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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
"puTcHEss OF sRAcKeN5ERe.'
Old Woman. Now Dead, Insisted She
ida Rlaht 70 little.

New Yo-k. Oct. 3.-The body OF al
old woman who called herself "Th,
Duchess of Brackenberg." and always
insisted that she rightfully possessed
the title. Is in the morgue and unless
some one claims II will be taken to tho
potters field. The duchess was found
dead In her squalid little apartments
in the old section OF New York known
as Greenwich Village She died from
heart disease The woman used % eN.
plain that she came 20 this country
from Germany years ago with her
husband. They were 10 travel but
they did not leave New York because
her husband lost large sums gambling
When he had lost all their means h.
committed suicide and she pawntd her
jewelry TO cefray his funeral expenses
Then she cahled 20 Germany 10 friends
20 help her but none ever answered
her Where she obtained the little
money she always seemed To have
neighbors do not know. She lived on
bread and peanuts. 50 far as they
could gather Her clothes bore the
appearance OF long wear No letters
or papers were found 20 identify or
corrobornle her account of herself
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
WATERWAY POLICY.
President Roosevelt Says That u
Should Be Liberal.

ST Louis. Oct. 3-President Roose
welt. In n speech here. declared Il the
nations duty TO restore the Mississippi
river TO its proper place as a great ar.
terry OF commerce, and termed the pro
posed fourteen-foot channel from the
lakes TO the gulf n national task"
He warned against plans which
might entail reckles extravaganza of
be tanned with jobbery." but urged \
liberal waterway policy
The presidents address was no, a..
minished by the fact that he was
drenched by a sudden downpour of rain
while en- route to the Jai Alai building.
where his speech was delivered Thou.
sands greeted his utierances.
A tremendous ovation was accordei
the national executive when the steam
er Mississippi entered the ST Louis
harbor to make the first stop on the
voyage from keokuk 10 Memphis
where President Roosevelt will attend
the convention oi the Deep Waterway
association convention.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
OFF ron KOBE.
Before Leaving Secretary TAFT Was
Guest Of the Emperor.

Before Leaving Secretary Tai, Was
Guest Of the Emperor
Toxic. oct William n TAFT
American secretary of war, ofgciall'
hade farewell 20 Japan az G:15 wcdncs
day evening the left the brilliantly dec.
GRATED Shimbasho railroad station for
hobe amid the firing of an artillery
salute and great display OF firg.
works
Secretary and Mrs. Taft went 10
the paiance. Entering the audience
room accompanied by General Ed.
wards. Mr. Taft was greeted by his
majesty. who invited the secretary 20
accompany him 20 an adjoining room
where they conversed In private. with
the aid OF an interpreter. for ten min.
utes. after which they returned TO the
audience room
While the private audience was In
progress Mrs. Taft was received by
the empress Both their maiestles
showed great cordiality In their re-
gepiion ~ the American visitors
While no Official statement OF what
transpired AZ the private audience was
given out. II is understood thar the an.
peror expressed his rlendship for
America and his admir- ion OF Presi.
dent Roosevelt. and that Mr. Taft as.
sured him that these sentiments Were
reciprocated by the people OF the Unit.
ed States
After the audience Mr.. and Mrs Taf'
called on the crown prince. Yeshihito
Huronimiya. and upon Prince Fushlmi.
the emperor's cousin. who visited the
United States in 1904. and then return.
cd 10 the palace on their arrival
there Mr.. and Mrs Taft were ushered
into the banquet room where a lunch
con was served, the emperor aud en-
press sitting on one side OF the table
with Mr.. and Mrs Taft opposite them.
The luncheon was most elaborate.
the banquet room being profusely dec.
GRATED with American and Japanese
flags and flowers
The fsvors were OF silver eNquisitely
designed After the luncheon Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft bsde farewell 10 their males.
ties and returned to the Shiba palace.
their headquarters.
The foreign minister. Count Haya
shi. called ON Secretary Taft al I
o'clock and had long conference with
him. 10y
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
Dr.. f. "a. Harrison
ofiioe a, Emmsl s Maloney's Drug Store
BRYAN. TEXAS

Calls promptly answered day or night
otice hours to u a. m. and to @p.m
Ohee phone % tii Re-. 'ph ne Sla
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
Kills nImsslf Pitching.

Cameron. TcN.. Oct S.-Gcorgc Shl'
tor. while Tidins horse IN route hom.
below Cameron from Rogers. va,
thrown hv The horse into barb wiz
fence ani his right arm was brote.
and his land severely lacera'ed r..
animal Killed himself pitching. aua
when Mr Shafter fell into the fcs,
the animal Tell dead
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
Corpse In Cave.

Sugden. T.. Oct. 3.-Archibaii
Brice. who has been employed for some
time cutting wood for O. c. Conway oa
his place. and who has been living In
q small dugout on the bank OF Beaver
creek. one-halt mile east OF town. was
found dead In his cave BY Calvir
HOLMES while out hunting Cause O.
hts death ts unknown. a. he was alone
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
HANGED AND POISONED.
Two Little Children Are Victims OF
Friehtful Fates.

Woodward. Okla. Oct. S.-The six.
year-old daughter OF Mrs Sarah Run.
kle. living In South Persimmon town.
ship. vas accidentally hanged and Kill.
"a while playing. During the funeral
her playmate. . daughter OF Samuel
Hunt drank cafbolic acid by mistake
and died Immediately
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
WILCOX CHOSEN.
He Is the Successor of District Judge
Victor Brooks.

Austin. Oct 3-Governor Campbell
has appointed Charles Wilcox Of vii
hanson county as the successor of
District Judge Brooks. resigned
Sixty days extension OF time wa
granted the Cotton Belt railway by
the railroad commission 60 build Co.
new depot at TeNarkana.
The railroad commissions railroad
mileage liable No 4 has been issued
II becomes effective Oct. Is.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
DENIS. Of Noted Methodist.

Philadelphia. Oct 3.-Rey James ".
Kins. executive head OF the board Of
home missions and church eXtensloa
OF the Methodist Episcopal church ani
known throughout the world OF Meth
adism. died at hts home here Thurs
day
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
NAN CUT ON NECK.
espil0 Mlnls,er Placed Under Bond
aNfy az laMfon.

Ea~fon. Okla. Oct. S.-Rcv. ! NJ.
Sutherland. a Baptist minister. living
few miIcs southeast OF Temple. was
arrested by City Marshal Hcffley Of
Temple aud was brought to l.awioa
under the charge oi cutting the neck
OF W. II. Middleton o. that place
He was bound over 10 await the ac
tion Of 'hc grand jury under bond -
$500 Middleton has \ very serious
cut
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-04
Fisherman Fan, oy.rbeard.

Galveston. Oct. 3.-Ariz Peretcs. q
Greek fisherman. fell of a schooner
aud drowned near Bolivar Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

merly cost $40, are now to be had as
low as $685..
A Kansas woman says she is recon
ciled to her husbands hay fever be-
cause it amuses the baby.
For more than ninety-three years
Mrs. Beatty Brookes has lived in the
same cottage at Edgefold, Worsley,
near Manchester, England.
Under a new law in Norway every
would-be bride must exhibit a certifi
cate that she knows how to cook. In
Norway a dyspeptic is regarded as a
natural curiosity.
A woman has been arrested in Paris
carrying in her arms 4-year-old child
which had been trained to snatch
watches and scarfpins as its mother
carried it through the crowd.
Mrs. Eliza Gridley, mother of the
man who commanded the Olympia at
the battle of Manila, is almost so, yet
she holds most responsible position
in the general land Office at Washing
ton.
Mrs Agnes Lewis of England has
received the degree of d. D. in recog
milton of her labors in deciphering some
ancient manuscripts of the Bible which
Mount Sinai. She is a Presbyterian
and is the most famous woman Bible
scholar in the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
The Popular Woman.

If you are a woman and wish to be
popular with women, never tell them
the truth. Tell them something pleas
ant. They will think you are charm
ing and will desire to meet you again.
The woman who hides her intelligence
under guileless questions will find her
self admired and sought by men, but
despised and avoided by women.
A woman who is popular with men
is rarely liked by women. She is gen
orally a clever actress and her sister
women see through her. When wom-
an finds all else fails in her efforts to
attract and hold a man she appeals TO
his strength. Unless he is strong, that
generally fetches him. AS long as men
have faults women will condOne them
and as long as women condone them,
mer will have faults-and longer. A
man does not admire 4 brilliant and
witty woman unless he is more bril-
liant and can match her wit and 90
her one better. If she is brilliant and
witty and beautiful. more men will adj
nire her if she hides her talents be-
hind her beauty. If she is merely
beautiful. all men will admire her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Health and Beauty Hints.

Castor oil applied to warts regularly
at night for while will dry them up.
Soda will cause the hair to fall out
if used too plentifully in the wash
water.
Fifteen minutes relaxation and rest
every day will help keep away that
worn look.
Dried fig, dipped in milk, toasted
and then applied to a gumboil will
bring quick relief.
Vinegar rubbed into badly chapped
hands and allowed to dry will alleviate
the singing pain almost instantly.
Twenty-four hours before shampoo
ing saturate the scalp with warm olive
oil. Careful grooming every night with
a brush will encourage the hair to be
good.
The moment pimples and cold sores
appear on the face take a dose of
citrate of magnesia, which will cool the
blood and put the system in better
condition.
Don't use peroxide on the hair. You
will surely regret it. To keep blonde
hair golden, shampoo with six or seven
eggs, adding juice Of lemon and one
teaspoonful of salts of tartar to the
last rinSing water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
The Real Attraction.

It is good reportorial fiction or fact
that Said Abdullah, a native Arab
brought over by Homer Davenport to
tend his Arabian horses, was taken into
the New York horse show at Madison
Square Garden yesterday. When he
saw the horses with locked tails he
broke out 1T is a pity. 1t is wrong.
Where is their glory? Where is their
tail?" When it was explained to him
that the tails were locked because
some people thought it improved the
horses appearance, Said Abdullah
muttered a prayer to Allah and cried:
1T is not so. The tail, the leg, the
head. They are all the horse. If you
take one away, why not the other?"
Altogether he did not think much Of
the display of horsefleSh, but when his
attention was called to the women in
the boxes he clasped his hands and
exclaimed: All. they are the hours
of paradise. They are perfection" A.
ter all, what is the horse show for?-
Springfield Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Pockets in MuHs.

If there was ever a time when the
muff was a mere toy, likely to be for
gotten and mislaid unless fastened
around the neck with a chain, it is
no longer. At least, if mislaid, its
owner is likely to lose a good deal
more than the mere muff, for so prac-
teal has this article now become that
it is fitted with a voluminous pocket
hidden in its furry depths. In this
an needs for a days journey, making
it possible to do away with the neces-
sity of carrying hand bag, but Ger
tainly making it a terribly precarious
matter to lose ones muff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
THE REAL LINCOLN,
He Was Neither UnGracefuI, Nor
Awkward, Nor Ugly.

He was Neither Ungraceful, Nor
Awkward, Nor Ugly.
For many years it has been the
fashion to call Abraham Lincoln home
", says a writer. He was very tall
and very thin His eyes were deep
sunken, his skin of a sallow paIlor,
his hair coarse, black and unruly. Yet
he was neither ungraceful, nor awk-
ward, nor ugly. His large features
fitted his large frame, and his large
hands and feet were but right on
body that measured six feet four
| inches.
His was a sad and thoughtful face,
load of care. 1t is small wonder that
! when alone or absorbed in thought the
! face should take On deep lines, the
eyes appear as if seeing something be-
yond the vision of other men, and the
shoulders stoop, as though they too
were bearing a weight But In a mo-
ment all would be changed. The deep
eyes could fash, or twinkle merrily
with humor, or look out from under
overhanging brows, as they did upon
the Five Points children, in kindliest
gentleness.
SO, too, in public speaking. When his
tall body rose to its full height, with
head thrown back and his face trans
figured with the fire and earnestness
of his thought. he would answer Doug
las in the high. clear tenor that came
to him in the heat of debate, carrying
his ideas so far out over listening
crowds.
1t has been the fashion, too, to say
that he was sloyenly and careless in
his dress This also is a mistake. His
clothes could not fit smoothly on his
gaunt and bony frame. He was no
tailors figure of man, but from the
first he clothed himself as we'll as his
means allowed and in the fashion of
the time and place
In the same way he cared little for
the pleasures Of the table. He ate
most sparingly. He was thankful that
food was good and wholesome and
enough for daily needs. but he could
no more enter into the mood of the
epicure for whose palate it is a matter
of Importance whether he eats roast
goose or golden pheasant than he
could have counted the grains Of sand
under the sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
General Increase of Wages.

Wage increases are coming so thick
and fast that it is almost impossible
to keep track Of them. Closely follow
ing the $S,0OG,000 increase of the pay
roll Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Cob
pany a $10,0O0,00O increase of the pay
roll of the United States Steel Corpor-
alton.
Increased payrolls are the order of
the day on nearly all the railroads
and in practically all branches of in
it. A condition of unexampled pros
perity compels it. When three jobs
can only find two men, labors rewards
must be enlarged. Everybody Is count
things.
But how would it be if immediate
tariff revision had been recommended
by the President and ordered by Con-
gress Does anybody believe that in
such circumstances these hundreds of
millions of increased wage payments
would now be piling up? No; nobody
believes that.
Even the most implacable progress
i've" or the most inveterate free-trader
knows. must know, that while tariff re-
vision downward is going on there can
% no such thing as increase of wages
In that case wages would have to be
covered, not creased.-American
Economist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

The wind was east, and the chimney
smoked,
And the old brown house seemed
dreary,
For nobody smiled and nobody joked.
The young folks grumbled, the old folks
croaked,
They had come home chilled and weary.
Then opened the door and girl came in;
Oh, she was homely-very;
Her nose was pug, and her cheek was
thin.
There wasn't dimple from brow to chin.
But her smile was bright and CHEEKY.
She spoke not word of the cold OF damp.
Nor yet of the gloom about her,
But she mended the fire and lighted the
lamp,
And she put on the place different
stamp
From that it had without her.
They forgot that the house was a dull
old place
And smoky from base to rafter.
And gloom departed from every face
As they felt the charm of her mirtkful
grace
And the cheer of her happy laughter.
Oh, give me the girl that will smile and
sing,
And make all glad together,
To be plain or fair is a lesser thing,
But a kind, unselish heart can bring
Good cheer in the darkest weather.
-Woman's Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
HILLS RECIPROCITY PLEA.
Wants Help to Make His Canadian
Investments Profitable.

Perhaps a truer estimate may be
formed OF the value of james j. Hills
advocacy of reciprocity with Canada If
his personal interest in the matter is
taken account of. Mr. Hill and his as
sociates have been engaged for some
time in the extension of his American
railroads into the Canadian west, where
they necessarily come into competition
with the lines of the Canadian Pacific
and other Canadian railroads. The
Canadian roads have been In one way
and another subsidized by the Cana
dian government, and it has been Mr..
Hills boast that his own lines, built
without government aid, would COM
pete on even terms with those of his
canadian rivals. He would, however,
be surer that his words would come
true If American markets were opened
TO Canadian products and the business
or his transportation lines thereby aid
ed. Mr.. Hill has his own axe to grind,
Is grinding 1t and cannot divert atten-
tioh or drown the sound of the grind
- - Ni'hlAS uOlSe like du appear
Tor the national welfare.
number Of American manufacture
ers, including the Westinghouse inter-
ests OF our own city, have been COM
PEELED by the Canadian protective tar
Ills to erect works in Canada to hold
their Canadian trade. We hear moth
ing from them in advocacy of opening
American markets to Canada. and if
we did we should be inclined to wonder
at it. They, however, are better situ-
ated than Mr.. Hill, for they did not
build in advance of their market and
are in receipt of all the benefits that
accrue to the Canadian manufacturer
under Dominion tariffs. The railroad
man did not ask and has not, could
not, have received benefits such as his
competitors who opened the country OBJ
tanned for doing so, and he may have
discovered by this time that his enter
prise has given Western Canada rail-
road facilities in advance of present
need. The one apparent way to rem
edy such a situation in advance of the
growth of Canada is by reduction of
American tariffs for the encouragement
of Canadian Imports In short, isn't
Mr.. Hill asking the American people to
make his Canadian investments profit
able by making sacrifices in his be-
half?-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10

Only one woman in 100 insures her
life.
Ellen Terry is passionately fond of
cats.
Patti sleeps with silk scarf about
her neck.
Sara Bernhard has a huge bed Is
fee long.
Brides in Australia are peIted with
rose leaves.
In Africa wives are sold for two
packets of hair pins.
A woman's brain declines in weight
after the age of 80.
Hottentot women cut off a finger
joint when they remarry.
Drunkenness is rare. smoking COM
mon. among japanese women
In Mohammedan countries women
are not admitted beyond the doorways
Of mosques
There has been a slump in the Zulu
matrimonial market. Wives, who for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
A New Order of Seryant

In New York women living in flats
have been trying the experiment of
the halliday" maid. These maids
work four hours one place and may go
home or work a number of hours in
another place. Such a maid working
in the morning washes the dishes of
the night before, gets things ready for
dinner or does anything else asked of
her. She charges 81 and goes home
promptly, staying for no meals, and
the room that she might have oCcu-
pied under the old order is for the
use of the family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Presidents Panama Trip.

President Roosevelt's special message
to Congress on the Panama ship canal
based on what he saw and felt during
his short tour of inspection is notable
for its optimism. He found conditions,
we may well believe from his account,
much better than he expected. Improve
ment In sanitary conditions has been
phenomenal. Yankee genius has con-
quired yellow fever, and where before
disease stalked like a specter, health
fulness abounds
The President demonstrates that he
made good use Of his time. 1t seems al
most incredible that he could haze as
simulated so much knowledge in so
brief a period, but no doubt his plans
were carefully made beforehand and he
followed his program with fidelity. He
took careful note OF the climate of the
food furnished the workingmen, of the
sanitation Of Colon, Panama and Chris
tobal, and finally he surveyed the route
of the canal and the progress Of the
work.
He suggests better pay for the Amer
lean laborers. Naturally the govern
ment must look to them to encourage
the negroes and the Spaniards to great
er effort and they should be paid ac-
cording to the value of their serv-
ices
The President endeavors to mollify
organized labor by showing 1t that
fIop l. hn Do 10
situation inimical to its interests.
While every consideration is being Civ
en- the American workingman to main
tain the standard of wages and living,
the nature of the work requires the
employment of imported labor and to
this end arrangements have been made
whereby several thousand Chinese will
be given a trial. The government hay
ing assumed responsibility for digging
the canal, nothing chmerical should
stand in the way of accomplishing the
result.
While the message Is directed to Con-
greSs, it is more communication to
the people, a notation on the progress
of the project to which they are com
mitted. 1t is likewise an appeal to
patriotism that captious criticism or
scandal mongerlng may not be per-
mitted to delay this great national IN
dertaking. The President may not have
seen everything that is going on in the
zone, he may be over-optimistic, but no
one can question his faith or bis earn.
estness Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Just Possible.

II waited fifteen minutes or the
corner for car this morning. said
the landlady as she poured the tea,
land when one finally came along the
motorman wouldn't stop for me-"
Had he ever boarded here?" asked
the man at the pedal extremity of the
mahogany.
Not that I know of" replied the
landlady. why do you ask?'
oh" rejoined the other. as he con-
tinued to saw away at his steak, II
thought perhaps he recognized you and
didn't want you to board his car"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Modern Laundry Kills Germs

Il is a fact, though one hates to
sends out clothes as clean and germ
free as it is possible to make them
The garments in the process of wash
ing are thoroughly steriliZed and rem
dered germproof; nor is there any
possibility of vermin coming in CON
tact with them. Laundry work Gone
at home is not always as satisfac tory
from a hygienic point of view. II the
big laundries would only find some
way to wash and iron the clothes
without tearing them to pieces the re
suit would be ideal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
Should Take "a Long Breath.

The Democrats in Congress intend,
it is said, to force war for tariff re-
vision at the next session. With our
home and foreign commerce increasing
by leaps and bounds, until it exceeds
all former records and is far in adj
vance Of that Of any other country, the
proposition in favor of tariff agitation
will need to be bOlstered up nightly
before it will command any general
measure of popular support. When a
nation is making the strides which this
country is making, it should take a
long breath before hunting about for
change Manchester (IOwa) Press.