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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-17
FOUR CONVICTED.
csisbrstsd "Corsoob Pipe Case" Eads
Amer . Hot right.

St. Louis. Nov. i6-After hotly
fought trial four Of the defendants in
the celebrated "Corncob Pipe cases"
have been found guilty in the United
States circuit court Of using the mails
10 defraud The four men are Hy Ring
beck, + W. Northstein, NJ. McElhaney
and Arthur Miller One Of the defend
ants, William Ruff had already pleaded
guilty.
No action has been taken in the cases
Of w s Daley and J. T. Wilmington,
who were indicted with the other
men Their testimony was valuable 10
the government aud n nolle PROSE- may
be entered for them. The witnesses
brought in by the government came
from dozen states, showing how wide
spread was the operation Of the scheme
10 dsfraud
II was ths plan Of the defendants, as
shown by the testimony. 70 write 10 the
mayor or postmaster Of town, telling
him that corncob pipe factory could
be established for 5000 and operated at
u small expense. while the profits were
reported 10 be large. The men, whose
headquarters were at Washington would
then offer 10 sell machinery for $500 10
5000 In each case where a factory was
actually put into operation twas found
next TO impossible 10 dispose Of the pro-
duct At ALL 20 oyerstocked was the corn
cob pipe market
Tho government alleged that the prics
asked Tor the machinery was 20 eHcss
sive as 10 b. fraudulent, and that the
purpose of he defendants was 10 caus,
an undue and inordinate demand fol
machinery which could not be protta
bly, used
The attorney for the defendants vii
make q motion for a new trial
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BOAT BURNED At SEA
Steamer PaiTia Destroyed by Fire
on Coast of Dover.
ALL ABOARD SAVED.
The Passengers We're on Deck Ready
10 Take 10 Sea When the steamer
Ceres Hastsned 10 the Res.
cue Of the Unfortunates.

London. Nov. 10. The London steamer
Patria. has been burned at sea, but II
il believed her crew aud passengers are
safe
The Russian steamer Ceres sighted the
Patria showing signals Of distress aud
demanding Immediately help about ~
miles from North Hinder hghtship. The
liner was enveloped ia smoke. Putting
on full steam the Ceres soon reached
the Patria
The boats were got out and with great
difficulty all the Patrias passenger i
numbering lJ0 were transferred 10 the
Cores. which proceeded for Dover.
Francis W Prescott the United states
consul at Dover. was Immediately mo-
tilted and he consulted with the harbor
authorities who arranged 10 send ont
the harbor tug Lady Vita which brought
the rescued ashore Among the saved
are many ladies and children a. well a.
sir babes In arms
The hurry Of the rescue was indicated
by the fact that most Of them were en-
veloped In blankets only They were
rapidly distributed among the hotels or
sent 10 the sailor. home. and every
thing possible done for their comfort
According 30 interviews with some Of
the passengers. which elicted the fact
that most of them are American citi2-
ems who have come for q vacation IN
Europe. nll were ordered on deck at o
o'clock Wednesday morning, when they
were informed that disastrous fire had
broken out among the general cargo.
and. a. the crew we're unable b master
Il. the captain said he considered 10 ad'
visable for the passengers 70 take 10 the
boats.
At this time Il was evident that the
FIRE had obtained thorough hold upon
the cargo. Smoke and flames were as
sending with overpowering force and
/ causing the greatest alarm The crew,
according 10 several passengers. worked
like heroes In their endeavor 10 keep the
flames under. but the great quantity Of
lnsoed among the cargo aud the oil
supplied 10y this made all their efforts
hopeless
There was very great excitement
among the women and child!eu, out me
example set by the ooolness Of Captain
Frohlich aud the crew had calming
effect on the passengers generally
\ The boats were promptly got over the
side. the crew working a. II they wer'
az drill The safety of the ladies anc
children was the first consideration Al
the fire had by this time consumed th'
greater part Of the passengers belong
ings they had TO get into the boats a
they had come up from their hunks an
some in very light raiment
The Ceres offered also 70 take OF
, Captain Frolich and his crew, but th
!. latter preferred 20 remain by the vesse
A. long a. there was any chance Of saw
( ing her. although there was tho great
est danger In doing 30, her hull bein
! redho, at the time and there being ever
evidence that she would burn for a col
siderable period
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-17

New York. Nov. l6 Emil Boar, gen
srel manager Of the HAmburg.American
line. when told Of the Patria's misfor
tune, said that the Patria carried only
second cabin passengers and s,eerage.
She may have had about 10 people in
the steerage We do not know what
her cargo was worth. as we never in
ouire about that She had about TO- ON
tons measurement Of cargo including
everything in the run Of export goods.
You can say that the cargo was worth
the greater part Of 81 OOO, OOO. The vessel
herself was worth about 5000
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steamer con.m.urh sIaL.

Chicago, Nov. 10 The steamer Cone
maugh OF the Anchor line, sank at the
mouth Of the hArbor here after having
a race for life. The steamboat while
bound into Chicago from Buffalo, In the
dense fog that hung over Lake Michi'
gan ran into the half way crib, mile
a half ont from the harbor entrance and
a great hole was stove in the bow. The
crew ran the steamer for harbor but
could not quite make II. The steamer
was loaded at Buffalo and carried
freight from eastern points II q
thought the loss on the cargo alone vii
be in the neighborhood Of SOO. 600
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Pearl Hart. Hard Luck.

Phoenix. A. r.. Nov ~. Pearl Hart
the alleged woman bandit who was
charged with holding MP stage near
Florence. was acquitted at her trial IN
Florence. Miss Hart addressed the
Jury in her own defense, and pleaded
passionatsly for freedom that she might
return TO Toledo. O.. TO visit her fast
failing mother Immediately after hei
Aoauittal. she was rearresied, charged
with interfering with the United States
msils and will be tried again.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-17

Houston. Nov 10 The contract has
been closed by w. q Van Week. vice
president Of the Southern Pacific road,
Tor the Texas aud New Orleans Railway
company. with Dodge Mason Of Kemp
10 construc, a section Of road, beginning
ct Rockland 70 be extended toward
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-17

Nacogdoches ana thence on 70 Athens
In Henderson county. a distance Of about
$50 miles. This line il the one that will
extend from Dallas TO Beaumont. u con
tract for building 25 miles Of which was
let 10 Kicker & Lee few weeks ago. 10
build from Cedar 20 Athens
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-17

New York. Nov 10 49, The Journals
Washington special says Secretary Long
will probably retire from tho cabinet
for personal reasons
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GEO. W. HIGGS

Il siiN selling gr0cCries--
the rains came and ne iriads
bler. The 6oOd has come aud
gone. / am a litils di,fgiwod
from he egecis Of me- food biHi
an still iH the ring. C0mpe-
fiiion is said 70 BE- he ne Of
trade, he more competition ire
hare he cheaper ire ssll-I
hare jlisi rfceired a part ofd
car 0f Cqbldge, Onions aud
Potatoes. Thee uR BE- seli
rem chap nearly hte giuHg
them airGy. Tam siiH han
grv for Chickens and Eggs.
M ir4de Is dU importing
uo.l day. Uhyi Because J
sed good Grooeries for httls
m0Hoi. 0ls0 hare frcsh r0asisd
peanuts 5 ccais q sack, 8 sacls
Tor s csHis a sack. Also hare
a complete line n French
Har7s 3, 10, IS, 20, 20, 50 and
up 10 SOC.
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why You Yawn.

Have you ever observed at a theater
or concert that the people who are most
deeply interested appear between the
acts to be quite weary of the whole
thing, yawning half a dozen times in
succession2 The reason of this is
physiological one. When your attention
is much absorbed in anything exciting
or touching, you breathe in very shall
low manner and take into your lungs
only half enough air. Consequently,
when your attention is relaxed, you
have to make up the deficiency. This
you do by yawning, which, after all, is
only breathing very deep breath.
If you watch man at play and
observe that he is greatly moved by
some incident, you may feel sure that
when the scene ends he will sigh and a
moment or two later yawn repeatedly.
Of course the yawning, so far from be-
ing sign Of weariness, is a proof of
the liveliest appreciation.
Very often you will observe the same
phenomenon in girl reading novel.
And by her yawns you can tell when
the end of some absorbing incident is
reached. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Discovered by a woman

Another great discovery has been made,
and that too, by a lady in this country.
"Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she ceughed incessantly, and could
not sleep. She finally discovered way to
recovery, by purchasing of US bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
and was so much relieved on taking first
dose, that she slept all night; and with two
bottles has been absolutely cured. Her
name is Mrs. Luther Lutz.' Thus writes
W. c. Hamnick & Co., of Shelby, N. c..
Trial bottles free at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
Regular size Soc and S10O Every bottle
guaranteed.
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Some Rules Tor Christians.

You must acquire habit of living
by the minute Trust in God now. Do
Gods will now. Do not offend God.
Now you are to act for the future, but
act by the moment. ''Be careful for
nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be known unto God.
Do all you do in the name of the
Lord Jesus The Saviour expects you to
dress; eat, drink, spend your time, tall
ents, property and transact business
with reference to the same object for
which you pray, read your Bible and
worship God. Whether, therefore, ye
eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all
to the glory of God.
Cultivate the deepest reverence in
your approaches and addresses to God.
Never allow yourself to use light or
irreverent expressions of God or His
work. Remember you are ''temple of
the Holy Ghost. Therefore be careful
and walk softly before God. 81 am the
Almighty God. Walk before Me and be
thou perfect. ''-Presby yterian Banner
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POKer.

1t does not consist in any particular
position. He who has it makes posi-
tions where none before existed. It does
not largely lie in opportunity, but the
man of power seizes and controls oppor-
tunities. 1t is not dependent on physic-
al conditions in any great degree, but
changes conditions to meet its need. 1t
is not in voice or manner, not in ex-
preston or gesture, but back of all
these and under all Power lies in the
inner soul It is in consciousness, in
the real self, and controls all faculties.
Whoever has it seems to himself to be
able to see more clearly, feel more in
tensely and act more determinedly.
Strength comes to him; enthusiasm
warns him, impulses drive him. Speak
and act he must and will whatever may
hinder. The strength seems to him to
be that of some force not himself. and
yet he holds it and uses it while it still
holds and uses him.
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A FAmouS PLATE.
The First En@raving Was Printed
on a L.unaress' bundle.

The First ERgrRving Was Printed
on a L.unaress' bundle.
Two groups Of tourists were standing
in the Pitt palace before the large plate
Of nrrc silver uron which Finiguerra,,
tie great r;aster Of early engraving,
hid dericted his lovely Madonna and
Chiid' in trellised arbor covered with
roses. Al Italian lady was telling her
friends il an usGertone the charming
anccdote Of Finiguerra and the laun-
dress.
7 Tbe artist, ii seems. in mastering the
raH ati tii}ec,it art of engraving upon
laGtai had required singularly keen
eye aYl delicate touch, and he also pos
sessoi a nu.Ibar Of very fine and sharp
instf1lncnJe. which he used in his
work;
Be;2g kindly man he sometimes
placed beth his sure hand and his fine
tools at the service of his friends and
neighEors in performing for them some
Of the simpler operations Of surgery,
until he acquired quite a reputation for
his skill in doctoring their hurts.
Cne day poor laundress who had
been washing clothes, in wringing out
a garment in which needle had been
carelessly ltft, ran it deeply into her
hand. Worse yet. it broke off in the
wound and part remained imlbedded
in tile fesh. She was in much pain,
and on her way bdck from the stream
where she had been washing she stop
ped at the house Of the artist and was
admitted.
Entering his studio she hastily set
down her wet and heavy bundle and
held out the injured hand, begging his
assistance Finiguerra left his work to
help her, and after long and delicate
manipulation extracted the broken nee
die. TIE woman thanked him and
turned to go, lifting her bundle from
its resting place.
Then he saw that she had set it upon
one Of his enGravings. Like all others
at that time, it was plate OF engraved
metal, COMPLETE in itself. and regarded
as a single and sufficient picture, exact
ly as il it had been a painting.
But as the damp bundle was raised
the quick eye Of Finiguerra eaw that it
had received an impression from the
engraved pictare beneath, ard lis quick
mind seizsd at once the suggestion Of
the possibility Of indefinite reproduc
tion from single original. So that
from the Kindness Of q great artist to
poor wasllerwoman spra1S the discoy-
cry which has placed the beautiful
products of the cngraTeT's art within
the reach Of all Of Us today Youth S
Compapi0n.
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4 Question.

Candidly. are we, every one of us,
reading and studying the Scriptures to
find out what they teach, or are we try
ing ingeniously to construe them into
teaching what we want them to teach
Are we honestly trying to bring our
actual experience into perfect harmony
with the Bible, CT are we trying to make
the Bible fit into our experienced Are
we accepting revelation at the risk of
personal, social. political, national. uni
versal reyolgtionf Are We afraid of the
Bible or afraid it will not have its full
saving sway at all times in all places,
among all people, under all circum
stances - Christian Standard.
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ENGLi9n BED TAPE.
1t Took = Es-ol<ea Esew - Grt Tie
Chn:c Ysl,.. L.

Chair ESpsi-~
1t is stated that one iao11.islg i>ca1t-
ly young felicw who had iast secured
clerlship in a gcveru!oeAt ef;ce v.ag
considerably startled ty a lltEia sccEe
that he witnessed An eldarly man, ena
of the senior clarkl in the rooD, sad
denly rose f4cm bis lesh, dragged the
comfortable chair on which he had
been sitting into the middle Of the
room, seizsd poker and attacking the
chair with great vigor succeeded in
breaking one Of its legs. When itwas
done, the Official save a sigh of relief
and flung the chair into a corner Of the
room The budding junior s frat thought
was that his senior had suddenly taken
leave Of his senses, ard he almost ex-
pected that his colleagues would put
him under restraint. But to his aston
ishment The other clerks hardly raised
their eyes while the work of destruction
was in progress. Before the Office work
was over the newcomer sought informa-
tion from one of his fellow clerks.
"Can you tell me-" said he, "why
Mr.. Dash carried on in that extraordi-
nary faehion2 l mean, of course, when
he broke a perfectly sound leg off the
chair in which he had been sitting"
''Oh. that was al rightr' replied, the
other with meaning laugh. "a caster
had come off one of the legs of that
chair, and, you know, my lords will
not provide us with new casters; they
will attend to nothing less than broken
leg So Dash had to break one of the
legs to get his chair put right at the
public expense. - London STANDARD.
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The Dead Irishman.

Some Irish body snatchers had rifed
a grave and hid their booty in a corner
of the churchyard, when it occurred to
8half tipsy fellow, who had been watch
ing them unobserved, that it would be
pleasanter to be driven back to the near
est town than to walk. He accordingly
secreted the dead man under hedge
and lay down in his place. He was duly
transferred to cart, but when about
half the journey was over one of the
men who had touched his hand scream
ed to his friend, "Good heavens, the
body is warmI''
Hereupon, in a deep voice, the sup
posed dead man remarked, eff you had
been where I've been for the last two
days, you d be warm tool"
In moment he was left in full pos
session Of the vehiclel-Sir NJ. E. Grant
Duff Diary.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR.
Topic For the Week BEGINNING May
21-Comment by Rev. S. H. Doyle.

TOptc For the week beginning May
21-COmment by Rev. S. H. Doyle.
ToPIc.-The gift of power.-Acts j, 1-8.
Power was to follow the gift Of the
Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is the
power in the Christians heart and life.
Just before the death of Christ. He
promised His disciples that, though He
was to leave them, another would come
toreplace Him, even the Spirit of Truth,
and that He would abide with them for
ever. With His coming the power was
to come. eye shall receive power after
that the Holy Ghost is come upon you"
/. The gift of the Holy Ghost, and
consequently the gift of power, was con-
ditioned upon obedience They were
commanded to tarry at Jerusalem for
the promise of the Father, which was
the promise of the Holy Ghost To obey
required faith. Obeying in faith, we are
not surprised to know that they soon
met and prayed for the gift of the spirit
and power. Obedience, faith and prayer
are still the prerequisites to the recep-
tion of the Holy Ghost for power.
2. The power given was to be power
for Christ. They were to receive the
power through the gift of the Spirit
and then to be witnesses unto Christ,
both in Jeusalem and Judaa, in Samaria,
and into the uttermost parts of the
earth. In the power of the Holy Ghost
they were to declare Christ to be the
Saviour and Redeemer of the world This
would insure the success Of their mis-
sion and their message. Only the Holy |
Ghost can seal home the truths Of |
Christ to unregenerate human hearts.
What we always need in presenting
Christ to men or in undertaking any
form of work for Christ is Holy Ghost |
power. We can't succeed in spiritual
work without Him. 1t is not by might, |
not by power, but by the Spirit alone,
that success can crown our labors. |
"Paul may plant Apollo's water, but
God must give the increase. The Holy |
Ghost is the particular person in the |
Godhead who furnishes this divine |
power for successful testimony and
service.
8. The apostles fulfilled the condi- |
tions imposed upon them and received
Holy Ghost power. So may we. God is
more willing to give His Spirit to them |
that ask Him than earthly parents to
give good gifts to their children. Tie |
apostles had no monopoly of the power
of the Holy Ghost. The gift of tongues
has ceased. but not the gift of power.
The Spirit is tp abide with us forever.
Let us believe, obey, pray, that we may
have fresh baptism of the Holy Ghost
for service and for work.
Bible Readings. -Neh. tx, 20; Ps.
xviii, 18; lea. xxxii, 1915; Luke Ii,
9-18; John iii, "a; vii, SO; xiv, 1917;
Acts ii, is, 80; V, 32;x, A, 40; I Cor.
Ii, 1916; Gal. iii, Ia; Eph j, 16, II;
I John iii. "a.
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Truman Rrotherhood.

The great truth of human brother
hood implies positive obligations. The
fact that every one has some influence,
that it is possible for him to be useful
to his fellows, implies that it is his duty
to exert his influence in the right direc-
tion and to assist his brethren as oppor-
tunity may offer. We owe cur fellow
men not only material assistance, if
needed, but also a helpful spirit and
uplifting example. We owe humanity
an interest in its well being and pure,
generous, unselfsh personal lives. And,
above all, we owe to the individuals
who compose society, brotherly tender
ness, kindness and love, These things
all can give, and he who withholds
them God will not hold guiltless. uni
versalist Leader.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For q great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be consti.
tutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarfh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co..
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken internally
in doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful 1t
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer one hun
dred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address,
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile, of Washita,
|. I. He writes: -Four bottles of Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula,
which had caused her great suffering for
years. Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face, and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is complete
and her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved,-that Elec-
trio Bitters is the best blood purifier known.
It's the supreme remedy for eczema, letter,
salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores.
1t stimulates liver. kidneys and bowels,
expels poisons, helps digestion builds up
the strength. Only so cents. Sold
Vaughan's Pharmacy. Guaranteed.
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The Greatest or pxramids

The greatest structure ever raised by the
hand Of man is the Great Pyramid Of
Cheops, in Egypt. founded 1000 years ago.
and measuring 749 feet square on the base
and 449 feet high. 1t took twenty years in
construction; 10000 men worked for three
months, and, being then relieved, were
succeeded by an equally large corps. The
massive stones were brought from Arabia.
700 miles away The cost of the work is
estimated at E29, 900, 600
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Not Lfsfeninr.

She was a very little girl. butnot SO
small that she did not recognize swear
ing as something very wrong or that if
other people used bad language it was
her place to close her ears to it. She
was on the street with her mother, and
as they passed a group of men talking
IN loHi tones the passersby heard the
email girl exclaimt in shocked tones,
'fOh, ism t that awfulr' And then, as
if suddenly remembering, tBut / IN not
listening. New York Times.
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Popular Sermons.

The sermons of Jesus were popular
They reached the people. His address
was direct. and His illustrations were
as clear as they were simple. He never
theorized nor discussed doctrine With
Him religion was life, not scheme.
Schemes. theories, doctrines, have their
day, and then they pass away. But life
is the same yesterday. today and for
ever. To be popular is not 20 be vulgar.
1t is to be serviceable. - Reformed
Church Messenger