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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25

ready. and the more new ones we
pe, the better il will be for those
we now have
One Of the D. - things about thi'
enterprise t. that IL il assured.
stock in the .chool will he sub.
scribed by people in the country
surrounding Bryan as well a. in
town. and the move is in the hands
Of people who will not lay down
their work until the greatest sue
cess has been achieved.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25
rs NOW HERE

The Business League awoke from
a period OF long inactivity with re-
newed energy, and proposes 10 hold
regular meetings In the future. III
all citizens who are eligible for
membership would attend, the good
results Of the work Of the league
would be marvellous.
Mrs. j. Allen Myers and little
sons accompanied Mr.. Frank Myers
20 Waco yesterday, where the latter
will be married tonight. Mr.. Myers
and bride will go 10 Galveston after
the wedding, where friends have
secured private yacht which will
be az their disposal.
A telegram received by r. Il. Bate
4 Co. from Theo. II. Price q Co. Of
New York yesterday estimates the
cotton crop for the ensuing year az
follows. Condition II per cent, de-
crease In acreage II per cent. in
dIcated crop $4,000.
]. &. CLANCY and family have
moved back 10 their former home
near Mesa, Grimes county. Many
friends OF the family regret their de-
parturs. Messrs. CLANCY Bros. will
remain IN Bryan and continue their
market business.
( l.. A. Plasek left last night TOR
Iowa Park, Texas, 20 look after a
threshing outfit through the season.
He will be gone about two months
and Mr.. Tom Bond will have charge
Of his blacksmith shop during his
absence.
Hugo Knoblauch purchased Tues
day from Mrs. 4. G.. Westbrook of
Hearne S96 bales Of cotton at 7.5i
around. He also purchased through
w. r. Saunders yesterday 81 bales
at varying prices from cents up.
Messrs. :. f. Gideon and X. +.
Thweat Of College have been elected
10 take the Masters degree In Brazos
Union Lodge No. l29, A. r. a A. NJ,
and will be given the degree on Mon
day night next.
Right Rev. n. A. Gallagher, Bish-
op Of Galveston. will visit Bryan
Sunday 10 administer confirmation
upon a class OF about siXty-five at
ST. Joseph's church and villa Maria
Academy.
The ladies OF the Catholic church
will serve ice cream and cake at the
grounds OF the porochial school
building Friday evening from Z TO
II p. m. Music. All are cordially
invited. ii6
The parochial school conducted by
the Ursuline ladies will hold eXami-
nations Friday and closing exercises
Monday. An excellent program has
been arranged.
Mrs. John b. Hines and baby left
yesterday 10 spend few days in
Marlin. Mr.. Hines Is expected TO
arrive in Bryan Tuesday from Wes-
son, Miss.
r. G.. Bittle Jr., who has been In
old Mexico for the past three years
engaged In mining engineering, Is
visiting relatives at College and in
Bryan,
Brazos county people should awake
10 the advantages Of free rural mail
delivery aud aid the b us mes
League in the effort 10 secure IL.
The Ladies' Guild OF st. Andrews
church will give a tea Friday from
4 80 TO Up. m, at the residence OF
Mrs. j. W. English. i46
ST. Brogdon, formerly of this city
and now a prominent young archi'
tect Of Beaumont, il here on visit
20 relatives.
Judge Rucker of Groesbeeck wal
here on legal business yesterday.
Howell Bros. we're selling roasting
ears yesterday Ia
G. w. Dunlap was here from Mil
lican yesterday.
Fresh shipment Blanke's candy
Howell Bros. Ia
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Following is the committee APP
pointed from the league to cooper
ate in establishing the school: W.
+. Saunders, chairman by request;
Judge ]. w. Doremus, J. A N.Y.
ers, Tyler Haswell, G. NJ. Bran
don.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25
RAILROAD TINE TABLE

Accordion plated skirts at Nor
woods. Ia
Nal Brogdon arrived Tuesday from
Batson.
Whit Doremus went to Calvert
yesterday.
Go 20 Norwood's for accordion
plated skirts. lf'
on with the good work Of more
schools for Bryan.
Miss Kate shelton left yesterday
to-yisit Ia Millican.
:. r. CAvitt Of wheelock was 10
she city yesterday.
Mayor X. II. Harrison went Ia
Navasota yesterday.
Large assortment souvenir spoons
on display az Caldwell's. las
Mrs. II. r. White has returned
from visit in San Antonio.
Mrs. NJ. G. Hardy Of Beaumont Is
the guest Of Mrs. &. NJ. Proctor.
Mrs. G. A. Patterson has beer
quite IN several days this week.
Twenty-Five bolts OF 10 cent lawr
at Norwood's for lOc per yard. la
Caldwell is planning a large ard
enthusiastic July ith celebration.
Miss Nellie Bate returned yester'
day after a pleasant visit In Austin
Norwood is selling IS cent lawn fol
10 cepts-twenty bolts going at THU
.,,o. il7
Beautiful selection OF souvenir
spoons just received at J. NJ. Cald
wells. i"
Mrs. Josie Sheets left yerterday 70
ioin Mrs. Ed. ;. Derden on avisit II
Austin.
John McCorquodAle returned from
a visit 10 Huntsville and Navasot'
yesterday.
Philip HensArling was at his pos
AT Coulter's yesterday after two
days illness.
Twenty bolts Of white organdies-
a % cent value-for 10 cents per YARD
\, Norwood's ii7
Lon Bernard Of Beaumont, for
merly Of Brazos county, is here on
visit 20 relatives.
Mrs. j. W. Dorenus left for Bren
ham yesterday TO visit her daughter
Mrs. I'd Hoffman.
There will be children's day ser
vices at wellborn Sunday with din
ner on the ground.
Mr.. and Mra. A. w. Royder anc
Mrs. T. II. Royder were visitors frou
welloorn yesterday.
: At Norwood's-one lots 20 bolt
ofwhite organdies worth - cents
reduced to i5c per yard. iiI
DIR. and Mrs. J. d. West returned
Yesterday from the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly az Fort Worth.
Mrs. NJ. A. Davis arrived from
Athens yesterday to visit Mrs. S. c
Blaekmon, who has been quite sick
Mrs. ]. W. Howell and Mrs. Web
Howell will give tea Thursda.
afternoon from ito Up. IN. Every
body cordially invited. l'o
DR.. Geo. b. Butler will leave Fri
day TOR Athens. Texas, 10 conduct
revival meeting. There will be n
preaching at the Baptist church d
this city Sunday morning or even
ing. other services as usual
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25

J. w. Hamilton visited Hearne
yesterday aud matched a game q
base ball between the Bryan and
Hearne teams TO be played in this
city at the Allen Academy grounds
Friday afternoon at io'clock.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25
EXECUTORS NOTICE

All parties having bills against the
estate of Capt. Geo. w. Smith up to
MAY 8, are requested 10 present same
10 me az once. w. r. Saunders.
i.7 Executor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-25

Dr. ]. W. Howell was elected
chairman, +. +. Parks secretary
and I. +. Bate treasurer, and this
organization was made permanent.
The following committees were
appointed:
On Location-T. r. Bate, /. II.
| Newton, G.. b. Butler.
On Charter-W. 5. Howell, W.
II G. Davis, 5. r. Henderson.
| On Correspondence-F. NJ. Law,
John A. Moore, A. J. Buchanan.
1 On Finance-H. o. Boatwright,
A. W. Buchanan, w. 4. Sanders.
The announcement Of the action
Of the meeting was received with
much enthusiasm by the Business
League, and the following resolu.
ton was offered and adopted:
Inasmuch as the Baptists OF
Bryan have formally launched
move TO establish girls college in
Bryan and inasmuch as it is the
purpose Of this League TO further
all moves tending TO the CONNER
cial and material prosperity OF the
city and inasmuch as girls school
would certainly be Of material bene-
fit to our ci,y's interests,
Be it Resolved, That the Bryan
Business League does hereby con-
graduate the promoters Of this
move and does hereby extend It's
sympathy and endorsement to said
move. Resolved further that a
committee Of five be appointed
from this League to act with a like
; committee appointed by the Bap'
lists to aid in putting the enter
prise into early effect.
DIR. Butler made a talk regard
ing the proposed enterprise, and
; cordially thanked the league for
its action.
While the announcement Of this
enterprise comes somewhat unex-
pectedly to most Of the commun'
ity, yet plans for its inception have
been forming for months past. DR..
Butler has discussed il with the
Bap,ists of this section of Texas
and throughout the State, and
broad foundations have been laid
for the success OF the enterprise,
In an area Of one hundred miles
surrounding Bryan there Is no
Baptist school. Within the terri
tory that would be tributary to
this point, there are hundred
thousand Baptists, with no school
under the auspices Of that denomi'
nation. Many people have express
ed the desire for such school as
this, and it will meet with great
favor from the start. The insti'u'
ton will he correlated with the
, other Baptist institutions OF the
State, and will get its share OF the
church endowment funds.
While the school will thus be
assisted and fostered by the Bap'
tist church, it will draw patronage
from the public regardless OF de-
nominations, on account of the fact
. that its course of instruction viii
be the usual one in literature, Tho
4, arts and sciences Characteristic o
8 all the colleges giving liberal ed
, ucation to girls. Its purpose Is Z
, take girls who come out OF TN
graded schools and give them
d college course.
The advantages of the institu
2 ton to Bryan from a business an'
social point of view are so man!
u and so manifest that to recoun
them would be superauous. Bryai
al has. besides the A. and NJ. Col
d leee. three boarding schools al
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24

where about. His only hope lay in
the probability that they were in front
of the house, where they could hold
themselves ready to obey signals from
the kitchen window or a summons from
the door.
1t might have been that this was
the case, for Beaumanoir reached the
trees without interference, and at once
shaped course for the edge Of the
wood. His progress was difficult by
reason of the darkness and the density
Of the underground, but fortune favored
him in so far that he presently hit
upon a public footpath, and so came
eventually to a stile giving on a high
road. At the next cross-ways was
a signpost, which he read by the light
of a wax match, and thence onward
limped steadily forward for Prior's tar
rant, with growing confidence that he
had eluded pursuit.
Great, then, was his dismay when, on
turning into his own park, he became
conscious that he was being shadowed
by someone whose stealthy pid-pad
sounded resolutely behind him. AS he
mounted the terrace steps it grew loud
er; the man who was following him was
close behind and gaining quickly. Some:
thing in the dukes tired brain seemed
to snap, and with just~a glance at the
lighted window of the dining room
where General Sadgrove was in the act
of drawing up the blind, he turned at
the top Of the steps and flung himself
| half mad with rage and terror, on the
faithful Azimoolah, who had picked him
up near the signpost and shepherded
him safely for the rest OF the journey
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24

misunderstood him. ''What would
have happened to my cousin, when the
panel was cut the other night at Beau
MANOR House, if it hadn't been for a i
woman ~
The general accepted the reproof in
himself that it was not uncalled for. IF
it had not been for Sybil Hanbury's
nerve and courage on the occasion
when the bogus detective officer had
secreted himself in the dukes town
house, the answer to her question might
have had to, be written in blood. Her
quick apprehension of subtle DANGER,
her determination to sit up and watch,
and her cool presence of mind in face
of the emergency when it arose, had
saved the situation and stamped her as
Of sterling metal.
o, ~ apolqgizs, !" he ierked out pres
many ma J oo women s in, in the business, but you
Thank you,'s sybil returned, dryly.
! ffAnd, that being so, wouldn It it be
good. plan to ask a woman to help you,
on the principle Of setting a thief to
catch thief, you know9''
The general shot a rather shamefaced
glance at the firm mouth and steadfast
/ eyes Of this plucky young enthusiast,
and thereupon he decided to enlist her
as an adviser in the more intricate
questions that vexed him. There was
the chance that woman g wit would
why Mrs. Talmage Eglinton should
want to point the index of suspicion.
at Ziegler, who was probably her con-
frere in crime. Woman's wit might
even tell him why his grace the duke
Of Beaumanoir engaged in such a simple
a pretty American girl, should yet re-
4 coil abashed whenever Leonie turned
her frankly responsive but puzzled gaze
on him. Above all, the course proposed
would enable this brave English girl
to do what he was beginning to- fear
1 he could not do for her-to take care
of herself.
eyes" he. said. putting down his
cup with grim smile, ,"I IL take you on
soon as you we finished your tea. And,
he added, fumbling for his cigar-case,
I"I III try and not frighten you.
Sybil rose at once and together they
strolled along the terrace to distance
which had drowned their incipient con.
fidences. When they were quite out of
earshot 7Sybil turned and confronted the
general, and the lighter tone with which
she had "playedo him was lacking
now.
"Tell me,' she said gravely, "Why.
Mrs. Talmage Eglinton is SO anxious
to kill my poor, cousin and spoil that
4 charming idyu.
"Mrs: Ta1mage, Eglinton! stam-
mered the General. "How on earth
did you know that9"
i elbow did I know!" his new coad-
jutor repeated with scorn. In the
same way that she must know herself
that you know, you dear silly old man.
Because Of the absolutely absurd invi-
tation to her to come and stay here at
, Prior,'s Tarrant without rhyme or rea-
son.
i And then, when General Sadgrove
/, had recovered from the shock Of find
ing that he was not quite inscrutable,
{ they talked, very seriously, for up
wards Of half an hour.
! To Be Continued Next Saturday.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24

with your popular belief that they were
inspired to design perfect democracy?
My dear sir, you must abandon either
your idea that these men were inspired,
OF, else you must admit that they we're
incapable of doing what they proposed
to do.'
/ was trying to think Of something
to say in reply to this crushing argu-
ment, when Samuel Adams paused in
front Of us, after pacing slowly up and
down the room.
'sAfter a test Of the constitution,
which has extended for a period of
more than century, he said, s'you
democratic republic on earth and you
do not know enough of your own his
tory to place the blame where it be-
longs-on your constitution. You find
yourselves at the mercy of tyrannical
aristocracy Of your own breeding-as
George Mason Of Virginia predicted
would happen when he arose and de-
clared that he would sooner cut off his
right hand than sign the constitution
but your people lack the sense to see
that no other condition was to be ex-
pected. The men who made that docu-
ment announced their intention Of
throttling the majority and of making
wealth supreme in the structure of the
government, and you seem to imagine
CnaC SuCn COnu1C1OnS now prevail, Uo-
spite their inspired wisdom
These words appear severe now that
read them over, yet ] am sure l quote
him correctly. 1t is impossible, how
ever, to reproduce the impression made
by his deliberate enunciation, his musi-
cal and well-modulated voice and his
quaint smile, which dulled the edge of
| his quiet sarcasm.
"Those delegates were not like the
politicians Of this day he continued.
"They did not srend their time in com
posing fine speeches expressive of their
love for the common people, neither did
they warn them against the encroach.
ments of wealth. Moreover; they were
meeting in secret, and they knew full
well that no echo Of their words would
reach the public ear. Those who were
interested in slaves frankly argued that
the proposed constitution should protect
slavery, and those who were interested
in molasses, fish or rum urged that the
new constitution should conserve the sa
cred rights of those commodities. The
aged Franklin made repeated pleas fol
consideration Of the interests Of the
common citizens of the proposed repub
J lie, but the records show that he had M
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24
Jefferson and Adams Point Out Un6

people as expressed in her house Of COM
mons. France has stupendous wealth,
and it's representatives are none too
scrupulous, yet the citizen voters of
that republic can speedily and surely
incorporate their wishes into law. The
same is true of the people Of Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and in other
countries which have a representative
form of government. These countries
operate under certain constitutions, but
none of them is modelled on yours. If
organized wealth in Great Britain could
take advantage Of the British constitu-
tion it would do so, but it cannot. If
the financial interests of France could
use the senate in that republic for the
purpose OF defeating a popular measure
which had passed in the branch which
directly represents the people, would
they hesitate to do it's When you forge
weapons for wealth you must expect 1T
to use them.''
Will you answer few questions,
Mr.. smith9'' smiled Jefferson.
To the best Of my ability" 1 re-
turned.
"The delegates who made up our CON
sstitutional convention were men Of abll-
ity, were they not?'' he asked.
"The convention included the fore
most lawyers, iurists.. statesmen, and
men of affairs Of that day. replied.
cit also included some astute poll
ticians, did it not?'
Naturally admitted.
"The most of them frankly confessed
their lack of faith in, the legislative wis
dom of the people, did they not2'
"Beyond any doubt.
"And they declared their belief in
| the theory that government should
mainly concern itself with the protec-
tion Of property7' Jefferson questioned.
I hesitated a moment.
"The records seem to show so,"
admitted.
"Those who held contrary beliefs
were represented only by Benjamin
Franklin and one or two others, were
they nota' .. ~. ~
"They were in decided minority,
T conceded. -.
"Thank you, Mr.. Smith, he said
like a lawyer dismissing a witness or
the stand. fNow would it not have
been remarkable if this assembly OF
able men had been unable to design 6
document which would have made effec
tive their views concerning property
and popular rights9 How do you recon
cile their avowed hatred Of democracy
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24

Azzionai,es coeyrigh 1905 BY AcCzre philips 9 Co.

the constitution by the people it was to
govern. They were men of the aver
age selfishness, tempered by at least
the average patriotism. We gave to the
people of our day all that we dared
give them, and Madison well expressed
the general sentiment when he voiced
the fear that, despite all the checks pro-
vided, the popular branch Of the con-
gress would overpower Che senate, the
Judiciary aud the executive. 1t was on
these that the wealth Of the nation re-
lied.
.sThe wealth of our day bore even
less resemblance to the wealth Of the
present time than did the mass of our
people to yours 1t is impossible to un-
unless you steadily bear in mind that
we were legislating for ourselves. not
for you; that we were considering our
people and our wealth, not your people
and your wealth.
IT have attempted to explain that it
is impossible for you to comprehend the
squalor and ignorance Of the people who
were to be admitted into share of the
government-it is equally impossible
for you to comprehend the insignif-
cance and timidity of our wealth: AS
senate composed of men of independent
property, but were compelled to aban-
don that plan by reason Of the fact that
there were states in which no citizens
could qualify. According to your stand
ards there was not a man of wealth in
the nation. There are score Of men
now living, each Of whom possesses
| more wealth than the combined proper.
! ty of the hundred wealthiest men at the
time the constitution was written. You
have corporations owning more property
than the assessed valuation of the
United States at the time we signed
that document.
"Our wealth was not menace to the
nation. 1t was ~menaced by the nation
It was powerless to influence the pas
sage of laws in it's behalf 1t only
asked that reasonable safeguards should
be provided so that it should not b.
robbed by the majority under the form!
1 Of law. Wealth at that time dared mo-
seek any adyantage-not because it wal
less unselfish or more patriotic than il
the wealth of today-but because i
l was small factor compared with peo
pie armed for the first time with tn,
sovereignty Of government, and anxiou
to use that power for their material ad
vancement ftsEis&
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24

They did not think it wise to give more
than a semblance of political power to
the people Of chat day. They did think
it expedient to give political precedence
to the wealth Of that day It is impossi-
bic for those now living to comprehend
to be formed. They were not citizens of
nation; they were the settlers of wide
ly separated and Jealous communities.
They had no knowledge Of any world be-
yond the narrow confines of their own
horizon. Two coaches were sufficient
to carry all the passengers between Bos:
ton and New York. Few of the people
You live in an age when the vast
majority Of your intelligent citizens read
in the evening Of the events Of the day
in Washington. We lived in an age
when the most of our people never be-
came acquainted with the official acts
Of their representatives. We had only
a trace of a public system. We had
or other means for circulating informa-
Ignorant. They Th were desperately poor.
They were envious of those more fortu-
nate in life, and they had been led to
expect that wealth would come with in
dependence from British rule.
Hamilton and others believed that
the poor would use the ballot to despoil
the rich. This idea was repeatedly ad-
vanced in the convention. Wealth hest,
tated to place itself at the mercy of q
ballot in the hands of an impoverished
multitude. We were unable to foresee
that the great mass Of the people would
prove to be a conservative rather than
radical force.
It was for such people and with
such ideas that the constitution was
drafted. It is true that the poorer
classes were without representation in
that body, but it was not entirely the
fault of those who issued the call for
the convention. The delegates were
compelled to defray their own expenses
and stay Of months in Philadelphia
meant a considerable outlay. Pennsyl
vania and other states offered the honor
to representatives of the small farmers
but they were compelled to decline or
account of lack Of means. Since the
convention was composed of bankers
lawyers, soldiers, merchants, owners q
plantations, shippers and others affil
lated with the property interests of thu
country, it. was to be expected they
would relinquish no more power thai
/ was necessary to secure the adoption o.