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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

nov an Iass''A''d rsaa.,i'anIa Farmer

How an fnehriated rcnnayivanla Farmsr
uestcd tho AuetIoneer.
The man who goes to an auction 60
Der is often tempted TO purchase things
he does not want and cannot AFFORD TO
buy. But such temptation Is much
stronger when II comes to one who has
been imbiblng over freely. particularly
II he Is Of a speculative nature. Yet
there are a few who have sufficient
wit TO get them out Of difficulties OF
this character. even when their brains
are more or less befuddled. An anus.
ing occurrence took place at an auction
In one OF the rural towns Of pcnnayl
vania, where a house, barn and farm
were offered Tor SALE Farmers came
from all the surrounding country with
@ view Of making a day OF It and some
OF them imblbod too much corn Juice
IN honor OF tho OCCASION In the barn
were stored between 1000 and 5000
weight Of hay- prime timothy-on
which the bidding started at four cents
and gradually rose aauarter OF cent
at a time. until It neafed the market
value Of 7ih or cents per pound. The
auotloneer was annoyed by ne recE
less bidding Of a typical old hayseed
who was so drunk that he could hard
~ stand. He was determined to buy
that hay. regardless Of Us cost, and
when the last sober bidder foebly cried
IS cents" he shouted "tenf OF course
nobody would 60 higher than that and
the farmers chucklod TO think how
their nolghbor was 10 be taken In. dc
you mean to pay cash for this hayf
asked the auctionecr, who began 10 be-
lleve he had a good thing. well, ]
reckon" replied the lnebFiated hayaeed
And how many hundredweight are you
going to takeG" Dunno as keen
bout takln' a hundredweight," said the
purchaser; you might gimme bout
one pound" What the auctionocr saie
viii long be remembered by the farm
ors OF Montgomery counly.-Philadol'
phla Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

humanity which proves as Lombroso
would wish to have II proved. the ex-
lstence Of the born pervert In It's worst
and mosi revolving form. This embod-
iment Of inherent evil Is known as
the "Donnelly baby"
So depravod even in infancy. Is this
offspring Of the slums. that II cannot
really be classed with ordinary chill
dren. "a human animal" Police Ma
iron Garfield says. with none OF the
trainings or instincts Of the lower or
der Of animal life. II Is but short
step between the Donnelly baby and
the beasts Of the field, and the prefer
ence Is rather In favor Of the beasts OF
the field
The mother CT this little monster is
Mary Donnelly. She is mother TO II,
however, only in the sense that she
bore IT, Dirty vicious, lawless and
perpetually drunken, Mary Donnelly
has for years vibrated like a pendu-
lum between the workhouso and the
ginmills Howling. lighting. blasphem-
ing. unwashed. unkempt and ragged
Of raiment. the police OF Cleveland nave
again and again dragged her from the
cutters, With such a mother the Don.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

Mrs. Amy Anna Price. widow OF Billy
Price. once manager OF q theater at
Los Angeles. committed suicide the
other night by shooting herself
through the heart At the home Of her
sister. Mrs Carrie Clausen. Phlladel-
phla. Mrs Prices husband Died Eve
ar six years ago. hut for some time be-.
'ore hts death tho couple had not lived
together. Il L. said that Mrs. Price
was engaged TO marry a business man
u New York city. that her lance Sled
recently. and that stricken with grief
she resolved TO kin herself Who her
lover was and where he lived In that
tity~ave not been made known. Mrs.
Price was 20 years old and a beautiful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
Rsmorse Made Her wish TO Die.


Remorso caused Mrs. Jennie Jones,
who conducts a rooming-houso In st.
Louis, to take her life last week. She
swallowed a quantity OF morphine.
She IL a widow, her husband. John
Jones, having been hanged at Murphys-
boro. H.. last May for the murder Of an
old woman az the fair grounds. a
dispute about some wages led TO the
murder. Jones kicking her TO death,
He was arrested and while In iail
made his escape. While Jones was In
fail Mrs Jones and her little girl re-
moved to 81. Louis. Jones. after his
escape. heard that his wife was living
with another man and he went there
Ia investigate and TO secure his child.
His wife informed the police who he
was and rs n result he was arrested,
taken back 10 Anna and hanged for
his crime. Since then the woman has
bitterly regretted her treachery to her
husband and she took 10 drink. Re-
morse finally led her 10 attempt suicide
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17


thought Il was from an animal iying IN
the gutter wounded by a dray. lie wa
dumfoundei whcn. picking 4 rp. he
saw that Il was the Donneliy KID"
lie took Il 10 the staiion house, re-
marking as he laid 4 on the sergeanrs
desk, that there was the eirtiest thing
that ever happened on his post.
The sergeant ehrank back and rang
for Tie mairon. Police peeple are in
ured -. That baby was
the 81 hat the station house OF
Clevel "a ever seen. The matron,
accustomed 10 the undressing end
cleaning up Of all sorts Of disreputable
creatures In human form. shuddered
and stood spieohloss as she looked al
the "Donnelly kid"
Il was cold, cherries fall night. But
for all thai, only one garment covered
this most wretched Of all Infants
garment 80 old that lis original shape
and color could not be determined. II
was torn and tattered, and thick with
filth and vermin.
A huge wash basin at the end Of the
corridor was filled with hot water, and
into Il they plunged the Donnelly kid.
Il was without question absolutely the
first washing that this infant degener.
ate had ever known. II took a long
time to scrub the infant clean. Then
they sent out and got some child's
clothing and dressed the creature. pu,
shoes on It's feot-the FIRST foOlgear II
had ever worn. The woman who
brought the clothing had been a roth
er seven or eight times on her own ac-
count. and she sat and cried good
motherly Ditch tears at the sight Of
THE unparalleled picture Of misery.
Then they begin 10 realize how far
into the abyss OF animallsm the DON
nelly kid had sunk Washed and
dressed and put on the floor. where
warmth and light was all about II. this
little savage began. with teeth and
fingers. to tear away the shoes that had
been put upon her feet. crying and
snarling In turn. as n dog does when
II gnaws upon n bone or Worries an
old cat In n few minutes the shoes
we're torn 10 tatters. Tho child sat and
! looked at the fragments for the space
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
sewer. OF AncIcn, cn,ncnmh.

Of all the romance nations, perhaps
the Italians treat these historic monu.
mcnts with the greatest degree Of IA
mllianty; n familiarity that archacolo
gis,s sometimes complain. borders on
sacrllogc. However. they never dc.
stroy what is truly beautiful although
they may sacrifice the simply antique
90 enhance modern utility The latest
Journals from Rome tell us that the
historic cntncomhs Of that city arr soon
to be- utilized NJ sewers Not for many
years, u ever. have the hyglenic quail
Ties " the eternal city been what they
should be-. aud the deadly fumes that
arise from the Tlhor nc the close Of a
hot July day have seat many American
tourists On their last abode I'm the small
hut famous Protestant hurylng ground
The Trihuna shows how easily the
scanty sewers of tie rotta pla can nc
turned into the catncomhs n that quar-
ter which communicates dlrectly with
those Ut Santa Agnes and Santa prls
ella. Aud thus do the ancient chaprli
Of the early Christians become the ~,
,rptaclcs Tor the ofial Of the modern
city Of the rhilistnes. New York Trlb
une.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
FIGS AND rHlsrLEs.

Cheerful giving always makes the
Elvcr rich.
The Christian should be Christian
In both walk and talk.
Unless the heart first gives. what the
hand bost0ws is not a gift.
Gods grace Ia As much beyond our
needs as the air We breathe.
Don't try to BE- an assistant book
keeper to the recording angel.
The revival must begin in the end OF
the church that contains the pulpit.
When We are doing our prayerfal
best, let us remember that Il - an
God expecls. -Ram's Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

J. Dussey Long. a atockman Of Pleas
intville, Iowa, took his life In the Ok
'ord hotel. Denver. the other morning
because In some mysterious manner.
yet unknown 10 the police, he was rob-
bed OF 5000 lie registered at the
hotel In the morning. and after a visit
% the stock yards returned to his room,
wrote two kilograms, and, placing n
revolver In his mouth. sent a bullet
through his brain. Death was insian-
lareous. One OF the kilograms was TO
the National Bank Of the Republic.
Chicago. stating that three drafts, Nos.
1910. i2.7ii and i2.73s. for 81 900 each,
payable 10 J. u. Long. IRON the Cit.
tens National bank OF Pleasantvllle,
Iowa. had been stolen from him, and
not 10 honor them. Ed Wright OF
plsasantvIlle. Iowa. was also notified Of
he theft In letter 10 Samuel Eek
er he directed that his remains he
sent 10 Monroe. Iowa. for lnierment,
In care Of the Masonic lodge there.
Tho manner In which Long was robbed
Is most mysterious. he was In the
,lty but a few hours and could scarce
~ have had time TO more than visit
he stock yards and return to his hotel
a. he did. The letters and kilograms
~were sent 10 the hotel oflce by a hell
10Y. The'Serk. on reading them. sum
moned an officer. who was hurrylug
through tho hall to investigate. when
The report Of revolver was heard. and
Ehen the door Of the room was broken
In a few moments later Long was q
sorpse.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
Tho NAH nrforr wntrrIoo

Wcllng,nn's conduct is riddle.
About the middle of she afternoon be-
was Informed, thru igh the prince Of
Orange. MS 10 his cncmy's movements.
With perfect calm he commanded that
his troops should be ready IN their eau.
tunmvuts; 40 > o'clutk be- issued orders
Tor the divisions 10 march with n view
tn concentration at Nlvellcs. the east.
cInmnst point that nc intended 10 o..
cupy. at 10. Just as be- was srtilng out
for the duchess ~ llichmond's hail. h.
gave definite Instructions for the con
ecnlrailun a. begin. About twenty
minutes after the prince " Orange had
reached the lall noom Wellington sent
Tim away quietly. nnd then. summon
ing the duke ~ Richmond. who was Ia
have command of the reserves when
formed. hC asked FOR map The two
withdrew o. an adjoining mGni Well
iugton closed the door nud mtl. with
m oath: Napoleon has humhuggcd
me" lie then explained that he had
orlurd his army 10 concentrate az
Quatrc Rms. adding: "l,ut we shall
not s,ur him there; and II 80. must
fight him here" marking Waterloo
With his thumhnall on the map rs ho
spoke. October Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
The DARK Slide OF christian Amcrl,,

me harh sue OF christian America.
I'VE have now In America a popu.
lation OF seventy millions Of people
and yet three-Quartcrs Of a million, we
are told, belong to the criminal class. u
writes Dwight L, Moody In his initial
paper In Mr. Moody's Bible Class" IN
the ladies' Home Journal And this
In Christian america Il is said that In
six months thirty graduates OF two
large European universities were found
by one rescue mission In New York
city. Nor are the American colleges
without representatives In the great
city slums. Our daily papers are but
living chronicle OF the fearful hold
which sin has upon MS az a nation. A
man must have lost all his senses who
rays that Gin IL not Inherent, that 4 Is
only physical weakness which culture
may ultimately overcome Veneer.
Ing the outer man will make him no
better within"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
NEW GUNS ron THE GERMANS.
The Army Camp Has some Interesting
Experiments.

Experiments.
The new German camp az Malmody,
close to the Belgian frontier, has at.
traCtod special attention owing TO the
experiments lately carried ON there,
says Revue du Cercle Militaire. The
object Of the experiments was TO try
the effect on Geld Notifications Of the
new guns with which the German foot
artillery" has lately been equipped.
The guns In question are slx-inch
howilzer guns aud eight aud onc-Quar-
ter-inch mortaTs. Il ls intended IN
utilize some OF these guns In the o.
tack and defense Of positions, In which
respect they would play a considerable
role. scoing that the defense nOEus
days dIsposcs of better means OF resist
anco than formerly The obstacles IN
front a. the line OF defense viii be in
creased. natural points OF vantage viii.
to a greater extent. be- utilized and Inn
proved upon By means Of portable ar
NOR, screens built up with heavy rail-
way rails. etc. shelters will be pro-
vidod, agalns, which ordinary Geld ar
tillcry win he poworloss. but they win
not resist the heavy proleelllcs thrown
with a very high trajectory from these
gums The object Of the trials In ques-
ton was 10 determine the best mode Of
use OF these guns. more especially the
mortars, against Notifications Of an
analogous nature 10 the so-called forts
d'arret protecting a grcs, part OF the
French frontier Al the same time
experiments were also made with a
view 10 determining the efficiency q
infantry Gre by day and night.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

'I.ove met knew you'd be crate,
ful. but didn't want you to take ma
out Of gratitude; you do love me. don't
your
''You are Just a man, and you don't
understand anything. I loved you
when I saw you catch those horses
and moro now because you didn't tell
me about Il. You are hero. and you
don't even know Il. and Annie laughed
and rubbed her little head against his
shoulder.
VIII looked puzzled.
III you love me. It's all right" he
said, his face clearing. "nnd don't see
what little thing like that has 10 do
with H."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

played Ike a Similar In a tropic forest
She seemed In the process Of revorsiou
TO the beast forms. to have acquired
even the prehonsllity OF both hands
and feet. She elung TO the bars for all
the world like an ape. and mounted "a
the ceiling without any apparent fear
Of falling and with the utmost swift.
ness.
The kid" has dark brown hair and
shrewd little beads OF blue eyes. into
which no expression ever comes save
a tinge OF suspicion. accompanied by q
contraction OF the lids. which implies
concentrated caution. To spoken Ian.
guage she h q stranger
Such is the infant which tie Cleve-
land Humane Society has pa. avar =
a corner Of its shelter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

look at this. papa" said a little
rlrl Of the East End. as she exhibited
her school copy book. Il wOtcn every.
thing IN H."
"You wroton ltT' qucricd the papa,
with a corrective stress on the "wro.
ten"
well. then writ H." said the small
student. satisfied that she had hit the
right wori nc asl-piiisbuig ChronL
clc-1clcgrarh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

News was brought 10 Prinovllle. ore.
recently that a band Of sheep which
was being driven through the forbid
den country al lee was surrounded by
masked men. their herder held up and
2i7 head Of sheep killed or wounded.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
MRS. AMY PRICE.

woman. She arrived In New York
about ave years ago and began doing
newspaper work. She had previously
written for Chicago and Boston papers
and for a time she earned a good living.
Two years ago she boarded with Mrs.
Davis, At LOG West Fortleth street.
Last June Mrs. Davis moved to Brook
Ign and Mira Price took apartments
elsewhere. About six months ago Mrs.
Price wrote TO her sister In Phlladel-
phla that she had become engaged TO
q young business man IN New York.
In other letters she told Mrs. Clauscn
that her hance had furnished a Nat
and made arrangements 10 take her
there as soon az they were married
Several days ago Mrs. Clausen got a
letter from Mrs. Price telling her that
her hance was 49, Mrs. Price seemed
dependent. and when, several DAYS
ago. Mra. Clausen received a telegram
announcing the young mans death. she
sent words 10 her sister 10 come 10
Philadelphia. Mrs. Price accepted the
invitation. and leaving New York on
Friday afternoon, arrived in Phila-
delphia At 6 o'clock and went straight
70 her sisters house She retired to
her room, and an hour later Mrs. Clau.
sen heard q pistol shot and. running
up stairs. found her sister dead. Mrs.
Price left a letter IN which she said
that she had nothing TO live for. now
that her lover was dead
Ny heart q broken" she wrote
~and ! do not care to live any longer. ="
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

The remains Of the late Justus Sew.
ert. nephew OF w. II. Seward. were
buried IN polter's field at Dubuque.
Iowa. The funeral took place from
The andoriaker's establishment and no
minister was present 10 say a prayo,
or preach a sermon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

r l. y NJ u X y , u
came TO Cleveland"
he would 80 away
the most delighted
psychologist and
crlminaloglst that
ever set foot In any
town. Out Of the
slums Of Cleveland
the police have
picked up a speci-
men OF youthful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
sEAFRAID OFLIFE
1EFoRTUNATEs NOT BRAVE
ENOUGH TO LIVE.

Woman Tries 90 DIE WIN Her nahc--
Chnd Lest Mother saved-Dled 10
spite ma wife Robbery Causes self
Deslruetion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

a rich discovery OF gold has been
made near 0rahamslOwn, cQpe Colony.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

Charles Jaeneke committed suicide In
fouli lho clkCr night by shooting
marlf thsodsh the heart IN the front
"a 81 bis hons a 1915 Dlllon street.
ke was aitt.led during the day
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

men rushed after her 10 prevent a pos
Slble murder and suicide. But they
we're too late. There was a splash In
The rapidly moving water Of the race
way twenty feet below and the woman
with the child elasped TO her breast,
lank beneath Me surface. The woman
Soated rapidly down the stream. The
men who had run TO the bridge below
had secured a long rake and drew her
out Of the water with A. As the men
pulled her on land she. struggled for
. moment 10 get away. She cried In
soherentiy for her child and pleaded
10 be allowed 10 die. saying. my
thlldl Ny child! Let me diet What
have donel Oh. where Ia my chiid7"
The little one. however. was far out OF
reach. Its body has not yet been re-
covered. The woman gave her name
h Mrs. Carrie whalen. wife OF Daniel
Whalen. a shoemaker. In reply 70
questions. she said her husband could
not afford TO keep her and that she
had determined 10 put an end TO her
avn life and that Of her baby.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
CHILD OEHEsTREET
.cLEVELANDstAs 4 WILD BEAST
IN HUMAN FORA.

Lombroso's Theory Of Moral Pcrversion
Given Weight to By the Queer Doings
Of This Unfortunate Brute Girl of tho
Glums.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

WOMAN about 30
years old. carrying
an infant appar-
entity about Q
months old In her
arms. the other
m orning climbed
over the railing on
the north side Of
the Central avenue
bridge at Roehes-
ter. N. Y. Several
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
cleveland letter.

arr LoMBRosC
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17


Thcrr was small chance Ia question
the hwathlcss Tommy when be- np-
Icawd for he WIS "tnrdy," aud Il
seemed he knew nothing about his pro-
tcctor. anyway lie answered be- was
'all right" and when. at rrcrss he got
u chance 10 exploit his adventure. was
given over TO limitations Of the hnrst r.
But VIII did not cnmc hack to his
blowing, Annie watched Tor him all
that afternoon, aud the children had an
easy time. hut after they wcw gone--
yes thcc be- was coming down the hlll,
one arm Ia sling.
What Is H. Annlcw that was an he
said as hc gt0od pale and firm. IN the
doorway. Annie started toward him.
Tell me-" she said. is It brokcn-
have yen had n dnrtOrg
Don't torment me; never mind; It's
nothing What Is my answcrY Oh,
Annie. what II my answUry"
Annie only looked at him: hut such a
light, such q trcmor of ticmulous feel
lng flooded her face that the man
moved toward. her aud with one arm
that could still obey his viii. folded
her again 10 his hnast She lifted her
eyes 70 him aud he kissed her
Why didn't you tell me you saved
Tommy's lifc" she whispered, after
time.
Il had other things 20 think about"
"But didn't you know that that
would make me love youf"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-24
SILVER IN A NUTSHELL.
Free Coinage of Bricks Would Not Eaiss
Their Price.

Did you ever stop to think what would
be the result if the government should
by legislation determine that ordinary
building bricks two by four by eight
inches in size should be legal tender in
any amount for one dollar each and
should arrange to have them so stamped
in any quantity free of cost to the per-
sons presenting them?
Under such circumstances the price
of building bricks would at once adj
vance to 81, 900 a thousand, for if they
could be coined" without cost the
bricks "uncoined" would be worth just
as much as the coined bricks-one
dollar each. But did it ever occur to
YOU that it would not be IN advance in
the value of the bricks. but a decrease
in the value of the dollars, which would
thus establish q new parity between
money and property" that under such
a system $1,000 would be worth only
1000 bricks; that that 1000 bricks
would exchange for no more commodi.
ties or labor than it does to-day, and
consequently that 81 900 would mean
no more to US than 900 bricks do now?
In other words, our government can
determine by legislation what COM
modify and what amount of that com
modify one dollar shall be, but it must
leave it to the laws Of comparative sup
ply and demand, cost of production,
etc, to determine what the value of that
commodity shall be. It may declare
that a brick shall be a dollar, in which
case one dollar will be worth whatever
n brick will exchange for. 1t may de-
clare hat 25.S grains of gold shall be a
dollar, in which case one dollar will be
worth whatever 25.S grains of gold will
exchange for, OF it may declare that
412b grains of silver shall be a dollar,
in which case one dollar will be worth
only what 412H grains Of silver will ex-
change for, the same to-day as 500 cents
in gold, or, giving the debtor the OPP
tion" as to what dollar he shall use
with which to pay his debts, it may de-
clare that each of these three shall be a
dollar. in which case one dollar will be
worth just as much as the least valuable
of the three, which under present con-
ditions would be the brick.-L. Carroll
Root.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-24
Easy Lessons About Money.

At first all money was weighed in
scales. The first money trade told in the
Bible was in silver, And Abraham
weighed to Ephron 400 shekels of silver,
current money with the merchant" y
shekel was half an unce.
1t was not easy to carry round Il pair
of scales and weigh cut metal each
time there was a trade. So coins were
made.
\ shekel or some weight of silver or
of gold was weighed out, melted to-
getner and stamped with a die show
ing its weight. Now money could be
counted instead of weighed out. This
made trading much easier.
Anything that makes trading easier
betters trade.
Silver was first in general use for
coins. But as people became better off
and had larger trades TO make silver
was too weighty. So gold came into use.
As nations have become better off
they have come to use gold more than
silver. The great trading nations now
use the gold standard and only the
poorer nations the silver standard fer
their money systemS.-N. Y. World.