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which is less than lots OF unfortunate explor.
ers have received for their efforts.
The north pole is ia peculiar thing. 1t shifts
about from day to day and not over year ago
a Swedish scientist allowed to escape his sys-
tenn the assertion that the pole was moving
towards Siberia OF course if the north pole
keeps on moving like that, how can it ex-
pect to be discovered? ask skeptical persons.
The reason the north pole is said to be play
ing hide and seek is said to be this:
The earth revolves on its axis from west to
east Hence centrifugal forces tend to pull
the regions of the equator outward, thus siv-
ing the tendency to latten at the poles. This
fiattening process is irregular and as conse-
quence the top and bottom" of the earth
tend to fit about from place to place
Try this scheme with a rubber ball. Soft
rubber is best; it shows the fattening better
than hard rubber Push a nail through the
ball. making it an axis and then tie strings to
each end of the nail. Hold the strings in your
right hand and twirl them over your head.
During the twirling You notice that the ball
becomes iatter at each end and bulges slightly
on the sides. That's why the poles ere shift
ing. The earth moves at a rate of 10 miles .
minute around its axis. Each day in reyolv-
ing it has journey of $4,000 miles. its cir
conference, to accomplish. It moves about 20
times as fast as the Chicago-New York 1Shour
special Is it any wonder it is fatteuing?
The dream above, which transplanted citi-
zen of the United States of the year 1909 to
the year 1899, hence furnishes an ordinary ex-
ample of things which may transpre when
Peary Baldwin or Wellman discover the north
pole Nobody has yet tried to discover the
pole by the subway route. but somebody will
some day, and soon after they'H convict him
of insanity.
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petition must face
are known only
TO the man who
has made such
attempts before.
That has been
the great trouble
with polar expe-
ditions, it is said,
They are too oft
en- planned with
the conveniences
of a great city
within reach of
the hand.
Perhaps the
most sane polar
expedition which
a n y on e b a S
. sprung for years
has been that of
Walter Wellman.
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from that automatic instrument for rendering
sane persons mentally incompetent l had
been reading copy of the North Pole Friday
night Post when, with noise like all the air
coming out of balloon all at once, the C. & N
p. train started.
1t was all strange to me, of the year 1909.
l must have slept an awful long time to wake
up here In the year of-yes the date line on
the publication / was scanning said February
i, 1899. 1t was printed in white ink and the
words were all spelled phonetically
Medicine Hat yelled voice in my ear
minute or two after the train had started. i
looked quickly around, ready to punch the
rude brakeman who had given vent to those
rasping notes. AS did so bumped my nose
against the-well it looked like photograph
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-06

the newspaper man. who two
years ago was assigned by
his paper to find the north
pole. The assignment was
given him when politics,
which he had been covering.
had sort Of died down in
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-06

Zeppelin and his airship. AS the big bird-li
machine came closer, / managed to read the
sign on the side 1t read:
ROUTE NO. "a.
Fort Wayne, Duluth and Polar Aerial Trans
portation Company.
That was pretty near the last straw.
wanted to look at something ancient. /
couldn't stand this much longer 1t was get
ting on my nerves-these ahead of-the-minute
contrivances. The airship drew nearer. l
could see roof garden party of young people
sitting among the palms on the dome of the
big machine. Around them were electric heat
ers, which radiated heat clear to the earth.
Carelessly one young man emptied the con-
tents of his glass over his shoulder in my di-
rection.
| tried to dodge the cloudburst of amber
beverage, bui alas, too ,late. 1t caught me
scuarely in the face and
WOKE UP!
Anu eth when one comes TO think it over
considering the progress which the year 1908
saw in the way of airship navigation and polar
efforts, that dream is within the realm of pos
sibilities of the twentieth century. Less than
so years ago the man who talked of saying
.howdy" to friend 1900 miles away would
be deported. To-day the telephone carries
one's words as clearly il spoken to parties
in the same room.
So il an American should fall asleep in the
year 1909 and awake 80 years hence, the things
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WEI kMANC A/RxxZp
ma SNOW CTQRH -

The most novel and perhaps the
most insane project which was ever
sprung for finding the pole was that
of Capt. Bowser, a Chicagoan, who was
a martyr to his scheme. He, too.
was Arm in his belief that he could
find the pole in his especial. private
way. He aimed to roll to the pole in
round ball with small holes at each
end. He got as far as South Haven,
Mich, which is a summer resort He
reached South Haven in the winter
and he was found frozen on the beach.
The wind and waves carried Capt.
Bowser IS miles across Lake Michigan
from Chicago, but the indications
were that his death occurred half way
across the lake. Inside of his round
shell he lay upon a board around
which the object revolved. it being
hollow.
Bowser received Christian burial
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R-D A." YELLED

IL ABO-A-R-R-D," yelled
the Photographic train
crier. Train on the third
level leaves in five minits
for the pole. Only one
stop between Medicine
Hat and Arctic Circle city.
Eskimos, polar bears and
hunters in the second stol
bird car forwa-r-r-d.
abo-a-r-r-d."
Gee, but | was glad to
4.
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TiME-Year of 1899.
SCENE-Subway station of
the Chicago and North Pole
Consolidated lines, located 215
feet beneath the ethereal sta
ton of the Fort Wayne, Duluth
and Polar Aerial Transportation
Company.
CAST = Airship chauffeurs,
subway motormen, passengers,
aerocabmen, automatic news
boys, polar bears, Eskimos,
wireless telephone Iinemcn, etc.
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sucking out from the wall OF the
car. Then it dawned upon me- 1t
wasn't the brakeman at all. In fact,
looking around could see no en-
ployes. AS we reached the chunk of
darkness. which I took to be the al
legged Medicine Hat, the coach door
opened without any human assistance
a man at my side punched button
and promptly disappeared through
chute which appeared at his feet.
Two minutes for liquid air re-
freshments," came the same rasping,
Photographic voice through the in
strument at my right. hunted for
the button my disappearing friend had
used to disappear by and in an in
slant | was looking down Medicine
Hats main street. l didn't try to
puzzle out that phenomenon. ! didn't
care if ] ever saw the pole. if it had
to be seen via the cold, clammy sub
way route.
Nearly every place of business on
the main street was labeled private
weather bureau" l glanced upward TO
see If it looked like rain. Far to the
south / spied what looked strangely
like the pictures / scanned in 1909
when l used to read about Count
Zeppelin and his airship. AS the big
,t,.A oil, II
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES TO

Pennsylvania v- Gettysburg, at
Philadelphia
Carlisle Indians VS.. villanova. at
Carlisle. Pa
Syracuse vs.. Hamilton. at Syracuse.
Brown VS.. New Hampshire State at
Providence.
Washington and jefferson VS.. Deni'
son. at Washington. Pa.
Bucknell vs.. susquehanna. at Lewis
burg. Pa
williams vs.. Rensselaer, Polytechnic
at williamstown.
Holy Cross rs. Norwich University.
az Worcester.
Bodoln Va. Fort Mckinley. at Bruins
wick. Me.
Dickinson vs.. Western Maryland.
at Carlisle. Pa.
Minnesota vs.. Lawrence. at Mime
apclls.
81 Louis vs.. shurtieff. at Sc. Louis.
wittenberg VS.. Wilmington, at
Springfield. Ohio.
Case W.. Mt. Union. at Cleveland.
Kansas vs.. State Normal. at Law
renee. Kan.
Knox vs.. Galesburg High School. al
Calesburs. III.
Clemson VS.. Dahlonega. at Clemson
lN. c.
Davidson vs. North Carolina Medi
cal school. at Davidson. N. c.
Georgia Tech. vs.. oiympians. at AT
lanta.
Vanderbilt VI. Southern Presoyte
rian az Nashville.
Mercer vs.. Gordon. at Macon
sewanes VS.. Sewanee Military Acad
smy. at sewanee' Tenn.
virginia VS.. william and Mary a
Charlottesville.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
ANOTHER GRAND OLD PATRIOT
RESTS BENEATH THE
TREES.
|THE EID CAME QUIETLY
Beloved OFFICIAL and Veteran Lost Bat
tIe With Grim Messenger al the
T. Home Of Son IN Nseosdoches

Special TO the Easie.
Nacogdoches. Texas. Sept. 25.-col.
John b. Reagan. superintendent OF
the Confederate Home at Austin. died
here yesterday morning at 5 o'clock
OF apoplexy at the house OF his son.
Di. J. II. Reagan.
Col. Reagan was born March 18TH
isss. being In his 9th year at the
time Of his death.
His first attack Of serious Illness
came In April and since then he has
been In a decline Of health Just
three days ago he sen, In hts resigna
ton as superintendent Of the confed
crate Home. at Austin.
Col Reagan has always been a yer,
active man In state affairs and was
much loved by all who knew him
his last words were: This Is the lat
time ever turned back on anything.
His remains were carried TO Rusk
his old home. yesterday Afternoon
where the interment viii take plac'
today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
CITY SCHOOLS.

In the list Of teachers recently pub-
llshed the printer overlooked n name
Of Miss Annie nearire grade
teacher in the last si4c s...,ol.
The enrolment for the first week
Is about thirty more than for the first
week one year ago.
All pupils In higher grades are re-
quired to prepare one lesson AT home
and parents are urged to see that II
Ia done. That Is not hard require
ment on pupils Of some size. All are
allowed to take more. II they wish
but must prepare that one. II your
child from the higher grades comes
home without one or more books. and
says he is not allowed TO do any home
study. give him the remedy advocated
by King Solomon. and tell him q
obey the ninth commandment there
after.
An previously stated. small childrer
In primary grades should do Iittl'
home study.
w. C. lawson. supt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

w. y. Anderson et ais 10 w. H.
Brown and ID. d. Greer. thirty-nine
acres. consideration S264.
ID. l. Boyd and wife to V. 7. Echols'
fifteen acres. in the T. w. Blakeley
league. consideration $500.
]. L. Edge and wife to T. A. Cloud
lot No. 3. 20 feet block i7s. considera-
tion si40o.
II. o. Jones receiver TO w. X Bell
lots 1. 2 s. .. and 10. In block 81. con-
sideration $500.
]. r. Sims and Mary A. Sims to
Mamie Sims three lots in block IL
consideration si.0o.
Mrs. A. Thomas to Rollo and Nall
lots 6 and Z In block is. consideration
$500.
II. T. wheeless to S. p. Moore. one
hundred acres In the 7. w. Blakele,
survey. consideration $1,000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
THIS DATE m HISTORY.
September 2s.

1906 -Bonaparte left Paris to begin
his campaign against Prussia.
isis-Gen. Judidiah Huntington. a
distinguished soldier OF the Reyolu'
tion. died In New London. Ct. Aug. =.
f74s.
lssg--Trcaty tetwsen France and
Texas concluded n Paris
1S4s-Fremont expedition reached
the Columbia river. In Oregon.
is7o-seige Of Paris began.
isoo-Gen. John NJ. Palmer OF Ill
noIs died. Born Sept IS. 1917.
iso2-charlemagne Tower appoin'
! ted ambassador to Prussia
iso7-Missouri railroads, after q
three months test OF the swoeen'
| fare law. reported a loss Of sl.soo.ooc
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
JAMES CONTRACT AWARDED
itEres,>tIsssns Building Corner
Ry1n and Anderson Streets
Postoffice Block.

Mr.. NJ. n. James has had prepared
By Jones a Tabor. architects OF Hous-
ton. plans for an elegant two-story
brick building. and has Just closed q
contract with George w. Dodson. a
contractor Of Houston. for Its erec'
tIon. II viii be built on Mr. James
lot corner OF Bryan and Anderson
streets. postoffIce block. and be u !
100 feet IN dimen ions.
The building material is Elgin pres
ssd brick and cement. and the first
floor to be laid In tile. The buildine
win front south. facing the A. J. Wag
ner & Co. store. and have two entran
ces for customers. one corner en-
trance similar 10 the entrance to the
First National Bank. and the othel
about the center OF the front OF ths
building. The plans show a buildint
OF beautiful design. handsomely orni
mented. and finished with elegant
plate glass Windows.
The second story Is designed e'
pecially for physicians offices. ant
each office has reception room
and Is located with especial care q
easlness OF access An iron stairwa'
on the outside Of the building lead
up TO the offices In the second story
Work on the building will begin a
soon ms the contractor can get hi
material on the ground. and the CO.
tract calls for cts completion by jar
LIST.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

Firox Pfe9oytcfian SnoFc"
Sunday school a:f5 a. m.
Morning service IL O'Clock. Subject
Unnatural Children"
Westminster League G:3o y. m.
Evening service 7:45 p. m. Subject.
FAITHFUL Unto Death"
The topic on Wednesday evening.
2sth inst. will be: ~unitarianism." ;"
An Iowa minister gave our this
notice on recent Sunday morning:
The funeral services Of Mrs. Prayer
Meeting viii be held In the sunday
school room Of the Presbyterian
church on Wednesday evening at 1880
She had been feeble for some time
hut recently her decline had been rap
Id. Her death was not unexpected
The doctor could scarcely detect any
pulse on Wednesday evening OF last
week. The cause OF death Is said te
be heart-failure from want OF exer
else ard criminal neglect from heI
family. The officers Of the church arr
requested 10 act as pail bearers. and
the teachers and officers OF the Sun
day school as honorary palI-bearers
The choir Is requested to sing" II 4
TO be hoped that the corpse came q
life again at the funeral. Hitherto
our midweek services have been wei
attended. God has done great thing
for us whereof we are glad" 1t Is tn
hope and prayer OF the minister tina
these meetings will be fruitful In III
formation OF strong christian fellow
ship.
]. T. Caughley.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

Sunday school s:4s a m. The At
tendance last Sunday was ses. We
want 500 tomorrow.
Memorial service In honor Of Bishor
Ward 1T II a. m. Program elsewhere
Junior league at p. m. led by Ed
win Jenkins. Jr.
Senior league at 7:i5 p. m. led b,
Mr.. A. c. Arnold
Preaching, nj y. m. by the pastor
subject: 'The Sin OF Ananias."
A cordial invitation IL extended al
to attend these services.
Thomas II. Morris. Pastor
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
BISHOP WARDS
REMAINS COMING
Body Leaves Japan October 3rd and
Due a Frisco October 22nd.


Special to the Eagle.
Nashville. Tenn. Sept. 25.-A cable
gram received here yesterday from
Kobe. Japan. announced that the re
mains Of the late Bishop Ward OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. South
who died last Monday, win leave Kobe
October 3. and win reach San Fran
cisco about October 22.
The remains win be Inferred Ia
Houston. Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

Bishop Ward Memorial ecrvice.
The following Is the program OF the
Memorial Service at the Methodist
church tomorrow morning In honor OF
Bishop Ward:
Organ voluntary.
Hymn-Rock =. Ages.
Prayer
Hymn 1T Is Well With my Soul.
Scripture Lesson.
Notices.
offertory-"My Father knows"
Hymn-One swectiy Solemn Thought
Address-Mr. A. w. buchanan.
Aacress--Mr. X. o. Allen.
short Talks-Messrs. Ed Hall J. A
Myers and others.
Prayer.
Hymn-Nearcr lily God TO Thee.
Bcnediction.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
Christian Church.

Sunday scLool at s:is. Remember
this is the day for our Sunday school
rally. Every member OF the school
should be present and large number
who are not enrolled.
The pastors OF the Christian church
ss throughout the world have been TO
Qucsted TO preach tomorrow on the
following subjects: In the morning on
that old historic theme: Where the
Scriptures Speak we Speak; and
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

Ncxt Sunday will be Rally Day WITH
the Christian Sunday school. THIS
day viii be observed by all Christian
Sunday schools In America. and we
hope to have every member OF the
church present In the sunday school
All tesehers are requested to be pres
cot and>on tIm5to aid IN making 'his
one OF the greatest days In the history
-. any ec4r,n1s .........s-'r' s<'s+'-t'
]. ]. Ray. supt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

Where the Scriptures are Silent We
are silent" In the evening "A Genera
tion Of Bible Students. Each OF these
subjects are suggestive Of present day
demands In Christian living.
The pastor win preach In the after
noon AZ Union I(Dl
James y. Thomas. Pastor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25

sunday School at $3.50 a. m.
Preachin at s o'clock .. m. BY Rev
". T. Wood
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01
Little Boy Develops Dread Disease
Eleven Weeks After Being Al.
tackled by Canine.
MUST Die N HORRIBLE AGONY
Or. J. 7. Buxton, the Attending Ply
sician, Says End VIII Come Within
Thirty-six Hours--Another Small
Boy Bitten by Same Dog, But he Has
Developed No symptoms Of Disease.

Holmes Ford. a -year-old negro
boy. who was bitten by mad dog on
Chestnut avenue on the morning Of
July G, developed hydrophobia yester-
day morning and is now dying at his
home. 1850 Thirtieth street. DR..
Joseph T. Buxton. the attending ply
stefan, says that there is absolutely
no hope for the child and that the
end must come within the next thir-
ty-six hours.
Everything know TO medical science
was done for the boy yesterday and
he was reported as resting easy last
night but as the disease develops
more fully today his sufferings will be-
come intense and &c mus: die in hor-
rible agony. The only thing that can
be done for the boy is to administer
an oplate TO allay his sufferings.
Another little negro boy who lives
near the Ford family was bitten by
the same dog that attacked Holmes
Ford. but as yet the boy has not
developed any symptoms OF hydropho-
bia. However. he will be closely
watched by the physicians.
So far as Is known at this time,
these bows are the only people who
were bitten by the dog, but IL is re-
called that he created quite a scare
In the neighborhcod and was killed
with difficulty. The dogs head was
not sent to a Pasteur institute for ex-
animation, nor was either of the boys
given any treatment at such an insti-
tute. Howev6., physicians cauterized
the wounds on the boys Immediately
after they were bitten.
This is the second case of hydro
phobia that has developed here within
the past three years. the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. John J. Mooney. of 22l
Thirty-fifth street. having died OF the
disease about three years ago. She
was bitten by a mad dog and was
sent to the Pasteur Institute at Rich
mond for treatment. She developed
the disease within 'twenty-four hours
after she returned home and died
forty eight hours later. DIR. Buxton
attended her.
When he was called in to attend
the little Ford boy yesterday morn.
ing. DR.. Buxton summoned several
physicians from this city and Hamp-
ton to the home to see the patient.
The physicians were: DIR. w. r. Hos
kins. DR.. J. H. Maby. DIR. B. R. Gary,
DR.. J. Kennedy Corss, and DR.. Newly,
of this city, and DR.. Howe and DR..
McAllister, of Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01
BOY RUN OVER BY WsG0H
on WASHINGTON AVENUE
Leroy Alternately Has Marrow Escape
from Series Injury While
"Steaiing" Ride.

While stealing a ride on one OF
the wagons of tht Old Dominion
Transfer Company. Leroy Alternately,
a small boy. who lives in the East
man building, Washington avenue,
near Twenty eighth street. was run
over by the wagon and had a narrow
escape from serious injury about l:So
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at WISH
ington avenue and Twenty-slxth
street He sustained a few painful
bruises about the body.
Robert Simms. the negro driver OF
the wagon, was arrested and locked up
on the charge OF reckless driving
When the police learned the facts in
the case. however. the negro was al
lowed to 90 after being summoned TO
appear in the police court this morn
ing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01
ARRANGE FOR TWO BIG
POLITICAL meetings.
CITY Democratic Committee VIII
Meet Thursday to Complete Prep =
arations for Campaign.

The city Democratic committee
met at the city hall last night ana
transacted routine business. 1t was
decided to hold another meeting next
Thursday night to complete arrange
ments for two big political meetings
IN be- held here this month. The first
will be held sometime during the
week of October 10 and the second
during the week of October 70,
Speakers VII, be imported re lor
beth meetings and the committee
hope to arouse the interest OF the
voters in the election so that the
party can poll a full vote in the cleo
ton on November q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01

securing twelve votes, Mr. Ballard,
FIVE, and Mr.. Scruggs, four. On mo-
slon OF DIR. Longan. Mr.. Wrights
election was made unanimous. The
vote: For Wright-Cheadle. Christie,
Harris, w. Il. Jones. Longan. Nelms,
Petzold. w. A. Spruill. w. +. Spruiii.
Wallace. Whitley and West; for Bal.
lard-Davis. Ford. Robinson, Via anc
Weston; for Scruggs-Bolling, Cox,
Hutchens and Kellum.
Consolidate Offices.
When the resignation OF Mr.. Godsey
was first considered. Mr.. Cox moved
TO lay II on the table. declaring that
the council should not elect new
oyerseer OF the poor until the new
almshouse is opened and that then the
Office should be consolidated with that
OF superintendent of the almshouse.
IL was explained that an overseer or
the poor is urgently needed az this
time and that when the aimshouse
is opened the officer can be elected
as the superintendent OF the institu-
ton. Mr.. Cox then withdrew his mo-
ton and the resignation was ac-
cepted.
Member Of Health Board.
Mr.. r. c. ,Norseworihy was the only
candidate for the city board Of health
from the Third ward and, on motion
of Dr. Longan, he was unanimously
elected. He win succeed DR.. T. j.
Pretlow. who vacated his Office when
he was elected the city health officer
In August.
Having completed the four things
for which 1t was called. the joint
session adjourned at 9:15 o'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01

The last sunday outing from OLD
Point and Newport News to Rich
mond and return for the season viii
De operated on Sunday. October Bird
rate old Point and Seryort News TO
Richmond and return si.25. tickets
sold for. trains leaving Old Point AZ
s.3o a. IA. and e:3o q N. aad Newport
News 600 a. m. and 1895 a. m Oc-
tober ard. leaving Richmond return
Ing at 7:10 ?. m.-s same date.
After thai date. train leaving New
port News al s:f5 p. N. for Richmond
and train arriving Newport News q
s.ss .. m. win be operated daily er-
cegt sunday instead OF daily.
2s,so, Oct. IL :