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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-19
Woman.

oh. woman. you are charming.
And poets long have sung
Their sweetest verses to you
In every written tongue;
But none Of them has ever
Told why il is that you
Will always leave a street car
.ot dine 2norW
. I hampton. in Success Magazine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
A. AND N. FOOTBALL TEAM TO
AUSTIN.

The football team OF the A. and NJ.
College. under leadership Of Capt
Louie Hamilton. and accompanied by
Coach Moran, Manager Eversburg
and Prof. f. ]. Kyle. president OF the
Athletic Council. went TO Austin to-
day over the !. & G. y. for the closing
game with Varsity tomorrow. A large
crowd OF their Bryan friends were at
the station to see them and say a
word OF encouragement. II indeed any
encouragement were necessary. The
BOYS are still flushed with their great
victory at Houston and are full OF
enthusiasm and go TO Austin conf
dent Of another victory.
Asked as to the condition OF his
players. Capt. Hamilton stated. every
man is In perfect form and we are
going 20 win"
They we're indeed a stout, sturdy
bunch OF fellows. and nothing but a
serious accident OF some kind will
keep them from pulling off another
great victory.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
IT WILL BE SENT TO coPENHA-
GEN UNDER STRONG PER-
soNAL GUARD.
CHANCES NOT TAKEN
Experiences Of North Pole oiseoverer
Have Led Him 10 Act With
Every Preesution.

Special TO the Eagle.
New York, Nov. 2i.-The yolumi-
nous report by Dr. Frederick A. Cook
for the University OF Copenhagen.
which will set forth In detail the ex
plorer's claim TO having reached the
North Pole. will be shipped under a
strong guard on the scandinavian
American liner United States on
Thanksgiving Day.
From the precautions taken, II Is
apparent that Dr. Cook fears that
something may happen TO his report
Arrangements have been made to
store IL In the strong box in the cap
tain's room on board the ship. where
It will be guarded on the voyage by
the explorers secretary. Walter Ions
dale.
on arrival at Copenhagen IL win be
turned over only TO authorized repre-
sentatives OF the university.
The report. which will contain
about $4,000 words. is due TO reach
Copenhagen on Dec. Z. and DIR. Cook
expects a verdict from the university
about the first OF the year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24

Miss
Academ -
today
was ac' All my land southwest Of Bryan is
''e ""e Posted. hunters are warned to keep
Presi, N, .s m,
Baptist
TO after hnsiiSn' "Vi
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
sMETANA NOTES

We have been anxiously waiting
thinking someone would give our
county paper a few notes from this
community. but as no one has given
this neck o. the woods write-up J
will send In a short sketch myself
The high price OF cotton has caused
everybody to watch their cotton fields
very closely so they might. catch
every boil OF top crop as Il opened
However. 4 will be but a very short
time until cotton picking viii be
thing of the past
Mr.. and Airs. Alfred Blume are the
happy parents OF fine boy.
school Is progressing nicely. We
have an enrolment OF 20 and there
are still others to come.
MIR. Kosarek. who lately purchased
the old smith home. has had the old
house remodeled. making several ad-
ditions. lie is now having II repaint-
ed. When completed IL will be one OF
the neatest and most comfortable
homes In this section.
Mr.. Chas. Merka is having neat
little house erected on his farm IN
which MIR. Homola is TO reside. MT
Merka is also having quite good
strip Of prairie land broken up to'pu'
In c,,,tfxation next year
Yours for the improvement. devel
opment. and general upbuilding OF oui
country. Aipn"'
"a good letter Alpha. keep on
coming. EditorD
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
CONGRESSMAN DE- ARMOND
BURNED TO DEATH
He and Grandson Perished In Flames
When peArmond Home was
Burned.
Special to the Eas,e.

Special TO the EaRie.
Kansas City Nov. 23.-Representa-
tive David A. DeArmond. one of the
oldest democratic members In con.
gress. and his grandson. waddIe.
aged six years. we're burned 10 death
In a fire that destroyed the DeArmond
home at Butler. Mo-. early yesterday.
Other members OF the family es-
capped. and Il Is believed were hurt.
Neither the body OF Congressman
DE Almond nor that OF his young
grandson have been recovered and IL
is believed they were inclnerated.
Bones, believed 10 be those OF the
congressman. we're found by search
ers yesterday morning.
Utner occupants OF the house at the
time OF the fire. and who escaped.
we're Mrs. De Armond. James De Ar
mond aged s5 years. son Of the con
gressman and his daughter aged 30
years
The fire started at o'clock in the
morning
The home OF Congressman De Ar
mond. was situated across the
street from the home OF James De
Almond. his son. james started to
rush into the burning home OF his
father in an attempt TO save the latter
hut he was restrained by younger
members OF the DE Almond family
and the neighbors.
The cause OF the fire Is unknown
The house was two stories In height
and Il burned fiercely.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
eukosKI-eoRUzKl.

In the presence Of their many
friends John Bukoskl and Miss Victo-
ria Boruzki were married yesterday
morning at 10 a. m. at ST. Joseph $
church. Father J. b. Gleissncr per
formed the ceremony which was fol-
lowed by a Nuptial High Mass. The
bride was dressed in white silk. wear
ing wreath and veil. She carried a
prayer book in white binding and a
mother OF pearl Rosary in her hands.
Devout prayers ascended to heaven
for the young couples happiness.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
EARLY BREAKFAST.

On account OF the train for Austin
leaving at o'clock. breakfast viii be
served in the morning at e:15 at the
Exchange hotel. for the benefit Of
the patrons going to Austin. J. 7. Ma.
loney. 30s
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
COL. ASTOR SAFE
AND At SAN JUAN
Steamer Reaches New York with I'M
portant Tldines.

Special 10 the Eagle.
New York. Nov. 2i.--The steamer
Yacht Noumahal with Colonel Astor
on board arrived at san Juan from
Mayaguez sunday. November H. and
was stll there on the evening oil
Nov. L.
All we're well on board the Nourma-
hal planning TO leave soon for Ponce
and from there for some Cuban port
before departure FOR the North.
These tidings OF the Fourmahai 5
safety we're brought here by the insn'
lar line steamer Harry Luckenbach'
which arrived yesterday afternoon
from Porto Rioan ports,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
ATTENTION ELks.

There viii be a regular meeting
of the lodge tonight promptly at
o'clock for the purpose OF initiation
and transaction Of other very impor-
tant business. Wilson Bradley. 4. r.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24
THE WEATHER.

New Orleans, La. Nov. 24.--Tonight
increasing cloudlness warmer Thurs
day. partly cloudy to cloudy weather.
Cline.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-24

have a nice lot OF green tomatoes
70 sell. Forty cents per bucket. Phone
2ii. +. w. Yeager sos
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12

the lot. For this was mans ship and a mans job
and short hands make ugly tempers and hard work.
and the thin veneer that towns and owners and
papers to sign and little money to spend smears
over seaman, of none too high class, slips like
forgotten cloak from his back when the is
purrfng threats in his and danger stares
the rail with unwinking eyes, and one mans dere
LECTION of duty may the lives of all. This
no time to sleep. and the captain knew it-but he
knew too, the limits Of a mans endurance; and
should he punish the Niger now. there would come
a time when Beck could longer keep his eyes
open; when sleeping duty would be his portion
not with but against, his will. and then, if danger
had leaped the rail and staked among them, and
if the glass had been proved a prophet
then might the just punishment of bring
death to them all.
So the captain did nothing but lash with his
tongue and that he used less oaths and more big
words was no comfort to the Niger. 1t is just
much of an insult to call man something he cannot
understand and to mean it, to call him by the
lowest epithets in the language with all of which
he is familiar. When the captains anger had spent
ITSELF and something in the huge frame of the scow
ing negro, who could SO easily have done for them
both with mighty hug of his terrible arms raised
smile to Holroyds face, he ended with calling him
blasted paralleloppedonical pachyhermatous
achronsm' The Nigger's eyes flashed and he half
raised his st-then dropped it. racial subservency
too strong for his anger
1t had been like this for the three days he had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12

who had cursed him, dead of fearful DEATH
back and forth horrible sight. and the Niger
could fairly hear him saving You spawn of hell:-
nod of the head.
Slowly the blood left his face his knees shook
beneath him. and nasty pasty pallor replaced the
bronze of his clear black skin The Niger ter
T6rized Sharp across his brain rang
s he @ eaed stronger than fear
Full speed starboard" came the word:
Then. perhaps it merely latent manhood. per.
haps it was some atavistic memory of great savage
again while they died, who never gave up to any
odds, and who looked at death with laugh. and at
tn the alt 9
do the best we can for those whose lives in
The Niger responded The spawn of hell
grabbed at the wheels and spun them, and the Min
ME began to turn.
boom were over the side and tailed along
drogue at the wrong end pulling the vessel around
Men were hacking with at the wreckage.
1t cleared with jerk The starboard engine raced at
that moment and the port nearly threw her beam to
the seas. Those might not have done much
but the wind would have torn her to ribbons and
put ner SO deep with Davy Jones that not even her
L.. Like flash the Niger shut of steam and
turned on more at the other. He seemed alert and
alive and vital The fear was gone. His color
back. his knees longer shook
talked to himself. "Hellum wild um sea- No ole
sea nor win ever blow gwine max desc ayere en-
Every two three minutes one engine would
race. Inc Niger had to stop it, and stop it quick.
Lose um screw and We all git hellum shore enuf ;"
he whispered. Would. would yer?" This to the
port engine racing her vitals out. Whirl went the
throttle OF went the steam. and signing sob from
the cylinders told of the fact Then. the next min
ute; on went the steam the cylinder heads pounded
with the blow. and OF went the engine again Thus
for three hours. On, of. On OF
And then the final act, in this scene of death and
destruction the last unpretty touch to an unpretty
tale Strained beyond endurance by the racking and
POSSIBLY weakened by the blow of the boom. joint
in the main steam pipe gave way-not utterly but
enough to Hood the engine room with steam.
DO you know what that means! It means, il 1t is
bad enough. that the men in the engine room cook
TO death; the most horribly agonizing death a man
can die. and It Is a death away
from Tor while life lasts the engineer must stick to
his wheels that the ship may live
TIE steam not with a rush but with
whisper aid it filed the room slowly. Il got hotter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12
By C. II. CIaudy.

told of some poor devil thrown against hot iron.
The air was full of water-in the wheelhouse. every
glass in splinters the floor, the water washed the
blood of the hands and faces away before it fell.
Overhead nothing but flying spume and wind
and water; the line of demarcation between and
air lost and the two Joined in a smother OF
helich white that seethed and Kissed and bub
bed and board and tore things loose and
carried them away. All the boats went the
after deckhouse was in splinters and mile away;
there was wreckage everywhere.
Then the starboard rail went. and carried the
vangs OF the big derrick with it.: the boom swung
twice from side to side then tore away. splintered
the starboard side of the engine room. snapped the
shrouds of the mast like threads and it, too went
by the board. Now none of these things were vital
all could be remedied, and with mast or with
out it, the engines should do the trick. Holroyd
thought this like fash and comforted, even
while his hair raise he sensed, rather than saw
the following wave Of the monster that now be-
meath him. But Holroyd didn't know that the crash
of the boom in the engine room had split the floor
grating, and that Beck had dropped through it
where it broke and opened, and that 1t closed on
him and crushed him as he went through. and that
his life went out with choked of snarling scream,
too quick for the sudden agony to reach full speech
And in the engineers shoes stood the Niger
the worthless spawn of hell" The Niger
dazed. Things had happened too quickly for him
There at his feet his head and shoulders above the
grating. his feet and body below. was Beck. the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12

served. Something was always wrong He was
thing left undone something done wrong. all the
time. Now it was too much steam. now not enough
grinding themselves to spiinters with none at all
Now it was tool out of place. all the spanners
grinned and thought little of part of the time and
sulked and planned revenge the rest of the time.
a to "hs dsy s % dts
niger JUS lax dirt under UNI FEET! I Ak UNI! Some
day sompum goin happen in dis a-yere engine room!
And something did happen but it not the
Niger who made it happen the Nigger's idea Of
revenge. That it revenge at all -. but let
the sea work out the story.
At eight bells, midnight, the Niger woke up,
rible sinking feeling to the ship she let down
between two hollows and staggered up slope again.
horrible murky dripping nastness to the air,
feeling OF oppression and closeness about him The
Niger was frightened. He crept along holding tight
until he got to the engine room.
Wha-whats a'gwine happen, Massa Beck?" he
God knows." said Beck shortly Nothing but
gale, 1 reckon. What you scared at? Want to
Ain gwine sleep no mo. Massa Beck: jest want
ter stay an git wahm"
Get warm! Get warm! Why, you lying skulker.
you're dripping with sweat now! Get warm, indeed
You're scared" And Beck turned his back.
then dav 1 win howl as of ten
smother of noise that blotted speech and clank
bots out babys lisp p the wind was upon the
"Woolly:" And ahead of the wind, with it, or
but a hundred.foot elevation of water. stirred up
mayhap by the hurricane, perhaps by subter-
ranean volcano but there. anyway. tidal
wave by itself is enough to strike terror to mems
souls at any time. real South Atlantic coast hur
ricane is enough for big ship with full to
handle and live 1t out But both together
Ho1royd saw the wave just second too late. He
rammed his helm hard down and called for all the
speed there in the engine. and Beck jumped
clean the high-pressure cylinder get to the
throttle. The Niger fell on his face and dug his
bare toes and his hands into the grating and held
on for dear life But the effort that the Minnie made
was not enough It saved her from utter destrue'
ton. At slant she took the wave and began to
climb but good part of its force took her the
beam. And 1t If a million tons of weight
had been attached to her keel million tiny devil
ish hands dragged and pulled at her. and million
million drops of water each falling with its fraction
of an ounce of force. pushed her back her
haunches and made her make sternway with both
screws going like mad. deep under water. A shrek
from the stokehole. barely heard In the din of water
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12
THE NIGGER.
By c.. II. CIaudy.

and hotter And its force just missed the
on the port engine. Had angel passed ne nileus
have heard Niggers prayer he would nave nsai iI
Meyers moan. Had Davy Jones. who seeks san,
or's soul the watery inferno he lnhaots, ioosU
in he would have skunk ashamed at the sisnt y. "
man in the pride of his sleek great strensth s'u
ing alone and cooking alive. while he whlrieo .ue
wheels and shut of and the steam that saved w.
screws and the lives Of the men above And every
time he throttled down. the steam came nardel
through the break filling the room. Vicious see'hs'
cruelty killing $500
HALF an hour later the wind fell as 1t had come
The captain aggered rather than walked 10 tne
engine room 0 how Beck Jared. AS ne ioohso
into the cloud Of steam which came through the
open door the engines gave shuddering sign ana
stopped. The steam gone. Without waiting 70
inquire why Horoyd had drag rugged and move
to the sea. now getting up mountain high. When
got back to the engine room the steam was gone.
Beck. shriveled. crsped showed half above the graf
ing. -,
The black hound the spawn OF hell the Niesef.
stood upright his eyelees sockets looking straiehs
at the bell the ring of which he would never near
One hand upon throttle. one hand upon the
other Holroyds face a face of suet as ne
gazed. Then If he had waited for the captain
to see that he had done his duty. the enornlous
frame tumbled sank to the floor. and his hailhesh,
less encircled the head of the man VINO nao
cursed him for a
"God-God-God!" said the Captain. Tho
Nigperi"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12

Copyright 1909. by Benz. B. Hampton.)
The sun., 1909-05-23
KNICkERBOCKER REGATTA.
First OF the Open Events to he Sailed on
the Sound.

The first open regatta to be sailed on the
Sound this season will be that of the Knick-
erbocker Yacht Club. which will take place
next Saturday. 1t is open to yachts enrolled
in any yacht cub and there Will be races
for yachts of all regular classes of sloops,
yawis and catboats. all one design classes
and the special handicap classes. The
races will be started from a line made OF
the black and red buoy to the northward
ami eastward of Execution Light Ali
classes except s of sl0ops and catboats will
sail ten nautical miles. going to the Scot ch
Caps, Weeks Point and home. The smaller
boats will sal six nautical miles. The
warning signal will be made at O'Clock
and after that at intervals OF five minutes
the yachts will be sent away. the last di, tsion
starting at ESQ.
There will be a first prize in all classes
where two or more yachts start. n second
prize when four or more start and third
prize when six start. Entries Tor this re-
gatta will close on noon next Friday with
o. IL. Chcllborg. l Broadway. The other
members of the regatta committee arc
Harry Stephenson, g. y. bike and j. q.
Snliinson.
lhe steamer Commodore has boon char
ierod FOR the use Of tho members OF tho
club and their friends. II will leave Thirty
first street, East River. at ~ O'Clock and
College Point at noon
The sun., 1909-05-23

Reynolds OF Baltimore was the victor,
and DIR. L. L. Harbon, Columbia, won in
1906. Then Delaware came into the fold
and the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
was the result. a league that has done
much to promote the game throughout
ton won the first championship, W. r.
Tuokerman OF Chevy Chase the second,
and last year r. Oden Horstman Of the
same club, but with international records,
took the title. The tournament will be
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
the Columbia Golf Club, Washington.
bon, generally deemed one Of the strongest
players in middle Atlantic territory.
Away down in the land Of cotton. to
wit at the Memphis course. the golfers
OF the Southern Association will be sting
ing out drives and nursing puts from
Tuesday until Saturday. Golf is king
is champion. and also won in 1907. while
the year before he was runnerup. The
1907 final was marked bv the defeat Of
H. Chandler Egan. the former national
champion. who was a Louisville resident
then and eligible. Whitney came to the
qualified with III. losing in the first round
Ey two holes TO Max Behr The South
erner was against the greatest golfer of
arly speed in the North; besides, the con-
ditions were as different from Southern
golfng as spruce logs from canebrake.
The territory Is comprehensive enough,
all the Southern winners have hailed
from New Orleans. The list Ia: 1s0s-O7,
Nelson Nj. Whitney; 1905. Leigh Carroll;
l9O5-O4. A. II. Manson; Darien. Ca; 1908.
r. Eustis: 1902. NJ. SCHWARTZ. 1t is said
that rs their best golfng is in the winter.
and the composition May annua! with
. Ia 1nfa thA nrtA IL
have always a signal advantage in point
OF condition.
The sun., 1909-05-23
new YORK OARSMEN SCORE
MILLER BROTHERS ROW FAST
IN AMERICAN HENLEY.
Schuyikiii 4 Roaring Flood and Four
Records Result In Part TherefrOm
Cornell Junior Eight Carries or
Event for College Crews Ceyeriy.

| PHILADELPHIA. May -. In the American
| Henley to-day the Cornell crew won the
! junior college event in time faster by two
ffths than the record made by the Yale
oarsmen last year. The Arunde! club OF
Baltimore broke the record in the first
| four cared shells, held by the Bachelors
Barge Club. by -. seconds Durando
Miller of the New York 4. c. lowered his
mark in the first single SOULS by three fifths
of a second, and his brother. !. A. Miller sd,
beat the second single SOULS record by
?3 - seconds.
The records may be explained in part
| by the fact that the pouring rain OF Friday
| continued strong to-day and the SChuylkill
was swollen TO a rushing flood. The
strong current more than made up for the
other handicaps OF wind and weather
The Philadelphia crews were distinct
| dsa appointment to the shivering spectators
banked on either side OF the river The
| University OF Pennsylvania freshman crew
was the only one TO win honors, the othe
oarsmen being easily beaten by the visiting
crews
Tho first race to, star, was, the Junior
college event, in which Cornell. Pennsyl-
vania and Harvard second crews were
entered. The Ithaca crew rowed magnif-
cent race and won by fine squirt, The
Harvard eight was second, length behind
and the Red and Blue crew a poor third
| three lengths OF open water behind the
Crimson oarsmen.
Ihe Manayunk h. vas easily beat en-
A. c. crew. which finished three lengths
ahead without effort. The Arundel b. {.
| OF Baltimore then came TO the front by de-
four cared shell event after a pretty race
by half n length and incidentally made a
new record for the course by rowing the
distance in Z minutes 5 ?-5 seconds
Durando Miller in the first single sculls
| finished far ahead OF Walter Stokes of the
University r. e.. in 2 minutes seconds,
| second
B. G. of Baltimore tried 10 duplicate the
Arundel victory, but was beaten by a length
by The Harlem R, { q NsT aorn Durand9
| the second single scull race. lie finished
two lengths ahead OF Hayward Of the
| Nassau Boat Club. who was the same dis.
lance ahead of Hoffman OF the University
| Barge Club.
The freshman crew OF the University