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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Self Examination.

Every mans life is an imperfect sort
Of circle which he repeateth and run
meth over every day. He hath set
of thoughts, desires and inclinations
which return upon him In their proper
time and order and win very hardly
be laid aside to make room for any
thing new and uncommon, so that call
upon him when you please to set
about the study Of his own heart and
you are sure to find him pre-engaged.
Either he has some business to do or
some company that he must entertain
or some cross accident hath put him
out of humor and untitled him for
such a grave employment And thus
1t cometh TO pass that man can new
er find leisure to look into himself, be-
cause he doth not set apart some por-
ton of the day for that very purpose.
but foolishly deferreth from one day
to another until his glass is almost
run out and he is called upon to give
a miserable account of himself in the
other world.-Dean Swift
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
BRANDED BY rARTARs.
\ Greek Robber Who Was Tattooed
From Head 70 Foot.

\ Greek Robber Who Was Tattooed
From Head to Foot.
A remarkable case Of tattooing came
to light In Professor Hebra's lecture
room In hospital In Vienna num-
Der Of years ago. The man was the
subject Of q lecture. and one Of the
spectators at first mistook him for a
bronze statue. He was tattooed from
head to foot, and not a quarter Of q
square inch Of his entire person was
intact.
The skin presented an appearance
resembling the tracery OF an exceed
ingly rich cashmere shawl. The color
ing was done with indigo principally,
with enough red inserted here and
there to give II effect. His name was
George Constantine. a Greek by birth.
who with band Of robbers entered
Chinese Tartary to commit depreda-
tons. The gang was captured. and
this man. with others. was ordered by
the ruler to be branded in this man.
uer.
On the palms Of his hands letters
were tattooed which explained that he
was "the greatest rascal and thief In
the world" II took three months to
tattoo him, the indigo being pricked
into the skin. The designs represent
ed elephants, lions. tigers and birds.
with letters worked In between. A
couple of dragons ornamented his
forehead. He said his body swelled
up very much at the time and ever
since had been sensitive to changes in
the weather. Westminster Gazette.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
ARTISTIC JAPAN.


Rules Of Harmony Prevail In Even ths
HumbIsst Homes.
BY Tar the greatest charm Of japan
and her people lies not only in the
fact that the artists know the secret
Of the most wonderful carvings. cast
ings, wood and metal work, silken
brocades and tapestries. exquisite cIoi.
sonnes' and porcelains. things for the
fortunate few, but also In the further
and more important fact that the
daily life of the poor Is surrounded,
permeated, interfused by taste and re-
flnement. Even the workmen In their
gardens and homes are daily using
tasteful domestic implements which
are the outgrowth of the thought and
needs of the people.
The designs and proportions Of the
bumblest houses. exteriors and inte-
riors, are settled for all time by GER
tain rules of harmony; the dress Of the
peasant Is not left to possible hideous
individual caprice. but follows estab-
lished canons Of color. cut and usage;
the. garden. however small, the fence
or paling that walls II In, the roof
over the well. over the gate. the great
lantern that hangs by the door, the
bucket In which water Is fetched and
the bamboo dipper from which It is
poured. the bronze brazier for Goals,
the tea service-all these and a thou
sand more details Of daily life are ar
ranged according to pattern which
may be very old. but which, as re.
suit, adds immeasurably to the salts
faction of life.
And yet Japanese craftsmen. while
holding hard by tradition. have not
failed to add to their work the subtle
touch of personality. In the motifs Of
their delicately impressionistic and
symbolical designs Is constantly seen
their reverence for the early masters.
and as constantly is perceived the in
dividual variation which prevents each
piece Of work from having dupli-
cate.-M. L. Wakeman Curtis In Crafts
man.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
THE HEDGEHOG.
Tactics II Employs In Making Meal
of an Adder.

Tactics II Employs In Making Meal
of an Adder.
The hedgehog is the possessor Of
tastes which. like Sam Weller's knowl-
edge of London, are extensive and pc
culiar," says the Scotsman. Scoring
fastidiousness, II can make hearty
meal of nearly any insect and is one
of the vertebrates which can tackle
the cockroach. For effectual exter-
mination of beetles and crickets It is
as useful as a mongoose among the
rats, but it is not generally known that
1t has Partially toward snakes and
adders
The methods 1t employs FOR the at
tack are interesting Having come
upon the adder. II goads that reptile
to the offensive and at the first dart
Immediately rolls into ball. The ad-
der is then left to attack the spines.
in which encounter it naturally comes
Off second best. After awhile. when
the hedgehog feels that his antagonist
has exhausted his power. 1t once more
opens out and makes bite at the adj
der's back. thereby breaking its spine
II then proceeds to crunch the whole
Of the reptiles body by means of its
powerful jaws. and after that it Is
said to start at the tail and devour its
prey.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Subtle FIattery.

Walters Nos. ! and peeped out at
the baldheaded man. then ducked be
hind the screen.
"None of him for me-" said Waiter
No. /. HE doesn't tip"
Same here" said Waiter No. 2.
I'm fix him." said Waiter No. 8.
He took an order for soup. Before
serving II he showed the two mutt
neers hair floating ON the surface of
the soup. They marveled then. and
they marveled still more when at the
end of the baldheaded mans dinner
the waiter returned with dollar bill.
"Ninety-nine baldheaded men in a
hundred can be worked that way" he
said IF the customer doesn't see the
hair himself ! call his attention to 1t
and make him think 1t fell out of his
own head The fact that he had a
hair to lose so appeals to his vanity
that he loves me for finding 1t and
gives me a tip big enough to cover the
cost Of dozen plates of soup."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Al WONDERFUL SNAKE.


Il oefied the Attacks Of the Serpent
Killing 'euans-
Snakes on the pampas Of South
America have many enemies. Burrow-
ing owls feed on them, and 10 do herons
and st0rks, which kill them with a
blow Of their javelin beaks. The ty-
rant bird picks up the young snake BY
the tail and, flying to a branch or
stone, uses the reptile as q fail until
It's life Is battered out. The large liz
ard OF the pampas, the iguana. Is IA
nous snake killer. 1t smites the snake
to death with its powerfuetail. Mr..
Hudson In his Naturalist In La Pla-
Ia" tells this story:
One day friend Of mine was riding
out looking after his cattle. One enc
of his lasso was attached to his saddle.
and the remainder Of the forty foot
line was allowed to trail on the ground
The rider noticed large iguana lying
apparently asleep, and. although he
rode within a few inches, 1t did not
stir. But no sooner had the rider pass
ed than the trailing lasso attracted
the lizards attention. 1t dashed after
the slowly moving rope and dealt 1t
a succession of violent blows with its
tail. When the whole Of the lasso,
several yards Of which had been pound
ed In vain, had passed by. the iguana,
with uplifted head, gazed after IT with
asfonfshmenf Never had such n won
derful snake crossed its path before.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

In recalling the lively and pictur-
esque incidents which the old timers
enjoyed il Washington one is moved
almost to tears over the commonplace
nature of his own times John Adams
used to battle in the Potomac every
morning at daylight because be had
no bathtub in the White House. and
no one ever pulled kodak on him.
President Taylor used to walk about
the town and stop and chat with ev-
cry one he met, like policeman. A
reception in the White House in these
days is relieved Of monotony only by
the great crush of guests. who trample
the clothes of one another's backs.
Another president set up in the east
room 900 pound cheese and invited
the multitude to come in and help
itself, which the multitude proceeded
to do.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
A Pheasant. Blind FLIGHT.

Speaking of the habits Of pheasants.
Bailey's Magazine says:
"a very curious incident was record
ed in October. 1896 A hen pheasant
was flushed in field Of turnips, and
as she got up few into piece Of rot
ten. wet leaf. which chung around her
head, completely enveloping 1t and
b,indfolding her. She kept ahead to
wind. so that the wet leaf still re-
manned plastered over her eyes, and
In this plight fluttered higher till she
became exhausted and gradually sank
70 earth again.
THE frequency with which pleas
ants fly through windows, sometimes
with fatal results, is thought to be due
to the bird in its haste being deceived
by the reflection in the glass of the
landscape behind it."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Major Pond and aiII Nxs.

More than one successful lecture star
had to thank Major Pond for his Start
He had keen discrimination and not
infrequenuy sought out and dragged
upon the lecture platform an obscure
genius who never thought to see him
self before the footlights- Such q
genius was Bill Nye. When the major
found him he was acting as postmas
ter and editing the Laramie Boom
erang over livery stables ('Walk
down the alley. twist the gray mules
tail. take the elevator ir15mediately!r,
Pond persuaded him to try lecturing.
and as there proved to be both money
and useful publicity in 4 Nye was
grateful and used for years to remem-
Der the major with characteristic
notes. one of which had the following
exhaustive signature:
Yours with heart full o. gratitude and
a system full Of drugs. paints. oil. turpen-
tine. glass. putty and everything usually
kept in a first class drug store
BILL NYE.
p. S.-Open all night.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Her WAY of PUTTING Il.

A gentleman stepping on board of
an ocean bound steamer just before
she started inquired of the captain
where the old steward was. oh" re-
piled the captain. "he was discharged
some time ago." why did he leavet
He seemed a first rate fellow" "Well.
to tell the truth. he got too big for
his breeches and we had to get rid
of him" This was overheard by a
bright little girl the daughter Of one
of the passengers on the steamer. Soon
after another passenger arrived. and,
after looking around. said. Il don't
see the old steward. What has be-
come of himg" II think he was dis
charged" said some one. "What for:"
Il know" said the little girl. but /
do not like to tell" "Oh. but you may
ten me, surely" said the passenger
kindly. The modest little maiden
hung her head and slowly answered.
cause his trousers were too short"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
SUSPICION JUSTIFIED.
Il Was Not Mouse the Master Heard
In the Kitchen.

Il Was Not Mouse the Master Heard
In the Kitchen.
The late Rev. DIR. Wightman, sitting
one night later than usual engrossed
In the profundities Of a great tome.
imagined he heard sound In the
kitchen Inconsistent with the cautious
ness Of a mouse; 50. taking his candle,
he proceeded to investigate the cause.
His foot being heard in the passage.
the servant began with much noise to
rake out the fire as IL preparing for
bed.
"Ye're up late tonight, Mary"
I'm fist rakin' the fire. sir, and
gaun to bed"
That's right. Mary. l like timeous
hours"
On his way back to the study he
passed the coal cellar door and, turn
ing the key, took 1t with him. The
next morning at an early hour there
wes a rap at his bedroom door and a
request for the key to get some coal
"Ye're up too soon. Mary. Go back
to your bed"
Half an hour later there was an
other knock and similar request. IL
order to prepare for breakfast. 81
don't want breakfast so soon. Mary
Go back to your bed"
In another half hour there was an
other knock. with an entreaty for tbs
key. as II was washing day.
This was enough He rose and
handed out the key. saying. go and
let the mar out" AS the breaches
shrewdly suspected. Mary's sweetheart
had been imprisoned all night in the
coal cellar.-London Family Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Vanity Tickled.

During the early excuses of the
French revolution a rabble of men and
women were rioting in the streets OF
Paris. Lafayette appeared and ordered
young artillery officer to open fire
upon them with two cannon. The Of
ficer begged the general to let him try
first TO persuade them TO withdraw.
1T is useless to appeal to their rea-
son." said the general.
Certainly" answered the officer,
land 1t is not to their reason. but to
their vanity. would appeal"
The officer rode up to the front of
the mob, dotted his cooked hat, pointed
to the guns and said:
Gentlemen will have the kindness
to retire, for l am ordered to shoot
down the rabble."
The street was cleared at once. for
none could brook the idea Of being
classed with the scum of the city.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
British Election Tactics.

British electioneering tactics have
changed. Electors are no longer kid
naped and forced to lose the poll. The
minor details OF the campaign, how
ever, remain the same. Mr.. Labou-
chere, for instance. in his fight for
Windsor in the seventies canvassed
six hours each day for month. kissed
babies, complimented mothers and per-
suaded fathers just as he would to-
day. But when the final survey was
made his supporters found that every
thing depended on half dozen voters.
And here stepped in the diplomat. One
Tory who went to fish in punt was
kept in the middle of the river until
his vote was useless. Another aged
and decrepit Tory was kept in the
house by cabs being put to run at
him whenever he tried TO issue from
his door. The Liberals won. but the
Tories petitioned successfully.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
He FIXED THE DEED.
A Judge Who Had Small Regard Fer
Legal bubbles.

L~Jdt 4ttbbtcos
Theophilus Harrington. Vermont
Judge I'm the early part of the last CEN
fury, was man who loved the right
and cared little for mere legal quib-
bling. III justice controls your ver-
dict" he would often say to the jury,
you will not miss the general princi-
pies OF the law"
At one trial when the possession of
farm was In question the defendant
offered deed Of the premises. to
which the plaintiffs lawyer. Daniel
Chapman. objected because II had no
seal.
'But your client sold the land, was
paid for II and signed the deed, did he
notT asked the Judge.
THAT makes no difference" said
Chapman. THE deed has no seal and
cannot be admitted in evidence"
rs there anything else the matter
with the deed?" asked the judge.
IL don't know that there is
MIR Clerk" said the judge, give
me II WAFER hnu tntet Soiueitu pic'e
of paper"
The clerk obeyed. and the judge de-
liberately made and affixed the seal
There. Brother Chipman." said he.
1.-THE deed IS all right now. IL may be
put in evidence A man is not going
to be cheated out of his farm in this
court when there is a whole box Of
waters on the clerks desk"
The court will give me an excep-
tion?" pleaded the counsel
THE court will do no such thing"
answered the judge, and he kept his
word.-Exchange.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
HIS OWN COIN.
Knox Gave Root What Root Had
Passed Out to Depew

Knox Gave Root What Root Had
Passed Out to Dspew.
Senator Depew told little story on
himself and Senator Root in a speech
at dinner In Washington to Mr..
Root by the New York Republican
congressional delegation.
when Root was secretary Of state. /"
said Senator Depew, II went over to
see him and asked him If be couldn't
do something for me In the line Of
consular appointments. He said: Sen
ator, Pm sorry. l would like to do
something for New York, but'-and
Mr.. Root picked up paper from bis
desk-'l see that New York's quota is
now exceeded by IA per cent
WELL continued Senator Depew, II
kept going to see Senator Root for a
year. Every time i went to see him
be would remind me that New York !
quota was exceeded by IA per cent
Finally said. MIR. Secretary, think
you're a great statesman. but your
mathematics are inclined to be auto
matte
after awhile Mr. Knox became SEE
rotary of state" Senator Depew said
when the laughter had subsidized. Sen
ator Root went up to see him about
consular appointments. I'm sorry
said Mr.. Knox, 'but'-and he turned to
a document file--T find that New York's
quota is now exceeded by IA per
cent New York Sun.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
No Sentiment.

At literary and scientific gathering
learned Greek scholar got into con-
versation with one of the leading
mathematicians of the day and appar-
emily found ready listener. He gave
again and again exquisite lines from
Homer from the original, and the
sonorous words rolled of his tongue
in fine style. After awhile, noticing
that his audience. the man of figures.
made no remark. he paused and said
In a questioning tone of wonder:
"Of course you think those lines mas
terly, do you notY'
Certainly" said the mathematician,
''but what do they proven"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

William and Lawrence were in the
habit of saving part of their dessert
from the evening dinner for consump-
ton the next morning. and in accord
ance with this custom two small cakes
had been placed In the cracker Jar for
them. William, being the first up on
the following morning and being hun
CRY, went to the jar. He found only
one cake, and large piece had been
bitten out Of that Full Of wrath. he
went upstairs and reused his brother
Say" he demanded, II want to
know who took that big bite out of
my cakev'
Il did" sleepily answered Lawrence
''What'd you do that forT'
''weIl. when | tasted it found 1t
was your cake, and so | ct the other
e."7Youth's Companion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Foroot Doctors Fee.

A former st. Mary's student writing
from Sac Paulo, in Brazil, in the st.
Mary's Hospital Gazette, says: "A few
days back was giving chloroform to
a patient when / felt a touch on my
shoulder, and a voice said, The pa
tent is very STILL l said. He is quiet
all right and the voice replied: i am
his brother; If he dies you die. have
a pistol. and there are eight Of us"
Here, If any one is III. ell the family
collects. and they sit in the same room
as the patient and watch what Is
DONE" The doctor adds, "Unfortu-
nately. though there were eight Of
them. they forgot my fee"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

me Hunter wovlks vtit), : Trn:ne1
and : Pointed stsA.
The typ,e,es looked' exactly ike v11oo
notafnes that had he<n very thororrn
II dusted with novdered c1uno ~
They were the efse Of white pScafocr.
ana thev bad The vhite nof,to,s frxon>
Mar shane
20, the wav a. The Rfviern 90
~. n,at ~ cfooned A. MarucflSee II
c,.,er - Co. ! trnnsor or trnf7e onfh-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
Al STORY or BLucHEa.


oou N oamSu8'
Speaking Of military men who were
gamblers. aalph Nevill In Light Come,
Light Co." after noting that Napoleon
only played in an amateur way and
never seriously and that the Duke Of
Wellington, while member Of Crock
sord's famous gambling club. was not
particularly fond Of play, goes on to
relate the following about Butcher:
Another great soldier, on the other
hand. repeatedly lost large sums at
play. This was Butcher, who was in
ordinately fond Of gambling. Much 10
his disgust, this passion was Inherited
by his son. who had often to be re-
buked by his father for his visits to
the gaming table and was given rlany
wholesome lecture upon his youth
and inexperience and the consequent
certainty Of loss by coming In contact
with older aid more practiced gam
blers.
One morning, however, young Blu
cher presented himself before his IA
Their and exclaimed, with an air Of
Joy, "Sir. you said knew nothing OF
play, but here is proof that you have
undervalued my talents" pulling out
at the same time bag of rubles which
he had won the preceding night.
And said the truth" was the re-
ply. "Sit down here and I'll convince
you"
The dice were called for, and In a
few minutes old Butcher won all his
sons money. whereupon, after pocket
ing the cash, he rose from the table,
observing, Now you see that was
right when I told you that you would
never VIM.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
sisdoshammar Education.

The teacher of one Of the grades in
q primary school was astonished to
receive the following communication
from the parent Of pupil:
Dear Miss-Thinking II might become
necessary, hereby give you permission
to beet my son anytime II Is necessary
to lern him his lessons. My Tom Is just
like his father; You have 70 lern him with
. club. Just you pound noledge into him
the way ! want. Don't pay no attention
10 what his father says win handle
him
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

The two women encountered each
other at a dance. They had not met
for several years.
How thin you have grown!" en-
claimed one.
How fat you've got to ber' the 9th
er cried. and they stood gazing at each
other in some dismay.
Before you come to blows" re-
marked a mutual friend who stood by.
Tets take vote as to which Is worse,
to get too fat or to get too thin. New
York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
The Matter Explained.

"why do they say as smart as a
steel trapY" asked the talkative board
er. II never could see anything par
ticularly intellectual about steel
trap"
"a steel trap is called SMART ex-
planned the elderly person In his
sweetest voice, because 1t knows ex-
actly the right time to shut up"
More might have been said, but in
the circumstances 1t would have seem.
ID unfitting.-London Tit-Bits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

Mrs. Dash-The idea Of Mrs. Rash
having society aspirationsl Why, her
father was a peddler, Mr.. Dash-Yes.
she's entirely too forward. She ought
to hang back until people have,forgot-
ten It Now, IN your case. my dear.
1t was your grandfather who was a
peddler.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

Drum of the Village Orchestral
don't care what you do say, the tune
amt finished. I've only hit 'un dree
'underd an fifteen times instead of
Tower 'underd, as is my share.-Lon-
don Punch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04
The Doctors Reason.

First Physician-So you've lost Rog'
era as a patient. Didn't he respond to
your treatment Second Physician
Yes, but not to my dunning letters
Lippincott's.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

Dewey Eve-Dat loidy dat ! asked
fer a handout gave me dorg biscuit
Weary Willie Well, wot yer cryin'
erbout? Dewey Eve-I'm cryin' be
cause I'm not dorg.-Chicago News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

The greatest trust between man and
man is the trust Of giving counsel
Bacon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

MY husband il like rooster In one
respect"
'IndeedY
"Yes; when he gets up. early be
rows over it"-Judge.