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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Antiaui,y Of Nieknsmes.

The origin of the word as well as
the exact date of appearance OF the
custom OF "nlcknamlng" Is unknown.
Such names are as old at least rs the
most venerable chronicles. for upon
diving into ancient history we have no
trouble nj all In proving that Plato
was called the Attic Bee" and Socra-
ties "0ld Flat Nose" There isn't the
least doubt but that many OF our sur.
names come from nicknames applied
TO our ancestors, such. for instance. as
"Dollarhldc." '0xenrider." bright"
"Iightfoot." "waikingshaw." Red.
head" "Longman." "I.ongfellow." etc
Julius Caesar was popularity styled
'Baldhead." and even the third Ram
cscs Is said to have been known by an
Egyptian word which signifies ''limpy."
No one has been able 10 escape the
bllchiing or benign influence OF the
nickname Kings. queens. philosophers.
divincs, s;aivsiuv.i. as well as many
other cmlu,ui persons, have been made
io prosper or Suffer hv having Somr
irrr1rrlie or ~. lle-s s,jriquci he.
e
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
wher. Woman swim se,,.

The Korean women are the best
swimmers In the world said NE
guard The Korean pcarl Giving Is 2
their hands They swim they don't
boat-they swim nut To the pearl nsh
cries ~ Quelpari. Juggling baskets with
them. After This swim ~ half M how
they dive down fifty feet and fetch
queer one shcllcd pearl oysters as ~
MS babies Thcy dive till their basket
are full IN" baskets are corkcd 10
keep them unnai and after three or
four hours Wort, they swim bacl.
home with their catch. The blg one
shelicd oysters are valuable as pearl
mines aud us food too. 4 half dozen
Koreans viii sil down 10 an oyster as
gayly rs yon ar slt down 10 n brolled
lobster Sometimes when the great
shcllfish Is eaten raw Il quiverS and
means slightly as the knife Is plunged
into it, Philadelphia Bulletin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
AN IRISH DUEL.
Rules Were Ignored and the Meeting
Had a Happy Ending.

\ duel with a happy ending seems
an anomaly. yet enc Is commemorative
In Blackwoods Magazine In an article
on irish fire eaters" The duel as ar.
ranged was between John Egan.
county judge. and Roger Barrett. mas
ter of the rolls Both men were hu-
morous. aud the meeting upon the fair
ground Of Donnybrook was character
istic.
Upon the combatants taking their
ground I:arett. who was the challen-
ger. promptly fired without waiting for
The signal to be given and then walked
coolly away. calling out
Now. Egan. my honor Is satisfied"
rhe judge. however. was by no
means contcntcd and shouted: Hello.
stop. Roger till take shot NJ ycur
honor
Barrett ihcrcupon came back AMI.
planting himself In his former station.
said composedly
"All right. then. Fire away"
Egan presented his pistol and. taking
most deliberate aim. first ut one part
Of the anatomy ~ the master OF rolls
and then NJ another. seemed deter
mined 10 finish him outright. NJ last.
however. he cried out:
II won't honor YOU. ! won't be both
cred shooting YOU. So now you may
GO your own way or come and shake
hands with me-. whichever way you
Ike hest 80
Barrett chose 90 shake hands. and
amidst the plnudlis ~ the crowd The
tagouisis departed from the field In
much good humor. the best of friends.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Na,n,no Was the Matter.

"a newsboy knew" said ynchtp'
man. took 10 the sea. lie bevaine
cabin boy ON tramp collier. lie was
good boy. but
''Once. when our white squadron
was al Newport. this collier steamed
In her slow way shoreward with her
ensign INSIDE down. the signal OF dis
trcss- distress OF the direst. Instantly
u pretty sight WIS To be seen. Every
warship IN the teet lowered n lifeboat.
aud all OF those beautiful. snowy boats.
manned by jackies In spotIcss white
duck. raced for the grlmy old collier
at breakneck speed-a pretty sight in-
deed. The captain OF the collier stood
on the bridge. lie waved his hat. and
the crews pulled all the faster. As
they drew close they heard the mans
cries.
Come on. Pull. Get down 70 t."
he roared. dancing about wildly.
whats the matter. captalnr the
first officer 10 reach the collier asked
hreathlessly.
"'Why. nothing's the matter. the
! tain answered IN surprised voice.
"'Thcn why's your ensign upside
down.
THE captain looked aloft. then
frowned.
"'lt's that boy Hank again. said he.
And here thought II was n regatta"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Faithful 20 His Trust.

was waiting near the elevator In
the factory building for my friend Ca
come down when ! noticed n small hoy
sitting IN one corner Of the hall hold.
ing n large thick sandwich. He eyed
the sandwich lovingly for q long time.
then he carefully lifted on the top
slice Of bread. took out a piece Of ain
pickle. ate Il and replaced all ~ In
fore In n few seconds he again r.
moved the top piece. extracted piece
Of pickle ard n piece ~ meat and ~.
placed the top Again and again The
performance was repeated until all the
pickle and almost all the meat wcr
gone. the sandwich. however. appear
Ing intact us In the beginning
why don't you eat up your sand
wich and not pick nj Il in that way
| asked the boy with some curiosity.
why" be- answered. looking M
with great innocence. III amt my
sandwich. Woman's Home Compan.
ion
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Just pleasantress.

Perhaps Just plcasaniness has not n
very heroic sound. hut the human
heart that. knowing its own bitterness.
can yet carry itself chccrfully Is MOI
without hcroism Indeed. lf that hu
man heart does no moro than bold
It's tongue bout It's own aches AM
pains II has certain moral value that
the world cannot afford to lose. pleas
antness' does not sound rs well rs
self sacrifice or wisdom or spiritual
lily. hut II may include all these great
words. And certainly Just to start
ones husband out To his work cheer.
lily. 10 make the hobblcdehoy OF sou
feel gentlcr and sweeter sentiment
toward women because OF his own
mothers sound. sweet gayety and
strength. TO help ones servants to pu'
good humor and friendliness into their
services-thcsc things make for right
eousnesS In the world. Margaret De.
land.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Verdi and si.msreI. on titles.

The composer Verdi was offered e
title OF nobility by liing Victor En-.
manuel. II was intended that he should
be created Marquis or Comtc de Bus.
seto. after the estate upon which he
lived. The composer refused the ofIer
encrgctically He considered that Verdi
was somebody and that the Marquis
de Busscto would bc nobody.
Even bismarck was unable 20 parry
blow OF this character When the
young ecmpcror broke with him he
conferred upon him toe title ~ Duke
Of Luxembourg Bismarck received the
parchment with this exclamation:
"A pretty name. u will he handy
for travelling incoguito."
Some days after a parcel arrived at
varzin bearing the address Mime. IN
Duchessc de Luxembourg"
bismarck. To whom II was delivered.
being then NJ table. arose aud. Offering
the letter 10 his wife. remarked IRON
ically:
Duchess. enchanted 10 make your
acquaintancer'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
TRANSPLANTED A POND.
Showing What an Enthusiast viii %
70 Have a Garden.

Many country lalorer will do much
for the sake of u garden. but few per
hnI,S wuuld iw willing to go to such
pains 10 The pursuit of their hobby as
did nh enthusiastic NAVY with whom
bean Hole uncc came In contact.
This nmn having obtained the posi-
iiun Il ~ rl.rrler on railway. found
hin,Siif lie l~iSs,.sSor ~ barren gray
81 pit as nn alniugy for garden. The
dean. wIin knew the spot well. visited
II some Twelve months after the man
had iakru i'oSScssion. and the sight
which mel his eyes nstonished him.
WAS II Il mirage I saw upon the
4isly desert: There were vegetables.
fruit. bushes and fruit trees. all In
vigorous health There were flowers
aud the queen flower In her glory"
why. exclaimed what have
you done TO the gravel pit?
"'Lor' bless YER he replied. grin
ming. I hadn't been here a fortnight
afore swoppcd II for n pond"
A further inquiry elected the fact
that this most ardent garden lover
had. after an agreement with neigh
boring farmer. removed with pick and
harrow his sandy stratum to the depth
NJ about three feet and wheeled Il 10
The margin Of an old pond. which had
been gradually filed up with leaves
md silt. The rich. productive mold
from the pond he had taken home to
his garden. replacing II with gravel
and leveling as per contract.-West-
Minister Gazette
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
., Didn't Work On, Jus, Riah,.

! saw the best Of Intentions become
a veritablc boomerang on Broadway
the other night \ policeman had ar.
rested for some small disturbance two
well dressed men who had evidently
had too much. but were facing the In
evltable trip TO the station without any
further fuss. \ friend saw their plight
and rushed up
Officer" he pipcd In peculiarly cf-
Terminate voice Il beg that you will
not arrest these men. Why. they are
no moro drunk than | am."
'Oh. very we'll" said the cop. "fll
take you too"
And he did New York Telegraph.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
TIE REGENT"
a pis~ond That Restored the Fortune
OF the tiouss OF Pitt.


Alien have never collected great crys-
u = Tor prrsonai ndornmeni. Even that
-isihbie Ia lace and siansies." the r..
val VI Beau lSruInnlel and afterward
George ". OF England even be sought
tAem simply for some perdita he was
pursuing.
Louis XIV. le grand monarque. pur.
chased twenty-five large diamonds.
iHostly for In Nallierc. Montespan.
lfonlaDges. Mainienon. Among them
was the woudrous Pitt" 4 slave In
India found H. Having found II. his
heart shouted for liberty. cutting the
calf Of his leg IN order 10 hide the dla.
mond within the silt. he limped 10 the
coast. To an English ship captain be-
offered II for passage to any country
where men were free.
The captain. quite casually and with
nice humOr. took the gem and threw
the slave into the sea.
The guerdon OF such testing release
from serviiud' WIS sold 10 q dealer for
5000 and through him reached sir
Robert Pitt. governor Of Fort 81.
George. for SiO2OoO. who shipped n
home 20 England 20 be faceted.
4 Scotch tinancier. John Law. then
doing business In France. negotiated
for a fec Of S25.OO0 the sale Of the dla.
mond TO the regent aflerward Louis
XIV at S515VO.
II is pleasant 10 remember that there.
by the fortunes Of the house Of Pitt
were restored and that the sellers son,
William Pitt. aud his grandson. the
Earl OF Chatham. we're assisted TO high
place and service by opportunities
made possible through the profit on the
diamond for which n poor slave. seek
ing freedom. was thrown into the sea.
-Everybody's.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
The Van end the Lion.

when J was once In danger from q
lion" said nn old African explorer. Il
tried sitting down and staring at him
rs had no weapons"
How did IL work." asked his CON.
panion.
Perfectly. The lion didn't even Of
fer TO touch me-"
Strange. How do you account fof
itY
well, sometimes I've thought II wss
because ] sat down on branch OF a
very tall tree"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
THE HUNcHBAcx.
Romance Of the Duke de Riehelieu and
Mile. de Roeheehouart.

Mile. de Roeheehouart.
The Duke de liichciiru married when
seventeen years OF age Mile. de i,oche.
chouart. n little girl uf twelve. As was
The custom Ia the eighteenth century.
the young bridegroom set out on his
travels after The ceremony. aud the
child wife remained with his relations
In Paris. Three years pissed. and the
duke ,then Count dc Chinoni. who had
received many charming letters and q
charming miniature from his wife dur
iug his absence determined to return
home.
ON his arrival he was met on the
grand staircase OF the Hotel de Richie
lieu by his family. aud. 10 his horror.
Instead of the pretty girl of fifteen
TINT he expected 10 see. the count saw
little hunchback who was none other
than his wife The unhappy young
man. who WIS horror stricken. left
Paris that night aud for fifteen years
remained away.
The poor little wife possessed beau.
liful aud generous disposition. and. so
fai from being embttercd by her hus-
bands behavior she did her best 10
prevent any family dissenslons arising
through Il aud went TO live on her
estate of Courtellles. near Paris. II is
said that she was deeply IN love with
the duke. aud In time the accounts OF
her unsel6shncss and devotion TO his
family 30 touched her husband that
be went 10 visit her.
The first visit led 20 many. and this
strange couple became firm friends.
aud just before he died the duke con-
,s.lss.;;.llss.,ed residing permanently at
Courteilles with his wife. from whom
he had fed In disgust many years be-
fore. Chicago News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
Very Queer.

my husband has been out late every
evening this week attending important
club meetings"
'Yes, so has mine. They belong to
the same club. you know"
why. how queer. My husband says
be hasn't seen your husband In six
monthsw-Cleveland Leader.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
REV. JOSEPH OWENS
FUNERAL ON MONDAY.

The funeral OF the Rev. Joseph A.
Owen, the late pastor of the Summer
field M. K. Church, of this city. will be
held at 1880 Monday afternoon from his
late residence, 1866 Clifton avenue The
Newark Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence which Is at this time in the midst
OF it's yearly session, has passed resolu-
tons appointing committees to repre-
sent 1t at the funeral, and has also
decided to adjourn from noon TO 3
o'clock Monday. to allow as many of
those present who can do so to attend
the services.
Several Of the ministers, who have
been close friends Of Mr.. Owen during
his lifetime will speak at the services.
DR.. Henry A. Buttz, president of the
Drew Seminary. will be first, and then,
in the order named, the Rev. DR.. A. Fl.
futile, of Summit: DR.. G. S. Ryman, OF
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
of Ridgewood; the Rev. DIR. G. x.
Hutchinson, of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church of Bayonne; h Rev.
DR.. r. P. Mooney. Of Union, who will
read the scripture, and the Rev G. G.
woodruff, OF Roselle Park. who viii
pronounce the benediction. The Rev
DR.. c. w. Smith, superintendent of the
Newark district. will be master Of
ceremonies. The interment will be In
Orange.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
EJECT ALDERMAN
WHO FIGHTS CHEAP
LIGHT IN H0B0KEN
Foley Put Out of Hall for Call
ing Advocates OF Lower
Rates Takers.

HOBOKEN, April 3.--Hoboken is Sc
riously upset today over the fact that
Alderman Thomas Foley "a forcibly
elected from a meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall last night, which was called to
protest against the alleged extortionate
charges for electric lighting made by
the Public Service Corporation.
Five hundred citizens of the town, in
Guiding the Mayor and four aldermen,
attended the meeting, and orators set
forth that while Hoboken had for five
years paid 500 q lamp for arc lights,
other towns in Jersey were let off with
a charge of $50 a lamp. The contract
for city lighting will expire June l, and
the citizens demanded that h charges
be reduced or that no new contract be
made with the corporation.
Alderman Foley asserted, in effect
that those who made the protest were
takers. He was called to order, but
continued to berate the movement fol-
cheaper light, w~hereupon two police
men seized him and rushed him out O
the hall.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
NONE CLAIMS BABY
FOUND IN ROOM Of
DEAD MRS. BABD|1
Authorities Now Convinced That
Little Fellow Was Not
Her Child.

Mystery. surrounds the identity of the
2-year-old baby boy which was discov-
cred in the apartment at SO Bergen
street, where Mrs. Hannah Babbit, a
widow, was found dead on the floor Of
her bedroom. That the child was not
Mrs. Rabbits the police and County
Physician William H. Mckenzie are
certain. He Is now in the City Hos
pital and will be cared for there for
the next. few days. Should no rela-
tive or claimant come forward 1t will
be placed in al institution.
Mrs. Rabbit was So years old, and 1t
is believed hat she had a son. Wilbur
Rabbit, who is supposed to be living in
Baltimore. This is indicated in letters
which were found in her room. The
police also discovered a receipted bill
for the funeral expenses of her hus-
band, who died six years go.
Little was known in the neighborhood
of Mrs. Rabbit. She lived quietly in
the dingy little Bergen street fiat, be-
slowing all her care on the infant. She
earned her livelihood by doing washing
and seldom left her home. OF hersel II
she rarely spoke, and neighbors did not
even know her name. q
Anthony Biuno, who lives on the top
floor of the house, was worried yester-
day at the piteous wailing of the child
in the rooms beneath. At first he
thought it was Ill, and he was sur
prised at not hearing the voice of its
foster-mother. On several occasions
the crying grated his nerve so much
that he was on the point of going
downstairs to see If anything unusual
was the matter, but he restrained him
self.
At last, in the evening, he could
stand 1t no longer. The child had cried
and cried, and there had been no an
swer, no sound of the woman's voice,
no echo of her footsteps across the
plain wood floor. And so he went
downstairs and raped on the door.
There was no. answer He knocked
and knocked, out without success. and
finally. apprehensive of the worst, he
burst in the door.
The silence of a tragedy hung in the
air of the rooms and at first Biuno hes
itated at the Threshold. Finally he
advanced. cautiously and fearfully, AT
the door of the bedroom he stopped and
clutched supportingly at the jamb. The
sight that me his eyes almost over.
powered him.
1t was that of a PROSTATE woman
lying face upward on the floor, the pal
lor of death upon her face and her eyes
wide open and CLASSY. The child wa.
pushing his fingers into his eyes ant
wailing. partly at the silence and the
absence Of his mama" but mostly be.
cause he had been without food since
Thursday, a subsequent examination
showing tina the woman probably diet
on that day.
Biuno ran out of the place and sum
moned the neighbors and the police
The child was taken to the hospital and
the body was removed to the morgue
Neither has been claimed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
MONEY POURING
IN TO HELP OUT
STRIKING MATTERS
Musicians Answer Appeal for
Aid with Check for
$1,000.

With plenty of money at their COM
mand now the United Hatters and
Trimmers feel more confident of the
outcome of their fight with Associated
Hat Manufacturers to have the label
replaced in the hat shops. All the hat
tiers and trlmniers received their week
ly benefits today. Among the first to
respond to appeal of the A, Il. of l.. for
funds for the hatters and trimmers was
American Federation of Musicians,
with a check for 81, 200.
A concert for the benefit of the hat
rers will be given in Wevers's Colos-
scum Sunday afternoon, April is. by
Musical Union No, 16 and Actors Union
No. /, of New York.
The Essex Trades Council last night
Endorsed the appeal of the A. F. of L.
for financial assistance for the hatters
and urged all local unions to respond
quickly.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03

The Rev. Charles S. Dawson. of Japan.
will be at the Vailsburg Methodist
Church tomorrow morning. The late
Rev. Mr.. Owens pulpit will be filed by
the Rev. G. j. Shilling at both services.
Much credit is due to the members
of the Centenary Church for the sig
nal success of the conference up to
the present time. A small army of in
defatigable worker has made it pos
sible that the visitors have been com
fortably housed, and hat the church's
reputation for oldtime hospitality has
been upheld. The general committee in
charge of the ~clergymen attending the
conference is made up of Edward II.
Jones, chairman; Alfred Wheaton,
Mrs. II. w. M%orehouse, Hudson b. Brit
ton and Charles A. Olmsted. Edward
Fl. Jones. jr., is in charee of the
branch postoffice. and the checking of
the hats and coats is looked after by
J. Bertram Gable, Clarence Hoffman
and William Messer, assisted by Dixon
Robshaw. the sexton.
The ladies in charge OF the dining
arrangements for the visiting clergy
men are: Mrs. IL. w. Morehouse, Mrs
z CA. Dennis, Mrs. r. II. Jones and
Mrs. c. L. Mead, assisted. by Miss
Eva Srnite, Mrs. H. J%acobus, Miss
Lottie Mellows. Miss Ethel Hoffman,
Mrs. Motter, Mrs. Bates. Mrs. Marines,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Charles Smith. Mrs.
Denman, Miss Fannie Brown. Mrs,
Cooper, Miss Ada Bradner, Miss
Bertha Bradner, Miss Lawrence, Mrs
Parsons. Miss Constance !. De Bow,
Mrs. J. Cramer, Mrs, l.. Reiss. Mrs,
p. Wilson, Mrs. S. S. Meyers. Mrs c.
Jacobus. Mrs. Charles ConItiug. Miss
Gladys Street. Mrs. f.. l.. Bensen. Mrs.
A. Oehring. Mrs. NJ. Flumerfelt. Mrs.
II. L. Cornwall. Mrs. w. II. Lawrence,
Mrs. J. Miller, Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs. w.
3 Cowlton, Mrs. Robert Lewis, Mrs. J,
N. Ryerson, Mrs. +. ii. Ryerson, Mrs.
G. Pier, Mrs. j. A. Davis, Mrs. J. Saul
Mrs. Charles Kelly, Mrs. J. D.. Bingel,
Mrs. II. G. Thompson, Mrs. J. Thomp-
son., Mrs. E.. Coeyman. Mrs. James
Shape, Mrs. C. II. Van cleve, Mrs. II
p. Britten, Mrs. ]. w. Walpole, Mrs,
ID. w. Casperson, Mrs. H. Umbach
Miss Eta Wheaton. Miss Eva Wheat
on. Miss E.. Woodruff, Mrs. Woolley
Miss Florence Doherty, Miss Mary
Brown and Mrs. C. w. Wands.
Z, A plea for the education of the Negro
of the South was made last night by
the Rev. Patrick ]. Maveety, secretary
OF the Freedman's Aid Society, In
which he said hat 1t was the duty OF
M%ethodists to help him in every pos
sible way.
The Newark Conference Epwortt
League held its anniversary in the Hal
sey street Church, while the plea fol
the negro's education was under way
at the Centenary. The leagues wori
at Sea Cliff, L. L.. was landed by the
Rev. M. Wayne Womer, of East Or
ange, who also invited those present tc
attend the International Epwportf
League convention at Seattle. Wash
ington, July Z to IL. An address was
made by the Rev. F. Watson Hannah
pastor of the Bushwick Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn
He warned his hearers that greed ant
dissipation were responsible for thu
downfall Of many nations, and that thu
United States would also fall unless
these sins were checked.