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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-27
DIed from sandhaErlnE

Albany. Aug. 26.-Fred West OF Bos-
ton Is dead at Saratoga from the effects
Of being sandbagged. When West
emerged from a club house near Broad
way he was set upon by two men who
heat him down and emptied his pockets
Of several thousand dollars.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-27

Miss Florence Fox, Of Moscow,
Ohio, has wired her acceptance Of
tho position Of teacher Of music In
the Bryan Academic 4 Collegiate
Institute. Miss Fox Is a graduate Of
Hillsdale Music Conservatory, Hills
dale, Mich.
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r.lInr. Of SOL nrek.r.

Chicago. Aug 26.-Herbst, Hill &
Co. well known IaSalle street stock
brokers and members OF the New York
and Chicago stock exchange, and the
Chicago board OF trade has gone into
the hands OF Clarence Day, a receiver.
Liabilities about $500. 600
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Notice.

hereby give notice 10 all persons
not to sell my wife anything on cred
Il 20 my account. NJ. Koelsch.
Bryan, Tex Aug. 20, 1909. l5-2i8
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Albany. n. Y. Aug 26-Gov Odell
r. opposed to any tarlff revision In the
Republican platform. and also 10
Roosevelt's plea for federal supervision
OF trusts.
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Mabank. Tex. Aug. ZEE. l. Tur
ner. a merchant at this place. wa
stabbed In his side near the heart. W
n. Ray, a saddler. was arrested.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-27
Cook Stoves.

/ carry old reliable line Darling
and Bucks look before you buy,
J. Allen Myers. 23i
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COuLIER'S

great sample sale, Thursday and
Friday, Aug - aud @
g29.l5 WI. Coulter.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
THE WATER SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION

In nearly report of the United States engineers in charge of
the aquedu criticism has been made what the officers pleased
designate of the of the residents of the District
The the Chief of
tains the complaint.
Major Miller that the average daily consumption per capita
1913 gallons. whereas should according his
than 100 gallons this
either of the supply installation of
all houses and according the of the fluid
consumed of the system rental bulk present
Protest the formulated Major
Miller 1t almost absolutely that the complained
cargeabe the private
used by the departments of the Government Whether
of
establishments the Printing Office the Bureau Engraving and
Printing the other where
whether by the Fire
branches the government saw
probably such The assumption warranted however,
if quantity of
the total would be
planned private
Ions liberal allowance; and
leyeh that il exceeded by the residents of the city.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
CHECK TO ARMY ORDNANCE.

The battle between protective for warh aud the
trStve capacity of proecti directed against merry but
few days the startling made that the Ordnance
Department of the had evolved SHE'LL filed highly explosive
material and provided with time detonang the of which
affixed batleships and
stand
The publication caused no little excitement and able editors flooded the
Navy Department with advice take
protection of Uncle Sans fleets.
Now appears that the prepared
ehema this latest advance piercing project Lieutenant
Davis of the navy has process
to such degree that poe invented how powerful
penetrate it. By the Davis the Krupp until consider
ed the BEST superseded the
lead in the matter of defensive for warshps
No decisive have thus far been made with
tiles plate hardened by the Davis process
have demonstrated the absolute superiority of other
be supposed that will be the
proee ahead game the
time matter for congratuton that the
ceang country line
with and if possible ahead of the other nations of the
appliances that make confident
emergency.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
The Mosquito.

In TIE marshes where the bullfrog sings
his mellow serenade,
In the swamps where booms the bittern
in the gloomy cypress shade
and the cheerful alligator turks within
the everglade.
In the cistern. where rain water pours
and trickles down the spout
On stagnant pools. in grasses. and
most everywhere about.
The bloodthirsty mosquito fron. the egg
is Matching out.
And once hatched. he comes among US
With his pesky little bill.
and he settles on our persons, very
much against our will.
And, inserting his proboscis. he pro-
ceeds at once to drill.
And when through our cpidermls he has
managed for 70 bore.
He fills up his little carcass to the
bursting point with gore.
This is strictly true, though doubtless
you suspected it before.
You think that you have got him and
find out that you have not.
For he keeps one eye wide open to
elude the sudden swat.
And knows just how long it's healthy to
remain upon the spot.
You may screen up all your windows
and hang netting DER your bed.
it doesn't keep him out because he stays
inside instead
And you wake up in the morning ana
find that you've been bled.
you may smear yourself with
cvil-smrllmg stuff
That is guaranteed by druggists on mos
quitOes to be rough,
But they seem to quite enjoy it, though
1t does smell bad enough.
So he breaks our summer slumbers,
robs us of our needed rest;
So he drives US from our porches.
where the vines he doth infest,
And he spells the fun of fishing. does
this sanguinary pest.
But upon the brute's demerits we'd en-
deavor to be dumb;
We'd forgive him all his faults-no in
considerable sum
If he'd simply go about his bloody
business and not hum.
Lewiston Evening Journal.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Honesty and Journalism.

No other profession is so wept over.
An anonymous writer recently teld how.
as a newspaper man. he had started cut
with the noblest aims only to find that
in order to succeed he had to ''pander
to the most low that his public did
not care for good writing" and that
"the worse a paper is. the more infiu-
ence II has" So he suppressed part OF
the news. and cclored the rest. and
levied blackmail. and became utterly
cynical and SO bad that he dared not
look his high ideal in their waxen
faces" And the story was instantly
caught up and reappeared in one place
or another under the heading Can
by the most awful reflections. News
paper men are always running down
their profession: and ii they are young
they are apt to be very Byronic about it.
indeed. confessing TO far higher talents
and greater virtues than the public mas
any use for. And the augurs pounce
upon these things as signs OF the times,
and throw US into panic over the state
of the country. and perhaps of the
world. and we have the eloquence of our
discouragement and pitch into the pa
pers, particularly the one with the tall
letters that the cook reads. There is a
cruel emphasis on the moral side of the
thing. as ii we were to reprove every
man caught smoking bad sigar.-Frank
Moore Colby in the Bookman.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Col. Newcone's Grave.

The town of Ayr contains the last
resting place of Thackeray's stepfather.
Major Carmichael Smyth, who was. it
Is believed, in great measure the proto-
type OF Colonel Newcome. The inscrlp-
tion on the brass reads as follows;
Sacred to the Memory OF
MAJOR HENRY WILLIAM CARMICHAEL
SMYTH,
of the Bengal Engineers,
Who Departed This Life at Ayr,
9th September, 1861.
Aged 81 Years.
.ADSUM'
And 10. he whose heart was as that OF little
child had answered to his name and
stood in the presence Of the Master.
Newcomes. Vol. III, Chap. NNVI.
On the rebuilding OF the church his grave was
brought within the walls.
He was laid To rest Immediately beneath
this place by his stepson.
William Makepeace 1hackeray.
This memorial was put up in lss1 by some
members of the family.
Mrs. Ritchie. in the biographical edi-
ton OF her fathers works. touches upon
the question OF Major Smyth's identity
with Colonel Newcome. II never heard
my father say" she remarks. that
when he wrote Colonel Newcome any
special person was in his mind. but it
was always an understood thing that
my stepgrandfather had many of Colonel
Newcome's characteristics ''-Westmin-
ster Gazette.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Cuba to Be Annexed.

TT is only a question of time when
Cuba Will be annexed to the United
States; it may occur in two years and it
may be less said Representative Brous-
sard at the Riggs House yesterday.
"The sentiment Of this country" he
added. lis in favor of annexation. OF
course, the cane-sugar interests of Lou
isiana and the beet-sugar industry do
not look with favor on the proposition.
but that will make no difference. Judg-
ing from all the reports printed in thn
newspapers, the Cubans are really not
capable of running a successful govern.
ment. Several years ago 4 good many of
our people invested in Cuban lands, but
the owners Of these lands are doing moth
ing with them now. They seem to be
waiting for developments. Indeed.
find that very little American capital is
now being invested in Cuba. nOtwith-
standing that the island is rich in nat
ural resources. ! think the question Of
annexation will be very prominent next
winter when the Cuban reciprocity ques-
tion comes UP in the Senate"
Mr.. Broussard left for home last
night.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Chance to Study the West.

More people now avail themselves OF
the cheap excursion rate between Wash
ington and San Francisco than former
ly," said r. Q. Lincoln, of San Fran
cisco, at the National last evening. Mr..
Lincoln has personal charge of the Sun
set Tourist Excursion. given by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. He
makes the trip between Washington and
san Francisco every two weeks.
These low rate excursions with stop
over privileges" said Mr. Lincoln, ARE
very popular with the people. and are
well patronized. The object OF the ex-
cursions is not only to give an oppor-
tunity TO the student and scholar VINO
want to study the country. but to build
up the West by affordng the prospect
I've purchasers a chance to inspect the
Western country and acquaint them
selves with the wonderful resources OF
that country. Hundreds of business men
OF the East avail themselves OF this
opportunity. and the West, especially
California. is adding many Eastern fam
ilies TO her population. There are more
opportunities in the West than the East
for man -rith a small capital. and the
small capital fellows are taking advan
tage Of these cheap excursions and are
migrating to California.
The X. P convention. which opens
in San Francisco August II and runs
until the 20th will be largely attended
by delegates from the East. And. in my
opinion, many OF the Eastern visitors
will become so much attached to the
West that they will make II their home -
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Won Support Of Kilgore.

when the late Buck kiIgore. of
Texas, was a member of the House OF
Representatives a private pension bill
had to possess much merit to get CON
sideration, otherwise he would object to
the request for unanimous consent, -"
said Mr.. Charles b. Dickey, prominent
contractor. of Dubuque. Iowa. in the
lobby of the Arlington yesterday. xii
gore seemed to be constitutionany op-
posed TO private pension bills, but
Speaker Henderson. who was interested
in a pension bill for the relief of a
worthy constituent. won Kilgore over to
the support of his bill. II was during
the Fifty-second Congress. when the
late Mr.. Crisp. OF Georgia, was Speaker
General Henderson went over to the
Democratic side of the House, and got
Kilgore to sit on sofa with him. At
ter a little talk the general told XII
gore that the Republicans did not be-
lieve he CKilgore) had drop OF good
blood in him. But l know better. Kill
gore said General Henderson L know
you have one drop of good blood. but no
nore han a drop, and am going to
oraw that drop. added the general
Well, general said the Texan. you
may have that drop; what is it you
want?'
General Henderson requested Kill
gore not to jump up or hollow, but to
listen. He then told Kilgore of an old
soldier constituent. paralyzed and help
less. who needed attention day ard
right: how the old soldier had served
him Henderson, faithfully. and now
how he could repay the debt by max
ing the last days OF the veteran com
Portable. 'Ell right said Ki!gore, III
help you pass your BILL
General Henderson next day saw
Speaker Crisp. and the Speaker gave
him recognition to call up the bill Just
as the bill had been read and several
Democrats were about to object. XII
gore caIae rushing down the aisle shout
ing, L object, Mr.. Speaker; too many
private pension bills have been passed
already
General Henderson turned to XII
gore and asked If he would consent to
hear tho report read
"'AH right, | withdraw my objection
until the reDor. can be read
The report, which was short, but told
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
THE PERSECUTION
OF GREAT MEN
"Aside from the personal an
noyance of such inflicticns, the
calls of multitudes of unim-
portant and uncongenial people
interfere with a mans work"
BY L. l..

Mr. Rudvar1 Kipling has had buy himself house.
The trouble with his residence said be that crowds of
"ppers," Brion hos6 whom know
around frequently and invade his privacy In addition TO this they
privacy his children acquaintance with
the Some people finding fault with Mr. Kpng for
objcctng all this and they the fear that if lie ose
touch with the world he will longer be able do his best work
Kpng best work will probably take of itself He
find places enough which he neogno if he desires and
the multitude But really unreasonable
him hold receptions and everybody who to him.
and subject his children the of this publicity
President Roosevelt present much the DIFF
cule 1t proof of undemocat spirit that nts
this thing away from it. There many
of who would for than week without lively
and fresh insight the penalties of greatness
Aside from the personal of such neon the calls of
muitud uninpoant people interfere with
mans work and since his work precisely that which makes him val
uabe the world which thus bohers that he should
from the worlds point of view time enough do He
have time for actual writing for recreation for meals for the society of
his friends he the best that m him to the public; and
the public interfering with these occupations will suffer
i'll the end, considerably than he WILL
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
The Cost Of Living.

1t is a common remark that it
costs a great deal TO live nowadays"
and in fact. in time OF prosperity the
ccst CT living is apt to be so in
creased that the average person feels
poorer than he does in so-calIed
hard times. This is unfortunate.
and might perhaps be avoided.
When one comes TO look closely
at 1t, the trouble is this: That from
time 20 time the whole scale OF ex-
penses in the middle class OF our
population is moved up n notch or
two. 1t is not that Smith finds that
he can afford a piano for his daugh-
ter, or a college education for his
son. or that Brown gives large re-
ception or a series OF dinners when
things are going well with him. or
mond necklace. These things alone
would not make jenkins. whose in
come has not increased. feel poor.
nor would they give Smith. Brown,
and Robinson that sinking feeling
when money suddenly becomes
scarce year or two later. Every
one has some pet pleasure in which
he feels able to indulge himself,
while his neighbor either cannot af-
ford it. or does not want it. Some
families accumulate libraries and
paintings. and others prefer furni-
ture, and others like to entertain |
largely. and some put the duty CT |
dressing well above everything else. I
No; the trouble is simply that
when times are prosperous the rich !
er members OF the community spend /
more on their whole living than they !
did a year ago. Mrs. Jenkins finds |
that in order TO move in the same .
circle as her neighbors. she must /
keep two servants instead OF one:
give dinners and luncheons with
more elaborate formality. wear rich
er clothing. pay larger club dues.
spend more time in social duties. and /
send her children to a better school.
And all these things make a much
larger hole in jenkins income than
there need be if keeping up ap-
pearances" were not considered as
quite SO much OF duty.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
MES A. NORTON, Representative from Ohio

The suggestion for the three platoon system, or
eight hours day, for the police of Washington is
good one and l heartily approve of IT. l believe it
would add to the efficiency of the force and result
in the men doing better work.
do not mean 10 criticise the police force of
Washington by saving that the three platoon sys-
TEN would add to the efficiency of the force The fact
IS considering the territory to cover and the limited
number of men at the disposal of Major Sylvester,
the chief of police, the National Capital is the best
policed city of its size in the country, and that is
saving good deal. The police force of Washington
will compare in excellence and in every way with the
police of any other city.
On occasions of large gatherings in Washington
such as the inauguration of the President, Grand
The Washington times., 1902-08-04

Army encampment or the entertainment of royal
visitor, the Washington police force is always eff
cient. The best of order prevails, thus showing
that the well disciplined and well drilled.
As l understand it. the eight-hour schedule for
the will give them time to spend with their
families, tine to study and improve themselves
and in other ways will add little to their lot
which, according to the old saying. lis not happy
one"
Congress should have given the increase in the
force asked for by the Commissioners last session.
The city is growing all the time and. with the in
crease of population and expansion of the suburbs
the force should be increased accordingly The three
platoon system is in the line of reform and improve
ment and should he adopted
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Police Intelligence in the Windy City.

Chicago Chronicle-It is with daZed
and reverential feeling that one views
certain operations of the human mind.
For example: A north side woman.
murderously assaulted and thrown over
viaduct. is resuscitated by passers-by
and is promptly arrested by the police OF
the West Chicago Avenue station on q
charge Of disorderly conduct, Now. will
any psychologist, from Prof. James to
DR.. Hudson. undertake to follow up the
processes of the police intellect-or
what passes for intellect-in this case?
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
Range Of the Declaration. :"

The fact is, the Declaration of Inde-
pendence is acquiring with time a range
OF truth uncomprehended by its authors.
and in ways incomprehensible to their
times, says James Leroy in the AT
lantic" While on the one side we'll
meaning Americans are sure that We
are engaged in swashbuckler imperial
ism. our British critics. whom we have
always with US, are equally confident
OF our failure through undue idealism.
One Of these has just finished caution
ing us that we must not attempt any
Philippines. and advises us to pattern
after the British in the Straits Settle
ments. The people of the latter are
strictly comparable TO the MoroS, but
not at all to the civilized Filipinos. In
a book Just out another British writer,
one of the few who have been on the
ground and know what is really going
on in the Philippines. has recognized
chat we are attempting there something
new in the history OF the world, and.
despite a cccksureness of the superiority
Of British methods that viii crop out,
has thought best to reserve judgment.
Eut he is an exception; his fellow-coun-
trymen In the Orient are laughing be-
hind their sleeves at the simple Ameri-
cans. who believe that self government
can exist in that atmosphere. Even to
call into question the validity of the
theory that some men are made to rule
and some to obey is to jar most incon-
siderately the complacency OF those men
who have landed on the ruling side.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
THE EDUCATIVE INFLUENCE
OF ILLUSTRATED NEWS.
BY F. V. c.

How wonderfully the people Of today
are educated through their eyes The
processes for reproducing photographs
in newspapers and magazines have
brought TO the inspection of all, at
cost OF a few cents. the true portraits
of eminent persons and reproductions OF
notable and interesting scenes all over
the world. The leading actors in the
great events OF the day and the locali
ties which are the stage on which the
real dra-a Is being played. are likewise
viewed as in a mirror.
This delightful luxury is due to
Industrial genius. the immense develop
ment of which forms, perhaps, the most
distinctive characteristic of the present
age. To obtain pictures OF crowned
heads, of distant scenes, means the ex-
ercise of great enterprise. tact. inge-
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
GOSSIP AND CHAT HEARD IN
WASHINGTON HOTEL LOBBIES

The story of the veterans sdfferings.
Was read. aid then the tall Teyan asked
General Henderson If he had personal
knowledge of what the report con-
tanned.
i have said General Henderson.
Then. saiG Kilgore. waving his
Frms in tha air. no man with heart in
him can object to that bill. l hope il
will pass And the bill was passed
amid applause.
And thus General Henderson secured
the support of the late Buck Kilgore. the
contitutional obiector to private pension
bills"
The Washington times., 1902-08-04

nuity. and dD>ing on the pa,. thosc
engaging in this part OF the business.
Large companies are devoted to this
work alone, and sell the pictures to jour
nails all over the world. The journals
are thus enabled to present to their
readers the results cited.
1t may be that this facility enjoyed by
all Of becoming acquainted with the as
pect of people and places over which
mystery had hitherto thrown a kind of
romantic halo by reason of their mac
feasibility. has somewhat reduced the
awe which attached to the unknown.
However this may be. it is certain that
this form of pictorial art. by keeping
pace with 9th forms of journalistic
enterprise, to which it may now be re
garded as an adjunct. has vastly added
to general knowledge and pleasure.
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
A BEECHER LETTER.

Gen. James McLeer has in his possess
sion a letter of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher which has never found it's way
into print in Brooklyn. says the Brook
lyn Eagle" While General McLeer was
postmaster a letter written by Mr.
Beecher was returned from the Dead
Letter Office in Washington and Mr..
Beecher was informed of it on printed
forms used in the postoffice and asked
to call and get it. He wrote letter
and was not going to call until he was
informed it contained a check for $3.50
Mr. Beecher then called and humorously
withdrew the order to burn the missive.
General McLeer has been offered 800
for the letter. but refuses to part with
IL. 1t is as follows:
October 2S, 1880.
Colonel McLeer:
Dear Sir; Your notice that letter of
mine was dead and subject to my order
is before me.
I'VE must all die, And though the
premature decease of my poor letter
should excite proper sympathy land I
hope il does), yet | am greatly sustained
under the afiliction.
What was the date OF it's death? OF
what did it die? Had it in it's last hours
proper attention and such consolation
as befit the melancholy occasion? Did
1t have any effects?
''Will you kindly see to it's funeral? I
am strongly inclined to cremation.
May l ask II any other letters of
mine are sick-dangerously sick? II any
depart this life hereafter don't notify
me till after the funeral.
''Affectionately yours.
HENRY WARD BEECHER."
The Washington times., 1902-08-04
DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey Are Spending Summer at
Mount Pocono in the Pennsylvania Mountains.
Mrs. Richardson Clover With Her Little Daughters Leaves for
CoweS-ExRepresentatve Jefferson NJ Levy Entertains
Numbers of Prominent Americans in London.
Deweys in Pennsylvania.

Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are spend
ing their time restfully at Mount Po-
como, in the Pennsylvania mountains.
where they have a suite OF five rooms
at the Mount Pocono Hotel. The house
managers are leaving nothing undone
to make things attractive for the dis
tinguished warrior. and many social
ccurtesies have been extended TO him
and his wife.