The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

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Her Husband bought eiss.ooo worth ]
Of the Columbian Isaus She Can't |
sell Them.
- HAT iife IN this
Wa r-el city is not all roses
~ 80 and vino for every
N.Y. IN body is q WORKOUT
N No ~ fact, says the New
~ lN York Herald. For
k13>.l5l ~ every woman who
~ ksAE1A hathes In milk to
W. i,l&losftl preserve the soft
&isN<AAl},J nef8 CT her skin.
-2NSzlzl/ who revels IN luz
ury and makes
loshion her law. there may be found
u this great city women with the hopes
In their broken hearts that the end
might be near-womcn who long for
an uniimely grave. wAcge there Is no
"art, no sorrow-cnly eternal rest.
But there ls woEian In New York
To-day who actually possesses the
round SUN Of 100000 and Ia novertho-
less a. poor as the poorest wretch who
has Just been deposited In the street by
noi-over-tender sheriff and his ennis
mrles because she had failed TO pay
her monthly rent Though rich enough
10 I've In luxury. she Is at the same
Time too poor 10 support herself even
IN modest and humble manner
For years she has been a member Of
society. Hers was the set OF people
that think life very much worth llv-
lng a happy girl a proud BRIDE a
most fortunate wife and. finally.
Woll--provlded-for widow. she finds
herself within a year OF her husbands
death face 10 face with prlyatious that
are the common lot OF so many 20
whom hcklo fortune has never turned
her smiling face. And thereby hangi
a tale.
Iwo-dollar Columbian stamps. un.
used. perfect condition. original gum.
Tor Si.S5 each"
This and mere formed the text o.
a circular spread over the city a few
days ago. Il was q cheap affair.
small piece OF gray paper. clumslly
put up and altogether one Of the low.
eai OF 10 Kind IN the way Of workman
ship. But ]. attracted a good deal o,
attention and some comment
There are those who regarded the
falling on In price OF Uncle Sans
stamps as a SIRE sign OF the beginning
OF the end. There was one man.
though. who was deeply Interested %
the plain wording OF the circular. Tie
thought there was soaothlng moro be.
hind the mere fact that United States
siamps had 10 be advertised for sale al
reduced prices 10 hnd o market The
circular was traced . the man who
penned TIA notary public he was
not aVcrso 10 discussing the matter
In fact. he was more than willing 10
disclose tho facts. but drew the line
on one thinE-he refused polnthlank
70 reveal the name Of the woman Ia
The case
"iou sec." he said. In the way Of ar
sumtnt. \ published the circular on be-
half or a certain lady who cuts quite
ngure IN society. No. this o. not
lake An administrator OF the legacy
OF a philatfllst who WIS IN hts lie
lime very prominent In Harlem. /
sell these stamps for lcls than their
lace value because the whole estate
consists OF these stamps and the lady
% really In want OF living moaey.
This man had been very rich and
sas supposed 10 b. a shrowd man. Hc
met the Waterloo OF his career when
to converted an his savings some
,il5.000-into the purchase of Colum.
lian stamps when they were FIRST Is.
ucd. with q view o.. selling Thorn after.
ward 40 a premium. lie had great ex.
pociations, but they failed 20 mate.
r.alzo The panic came on and money
grew scarce. People were not BUYING
lamps just then. lie died shortly AFT.
frward. much-disappolntod man.
leaving bis whole estate. appraised al
100000. 10 Dis wife. This estate con.
STATS OF stamps. from a penny upward.
Nov comes what you may call a
paradox OF llio His widow. who had
an her lie been accustomed TO an the
Injuries. a loving husband and an that
wealth can procure. suddenly found
herself as poor "a any washorwoman
with nothing IN this world to support
her but a pair OF strong. willing banda.
There were pressing debts. terms over.
due. and bills galore. The poor woman
was IN despair. She tried % soll tho
stamps IN big patches. but failed TO
realize more than 5000. which hardly
covered the expenses Of burial and pro-
batting the will.
AS a last resort we applied 20 the
posimaster-gonoral Offering 10 sell the
riamp1 or exchange them for Others
used az present on October i6 we re-
oolyod o. shor, reply. Il stated briefly
that neither this department nor %
posimasters will redeem or exchange
postage stamps
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