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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

papers was broken into. presses were
broken, racks tipped over and forms on
which the daily papers were run oa
were completely destroyed nothing be-.
lng left but the chasos The girls went
20 work With a grim determination not
20 be downod, and managed to plck un
enough type that had been sirtwn over
the floors 20 set up three or four col.
umns Of matter and the Daily Review
was issued on time Monday evening
The girls kept up their warfare on their
enemies. aud a month later the office
was aEaln wrecked Mlrs Lulu Griffin
worked until midnight getting out The
| Weekly Advocate. She lofl the once
with her mother. after locking the door
behind her. leaving everything In good
order. There were six forms Of TYNE
on the Imposing stone. two being made
up Of hne display type. which was In.
tended for a special advertising edi.
ton. When the young women wen, no
work rext morning they found the of.
Gee door wide open ana overythlnr
gone. The wreckem dld not stop 10
empty the eases this time. but carried
an the type and other materials away
and then ran n chisol Into the cylinder
OF the press. 30 that q was temporarily
ruined. The glrla moved their once
into another building scraped M a M.
ne type and so, up the paper. For n
press they took a roll from a SUGAR cane
mill, fastened ID upon a dry goods box
put weights on each side. rolled ID
slowly backward and forward over Inc
forms, and In that way managed ~
print a pretty fair sort OF uowspapor
They used this sugar cane press FOR
several weeks until their cylinder pres.
had been repaired. The type taken
from the once on this raid was after.
ward discovered by some boys Al The
bottom Of an old well thirty Zee, deem
The young women had the water
pumped ont and recovered most Of their
property. but much Of Il was In sueb
condition that Il could no, be used
One day In the following Angus, the
ariain sisters and their mother were
out driving In a two seated surrey
drawn by favoriie family horse. IA
was handsome. spirited animal and
the family was much attached 10 n
During the course Of their drive thew
stopped to listen 10 a street concert
when some one In the crowd threw aeld
upon the horse and tried TO make n run
away. The young women managed N
control Il, however. and drove homo
and put Il In the barn. Thirty mlnu,es
later The horse died from a dose N
poison. In the following October the
oiilce was again ralded. The young
women locked the once door Al 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

Colonel smolenski lhe commander Of
che only Greek brigade which has re-
pulsed tho TURKS and who at Revenl
and valuiino vas able 90 Inspire bis
men with oorfdorc' and COURAGE. has
been described ls a Hawaiian hy race
llis real name is conrtaui.no smolentr
and Do comes Says tho London Chran-
irle. % a nalmatiar riocs Ills father
TOOK part iu che uar % Independence
settled 40 Athena and married a Greek
lady. h1 two sons have adopted 4 mil.
iiary career Dor which they wers cdu.
Gated partly af home partly To- France
ard heiglum Constantine O. the yonne.
20 90 ihc tuo and. besides possessing
ttrageiioal ability % a hlrh order. he
i' endowed with greli physical cour-
axe. u BE- related ~ him thar a few
years ago De- BAD 20 visit Germany for
ihe purpose oi undergoing a severe sur.
s.cal operation. The dec ora we're nro.
,eeding Co administer an anaosthsils
bui smolcntz would have none Of a
Nhlofoiorm.' De- exclaimed. ia only
Ni Tor women. and while The tnifs
vas being used. De- sa.d. Go on SEN
'''men' as oooly as though he wera
mere spectator nor d.d a slnele 81.
preston OF pain rcare him dui.nr a.
most trying moments
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

Mulr-Maekenzle. ara the others we'd
ded men Of family. distinction ami
wealth. While the English cousins
were climbing 90 the topmcsi round OF
the social ladder. those IN this eoun-
try were gradually sinking lower and
lower. David Moncrclie's children
we're well educated. but the property
which the father was supposed 10 have
left disappeared. Douglas. the eldest
child. who vas Nc az the time OF his
fathers death. entered the army and
was killed In the Seminole war IN
Florida Mary. the youngest. was
adopted by a i;mlly living IN Pough-
keepsie. n. Y. while Maria Loulss
lived With Mr. Primrose. the executor
of her fathers estate. until she was
married to Col. Rober, King. In 1891.
Early In the sixties. when the Eng
llsh cousins were beginning TO attract
wide attention. Mrs. King accompanied
her husband 10 Chicago. Tie went In
20 business with Dr. C. W. Dyer and
Sanford d. Loring They introduced
I torra-cotta decorations IN the city and
made a deal Of money. Tho groai Chi
cago Gre took everything from them.
Col. King tried to revive the business
and failed. IN the days OF bis prosper
/ iiy he had attracted alienation a. a
+ shakespearian reader. and after his
failure he tried TO make a living hy
givlng readings. Col King came Of a
family Of ability. His brother. Wash
ington King, was At one time mayor OF
81. Louis. and the latters son. William
+. King, gained some prominence IN
New York politics. lie was close
friend OF boss Tweed.
The readings did not prove success
iul. Col King decided TO 20 10 Eng
land to get justice. u possible. and
ask assistance. II necessary. from his
wlfe's relatives. lie found the house
Of Moncrelne tn rather severe straits.
and the rich cousins had no interest
IN him or his wife They had all for
soften the American branch OF the
family. Col. king returned to Amerl-
ca. lie was not made Of the stun that
ondurcs and surmounis mlsfoFtunes.
lie died soon after. leaving bis wife
and child In absolute want For a
long time her husbands brothers
helped Mrs King. but the contributions
grew fewer every year and then ceased
altogether For fifteen yeam the
mother and daughter lave supported
themselves In those mysterious and
prccarlous ways that ban inquiry
They DO not know how they manassd
10 get along. Il has been a hand-to-
mouth existence. Why the daughter
married y. H. Cummings she herself
has probably forgotten. tie has been
content TO live on what the women
could give him He ooncocts extra
ordinary remedies and possesses legal
lore. TO his own thinking he ls one
OF those specimens who devote their
time 10 explaining how he ls held down
by the money cranks. While her cou-
sins are living In the luxury and ~
finemcnt Of the highest English social
circles. this woman Is waiting for the
end IN the dizzy basement az No. s9i6
Calumet avenue. Chicago.
Il Ia q hot. dlugy. lil-smelllng base
ment.
Her cousin. the Countess 81 Dudley.
has a magnificent country seat with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22
Gustars bore.

Gusiaye Dorc. the famous French n
illustrator. died al atty. From the age
Of twenty 20 thlrty-hvc he moved IN
round OF brilliant triumph. and
thence 10 the end down the him Of dis
appointment. He cared no longer Tor
designing. and The ART critic ala not
care for hls biz pictures. lie died too
soon 10 read the Dore gallery prospect
us, which allied the papers some years
ago. Dore spoke English indifferent
~. although h. was always meaning 90
learn che language. He liked nrllons
and their ways. but not their dinner
parties IL Is The dinner parties that
klll me. he said once. How long and
how stupid they arer nore was one
Of the race Of marvellous boys. Tor at
the age Of four he painted a grand bat
he piece which. we are told. displayed
FIRE and force and movement" Al m.
teen his father took him TO Paris Tor
hts holidays. When Custave saw the
gay city. he a. once said: This Is the
place Tor me-" but how was q 20 b.
dono7 Only BY taking he future into
biz own hands he made twelve com
K drawings Of the iaborr Of Hercules.
and took them To- the editor OF the
Journal pour Rlrc. Tho editor glanced
90 them, ard 90 once offered the boy a
salary o. a thousand doran per year
on the paper Hla father returned
home alone. Re then dld what many
other artists would DO n their ocullsts
would permit them-he painted hy sun.
light and worked for publishers by
ssslighl 4 proud and rrocrcious 70
MUS BIS Imagination trimming over
with gooi thl9gs. be could not De-
bothered with academic routine. SO he
entered himself al no school OF an.
bat made a rush Tor the goal with a
srcef al the trouble Of training. Hs
Illustrations nade a book run thfsush
countless editions. and saved az least
one publisher from ruin. Re painted
a number % popular pictures: ne be-
came the rage and thea he died.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22
kossurH AS AN oRAroR.
Imposing In Appearance aud tho Fines,
speaker Of uis Time.

Imposing W appearance ahd thN AineAt
speaker Of iiis Time.
In appearance Kossuih was taller
lan Americans had been led 20 sup
pose His face had an expression Of
penetrating intellect, long. the fore
head broad. but not excessively high,
though a alight badness made q seem
so. and the chin narrow but square M
its form. HIS hair was thin In front
aid dark brown. as was his beard.
which was quite long. but not very
thick and arranged with neatness and
taste His mustache was heavy and
rather long. His eyes were very large
and Of a light blue His complexion
was pale As a speaker his manner
was az cnce incOmparahly dignlied
and graceful HIS posture and appear
nnce IN repose were imposing. not only
from their essential grace and dignity
but from a sense Of power they Inn
pressed upon the beholder. lie spoke
a. u with little preparation and with
that peculiar freshness which belongs
20 extemp0rareous speaking and
the wonderful ccmpactness and art Of
his argument were not felt until re-
Elected upon aftorward He gesticulated
freely. equally well with both arms,
Nothing could be more beautiful In lts
way than the sweep Of bis right hand
a. Il was raised 10 heaven when he
spoke Of Deity; nothing sweeter than
the smile which at times mantled hls
face. Beyond a doubt he was the grea'
est Of orators then living.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

..--,- "a vent home During ne
= o, . The door was bFoheA oo~s s,on..
, n'sa' ,s ~. from she lnroalns ..o. -.
w ,s s,o into the street Inc youns
ana mr. IVA M trouble until the next
snrIrr when. April %, an attempt 10
mado 40 assasslnaie he family - -.
a a's1s IN the morning Of 'ha' r eas
oe'o'S unknown person hred into feI'
Grlgin's sieeplng ROOM the sho' 80. 80.
,ne nm, the whole q the upper NiHu Nv.
In s and the bullets lodging IN .ns
eon,nr Miss Gnmns bed was eoFeiea
vim broken glass and her face was sus
An several places. Almost az ihe A .,.
,a,,nen, a short was fred into another
soom where Mrs Grlain, the mother ol
Inc Young women. was sleeping, s ,,,
,he aim was too low and the bullets aiu
No harm Before going 10 MafyFile
The Grlain girls ran little weekly pa.
nor \, skldmore. NO. One night JUST
before going to press. the Office aeei-
dentaliv caught IRE. and was 'o1ai'y
dostroyed together with all Of iis ma
,erlsl Miss Perl Grlnin made ran
road tourney Of 30 miles 10 o neish-
borlng town. got enough material %
set M her paper. returned home ana
the skldmore Herald was on the street
that evening only few hours ia.e,
The people Of Maryyille have stood "
these courageous young women N q
substantial manner and have not on'y
ENCOURAGED them by good words, pu'
helped them financially ana given '''''
| llheral nalronaEe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

Earl or Klnnouil, who was dlsun-
guished more for " eleyerness and
her position than fof her beauty. Many
children were born to Sir Thomas and
Lady Moncrcife. and the six daughters
were celebrated al over the civilized
world. Indeed. they were regally beau
tiful and fascinating They made the
most remarkable matches. and this re-
suited from the cleverness and ambition
Of their mother. supplemented OF course
by their own attractions. No woman
In England has ever compared with
Lady Moncrelffe az a matchmaker. The
eldest daughter. Louisa. was married
in 1853 TO the Duke Of Athol. This
was the beginning. Helen was mar
rled the following year to Sir John
Charles Forbes Georgiana became
the wife OF the Earl Of Dudley. The
Countess Dudley was called the most
beautiful woman IN the kingdom. This
marriage was wholly Of her mothers
making. The Earl OF Dudley was
much her senior. lie was hideous TO
look upon and HIS life had many
ahominable chapters. But he had an
income Of $4,000 a year. The mar
riage Of Harriet Sarah to Sir Charles
Mordaunt. o haronet and member Of
Parliament. took place In 1865. Lady
Mordaunt became the most famous OF
the sisters. and this was because Of the
scandal connected with her name.
The name Of Lady Aordaunt was con-
necied only with persons Of the high
eat rank. when her husband sued for
divorce. six years after marriage. Il
caused no surprise. but the fact that
he made the Prince OF Wales core
spondeul shocked the English arlsioc-
racy as Il never had been before or
since. The trial dragged along Tor
years. The Prince OF Wales was wit
ness. lie denied the accusation. Then
q was that his name was sounded
from one end OF Europe to the other
a. an exponent Of chivalry. For Il
was said that he had peTiured himself
like a gentleman" Il was said at the
time that the queen did not speak 10
her son for several months because OF
this scandal Another daughter OF the
Moncrciffes. blanche. married Lord
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

A Monerelfe Is lying in a Chicago
basement, waiting for the caress Of
death. Each year OF her life has given
a turn to the wise OF misfortune and
suffering that has ever grlpped her.
She ls Of the Moncreifes OF England.
She Is cousin to those famous sisters
whose beauty set an Europe afam..
-Four OF them married peers OF the
realm. One Is Countess Dudley, whose
husband, the Earl Of Dudley. has an
income OF sS.OOo.O00 a year Maria
Louisa Moncrelfle was once q beauty.
too. But for her there was no bril-
liant marriage 70 a noblcman and
life OF luxury. She has - fine coun-
Try seat. She is dying In a house In
Calumet avenue. a weather beaten old
house. Scared and dllapidated. which
shelters people az poor and miserable
as itself Il was another cousin who
stirred English aristocracy to the CEN
ter and even moved the throne. Lady
Mordaunt was once the foremost figure
IN London society. and the Prince OF
Wales was by her side Il was she
who made possible a most famous say
ing. Il was for her that the Prince OF
Wales "periurcd himself like a gentle
man" Notwithstanding this Lord
Alordaunt secured his divorce. That
was more than twelve years ago.
There Il no scandal IN the life OF
Maria Louisa Moncrclffc. She has
been the plaything Of circumstances
and she long ago became weary OF the
game. II justice had been done her
the money which made Il possible for
her cousins 10 make the brilliant mar
riages would have been shared with
her. Then she would not be doomed
10 die In a basement. where the chairs
are falling apart and holes yawn In the
carpet. And the tall. bent woman who
cares for her would have known a an.
ferent lie. perhaps The daughter
might not have married Cummings.
that frantic old man. whose cackllngs
about his useless medicines and his L.
gal knowledge disturb the last hours
OF the condemned woman. This daugh-
ter o. the Monorelffes must listen 10
the rawlings OF the man who does moth
Ing but eat the food they furnish for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

business from the time they were n'
lie girls.
They do an the work connected WIN
the publication Of the paper. Ihe elu,
est. Miss Perl Grlfin, i1 not YET 70
years old. Perl writes the heavy edl-
toriala. when there are any TO be writ
ten. collects most OF the local news, so
llclts advertising and collects the bills
Her sister Zoe assists as n reporter
keeps the books. helps set type. and
makes up the forms. Miss Lulu Grit
an Is the editor Of the Weekly Advo-
cate. which Il also published by these
young women. and when she has time
sets type on the daily or goes out on
the street for local news These are
the only two papers In the United
States which are managed exclusively
by girls. The three sisters do all the
work. both inside and outside OF the
ONCE. and keep the papers on a paying
basis In competition with four others
IN the same town. They support their
mother In good style have a comfort
able home. and enjoy the confidence
and respect OF the good people Of Mary
VILE. The Daily Review Is the only
daily newspaper In the Fourth congres-
slonal district outside OF st. Joseph.
The girls have had some lively expert
ences during their journalistic career.
but have managed TO hold their own
against the most violent and bitter
opposition and prejudice. Their Of
Zee has been raided three times. the
type destroyed. their family horse has
been poisoned by enemies. and once
somebody fred into the sleeping room
Of Mlss Lulu Grimm and attempted "a
Nm her mother AZ the same time The
girls came mp smiling however. aiiiI
every assault. and a. Miss Lulu en-
presses Il. we have never missed an
Issue or skipped a cos" IN 1890 m,
Daily Review and the Weekly Advocat,
waded into the local campaign and
made the fur n.y. The papers support.
ed the straight Democratic ticket. and
during the heat OF the campaign On,
editors became Involved IN a persona
hght with a certain Roman Caiholi.
priest. who stirred up the most lntens,
bitterness against them. and according
10 the young women themselves. was al
the bottom Of most Of their troubles
The Review and Advocate also made
vigorous war upon the saloons az thl
time. and the election resulted IN
clean and decided Victory Tor N,
young women. on TIE Saturday nlrh
following the election the once Of both
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22
thousand. Of aeEes she has 'sl'n-

thousands Of acres she has a srisn-
did Aansioa Ia i.ondon.
The American Moncrelnc IL passing
away In room scarcely ten feet
square. She will never leave the rick
ETY. bed. She Is In the clutches OF
dropsy. and the disease is approaching
her heart.
u shows no haste. Il Is certain Of
its victim. Il can afford to walt The
womsn's eyes are fastened on the sin
gle window II frames n square Of
blue sky. lnqulalilvc blades OF grass
fringe the bottom OF the window. And
the sufferer knows there mnst be sun
shine and gladness somewhere In the
world.
TIE Countess OF Dudley-s son mar
rlsd the daughter OF a shopkeeper, and
the Countess was sorrowful thoreat
Her cousin In Chicago Is done with
marriage and with sorrow. She knows
only pain. She has no hope but for
death, "the sure and winding arms Of
cool EMBEDDING DEATH
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

An Animal Of Africa with Widespread
inr tIorns.

ing Horns
The gomsbok a species OF ahteiope,
abounds on tho dry fertile plains OF
south Africa. where u feeds on tue
bulbs Of Waterfront and other kinds
OF succulent vegetation. BY means OK
which the anielopcs Of these regions
are able 10 subslst ior mouths iogethef
without water says ml exchange. This
antelope Ia large and powerful AMI
NAL mcamHnr about Eve feet In
length and over three feet in height ai
the shoulders. lu horns are situated
on the same plane with iis iofeheadi
they exceed two feet To- length, are a.
most straight little diyeTging and are
ohscurely rinrod throughout their low
or half The color Of The upper part
Of the body g. a rusty gray. and Of the
under part white. while these are sep
arated from each other by a Well-de-
fined black band on each side. These
bands unite on the breast aud are
continued as a single black hand unti'
reaching The lower jaw when theJ
again divide and form two iranavcras
bands on the head. terminating az the
base OF the horns The head otherwise
d white as are also ihe limbs. Ni,h
the exception Of the thighs. which are
black The striking appearances pre-
scented by this antelope D. IN great
measure due 90 the absence % any
blending in iho different colors OF iif
body. Tho gomsbok avoids woods. liv.
Ink ln he open plains in pairs or 90
small groups % iour or ave Possess.
ing powerful weapons OF attack IN M
long. spear-l'ko horns. and with am.
pie courage to nee them, tho rcmshok
particularly when wounded il q FOR
mldahle antagonist both % men and
the numerous beasts of prey Ia that
region d makes such good nee Of lti
horns az sometusr even 70 beat %
the lorily lion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

A band OF Mormon elders has been In
Florida. Taylor county. Tor over six
months working quietly In remote sec.
tons A party Of eighteen men. well
armed, visited their campo and. after
stripping the preachers. gave them a
dose OF "blrch barb" and one OF them
a partial coat Of tar and feathers They
then escorted them 10 the limits OF the
county and assured them that n they
were heard from again lead would be-
given them instead Of this mllder pun
lshmcnL The elders rc-establlshed
their camp across the county lines,
and eight women have LEFT thtlr homes
and gone with them. all intending a
remove 10 Utah soon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-22

British oalceu IN The Eryp,lap arms
wac are nov on leave have been III.
aeF'd To roioin their rerlmept. :, one,
IN preparation Der a new advance ,n,o
'h' soudan. a railway FOR he n.e I,
me expedition Is being bull, aero~s ,ss
desert from wady Half, toward Aim
liamea' ana by The middle oi Iulv /, 4
et e'ed that q will be eomplessa ~,
about sali that distance. me ssvsnss
Niii 'hen be bsgun. a. the oeeuns,ton Il
Auu hamed by the fnslo.r,vn,,sn
iorce la necessary bgforc M hntid,.s
OF the railway can be- pu.he5 m.ss
farther toward that point A., us'
med - 'ho hrat objective polnt ~ ne
new advance but further movemsn,
70 he'oer Is possibility mn. is,es,
Information from the nervlsh s,mn Il.
pof,s groai concentration of faree,
al omdurman. which B. about thrss
hundred miles up the Nile from Ain
Hamcd FIX. "''