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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
THE PARSONS CHECKS.
They Were Politely Drawn, but the
Bank Threw Them Out.

According TO George Cary Eggleston,
virgiDians Of ante bellum days showed
great Indifference In money matters.
Money in the form of coin was rarely
seen. The planters we're In the habit
Of writing checks on a slip Of foolsc up,
lnsuucting the bank to please" pay
she amount specified. Eggleston say s.:
"This custom of paying by check 80
strongly commended itself to certain
uDworldly parson of my time that he
resoried to il ON one occasion In en-
tire ignorance and innocence of the
necessity of having a bank deposit as
preliminary to the drawing OF
checks He went TO Richmond and
bought years supplies for his little
place-it was too small TO be called a
plantation-and for each purchase he
drew particularly polite check
When the banks threw these out
on the ground that their author had no
account the poor old parson found he
situation difficult one Ia understand
He had thought that the very purpose
Of a banks being was To cash checks
for persons who happened 10 he short
II money Why. If I'd had the money
In the bank he explained. 1 shouldn't
have written the checks at all:
should have got the money aud paid
the bills.
Fortunately the matter came to the
knowledge of a well TO do and gen.
erous planter who knew parson and
who happened TO be in Richmond az
the time. His Endorsement made the
checks good and saved the unworldly
old parson n deal of oubIe,"-Chicago
News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

Mr.. RoIlde Reynolds has resigned his
position with the Electric light plant
and will be succeeded by Mr.. r. E. Cole
Of San Antonio. Mr.. Reynolds will
iemain in Bryan and do electrical
work by contract He is an expert
electrician and no doubt will make
good in this work in Bryan. He
solicts your patronage. 221
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
L0RDLY F0RMALITIES.
Preparing . New Peer For His Seat u
House of Lords.

Rouse OF Lords.
Numerous formalities have to be
gone through before any new peer is
entitled to take his seat in the house
Of lords.
One Of the most important matters
is the preparation Of the patent. a long
strip Of parchment. to the end Of
which is affixed the wax seal, the color
Of which varies. according to the rank
Of the new member. Another item Is
the robe. made Of scarlet cloth with
three doublings of ermine. the number
Of bars varying according to rank.
Thus duke has four bars 10 front
and the same number behind. a mar
quis one less. and so on
Then there are preparations In re-
gard to making or changing coats of
arms. In connection with which fees to
the extent of about so guineas are paid
by the recipient of a summons to the
house of lords.
Altogether the financial disburse-
nents amount in the case of new
earl to between 1900 and f70O. some
Of which finds its way to the chancel-
Tor of the exchequer aud some to the
crown as represented by the college
Of arms. 4 considerable portion Of
this expenditure is. of course. incurred
In the purchase Of the coropet-Lon-
ion News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

The corps OF H. 4 T. c. elgLeel-
who have been here several n. oaths
making survey for short line from
Bryan to Giddings. having finished
their work. broke camp and disbande
this morning. Nothing has been CIV
en- out yet as to whether this ex-
tension will be built, and II so when
work will begin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

Miss May Andrews Of Houston. il
the quest of her grand parents. Mr.
and Mrs. w. b. Baker.
100000 TO loan at per cent per
annum on gilt edge security Address
Box 276 Bryan, Texas. 229
Miss Bonnie Mays of lola. Grimes
county is visiting in the city,the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Odom.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bittle and children
left Sunday for visit to points in
North Texas and Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wilson Jr. re
turned to Hearne last night after
visiting relatives in this city.
Harry Dillashaw an old Bryan man.
now residing at Gatesville, was here
today mingling with old friends.
Miss Winnie Thomas returned from
New York Sunday vhere she has
been attending Columbia University.
Mrs. J. T. Swanson of Navasota,
and Mrs. II. II. Alldredge of Fort
Worth. are guests of Mrs. D. C. Zuber.
See our staw hat window. all sizes
and shapes. every one reduced in
price. Brandon & Lawrence. 224
Mrs. J. B. Andrews and children
left for Houston Saturday night, after
spending two weeks with relatives in
this city
Mrs r. H. Read and Mrs l.. II. Bush
returned 70 their home at Texarkana
today after visiting Mr.. 3nS Mrs Wal
ter Wipprecht.
County Judge A. G. board is out'of
town today. having gone to the fish
fry at Wiixon lake in honor OF Uncle,
Wat Stewart eightieth birthdayD
Mrs. Hebert Crenshaw departed to-
day for her home at Childress after
a pleasant visit with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs j. NJ. Bullock
Homer Pearson and sister Miss Lii
lie Pearson of Palestine. arrived
yesterday afternoon to visit relatives
and old friends in this city.
Col. h. T. Miner and Col James
Hays Quarles left Sunday for Fort
Worth to be present at a meeting of
the Board of Directors OF the College
in that city today
Wanted a place to work for his
board of evenings and mornings while
school. A boy not afraid
of work. See principals of Allen Aca-
denny. 221
Mrs. r. V. Kerno1e and Miss Lola
Wilson have returned from a visit
to friends and relatives in Navasota
and Anderson. They report most
pleasant trip indeed.
Mrs. Laura Kestler and children re-
turned to Waco Sunday after a visit
70 relatives at Kurten and in thisfcity.
Mrs. NJ Register accompanief them
home "
Mr.. and Mrs. Bus Street Jr.. and
tile son Calder, and Master Ad
Mcqueen arrived yesterday from
Iouston in their automobile. They
o,,aotc Of Atre Wy cy,.,..l
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

Mat s. Bethel is at ONE from Birm-
ingham, Ala, where he has been work
ing since school closed at A. and NJ.
in June for the Tennessee Iron and
Coal Company. He is suffering from
piece Of glass stuck in his foot
some wweks ago and expects to have
an operation performed soon fN its
removal
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
Startling reductions made in a
straw hats. Brandon & Lawrence.


straw hats. Brandon & Lawrence.
For Sale-Nice folding bed Mrs.
Tyler Haswell phone 11S. 221
Miss Maggie Mathis of Steep Hol-
low left Sunday for visit to Kosse.
Henry Roberts returned Sunday
from visit to Dallas and Mckinney
Are you gong? Cars leave at 1880
$500 and $3.50 A good time for all. 22l
Mrs. Hurley returned to Dallas to-
day after visiting relatives at Kurten
Now's your chance to get that straw
hat cheap. Brandon e. Lawrence.
224
High class vaudeville. Pastor and
Merle. acrobats. at Dellwood tonight.
221
Nows your chance to get that straw
hat cheap. Brandon & Lawrence.
224
A good laugh for 10 cents if you see
Pastor and Merle at Dellwood tonight.
POI
For Sale: room cottage on half
block of ground. splendidly located.
Apply at Eagle office 223
Roger Nall OF Yokum is in the city,
the guest OF his parents Mr. and Mrs.
r. NJ. Nall.
Startling reductions made in all
straw hats. Brandon & Lawrence
22i
Miss Rosa Mae Cousins OF Marlin is
in the city, guest of Miss Helen
DeMaret
Jas. Leonard sr. and Sam Luther
we're in the city firm Leonard school
house.
Miss Eta North returned to Thorn
ton Sunday after visit to friends in
this city
Mrs. J. T. Hanway went to Denton
today for a visit to Prof and Mrs.
A. L. Banks.
A. L. Smith. John Kosarek and
Deny cahill o. smetana were in the
city today.
Miss Maggie Kotch returned to Bre.
mond after visiting her sister. Mrs.
Louis Hanus.
Entertained. pleased, satisfied for 10
cents. If you see Pastor and Merle at
Dellwood tonight 221
The best show possible at Delwood
tonight. Pastor and Merle. acrobats,
singing and daGeing. 221
For Sale: room cottage on half
block OF ground. Splendidly located
Apply al Eagle office 223
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
Some Pay More.

The man was looking over the family
bills as his wife glanced through the
paper.
"Oh. John" she said. 1T tells here
Of young fellow who was fned $3.50
for flirting"
That's cheaper than I got off," re-
piled the man. his eye still on the
bills.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

The rain Saturday night extended
only a short distance south of town.
AT Dellwood park there was only
sprinkle and at Union Hill scarcely
enough to lay the dust.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
Mean Thinql

Edith told Clara. under promise
OF absolute secrecy. Of our engage
ment. Fred-And she has spoken Of
IL everywhere? Edith-No; the spite
full thing never mentioned it.-Illus-
trated Bits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
NOTICE.

Send your Laundry TO Ivy Fosters
Steam Laundry. Taylor. Texas. NJ.
R. Phillips. agent, Bryan. Texas.
226
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How Carelessl

She tsweetly as they sip their tea to-
gether,-lsn't this delicious? He lab
sentmindedlyi- Yes. love TO take tea
with a little lemon Columbia Jester
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22

When fool gets angry. he opens hi,
mouth and shuts his eyes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

for the Tammanyizing of the Democratic
state organization MIR. Murphy. VINO was
determined to GUST Corners from the chair
manship forthwith. was compelled 10 make
the concessions that Corners should remain
at the head of the state organization until
April and should have opportunity of re-
signing.
The players in the game of English poll
tics threw their cards upon the table in the
House of Commons when Premier Asquith
announced that financial legislation would
be put ahead of the proposals to curb the
power of the House of Lords John Red
mond. the Irish leader. said fatty that the
Nationalist would not support that pro-
gramme.
Premier Asquith' filled the vacancies in
the ministry, indicating that he at least
expects the government TO pass safely
through the crisis. The new ministers
William WodgWoOd Benn and Ernest JO-
seph Soares Junior Lords of the Treasury;
Edwin Samuel Montagu, Under Secretary
for India. and Cecil William Norton. As
sstant Postmaster General Mr.. Norton
succeeds Sir Henry Norman. who failed of
election
The first division in the new Parliament,
taken on Thursday, disclosed a narrow ma
JorIty OF 81 for the government against
tariff reform. The result was close. be-
cause there were five Liberal vacancies and
ten a dozen Liberal abSeutees we're I'M
paired The Labor members voted with the
government for free trade. and Redmonds
Nationalist abstained from the division.
"Boutros Pacha Ghali. the Egyptian
Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs
shot dead in Cairo by student The
assassin, who is a Nationalist, declares
that he sought 10 avenSe certain acts of
the government which were displeasing 70
the Nationalist.
"Gustave Herve. the anti-miitary asita-
tor and editor of the revolutionary organ
La Guerre Sociale." was sentenced in the
Paris AsSZe Court To four years haprison-
ment for melting To murder and clarifying
crime in an article praisng the Apache
who killed policeman last month.
The Dalai Lama of Tibet the religious
head of the Buddhists, with several
Tibetan notables fed from Lhasa into
India, aud is expected to reach parteeiins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

nue. than that. Why not let Uncle sam nlre
a good business manager TO go through all
the departments and cut out waste on a
basis of 10 per cent commission on all
money saved without any reduction or ef-
ficiency? What else happened that 1 ought
to remember"
philadelphia" replied Constant Reader
has been afflicted with streetcar ue-up
and attendant riots. More than hair
thousand rioters were arrested So was
Clarence o. Pratt. the national organizer
of the Amalga Association OF street
and ELECTRIC Railway Employees on
charge of melting disorder. over three
hundred cars were burned or otherwise de-
stroyed. The hospitals were hlled win
men. women and children injured in the
crowds. More than two thousand WINDOWS
were broken. business was seriously inter
fred with. and finally the city authorities
had to call for the state constabulary to
come in and maintain order.
"A definite declaration that a general
strike Of union workmen in Philadelphia
would lie called Sunday if the streetcar
strike mad not been settled was made by
John j Murphy. president of the Central
al Dor | -nior. The threat followed the re-
lection by the directors of the Philadelphia
arf,itra ton submitted by the committee of
prominent -clergymen. II was backed up by
statements of other union leaders who In
dictated that powerful state and national or
garizatjons would aid the strikers Murphy
predicted widespread bloodshed as a re-
suit of such a strike. and said: There are
men who can shoot straight as any
trooper who ever drew "A breath. Nhen ne
was told of this language Director OF PUB
lie Safety Clay nad a warrant issued for
Murphy accusing him of incitins 10 riot
Corporation Counsel Watson began the
reforms for economy in the expenditures on
the new catshili water system directed by
tn. Mayor by removing seventy mine OF the
high-sslaried men employed in the con
demnntion work All but three were ap-
praieers.
cha irman William j. Corners al the Dem
ocratic State Committee gave 10 Charles r.
Murphy leader of Tammany Hall. a prom
Use that on April II he would retire from
the Craftsmanship and leave the way open
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Chilli. Greece, Portuguese India, Macao
rin,or the Cane Verde Islands. Angola
Portuguese Guiana and ST Thomas anu
princa island. are entitled TO minimum
The statement recently made by the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT helm syndicate before the
Senate Committee on Territories in regard
IN the coal lands in Alaska being worth over
fifteen billion dollars resulted an the IN
PRODUCTION by Senator Beveridge OF two
hills designed to prevent the passage OIL
these lands into the possession OF lAul-
viduals and to provide for their develop
ment and operation under the lease system
and the payment of royalties to the gov
eminent
The Secretary of State received the re-
nlv of the Russian government 10 MS pro
nosal 20 the powers to participate III the
loan fo: the construction Of Il rai!road from
chin-chowfu to Tsitsihar and Aigun Ihe
renly suggests the financing of another ire
further west than that Of the proposed
road striking the Trans-Siherlan ROAD the
saiEaI line and tl=aversing the provinces o.
I-rra and Kiakta. In effect. The reply Is
= rejection of the igunChin -chowfu plan.
The counter proposal! has been taken UNI
dor consideration ~ the state Department.
b,,t II is not probable that il viii he FAVOR
ably received
An unprecedenJed scene occurred IN the
Senate when Senator James Gordon, OF
Nississippi who retires in The next Few
6avs 10 give place 10 Leroy Percy. the
ne,.l.. elected Senator from that state,
made his farewell address To his colleagues
The aged soldier and statesman, who IS
mast seventy-six years, told how his life s
ambition 10 sit in the Senate had been
rcalized, and added a tribute TO the couT-
tesv Of his colleagues and plea that
Mason and Dixon's line he obliterated.
which drew rounds OF applause from the
galleries Contrary to rule, members on
the noor joined in heartily. Not once did
y3.e- President Sherman, WHO WAS in the
chair. call for order
senator AIdrich informed the Senate
that if he were in charge Of the bus ness
affairs of tho United States he would he
obt4 to cut down the annual expendi ures
$500, oO0.00O
"A tidy sum-" said Busy Man 4 don't
believe the tariff produces much more revs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
BoUTROS PAID THE PENALTY.

Boutros Pacha has paid the penalty of
life. The Khedives recent pilgrima ge to
Mecca and Medina has given rise to a
1cviNa! Of Mosem fanaticism. During
his absence at the holy places of Islam,
the presence of the Coptic Pacha at the
head of the government not merely as
Premier, but as Regent. served to en-
phasize rather than to assuage the dis
usefulness of the British domination:
and when in addition TO this il was
found that Boutros had taken advantage
of his regency to give sanction to sew
tral very unpopular measures demanded
10y the English. but objectionable to
public sentiment. such as the commits
sion FOR placing the leaders of the Ma
tionalist iarty under surveillance and
the extension of the concession of the
Suez Canal Company fer more than a
hundred years, his doom was virtually
sealed, although political assassination is
comp8rai ely unknown on the banks of
the Nile He was shot down by young
Nationalist week ago while leaving the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The statements contained in the cable
dispatches from Cairo to the effect that
the Khediye is overwhelmed with grief
and the entire country sorrow stricken
over the murder of the PaCha must be
received with a large grain of salt. For,
whatever the personal character of
Boutros may have been, he was never
popular with these who were acquainted
with him; while the very fact that he
was one of the despised Copts who had
been raised to the highest Offices in the
land by the unbelieving foreign 'op
rressor'' was enough to render him an
object of hatred even TO those who knew
him only by name.
The low opinion of the Copts enter
tanned by the Mosiems Of Egypt is
shared by mos of the foreigners who
have taken the trouble to study this
peculiar race. Lane. in his classic work
entitled Modern Egyptians" described
them as of ''sullen temper, extremely
ayaricious and abominable dissemblers
cringing or domineering, according to
circumstances and in another place as
generally ignorant, deceitful, faithless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

next week. the flight was due TO the adj
vance of Chinese troops from the province
of Khan to strengthen the garrison at
Lhasa The Chinese government thereupon
deposed the Dalai Lama as head OF the
Tibetan government, and in an official
statement explained its action on the
ground that the nominal ruler had de-
serted the capital following an attempt by
him to organize general revolt
THE engagement was announced OF Miss
Mildred carter and yiscount Acheson. She
is the daughter of John RidGeley Carter
American Minister to Rumania and Servia
and diplomatic agent in Bulgaria Nlscoun'
Acheson is the eldest son of the fourth
Earl Of Gosford whose principal estates
are in County Armagh, Ireland
'.AI Woleast. of Cadillac. Mich wresteo
the lightweight pugilistic championship OF
the world from Battling Nelson In the forti-
eth round Of scheduled forty-hve-round
battle at Richmond. Cal, after long ana
bitter fight.
Youth will be served. remarked Busy
Man ANY persons of Importance die?
.uenrv s Redmond New York banker,
died IN Florida aboard Colonel Robert NJ
Thompson's housebcat Everglades. Mr.
Redmond was senior partner OF the banking
firm of Redmond & Co, OF No. 80 Pine
street A director in. many insurance and
banking corpora tons and a member OF al
most twenty clubs. Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas Talbot. a wealthy wocller manu-
facturer of North Billerica, Mass. and for
merlv chairman of the Massachusetts Re
publican state committee. died OF pneu-
monia Mrs. cyrus IL. X. Curtis. wife of
tn. head of the Curtis Publishing Com
pany and the first editor of The Ladies'
Home Journal died Unexpectedly at her
nome in Wyncote. suburb of Philadelphia
Arthur Fraser Walter. who at one time
was chief proprietor OF The London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Is used in Arabic to designate thoSo
among the natives who have kept aiooi
through these many centuries from theii
Moslem conquerors and who preserve
intact their religion and their natlonafitS
The Contic tongue, which for the last
two hundred years has been vlrtuahs
dead so far as popular use IS concerhe"'
is believed to have been the Original
EgvDtfan language. Written with t'reeN
letters. il is merely employed nowadays
i, divine service; end while It IS quite
incon,urehensib,e to Coptic layHlen. VINO
content themselves with Arabic. II s also
doubtful whether one in hun"feu VI
the Contic clergy understands what the!
are called upon to read or rec1'e IN t.'~'i
liturgy. Still further evidence Oh tue
descent OF the Copts from the aboriginal
Eevntians is furnished by their pecuiiaE
facial characteristics. which are almost
identical with those found In the scuip'-
rred relics of the times Of the Pharaohs'
They form nowhere compact PopE'a
tion h1t are scattered all over the cof'h-
trv. mostly in small communities. anu
are usually found occupying the position
N
money lender. Indeed. they have sort
of hereditary taste for calculation. ana
ara famed AS race for their c'eVerness
in everything where figures are con-
cerncd This has always been 10 such
ar extent recognized in Egypt that now
adavs as in olden times, the Mahon-
etan Governor and provincial authorizes
have nearly always had Copt in theH
employ as clerk. as cashier and as COL
lector With all that the Copt has never
enjoyed the confidence of his employer
The Coptic Church may he said TO nave
been founded by Syrian monk known
as Jacob el Baradai in the fifth century
1t is monopoly site, that is to say, 1t
holds that there is but one nature IN
Christ Monophysitsm wGs condemned
as heresy by the Council of Chalcedoh
in 451 and from that time forth at
tempts were made by the Byzantine EN-
pire, to which Egypt was then subject
to suppress it. This had the effect or
exasperating the Egyptian Christians 10
| such an extent that they actually hailed
/ the Moslem conqUeToGS of the land or the
| Nile as their lberators and aided them
! in driving out the Byzantine authorities.
| In recognition of these services they
| were treated with sort of contempt
| uous liberation by the Arab invaders
| that has been without parallel in any
other Christian country reduced to Mos
! lem rule. and there is no doubt that the
conduct of the followers of the Prophet
in Egypt toward the Copts has always
! been IN a measure Influenced not only
by the recollection of the assistance
which they received from the Copts in
| their conquest of the land of the Nile.
but also by the remembrance of the fact
| that their victory was largely due to the