryan and Sewall Club
went TO Upper Marlboro Saturday night
and keid a lively meeting. which was at
tended by a crowd of enthusiastic demo-
Gratis. Some of the Lakelenders made the
trip down from Washington in a handsome
ly decorated float, drawn by six horses.
The Mount Pleasant Band accompanied
the party. and a stop was made at Forrest
Vile. EX-StateS Attorney r. +. Brandt
presided at the Marlboro meeting with
Jno- II. Troband and Thos. j. Grant sec
retar:es. Many speeches We're made and
Observation-Disclosures Club was formed, with
officers as follows: Mr.. Richard E. Brandt
president; Mr.. John Fl. Trab, secretary;
Mr. T. j. Grant. corresponding secretary;
Messrs. George W. Wilson, Joseph Wells,
T. W. Drew. John c. Wyville, William H.
Talbot, John Mulliken, Joseph X Roberts,
Ignatius NalIy. John A. Martin. Rich 81
Hill. W. r. Wickham and John F. Sur
rey, vice presidents