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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11
a wooRn.a illicit.


Instead of . uasband, Ms Inamorasa
Got . stspfsiher
In the white Oak region. Kentucky.
lived a comely widow. Mfs. Martha
Berry. aged about 20. and her pretty
daughter. Matilda. who has Just en-
tered her 18th year In the same neigh.
borhood lived johnson whitley. pros
porous farmer Of thirty and a widower.
Mr. whitley had been paying attention
to Mrs. Berry's daughter for the past
six months. and It was generally sup
posed throughout TIE neighborhood
that they would be married soon. The
mother, however, could not give her
consent 10 the match. but she did not
object TO the young widowere calls.
He pleaded with the widow for the
hand Of her daughter. and the young
couple decided on an elopement All
the arrangements were made for the
clandestlne leave-taklng. but the
watchful mother discovered what was
on foot. and on Friday night. the time
set for the elopement. she went TO her
daughters room shortly after dark and
bound the girl hand and foot. She also
tied a gag In her mouth and took her
10 her own room. and tied her 70 the
bed. She then returned 10 the daugh'
ter's room and when Mr. Whitley cams
70 steal away his lady love the widou
answered the summons. and without
speaking a word Joined the young mar
In the yard. lie assisted her into hil
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

Scott Fergus Of Chicago told a 70.
porter OF the News about the important
part which a barrel OF cider PLAYED In
the grlat IRE Of twenty-five years ago.
Said the head Of the Fergus PRINTING
Company: In 1871 there was on Grant
street. In North Chicago. a small frame
dwelling house. perhaps a lSte farther
removed from ila nelghbors than they
were from each other. and set hack
from the stree, about twenty feet. on
October 9th the man Who owned the
place "a what the IRE headed bis way
and kne what the house would soon.
like thousands Of others. be wrapped
In flames From "a comparative seclu.
sion the thought entered hls mlnd that
there might be fighting chance Of sav-
Ing the place n only he had a supply al
water he had resolved to remove his
family. IA the nelghbors an around him
we're doing. and save what they could
carry, when he remembered that In
the cellar was barrel Of cider. He
would use that. Quickly removing the
liquid from rs cool storage place hs
gave Clippers and other vessels 10 the
different members Of the household and
with Instructions 70 watch Tor every
little blaze. the rcsoluie hsnd Of anna.
teur hrcmen and arewomen worked and
watched, and while every house foi
blocks on every side became the prey
Of the flames. this little home wa
saved-end that BY a barrel Of cider
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

murderer beat hls victims brains out
with the butt Of his gun. Thus aid
t.ovcit Gourillion pay the penalty OF
that early ieud. With him the Oourll-
lion name disappeared.
A few months after this double kill
ing Orvillo Glover's eon.in-laW shot
Doctor Bland. formerly surgeon OF the
Palmetto regiment In the Mexican var.
and a connection Of the Gourilllon fam.
ny.
Mary Gourilllon. a daughter Of Low
ett 0ourllllon. bad married Mark TO.
ney Of the Edgeneld neighborhood In
1878 Mark roney and hts brother.
Brookes. met two brothers named
Doukh. and cousins u the Clovers. In
the streets Of the town. There was a
political meeting IN Edgeneld. and
Governor Hampton was addressing the
crowd. The four men went TO the "a
loon near the court house square 20
sex q drink. Excited by the whlaky
they drank. tho four men commenced
20 IRE At each other. Brookcs roncy
turaedhls attention 70 one Of the broth
era. and the other came up behind and
shot him IN the esrk. Mark Toney then
opened IRE upon both Of them. and.
being Joined by a friend. he ullenced
the IRE Of hls onemloa when the
smoke lifted three dead men lay near
the SPOT where Joe Glover and the
Oogfllllons had fallen. Lark Tonoys
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

weaknesses Of humanity depicted IN
the accompanying chart which tn
Holy Rollers distribute In great mum.
bera.
This strange sect has been operat.
Ing In Ontario county for some time
They have been the woDeer Of ths
community. yet not whS without
good. Stories Of men rel bed from
drunkenness and vices are my. Chill
dren have been cared for. and those
who have been converted are acknowl-
edged 10 lead upright lives. o. tho
total enrolment 10 the country. all
are recent converts except Eastman
and Miss Chase. who came from the
southern part Of the state. The hold
which the Holy Roller faith has taken
or the people OF Ontario county Is
scarcely conceivable They came from
far and near 10 the services. and all
fairly worship Eastman. One en-
thufiast brought his cows and pas
tured them In a field near the tent.
This was 20 he would have no nece1-
sity OF Withdrawing until that series
OF services was At an end. Many Of
the people sleep In their wagons o.
on blankets on the ground. impatient
foi the sun 10 rise 30 that the gloria-
cation may begin.
Strange stories Of the dolngs Of these
Eealots circulate about the region. A
meeting Of especial iervor was hell
the night before the writer arrived
Il began early In the evening and con
tinued with growing excitement unit
one Of the women. leaplng TO her fee
Ia the ecstasy OF Spiritual emotion
fell to the ground In a trance. tn
preacher explained that she had thl
"rower."
Don't profane her by your touchl'
h. shrieked. as some Of the uninitlaiel
bent over the PROSTATE figure s.
she was left In unconfciousness. will
eyes staring vaeantly and limbs rigi
as In death.
Some time after midnight the vo
man recovered. She did not appear 3
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

One Of the best OF weather prophets
Il the spider. II there happens 10 be q
web In the secluded corner OF the porch
watch Il carefully for few days OF
weeks and the spider will unfalllngly
predict the coming Of storms.
When the high wind or a heavy rain
threatens the spider may be seen TAX.
ing In sail with great cnergy-that IL.
shortening the rope nlaments that sus.
tain the web structure. II the storm
In 10 be unusually severe or Of Ions
duration the ropes are strengthened AZ
well a. shortened the better 10 resist
the onset Of the elements. Not until
pleasant weather IL again close At hand
viii the ropes be heightened a. before.
on the contrary. when you see the spi.
der running out the slender hlaments
Il IL certain that calm. hne weather
has set In. whose duration may Be
measured by their elongation.
Every twenty-four hours the spider
makes some alteration IN iis web tc
suit the weather. n these changes are
made toward evening. Just before sun.
set. a hne. clear night may be ssfely
counted upon. When the spider sta
quiet and duh In the middle Of To- web
rain h not far on. n r. be acllvc. how.
ever. and continues 20 during a shower
then Il viii be Of brief duration. and
sunshine viii follow These various IN.
dications may be witnessed and studied
20 the best adya0age IN the open air
But you need not always 80 outdoor
10 watch the spider barometer. Their,
are few houses whore the crafty crea.
turo does not Ind an obscure cornel
wherein 10 swlng 10 slgnhoard: "Fllel
taken In and done for here Watch
these places. and when you see a,
spiders coming out on the walls NOR
freely than usual you may be sure rall
IL near.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

rived Holy Rollers rolled up In wagons
and carts. They pitched their horses
TO trees near the tent and made prep
arati0ns Tor a twelve-hour religious
feast. The tent IN which the mec,lngs
arc held IL about tOx5o feet Rude
benches are laid on straw. which COW
err the ground. Al one end OF the
enclosure "a a platform. raised pcs-
haps two feet. on which are placed
chairs Tor those who are 10 speak.
The Bible. which ls the only material
sdiuuc, TO worship used. 10 placed On
a stand made OF board and laid across
two stakes. Beside the Bible. on an
other and higher stake. Is hung a
lantern. No other ight a allowed.
and, indeed, none Ia necessary. as no
hymn book OF psallers are 10 be found
The congregation which assembled
was a curious one. Old men dressed
IN the rough farb Of the farmland
sat by the aide 81 the country "swel's
from neighborlng villages. young gisli
and women with babies were thsrt
ana ON the back row was a crowd Cd
llttering boys. who hardly know whcth'
er 10 take the whole performance SCI
lously OF 10 consider Il as huge joke
Hen Il the dominant note In n,
Holy Rollers beliei--a hell Of rea
birthstone burning with flames whsi
eternally torture but never consnm'
the bodies OF the damned. For thll
hell 10 destined every one who doe
not accept the faith. Yet 4 Is posslhll
b check the course Of the river q
death. even on the brink Of the awiu
gulf Toward thb river Of death rul
thousands Of tributaries. thq vices an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

strip a yard long and two inches thick,
just a. a chicken struggles with a worn
that is a little TO big for It. Once va
had TO drag a huge strip out Of ona Of
the birds threats 10 save It from ehok-
ing.
But Il was the culinary department
that Interested them most. They would
always attack the Kafirs bringing the
viands from the kitchen" 10 the tent.
and sometimes we're so pertinaclous
that the boy would get frightened and
throw the dish away and bolt. and We
would lose the best part Of our dinner.
They would even come into the tent
and snatch things on the table. and We
would take Il out OF them by smother
Ing dainty morGel with salt and ca
yenne pepper: but after awhile they
seemed 10 flourish on Il.
One day. however. we 90, the laugh
on our side. Dinner was preparing and
one Of the birds was investigating the
pots around the FIRE. A great pot OF
huge potatoes took his fancy. and he
inconllnently seized and swallowed q
red-hot tuber as big as a large ponce
granaie. He danced he Jumped he
kicked, he twisted bis neck about al-
most into knots, he tapped his wings
and waggled his tail. be ran amuck,
knocking things down and banging
himself up against the wagons and
stone walls. and ut last tore away into
the weld At twenty miles an hour until
he was out Of sight. and did no; appear
again for couple Of hours
Every morning soon after aunrlss
these birds would indulge In a dance
They would rush away into the weld
for about q mile. and then suddenly
stop and commence Waiting round ant
round IN the most ridiculous fashion
often till they dropped. never eoult
understand the meaning Of this Derior
nance. II might be mere gambollng
but II 20 Il must be nearly the onl,
case Of young birds playing. a. so nan,
young animals DO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

An Indlana Lawysr whose chivairy
Wa Alwavs m Tan.

An Indlana Lawyer whose Chivairy
Wa Always On Tsp
Il see by the papers that a s. Louis
man has sued himself In a business
controversy" said James D. Boutwell,
OF vinccnnes. Ind. to a 81 Louis Globe
Democrat man. This may be
strange incident. but know Of q case
that beats H.
Down In my section Of the country
there h a prosperous young lawyer.
when he was a student be tel In love
with one Of the sweetest girls I ever
met. she Is the daughter Of a wealthy
gentleman. and. although the lawyer
had brilliant prospects. the young
ladys parents discouraged the match
because. 10 tell the truth. the glrl wa
IN love with the young man. But In
spite Of parental opposition the couple
were married. For awhile everything
vent well. but the old grudge against
the young man stil ranked In the
minds OF the parents and matters be
came so desperate with the young hus
band that he went away. when he re.
turned he found that his wife had sues
him for divorce. Il was the culmina.
ton Of her parents hatred for him
The husband saw the petition and I'm.
medlately found that Il was deficient
lie called on his wife and there was I
long interview. during which the mat
ter Of the petition came up. He saii
that his wife was under an Influence
that had made her determined. 90 h
decided to be manly. My dear b
said. you cannot set a divorce on thil
petition. Il Il faulty. No court IN m
world would receive such a plea. Le
me help you out Then the husband
set to work and drew up another petit
ton. In Il he made himself defendant
Il was on this petition that hls win
was divorced from him. The diyoro
broke the hearts Of both and they ar
now living the most wrctched lives
They love each other. and. II the won
an has one consolation. 4 u that be
former husband Is prospecting anl
growing constantly In afnuence AMI
ability. I believe that this couple vii
be reunited. The young man deserve
the love that bis beautiful former viz
bears for him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

Since 1861 the queen has governed
lcss than she did before. She has dout
better In Just being a guiding lnfluenc,
IN home AFFAIRS ard a standard OF IN
ternational morality TO her ministers
Nevertheless she has attended lndss
trlously 10 routine business. In "a,
course OF a visit 10 the chalet she stall
an near Lucerne was taken % A spa
c'ous rustic kiosk. n looke3 dow
on the rushing Rousa Everything ssri
great round table was Old WI,
was the table ! asked. so new I
had been ordered Cor TOE queen. sh'
sat there. with on The windows o9ca
tor hours In ,hc ioreno1u. wrlrag az
signing papers. 4 favaf.ts dos sa; o.
chair A. there vas no regent O,
replace her majesty IN England lant
never has hccnl queens messenger
often came and lett bat We Aro 20, q
.rppose these gentlemen only hor
mysterious state papers IN their die
patch boxes.
The messenger department, Of N,
foreign Office h. good deal parcei
delivery ofiee for the convenience Of
royalty. All the members Of the roya
family have gastroaomic lsanings
when the Processes Alice. Helena
and Louise we're girls they were care.
fully instructed In the art and mystsrl
OF cooking. They prepared when th'
court was at Osborne one dlsh each
day for the queens table. They ale,
used 10 send by queens messenger
10 tho Crown Princess Of Prusai'
cakes. Piles. and other dalnties thel
made themselves. and nowers TIT
way Of utilizing foreign once messen
gers Is no, peculiar 20 England. tn
emprcos Of Austria. when queen o
Prussia. bought once In two or thre0
years a dress bonnet OF Nine. Marx
Well Of the Faubourg g. Honore. bu
she usually sent Il back twice 70 b
cleaned aud rerimmed The bonnie
was carried backward and forward b
a xmas messenger. Whether she con
tiuued 20 give her custom 20 Nm,
Marx-Wcln's successor am not awar,
London Contemporary Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

have suffered harm from the i've
hours stupor. Others lapsed into IN.
Consciousness Tor a few minutes at .
time A. intervals throughout the even
ing. No attention was paid 20 them
when they came 20" they took up
the halloluiah with the chorus.
Semi-lapses were common. This
seemed 70 be paralysis Of certain parts
OF the body. one man RAISED sis arm
r. supplloaiion. stretching TO bis FUN
height he sazcd for a moneni to-
ward the sky. lie shouted and called
on God 70 save him Then bis arm
grew rigid A sacrileglous spectator
tied 20 pull Il down. Il might have
been hrokon, but the muscles would
net yield. This seemed nothing more
than a case OF mcsmcrism. although
those who saw Il attributed II TO al.
vine power.
ON this same night there was Z
baptism IN Canandaigua lake. IN,
candidates were stripped and ia.
mersed. They did not seem to fee
the chilly water IN the least
one effect Of the promiscuous con.
version TO the Holy Rollers IL In N,
disturbances Of domestic relations
Cns man sdop,ed the faith and LEI, hi
wife, who was among the unsaved. n,
could not live With her for fear O
contamination.
During the latter part Of April onl
OF the members Of the sect becam,
m. Il was afierward learned that N
had pneumonia. His friends Who Werl
not Of the faith asked that something
be done for the man. but the Hol,
Rollers are faialists Of a pronounce.
ypc. and would not oppose the dlvln
viii by petty human acia The maj
died. and She incident created no MA
cUmmotion In the vicinity at the time
There was even talk of indlctlng som
Of the Rollers who would not allow
physician 20 minister 20 the dying man
Nothing was anally done. The Holl
Rollers creed ombodies doctrine
which were conspicuous half cen
iury ago I, l. belief tina, convert
by fear. a. Il evident from the elias
Of people to be found al the tent NEE,
lugs. Il is strange ianatlcism. Dreal
Of eternal FIRE Is The thing Of frlghier
tn prominence.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

Daniel Webster was extraordlnarIlyl
Tend Of oxen. and an those On biz farm
knew him By slghi and vould follow
him like dogs.
OF the g senators Who served terms
IN the lower house before coming to
the senate. Senator Mills. o. Texas.
seized longest. his term being ironi
lsit 20 1874
Secretary Gage win next Tuesday s.
given q dinner u Boston By lhe bual-
ness men o. tAss ~. The mayor Of
Boston and the governor Of Masla-
chuseiis viii a.1o b. guests.
Senator Charles :. Faulkner. 81
West virginia. has carried a ballet m
bis right leg ever since ne var. Il
vas fired from a revolver which IA
himself Vas handling cafeiaaslf.
Hon. Horace Chapman. Democrat.
SUPERNATURAL candidate Tor Ohio. u
said 20 have a remarkably hlr voIca a
prominent Ohio politician said ree.nlIr
that no che could confer win ~
Chapman. because "hls tolce could \.
heard ali over the state
President Mckinley. Who has ~.
,spied Al Invitation 10 ne q. A. n 81.
campmonl "a Fremont o.. Cor aenl.m.
Der 9. via probably meet lher, William
}. nryan. rxFrealtcnt Cleveland ~
Horace Chapman. tho nomocfaIIc mona
l Inna for rnVnFuUr nI LnIn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

buggy and drove with her 10 Gray
son. the county seat Of Carter county,
where he had arranged with Judge
Morris 10 perform the ceremony.
Mr. whitley was struck by the silence
Of bis companion. but as she leaned
osnhdingly on his arm and appeares
10 be sobblng all the time. he could
do nothing more than caress her nov
and then and cheer her up by telling
her that her mother would forgive
her. He had no idea that be was carry
ing on the mother instead Of the daugh.
ter. and Il was not until after the cere'
mony was performed on the judges
'front.' porch and they had repaired 10 .
hotel that the deception was dlscov'
cred By Mr. whitley.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

Tbs bodies OF Horace J. johnson ana
bis daughter. Eme, who were the 90.
cupants Of the boat which vas found
empty on Lakewood. near Cleveland
o.. were discovered floating near tht
beach OF Lakewood iaahcd toFether
The anchor rope vas fastened securely
about the body Of the man. Il wa
then tied 10 the woman's body. The
anchor. which vas a thirty pound stone
was ~ the END Of the rope.and Il served
TO hold the bodies Al the bottom Of the
lake. Il Ia evident that Il was the pur.
pose OF the father 70 drown his dauFh.
ter and himself.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

a. shepherds ihey excel by reason OF
their patience and kindness 20 animals.
Il u probable that no other people
could have successfully domesticated
81 stubborn an animal a. the llama. 30
a. 10 use q al a beast Of burden; and
constant uaichiulness and attention
alone enable the indians to rear their
fouks Of alpccas. which need assist
anes IN almost every function OF ma
turf. and 10 produce The large annual
oal.tufn OF wool. A. aiincrs. they are
sscsedlngly apt n the work % extract
.nr tie metal from the ores; and no
people IN the world are 10 be compared
ain them In ability TO endure the ex-
irmes d heat and cold. They make
faithful and trusty servants. and be-
come admirable soldiers. They arc
most aacc,lonate In their family rcla-
slons and have an intense love Of
Acme The people are fond OF sing
lss e,pecially when at work. and tho
MI, shephsrd lads enllven their long
lmrs Of solitude with plalnilve tunes
.he.r aales The memory OF form
y wrons, has tinged their most popu-
\, sones With sadness. The young
mother luis her infant 20 sleep with
,...e, The burden OF which IL sorroW
sni despair: and the love songs usually
e,,,,.s The most hopeless grlei sim
49,. IN, many festivals when the peo-
M in6ulre tn cheerful lniercourses and
IN, ,oo often In an excessive use oi a
.,,,.,nl iermenied liquor made from
~.i,e They are fond Of singing birds,
II, N CAGES. Of howcrs and bright
.,,or. Their artistic talent, though
n, N hlrh order. Ia FAR from con-
,.~,,lb,e The memory OF ancient
49,. /. proseryed IN songs and tradi-
W.. ana Il IL believed that delegates
~,,.e, Of ihc leading Inca chlefs
...loll,,lb meet IN secret congress
"a il.,un matters relating TO IN,
liar, Of he people
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-11

Spencer Wilbur Of Houleyton. y.
T.. has hit upon a novel method 81 gol-
ting rid Of a neighbor's chickens which
had done much mischief IN bis garden.
he wrote a number q cards 4 am
likely 10 be shot Keep ne a. home. p
I've been scratching up my nsiEhbor's
garden" &c TO each Of TIE cards he
attached a thread. and At The other end
q kernel Of corn. The hens swallowed
the corn and returned home labeled
with the cards. every one having .
sign hanging out Of ~ mouth.