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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12

bryan has raised nearly one
thousand dollars to improve the
roads leading to Madison county.
The merchants Of jacksonville
are doubtless cognizant Of the fact
that Bryan is one of these pushing
towns that goes after what she
wants and generally gets it. She
wants to hold thu trade Of Madi-
son county and-you know the
rest.-Madisonville Meteor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12

One dairy COW that will continue
to give profitable yields of milk
until fifteen years old is worth
two whose capacity is exhausted
at seven or eight years. Kindness
and good treatment will double the
lifetime OF a good COW. Kindness
is cheaper than the best Of hay
and should be more universally
used in handling cows.-Cameron
Herald.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12
1000 Reward.

For horse taken from my lot June
- Dark bay. about 70 hands high,
no brand, short thin name, hangs on
left side. Foretop cut off about q
inches back, from between ears. Old
rope mark on hind leg.
lal Ed Tally, Bryan Tex.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12
1. a @. n. SCHEDULE.
BRYAN, TEXAS. JULY l2. 1908

1t is thought probable that Tex
as veterans who saw service in
lS54.55 are entitled to a pension
Of $1,000 each.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12

For sale at u Barsain-New FIVE
room house, bathroom, good out.
houses. large cistern, city water,
near graded school. or, would rent
reasonable for term. Apply %
Hilton Bros. X Co. i91
A machine for ironing collars.
cuffs and shirts just received at
Wylie CARROTS Jewel Laundry.
IL does good and beautiful work.
Give II q trial iss
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12

A number Of Texas papers are
booming W. r. Hearst Of the New
York Journal for the democratic
nomination for president. !
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12
Social AND CLUB
MATTERS.

The Eagle will b. glad 20 have items OF
reasonable length for this column rUlat-
ing TO social ana club matters. Same can
be sent either by mail or telephone or
called % the attention OF our reporter,
and will appear In sunday editions. All
items that can BE- sent In az early A. Fri-
day should b. sent on that day, though
things that occur too late for writing 40
Friday, may b. sent Saturday forenoon.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12

The handsome home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. James was the scene Of
brilliant reception Friday evening
from eight to eleven. given by Miss
Corine James In honor OF Misses
Gladys Tooke aud Robbie Scale who
are visitors 10 this city. Music, con-
versation aud games were greatly
enjoyed by the guests. The flower
puzzle contest resulted In the win
ming of the prize by Miss Alberta
Adams and the BOBBY prize by Mas
ter Claude Mitchell. Iced water
melon was served. Miss Corine is
known as delightful entertainer,
and no visitor fails 10 have good
time at this home. At the end of
the three well spent hours every one
told Miss Corine about the good time
they had and departed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-12
Guest


The young people enjoyed au in-
formal hog at the Elks' Club rooms
Friday evening. Music was sup.
piled by Mr.. Willie Harris, the
new piano just installed by the Elks
being used. Those present were
Misses Rogers Herndon. Connor,
smith, Nellie Smith. Henrie Wilson.
Hobgood, Ivy Hobgood, McConnico ;
Messrs. Saunders, Smith, Oliver,
Doremus, Will Saunders. Trent
Newton, LaPr-lle of st. Louis; Col.
and Mrs. A. VI. Rhodes. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Boyle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
pUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

1t doesn't benefit a man much il
he happens to be on the right road
but headed the wrong way.-Chicagu
Daily News.
Don't pretend;" people will catch
you at it, and think less of you. And
they think little enough of you now.
-Atchison Globe.
In the Arctic Regions.-First rs.
kimo-"What time is it?" Second
Eskimo-"Two weeks before day
light."-Detroit Free Press.
Truth lies at the bottom ola we'll"
said the man who quotes. "Not at
the bottom of an oil well. I'll bet"
snarled the man who had invested
Baltimore Herald '
KnoT-"Why do you always put
dictated at the bottom of your LETT
tiers? You have no stenographer."
ikniX-"Well, you see, I'm a very poor
SPECIALIZATION Herald.
"The day isn't far distant when
the man in the flying machine will
look down upon the automobiles"
said the prophetic soul. "And let us
hope, too" replied the weary pedcs-
trian, that he'll fall down on him."
Philadelphia Press.
Il wouldn't marry you, sir, if you
were the last man on EARTH" said
Miss Diehl. "But as I am not the
last man IN earth and can't expect to
be, l suppose you will accept me-"
said Cholly Nervy with calm assur-
ance.-BaltimOre Herald.
Mrs. Smith-"Did You ever notice
what a way Mr.. Slyder has of looking
in another direction when a lady is
standing in the street carp" Mrs.
Black-"I don't know that 1 have;
but I have noticed him do it, in
church when the contribution box
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
WESTERN CATTLE RANGES.
Plan by which They May BE Restored
TO Their Former Fer
tiIftys


The number of cattle in the United
States is increasing, though it does not
keep pace with the population. But the
business is more and more forced on to
high priced land, rendering beef pro-
duction c~ostlier than it need be. Ac-
cording to figures laid before the house
committee on public lands April 16,
1902, the number of range cattle sent
to market diminished 81 per cent. be-
tween 1895, and 1901.
With due care the range can be made
to- recover its old fertility. It might
easily be put in condition to fatten f5ur
head of stock to each head now graz
ing upon 1T. To effect this, regulation
is needed. Some authority must be
asserted over the pastures to prevent
their abuse. to make it for the inter-
est of occupants not to kill the goose
which lays the golden egg. An end
must be put to the blighting competi-
tion now kept up, says E, Benjamin An
drews. in Review of Reviews.
Regulation being established. past
ures a be used in rotation, a period of
rest being given each. during which
the grazing anN8trampling of herds
may cease. and grasses have opp~ortuui-
ty TO scatter and fructify their seeds.
Barren places can be artifcially reseed-
ed and induced t o yield heritage as of
old In localities better grasses than
ever grew there can be sown and grown.
such a recuperative process has been
set going in other countries and in
parts of Il own. Australia has suf-
fered the pinch through which we are
now passing. Her great live stock in
dustry was dying out; her exports of
woola and of frozen and preserved meats
ow1ndling. Ranges were depleted or
destroyed, as now with us. Cattle duff
ing outlawry, range jumping and
quarrels were general. The men of
that country faced the problem and
solved it. A system Of leases was de-
vlsed. giving each grazier. for a term
OF Is years. exclusive rights upon his
land. 1t became profitable for him TO
improve his holding instead of promot-
ing its deterioration. The lessee cuts
MS domain in two. pasturing each part
one year and resting it the next. In
TINS way the whole pasture gradually
improves in quality. Cattle multiply
and thrive as additional grass grows
TO feed them
Mexico and Canada have had a SIM
liar experience. and so in our own coun-
try have Texas and other states. The
excellent control of cattle afforded by
the Canadian system accounts for the
present hegira of American cattle peo-
pie across our northern border.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
BrOderiCk'S Great
Invention

THE conviets had the freedom Of
the "bull-pen" or exeTcising-room
and No. 1T Whowas in for d~efalcation,
had been explaining quietly to No. sO2
how easy it waa for lot Of gambling
directors to make a bank cashier a
gcapegoat for their misdeeds.
Talking about scapegoats, said No.
SQ2s II think can beat your experience
Oh hollow. It happened like this. I'd
been in town about four weeks, look
ing for a job, tramping the streets all
day and reading all kinds of advertise
ments. Finally I answered one with
~ l3' or something like that to it. and
IL a few days got a letter asking me to
cah at an address in Blake street. /
was down to my last dollar about then
and IT didn't take me half an hour to
show up at the place. The manwho let
me in was a square-jawed, solemn
looking chap wearing a pretty swell
smoking Jacket and dressed like a man
OF money. He took me into the parlor
and I saw right off that the place was
furnished to beat the band. He wanted
to know what I could do, and Ihad to
admit that 1 had no trade, unless you
could call Bookkeeping a trade. do
you know anything about chemistry
or geology or mechanical engineering?'
he asked. OF course 1 didn't, but Isaid
1 thought I could learn to help around
at any kind of work. DO you know
anything about tools, or inventions? p
ne asked me, and when I said no, ex-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
UaIQe Of Self Study
BY MRS. CELIA P. WOOLLEY.

ables Us to see clearly the mote in our n~eighbors eye is detective
when we sum up yourselves.
we are doing what the foolish virgins did over and over again
neglectlng TO NIL our lamps with oil that we may be ready for the feast.
awe are asking life to bestow uponus certain things, for the enjoy
ment OF which we have not prepared ourselves by our. conduct. We
are ASKING the lord otthe feast to be generous and to spare us a little
OIL III or behavior tnder criticism we are likely to display resent,
ment and a feeling OF injury. The heather part of us is shown in the
way that we throw off consequences. We are not prepared to take
our punishment. One type of us-the wise virsils-fIRIl their obi.
cations and reap their reward; the other type seeks reward that lies
outside Of nature and possibility.
Many OF us acquire that which is better than money but are not
content withrtalent industry and moral traits. On the other hand
take the young man who is determined to have money at any cost
He obtains it, but not until he is middle aged. When he begins to
plan Tor the enjoyment OF his fortune he finds that his capacity for
enjoyment has left him. He has come to the feast without oil. He
has come to the feast without oil Darwins so engrossed himself with
scientific pursuits that he could no longer take pleasure in music,
which had formerly beer. a source of great pleasure to him. We de,
Jude ourselves when we demand things that lie outside of cur daily
life and activity. +
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
Babe WorehiEed ne chrint

A most interesting and harmless sect
sprang uP within the last three wears
in Semyononka and the eastern prov
inces of Siberia on the Monaghan from
tier, attracting thousands of members.
The Russians got hold of a New Testa-
ment and read about the birth in Beth
lehem. Then the Buddhists met
regularly every morning and discussed
these matters. One morning in Deem
Der, 1901, a beautiful young girl be-
came the mother of a boy. A. rumor
got abroad thatChrist was come again.
1t spread like wildfre all along the
frontier. The Russians said it was
Christ, the Mongols thatitwas Buddha.
The girl could give no explanation.
Crowds came in pilgrimages. The girl
was placed on a throne and covered
with rich Chinese brocades with the
babe in her arms. Buddhists and Rus
slams knelt before her. But recently
the authorities ~interfered and fstopped
the neutrality-suspicious. Mail.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
MEDICAL PROGRESS IN 1908.
Important Discoveries of Remedies
and PFeventives of Fatal Disc
eases Predicted.

At the close Of the year the Ameri-
can, il speaking Of the work accom-
plished by the various branches of
human eRdeavor, ventLred t~hr-an
tHaTi Tyuo would be a yeaT'of T~ealiza.
ionzinzmedieius-rSaifzarfun from the
researches and discoveries and the
faithful labors of the preceding and.
other years. The world has not adj
vanced far in the present year, vet
there are good reasons fer believing,
that the prediction will be justified,
The remarkable cures wrought by the
use Of formalin have startled even The
medical profession. There can be no
doubt Of the cures. though much is
stin unknown concerning the effects of
formaliE, what are its limitations asd
how far it can be safely applied. 1t hi
cured some people, however. and the
discovery of the class of cases to which
it can be applied is only a matter Of
time, says the Baltimore American.
This is not the only discovery of the
new year. An Italian physician has
found the bacillus of pneumonia. and
has made nse of it to arrest the prog
Tess Of the disease. Many physicians
perhaps all-have conceded that
pneumonia was a germ disease, but the
opinion on the subject has been vague.
and the fact that pneumonia appeared
to spring from sudden changes in tenn
perature or reckless exposure rather
9han from germs has led the Iaymen to
accept the bacillus theory with more
or less incredulity. Thee discovery of
the Italian physician goes far to es-
tabl!sh that every disease is the result
of germs, This being ascertaired. it.
ought not to be difficult, reasoning by
analogy, to fnd-a remedy for every dis
ease.
These are not the only discoveries in
1908. only a month of which has passed.
Prof. B~aginsky, of the Emperor and
Empress Frederick C~hiIdren's hospital.
in Berlin, announces that a discovery
Of serum against scarlet fever has been
made by DR.. ATonson. He believes that
the serum will be a specific for this
disease. There can be few more i'm.
portant medical discoveries. There is
no greater scourge of infancy than
scarlet fever. In recent years it seems
to have been more benign than for
meTly, but it is a treacherous and ex-
asperating disorder, and physicians
vii! joyfully welcome a substance that
will control it, Discovery appears to
be making rapid strides in 1908, but it
is to a large extent the harvest from
the !aborious studies and researches in.
the past.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

pecting to hear him end the deal, he
surprised me by saying, We'll, IbeIieve
you're the very man Pm looking for
"He explained that he was aninvent-
or and had been busy for some time on
q continuance that would revolutionize
certain branches Of trade and make
him enormously rich, His name was
Frederick, he said, and all he wanted
me to do was to assume the ownership
of the contents of the fiat, and keep
visitors and everybody away from the
two back rooms He said that if I did
exactly what he wanted for three
months he'd give me a bill of sale for
the furniture and effects of the place
besides seven dollars a week a to
be paid every Saturday. was to stay
I'm the fiat all the time except while I
was eating my meals, 60 to bed not
later than ten at night and never open
up the rooms until seven in the morn
ing.
The two back rooms, a kitchen
and small dining room, he reserved
for himself, saying that nobody but
his wife should be admitted to them
under any circumstances. He ad-
mitted that he and his wife boarded
in another place, and that he was
compelled to make arrangements of
the kind mentioned for purposes Of
absolute secrecy. 4 generally work
ct night he explained, my brain and
hand work better then, and besides
I'm pretty sure not to be disturbed.
I 60 ~home~about seven in the morn
ing
Il told him that I'd try to please
him, and we struck a bargain. 1
was to tell everybody that 1 had
bought the fats contents and that
Mr.. Frederick had moved away. II
looked like a very snug layout, and
as he insisted that there was alb
solutely nothing for me to do except
tend the place as if it was nv own.
keep out all visitors except his wife
and never mention the secret nature
of his business, I was delighted
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
bABY's LIS LgTTER.

Don't 90 runnin' on me, feIlers,
Sometime stickin' in my throat,
For this letter from my baby,
An the first she ever wrote.
Centrally I'm game-you know It,
An can stand for lots o. chan
Take yer t0shtu good an plenty
An not do a thing butlaH;
But this letter, with its scrawlin',
Strikes a whole lot dih'rent note.
For rs from my only baby,
An tn first she ever wrote.
Wrote It ali herself, God bless her;
Took her three, four hours, Iguess,
Though they's only two short pages
FILLED with baby blessedness;
Starts it out II love you, papa
Then TIL lines ell seems Z float
DO you blame meg She's my baby;
It's tn, drst she ever wrote.
Way on there beyond tn mountains
BY a sunny, summer sea,
Spellin' Out her daddy's letters
An a-sendin' love t. me-
What2 Not you big boobies cryin'I
wy IT hatn't your baby's note;
ITS my own wee girlie's letter,
Very hrst she ever wrote.
Mono runnin' on me, feIlers
Something chOkes me in my throat,
cause this letters from my baby,
AM Ih nrst she ever wrote.
@ W. Gillah Ia Baltimore American
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

A species of tree found in Oregon,
Washington, Montana and British Co.
lumbia continually drips pure and clear
water from the ends of its leaves and
branches. The tree is a species oil. fir.
The weeping" is attributed to a re-
markable power of condensation pc
culiar to the leaves and bark. The
American tree drips as copiously ON
bright and clear as on cloudy days.
Nature.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
E-Nchange of Mn.

Guest-Here's a quarter for you,
waiter. Now tell me what you can
conscientiOusly recommend for my
dinner?
Waiter-Thankee, boss. Eff yo' all
wants somefn fit ter eat Aid recer-
mend dat yo' hunt a nuther rest rant,
sah.-Chicago Daily News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
On to Hin.

you don't believe me, eh?
I suppose you believe that men are
deceivers ever"
MRS Gayman-Not at all. Some
times they only think they are de-
ctYers.-Philadelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
save Him the Trouble.

81 have gone on the stage" boosted
the ambitious Thespian, ITO make .
name for myself"
"You will find" said the candid
friend, that the gallery-gods will save
you all that trouble, once they see
you,'-Judge.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

In this country the DeForest type
of wireless telegraph apparatus seems
easily to lead its competitors in the
practical results accomplished. 1t has
done good work in the naval maneuvers
and it is having a fair amount Of gem
eral commercial c
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
Immigration on the Increase.

Immigration on the Increase.
At the present rate of increase, un-
less something is done to check il, inn
migration into the United States Will
soon reach a million annually. One
hundred thousand foreigners is as
many as the United States ought to
try to absorb in a single year.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
A Large FamiIy Of suItans.

A dispatch from Alden saws the guI.
tan of Obbia is a prisoner, says the
Chicago Record-Herald How MANY
Of these one-hoTse sultans axe there
anyway?
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
sCIENcE AND INDuspRY.

illinois ranks first among the states
IN the manufacture of agricultural i'm,
plementsy bicycles, cars, glucose and
distilled liquors, and in slaughtering
and meat packing.
n The current market price of liquid
air in Berlin; where a company has
been formed for its production and
sale, is 36 cents per litre, or nearly one
and three-quarter pints.
Ninety-five per cent. of mortgages.
as shown by the census, are made in
order to increase the original holding
OF property or to raise money for bust
ness operations, and but five per cent.
are because of threatened disaster.
Germans, who use retort coke ovens,
get coal tar products worth 28 per
cent. as much as the coke and save
nearly all the 40 per cent. of volatile
elements of the GOAL which are lost in
the open beehive ovens used in
America.
One of the most wonderful proper
ties of radioactive substances vet re-
mains to be told. They give off a case
GUS emanation which is not only radio
active itself, but communicates this
activity to any other substance by
contact.
Prof. J. J. Thompson tells us the new
radiation from the radioactive sub
stances is a mixture. of roentgen RAYS.
and cathode rays, and must, therefore,
II current theories are correct, consist
not of etheric waves like light, but Of
swiftly moving corpuscles, the frag-
ments of atoms.
One of the most important sub
stances used by the physician is iodine,
made from the ashes of seaweeds
which is a nearly certain remedy for
come complaints which were formers
some complaints which were formeRlv
the most important agents eH4tl5 ed
N the processes of photography.
The largest automatic weighing ma
chine is on its way from England to
Natal. 1t has total weighing capacity
of 100 tons, and if fitted with automatic
indicators, so arranged that when am
engine runs on the machine the weight
carried by each wheel is automatically
and instantaneously exhibited.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

French Dresses for German EmpresH.
The German empress is now hav-
ing her dresses made in Paris, saws
the Chicago Record-Heraid. This
looks like a bad slap at the "Aado-
in-Germany'' tag.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
sngEestlon.

Johnnie, a bright boy of six, while
being dressed for schools observing
his little overcoat much the worse for
wear, and having more mended places
than he admired, turned to his moth
ev and asked her:
"Mother, is father rich? ?"
eyes, very rich, Johnnie. He's worth
So 10000"
"How, mother?"
"Oh, he values you at 81, 0 900, me
at $1,000, GOO and the baby at $5OO,OoO.'
Johnnie, after thinking a moment,
said:
Mother, hadn't you better tell ia
Their to sell the baby and buy us some
clothes ?'-Chicago Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

EbGA mEDlCAL ADVICE
Every working girl who is not
well is cordially invited to write
to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.o
for advice; it isfreely given, and
has restored thousands to health.
Hiss Paine's Experience.
"I want to thank you for what you
have done for me, and recommend
Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all girls whose work
keeps them standing on their feet in
the store. The doctor said / must
stop work he did not seem to realize
that a girl cannot afford to stop work.
ing. My back ached, my appetite was
poor, l could not sleep, and menstrua-
ton was scanty and very painful. One
day when suffering I commenced to
take Lydia p. PinIzham's Veges
table Compound, and found that
it helped me. I continued its use, and
o found that my menstrual periods
were free from pain and natural:
everyone is surprised at the change in
me, and 1 am well, and cannot be too
grateful for what you have done for
me. MISS JANET PAINE, $50 West
125th St., New York Citv, - S5ooo &, .e,t4
# original Of aboVe letter prOUiHg condolences Ga1S
not be produced.
Take no substitute, for it ia
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound that cures.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11

The most desirable thing in
the world is acknowledge, and
it is this that we dodge so much.
The keenness of vision that en-