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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
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Parson Adams. minister In Lunehurg.
Mass, for over IS years. at one time
stopped to pass the night at a friends
house. The clergyman was both tired
and hungry. Il was proposed 10 have
prayers at once. and then supper. after
which the minister could 20 directly
10 bis bed. To this he agreed and the
family were called together The sup
per was TO consist mainly OF Indian
cakes. which were SCI 20 bake on plat.
lers In front Of the Ere The parsons
seat was opposite the kitchen door
The service hcgan. but In moment
Parson Adams saw that one OF the
cakes had fallen down and was burn.
lng he paused and looked toward ht
hostess. who seemed unconscious Of
any culinary crisis. Mrs. Blank" he
said grayely. I'VE are told to watch az
well as pray. cannot help seeing
that one Of those excellent cakes is
burning. and I will thank you 10 Il.
tend 10 H." The cake was rescued. and
Parson Adams resumed his scripture
reading with an easy mind.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

her for several years and employing
the ables, cou'sel In the land 70 defend
her The Young murder case was no
more famous because Of the nature Of
the crime than IL was Tor the trials Of
Mrs Glen which followed. Her nrst
tsal began In February. 1859. In her
defense appeared such notables AZ the
ls,e Senator Daniel W. VOORHEES,. Jon.
asnan W, Gordan. W. W. Leathers.
Joha Hanna and Frank Knelner. while
ex.President BENJAMIN Harrison. John
T. Dye. now general counsel for the
Big -Four railway system; Attorney
General ]. c. Denny and others con-
Quoted the prosecution. AZ the end OF
ave weeks trial. reple,e with start
ling disclosures and periured testl-
mony. the jury failed TO agree. Al the
second trial many witnesses confessed
that they had sworn falsely In her be-
half az her lnstlgation. on the former
trial. some having been paid large
sums for their perjury. One, saloon
keeper. Who had testified 10 having
seen Mrs Glen near the Indianapolis
postofnce AZ the hour when she was
supposed 10 have been Al Cold Springs.
Acknowledged that In consideration Of
the love he bore for the woman and
5000 In cash he had fabricated. The
second trial ended In conviction. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
PEOPLE.

Mayor Harrison Of Chicago. recently
made a record OF eighty-two ash and
slxty-seven Woodcock In days sport
near Skanec Station. Mich.
Since Bret Har,e-who has dropped
bis FIRST name. Francis-was United
States consul to Glasgow from 1850 10
1885 he has made ais residence In Great
Britain. A. present he lives al "a Ian.
caster Gate. Yves, London.
Hamlin Garland's hrst published
poem Melted him S25 Ne paid s. for
Grants Memoirs and so for a silk
dress piece. which he gave TO his moth.
or. The dress made from Il was the
FIRST Of that material she had owned
and worn.
The following are aid TO be the six
wealihlcst weuen In the world. Sonora
lsidora Couslno. $500. 900: Hetty
Green. t50.00o.OOo: naroness Burdeti
Coutts. t2o.Oo0oOo; Nine. Barrlos. sl5..
600 900: Miss Mary Garrett. $40. 900 900,
Mrs. woieska. Si0.O00.OOO.
Mrs. oliver II. z. Belmont Is said "a
value her famous Marble House. At
Newport. at 81. c0O.0O she recently re.
fused an offer from Potter Palmer TOT
Il appyoxlmatlng that sum. Il Ia a..
sessesi n $500 900. Cornelius Wander,
htR'A. The breakers. IL assessed al
saaS.o0
N. Mntaumoto Is the publisher OF m,
ouiy japanese newspaper Ia New York
He came 10 this country only a few
months ago to engage In this eater
prise aud. finding japanese type to,
costly, writes the elght-page paper win
= pencil and makes 900 copies. IN,
number circulated. on a mlmeoEraph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
500 To Any Man.
Of weakness Ia Nee Thsy Treat ssa
Hau N Care

OF weakness 10 Nee Thsy Treat saa
fan 70 Cars.
An Omaha Company places for the nrul
time eefofs The public MAGICAL TanAr
hnSt Tor the cure u Lost Vitality, Nervous
snd SEXUAL Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life ferce In old and young mea No
nOfn'out French remedy; contains no
fhQsphofous or other harmful drugs. II Il
WoHptAFuL fHnAFuHNf-mag In in
edect.-posltive Ia H. cure All readern
who are suffering from q weakness that
bhghts their life, causing that mental aud
physical suffering peculiar 70 lqst Nan.
houdi should write o. the STATE MEDICAL
NuMfANN. Omaha. Neh, aud they viii
send you absolutely fkkE a valuahls
paper ON these diseases, aud positive pfoofs
either truly haoiCai lEEarNHST fhoua.
ands Of msn. Who have lost al hope Of =
eurs, are being restored by them % = per.
tect condition.
Ihis MAGICAL TEutrNuNr may BE- taken
~ home under their directions, o. they viii
pay railroad fare aud hotel hills 70 AL uko
prefer " 40 there Tor treatment, n thsy
TAI % cure. They are perfectly reliahlei
have no Free Prescriptions, free Cure
ltss sample. o. e. U ID. fake rhey have
tAo0,Voo capital, and Euarantee 10 cure
every case thsy treat OF refund every Dol.
af OF their charges may be deposited In q
benh 70 b paid 70 them whsa q care Il
eaectsd Write them today.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Attorney A. r. Smith Of Omaha hai
confessed to stealing ga bicycles Ths
day he was caught he had captured
seven high grades. several low grades
and had his optics fastened on others
Smith moved In good society. was Tor.
merly from Doylestown. Pa. and was
Just starting for the Klondike whep
captured. An ehterprising attorney
Indeed. What a success he would have
made In the gold campsl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

He who does something At the head
Of one regiment viii eclipse him who
does nothing At the head OF a hundred
So wrote Abraham Lincoln to General
Hunter. In letter said 10 be published
nov for the frat time. Llncoln's IA.
sorlie officers were the men who dld
things In what he said 10 Hunter
how succinctly he puts the general
truth that Il IL the use and not the
mere possession Of opportunity that Dc.
termlnes the value OF servieel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The total number Of immigrants ar
irving az the ports OF the United
states during the month Of July was
1916. a. against 2i.t7e for the same
month OF 1896. This Il the lowest total
Cor any month Of July since the pass
age Of the act Of iSS2. when the Fed
pral government assumed control OF
the immigration system. and probably
marks the lowest point q lmmigra-
lion since then. OF the total named.
n $40 entered AZ the port Of New York.
The largest number came form Italy,
s.s2s. with Russia second. 2,s7e. most
u Polish Jews.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

"Tlmeo Dansos" holds good for the
plliering habits Of the Greeks. II not for
their courage. according to the expert
ence OF some Engllshmen who Joined
the Garlbaldlan legion during the re-
cent war. Twenty-Five Of them left
their supeFnuogs baggage. on going TO
the frvnt. at the Students club In Ath-
ems. on the invitation Of the club Of.
fclals On their return they found
that their trunks and bags Aad been
opened and everything Of value taken
out on complaining to the police and
the government they were offered so
cents each az compensation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Come here and try H. II you are
happy, stay: II not. Il will be time
enough 10 seek a new home after test
lng the old one"
But the letter gave me sore pain.
Basil was my charge from the time
mis- parents died and left him. baby.
lnheriting a large fortune 10 my care
His mother was my twin sister. and
was a childleas widow when she died,
20 u Will be readily understood that |
gave the boy a true mothers love. We
I've at Stony Hill. my husbands lega-
y 10 me, a spot asounding In Natures
beauties. In spite Of lie harsh name,
and We did not want for society. being
only two miles from a iiourishlng city.
Il was natural Basil should marry;
he was twenty-five. had studied a pro-
iesaion. though be devoted his time to
painting In an amateur fashion that
promised no great results; was
Sealthy. handsome and a thorough
gentleman by birth and education.
But had hoped he would marry one
d the ladies ] knew; some one. per-
aapa, ! loved already. His letter was
'ull Of praise Of his wife-but who was
'hei He had found her when on a
iketching trip through Virginia. In a
wild part Of the country. Her mother
vas lying dead. and two old negroes
we're hlllng the air with bowls and
walls.
! did not care that the girl was poor.
Basil was rich. and would have. In ad-
Hilton 10 his fathers fortune. all had
% leave. lie had no need 10 seek a
wealthy bride. But was afraid he
iad married for beauty only. Not one
Eord could I hnd. in most careful pc
rusal. In praise Of the brides intellect.
accomplishments. or worth. Only her
Beauty was the theme Of her hus-
bands praise.
When saw her I scarcely wondered
hat the face OF Basiis wife had en-
;ited such enthusiasm. They came
tome In June. at early morning. and
irove from the station 10 the house.
Ehere. Just after sunrise. went out
ipon the porch 10 meet them.
From the carriage there sprang a 1T
lie figure dressed In all the colors OF the
'ainbow. bedeeked with jewels utterly
,ut Of place upon a traveller. az were
he gay silk dress and fea,her-trlmmed
iat.
But the face under the hat How
an describe ~ A perfect oval. with
features OF classic regularity. but with
Jut any OF the GOODNESS that usually ac-
companies classic beauty. For the
lark complexion. pure. clear olive. was
'rlmson-tlnted on lips and cheeks. the
yes. large. brilliant eyes. were yet
loft and velvety. and the black hair
vas glossy and luxuriant.
Every moment the expression was
hanged In those glorious eyes. ths
iensltlye mouth. Chlld-like pleasure
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Daniel Dibble. a merchant Of North
ampton. MAaa. died at New Haven.
Conn. frcm injuries received In div
Ing al savin Rock on Friday afternoon.
He dived In shallow water. and when
picked up was paralysed. A peculiar
fac, In the case II that hla wife had
dreamed that u he went TO New Haven
he would b. drowned Ne laughlngly
told a friend Of the dream while he
was at the Northampton depot.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

fressat repulstlsa % jobs aReshurg.
johannesburg. according 10 the lat
esi figures. has nov $4,000 inhabitants.
81 600 Of whom are whites There are
1896 British. S.3S5 Russians. 2.261
Germans. sis Dutch. H2 Fronchmen.
81 Swcdcs and Norwegians. 206 ltal-
lans. and Gas from other non-African
countries: the others come from the
Orange Free State and the British
South African colonies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Mr.. Booth-Tucker. commander OF the
salvation army. is the latest inventor
Of Utopia lie wants 10 raise $500. OOC
with which 10 establish what be calls
a Poor Mans Paradise" on lands &c
Be bought In Arizona or elsewhere or
the line Of the Santa Re railroad. Mr.
Booth-rucker viii learn much from SAD
experience. long before he gets bis
far western paradise in good working
order.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The herd OF elephants which cam.
through from Pittsaeld Friday with
the circus caused a broken arm TO an
unfortunate tramp. who stole a ride
on the menagerie train. and when Il
stopped al the West Springfield stock
yards he Jumped on and pulled some
grass. which he gave through the car
to one OF the elephants. lie was about
to repeat the process on another
elephant when the hrst animal. either
through hunger or Jealousy. grabbed
his right arm with his trunk and broke
the bone near the elbow. The man
finally broke loose and fell by the fence
which borders the road At that point
James Emory. a brakeman. saw him.
and having secured assistance from the
lobby. was going 10 take him TO a
physician. but the man. who was evil
IDENTIFY under the influence Of liquor.
feared they were going 10 arrest him
and broke away and disappeared down
the Agawam road Springfield Repub-
llcan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
a ar.a, Chinese nHase.

Spanning an inlet Of the yellow sea
noar Sangang. China, Is a bridge ave
and q evarier miles long. with 300 piers
Of IRaronry, and having rs roadway Ga
feet above the water. This work IL
sale 20 have been accomplished BY mi-
mere engineers S0V ycArs ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The people Of southeast Arkansas are
greatly excited over the discovery Of
pearls at Mt Adas Formerly Nj.
Adams was only a quiet country vii
LACE, now people are rushing there
from an points IN great numbers II
II situated on White river The banks
Of the river on both sides are lined
with tents containing pearl seekers. A
great quantity Of valuable pearls have
already been shipped and Melted fahu-
lous prices. Wagons are coming In
from every direction. houses being built
and everything is In a buzE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The cheapest freight carriage In the
world Ia on the Great Lakes. where .
ton Of ore IL carried a thousand miles
Tor less than a dollar. One could not
In reason expect 4 dollar 10 go far.
ther."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Tiliman Watkins. aged 81. and Felie.
ny Slaughter. eyed u. slopec from
Natchitoches the other day and wert
married. Wonder n Il was the oppOsl.
ton Of their parents that caused ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Princess Kaiuiani. the niece Of Llllu.
okalani. expects TO be queen OF Hawaii
In case annexation falls. But Il ia &C.
cordlng TO rules TO come in" before
the auntiei
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The Klondike mosquito screen may
Also hnd a market In New Jersey. The
Jersey mosquito IL not much larger
and stronger than the Kiondike mon.
Iiar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

A young pOstmistress OF New Eng
land, recently married. Is accused Of
opening letters In order 20 hnd out
what her acQuaintances thought OF her
a. a bride. n she really wished for In
formation on that point she should
have married one Of the village clergy.
men.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

A $1,000 farm In Tennessee has been
paid for wholly In hens eggs, the In.
siallments being remltied daily. some.
times at the rate Of cents a dozen
Tor the eggs. delivered In four dozen
lets.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Langtry might a. well drop bis d..
Sorce suit london has a scandal IN.
golsing a prince. a statesman and q
iuehesa Three Of kind beat a pair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
BRYAN,

A correspondent wantr TO know what
can be raised in Hawaii. Sugar and
the stars and stripes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The authorities OF Washington. u.
e. are truly enlerprlsing. They will
not permit horseleas carriages on the
streets and their excuse h that such
vehicles brighten horses. There's old
fcgyism Tor you.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Where now are those who said the
TINE would never come when a horse
would trot or pace a mile IL two min.
steal Dead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

BY the death Of an elder brother q
Boston man has become a count. Here
tofore his life has been blameless.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

A woman In Delaware walked seven
teen miles the other night In her
sleep. What = woman for night police
dutyi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
BASIL'S FIRST WIFE.


HEN Basil wrote
TO me from Vir-
ginia that he was
married. and asked
II he might bring
his wife 10 my
house. his home
from infancy, or n
he had better pro-
vide another one
for her. ! answered
az once:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Never get discouraged. Patrick Kel-
" OF Niles. Mich. had his neck broken
several weeks ago, and viii soon be
put.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

No one likes to he told hat he T.
looking In perfect health ifthe reason
that Il Il a condition whi9admlts alb
solutely Of M sympathy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

A girls Idea Of a " time" make a
man laugh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

Some psevlsh. qusfulous people seem mer
bnndies Of neffes The least sound sgtair
thslf ssnsoriums and ruiiies their temper y
ioubt thsy are born 90 hat may notdeir
nervousness BE- amelloraied. u nointlrely
relieved unquettionablya and vi Hoe
litigation. and insuunr more comfhe asslm-
natlon Of the food With this adqahle corr
recuge. ihey will experience abeciy and
gery uerrepiihle gain In nerV quistuds.
Dyspepsla hlliousnssa, conaupau and rheu-
matism yield 10 me hllisfs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

To Cure CeasslpatlotForsver.
Tsts C.seafsis candy Uathsif. iec o. ~. ~
e. &. e. fan 70 eufs, dfursisif,fund monsy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23

The saber is an Oriental weapon II
vas introduced into the French cav.
airy IN lilo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-23
RULED BY JUPITER.
GUILTY OF q, yR BUT DID
No h't~o.
she Wa. charssc MuIaerlas Two
People Thirty fsSN Aro-Feur Times
Placed on TrlAl When the Prossea-
tlon Dl. ~ ,hs'oa.S

HE recent death In
Indianapolis. Ind.
OF Mrs. Nancy f.
Glen recalls the
m ost celebrated
tragedy recorded IA
the criminal annals
OF Indiana. Ger
tainly no woman In
the Hoosier state
achieved such I'M
envled notorieiy or
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-28
RAILROAD ~RuMBLINcS.


There is to be a rush of California ship.
ments east, tonight.
Increasing business is the cause Of engine
T19 being put into service.
Boilerwasher Abe Werts and family will
visit q few days in Santa Fe.
Wiper Juan Lucero is again at his post,
after three weeks stay at the hospital.
Fireman John F. DIARIES has contracted
a severe illness, and be is unable to be at
his post on engine 395.
Fireman Fred McQueddy Is keeping
switch engine 300 hot, in the absence of the
regular man, Irving Henry.
Engineer e. e, Perry is at the throttle,
while Fireman L. A. Mcdonnell stlrs up the
fire a little and rings the bell.
Engine 693. manned by Engineer Sweany
and Fireman Bowman, has been sent down
to Lamy to push on the Giorieta mountain.
Timekeeper Jno. McGafin and wife, Of
the Las Vegas shops, are expected home,
this evening, after a short visit to Topeka,
where their parents reside.
Engineer Haselenger and Caller Jake
shull left, last evening, for Topeka, where
they will participate in the silver ami
veraary of the Santa Fe, commencing to-
morrow.
Engineer Climber Line" Smith has
charge Of the Cerrillos coal run, engine
2O4,i in the absence Of the reg ular eagle-eye,
G. C. Price, who has been called to Salt
Lake City on business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-28
OUR PARK POSSIBILITIES.
The Recent Visit Of q Government Special
Agent and What Il May Mean.

Probably the most important item to the
future reputation Of Las Vegas, as a health
resort, is It's proximity to the Pecos nation
al park. and from present indications, the
national government Is doing all In ita
power to keep that preserve intact from
the encroachments Of lucrs hunting man,
by whose axe or destructive match, II al
lowed to pursue his own ~inclinations,
would soon denude that most beautiful
portion of this country OF half Of it's at
Effectiveness, by robbing the hills Of timber
and otherwise marring the natural attract
~iveness OF that section,
Last week, Henry Gannett, of the geo.
graphical department OF the geological
survey, was piloted over the strip Of gov.
eminent land between tho park and the
Mora and Las Vegas grants. He visited
all the points of interes, taking photo.
graphs'of the rugged mountains and beau
tiful dales, and made notes Of it's utility
for farming and other agricultural pur.
suits, and upon his report probably de-
ponds whether or not the strip 10 to be
added to the park.
While Mr.. Gannett did not make known
his opinions formed by the trip, there car
scarcely be a doubt. by people who know
the country, that the proposed addition
will be made. AS soon as this proposed
addition is made, and trails are cut over
the mountains, to the streams and places
OF most romantic interest, sight-seers and
rusticators will be attracted to its confines
from all over the world; and as Las Vegas
is the natural Quitting point for such par
ties, the name OF the city will be synony-
nous with beauty and health, from fal
and near.
Mr.. Gannett left, yesterday morning, &c
attend the national irrigation congress al
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-28
COURT MATTERS.

The First national bank, of Ration, hal
iled a suit on an $500 promissory note
against G. F. Laub and Richard Dunn.
Henry Fl. Schumann and other parties,
of Colfax county, have brought ar action
against Henry Pritchard and others, of
Elizabethtown. it being a suit in eject
ment, involving the ownership Of a mine
on the Maxwell grant.
Don j. Y. Lujan, of San Ignacio, ex-
member of the Territorial legislature, has
been notified by telephone that he is
wanted before. Judge Wooster, tomorrow,
on the charge of running sawdust into the
creek which furnishes the power to propel
his sawmill.
By mlstaking the word "brand" for the
little word fraud" in a reporters note
book, yesterday, THE Optic last evening
was made to say that Antonio A. Tapia, of
San Miguel, was at the court house to
procure certified copies Of fraudulent re-
cords, etc., when it should have read
''brand records" Owing to this slip of
the Faber-not the proverbial intelligent
compositor, this tims-THE OPTIC begs
pardon for the sin of commission. Blu
mistakes will happen sometimes in the
best-regulated households, as we'll as in
the best-managed newspapers.