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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-12
ton and are entitled to special men.

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The Primary Course 10 the First
intermediate. Master Brooke steven.
son. Miss Mary Wiley.
From the First intermediate TO the
Second Intermediate. Misses Ceclle
Hickman. Lucille Mike. Doris Brous.
sard. Leontine rheriot Maud steven.
son. Glass honors awarded Miss Ce.
ellie Hickman
Promoted to the Third lntcrmedl.
ate. Misses Bette Wolf. Aubrey VII.
knson. Clara Kosarck. Thelma Jones
From the intermediate Course to the
First Academic Course. Misses Ella
Jones. Matte c. Hin. Lizzie Rosprim
Clas honors awarded Miss Ella Jones
From the First to the Second AGA.
demic course. Misses Elsie Hickman.
BESSIE Nall. Jewel Proctor. .Pansy
Conlee. Esther Newland. Abbie Mar.
tin.
From the Second to the Third AGA.
demic Course, Misses Mary Wolf, Ber-
tie Reed. Agnes Price. Xenia Smith.
Naneen Hall. Madeline Hanway. Glass
honors awarded Miss Wolf.
Academic Honors. Gold medals.
crowns and diplomas In testimony Of
having passed with success through
the graduating course OF studies, Miss
Sallie Il. Price and Miss Ellen Crenan.
Special Course. Miss Ray Conway.
Competition Medals. Gold medal for
Christian doctrine. donated by Rev. J.
r. Gleissner. awarded Miss Anna
Fuchs.
Gold medal for Mathematics. dona.
ted by Rev. h. Pfinner. awarded. Miss
Elsie Hickman.
Gold medal for composition. donated
by friend, competed for by Misses
Mary Wolf. BERTHE Reed. Agnes Price,
Xenia Smith. J. Hickman. Esther New.
land and Madeline Hanway. drawn by
Miss Xenia Smith
Gold medal for elocution. donated
by a friend. competed for by Misses
Ray Conway. Mary Wolf. Agnes Price,
Nenia Smith. BERTHE Reed. Elsie Hlck.
man. Esther Newland. Bessie Nall
Abbie Martin. Pansy Conlee. Naneen
Hall Drawn by Counsel. Miss Ray
Conway.
Gold medal for instrumental music,
donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. 5. Parker,
awarded. Miss Blossie Evans.
Badges-NIisses Aubrey Wilkinson,
Lucille Mike.
The following young ladies having
passed a satisfactory examination, In
music are entitled TO certificates.
Misses Nall. Hanway. Evans. Cren.
an. Connolly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-12

In accordance with thier usual popu
lar custom just after A. and NJ Col
lcge commencement. the Eiks gave a
ball last evening. marking an occa.
sion OF unusual interest. owing to the
number OF visiting girls who have
added so much to the gaiety OF the
present week.
The splendor and elegance OF the
Elks affairs are widely known The
ball room was trimmed most elabo-
rately. showing a lavish use Of floral
and electrical decorations with pre-
dominating colcrs Of purple and white.
To the music OF full orchestra one
hundred guests enjoyed the dancing.
The grand march was led by Miss
Pansy Peck a charming young lady
visitor Of Corsicana. and Mr.. Wilson
Bradley the exalted ruler OF the lodge.
Then the dainty programs ornamented
with q Gibson head were distributed.
The whole affair was a success. the
careful attention to detail making II
one of the most enjoyable in the clubs
social history.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-12

One OF the prettily arranged affairs
OF the week was the party given on
Wednesday aftsrnoon by Mrs. J. A.
Mcqueen. The honor guests were
Mesdames Mary Flournoy Fields OF
Shreveport. La. J. Fred Smith, OF
Dallas. Charles Mills Of Corslcana,
Miss Alice Davis Of III Paso. who are
the charming guests Of Col. and Mrs.
NJ. w. Sims. II was an ideal porch
party. the surrounding trees and nov.
ers lending their grandeur to the oc'
casion. and the cool summer breeze
adding to the comfort OF IN guests.
The porch Is at all times very attrac'
tive. being furnished with handsome
porch furniture-added TO these COM
forts were rugs and sofa pillows to-
gether with spring flowers. presenting
very bright and animated appear
ance with the assembled company OF
enthusiastic and happy guests. Card
tables for the game Of bridge were In
readiness and several highly interest.
ing games were played after which
a delightfully."- entertaining musical
program was rendered Mrs. Field
who Is the possessor OF a beautiful
contralto voice which shows extraor-
binary cultivation and Miss Kettle
Smith. who Is noted for the sweetness
Of her voice. very generously rendered
several vocal selections which added
to the pleasure OF the guests. as was
shown by the interested attention and
liberal applause. Quite an appetizing
two course luncheon was served. con-
sisting OF salad course with ice tea
followed with cream and cake-Mrs.
Mcqueen by her thoughtful courtesies
and thorough skill as hostess. made
the occasion quite delightful Each
one departed feeling that OF all the
pleasant afternoons spent. none had
been more enjoyable than this ocoa.
sion and the guests thanked their
hostess for being such a happy enter
tainer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mckenzie and Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. W. Sims Jr. will enter
tain on Monday evening at $3.50 In
honor of the ladies OF the house party
OF Col. and Mrs. NJ. W. Sims.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-12

The following students have attain
ed the required average for promo
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-03

puckered face Behind MERGERS shout
der. And he rang The bell
The Jap answered II with suspicious
slacrity.
~Kito." said Mercer. will you attend
to Gen. Winters car? Bring it up to
the court"
Absolutely harmless. to all appear
snces. but Birdsall. from his safe posi-
tioR behind master and man. looked
shrewd suspicion at the soldier.
Shall your man in the hall go with
him?" asked Mercer.
The colonel shook his head. mo. %
he said. quietly. we have other men
outside il he needs help. Call Skid.
please" But when Birdsall attempted
TO get central there was no response.
The colonel merely shrugged his
shoulders. although Birdsall frowned
with yexatiOn. What a PITY" said
Winter, softly. NOW, the fellows will
come when the time is up; We can't
call them OF"
Mercer smiled family. There are
two more telephones in the house" he
observed. You can call on your dogs
easily any time you wish. Also you
can hear from the Palace. VIII you
come upstairs with me? | assure you
| have not the least intention to harm
you or the honest sergeant"
You take the first trick. Mercer, ="
said the colonel. Il supposed the bell
was your signal to have the wires cut.
But about going; no. think we viii
stay here. There is a door out on the
court which. IL you will open-thank
you. A charming prospect. Excuse
me If I send Haley out there; and may
| go myself"
Anticipating the answer. he stepped
under the low mission Intel into a
fair like Californian court or patio
Of pepper trees and palms and moss
grown fountain There was the usual
colonnade with a stone seat running
round the wall. Mercer. smiling. mo-
toned to one OF them. Il wish could
convince you, colonel, that you are
in no need of that plaything in your
hand. and that you are going to dine
with your boy-isn't he a fine fell
low"
The colonel did not note either his
admission that he had seen Archie.
nor a curious warming OF his tone; he
had stiffened ard grown rigid like a
man who receives a blow which he
will not admit. He stole a glance al
the detective and met an atrocious
smirk Of complacency. They both had
caught glimpse Of a figure fitting
into a door Of the court They both
had seen a woman's profile and hand
holding little steel tool which had
ends like an alligator's nose. And
both men had recognized Miss Smith.
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Winters duh eyes hardly noted them;
the exotic luxuriance OF foliage. the
Spanish arrnOr aud Spanish cows
were all too common 20 a denizen of 4
Spanish colony in the tropics. 10 dis
tract his thoughts from his own ugly
problem. He had been having Il out
with himself. as he phrased q. And
there had been moments during those
two hours. when b. had ground his
teeth and clsaShed his fists because
Of the futile asd furious pain In him.
When he recognized Janet Smith.
By that sane Illuminating fash be
recognized that this woman who had
been trickirg him was the woman that
he loved. He believed that he had
said his Last word 10 love. but love. aft
er seeming TO accept the curt dis
missal. WAS lightly riding his heart
again. Fooled a second time" he
thought With inexpFessible bitterness.
recallins his unhappy married life
and the pretty. weak creature who had
caused him such humiliation. Yet with
her there had been no real wrong
and a childish craving for gayeiy and
adulsgon. POOR child. what a woe
full en- ding for II all, The baby. the
little boy who was their only living
chile 10 die Of a sudden access OF an
apparently trifiing attack OF Group,
while the mother was dancing at a
post ball, He was east. taking his
exsssination for promotion. The fran
tic drive home In the chill Of the dawn
hae given her a cold which her shock
and grief left her no strength 10 re-
sist-she was always a frail little crea-
TURF, poor butterhyi-and she followed
her baby inside OF a month Had she
lived. her husband might have found
IL hard to forgive her. for already a
sore heart was turning TO the child for
comfort: but she was dead. and he did
MOI let his thoughts misuse her mem
o.V. Nowhere was another. so df-
ferent, but just as false. Then. he
brought himself up with jerk; he
would be fair: he would look al things
"a they were; many man had been
fooled by the dummy. He would not
t1mp at conclusions because they were
cruel. any more than be would because
they were kind. There was such a
thing, he knew well. as credulous sus-
picion; IL did more harm than credu-
,ous trust. Meanwhile. he had his de
.ail. He was 70 find Archie; therefore,
ne waited. They were in the house:
Il were only folly 20 give up their ad-
vantage under the stress OF any Of
MERGERS plausible lurings to the out
side.
Moreover, by degrees. he became
convinced that Mercer. certainly to
some extent, was sincere in his pro-
fession OF belief in Arches absence
and safety. This. in spite OF hearing
several times that Archie was not re-
turned. Mercer did all the speaking,
but he allowed Birdsall TO bold the re-
ceiver and take the message from Mrs.
Winter
The telephone was In an adjoining
room. but by shifting his position a
number Of times the colonel was able
TO catch a murmur Of the converse
tidon. He heard MERGERS voice dis
tinctly. He had turned away and was
following the detective out Of the
room. Il don't understand It any
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-03
CHAPTER TX.
The Agent Of the Fireless Stove.

The time was two hours later. Rupert
Winter was sitting on one of the stone
benches OF the colonnsde about the
patio. The court was suffused with
the golden glow presaging sunset
Warm afternoon shadows lay along
the flags; waving silhonettes of leaf
age or plant; blurred reflections from
the bold bas-reliefs Of Spanish war
riors and Spanish priests sculptured
between tho spandrels Of the arches.
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e% OCNE 7X4ET
1 a s< zHE M4W se1SHo1R @
SYNOPSIS.

Tire story opens al Harvard where Col
Rupert Winter, u. :. a. visiting. saw the
suicide OF young Mercer. He met Cary
Mercer. brother Of the dead student
Three years later. in Chicago. in 1886.
Col Winter overheard Cary Mercer ap-
coioncl's ward. and 10 gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions A Miss
Smith was mentioned. apparently as
oonspirator- Winter unexpec teily met
relative. Mrs. Millicent Melville. who
told him that hts Aunt Rebecca, Archie
and the latter's nurse, Miss Janet Smith.
were TO leave FOR the west with the
colonel and Mrs. Melville. A great fnan-
cal magnate was aboard the train on
which Col Winter met his Aunt Rebec-
ca Miss Smith and Archie He set his
orderly. SerEt- Haley. 10 watch over Cary
Mercer Col Winter learned that the
financial Tnagnate is Edwin s. KeAtcham.
On approaching Cary Mercer. the colonel
was srubbed- Winter. aided by Archie.
cieyeriy frustrated a hoid-vp on the
train He took a great liking 70 Mss
Smith despite her alleged connection
with the kiduauing plot. which he had
not yet revealed TO IT'S relatives The
party arrived in san Francisco. 1t Was
thought that there we're big persons be
hind the hold-up sang. Archie mysteri-
Ousiy disappeared frultlcss search was
conducted for Archie Blood IN a near
BY room al the hotel caused fears for the
boys life No Roadway was made IN the
search for Archie. The lads voice was
heard over the telephone. however. and
"A minute later a wpman's yoice-that OF
Miss Smith. Col. Winter and a detective
Arnold. 4 Harvard graduate They were
met with a terrible cetonation- indicat-
ing an explosion within. The party
rushed into the house
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Much Tao Good.

Mother-Johnnie, why are you beat
ing little sister, Surely she has not
been unkind to your
Johnnie-No, mamma: but she 10
so fearfully good, simply east sta>t
her.--Eun.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12
REPENTANCE CAME TOO LATE
Small Boy Had Taken Drastic Ac.
tlon to Avoid Being Invited
to Party.

A small boy had something to say
to his father at the dinner table the
other night, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. Papa" he said, Johnnie Bur
ton is going to have a party mex week.
an he said he'd invite me An ! got
to take a present" "a present? What's
that for?" TITS for Jobnny's birth
day. All the kids take presents"
Things hadn't gone just right during
the day with the boys father. He
was not in an agreeable humor.
That's all nonsense" he declared,
Every day or two it's a present here
or a present there. II you can't go
to a party without taking a present
you might as well stay at home" The
boys lip trembled, but he made no re-
ply. The next day the father regret
ted his hasty words and that night
turned to the boy. George" he said,
there are a couple of new books
in my overcoat pocket. You can take
them to your friend Johnny's party"
TITS too late," said George, gloomily.
81 licked him to-day sc that he
wouldn't invite me-"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION.
Quickly Cures Rheumatic Pains, Also
Splendid system Builder.

Go to any good prescription drug
gist and get the following and mix
them: II he does not have these In
gradients he will get them from his
wholesale house.
One ounce compound syrup Of
Sarsaparilla, and one ounce Toris com
pound. Add these to a half pint OF
first-class whiskey, and use a tablet
spoonful before each meal and at bed
time. The bottle must be well shaken
each time. This simple remedy IL
one of the most effective known. The
restorative action will be felt after
the first few doses.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12

territory lying between its boundary and the
Paraguay river, and Brazil acquired Bolivia's
claim to the Acre region on the northeast. The
latter territory being considered the more valu-
able, Brazil stipulated to pay q cash indemnity
of 92,000,0 900 sterling. ..,
These two treaties were Of immense conse-
quence to Bolivia: first, in relieving her from
the old railway and mining entanglements; Sec
ond, In securing the construction of the AFRICA
La Paz railway; third, through the loan of Chi.
lean credit in internal railway construction; and,
fourth, In providing a cash fund of s2,300.0 900
with which to guarantee or to begin the actual
construction of the trunk lines.
Following the ratification of the treaties ne
EQUATIONS were opened with prominent European
and American capitalists and on May 10, 1906,
a contract was signed with the National City
bank and Speyer & Co, of New York. The con-
tract was signed in La Paz by a representative
OF the concessionaires and additional stipulations
were made on May %.
Under article III Of the contract the conces-
sionaires oblige themselves within a period Of
10 years to construct the following railway sys-'
TENS;
(a) From oruro to viacha. with a branch to
b) From Oruro to Cochabamba.
(c) From Oruro to Potosi.
(d) From Potosi to Tupizi, by Caisa and Gaia
gaita.
(e) From Uyuni to Potosi.
~ From La Paz to Puerto Pando.
All OF these roads are to be one-meter gauge
except the last two mentioned. which, in the dis
erection of the concessionaires, may be of rs GEN.
timeters gauge.
The cost of the railways is estimated at e5,
100000 sterling, including Ell, 200, 900 allowed for
the La Paz-Puerto Pando line.
The concessionaires are authorized to issus
two classes Of bonds-frst mortgage and second
mortgage, or income bonds. The first mortgage
bonds, which are a first Hen, are authorized to
the amount of Gs,700,00o sterling. bear five per
cent. interest and are payable in 20 years. The
interest for 20 years fs guaranteed by the gov
erpment OF Bolivia. an
a further issue Of additional first mortgage
bonds to the amount OF e2yO00yO00 sterling 10
authorized in case the sum Of R6,500,000 proves
insufficient to build ~ Apee, Theae bonds Vll
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12
"A STOUT THING

Miss Burden was not devoid of good sense, but
she had brooded over her neighbor's treatment Of
her until it seemed both intolerable and lawless. 1t
involved a question of shares in the privileges Of
a certain spring Of water and of rights in a certain
path, and disagreement over these had led to
other differences, small and large, until the main
issue seemed hopelessly confused.
Finally Miss Burden resolved to consult q law
yer, to ascertain II there might not be comforting
relief for her feelings In a lawsuit. When a WON
ans evaporation reaches the point where she is
ready to resort to the law, she 10 to be dreaded,
and Miss Burden went to Lawyer Fairman's office
with a long and spirited story of her wrongs.
Unfortunately for her plan, these wrongs were
rather OF word than OF deed, and rather Of fancy
than of record. What the ~neighbor wanted to do
and talked about doing, and even what he meant
to do at some future time, did not greatly impress
Mr.. Fairman. He gently suggested to the angry
client that her mood was unjustihed by what had
actually happened and concluded his advice with
some words which she never forgot.
Don't go to law. my dear lady, until you have
some facts to take with you, Law by itself Is a
poor friend; but a facts a stout thing--a facts q
stout thing"
The country lawyers wisdom is sound philoso-
ply for every day in the year. Fancy gives birth
to a long train of children, good and bad. and they
all have legs and arms OF characteristic slender
ness and a grasp on life too gentle to be control.
ling. Set them In line Of battle and Master Fact
will scatter Them all like dry leaves--for In deed
and III truth 4 fact y q stout th'ns!--Xouth' Con-
panion-k u Gz4
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12

to Bolivia is railways. This need was rccogntzef
ito a certain extent prior to the war with Chile.
AS far back as June, 1863, the national assembly
authorized the president to enter into contracts
Tor the building OF railways, and In 1868 a con-
cession was granted to a citizen of the United
States to build a railway from Cobiji to Potosi
with a government guaranty of seven per cent.
on the capital invested. In addition, the conces-
sion carried a grant of land one league on each
side of the line. A number of other concessions
were made in 1859, 1873, 1874, 1877, 1878 and 1879.
In 1904 the Bolivian national office of immi-
grafton and statistics issued a volume of nearly
400 pages containing the acts, DEGREES and con.
cessions in aid of railways, covering the years
1880 to 1904. Every effort was made by the gov
eminent during this period to induce capital to
invest in railway construction in the country.
Perhaps nowhere else In the world were such in
ducements held out by any country to secure the
end sought as by Bolivia, following the termina-
tion of the war with Chile. These inducements
were offers of land, mines, exemption from taxa
ton and customs duties, government guarantees,
financial aid and exclusive privileges. But unfor-
~tunately for Bolivia the offers were not made In
the right quarter. In its eagerness to secure re-
suits, concessions were granted to and contracts
made with the most irresponsible parties, in
many cases mere adventurers without capital or
influence. The net result was naturally to retard
rather than to help railroad construction.
In 1904 all that Bolivia had to show In rail-
ways as a result of 40 years legislation and In.
Vulnerable contracts were the Guaqui and the
Antofagasta roads. The former gave an outlet
from La Paz to Lake Titicaea. whence passengers
and freight were transported across the lake by
boat to the Peruvian port of Puno and thence by
the Peruvian railway to Nollendo on the Pacific.
The total length OF the road from Alto of La
Paz to Guaqui on Lake Titicaca was 81 kilometers
ga miles). The gauge was one meter (39.37
inches) and the rails weighed is Kilograms per
meter-about IL pounds per foot.
The Antofagasta, Boliyia's first railway. had a
fetal mileage of 925 kilometers (573 miles,, a
gauge of rs centimeters (29.53 inches) and rails
weighing 17.40 Kilograms per meter. or about
II pounds per foot.
II was not until 25 years after the outbreak OF
the wfr with Chile and 20 years after the signing
OF the agreement OF April 4s 1894. which marked
che close III that VA, although 4 did not con
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12
z E COVERED HIM.
itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved In "a Hours and
Cured by Cutlcura In a Month.

81 am se~venty-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. / was sick
for six months and what l suffered
tongue could not tell. / could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dreadful itching; when I did sleep 1t
was from sheer exhaustion. / was
one mass of irritation; it was eve in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out of my mind. / got a
set Of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent. / used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night I
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep I had had for six months.
In a month I was cured. W. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 3, 1908"
Fottor Drug & Chem, Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
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ton paid in a large measure the expenses Of gov
eminent and with the loss of this revenue the
state was forced into consideration of the eco
nomic development of the country in other lines
than gold and silver production alone.
The settled part of Bolivia was then and is
to a large extent yet, that high table-land, one of
the most spacious and elevated plateaux to be
found on the globe, which lies between the west
ern and the eastern Andes. This table-land ex-
tends from about the Argentine border in the
south into Peru on the northwest, and is from
go to $50 miles in width.
On the Chilean border the western Cordillera
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12

clusively settle all the questions arising
therefrom, that on October. 20, 1904, at San
tiago. plenipotentiaries of the two countries
signed the treaty of peace and friendship
which put a final end to all disputes between
Bolivia and Chile and secured in addition
concessions to the former.
In the preceding year, 1903, was signed
the treaty of Rio de Janeiro with Brazil.
Under this treaty an exchange of territories
between the two countries was effected. 30.
hVla acquired on the southeast the strip of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-11-12
A Motor Hint.

Miss Lillian Russell, who looks
younger than her daughter, was talk
ing about age at a dinner in New
York. Miss Russell, who is always
witty, ended with this mot:
ut is a sure sign of age in a wom-
an when she begins to get out of her
motor a backwards"