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Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
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An old circus man tells this incident
as one of the narrow escapes he had
in the show business. He had trained
lions. zebras. leopafds, rhlno 49, you
know-and all sorts of beasts of prey.
but this, he says. was his narrowest
escape. 1t was when he was running
n dime museum in Milwaukee.
One day mild hammered Russian
came out of the railway station with
a valise in his hand. He was a heavily
bearded man and with shaggy hands
and arms like George Esau. He hunt.
ed up cabman and inquired modest
~. Where is the dime museum?"
The cabman told him and then asked.
Want to ride upT
Yes the bearded stranger told him
quietly, almost bashfully. 'I'm to be
employed up there. I'm the wild man"
THE narrow escape" says the ex-
circus man, "lay I'm the fact that no
newspaper man heard the mans re-
mark and that the cabman was an
Englishman, with no sense of humor,
who never thought to repeat TEX
change. ,r,r. .s4 ur.uar
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
Steel Pen HELPS Eoraers.

The crime Of forgery has been facili-
tated and increased by the modern in
PRODUCTION of metallic pens, gold and
steel, says a writer in the Indianapolis
News. The old fashioned quill pen was
smooth and pleasant to write with,
though 1t sometimes baked and sput-
tered, but 1t did not lend itself to skill
full limitations as easily as the metallic
pen does. The crime of forgery doubt
less has been promoted by the almost
universal education Of modern times.
In an age when everybody writes and
when many are skillful penmen forger-
les are much more frequent than they
were centuries ago, when the person
who could handle pen was an excep-
ton. Many modern criminals make a
living by committing forgeries. victim
lzing hotels, banks, capitalists and bust
ness men generally
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
A ROYAL Romance.

The second son Of Prince Oscar III.
fell in love with a Miss Ebba Munck
while at Bournemouth she was one
of the ladies in waiting to the Swedish
crown princess. and King Oscar wished
his son 10 make an alliance with one
of the royal houses of Europe. The
difficulty seemed one to be met only
by drastic steps on the part OF the
lovers, but Queen Sophie's heart was
won. and she II was who obtained the
kings consent. She was very ILL., and
"~''-~"~~-'- c''o-'o4'~,, woe the oily
cs-.:..cc II savigs mr. Ike IL u:.Gcr-
go 1t and II is successful. will you al
low Oscar and Ebba TO be marriedT'
she asked the king. and of course the
King promised. A year later the queen
was quite well again The lovers were
in her room when the king approached.
AT the dsO0r he stood and listened.
Miss Munck was singing to the queen.
and he waited until II was over. Then
be advanced, held cut one hlnd TO his
son aud gave his other to Miss NIunck
and so his pledge w9s I'll He'd and the
couple came into their happiness.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
ak on Hats.

Not only have hats at various times
been subject to taxation. but have even
been made the subject of special laws.
Thus In Henry Wis reign none was
allowed to sell hats at larger price
than 20 pence or caps for more than
Is. Sd. Some compensation, however.
Tor this interference with free trade
could be found in the fact that in 1871
on Sundays and holidays every one
above seven years of age was required
to wear cap of wool of English make
under penalty of 3 farthings fine for
every days neglect.-London Chronicle.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
Callinu the Deaf.

ITO waken deaf person who wishes
TO be called at a certain time in the
morning is about the hardest PROPOSE
tion hotel clerk runs up against"
said member of that fraternity. 10
ring the telephone is useless. because
the man can't hear Knocking, for the
same reason. is futile. Now and then
a guest who has lost his hearing sug-
gests that he leave his door open so
we can walk right In and shake him,
but even If he does appear to be dead
game there are so many chances Of
somebody less gliileless than ourselves
walking In ahead OF us that we can't
consent TO that simple expedient. Ii
seems to me the man who can patent
device for waking the deaf Is sure
Of fame and fortune. not to mention the
gratitude Of the brotherhood of hotel
clerks. Exchange
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12

There are ferty-six manufacturers of
sewing machines in America.
How many can you name? How
many did you ever hear of? One name
comes to the mind Of every woman
immediately-.The SingerLand there
is a very good reason.
The Singer company makes and
sells as many machines in each year as
all the other forty-iive combined.
Phone l0j, T. A. Satterwhite. sales.
man aud collector. II
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12

Cakes and Candy.
| have a nice line of fresh home
made Fruit cakes and mice fancy
cakes and ca. y. 81
Mis-. Otto oehme. Il
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
WOMEN ARE WOMEN.
a Rather Roundabout Way to Provo
the Proposition.

tne proposition.
Men say women are angels; women
say women are cats. Let us pause a
moment and reason upon this thing
III women are angels-however that
does not seem to be the proper start.
ing point Let us try again.
III angels are cats-but, no; that Is
hardly reasonable, for angels have
wings, and cats do not fly. We must
begin again.
III women are cats-but that isn't
possible, for cats do not talk. and how
could dumb animal express an opin-
ION In words Of woman? Whatever
cats may think, they never say word
about woman, while women-well.
women are not cats
Now let us return to the first propo-
sition.
III women are angels. they wouldn't
say women are cats. Angels don't
talk that way.
Once upon a time a man married n
woman. He said she was an angel:
the women said she was cat Happy
man, not to know the difference be-
tween an angel and a cat,
Men say women are angels, and by
this token women say angels are cats.
Therefore, angels being cats. cats
must be angels, and. both being the
same, women are women.
Which is precisely what they are
W. j. Hampton in Lippincott's.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
NEW MEXICO.
How That Portion Of Northern New
Spain Got It's Name.

The country now called Mc--iro was
not so called till 1910. when TIE revolt
against Spain began. Up to independ-
ence the country was called New Spain
and was divided into the same number
OF provinces as Spain, each with a
name of province In Spain, with the
prefix of new" but New Mexico was
not included in this division. 1t got its
name in this way:
In 1861 Francisco Ibarra was In
charge of an expedition of exploration
into what is row northern Durango
and southern chihuahua and discov-
cred an Indian village near where San
ia Barbara now stands In which the
houses were whitHwlshpd and the peo-
pie made and wore cotton cloth. rails.
Ing the cotton in the neighborhood.
He wrote an account of his discovery
to his brother in the City Of Mexico.
telling him he had discovered una
nueva Mexico" new Mexico another
Mexico, meaning that he had found
mother town like the City of Mexico.
md thereafter all this portion of north
'rn New Spain was known rs ''Nueva
ieXico"-that Is, New Mexico-w which |
lame 1t has retained. though now
much reduced in extent. - Las Vegas
optic.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
The Word "Wallon y

The origin of the familiar vernacu
lar verb ito walop" Is not generally
known. 1t comes from the family
name of the earls of Portsmouth. Sir
John Wallop, X. G., was admiral
commander in the reign of King Hen
ry VIII. of the feet which avenged
French raids by burning French ships
and twenty-one French villages. This
was called, in the current parlance of
the times, "wallOping" them, and the
phrase passed into the language and
still survives.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
Naeded Mnurninn

The LADY, haven't much In the
house to give you, my poor man. but
would you like a piece of my pie? The
Hobo-No, lady. But have yer got a
old black coat? The Lady-Why do
you want a black one? The Hobo
DE Teller yer gave a piece O. pie to
de odder day was pal o. mine
Cleveland Leader.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
No. 3446
Report of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

of fBryan, Texas, at Bryan, in the
state of Texas, at the close of bust.
mess, February, 1909.
DaeAn.eae
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12

See the lady blacksmith, barber
porter, butcher, dentist, etc., in the
Carnival at the opera house Monday
and Tuesday nights. February Is and
10th. Come prepared to laugh, you'll
get your moneys worth. Seats Il.
% and S5 cents The biggest event
Of the season. 5S
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12

II : safe rule to work by that
the farmer Who markets his hogs at
the earliest age will get the largest
percent of profit 1t don't pay to feed
hog that is not inceasing in weigh.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12
V.B. Hudson ". ", WlisSSa
HUD SON. a WI LSoN

VB. HUDSON ". ". WIisSa
HU SON. q WILSON
Attorneys-at-Law
Bryan and Franklin, texas.
VIII practice In county. state and FED.
eral courts. Special attention to
business In Brazos and Rob
inson counties.
FOR SALE.
Bryan, Texas. Franklin. Tex
1476 acres OF land In the Moses
Hughes survey, near Edge. Price
and terms reasonable
Half acrs|of land with improve
ments. one block east o. my home
so Acres adjoining :. & NJ. cS
lege land on west side, near Pr6r
dence church. Known as the George
Platter place,
100 acres. including Double Sulphur
springs. on Navasota river.
". 9. HUDSON,
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-12

|, l.. L. McInnis, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
L. l.. McINNIS, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of February, 1909.
w. P. BRYAN,
Notary Public, Brazos Co.. Tex.
Correct-Attest:
]. w. Howell
H. o. Boatwright
K. w. Howell
Directors.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
TEAM AND AUTO COLLIDE.
Thomas Davis Hurled Fifteen Feet
on Speedway, Escapes Injury.

Thomas Davis, Of 1Os Ninth street
northwest. narrowly escaped death or
serious injury in an accident on the speed
way last night. A buggy in which he
was driving was demolished by an auto
mobile driven by DR.. Frank z. Gibson. OF
927 street northwest. The damage TO
the buggy IS estimated at $165.
Davis said after the accident he did not
know how he escaped being killed. Al
though hurled fifteen feet across the
driveway. he was not injured. DR.. Glib
son was not hurt, and the automobile was
only slightly damaged
The accident occurred about 1880 o'clock
at the intersection Of the speedway and
Seventeenth street. The team approached
the automobile. each vehicle travelling at
a rapid rate. Each driver expected the
other 10 turn aside The automobile
crashed into the buggy at an angle, over
turning the lighter vehicle. Davis was
thrown across the roadway. He Jumped
TO his feet and caught his horse. which
was plunging madly in an effort to break
from the wrecked buggy. DR.. Gibson left
the automobile and went TO the assist
ance Of Davis. The horse was quieted
and led TO the nearest livery stable.
Davis went to his home on a street car.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
INDORSES FLORAL FETE.
Mayor MnhoOI VIII Aid Chamber OF
Commerce Parade.


The Automobile Floral Parade Commit
tee will meet at the Chamber OF Com
merce next Wednesday evening. at s
o'clock. when matters Of Importance are
to come up for consideration.
Chairman Isaac Cans has received a
letter from Mayor Mahool. OF Baltimore,
in which the mayor states that he in
tends to bring the parade to the at
tention OF the Automobile Club Of Mary
land, as we'll as to the trade organiza-
tions Of Baltimore. It has been the aim
of the committee to obtain a liberal rep
resentation OF Baltimore cars. and Il is
thought Mayor MahooTs letter means
that many machines from that city viii
be in line.
A formal Endorsement OF the pageant
by the Automobile Club Of Maryland is
assured. and that means added interest
or the part Of owners OF machines across
the line. Already Chairman Cans has
received assurance that several Richmond
cars will participate in the parade. 1t is
expected that by next Wednesday an
swers will have been received from sew
oral transportation companies entering
Washington, and that early announce
ment may be made OF reduced rates TO
this city on the day OF the parade
Chairman Cans yesterday issued a call
for motor cyclists who will consent 10
act as courlers in the parade to send In
their names to him as soon as possible.
These couriers viii be placed at the heads
Of the different sections Of the parade
and probably viii be required to carry
fioaters to designate the type OF cars en-
tered in the several divisions.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
PLANS AN EXPRESS SERVICE
W. B. & A. Will Start Cars on
September l.
Company II Incorporated 10 Take
Charge OF Business and
Develop II.

The washington, Baltimore and Annap-
Oils Electric Railway has completed ar
rangements to commence an express and
fast freight service between the three
cities September l. For this purpose the
Electric Express Company has been IN
corporated under a Maryland charter
with 10000 capital The directors and
officers Of this company are T. Il. Pick
ford, Washington. d. C.. president E. W.
Mccormick, Washington. D C. secretary
and treasurer; William E. Slaughter. Bal
timore. vice president and general mana
ger: J. W. Trautwein. Annapolis: E. ].
Codd. Baltimore, and ". S. Corby. Wash
ington.
Ever since the opening OF the road over
q year ago there has been an insistent
demand by farmers along the line GnG by
shippers IN the three cities for freight
and express facilities. The management
Of the railroad company. however, pre-
ferred 10 perfect its passenger service be-
fore branching out into the other busi-
ness. u Is now felt that the additional
service can be put into effect without any
interference with the passenger business.
For the present less than carload ship
ments only viii be handled from Balti-
more. but arrangements are now being
made whereby cars Will be handled In
and out OF Baltimore. The carload bust
ness from Washington and Annapolis
win commence on the first OF next month.
Under the contract between the railroad
company and the Electric Express Com
pany. the latter will operate express and
freight cars over the lines Of the rail-
way, and will also use the baggage COM
partment cars for package and express
business.
There will be a two-hour service for
package and light freight business be-
tween Baltimore and Washington. and
eleven trains daily in and cut Of An
napolis for Washington and Baltimore.
The Merchants and Mechanics Savings
Bank. OF Washington. will be the fiscal
agents OF the express company
The Offices Of the express company Will
be at the Terminal Station, Park avenue
and Lexington street. Baltimore; White
House Station. Washington. and IN the
new freight station of the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Railway at An
napolis.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
q. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. weather Bursau.

q. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington D. c.. Saturday. Aug Us 2. N
The barometric pressure Is relatively low over the
eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. as a result
of which there were local rains along the South
Atlantic and East Gun coasts. Conditions con
time threatening in the West Indies. and a we'll
defined disturbance is moving westvardly from the
vicinity Of Martinique
Local -ams occurred within the last tTenty-four
hours In the New England States and the Rocky
Mountain region. In all districts other than these
hereinbefore referred 20 fair weather prevailed.
The temperature Is lower In the Eastern States,
and a markd change 70 cooler weather IS over
spreading the Northwest Warmer weather prevails
m the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Upper Lake
region.
During SUNDAY and Monday the weather viii be
generally fair over the greater part Of the country.
There will 30 local rains along the South Atlantic
and East Gulf coasts. and az scattered points in
the Rocky Mountain region and the Upper Lake
region. Rising temperature is indicated for the
Lower Lake region. the Ohio and Middle Mississippi
valleys Sunday and in the interior Of the Eastern
districts Monday. In the Plains States and tho
Upper Mississippi Valley tho temperature viii fall
The winds along the New England ooast viii be
moderate rortherly becoming variable: on the Mid
die Atlantic coast moderate north and northeast
on the South Atlantic coast moderate 70 brisk
northeast and east. except variable With squalls
on the Florida coast; on the East Gulf
coast moderate northeast and north with squalls.
ON tho West Gull coast light % moderate east aud
southeast on the Lower Lakes light 20 moderate
variabe. becoming south and southwest the
Upper Lakes moderate to brisk south snd south
west. except westerly on Western Superior.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
ADAMS STAYS In JAIL
Counsel Confident of Fixing
Bond Tomorrow.
PERsCH TO TELL EVERYTHING
Lawyer Mcintyre Is Confident the
Young Man Will Give Him Enough
Against the Men Really Behind
the windsor Trust Scandal.

New York. Aug. "a. d. F. Adams,
the Boston broker who was locked up
in the Tombs Friday on an indictment
charging him with grand larceny IN con-
nection with the recent loan disclosures.
failed to raise the necessary $1,000 bail
to-day, and will spend Sunday in a cell.
This sojourn IN the Tombs IS some
Verhouse. Adams counsel. hustled around
trying TO find acceptable bail. but along
about o'clock IN the afternoon he mop
ped the perspiration OF his forehead.
and wishing his client a pleasant Sun
day, headed for his country home. Yer
house says he will surely have Adams
out Monday morning.
John L. Mcintyre. counsel for Donald
L. Persch. who is also locked up in the
Tombs in connection with the loan scan
dals, called at the district attorneys Of
fee to-day. Mr.. Mott, who has been
handling the Windsor Trust Company
case. was not IN. and Mcintyre saw AS
sistant District Attorney Hart. Persch
is ready now to tell everything he knows
about the Windsor transaction. He has
delivered a written statement TO his law
yer, and Mr.. Mcintyre will turn II over
to the district attorney, provided he can
get something in return for his client. 1t
is certain, however, that the district at
torneys Office will not grant immunity 70
Persch. The best he can hope 20 get Is
a recommendation OF leniency
Lawyer Mcintyre believes the evidence
which PeIsch will furnish will be sufi-
cient 10 enable the district attorneys Of
fee to secure indictments against the men
whom PerscR contends were really be-
hind the Windsor Trust Company deal.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
HOFFSTOT UNCoNCERNED.
Declares the Charges of PeOnaEe
Not Worth BotherinE About.

New York, Aug. H.-President Frank
y. Hoffstot. OF the Pressed steel Car
Company. smiled in an amused tolerant
way at his country home at Great Neck.
Long Island, tonight when Informed by
a United Press representative that an
information charging him with peonaFe
in connection with the strike az the
Pressed steel Car plant had been sworn
before the Federal District Court at
Pittsburg
The possibility Of a Federal warrant be-
ing issued on Monday for his arrest did
not seem TO HoffstOt as important
This Is the first I have heard Of the
matter said HOnstOt. MY people IN
Pittsburg evidently did not think It was
worth bOthering me about. II a man
running a business cannot hire the men
whom he pleases. and refuse 20 hire men
he does not want, want tosknow about
Il.
We are having a strike out there.
and 1t Is hard strike. but we are build
ing cars right along and we shall con-
tinue TO build cars. We have put men 70
work in the plant and more men are go
Ing 20 be put 20 work there.
"All this trouble is the result OF evil
agitation Those men at work in the
we're left alone. It's the outside agi-
tators that breed disaffection
Now this talk about peonage and
slavery is the hottest kind OF hot air. "
continued Hoffstot. Il have not had any
definite advices from the plant personally
lately but I understand that the sheriff
went through the plant only few days
ago, and asked every man az work II he
was willing TO remain. Not one wanted
10 leave. ! think that settles the peonage
question"
"Will you go 20 Pittsburg and face this
charger" Hoffstot was asked.
Il only 90 to Pittsburg occasionally,
and II occasion requires shall go there
But this peonage proposition will not
hurry me there.
The fact is that a crowd OF labor agl-
tators have stirred up lot OF stun
that IS without foundation"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
RED CROSS STAMPS ORDERED
Demand for Messages of Good viii
Will Be Great.
Officers of the National Society Ex-
pect 10 Dispose of $4,000, 900
Posters Next Christmas.

A mighty deluge OF Red Cross Christ
mas stamps is now promised by officers
of the society. and plans for their
handling and distribution at the coming
holiday season are almost completed.
All records will be broken this Christ
mas. according TO optimistic prophecy.
It is expected that fully 100000 Of the lit
tie messages OF good will will be disposed
OF. To show their confidence In this be-
lief. the Red Cross officers have already
placed their first order OF stamps with a
Cincinnati lithographic firm. to be dellv-
cred in November. The order is for 90
100000, II The fun demand materializes,
the presses will be kept strenuously busy
up to the very eve OF Christmas.
Last year the Red Cross officers thought
they were going beyond the bounds of
conservatism by ordering 100000 before
they had tested the public demand. But
they soon found this supply absurdly in
sufficient, and they are taking no chances
of not meeting the call this season. They
are preparing 20 develop the business
TO its fullest capacity.
The prize-winning design this year was
conceived and executed by Carl Wingate,
of New York City.
The design has a large red cross
in the center. with the legend above II:
American Red Cross. 1909' with a deco
ration of holly leaves and berries The
lettering will be in white and the cross
and holly berries IN red.
The sale Of Red Cross Christmas stamps
last year yielded S1SS.24451 for anti-tu-
berculosis work sll over the country
Two-thirds of the proceeds goes to the
States and one-third comes TO the Ma
tional Red Cross to pay for the actual
cost Of making and distributing the
stamps.