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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
Isn nurInr ,he mens,menn.

Wilbur Harrison. leading real es-
tate man OF Anderson, Ind. has filed
suit for divorce. While In the west
he met Miss 0cey c. Sharp. a young
society woman Of Decatur. M Though
there was a great difference In ages.
and Harrison was lncumbered With a
family. they managed TO get up love
aifair. which resulted In the girl meet
ing him at Greencasile where they
we're married. They went TO Anderson
and began Housekeeping, but four days
later sho suddenly packed her clothes
ana left. only leaving note behind "
which she Io|a =. him Pc hs'l.saah&s1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
An ANecpoTg oF MEILHAc.
How lie Chose an Heir az Party
Given ny Nine. PortL

How lie Chose an Heir AZ Party
Given ny Nine. PossL
To finish with an anecdote about
Mollhac Two years ago he lost hli
best f>iend. NJ. Paul Plorson. whom be
had made his residuary legatee. sayi
the London Globe. Meilhac was much
affected By his death and Il was SOME
time before be could recover from the
blow. a few months later on he be.
came firmly attached 20 ". Ganderax
with whom he collaborated a comedy
Tor the Francals One evening. while
al a party given by ". Pozzi. he found
himself by the side u NJ Ganderax. &c
whom he abruptly said. MY dear Gan.
derax. since Polrson Is dead will you be
my heirg" Surprised at this proposal
NJ. GanderaX could not dissemble his
confusion. But. my dear friend" re-
piled Ganderax. you are not dying yet
and ! can't see why you should think
Of your testament At all events. You
must have older friends than myself
Mellhac replied THAT has nothing TO
do with IL. ! simply ask you. yes or
no. will you consent 10 become my
heir" Ganderax held out his hand
and answered. In that case. my dear
Meilhac, may consider that, In speak
Ing thus to me. you ask me n I will
be your best friend. I therefore will
ingly accept your proposal" Remem-
berlng the large sums Of money he
earned by his pieces. II Is perhaps as
ionishlng that be has lest such a small
fortune about $4,000. Il Il true he
was generous even to extravaganza and
the more he made the more he spent.
His funeral az the Madeline was al.
tended by an the celebrities In art. sci.
ence and literature
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

sons. when they have become helpless
charges. physically and mentally. treat
ed In the same manner as the Infants
whose coming into the world means
only sorrow.
think the authorities should decide
the means 10 be employed for their re-
moyal. In fact. would suggest that
board Of physicians be appointed whose
duty Il would be 10 TX the fate Of those
submitted 20 them for examination and
pronounce the method to be employed
In removing them.
Another thing which should certainly
be done Is 10 rid the world Of criminals.
young and old.
We have no room for the chronic
criminal. and society should not be
charged with the expense Of his main
tenancc. II takes a fabulous amount OF
money 10 JAN and care for this class Of
dlsreputables. and Il might be better
spent In other ways. II Is an evil TO
have 10 support penitentiaries and IN
sane asylums and almshouses when we
need more schools. art galleries, parks
and other beautiful and elevating ae-
cessOries.
The whole matter seems very simple
% me. although am aware many peo-
pie misunderstood me and are liable %
controvert my position. Everything
but humanity Is duly husbanded by
man. and Ell the useless and infectious
materials cut away. when a husband
man trims bis orchard be cuts out all
the dead and superfluous wood In order
that the fruit Of the remaining tree
may be more perfect. The same rul'
should apply TO mankind.
We should get rid Of the objectiona
bic and evil elements to the end that IN
human fabric may be strengthened an'
improved. We have too many 30
called reformers who band themselye
into organization for doing this an'
that. but never accomplish anythinl
} but little -glorihca,ion. What III
, world needs Is more strong-minded
, brave men and women. who will max
themselves examples Of good and In thi
way accomplish true reforms In hu
Z manlty instead Of merely trying ain
I lessly TO reform things. The trouble
: most Of our reformers are noisy talkel
or faddlsis and few Of them are re
. workers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

'1n the case Of Infants imperfect at
birth. physicians should be Empowered
by statute TO use judgment In getting
rid Of them. cannot believe any right
minded mother would object 10 this
course. sucn removal would be a bless
Ing 10 both child and parent, and an In
ostlmable boon 20 the race. II would
save suffering to the weaklings them
selves and untold care. annoyance and
modification 10 those responsible for
their being
Besides this. u would limit the POSI-
bic reproduction Of the,y like and thus
relieve society 81 a curfe To unfor-
Inmates u this description there Is no
friend Ike death. and Il Is best Il
should come while they are yet IN an
insenaato state. The removal o. mon
slrnsltlcs under these conditions should
be relieved by law from the odium of
murder. II should be placed In charge
of reputable physicians and legally
sanctioned.
II s. menace 70 our well-belng "a
have a race Of criminals perpetuated
Idiots are worthless. and there can be
no Joy In lie for those who are hope
/ lessly crippled or deformed The pres
enco o. afflicted persons is positive In
I Jury 90 those more happily clrcum'
slancod. and especially whereabouts Of
relationship make this latter class re-
sponslble for the care Of the unfortun'
aies.
Thousands Of children are born int
the world daily under conditions which
mean palm and misery 10 themselves
and WEAKNESS In body and soul to 9th
ers 10 the end Of their days. Everybody
knows this and everybody who Il brav,
admits Il would be best TO end IN
heariaches on the threshold Of ne
Where this has been neglected through
mistaken pity or ignorance OF man
kinds real rights at the beginning. Il
not too late 10 do the good work whe
events 20 shape themselves that thes
unfortunaies come into the hands OF N
authorities Surely there must be som
way Of getting the requisite legislation
We have men who frame laws for neat
~ every conceivable thing except N
vital one oi protection Of the physlci
! side 81 society. and this Ia somethln
well worthy their attention.
] would also have old and innrm PEI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
MYSTERY OF A NINE.
People who Tnisr ~ Van Asleep an
Their iiodics iieeome Rigid.


People who inter ~ Fsn Asleep aud /
Their nodies neeome Rigid.
From The Butte lMontJ Miner Ia I.
this line Of work we come across some /
curious accidents and rarrow escapes
said Deputy Mine Inspector Frank
Hunter the other night zone thing
struck me long ago and that 10 how
much Il takes 10 XIII a nfan sometimes
and how easily the thread % lie Is
Cftsn snapped
"nown IN Colorado knew a fellow
Who plunged down 500 feet In a single
compartment shaft. lie went TO the
bottom. but did not break a bone. 81
course. he was pretty badly Jared up
AMI a good deal frightened, but he was
ali right again IN a day or two. When
ne fell he went down feet FIRST. and a
big oll.skln that he wore opened out
$3.50 bottom and acted a. a parachute.
lie T7-7 TIT fsst-r-->-of his descent
was 20 much slower than the IT. that
he hardly thought he was dropping at
All and half expected 10 remain sus-
pended in the shaft like Mohammed's
coffin. Nearly always when a man falls
any distance he turns over. II he starts
feet downward. and finishes his plunge
head nrst. have seen a number Of
eases whore the man Tell with his boots
an and was found bareiooted when be
was picked up suppose this Is be-
cause the blood goes TO the head. max
ing the feet smaller and besides the
measure OF ths air upon the heel and
counter acts as a booliack. had 20
80 over TO Sand Coulee 10 investigate
an accident In which one man was
Killed and another had three ribs
broken. Speaking Of Sand Couloe IL
struck me while ! was there that u !
wanted 10 commit suicide | would go
,here 10 do a. don't mean that lie
becomes such a burden in the coal
country that the ties that bind are
more easily severed than elsewhere,
nm, that Il affords unsurpassed facili-
tles for a cheap and happy dispatch
ia wonder 10 me that some OF the
many people who annually launch
themselves into eternity from Butte do
not lake the Sand Coulee route. Down
An the coal mines there Ia one passage
that Is three miles long. and In som'
of the chambers dir does not seem z
circulate. Upon the walls there Il
gathering Of moisture. and II you put
clear In one " these chambers thl
smoke will seek the walls, whore !
clInes with an undulatlng moyemen
ilke a spray OF weeds under runnlnl
water. That dew on the walls Is whit
damn ana the dead air OF the chambe
whore n is found IA poisonous. In
fsw minutes feeling OF drowsines
sleals over a man who breaihes H. an
before long he Ia alseep aud dreamln
dellclously. so those say who have bee
,esuscltaicd. hut the sleep Ia akin
that Of the lost traveller over who's
numbed limbs the Arctic snow eddie
and drifts. for unless help comes 500
there il no awakening. II. however u
venurrfome explorer Of those nnde
ground dcathtraps realizes his dang
y M time and manages to stagger out u
,o Inn s,h air. he has an experlen'
IA UNDERGO which may carse him
rekfet that he dld not remain inside
Rver5,bere pd muscle aeSs' VITA Y
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

Caller Ny grandmother a. i0i yet.
old. and Is hale and hearty. What
would be the chance Of Dime Mu-
scum Manager No chance At an. Cen
tenarians are too common 10 command
any salary worth mentioning. Caller
But my grandmother never saw
George Washington and never was
kissed by Lafayette Dime Museum
Manager That's different tn give
her q hundred O week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

Mamma. why should landladles OBJ
Jet 20 children" Mother-Im sure
] don't know; but 20 and see what ba-
by is crying about, and tell Johnny to
stop throwing things at people In the
street. and make George and Kate stop
hght.ng. and tell Dick II he doesn't
stop blowing that din trumpet. IN take
Il away from him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

CLOTHES BASKET FOR CRADLE.
ingly amazing. Human nature Is hu-
man nature. and laws DO not mean law
ablders IN Utah any more than they DO
IN New York Men DO not marry
plural wives openly. The Mormons de-
clare that they are a law-abldlng peO-
pie. but very few Mormons deny with
any great show OF severity that the
men who are living In poiygamy. be-
fore the anti-polygamy law. are living
in Il now. with due and discreet defer
enco 20 the law. Il would be curious
II whole system Of religious teaching
could be oyerthrown In a moment by a
legal phrase. The singular thing. and
TO most people the sickening thing.
about the situation in Utah Is that the
women OF Utah are almost universal
In their condemnation OF the law
against plural marriages.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

creek went to her cabbage patch In tho
morning. and 10. a cabbage was gone.
Il had been there the night before. for
she had counted Il twice. and now is
place was vacant She reported this
outrage to her buck. and after an IN
vestlgatlon i was decided that who
ever stole that eabhagswas as anxious
to conceal his tracks as he was 10 eat.
Who could Il be but Mouse? A party
OF three white men and six Indian trail
era took the trail and followed Il by
day and By moonlight. II led north.
For $50 miles Il followed the toughest,
most desolate mountain regions In all
Nevada. Never dld Mouse forget TO
try 10 hide his trail Almost never Gid
IL seem to nQn aud on, and on
he went. When - Y vas appH-
ent that he could not g0sAa,2 - her
without running into clvillzatSMe
trail suddenly swerved. turned. and ac7
tua,4s started back IN the direction
N 4 Il came from. Three days more
and the pursuers were back within a
few miles Of the Muddy again Run
ners we're sent ahead At night TO noti'
~ the people there that Mouse wai
headed that way again. and In tbs
morning % more Indians and whltel
I Joined the party.
Fresh trallers, fresh men all round
and soon the form OF Mouse came Il
sight. lie was taking his ease for
few moments. lie must have neede'
rest Three hundred miles In sevel
days. wfh nothing to eat except wha
was pyked up along such a route b
chank Approaching carefully 20 with
In Z yards Of where the murderer -
IN - shade Of small tree. the pm
suera made ready aud then called on
Throw down that gun, Mouse, au
!. thrQw an. your as.,os'<ee 4i'I ato'
vow. spfinfIns so Ms ftcs n ~ 4
k<.ant With hts r|i|e az rsad1 ~ q
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

hirn. Maud Maynard Noel. Of Chicago.
would permit no child 10 live who was
not perfect at birth. should q child
become a cripple, or blind, or dumb. she
believes Ia life should end At once. So
sicadfast are her convictions that she
Is ready TO sacrifice her own children. "
necessary She is reformef who real
" believes In reform.
L Is not only with the children that
Mira NoeIs ideas would deal but with
the criminal clauses. with al that does
not tend 70 elevate mankind. The aged
and inhrm. she holds. would be Oar hap
pl9 II a physician would quietly end
existence for them.
These remarkable theories are adj
vanced by a slender, youthful woman.
who seems ~ fitted 10 cope with the
world herself A wldow-ior her hus.
baad 1iied several years ago-she sup
ports herself ana her two lovely chill
dren. Tommy and corlnne. whom she
declares herself willing 10 sacrifice II
circumstances take 20 sad a turn M TO
render Il necessary. This Is her belief.
and the accompanying statement Is Civ
en- ns she made It for the readers OF the
Sunday Journal.
! believe the world should rid itself
Of those who are. or are likely. 20 be-
conc burden 10 themselves and 10 10.
ciety. II my own children should be.
come otherwise than sound and healthy
I should consider Il a blessing 10 re.
move them without delay. 40 matter
what my own grief would be / ahould
consider that would really be benefit,
ing my children more than n I permit.
ted them 10 live
In my own family there II an lnstane,
which clearly shows how true my belle
Il. how necessary Il Is 10 the advance
ment Of the world that II should be car
ried out. have a niece who has bee,
blind since born. and FOR years hal
been crippled and unable TO car,
for herself There are six othe
children In the family. and eacl
year I can see the lines OF sor
row sharpening In their faces No
only Il the unfortunate girls M
void Of happiness TO herself. but II
the source Of positive injury and Injus
tlce 20 her sisters and brothers.
would have been an act Of Kindness
the physician who attended AT her brit
had removed her from this world
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

intolerablo polnancy that IL known TO
convaleEcents from yellow fever. Tho
treatment Is simple. but effective. Be-
Ing nearly dead. the sufferer IL nearly
buried. A hole is dug In the soft earth
and the victim "a made TO stand up In
% while the dirt Is thrown In around
him until only bis head Is seen above
ground, This draws out the soreness.
and in a short time the patient has
recovered"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

my dear" said this woman. 7 an
fourth wife. ] am net going 70 talk
20 you about the religious part 81 our
belief Ia sisfai massizss. lS1 ~1Eiiiis :
understand. I'm going 70 talk plaza
English. belleve IN T. because
think IT'S better for women. When a
wonma's growing tired, her children
Juggling At her dress for attention, she
has no time 70 bother with a husband
She needs all her time and strength
for her children. You take a woman
IN the palmer ranks. Rich people can
get along IN any condition. plural or
single: but you take a farmers wife or
a carpenters wife. Now when her
husbands around she's got 70 get three
meals a day, three meals a day. three
meals a day. the year round. sick or
well. happy or blue. She's got 10 keep
looking out for her husband. Now Il
comes pretty good news 10 that woman
10 know that her husband Is going TO
take a new wife. She knows he'll be
taken up with the new wife for a while
and she can get a few minutes breath
ing spell Then. a mans better 70 hia
wives than he Is 10 one wife. II one Of
them Is stupid he comes to her when
nc wants rest. When he's tired Of resi-
and wants amusement he gees 10 thu
wife who can talk and sing and dance
And he doesn't 'hetchef either Of then
into misery telling her what she ough
20 be and isn't"
That woman was not a hrst wife; sh'
was a last wife. II Il said BY be
friends that her husband Is very muel
IN love with her.
al these things are not oyervhelm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
How me EHnlaIned q.

Hunkins- See here. doctor. you told
my wife she couldn't run her sewing
machine. didn't your Or. Pllgarllck
Yes, Hunklns-And you said she might
ride the blcycleG Dr. PllgarlIck Yes.
Hunklns-- Well. ia like to know how
you reason Il out. DR. Pilgarllck-l
don't reason Il out at ALL There isn't
any any room for reason In your wlie's
case. Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

not flourish IN ltAhs an" N-'
farmers seem to have solved the PROD
lem OF how 10 farm without mort
cage. The best" Mormon women are I
a great deal like the best Sentie
women. They are pretty. well man
nered and well dressed. Most OF theih
seem to have plenty Of money Tor al
ordinary needs They live In neat
pretty houses. which look decidedly
like homes. They go to church ana 70
Sunday school. Mormon church ana
Mormon Sunday school. Of course ana
give dinner parties. and act very much
like the best women IN a small city
anywhere IN the United States II Is
a little startling TO hear them taik
about polygamy. They don't call u
polygamy. They call 4 plural mar
rage. and they say II Is not only a re-
llglous duty. but a very practical ana
useful privilege The FIRST woman VINO
told the writer. a young woman re-
porter, about plural marriage, and why
she and other Mormon women wished
the United States had not interfered
with II. was a motherly soul, With haiF
like pure silver; kind. twinkllng blue
eyes, and a voice that sounded as II II
had sung so many cradle songs that u
couldn't help grooming forever after.
Il came out here In 40" she said
, came across the plains In an emigrant
] wagon. My first child had a clothes
basket for a cradle. and she went TO
sleep 10 the wind blowing IN the prairie
, grass. My husband had ten wives.
He's dead now, and there are only hve
, Of us left TO mourn him. ] was very
happy with my husband. All OF "a
, were happy with him. lie was a good
husband. ] guess he was happy with
~. too. though / can't say envy man
with ten wives 10 please. That's the
y mistake you Gentiles makel You al
ways say. oh. It's very well for the
mani Now. tell you. II isn't always
e 70 very well for a man. II takes
pretty good man TO live in plural mar
+ rlage. and live happy"
e The woman's blue eyes twinkled Will
a sort OF Retrospective mischief.
, We'll. WE'LL" she said. that Isn't al
a OF 1.-THE happiness. We MormonI
A don't look on marriage as a mere sell
= hsh right We look upon Il as a reli
! glous duty You know. we believe
, that the woman who rears the mos
children has the highest place In heay
en-. The same way with a man.
. man rules over all his descendant
u when he dies. The more descendant
u he has the greater Is his kingdom. w
Is believe we were put upon this earth {
~ marry, and that We are Tebellin
al against the laws Of heaven II We DO nc
marry. Oar people are prosperous, bt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

Dirty Rags Kind lady. could You
spare a nickel for a poor man to get
bath WITH Mrs. Primm-why. OF
course: can YOU get bath for cents?
Dirty Rags-Yes, mum and wild foam
on de top.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

The London Lancet says there Is an
absolute pathological identity In the
symptoms ~ alcoholism and the con
dltion Of one madly In love. In both
cases. that high medical authority re-
marks. separation. IL a cure.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28

Client think we had better sue
for about $4,000 damages don't your"
Lawyer-"will that satisfy you?"
Client think So
I.awyer-"well make Il $4,000.
then. shall want about $4,000 for
my tee."-So -aerville Mass.) Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
4 watch. na,r.prInr.

The haIrspring Of a watch Is strip
OF the fines, steel, about nine and one
hall lnche long. i-iOOth inch wide and
a7-i0, 000lhs thick. II Is o9llcd np IN
spiral form ana anely .sRgfTed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
MOUSE, THE PAH-UTE.
Tia rsLLxIEcus zzDsxsss has
BEEN KILLED.


OUsE. The red
handed murderer
the Pah Ute who
reyeled IN the blood
Of the innocent. un-
suspecting victims
Of his hate. the de-
mon who murdered
two white men in a
canon on the Colo
RADIO because a HUI
alapal Indian had
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-28
A BLooMER PREACHER.

Delivers n Real BIoomer sermon -
Malaga, y. ,.
An innovation at the eagib meeting
At Malaga. y ]. which 1tartled old
fashioned worshipers sunday morning
was the appearance Of the Rev. J. Hof-
man Batten OF Matawan. the president
Of the New Jersey conference Of the
Epworth League. In the pulpit dressed
In a natty bicycle suit. Thus attired.
he preached 10 nearly 1000 persons. Mr.