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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-18

An intense rivalry am ong the
agriculturists and horticulturists
of the different irrigated states that
will contest for the honors at the
exposition to be held during the
session of the National Irrigation
congress, at Boise September 3 to
s. In Utah they are raising the
handsome sum Of $500 to pay
the expenses of their exhibit. In
Oregan and Washington a similar
interest is being taken, while in
every district Of Idaho associations
have been formed for looking after
the matter Of making premium
talking exhibits. The Beet Rails
ers' Association of Colorado will
contest for the magnificent silver
loving cup and the honor Of show
ing the best sugar beets. This
will be the largest exposition OF
fruits, cereals and sugar beets ever
held in the irrigated area OF the
United States.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-18
CALL OF CONVENTION.

By virtue Of the authority vested
in me as the Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee Of
the 10th Judicial District Of the
State Of Texas, ! hereby call a
cOnventiOnI o consist of the dele,
gates elected from the several
counties composing said district,
to meet at WoJtan Wells on the
fourth Saturday in August, 1906,
same being the 18th day Of said
month, for the purpose Of nomina-
ting candidate for District At
torney Of said District.
J. +. BUTLER,
Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee Of Goth Judicial Dis
trict.
Bryan, Texas. August 10, 1906.
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-18

There is no knowing what wo.
mans reticule contains. A well
dressed Russian young lady drop
ped one near the governor gener-
ais palace in Odessa and a bomb
exploaded. 1t was probably a Co.'S
metic that would have changed the
governor generals complexion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-18

A resident of Tacoma, Washing.
ton, 81 years old committed suicide
as a result of jealousy. His sweet
heart was seventeen and he could
not stand to see her in company
with a young rival.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-18


from the west. Manager Van
Week hurried on, of Houston on
a special train and was at Lang
try TO take command of the situa-
ton Sunday afternoon. With him
were Bridge Engineer d. X. Co
bum and other officials, while Supt.
Marks and other officials came
down from FL Paso TO Lozier to
SSsh the work of re.opening the
Dad at that point.
4 The regular train tied up al
Del Rio Saturday and accompanied
.5y Beaumont merchant and
Sanderson ranchman, got out oil
that place Tuesday about noon on
Mr.. Van Weeks special. None oil
the other passengers -eemed In
clined to tackle the washout re-
pion. We skirted the Rio Grande,
which was carrying a great rise
and full OF drift, for several miles
and then came TO Devils River,
which was a raging torrent of mad
waters scarcely less in volume
than the Rio Grande itself into
which DEVILS River flows a few
miles below the Devils river sta
ton. At the railroad bridge at
Devils River the telegraph line
men had a hazardous task straight
ening out and splicing the broken
wires. The waters roared about
the piers of the great steel struc-
ture and swirled away in the
rapids below, but the bridge stood
| intact and we passed on in safety
to Lsngtry.
The fret washout was at the
sugar bridge" four miles west OF
Langtry. Here second disaster
occurred on Sunday. The washout
was nearly repaired with t h e
"cribs" when a second flood came
rolling down big Canon" without
warning and the men had barely
time to escape with their lives.
| Indeed one of them, a Mexican
section man named Towes, was
swep, away and drowned, and two
or three thousand cross ties COM
posing the cribbage were washed
away and lost. Ifyou will pardon
a depression, Lsngtry is one OF the
most famous little towns in the
United States. Having a popula-
ton less than one hundred souls,
Ii, is known far and wide as the
home of the late lsmented Judge
Roy Bean, The Law West Of the
IPecos. II was also within sight
Iof this town on the Mexican side
OF the river where on a sanbar
some years ago Robert Fi'zsim.
mons put Peter Maher out of the
prize fighting business. But Lang
try without Roy Bean is a Ham
letless Hamlet. True his famous
signs still adorn his quaint little
adobe buildings; such as the one
quoted above coupled with ice
Cold Beer" his saloon name, The
Jersey Lily" and Roy Bean
Town Hall and Opera House" but
the spirit Of the chief justice OF the
borderland has flown. Dodd, the
only storekeeper and incidentally
the banker for the town, has sue
cevd5d Judge Bean as justice Q! the
peace and it is he who held the In
quest over the body Of the Mexican
found a mile below the washed
out bridge, stark and stiff with
arms held up in mute appeal.
To revert 10 the thread of this
narrative, work was resumed on
the bridge building bright and
early this morning, the skies clear
ed and everybody took fresh hope
! But as the most sanguine do moi
! hope for the road to be opened in
} less than a week, it is now up "a
my companions and / to get acros'
! the country thirty-two miles tC
l Lozier by private conveyance.
Malcolm Carnes.
CALL OF CONVENTION.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS.

Hunter & Chatham, with COM
mendable enterprise, have made
some notable improvements in their
store, and others are still in pro-
gress. They have put in hand
some and up-to-date plate glass
show windows, which are filed
with new goods; installed complete
new electric light fixtures and will
extend the shelving to the ceiling
to accommodate a largely increased
stock of goods. This, with the
rear fitted up for a tailor shop, and
a new concrete sidewalk in front,
makes their place exceedingly at
tractive.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
HURI CANE HORRIBLE
Southern Coast Of Florida Sustains
Great Damage.
BLOWN OUT IN GULF
Boat Struck by m Immense Wave
and Went 90 Pieces, and Tn
fortunates Seeking TO Es-
caps Washed Away.

Key West, Fla. Oct 22.-Survivors
OF one Of the houseboats OF the Florida
East Coast railway extension along
the keys tell narrowing tale Of death
and destruction during the storm OF
Thursday.
w. p. Dusenbury. civil engineer IN
charge Of the work on Long key, ar.
rived here on the Russian steamer
Jennis. among other survivors rescued.
He says houseboat No. 4. on which
were $50 men. was struck by the storm
at o'clock Thursday morning. and
was driven out into the gulf through
Hawks channel. At o'clock the
houseboat began 10 break up, and as
the great waves hit her. men slngly
and In bunches OF two and three. were
washed into the sea and drowned.
Some went below for protection. but
hen the top OF the boat was carried
away and waves rushed the boat soon
went to pieces. thirty or forty OF the
men being crushed 10 death In the
collapse. the others grabbing tim
bers % save themselves from drown.
ing. Engineer Dusenbury was In the
hold. but succeeded In getting a log
and floated until Friday night when
he was rescued.
On one piece Of timber sixteen men
were clinging and nine were hanging
20 another. The side OF the houseboat
WAS erowded with man II furned over
three times. each time reducing the
number.
The Russian steam Jennis sighted
the wreckage and succeeded In res
cuing the forty-nine men. who were
brought here. Three other steamers
with searchlights were picking up men
dead and alive when the Jennie left
the scene.
There was another houseboat with
$50 men on board at Long key which
Mrs Dusenbury thinks was also swept
20 sea.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
Dreadful Method London Financier
Res0rted To
IN ORDER TO ENDLIFE
r. MaeFadyen, One Hour After the
Notice Of Firms Failure Was
Announced, Had Commit
ted Suicide.

London. Oct 22.-P. MacFadyen.
head OF the firm OF P. MacFadyen a
Co., bankers. whose suspension had
been announced. committed suicide
within an hour after notice Of failure
had been posted on the door by lying
down before n train in a tunnel about
half a mile away from his place OF
business.
Mr. MacFadyen appears 20 have
gone directly from his bank to the
station OF the City and South London
railway. entered the tunnel unobserved
and deliberately lay down in front OF
an approaching train. The engineer
reported having run over an obstruc-
ton IN the tunnel. Search revealed
shockingly mutilated body, which was
Identified as that OF Mr.. MacFadyen.
II "a rumored the failure Of p. Mac
Fadyen q Co. the London house OF
Arbuthnot & Co. bankers OF MRdras,
was connected with tho cotton market.
but "A Mr.. MacFadyen was the sole
partner In Europe II is difficult 10 OBJ
taih information on the subject
n elephant ranch has been esthb
tlaktd near Valentine. Ter. -Four &c
m1ies and q male have arrived. In
the next few weeks ninety-nve more
viii be shipped, says q special 70 the
81 Laais Rspubllo
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Memory Of Mrs. Jefferson Davis fon'
ored by U. D. c. aud U. c. v.
Members.

A meeting was held at the First
Baptist Church in this city Sunday
afternoon and the memory OF the
late Mrs. Jefferson Davis was hon
ored by public exercises in the
presence of assembled members OF
l.. s. Ross Chapter, U. ID. C.,
Camp J. B. Robertson, u. c. ",
and others.
Or. Butler presided during the
rendition OF the program, which
opened with an organ voluntary by
Mrs. II. o. Boatwright. DR.. Belts
offered an invocation and the con-
gregation united in singing Asleep
in Jesus" This was followed by
scripture reading by DR.. Butler
from the fourteenth chapter of Job
and a part of the eleventh chapter
Of John. DR.. Butler made appro-
pirate comments and later spoke
briefly in reference to the occasion.
A vocal solo, lone Sweetly
Solemn Thought, was beautifully
rendered by Mrs. w. c. Davis.
The memorial address was deliv-
cred by Mr.. w. c. Davis. who
paid tribute to the memory of the
honored dead and that of her hus-
band who preceded her to the great
beyond, and to their loved South
land. Another hymn, Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee" was followed
by the benediction by DR.. Butler
and the organ recessional.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
SEVERE STORM.
Salt Lake City and Vicinity Sustain
Considerable Damage.

osU Labc OltJ anu Nictnity ousSdin
Considerable Damage.
Salt Lake City. Oct. 22.-For past
twenty-tour hours this city and vicin-
ity was swept by a wind storm OF un-
paralleled severity. In addition to
three serious accidents 10 persons.
property over a wide area was devas-
tated. a fire famed by the wind has
obliterated the new plant OF the Utah
Packing company. causing a loss OF
about s250.0O0. During the full period
OF the storm trains have arrived ir.
regularly. For much OF the time the
street car service was az a standstill
and the electric lighting plants were
out OF commission.
Ruined buildings. falling chimneys.
broken windows. loosened signs and
toppled trees throughout this and ad-
Joining towns are the most common
souvenir OF the storm and form In the
aggregate an immense source OF loss
The wind attained a maximum veloci-
~ OF fifty.two miles an hour.
A number Of persons here sustained
injuries from falling trees and short
circuited wires.
At ogden a man was killed and $780,
900 worth Of property destroyed by
wind.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
WILL GIVE REcITAL.

Misses Charlotte Harnish and Olive Me
Clinioek, teachers in the Texas Christian
University Of Waco, returned to that city
yesterday after a visi, 10 Mr.. and Mn.
b. ?. Leman. Miss Harnish, who is a
vocal teacher. sang at the Christian church
Sunday and her singing was received with
so much favor that she and Miss MeClin-
took. who is a talented reader, have been
invited to give a recital in this city, and
have consented to do 50, the date to b,
announced later.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
Snow General.

Denver. Oct. ga general snow
storm prevailed along the eastern slope
Of the Rocky mountains from Wyom.
ing TO New Mexico Sunday. Saow
has fallen in Colorado almost inces.
sanity for twenty-four hours. Subur.
ban electric lines have operated with
difficulty and railroad have experience
ed delay In running trains.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
Worst In Years.

Albuquerque. n. NJ. Oct 22-The
worst blizzard since the big storm Of
1852 was general throughout New
Mexico Sunday night. A high wind
brought a general fall OF snow and
slee throughout Grand valley. and re-
ports indicate that the losses 20 sheep
growers viii be very heavy.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
TERRIBLE CHARGE.
Negro Woman Accused Of Numbering
Her Two Children.

Lake Charles. La. Oct. 22.-Emma
williams. a negro woman residing west
Of the city. was lodged in Jail on charg-
IS OF numbering two OF her children
aged four and six years. II IL alleged
that the children were taken out in
q boat on Houston river and were held
under the water TIL they exprido.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23
Loved Ones Missing.

Miami Fla, Oct 22.-Captain Pin
der. who was in Miama at the time
OF the storm, on returning home In
Key Large. ofund his home swept
away and his wife and two children
missing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-23

insane asylum at Havana. having a
capacity Of 400 patients. contains 1850.
Governor Magoon says conditions are
tsplorabls. He made an inspection.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-04-14

There ID Q well authenticated story
Of 6crops Davis, London dandy OF
Q hundred years ago, an inveterate
gambler, but also . man OF talent. .
gentleman and q wit. One night he
was introduced to young man named
Hastings. who had inherited . coloa-
nj fortune. much OF which he had
already gambled away. They com
insnced to play hazard. Hastings re-
marking at the same time that he
must soon cut out that sort OF fun.
a. ne was about to marry and settle
down.
Serope was in great luck. Main At
ter main he won. and As often wished
to cease play. but Hastings. who con-
tinued to pour glass after glass Of
champagne down his parched throat,
waA pallid with excitement. and In
sisted upon q chance to retrieve his
fortune. The excitement became gen
eral. Other players left their own to
blea to crowd around the duellists.
Time after time Hastings threw crabs.
while Davis followed with the nick.
The rattle Of the dice and the cease
less now Of wines went on all night
and far into the next day. Hastings
was mad with excitement. Every
pouad and every security he possessed
or could think of he pledged AMI lost.
At last. like the gamester who staked
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n is admitted that we are the rich
est people in the world to-day-the
richest people the world has ever
seel.. says Cleveland Moffatt in Sue
cess. The Wanted wealth OF Croesus
Is estimated at only 100000. but
thele are seventy American estates
that average 335,000.OO0 each. As
showing the rapid growth of individ-
ual fortunes in this country there is
Interest In list Of rich men. printed
in 1856, according to which New York
city at that time boasted only twenty
eight millionaires. And pamphlet
published some years earlier says that
In 1s45 Philadelphia could show only
ten estates valued at 100000 or
more, the richest being that Of Ste
phen Girard, which reached 100000
In contrast to which in 1892 there
werv over 200 millionaires In Phila-
de1phia.
A. to New York city, the number
Of its millionaires, according to best
information, is over 1000. while the
number Of millionaires in the United
States 10 at least 5000. or half the
total number in the world. There is
one family alone. at the head OF which
stands the richest and most powerful
man In the world, John D. Rockefeller,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-04-14

"Laziness is a great contributory
cause Of lunacy," says a British spec
ialist In mental diseases. THE only
way to preserve healthy mind is to
lead busy life. But modern condi-
lions, the compulsory retirement from
professional occupations Of men who
have reached the age of, say. So. con-
denim them to spend the rest of their
existence in idleness. They become
retrospective and brood. They feel
themselves 'side-tracked' from the
main line Of life. and almost uncon-
sciously state Of rebellion is set up.
From lack of mental exertion the
brain loses the nutrition 1t has been
accustomed to over long period of
years. Other conditions are set up
which cumulate In mental degenera-
ton.
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LAzINEss LEADS TO LVNAcy

Young men who inherit fortunes
and devote their time to spending
them fall ready victims to this under.
mining of the brain. Tragedies of the
kind are constantly occurring. Many
women and girls who belong to the
leisured class are saved from q like
fate by their devotion to dress and
bridge. The jealous pursuit of those
pastimes REQUIRES at least some meas
ure Of mer 'ercise. Perhaps that
is the best can be said OF them.
ut Is dang rous for man who has
led bus.' life to abandon brain ex-
ertion. Medical science has prolong.
ed the span Of human existence. and
yet retirement Is now forced upon
men at much earlier. age than hith.
erto. The only hope for these men
is to cultivate some engrossing
hobby"
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QUICK TRIP FOR NAILS

This story was told by Mr.. Baker. Of
chocolate fame: Some years ago. In
Milton, he had man in his employ
by the name of Tim Reardon. who was
considered a handy man with tools
AS Mr.. Baker was walking through
his yard one day he noticed that the
shingles on the gable end OF one of
his buildings had blown away. Seeing
Tim, he called him. and asked him II
he could replace the shingles.
"of course can" said Tim. And
he Immediately erected temporary
staging to work on. some thirty feet
high.
He got his Ratchet aud shingles and
went up on the staging. He had been
up but short time. however. when
he tripped and fell to the ground.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-04-14
Wealthy MEN OF TO-DAY

and the wealth Of this family 10 esti.
mated at $1,000 .O0O. 900, sum 20 huge
that the human mind quite fails to
grasp 1t. sum SO huge that II ut the
birth of Christ Rockefeller had been
making dollar a minute and had let
all these dollars accumulate day and
night for all these centuries. he would
not yet, 1906. have amassed $1,000
900, 900. And II Rockefeller should
to-day turn his wealth into gold coin
and take 1t out of the country, say
into Canada. he would carry across
the border three times as much gold
as would then remain in the United
States. Nor would he carry II HIM
self. for the weight Of 1t would be
1850 tons. And II he loaded It on the
backs Of porters. each man bearing
his own weight in solid gold (say 150
pounds), 1t would require $4,000 men
to move it. And II they walked ten
feet apart the line OF them would
reach forty-four miles and would &C
cupy fifteen hours In passing given
point. None Of which takes any 40.
count of the daily interest ON this for.
tune. which interest. II paid In gold,
would require the strength OF seven
men to carry 1t, for 1t would weigh
1000 pounds. Such are the riches OF
a single family.
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GAMBLER GAVE BACK FORTUNE

his wife upon . cast Of the dice al
lost. he would have risked the welfare
Of the girl to whom he was engaged u
the other would have accepted tAAt
kind Of security. But he would net.
Then Hastings hurled dice and bez
across the salooa, smashing = spaan-
did mirror. and. throwing Aimself e.
hausted upon q soft chair. burst Into
tears, exclaiming. II can play 10
more. l have lost everything In tAs
void. am = beggar!"
Davis stood still, calm, unmovsd.
watching him. Then he said: .Mr.
Haatings. listen to me. l will foreso
everything have won tonight On one
condition and that ID. that you will
take a solemn oath never to touch
cards or dice again." The ruined
gambler fell on his knees to thank
his benefactpr and to take the oath.
The latter Immediately restored every.
thing he had won, and. oddly enough.
Hastings kept his vow and lived .
wealthy and prosperous man.
But the medal has = sordid reverse.
When In after years Scrope Davis. ~
duced to great poverty. ventured to
ask him for some slight assistance.
the hound wrote him a curt, formal re-
ply. in the third person. regretting
that Mr.. Hastings was unable to offer
Mr.. Scrope Davis any assistance.
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70 eRrsERvE THE DEAD

being simply in : peaceful alesp.~
J, Sisnor vercelloni Ii Of tho oDanso9
that the discovery win do away with
the religious feeling against cfemA-
ton, and may be valuable from the
point Of view Of Identification in GRIM
inal cases. and also in scientific re-
search.
I'm cases Of family disputes" said
the doctor. think of the enormous
advantage It would be to be able to
gaze through the crystal lid and see
the body fully preserved. There II
. big case, involving millions Of mon
ey, in the law courts now which my
discovery would have decided with
out the dispute being dragged before
the public. Then consider the histor-
ical advantage In having the remains
Of eminent personages exposed to the
public veneration." Manchester
(Eng.) Chronicle.
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Misrepresentation" il the name
which Signor vercelloni. an italian
doctor, has given to a discovery that
preserves the human body without
the use of ordinary methods Of en-
balming.
There IL no necessity to touch
the body at all. much less to dissect
It," explains the doctor. THE old
method, which is a very expensive
one, Is entirely done away with. No
unctions or wrappings are used.
1.-THE body is simply placed in a
zinc CONN. which is laid inside an
ordinary wooden CONN, and between
the two patent powder mixture is
sprinkled, which preserves every
feature Of the body. and especially
of the face, exactly as 1t was at death.
Viewed through glass lid. there is
nothing revolving In its appearance.
the person appearing as though in
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A sov's sREAkFAsr
Thsrs's Natural Food That Makes
lite Own Way.

Thsrs's 4 Natural Food That Makes
lite Own Way.
There's . boy up In Hoosick Falls,
N. Y. who Is growing into sturdy
manhood on Grape-Nuts breakfasts.
1t might have been different with him.
a. his mother explains:
my 11-year-old boy is large. well
developed and active, and has been
made 80 by his fondness fol-. Grape
Nuts food. At five years he was 3
very nervous child and was subject
to frequent attacks Of indigestion
which used to rob him Of his strength
and were very troublesome to deal
with. He never seemed to care for
anything for his breakfast until I
tried Grape-Nuts. and have never
had to change from that. He makes
his entire breakfast Of Grape-Nuts
food. 1t 10 always relished by him
and he says that 1t satisfies him bet
tor than the ordinary kind Of meal.
Better than all he Is no longer
troubled with indigestion or nervous
ness, and has got to be splendidly
developed fellow since he began to
use Grape-Nuts food" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's . reason. Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville." in
pkss.