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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
LAST GAME OF SEASON.

The last football game of the sea
son will be played on the Allen Acad
envy grounds next Saturday Afternoon
December 5th.
The Academy is expecting HARD
game with the Houston Heights
team although they won the first
game in Houston. The Heights
team has strengthened greatly since
then by hard practice and the addi
ton of number of old college stars
They now have men on their team
that have played with A. and NJ, the
University of Texas, the University
of Alabama, Sewanee and other good
college teams. They are coming
after revenge for their previous de-
feat and promise to defeat the Acad-
envy by a substantial score.
To offset the superior weight of the
Heights team, the Academy has a
full stock of forward passes that
would give some college teams point.
ers, number of spectacular trick
plays and besides are able to hit the
line like a battering ram.
Since the people of Bryan have had
but one opportunity heretofore to see
the A. A. team in operation this sea.
son, it is expected big crowd will be
on hand and a great game played.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
Hard and Soft.

what" asked the teacher, docs
anthracite meany"
That's kind Of coal" said little
Willie.
"Yes. Anthracite coal is what we
call hard coal So anthracite must
mean hard Now, can you tell me
what 'bituminous' meansy"
That's coal, too" Willie replied.
But II isn't the same kind OF coal
that anthracite is, is 1t? Bituminous
coal is what We commonly refer to as
soft coal. Now, Willie, let us see IL
you can form n sentence containing
the words anthracite and bituminous."
Willie thought the matter over for q
moment and then said:
Heres one This morning before
pa started downtown ma wanted So
for groceries and things, and she tried
TO get II by saying bltuminous words.
but pa gave her an anthracite look,
and when he disappeared around the
corner she was weeping biblminous-
ly.'"-Atlanta Constitution.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
Tho First Mournina Pansr

The Oldest known letter written OF
black edged note paper as sign of
mourning appears to be one dated Jan
8, 1888. In Addlson's comedy OF 1.-THE
Drummer" 1715, reference Is made to
the fashion In the words. MY lady's
mourning paper that is BACKED at the
edges" A few years later Allan Ram,
say, who died in 175S, speaks In one
Of his poems Of "the sable bordered
sheet" as messenger of sorrow
Mann, writing from Italy to Horace
Walpole in 1745, says that it was uni
versally used in Florence at that time
The superior elegance Of this Italian
note paper. with Its narrow margin of
black, explains Its ready acceptance in
this country, where 1t superseded the
quarto sheet with black border some
times quarter Of an inch wide. In
this way It probably gave an impetus
to the fashion. But It is mistake to
suppose, as some have done. that the
fashion was introduced from Italy,
London Answers
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04

Your merchant handles fresh home
ground meal, ask for II. n
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
Booth Relics at Auction.

New York, Dec. 3.-Many prominent
members of the theatrical profession
and a large number of others admir-
ers of the late Edwin Booth flocked
to the Fifth Avenue auction rooms
today to bid on a large collection OF
personal property that belonged to tn,
great tragedian. The property was put
on sale by Mr.. Booths daughter Mrs.
lgnatius J. Grossman. who wished TO
dispose of II because she expects to
make her home abroad
Included in the things placed on sale
We're many of the costumes. weapons,
wigs and hats worn by Edwin Booth.
"Hamlet's" robe of black velvet
trimmed with rare purple lace and
jet. and the Richard III" suit which
Booth used when he succeeded his
father in the portrayal of that char,
acter were among the lot. other cos.
tunes placed on sale were those worn
by Mr.. Booth when he played with
Nine. Ristori in Macbeth" when
with Salvini he drew great audiences
to the Academy of Music. when with
Lawrence Barrett and Modjesh he
toured the country for five years and
when he played with Sir Henry Ir.
wing in England.
One of the most interesting relics
placed on sale was a leaden safe orr.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04

ginally enclosed In the cornerstone OF
Booths Theater at Twenty.third street
and Sixth avenue in this city. There
were also the wigs and boards used
In King Lear" Richard ILL.," Ham.
let" "othello." and other plays. One
OF the things which Booth priced most,
a painting of his father from life done
nearly sixty years ago, was added to
the sale.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
At Half Price.

Merchants frequently have accumu
lations of odds and ends which they
are glad to move, even at sacrifice
of profits, because, as stated, they are
odds and ends, the remnants of a
line that was complete a short while
ago, but which 1t is impracticable to
fully replenish at this hour of the sea.
son for which they were bought.
These odds and ends are good, clean
merchandise. worth dollar for dollar,
but for the reason mentioned, and not.
withstanding that they are right up.
to-date so far as style and service are
concerned, II is deemed expedient to
move them. Last night when the
Eagle man called at Coulter's he
found Mr.. Coulter and Mr.. Tom Smith
busily employed in marking down n
lot of knit wool shirts to half price,
Notwithstanding the really cold wealth.
er of the year has not yet set in.
The pruning knife had also been APP
piled to quite a lot of stylish and well
made shoes, which Mr.. Coulter said
he wanted to get out of the way, and
his experience in business has taught
him just what to do to move them.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
Spelling a Tragedy.

"If you don't marry me-" he said des-
perately. IL shall kill myself"
"And write note telling all about
III" queried the maid.
YES"
"And hold my photograph In your
other hand"
II had thought about It."
"Well. Just wait a minute" she said,
'and III borrow pas pistol FOR you.
Ny, hut won't II be romanticT'
But he faded.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
NOTICE.

A considerable amount is due the
city on account OF delinquent tax, and
considering the fact that the law com.
pels the city to bring suit for the re.
covery vi such delinquent tax, we take
this method of notifying those who
are delinquent. TO call at the CITY
hall as early as possible, and thereby
save expense to themselves and the
city.
]. T. Maloney, Mayor.
]. b. Hines, Secretary.
31O.3l5dnily.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
HeyForaed.

. ,rrotter-w When young Bifkins left
college few years ago, he declared he
was going to forge his way to the
front. Did he make goodI Homer
As a forger-yes. He's now occupying
a front row cell In the penltentiary,-
Chicago NewA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04
His Experienee.

Spector-Your new house doesn't
look much like the architects original
design. victome-No. but It looks
more like II than the cost looks Ike
his original estimnte.-Smart Set.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04

Ring Vick's Feed Store for all kinds
of feed stun. Home ground chops are
purer and better. Corn bought, sold
or exchanged for meal. Phone 376 {.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-04

Probably the most unfortunate kid
in all the world is that three-year.old
boy who has just been crowned en-
peror of 400, 900, 900 Chinese.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
FOOTBALL IS SHELVED;
OTHER GAMES TO FORE
Track Work, Basketball and Indoor
Sports viii Now Receive At
tention of Colleges.

Now that the football season has
ended the athletes in the colleges and
universities are turning their attention
toward those games which, during the
winter months, go to make the calen-
dar OF intercollegiate sports complete.
Basketball, hockey, indoor track,
aquat1cs and gymnastics are all COM
ing in for their share of recognition
after being dormant for eight months.
The track athletes have already
donned their indoor shoes, trunks and
jerseys and sought the banked turns
OF the runways in the gyms. Nearly
every afternoon these would-be flyers
can be seen swinging around, develop
ing both stride and wind under the
Watchful eyes of some captain, who is
aHxiously looking over the material
for this winters team.
The dissolution of the Intercollegi-
ate Basketball association does not ap-
pear to have in the least retarded in
terest in this branch of athletics. and
while 1t was feared at the close 1f last
season that the discontinuance IL this
organization might materially affect
the playing schedules of those colleges
and universities connected VITA it, it
has evidently had an antithet:c effect.
1t is said that, as rule, harder raay
ing lists are being, or have been, COM
piled for the big eastern teams than
ever before. If such is the case, then
1t is evident that enthusiasm among
basket ballists is on anything but the
wane. 1t is rather on the increase,
and long, hard schedules will undoubt-
eddy tend to boost it still further. Yale
has announced that its schedule is
composed of just as many important
games as last seasons. Further than
this, all the teams that last winter met
in l. B. A. play are again given places
among the playing dates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
CoIored Butler a Graduate of "civiI
Service Examination"

The mystery of the negro mind is
illustrated by a story which the Phila-
idelphia Record prints. John, the col
'ored applicant for the position of but
Ter in family living in one of the
fashionable suburbs of Philadelphia,
strove to impress his would-be en-
,ployer with his entire fitness for the
place.
ooh, yes, suh," he said, IT'S sholy
well educated, sub. rs passed civil
service examination"
Indeed" responded the gentleman,
"that is very fine, I'm sure, but can't
say that that will be of any particular
value to me in a butler"
MOP" said the surprised applicant.
ut shore is strange how gemmen's
tastes do differ. Now, Mr.. Williams"
naming his former employer-"he
say: John, one thing deman' is civil
service to NAH guests an he done
give me a zamination RI there, sub,
an that's the truf."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
Savaues in Civilization.

Civilization does not change pas.
sion. The savage lives. Nothing
alters the elemental emotions. Love
changes to jealousy, jealousy to hate
and hate to murder as swiftly and
ruthlessly on some quiet little back
street of small homes or on some wide
and respectable thoroughfare as in the
Jungle No savage land has more
murders than parts of our cities and
states.
The customs, the restraints and the
outer veneer of civilization perpetual
ly deceive. Men and women, particu-
larly women, look on life as mere
merry dance, in which partners can
be leased by change and changed at
a whim. But man remains, even more
than woman, under the guise and dis
guises of civilization, the elemental
savage whose passions boil to love or
death at touch.-Ph1ladelph Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
New Football CAPTAINS.

Yale's football captain for next year
will be Full Back Ted Coy. Coy has
been Yale's greatest individual plunger
for two years and has been field cap
tain this fall, while Capt. Bobby Burch
was crippled.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., member of the
class of 1910, has been unanimously
elected captain Of the Harvard foot
ball team for next year. Fish has
played right tackle on the varsity
eleven for two years.
Frank McLain, son of Congressman
McLain from Mississippi, has been
elected captain for next years Wander
bilt university football team.
Clark Walworth Tobin, 1910, of Bos-
ton has been elected captain of the
Dartmouth football team for 1909.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18

ing nervous, asked the combatants
how long they desired to fight.
Until one of us is dead" replied
Mrs. Crabtree, bitterly.
"That is what I want" replied her
sister-in-law, and at signal the two
women clinched.
Each woman had stripped herself to
the waist. Each had fastened the
knife to her wrist with thongs. Like
two frontier fighters they swayed this
way and that, one now gaining the ad-
vantage, then another.
Mrs. Graham was the first to draw
blood. With a vicious cut she drove
her knife into the shoulder of Mrs.
Crabtree The sight of blood unnerved
one of the seconds, who promptly
tainted away.
Neither of the duelists minded the
interruption, and while the other Sec
ond endeavored to revive the fainting
woman, the women struggled about
under the trees, their painting breath
or a brief imprecation being the only
sound to be heard.
Both women were covered with mi.
nor cuts when Mrs. Graham apparently
gained an advantage over her sister-in.
law, who was of slighter build.
Catching hold of her waist she be-
gan to press her backward, endeavor-
ing to break the hold the other
had upon her knife hand. Just as
Mrs. Crabtree had apparently reached
the end of her endurance she
squirmed from her sister-in-law's
grasp, and with haphazard swing of
her knife struck Mrs. Graham across
the throat.
With sharp gurgle Mrs. Graham
fell to the ground, the blood squirting
from an ear to ear cut No sooner
had Mrs. Graham fallen than Mrs.
Crabtree tainted and fell across the
body of her dead sister-in-law.
The affair caused the greatest ex-
element here. Both families are well
known, and although the LII feeling
that existed has been noticed for
some time it was not thought that it
would result in death, and fear is
expressed that family .feud may re-
suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
WOMEN FIGHT A
DUEL TO DEATH
sISTERS-iN-LAW CHALLENGE AND
FOLLOW ETHICS OF CODE
FOR BLOODY BATTLE.
ONE OF PARTICIPANTS KILLED
Lonely Spot Chosen for the Encounter
Females Struggle To and Fro
Until Both Are Covered
with Cuts.

Gainesville, Mo.-Stripped to the
waist, each armed with a huge bowie
knife, Mrs. James Crabtree and Mrs.
Frank Graham, sisters-in-law, the 9TH
er day fought a duel to the death in a
lonely spot in the Ozark mountains
eight miles southwest of here.
Mrs. Graham's throat was cut, the
woman dying instantly, after the duel
had lasted an hour.
The desperate fight was the result
of a family quarrel and was carried
out in strict accordance with the for
malities of the code.
AS far as is known here, 1t is the
first time in the history of the coun-
try that women have participated in a
regular duel to the death
For some time there has been hard
feeling between the two women. 1t
eliminated few days ago in a meet
ing on the streets of Gainesville,
where Mrs. Graham slapped the face
of her sister-in-law. Relatives of the
women interposed and prevented a
continuation of the fight on the street.
A short time afterward Mrs. Crab
tree sent woman friend to the home
of her sister-in-law with a challenge.
1t was accepted quickly and knives
were chosen as the weapons. The
time and place were agreed upon, and
the women went to the appointed
spot.
Far up on the side of the Ozark,
safe from any interference from the
Gainesville authorities, the women
met. Every possible formality of the
code duello was followed out.
Two bowie knives sharpened to the
edge were produced and each woman
made her choice. Just before the two
met one of the women seconds, becom-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
First Press in the West.

The first printing press in the
United States west of the Missouri
was set up at Santa f'e early in the
last century. History does not dis
close the date Of its origin or its own
ership. but there are extant printed
proclamations dated 1921 and having
the Santa Fe imprint antedating by
IA years the first newspaper Ell Gre
pusculo, prophetioally named the
Dawn, which was first published in
1885 at Taos and was in the main a
periodical tract to make propaganda
for the peculiar religious and moral
ideas of Padre Martinez. The first
English newspaper in New Mexico ap-
peared in 1S47, shortly after the occu-
patton of Santa Fe by Gen. Kearny.
They were the Santa Fe Republican
and the Santa Fe New Mexican, both
published at Santa Fe.-Santa Fe New
Mexican.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
FOREIGN SWIMMERS MUST
RECKON WITH AMERICANS
Achievements of Team at Olympic
Games Show Yankees Rank
with the Best.

1t cannot be said truthfully that the
outdoor swimming season of 1908 was
a brilliant or even an unusually active
one, yet it will go down in history as
a decidedly remarkable one.
The achievements of our small team
of swimmers at the Olympic games
were passed ever with hardly a word
in the heat of. controversy over SEN
sational disputes. Daniels capture OF
the 100 meter race had been expected
and nobody else took first, so what
need of wasting time in comments!
Nevertheless, our representatives won
a great victory, for they proved that
with other countries-a thing foreign
ers have refused to admit, so far--and
that in future they will have to reckon
on us in all international swimming
meets. The sprinting of Harry Heb
ner of the Illinois A. G. and Leslie
eye-opener to Britishers, who thought
Daniels was our only good 100 yarder,
and they were not a little surprised
at our relay quartette-Daniels, Good
win, Hebner, Rich-giving them a
good rub for their money and finishing
third, ahead of several European
teams considered their betters.
Then the fancy diving of George
Gaidzik of the Chicago A. A.-the best
of the meet, despite his being given
only third place-took them complete
ly off their feet.
Marathon swimming again proved
the feature of the season. The Chi
cago river event was won in clever
style by G. s. Jensen of the Illinois
A. G. in 44:41 2-5, and his clubmate,
H. ]. Handy, obtained second leg
on the $1,000 Missouri A. c. cup, which
is competed for yearly over ten miles
of the Mississippi river, and which
must be won three times before be-
coming absolute property of winner.
In the east Bud Goodwin of the New
York A. c. took both the big events
five and Is mile championships
the first in 2:10:25, the second in
4:3O:00. His work was a revelation.
He seemed to hold over these dis
tances the exact stroke, speed and all,
that he uses in mile swimming, and
his time was certainly wonderful.
Besides these three, several other
very promising endurance men were
developed. Jaeger, the two Johnsons,
Frizelle, and Hall in the west, and
Wenck, the Manleys, Hennen, James,
and Hyde in the east, showed better
form and more speed than the best
swimmers of the previous year.
In sprinting there was not very
much of an opportunity to judge of rel
alive merits, but it is worth mention
ing that Daniels went an official 100
yards in pool in 0:54 3-5, which,
though not accepted as a record, may
dispel the fear, felt by some, that the
New Yorker is losing his speed. Apart
from Daniels there are three men who
deserve to be mentioned in class by
themselves; Harry Hebner of the ILL
nois A. c., Leslie Rich of the Brook
line 8. c., and Curtis Sloan of Pitts
burg. They certainly ought to be
heard from If their summers work is
any criterion of what they will do next
winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
Modern "Prince Hail."

Car Ferdinand of Bulgaria again
demonstrates that the Prince Hal type
of prince is not impossible. He was
wont to be an idler of the idlers. He
cared for nothing but sports, hunting
and shooting. His own people he dis
liked extremely, and at one time re-
fused to go among them, vowing that
they were the most unwashed race in
Europe. But now he is doing every
thing in his power to court popular
favor He is leading a life of ideal
temperance, and lately he presented
botanical garden to the municipal.
ity of Sofia. He who was so tactless
and impatient is now model of pa
thence and people now speak Of his
good heart."-Harper's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
Hickman and HAYDEN Lead.

Charlie Hickman was the star bat
ter OF the American association the
past season with an average of 400.
He played in only AZ games out of the
154, however. .The real leader of the
minor league is John Hayden, the out
fielder who helped the Cubs in their
battle for the pennant at the close of
the past season. Hayden, who was
the star batter of the Indianapolis
team, hit .316 for the 154 games in
which he played and then Joined the
Cubs on their last swing around the
east and continued to pound the hall
hard and often. Ten of the American
association batters finished the aea-
SON above the 300 mark.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
care of German Workmen.

Every injured German workman, no
matter how he was injured, whether
by his own fault, by the fault of his
employer or by nobody's fault, draws a
regular weekly compensation either
from the sickness insurance fund or
from the accident insurance fund until
he is able to go back to work again.
William Hard, in Eyeryhody's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18

delegates to the first Pan-American
congress because it felt such meetings
would prove extremely valuable not
only in effecting the close relations
of the American countries, so much
striyen for now, but because 1t was
sure the meeting would be Of great
practical good.
At the Rio congress of 1905, where
IA countries had representatives, l2o
papers were read. In the coming con-
gress the topics for discussion are
under nine headings: mathematics,
physical sciences, natural, anthropo-
logical and chronological sciences, en-
cheering, medical sciences and n.y.
giene, juridical science, social SCI
ences, pedagogy and philosophy,
agronomy and zootechnics, which latter
may be called the science of agricul-
ture. The discussions under the head
of social sciences are expected to be
the most important, 40 per cent. OF
the subjects to be introduced in the
congress being grouped under that
title.
At Santiago there will be estab-
lished a general clearing house OF
American information. The great bulk
of the work will come under the So
cial sciences, and 205 subheads under
that title have been made. 1t is GER
tain that a good deal more informa-
ton concerning the early history and
inhabitants of America will become
common knowledge after the congress
closes. Exchange of ideas on agri-
cultural methods will also be valuable.
Among the almost innumerable SUD-
jects to be talked over the most I'M
portant are such as these:
Means which American nations
might employ to properly assimliate
immigrants to the native element.
The ACCESSIBILITY of introducing the
referendum. Results following re-
forms introduced in American coun-
tries for the purpose of affording the
people a more direct participation in
public affairs.
Labor, including cooperative build
ing plans, laws to protect women and
children in industrial labor, minimum
wages, cooperative loan associations,
savings banks, relief societies, labor
exchanges, compulsory insurance, In
dustrial schools, social education and
labor unions.
Under engineering some subjects
are: Plans and cages OF lntercontl-
mental railways, supply of drinking
water, distribution of irrigation water
and adoption of Pan-American STAN
dard, reinforced concrete construction,
railway car lighting and processes for
concentration of ores, uses of nitrate
and discussions of the only source OF
supply, the Chilean fields.
Under agronomy and zootechnics
proposed subjects include preparation
and improvement of soils, agricultural
machinery, reforestation, viticulture
and vinification, production of meat
fat. milk, butter, cheese and wool, ma
chinery for the elaboration and con-
servation of animal products, poultry,
fish culture, parasitical and contagious
diseases of domestic animals, rural
construction, economic elements in ag-
ricultural production.
When it is considered that we are
far in advance of South America on
some of these matters, while they are
much better informed on others, the
great value of the coming congress to
all the people of the western hemis-
phere can be appreciated.