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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-22

Armando 8. Belaval. able Spanish
teacher. born and raised IN pure
spanish speaklng country. o6ers 70
i've lessons IN the language q very
reasonable prices. Dor fnll perticu'
lsru. cali at ths bryan Hotel. In
this city. Fse. II.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-22
HOUSE COATS.

New up-to-date garments half price
for cash:
$3.50 grade at s225.
$500 grade at s2.5o.
$500 grade at $500.
$1,000 grade at $500.
- Hunter 4 Chatham.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-22

Each man judges things by his own
eoaditiona No sunriss Looks ALIKE 10
any two uen.-Nancheses unioa
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-22
iovs FiRewoRKs.

We have q large assortment Of Fire
vorks q the Five and Ten Cent Store
and ere mailing Santa Claus prices. 3
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30
HELLO GIRL"
 HAS HER SAY
Argues the Telephone Situation "Ac- cording to HOyle" and Wants Kicking Subscribers Timed
 by the Watch.

'It's funny thing" said pretty Pine Bluff telephone operator today, "how fast some people think time flies while they're using the telephone. If they have to wait fif- teen seconds for an ans%er from central they think it's two minutes. If they wait twenty seconds, it's live minutes. Anything over that is quarter of an hour.
 ''I never heard a subscriber kicA about slow service yet that didn't say he'd been waiting at least two minutes. That seems to be the ni- imum. As matter of fact, if any body did have lo wait two minutes. he'd have s.uA:aed the instrument and rushed ove- to interview the manager. I don't believe there's anything in the world that r.a.'es people so impatient as using the phone. Probably it's because it saves them so much time anyway that they think it ought not to take any time at all.
 "Sometimes when a subscriber says he's been ringing for ten m1n- utes I wish the company would at tach a watch with good big second
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30
} BRIEF MENTION. .
 , . . . . . . . . . . -

Wilson s. Grady of Tyrone, is in tfe city today.
 z. H. Skinner Of Dumas, is visit ing friends in the civ
 Arthur Johnson, of Kearney' is in the city visiting relatives.
 s. w. Richards of Tyrone, is in the city today on business.
 Lee Percia of Memphis, is guest at the Hotel Je.A>son. Mrs. s. T. Stevens of Portland, is visiting relatives in the city.
 Capt. M. w. Ware, the Moscow planter, is visiting in the city today. Mrs. l.. A. Gordon of West sixth i avenue, vent to Little Rock this mo"niT.
 Miss Mabel Tinkham of Sedalia, Mo-. is visiting Miss Sadie Sheppard on Olive street. T. E. Burns, of Little Rock, is visitor at he home of Fred Fellows on Cherry street.
 c. A. Lummis, the well-known paper salesman from Cincinnati, is in the city.
 c. H. Triplett was one of the local delegates to the Good Roads conven- tion in Little Rock yesterday.
 w. B. Jones Jr. and Hal Atkinson of Fordyce. are among the late ar rivals at the Hotel Jefferson.
 c. s. Shammel, of ,Tonesboro, came to this city yesterday to attend the ball at the Bluff City hall last nigh.
 Mrs Sidney L. Bar:'v v O.: East S..e:.i. avenue, is visitt. z Ter soh Joan X. Barlow at Mon:i :a" ), this week.
 w. B. De Yampert, a. well-known and wealthy s.mercha11t-planter of WlImot, is in the city on busi- ness.
 Circuit Clerk Edgar Brewster, and County Treasurerr:. J. sH. Shelby re- turned last night from the Good Roads convention at Little Rock =
 Guy s. Weaver has returned from the Cotton Belt hospital at Texar- kama. MT. Weaver will resume his duties at the shops in few days.
 Louis LeBeaume, c. N. Overcast and Robert and Morgan Mickleberry, of Little Rock, came to this city yes- terday to attend the ball given at the Bluff City hall last night.
 Mrs. J. Sidney Vlllere and mother, Mrs. F. O. Cross, left this morning for Little Rock, where they will make their future home. They were accompanied by Mrs. Villere's daughter, Delphine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30
. . . . AA A3 33333 30O . LOCAL AND oTHERWl9E. .
 . aAA . . . . <%t . . . . .
D. w. Boyce devotes his time to

U. w. bOyCe uo'oScS HI" w rents.
 Boy wanted with pony; good salary. Apply to Graphic.
 Have T. J. Malcolm tune Your plano. Old phone No. 6S6.
 Wanted, young men boarders at S5 a week. Mrs. Edmonston, 5O9 West Fuorth.
 First class table board for ladies and gentlemen. 1133 East Second ave- nue.
 For Rent-A frst-class store house at Corner Stone, Ark. Ad- dress, F. J. Wesner, Warner, Ark.
 For sale, the Armstrong resi- dence, 1903 West Fifth avenue. Ap- ply to F. M. Roane, office of s. C.. Alexander and company.
 Two nicely furnished rooms con- venient to town and depots. Apply 4O1, corner Sixth and Georgia streets. Mrs. J. H. Lovelady.
 -Lost-flrema watch charm, between SIP E. 2d St. and round- house office. Reward to finder. Re- turn to SIP F. Ed.
 -Lost-Gray rain coat, with pair gloves in pocket. Return to R. l.. Rutherford, Union Furniture f,O and receive reward
 For Sale-First-class marble number of secondhand show cases, all of which will sell cheap. A. s. Tripp, The Hammett Gro Co.
 At the Grand Leader, ladies par Tor. shampooing, manicuring, and facial massage, also artificial hair goods for sale. Ladies please call. Mrs. Fred Holder is quite i'll at the Little Rock hospital, where she yesterday underwent a serious sur gical operation. Her father, Rev. T. Y. Ramsey, of Pine Bluff, is here. He is the guest of Mrs. Jefferson Allison. Little Rock Democrat.
 For rent or sale at a bargain. As I am retiring from busiress, I wish to rent or sel: my hotel cor Ter Third and Pennsylvania St. A good star. fer any one, as the house is full of boarders to com mence with. Terms very reasonable. base counter in fine condition;
 MRS. B. J. LAMBERT.
 Boy wanted with pony; good salary. Apply to Graphic.
 WANTED
 Energetic white woman to help with boarding house. Good wages. Apply 62O Laurel street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30
GOT HIS LICENSE
 JUST THE SAME:
How Deputy County Clerk Curran NichOl Questioned COlOred Applicant for Marriage
 Certificate.

Curran Nichol, deputy county clerk at the court house has novel form of catechism through which he puts applicants for marriage H- censes.
 Yesterday big stalwart negro buck, as black as the ace of spades, walked into the office, attired III overalls and jumper, and said II want a license."
 "License for what?" asked the deputy.
 "T wants tuh get married. What's your aame:' Jim Johnsing."
 whats the girls name?"
 Maria Warren"
 "How long have you been going to see herr" continued the deputy.
 "Bout a year," said the appll- cant.
 Does she say nice things to you?" The applicant turned sideways, looked around the room, grinned sheepishly, tied his hat in knot and united it, and then replied, "Yes, suh, when we's not scrappin'.'
 "Do you love her?'
 "Yes, suh-leastwise feels that way.''
 "Where does she .live?"
 "She cooks for Mrs. Weaver"
 'Is she a good cook?"
 "I spects so."
 Well, John, am going to make you swear. :. Do you know what that means?" --s-.,, T.
 '.Yes, suh, but I don't do it much"
 Well, this kind of swearing is the kind that if you tell a lie you commit an awful crime and are liable for perjury, can be hung or sent to-well, you know where, and you'd better tell the truth. Are you sure you and this girl are over eighteen years of age?"
 "Yes, suh-leastwise my mothuh says was born in 1884, I don't re- member, suh." A little more quizzing a careful counting of small change, and the proud negro was allowed to depart with his waiting bride and the precious paper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30

hand on it to every telephone in- strument. Then some of these kick CTS would have chance to see just how short time their ten minutes really is.'
 eff the company did that you'd have more kicks than ever,' said her nearer. "Time never goes so slowly as when you're watching the clock, you know"
 Mot much," declared the opera for. we couldn't have more. And, anyway, they wouldn be such sense less exaggerations of time as people
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30

Long runs a speciality at this of- flee. Come in and see our web-per- fecting job press run-just the thing for long runs.
 ADAMS PRINTING co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-30

complain about nowadays. It would do some people know good to dis cover that twenty seconds doesn't make five minutes by the phone any more than it does by the clock
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-05
Museum o. cIe,he. Cor p.r,..

Paris Is 10 have a new museum OF
an interesting character. Il will be
located on some unoccup,ed land hor.
dering upon the Champ de Mars. AMI
win come into existence without state
aid.
The musum owes ifs origin 10 the
painter. NJ Maurice I.enoir. who is the
president OF the societe de l'Histoire
du Costume: NJ. Maurice Mamdron.
the well-kno~n writer. who Ills the
vice chair. and among other distin-
Euishcd members OF the society-the
patrons Of the museums NJ. Edousrd
Detaille. the painter. The exhibits
viii consist OF a wonderful collection
90 costumes. depicting the various cos
tunes from the middle ages down to
the end 81 the nineteenth century.
which win be displayed On lifesirei
models
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-05

Through window he watched her en-.
ter the front room. take on her hat
and place Il with n chatetlaine bag on
the table Burns slid into the house,
looked into the bag. and found a letter
there In its place he put a dummy.
This was easy. M there was no ad.
dress on the outside Of the envelope.
but this left Burns In the dark as To
whom Il was meant for.
Later In the afternoon Mrs. chev.
ins came out and Burns followed her.
She crossed the ferry 90 New York
and went 10 Courtlandt street. As she
was turning into doorway Burns
sent one Of his men 10 say TO her:
BE CAREFUL You are being watched
She turned and left the entryway.
Burns Immediately entered. and sure
enough there was an ensrayer's once.
OF course Burns got the plates and
Gen FREDERICK Mora and RsrsrSo de
Reonissns are serving their terms IN
prison.
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held out promise OF ultimate immu.
nifty every man Jack OF them was will.
ing TO squeal.
II looked easy. All things are easy
10 those who know how. Burns has
not been doing detective work for
nothing these 20 years.
Tricks Of the Profession.
But how about the tricks OF the
profession that one hears so much
about,' asked.
"oh. yes. there are tricks. can
let you seal q letter with your seal.
and will take II out OF the envelope.
read Il. and put II back. aud You can
not tell that Il has been opened.
In the famous hundred dollar bilr
case In Philadelphia I intercepted a
letter to Taylor and Briddeli. the en-
gravers who had spent 100000 In
copying the paper on which the GOV
eminent money Is printed. They had
begun BY counterfeitinE cigar revenue
stamps. They made ssse. cee st that.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-05
THE STORY.

nF ALL the daughters OF the Phllis
" tines Delilah was the fairest.
None could compare with her in beau
~ OF face aud form. and with the
physical charms there went vivacity
and cleverness which made her beauty
well-nigh irresistible. Many were
her suitors among the lords OF the
Philistines. and ardently did they be.
siege her heart with all the wiles OF
the lovers art. but To none did she
give special encouragement With
bewitching coquetry she kept them
dancing attendance To her and main.
tained her sway over them. so that
the beautiful valley. through which
ran tho brook Sorek. where she dweit.
became known as the enchantress
garden where the queen OF hearts
ruled supreme.
Now II CHANGED In the course OF his
erratic travels through the land. seek
ing here and there adventure. watch.
ing the Philistincs and curtaillng their
power. and judging his own people.
the lsraelites, that Samson one day
came into the valley OF Sorek. When
his presence became known 20 the
Philistine lords who were sojourning
In the place they were filed with fear.
a condition OF mind which was lily
concealed from the eyes OF the fair
Delilah.
Tell me. We brave ones" she said.
In tantalizing way as soon as she per.
ceiyed the situation. what there Is 10
fear from this man. and he one OF the
despiscd lsraelitess Are not the Phil.
istines masters Of the land. and do no,
the israelites serve usg-
yea they exclaimed. hut thou art
not ignorant OF what this man sam
son hath already done TO the PILLS
tines, How he hath sinxle-handed
smitten our armies. and hath dencd
the strongest 20 hind or hold him,
And that IL not all" they vent on.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-05

San Francisco. william J. Burns.
|he United States secret service agent
|sho trapped every member OF san
|'rancisco's corrupt board OF supervis.
|rs into n full confession OF their
|uilt. Is called the klng OF detec-
lives"
Although Burns has this interna.
|ionsl reputation as detective. Il Is
lard for his intimates 90 remember
ways that Burns II a detective.
thus Francis J. Iieney. the prosecu-
pr with whom Burns has worked
hrough the land fraud cases In Ore.
lon and In the San Francisco Doodle
hsss. finds his associate a source OF
pntinual surprise
Burns amuses me-" said Heney
pc day recently. as he looked out the
|indcw " his once IN the urbarnt
Western Addition" OF San Francisco
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disguised In false whIskefs and wear
Ing blue goggles. never use a dis
gnisc. except n change OF clothes. But
] can take one OF my men and let
YOU talk with him: then bring him In
tomorrow and let YOU see him and
you would not believe him the same
man. Here In san Francisco every
one knows meat least all the graft
ers do--so II would be useless 10
try disguise"
Barns methods all through the
Rucf case have been surprisingly open.
When he started ont Ia capture Rncf
after his friends. the sheriff and the
coroner, had been pretending 10
search for him In vain for a week.
Burns assembled his posse In half a
dozen automobiles In trent Of fieney's
office; with Rucfs lawyers Offices but
half a block away. He had ten men
with him, but the open way with
which he went about the job made
the attorneys for the CRATER think II
must be all ruse. and no effort was
made TO follow the party. They went
straight TO the resort at the Troca-
dero In the outskirts OF San Francis
co, where Burns knew that Ruef was
in hiding Burns had tho house sur
rounded: then he walked IN and sur
prlsed Ruef at dinner. lie had his
man back at Heney's Office within
three hours.
Surprising a Bribe-Taker.
or his present work Burns himself
says: This San Francisco case Is one
OF the most interesting | have ever
had. or course municipal graft cases
are all somewhat alike. You know
who the men are who have got Official
fayors. The FIRST thing 10 do Is TO
single out the Official who you think
viii accept brlbe. aud then get
at him by inducing him 10 accept what
he thinks Is a bride. OF course your
money IL marked Then you surprise
him In the act After that you have
him cold. Through him you get at the
bribe-givers.
when J started In on this work
In San Francisco I expected 20 get
after each OF the supervisors sinely.
but one Of the newspapers got wind
Of IL and published the story how We
were working on one man. That spoil
cd things for us, and had to resort
TO other method
What Burns haNS one wee to induce
the proprietor Of a eating rink Who
had fallen out with yor schmiiz TO
have an ordinance in his favor intro
iuced In the board OF supervisors
Then he arranged To buy the vote OF
one OF them--lonergan BY name-for
300. Burns was concealed In then
room when the marked money was
passed. lie pounced forth at the psy.
Geological moment when Lonergan
vas taking the bribe.
Take the money" said the trap. /
ped boodler. pale as n sheet Il am
tone for"
TN take the money. aud I'll take
fou. too" said Burns. With that he
scared his man into complete con.
ession. Previous TO this he had sc.
'ured another confession from one OF
.onergan's colleagues who was III and
bought he was about to die.
soodler Trapped.
With the inside information Of these
wo confessions Burns cot 10 work on
n the other supervisors. They were
o scared that the whole Is came
trough with rush When Heney
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-05

lie Burns was whirling by in his
omobilc.
Look AT him" he exclaimed. "He
as rlscid and dignified as a lord
his carriage"
urns was leaning back AZ his ease
the rear seat OF the big tnnneau.
naculately groomed. with n look
mperturbable boredom ON his face
he lawyers associated with Heney
the prosecution OF Abe Ruef, and
yor Schmitz were In the room at
time. aud they fell into a discus.
OF the man.
hodiesi In Everything.
What interests me most about
~ IL that he never misses a
L. said Cobb. Heneys partner.
hever saw him In too much OF
~ 10 take his hour for dinner at
regular time. He II methoiical
rverything II IL all In a days
with Burns. and when he turns
I night he sleeps like a top"
Jet he never procrastinstes." put
District Attorney Langdon. Il
ID him the other night n he
eht he could get = man we want.
md bring him 10 the once In the
ming"
What's the matter with getting
now said Burns Taking down
receiver from the phone he call.
IN saloon. His man was there.
- told him II would be better for
health TO surrender himself at
once without delay. The man
at once"
1hat Interests me ABOUT Burns"
IN J. Dryer. another OF the at
sys OF the graft prosecution. rs
personality. He gets the men he
ter 20 like him. Ruef likes him
better than any OF his own men.
e two swap stories to each other
you can't believe Burns Is work.
N the time TO land Ruef In San
tin prison.
, can mimic Frenchman. an
shman. y Dutchman 10 perfec-
and the stories he tells sound
good fiction. ! believe it Is his
etism as much as his persist.
that wins for him"
FIRST Important Case.
. Is the story OF Burns FIRST
Ftant case. as told by himself:
ks In 1880. In St Louis. A num-
OF frebues had been burning
houses for insurance money.
rented these houses: then they
, velvet carpets. elegant furni.
pianos and 90 forth. which they
ID. A. soon A. they had their
-. they would move out the
ure. Fhen they would light q
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WHO TRAPPED
FRISCO BOODLERS
HAS FINE RECORD
CALLED KING OF DETECTIVES

William j. Burns, Most Cieuer of the Secret Service
Agents Employed by Uncle Som, Has Earned Proud
Title by His Many Successes in Running Down Often
ders Against the Law-f4is Methods Are Shrewd d.
rect and Straight Forward and He Has Yet Record
Failure in Any Case in Which He Has Been Employed
Land Graders, Boodiers Counterfeifers All One
to Him.
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ssRmoxsrrr.

An Unworthy Love.-There
are strange Inconsistencies In
the lives Of good and great men.
sometimes. just as we find In
this incident from samson's
life. We marvel that one so
strong could be so weak: that
a man Of such faith as 10 win
place IN faiths gallery In the
eleventh. Of Hebrews could fall
so low: that a man Of SO IN
tense patriotism could play
90 completely into the hands Of
the enemy; and yet II only re-
veals the fralities Of human ma
ture. u certainly proves the
seripturaI declaration that the
"heart Is deceitfuI above all
things and desperately wicked"
and that without God. man can
do nothing" that Is worthy or
enduring.
Samson allowed this unwor.
thy love 70 take possession Of :
his heart and 70 exercise sway
over his life. and there was only :
one inevitable outcome. humiIis-
ton. defeat. disgrace and an. :
suish Of body and spirit. !
Samson loved peliish. What :
was there IN this woman that !
could appeal 10 the heart Of
cody ran7 Nothing. surely. :
Of the quality Of goodness. Il
was a love based, not on char I
aeier. but upon the outward,
physical beauty which csptivst- :
ed the eye. Such love Is a.
ways dangerous. !
There is no more powerful
influence over life than that I
love which takes possession Of
the heart. for "out Of the heart :
arc the issues Of life" n that
love appeals only 10 the ma
teriaI and physical. high ideals :
are absent. pure motives are
lacking and inevitably that life
must sink 20 the level OF the
life on which that love 10 be- :
slowed. This explains the moral
decay and sad tragedy In many :
a wrecked life. Step by step
the unworthy love gains ascend :
sncy over the will until At last
the complete surrender 10 made I
as was the case with Samson.
and one finds himself shorn OF I
his strength and vndone.
But " that love 10 a worthy !
one. there can be no more po- :,
tent influence for good over the !
life. u leads out from self. u I
finds inspiration and help TO !
higher ideals. II welcomes the :
hardship and seif-denial which :
are necessary 20 the attaining :
OF those ideals.
And say rot that we have not :
the power OF control over our !
loves. We havel We can will :
TO love worthiIy. We can curb :
the superficial emotions Of the :
heart. and seek for those deeper :
expressions which will interpret :
the will and love OF God IN our :
lives. The affection that is be-
slowed apart from the Divine =
will and purpose Is sure TO lead =
sstrsy. God seeks to share In
all earthly relationships. and TO :
the degree to which he 10 given
his rightful place. TO that degree
will the life be blessed and be
a blessing unto others
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and then branchsd out into making
hundred dollar bills.
In the letter opened found three
OF the bills which we're being sent 10
Taylor and Driddell by Kcndlg a
Jacobs. cigar merchants in Iancas.
ter. Pa. with whom they operated. !
marked the bills, replaced them In
the envelopes and remaIled the let.
ter.
Later. when Chief wflkIe and I
went 10 search Tayler and Blddeirs
place and put them under arrest I
pried open drawer in their desk. I
found two OF the three bills / had
taken from the letter aud marked.
"Wilkie was standing beside me
at the time. and | said 10 him. loud
enough for the two men under arrest
TO hear:
That's funny. Jacobs told US
there were three OF these bills.
"Briddell BIT az the bait.
Burns he said. how many men
have you got under arrest In this
case?
Il named every man who was cor.
nected with the case. None OF them
was under arrest at the time.
That's enough for me- said Bird.
dell. We don't make any more trou.
bic for YOU
HE gave me HIS full confession on
the spot II was opening the letter
that did the trick. OF course Jacobs
had told us nothing"
counterfsi,ers Caught.
An illustration OF careful detective
work is Burns method In running
down two counterfeiteTs from Cen
trail America They were Gen. Freder-
leo Mora and Ricardo de Requisens.
These two men had been making
counterfe.ts In the United States II
the 100 peso notes OF Costa Rico. Our
government was asked to apprehend
the counterfeiters. and Burns was en-.
trusted with the job Others had
worked at II before. but all Burns had
to start with was a sofa wrapped up
In burlap in which 100000 OF tho
counterfeit, notes had been stuffed for
shipment To Costa Rica On the bur.
lap was the mark. Xxx 1894"
Starting from this. Burns found that
the burlap had been originally used
In packing a shipment OF oveFalls from
a factory In Newburg. Il was the
shipping number In Newburg Burns
went over the books Of the factory
and found that those particular over.
alls had been shipped to dry goods
store In Long Island City. There they
told him that they had recently sold
a piece OF barlap 10 an old lady by
the name OF Mrs. Chevins. II did not
look promising
But. when Burns learned that Mrs. !
had sonin.law. one Ricar-
do de Requlsens. who hailed from Cos
Ia Rica. he thought the trail was get
ting warm
DE Requisens was living with q
Young widow from Pittsburg at the
house OF his mother. Mrs. Chevins. !
Burns placed DE Requlsens and the
widow under arrest. Then he sent
one OF his men to the Jail with an al.
eyed message to the effect that n he
~ould produce the plates OF the coun-
erfeit notes the government would 1
abandon his prosecution.
After the messenger LEFT. DE Requis.
ms was visited by his mother.in.law.
When she left him Burns followed her
O her home In Long Island City.