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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
ANNOUNCES FOR REELECTION.

Sheriff John D. Conlee is a candidate
! for reelection and asks the Eagle to
place his name before the voters of
the county subject to the action OF
the Democratic primary
Everybody knows John Conlee; he
was raised in the county. and while
he is serving his first term as sheriff,
yet as deputy sheriff and deputy city
marshal, he lfas been a peace officer
here for a number of years, As a
peace officer, Mr.. Conolee has made a
record of which any man should feel
proud. His record is known not only
in Bryan and the immediate country
surrounding, but throughout the state
he is recognized as one of the very
best sheriffs in all the state. He is
a detective of a very high order and
can pick up and unravel the tangled
threads of a crime as quick as any
man in Texas. Coupled with his de-
tective skill, is absolute fearlessness
and bulldog tenacity. completing the
three essentials so necessary in the
makeup of a good sheriff. II is a
common saying in this country that
when Conlee hits the trail of an evil
doer its all off, and he had just as
well come in and surrender.
Mr. Conlee is no Bully" and has
none of the swagger or bragadocio
that belongs to that class. On the
other hand he is retiring, quiet, and
from outward appearances would
never be taken for a sheriff. He is
gentlemanly and courteous to every
body, and discharges the duties of his
office with impartiality and fairness
to all.
He is deeply appreciative of the sup
port the people have given him in the
past and will thank them if they
will again give him their confidence.
In return he promises the very best
that is in him to give them a credit
able administration of the sherif's
office.
The Eagle commends him to the
Democratic voters of the county.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
.KMOX's SURRENDER To
EL0P|NG SON COMPLETE
"Tip" and His college Widow" Bride
Are Eating Fatted caIf-secre-
tary Sets Boy Up in Busi-
ness.

Washington, May 6.-The surren-
der of the secretary of state to his
young son, Philander c. Knox, Jr., has
been made complete in the receiving
of the youthful lover and his college
widow bride at the parental mansion
on X street, N. w, where they are
house guests for the weekend.
Without parade or pomp the recon
ciliation between the bridegrooms
parents and his bride was accom-
plished. 1t is said tnat the overtures
were instigated by Mrs. Knox.
Neither young Mr.. Knox nor his
parents would give any statement OF
interview, but the happy bridal cou-
pie and Mrs. Knox took a long auto.
mobile drive yesterday and all SEEM
ed in the best of spirits.
Intimate friends of Tip" Knox, or,
as he is called by his schoolboy
chums, "Ignis," from his flaming red
hair, say that his father has purchas-
ed substantial interest in an auto
mobile company for the enterprising
youth.
Meanwhile belated honeymoon
now the waters of matrimony are
smoother sailing, is being INDUCED in,
and after a short visit TO Washington
several weeks will be spent at Allan
tic City by Mr. Knox and his bride
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
POSTPONED.

Prof. c. p. Fountain. of the A. and
NJ College, phoned in this morning
that he had had a communication
from Messrs. Cushing and Cravens OF
Houston, saying they could not come
to Bryan today to address the meet.
ing of the Retail Merchants associa,
as was announced yesterday
Conditions had come up that made II
impossible for them to come. They
stated, however, that they would be
here on next Tuesday and speak at
Carnegie hall at three o'clock in the
afternoon. Let everybody remember
the new date and be on hand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
SHOOTING IN THE BOTTOM.

Mr.. B. E. Edwards, a well known
citizen of the Brazos bottom, was shot
and dangerously wounded this morn
ing by an Italian. Only meager par
ticulars could be learned. The Eagle
is informed that the weapon used was
a double-barreled shotgun, and while
II was loaded with small shot, many
of them took effect, inflicting serious
wounds. Mr.. Edwards lives on the
farm of Col. NJ. w. Sims between the
rivers in this county, but the difficulty
occurred across the river in Burleson
county, The Italians name could not
be learned, neither was it known
whether or not he was arrested
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
MORsE's HOME
IS GOING ALSO
Troubles OF Convicted Banker Con.
tinue to Multiply Right Along.

New York May 6-Foreclosure
proceedings are pending against the
Charles w Morse residence in Fifth
avenue, which is still occupied by Mrs.
Morse. The property was sold last
year under a second mortgage and IT,
tie has been held since then by a cor.
poration which was declared to have
been acting for Mr. Morse The cor
poration mortgaged the property again
for SS5O.0O0 and it is on this mortgage
that foreclosure proceedings have now
been begun.
The complaint states that interest
Of $500 and taxes of s5,4OO are un:
paid.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
A MINISTER SUICIDES.
Trouble Soon After Marriage Drives
Young Preacher to seIf.Destrpc-i
tion.

Orange, Tex, May 6.-Family trou-
bic following his marriage about two
months ago Is assigned as a cause
for the suicide of Rev. Arthur Nc
Faul, age 80, who shot himself in the
head at a hotel here yesterday morn
ing He resigned recently when he
separated from his wife. He had been
pastor of the First Baptist church two
years The body will be sent to his
parents at Kemp
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
100 MEN KILLED
IN ALABAMA
Terrible Explosion Comes In Mine Of
Palos Coke and Coal Company.

Birmingham, Ala, May 6.-An ex-
plosion In the mines of the Palos Coal
and Coke company, 30 miles from
Birmingham, yesterday afternoon, kill
ed between $50 and $50 men, it is be-
iieved. The first man was found dead
$50 feet from the entrance to the
mines.
A special train is now leaving Bir-
mingham for the scene.
The latest report from the Palos
mine stated that 1856 men we're in the
mine and that all were dead.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
OFF TO NAvAsoTA.

The Allen Academy baseball team
in charge of Prof Williams, went
down to Navasota this afternoon for
a game with the team of that city
The following members of the team
were in the party: Horlock. Terrell
Harris, Martin, Marshall, Pritchett
Grice, Hudson. Hamilton. Tooke, Bird
song and Lyons.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
HENS OF THIS FARMER
LAYERS OF BLACK EGGs
BY Feeding Them on Fine Coal Dust,
He Says, He Has Managed to Pro-
duce a New Breed.

Norwich, n Y, May 6.-Frank Ded-
rich, a farmer of oxford, n. Y, has
developed breed of hen which lays
black eggs. He produced this result,
he says. by feeding the hens with fine
coal dust. The shells have been ana.
lyzed and are found to contain par
ticles of coal dust.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
FANS ON.

My electric fans will be turned on
tomorrow morning forthe comfort and
pleasure of my guests. am sparing
neither pains nor expense to make
mine the most up-to-date market and
restaurant in Bryan. f. H. SUBER.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Events OF the World Boiled Down for
the Busy Man to Read at
Glance.

Rev. Arthur McFaul, Baptist min
lister, committed suicide at Orange.
He and his wife recently separated
and domestic trouble is supposed to
have been the cause of the act.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
FOR SALE.

One of the fastest unframed pacing
horses in Texas, Is S-4 hands high.
Sound and gentle to single and double
harness. Address Box PSI. P. X.
LOTT, Navasota. Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Bank Commissioner Hawkins has
been sued on his official bond for s1O.-
900 alleged damage to the Sanders
state bank of DeKalb, Bowie county,
which he closed recently. n
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06
THE WEATHER.

Bryan and vicinity-Tonight unset
tied weather; Saturday generally
cloudy, cooler.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

1t is expected that the conference
at Ashville will name eight new bish-
ops. There are no avowed candidates
but about twenty eminent preachers
are supposed to be In a receptive at
titude, for some of whom their friends
are making an active anvass.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

The mayor of Memphis gss' arrest.
ed for splitting on the floor of the new
court house in that city.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

The city of Cartago. Costa Rica, was
destroyed by an earthquake, in which
500 people perished and many others
were injured. Among the buildings
destroyed was the not yet completed
palace of peace, which was being
erected at the expense of Andrew Car
negie.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Congress is doing nothing and
Champ Clark says the Republicans
will enter the campaign handicapped
with nothing accomplished though
that party has a majority in both
houses.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

The Farmers Union and the Fedora
ton of Labor have formed an offensive
and defensive alliance at st. Louis.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Forty-fve white and more than a
hundred negroes are entombed by an
explosion in coal mine at Palos Ala,
and it is believed that all of them
are dead.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

King Edward, Of Great Britain. is
reported seriously Ill of a severe at
tack of bronchitis complicated with
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Senator Bacon, Of Georgia, told the
senate that federal offices in the
South are bestowed as a reward for
campaign services and are a conspic-
uous part of the spoils system.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Federal Judge Maxey, at San An
tonic, reproved lawyers for worrying
witnesses.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

Two hundred and fifty workers in
San Antonio breweries have struck
for SO week increase in their wages
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-06

fainting spells. He is in his seventy
ninth year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

before the men were to come with the
papers to take possession of the prop
erty, Mrs. Ward heard a knock. When
she opened the door she saw to her ter
ror the robber Vasquez standing on her
threshold. the man of whom she had
heard SO many dreadful things.
But when he spoke it was with
kindly respect which allayed her fears
He desired only meal he explained,
circumstances having prevented his
reaching town that night. He smiled
almost imperceptibly as he said this
and Mrs. Ward OWNED that the pre-
venting circumstances had been officers
hot on his trail. But of this she gave
no sign She told him frankly that she
had only some corn meal in the house,
but she would be glad to make him
some tortillas. This was satisfactory
to him. so he sat down to wait while
his supper was being prepared. He
laughed and played with the three
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

small children running in and out of
the room and she marveled greatly that
this man whose very name was a word
to frighten babies could be such cour-
teous gentleman when he chose
But even this interesting visitor
could not turn her mind from her anx-
ieties. During lapses in the conversa-
ton her face fell into sad lines, and
finally her guest, noticing this, asked
her what the matter was. From some
sudden curious impulse which she could
never afterward explain, she told him
about the mortgage to be forecIosed.
When Vasquez asked who held the debt
she named two prominent men Of the
county, and when he further inquired
the amount of the debt he learned that
it was $4,000. He said nothing more on
the subject, and tried to divert her
mind by relating some of his adven-
lures in various parts of the state 1t
developed that he and Ward were old
friends, although Ward did not know it.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

and signed and they departed with the
$4,000, leaving her with the deed to the
place.
About a mile from the ranch there
was a sharp curve in the road and as
the two men rounded this they came
upon another man, sitting motionless
on his, horse with drawn revolver and
apparently waiting for some one They
recognized at a glance the famous
outlaw, and they saw at once that he
was indeed waiting for some one none
other than themselves. They held up
their hands without delay when he adj
vised them to, and they handed over at
his command the money they had with
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

1T was in the middle of winter. and
one stormy night I met him when
had got on the wrong trail. I was sick,
half dead with cold that was almost
pneumonia, and 1 suppose that was how
l happened to miss my way. 1 had not
drop of whisky with me and thought
] was done for. But l met Ward and
he rode back with me to the right trail
and gave me some quinine and whisky
he had with him, and saved my life. 1t
was so dark we couldn't see each other
II knew who he was hut he did not
know me. 1 have always meant to re-
pay him some day"
Mrs. Ward now remembered hearing
her husband speak of the unknown man
he had met that night-she had long
ago forgotten it.
After the simple supper of tortillas
FasqueZ rode away through the dark
ness. ON guard with his unceasing
vigilance lest his foes Gomez upon him
unawares. A few minutes after he had
gone Mrs. Ward noticed a roll lying
upon a small stand in the corner of
the room. She picked it up-it was q
roll of bills. With it was a hastily
scribbled line: This is in return for
what, your husband once did for me-"
She counted it; there was $4,000, the
amount of the mortgage! What to do
she did not know. Until far into the
night she sat and pondeped. 1t would
hardly be possible for her to return the
money; moreover, she had heard fire.
quent reports of his hghtninglike
change of mood his terrible anger
when reused. And a rejected gift is
very apt to produce a far from anna BILE
frame of mind. She smiled a little as
she realized his clever trick in leaving
this offering as he did. And it was
quite evident that he sincerely desired
to repay the service her husband had
once done him. She decided to pay the
mortgage, and straightway wrote
very long letter to that far off mining
camp where lay a man sick with fever.
The next day the two men came to
the ranch expecting to secure possess
sion. But to their surprise Mrs. Ward
had the money ready for them-the en-
tire amount of the debt. They asked
no questions, but supposed that her
husband had struck it rich in the
mines. The papers were duly made out
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

eloped. We were both very young. I
never tried so hard for any one, but 1
couldn't break those habits first snap.
Habits stick like first class bronco
busters. You have TO buck them off.
and when you think you are rid of them
they get on again.
"If she had had little more patience
with the bueking process I'd have won.
But the girl was particulaT-she
couldn't forgive-so she got the devils
own passport out OF trouble divorce.
Then you bet 1 encouraged the habits.
I lost all my money; 1 couldn't hold a
stoking; still have the bottle for my
friend
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

There's not much of it; I'm going to
cut it mighty short. But, young one,
the trouble is the particular girls of
this world insist on falling in love with
the bad men. This wouldn't cause so
many smashups if we could change in
day, but we can't, and there's nothing
on earth so unforgiving as a particular
girl! Heaven help the poor devil that
marries one! did-you see me now
at the bottom, Where did l start from?
/ came out of high school and went into
a big business with my father. but I
had learned to gamble. I fell in love
with the most beautiful girl in the
world. She knew that 1 gambled and
drank, but she married me-in fact, we
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

sign of cross; then, stepping upon
the field, they would pronounce in a
low voice some indistinct words which
sounded like a prayer"
dozen years later he gave us The
Man With the Hoe" (Which, by the
way, was in the Crocker collection, de-
stroyed in San Francisco in the 1905
hre), and some of his most beautiful
works, including "The Cleaners" and
The Angelus," were created when his
great heart was heavy with grief over
the death of his mother, while his
debts were driving him to distraction
and the pain in his head constantly
troubling him.
The prices he received for his work
were small and the distressingly long
intervals between sales kept him in a
chronic agony of debt. In 1859 when
he was finishing The Angelus." he
wrote:
We have wood for only one or two
days, and we do not know how to get
more, as they will not give it to us
without money. | am suffer-
ing and sad. - I do not pretend
TO be more unfortunate than a lot of
other people, but each feels his own
pain
After The Angelus" was finished it
was many months before a purchaser
was found-rfor $500 francs, or nearly
Soo0. The last time it changed hands,
IN 1883, the transfer price was 100000
francs.
During the 35 years he had been
painting he has given us only about 80
pictures, nearly all small. His was a
long, weary trudge up the hill, and not
until ne had passed down on the other
slde-qulte out of hearing the full
sweet word of praise and hearty recog-
nition-did the world awaken to the
1act that giant had been among us.
little more than so when he died.
January 20 1875, he lamented the num-
ber OF things he had hoped to do and
which he must leave undone.
This painter of sabots" lies in the
cemetery of Chailly. some 80 odd miles
from Paris. 1t is the little church at
Chalily from whose distant spire,
bathed in rosy light, THE Angelus" is
ringing, and at the first mellow tones
the workers in the fields stand with
bowed head and lips moving in prayer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
MILLET, SABOT PAINTER sts; sts;

shadows of twilight; his the hand that
glorihed the humble life of his fellow
workers.
Jean Francois Millet was born Oe-
tober 4, 1914, the annual feast day Of
st. Francis of Assist, for whom he was
named, and to whom that best beloved
of saints, who preached a holy poverty
and whose little brothers were the
birds. beasts and fishes. the little boy
was commended, says Laughlin, biog-
rapher.
Besides the boy had a grandmother.
She was woman of strong character,
devout, righteous, charitable, with a
morning she awakened her idolized
grandchild with the bidding: Up my
little Francois. If you only knew what
a long time the birds have been singing
the glory of God" Perhaps after a
simple breakfast he would run out
where his father was sowing or plow-
ing or harvesting, and as they trudged
through The freshly turned burrows or
garnered the golden sheaves Jeau Louis
would talk to his little SON of the
beauty of Gods handiwork and call his
attention to the picturesque in the
landscape roundabout
In the hour when the great shadows
seek the plain" under the matched roof
OF jean Louis gathered the family, the
servants, the wayfarer whom night
had overtaken. Particularly were
these strangers welcome if they were
beggars; if they were the least of
these" they were not less welcome than
the very Christ himself in this peas
ants home in Norma ndy.
IN this atmosphere the boy, Fran
is, grew ". were good books
IN the Millet .lome and he devoured
them; there was stimulating inter-
course, and he drew from it full need
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

them, which consisted principally Of
the mortgage money they had just re-
ceived. He seemed greatly surprised
at the size of his booty.
Where did you get all this so early
in the morning, gentlemen"
They thought it would be wise to tell
the truth. since he probably knew the
circumstances anyhow. He was famil-
lar with the affairs of nearly every one
in the state, they weu knew.
Mrs. Ward has just paid off the debt
on their ranch.
Il suppose it was pretty hard for the
Wards to raise this?"
THAT is not our concern"
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of the things that were later to make
him great. Very young he went into
the field to do his share of labor Dur
ing the noontime rest instead of sleep
ing he would sit by the window and
draw. But there was never any talk
or any thought of his becoming an ar
tist until he was IS.
Under instructors in Cherbourg he
did creditable work, and in 1887 went
to Paris. In 1910 his first picture was
hung in the salon. Little triumphs fol-
lowing long weary months of disap-
pointment; recognition that eased the
financial strain and bitterness of spirit
Paris for a tiny hamlet 81 miles dis
tant, and here was the wide plain
of La Biere, the scene of 'The An
gelus" and many another of Millet's
immortal canvases.
In a two roomed cottage here he
moved his family, and here they lived
for 25 years, till the end of his life
At first. in an old barn, damp cold
without fireplace, lighted by only
one little window in a corner, was his
studio. Later. north light was put
in and a wooden floor, and a couple OF
rooms were added to the cottage, which
met all the wants of the painter, his
wife and their nine children and was
never too small to afford a hearty hos
pitality to its many guests
In 1850 Millet produced the first OF
his great canvases, THE Sower," OF
which his frien Sensier said:
we know what serious affair the
sowing is to an agricultural people
Flowing, manuring, narrowing are
done with comparative Indifference, al
any rate without heroic passion, but
when man puts on the white grain
bag, rolls it around his left arm. fills
it with seed. the hope of the comine 2
year. that man exercises a sort OF
sacred ministry The rhythmic walk
of the sower and his action are su-
perb. The Importance Of the deed is
real. and he feels his responsibility
I have seen sewers who, before they
put foot upon the field, would toss 6
handful OF grain into tne air in the