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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

anything could be bought. Everything
aud everybody had a price. and he had
enough to pay the bill.
H.s great wealth faded away In n
few months. Tho hand OF hln Creator
was - ting out earthly punishment
10 the man who had put away the
wife whom he had promised before
God to love and cherish until death
did them part Tabor was not afraid
Of hard work and he offered to go 20
work with pick and drill and earn a
living. lie ,rampcd over the hills In
search Of work and found a promising
country In Boulder County. near the
new mining camp Of Ward. lie To-
Gated on the ground and opened up
some mineral. but had no funds to
work Il. In despair he returned to
Denver. The sky was indeed dark to
him. Only one gllmmer OF light shone
and at Il he graspcd lie went to
Colorado Springs and called on STRAIT
ton. the millionaire owner OF the In
dependence Mine, Cripple Creek Ia
Dor had never before met the new
Crosus. II had been rumored. how
ever. that STATIONS money was
lucky" everybody backed or every
enterprise promoted on his money be-
came a winning proposition .nst as IN
Tabor's early days. To ann the old
man went. lie wanted to borrow
money.
Mr. Stratton," he began. Il am Mr..
Tabor have heard that you were
generous In helping out deserving peo-
pie who had any prospect OF getting
even with the world. have up here
In Bowlder county a claim on which
| have good ore. but 1t will require
money to work Il. have hardly
enough to buy grub for myself, wife
and two little ones. who are now liv-
ing in a cold and cherries cabin near
the mine. VIII you loan me $4,000
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Father Graham. a. everybody In the
village called him. was one Of the old
fashioned gentlemen. Of whom there
are 70 few left now. He was beloved
by every one. and his inhunce in the
little town was great. 80 good and 50
active was he.
A young man Of he village had been
badly insulted and came 10 Father
Graham full Of angry indignation. de-
ciarlng tha; he was going az once 10
demand an apology.
My dear boy" Father Graham said.
take word OF advice from an old
man who loves peace. Az insul- IN
like mud. {, will brush OF much bet
ter when Il is dry. Wait a little TIL
he and you are both cool. and the
thing Is easily mended. n you 90 now.
u will only be 10 quarrel"
Il is pleasant 20 be able 70 add that
the young man took his advice: and
before the next day was done. the in
su.ting person came to beg forgive
ness.
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GIRLS WORTH $50 EACH.
Joseph ISik Competed to Sell M. Two
Daughter@

A. Kelley's island. Lake Erie. 10
seph Folk sold his two daughters for
500, giving them In lieu Of money
each to satisfy n debt OF $50. which
he could not otherwise meet. A year
ago Folk left his home and family In
Poland TO seek his fortune in Amerl-
ca. making his way TO Kelleys island.
where he found work. Then his wife
died and the sad news came 10 him
that his young daughters were In want.
He had not enough money to send for
them. but he borrowed $50 each from
Peter Mile and Joseph Hldock. who
were earning more than he. TO pay
their passage across the ocean. A cou-
pie OF weeks ago they arrived and were
warmly received But the money loaned
by Mile and Hidock was due and Folk
could not pay II. They pressed him
and finally the old man said he was
afraid he could never pay It, but to
satisfy the debt he would give one OF
his daughters TO each as wife, and
this proposition was accepted. Mary
Folk. age sixteen. was chosen BY Hi
dock. and the younger by Mile. Yes.
terday was the Wedding day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

In Kansas City a new government
building Is being erected. from the top
Of which projects a huge beam. like
the yardarm OF ship. This beam sup
ports the steel cables and pulleys that
lift the huge iron plates forming the
shell Of the dome. A curious Nilsson
rian stood recently and watched the
men al work and concluded he would
like to see how Il would feel 10 be sus-
pended in midalr for a time like No
hammed's conn. So he persuaded the
foreman to allow him 10 take the most
perilous ride OF his life.
He climbed on the plate and put one
leg on each side Of the hook. He was
ordered not 10 touch the cables and no.
10 look down.
For the first few MINUTES he sat "a
jauntily as II he was astrlde his horse
In the park. Il was a temptation. how
ever. to glance down and 10 see how
far be had gone. The people below
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
Little Hoy Hls..


iIhe quaint and touching lyric Little
10Y hiue, hy the late Eugene Field. was
susrea'ed By the Death Of the poets own
infant son.l
ne little toy dos j. covered with dust
hut sturdy and staunch h. stands.
ana me little toy soldier Is red siih rust.
ana MS musket moalds ia bis hands
me VS. when the little toy dog was neW
ana the soldier was passing fair.
NHa mat was the time when our Little
BOY Blue
Missed them and put them there.
"oN, don't you 20 an come" he sad.
Aha aon't you make any noisef"
% toaaling on 70 HE trundIe-bsd
ne oieami Of the pretty toys
ana A. ne was dreaming an angel song
awakened our Little Boy Blue
long.
But the little toy friends are true.
Aye i faithful to Little BOY Blue they
Zach In the same old place.
Awaiting the touch % little hand.
Ihe smile % little face.
And they wonder. as waiting these long
Year, through
IN the dust Of that little chair.
What has become Of our Little Boy Blue
since he kissed them and put them
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ooos al knloHrs, FEEr.
why the sy~Ao, :. ras-nsashins

One
! noticed In one o. the rewHpapers
that the king Of Sian. durlnr hls mbl-
lee visit to this country. vent 10 West
Minister abbey and that. seeing share
the hEure Of some knight with his sox
a. ais feet. Informed bis suite that In
England "fasoriie dogs were buried
Win their masters. says Good Words.
u was a pity no one corrected his ma
jesiy' for W may depend upon IL that
our adherence 70 the abomlnahle Gus
tcm-so common In less civilized conn
tries, perhaps In siam ltself-of mt
ting 20 death the fayorites Of the dead.
VIII pass into Siameze history A. a
fact. The dog in question vas doubt
less a greyhaunf As being pre-emin-
entity the knightly dog il was privileged
10 lie 20 a speSal place behind lie rsas-
ters left hand AZ table and after death.
In efiigy. TO a place al its masters feet
upon the tomb. Says Col. Hamilton
smith: Hounds, shaped like the pres-
ent, cannot be traced in the cid Frank
ish and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. they
are all eoursing greyhounds. and this
character Is continued. with but few
exceptions. as the emblem OF fidelity
or gentility. usually couched on monu-
ments al the feet Of knights. TO the last
period OF the recumbent figure" But
the symbol is more far-reachlnR than
this Tor the dog on the monuments OF
women was the emblem Of afectlonafe
hdeiity to their husbands: on the m0nu-
ments Of men Of unqueationing faith IN
Providence.
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yen Tor what you have done for the
State % Colorado and the city Of Den
yer ! made every dollar have IN
this state and I would feel mighty
small II ! could no; help on, a man
who was Individually responsible Tor
much OF the greatness OF this com.
monwealth. have here just thirty
$1,000 bills You may have them Jus;
as Ions aa you please. II you ever 70,
so much money thai you can spare
.hCl without trouble YOU may nay
them back. bat until that time they
are yours don't want o. note and I
don't want any promises sincerely
wish ta-t they viii De- the means Of
turning your luck and that you viii
become as wealthy as 0f DID,"
NJ Tabor took thc money and STAN.
morod something about notes or trust
deeds or something hut could Say mo-
'b.rg iutc,urcl,ly he fingered thc
....s ard O. now fcs,las pulsed through
DTS vc.gs he Was convinced ,ha,
Lucky Tabor" WAS once more amorv
cen.
Tho change came Ga o fcv weeks
Tabor went back 90 Ward and told his
vie OF h's good luck. ard they agreed
20 live ln poverty ua,u their mine
could drag them out The money was
deposited .n h1Ik and checked ouI
only Tor mining purposes. Tabor
earacd bis food ~ before. anl some.
times % was quite slim Only last
week De walked the four miles over
The mountains % the ll,tlc store at
Ward Tor some food he bought three
cans 81 corn and three cans OF toma-
toes. which were wrapped up In brown
paper and carried home Tabor An.
gcred tho uickels ard dimes over ner.
yously as he paid flr the goods. and
plainly showed that hls private hnane-
es were nearing the end. TT De would
touch not one cent o. The mine money
\ Few days later the announcement
was made that Tabor had been nom
mated by President McKiulev 10 be
postmaster % Denver. Several weeks
ago Postmaster Jordan died suddenly
and Mrs. Jordan was permitted 10 take
the Office for the uncxpIred term. No
body expected FOR a moment that for.
mor Senator Tlbor's name would he
mentioned Tor the place. The plum
was considered the prize for which
hundreds Of influential politicians we're
striving When the announcement was
made that Tabor had been nominated
there were few persons In the state
who aid not feel glad.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Mary" said Mr.. Thomas. when ST.
l-nce traught with unpleasant mean
ing had followed his first alteration
with his young wife "Yesl" said
Mary. interrogatlvely. when a man
and his wife have had IA difference"
said Mr.. Thomas. with a judicial air.
and each considers the other a. fault.
which OF the two DO you think should
make the first advance toward recon-
ciliatong" THE wiser OF the two"
said Mrs. Thomas, promptly; and 30.
my dear, I'll say al once that I'm very
sorry. II occurred TO Mr. Thomas
that Il might have been as well for
him to make the first advance. after all.
but he thoughtfully RETAINED from say
Ing so.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Modena's patriotic opinions, which Of
ten led him 10 leave the stage and take
up arms or devote himself for a time
to revolutionary journalism. forced
him 20 exile himself Th,re we're
times, too. when, reduced 20 peuury. he
had TO get living alternately as print
er. corrector OF proofs. horse broker
ana eheesemonger. On the change OF,
government In Florence he was elected
deputy by 10000 votes. and In the Tus-
can assembly he delivered one speech
which even now is quoted as a model q
parliamentary oloQuonce. In that no
BILE Grafton be upheld the lmperlous
necessity Of Rome being the iourda-
tIon. the keystone Of the unity OF Itaiy.
thus becoming the precursor In th.s
idea OF the great Cavour.
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way manager will bring II out some
time this season. II Is a historical
drama. and lis Eloi Is founded on the
struggle between Napoleon !. and Pope
Plus VII. a struggle fall Of interest
and teeming with dramailc incidents.
The student o. history will recall that
Napoleon az one time imprisoned the
people and carried on with him 10
PARK a large number Of the cardinals.
Among these later was the Cardinal
Consalvi. renowned diplomat who
had been Plus secretary q state Later
on when the emperor divorced Jose
prime and married Marie Louise OF
Austria, thirteen Of the cardinals.
headed by Consalyl. refused to attend
the wedding ceremony on the ground
that Josephlne's divorce was not valid
As a punishment for his boldness In
thus deiying the emperor. Consalvi
was oxiled 20 Lyons and forbidden 20
wear the red robes OF his Office. Hence
the title OF the play The drama ls
In I'VE acts. The frat transplres In
Paris on the night before Napoleon s.
marriage, and the emperor. supported
by King Jerome aud FoIchc. the min
!sier Of police. Is striving 20 persuade
The cardinal to give his coun,enarce
to the ceremony. The second act takes
place In the palace Of the TuIllerles. AZ
the reception TO the new empress. Con-
salyi attends and Is ignomiHlously ex-
PEELED by Napoleon's servants. In the
third act ConsalyI Is visited In his ex-
lie at Lyons by Fouche. who offers him
the papacy II he VIII give his support
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

ne only matter Of short time when
Senator II. A. W. Tabor. who once was
considered the Croesus Of Colorado.
VIII be on his feet again? These are
Tue questions every one Is asking In
Denver. A quarter OF a century ago
everything Tabor touched turned 10
gold. The most visionary schemes In
which he Invested brought back wealth
seemingly without limit. Al one time
MS Income was more than 100000 a
week. Hardly a year before he had
been running a small store In Leadyille.
and Mrs. Tebor's laundry work added
much 10 the family income. Yet. even
at that time his liberallty was extern
siye considering his limited means No
busted" miner ever appealed for cred
u In vain. The number OF men who re-
ceiyed grub stakes" from Tabor would
MI a small city directory. yet the gro
ceryman never dld business In a bust.
nesslike manner. lie asked for no
written agreements. and trusted solely
10 the honesty OF his fellow men. This
trait he has not yet outgrown. though
II cost him several fortunes. when
Tabor grub staked" a miner he asked
very little about the future. and many
times the recipient OF his bounty failed
10 remember the old man when the vein
Of glittering ore was struck.
But all were not the same. Several
did divide with the siorekeeper. and II
was In this way that the great flood
gates Of wealth were pried open. when
the sold dld begin to flow Il was sim
ply delugo. The Little Plttsburg and
dozens of other mines each contributed
10 the immense income. Tabor bought
prospects by the dozen In seemingly
barren ground. aud invariably veins Of
mineral were uncovered within a few
feet Would-he swludlers sold him
sailed mines. and before weeks
work bad been done on them the min
eral taken out was richer than the
specimens which had been alted. So
general dId this deluge OF wealth be-.
come that 'raior'B luck" was an OK
preston on every ones tongue.
Tabor was always surrounded by a
horde c; lcCchcs. who laid snarcs Tor
his money "a, every turn. so firmly did
the old fellow believe In his luck that
be encouraged bis poker playing pro-
pCnsit.es. and went up against many
"Cold decks" with the resul, of drop.
ping a Few thousand dollars a night.
But Tor n time bis income kept coming
faster than bis widest CXtraWeluccs
Then came the turning poiu, IA Ia
boris career The turn was not sod.
den The momentum % the great rush
Of gold could not De suddenly checked
II slowed down when family matters
turned aai Tabor secured divorce
from h.s wife. who had stood beside
him In Loldylilo and through poverty
Mrs Tabor so. . was a more brilliant
woman in every respect Go was admit.
ted. but the Fatos refused 20 iud0rgs
the change Tabor 90, into mac,r,rol
Of brilliant lie, and 10 was too mu-l
for him Accustomed 20 limited saci4.
surroundings % jsurh mining camn
where his wife was probably the only
respected woman. the whirl Of swift so.
clety was too much for the old man
and he TELL His incyhaustlblc supply
Of money taught him that with gold
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

and late champagne suprsrs teaionsy
Kills a great many voices Of the gentler
sex. A voice well cared for should las,
forty years. In which time Il should
earn no less than half a million dol
lars Possibly one singer 200 has a
nest-egg ana saves somethAl COR =
rainy day The rest live FRO ha.id 20
mouih-ride to-day. walk o. morrow
feast this week. famine next They
convert safe investment into a pre-
carious existence"
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seemed very small. He began TO look
with fine scorn upon those slender ca
bles that held all this weight. Right
eous indignation against a government
that would allow its employees to risk
their lives so alled his breast. He grew
dizzy and imagined himself falling.
His mental vision coniured up With
CHASTITY detail his mangled remains.
there was horrible elanking noise
and he was safe az The top. lie
thought the climbing down. from bar
to bar. in the absence OF ladders. al.
most as terrible an experience as the
awful ride up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STAGE.
A Prislt A. Dramatlst-T "nlaek
Cardinai- soon to Bs Produced In
New NorE The Average Life Of =
Good voIce-vsrioas Topics.

EV JOHN TAIL
BOT SMITH OF New
York. who Is wide
~ known among
the clergy and held
Ia high esteem by
his ecclesiastical
superior. Ia wrl
ten a drama en-
titled The Black
Cardinal. II Is
said that n Droad-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

A child OF having on several oc.
casions had vasellne applied to some
little burns. exclaimed TO the cook,
who was In dismay over some scorch-
ed pastry; "oh, doe and det the dood
vasellne."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

There is such a demand for AmerI-
can cotton In both Japan aud China
that the steamers from san Francisco
20 those countries have room Tor moth
ing else They are loaded down with
cotton. and 1900 bales are now In
san Francisco awaiting shipment.
This. Il IA to be noted. Is raw cotton.
Japan and China have their own mills
now and are making their own goods
in constantly Increasing proportions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES ron OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Auni Matthias Lottis-A Pretty story
for fSung Folks-waIt for the Mad 20
Dy-A Sensational EEP+risRee-Llt-
ale Icy Bius.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

There Ii no doubt that the play has
many qualities to recommend Il 10 the
general public. especially in the second
and third acts. while Miss Marlowe
herself Is seen to advantage In he!
various scenes with her rival lovers.
sothern. who will shortly produce
"Esmond." says 1T ought to be called
dramatlzation OF 'Esmond. The story
OF the book has not been adhered to
at all closely. Esmond In the play will
win Beatrix for himself finally. and
will not be satisfied with her mother
as In the novel"
Fay Templeton, the actress. will ge,
the 100000 beQueathed to her by the
will OF Howell Osborne. clubman and
broker. supposed. but never proved. TO
be her husband. The Supreme Cour,
has decided the will must stand, and
the will lie admitted TO probate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
TAB0R'S STAR RISING.
THE Ex-cRoEsUs rs IN LUCK
ONCE MORE.
on'ii lie Put Away Hts First wife the
sun OF Fortune shoae a. ~ for Him
Alone After Divorce Game Rain aud
Disaster In Every Form.

AS the touch Of a
lucky mana gold
changed for the
better the luck Of
the man who TWEEN
~ years ago was
the best advertised
millIorplre on this
continent. but who
later was reduced
10 poverty aud ac-
tual wdutg VIII ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

The hsherman's association with
scals fellows may have something 10
do with his being a monumental talsl-
Ger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Nov, what happens when such a
man kills, or Is killed. instead Of hav-
ing destroyed the man BY placing him
where be can do no harmg he has
simply changed the condition OF the
physical body-thrown the passions
and desires into the astral plane.
where they coalesce with the astral
body Of the man. forming a body more
potent for evil than when bound to the
physical body. for Il seeks to return
to earth life. through weak-minded
persons. who. ignorant OF the cause.
are led TO commit crimes which other
wise they could not have done.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

When a man becomes n slave O.
the principles Of his physical desires
what can you expect but crime in
some form or another? The further
be has removed his lower nature from
the call Of his higher or real self he
Yields more ard more to the dictates OF
his lower and animal nAors, zhlch IL
ali the more powerful. having Yer.
yeried mind 10 aid bin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

20 Napoleon The last two acts trans
plre al Versailles. when. In the pres
ence OF both Napoleon and Pope Plus
VII. Consalyl is bitterly Inundated
In the end however. be triumphs over
his imperial f1eman. and returns 20
Rome with the pope after the famous
and disastrous Russian campaign.
Claudia Car,stedt was bora In Bos-
ton In 1876. her father being a music
teacher. Later q removal 20 Chicago.
m. was made In 1893. a, seventeen
years OF age. she Joined the chorus Of
the Calhoun Opera Company for
Western tour she remained with the
company about six weeks. and then
leii % ia Oregon and returned TO her
home 10 Chicago IN the summer Of
1895 she again went on the stage. this
time IN Little Robinson Crusoe."
which was written by Harry b. Smith.
and produced al the Schiller Thelter,
Chicago. with Eddie Foy as the star.
During that engagement Miss Carl
stedt was engaged By H!rke Ia Shello
for the role OF NetCcris In The Wizard
OF the Nile" and made her Arsi appear
ance In New York In that opera. her
striking personality az once attracting
favorable attention. The following
season she played with The Manda-
rim" being rather consplcuously
placed, though without lines 20 repea,
or music to sing During the pas, sum
mer she appeared In "The whlrl OF the
Town" a; the Casino, She then signed
with The Idols Eye" Manager la
shelle discovered that Miss Carlstedi
had a remarkably deep contralto voice
when she understudiod the queen IN
The Wizard OF the Nile" and the
beautiful low contralto waltz song In
the second act OF The Idols Eye" was
especially written for her at his re-
quest She is still with The Idols
Eye" company. and Is receiving praise
alike for her acting and singing
Richard Mansfield has in reserve an
English adaptation OF Mile de Belle
Isle. which Beerbohm Tree PLAYED last
summer In London as THE Silver
Key" An English version OF the old
Dumas play was made by Dion Bouci-
cault The sydney Grundy form is In
the possession OF Daniel Frohman.
THE Princess and the Lily" is the title
Mr. Mansfield may use.
"The average life OF a good voice Is
fifteen years PATHS Is an exception.
So also is Sims Reeves. Smoking and
drinking have ruined countless male
voices. Singers live fast and their
voices suddenly become frogs in the
throat. Women suffer all the ailments
OF the vocal chords. owing to low neck
and short sleeves. consequent exposure
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

On the FIRST night Of "sapDho. at the
Opera Comiquc. Paris. recently Mime.
Emma Calye suddenly discovered tha,
the dark blue velvet dress she wears
in the last act was still too new look
iug for the occasion. A few minute
before she lad 70 appear on the stage
the bystanders behind the scenes were
Mortified to see the prlma donna sud
denly roll over and over on the dusty
floor. Thinking that. serious acct
dent had befallen her. the frightened
stage manager and half dozen scene
shlf;eFs rushed TO her assistance
Keep away" said the actress. LET,
me take the gloss on my dress"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

by placing a criminal under proper
conditions he may be led to restore the
relations between the higher and low
er self and so live wisely. but by put
ting him out Of the physical body you
make such course impossible. "-Sy.
rac1se Courier.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Both salvInl and Rossi we're pupils
Of the great Italian actor. Gustave Mo-
dona and salyini lately returned tenn
porarily 10 the stage. In Venice. 10 give
a performance 20 Increase the fund Tor
the erection OF a monument 20 ModeEa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

"Theosophy considers q man as a
complete being. made up OF seven
principles. three constituting his
higher or immortal nature. called the
individuality. and four constituting his
lower nature. or personality. In
a perfectly constituted nature these
seven principles work together In
haSiony. the lower nature drawing is
Inspiration from the higher or splritu-
al. the brain being the instrument the
mind uses 10 inform the personality
seeking 10 attract the desires toward
the higher nature-but men use the
mind In a perverted manner--and. be-
ing perverted, the sol cannot mani
fest properly.