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under his craftsmanship. And 1t all comes
about in this way:
1t has been repeatedly recommended by
postal officials to require all mail matter
whatsoever to contain the name and adj
dress of the Sender-tO make this return
direction as strict a prerequisite to mail
ing as the official stamp stuck in the cor
ner. Such a regulation would eliminate
all necessity for a dead letter Office, and
it has several times been upon the very
point of PRONUNCIATION when sentiment
has caused the powers that sit on the
seats of the mighty at Washington to
forbear.
1t would be the sheerest iconoclasm
they have realized. and why? Take the
present season for example. During
the coming week myriad relatives and
Misunderstanding in the guise of Santa
Claus. using his pseudonym or other
wise creating the delightful illusion
that he and no other is the sender
will mail tons of presents to hunCy IDS
of thousands of children who would be
deprived of one of their chief Christ
mas thrills were each package handed
to them by the postman inscribed with
the name and address of some other
parsonage than ST. Nicholas.
About now 10000 American children
Judging from former yearS-are
are dropping into the mail boxes let
terS addressed to Santa Claus "St.
Nicholas or Kris Kring'e." Now the
law sayeth that where the addresses
cannot be found letter must be re-
turned to the sender when practica BILE.
But in recent years our good postal Of
ficials have deemed it impracticabie to
enforce this rule in the case of Santa
Claus letters, simply because their re-
turn would mean that a thousand score
of hopeful little senders would have
their most cherished idol pulled ruth
lessly off it's lofty pedestal and smash
ed before their eyes by the whack of
d rubber stamp-"Addressee Not Found.
Return to Sender Go back into the
golden heyday Of your own youth and
realize the shock that you would have
suffered had the postman returned to
your eager, candy-stuck fingers the an
nual letter to old st. Nick. superscrbed
with the intelligence that this purSy old
god of Things as they are hOpeI to be
could not be found-waS missing from
his post of duty.
For the fact that the Santa Claus let
ter does not come back, and that 10000
h'ldren are annually spared cruel dis
illusionment, the American parent can
thank two former Washington corre-
spondents-Mr. Young, the aforemen-
toned superintendent of the dead letter
Office, and his immediate superior. Peter
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ITS $50 Employees Owe
J. Their Salaries to Senti-
mental Desire of Uncle Sam
to Preserve Youthful Belief
in the Patron Saint of Yu'e-
tide-An Institution in Whose
Recesses Are Shown Thou
sends of Relics of Real Life,
Romance, Comedy and Trag-
edy-Mi lions of Mementoes
of Christmas Disappoint-
ments-This Bureau Is Con-
cerned in Your Doings the
Week Before Christmas.
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VERY year the rush
of tourists TO the
Alps grows great
er, and in recent
years a noteworthy
feature has been
the number of
Americans W n o
have taken up the
sport OF mountain
climbing. 4 few
years ago the reg
ular climber met
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scope. Tourists are not content to re-
main below, but rush UP the mountains
in throngs 1t is another case of ''democ-
racy triumphant" on the dizzy heights.
Why, not long ago, when the writer was
climbing the Aiguile du Nome, he met a
guide tying up his tourists feet in rope.
for the visitor had not even taken the
precaution to buy heavily nailed Alpine
shoes. but thought he would get there
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rive even at the Grands Mulets. Eight
days after the attempted rescue had fail
ed when the weather began to clear, per-
sons below with telescopes saw aloft five
small black dots. When caravan as
cended they found five dead bodies sit
ting in the snow. Six bodies never have
been found but as the alpenstock of Mr..
Bean has been elected by the glacier. the
bodies may be discovered at any moment,
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A CONQUERED PEAK.

that Notwithstanding the fact that Amer
leans this year have been swarming over
the Alpine SUBMITS. not one fatal acci-
dent is reported, and only three English
climbers are among the dead: Frank L.
Pogson of Brighton. who died from
haustion near the summit of Mont Blanc;
d LondOner who fell on the Glacier Ces
Blossoms and Miss Bates, who disap-
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really is hardly more danger than in any
other sport
The Alpine season which has just ended
has been particularly disastrous one.
More than sixty climbers and guides were
killed outright. and the number of in
juTed or those having their hands and
feet frozen it is impossible to estimate.
The stranpest part of the statistics is
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Y L l. T. > A VI mas
b e e n talking to
m e a b out h ! s
friend S a n t a
Claus.
He tells me that
this patron saint
OF all good boys
and girls insures
the . salaries of
some $50 men and
womt n in the gov
eminent service
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as it takes between thirty and forty
years for the glaciers to discharge their
prey.
Unfortunately, the steep white noun
tainS have not finished with the massacre.
This is because everybody nowadays
wants to climb The day is past when
people climbed peaks as Mark Twain did,
sitting on a hotel veranda with tele-
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more dangerous than other sports and
il will be a new experience for many
of them to climb .dont Blanc. the Mat
terhorn or the Jungfrau to see the sun
rise. And if they climb there once they
will so again.
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peared October Is afte- leaving Chamonix
alone for the Col de Maln
Nearly half the victims are Swiss, who
almost invariably climb without "u des
Acco riding to statistics tabulated by Jul
liam Grande Ct the Swiss Alpine Club
the deaths Of tourists are as follows:
Twenty-four Swiss, including two wom-
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Ten Germans. !:
Nine Austrians. including two women. :
Six French. ;
Three Italians. :
Three English. +.
Three English in TIE British mountains
The escape OF the American climbers
can be attributed to two reasons; II;
first the americans are practical an;
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caravan of eleven persisted on the summit
of Mont Blanc. Mr.. Bean, Mr.. Randall,
another American, and the Rev. G. Nc
Corkindale left ChamoniX with three
guides and five porters. Bad weather
came on suddenly and the wind became
terrific. No one returned Three days
later fourteen Chamonix guides attempted
to ascend to the rescue, but could not ar
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CEASON Just Closed One
- of the Most Disastrous in
History More Than Sixty
Fatal Accidents Have Been
Added to the Long List OF
Fatalities to the Credit of the
Snow-Clad Swiss Mountains
Americans Who Are Now
Swarming Over the Alps
the Most Careful Climbers
English Come Next-Swiss,
Rendered Careless by Famil-
iarity, Suffer Most-Penalty
of Carelessness.
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IA CASE
OFL0ST CHRISTMAS
CIR rs
z:sN@TS%@

SANTIE CLUS, care of his wife,
Coney Island, L. s..
Now and then the note within a scrawl-
ed envelope cOnjures up somber pic
ture of the writer's home. This, for
example:
Dear Mr.. Zanty. in Heaven: We've
moved so far from our home am most
AFRAID you will not find us this yeer way out
her in Dakota. but 1 do hop that you
will for muver is sick and l want you
20 bring some medeseen to make her
well. And plees. Mr.. Zanty. Johnnie
and are nawful lonestum sometimes so
If You will bring sum candy and hob
py horse and doll VIC vud be so glad"
And many such appeals as this have
brouFht tears to the eyes of the clerks
in Santa Claus bureau:
Dear Mr.. Sanity Claus: You needn't
bring me sled nor pair of skates this
year. caus my hips got worse and l can't
walk and run any more, but Oh, Mr.
Sanity there's lots left 1 can do. and I
nope you'll send me a ship can sail in
tub of water by my bed, and knife that'l
be sharp so while l lie stin 1 can willie
and then / won't get lonesome, while the
other boys are PLAYING out doors. | shall
be very much obliaged.'
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Such letters moved some philanthropic
ladies to worthy charity three years
ago. They petitioned Postmaster General
now Secretary of the Navy Meyer to
have all Santa Claus letters turned over
to committees which they proposed to
organize for the purpose of answer ng
all worthy appeals of this kind whose
sources could be traced Mr.. Meyer read
lily complied. but had to make the order
general, and during two Christmas
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Copyright, 1910, Icy John Elfreth Watkins)
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Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
BY Curtis Brown All rights strictly reserved)
LONDON December s 1910.
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zMEEIa@IS
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-28

ture of 100 degrees. after which a
number of blocks are pasted together.
pressed and dried for second week.
A third combination of layers is then
made. after which there is an entire
month of drying. The final block con-
tains 100 to 100 sheets of the original
paper and is four and one-half to five
inches in thickness. All resemblance
to paper has been lost. the block in
weight. density and solidity approx
mating the finest grained. heaviest
metal.
To complete the wheel there are re-
CURED steel tire. cast iron hub.
wrought iron plates TO protect the pa
per on either side and two circles of
bolts. one set passing through the
fange of the tire. the other through
the fianGe of the hub and both sets
through the paper. The paper blocks
are turned Oh a lathe. which also
reams out the center hole for the hub.
Two coats of paint are applied to keep
out moisture The various parts are
next assembled. and the paper car
wheel Is complete.
As may be readily understood. paper
which has received the treatment de-
scribed may be used for almost any
purpose for which metal or wood is
used II not TOO much exposed to damp
ness. and to all practical purposes it
Is reproof.-Harper's
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A Pert Reply.

A story told of Sir John Fisher and
Lord Charles Beresford when both
were stationed in the Mediterranean
will bear repeating. A competition
had been held at Malta for a prize
annually presented by Sir John. 1t Is
known as the Malta cup. and. having
so far always been won by crew
belonging to the admiral's flagship. it
was fully expected by Sir John that
this record would be maintained. On
this particular occasion. however, a
crew of the Families. commanded by
Lord Charles Beresford, carried 1t off
instead. A day or two later the feet
was practicing maneuvers, and Ad-
miral Fisher, whose reputation as a
stern disciplinarian is well known.
was dissatisfied with the performance
Of the Families. He signaled accord
ingly to its commander the message,
Explain your reason for being late
in executing maneuver." Without
moments delay the answer came. 1--WE
are towing the Malta dundee
Advertiser.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-28
RESTING THE BOASTER.
A Little Problem That FIoored ths
Lightning Calculator.

A Little Problem That FIoored the
Lightning Calculator.
"Now gentlemen" concluded the
lightning calculator II ave demon.
strated to you upon this ere black
board the marvellous speed and accura
cy insured by my great system of add.
ton, satisfaction, division and multi
plication, and l trust that you are all
satisfied with the results Now, gen.
tlemen. | ave ERE little shillin' book.
let explainin' my marvellous system in
full and by careful persual of which
| will guarantee you to become as ex-
pert lightnin' calculator as myself
within the period of one week, by
which time l shall be out of the town.
Ahem! Now, gentlemen, when you re-
call that was straight away able to
multiply I'LL, Iii. 1887 by 937. ILL.,
Ill. iii, Ill perhaps you Will
Zone moment, sirl" called out a shrill
voice from the back Of the crowd.
But will you answer me a question?
TN no scholar myself. but was Won
dering the other night how old child
born in September, nineteen nought
nine, would be in September, nineteen
nought ten:"
The lightning calculator threw his
interrogation look Of contempt.
"One year, of course, my little man."
he replied sarcastically.
WELL" retorted the shrill voice, II
think If you were to go home and i'm
prove your own arithmetic you would
find that child would be 17.101 years
old."-London Answers.
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PAPER CAR WHEELS.
Safer and Stronger but More Costly
Than Other Wheels.

Safer and Stronger but More Costly
Than Other Wheels.
We naturally think of paper as
something lacking in strength and OF
a paper article as being fragile, so are
somewhat alarmed when an encyclo-
pedic friend remarks that the wheels
Of the car on which we are slipping
along at the rate Of mile minute
are made of paper. This opportunity
to be alarmed occurs. however. on
only the best of railways, as paper
car wheels. though safer and longer
lived than any others, are also more
expensive. The principal advantage
Of wheels made from this unpromising
material is found In the fact that they
are not injured by the violent vibra-
tons to which car wheels are sub
jected.
The paper used In the manufacture
of these wheels Is known as calen-
derod rye straw board. or thick paper.
1t is sent to the car wheel shops In
circular sheets measuring twenty-five
to forty inches in diameter, and over
each of these sheets is spread an even
coating of -four paste. A dozen sheets
are placed one on the other and the
lot subjected to hydraulic pressure Of
500 tons or more. After two hours
pressure these sheets. which have now
become a solid block. are kept for a
week in . drying room at tempera-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-28
NOTICE OF STOCK
HOLDERS MEETINI

Notice is hereby given that a spe.
cial meeting of the stockholders OF
the Houston and Texas Central Rail-
road Company has been called by the
Boar dof Directors to convene at the
general offices of said Company in
the City of Houston, Texas, at II
o'clock noon on the Goth day of May,
1910, for the purpose of authorizing
the making, execution and delivery of
first mortgage upon the railroad of
said Company constructed from Mexia
Junction, in Limestone County, Texas,
through the counties of Limestone,
Freestone, Leon, Madison, Grimes and
Brazos, to Nelleva in Brazos County,
Tex, distance of approximately nine
ty-four and six one-hundredths (9406)
miles, with its franchises ana appur-
tenances, to secure the payment of
bonds of said Houston and Texas Cen.
trail Railroad Company to an amount
of not exceeding Three Million Dol
lars ($3,O00,000) payable at time not
exceeding thirty years from the date
thereof and bearing interest at rate
not exceeding six per centum per an.
mum, payable semi-annually.
w. C. PARKER,
Railroad Company.
Secretary Houston and Texas Central
d40-w31
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KURTEN GOOD GOVT. CLUB.

There will be a meeting of the Kur.
ten Good Government club on Friday
night and all members are urged to
be present as well as all others who
are not yet members. Speakers will be
present and speeches will be delivered
in both English and German.
C. A. BUCHANAN, Pres.
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A Pleasure Of Memory.

Drolichon bought phonograph and
insisted upon his mother-in-law hav-
ing her voice registered by the instru-
ment.
As the good woman refused, he add
ed maliciously:
ooh, come. now; just few words.
You can't think how much pleasure 1t
win give me to hear your voice-when
you are gonev'-Paris Figaro.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-28
A Cruel Joke,

Oswald, a witty and original Pari-
sian. had a mania for practical jok-
ing. He was very amusing to his
friends. but when his talents were ex-
erted to avenge some wrong there
was more bitterness than fun in his
wit One evening when a man who
had not treated him politely gave a re-
ception be revenged himself cruelty.
The man was slightly deformed. ALL
the hunchbacks of Paris, 500 In num-
Der, presented themselves at his re-
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straining hawking in the morning viii
quickly disappear.
Breathe Hyomei and kill the catarrh
germs; heal the inflamed membrane,
stop the discharge of mucus and pre-
vent crusts from forming in the nose.
Breathe Hyomei for a few minutes
each day and forever rid yourself Of
contemplate catarrh.
Breathe Hyomei-give it a faithful
trial and then, If you are not satisfied
you can have your money back.
Hyomei is sold by druggists ever
where and by E. j. Jenkins. A com
plete outfit costs but s1.OO and consists
of hard rubber inhaler that will last
for years, one bottle of Hyomei ana
full instructions for use. II second
bottle of liquid is needed you can gel
an extra bottle of Hyomei inhalant i0f s
80 cents.
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Useless,

WHEY (red hot)-Don't try any eva
sion with me. sir! Where have you
been? Hub dnaudibly)-M'd dear, wha's
shuse? If | ansh'er your ques'un you
will ques'un my ansh'er.-Boston Tran.
script.
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ception. They mad received notices
from Oswald that if they should go to
tins address Oh this evening they
would learn of legacy which had
----~ tafr tham
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Eskimo Baby Talk.

With the ordinary Eskimo language
consisting of such words as igloo. ah-
we-li-ah and ka-loo-loo-ka one can but
wonder what their real baby talk
sounds like.-Binghamto Republican.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-28
COMING EVENTS.

Rev. e. d. Mouzon, d. d., of George
town, will spend Sunday, April 10, in
Bryan, and will preach morning and
evening at the First Methodist church.
DR.. Mouzon was formerly pastor of
the church at this place.
Rev. w. F. Packard, d. d., pastor of
First Methodist church, Houston, will
preach the commencement sermon for
Allen Academy. DR.. Packard is well
and favorably known here, having
helped Bro. Turrentine in a revival
meeting.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Texas conference will
hold its annual meeting with the First
Methodist church, this city, the week
between the commencements of Allen
Academy and A. and NJ. College. Ex-
act date will be published later
Rev. E. ID. Mouzon, d. D., will preach
the commencement sermon at A. and
M. College this year.
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COUGHS AND COLDS.
catarrh, Group and Sore Throat Cured
BY Hyomei.

The germs of catarrh cannot exist
in the same atmosphere with antisep.
tic Hyomei pronounce it High-o-me).
Breathe Hyomei and relief from ca.
tarrh, coughs. sore throat or cold will
come in two minutes.
Breathe Hyomei and that stomach
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20
ANOTHER OUTBURST

Populism has INDUCED in some
wild and weird escapades over the
Kansas prairies in recent years.
but nothing that has gone before
has quite equaled this latest man
Hesitation.
In the Iowa Republican state
convention Senator Cummins, act
ing as temporary chairman and
spokesman Of his party, declined
to mention the name of President
Taft, and denounced the action of
the party majority in Congress in
passing the Tariff law. In the
Kansas primaries able and dis
tinguished republicans such as
Chairman Scott of the committee
on Agriculture and Representative
Calderhead, an efficient member of
the committee on Ways and Means,
which framed the Tariff law, and
others who stood with their party
majority in the actions of the
House of Representatives, went
down to defeat before the revival
of Populism under the name of
"Insurgent Republicans" -Ameri-
can Economist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20
THE FARCE BEGINS

Twelve senators have absolute
control of every measure that will
be presented for action at the
special session. The senate is
composed of 20 democrats and Is
republicans. OF the 20 democrats,
~ are opposed to doing anything
that will be practical, and 8 are
insurgents-or progressives. By
agreeing to go into caucus, the 8
have surrendered to the corpora.
ton attorneys.
The first bill taken up in caucus
was the initiative.
As agreed upon The measure will
call for a petition signed by no less
than Is per cent of the vote cast
for governor by each county, and
requires that this condition be full
filed by at least two-thirds of the
counties of the state before legis-
lation demanded can be initiated.
The vote on the bill was as fol-
lows:
For-Adams, McCue, Irby, Cary,
Cassidy, Napier, West, Cornell,
Crooke, Twining and Carringer.
Against = Burris, Campbell,
Crowley, Ehrhart, Kennedy, Scott,
Skinner and Tobin.
Such a requirement makes the
bill practically dead letter which
is apparent to the casual observer.
Eight per cent of the whole vote
of the state is considered sufficient
by the friends of direct legislation,
to initiate a measure to be pre-
sented to the voters of the state
for ratification or rejection.
The majority of the republicans
in the senate are with the stand
patters which virtually forced
caucus measures in order to pass
any bills for which the special ses-
sion was called.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20
OPPOSES REFORMS

Is the Times opposed to the In.
itiative, and the Referendum and
the RecallY
1t is.
Whyp
Because the Times is convinced
that such legislation leads to the
adoption of confusing and conflict
ing laws, and robs Representative
Government of those very quail.
ties of elaboration and debate
which are essential to sound gov
eminent and renders the tenure of
Office so unstable that worthy men
would refuse to accept such
office.
Is the Times opposed to the,
alleged, Bank Guarantee law?
1t is.
Why9
Because such laws lead to wild
catting;" make banking reckless;
and never can, actually, provide
the guarantee they promise.-Den-
YER Times.
The Denver Times seems to
question the competency of the
people to pass upon legislation.
They should delegate this power
to representatives who alone can
deliberate" with hot air, in the
representative halls.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20
The Best Nour 81 Life

10 when you do some great deed or die.
cover some wonderful fact This hour
came 70 J. K Pitt, Of Rocky NJ. N. q.
whom no wss suffering intensely, ~ he
says, from tho WORT cold I ever had,
then proved 70 my great satisfaction.
what wonderful Gold aud Cough cure
Dr.. Kings New Discovery 10. For. after
taking one bottle, I was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good Of .
medicine like that" Its the sussst add
best remedy for dIssased lungs, Hsmor.
rhasss, Ls0sippe. Asthma. Hay Fever
ANY Throat or Lung Trouble, 6Oc,
olM. Trial bottls free. Guaranteed BY
the Fuller Drug %.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20

Tho corner stone Of the Train
ing School building at Greeley
will be laid Monday. Aug. %, by
the Grand Lodge Of A. f. and A.
NJ, under the auspices Of Occiden-
tai lodge Of Greeley.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20

John Kramer had ripo tomatoes
August 8. He says there 10 no
trouble in raising tomatoes In tho
San Luis valley.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-08-20

Secretary Wilson says: "The
products Of the farms have heen
used every year since the civil war
to keep the balance Of trade in our
favor. We are exporting less and
less every year from our farms be-
cause We are not conserving their
fertility"