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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

The J. A. o. club and number OF
out side guests gathered nj the hand-
some home OF Mr.. and Mrs. 7. X. Bate
on Wednesday Afternoon at $3.50 and
most enjoyable game Of forty-two
was INDUCED In. Miss Lucille Bate
was the hostess and every detail had
been arranged to make this a most
successful affair." The score cards
were daintily gotten up the design
being in sweet peas. That the guests
might be together Miss Lucille had the
game out on the large and beautiful
lawn. When the company assembled
they were refreshed by the serving OF
iced grape juice. While the merriment
OF the game went on the hostess pas
sed pink and white mints. The after
moons pleasures were brought TO
close by the serving OF a salad course
with an Ice.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

their daughter. Miss Ruth. being the
hosfess. The veranda was tastcfully
decorated with potted plants and
chairs. settees. rugs and pillows made
the guests comfortable Delicious
fruit punch was served ali during the
afternoon and an entertaining contest
was provided. Miss Dorcas Parker
was winner Of the prize and was given
a pretty piece Of burnt wood. the work
Of the artistic hostess. Cream and
cake were served. All too soon did
the party hours pass away. and after
reluctant leave taking the young
people went away. each with pleas
ant memories OF the most delightful
afternoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

II hes been known for many years
that Texas possesses inexhaustable
deposits OF the richest iron ore on
earth. yet all efforts 10 manufacture
II either by the state or by private
enterprise have proven Improbable.
The cause Of this failure Il the lack Of
cheap fuel. 1t Is sheer folly to talk
about making steel with coke that
cost - q ton In competition with
states where the cost Of the best quail
ity Of fuel at the furnace Is less than
81 a ton. II the fuel problem can be
successfully solved TEXAS viii soon
become the first among the states In
iron products.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mcqueen on
Thursday evening entertained crowd
OF girl and boy friends OF their son.
Master J. A. Mcqueen. Jr Miss Mar
garet Hutchinson OF Houston who Is
the guest OF Miss Della Lawrence. was
named honoree of the delightful affair.
Master Ad assisted by the honoree re-
ceived the guests and they were as
gracious as grown-up's In hospitality
and welcome. The pretty lawn scarce
ly needed the palms and ferns placed
on stands to add to It's beauty. Here
the guests were entertained and
punch was served all the evening and
games and contests were enjoyed. A
most refreshing course OF cream and
cake were served as n concluding n
male TO the pleasant party.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Assistant Postmaster General Haupt
facitiously remarked that the question
Is still unsettled whether God made
Roosevelt or Roosevelt made God. A
few days later Mr.. Haupt offered his
resignation. II Is dangerous to speak
Of the ex-cmperor with irreverence.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Here's hoping that the5erop Of can
didaies IN Brazos county win be in
proportion 20 the size OF the state
crop next year. Meanwhile. what n
the Brazos County Good Government
Club going to do about Il?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

- s. a great future for the cigar
to6I Industry In Texas and The
Eagld &ccld be glad to see II estab
lishe1 p 4 commercial basis IN Brazos
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Sen b Bob Taylor says he has
made auar,cr OF a million out Of his
lecture THE Fiddle and the Bow I"
As fidIIer and talker Bob is a
(remcndou eucess but rs statesman
he has iai| to make good.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

A party Of friends we're invited for
dominoes with Miss irina Harris on
Monday evening. The occasion was
In honor Of Miss Laura Dunlap. who
has returned from San Antonio where
size has been the past two months for
her health. This was pretty ccurte-
sy. making her home coming among
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

,ning Sunday baseball games
prayer ~ q compromise may
NJ Satisfactory to the majority on
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Miss Katie DAILY In compliment OF
her CUES. Miss Dolores Knapp OF Gal
weston Hospitality entertained her
many friends "Wednesday afternoon
with one OF the most delightful par
ties of the summer at the home Of her
father MIR. John DAILY. Miss Katie and
the honoree received the guests at
the front door When all had assem-
blcd the game OF Language Spelling"
was played. which was succeeded by
various other matchmaking pastimes.
In the contest the first prize pansy
pin tray was awarded TO Miss Lucy
Harrison. the second pretty box OF
stationery went to Miss Aline Higgs.
When the time for refreshments ar
rived the guests were led to the dining
room where delicious cream and cake
we're served The dining table was
very handsomely trimmed In pink and
white ribbons and placed In the cen
ter was a handsome fern. The after
moons entertainment was unusually
pleasurable In every respect TO the
guests who we're present.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

4 3ohn D. Rockefellar can't live much
8 |Der and when he dies he vii be as
- = any Of rs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Il Il = safe prediction that Mrs.
Hoary viii never admire the DR.. Cook
~.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Mrs. s. c. Hoyle. after months
visit to her parents Judge and Mrs.
A q. Roard VIII leave Monday for
her nome In Montgomery. Ala. She
win be accompanied home by her sis
ter Miss Irene Board who win be her
guest fer the winter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04
N SOCIAL CIRCLES

Miss Aline Rohde entertained the
J. A. o. club and few invited guests
on Friday morning In honor OF her
guest Mas Lois Reynolds Of Franklin.
Il IL needless 10 say the club was out
en- force. for Miss Aline's Inequalities
are always royal. The reception room.
parlor. library and dining room were
thrown into one large room by means
OF sliding doors. aud handsomely deco
rated with cut flowers and evergreens.
each room showing a color scheme OF
pink and green. The morning hours
we're given over to forty-two. there
being an arrangement OF six small Ia
bles for the indulgence OF the guests
In the playing Of the popular game OF
the season. and after a pleasurable
two hours. during which minis were
passed from time TO time. the souvenir
q pair OF blue silk hose. was won by
Miss Pauline Webb. The score for
the game was kept on pretty hand
painted cards. oval shape and with the
picture OF a golf girl on each. An adj
ded pleasure TO the party. for the
guests was several musical numbers
both vocal and instrumental contrihu-
ted by Misses Gussie Buchanan and
Pauline Webb in their own sweet
charming manner. The hostess as
sisted by her mother. Mrs. Rohde. SER
we'd the guests with an elegant lunch
con. No invitation Is ever received
with more delight than one from Miss
Aline.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Subscribers win confer = favor on
~ Management By teIephoning the
o1Ieo promptly when carriers fail to
1e1lver The paper. or when charkc Of
sosl1ssee occurs
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Miss Lucille Bate was given very
pleasant surprise on Thursday after
noon when five couples OF her friends
came in-unexpectedly for an hour or
so Of merry making. The evening was
very pleasantly spent with converse
ton and music.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

pleasure an end must come. Indeed
the J. A. o. club girls have been par
tIcularly fortunate In the way OF en-
|tertainment. and such a lovely set Of
girls deserve al they get in the good
things Of life.
Attractive notes In the running ac'
compartment to social life were the
two charming entertainments given
BY Misses Lynn and Adele Raysor on
Saturday and Monday evenings In
compliment to their visitor Miss
Gladys Little Of Taylor. On Saturday
evening the guests were entertained
with hay ride. With such pleasure
able hostesses. and honoree. with
chaperones. guests. and brilliant
moon. nothing short OF good time
could have ben spent. The ride was
brought to close by the serving Of
an Ice course on the lawn at the home
Of DIR. and Mrs. r. NJ. Raysor. On
Monday evening the same hostesses.
with the exquisite taste which char
acterizes all their functions entertain
ed with cards. Five tables were used
for the accommodation Of the guests.
Fruit punch was served by Miss Lynn
Raysor. At the close OF the evenings
pleasure the cards we're removed and
snowy linen was spread on the small
lables. where tempting course OF
cream and cake was served.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

Tn home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Webb
was the scene OF very pretty and
enjoyable party Thursday afternoon
when their daughter Miss Noble was
hostess TO the J. U. @. club. A picture
puzzle contest was the means OF
amusement. Pictures having been cut
In different parts were given the
guests and they had the task OF put
ting them together properly. Miss
Florine Bate was quite successful and
was given a pretty fan. which was
suggestive OF The very warm weather.
The guests we're entertained on the
lawn where there Is no obstruction to
KEEP the breeze away. 4 dainty sers-
ing OF refreshments was the finale of
a charming afternoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-04

One OF the mos, hospItaAlo homes
IN the city. that OF Rev. and Mrs. Pip.
kin. was thrown open to the 7. L. d.
club on Friday afternoon At 8 o'clock,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
Ben StOedey of Indiana Needed a Rest,
So He Got Himself Elected TO the Senate

the list. Then they told him to cut out
drinking liquor. Off the list went liquor.
Then all starchy foods, then foods of a
gaseous nature. He cut them all out.
Still he did not feel any better. "Starve
yourself" they said. He tried that,
and after two days virtually without
food he began to feel better. Then as
he walked along the street a brick fall
ing from a high building operation
struck him on the head and killed him.
so, profiting by this sad story, Shively
resolved not to worry. He had the good
viii Of all his friends, everybody
slapped him on the back and said that
he was a corking fine citizen, and he
ielt that some day, maybe, he might
get what was coming to him. When
senator Fairbanks was up for reelec-
lion in 1903 the Democrats in the Legis-
iature got together and decided to give
ShlVely their complimentary votes.
There was not the slightest hope of
F~airbanks's defeat, and everybody
knew it, but Shively had always been
such a fine, loyal and square chap that
tine Democrats felt that they ought to
do something for him.
II was just like that meeting of the
Buttonhole Makers Union, when some
one suggested hal they ought to do
something for the poor and they finally
decided TO give the poor three cheers.
again. when Senator Beveridge was
up for reelection, the Democrats de-
cided that Shively should be rewarded.
So again they gave him their compli-
mentary votes. Long before that, way
back in 1896, when the State was over
Wheimingly Republican, and there was
not the slightest chance of the election
OF a Democrat, they had put him up
for Governor.
When the Democrats swung back into
power with The election of Marshall as
Governor last fall, it became certain
that there would be no difficulty in
electing a Democratic Senator to sue
coed HemenWay. With this assurance
Of SUCCESS, Shively was the last man
thought of by the leading Democrats
as the man for the place.
NO, John w. Kern, who ran for Vice
President on the Bryan ticket the last
national campaign, and who, according
to all reports. is still running, was
thought TO be the ideal man for Sena-
tor. He could keep right on running,
with never a pause, and windup-and
80 otf-in the Senate.
Twenty ballots were taken. Kern
had a good lead on the first ballot and
ON the third he Increased his vote to
thirty-four. He kept his lead until
towards the end, when Shively began
TO pull up. And when h twentieth
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
4 NAILoN AWAKENED BY : MELoDRAMA.

England has suddenly and violently awakened to the fact that her nsllar
position and big fleet are not security against invasion cuiousy, the awaken
ing was effected by a cheap meodamatc performance in London, that is now
being repeated in the provincial towns creating a feeling akin to panic every
where British statesmen and eminent military authorities have warned the Eng
nsh people and Parliament that they were living in fools paradise in their blind
and stubborn disbelief that a hostile power could cross the watery space between
continental Europe and England and effect a landing It has remained for a
fourh-elass playwright to strike the popular chord that statesmen and military
experts vainly sought t reach Engands great weakness is in her land forces
Compared with Germany or France or Austria, the British home military estab-
Ishment is acmpears guard. A German army Of 100000 men landed in England
could take london German warships might destroy London even before the
Invading army reached It. England has cherished the tradition Of the failure Of
Napoleon to eros. the channel with his army If Napoleon had grasped Robert
Fufhns idea of the steamboat the course of history would have been changed
Germany, wiser than Napoleon, has made a study of the problem of invasion.
aided by science and invention When the airhip seemed to solve the problem
all Germany rejoced But the arship is only a part of the German program.
and against carrying that program out England has At present nothing but her
navy
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
Knew That lie Could Keep Quiet
There and Get a Rep
utati0n.
WASHINGTON. Feb.

Ee0. y.
"A VOWEDLG this is the story of
IS a great man and upon close III
spection Will be found to con
tain a plot and a. moral. the plot being
to find the moral Ii deals with q man
who mas received more compliments
and less actual recognition thar any
other man the country has ever known
Benjamin T.. Silly, iy. Of South Bend.
Ind, whose state is going to send him
TO the Senate shortly.
Why OF earth SHively wants to go
TO the Senate is part Of the mystery OF
the story. If be had worked very hard
all his life and u5W wanted a rest. il
would be easy 10 understand. But he
has been a tariff reformer and con
gresham in The past. which is equiva-
lent to using the dUmhbells and taking
a short around The block before
breakfast with the rest Of The day off.
In going to the Senate. Shively will
virtually go into q profound coma. for
he will not be heard from for about two
years.
The Senate. be it known. is very
naughty .abont its privileges. A. new
member must keep his lips glued to-
gether. II the elder members hear his
childish treble they squeIeh him i'm
mediateiy. So in coming TO the Sen
ate, SniYely evidently wanted rest and
IN coming he removes from the Indiana
political theatre the most complfmented
man that STATE has ever known. There
was not q nan. oman or child out
there Who Woul3 NOT agree that ShiVeiy
is q prince.
They would be considering candidates
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08

T " b sHESSHF ~ HELEN KELLER


= n my dreams have sensations. odors tastes and ideas which do nnt re.
d member to have had in reality. Perhaps they aet the ghrnpses which nv
Nm mind catches through the veil of sleep of my earliest babyhood. have
heard the trampfng of many waters" Sometimes a wonderful light visits ms
in sleep. Such a flash and glory as it is! l gaze and gaze unn it vanshes
smell and taste much as In my waking hours; but the sense of touch phys a les
important part N soep | almost never grope, 70 IA guides me. Even in n
crowded street 1 I'M self-sumcient and enjoy an independence quito foreign
to ~ physical life Now 1 seldom spell on my fingers and it is still rarer for
others to spell into my hand. My mind acts independent of my physical organs
l am delighted to be thus endowed. if only n sleep; for then my soul dons its
winged sandals and joyfnly joins the throng of happy beings who dwell beyond
the reaches Of bodily sense-TheC Century.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
What We All Like Best.

Nine. Calve, at a ladies' luncheon at
Sherry's. was condoned with by an eld-
erly spinster on the ground that a laud-
atory article about her had not bssn
very subtle or discriminating.
i kno we'll" said the spinster,
smiling behind her glittering sp~ectacles,
that only discriminating praise counts
as praise with YOU
Don't talk about discriminating
praise" answered Nine. Calve. "Ful-
some f~1attery is good enough for me-"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
Editor and Contributor.

Clearly the editor had been in a bad
humor, for in returning the Regular
Contributors last consignment of jokes
he had written at the bottom of the
courteously worded rejection slip:
"These are older thar the English
language, They antedate the mother
in-law and summer girl, and with even
less excuse for being
The Regular Contributor wrote in re-
ply:
Sorry to have afflicted you with such
chestnuts, but at least when they got
back to me they were roasted chest
nuts
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
Tariff Agifator Joins the Don't
Worry Club, the Senate
Majority.

vote was counted, Shively had won in
the caucus. which is equivalent to bay-
ing won in the Legislature. as the
democratic majority there is sufficient
TO do away with all doubt as to the
final outcome.
So Shively at last has a job that is
not wholly complimentary. Perhaps he
VIII think otherwise when he takes his
seat. If he thinks too much and his
thinking makes a noise and annoys his
nelghbors they will probably sit upon
nm Cummins and LaFollette were
gong to do wonders when they ar
rived in the Senate, Every new SEN
ator feels the same way about it. All
the latent power of a lifetime is to be
exploded upon the country through the
Senate walls.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
An Indefinite Number.

T~hree-year-old Andrew was in a
rather petulant mood, and in order to
restore his customary good humor his
mother promised him some preserved
Strawberries if he would be a good boy.
Calling a servant, she said:
Jennie, please give Andrew about
four Strawberries"
Jennie proceeded to fulfill the wish OF
her mistress and counted out the ber-
ries-"One, two, three, four"
Il want FIVE" protested the child.
But your mother said four said
Jennie.s
Andrew.
And he got the fifth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
A POLITE HINT.

AS the clock chimed the half houl
previous to midnight the fair maid ir
the parlor scene let out a soulful sigh
why do you-er-sigh, Miss Dolly? q
asked young Callowit.
Because" answered the fair one, "it
isn't always good form to express one's
thoughts in Words
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
HARD TO REALIZE.

The fash and CLINT of steel shod. clink-
ing heels,
The rasp and glitter of the skates
on glaring ice, :
And round and round the schoolboy
skins and wheels.
Above his quickened breath in vapor
takes its rise,
Awhile he sits upon the bank in snow
And Ger the frozen surface sweeps
his shrinking eye,
i wonder how 1 ever come to swim
In his here pond in hottest days of
las Julyi"
1t axes a to reconcile he
anXieties of the spiritual life with a
keen interest in bargain counters.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
JOKERS. BOTH.

A Waterbury Comm chicken thief
who was wounded is suing the gunners
because his raid on the coop was a
joke. So was their charge of birdshot.
New York Tribune.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
A WEEK OF LINCOLN.

The present week may be said to be dedicated to the memory of the immortal
Lincoln. Tomorrow the New Jersey Legislature will hold memorial services in
the Assembly chamber Governor Fort presiding. That incompatible worlds
classic the Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln the sentiment of which is
engraven N the hearts of millions Of people is being read and reread with a
reshened interest and heightened admiration It reveals the great secret of
Idncohs power over the hearts Of The people. IT is the language Of the great
popular tribune. gifted with Inspiration from on high occupying an exalted
position and completely identified and in sympathy with all the aspirations Of
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
WHAT EVERY MAN KNOWS.

When beauty walks upon the stage
Exhibiting a head of hair
That Is sufficient to engage
Our explanations for its rare
righteousness in curl and puff. <
lis great abundance and its height
What every man knows well enough
Is that she takes it off at night
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
WAYS AND MEANS.

: ut takes a heap O. determination.
son. said Uncle Eben. ito hav vol
own way in dis life, an a heap o.
brains to know what to do wifi it after
you gifts it."-Washington Star.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
Put not your trust in prices
LOVE STOPPED.

II a never be YOU wife. We mus.
part
why, don't you love me, dear?"
Yes, | love. you but you don't like
my banana salad and that's the only
thing | can make. detroit Free Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
AIRY.

There was once a fellow named Blair.
Who lived upon nothing but air.
When they asked rs it good?"
He replied: Its nice food, =
If you have it exceedingly rare"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
PLEASE DON'T; OUR LIP is CRACKED

Cleveland is to be connected with
Pittsburg by trolley. In time all of
Pittsburg's suburbs will enjoy this ad-
vantage.-Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08

1t is strange that, kneeling before the
cross, h sign of remuneration and suf-
fering. we pray for peace, happiness
and the qualification of our desires.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
THEIR FAVORITES.

He-What is your favorite game?
She-Quail on toast. And yours?
He-Eagles on $40 gold pieces.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08

Life offers no pain SO keen as hat of
sacrifice-made for one who does not
know that 1t is a sacrifice.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08
THE ONLY ONE.

THAT fellow Singleton is always or.
iginal."
What has he done now?"
Issued the February number OF hts
magazine without a solitary Lincoln ar.
ticle in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-08

Many a man thinks himself famous
who is merely a topic of conversation