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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
cAPTURep FOREMAN.
Employees Were Forced to Print Copies
Of the Vibora Manifesto.

st. Petersburg. July 30.-A party Of
men armed with revolvers forced their
way into the Boussel printing estab.
llshmont here. They made the fore.
man a prisoner and prevented the
composltors from leaving the building
They then had 10000 copies OF the
Viborg manifesto Of the outlawcd low
er house Of parliament
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
AFTER GAMBLERS.
Most Extensive crusades Ever known
In state OF Rhode Island.

Providence. July 3O.-The most ex'
tensive crusades against gambling
ever undertaken In this state are In
progress under the directions OF sher.
iffs. who are following out the instruc'
lions from Governor Utter. II Is said
Raids have already been made az sew.
eral points. notably at North Proyi
dence. a part OF the town Of Warwick
and at Narragansett Pier. Activity OF
authorities Is causing a general exc
dus OF promoters OF gambling from the
state.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
FATAL PANIC.
People Rushed on Board a Ferryboat'
II Sank and Five Drowned.

Warsaw. July 3O.-while a church
OF willanow. a suburb Of Warsaw. was
filled with worshlpers Monday an un'
known person outside began firing
with a revolver. a panic followed, the
church service was broken up and the
congregation made a wild rush TO es-
cape. People crowded on board a Ter
ryboat which sank. drowning FIVE.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
DEEP REGRET.
French Authorities Await Adviees BE.
fore Taking Any Action.

French Authorities Await AdViees BE.
fore Taking Any Action.
Paris. July 3O.-The French embas-
So at Washington has been instructed
TO express the deep regret Of the
French government at the killing OF
Lieutenant Clarence England. naviga-
ton o...cer Of the United States cruis-
or Chattanooga. who was mOrtally
wounded al Chefoo July 2S by a rifle
bullet fired from the French armored
cruiser Du Petit Thoras while the crew
OF the latter was engaged In small
arms practice Authorities here are
awaiting fuller reports establishing re
sponsibllity for the accident before de-
termining on disciplinary measures to
be taken.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
cHoATE's CLOSE CALL.
Badly Burned by Live Electric Wire
and Nearly Electroeuted.

Texarkana. July 30.-while search
ing for a horse in pasture Dick
Choate. eighteen years old. came In
contact with live wire at the end Of
the street railway line. The wire en-.
veloped his body. throwing the youth
from side to side and badly burning
him. Choate was finally thrown loose.
II Is believed he will recover
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
Mob Cuts Brewery.

81. Petersburg. July 3O.-A mob OF
5000 workmen completely Quilted n
brewery on the Slussaburg road here
Before a detachment Of Cossacks. sent
90 dispense them. arrived the mob dc
stroyed practically everything.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31

Ardmore. July 30.-Whilo en- route
TO this city Mrs Cleveland Johnson OF
woodford fell from wagon. A wheel
passed over her body. She died. Two
children fell with her. but we're not
hurt
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
Civ. Drowned In sauaIl.

New York. July Solve persons
were drowned by a squall on Lake
Neahtwanta. the llfeboat being cap
sized.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
sailsfae,orY Collections.

City Of Mexico. July 3o.-Custom
house collections for June are very sat
isfactory. showing a total Of Sf.35-.-
s3l.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
Wa. Going to Fathers Funeral.

Alice. Tex. July 3O.-while en- route
b attend his fathers funeral here C.
II. Arnold was killed by a train.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
Three Perish In Lake.

New York, July 3O.-Three Of a par.
~ OF six boating on Lake Hopatcong.
n. j.. drowned when their craft cS2-
sized
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
BRAVE BISHOP.
Episcopal Prelate Jumps Into Calves
ton Bay and Saves a Boy.

Ton Bay ahu oaVes Boy
Houston. July Sort. Rev. II. ID.
AYES. Episcopal bishop Of Mexico. who
Is summering at Seabrook. while ar
rayed in immaculate white. Jumped
into Galveston bay Sunday and saved
Paul Graham. a boy. who had gone
under the third time. He secured the
boy on the bottom. twenty feet deep,
and brought him TO shore. Young
Graham was resuscitated.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-31
Governor Back to Austin.

Austin. July 3O.-Goyernor Lanham
has returned from Weatherford and
Mineral Wells.
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rrenon Not As,assInated.

ST. Petersburg. July 3o.-General
Tfepoff has not been assassinated.
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w. 6. NTAIN
Dentist.

Crown and Bridge work a spec
ialty. Office upstairs over Burt
Norw9 DDS store
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Beautiful Heads OF Hair.

Ifbeautiful hair were commonly seen,
it is certain that poets would not go
into ecstacies about it, but many a
pretty face has a very meagre crown.
One most fortunate girl is Miss Edith
Root, daughter of Secretary Root and
it is strange that some enterprising
maker of hair restorer has not tried
to use her picture as an latter taking
testimonial.
Her dark brown locks are of a silky
quality seldom seen in curly hair, and
when loose reach within a foot Of
the ground She usually wears her
hair braided and wound closely around
her head.
Some people contend that in arrang-
ing the hair la mode, it is better to
have meager strands rather than thick
coils; women, however, still judge the
browning glory" by quantity rather
than quality.
Baroness Won Sternburg has hair
that many an actress has envied. 1t
is Titan red, curly and abundant.
She wears it in the low Greek coiffure,
without adornment of any kind.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
MALHLA Kicker.
Wealthy Woman Lawyer Who is
Friend of the PenniIess Prisoner

Friend of the Penniless Prisoner
Fifty years Of her life spent in help
ing others to freedom. That is the
record upon which Narilla Kicker,
one Of the greatest women philan-
thropists of the country, may look
back upon as long as she lives.
Keen knowledge of the law, q
supreme sense Of justice and money to
spend where and when she will, are
the three things which have helped
Mrs. Kicker to open the gates for
thousands Of accused persons and per-
NIT them to go again into the light
Of the world for another try at life.
Fra Elbertus, that interesting man
whose picturesque haunt at East Auro-
ra is a garden spot, has said that
Justice is commodity and the price
is high" Not so where Mrs. Kicker
is concerned. The unfortunate man
or woman who finds himself or her
self in the prisoners dock and calls
for aid from this public spirited wo-
man may pay If the money Is there
if not, Mrs. Kicker sees the case
through, goes on to the next one with
never thought Of the unpaid justice
bill.
In the long fifty years during
which Mrs. Kicker has worked un-
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compactly built and very deep in the
chest, a great contrast to the loose
limbed Lassiter. Jose casting his eye
about for way of escape, saw his
opportunity, and lodged round the
table, whereupon the Sheriff, who. had
rushed at him, collided violently with
the Englishman.
When two bodies meet in such a
manner it is usually the smaller one
which suffers; but in this instance, to
the astonishment of the cowboys, the
Sheriff staggered backwards while the
smaller man stood like rock.
Where are you coming to?" drawl-
ed John, in the most disagreeable man
ner he could assume. Are you
drunk?"
On you," spluttered the Sheriff,
whose ribs had severely suffered by
the scientific insertion between them
of the point of Johns elbow For
two bits I'll drop ye, as dropped the
greaseri"
will you?" said the Englishman
sneeringly, then do it."
He changed his position, his chest
expanded; he slightly raised his arm
and advanced his left foot few in
ches, balancing himself on the right
OhlnHJ, whispered Que Oh the
bummers to his friend, ''two drinks
to one on the cowboy"
"I'll take ye," was the gruff answer.
'Burt will kill him."
Done"
AS the word was spoken, the Sher-
iff, seething in his wrath, bore down
upon the Engishman like a three
decker on gunboat. AS he came he
lunged at him heavily twice; but he
beat the empty air. The first blow
was parried skillfully, the second
slipped" and then Ogden, with every
muscle braced, poured in swift broad
side. The ffrst-a left hander-fell
between the sheriffs eyes, the second,
Immediately on top of it, came under
his china deadly blow in itself-the
third crashed full upon the end of his
nose, and the fourth, a vicious ham
mer, with the weight of limb and
shoulder behind it, on the line Of his
jaw-bone just below the ear Down
went the big man an inert mass, bleed
ing and insensible, at which exploit
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Shakespeare on Insurance.

have heard you say honor and policy.
Measure for Measure.
Plague of your policy.
The policy of those crafty. swearing
rascals.
-Troilus and Cressida. =.
The policy grows into ill opinion
-Helry VIII.
Did not my brother Bedford toll his
To keep by policy what Henry got?
Henry VI.
Or else this brain of mine
Hunts not the trail of policy SO sure
AS it hath used to do.
Hamlet.
OF Albany's powers heard you not?
'Tis SO, they are afoot
Seal up your lips and give no word but
mum. king Lear.
Believe me not, yet I lie not; con-
fess nothing nor deny nothing.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Heart-sorrowing peers
That bear this Mutual load Of moan.
Richard III.
There is division,
Although as yet the face of it be
covered
With Mutual cunning, 'twixt Albany
and Cornwall. king Lear.
Men and mems fortunes I could frank
ly use. -Timon of Anthems.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
BY. ARTHUR PATERSON:--

was what his soul craved, and he ad-
vanced to the bar, where with the
praiseworthy intention Of conciliating
a great man, invited the Sheriff to
drink. It was a serious blunder-not
that Lassiter had the least objection
to accepting whiskey from anyone,
even a Mexican at ordinary times, but
today he was on his dignity, and the
attitude of his neighbors forbade con-
descention, even inviting aggressive
measures. Finally, to complete Jose's
discontinue, he inadvertently trOd
upon the officers foot.
"What the Ill" roared the Sher-
if furiously, and, as Jose stumbled
back with an apology, he struck the
wretched youth a heavy blow in the
face.
Take that, to teach you Manners
greaser."
The boy reeled backward, blood
flowing freely from nostrils and
mouth, and bedabbling his precious
new clothes. A shout of approving
laughter greeted the exploit. But Jose
was not coward. =
"Caramba!" he gasped, "you big
dam devil" He reached for his knife
| then shrank back at a threatening
movement from two of his neighbors
mot that" said one grufly. "Hit
him back like a man"
The Mexican - nped IN helpless
rage.
"Diabalo! How hit him? He big az
mountain bear!"
whats that?" said Lassiter, the
elementary instincts of his nature now
fully aroused by the applause of the
crowd. Call me bear, would you
Clear away, boys. I'm going to pound
the stuffin' out of the skunk"
He advanced with an oath, and the
Mexican covered behind the stove
Upon this the bummers sprang out
ofNthe way, taking their chairs with
them. But there was still John Ogden
He did not move, except to rise to hi.
feet with flushed face, and to quiet
ly lay his empty glass on the table. He
was not tall man, but squarely and
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

ceasingly for the acduittal or release
Of accused persons she has known
every class of criminal from the MUIR
derer down to the tough brought up
for petit larceny. She has known
gamblers and thieves, great and small;
women of the streets and men about
town, but for all of these she has
found place in her heart and her prom
ise to "see them through" has done
more for many man and woman than
the services of hundred clergymen.
Mrs. Kicker does not pray with her
clients. She brings to bear that great
common sense in which at that time
sound argument rather than religious
prating does more for the cause of
criminal in the dock and brings to
the courts mind clearer insight into
the case right then before him.
Mrs. Kicker has unique person
ality. She is tall, rather mannish,
wears her iron grey hair short and by
her ready wit, infectious laugh and
clear insight makes everybody about
her forget that she is a woman
lawyer"
Her permanent abode is Washington
and in that city she has worked un-
ceasingly for forty years. Publicans
and sinners will go far out of their
way to do a favor for Marilla Kicker,
the one who of all in the vast army
Of wealthy women devotes her time
and money toward freeing unfortun-
ates. Mrs. Kicker believes in free
dom. 1t makes no difference whether
or not the person she is defending is
guilty or innocent. She is working
for his freedom and means to get It.
Elbert Hubbard, (Fra Elbertus)
wrote of her recently: "Marilla! who
is Marilla I'll have to tell you-she
is Marilla Kicker. Crank? I think so.
Wheels? By all means. Bughouse?
Beyond doubt. Everybody who
knows her loves her; those who do
not love her do not know her. And
there are plenty Of people who do
not know Marilla Kicker because their
mental processes run on a totally diff
ferent schedule from hers. They are
not on her wire. I once heard her
quote the prayer of st. Augustine;
so God I thank Thee that thou hast
seen fit not to allow me to be tempted
this day beyond my strength to re-
sist." The life business of Marilla
Kicker has been to be a friend to the
friendless-to be friend even to those
who were not friends to themselves"
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

denounces the aristocracy and takes up life
among the lower elements Of modern life. The
story fascnates strangely but s also educafe 1t Ii
the gEeatest English story ever Writtens
1t has been the cause OF the London city govern
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rom Graphic"

rom '0TdPh1c.
calhoun, Lennox County, New Mex
was town of one hundred and
y people. This included the saloon
1nmers, of whom there were a score,
the stock-raisers of the neighbor-
Pd numbering a dozen. These ranch
p, with one of the stere-keepers,
Re the only inhabitants with much
ftence to respectability, the bulk
the population being cowboys,
fders, rough-riders, and their
ends.
calhoun was a cattleman's town,
b in this warm May weather Jeph-
f'S saloon bubbled over with cow
Us, They were a mixed lot, repre-
Atative, for the most part, of every
Ade Of blackguardism. Here and
kre, however, you might find an
perican, and even more frequently
Englishman of good up-bringing,
10 had drifted into the whirlpool of
.ow-punching" as some men drift to
before the mast, through inclina-
/ n, possibly for a wild, unconven-
nal existence. An Englishman, of
Is class, one May morning, swung
nself out of his saddle at Jephson,s S
fortify nature with a whiskey on
way south. He was the son of a
hnufacturer in Lancashire, England
Id his brothers were being educated
the Army and the Church, while
John Ogden, the eldest, twenty-one
'ars old this day, was a wanderer on
|e western prairies, earning a living
a "cow-puncher."
John Ogden had done fairly well
E was not without self-control and
ling. in land where all men went
out armed to the teeth, he had KEEP
IS temper so far, and had never beer
serious trouble.
The bar was crowded at Jephson's
day, and it was some minutes before
|hn could get his drink. When
rived, he withdrew to table and sip
Fd at his whiskey slowly. He was
Try tired, having ridden forty miles
LAT day and herded cattle most OF
|e preceding night, so that he fell
Fowsy and languid. Near him were
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

wo saloon bummers, their feet orna-
henting the top of an unlighted stove.
he swing-door of the saloon opened,
nd a man staggered up to the bar.
me of the bummers pointed back
7ards with his thumb.
That's him, Sammy-the new Sher-
The other grinned.
"Jedge Sanderbach's choice. Burt
assiter is the biggest tough in town"
"Why-naterally he's friend of the
edge"
You bet"
1 They both laughed, and then re-
hpsed into silence, while John looked
uriously at the man who had aroused
his comment. He was tall, broad and
tout, with long heavy face, thick lips,
nd beetle brows. Coarseness and
brutality were written in every line
II that face, and his eyes small, rest
ess, and near together, contained a
finister expression that made the Eng
ishman frown involuntarily. The
Sheriff did not notice Ogden. He was
eeeking for familiar faces.
The swing-door opened again to ad-
nit another man, who stood a moment
ooking about him, nervously flicking
rawhide against his boots and glanc-
ng doubtfully at the bar. He was a
Mexican with the full dark eyes and
graceful figure of Spaniard and the
'coarse, immobile features of an In
hian. His dress was complete suit
bf grey buckskin, gaudily ornamented
with beads, and deeply fringed. His
Fombrero, also new, was bound with a
smart cord of yellow and green, and
was tilted rakishly over his left ear.
His boots were polished, his spurs
of large size, and, being
pendants of steel, jingled like bells as
he walked. At the sight of the
'sgreaser" there was general growl
bf disgust among the cowboys, and
had jose Gallegos been wise man he
would have gone elsewhere to assuage
bis thirst and indulge his passion for
gambling. But Jose was not wise, nor
'at the moment particularly sober. He
had been left small legacy, some six
hundred dollars, and a portion of this
was still burning his pocket. Work,
therefore was out Of the question !;
drink and play with the white man
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
An Old Joke Verified.

Said Tom to Bill, pray tell me, air,
Why is 1t that the devil
In spite of all his naughty Ways
Can never be uncivilT'
Said Bill to Tom, 1.-THE answers plain
To any mind that's bright,
Because the imp Of darkness, sir,
Can ne'er be imp-o'-light.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Niagara river in its course from
Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, falls a dis
tance of 627 feet.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

ul6llI TeCOEQlZlIlR 1u0
wonderful work bt the
Salvation Army~ln eI-
tending to G en- erRl
Booth the freedom OF
London.
II you love your chill
dren, and Of course yo1
do, you will " Mt them
to read this story that
they may know the hor-
rors, the dangers and
the temptations OF city
life. II they are dissat-
isded with the old farm
this fs the story theyb
should read that they
may more fully UNDER
stand the full meaning
Of LIE In the city. There
Is one other character
In this story and this
character has big, tired
eyes which gaze out
from the throng at the
beauty Of Lady Lefty
with o strange envy.
The teachings OF thG
story point to the ideals
Of Christ. It is grand,
instructive, fascinating
and awakening. Every
picture drawn by the
skilled pen of Arthur
Applin. Its author, WIZ
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-07

considerable time after telling In
|sect-infested timber is frequently
overlooked by the inspectors and al
lowed to go inside the mines Ants
and cerambycid borers may attack
props after they go in the mine.
There decay spreads rapidly, and the
destructive work of the insects ap-
pears to be in no way affected by the
lack of light or by presence of gases.
Creosote and carbolinium are effec-
tive insecticides and stop the work of
the wood-borers.
A mine prop is composed of three
parts, which together form set
two uprights, called legs, across the
top of which is crosspiece, called
a collar. After Il prop is decayed
sufficiently to necessitate its removal,
1T is replaced. At times, when only
one leg is decayed, that leg alone is
removed and replaced by a new one.
Frequently, however. the whole set
lis replaced, and this involves the de-
struction of all the logs by saving
them in two to remove them.
Various materials and methods for
|preservative treatment have been
tried. and up to the present time all
have proved efficient. Only time Will
show which are the most satisfactory
from the practical, point of view.
Applied with brush, creosote and
carbolinium give an excellent pene-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-07

tration in solid wood, frequently av-
eraging from one-fourth to sone-half
an inch The amount of oil thai sea
soned loblolly pine takes from
a brush application is surprising. es-
pecially in the end grain. Little
difference in penetration has as vet
been noted between creosote and car
bolinium, though the latter seems
better on absolutely green timber
All brush treatments were applied
hot and in two coats. The second
coat absorbed practically as much oil
as the first.
Open-tank treatment has succeeds
ed beyond all expectations. This
consists of an immersion of the tim
bers for several hours in preservative
and then allowing them to cool to
atmospheric temperature. While the
feasibility of the open-tank treatment
has been demonstrated, there is much
yet to be learned. The cost may be
reduced by shortening the immersion
and thus consuming less fiuid. Al
VERY heavy treatment is not necessary.
The best preservatives approximate
~ double the serviceable life of rail-
way ties and may be counted on to do
the same or better for mine props.
Seasoned and treated props, which
were put in alongside of the old-style
props, unseasoned and unpeeled, are
Jas sound as ever, while the others
-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-07
props can be put ON firm CONNER

props can be put on firm commer1
cial basis.
In the loss of mine timbers at least
60 per cent. are destroyed by decay
and the remainder by crush. The
percentage charged to decay should
be even higher, because many of the
timbers which break have already
been weakened by decay. Decay is
probably the cause of rs per cent. of
all failures in mine timbers.
Decay In props is principally
caused by wood-destroying fungi.
Warm, moist air, together with cer-
tain gases always found in mines,
greatly favors the development of
these fungi. Ventilation is an enor-
nous factor. Timber in the vicinity
of shafts and slopes where there is
abundance of fresh air lasts longer
than that deeper in the mines. The
Yeiriation OF moisture and tempera-
ture within mines is so wide that
timbers may decay in eight months or
may last several years. Timbers that
are constantly wet or constantly dry
last longer than those subjected to an
alienation of these conditions.
Insects play a very considerable
part I'm the destruction of mine tim
bers. Many forms are found, includ-
ing bark borers. ants, and timber
worms. Their presence may be due
TO allowing logs to lie unpeeled for a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-07


said, "let the. man who has the lost
coin roll it into the centre of the
table" The gas was raised, and
then it was discovered that. instead
of the lost coin having been returned.
another one had been distracted from
the table!
There is a well-known variant on
this story in the incident OF the ON
Ger who, underwhat similar condi-
tions, refused to be searched or
course, suspicion fell on him, and ne
was received afterward with coolness.
Years passed away, an another man
owned to the theft. The maligned
officer was asked why he had not
cleared himself years before by per-
mitting himself to be searched. He
replied by saying that he possessed
duplicate of the missing coin, and
knew that no one would have believed
in his innocence if it had been found
on him.