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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15
His coneeit.

The Able Pradt. rushlight OF Ma
poleon's time. was most concelted
man The Duke of Wellington met him
In Paris at dinner given In honor OF
himself. The able made long ora
ton. chiefly on the state OF political
affairs. and concluded with the words,
I'VE owe the salvation Of Europe to
one man alone" Before he gave me
time to blush" said the duke. "he put
his hand on his heart and continued
TO met"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15
An Oath OF Silence.

In certain districts Of Western Aus
tralia there are women who take an
oath to remain silent after the death OF
their husbands. In some cases they
will remain mute for two years after
the funeral. and very often the oath
is kept also by the mother and moth
in-law Of the deceased. Paris Revue
Medlcale.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15
The Poets.

poets are born and not made"
but they amt born tagged" oplned
rural philosopher Their fathers
consequently halter go ahead and ed
dictate 'em. Jest as IL they was going
to be good fer something "-Louisvill
Courier-Journal
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15
Defined.

"Pa, what Is a knockerG"
"A knockcr. my boy, Is a man who
usually finds fault with another man
who is doing something better than
he could do II hlmself"-Detroit Free
Press.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15

When men are friends there Is no
heed OF justice. Aristotle
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21
OcWopcue Game lust as the shows
Were Openinn LIP.

Tho lo1,s cara.Eal ras pvt almost
completely out OF busines laar night
by the heavy r1.n. which came down
just as the Shows we're opening up
for the night
The carnival vii come to close
tonisht and il expected that large
crowds sin be ont The show is no
doubt Tue eleaaest nj best ever seen
IN the cits ana the free attractions
are all good and entertaining They
W j all be given this afternoon. in
Guiding the balloon ascension and the
ieapine the gap on the bicycle
The carnival viii leave tomorrow
for ThomasWlle where il viii exhib-
ID next week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

ea stls5----f rtHsE
JPIU 6: G.. 81. j.. J. !. :. :.
q. rs. y OLLEY CO
Cox aa7, Atlan-a. ca. Office, fo4 N.
Pryor Street.
left of go1r treatment four
months ago. Have 10 desire for an
5piate. Your treatment Is al it
Claims. Louisa }. Oakley,
May Sth. '06. Snow Flake, Arfz.
Over four years ago you cured me
Of morphine habit. Elias G. Starr,
Macon, Nc.
have lever drank 1hiskey stnce
Marsh 2, 1892, when l began yoar
heument | do rot crave any whis
5ey 10 this day. Z. D. Wilson,
Direct, Tex.
have used both for the LIQUOR and
opium habits and It has been a sue
cess 1 prefer It to ali other rem
edies. p. c. NormeEL n. D. Darlirg
ton. s. c.
bought your cure under a non
De plume In 1888; Il cured me.
&. A. Barnes, Pittsburgh, Penn
WRITE TO DIR. WOOLLEY. Pox
49, Atlanta. Ga
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

WAITED Ten a. 6fteeu boys or
girls 10 handle chrimps and
prawn Apply to H. j. Thurlow
25 tiraut street
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

j. O. Middleton of AK .usou was
AMONG the visitors 20 Tia city yester-
day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

Martin Alnerous q we'll known At
lana lnrihernlau spent Yesterday u
The city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

Fam STOPPED THE CARNIVAL
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

81 49, Wilson a Waycross attorne.
spent yesterday in the city on bust
ness.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21

austin Hoe NIB IS III a this home
on REYNOLDS street
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-21
e = n 81 sa - y

Charlton Wright Of Sterling was ii
The city Yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
Afraid OF Safety Pins.s

1t IL not easy to realize the bondage
to fear under which barbarous people
live on account Of their superstitious
ignorance. Mrs. Theodore Bent tells
In her book. Southern Arabia" how
she tried to make a present of a safety
pin to native woman and what a
storm Of indignation was occasioned
by her act. On our arrival at our
camping ground and while we were
waiting for our tents to be ready was
surrounded by women all masked
They seemed highly astonished at a
safety pin which | was taking out, 80
| gave or, rather. offered 1t to an old
woman near me. She wanted to take
the pin. but several men rushed be-
tween US and roared at US both and
prevented my giving It to her. ! stood
there holding 1t out and she stretching
out her hand. and one or two men then
asked me for 1t for her. put 1t down
on a stone, and she took 1t away and
seemed pleased, but a man soon
brought 1t back to me on the end Of
stick, saying they did not know these
things and were afraid Of them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
DANCED TO DEATH.
pittsburg Mulatto Exerts Himself
Too Greatly.

pITTsBURc, Sept. 3.-"Danccd
himself to DEATH will probably be
the verdict Of the coroner's Jury In
the case of Albert Hutton, aged. rs, d
fine looking mulatto who was found
dead in his bed yesterday
Hutton was attracted 10 the street
by the tune Of hurdy-gurdy, and
throwing the operator quarter Of q
dollar. told him to repeat the tune as
often as the coin would pay for,
Then Hutton began dancing, execut-
Ing two steps, waltz, jigs and buck
and wing steps as the movement
changed. A corwd gathered and
when the music the first coin paid for
ceased, another one was passed up
and the dancing continued until the
police interfercd, Hutton retired 10
his room and the doctor called, who
said death was due TO heart disease
due to over exertion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
The opium Habit.

In an article on Robert Louis Steven
sons horror Of the opium habit the
Rev. w. Il. Clarke in the chronicle Of
the London Missionary society gives
letter which the novelist sent when on
the island to the native king Of Samoa
on the subject, In which he said:
Nothing Is more quickly learned than
the opium habit. 1t passes from one to
another like song. Nothing Is so
pernicious; 1t feeds upon unaccustomed
races like fire upon dry wood. And
l assure your majesty no race appears
less able to stand the results Of this
drug than that to which your majesty
belongs and over so great portion Of
which your majesty is called upon to
rule"
Stevenson concludes long letter by
suggesting to the king that ''any for
eigner other than doctor or mis-
sionary acting as a doctor who shall
be found to have distributed the drug
either for money or as gift" should
at once be deported from the islands.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
STUDY BLACK HAND"
New York officials Have Been In
Italy For That Purpose.

NEW YORK. Sept 3.--After maxi
ing study with the aid Of the Italian
government. Of the black hand system
in that country, District Attorney
Clark OF Kings County and Francis
l.. Carr, his assistant have arrived
home. Their itinerary through Italy
was kept secret, on advice Of Brook
lyn Italians. because Of the possibili-
ties of harm from Italian criminals.
Mr.. Clark learned on his arrival
that a mass meeting Of Italians would
be held In Brooklyn TO denounce him
and demand his resignation. He was
told that his fellow countrymen in
Brooklyn were indignant over his
written criticism concerning corrupt
practices in the Italian judiciary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
HAD THE NERVE OF DANIEL.
Couple Married at State Fair, While
Beasts Growl.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 3-In
the presence OF $1,000 spectators,
standing in a den of African lions,
Miss Abbie Higgins and J, I. Belts
Of this city, were joined in wedlock
last night, at the state fair pavilion,
Rev. A. R. Schumacher of Fair Oaks
officiating 1t was the most success
ful function Of this kind given in the
west and there was not a hitch in the
program,
During the ceremony Prince, the
immense African lion, growled and
startled the party somewhat, but was
soon quieted by his owner, Madame
Schell, The ceremony was short and
inside OF three or four minutes the
party we're allowed to leave the cage
when the happy bride was handed a
check for $50 as the wedding present
from the fair management,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
KILLED IN PANIC.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3-Strap hanging
played a part in the death Of William
Finley, S months old. The baby was
being carried by its mother, Mrs.
Annie Finley, who was forced to
hang to strap in crowded Fifth
street car which she entered on
August 2l. She had travelled only a
short distance when a telephone pole
fell, striking the roof of the car, The
passengers were thrown into panic
ad before Mrs Finley could get out
Of the aisle she was knocked down
and the baby was trampled on. Ef-
forts to save the life of the childs sat
the Provident Hospital proved un-
availing, and it died yesterday
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
IA Mature Study.

| like to watch the old fool hen that's
tied beside my door. She has Of little
chickens ten and thinks she has three
score. OF all the blamed important
things that ever fused around she Is
the worst, All day she sings and
claws the dirt around, She thinks she
has the only chicks, and so she clucks
and humps. All other chickens are
gold bricks; all other hens are chumps.
She sees a foe in every friend and
drives that friend away. Her feathers
always are on end; she's mad the live
long day. And so watched the old
fool hen, and still she seems to me
like many chuckle headed men whom
every day | see, This life to them's
not worth cuss. no pleasure 1t affords,
because they fume and fret and fuss
about their little boards, with bile
and envy In their souls pursue their
narrow plan and ever guard their
dirty rolls and hate their fellow man
Emporia Gazette.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04

nystery would solve itself 70 quietly
" she thought Of the long days ride
before her
But In this thought she was wrong,
for, although the key was accompanied
by larger dictionary and she found
the few rules absurdly simple, these
were but part OF the mystery.
The book laid stress upon accents an
essential 10 the understanding OF the
words, and sInclair's letter was en-
tlrely wanting Ia accents, nor could
she find some Of his words In the die.
tionary.
II was not until late In the afternoon
that she stumbled upon the explana-
tion. "ShIosilo' she could not find,
but under the accented S's she found
"slOs," meaning lock, and "ilo," an
instrument. and decided that q lock In.
strument was a key. With this clew
40 70 the surplus his which replaced
the accents on preceding letters she
soon had the translation written out
1t read:
Dear Myra--Perhaps even with the aid
OF this key you will have some small diff
fjcuIty In getting at the sense OF this lat
ter. but know that you like 10 puzzle
over enigmas. and II 10 for this reason
that arm sending you this note. II 10
70 tell you what you win not let me tell
in person. love you. dear. and you will
make me the happiest man on earth with
the one word Yea"
Myra allowed the paper 30 futter to
the door as she stared out OF the win
dow on the glory OF the western sun.
set toward which they were flying.
She was half pleased. half angry. at
the declaration. This was her first sea-
son In society. and she was not mind
ed 20 give up her liberty SO soon, and
for that reason she had eyaded Sin
clair's declarations. She did not wish
TO say yes so soon, and she could
not say him no.
She remembered how Nancy Bald
win had been the belle Of one season
and during the next had been almost
completely monopollzed by Ben Trayer.
Myra had planned TO have another year
Of freedom before she should be led
captive by Cupid.
But In the end an amused smile play
ed about her lips as she thought Of
sinclair's strategy, and when the porter
came through the car to light the gas
she procured telegraph blank and
wrote out one word message, "Yes."
Her uncle was at the station the next
morning to greet her and to hand her
yellow envelope.
This came just as | was leaving the
house." he said. Il hope that 1t does
not contain bad news"
Myra tore open the envelope and read
the short message.
Il am coming on" Sinclair wired,
ito tell 1t over again In English and
pantomime."
ITS good news-very good news"
said Myra, smiling softly, as she looked
up into her uncle's anxious face, for,
after all, pantomime, not Esperanto, II
properly expressed. Is the universal
language Of love.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
LONG OIL PIPE LINE.
Extends From Bakersfield to San
Francisco. About 2s2 Miles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Son
Saturday next the new rihed pipe
line for the conveyance OF crude oil
from Bakersfield wells to Port Costa
on San Francisco Bay, a distance Of
282 miles. will deliver It's first Aow.
The line Is the property Of the Asso-
eiated Pipe Line Company and pa
rallels the line Of the Standard Oil
Company. II has a capacity Of 1900
10 10000 barrels past a given point
every "a hours and was constructor
at a cost Of $4,s00,0O0. Pumping sta
,ions located every % miles where
the mixture OF nine parts oil to one
part water is pushing along the water
following the riflings. OF the pipe and
forming a water bearing for the oil
which would not be otherwise hand
led without being heated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
Sinclair's
Strategy.
~ HENRY HAVEN.
AssaasAa
Copyrighted ioss. by Associated
Literary Press.

Our dance. | believe, Miss Trent"
Dick Undcrby whlsked Myra away
and ~ Fred Sinclair. wlt.I dcclara
tlon 0f lvyc trembling upon his tongue.
Il seemed that Myra went with III
),nencd cagcrness Undcrby hurried
Myra or TO the dancing floor. but Sin.
clair remained In the conservatory and
made rude remarks 10 the tiny f0un.
lnin playing In the fern lined basin.
All the season 10 had been a race be-
tween himself and Underby for Myn's
favor. and now the season was closing
with the Dagmar dance, yet neither Of
the two men had been skillful enough
TO eyadc Myra's innocent stratagcms
and make his ayowai of love.
Both had come to the dance deter
mined TO put his fate to the test, for
on the morrow Myra was TO leave town
for n long ylslt 10 distant relatives.
Perhaps had there been but one snitor
his persistence hight have been re-
warled by opportunity. but Underby
and Sinclair unconsclously aided Myra
In her cyaslons by interrupting the 9th
er at crucial moments. When the last
dance had been played and the guests
were departing Sinclair realized, with
sinking heart, that his opportunity was
lost.
Underby, too, was heart heavy with
disappointment and chagrln still show
ed In his face when he came to the
station the following afternoon TO see
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04

Myra Trent on. Sinclair was there
but upon bis face was a smile OF such
satisfaction ss made Underby wonder
II perhaps Sinclair had found his op.
portunlty, after all.
There was stir as the train pulled
In, and under cover OF the confusion
Sinclair handed package to Miss
Trent.
"It's the newest detective story" he
explained. II know that yon like all
sorts Of mystery stories, have taken
the liberty OF adding homemade puz-
zle In case you find the book too short"
Myra smiled appreclatively. She pre-
ferred cryptograms to chocolates. rid
dies to roses. She had won many mag
azine contests Of this sort In her youth
She found .,inclalr's present more ne
ceptable than Underby's violets, and
as soon as she had settled herself in
her Pullman section she unwrapped
the book.
As she ran over the pages an envel-
opc dropped out. II contained single
sheet Of nc'te paper. and In Sinclair's
copperplatc handwriting was this note:
Kara Myfa-Eble, ech kun helpo dc
tin-chi shloailo, vi trovos iom da NAL
facileco kompreni Ia sencon de tin-chi
sendltaiho. sed mi scias ko vi shatas
labori je enIgmoj, kay pro tio mi sendas
al vi tuin CHI letercton, Chi sciigos al vi
ton kion vi ne permesas Ike mi scliju al
VI persone. MI yin amas karulino, kaj
vi igos min la plej felicia viro en- la
monde per Ia unu vorto "Jes"
Myra smiled as she studied the odd
Iumble Of words. Many OF them looked
familiar. There was no mistaklng
"enlgmoj." Monde" was clearly the
world" and ''labori" was labor"
Other words were OF familiar aspect,
and then there were some that were
totally strange,
1t might be combination of the
hog Latin" Of childhood days and the
real Latin OF the. college course, but an
hours study showed many words not
to be accounted for on any such hy-
pothesis. Tie more she studied the
more firmly convinced was Myra that
this was some new form of cryptogram
invented by Sinclair to divert her on
her two day trip
She was still studying the slip of pa
per when the porter came around to
make up her berth, and In the troubled
sleep which broke the night journey
strange combinations of letters danced
before her eyes,
When she came back from breakfast
In the diner the next morning the por-
ter approached with a small package,
"a genlman done tole me glib you dis
here In de p,o'nin'," he announced as
he handed the package to Myra. The
girls face frightened as she recognized
Sinclair's handwriting. This" eyi.
IDENTIFY contained the key. She would
not have to puzzle longer
From the package dropped q small
boo.::,at with Esperanto Key" on the
cover page. Myra had heard Of the
universal language and had heard
also that II required but half an hour
to become familiar with the grammar.
so, after all. her mystery was nothing
but letter in Esperanto and the un-
ravellng would come In brief hour.
She was half inclined to regret that the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
HAS A STRONG FRIEND.

TANGIER, Sept, 3.-The depart
ure of DR., Vassel the Germany consul
here, for Fez, which has caused such
a sensation in Europe seems to have
produced a general impression among
the Moroccans that Germany is the
FIRST power to recognize Mulai Hafd
and the only power friendly to him,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-04
BIG LEATHER DISPLAY.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The third an
nual shoe and leather market fair
closed at the Coliseum last night after
10000 persons, according to the esti-
mate Of the management, had viewed
the display. Exhibitors have booked
orders during the week aggregating
$2,000,0oO The show will be repeated
about this time next year
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-26
Cats 10 Scare Squirrels.

Three fasteners came out TO the
coast a year and a half ago looking for
a location. and the result OF the ven
ture was explained recently by II. j..
Macomber. who arrived at the st.
Francis and registered from Paicines
Rancho.
They have Just completed a s25.OOO
dam a mile long and nearly 40 feet
high, and the water for II is brought
through seven miles OF bitches from
the Tres Pinos and the San Benito
rivers. But squirrels are the pest and
the menace. and man with a gun has
10 guard the dam to keep squirrels
from puncturing II and starting a
break. At the dam a colony OF cats
has been placed to chase squirrels,
and one OF the men has devised a
great number OF little crosses with
ribbon from the arms and a cross Is
set at each squirrel hole so that as the
breeze blows the ribbons fiutter and
when the squirrel comes up 1t is
frightened away.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-26
UNABLE TO SPELL CORRECTLY.
Iilustriovs Writers Among Those Who
Make Slips In Words.

Il may comfort those persons who.
DO what they will, are prone to errors
in spelling 10 learn that even such IL
lustrious men OF letters as members
OF the Academic Franchise have not
been totally exempt from that falling,
says the Boston Transcript An anec-
dote is told of the late NJ CASTOR
BOLSTER. secretary OF the famous AGA.
DENY He ran one day beaming into
Remains study and said: Il have a
piece of news that will humiliate you"
What is III" Renan asked in surprise.
MY autographs are fetching a higher
price than yours" "Oh, is that all1"
Renan replied But how have you
found IL out?" NJ. Boissler then re
lated that on the previous day a cou-
pie OF letters had been put up al auc-
ton at the salesrooms in the Rue
Drouot. One by Renan had fetched
three francs, while one by himself had
been sold for five francs. do you
know the reason7" Renan inquired,
and on receiving an answer I'm the neg
alive be said: Wen. I shall tell YOU
Afif aA' NhiNF hhirSptiA NOAho ~
your letter. and i have II by me here.
friend was at the sale and. on per
ceiving the mistakes, he went on bid
ding until he had secured II, and then
he brought IL TO me saying You Will
give this letter to NJ Boissier. II II
were allowed to circulate among the
public with its grammatical ornaments
this might damage the Academic Fran
caise." IL was not Renan who looked
silly that day.
Yet another anecdote In Illustration
OF the fact that even academicians can
be caught tripping One day at Com
piegne. in 1868. the Empress Eugenie,
at the initiative OF Victor Dupuy. then
minister OF education, induced the par
~. largely composed OF academicians.
to consent 20 write a dictation got up
and read out by one of their number.
Prosper Merimee. This was by way
OF showing how hard II was that can
dldates should be rejected because
they were guilty OF few errors. Not
a single academician came well out
OF the ordeal or would have obtained
a certificate In the particular competi-
ton which the minister had In his
mind. The emperor and empress had
also written the dictation; so slips
we're recorded against him and no
fewer than 80 against her.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-26
A Big slump.

The internal revenue reports on the
production OF whisky during the past
few months tell tale OF slump that
is unparalleled In the history OF the
liquor interests Of the country. Eighty
per cent OF the standard WHISTLES
produced in America comes from the
three states OF Kentucky. Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, consequently
the comparative figures on whisky
production in these three states show
the general trend Of conditions. The
decrease OF whisky production in Ken
lucky from October l, 1907. to March
!, 1908, was from 81 TO 10 per cent.
The decrease in Pennsylvania in the
same time ranged from Z 10 81 per
cent. while the decrease In Maryland
was from a to 60 per cent.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-26
1895: 1853
1T is both the duty and the privilege Of Christian
people recognize their obligations to the bountifu
Giver Of aft good, and to recognize the fresh and
continued evidence Of the Divine favor and forbcaranee
during the past year"

Il may be because of its original quail.
ity or It's early training. which cannot
through divine help learn the lesson
OF happiness and thanksgiving. The
secret Of Christian JOY is the peace OF
Christ in the heart. Then one Is not
dependent upon circumstances or con-
dltions. st. Paul said he had EARNED
IN whatsoevs- state he was therein to
be content We know we'll that his
circumstances wore not always con
genial nor easy. but he sang songs In
his prison with as cheerful heart as
when he was enjoying the hospitality
OF loving friend. There might be
hardships. sufferings. and want; buI
In himself he lad the peace OF Christ;
and this sustained him. ST Paul's
secret of contentmsnt is the Chris
iian's true sscret OF . barpy nv
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-26
Sing unto IN. Lori with Thanksgiving.

IANKSGIVlNG is one OF
our highest and hollest
duties. There are In the
Scriptures more com
mands and calls 90 praise
than 10 prayer. Yet few
duties are moro frequent.