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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-15

IlstII III HdlItTb OF PROCEDURE, and so
II is The senate does things as no
other legislative body in the world
does them. The senators pride them
selves upon the dignity of their body
and they take no little pride appar
emily in the uniqueness of the rules
which govern them and in the ac-
cepted method of doing things with.
out absolute governing regulation.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
"NlLD BILL" AS A GUN ARTIST
"Eat" Masterson Recalls One Of the
Piainsman's Playful Stunts.

W. Set'iSS
+, member one of Wild Biil's more
humorous stunts used to be shooting
the center out OF the O's of an |. .. O.
+. sign in Kansas City. across from
police hcaduuartcrs Imagine a mar
amusing himself with that kind OF tar
get shooting in Kansas City to-day!
| dropped in for 4 talk with the chief
OF police of that town one day while
Wild Bill WAS in his prime, and, chanr-
Ing to notice the sign. asked what had
happened TO il.
The chief sworc roundly and said il
was the wUrl OF that blasted madcap
Wild Bill 1t appears that Bill used
to spend his winters in Kansas City.
and much against his will was required
by the chief OF police and the law To
give up his shooting irons while II"
was i'll town. Bill hated the idea, for
it naturally made him feel like a fish
out OF water. So he invariably usc,!
to relieve his feelings by cmptying tn
guns at the hapless sign. Ii" would
repeat the operation i'll the spring
when the guns were returned TO him
saving ii WAS to keep them from
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28

and Kelly are wrong. honors are surely
even. Kelley is just little nearer
to the Gaelic because the Gaelic name
has eight letters, while Kelley has six
and the other has only We. Ii we have
to ''cut out the old Gaelic name why
kelleys are not short on anything els
Joseph +. Kelley.
Even had the trouble threatened to
aSsuce the horrid front of war, Mr..
Kellcy's soft answer would have turn
ed away wrath.-Chicago Tribune.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
A SUMPTUOUS PRIVATE CAR
How Argentina's President travels in
imperial State.

a private car. which is said to be the
finest ever constructed has just been
built i'll England. and sent to South
America for the use OF the President
Of Argentina. The carriages OF state
of European mOnarchs. before the adj
vent OF railways. and even the rail
way cars that have been used by many
OF the reigning monarchS since that
period viii suffer by comparison with
the splcndors oi the new vehicle.
The coach is built of steel, and is
ten and one-haIi feet wide by seventy
eight feet in length. 1t is painted eX
ternally in cream and gold, bordcred
with blue, these being the national
cOlors OF the republic.
At one end is the presidents day
saloon. Il feet 3 inches long, decor
ated in Louis WI style, with green
silk panels and carpet Al one end of
this is Il real fireplace with mirror
above and means for ventilation. Adj
joining this compartment is Il bedroom,
also fitted with green carpet and up
| holstery and furnished with Il brdstcad
! finished in old gold. With the Ar%rn-
tina coat -of-arms ut the foot. The
bedroom has three doors, one leading
to the day saloon. one to the corridor
which runs along the side. and one
TO the bathroom.
The next compartment is Il study OF
library, finished in mahogany, with rec
leather chairs and red carpet. Mex
to the study are two more bedrooms
upholstered with French gray silk pan
els, the general scheme being white
with green leather chairs and carpets
These two rooms have one bathroom
4 kitchen and attendants compart
ment take up the remaining space il
this travelling palace.-Popuar Me
chanics.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
A Modern Miracle Worker.

The Mullah of Somaliland. whose
death is again reported. was a miracle
worker. General Dormer. one of the
officers engaged against the maldi,
also achieved temporary reputation
in this capacity.
According to Colonel Rivett- Carnan,
Dormer is known to fame as having
put to flight the mission to Lord VOL
scley sent by the Mahdi to cnjoin the
whole British host to follow him as
the true prophet.
The mission supported their argu-
ments with relations of the miracles
performed by the holy man
Can he do this?' says Jim Dor
mer. taking out of its socket his glass
eye. and then chucking it up in the
air and catching it, refxing it in it's
socket, glazing at the mission the
while. and adding to the effect by put
ting both hands to his nose. after the
naughty manner of our childhood.
The members of the mission gave
a howl of alright in chorus and were
soon miles away across the DESERT
London Chronicle
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
THE EYES AND LIGHT.
Different Rays That Are Injurious to
The Siuht.


The Sight.
1t is an undoubted fact that people
in general pay much more attention
to the care of the eyes than was for
merly the case, and it is well that this
is so.
A great deal more is demanded OF
the human eye today than in former
times, even if one goes back only
a very little way. II is not only the
increasing strain of education, for in
many ways the strain here is les
sened, owing to better methods, bigger
windows, clearer print, and growing
knowledge of the limitations OF the
eye; but it is impossible to move with
out being impressed with the contin-
uous and everlasting invitations to tn"
leye to OycrwOrk itself unnecessarily.
Every boat and train and trolley is
| lined with printed matter. and the
eyes have TO be jerkcd away like an
| If one fees to the real country, one
| finds every barn and fence plastered
with admonition and advice. So that
| in a sense all have become involun-
tary and obligatory readers, even the
least literary. The only way out ni
it all is to travel with shut eyes.
The worst danger. however. is MOI
in the daytime. 1t is, in all grea
cities at least. after dark that tho
greatest risk is incurred. When the
healing. peaceful night descends, ther
comes the assault of light, and many
are beginning to realize that it is from
dusk to bedtime that the eyes are
put to their greatest strain.
1t has always been recognized that
excessive light can cause injury to TIE
eye. Snow blindness is conspicuous
instance of this, as is also what is call
ed eclipse blindness. meaning symp
toms which follow an attempt to watcl
Cliii'St vi Iut L it Sttllie II
toms can be produced by watching
any very bright light without protect
ing the eyes. The glare from til:
sand and waves brings about the sam,
discomfort in susceptible eyes as tina
frcm snow, although mountain climb
crs are said to suffer more severel,
because the light on high mountains
is richer in the the ultra violet ray
than the light in valleys.
These violet rays, which cause tn,
trouble, may be offset by the wearing
OF ambertnted glasses, which split III
these rays before they reach the re
tina.
Now that lighting by electricity i
becoming so general fashion. it is ad
visable that people should learn hos
to protect their eyes from its glare
its light should always be arrange
not to shine directly on the eyes. tn
bulb should always be made of grorln
| glass, and several lamps of moderat
power are better than one extremcl
| powerful One.-YOuth's Companion.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
Has Any One Here Seen CeIIaigh?

correspondent who has observed
the renewal of argument between the
"Kellys" and the "Kelleys" submits the
following communication to be poured
as oil upon the troubled waters:
CHICAGO, July 12.-Editor of the
Tribune: The real name of the de
scendants of King Tcrcmon lis Gaelic
and it is spelled "Cellaigh." When
pronounced in Gaelic the sound is the
same as Kelley. The English conquer
ors of Ireland could not spell it in
Gaelic. SO they Anglicizcd it. When
they had gotten through hanging all
the schoolmasters and priests. there
were scarcely any of the old clan left
who could spell at all, except those
who had to run away to France to
steal an education; SO, when they had
had to laboriousiy write their names
they let somebody else put down the
AngliciZed name for them.
When better times came and there
was no law against an education, they
found that the English spelling had
passed into a custom and the good old
Gaelic name was gone for ever. No
one spells it right now.
So, you see, that since both Kelley
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
getting rusty.
THOS. McHARG.

getting rusty.
AS soon as it became known in Kan
sas City that Bill was unarmcd every
bum in town began taking pot shots at
him from unsupported places, and Bill
had To go skipping past alleys and
street corners, especially on dark
nights. till you'd have taken him for
Il ballet dancer. Finally he began to
feel the annoyance In response to
his protest To the authorities he was.
allowed to carry two dcrringers. Being
man of peace he advertised the fact
that lie had two shots coming on the
next ambitious marksman. and never
heard that any one went cunning Tor
HIM any more. If he had said he
| had one shot ready it would have
served equally wcll.-W. b. Mastcrson
| i'll New York Herald.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
THE UNFORTUNATE HER GUESTS
ST. Louis Woman Opens Her Beautiful!
Home to Poor of the City.


Charles Ran kenncdy's conception
OF The Servant in the House" finds
an cXemplfication i'll the ideals OF so
cial practice entertained by Mrs. Rob
ert Ranken, who threw open her beau
tiful home with its several acres of
grounds for the use of thirtytivc young
girls from the factories of st. Louis
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Ranken has Just returned from
a vacation trip to Atlantic City an;'
the Northeast, and she has returned to
share her opportunities with the less
fortunate ones who cannot go on a va
cation,
To this end she has inaugurated Il
novel method of entertaining that dit
fers essentially from that in vogue
among the average women OF leisure
and means.
She has planned a series of big re
| ccptiUns and parties. to which are in
vitcd, respectively, the children. young
persons and old folks from the var
| ious city institutions. On these oc-
casions the hostess brings forth all
the charm of her personality and eN-
ponds far more pains in appointments
than she does for those of her own
social stratum.
She gives over her entire house and
grounds for these events. Recently
she entertained inmates from the var
ious old folks homes. She took them
to her house in automobiles, served
dinner and gave them an outing on
her spacious lawn, taking them for Il
brief visit to her garden and conserva-
tory.
| Mrs Rankcn will stay at home for
the remainder of the summer and will
give her house and time to such func-
tons as these while those of her class
are at sea and lake shore. in the noun
tains and European resorts.-St. Louis
| Republic.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
Courtesy in the Pen.

Your pigs seem very thin said the
stranger to the amateur farmer.
They are very thin the amateur
sadly replied.
Whats the cause?'
Il think it must be politeness. They
seem to knew that I'm a fastidious per
son. and it's impossible TO get them
to make hogs OF themsclvcs.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28

Why do you allow your stock to
suffer from the flies when 3J-cent can
of fly shake will prevent the annoy
ancc? At Dr. Mikers Drug Store. ~
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28
LOST

A ladies' gold watch, with leather
fob on which there is a picture of
Missourian office and get Il liberal re-
ward.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28

Dips, Sprays, INSECT POWDERS
and other insecticides at DIR. Mikel's
Drug Store, 100 Broadway.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-28

The Missourian daily till January
|, 1911 for only one dollar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
NEW COMPANY AT ELITE.

Manager Norman Friedenwald Of
the Elite theatre opens this evening
with a new bill at his little playhouse.
The company which has been holding
down the boards there for several
weeks past has been almost complete
ly changed and there are two new CO.
medians and a whole new chorus. In
addition to this change a scenic artist
has been secured to furnish special
scenery for the company. A four
piece orchestra has been engaged to
supply music. Mr. Friedenwald said :
Il know that my show has not been up
to standard during the last two weeks,
but it has not been my fault, nor the
fault of the company. Several OF the
principal characters have been so III
that they were unable to play at all
and the result has been that the plays
have lacked the quality which p1eases
I intend to see that from now on there
will be no complaint with the class Of
shows that 1 offer to my patrons and
believe that before long the theatre
going public will realize that they will
get their moneys worth here. Com
mencfng tonight 1 will put on musical
comedy, not burlesque on musical
comedy, but the real article itself. The
bill for this week is The Cowboys Ro-
nance If the patronage warrants it
am going to have as high a class
show here during the remainder of the
season as money can get"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
FINAL CURTAIN FOR
COMEDIAN KENDALL
Famous Entertainer Dies Suddenly
of Heart Trouble at Martins
Vile, Ind.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 23.-Ezra Ken
dali, one of the best known humoristS
and actors in America, who has made
his home in Cleveland for several
years, died suddenly this morning n
Martinsville, Ind, where he had gone
for a rest after an especially arduous
season in THE Vinegar Buyer"
Although his family here have re-
ceived but vague details of his death
they believe apoplexy to have been the
cause. The news came almost without
warning to his wife and family at their
Mayfield Heights home. The body
was shipped from Martinsville this
afternoon and arrived in Cleveland to-
night The funeral services will prob
ably be held Tuesday.
Mr.. Kendall was forced to Temporal
lily close his season in Seattle three
weeks ago because of i'll health. He
leaves a wife, who was Miss Jennie
Dunn, a well known child actress, four
sons and three daughters, and his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Kendall. All 1e-
side in Cleveland
Ezra F. Kendall was the only rela-
tive with his father at the time Of his
death. He had accompanied him to
Martinsville. They left here for the
resort last Wedp esday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
The Official Almanac pubIisbed.

Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac
for 1910 has just been published. This
is the 18th year that James E Sulll-
van has edited the Ofhcial Amateur
Athletic Almanac. This years book
contains hundreds of interesting pic
lures. including the leading athletic
teams of America, as well as the
American and worlds champions
Special attention has been given to
illustrating the far west this year. and
many pages of pictures are reproduced
of scenes at the A A. L. champion
ships held at Seattle last August The
amateur records and statistics of the
years doings IN the department of
track and field sports as well as swim
ming is very complete. The winners
of all American championship events.
as well as sectional championship
events, are given. and the college
world as well as the scholastic world,
has received lot of attention. All of
the important dual meets of 1909 are
recorded in the book
The almanac is very interesting
from foreign athletic standpoint. con-
tanning all amateur records of nearly
all foreign countries that encourage
athletic competition. The first inter
national meeting of 1895, with winners.
is given, as well as all dual meets be-
tween Oxford and Cambridge VS.. Har-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
ARDP PASS
Two Stars of the Gridiron
Sound Demand for Adolf
ton of Play.
is DECLARED DANGEROUS
Ted Coy of Yale Would Also Reduce
Number of Yards to Be Gained
from Ten to Seven.

New York, Jan. 24.-"The forward
pass is the most dangerous play in
football and should be abolished" said
Tad" Jones, famous Yale quarterback,
in a statement given out here today.
He continued: "In the west this play
has been developed until the game re-
sembles basketball to a great extern.
1t is pretty, but dangerous. The man
receiving the forward pass uncovers
his body and leaves himself unpro-
tected. The onside kick is better
play, just as brilliant, not as danger
Gus, and more in accord with the
spirit of football"
Coy Wants Changes.
New Haven, Conn. Jan. 24.-Ted
Coy, aptain of the Yale championship
eleven last fall, believes that impor-
tant changes should be made in foot
ball rules this year. Il would advise, -
he says, "the abolition of the forward
pass and a reduction of the number of
yards to be gained on four downs To
be seven instead of 10, as at present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
THE GINGERBREAD MAN"

Sloane & Ranken's pretty comic op-
era, "The Gingerbread Man." which
created such a vogue last season, will
be presented at the Grand, Daven-
port, Friday evening, with the same
admirable cast, the same charming en-
semble, and the same fine production
that embellished it on its previous
visit. "The Gingerbread Man" made
lasting impression on our theatre
goers, and many there are that will
be glad to see it again. Good musical
plays seem to be little scarce this
year, and as musical shows are the
most expensive, entailing as they do
a large number of people and more
expense than the ordinary show, it
leads the managers of this Glass of
production to think twice before send
ing them on tour; hence, their scar
city. The cast thistyear includes such
clever people as Toss Snow, William
Cameron, Wally Ifelsted, Garrick Ma
jor. Lutte Vrohmfh, Inez Girard, Rose
Murray and Helm Keers. Many of
these were In the>eon1pany last season
and will no doubt, be remembered for
their excellent work. Messrs. Sloane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
TRACES ANCESTRY
London Newspaper Finds j. j.
Jeffries Descendant of Fa-
nous Judge.
HELD COURT AFTER BATTLE
Back in 1885 Sentenced $50 Men to
Death-Sons, Who Were Jacob
ties, Came to America.

New York, Jan. "a: IA LonGon news
some light on the ancestry of Jim
Jeffries. 1t says: "Jeffries, former
heavyweight champion, is a direct de
scendant of Lord Jeffries, the famous
hanging Judge of the olden times.
Lord Jeffries had seven sons, six of
whom were prominent Jacobites. After
the rebellion they escaped to Virginia
and the pugilist traces his descent in
a direct line from one of them.
Sentenced $40 to Death.
Judge Jeffries conducted the
famous court held after the battle of
Sedgemoor in 1856 when 800 execu-
tions were ordered and carried out.
He died in the tower of London"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
MOLINE FALLS, TOO
Rock Island High School Bas-
ketban Five Plays 46 to
81 Game.
NEIGHBoRs oUTcLAssED
Second Teams Come Together in a
Curtain Raiser and Plow City
Boys Win.

The Rock Island high school basket
ball team easily defeated Moline high
school in a game which was played Sat
urday night at the gymnasium in the
Manual Arts building in Moline. The
final score was 46 to 81. In spite of
the fact that the floor space was some
what limited and spectators were
crowded around the edge of the gym"
interfering with play. the Rock Island
five succeeded IN executing some good
team work.
AT no stage of the game was the
final outcome in doubt, although Rock
Island was held to a Is to IL score in
the first half. King, captain of Mo
line, made five of the points for his
team by throwing foul baskets. In the
second half the score was something
like what it should have been-33 to 10
in favor of Rock Island. Before Mo
line had secured a point Rock Island
had rolled up 20.
In the first half Lift played center
and Richie forward In the second half
MacManus was put in at center and
Lift filed his regular position at for
ward. Young played a particularly
good game at guard. Besides holding
his man down TO a low score he sue
ceeded in corralling six field baskets.
How Teams Lined Up.
The lineup for the game was:
Rock Island-Liitt forward and cen
ter; Streckfus and Richie. forwards;
MacManus. center; Steenburg and
Young. guards.
Moline-Welch and Parkhurst, for
wards; King, center; Nyline and
Walker, guards.
Field goals-Rock Island: Lift, 5;
Streckfus, 8; Steenburg, 2; Young. 6;
MacManus, 2. Moline: WEIGH, 2;
Parkhurst. l; King, l; Nyline, l;
Walker. l.
Foul goals-Rock Island: Lift, 4;
Streckfus, l. Moline: King, 9.
Points awarded-Rock Island, 1.
Final score-46 to 81.
Referee, Gray; umpire. Parker;
timekeepers, Young and VOTERS; time
of halves, 10 and 20 minutes.
A curtain raiser was played by the
second teams Of the same schools, and
it was won by the Plow city boys The
score was Is TO IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
KYLE BELIEVES VISIT.

Next Saturday evening at the Grand,
Davenport, Charles Frohman will pre-
sent the popular Irish actor, Kyrle
Bellew. and the same supporting COM
pany of capable players who appeared
in his play, THE Builder Of Bridges y
during the long season at the Hudson
theatre, New York city. This original
cast includes such talented artists as
Miss Gladys Hanson. formerly lead
ing woman with E. H. Sothern; Mrs.
Thomas Whiffen, Frances Comstock,
Jane May, Dewitt c. Jennings, Eu-
gene O'Brien, Frank Conner and Err
est Stollard. The Offering will be one
of the most important presentations of
the season, a new four-act play from
the able pen of Albert SutrO. author
of The Walls OF Jericho" The title
of this modern society drama of pow
erful appeal is THE Builder Of
Bridges" The piece has won the I'M
stinted praise of the London dramatic
reviewers during a lengthy engagement
in the English metropolis with George
Alexander and Irene Van Brough in
the principal roles. In THE Builder
of Bridges" there IS every element es-
sential to the development of interest
and entertainment. The story is fresh
in theme and is related with a charm
that never fails to please at any point.
The play is splendidly written, and its
dramatic power is often intense.
While the serious purpose is never OBJ
scured, there is a constant current Of
humor that keeps the play from being
sombre. There are dozens of epigram-
matte sentences that stick in the mem
DRY and flashes of wit that provide
continuous merriment. The characters
are wonderfully we'll drawn and each
stands out distinctly. 1t is a strong
play. With splendid company and
adequate stage accessories the produc-
ton easily becomes a notable one.
The entire New York production will
be presented here complete in every
particular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
LEAGUE TEAM IN AURORA
Franchise of the Freeport Club Is to
Be Transferred.

Aurora. H.. Jan. 24.-The franchise
of the Freeport club in the Illinois
Wisconsin league is to be transferred
to Aurora along with the players now
under contract. Aurora merchants
met yesterday and subscribed $4,000,
of which $500 is to be paid to the
owners of the Freeport club. Leagne
officials have an option on the Free
port franchise, and despite the fact
that the owners do not wish to sell
the city is to be dropped and Aurora
added to the circuit. Games in Aurora
are to be played at the Riverview
park grounds. New stands are to be
erected and the plant made one of tho
best in the state.