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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
The Name Texas" AGAIN.

From the Austin. Texas .corr,-
spondence Of the New York Tribune
We read the following
Edward W. Heuslngcr Of san An
tonic, has just added to his colleo-
ton Of old and rare books a geog-
ranhy which was published in l14s.
The maps in this book are remark
ably well executed. and are interest
ing in that they were known at that
time. On one Of the maps the north
western part Of America Is shown A
also only parts undiscovered. Aus
tralia was only partly discovered,
and il l. shown As the land Of New
Holland. with New Guinea and Van
Deiman's Land. now called the l..
land OF Tasmania. as one supposed
continent. New Zealand. too. il
shown As a partly discovered new
land. The Hawaiian Islands had
not been heard Of The Atlantic
ocean was at that called the West
ern Ocean. What is now the Pacific
ocean was called The Great South
Sea, and the caribbean sea was then
known as the North Sea. Another
important map in those DAYS was
ihat OF Mexico. known a. New Spain
and what is now Texas was known
as the province Of Louisiana. The
French settlement of Natchitoches
is shown. and the countries OF the
Natchez and Apache Indians are in
dictated. ald IL j. interesting 10 note
the source Of the Rio Grlndc. then
called Rio Del Nortc. which accord
ing 10 this wonderful map, rises
among some mountains about where
South Dakota now Is. Mr.. Huesin-
ger saws one important factor in the
text Of this work is the description
Of certain Indiar tribes toward the
North River (Rio Grande) known
as the Tecas, was then the name Of
the reformed Indians living in the
missions, for it speaks Of them as
having embraced Christianity and
being the more passionate lovers Of
the Spaniards. Texas was therefore
TO doubt derived from the word Te-
cas-, be saws.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
His Business 10 Necessary.

Don't get Il into your head to pay
the newspaper man as an act Of
chlrIty-that he has 10 live and feel
that you had just as well help lit
tie. \ newspaper is just as lcgitl-
mate a business a. the dry goods or
grocer, business. and Is just rs nee.
essar, 90 the building up Of the town
and country in which It exists as any
other business. Further than that,
every man in the country gets ben
efS from the paper whether he is a
subscriber or not. The editor does
more for the development Of the
country than any other one man, II
h. has the good Of the country at
heart. Don't figure that he has 10
be- an editor to make a living, either.
The majority Of them can do other
things. too.
so, as YOU are getting benefit
from the county paper don't YOU
THINK ven ought to subscribe for it
and help the editor TO do a good
work. not a. an at Of charity. but
a. a matter Of business and self in
terest; We do.-Aspermont Star.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Woman Had Basket Of Wolves.

Mrs. NJ. Henderson. who lives
four miles southwest Of Bush
City. was in town today with ak
young wolves which she and her
husband captured yesterday ON
their farm. says the Garnett
News.
The wolves were quite young.
they did not have their eyes open
vet. and one who did not know
what they were would have said
they were puppies.
There is a bounty of VI head
on the wolves. 50 that Mrs. Hen
dersOn will receive 81 for the
scalps Of the six They made an
effort 10 capture the old wolf
but she could not be- found.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Dying Of Old Age.

The Alhambra. the famous
palace of Granada. is falling into
ruin. The ancient home OF
SPANS Moorish kings. founded
in l2T3. has withstood both
earthquakes and fire. The French
soldiers blew up eight OF it's
towers. and tried 10 level the en-
tire fabric. II is the great age
Of the building which is threaten
ing il with destruction now.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Would R<model Spelling.

Ii in the opinion Of Nature
that "a strong man should come
forward. and by his influence
compel all phiIoIogists. the whole
world over. To adopt the Lepsius
alphabet with two or three trit
fling changesj as the standard
which all persons must adopt in
transcribing the languages OF
the world not already and an
GENTLY expressed in Roman let
tiers; nay. more il il TO be hoped
one day that all the civilized
tongues Of THE world-English,
French. German. Russian, Greek,
Arabic, and every other speech
with a literature-may je writ
ten down in one form of letter
ing. and according to one stand
ard-perhaps thr Lepsius--of ex
pressing sounds BY letters"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15

BOUGHT FOUR SILVER MINES"
as ready. and Adam said he'd
90 mp early in the mornin' and
get the smoke To goin'. an
long towards the next mornin'
when things would be lookin'
worse. ! WIS to 90 up and take
his place. 30 Adam started the
smoke and in less an an hour
the black smoke was pourin' out
of the top. and folks was stand
in around gapin at IL. Then
there WIS rumblin' kind OF a
noise. and folks begun TO run up
and down the roads a wringin'
their hands and cryin' and pray
IN Then told everybody I
thought il must be- a volcano. BY
that time things was lookin' so
permiscuOrs like | saws TO nv
self: There's no use a waitin'
any longer and ! went right up
so IL Adam could come down.
Well all that night set mp
there a keepin' things goin'; the
tar poured over the sides of the
mountain. and the smoke was
black and thick. Mornin' came.
and Adam was still away, but !
kept on till mighty nigh the next
night. Then saw somebody
comm. and | watched awful
close. and | saw il was Adam.
He just came and dropped down
beside me. and saws be. clutchin'
TO a roll Of paper: "Mariah,
here's a fortune; I've bought
fonr silver mines"
We didn't keep 'em all,
though: We sold of three, for
mighty big prices, and the
Others turnin' out big. Adam
and / come back TO our old coun-
try just week ago. We amt
decided just where we'll live, but
we're goin' To the worlds fair
first. I'm gettin' my blue satin
dress made and Adam says it's
the most becomin' shade he ever
saw-it's a real turquoise and
trimmed with 10 yards Of white
lace.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Amen, Foreign immigration.

Oneof the seemingly hopeless evils
OF the times l. the foreign emigra-
tion evil. We say seemingly hope
less because there are 50 few to OPP
pose it, and such powerful influences
70 favor il.
When we consider the woes inflict-
FL upon the South by negroes i'm
tSrted from Africa. the Dagocs in
New Orleans and elsewhere, the An
srchist and Socialists all over the
country, but especially in Chicago,
the Chinaman in San Francisco and
the mining regions Of the West, the
Mexicans on our Southwestern Dor
der, and thousands Of lesser evils all
over the country, it does seem that
we ought sometime 10 open our
eyes to the folly Of our course and
mend our ways.
A great effort is now being made
o turn the tide Of European pauper
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Cock Fighting Among the ore.a..

The sport Of cock fighting
seems TO have originated with
Themistocles Of Greece. When
he was leading I'm army against
the Persians he noted two cocks
in a desperate bartIe-
To stimulate the courage Of
his soldiers. h. pointed out the
bravery Of birds. and having won
his battle with rhe Persians. he
ordered that an annual cock
fight should b. held To celebrate
his victory.
In England the records show
thar the first cock fight took
place in 1871.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15

Interesting Developments tn ~ Con-
rtrsction Of q Ysiiowham-
msr Home.

A correspondent OF the Lewis
ton journal writes: From the
windows of Minot farm house
have been observed interesting
Developments in bird nest arcni.
lecture. Where a branch hao
been cut from an apple tree was
chosen by a yellow hammer for
its summer home.
For nearly two weeks the
birds have been at work chiseI-
ing out z cavity for their pur-
pose. The yellowhammer 10
among our larger summer mi
grants and needs a home OF gen.
erous dimensions in which to
rear its young. Since they have
made the hole large enough ia
enter one Of the birds disappears
inside, and from the opening
sprays Of fine chips seem TO be-
blown from the birds bill. Their
emphatic staecato notes are not
80 often heard as when they
were mating. Their choosing q
nice new home shows q fine re-
gard for sanitation, which the
bIuebird, for instance. seems to.
The grass about the old apph.
tree is well covered with the new
chips. the cavity being about i've
feet from the ground. The ervws
who skrIk about and raid so
many robins nests will nest BE-
able tn enter this nest. but alas.
the red squirrel that runs up and
down tIIe wall and is fond 90 all
sorts q miscbief-he knows all
about what the yellowhammcrs
are doing. and he il the enemy
which Mistress Yellowhammsr
should be- watching.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Get Busy On the Roads.

Last winter there was much COM
plant about tkc condition of the
roads and we came very near losing
the rural mail service. Recollecting
this we remind our people that il
would be a good time to put the
roads in good condition when the
crops are laid by. Most Of he peo-
pie will then have nothing 90 do
but visit wife's kinfolks, and a por-
ton OF the time allotted for that d.
vcrsion might proiitsbly be given to
O0 public roads. The rural mail
service is a great convenience to the
country people end they should give
the postoilice department some Cyi-
dence Of their appreciation Of it.
sulphur Springs Gazette.
The Gazette talk right 10 the
people This paper hes urged is
folks IN this neck Of the woods TO
TAKE action on the road matter be-
fore the postal authorities cut our
routes out from Lone Oak. While
Sarah and the babies go to see
DANA and da-pa John and the
Rrown-up boys can put in some
spare time putting the roads in pas
sable condition. at least 70 the ex-
tent that Uncle Sam won't discon-
tinuc the rural mail service. Ii has
come near 10 a showdown now
that unless roads are put in safe and
pessable condition by this fall and
winter the service will be discontin-
red.-Lone Oak Banner
Ncs. both the brothers are correct
and II the people OF Hunt County
don't make some effort 20 put the
roads in better shape before winter
we are afraid some Of the rural
rural routes will be- cut out. I'M
fact. Uncle Sam has said so. on
ccurse the people Of old Hunt are
not going to sit idly by after the
crops are laid by and let the same
condition Of the roads prevail that
we had last winter. but they will
work them and put them in good |
shape so that the rural routes will
b. continDed.-Grecnyille Banner.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Fnrhidden by Law

There il an old church in Wis
consin which has no steeple. be-
cause 81 court mandate forbid
ding such a construction. In
1862 a severe storm swept over
the town. hurting the original
spIre against the house next
door and wrecking il. The own
~ Of the house got an injunction
restraining the trustees Of the
church from building another
spire. ard this order has held
ever since.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
One Little Prixoner.

In the island OF Sark the most
serious offenses are trespassing
and leaving gates unlocked. for
the result is that often the cattle
get on 10 the cliffs and fall into
the sea. There are 400 inhabit-
ants and one prison, but il never
had but one prisoner. a small
girl. who had stolen n handker-
chief. and she sobbed so loudly
that they let her out.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15

immigration. and even Asiatic i'm
migration. toward the South, espc-
ciaIly Southwest Texas.
Houston immigration agents, real
estate boomers, railroad men. lum.
Der men. etc.. etc. are especially ac-
tive Just at present. trying to secure
Japanese colonies for the railroad
and rice lands Of the Southwest. OF
course the development Of our
public domain 10 desirable, il devel-
oped right; but we'd rather see our
great Southwest prickly pear deserts
still inhabited by respectable long
horn Texas steers and Jack rabbits,
than TO see il developed by iust any
old thing from Europe or Asia.
We consider the Texas steer and
Jack rabbita more useful and desir-
able class Of citizens, than paupers.
anarchists and people who have no
sympathy or respect for the laws and
customs OF our land.
To be sure, there is some money
in it for the time being. And here
is where the danger comes in. We
rave grown too much accustomed to
embracing every proposition that
there is a present dollar in. regard
less Of future results. And while we
have time and again reaped the Bit
ter fruits Of such short-sighied PHI
losophy. still We seem never 10 learn
our lesson well.
II is always best to have a COM
paratiyely zone blooded" people.
They live more harmoniously to-
lether. they see the same way. and
there is not the friction that is al
WAYS found among a nation compos-
ID OF all nations. such as ours ia
growing more and more to be.-Ar-
Iington Journal.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Bush Fires in Australia.

The remarkable discovery has
been made that many Of the re
cent great bush fires in New
south Wales and Victoria were
caused by the phosphorus paste
laid down 20 kill rabbits. The
paste is laid down by the ton in
all the rabbit infested districts.
As soon as the mixture dries il
catches fire under the heat Of the
suns rays and starts disastrous
c0nflagrations.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
LIVES or FISHES SAVED.
Taken from sloughs Formed BY Over
dow Of Illinois and Missis-
sippi Rivera

The rescue OF fishes from the
sloughs formed by the overflow
Of the Illinois and Mississippi
rivers has been in the last year
conducted by the bureau OF fish
cries on a larger scale than here
tofore, according TO the New
York Tribune. These sloughs,
says the commissioners, become
entirely dry in summer or, with
the high temperature OF the wa
ter, fll with a rank growth Of
vegetation which smOthers the
fish. In winter they freeze.
Thus the fish in them must per
ish unless removed. and the
work OF the bureau consists in
SEEMING these Overfowed places
and transferring the fish TO suit.
able waters. Millions OF fish
have thus been rescued and re-
turned To the rivers. and large
numbers are retained for distri-
button by the ear and messenger
service to applicants all over the
country. these sloughs being one
81 the chief sources Of supply for
large mouth bass, erappie and
sunfish.
In September. 1904. a crew Of
the employees Of the Bellevue, Ia,
station engaged in rescuing food
and game fishes from the over.
flowed islands adjoining the Mis-.
sissippi in 10 Daviess county,
Illinois. were set upon by the
sheriff Of that county. subjected
60 many indignities and impris-
oncd over night in wet clothes.
The alleged ground for this ar
rest WIS violation of the state
law. although. "a a matter Of
fact. the bureau was operating
in strict accordance with the law,
and this was well known 10 the
sheriff. As 10 Dayiess county,
which extends for about - miles
along the river in the vicinity Of
Dubuque. Ia. comprises a long
stretch Of low islands. swamps,
ETC. on which are hundreds Of
shallow lakes and pools made by
the overflow water from the Mis-
sissippi river. il is the best field
on the upper Mississippi for the
bureaus work. and on account Of
this fact THE special collecting
station was established nj Belle
vue some years ago. There are
not many overflow lakes on the
Iowa side Of the river within
easy reach of the station. and il
the bureau is prevented from
taking fish from the Illinois side
the work will be- seriously Grip
Piled in future and will probably
have 20 be- abandoned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
rae Palnt Reek Penalmist.

"Some men are so suspicious"
said the pessimist Of Paint Rock,
"that il they went into the or
gan grinding business they
would compel the monkeys to
carry little cash registers
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
His Motto.

Winks-Do YOU know the mot.
to Of Jupiter Pluvius. the god OF
rain?
Jinks-NO; what is IL?
Watch me soak 'em."-L0s
Angeles Herald.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
ne Of a Horse.

Civilization shortcns the life
Of a horse. In a wild state he
lives TO be 30 or 40 years old,
while the domestic horse is old
At 25 years.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-15
Big Actor Coming.

Sir Charles Wyndham and his
company will make a tour Of this
country next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-17

of town, and as the guerrillas first pill
LACED the business portion of the city
ne had time to leave his home and
hide in a cornfield before they reached
his place. They stole his horses and
set fire to his house. but when they
moved on his wife and children were
able to extinguish the flames and save
the house.
Three Of Mr.. Speer's boys slept down
town and lie guerrillas swarrned into
the city at daybreak- In the Tribune
building were John Speer, jr.s aged 10;
Marsh AEurdOck now owner Of tna
Wichita Eagle, and another printer.
The two latter hid in a drain well in
the cellar of an adjoining building and
escaped. John ran out the back door
and was stopped by a guerrilla, who de-
Tlanded his money. The boy handed
him his pocketbook and was immediate
" shot down As he lay writhing on
the ground another guerrilla walked up
and shot him through the head.
Robert Speer, aged 18s slept in the
Office of the Republican with another
printer. The building was burned and
no trace of the bodies OF the two boys
was ever found It is not known how
they died
BILLY" Speer. a boy Of IT, slept in a
store, and went out the back door where
he was met by one OF the Quantrell
gang. who halted him. The boy told
him that his name was Billy Smith.
The man looked over a list of names
written on a slip Of paper and let him
go. After a series of adventures he
reached home and there he shot a guer-
rilla who was prowling about alone
An Indian named White Turkey
who had just swum across the Kansas
river, came up and finished the guerrilla
with a second shot.
1t was a bloody day in Lawrence. One
hundred and eighty-two of its citizens
were murdered and more than $, 000. 900 of
property was destroyed and carried away
BIZ the plunderers.
The two-story store building occupied
by the Tribune was burned and Mr.. Speer
lost his newspaper outfit. He went east
and purchased a new plant and resumed
his business, adding a daily in November.
Mr. Speer was United States revenue col
lector at the time of the QuantrelI raid
and the collectors Office and records were
destroyed.
Although Mr.. Speer was potent factor
in Kansas politics. and most active for a
quarter Of a century. he held few public
positions. He preferred to help his
friends into ofrice. He was a member OF
the territorial legislature. was once in
the state senate and was elected to the
house Of representative in 1882 President
Lincoln appointed him collector OF inter
nal revenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-17

He was stricken about ten days ago
and the report that he was seriously i'll
became general though it was discred-
tied by his friends who insisted that his
illness was the result of rheumatic dis
order from which he had suffered fire.
quently in the past. Reports from his
home late Saturday afternoon indicated
that his condition was better than it
stricken although those familiar with
the case felt from the first mat there
was scarcely a chance for recovery
Eugene Hagan was born in Monroe
county, Missouri, July 8, 1853, being one
of the family of fourteen children born
to Joseph and Mary Hagan- At the age
of fourteen Eugene was sent to St
Marys to receive his education at the
Indian schools at that place, and had as
schoolmates Edward TannehiH the ac-
tor and Thomas Comiskey the baseball
man, each OF whom have become fam
Gus in their chosen professions. After
spending four years at this school ne
entered the University of Kentucky at
Louisville, where he graduated from the
academic and law departments six years
later
After completing his college course he
went to Chicago for the purpose OF
opening a law office but remained there.
only a short time moving to Kansas IN
1880 when he located in Topeka which
has been his home since that time He
accepted employment in the Office OF
Peck. Ryan e johnson and remained
with them until the partnership was
dissolved when Mr. Peck resigned TO
become general attorney for the Atcnl-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
A partnership was formed between
Mr.. Hagan and Mr.. j. B. Johnson, one
OF his former employers which lasted
for three years and was dlssolVeo
the firm to accept the appointment of
Judge of the circuit court. A few
years later a partnership was formed
with A. L. Williams which has existed
since that time.
fed with Democratic politics nation
ally assN eI4 las $fate and in 1882 was
elected Of president of the, Dung
Mems Democratic League of Kansas,
the organization which had much to
do With the election of Click as gov
erIlor of the state. Mr.. Hagan was a
candidate on the ticket with Governor
Click for secretary of state but the
head of the ticket was the. only por-
ton elected. Mr.. Hagan was ap-
pointed assistant United States district
attorney for the district comprising
Kansas and Oklahoma in 1885 and
served in this caDac city for five years
ocratic national convention. and for
twelve years was a member of the
Democratic state central committee.
In January 1899 Mr.. Hagan married
Miss Madge Johnson daughter OF
Captain J. B. Johnson. who survives
him.
The funeral will leave the house. 1895
Van Buren, street, ut 1915 Tuesday
morning and the services will be held
at the Catholic church at 1880. The
lawyers are requested to meet at the
rotunda of the capitol at 10 o'clock.
The paIlbearers Will be: Active-C. j.
Lantry, Robert Dunlap, w J. Black,
Charles Blood Smith. r. F. Hodgins.
B. J. Sheridan, w. r. Smith, and A
F. Williams. The eight honorary pail
bearers will be w. H. Rossington, A.
W. Dana, T. T Hazen, Geo. Finley,
H. P Dillon, w. A. L. Thompson, w.
A. Johnston and D. ". Mulvane.