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The record-union., 1896-05-24
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03
MAX. n.gsar. OF Msu.

In his weekly letter to the London
Queen" Walter Besant save:
Il have before me the thlrty-seventh
annual report OF the Society for Pro-
noting the Employment OF Women, ]
am sorry to learn from his report tina,
the demand for women clerks anu
bookkeepers IL on the Increase.
AT the same time am informed in
other quarters that thousands OF men
clerks are tramping the streets OF Lon
don wearing out shoe leather In goini,
up ana down stairs In the weary wor
Of trying TO find places.
They find. instead. women doing tn
work which should keep them AMI
their wives for half the pay. one hal
no objection to women doing men'
work n they get mems pay. The
may even keep the men In idlenoss, y
they please. like the laundresses.
How shall We make these promoter
understand the cut throat policy 81
pushing women IN everywhere, az hal
or quarter the pay. and driving the me
abroad? However. there are other an,
more satisfactory features about thii
report.
In the lower walks. something ha,
been done by the society In geitinl
places for women a. hairdressers-wil
they ever become such admirable art
lists In this walk as the meng-ln hnd
ing cooks and Mattresses. and In get
ting temporary work Of all kinds 70!
women.
"But the numbers and figures glver
demonstrate that the work Of the so
clety Is but a drop In the ocean. w
have O.OO0.O 600 OF people. with 10000,
600 Of women and girls. and all who arr
past the age OF Is. with an insignlhcan
minority Of about 100000. are clamor
Ing for work"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

furnished her the theme for a poem
which she called The Monster 'Prac.
ticing" The editor OF ST. Nichola,
wrote OF her In the August number o.
that magazine:
Some Of our young readers mas
have skipped the poems on pages $50
and $50. as perhaps too old for them
OF too like poems for grown folk. But
they will turn again to them with In
terest when they realize that thes,
verses are the work Of a girl OF H.
the thoughts that come TO her from hei
favorite flowers Ind birds. and the
everyday experiences OF childhood. A.
such. the poems are truly remarkable
In depth Of feeling and power Of ex.
preston. and they seem to us an evil
dent promise Of q genuine poetic gift
Margaret Frances Mauro Is not ye
IA; and most OF these verses we're writ
ten before she had completed hel
twelfth year Indeed. she has written
prose and verse Finoe she was years
old.
When the girl was In her thirteenth
year her mother took her abroad for 8
course IN French. After the sorrow OF
parting with her father. her chief con.
Germ as she walked up the gang plank
OF the ocean steamer was for the large
doll which she carried In her arms
When she returned recently she
brought with her In cage a greer
paroquet. Of which she Is very fond.
The publication OF her poems was
never dreamed OF until her father.
struck by the apparent beauty and
smoothness OF the lines Of aye Ro.
nance Of Ye oldenne Tyne" sent then
to the t>itor Of ST. Nicholas for an
opinion as TO their poetical merit. The
answer was warm praise for Margarets
genius and an offer to publish thi
ehild's best poems
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

II IL a well-known fact that at Ger
tain times OF the year Link river. q
stream mile and q quarter long. which
connects the great water systems above
and below this point. becomes almost
dry. This state OF affairs, however.
lasts. rs rule. but a few hours, dur
ing which time the people have been
known to walk across the river 800 fee,
wide. without getting their feet wet
The bottom OF the river has been due
out IN many places by the action o;
the water. forming large potholes, and
when the river becomes dry these holes
are filled with trout. which are lef,
stranded. Al such times Il Is COM
mon occurrence 10 see men and boys
knocking the fsh on the head with
clubs. and IN this way they secure
many a good meal.
There are many tradlt.on0 regarding
this phenomenon among the indiana
here. but tho real cause of the low waite;
On the river Co the action OF the wind.
The course of The stream ls southoas.
and the h.rh winds which prevail In the
snrIng and Gan oio from The south and
blow up The river The outlet from
Che uprtD lake being small. the force
OF the wlnd keeps the water back IN tho
big lake. causing the river 20 become
very low.-Klamath Falls lOre).
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

Il Il curious. when We come 10 think
about Il. how absolutely remote are all
points OF time. except the present. Yes
,erday Is gone, as certainly gone as
he past century: We cannot clutch the
least vestige OF the flying ralment Of
The day that Is fed Tomorrow is an
unknown quantity. though we plan for
Il. discount n. build on Il. live In Il
In our mlngling hopes and fears. and
realize. very seldom. that We are not
sure OF Il. and OF our place in It's hours
and opportunities.
And the day after tomorrow, The
lay after next week. next month! How
tirelessly and endlossly the race
marches toward IL. and always aware
that Il beckons. always looking for
ward. wha, shall befall as on the
Say after tomorrow? For you and for
me, who have always spent a goodly
portion OF our allotted time In this
room OF Gods sanctuary In which some
u the classes are always getting ready
FOR promotion In the larger rooms be-
yond our sight. the day after tomorrow
here below matters little. But II does
matter for that child playing on the
lursery floor. He Is yours today young
father. young mother. Not even the
primary school has claimed him yet
Nor the bigger boys In the street. Nor
the hurtiul books. full OF wild and
wicked adventure. Nor the evil habit
Nor the subtle temptation. He s,ill Is
yours. 10 train. to mold. TO educate
for tomorrow, and for the day after
that.
There must be gross negligence and
great folly somewhere. when lad
who was a little while ago a wee baby
a small child. a thing 10 manage with
word and look and a guiding-reln
breaks out into crimes against law and
order. and has to be shut up In prlsoa
One expects. or at least one under
stands. when child OF the criminal
classes succeeds to some such inner
ltance Of shame But now and again
Il is the child OF a respectable home
perhaps OF a Christian home. who
thus goes astray Peoples tears ant
sorrow. and all they can say is that
there was neither provision nor pre-.
vision for the day after tomorrow
/ Christian Intelllgencer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03
JosEPHlNE's HOME SOLD.


Residence OF Napoieon's First wife
naught for nulidinr PURPOSES
The chateau OF Malmalson. which
was the residence OF Josephine dc
Beauharnais after her divorce from Ma
poleon I. was sold recently 10 NJ. Osl-
ris. the well-known philanthroplst. for
$4,000 francs says the European edi-
ton Of the New York Herald The
Gaulols states that NJ. Osiris was also
the purchaser for 1900 francs OF two
pyramids in red granite. originally at
the Chateau de Richelieu. which are
situated on the facade OF the chateau.
The famous billiard table OF Napoleon.
placed In one OF the rooms Of Malmai-
son near TO that In which the sale was
held. was sold 10 curiosity dealer OF
the Rue le Peletier for 725 francs.
The land surrounding the chateau,
with the exception OF the park. which
Is sold TO NJ. Osiris. was divided into
thlrty-hve lots. These were sold TO
various purchasers. Comiesse de Bari
the owner OF the small chateau OF Nal.
maison. purchased one OF the principal
lots The orphanage OF Notre Dame
de Lumloro Eternelle became the pos
SCISSOR Of twenty-five lots The sale.
which was conducted by the represen-
tatiye Of Nine. Sourdoau Of Bougival.
was attended by a large number OF
property owners Of the district The
total amount realized was 200 zoe
francs. NJ. Osiris. interviewed by the
Temps as 10 the use 10 which he in
tends 20 put MalmaIson, states that h0
intends 10 present Il to the nation. BE.
fore actually doing 90, however. he 10
going to consult certain persons as to
the best means Of honorlng the mem
DRY Of Napoleon /. For example. he Is
contemplating the possibility OF maxi
ing the chateau into a residence for old
officers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

Women who sleep a great deal and
comfortably. who are addicted TO maps,
and regard nine hours OF wholesome
rest as absolutely requisite 10 their
physical woll-being, are the women
who defy the frostlng hand Of time.
Those are the women whose wrinkles
are few and far between. and whose
eyes rmaln brightest and checks the
rosIest for the longest period after the
bloom OF youth has fed. No less not.
able a beauty than Diane de Polo,lors
who retained her Irresistible lowell
ness until her 10th year recognized the
value of sleep as a preventive Of wrln-
kles Indeed. 80 fearful was she Of los
ing moment Of perfect rest, that
mistrusting the beds OF her friends,
she carried her own, with It's splendid
fittings on an her journeys. -Phlladel'
phla Inquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

that oysters were not good except rom
September TO April. This gave four
months during which oysters were let
alone and allowed to increase. As a
matter Of fact. think they are a little
better during those months than az any
other time. This was arst discovered
by the seaside hotel men. and oysters
we're served during the summer
months. The guests demanded BIZ
valves when they returned to their
homes. and now In all eastern cities the
signs Of Fresh Oysters are as numer-
Gus in July and August as In January
and February. The new demand Is
being supplied. and at no time are tho
beds lef, undisturbed II Is now only
question OF a few years before the
oysters are gone. and ali because tho
summer resort hotel men dlsabused the
minds Of the people as to their not be.
ing good to eat from April to septem.
ber."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

In character building there are Two
principal workmen-God and yourself
And say II reyerently, yourself quite
as much as God. That Is false ana
harmful theology which teaches In TINS
respect mans utter helplessness. In
ordinary life we are taught to depend
upon ourselves. In his self reliance
what wonderful works are accom-
pllshed by the industrious man-how
marvelonsly nature Is subdued ana
made the mere tool Of mani But IN the
moral and religious world there Is IT
some quarters a feeling. indeed a doc
trlne. that in the greatest work OF me-
that OF character building. a man be-
comes at once helpless. utterly unable
to accomplish any good thing. Away
with such a doctrinel II Is false. II
Is un-Christian. Il is injurious and
stultifying TO human nature.-Rev'
Horace Porter. Congregationaliat
Brooklyn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

Perhaps the most wonderful verses
ever written by a child not yet In her
teens are in the poem entitled I'VE
Romance OF We Oldenne Tyne" which
Margaret wrote before she was u
years old. and had published In the
September number Of st. Nicholas. The
poem Is:
Besides the almost absolute perfec-
lion Of the rhyme. and the simple mu-
lic OF the verses. the spelling. the syn
tactical form OF the llneo are true 20
he genius OF ancient English. And yet
this little poet, whose years preclude
the idea Of any extensive excursions
into the literature Of earlier times. Is
unable 10 tell when or whore she got
the ideas for the poem. Although not
precoclous In any other way. Margaret
has been writing verses since she was
5 years old. She h the daughter OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03
nnttsrav Ai,mirs

In the South American forests the
butterflies and the birds are equally
brilliant in their colors. but the but
torlles being weaker. fall a prey to the
birds. One very brlght-hued species
OF butterfly, however. lS not disturbed
by the birds, on account OF the disa.
greeable odor which Il emlts. slngu.
larly enough. some other groups OF butt
tcrfies, which resemble the species lust
described IN color. also escape nersecu-
ton by the birds. although they emit
no odor Il Is evident that the similar
iiy OF color decelyos the birds. and
thus serves as q shield for the butter
dies. This sort OF mlmlcry OF color
and form. which naturalisis call PRO
,cctivo resemblance" IS not very un,
common among insects.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

The Catholic Review wishes that Il
could transfer a little OF the Endeay.
ors" enthusiasm and intense zeal and
devotion to the tepid. half hearted
position Of our people who are mere
nominal Catholics. There Is no use In
pooh-poohing much less 10 ridiculing
this grand moral movement Their
aim and their motives are good. For
the present they seem 90 Do doing a
good work. ANY organization OF ear.
nest, Jealous. Christian people who aim
~ stemming the tide OF corruption.
puriGing politics, oloyating the moral
tone Of communities. and encouraging
a more decided type OF Christian ci,i-
senshlp. certainly 10 not to be dcsplsed.
Nor need We be ashamed to emulate
their zeal, their enterprise. and their
aggressive devotion In laborlng for the
good Of their fellow men.-Missionary
Review,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

THE OLD WALLACE MANSION.
session Of It at the close Of a success
ful campaign In which the British had
been driven from New Jersey.
Mrs. Washington Joined her husband
early In December IT'S. and the man
sion was the scene OF many a brilliant
social gathering OF army officers and
their wives In the winter and spring
Of i77S and i779.
The house has a wide wainscoted
hall. with a wood cornlce, ornamented
arch. and a broad winding staircase
On the right Of the hail is washington's
reception room. with its old-fashioned
fireplace. aud wood eornico cut In dog
tooth design. In the rear are Wash
ington's sleeping apartments, with
white and blue Holland tile and a
Franklin stove. The dining room On
the left contains the original chair
rails and windows with small panes
Of glass The upper sleeping roomo
and slaves quarters are In a ilne state
OF preservation.
While Washington lived In the house
a brilliant ball was held at Plucke.
min. Ave miles away. In honor OF The
French alliance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

A Centennial csisbrasioa a. the old
..lL... --......... -. ........lLL.

A Centennial Csisbratioa 81 the oid
Waliass Alaa-lsn ia ssuasrsiiie-
Tbs centennial anniversary OF the
delivery Of washlngton's farewell ad-
dress was celebrated the other day At
the old mansion at somervlile. n. J..
which be once occupied as his head
quarters The house r. one OF the best
preserved Revolutionary relics. The
Revolutionary Memorial Society oil
New Jersey Is negotiating for its pur.
chase. and will turn It into a museum
II stands on the old coach road leading
from the town. and Is half hidden in
an ancient grove OF oaks Il was known
as Headquarters Mlddlearook." ano
under It's roof was planned Sulliyank
campaign against the Six Nations.
Il was In the winter OF 177S-79. while
Washington's seven brigades OF infant
~. including troops Of Virginia. Della.
ware. Pennsylvania. and Maryland.
were encamped al Camp Middlebrook.
Bound Brook. that this old mansion
became the headquarters Of Gen.
Washington. The great oak timbers
OF the dwelling had but Just been pui
In place, and the house was hurriedly
completed especially for Washington's
occupancy. It's owners were two broth
ers named Wallace. Scotch merchants
OF New York. Washington took pos.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03
THE WORM TURNED.
How lie Made Hls wife aud Dsueh,s,
Cringe.

How ne Made Hls wife aud Daughter
CriAgs
when Chumley and Croney get 20.
gether they are as confidential a. two
boardlng-sohool girls. says the Detroit
Free Press, AZ their latest session.
while they were fighting mosquitoes
on a bench In the park. Chumley had a
grievance that was poured into Gym-
pathetic ears
Did you ever notice" he said. more
In grief than anger. how ones family
takes the conceit out OF him. When
I'm among my fellow-men or In gen
eral society. what Is said TO me and the
manner in which am treated gives
me the impression that I'm q pretty
good sort OF fellow; some degrees above
modiocrlty. understand"
80 you are" declared Croney. I'M
pressively. Anyone denying Il would
have TO have few words with me. old
man"
IAN people can't see through your
friendly eyes. Croney. but it's pretty
tough when you are trying TO wheel a
straight course through life and feel
that you are meeting with ereditable
success. to have your tire repeatedly
punctured by your own folks. Why.
when Invent home last evening my old
est laughter came to the door with
beaming expectancy when she Jaw
me her face fell. she houncel through
the hall and informed the rest Of the
family that It was only papa"
Expecting her beau, OF ooursel You
should have shook her"
Though I'm considered passahly
good-looking and have an up-to-date
tailor waa Informed between my re-
turn and bedtime that was getting
horribly bald-headed. that my brcech-
os bagged dlsroputably az the knees:
that was becoming sioop- shouldcrcd:
that my color was bad. that ! wasn't
careful enough about my grammar
when IN company; that my bow was
a lop-sidod one; that had got into the
NuNAN ~ WV Mus W. AN.Na NlN NNNNA
where ! used 10 De brilliant IN CONVEX
sation and quick In renartoe"
why didn't you storm the castle
then and there? II a husband and
father takes an that drubhing o. one
evening and takes Il meekly he just
might as well resign his headship OF
the family"
Il rather think kept up my end.
Croney. l cut my wlfe's allowance
down $50 a week so that | could dress
more deliberately and stock up on hair
resiaratives. When that beau called
made a bow that swept below the
belt line and told him that my daugh-
ter was 50 engrossed In teaching me
etiquette that che would see no one
until was fully reclaimed. II seemed
Cor a time that our pleasant domestic
relations might be eternally disrupted.
but Il looks very much now as though
my former torueators we're going 70 b
good" -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

blew. tho bell rang. the passengers
murmured. The train had to leave
without her. She arrived Just too late
AZ the depot. The siaton-mester tele-
graphod for The train TO wait for her
AZ the FIRST crossing a mile out OF town.
She boarded &c there. and q rushed
an 90 q frightening speed. arriving az
tho junction barely in time TO make
The connection.
Although Misg Den holds a place of
responsibility on her fathers road. she
H greatly averse 10 being considered a
public woman. and has q private post
box where aN reports are sent TO her,
and she trauaacts Der business 90 home.
IN the absence of her father the en-
ployes 80 10 her home Tor information
and Instruction. Mis- Dell shows un-
falling interest In her fathers law
practice. She discusses with him the
important cases. and In the absence OF
bis partner at the state senate recently.
she assumed the position OF confidential
secretary. The business could not be
done BY Col. Dell alone. and the Affairs
we're too grave 10 be intrusted TO in
Terror clerks or 10 any outsider.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

Much unnecessary alarm might be
shared al times when invasions OF
cholera are threatened II the simple
faets about the miorobe which causes
cholera we're more widely known. In
a recent book on cholera In India these
facts are succinctly stated In a form
easily remembered: When Il is outside
the human body the cholera microbe.
20 far as known. only lives and repro
duces In water; Il IL too small to be re-
moved from water by ordinary do.
nestle filters; both boiling and drylng
quickly KIN u: acids also kill Il; Il Il
ngl always equally viruisnt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

AhN ANAMAAAAA AAHaN-
There is n great deal OF hard, cold
oglc in the following excerpt from the
Omaha Christian Advocate:
mo politician is equal to the task
u diyertlng the scales Of eternal JUS
Ice. The land is In trouble The dis
.ress is attributed either 10 a vicious
system Of finance or free trade. At
he same time a billion dollars a year
low into the saloon TIL. and society
,ries cut from the terrible Ills OF the
awful business. This Is the nations
rhine. and no silver law or protection
an palliate the results OF her SHINING.
The ulcer Is rotting still deeper under
he velvet robe. Settle the financial
question. II you will. nurture our in
ant industries from ruinous foreign
competition. but remember that the
thief source OF the nations woe Is go
ng right on 10 brew her deeper trou-
)les With the saloon in the saddle,
he good citizens can keep on paying
he bills OF overlooking crime and COM
,orting the workingman who Is pro-
.ected In bis dlres, trouble. forsooth,
iis addiction to his cups. yet who Is so
hard to touch with the gospel II
may be that the long suffering public
will wait until the guns hre against
heir liberties. this time from the gin
Mills, and the remnant OF the righteous
irise and struggle for protected homes
and sober legislation. Meanwhile the
tower OF Babel Is being huilded By
designing politicians. and It seems as
hough the confusion OF tongues were
already upon as. BE not deceived
The issue OF the determination Of the
laloon Is clear and must be met"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

drink cannot be cast out by logic and
statistics alone. a. It Is. many poor
drunkards keep NJ deal Of thlnkins
on the perils OF the course they are
pursuing. and yet are little better for
II. Drink yields surely and generally
only TO the dyamie Of divine grace.
What Is needed Is not a mere cam
palgn OF education. but campaign OF
gospel education on the temperance
question.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

After the dog liar, the smart-baby
liar and the horse lar had their turns
the common. ordinary liar said;
well. you fellows own some pretty
bright live stock. but ! don't think any
OF thom compare with my educated
katydid."
what does Il do" asked the man
with the dog that knew the time Of day
my wifos sister is n schoolma'am
and has taught the insect 20 say
Kathryn did,"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-03

II has been observed by some one:
Drinking makes thinking impossi-
BILE. Some day thinking will make
drinking impossible" This Is one OF
the statements that are true 90 far as
they 70. but they DO not 80 the whole
way. Gays the New York Observer.
Right views as to the evils Of strong
drlhk are necessary IN order 10 any
temperance rcfOrES out the devil Of