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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
SCHOOL TAX AMENDMENT.
Was Adopted Just as All Other Amend
ments Have Been, BY Majority.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 12.-Since the
question has been raised as to whether
it requires a majority of all votes cast
in order to carry proposed constitus
tional amendment, or merely a ma
jority of the votes cast for such par
ticular amendment, Prof r. B. Cous-
ms, state superintendent of public
instruction, says thorough and COM
plete examination of the records in
the state department has been made
By Prof Evans, general agent for the
conference for education in Texas, and
the latter has found that never in
the history of the state has any
amendment 10 the constitution which
has carried, received more than a ma
jority of the votes cast for such an
amendment. Consequently Superin-
tendent Cousins said that if for 10
other reason, the school amendment
has carried, as ii is backed by prece-
dent dating back to the first amend
ment which has ever been adopted to
the constitution.
Inquiries are also being made as to
whether the adoption of this school
tax amendment has the effect of rati-
flying the school bonds already issued
and which were declared invalid. To
these inquiries, Assistant Attorney
General Sluder says that the adoption
of this amendment does not ratify any
bonds heretofore issued, but the legis
lature can now pass law authorizing
the issuance of new bonds TO the limit
provided in this amendment, and the
proceeds therefrom can be applied to
the payment of the bonds already is
sued.
The department of education is also
receiving inquiries as to whether the
amendment is now effective. To these
inquiries the department is replying
that the new amendment is not effect
i've now, but will require legislative
sanction, which will be taken at the
coming session of the next legislature.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Two Important Questions.

Austin, Nov. 1.-Two important
questions were submitted by the COM
missioner of insurance to attorney gen.
eral for opinions. One is whether or
not under the fraternal beneficiary
laws a fraternal organization is per.
mitted to issue certificates to its men,
bers agreeing to pay death benefit
to a minor child of member of such
society or any other person other than
the person holding a certificate. The
questions is whether or not fire in
surance company is prohibited from
paying a commission to a non resident
of the state on account of insurance
written on property In this state.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE.
Committee Is Appointed to Take the
Matter In Hand.

New Orleans, Nov. 12.-Plans for a
large central warehouse which the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
union purposes building here have def.
mite shape. After long executive
session the announcement was made
that a committee will take this mat.
ter in charge.
This committee consists of t. ].
Brooks Tennessee; C. B. Hightower,
Mississippi; VI. 2. Greene, North Caro-.
lima; ]. Y. Callahan. Oklahoma; j. w.
Boyett, Jr.. Louisiana: L. II. o. Mar.
tin, Georgi and L, II. Morris, Ala
bama. The committee is given author.
ity to confer with a similar commit
tee representing business men of New
Orleans on the cotton warehouse prop.
osition. II is stipulated that the com
mittee representing the Farmers
union should have at its disposal l..
100000 bales of cotton to sell when.
ever II Is deemed the market is cap.
able of buying that much.
The matter of securing warehouse
certificates for cotton and making
them negotiable at local banks was
also placed in the committees hands
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Davie peluqed.

Austin, Nov. 12.-Secretary of State
Davie is deluged with certificates of
election issued by county judges to
county and precinct officers, with a
request to issue commissions. The
secretary of state says this is entirely
unnecessary, as commissions cannot
be issued under the law until thirty
days after the election, and besides
there is no need for election certifi.
Gates to be sent to get a commission.
The only thing is fee of 81 for the
commission. as the commission will be
issued on the statement of the county
Judge
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Baptists Elect Officers.

Fort Worth, Nov. 12.-At the Baptist
conference of pastors and laymen the
following were elected officers: Presi.
dent, Dr. r. G. Buckner, Dallas; vice
presidents, A. w. Daniel Fort Worth ;
C. c. Slaughter, Dallas; A. J. Barton,
Waco; secretaries, J. f. Baten. Brown.
wood and f. M. Mcconnell, Longview.
1t was announced John d. Rockefeller
is planning to give large donation to
the Baptist Memorial sanitarium at
Dallas. Three hundred thousand dol
lars are needed
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
STAYS HER iNsuLTER.
Memphis Woman Appears at Police
Station and Notifies Officers.

Memphis, Nov. 12-Police officials
received an unusual notice.
Mrs A. W. Bonds appeared at cen
trail police headquarters and an.
nounoed in an excited manner that she
had shot and/killed in a suburb S. p.
Craig, mill employee, whom, she as
serted, had made her an insulting pro-
posal After relating her story the wo-
man accompanied officers to scene,
vacant field, where the body was
found as indicated
Mrs. Bonds asserts that because of
a previous insult her husband had
threatened to kill Craig If he did not
leave the city and it was to warn him
that she went to his place OF employ
ment just before The shooting oc-
Cured. Mrs. Bonds declares when the
man attempted to follow her to her
home.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Ex-Sheriff Jailed.

Nashville, Nov. 12-John ID. Sharpe
ex-sheriff of this Davidson county
was arrested here charged with muir
der and aiding and abetting the muir.
der OF ex-senator Carmack. 1t is al
legged Sharpe was seen with the two
Coopers shortly before the killing and
was also at the scene of the tragedy
Immediately after Carmack fell to the
ground. Sharpe was at once taken to
jail.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Second lncendiarY Fire.

Ballnger. Tex. Nov. 12.-Fire of in
cendiary origin destroyed a saloon,
pool hall and restaurant. Loss will
reach 100000. Monday night firebugs
also set fire to dry goods store,
photograph gallery. confectionery and
real estate office, with about similar
loss. Five hundred dollars reward is
Offered for the capture and conviction
of the incendiarieS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Corroborated,

Though many people think so who
hear me play" said the long haired
amateur, with studied carelessness, Il
have no intention Of becoming a pro
fessional musician. l play merely to
kill time"
i knew that as soon as l heard
you" enigmatieally replied one5bf his
llsteners.-Kansas City Independent.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Trade Schools to Exhibit.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 12.-Trade schools
in every part of the country are send
ing exhibits for the exhibition to be
held in this city next week in connec-
ton with the convention of the Ma
tional Society for the Promotion of In
dustrial Education. The society, of
which Carroll ID. Wright is president
and NJ W. Alexander vice president,
is devoting its energies to the encour-
agement of industrial education Its
purpose is 10 produce skilled workmen
for every craft and industry and there
by to elevate the average of Ameri-
can citizenship. The approaching con-
ference will hold session of three
days and will be attended by noted
educators from many states.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Terrific Explosion.

Kansas City Nov ia terrific ex-
plosion in the glazing room of the En-
celsior Powder company, at Dodson,
ten miles south of Kansas City, wreck.
ed that part of the plant. One person
was killed, man employed in the pow.
der works, and thirty-five persons in.
jured Most of the injured were on a
train, which was not badly damaged
Their hurts, with the exception of one
person, are considered slight.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
SMALL ATTENDANCE.
Only Fifty-Two Per Cent of School
Children Go, Says Report.

Austin. Nov. 12-It is disclosed that
only 50 per cent of the enrolled school
children in Texas attend the schools
as shown by the report of the state
superintendent, now being compiled,
which suggests a Recommendation for
compulsory attendance. 1t is also
shown that different cities nthe state
spend on an average of $19.42 for each
pupil and only $3.50 is spent annually
for country districts. The total cen
ses enrolment is S69,S64 and total
school enrolment 730,S99. Average
daily attendance is only 471,646.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Due to Dependency.

San Antonio, Nov. 12.-Despondent
over the loss of his position at the
government experimental station c.
w. Childers, aged fifty-seven ended
his life by shooting himself thralgh
the head.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Load Skaters Hand.

Hillsboro, Tex, Nov. 12.-While
hunting near here John Anderson, in
placing his gun in boat, accidentally
discharged barrel. The load shatter.
tered hand.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Adjudaed Not Guilty.

Ell Paso, Nov. 12.-Manen Clements.
former constable, was found not guilty
by jury on charge of robbery by use
of firearms.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Manv a Woman

Has experienced the loss OF wear out
OF some of the working parts of the
common or ordinary makes of ma
chimes, which could not be replaced.
If you buy a Singer you get the best
machine made and from | company
u.at is in every Town and city in the
United States.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13
Addressed hx Pinchot.

Washington, Nov. Irrational
grange OF the Patrons of Husbandry
was addressed by Clifford Pinchot
chief forester of the United States.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-13

Ring Harder for prices on feed. He
meets competition every time, and
often undersells. Phone 251. 292-31S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

away from it, and takes them to itself.
In uniting with sodium, potassium, cal
cium, magnesium, and aluminium, the
metals become heated, even to redness,
by the fervor of its embrace Iron fl
ings slightly warm burst into brilliant
scintillations when exposed to it. Man
ganese does the same. Even the noble
metals, which at melting heat proudly
resist the destinations of oxygen, sue
cu1nb to this chemical siren at moderate
temperatures.
Glass is devoured at once; and water
ceases to be water by contact with this
gas, which, combined with it's hydrogen,
at the same moment forms the acrid,
glass dissolving hydrofuoric acid, and
iberates ozone.
Even hydrofluoric acid eats into and
destroys every. known substance except
platinum and lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
FLUORIN, THE CHEMICAL FURY

THE fury of the chemical world is the
element f1uorin; although, strangely
enough, it exists peacefully in company
With calcium in fluorspar and also in a
few other compounds.
Although this element was known and
named a good while ago, it long resisted
the efforts of chemists to isolate it,-that
is, prepare it in a pure state, unmixed
chemically with other substances for
the instant the compound containing it
was torn apart, the free fluorin attacked
and combined with whatever substance
composed the vessel containing it. 1t
was finally isolated by the great French
chemist Moissan.
Fluorin is a rabid gas that nothing can
resist. 1t combines with all metals, ex-
Plosively with some; or, if they are al
ready combined with some other nom
metallic element, it mercilessly tears them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
A1EW YORK
~ city has its
Election Night and
its New Years Eve

its New Years Eve
in the celebration of which to give vent to
its pride. On these two occasions. the great
metropolis seems to stretch invisible arms
abroad to gather up all the good natured
party strife, all the patriotism, all the
youthful ambitions and hopes, of whole
nation and to hurl them noisily forth.
Nowhere in the country can there be
found parallel celebration, except per-
haps at this very season of the year in the
little old fashioned city of Salem, Massa-
chusetts.
When Hawthorne wrote, this historic
New England city had already begun to
leave its greatness behind. At the head
of the list of American commercial CEN
tiers in the colonial days, it had gradually
deteriorated, until in 1916 the occupant
of its customs house could sit with his
heels on his desk and dream all day with
out fear of interruption for business.
Its vessels, once known in every seaport
of the world, lay rotting at its wharves.
Only the memory of its departed argosies
remained Such was the Salem Haw-
thorne described in the introduction to
his Scarlet Letter." and such it has re-
manned
But, strange to say, this old ivy grown
town, with its crooked streets, its con-
lost in dreamings of the past, has once
every year burst forth into the celebra-
ton of American independence. Months
beforehand, preparations begin, and Gull
inmate in one final wild hurrah on the
night before the Fourth, only to subside
quickly and mysteriously the morning
after
The Town Awakes
FAIRLY in Nay every year, some gray
IL headed councillor rises in his place in
the old fashioned town hall, and methodi-
cally moves the appropriation of one
hundred dollars for the Gallows Hill Bon
fire Association. The motion is passed
handed to the treasurer of the associa-
ton. Immediately the members rouse
themselves from their year-long lethargy
and begin the work of collecting materials
for the annual fire. For almost two
months, express wagons, barrel wagons,
and even push carts may be seen c1rculat
ing throughout the town, gathering all
manner of infammable stuff for the patri-
otto display.
During this period all roads lead to
Gallows HILL 1t rises prominent in the
hilly pastures on the outskirts of the
town, completely isolated by a deep
gully. Its crest, once Sur1nOunted by
the shadow of a grim platform and a
dangling rope, the terror OF every old
woman in the colony, is again the scene
of hurrying and busting. A host of men,
as noisy and jubilant as their ancestors
were silent and taciturn, are busy with
hammer and ladder A well defined
plan, under the direction of a hired car
penter, is followed in the construction of
the stack. One hundred massive hogs
heads, nailed and riveted together in the
form of an immense letter d, form the
foundation. Tier after tier rises, each
fastened securely to the one beneath, and
each containing few barrels less, until
the tapering pile, sometimes more than
one hundred feet in height, ends with a
single barrel, above which floats the ma
tons flag The work never lags. and the
stack is always a masterpiece; for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

Stockings shrink stretch and washing
xandSt Stockings "rus"n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

an annulAr eclipse. next changes to total. and finally becomes annuIar a. gain. The moons shadow first falls on the swiftly turning earth at A, Fig. A to D. the shadow leaving the earth 3. at hours g minutes. a. m; it sweeps rapidly along the path from. at D and the eclipse ending at hours IS minutes, q. m. It is only that part of the path on the round earth between B and which Is sufficiently ntar the moon to be brought within the shadow. To observers along the portions AB and CD the moon will appear too small to completely hide the sun; to those at the points B and c the moon and sun will appear to be exactly the same size so that for an instant the eclipse will be total, while to observers between B and c the sun will be completely hidden for a short time: at no point will the total eclipse last for more than about II seconds.
 What is known as a Lunar Appulse occurs on the afternoon of December !. On this date an observer on the moon would see the earth pass over the face of the sun, but 1t would not completely hide the sun from view. Observers in Europe, Asia and Africa will see the brightness of our satellite perceptibly lessened at this time, but tHc WHOic Wllt pc over D0- fore the moon rises to observers in the United States.
 The Contest.
 The little comet due to reappear ths year above the constellation of the Twins was rediscovered In It's appoint. ed place. and Is now under observation, but it Is far too faint to be seen in a small telescope.
 The brightest comet of the year is still visible in the early evening, though 1t is now moving rapidly toward the hemisphere. On October 6 it was at F. Fig. 1; on october 2s at K, and on November 2i it crossed the equator at the point G. Fig. i. During the first two weeks of December 1t enters Sasittarius; the possessor of a small telescope may be able to find 1t with the help of Fig. 1. It is now rap- dly approaching the sun and receding
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with It's striking variable star at E. and the Charioter. with the bright. white star, as c. The early Arabiane called this last beautiful star the Driver because it appeared in the north in the evening sky before the other stars became visible, and SO apparently Ruid- ca and watched over them on, the csmeis being represented by the stars of the Plejadee. This distant star ana our own sun nsare almost identicaIiy of the same constitutions but Capella emtts zeO times as much light as our sun. It is so far away that it's light requires more than 90 years to come to us.
 In the northwest. the brilliant au- tumn star Vega has sunk almost to the horizon, and nearby the beautiful Northern Cross now apparently stands m an upright position on the ground Tn the southwest the Great Square of Pegasus is the most striking figure. ana below this there shines out the planet saturn, which throughout the month, ls In excellent position for observation me rings slowly widen out during the month. but we still see them so nearly edgewise that they win appear as single ring in a small telescope. This is the only planet visible in the early eviting; toward midnight. how ever the planet Jupiter will be seen
 NR At0Ah ttl0 AAVuHd LII 10 east, almost in line with the pair of stars at and the remarkable Beehive cius- ter at B. Jupiter rises two hours after the cluster. Possessors of small tele- scopes may observe interesting eclfp- ses of the moon December 10, hours 4 rninuets. q. m.; December IT hours 87 minutes, a. n.; December 1s, hours 5 minuets. a. m and December 2s. 1 hour 30 minutes a. m. On the Ae the moons is visible, the other three Ill being hidden behind the planet. At hour 4S minutes a. m.. the inner. swiftly y-moving moon will appear at he edge of the disc; at 2 hours 27 min ltes. a. m, the second moon will more slowly emerge, and at 5 hours 1s min ltes the cater moon will appear, and III of the satellites again be visible.
 The Eelipse of The Sun.
 On the morning of December ga fl most interesting total eclipse of the un will occur. visible only to observers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

from the earth. and, therefore growing. fainter. It Is remarkable that this comet seems to vary irfegularly fin brightness, becoming suddenly brighter and then fading away again.
 The brilliant, naked eye comet, which appears in the sky at intervals of every 7e years is known to be now in the position M. Fig. 1. and during De- cer1ber ft will move over the path MU. Though this comet is rushing toward us at the rate of more than two mii-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

strong and Company. brokers. with of- ftces in the Farmers Bank Building. today made an assignment to Chap man and Rainbow. attorneys, located in the Park building,
 Inability to realize on papers in their possession caused the suspension.
 Both Armstrong and Company and Attorney Rainbow stated that the -as-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
THE HEAVENS IN DECEMBER
An Eclipse of the Sun for Those in the Southern Hemisphere-Th Brightest Comet of the
 Year Still Visible.
BY PROF. ERIC DooLITTLH, astronomer of the University of Pennsylvania.

On the 22nd of this month, at a. m, the sun in his eastward journey among the stars will enter the sign of and at this instant, as- Economically, winter will begin. To all who are in the northern hemisph ere this will be the shortest day of the year: on this day the sun will begin 70 climb upward among the stars, at
 lrst very slowly. but afterward con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

servation. The magnificent groups of orion. the Twins. and the Bull are high up in the east. while Sirius, the Dog Star, which is the moet brilliant star of the entire heavens, Shines out with It's beautiful display Of scintillating colors in the southeast Tn comparison
 with this. the Royal Star, Fomalhaut, which for SO many months has been insignihcsnt, indeed; just as Sirius en-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

sets will exceed the liabilities. MT Rainbow said:
 An examination of the books values show figures amounting to $1.0OO.000. but when this amount does not repre- sent the extent of the suspension. It will be several days before I can make a statement but the failure iS A very small affair."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

k Fig. 4. Appearance of the sun as seen from the moon during . Lunar applause lions of miles a day, 1t is still beyond the orbit of Jupiter. and up to this 1t Is being systematically searched for at several observatories. It will pro- bably draw near enough to become a conspicuous naked eye object by the beginning of the year 1910.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

hnuaIiy faster. until he will finally
 leach the celestial equator at V. Fig. l. In March. and winter win be over.
 The sky is already brilliant with the beautiful winter constellations. and he long nights bring unusually favor- |Anle opportunities for astronomical ob-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

DeeembeF ssrd. in the southern hemisphere Such
 eclipses are caused by the observer being carried inside the conicaf shadow, My, Fig. 2, Of the moon, and so hay ing the entire disc of the sun hidden
 the observer Is at o, just beyond the apex of the shadow, the disc of the moon will appear smaller than that of the sun, and will not completely cover it. A brilliant ring of the suns disc will then be seen surrounding the black disc of the moon. and the eclipse is called an annular or ring eclipse. The eclipse of December 23 begins as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

ters our sky this summer star sinks from view, to be seen no more until next June.
 The Winter Cancellations.
 Almost in the zenith is the bright group Andromeda, with its wonderfsI Inebula at I. Fig. l, tho group Perseus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
ASSIGNMENT OF BROKERS.

John ID. Armstrong And Company Go
 to Wall. Pittsburg. Dec. .2--John D. Arm
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-09
II. S. Starrett.

The republican state convention
placed II. $. Starrctt of Battle Mount
ain in the field for short term regent
of the strtc university Mr. Starctt
has served in that capacity several
terms and made excellent member of
the board.
The writer served with Mr.. Srarrctt
the last two years he was Oh the board
and found him to he Il faithful mem
Der and one who took Il great interest
in everything pertaining to the wei
fare of the state university. He was
always on hand and always ready to
stand for those things that would place
the university on IL higher plane of
usefulness
Mr.. Starrctt's past experience on the
board of regents, his Unknown
friendship for the university AMI his
standing aS Il citizen cmincntly fit him
to do excellent work as II member of
the board of regents. The only thing
the INDEPENDENT knows against him
is his politics. While they are olr-color.
the position is nOn-political and his
politics will not Interfere with his du-
ties. a vote for him will he Il vote for
friend of Ncvada's grow ing state
university.