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The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24
WHY UMBRELLA WAS RETURNED.
Something of Joke on the Late
Henry Ward Beecher.

Among the financial friends OF the
great preacher was one old broker in
New York-an aggressive Unitarian,
which sect he often said bore the
trade mark of honesty" One day lie
met Mr.. Beecher hurrying toward
Wall street ferry to avoid the down
pour of sudden rainstorm.
Take my umbrella" said the
broker. II don't need it.; the coming
bus takes me to my door"
At the ferry Mr.. Beecher met lady,
a prominent church worker of a sister
church, who, having no umbrella, was
lamenting her inability to reach her
car safely. The urbane preacher
forced the umbrella upon her as ne
said. II will be out your way to-mor-
row and will call and get 1t"
Two hours later as Mr.. Beecher WIS
sitting in the old arm chair in his
study the doorbell rang and when he
responded to the call boy hurriedly
presented him with an umbrella, to-
gether with an unsealed note, which
read:
Dear Mr.. Beecher-My husband,
Mr.. NJ. demands that | return the
umbrella you so kindly loaned me at
once, and join him in saying that I'M
der the circumstances the pleasure OF
an anticipated call 10 unregretted.
Upon opening the umbrella you will
become. more fully advised of our
united action"
The great expounder of truth and
honesty was Mortified when upon
opening the umbrella he discovered
pasted slip upon which was written In
a bold round hand: stolen by some
Presbyterian theft
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24
THE DOCTORS WIFE
Agrees with Him About Food.

A trained nurse says: I'm the
practice Of my profession have
found SO many points in favor OF
Grape-Nuts food that l unhesitatingly
recommend it to all my patients.
1T is delicate and pleasing to the
palate ian essential in food for the
sick), and can be adapted to all ages,
being softened with milk or cream
for babies or the aged when deficiency
of teeth renders mastication impos-
sible. For fever patients or those on
liquid diet find 'Grape-Nuts and albu-
men water very nourishing and re-
freshing.'
This recipe is my own idea and is
made as follows: Soak teaspoonful
OF Grape-Nuts in a glass of water for
an hour, strain and serve with the
beaten white OF an egg and spoonful
OF fruit juice for fiavouring. This af.
fords a great deal of nourishment that
even the weakest stomach can assim-
late without any distress.
My husband is a physician and he
uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders IL
many times for his patients.
personally l regard a dish of Grape
Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the
ideal breakfast for anyone--well or
sick"
In any case of stomach trouble, nerv.
Gus prostration or brain flag, 10 day
trial OF Grape-Nuts will work wonders
toward nourishing and rebuilding and
In this way ending the trouble.
There's a Reason" and trial proves.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book. The Road to MELVILLE
Ever Rad the above retterf A new
one appears from time 20 time. Th~x
srs Eesusnes tFues and fall 90 human
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24
INSECT EATING
BIRDS KILLED
furious to Crops An Course Of
Year-ShouId Be Protected.

Virginia, North Carolina and Ten.
nessee have the undesirable distinc.
ton of being the only states in the
union in which the slaughter of robins
is permitted by law, and recent in
vestigations show that not less than
100000 robins are killed by some
10000 pothunters in these three states
during the winter months. Patient
investigation by ornithologists has
proved that a robin in a year earns
one dollar in the destruction of insects
injurious to crops. The pothunters
sell them for FIVE cents a dozen. This
wanton waste of millions of dollars is
something which should appeal to the
hard common sense of every southern
farmer
In an Investigation of this deplor.
able bird slaughter. writer in
Recreation brings a sweeping indict.
ment against the sportsmen of vir.
glnia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
declaring that they are responsible
for the lack of legislation for protec-
ton of the robin. 1t is asserted that
as class they have for years on
posed the enactment OF laws putting
robins on the forbidden list, on the
ground that II the shooting of these
birds were made unlawful the pot
hunters would soon wipe out the
quail. II is fiimsy argument at the
best. and win not stasd the test Of
analysis.
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24

house, told cabby to wait-Anisty
seems to have walked out right on
your heels"
Hell" And moment later:
What's this about woman in the
case?"
Maitland took swift thought on her
behalf.
Too long to go into now" he parted
the query. You help me catch this
scoundrel Anisty and I'll put in q
Sood word for you with the deputy
commissioner"
All yeh help me nab him." grunted
the detective, md | won't need no
Sood word with nobody"
The hanson swung into Broadway,
going like a whirlwind; and picked ND
an uniformed officer in front of the
Flatiron building, who, shouting and
using his locust stridently, sprinted
after them A block further down an
other fell into line; and he il was who
painted at the step an instant after the
cab had lurched to stop before the
entrance to the st. Luke building.
Hickey had rolled out before the
policeman had chance to cluster.
10, Bergen" he greeted the man.
''Yeh know me-I'm Hickey, central
Office. Yeh're jus in time. Anisty's
In this buildin'--'r was ten minutes
ago. We want all the help we en- get"
BY way of reply the officer stopped
and drummed a loud alarm on the
sidewalk with his night-stick.
Say he painted. rising, you're a
wonder, Hickey-if you get him"
"Uh-hnh,' grunted the detective
with a sidelong glance at Maitland.
"C'm long"
The lobby Of the building was quite
deserted as they entered. the night
Waterman invisible, the night elevator
on its way to the roof--as was discov
cred by consultation of the Indicator
dial above the gate. Hickey punched
the night call bell savagely.
Me nd him." he said, Jerking the
free thumb at Maitland, "'ll go up and
hunt him out. Begin at tn ton floor
an work down. That's tn way. huh?
Nd to the policeman, "yeh stay here
80 hNiu "p ohS bOuy Tries tu0 leaVe
tn buildin'. There amt no other en-.
trance, ] s'pose, what?"
Basement door an ash lifts round
III corner" responded the officer. but
that had ought tub be locked, night"
We'll, 4 anybody else comes along
yeh put him there. anyway, for luck.
What n hell's tn matter with this
elevator"
The detective settled a pudgy index.
finger on the push button and ELECTED
far, thin, shrill peal from the an.
nunciator above. But the indicator ar
row remained as motionless as the car
az the top OF the shaft. Another sum.
mons gained no response, in likewise.
and third was also disregarded.
Hickey stepped back, face black as
a storm-cloud. summed up his opinion
of the management OF the building in
one soul-blistering phrase. produced
his bandana and used Il vigorously,
uttered libel on the ancestry of Ne
nisht-watchman and the likes OF him,
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24

lightning and other natural causes are
largely unavoidable, but the resulting
wounds can sometimes be treated.
Sometimes, when an unprotected
wound exudes sap in the spring, vari-
GUS apparently nonparasitic organ
isms-yeasts, bacteria and fungi-will
begin growing on the wound and soon
form a Shiny, dripping mass over its
surface and running down from the
wound. The cambium beneath diea
rapidly and the acids and other by
products of the action of the fermenta-
ing organisms appear to poison the
wood. so that the wound cannot pos
sibly heal naturally. Such case is
shown in figure B. This disease ma
turally affects the general health Of
the injured tree, and its death is often
only a question of time Death fire.
quently results from girdling, the lux
spreading from the wound until It
completely surrounds the trunk or
limb that It is on.
Within three years the bark disease
has proved very destructive to chest
nut trees in New York and is spread
ing rapidly. II it continues TO spread
as Il has begun ii will become one OF
the most serious tree diseases in the
country. II already actively threat
ems the existence of the chestnut for
ests and orchards of the eastern
states.
The disease is caused by fungus
The spores of this fungus enter the
tree through wounds, insect punctures.
dead twigs, or dead wood anywhere:
possibly also In other ways. From
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24

Ornamental trees are subject to me-
chanical injuries in a thousand ways.
Street and lawn trees that are stu
ated where horses can get at them are
practically certain to have their bark
gnawed off unless protected with some
sort of guard. This is perhaps the
commonest injury 10 trees. The injury
shown in figure / is an extreme case,
but can be duplicated on almost any
city street. The exposed wood in this
tree will soon rot, If not painted or
otherwise protected, and the death of
the tree is only a question of time.
Mutilation in curb laying is usually
necessary and unavoidable, but the
wound can and should be treated;
otherwise, reproducing fungi find
lodgment and in few years the base
of the tree will be rotted out, as
shown in figure g. Fire is another
frequent cause of injury at the base
of the trunk, and so also, in the case
of lawn trees, is collision with lawn
mowers.
Mutilation by stringing wires may
or may not be avoidable in a given
case, but it is certain that in the
country at large telephone companies
are responsible for an enormous
amount of sheer vandalism in the I'M
necessary mutilation and destruction
of trees. Remedies for this lie only in
increased public interest and legal re-
striction. Finally, unskillful pruning
and deliberate neglect of wounds are
responsible for half of all the harm.
Injuries from wind, hail, ice, storms,
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24
The Hard.HIt Author.

Our town poet had been reading
about the old-time authors getting in
spiration out of garrets. where they
did most of their writing. SO he went
to work and rented the only genuine
garrett In town, but in his case the
scheme didn't work"
Nothing happened. eh?"
"Oh, yes-something happened AL
right. Whilst he was tryin' to lock
the ceilin' out OF countenance, three
yards OF plasterin' broke loose and
Knocked his head sideways. And now
he's even afraid to compose in the
open air, for fear some of these bas
'~llers viii pelt him with saSS
bsgsl"
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24

brief fusillade of shots--perhaps
five in all-and the clang OF the gate.
Then. like ball rebounding. the cage
swung upwards again. hurtlilg at full
speed.
Evidently Anisty had been received
In force which he had not bargained
for.
Maitland instinctively reversed the
lever and sent his own car upward
again. slowly, waiting for the other to
overtake 1t. Peering down through
the iron lattice-wo.k he could indis
tinctly observe the growing cube OF
light, with dark shape lying huddled
in one corner of the floor. A second
figure, rapidly taking shape as Anisty's
stooc by the controller, braced against
the side of the car. one hand on the
lever the other poising a shining
thing, the fiesh-colored oval of his face
turned upwards in a supposititious at
tempt to discern the location of the
dark car
Hickey, by firing prematurely, lent
him adventurous aid. The criminal re-
piled with spirit. aiming at the flash
his bullet spattering against the bach
wall of the shaft. Hickey's next bullet
rang, with a bell-like note against the
metal-work, Anistys presumably went
'lde-though Maitland could have
sTcrn he felt the cold kiss CT its
breath upon his cheek. Ind the lighted
cage rocked past and up.
Maitland needed no admonition II
pursue; his blood was up, his hear
singing with the lust of the man-hunt
Yet Anisty was rapidly leaving them
his car soaring at an appalling pace
Towards the top he evidently made
some attempt to slow up, but either
he was ignorant of the management o.
the lever, or else the thing had go
beyond control The cage rammeC
the buffers with a crash that echoed
through the sounding halls like a pea
of thunder-claps; it was instantane
ously plunged into darkness. There
followed a splintering and rendinl
sound, and Maitland, heart in mouth
could make out dimly a dark, fallnl
shadow in the further shaft. Yet ere
1t had descended a score of feet the
safety-clutch acted and, with a third
tremendous jar, shaking the building
the car halted.
Hickey and Maitland were then some
five floors below. Stop er at 49," or
dered the detective. There was q lii
of exultancy in his voice. I'VE go
him now. all right. all right. He'll try
to get down by-There!" Overhead
the crash of gate forced open was
followed by a scurry of footsteps over
the thing. Stop 'er and we'll heat
him off. So now-eeeasy."
Maitland shut off the power as the
car reached the nineteenth floor
Hickey opened the gate and jumped
out. Shut that" he commanded,
sharply, as Maitland followed him.
lin case he gets past us"
He paused moment in thought,
heavy head on bull-neck dropping for
ward as he stared toward the rear of
the building. He was fearless and re-
for all his many deficiencies. |
Maitland found time, quantity enough, |
to regard him with detached curiosity, |
R rare animal, illustrating all that was
best and worst in his order. Endowed |
with exceptional courage, his adj |
dress in emergencies seemed alto
gether admirable.
"Yeh guard them stairs" he decided, !
III run through this han, |
nd see what's doing. Don't hesitate
TO shoot if he tries to jump yeh." Ard
was gone, dumping briskly down the
corridor to the rear.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24

given me new life.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
{ T ou b les were
chronic. 1 was in
despair, and did not
care whether !; lived
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-24
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLToN, MI feel that LydiaE.
Vegetable Compound has
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30

Uncle Ran Smith was In the city
today from his home at Fountain.
1000 Seats 70 the Grandi Stock
Company 10c. all next week. 2sl
Nose Lipscomb. manager OF the J.
r.. Astin farm in the bottom. was in
the city today.
Uncle Mark Wilcox was In the city
today from his home on Knob prairie.
Buy you a Howard watch. A com.
plete line at John NJ. caldwelrs. 2ss
Pink Minis of HolIisan Chapel. was
a pleasant caller at the Eagle offics
while in the city today.
W. @. Reynolds and Joe Walker
we're In today from the Tabor CON-
munity.
A. w. Shelton was in the city today
from his home In the bottom. Mr..
shelton brought In something that IL
rarely seen-fuii grown pears and
pear blooms taken from the same
tree.
1000 Seats to the Grand Stock
Company i0c. all next week. PSI
Mrs. Andrew Moses and little
daughter Kathleen Of the College.
were guests OF Mrs. Geo. X. Tabor to-
day.
Fresh vegetables Monday. Bell
Bros. 2s3
Miss Hattie Haitom OF Benchley.
returned today from a visit to her sis
ter In Stoneham.
Fresh bread rolls and fancy Baking
ready every mo. ming for breakfast
n Mrs. Otto Boehme.
Louis Merka OF Benchiey. was a
pleasant caller at the Eagle office
while In the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 4. Graham. Miss
Fenie Graham. Miss Essie McSwaln
and Mr.. Y. I. Graham. were visitors |,
10 the city today from Rock Prairie.
p. L. Barron. George Gilbert. Estes
Candy. and A. J. Tabor. Jr. were in
today from Rock Prairie. IL
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30

For Rent-The old Greland hom-
place. Four acres OF land. good Inn.
provements. good well. Apply to Joe
Greland. 2s2
Miss Mamie Conner OF Austin. Is the
guest OF Mira. Claude Boyett She has
just returned from a visit to Ala.
hama.
John White Jr. went 10 Waco today
and win enter Toby's Business Col
legc.
We have a fine lot OF pumkins
and Kershaws. Everything In fresh
vegetables. Phone 20 OF $50. Howell
& Newton. PSI
Lost-one black and white spotted
Walker hound sip. about one year old
My name on collar. Notify me and
viii pay for trouble. J. NJ. Caldwell
n
For Sale-Seconi hand No. . Oliver
Typewriter in excellent condition. VIII
be sold dirt cheap n taken within the
next week. Geo. A. Adams. 277
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30
DO Il Monday-RIng IN and l7s.

DO Il Monday-Ring III and 10.
wanted-Ten 20 nds OF good. elem
rags. Eagle Printing c.. n
Mrs. n. Register OF Kurten. went
to Houston this afternoon.
7. NJ. Ewing was In the city today
from his aome In the bottom.
Trade with Bell Bros. during Nov
ember. They viii please you. 2s3
Miss Pauline Bradbury OF Franklin.
Is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. II. c.
Conway.
American Beauty Flour. A car Just
In. Bell Bros. 2S3
Mrs. Rube Mcdonald OF Waco. Is
the guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Dyess at Harvey.
Brookfried link sausage Monday.
Bell Bros 2s3
Ralph Bcyett went to Houston this
afternoon.
See our window display OF Swell
Art pictures. Smith Bros. studio. PSI
Mrs. r. X Barden OF 0akwoods ar.
rived this afternoon to visit her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Jones at
Harvey.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30

II. p. Dansby was in today from
Steep Hollow.
400 pounds ne~ crop turnIp seed at
Mawhinney's. If
8. 4. cavitt Of wheelock. was in
the city today.
]. C. Blume Of Fountain. was In
the city today.
J.. q. W. Allen Of steep Hollow. was
In the city today.
Commissioner Arlington was up
today from Millican.
o. L. Andrews of Steep Hollow.
went to Dallas today.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Utscy OF wixon.
Lere In the city today.
NJ. 8. Breach and Alex McCallum
were In today from Tabor.
Try our Richelieu catsup. Bell
B ros. 2ss
Mrs. J.. NJ. Greed OF weIlborn. was
In the city today shopping.
Mrs. Allen Smith returned today
from a visit TO Hampstead.
1000 Seats TO the Grandi Stock
Company i0c. all next week. PSI
Mrs. Minnie Foster OF weiiborn.
was a visitor to the city today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30
POSTED.

Notice is hereby given that all lands
owned by Jacob Luza and Vincent Lu.
"a are posted according to Law and
all persons found hunting or In any
way tresspassIng upon same will be
prosecuted to the fun extent Of the
law.
Jacob Luxa.
Vincent Luna
Ass
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30

Fruit cakes ingredients. Bell Bros.
zss
Notiee-My pasture land one and
one-half miles west OF Bryan is pos
ted. All parties hunting in same win
be prosecuted.
!. n. Broadway.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30

Notice is hereby given that all par.
ties hunting or tresspassing in any
way on any lands owned by Frank
valouch win be prosecuted to the full
extent OF the law. sss
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30
POSTED.

All lands lying on or near the Little
Brazos owned by Mrs. h. p. Higgs and
heirs are posted by law.
BY A. l. HIGGS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-24
GOOD MORROW

Some years ago
the part OF the Roman en-
pre- He lived without
executed for political purposes
and officials to-
which did not with the
heretic
Today havebe
the spirit of mankind
perfectly little comfort
this scheme things the least not popular with the
of
Nazareth danger
GUS and revolutionary principle
naturally regarded
order
to the principles business politics society
and will doubtless continue
every birthday of of
facts.
theological do not matter
For some thousands waiting
been? Not will afirmatvy Would know it
the dyou:
pectancy
After of has of the
its foolhapp osoy
What his
Certain it that
the whittier
scientists wise
scnlon of the
in celebra
lighted
stables full weed horses and
her Child will be sharply repmandd
caoing with
punch al land growing
the distressed will
he m o their
What care?'
What have to worry-you have penty?"
No. for the principles are revouona-too revolutionary too sim.
policsand for life
y Gentlemen!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-24
A Side Light on Struggle Given
Noted English Naval Authority and Kaisers Second Sol
Tell of Rivalry in the Naval Programs.

London, Dec. 24.-An interesting
sjdelieht on the fight which Germany
and England openly or secretly are
making for the supremacy OF the sea-
10 apparent in the following para
pranhs-one from an Englishman
nrominent in naval affairs, the other
from a speech by the Kaiser's second
son.
Sir John Bingham, president of the
Admiralty Division Of the High Court.
in the course of his speech at a ban
ouet of the Shipbrokers' Benevolent
Society. recently said Germany has
not coast-line or foreign possessions
of any consequence. Then why is 1t
this large fleet Germany held like
pistol at our heads within few miles
of our shores?"
We with our extensive coasts and
our Colonies spread over the whole
world, need an enormous Navy. Ger
many does not; l am unable, l am sor
ry to say, to find any explanation OF
the existence of that Navy except this
that it is held in reserve for future
use. and for a use which cannot be
agreeable to us.
Prince Eitel Frederick. the Kaiser's
second son, speaking at Berlin, after
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-24

Snakes toads and frogs have always
been held in high regard as remedial
agents. Thus in Devonshire the stan
dard treatment for scrofula is to dry
the hind leg of toad and wear it
around the neck in silken bag: or
else cut off the like part of the living
reptile that corresponds to the part
affected in the patient and wrap the
dainty bit in parchment and wear it
around the neck. A remedy of good
repute for rheumatism in this same
country is to burn toad to ashes. tie
the dust in a piece of green silk and
wear it around the throat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-24
DIXIE" THE BEST
Declared First in American
Songs in "Patriotic
Popularity"
"YANKEE DOODLE" SECOND

Washington, D. c., Dec. "a
Dixie finally has been officially
proclaimed as first in American songs
and music in Patriotic Popularity"
Such is the verdict of o. G. T. Son.
neck. chief of the division of Music of
the library of congress, who has just
issued from the Government press an
exhaustive report on four famous Am
erican musical compositions.
Yankee Doodle" he says, though
no longer national song, is still a
national air second only to Dixie" in
the popularity contest.
The origin and evolution of yam
kee Doodle" "Star-Spangled Banner
Hail Columbia" and America" are
treated in full detail in Mr.. Sonneck s
volume, and facsimilies of the original
manuscript are given.
The history of Yankee Doodle is
described as "a perfect maze of con.
flicting stories and countless addi
tons to and variations from the orig
inal."
AS many as II variations of the
''Star-Spangled Banner" are noted, &C
comparied by a gradual process OF
polishing and modification.
The year in which America" first
was sung in public is given as 1882
but the exact place and the date were
not definitely ascertained.
Hail Columbia is strictly a pro
duct of the United States in both
words and music. in contradistinction
to America" and the "Star-Spangled
Banner" both of which partly origin
ated in England.