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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14


New York millionaire. The duke Il
no, yet q. and Miss Van Allen has no,
yet come out" The visit OF the duch-
esq Of Manchester and her son to Amer
lea has been gossip In society for many
months. and Il has been freely and un-
equiVocally said that her purpose In
crossing the water Is 10 marry her son
to some rich American girl. In fact.
20 widely circulated has been the story
that her grace is wife hunting for her
boy that the matter Is no longer die
eassed.
Necessity drives the duchess 10 this
extreme. She Is dreadfuily poor. That
Is not to say she Is poor as judged BY
the ordinary standard. There are some
people In the world who are poorer
than the duchess. She can ride IN he-
carriage, che Is not required 70 earn her
living. she has servants TO wait on her,
and she can pay her bills. But. com
pared with duchesses In general. her
poverty Is really great II she can Sc
cure for her sons title an American
eirl whose parents are willing TO pay a
reasonable monetary consideration, she
will be able 10 take the place IN English
society her name entities her TO and to
support her station properly. Miss Van
Allen seems 10 have been united upon
a. the giri for the Transaction. and Il Is
said her father n by no means unwill-
ing 10 see his daughter with a ooronel
on her pretty brow.
The dukes prospective bride Is only
10. She Il not very pretty. but she Is
attractive nevertheless. and will be n
popular girl In society, Sac was born
In Paris and was educated In Europe
Indeed. she Is more OF European than
an American. although her parents are
both American. Her mother was the
eldest daughter OF Mrs. william As;or.
and her uncle Is John Jacob Asior. who
Il the present head OF the Aston family.
She is a favorite with the Astors, and e.
loved by all who know her. when Mrs
Van Alien married Mr.. Van Alea the
marriage caused a big row In tho As;o-
family. There never vas much love
between the two tribes. and william
Astor did all In his power TO break up
the match and separate the lovers.
Mr.. Aston wrs not a man 20 oas.l- for
give his enemies. and he found Il In
possible 10 forgive yogEg Van Alea iof
having that name. tie gaze his daugh
Ter warning tina, he woa,d d.sown u, :
II she married the man. but this threat
was wasted. Mise As;or went right or
and vas married TO young Van Allen
Old Astor made the best OF a bad 6itua.
lion. He consented 10 pay his daughter
and her husband $4,000 a year on con
ii,ion that they would leave the coun-
;ry and reside abroad permanently, AZ
that time Mr. Van Allen did not have
his present fortune. and he went abroad
With his wife. They llyel In Paris un-
al the death OF the wife. Meanwhile
May had been born.
Mr.. Van Allen returned 70 America
but he was now quite rich and cared
little about hts iathCr-in law. lie wa.
received by the BUTTERFLIES o. New Yo-..
with every manifestation OF Wel,o &C
and he and his children became lenders
In the social world at one. When VII.
liam Aslor died four years ago tho
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
A PRETTY sroRv.
What . Listls Glsi sale - laasA wa,
ths OassA

What . Lisfls elsi sala - laasA va,
ths QassA
An amusing story of lnEonlons chlld-
hood Il told BY former mald-of.honoI
In the service Of ouesa vlctoria. A
little niece Of hers Waited her one day
al court The queen caught eight of The
child. and. pleased with her lnnoeant
prattle. asked the lady-ln-H waiting 10
have the little visitor come to lunchaon
some day a. the palace. The child wAs
taken on an appointed day 70 the royal
table. Vale quite unconscious of TIE
honor conferred upon her, abe We
quiet and weIl-behaved. and nos In
elinsd 10 talk unnecessarily. During
the luncheon chicken vas served. The
child ate her portion with keen rollsA,
and was careful In the use q knife and
fork. Suddenly she stared a. the
queen with eyes like round loNers
Then pointing her small finger IN the
direction q her majesty. shs sxcissnot
with a tone Of reproof: %. plRrlsl
plggieT The queea had taken one Il
the chicken Sonea quite c.elicaiolY n
her fingers. but he carefully trained
child. Who had been warned h ths
nursery that this was q breach q pro-
priety In young people. could not re-
Train from repeating an sxprea1lon that
she had often heard her Eovernaas uss.
kvery one at the table vas startled,
but the queen a once led IN the laugh.
ter. enjoying cutie keenly the Joke q
her own expense.--Youth's cenpanien.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

A former minister to the United
States from Argentina found great an.
fculty In learning the English Ian.
guage.
Il make often many meestake," he
said, when l speak Americana. |
make a bad blunder the last time I
am received at the White House. A
beautiful ladee tell me something
which happened In your cival war. she
say she see Il. Nov. | think 10 myself
| will be polite and make the sonora
a grand compliment
cit Ia impossible that you see n
madam, I say. You must have been
born many. many years before the
war
can the time" he added, Il meant
after the war. But made a meessake,
I hay before. No. the ladee was net
pleased. she felt much conlempk -
Washlnglon Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

A prominent Washington physician.
who owns a cranberry meadow on Cape
Cod. was entertaining an English cou.
sin some years ago. says the Post Of
that city.
One night at dinner cranberry
was on the table. The Engllshman was
delighted with Il. Indeed. he expressed
his pleasure 40 much and 70 often that
after he had returned 10 London the
doctor sent him over a barrel Of fine
Cape Cod cranberrles. A month or so
passed. and then came a letter from the
Engllshman.
MY Dear so-and-so." II said. 1T
was awfully good OF you to send me
those berries. and thank you. Unfor-
tunately, they all soured on the way
over"
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rive osassasls..

Il may be mentioned as az eziraoFdl.
nary fact that there are noW llvlnn
ave generations 81 desosndanis, each
the oldest In the female line. q yoslaA
Robinson q Exeter. n. u. Thsy ars
Mrs Eliza d. Blake. = Ereat-greai-
grandmother. Who resides a Manehoa-
ter, a well-preserved woman Of nearly
%; Mrs. Catherine q. Hubbard 81 Cam-
bridge. Mass, aged 81 and . great
grandmother; Ara Orace A. Elllolt =
grandmother, aged %. Of Manehsussr:
Mira Grace Corning Of the sane clsy
and her little daushler. GFacs A., agsd
II months.-Boston Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

nat Of shs Fs.ss.s D.y u wssss nan
Nsus

During the 7os the hght against tai
ent was. In Russia. especially severe
and especially Inconsistent, nnys Lip-
plncott'a When the sos cane thsrs
was scarcely an author Of note laft
None Of the celebrities. except Tolstol
who ls over 30 years old to-day. aur.
vived that period. Some had died. some
were living In foreign lands. unahls 70
use their talents for the bsneGi q thslr
fatherlard. and some were roitlng alive
In remote Siberian mines and vlllaeea
To-day In the feld Of belIes-lcffres
there io not practically q single netod
name. except Korolenko. Who hegan his
literary career In the SOS ana Who has
already spent about ten years IN pria-
on and exile. Doborikln, Z lhlrd-rals
writer Of the 'eoa and '7oa Il the star.
Nomiroylleh Danchenko became q Wit
" nothing. Potapenko IL making 40
for quality BY quantity: Chehov a
dumb; Olga shaplr repeats herself n
every new work. Twenty-Five years q
persistent persecution are bearing thelr
chastity fruit The Russian literature
Of to-day 10 worse than none. New ~
rl0dlcals. new men. have taken tie
places Of the old ones. without having
replaced them. The Russian govern
ment has nobody 10 fear: the Held ls
clear. the clarion notes Of genius are
dumb. autocracy has successfully swept
from Us path all that was honest. glfled
and mighty. Il has only pyEmles 10
fight with. . deEeneraied. desradea na-
ton Of medl0crity and mental poverty.
The great minds Of thirty years aEo
are either In their graves or hehsnd
iron bars; they cannot trouble the white
car any more. The young man On
the throne can safely say 70 Nh pso-
pie. Lay all your senseless illusions
aside" there is no one 70 opp5se AIN.
He rules a nation Of slaves: lost what
bis grandfather and his father Intend.
81 has come 10 pass.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Recently Queen Victoria received a
petition from a little girl which was
quite irresistible In its way. The let
tiers addressed by unknown persons to
the queen do not usually meet her eye,
as their number Ia great and their
character often indicative Of unsound
minds; but the epistle from THE child
the queens secretary deemed worthy To
be brought 10 her attention.
Il began thus; Dear Queen.-I let
my doll fall into a hole IN the noun
tain: and as know that the other side
Of the world belongs TO you. I wish you
would send some one there to ind my
doll"
The little girl believed the hole went
clear through the earth. and that the
queen could easily have the doll hunted
up on the other side.
Tho queen was much amused at THE
petition; and though she was unable 10
grant Il, she could send a new doll to
the little girl. and this she proceeded
20 do.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Peace and comfort are relative terma.
There Ia an old, old Irish story OF three
hermits In tho wilderness. who. sick Of
the clamor Of the world. had sought
that safe retreat
Al the end Of a year Of silence. one
remarked. ITS a hne life we're having
herer'
Not a another word was uttered I'M
al the end Of another year. when the
second hermit replied:
1T isr'
Time went on. and when the third
year had elapsed. the last hermit.
showing signs Of Impotence At the
chatter Of his companions. broke In. III
] can't get peace here. III 30 back 10
the worldr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14


Duluth special to Chicago Times.
Herald: Well diggers made a peculiar
hnd on the property OF w. n. Hartley.
In this city. They we're down fifteen
fee, below the surface In an excavation
for q well. and had blasted through
six feet OF solid rock. when they struck
a spring gushing up through a crevlce
Gayiy dlspOrting itself at the mouth Of
the spring, was a unique member Of
the frog species. about an inch long
In body and three inches long from llp
OF outspread forefoOt to tip OF It's hind
feet. The frog Ia OF white and light.
brown color. and apparently has no
mouth. although Il Is possessed OF
bright black eyeA Il climbs M and
down the smooth sides OF the glass Jar
IN which II IL confined with as much
eaae a. along the bottom. Its color
proves that II has been long since Il has
seen daylight. and In all probability Il
came up into its secluded retreat In the
bed rock BY way Of the hidden sprIRs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

An English journal reports a CONT
cal experience Of musician in a quiet
kentish village.
lie happened to be In the place over
Sunday, and went to the little parish
church. where. after service be was
introduced TO the organist and Invited
TO try the organ.
As he began TO play. the people gath
cred about to look aud listen. ny and
by. In the course Of his Improvisation
he introduced a piece OF rather rapid
pedal-playing. upon which a rustic
youth blurted out:
BLOW mo u he amt playing and
dancing TO Il himselfr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Venetian. who had never before left
the lagoOns. found himself on an ant
NAL which would not stir. Taking his
handkerchief out OF his pocket be held
Il up and said: mo wonder this horse
does not 90 forward; the wind is
against him" n. d.. who had known
intimately 81 Charles DorrOmeo dur
ing his lifetime. finding himself in great
danger from a tempest soon after the
eanouiEation Of his friend. saia; Heb
me. 81, Charles. because I knew you
when you were aiive."-cornhIll Masa.
sine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Ds Nee app.ii ihs n4aht
AZ 70 the real lsnsis Of he baabIa
opinions differ. says the Forinishtl7
Review. They are socialists and a.
doubiedly adopt the system q oommu-
nifty Of property. while the orthodox
Peralans persislentiy assert that they
practice polyandry. and the strange Ger
emonies Of the Cheraeh Karmush o.
served among the YeseedlH. Or devil
wofshlpers q KafFind. = district rear
kermanshahl b thls e 4 nay, 4 q
quite certain that each Baabi looks
upon himself &c en- inearnatlon q God
and reverences the baah, L e., gagu1
Aahommed All, a. the prophet Of God
and the verltable incarnation Of the
Deity Himself. Unfortunately for the
secretaries o. the baab, there h a very
simple means q recognising them. A
man being suspected Of baabism h r.
queated to curse the baab: n be Be q
baabi be invariably refuses 70 Do Ehls.
though be knows fan well that TIE -
iusai win nssuredly cost him hls NE.
imprisonment. torture. death lisslf fsll
70 shake the sieadfast believers IN ths
mission o. the baab.
The writer saw baahi led 10 prison
In 1880; the man was a priest tmollahl
Who had been denounced By HE wife.
He was an old man and. Though be YES
Imprisoned and severely basllnadosd
and offered life n be would curse The
oaab. yet he refused. When led 10 en-
ecution and enlreatedto curse the bAsb
he replied:
Curses on you. your prince lthe MI
es-sultan. then governor Of Iepakan).
your king and ali oppFessors. I vel
come death and long for Il. for I shall
instantly reappear on lhls earth and
enjoy the delights Of paradise"
When he ceased speaking The execu-
TONER advanced and slew him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

decided TO take up the sport be gave
an order 10 the Bristol firm for a racer.
During the winter Of 1855 he had the
Herreshofis build the Isolde. a twenty
raier. and an exact counterpart Of
Howard Goulds Niagara. Tho Isolde
made a good record for her owner from
the very start. She won races At Keil
and then went TO England. where she
gave a good account Of herself in the
Isle Of Wight regatias. The yachting
season had Just opened when the bar.
on met his death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

A fresh example Of legal acumen
comes from a French police court.
You say you have been robbed OF a
pair OF boots" said the magistrate
How much were they WORTH"
Well" said the complainant. they
cos, me originally twelve francs. But
! have had them resoled four times al
an expense Of three francs each time:
so that makes altogether twonty-iour
francs"
Clerk" said the Judge. write: one
pair OF boots worth twenty-four
iranca'"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

liant She was languid. and she wore
RULED pink muslin gown. The wom-
an who r. never mistaken marked her.
That's a typical southern girl. she
said to me. You'd never see a north
orn girl wear gown like that. Didn't
you notice her hlgh-arched foot. too.
and her languor9 The northern girl IL
always so abrupt and brisk. and"
Just then the typical southern girl
lifted her hands In surprise at some.
thing a companion was saying.
Land sakes'' she said, Il want 10
know"
And the woman who knows every
thing gaEed At the landscape.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
nARon von zEcrwlTz.
EassAuy Lass III. ia. In = osl,l.ls. :
Y,ei,is - see.

i,sssauy Lssi iIis life ia = osiii.ioa -
rsebis ~ See.
raron Won Zedtwiiz, Who vas killei
the other day IN the collision Of EN-
pcror Williams yacht Meteor and his
own yacht Isolde. was q recent convert
70 the sport Of yachting II was only
IN 1898 that he Joined the Imperial
Yacht Club and became cnthuslastical.
~ intercGted IN the sport His yacht
lsolde was a competitor In nearly all
the Baltic and English regatias Of this
and OF last season. While new as
yRehtsmal the baron was widely
known as a diplomat lie entered the
civil aeryif 3 In saxony IN 1874 and four
years later he became attached 10 the
diplomatic service Of the empire. Since
that time he had held such Important
posts an the secrctaryshlps OF the i'm
perlal missions az 50. Petersburg, To.
kyo. Stockholm and Washington. In
1853 he was appointed envoy exlraor-
binary and minister plenlpotentiary TO
Mexico. During his residence In the
United States he became acquainted
with the reputation OF the Herreahoiis
as builders Of yachts. and when he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
MISSIONS.

During the past year It's new sun
day schools were started IN India. and
5000 new echOlars were brought In.
DIR. Snyder. an American missionary
In the employ Of the Southern Preaby.
terrain Mission Board. has Just arrived
al Liverpool after four years absence
In the Congo region Of Africa. he
penetrated 1000 miles into the interior.
lie claims TO have discovered q new
lake.
The series Of Union meetings held N
the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches Of Santa Barbara, Cal. under
the management Of the travelling mcr.
chant evangelist. Chas. N. Crlttenton
founder Of the Florence crittenlsn Rec.
cue Homes. has resulted. according q
reports. IN the saving Of many soul,
and In awakening In many hearts I
profound interest In the life work o
Mr.. Crlltenton h estahllshins home.
for reclalming lost Women. Hs u ac
eompanled ana assisted IN the work b,
Mr.. Chaa. H. Morton. Of Chicago: Nj
Joseph Carpenter. Of New York, an
Mr.. Perry, Of San FEanclseo.
Sir Henry BesssmcF has paid upuar
81 $4,000 n patent stamp autlea q
/ hIn Variona inVanffonn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Tho author Of Campaigning In
South Africa and Egypt" gives a per
tinent illustration Of the virtue there Is
In necessity. He had been asked BY a
friendly Roer In Africa to go out shoot
mig. Accordingly. he writes. | took a
rife and a bag Of cartridges and set
out for the appointed spot. When I
met my friend. he said:
What have you got In that bag9
your dinnerG"
No" answered. cartridges. /"
whereupon he roared with laughter.
"You Engllshmen must be very rich, %
aaid he. They cost dxpence apiece
here"
Where are yoursf" asked.
in this" he answered. tapping his
double barrelled rife.
you don't intend TO shoot much -
1.-TWO spring bucks are all can
carry"
suppose you miss
Nobody misses when a cartridge
costs sixpence."
There was something instructive in
the remark. Il perhaps proved why
the Beers had. In 1881. beaten the Eng
lish. For the Boer, unwilling TO waste
his ammunition, will aim and take
down his rife dozen times. until he Is
satisfied that he Is going to get some
thing for his cartridge.
On the occasion In question my friend
got his two bucks. while I fred ave
cartridges and got one.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Guard within yourself that treasure
kindness. Know how TO give with
oui hesitation, how to lose without re-
grci' how TO acquire without meanness.
Know how to replace In your heart. by
the happiness Of those you love. the
happiness that may be wanting in your
cell. Keep the hope Of another life. II
70 there that mothes meet their sons
again. Love all Gods creatures. For.
give those who are lll-eonditioned, re-
sisi those who are unjust. and devote
yourself TO those who are great
through their virtue George Sand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

A tourist IN swlsssrland wha unn
about TO make the ascent Of meun-
tain thought best 70 ash sons quo,-
tSsas a. 10 the capabilities Of Ms nulaa
Is he q thoroughly sklllful cllmhorls
he asked Of the hoselkeeper. 4 shoula
say sor exclaimed ths innksepsr. ne
has lost two partisa 81 Tourists auun
the mountain side and escaped wllheul
scratch both times. --Lonasn Pnnrh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Boys who live In the streets and by
their wits naturally acquire quickness
OF vision are pretty hard 10 fool. A
London newspaper tells ~ that one OF
the princesscs OF England found this
out Cor herself recently.
The Princess Maud went shopping
strictly inoog. While she was walking
along the street. she was accosted by
little stree, arab who was the happy
possessor Of a pair Of large. pathetic
brown eyc and a tangled crop Of curly
brown hair. lie was engaged IN the
absorbing task Of earning his Twins
land, perhaps. some one else's A. we'll
by retailing fresh spring flowers
penny and tuppence a bunch"
The princess stopped. and while
choosing some flowers was a little
startled BY the lads saying In an ex-
cited and familiar whisper.
Its all right. miss. I knows yer
but I'll keep II dark and won't split on
yer"
The princess smlllngly shook her
head In denial
"Yes. do knows yer" lmoro ON.
phatioallyl. yes Princess Maud:
twigged yer directly"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

The Washington Post has para
graph about a pretty Girl and woman
Who knows everything. the scene Of the
story being the deck Of a Potomac
steamer.
The girl was slender and graceful.
Her ues we're daFk and sleeplly brill
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

The other day a baby was born In a
street car in st. Louis. That town Is
determined to keep up the pace which
Il struck when Il eorraled the Repub.
llcan national convention.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
CHINESE BOYS HAPPY.
THIRTY OF THEM COME PROM
the FLowERY KINGDOM.
rhsy Are Bsieht snd Iadastrioas
scholars -Qassr Impsssslons Oh alnsd
while % the Joarnsy-Asisaishsd b.
the Railroads

n r arrival OF
thirty Chinese boys
q few days ago
threw tbs quie,
New Jersey village
OF Metuchen into .
hutler Of excite
ment. says the New
York Herald. These
little fellows have
been brought over
20 this country b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
a DUCHESS TO BE.
MAY VAN ALIEN MAY WE'D
DUKE or MANCHESTER.

yhs Lattsrs Motasr u In Meet 81
Nancy aud Ia, agreed % tho Pro.
posed snatch - she II an nslrsss -
Only 10 Year, 81 Ara
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

More than hve-sixth Of the convlcts
IN the peniieniiaries Of Pennsylvania
have never been apprentlced 10 any
trade or occupation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

There are said to b. $50 generals or
the active list Of the Spanish army.
with other ofleeEn IN proporiioa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
INTERESTING ITkMs FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

4 an Going 10 Ran Away--Kasw the
fFiassss-Naas to wasts-A Tee for q
Qussa- MstAksa for Ones-Moth.Ts
Advlea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

The dog In possession Of the Wood
Island lighthouse. on Biddeford
Maine, earns bis salary BY ringing the
fog bell.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

T is by no means
improbablethat the
yOung duke OF
Manchester an d
Miss May vanAien
will be united IN
marriage. writes a
New York cores
pondent. This
young lady q the
daughter OF JamcH
Van Alien. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

breach between the two families was
healed and now there IL harmony
Miss Van Allen will make good
match for the young duke. who Is said
20 be very fond OF her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

m going now 10
run away"
Said little Sammie
Green. one day.
Then / can do
just what l
choose.
Ill never have 10
black my shoes.
Or wash my face.
or comb my
hair.