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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

hurt her: and all manner of things.
But she seemed set upon 1t
talked nothing else. Tho doctor said
Il was a sick fancy. that IN her weak
state any craving must be humored
THUS cornered. wrote letter urg-
ing My dear Harberton'-l hadn't the
remotest idea what his Christian name
was-to come 10 rs even tor day.
Mother Insisted on adding a line-shc
who had not pennod n word Tor months
-beerlng him 10 come that she might
have an opportunity OF thanking him
for his frlondliness towards her SON
| dld feel mean when I took the inyi-
tation into another room and burnt u.
Il would have given anything 90
have been able 20 produce an impos,or
But Herbcrton had been described 80
infinitely the mater knew him by
heart as Il were. and would have de-
toctod n fraud at a glance. Besides /
have never seen any one who NJ all
rcsemhled him told her that ! had
hcarl from him that he was coming.
dreaded she would ask 20 see his let
Ter. but Il CHANGED to be one Of her bad
days, and she didn't
Next morning be was 20 arrive. /
meant TO fake up a telegram somehow.
giving an excuse for his absence when
went to the station on prctonso OF
meeting him. My mother was strange
Is well that morning Her customary
iassltude and pain had vanished Sh,
was reclining on a couch drawn close
40 the open window Her cheeks were
almost rosy. and there was a lace ar
ranrement over her white hair tha
made her look prot,ior than ! had eve
seen her She was all impatience ID
zee Harherton. and hurried me on q
the station half an hour too soon.
III was a lovely June day and ou
prlvntc foot-p8th 70 the railway lal
through shady ways. but ] vas wretch
I'd and ashamed. wishing the thinl
over Tho remembrance Of the sparkle
an mothers eyes. even OF the effor; sh'
had r,ade TO appear In full toilette dis
turbed me. OF her health, the doctoi
had spoken graycly on the night be
fore VITA a hear, affection such a.
hers. might no, the shock OF HARDER
toms non-appcaranoo be too much fo'
herr D.,
Il suppose one ought 10 believe IN
Nemesis. or Roirlbutlon, or that sort Of
thing I don't. much. but ] confess
that summer morning came nearer
suffering ios my sins than ! had ever
done before or have ever done since
"Now you needn't believe what iol-
lows unless you like. ] often doubt IL
myself knew something Fas TO hap
cen AZ heard the sound Of the ooming
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

All kinds Of interesting and curious
facts are being brought TO uEht IN con-
nectlon with the siXtlcth year % Queen
Victorla's reign. Il o. pointed ont that
this anniversary Is also The 3joth ami
ycrsary OF the death Of King Henry
WI. since which event fifteen soycr-
elens and oliver Cromwell have rulel
over Great Britain. OF these $50 years
Queen Elizabeth. George H. and
Queen Victoria have monopoliEcd i7j
vcars leaving the other twelve soyer.
elms aud the Protector Cromwell but
li55 years between them,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

The Midland Electric Railway OF
Staten Island has added 10 its rolling
stock a maguinccnty furnished car for
the convenience ut the bridal couples
who want rapid transit 20 New York
10 escape the playful pranks OF their
friends ON their wedding eve.
Heretofore The happy bride and
groom have had 90 endure the long
drive 10 lht ferry 90 carriage, and
when the distance is tcn or twelve
miles and the uisAt T. Vet and stormy
T. Is Ear from q pleasant beginning OF
married happiness
The new car arrived a week ago aad
has been standing 90 Che sheds az Con-
cord The wiring was completed last
week and q made los initial trip Fri
/ day night with a jolly party OF staten
islanders Tho car has been christcned
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
Nm, cnllsrs wemsn Are Doing.

out Of $50 college women recently
lnterrogated. 1863 are teachers. a. H.
brarlans. % nurses, 10 journalists and
10 clerks. while the remainder are dis
rihutcd around In various unclassIncd
positions. Tho majority OF a given
number OF women, asked In regard 20
ne matter. said they received less pay
than men for the same Kind Of work.
A small number werc found who set
Inc same pay. and very tiny fraction
l5f number received more money than
men IN similar positions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

4 we'll known E,ltisIcian has found
out the percentage % iOiterote people
M the various European countries.
According .1 DIS calculations The per-
ccn;aecs fu1 us fellows. poriugaL
6735. Italy. sos. Cali5ia ana Bulk
uwina. l56S; Poland. $3.50; Hungary.
s5.C9: Russia tpoper gGi2. Other
Austria. 3e.7o. Greece, 2jlN; Rouma-
MIA. i775. belgium. 1899. Turkey In
Europe. ii.79: Wales. lOi3; Bohemia
and Moriyia. SOS. Spain. S7l ireland.
5s7: Finland. 25S; France uncludIug
Corsleah $500. England. $40; Mother
lands 3sS. Scotland. eS3, Germany.
40: Norway. lo2. sweden, "a; SN.tz.
rrland. go, Denmark. 80.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
ASSAULTS THE PRISONERS.
Peculiar Manner In which French
Inh.r rnnhnrts Examinations.

Peculiar Manner In which q French
Judge Conducts Examinations.
NJ Due OF Bayeux. In France, has
sprung suddenly into fame as judge
who gives the prisoners brought be-
fore him a bloody nose II what they
say does not suit him. says an eN'
change. lie is a "juge obstruction
whose business Il Is secretly TO exam
inc prisoners. hearing only the evil
dence against them. and n there be
enough TO bind them over to regular
trial. Mr.. Dues original system was
first brought to notice by day laoorer'
who WAS both a thief and a poacheT
II previous court records count DOT
ANYTHING. when he was brought be-
fore the asslzes on the charge oil steal
ing chickens he said he had not stolen
the chickens himself. but had mere
~ received them from the thief. But
Won swore before the iuge dlnstruc-
lion that you yourself" said the judge
were the thief" Yes replied the
dny laborer. Il have been before NJ
Due before. and didn't want blaei
eye or one OF my teeth knocked do"I
my throat" what DO you mean
slr." asked the Judge. Il mean tina
n you don't say what NJ. Due want
you TO he hits you In the face with III
fist" The judges thought that the IA
laborer was lying. but concluded l
make a private investigation.
The next day one Of them met IN
b local pharmacist. who was also mt
, nlcipal counselor. From him It wa
/ learned that prisoners who had bee
, wounded by ~ Due were regularI
! brought into the pharmacy to
d treated. NJ. Due has now been SUI
pended from his duties as juge an
{ structlon. The methods Of other cru
h juges obstruction are being expose
}. One OF them has ordered prisoners
r be fed on salt fish and a small ALLOW
{ ance OF water. when brought tn
i court the prisoner has O jug OF ire
q water placed just out OF his reach.
q is told that he may have drink u
& VIII confess
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

with the rest OF the scheme Of decora-
ton. The arrangements are such that
The interior can be- converted into a
dining car az a moments notice. A.
one end ls a refrigerator Tor liquids.
The car will be- rented to private par
ties. who want 90 spend an evening
rolling over the twenty miles OF track
embraced To- the system
The road expects 20 complete l,s
tracks TO the ST. George ferry within a
year and then the ear will be used "a
transport theaier parties 90 and from
the ferry. The officials oi the road
have not pm, the car In service with az
eye to profits. They do not expect &,
make ATTY mnley by its operation. bu
they want to give the people OF slater
Island the best going New Yorl
Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

ST. Louis Dispatch.
His name Is Bin Merkle and he ives
IN the mountains OF Texas. a party
OF hunters from Fl Paso discovered
him. When they got back to town
they told the story.
II might not have been believed but
one OF the party backed It up By show
ing thellttle toe Of the stone foot It had
accidentally been broken OF some time
before and Merkle gave Il to one OF
HIS guests as a souvenir OF the visit
Merkle was a cowboy In the days
when the cowboy was In the height OF
his glory. lie has lived In the hills
for twenty-five years. II was about 1876
that the accident beiell him, which
caused him 20 be the ultimate possessor
Of the only stone foot In the world
which is attached to live leg.
lie was rounding up a big lot OF
cattle. when they siampeded. In try
ing TO get out OF the way his horse
slipped and he was thrown TO the
ground. directly In the track OF the
maddoncd cattle. How he escaped be-
ing trampled into a shapeless mass Is
a mystery. The probable reason Is that
/ his body was partly sheltered by a very
/ slight rise In the ground and most OF
the cattle went over without touching
him. After the herd had passed his
companions hastened to him, expect
ing TO find bis manglod corpse. They
were surprised TO find him unhurt, cx
copt for a compound fracture OF the
left leg. below the knee. both bones be
ing broken. They were far away from
town or surgical aid and so the COW
boys carried him TO camp and did IN
best they knew how by him In the wa.
OF splints and bandagea Apparently
the bones knit very rapidly. but be
low the fracture the flesh seemed {
be undergoing a remarkable change {
, color and texture. In few weeks "a
, handages were removed. The bon,
, had knit ARMY. but the lower part ,
! the leg showed unmlstakable signs
/ having undergone a hardening proce.
= which could not be explained. As tin
went on the foot continued TO harde
n until the entire foot and the leg belo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
A Clerical suggestion.

lie was a thin, fragile young preach
or. but not half 30 helpless as be
looked. Tie could see and hear what
was going on. even during the last
prayer. Just before the very closing
service he said calmly, but with a good
deal OF impresslyenoss TO the square
inch. Those Of the congregation who
ala not get their things an on during
the prayer. can DO 80 while pro-
uounce the benellcllon' During
which. however the audience could
hear each others watches tick.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
ONE suRvIvoR.
The Clergyman who Married President
IIaYes Il sun living.


Near the close OF December, 1852
Rutherford b. Hayes was united IN
marriage to Lucy Webb, says the To-
ledo Blade. Lucy webb exerted won
derful influence over him. She was
refined. religious. fun-loying girl she
was born In Chlllicothe and her father
way physician who died at LeAing-
ton. Ky. in 1893 The widow, her two
sons and daughter came to Delaware
because of,tb educational advantages
the town afforded Here Lucy was IN
structel preparatory to entering the
weideyl n female college at Cincinnati
A few evenings ago the writer spent a
most PHEASANT hour with the venerable
DIR. l.. l. McCabe. vice president OF the
Ohio Wesleyan university Dr. McCabc
is an uncle OF Bl6hop McCabe, better
/ known as Chaplain McCabe. For halI
a century Dr. McCabe has been con-
nected with the university work In
/ Delaware. Eighty years has he lived
and the world Is better for H. Now
he is old and feeble and the shadows
are stretching far toward the east. Sit
ting In his comfortable home, with a
picture OF Lucy webb Hayes hanging
on the wall over his chair, he spoke IN
most glowing terms Of her womaaly
worth. DR.. McCabe performed the mar
rlaee ceremony which made Rutherford
Hayes and Lucy Webb man and wife
and he also attended their silver wed
ding. which event took place at th'
white house in December. 1871 II q
also worthy of note that DR.. McCab0
iourneyed across the state to perform
tho marriage ceremony for Senator
elect Joseph n. Foraker and wife.
Lucy webb was one Of the mos
beautiful characters I have ever beef
permitted 20 know" said Dr. McCab'
"Her mother brought her and he
brothers here 10 educate them. a
that time girls aid not enter the mi
yerslty here. but ! was Miss Webb
tutor In preparing her for a femal
seminary. She was a beautiful youn
r woman. full OF fun and just the Kin
{ OF girl who would captyate q youn
; man like Hayes. The same qualities
B heart she carried with her through lii
70 and no woman as first lady Of the Ian
y or any other position eXericd q wide
% or better influence remember we
q how Hayes and Lucy looked when
b married them. Hayes was a fplend
n looking fellow and In an my yea
70 never united a Landowner couple
e DR.. McCabe told an incident which o.
n cured one time when he was yisiuI
\ the webb family In Cincinnati. Lu'
= had a girl friend for a guest and q
N two girls were In the kitchen washil
In dishes when Hayes and a young iriel
10 called. There was nothing form
= about the call. Tor the young men We
NJ invited into tho kitchen and the wo
M Of washing dishes went right on. ]
IL doctor thinks from the sounds viii
ma proceeded from the kitchen that
M cali was no less enjoyed Tor being
,w formal. Dr. McCabe Is now the OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

can explain H.
after left oxford-wlthout hon
ors-I spent lot OF time loahng at
home. Dead-alive part OF the country;
nothing much 10 shoot, and mother, an
invalid. couldn't stir out OF her room
Il didn't mean deliberately TO de-
celve her. but what life Is there for a
healthy young man. stuck down there,
hanging round a sick room from one
month 10 another1 lie must come to
the surface TO breathe. whether the air
be wholesome or not. At arst, when
! cut out for a day or two. would
call It business. But the mater knew
old Findlay had always managed the
Investments. and the money. and all
that SO when took a run up to town
and didn't return al night | had to in
vent a friend and pretend had put ur
with him. That came as easy as lying
always does; only mother. who had
little 10 interest her. insisted on hear
ing all the particulars How my frlen'
looked. what he said. and the rest
got into a lot OF tight places AZ III
start. tiil thought Of a man ha'
known two years before and kept TO
description OF him.
"Harberton was his name. lie wa
cruising on the Mediterranean Tor hi
health when was on the sayonari
with the Blakea. He was a queer chat
believed in occultlsm and rot OF tina
sort; and we all laughed At him for
We never thought him III. merely laz'
One moonless night. after dining q
his yacht. We lounged on deck. wit
those myriads OF stars making us feI
jolly small
"Harborton lay on n steamer chair
he used to pass the night there gain
at the sky with his lnscrutiblo eye
We had all been laughing and ehaihr
whom be came on deck. but someho
the immensely OF Il an had sobcred u
and we were quiet and solemn, wh'
Harberton. pointing heavenwards. "a
10 his languld, affected drawl: !
morrow shall know what these Ia
20 tell We believed Il 10 be mere
one Of his poses; but IN the morni
We were horribly startled by the ne
that he was dead. lie had died, lyi
there In his chair. during the night
well. Harberton's name occur
10 me when I was forced TO Invent
story TO satisfy mother. and. thoug
couldn't write a story 10 save my
whenever I began jawing about b
everything came quite pat Often
blessed his memory whom ] could
on for a few days. have good Il
and return 10 ind mother q
pleased.
This went on for awhile. TIL mot
began 10 bother me with a reques
ask my friend TO visit us at Fra
ton Chelmsford. tried hard TO get
on the notion; said that he was
or m; that entertaining guests w
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

person living who was present at that
wedding forty-iuur years ago. but the
incidents OF that occasion are as fresh
IN his memory as II they occurred but
V.Ttfrdny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

A gentleman travelling In Persia
saws DE- has been In a town where the
bells ring Tor prayer i've times a day.
and business men rush out % their
Offices 90 the churches. leaving their
places Of business unlocked. and no
body ever has a thing stolen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

First Nc.ghbor That's a very daln!
IA dog OF yours threw him some
cold auaEcs this morning and he
wouldn't touch them" Second Neigh
What dll you take him fora
canaibale" New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
UCHAREsT has

UCHAREsT h as
perhaps the sirang
est tomb ever erect
ed In q civilized
land. Il stands over
the embalmed body
Of Julia LA den. n
young authoress
who died ak years
ago. says the New
York Tribune Her
father, Prof Has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
In.In.irInn. Anihnr..

"Who wrote the most Dickens
Warren. or Bulwcr? Warren wrote
Now and Then. Bulwor wrote Night
and Morning. and Dickens wrote All
tho Year Round.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

A bin which has Just passed the Ok
lahoma legislature contains a provision
putting II into effect In the year Oh
our Lord ammo domlnl 1921"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

During the last twenty yean the
railways Of the world have absorbed
30 900 900 tons OF steel. or almost half
The total product
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

been power for good or eyll-so-
clally. politically and morally since
the days OF Eden"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

The seven,h-Day Adyentlsts sent ont
80 missionaries to foreign nelds last
year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

MAN with a petri-
fed foot! Talk
about cold feet!
Ughl st gives one
the cold shlvers TO
think OF that peren-
nially cold pedal
extremity nesting
against the small
OF his back when
snow Is on the
ground. says the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
OUEEREST OF TOMBS.
rs THAT BUILT FOR THE BODY
OF JULIA HAsDEN.

The Parents spend Their Days There
Father. q Roumanian Professor. he
lleves That IIh child Talks to
Him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
A PETRIFIED FOOT.
1T GIVES ITS OWNER NO PAIN
AND COMES IN HANDY.

The Result Of Compound Fracture
Accident That Happened to Merkie
when lie Was a Cowboy-A Jolly
Mountainccr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16
FRIEND HARBERTON.
fBy Mary Stuart Doyd)

o, old man. OF
course | don't be-
lleye In spirits or
nonsense of that
sort Yet something
that | never quite
understood once
happened to me.
You all know about
that kind OF thing.
and perhaps you
can exnlain IL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27
The Zenith Nine.

Capt. John McEncroe, of Ishpeming,
who has been in the city to look over
the mines was confronted with the
rumor upon his return to Duluth that
he was here as an expert in the inter-
est of Carnegie for the purchase of
the Zenith. Mr. McEnroe denies this
rumOr outright.
Major Burt returned from Cleve-
land Monday, The fee owners of the
Zenith mine have agreed with the
lessees TO forego their royalties for
eighteen months to give the operators
an opportunity TO improve the prop
erty and put it in shape for larger
output. 1t is proposed to sink the
shaft about seyenty-fve feet deeper
than it now Is, put in new hosting
machinery and improve it in other
ways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27
The Duluth Ladies Trio.

The concert given Friday evening
under the auspices Of the Presbyter-
ian church by the Duluth Ladies
Trio was a social success. Owing to
the absence of Miss Bagley, who was
called to Minneapolis by telegram,
Master James c. Ray was substituted
and took her parts to the evident sat
isfaction of all present. His violin
solos were rendered in a clear and
trained manner showing he was skill
ed in his executions on that king of
instruments, the violin. Miss Walls
piano selections were well received
and Miss Smallwood's vocal solos were
applauded with a vim. The concert
was one Of those neat affairs which
usually are treated in a manner not
deserving as the house Friday even
ing was very small. Those who were
present enjoyed it however, and are
heartily sorry over the small patron
age accorded the troupe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27

nibS. whom everyone put down as 4
guy, pure and simple, had been sent
out by the wholesale hoiise to solicit
trade in this city and on the ranges,
the wholesale management having
been attracted to Ely by the articles
of returning prosperity and general
good times which recently appeared
in the MINER. Because his royal
highness, the travelling man. did not
find the Ely merchants falling all over
themselves to give him an order. he
impaired the all-powerful informa-
ton to a few disguised listeners that
the newspapers of Ely were malicious
~ falsifying and leading such sucking
ducks as himself, astray. There are
other wholesale firms handling the
same class of goods his fresh majesty
offers and if he does not like Ely, he
will confer favor on several of its
citizens by staying away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27
Hardy's Bond Forfeited.

When the case of Joseph Hardy,
alias Conrad Krebs, was called in the
district court Monday, the defendant
failed to put in an appearance, and
his bonds, in the sum of $500. were
declared forfeited. Hardy was in
dicted by the last grand jury m
charge Of forgery. He was arraigned
and allowed to 60 On bail, with James
Hart, Walter S. Lloyd, John Coventry
Thomas Treyillion and James n.
Prior as his sureties. Since then he
has failed to put in an appearance at
the court house, and Judge Ensign, be-
fore whom the case was called, stated
tina this bondsmen would have to make
good the face of the bonds. Hardy is
well known in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27
Municipal Court.

John Hrrala, was up before Judge
Cowling Saturday On a charge of vio-
lating ordinance No. III, drunk and
disorderly. He was fined $3.50 and
costs amounting in ali to s., which he
paid.
Monday John Gribben was on the
carpet before ''His Honor" charged
with the larceny of two bushels of
onions on warrant issued by e. T,
Mead. Gribben put up S. fine and
costs amounting to s1o.s7.
Oscar Wanna, Finn, whose fingers
were longer than his judgement, was
up before Judge Cowling Monday
charged with the larceny of watch
and chain, preferred by Henry SMELL
man. He was found guilty of alb
stracting the chain, but not the
watch and was sentenced to SIS and
costs, amounting in all to s26. IS. In
default of payment he was taken to
Duluth yesterday morning by Officer
Garrison to serve 80 days in the
county jail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-27
Has Returned.

Hon. P, r. Vail returned Thursday
from his trip to the Pacific coast and
British Columbia. Mr. Vail says that
the hardships of the trip to the Klon-
dixie country have been enormously
exaggerated, that in Seattle can be
ascertained the true state of affairs
regarding the Alaska gold fields. He
found that it would not be policy for
anyone to attempt the trip before
spring as it is almost certainty that
the trip at this time of the year is
impossible. He says that there are
thousands of men and women. and
even children, on the route between
Seattle and the fields and the trains
are daily bringing in more.
British Columbia, Mr. Vail says,
furnishes excellent opportunities for
man with capital and should silver
raise in value the country would enjoy