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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

n, performs his part we'll Queen Mol
Is Is shy In the presence OF strangers
and while holding an audience sits
Oriental fashion on the carpet Of her
tent with he's eyes downcast not I'M
like the manner OF bashful American
schoolgirl. Her skin is Of a dark
olive tint. and her face Is DO by a pair
of hrlcht. black eyes that sparkle In
conversation. Her hair Is Jet black
and worn on the top Of her head, with
hangs over her forehead. In her ears
dangle English gold pieces. and about
her throat IS q necklace Of American
silver dollars. on her fingers are two
heavy gold band rings and q SCI rims
n urquoises arranged In the form o.
, horseshoe. A distinct scar on the
loft cheek somewhat mars the appear
auce Of the young sovereign. 10 is the
result, Of burn received while laying
AS a child about a camp Are In her na-
tive land. while not pretty, the young
lucen.elcct Is a good type Of The gypsy
race.
Queen Molly Is as fond Of brigh,
colors as the humbiost member u her
tribe. and in her dress red is her "a
,arite color Rugs Of varied hue
ornament the interior Of the tents, and
The coyeilets aud pillow ahams Of The
ROYAL bed are almost barb1ric in the
.rehuess ut their colora when tho
young queen leaves her tent she In
,arably wears a nrlght-colored hand
korchiof on her head and when she
makes q trip Of any distance always
rides small plebald pony which she
brought with her 10 this country.
The old queen was very indulgeni
with her only daughter. and allowed
her 90 travel through the different
countries that the Romany tribe En-
habits. Consequently the young sover.
cign has mastered several languages
among them German. French and
/ spanish
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

no doubt Of his being the choice OF the
country. when the votes were count
ed Il was found that the demand had
been ratified by an extraordinary ma
jorlty. The judgment 81 the people
was that the times and circumstances
OF the country demanded man Ike
Gen. Andrade as its executive, a man
honorable. free from hate liberal Of
high abilities. respecting tho opinions
OF others and devoted to the progress
Of his country. lie was elected on the
Democratic ticket
The new presieint has some difficult
ties ahead Of him In rcclnci.ing diner
ences OF opinion. hut be has the good
fortune TO possess a great deal Of tac;.
sufficient ia blend successfully these d.
verse good elements and conform hts
government to the necessities ~ the
country Venezuela needs before all
an administration that will throw o.
energies toward vigorous progressive
movement. the development Of her vast
natural resources. the vigorous prose
cutlon Of public works. and the foster
ing Of national sentiment along these
lines OF development. This done. Ven
ozuela will take a high place In tho SIS
terhood OF American republics. Amer
leans are interested In the material
,-osr,ss and political security Of Ven
czuela as the bonds Of commercial re
Iatlons are being drawn more closr''
every day. and all acquainted with 'h'
abilities and progressive spirit OF Pres
ldent.elect Andrade are confident ina
his government will mark an era u
the development Of Venezuela.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

The celluloid films used in the 'eri'
s,one and yitascopc may bee the SQUIRE
Of extreme danger II not carefully
guarded Celmloid ia extremely eN'
ploslye and indammable and spark
NAV set Il on with most terrific re-.
sults Il would seem that some other
material should be- chosen Tor an pn'-
poses where intense light and heat are
employed. Even the harmless. looking
dressing comb may endanger life it.
while my lady Is making her toilet.
she brings It too near to the light. In
many homes eelluloid articles arc
strictly prohibited for this reason. e.
peelally should this be noted whore
there are children who cannot under
stand the necessity for extreme pru.
dence
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

ia have 10 20 back on her and break
her all up Il isn't likely. to be sure.
but what II II should happen7" There
was a rueful pause-then he said.
THE end iustlhes the means" and
went on down the hill.
Although Jacks friends maintained
that he would be all right II he only
kept out OF bad company. the general
opinion was that he and Bert we're
about evenly matched for worthless
ness and shlftlessness And when Jack
began 20 60 10 Halletts. people said.
20. dear Two Of ihemr They con-
tlnued TO be shlftless; hut II was re-
marked that unlike Bert, Jack had CIV
en- up drinking.
You'll have 10 stop that" Jack had
told himself This Is going to he a
sharp game and YOU cant afford to
middle what brains you've got"
Some young men would have begun
the campaign by going Of an evening
10 call on Mary. but Jacks methods
were different
II was a Monday morning. Just as
Mary was carrying basket Of clothes
into the yard, that Jack appeared on
the scene
He greeted her oheeriullr. then went
and took the clothes line from her
"I'li put this up, he said. and he pull.
ed II tight and fastened Il firmly
Now. you give me the big thing.
10 hang up he said Il can't do any.
thing with haEdkerchiefs and such like
but I'm great on sheets and table.
cloths"
Mary laughed she was too mrpris
ed 20 object aud 10 a short time Oh,
clothes we're an hung on the line and
Jack had put the clothes pole uude.
r."
Now. X you've got any iroub'esom.
young brothers and sisters you'd lIk,
20 get rid o. temporarily. why Jus
send EN- along I'M take charge o
them and deliver them safely over tC
you az noon
20. n yon would said Mary. They
are 40 ireiful this morning. and IN my
way all the time"
II was with a Sigh Of relief that
few minutes lates sho saw jack an,
the two bows and one glr passing dowr
the road. She rot her work alonl
bravely. and ing' as dinner was al
ready and her father had come In lack
true to his promise left the three chl
dren at the door and vent home with
out stopping 10 speak
The children gave glowing account
OF their walk and Jacks going .
make Ms a kite and ny Il the mex
windy day" they ended.
Nearly every day after that JAG
took the children OF into the wood
and 1eids. giving Mary vacatio
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

one OF the woalth.e5i aud loyeie8t
society women Of New York has %
yearly income Of $4,000 above her
most extIoNaganl needs and she feels
she must &c, I'D OF II and benefit her
fellow men, so she spends 70 an on hot.
house grape. at So a pound which she
sends lo hospitals and slums Minis
tcrs and social rei1rmers have pleaded
In vain with her. but she argues keen
ly Besides the surprise and pleasure
the grapes give the ~ aud dying she
calculates the enormous amount of
employment given 20 gardeners clerks
and messengers. who otherwise would
be out Of work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

The FIRST report Of the operations Of
the compulsory insurance law In Nor
way has just been published covering
the period from July 1. 1898. when the
law went into operation 20 Dec 81,
1896. Employers In trades entaillng
risk 10 life are forced 70 pay premiums
10 the government and from this a
fund Ia established, Funeral benefits
are raid IN ease Of death. with pensions
to the widow. and an allowance for
each child until Il shall become Is
years Of age. In ease Of permanent
dlsablement the emp'oye receives 60
per cent Of his yearly earnings as a
penson. together with the cost %
medical attendance The whole Of the
premium for insurance is paid by the
smnloyer. the rate being fixed In pro-
portlon 10 hls vases bin and to the
degree Of accident aud risk connected
with the work carried on.-Ths New
Time
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12
INDIAN coNNoIssEuRs.
How = sensible Yhi's Woman wsu
Their a. nIration.

AhsN y aH@t"s
1T was interesting to note the waJ
in which the Indians looked upon early
settlers around here" said the Kan
sas old-tlmer. as he lapsed into a remi-
niscent mood. Each white family as
Il arrived and set about the task OF
making a home in the great American
desert was scrutinized and passed up
on. fayorably. or otherwise. by these
original inhabitants very much as
newcomer nowadays is talked about
and estimated by the good people OF
any little town In which he makes us
appearance. To be sure. the indians
standards we're a little BIZ peculiar, Dul
they applied them In much the sans
spirit Of egotism that we DO our own.
For example. when we started West
my mother. who was prominently
sensible woman. who dld and who re-
Trained from doing things only on good
and sufficient reason. soon saw that the
long full skirts In vogue AZ the time
had little 20 recommend them from an
emlgrant's point Of view and adopted
a garment consisting ~ a medium
short skirt and substantial panialettes.
which she foud quite suitable and per
sisted In wearing through several SUB
scquent changes Of fashion. Now.
few days after my father had complei-
ed the cabin which was our first home
In Kansas a band o. Indians from o
neighboring camp called on as for pur-
poses Of inspection. rs / have already
said was their custom. and, incidental
ly. 10 trade for or better. beg-any ar
ticle among our belongings whi,h
might strike their fancy. My mother
was a. usual. dressed In her utility
garment and this soon caught the eyes
Of the Indians. who Immediately amid
a great iabbering Of admiration, nom
mated her the white Equaw' and from
that time on showed our household
many marks Of esteem a prcfermen'
which had rs drawbacks"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

has ably filed the presidential chair
Tor that period
Many things In the public and prl-
vate life and character % the prcsl.
dent-elect especially NJ him for the
place he Is to on lie is the son Of one
of the most distinguished generals Of
the war OF Venezuelan Independence.
from his early lie he has been devoted
10 the army and the political life and
activities OF his native land. while his
ability. courage. honesty. magnanimity
and breadth Of mind have raised him
through a succession Of elevated posi-
tions 10 the presidency Of the republic.
As president Of the state % Zulia dur
ina a very critical period. Gen. Andrade
displayed qualities that won for him
the admiration % all neyoting him
self 10 public progress and carefully
guarding the public finances. his adj
minisiratIon gave TO the citizens Of the
state peace and liberty Gen. Andridc
was a participant and prominent fig
IRE In the lac Gnl legal revolution lei
by Gen. Joaquin Crespo against the
usurpation Of power by DR. Andueza
Palacio In this war Gen Andrade d s..
tinguished himself and upon the trI-
umph Of his cause was appointed presi.
dent Of the state OF Miranda the mos.
important state In the federation Here
he had another opportunity TO demon
strate his abilities as an administrator
and he showed himself more than equal
20 all the requirements % the position
lie was 20 admired by an parties thai
when the time came in 1897 10 choose ,
successor to the presidency ot the re-
rubllc. the candidacy Of Gen. Andrad'
was demanded In a manner that lef
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12
JUSTICE IN THE ELoNDIKE.
Iynsh law Already the Resort for Pun-
ishing Crime.

ishing Crime.
Judge Lynch holds court In oil parts
OF Alaska and the Klondike district.
lie has already sent 20 death several
murderers. His first victim was DOC
tanner. a cowboy. who shot and XIII
ed two men az Valdez bay. Jan. 2
Tanner who was a very quarrelsome
person. and had a reputation as a 'bad
man." made himself 50 obnoxious TO
the other members OF the party that
they determined to let him go. tie
became enraged. and one evening =
Call and Lee. his victims. were drying
their clothes In their tent. Tanner hlll-
ed them A jury was selected from
among the miners and prospeetors
ercsmped at Valdez bay; Tanner was
tried. convicted and hanged before
the ropc was drawn taut he aeknowl-
edged biz guilt and said he was glad
he hal Killed his victims. This pic
turc vas drawn from a sketch made
by pr1srecjor who Is now at valdez
bay II shows the tent IN which the
men were murdered Judge Lynch :
second victim was ia Fay. a bartender
az skaguay lie murdered United
States Marshal Rowan and Edward
McGrath. Whatever may have caused
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

we'll Will be present at the coronniloh'
lle thousand gypsies are expected TO
witness the ceremony.
The young queen will reach her ZOth
year on that day. and as a law oil the
tribe prcfc.ibes that sovereign must
not be crowned before attaining that
sgc. the coronation could not take
place before that date. She is known
as Molly Stanley. or. more properly
Molly Stackovitch..and her mother the
old queen. was Sofia Fryer and for
over forty years reigned as head OF the
Romany tribe IN Austria. She died
several days ago. and as the baud OF
which tie young queen "a a member
was on lts way 20 Topeka when word
81 her death was received. Il was de-
c.dcd 20 camp there until spring and
hold the coronation ceremonies In that
city.
The crown that was placed on the
head Of Queen Sofia" over 20 years is
row on lts way 20 Topeka TO be placed
on the head u her only daughter u
ls massive crown Of gold. s'uldod
with huge bohemian g1rnets % great
worth. and has been IN the Rominy
'r.ho Tor hundreds Of years Father
relah Metro,ich 40 Chicago. the only
| Rcmany priest 60 the United States.
viii perform the coronation ceremony.
and Miss Minnie Younrs. also n Chi
caco. q cousin OF the young queen VII
have tho honor o. placing the crown
on the head ~ the sovereign. The
coronation viii take place Ia some
woodland near the city, and Tor weet
sfierward festivities will continue To-
/ homer % the event u viii he the
/ greatest week In the history u Tho
/ Romanv ir'hc-a tribe that dates iu
[ lineage back % the time Of th'
/ rharaohs and De- unqucstiona5ly The
eldest syrsy tribe 10 the world
Queen Molly as she is now called
has been 20 this country but clsh
months and "a unable 90 sreak a wor'
Of English. Her husband GUSTAV
stanley or stackovtch o. whom .h
was married i1 Bclyidcrc ll.. dy
months ago. acts as her Interpreter
and as he received considerable edu
cation In American schools comini
here from Austria when small boy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12


the trouble. McGrlth. Il appar1. Ten
the raloou after having been badly
beaten by Fay. giving the bartender 70
understand tha, be would hear from
him again H1 went about the village.
some say. ondea,oring TO borrow a
wclon. 80 one would lend him one.
lut in q uttlc while be met Marshal
Rowan To the latter he related MS
troubles Rowan had just leo bis
home. where his wife had Just become
mother lie wished 10 return With
DOCTOR bat. nevertheless. reluctantly
agreed TO assist the aggrieyed mSn.
saying I'm go with YOU and we viii
see what We can DO To the theater
both went A. they entered the door
90 the saloon connected with inc
ihester Fay took a position behind a
faro table and without a word opened
Ere. McGmth fell 20 the noor. NOR.
tally wounded. The bullet from a re-
yolyer penetrated bis abdomen Fay
drCd q second shot. this time bringing
down Rowan. The latter was shot 10
the abdomen. and FELL but managed 20
reach the Office % Or Moore. where he
died within half an hour. Fay made
his escape. but later surrendered upon
the condition that De should be given
an impartial hearing Intense excite
ment and indignation followed tho
news Of the tragedy. which spread over
the town with amazing ppIdIty \
mass meeting was called. Mai J A.
Strong a newspaper man. presided
A. this meeting a trial jury composed
Of Capt Tanner Mr.. Willis. II C.
Gray. Ira Coslet. NJ Beebe. Col Fisher
4. r. Brown and Peter Annence. wa.
selected. This jury condemned Fay
10 death. aud he was hung
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

than 20 keep still. She looks
all tired out now. 18th her work
and worry al home: how viii she look
when she's married 70 a drunkardS'
TITS an awful pity" said her neigh
Dor. and as Jack Raymond passed
through the room she glanced curious
ly from mother 10 son. She -hought
Il guess Bert Hin Amt much worse
than your boy" What she said was.
That's real pretty cloth you're work
ing on.
Jack went mp the hill behind the
house TIL he came TO a spot where the
April sun shone warmly under pine
trees. lie dropped upon the needle
covered ground. pulled his hat over his
eyes. and calmly finished the nap which
his mothers indignant protest had dis
turbed.
The wind blew softly among the
pine branches. flies and wasps crept
. into the sunlight. bluetlrds sang. and
far overhead hawk sailing on steady
wings cried cruelty. Al length Jack
stirred. removed the hat from his eyes
and sat up. He hitched along on the
ground TIL he got his back against a
tree trunk. he Eazed out upon the
spring landscape meditatlv-'y. Then
his lips began 10 move. lie was talk
ing 10 himself. lnaudibly.
ITS a shame for such nice girl
AZ Mary Hallett to go with a worthless
shlftless fellow like Bert nm. Yes
that's so. Il ought 10 be stopped. Talk
Ing won't do any good. Something's
got 10 be- done. suppose ! might
undertake the job" lie grinned slight
~ at the thought IT would be a
good idea TO 60 into missionary work
and I'm sure that Is a good cause to
rescue Mary Hallett from Bert Shes
a nice little girl and Il would be
pity for her 10 marry him. Bert doesn't
even treat his mother we'll what
would he do to Mary" He straight
ened up almost energetically. Il vow
I'll do H." he said. Then he mediiated
again.
Wonder n cam" he unused. doubt
fully. lie felt in a pocket and took out
a small. round mirror lie gazed In
Il earnestly He took on his hat and
brushed his blonde hair b'ok from his
forehead; then he gave a smile Of az
fec,atlon which showed his white
teeth; then he put the mirror back IN
his pocket. There was a look OF con.
fldence In his blue eyes
Guess you'll do. he said. Rather
against you being light. though; but
where there's a will there's a way"
lie got mp and started down the hill
Half way he paused Suppose sh'
should fall In love with me. and ther
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12


The last time she was sent TO the Chiea-
go Identification bureau. Mr Evans. the
official photographer. took couple OF
pictures Of the ancient dame. but dill
not have her measured. as she was 80
shrunken and old that her criminal
career seemed almost ended Margaret
Brown Is Mother Hubbard real
name. and she received the nickname
because she Invariably wears a long
circular cloak lined with pockets In
which she hides her plumber for she
Is one Of the most successful and mo-
tor.ous plckpocke,s and shoplifiers In
the country. She Is an expert Ia rialns
slichels. and her pet scheme Is worl
ing railroad stations and stores. II Is
her habit 10 81 down IN a seat reXt
q valise. carelessly drop q corner Of her
cloak over II and under this cover gen
ny unlock the satchel. extract the yalu-
ablos close Il again and stroll away.
leaving the owner 20 discover the loss.
Over twenty years ago she was sent 90
Toilet for three years. and In attempt
Ing TO make her escape by jumping out
u the window she icll oui of the tower
aud was ~ terribly injured that she
was not expected TO live However.
after her discharge In 1879. she con
lluuod her operations and has repeat.
cdly served time In Chicago. Black
Wells island New York. and the house
u correction In Boston and other east.
srn cities
"Pop" White who Is known 90 the
police as James Russell. Pop Allen and
Pop white. Is between eighty and nine
IS years old and has spent onc-thlrd Of
bis life 10 iails and pcnitcntIaries lie
lsa clever bank and hotel thief aud
confidence man and has served time
/ Tor stealing everything from pair Of
scissors 10 $50 900 Like Mother Hub
bard" he hangs around railway sta
lions and has a pcnchant Tor aiChels.
In DTS younger days ne was an eNccp'
/ Ioually successful confidence man. aud
one Of bis latest exploits was with
Neus Peterson lu 1902 Tie met him
a. the Chicago q Northwestern depot
In Chicago. and after some conyersa-
ton The two men went 10 a saloon for
drink u was the old game An ac.
compile. rushed in announcing that a
carload Of perlshable produce was On
the track. but could not be moved nm
40 the nfy dollar. charges were paid
POI" white bad nothing but "a little
loose change aud chegk i1r $3.50 on
The Union bank OF Rochester signed
hy smith e. Co ~ Rochester y y
. he appealed TO Peterson. Offering N,
note DO exchange Tor a temporary loan
OF $50. which the gulllble granger
readily granted only TO End the papel
absolutely worthless Pop white
was inadvertently a murderer. Tor h'
robbed a man in Pennsylvania 81 s..
900. The poor fellow died Of grief. a.
the money was the savings OF life
time. Mother Hubbard and Pop
White have had a long and dishonor
able career Their aged faces hang II
every rorucs gallery IN the uniteD
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

The telephone industry IN Sweden is
a government monopoly ana is almos,
as complete as Is the postal system
The whole network includes nj pres
ent $1,000. distributed over about 600
stations while the population 10 about
5.0OO0 goo. There are only about 100
cities IN TIE country. the other 500
stations being In villages and towns.
There is scarcely any factory 10 swe-
den which cannot communicate vita
nny other.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12
HE TooK A LoNo sMoKE.
Consumed Eighty-ss Cigars
la Nine IIours.

In Ninc Hours.
4 gentleman well known In turf cir.
cles made a curious wager In the year
1860. IN which be backed himself To
smoke one pound weight Of strong for
oign rcgallaB within twelve hours. says
Parsons Weekly The conditions were
that the cigars should DO smoked one
at time 10 within an inch OF the
end the hacker OF time. as In the ease
u some pigeon matches. finding tho
weeds. The match was decided on
Thames steamer plying between Lon
ton and Chelsea, the smoker taking mp
position we'll forward In the bows,
where he caught the force Of the
breeze that was blowing The cigars
ran 100 10 the pound. so that about
eight an hour had 10 be consumed 10
win the wager a start was made at
10 o'clock IN the morning and the az
fair was finished after Z In the even
ing. In the course Of nine hours and
twenty minutes eighty-siX cigars were
AhlA ~ Hmhh'Nf AA' FA'hN'NA NNAiN't
consumed being In the second hour
when the smoker disposed OF no fewer
than sixteen. At the oighty-slxth cl-
gar. when fourteen only remained to
be smoked. the hacker OF time gave in.
finding that the smoker was bound to
win. and the latter pulled the remain.
der away at his leisdre In the course
Of the same evening. The winner sub
soquently declared that he had not ex-
perienced the slightest difficulty or M
pleasantncss during the whole time he
was blowing on the weeds The only
refreshmont taken during the progress
Of the match was chop at o'clock
the eating Of which occupied twenty
minutes. and a Kill and a half Of brandy
IN cold water at intervals throughout
the day
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

awaited Developments The young Ia
Dis became indignant ana called the
usher The latter notified the young
man that he'd have To remove the hat
or himself lie protested. but was
finally elected from the theater lie
row threatens 10 sue the manager OF
the theater. which is one Of the prom
inent playhouses in Philadelphia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

Truth. SUMMER Nisltor-You must
lake lots OF comfort In winter from
ina. great fireplace. Green Mountain
Wal you see. We don't hsy much
time. I'm busy rhopplng wood for Il
most Of the time an Johnny he's busy
luggin' It IN. an Ma she's busy put
tin Il on the ere
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

As result OF the intense religious
revival that has been In progress for
some time at Marion Center, Pa, Mr.
Thompson Hays. farmer. rged 20
years. has become violently insane
We believes that he has committed the
objectionable sin.