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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

Co-Educational Tuition free
Annual Expenses, $3.50 and Upwards.
Main University, Austin;
Session opens Wednesday,
September rs, 1910.
COLLEGE OF ARTS; Courses leading
to the Degrees of Bachelor and Mas
fer of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Professional courses for teachers,
leading TO elementary and perma'
nent certificates.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; De-
gree courses in civil, electrical and
mining engineering.
LAW DEPARTMENT lin its new
building): Three-year course, lead
ing to Degree of Bachelor of Laws
with State license; course leading
to Degree of Master of Laws.
SUMNER SCHOOL: Regular Univer-
sity and Normal courses; seven
weeks.
Session 1911 begins June II. For
catalogue. address. THE REGISTRAR,
University Station. Austin.
DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION; l.,
Correspondence Division; offers
courses in various subjects. Students
NAV enroll at any time. H. Public
Discussion and Information Division;
furnishes bibliolographes and trav-
cling Libraries on current problems
III. Lecture Division offers popu-
lar lectures by members of the Univer-
sity Faculty.
For catalogue address, THE DlREC'
TOR OF EXTENSION, University
Station Austin.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Galveston
Session, eight months. opening Sep
TENDER eth. Four-year course in
medicine: two-year course in phar'
macy: three-year course in nursing
Thorough laboratory training. Excep
tional clinical facilities in John Sealy
Hospital. University Hail. dormitory
for women students of medicine. For
catalogue. address THE DEAN, Medi'
cal College. lSS
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
EVERYBODY HAS LOST
4S CENTS IN A YEAR
At Close of Fiscal Period There Was
Decrease to That Extent in the
Circulating Medium.

Washington, July IA decrease IN
circulation per capita of 40 cents on
July 1. as compared with year ago
is shown by the latest treasury state
ment on that subject.
On July 1, 1909, the amount which
each man, woman and child in the
United States would have, if ii was
equally divided was s3501; last Fri
day 1t was s45.52
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
Galveston
NOTICE,

have moved my law office to the
two front rooms over the First State
Bank and Trust company, and would
appreciate my friends calling to see
me at my new location.
1879 ROBERT ARMSTRONG
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07

Wanted-Ten pounds OF nice clean
rags at The Eagle office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
Old Italian Legend.
oNE often tears the EXPRESSION ORC

0NE often hears the expression Round
~ as Giotlo's O." but how few people
know it's origin. 1t is drawn from a pretty
legend. which is given here:
Giotto was humble shepherd boy. who
lived some time between 1916 and 1886,
In the mountains of Italy. While tend
ing his f1ocks on the fertile mountain
sides some one with an artistic eye dis
shepherd boy had developed a marvellous
talent for making figures out Of mud.
He modelled sheep mostly. though other
forms were wrought from the pliable
earth which lent itself SO admirably to
Giotto's genius. He also drew wonderful
charcoal figures on the rocky lodges Of
the mountain sides.
The stories of this remarkable shep-
herd boy spread afar, finally reaching
Rome. At that time it happened that
the famous architect, Cimabue. was on
churches and cathedrals for Pope Boni-
face VIII. When the story of the shep-
herd boy got to his ears he made pill
grimage to the place where Giotto lived
Meeting the little Giotto. the great
Cimabue said: ''Give me evidence Of your
skill as an artist"
Without a moments hesitancy the lit
tie Giotto took a stick of charcoal and
drew an . SO singularly round and per-
feet that the great architect was amazed
The boy was at once taken to Rome and
sculptor.
And so the expression, Round as
Giotto's o. came into use in Italy, and
is now often heard in English-speaking
countries, as significant of anything being
near perfection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
Glittering Gold. From Rocks.

blasts the rock When the rock has been
broken up in this way the miners oig our
the pieces and. throw them into hoies
which lead into cars in the tunnel De-
low.
Each ton of ore is worth from $40 10
several hundred dollars according to the
gold found in It, The most valuable ore
is put in a sack by itself. for a half OF
a bushel of it is sometimes worth SiO,-
coo. The best gold is sent to the smelling
room, where it is put with other mate
rails into furnaces and melted so that the
gold may be easily taken out. Some ore
must be treated by chemicals and some
by gases, but the poorest gold OF all must
be sent to the cyanide mills. First. how
ever, it is crushed into fine powder. This
dust containing gold is put into large cir
cular steel tanks about three feet high.
but so large around that one OF them
would take up several rooms. water con-
tanning the poison cyanide Is then poured
into the casks. On account of the action
OF the cyanide every particle OF gold
leaves the dust and passes Into the water,
which runs through pipes into the room
below. The ground rock settling In the
tanks is then drawn off. The golden
water in the room below is run into
boxes filled with zinc shavings. These
attract the gold, SO that when the water
is drawn off all of the gold is left stick
ing to the zinc. BY washing the zinc the
gold is all taken Off Then 1t is put into
a smelling press to be melted. Afterward
it is poured into wolds to harden into
bricks of solid gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

Their north by rail or to states not so
near the coast.
Washington gets many OF its finest
fish and oysters from the Baltimore
market. If you will look on the map
you will see that the city is built on the
Patapsco river. AS the bay is like a
mighty arm of the ocean. you can see
how easy it is for large boats to sail to
Baltimore.
This neigi1boring city of ours is often
called the Monumental city. on account
Of its many monuments. One of the most
interesting is the Washington monument.
which is not nearly as large as our
monument to the father of our coun-
try" but it is very beautiful.
The public schools of Baltimore are
much like ours. and are considered very
good. The Johns Hopkins University and
Womans College are two of the finest
colleges in the United States. Through
out the city are beautiful parks, but
Druid Hill Park. outside OF the city. is
one of the largest and most beautiful.
There children may romp and play Or
watch the little squirrels which come to
eat from their hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
TOM GRAYSON AND HIS LUCK

I'D wear myself out trying to earn
enough money to buy pony. Why, I
might work all summer, and still not
have enough to buy one"
''Well, If YOU had worked all last
summer, and saved your earnings, and
worked again in the winter of evenings
as I do-and again this summer, you'd
have quite enough to buy pony said
Tom. II have $50 in the bank. and al
though l offered 1t to mother the other
day-for she was needing some extra
money for the house-she wouldn't touch
il, for she has quite made up her mind
that l am to have a riding pony this
fall She's promised me half of all we
make on the strawberry patch, and that
will be considerable, for last week we
sold s14 worth of berries to one grocery
man and IS worth to private customers.
And the vines are still bearing. Then,
mother is always generous with me out
of the garden proceeds. You see, while
you are idle 1 am making money And
l must get to work now have played
long enough, leaning on my hoe. Ia, ia,
Paul, till after dinner. Then, If you are
still idle, you may go fishing with me.
am selling my fish-all that mother
doesn't want for the table-in the market
down town Old Mr.. Akens gives me
very good price
ooh. you'll be regular money-grubber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
The Amazon River.

@OUTH of our great continent nes
South America, across which noWs
~ the longest river in the world. just
as North America extends from the ia
cific ocean to the Atlantic, SO does South
America All down the western coast or
South America for hundreds and hundreds
of miles there is a great chain OF hlgh
mountains called the Andes. Among
these mountains flow swift mountain tor
rents Some Of them unite to form larger
streams. which in turn join other streams
and rivers until one immense river is
formed, called the Amazon. At the base
of the mountains the weather Is very
warm or temperate, but as the mountains
are assembled the air grows colder ana
colder, for huge masses of snow cover
these mountain tops great part OF the
year.
When the sun has it's greatest power
swift streams which dash down over the
rocks and precipices. AS this water hoWs
down, meeting other streams and forming
wider and wider water channels, it be-
GENES warmer, for the low land through
which the Amazon flows has torrid eli
mate. The great river flowing through a
vast plain drains thousands of miles or
marshy lands. On both sides OF the
river tall reeds grow so high that IN
many places boat travellers can not see
the dense forests that stand in the dis
lance Here and there on the water
there are beautiful water lilies larger
than our largest dinner plates. Their
broad leaves look like fiat boats, for their
edges are turned up. So strong are these
make-believe boats that they will support
q person on the water.
The scaly alligators which enjoy the
sunshine of the Amazon valley foat like
logs on the water or lie on the shore
asleep. though their wide red mouths are
stretched open. Immense turtles and
frogs and lizards yard long are seen
near the waters edge. Brilliantly colored
birds fly here and there through the low
lands and the hum of the poisonous In
sects is no uncommon sound. Large
snakes hang from the branches Of these
tall trees. On account of the warm
weather the dark-skinned natives wear
little clothing. The country through
which the Amazon flows has but two
seasons, one Of wet weather and one OF
dry. Each day during the wet season
there is rain. At first the mornings are
perfectly clear but gradually dark clouds
blacken the sky. Lightning flashes
across the heavens and rain falls in tor
rents for several hours. Each day until
the middle Of the wet season the rain
starts earlier and continues later. but
then the rain gradually diminishes until
the 1rv season comes The Amazon, after
its wonderful trip from high mountains
down through low lands, finally empties
into the Atlantic ocean just about where
the equator crosses the eastern coast OF
South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
The Clans of Scotland.

people are proud to keep up the old clan
names, but the system of clanship has
forever disappeared. All of the members
of each clan believed themselves to be de-
scended from one great ancestor They
generally took his name. adding to it the
prefix Mac" meaning son. Thus the
MacDonalds were the sons of Donald
Each clan had q chief, supposed to be
the most direct descendant of the founder
of the family. So loyal were the men of
each clan to their chief that his will was
implicitly obeyed, even If carrying out
his commands meant rebellion against the
king. Occupying distinct mountain dis
tricts. these clans were like petty nations
and were often at war with each other
and with the common enemy, the lowland-
ees So great was their enjoyment of
warfare that they seemed never so happy
as when in battle. They were brave, en-
during. liberty-loving. hospitable and un-
rivaled in their loyal devotion to their
chief and clansmen. One of he most re-
markable of the highland clans is the
clan MacGregor, descendants Of Gregor,
son of Kenneth MacAlpine. King of the
Scots and Picts. This, of course, makes
the clan very old one Their boast is
that the hills. waters and MacAipines are
the Oldest things in Albion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
A Little Girls Idea Of How
to Spend a Happy Summer

~ HE following summer plan made by
a little girl, whose home is in
= large country town, might be fol-
lowed to advantage by children all over
the land. The plan embraces both pas
time and study, as well as affording
plenty of recreation and social pleasure.
We give her idea of well spent and
happy vacation:
Half an hour before breakfast I shall
jump out of bed. take my dip in the bath
tub. dress, and run out for ten minutes
walk. Returning, j shall breakfast with
my papa and mamma, enjoying the meal
the keener on account of my brisk walk.
After breakfast / shall spend an hour
In my mammals room, assisting her in
mending or sewing. Then l shall rest
ten minutes on a couch in the sitting
room. my yes closed and my body re-
Taxed. This little rest is to prepare me
for my music lesson-or music practice
which will occupy an hour. After this
IL will be almost luncheon time. so shall
pass the time till then in the garden,
tending my favorite rose bushes and
shrubs
After luncheon I shall rest on the
porch or in the yard beneath the shade
trees for half an hour. Then, in the COM
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NEW strawberry bed, for cloud shaded
the sky, which made the time most
convenient for such work. So it was
quite o'clock when he took his fish
ing rod over his shoulder and went
merrily off toward the big fishing pond
half a mile away.
But as Tom passed PauPs house he
saw him lying in the hammock under
the trees fast asleep. When he called
out to him, asking if he wanted to
go to the pond for a couple of hours,
Paul yawned and replied: "Oh, its
too late to go now" Then he turned
over and wasted the remainder Of the
afternoon in lazy cat-napping.
a bit after o'clock Tom returned
with a fine string of fish. from which
he gave his mother her choice for sup
per The remainder he took to the
market and sold for a dollar. AS he
passed the Thomas home he saw Paul
just getting out of the hammock in
answer to his mothers call to supper.
I'm dollar to the good!" called out
Tom And he held up two silver halves
for Paul to see. That's better than
sleeping in a hammock all afternoon,
isn't it?' And he laughed good-na-
"Oh, you'll work all summer and in
the fall you'll have no more ahead than
l shall have, doing nothing"
But PauPs words did not come true.
for long before fall-for it happened
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cards.
II don't like any of these samples.
said the lady. addressing the clerk who
was waiting on her. ''They are so very
conventional. All the designs seem to
have been traced on the cards before
painting and all are SO commonplace"
These were the words which caused lit
tie fourteen-year-old Betina Payton to
look around at the customer who spoke
them. Betina was an artist-so her father
and mother declared. Anyway, whether
or not she should have been called by so
dignified a name. she could paint beaut1-
fully on china and satin and also do ex-
quisite water colors. She had been dab
bling" to use her own expression, since
she was ten years old, for an aunt who
was a professional artist bleaching draw
ing and painting from nature and the
figure), had taken especial pains in teach
ing Betina the very first rules Of draw
ing. Know how to draw and compose
and to see color before trying to paint
picture" her aunt would tell her. And
when only twelve years old Betina had
taken a medal for the best drawing done
by a child under sixteen. This had been
an incentive to put in every available MIN
ute at her drawing. And she never slight
ed her work. She would draw portraits
of her parents as they sat beside the
table Of evenings reading chatting.
She studied light and shade earnestly and
enjoyed her work more and more as she
developed knowledge Of IT..
So. when she heard the lady's criticism
Of the hand-painted cards a thought ran
through her mind. Why should not she
ask TO be allowed to submit some samples
OH approval? Yes, she would do that.
But she would not ask the customer to
see her work. That would not be right.
She would ask the shopkeeper to permit
her to offer some samples of her painting
to him, and If he saw merit i'll them she
would ask him to take orders from them.
Betina, young as she was, had certain
amount of business tact and waited till
all the customers had depa ted from the
little shop before asking to see the pro-
prietor. Then, after having made her
purchases-some water-colors-she asked
the clerk who had waited upon her if she
might speak with his employer?
IN see, miss" promised the young
clerk who, by the way, entertained
secret admiration for the little lady who
bought art materials from him almost
every week. Then he went to little
private office in the rear of the Shop and
knocked on the door. Betina saw him
enter the office. and pretty soon, her eyes
anxiously on the door, she saw him
emerge, holding UP finger to her to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

come to the Office. Eyes. miss. Mr.. Brown
will see you for moment. But-he's
very busy" he warned her. Then as he
held the door open for Betina to pass
through. he half-whispered: II wish you
luck, Miss Betina.'
Betina had no time to thank the young
fellow for his kind wishes, or to ask
him how he happened to know her name.
or her business. She found herself so
suddenly face to face with a very sour
old gentleman who she instinctively
knew to be what is commonly called q
crank"
What is 1t, my grip asked the old
gentleman, looking Betina over. BE
brief. please, for l am balancing up my
books"
Betina flushed bit at the old gentle
mans curt treatment of her and won
dered why he could not be polite enough
to ask her to be seated during the inter
view. But she FASTENED to enlighten him
on the object of her visit. II came into
your shop to get some water colors," she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
BET'INA, A CHILD ARTIST

man, still keeping n sour countenance.
He was thinking: What, can this chit o.
a girl hopeto compete with real artists ?
And. II the best in the city fails TO please
a customer. does this child hope to fur
nish her with satisfactory samples?"
We'll. explained Betina. Il am willing
to make any. number of sample cards
to let you have on approval. If you can
take orders from them I shall be pleased
to fill them at your price"
The old gentleman grunted. Then said
go ahead. Make me some samples.
And-if they have anything in them I'd
as soon you'd get the orders as any other
person. Quality is what I want. A name
means nothing to me. Show me some
thing as soon as you can. Goodday."
Good morning. sir. and thank you. y
bowed Betina. And she hurried from the
private Office. smiling at the young clerk
as he saw him waiting near the counter
for her.
II wanted to ask. for some work-some
water-color cards." she explained to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

pany of some of my young friends, l
shall go for long walk into the country.
taking with me my botany, for it will
afford me great pleasure to study some
new plant or bush. About 3 o'clock
shall return home again, and after sitting
with my mother and reading aloud to
her for half an hour or SO, 1 shall go tc
the kitchen and assist cook with prepara-
tons for dinner, for / shall learn how to
cook during my summer vacation.
After dinner, the evening shall be
spent with papa and mamma, either go
ing to visit friends or entertaining COM
pany at home. where conversation, read
ing and music shall help to pass away
the time most pleasantly till 10 O'Clock,
when 1 shall say goodnight, and run off
to bed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

mainder and Well get the marc at once.
In a couple Of months we'll get the phae-
ton. What say your
"Well, dad, have close to fifty" said
Tom. IT have thirty in the bank and
my half the profits from the strawberry
patch, which, after this seasons yield,
will amount to something like $50"
"All right, tomorrow we'll close the
bargain with old Mr.. Perkins," said Mr..
Watson. And it is a bargain. too. for
the old gentleman is anxious to sell of
his horses at most any price,"
The next afternoon Tom, perched as
tride the fine riding mare, galloped up
to the home of the Thomases. Paul was
in the yard, and as he saw Tom coming
on the back Of SO fine an animal, he
cried out: Gee! she's beaut. Whose is
she?'
Mime" explained Tom. Then he told
how he and his father had bought her.
jointly But" he went on, II mean
to pay dad back every cent he put in
on the deal, for he insists the mare Is
mine."
Your own mare" And Paul looked
dumfounded. Land alive. but you
have luck!'
Luck" And Tom laughed. ''Why.
luck had nothing to do with my owning
the mare. Hard work bought her; hard
work, do you understand? And if it
means luck to work-well, you'd better
get some luck. 1t will never come to you
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Baltimore.

-HIS city, only forty miles away.
> is the nearest large city to Wash
i ington. There are some people
who have walked. some who have ridden
there on bicycles or in carriages or
autos, but most people take the steam or
electric car when they want to go there.
1t is a very important place because at
its wharves there are always SO many
vessels landing with cargoes of oysters.
fruit. vegetables and grain, or leaving
laden with manufactured articles and
grains for the old world on the other
side OF the great Atlantic ocean. All
around the harbor are immense buildings
called grain elevators. in which thousands
Of bushels of grain, especially wheat, are
stored until needed in some other part of
our own country or across the water.
Some vegetables and some fruits. such
as oranges. figs. pineapples and bananas.
which are shipped to Baltimore from the
countries in the south. even South Amer
lea. are often sent from BaltimorV far
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before you are old enough to VOTE said
Paul, in a disguised tone. Then he turn
ed and ambled leisurely away, whistling.
well. I'll have something to begin life
on by the time l am of voting age said
Tom to himself. "And during that time
shall not be a burden on dad. Poor
old dad has his hands quite full as it is.
I'm nappy to be able to help him bit.
Then Tom fell to loeing vigorously.
AMI when his mother called to him to
come in and rest bit before dinner
he was proud to see that not a weed
remained in the big onion patch. After
instead of going fishing, as he
had planned, he decided to set out
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while you pass your long afternoons in
the hammock, sleeping and dreaming"
Then. turning his horses head. Tom
rode home as happy as a good, industri-
Gus, helpful boy could be.
II reckon he's right" said Paul, look
ing after TOMS disappearing figure
Guess I'll have to buckle down to hard
work if l would get pony. Guess luck
only comes with effort, after all. Well
it is never too late to mend. And that
cabbage patch needs me this minute"
And Paul, made richer from Toms ex-
ample. went off to the garden to work,
and to work with a new energy and de-
Termination.