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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-09
PERILs or EXPLORERS.
a Tragic Journey Across . Desert u
Central Asia.

One OF the most trying OF the cen.
trail Asian adventures OF Sven Hedin.
the Swedish explorer. was this: In
February. 1895. Sven Hedln started
eastward. exploring the country be-
tween the Kashgar aud Yarkand rIy.
ers. proceeding In April TO cross the
Takla Makan desert. between the
Yarkand and Khotan rivers Never
before had any known traveller ~
tempted 10 exploit course amid the
eternal sea OF shifting sand hills from
river 10 river The tale OF that little.
travel worn. hedraggled group. far be.
yond the last watering place, envel.
opcd In dust. stumbling along through
the dreary but agltated desert sea 10y
crooks and roundabout ways. with
desolation spread around and every
trace OF life departed. was weird
and pathetic one. Not even fly was
TO be heard In the mir, not even vel.
low leaf broke the monotony."
And ever ut their head was the
sturdy figure 81 the Swedish explorer.
compass In hand. still enthusiastic.
guiding them MS best he could through
the death shrouded wilderness. At
length the camcls had 90 eat their
straw saddles. and the last Of the
bread was gone. Horrors followed
As men and camels dropped out 81
the line they were Immediately envel-
oped In the whlrling sand shroud and
never seen again.
The end came on May 8. when Sven
Hedin. crawling on all fours. dragged
himself across t:is dry bed OF the
Khotan river. IAN Of sudden n duck
few into the air and water splashcd.'
he wrote. Two OF his followers were
all that survived. and II Is doubtful
whether even those two would have
lived to tell the tale had not Sven
Hcdin carried back water for them IN
his boots
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ANSWERED THE LETTER.
The Way a Brooklyn Politician One.
Wen g Bet.


There h. or WAS few years ago. a
neatly framed letter hanging In the
consulting room OF a Brooklyn doctor
which he found In his mail one winter
morning. IL ran as follows:
Princeton. Jan. Il 1855
Dear Sir-l cheerfully accede 90 your
request and acknowledge the compliment
paid TO my wife and daughter By bestow-
Ing their names upon your own twin
daughters. and l hope these children may
be spared to be OF constant comfort TO
their parents Sincerely yours.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The young doctors brain whirled.
Being a bachelor and having no ac.
quaintance with the former president.
he could not understand Il at all.
The mystery was solved when u
friend OF the doctors. n Brooklyn poll.
tician. met him. The politician had
made bet with a cynical Acquaintance
that any American statesman would
Personally reply 10 n courteous letter
from the humblest OF his countrymen
The cynic took him up and named
Grover Cleveland. The terms OF the
bet were that the answer TO n letter
mailed on Jan. 3 must be received he.
fore Jan. %. Signing the young doc.
tors name. the politician wrote OF
how his marriage had been blessed by
twin daughters. Would II be ashin.
too much for an autograph letter TO
frame which the sweet twins coull
look upon and read when they grew
up and cherish ever afterwardi
Mr.. Cleveland courteously nrt prompt.
ly answered the letter. and the poll.
tician won his bct.-New York Tribune
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MARKED THEIR TRAIL.
Two Brave Women Who outwitted q
Band Of indians.

One summer afternoon in l776 Je-
NINA Boone and two sisters named
Galloway while boating on the Ken
lucky allowed their canoe To drift
close TO the opposite bank. Here. be-.
hind bush. five Shawnee warriors
were In hiding. and. although the spo.
was not more than n quarter Of mile
from Boonesborough. one OF the Shaw
nees struck boldly out into the water
seized the canoe and dragged Il 90
shore with It's screaming occupants.
Once In the power Of the Indians
however. these youthful daughters Of
the wilderness betrayed wonderful
self possession and resourcefulncss
They knew enough OF Indian customs
20 realize that n their strength failed
them and they should prove unequal
TO the long march 10 the Shawnee
towns on the Ohio they would le
slaughtered mercllcssly. So they stl-
ted sobs and calmly accompanied their
captors without protest or struggle
At every opportunity. though. they
secretly tore little pieces from their
clothing and attached them 10 bushes
on the trail Nothing more was need
ed 20 inform Boone and his fellow set
tiers. who had quickly started IN pur
suit. that they were on the right track.
and on the second day Of the captivitr
they caught up with the Indians. \
volley laid two Shawnces low. the rest
hed. and by the close Of another day
the girls were safe IN the arms ~
their thankful mothers.-H Addlnginl
Bruce IN Smiths Magazine.
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Munich an Artistic Leader.

Munich Is In great part creation Of
the nineteenth century. Yet when one
sees how artfully and lovingly she has
woven the new about whatever re-
mains OF the old :. Is easy TO under.
stand why she has been Germany's
artistic leader for the last hundred
years and why such geniuses as Len
bach. Won Uhde. Schwanthaler. Orlan-
do dl Lasso and Richard Strauss have
felt at home there. 90 Robert Haven
Schauifier In Century.
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No Limit.

There is practically no limit to the
variety OF work that can de done with
a Singer Sewing Machine, whether
for the finest embroidery, the plain
est home sewing. or the most elabor'
ate tailoring, the Singer is equally
efficient. We sell for cash or on small
monthly payments. Also rent and
repair machines. Phone los. T. A.
satterwhite. Salesman.
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~You know. Elsie. that 'fermenr
means to work." said the teacher
.Now you may write a sentence on
the blackboard containing the word
'ferment.'
After a moments thought Elsie
wrote as follows: In summer love
10 ferment among The flowers In our
rden."-Chicago News
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Paid.

Miss Belle (warningly)-Sally. the
used TO tell me when | was n little girl
that n did not let coffee alone Il
would make me foolish Sally (who
owes her one)-well, why didn't your
Life.
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The Desire For Appearances.

The Village Grocer pcevishlyD-Look
here. Aaron! What makes you put the
big apples In the top Of the bari? The
Honest Farmer (cheerilyl-what makes
you comb that long scalp lock over
your build spoti-Puck.
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Induigent Papa Why. my dear. you
had party last month. How often do
you wish to entertain your friendsf
she-This one Is not TO entertain my
friends. papa. but TO snub my enemies
-Iife
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Re Had the Bill.

Tom lin observation-disclosures me, old
man. but would you mind paying my
check7 haven't anything but forty
dollar bill. Jack-A forty dollar bill,
Why, ! never heard OF a bin Of that
denomination. Tom-Here II is-a bill
from my tallor!-Chicago News.
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IN . Dilemma.

"A necklace OF diamonds has been
stolen from mew said Mrs. Cumrox.
Aren't you going TO notify the po
iiceT'
IL don't know what TO do. II does
seem rather classy to be robbed Of
jewelry. and yet | hate to have people
think that I'd ever miss little thing
like a necklace. Washington Star.
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Love In n Flat.

May l kiss your
The girl hastily consulted a docu.
ment.
you may" she said.
"why did you consult that paperr'
ITO see II there Is anything In our
lease prohibiting it."-Louisville Cou'
rier-Journal
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To Fresh Eyes.

Willie. accompanied by his father.
was visiting a circus and menagerie.
"oh. papa" the boy exclaimed as they
passed before an elephant. look AZ
the big COW with her horns In her
mouth eating hay with her tail" -
Christian Register.
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Nice Discrimination.

"stop! cried an author TO a maid
servant. what papers are you burn
ing thereT'
ats all right. SIR" was the reply.
These are only the old sheets covered
with writing. 'aven't touched the
clean onesr'
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Physician and Surgeon

Special Attention 10 Genito. Urinary
Organs and Rec;um.
Residence Phone 1856. Office Phone
&C. Calls answered Promptly Day or
Night
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He struouIss In Vain.

The cynical bachelor rises to remark
that when a girl makes up her mind
to marry u struggling young man ali
his struggles are useless.-Philadelphia
Record.
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BRAZ0S FISH MARKET.
Fresh Water and Salt Water
Fish received daily. Free de-
livery over the city. Wholesale
and Retail. Phone 1854.
J. w. BATS
REAL ESTATE AGENT

Office In Taliaferro Building. Opposite
Court House. Phone 81
Have In office the only set OF Abstract
Books OF Brazos County Land titles
FOR SALE
Two lots and five room house. To-
Gated ON east side OF town, In good
neighborhood and close In; shade
trees and good water; improvements
in good repair. Price sio50O0. Terms
easy.
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Although vanity is supposed to be .
feminine trait. one doesn't have &c
scratch very deep TO find II in man.
Chicago News.
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There Is nothing so utterly hollow as
n kind word that should have been
spoken YESTERDAY. -Evangel.
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Man must always In some sense cling
10 the belief that the unknowable IL
rnowable.-Goefhe
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v. b. Hud son W. w. Wilson
Bryan, Texas. Franklin. Tex.
HUDSON & WILSON
Attorneys-at-Law
Bryan and Franklin. Texas.
VIII practice In county. state and fed
eral courts Special attention to bust
ness In Brazos and Robertson counties
FOR SALE.
1916 acres of land In the Moses
Hughes survey near Edge Price and
terms reasonable.
Half acre of land with improve
ments. one block east OF my home.
so acres adjoining A. and VI. College
land on west side near Providence
church. known as the George Pletzer
place.
1870 acres, including Double Sulphur
Springs. on Nayasota river.
v. q. HUDSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Thugs Hold Up
Circus Crowd
Policeman and Pickpocket Killed in
Duel Following Daring High
way Robbery.

LOGANsPORT. Ind, April "a patrol
man. Joseph Kroeger, and a pickpUcket,
whose name Ia unknown, were killed in a
duel with revolvers late last night. sec
ond alleged pickpocket, Charles Pierce OF
Scranton Pa, was captured this morning
by policemen chasing him on handcar.
six miles north of this city. and is charged
with having fired the shot that killed the
policeman.
After the night performance OF circus,
the thugs raIded the crowd with revolvers
in their hands. Two OF the crooks estab-
lished a station on the Third street bridge.
They not only held up and robbed the pas
sengers. but they forced their victims to
line up against the rail to see their success
sors despoiled.
Patrolman Kroeger came running. and
one OF the thugs shot The policeman fell
but was able TO draw his revolver and
answer. One of the men went down. The
other fled. The policeman, carried into a
restaurant. moaned I'm dying Call my
wife and baby" and lived only few min
utes
The pickpocket died this morning In St.
Joseph's hospital Priests and nurses tried
in vain to get a statement of his identity
from him. AS he was dying. a priest bent
over him with a last appeal. Summonlng
all his strength, the man shouted, you &c
to hell" He fell back and was dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Farmer Relents
of Election Bet
Tires of Waiting for Bryan's Elec-
ton and Has Flowing Locks
Shorn.

CENTRAL CITY, April 8-(special)-
Declaring that he would never cut his hair
until Bryan was elected president, Min
Foster. a farmer living across the river In
Hamilton county. permitted 1t to grow for
over twelve years, but Monday he reented
Of his resolution and came to town and
had the poetic locks shorn at a local bar
Der shop.
In the campaign OF 1896 Foster, who was
an ardent Bryanite. expressed so great con-
fidence In the election OF the Peerless
Leader that he declared that he would not
cut his hair until Bryan should occupy the
presidents chair. For twelve years he per-
sisted in his belief that the sage Of Fair
view would some time attain the zenith of
his ambition, through three campaigns he
followed him enthusiastically. and three
times he saw him go down TO defeat.
without giving any Of his friends warn
ing he came to town Monday. and when he
emerged from the barber shop the long
curls which had hung down on his shout
ders and had excited the admiration OF the
neighborhood had disappeared. He refuses
to explain why he parted with his locks In
defiance Of his resolution, merely saying
that he just decided to have them off He
denies that he has changed his political
faith but says he finds much consolation
in the victory OF the democrats In the state
last fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Vets and Drys Have High
Time at ChilliCothe Election

CHILLICOTHE, o.. April 8.-The wet"
and dry" election opened in this town
at $50 O'Clock this morning and excitement
is intense. as today is the elimination OF
hot campaign OF four months, Women
patrol in front Of each polling place in the
town and an army OF detectives is working
for the "drys' to prevent any fraud.
Every policeman Of the city is in citizens
clothes and is working for the ''wets."
Rev. c. W. Eldredge, superintendent Of
the Cincinnati division OF the Anti-Saloon
league who has been active in the cam
paign, and who was recently rotten-egged
by vets while he was speaking at Adel-
phi, was arrested this morning, charged
with violating the 100 feet limit at polling
place and is now in jail.
The police have arrested several dry
workers on the same charge
When J. d. Wilhgott secretary Of the
local option committee. called at the city
jaI to see the Rev. Mr. Eldredge, II Is
claimed by the "drys" he was assaulted
by Chief Of Police Pendergast. Municipal
officers refuse the "drys' admission 70 the
jail to see the dry workers. who have
been arrested on one pretext ard another
The dry" prisoners will resort to habeas
corpus proceedings. Rev. Mr.. Eldredge
has been released on bond.
Sheriff J. Henry SWope and Judge John
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29

w. Goldsberry have sworn in 100 deputies
TO control the situation. The county Of
ficers declare they will see that the "drys"
get a square deal. Mayor Yaple and the
city officers compose the wet" organiza-
tion in this city.
Dry" detectives swore out warrants for
the arrest OF five wet" workers, charging
them with attempting to bribe voters.
The ''wets" pleaded not guilty in city
court and each was held for grand jury
under $500 bond.
Rev. George l.. Lake OF Portsmouth. O..
who was assaulted by wet" last night
on the street was injured worse than he
was NJ first thought TO be. His left temple
bone was laid bare by a blow with steel
knuckles. Women are pstrolins the front
and rear doors OF all saloons. and are
using cameras. Miss MyTa Powell was ar
rested by city policeman and her camera
taken from her.
All members OF Company II. Fourth regi-
ment. Ohio National guard. were later
sworn in as special deputy sher1ffs. The
dry organization swore out a warrant for
the arrest OF Chief OF Police Pendergast
and Sheriff swope is pursuing the chief.
who is evading arrest.
Police Captain Schaffer when he heard
that hAbeas corpus proceedings had been
started for the release Of dry" prisoners.
weakened and turned all prisoners loose.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
Half of Elgin
Destroyed by
Restaurant Fire
Eight Stores Totally Destroyed, Loss
Reaching Hundred and
Twenty Thousand.

ELGIN. Neb.. April 2s.-Fire destroyed
half the business portion of Elgn today
The loss reached $4,000
The following firms. stocks and buildings
we're totally destroyed: Hoefer q Mooney,
general store; Elfus Brown, restaurant; I;
w. II. Knott, lumber yard; w. Il. Brooks.
hardware; Frisbie g. Fee. implements: B. r.
Payne, general merchandise; John Lamp
han, pool hall; Gray a. Tenny. general
erchandise.
,he Northwestern depot caught fire, but
saved.
There are no water works in the town.
The fire started at 6:45 this morning from
a defective flue In the restaurant and
spread rapidly to the other buildings. The
lack of water facilities prevented a very
effective fight being made against the
flames.
Elgin recently voted $1,000 for the pur-
pose OF installing a water system and work
will be started on it in about three weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
RATE DECREE WILL STAND
Judge MCPHERSON Refuses to Change
Original Opinion.
PENALTIES CLAUSE HELD VOID
Court Declines to Alter Remark
that Two and Half Cents Is
Proper Fare for the
Strong Roads.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April GA supple
mentary decision in the rate cases, involv-
ing the eighteen Missouri railroad com
panies operating in Missouri, was filed In
the federal court here today by Judge
Smith Mcpherson OF Red Oaw, la.
Judge Mcpherson declines to recede from
his first opinion, rendered on March last
either in the matter of the division of the
costs OF the proceedings or to change his
original holding that the court cannot fix
rates. In effect the decision means that
the railways and the state must each pay
one-half of the costs. which aggregated
$4,000. and that the court refuses the rail-
ways petition. which aEIxeylsit TO specifically
state what passenger rstss they should
charge.
AS to the contention that the court was
in error in its original opinion in that the
penalties Of the statutes render them void
Judge Mcpherson now holds that this sec
tion OF the state statutes imposing penalties
Is void.
On the point of fixing the rates Judge
Mcpherson says in part:
Complaint Is made because of the re-
cital in my opinion that 1t being a legisla-
tive act, and not judicial one, this court
cannot fix rates. If IL could, 215-cent pas
senger rates would be fixed for the stronger
roads and for the others But that is
for the legislature, acting itself with ex-
perts, such as the state employed In these
cases or through a commission with like
assistance
My statement that 1t being a legisla-
tive act and not a judicial one, this court
cannot fix rates. Is not controverted by
anyone. This being so, as of course. what
l said as above is obiter dlctum. But de-
cause It is dictum is no reason whatever
for not saying 1T. and still less a reason
for now eliminating It from my opinion
believed it proper to say that the strong
roads should have 2IA cents per passenger
per mile and the weaker roads cents.
could have fairly stated that the St Louis
& Hannibal and the Kansas City. Clinton
Springfield railroads should have cents
or more per passenger per mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29

for him. After consulting with his ad-
visors the emperor asked that he be given
permission to build a Christian church. The
request was granted and that was the only
Christian church built in Constantinople
during the thirty-three years of his reign.
Il don't think the new sultan will re-
main on the throne for more than six
months. He has been IN prison for the last
thirty-three years and was not of very
strong mind before that time, and there is
no doubt his mind is weak. He can be de-
throned for insanity. IL they don't depose
him within six months 1t will be because
he is simply a figurehead under the new
constitution and Parliament has all the
power, Many people would like to have
Yussuf Ezzetdden Bey, son of the assas-
sinsted sultan, Aziz, who is very popular.
THE young men Of Turkey were not
housed in the European legations for moth
ing. Tney had an Interior motive, and II
is now known that the gaining OF control
by the young Turkish party was all that
saved the lives Of the members of the lega-
tlon. They intended to slay the represen-
tstives Of the European countries and OF
the United States If they lost the fight.
and that was why they were In the lega-
tions and not for the purpose OF protecting
them"
Mr.. Baptist will make an address Sun
day at p. m at the Young Mems Chris
tan association on the subject OF the old
sultan. Abdul Hamid, and the affairs OF
his court and reign Having been an at
tsche OF the court and having derived
knowledge through his parents of his entire
reign OF thirty-three years. he IL regarded
as highly qualified to speak on this sub
ject
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-29
BIG HAILSTONES COME DOWN
Fall Heavy, but Little Damage
Reported.
DUNDEE CLAIMS BIGGEST STONE
Hurricane Visits BruIe, I'm Keith
County, Blowing Down Wires md
Playing Havoc with Loose
Piles of Lumber.

And the next day it hailed
1t was just before o'clock yesterday
evening when the CONCEALED vapor began
to fall and for twenty minutes there was
hailstorm which was we'll worth the
price of admission.
At first the hailstones were not large.
some the size of hazelnuts, others the size
OF birds egg, but as the storm pro-
gressed the stones increased both in size
and number. They fell in such quantities
that the ground was white and they pat
tered on the roofs like a miniature bonn
bardment
City Marshal Trabilcock of Dundee wins
first money with his story as to the size
of some of the stones. He says he found
two which measured nine inches each in
circumference. C.. p. Ross, 2SSl Spaulding
street, also reports one which had girth
of seven and one-half inches
Many were picked up measuring five
inches around and those the size of the
proverbial pigeon egg were legion. The
damage however, as thus far reported was
very light The glass greenhouses in Hans
com park were not injured and as there
was no wind the hail fell directly down
ward and few, II any, windows were
broken. The late spring doubtless pre-
vented much damage to gardens, as there
is but little vegetation showing above
ground yet and the fruit trees are also
so backward that It IS not thought they
were damagea-to any extent.
The storm ca Ne from the west or north
west and the Hail did not extend south
further than The city limits. At Bellevue
and Fort Crook there was no hail. but
there was a straight wind from the north.
west which did considerable damage anC
| frightened those who were in the cyclone
which passed over those places almost &
year ago
| At Bellevue college the power hous,
smokestack, located Just back of Fonta
| nellie hall, was blown over. 1t crashed into
the parlor of the hall which is the girls
| dormltory and frightened the residents
but hurt none OF them. 1t is stated tina
at the fort no damage was done The hail
storm was accompanied by a heavy shower
! of rain and although this did not last long
other showers continued from time to tim,
| during the evening.
| out by the Clifton Hill school the heav
lest fall In the city occurred and twelv,
windows Ia the school house we're broken
The Bonde nursery at Forty-fifth and
Military avenue lost a large number OF
| panes.
High Wind in Keith County.
| BRULE, Neb., April 2s.-(Special Tele
gram. "A high wind more in the nature o.
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