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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
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Hs Been Employed BY Commission
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College stAeof. Texas. August is.---
James c. Nagle. professor Of civil en-
gineering at the A. and NJ. College OF
Texas. has been selected as engineer
for the Burleson county leyee that h
to be constructed along the meander-
ings of the Brazos river. for the pro-
lection OF the bottom lands In that
county, against overflows which have
been Of such frequent occurrence
from year TO year that vast losses have
resulted to the farmers Of the central
part OF the state.
This levee Is TO be constructed from
the proceeds OF a bond Issue that was
the result OF an election held very
recently under new statute OF the
state OF Texas. At the time OF tine
election there was not vote cast
against the bond issue and as soon as
the result was declared the county
Judge and county commissioners OF
BurIeson county began the negotia-
tions for the work. The district EN-
braces about fifty thousand acres OF
the mos, productive land In Burleson
county.
The proposed levce Is to be about
twenty seven or twenty eight miles
In length. The bond issue for the pro-
lect ss over two hundred thousand
dollars The bonds will be protected
BY a taA against the abutting propert,
and Il is coincidence that In voting
this tax those who were entitled 20
an expression at the polls were the
owners Of a very small part OF the
property TO be taxed. The owners OF
the bigee est part of this land included
IN the district are residents Of Bryan,
Mr.. Nagle has done preliminary work
on this levee and It vas upon his re-
port cf the requirements and the POS
sIbIlities Of the Improvement that the
bond issue has been brought about
Tuesday the county commissioners
Of Burleson county visited Mr.. Nagle
at College Station and conferred with
him looking to MS appointment rs
engineer. He hrs accepted the work.
aud win commence the prelirnirsries
as soon an possible.
Sir. Nagie graduated at the Cniver-
sity OF Texas In 1853 taking his b. 8.
and In 1892 he received his NJ. s. at
the same institution. He got the c.
u. degree at the University Of Penn
sylvania I'm 1899; NJ. c. Il. n Cornell
In 1888. lie was topographer for the
geological, survey Of Texas In 1889
end 1890. He was chief engineer for
the Brszos and 8urleson railroad in
the summer OF 1892. He was assist |
ant chief engineer Of the Houston
East and West Texas railroad July
1899 TO January 1850: He was agent
and expert IN irrigation Investigations
United States Department Of Agricni'-
ure lalses to 1902. He has been pro
fessor Of civil engineering At A. and
N. colicse since 1880. He Is men,
Der OF the American Society o. Civil
Engineers: member Of the society for
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

One good thing about balooninx In
its present stage Is the small chance
OF collisions. The aerial highways
are not crowded.--Galyeston News.
No. but these balloons and airships
have n way Of coIliding with the earth
that sooner or later puts them out OF
business.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

Son Of g PRESENT Whsn Lieonn, IS
sued and ss,d Aasthsr - =
Legal ~.


Special 60 the Easls
PittsburE. Pa, August ls.--Aa1s. n>n'
lima Hall. a widow aged 81. 81 ~
ert B. Wright. ased 81. bosh 4 ~
tie Greek. Pa. yesterday took - o
marriage license IN the Allso>.,y
county license office. Thsy viu ~
tomorrow.
John Hall. 81 years old. . 20 q ~
woman BY her former husband. -
present at the marriage license oflzeu
and declared his mother 70 ~ -
legal age"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
METHODIST CHURCH TEA.

Ladies' Of the Methodist church will
serve ice cream and oako at residence
Iof Mrs. e. ]. Jenkins, Friday from s
TO ,. m. 2ls
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
Forest Fires in Maine

Forest fires damage in Maine this year amounts to $Sl625 of which amount $41,445 was in the Maine for. estry district, and $40,1SO in the incor- porated towns, according to informa ton gleaned at the state forestry de. partment. The acreage burned over aggregates 32,&6l acres. of which 21,. 200 acres was in the Maine forestry district, and the remainder in tho in corporated towns. Most of the fires burned over land of little value in the forestry district. The greatest acre age and heaviest losses were in Aroo stock county, being 25,37G acres and $55,950. Owing to the extremely hot weather the woods are becoming dan gerously dry and all the chief wardens have received instructions to put or patrols and keep sharp lookout
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
FOX HUNTING IN BALLOON A Thrilling Sport That May Rival Motor Speeding Among
 Wealthy Class.

Next on the list of thrilling sports: Fox hunting in balloons. It sounds like fiction, but it's the cold, substantiated fact. The sport of fox hunting la balloon has been taken up and firmly established in Germany. In England they have had try at it. And 1t only remains for the people with the price in America to get acquainted with the possibilities of this high and lofty sport to make it rival and outdistance auto racing as the exciting diversion of the wealthy classes.
 Sensational and even improbable as it may seem, the hold which this new sport has taken both in Europe and England indicates that new line has opened up for the sportsman in search of unusual thrillers. The first event of it's kind in Berlin, patronized by all the prominent aeronauts attracted to the capital city of Germany through the international airship exhibition, has established firmly the sport ot balloon fox hunting among the mon eyed people, of the world. Followed by the exhibition at Birmingham, England. the signs would indicate that it will not be long before this form of amuse ment is even more popular than record breaking races in high speed motor cars.
 Physical obstacles have kept the good old sport of fox hunting on the ground from obtaining more than a foothold on the American continent The present branch of the sport, how ever, would seem to offer unbounded opportunities for American million aires to more than surpass the wealthy classes of Europe in this most thrilling of thrillers-foX hunting in the air.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
SMALLEST OF ALL DOGS
Those from Chihuahua Sometimes Weigh Only Pound and
 Are Very Tiny.

Of all the toy dogs the Chihuahua is probably the smallest and least com mon. Originally they were a distinct race of wild Mexican dog which the h. dians crossed with small domestic dog in order to tame them.
 A remarkable fact in connection with it is that when taken away from Chihuahua and bred for time in an other part of the world, or even in any other district of Mexico, the progeny increases and becomes as the natives say degenerado
 The breed is almost too delicate and sensitive to thrive outside it's native heath. In this country it requires the tenderest care and unless heavily blanketed cannot be taken out except in midsummer
 A full-grown dog can easily rest on the palm of the hand. The pure breed weighs from one to 31a pounds; the smaller the dog the more valuable. In the British museum a few years ago there was the stuffed skin of female of this breed abot the size of rat, and as if to prove her of mature growth, beside her were two pups about as big as mice.
 A pretty custom in Mexico is to pre-. sent one of these tiny dogs in a bou. quet of flowers to an actress. Mme. Patti is said to have received one of these gifts.
 Even in Chihuahua the dog is valu- able. The pups bring from $20O to $500, but the best specimens bring even Country Life in America.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
Doing a Fine Job.

A slater who was engaged upon the roof of house in Scotland fell from a ladder and lay in an unconscious state upon the pavement One of the pedes. trians in the street who rushed to the aid of the poor man chanced to have a flask of spirits in his pocket, and. to revive him, began to pour a little down his throat
 "Canny, mon, canny,' said a man looking on, 'or you'll choke him.
 The unconscious" slater slowly opened his eyes and said quietly:
 Pour ava, mon, pour ava; ye're doin' fine"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

and folds which do not look nice l auxtously inquire if it ought to do like that. It looks like an enormous. leather-faced, toothless old giant getting ready to devour its victims four. I admire MT Humphreys coolness through it all Although tenderwing' like my self. he is behaving better than I.
 Nothing has happened, and l am reaS- sured again. Now floating on in the abyss of silence and of space Above us, the deep blue sky; beneath us, the green fields and changing forests of Merry England,
 Did you every try to picture a sensation, or paint an emotion? l wish l might Did you ever ponder over the soul of things? Did you ever dream that you were dead and as your spirit ascended from your body have you not looked down upon the worn-out casket and maryeled at its strange stiffness and quiet helplessneSs? This is my weird sensation as l now look down upon the earth the grave of all things Oh, the infinite calm and peace. We are light air. We are free as birds We are no longer mortals We have been un- ieashed from earth and are on our happy way out into Gods infinite, the rear clouds our companions md the earth and all it's carking cares fading away like the baseleas fabric of a vision "
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

the gas out fast enough. Mir. Rolls thought it was But, I persisted suppose it isn't what will become of us? That will depend upon your past life was the lacomc reply Up to this moment I had felt no alarm or un- due anxiety One by one the helpers unhookeu the bags of sand that had been holding us to earth At length the basket swung clear or the ground and was only kept from ascending by a half-dozen pairs of strong hands holding it within foot or two of the earth.
 Near us was huge gas-tank about '0 rect tall To me it looked 100 The direction ot the wind would take directly toward it. The balloon was edged away by the helpers to the farther side of the inclOsure. as far as pos sbe from that huge round iron tank. would
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
Liked American Simplicity.

An American bishop who was visit ing in England was greatly amused. not to say annoyed by the way the Englishmen addressed him. Indeed he became heartily tired of Your Grace"
 When I returned to America" the bishop would say afterward, you can imagine my surprise. and delight too when one of my friends, standing on the pier, caught a glimpse of me as I waited to descend the gansplank. and called forth to me: Hello Disn Springfield Union.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

we hit it? Could we by some miracle miss it? There and then I got my first fright. It was a good big, paralyzing fright Oh, how hard cruel and altogethar repulsive that iron tank looked, There was nothing nice about 1t. sat down on a large lunch basket in the south east corner of the car and held on for dear life. Some way didn't feel any inclination to stand up and look about and crack jokes which jokes seemed to me quite ill-tlmed-as the others doing. Suddenly l was startled by the cry. Let go," l am sure Ga briefs trumpet will not frighten me so much as did that cry. Let go!" l am still of the opinion that MT. Rolls need not have said 1t so loudly. Immediately we were shot into the air as though were an arrow hurled from a mighty bow. I literally held my breath till we cleared that ugly gas reservoir, then l looked down and the pale upturned faces of my friends gazing in speeches. silence. thought That is the way people look at funeral" and I was not comfored.
 In less time than l am taking to tell it we were 1000 feet above tue earth. How tremely careless of these people to keep standing up aud even to lean over and look down when the 'ide of tie basket is only
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

veniently arranged. The statoscope was keenly watched, and if we began to descend too rapidly a small scoopful of sand was gent ly sprnkled out. good clear map was at hand and We progressed red line was drawn indicating constantly our position. My anxiety was not lessened by troubled look on our pilots face.
 As write these lines my open diary lies before me and l will quote therefrom;
 We left the good old earth at 2:08 D. m. It is now 2:30. My fear is gone As l pen cil these words in peace and calm we are floating eastward 2000 feet over London. I reflect that we are crossing the Playground of History That tiny winding stream far be- low is the Thames. There is the House of Parliament and that little toy church near by is Westminster abbey of blessed memories, the last restngplace of kings and queens and scholars, earths mighty AngloSaXon dead for generations. Now London bridge comes into view and London tower. of evil memories. That little greenroofed building is Greenwich observatory. That golden ball is the dome of St. Pauls and beneath us is the swarming traffic of the strand. We look far beyond the hay rim of London and in imagination see he green meadows or Runnymede and hear
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

waisthigh! suggested that the next time I should insist on basket that would come up to ones ears. Then occurred to me the story of the hun gry boy who asked for the core of the apple his friend was eating with so much gusto, and received the slightly discouraging reply, There ain't goin' to be no core" So perhaps with me there wasn't going to be any next time"
 Our altitude was now 2,000 feet and we were drifting in light breeze straight across the city in the drec- tion of St Pauls cathedral, which We could easily distinguish on account of it's dome of gold. which looked about the size of a large football. Just here it may be well to state that any one who thinks the pilot of balloon has nothing to do is quite mistaken. MT. Rolls, ably assisted by Mrs. Harbord herself a cool and experienced bal loonist who owns three fine balloons made everything snug and taut The various articles on board were con
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

"lho ana stralning at the squeakng ropes. was reminded of a nervous, blooded race horse champing at his bits, anxious to be off. Suddenly the question came to my mind. Where will this impatient, yellow. pot-bellied beast take us and what will 1t do with us when it gets us there?"
 The balloon basket was about AZ feet square and about that depth and was held to the ground by many bags of sand, each hay Ing rope handle and weighing about 42 pounds.
 It is surprising to the layman to see the number of things taken on such journey. There were a drag-rope. an anchor-rope and anchor huge and welhed lunch basket, a statoscope-an instrument which indicates whether you are ascending or descending-an anemometer, a thermometer and paragraph, a little clock-like apparatus which shows by a continuous line chart just how many feet one is above the earth. Also we had extra wraps. a good map of England and seven bags of sand hung on the outside as ballast.
 My first surprise on stepping into the bas. ket and looking up at the great q tended bag above was to discover hat tEe mouth, or appendix-like opening at t,e bo.tou. of the balloon. was open and that could sTaigbt
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

I LAST the day of dreams had come. For had it not been a boy hood dream to step into the car of a balloon and go sailing away into the undimmed blue of the inviting sky. And now l was to cross the line which separates the king dom of anticipation from that of realization.
 l must confess that my devo- tions that morning were a little more protracted and fervent than lsual. However, the time and the
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

through to the top, where was To- cated the escape-valye. l immedi- atetly inquired if it ought to be like that?" I was told yes, that opening was essential III order to allow the expanding gas to escape;
 otherwise the balloon would burst. l then inquired whether that opening was large enough to let
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

floats the union jack and also the stars and stripes. God grant they may ever float together in ev- cry land where civilization has a home or freedom a banner!
 Just now I looked up. and, oh, horrors the balloon is on fire! No. I am mistaken. it is only th a r n s which is pouring out of the mouth of the bag. To my unLrdined eye it looks like smoke and I have been taught that where there is smoke there is likely to be fire. We have lost quite a lot of gas and the bal loon has wrinkles
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14
LuCZE esAIw5 NEW WAR 6AkL0oW

were to sail over London, the playground of his tory as my talented friend C. N. Williamson happily phrased it.
 Taking a taxcab at the Savoy hotel in company with some canadian friends bowled along the bank of the thames to Shorts balloon works Queens Circus ea Park It was clear crisp afternoon, and the touch .f winter was in the air turned sharp corner and
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

place and the man-the pilot-were most op- perfume, for I to be the guest of Eng lands foremost balloonist, that prince of ,plendid sportsmen, Hon. Charles s. Rolls. We
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

in the distance l caught my first glimpse of our aerial - might it not prove a heav- enly It was swaying in the afternoon sun, a great gold en bah 42 feet in diameter, and eX- tending up above lue nOuSeJ tops. It's name was the Venus. Mr. Rolls. the owner and pi- lot, gave us a cordial welcome. The other pas sengers, the Hon
 Mrs. Assheton Harbord and Mir. Jack Humphreys, had already ar rived. Mean while a strong b r Q e eZe h a q sprung up, and as l gaZed at the Venus swaying to and fro in the
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

"The is behind a cloud and our barograph shows
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-14

a straight line, indicating that sailing on an even keel as it were-neher ascending descend ing. This is the desire of sky pilots BIO We outside of London MT. Rolls announces gieetuiiy that have passed the RubicOn of difficulties He kind in saying that he is glad am making my first trip with him
 Mrs. Iarbrod opens wonderful lunch-basket and how delicious those daintes and our hot tea up among the clouds which drifting azly by like great white ships in shoIeess :45. We have suddenly struck upper current and have scared aott We are 2600 above the earth. Yes 1t is cold. and button tight oyercoats. We are over Wead haIl, q deligtfuly beautiful country estate From the castle
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15

association, and these are moi affected
by the trouble. The Trimble Hat Com
pany, of South Jefferson street, Orange
Valley, has been making consistent
progress while not affiliated with the
other concerns in the district, and SO
large has become it's volume of bust
ness that the concern plans d substan-
tial addition to its factory, which now
stands on the site of the old Cummings
factory, destroyed by fire in August,
1906.
In addition to this concern the fac
tory formerly occupied by the Trimble
firm, in Freeman street. is now occu-
pied by SylYanus J. Shaw, formerly
president of the Orange Common Coun-
Gil 1t Is run as an independent con-
Germ. although Mr.. Shaw does work
for the concern of F.. Berg & Co, one
of the association, and will likely he
a:ected by the trouble. Fire Commits
sioner. Thomas f. Brennan. who oper-
ates' the factory at North Centre and
Wallace streets. Orange, formerly con-
Quoted under the firm name of Bren-
nan & Carr, is also outside the union
and not directly affected by the row.
These factories all use the union label,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15
Dnnbury Men I'm Air.

DANBURY, Conn, Jan. 15.@The em=
ployees of the hat factories in his city
were notified this morning of the action
of the National Association of Hat
Manufacturers as the result of trouble
In the factory of the Guyer Hat Manu-
featuring Company's factory in Phila
delphia. No action has been taken w
till 10 O'Clock by the operatives in re-
gard to stopping work.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15
Crofut and knnnp Worker. out.

SOUTH NQRWALK Gpin., Jan, IS.
Seven hundred employees OF the
crofut & Knapp Company makers of
hats, walked out today on refusal of
the firm to permit, the use of union
labels in it's product. az
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15

orangeine DC, 14c, use. 10,
Peptogenie Milk Powder. at. 80,
Peptogenic Milk Powder. at..G7,
Peroxide Hydrogen, a lb....11l
Peroxide Hydrogen. y h.. 10
Peroxide Hydrogen. l lb......21
Peruna. S1.00 size, special. 81
Pinkham's Vegetable Comp. .67,
Pompeian Massage Cream,
t........ .2oc, 4oc and 80
Quinine Capsules. 5 gr.. doz..11,
Quinine Pills, 2 gr.. per 100. .1S'
Robinson's Prepared Barley. III
Sal Hepatica......17c, 3Sc, So
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15

Dioxogen, at......17c. use, 47c
Eskay's Food......15c. 34c, 55c
Fullef's Earth, per h., at......S Sc
Glyoethymollne. at....,.39c, 7Dc
Hays Hair Health, sec size. .2gc
kilmer's Swamp Root. .75c. 07e
Kohler's Headache Pwd. &c, 1Ic
bisterine, at......1Tc. BIC, 6fc
Matted Milk....35c, 60c, 81. 40
Mellin's Food. .32c, 52e
Maltine Preparations, at....75c
McGll's Orange Blossoms....0 &c
Nestle's Food. SOC size, at...35c
Omega Oil, at......5c, 10c, Boo
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15

it in line with a permanent effort to
keep the label from all factories?"
Il guess it was meant for a perma-
nent move of the LABEL was the
h%esitating reply of Mr.. Mundheim.
Then you association plans to make
a general fight against the Iabel?"
Mr.. Mundheim admitted the affafr
mean such a contest. in all likelihood.
but said the position of his organiza-
tion would be designated in the formal
statement to be issued or Sunday, after
the body meets again in New YorR.%
Violations Claimed.
In a previous discussion Of the
trouble Mr.. Mundheim said:
w consider the action of the men
in withdrawing the label from the
Geyer factory a breach Of the working
agreement under which we are operat-
Ing. There is a standing agreement
that before the label is move from
a concern the matter will be considered.
the men to be kept to work pending a
settlement of differences. BY taking
the label and the men away we con
slider the principle has been violated.
Now, We have not taken up for CON
sideration the merits of the Geyer case.
but have simply considered what we
can a violation by the men of the work
ing agreement. And we do not intend
to permit the establishment of such a
precedent"
Mr.. @Moffitt was early notified of the
troubles, as he lives in the hating dis
trict. He went over the field thor
!oughly, and appeared at the h~eadquar-
ters of the hatters' local unions, in the
Lindsey building. Orange.
Strikers Have Money.
That the u OF the United
Fatters' Association have been care
fully husbanded in anticipation of Just
such trouble as is tosbe met from low.
on was asserted by a prominent halter
today. He said that the action of the
Federation of Labor in taking charge
of the financial affairs of a trouble in
Connecticut some months ago had re-
leased for use the big fund of the or
~ganization, which is between $500, 900
and $4OO, 600. The last trouble of the
matters, which concerned the hat-trim-l
mers, last April, found the organization
at a disadvantage, owing to the fact
that the funds were tied up. That diff
Guilty kept the hating trade disturbed
for some time and resulted in a long
period of idleness. The differences
were finally adjusted and affairs
were going ahead smoothly, when ru-
mors of the general effort to do away
with the union label became rife and
both sides husbanded their
until the Inevitable trouble arrived.
some Shops Not Affected.
While the association of manufacture
ers that has ordered the union label
nut of the shops control the majority
III establishments in Oranqa fAare are