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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

to the point of actual
unconsciouSneSs of his
surroundings.
Dinner finished, 1
led our guest to camp
chairs, set close beside
the fire; for the night
wind swept swift and
chill down the gorge out
of the cloud capped
SUBMITS of the Mau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

Casualties disressingly frequent Neither the
main column its scouting attachments could for
moment abate viglance: ventured beneath an over
hanging cliff, down into midst crashed great boul-
ders camped in range of commanding Interests, down
into the camp at dawn to pour hail of lead.
"Commlssary got dangerously low; but still the Old
I'm hung on, bound to give them good hiding before
turning back. And win out at last we did, decently
enough, too
ONE evening the subaltern in charge of scouting
party reported the discovery of large walled vii
age. By patience and careful work he had got sufi-
GENTLY enable him. by the use of his telescope
to make decenty thorough reconnaissance of its posi-
ton, strength, and environment; for the himen like
the true birds of prey they are, had perced the
edge of an almost unassailable cliff.
ITO the north and east its tall, loophoed walls COM
manded broad level approaches devoid of cover while
from the foot of its south and walls virtually per-
pendicuar cliff fell sheer hundred and fifty feet the
bed of roaring mountain that wound around its
base
"The only gate of the town, the only break in it's
otherwise solid walls stood at the southeast angle open
ing narrow level bench scant fifty yards square,
commanded from both south and east walls the only
from it low mound opposite the gate and fifty
yards distant from it.
ITO the gate there was but approach, by path
cut out of the solid rock of the cliff face and leading up
ward from the stream margin at very steep angle
path apparently scant two feet wide. Obviously the
1
their only water supply, and this path the only
of reaching it.
"Stil it looked like tidy bit of fairly easy picking
did that hllmens nest; for the Afrdi night guard of
their towns VIGOROUSLY negligent So the Old un
planned to detach small picked force of hundred
and fifty men for advance by night march the village,
ascent of the path under of darkness conceal
ment of the force behind the mound opposite the gate
and an assault of the place at dawn when its
should be issuing from the gate to fetch the days sup
ply of water.
"And it was glad enough when midnight
and formed for the advance; for the foxy
Old had forbidden fires and all nights piercingly
cold in these attitudes of the Kush.
"Subaltern who had discovered the village led the
column, marching hundred yards in advance of the
SCREEN carrying phosphorus-rubbed stick; for the
night overcast dark I'm blessed if one could
his nose.
Earned his baly little monthly wages that night,
did that beauty of subatern, though; for an hour be-
fore dawn he brought straight shot to the foot
of the path
"The path was narrow that we had to advance in
single file; but there signs of night guard vig
lance. Apparently the plan of the Old-un working
perfectly But just he have been congratuating
himself the safe Judgment of his under the
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D ATHER a facer was

that situation. Bad enough in daylight, it seemed
hopeless in the dark But presently of the officers,
feeling about the dark discovered two depressons
sockets cut into the path its end and close
outer margin and instantly it flashed his
sourceu mind that the depressons the ootrest for
ladder used by day to connect the lower section of the
path with its higher continuation and raised at night
for protection against attack While shrewd, of
his deduction only lecture. However, it offered
the only conceivable chance of farther advance and the
Old un quick to it-ordered the lead men of
our little column of Sikh stalwarts to mount
anohers shoulders and feel for the upper section of the
path; stunt easy enough drill at wall scaling but
rather desperate alternative such footing.
slip of the climbers meant fall good eighty feet
certain death below But there nothing else for it
and any of any service could do it, it was
little lot of bearded beauties, trained to finish by
long hill campaign, grim, grave beggars that
baked an order.
$50 six of them were grouped as closely as possible
the supposed ladder sockets four others cambered
to their shoulders three to THEIRS heirs-and
then it young monkey of subaltern about my
size, who scrambled atop of the pyramid and finding
his shoulders level with the path contrived to pull
himself upon it. Then several men mounted the same
way while Others knotting their belts together
and ultimately, by the aid of the mprovised belt rope
our entire force won its way to the upper path.
3But at deadly penalty of t1ne Dawn was already
come.
"Scrambling quickly upward it was only to find that
the mound had relied for inadequate to
shelter than third of the force, leaving the
the bench before the gate and strung along
the path beneath it, openly exposed to fire at sight
range from the village walls.
"And scarcely had realized the desperate nature
of our position before, discovered from the walls,
heavy fire opened u.s. fire before which be-
gan falling FAST notwithstanding the few of force
range of the hillmen manning the walls warming
up their Martins as fast they could.
Something must be done instantly to the
mand from humiliation. There only alterna-
tive,-to blow the bally gate But when the Old un
called for the guncotton, it found that the man
nrusted with the decorators and fuses had lost them!
Guncotton we had in abundance; but means of ex-
plodng it! Oldun wild with rage: thought he
going to massacre that detonator Johnny. Said
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of the mound well be-
fore dawn, the unex-
pected happened the
path we were climbing
came to an abrupt end!
Tapered off into empty
space, while above rose
the sheer, smooth wall
of the cliff
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
STRUCK GAS At
DEPTH OF 147 FEET
Strong Indications for Paying Well at
Camp of Bryan Natural Gas
G. Oil Company.

At depth of only 147 feet STRAIT
UNI of gas was struck Saturday in the
well now being bored by the Bryan
NaturaN Gas & Oil Company. With
this strong indication of a greater
supply deeper down, the drilling was
resumed this morning with renewed
interest.
In an interview with Mr.. VI. A. Cur
rie, one of the promoters, he stated
that it is always the case with gas
wells that the first stratum is struck
at a comparatively shallow depth. He
stated further that the driller an ex-
perienced workman in this line, en-
poets to strike strong flow about 400
feet down. So confident is Mr.. Currie
that the well will prove a success that
he wired Immediately to Mr.. G.. w.
Hardy, president of the company, at
Shreveport, and Mr. Hardy arrived in
the city last night and went early
this morning to the scene of the drill
ing. Mr. Currie stated that the work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
and in a short while the test well will
be completed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

College Station, Texas, March 4, 1911.
Bids will be received at the office
of the president up TO p. m. March 25,
for 1000 cords of good merchantable
wood to be delivered on the college
grounds at such times and places as
the president OF the college may desig
nate and require Grade of wood and
cording subject to the approval of the
college. The college reserves the CD.
ton to furnish as much as 200 cords
of wood ever and above the amount
specified in contract A certified check
for one-siXth the amount of The bid
must accompany such Tia. A bond Of
sufficient amount will be required of
the successful bidder 10 compel faith
(ul Observance of the contract The
right is reserved TO reject any and al
bids r. Z. MINER,
President.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

revenue from the state feed inspec-
ton law, he threw himself in front OF
the final acceptance of the coiification
and prevented its passage until the
error. was corrected. Senator Astln
stands well with his associates in the
senate. His personality attracts to
him friends from both factions; his
extreme courtesy to others at all
times has won him friends for every
cause he espoused. His activity in be-
half of his constituency makes him a
valuable man for this district and |
want to say that the people OF this
section of the state have done Wen VI
honor him with the position. Active,
energetic and reliable; diligent in that
he remains at his seat throughout all
the time of the meeting of the body
| to which he belongs, he deserves COM
mendation.
The appropriation bill was lost. An
effort was made to get it up Thursday
and had Chairman Cox, of the COM
mittee, had sufficient support he
would have done so. He tried by vote
to take it up Thursday and the mo-
ton was lost by six votes. There were
quite a number of members absent at
the time, and if there could have been
but six or seven there to stand with
Chairman Cox the story might have
been different.
The main spokesman on the floor OF
the house for the college was Judge
T. d. Rowell, of Jefferson. a former
member of the board of directors, who
made every effort to help the institu-
tion Indigo ROwel1 took IN every
measure that Senator Astin carried
through the senate and made an effort
to get it through the house, and in
most instances was successful. When
the error in the codfication act was
discovered by which the feed revenue
was about to be lost to the college,
Judge Rowell Joined Senator Astin in
his efforts that corrected the mistake.
JAMES HAYS QUARLES.
College Station, Texas, March 10.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
SENATOR ASTIN A FAITH
Full PUBLIC SERVANT
Worked PerseveringIy for A. G M.
College and Accomplished Much.
Ably Seconded by Judge
RoWelI.

To the Editor OF The Bryan Eagle:
| have just returned from Austin,
where | spent the last week of the
legislature looking after the interests
of A. e NJ. college While the general
result of the late session is known
there is specific information that
think the pepole of Brazos county
ought to know, and that is in refer
ence OF Senator J. r. Astin, of this
district.
During the trying days leading up
to final adjournment Senator Astin
was in his seat early in the morning
and late at night. He was faithfully
ION the job" and watched carefully
the interests of A. & ". college. 1t
was through his efforts that the bill
providing for experts in soils and ter
racing, which provided that the de-
partment of agriculture should be in
charge. was amended so as to bring
this department to the college; it was
through his efforts that the constitu-
tional amendment providing for six
year term for the members of the
board of directors of the college and
other state Institutions was passed in
the senate; he secured the adoption
in the senate of the constitutional
amendment providing for the separa-
ton of A. & NJ college and The uni
versity. and he worked hard to help
us get it through the house, but it
failed: he secured the passage in the
senate of the new fertilizer law, which
is so much needed by the department
of the state chemist at the college;
when it was discovered that the new
codification of the civil and criminal
laws of the state omitted the statute
of the fourth called session of the
Thirty-frst legislature, by which oms-
sion the college would have lost the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

owned telephone line. The father of
the proposed legislation says the bill
was prepared at the request of tele-
phone subscribers in rural districts. "A
great deal of trouble said he, has
been caused through people listening
to telephone conversations they knew
were not intended for their ears. Why,
down where | live there has been so
much of this going on and then the
repeated that the sec.
ton has come to be called 'Tattle
Point. "-Exchange
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1911.

A year ago Bryan was practically
without sidewalks, but since the work
of building them was started it has
been pushed vigorously and is still in
creasing in geometrical ratio. At
first the contractor had to beg for
work and was idle half his time; but
now, although he has largely increased
his force and working facilities, he
has contracts far in advance of his
ability to fill them. For this, The city
council, the Commercial Club and, last
but not least, the Civic League are
entitled to the credit. Organization
and cooperation work miracles.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
TO CELEBRATE TEXAS DAY.

l.. S. Ross chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, viii celebrate
Texas Day tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. at
Carnegie Hal. An interesting and ap-
propriate program will be rendered.
A most cordial invitation is extended
to the veterans and the public gener-
ally. A full attendance of the members
of the chapter is urgently requested
MRS. w. A. BANKS.
President.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
Telephone Tattlers.

A bill has been introduced in the
New Hampshire legislature which i'm
poses fine of so for each and every
offense of unlawfully breaking in on
telephone conversation, or taking down
a receiver and listening to a converse.
ton between others" on a privately
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
WORK ON SEWER #
SYSTEM ;aafED

Today was the day set for the work
to begin on Bryans sewer system and
the city officials and Engineer A. b.
Carson have been busy getting every
thing ready to push the work as rap
idly as possible. Today was entirely
consumed in securing the right of way
and in employing men and teams to
make the excavations for the large
septic tanks.
Engineer Carson stated to an Eagle
reporter this morning that the first
septic tank built will be located in the
western part of town. 1t will be 80
feet in diameter and 10 feet deep, and
will be built of reinforced concrete.
The excavations will start tomorrow
and work on the entire system will be
pushed with all possible vigor
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
TWO RICHMONDS
IN THE FIELD ALREADY
Ready to Vault Into Seat Of Congress
man Randall, Who Wants to Sue
coed Senator Bailey.
IBy Associated Pre- IS. ]

Sherman, Texas, March l3.-Judge
B. l.. Jones and Ivan b. Irwin, the
latter of Honey Grove, have announced
their candidacy to succeed Congress
man Randall, since the latter an
nounced himself a candidate for Sen
ator Bailey's seat in the United States
senate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

The rumor that the foreign finan-
ciers interested in Mexico have de-
cided that DiaZ must go and that
Limantour must take his place. is so
persistent that there must be some
truth in it, Possibly the latter while
in Europe persuaded them that he is
the man for the job.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

The San Angelo Standard calls at
tention to the fact that when President
Polk in 1876 ordered the American
army to rendezvous at Corpus Christi,
it was given out that it was only for
the purpose of maneuvering. Let us
hope, however, that history will not
repeat itself in the present case.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13
PARAGRAPHS CONTRIBUTED BY
COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES

The Kansas City Packer. estimates
that 400 carloads of onions will be
shipped from Laredo during the 1911
season to the Northern markets. Texas
can boast of the largest exclusive
onion district in the South, and the
fame of the Texas Bermuda has
reached all corners of the world.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, en-
tertained William ]. Bryan at dinner
yesterday, but politics was not men,
toned. 1t was Sunday, you know, and
both are Presbyterians.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

The reactionaries of both parties
are trying to fix things so that, no
matter which wins, the favored trusts
can say to the people: Heads, win;
tails, you lose"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Whether there will be intervention
in Mexico depends on public opinion.
If the people demand it, the result in
this case will be the same that it was
in the case of Cuba.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Thirteen solid carloads of eggs have
been shipped from Flatonia during the
past few weeks to New York and other
Eastern markets. The egg industry in
the gulf coast country of Texas is
steadily growing and this shipment of
eggs is one of the largest ever origi-
mating from one single point in the
South. The egg and poultry business
is one that brings quick returns and
ready cash. and the Texas hen, the
queen of the barnyard, rules the roost
the year round.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

General Carter will not try to revive
the Mexican cart trade, upon which
San Antonio depended for its CONNER
cial prosperity before railroads were
built in Southwest Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Nine vetoes during the sixty days
session of the legislature, and not one
of them overruled. is satisfactory evi.
dence that Governor Colquitt is not a
fipurehpad
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

There are boys corn clubs in over
sixty counties of Texas and by the
selection of seed and proper cultiva-
ton under ths instructions of experts
these boys have demonstrated that the
production per acle can be increased
from 300 to 400 per cent in many in
stances.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Diaz has proclaimed martial law in
Mexico and his soldiers will shoot all
insurrectos captured without the for
mality of even drumhead court
t;oI
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Colonel Roosevelt is doing Texas on
his first farewell tour" Possibly it is
also the last, but there are some who
will have to be shown.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

The legislature sine died. Saturday
and the Austin boarding houses are
like banquet halls deserted
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

Another industry awaiting develop,
ment in Texas is the growing of cam
phor for the market. Camphor trees
grow to large size in Texas, but with
one or two exceptions no attempt has
been made to make business of cam
phor growing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-13

The development of the dairy indus
try in Texas during the last quarter of
a century is a counterpart of the de-
velopment of Texas agriculture. Texas
is doing her part in supplying the
world with high grade dairy products
of every kind.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-05
1aas That Last.

1.-THE young chap whose morals
tremble for just now is my nephew"
the city salesman remarked. HE has
position as errand boy in a banking
house. He Is a bright lad and as
steady as they make 'em, but since he
got that job in the bank his women
relations are urging him into crime.
They do not advise him to pick his
employers pockets or run away with
the days deposits, but the principle in
volved is just as reprehensible. They
ask him to abstract a few bags that
the silver money is carried in. The
women want those bags for sofa pill
low covers. They are made Of mate
rial that will never wear out and
feathers and down simply cannot sift
through. BY boldly asking for what
he wanted the boy has secured enough
bags to incase his mothers sofa pill
lows, but If he supplies the rest Of the
family see nothing ahead Of him but
a career of crime."-New York Sun.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-05

"A mans health Is often the making
OF him. said Mayor p. II. Mccarthy
OF San Francisco ut the Willard.
ION April 6, 1886, l was a carpenter
in Chicago. 1 had been in III health
for some time. That night went to
the theater with two companions.
After leaving the playhouse we walked
through State street. and saw a sign
in a railroad ticket Office. 1t read
Cut rate to California; $14 to San
Francisco was greatly impressed
and told my friends would like to
take the trip.
I'VE talked over the matter for ba,f
an hour. and the following day saw us
On train bound for the Pacific coast
AFTER travelling along the coast we
finally decided to turn our backs for.
ever on Chicago and the cold lake
Dreezes. That was the best thing 7
ever did. We procured employment
ana remained near the Golden Gate
me next time I saw Chicago was a.
lsoo when on my way to Scranton
"a. to attend labor convention
search for health finally resulted in
my rise In the world."-Washineten
= OIL, sSA-p-s->~R
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-05
Do You Want to Get Slender,

A food specialist said Of dieting:
1.-THE simplest, easiest and most ef{1ca-
cious diet to bring down the weight is
the one dish diet. At no meal, that Is,
should more than one dish be eaten.
The dish may be what you will-Irish
stew, macaroni and cheese, roast beef,
vegetable soup, bacon and eggs-but
no courses are to precede or follow it.
You may eat as much as you choose
Of the dish. and yet, for all that, you
will lose weight steadily. It's the va
riety Of dishes-the oysters, soup, fish,
turkey, mince pie, Ice cream-it's the
variety Of dishes. creating an artt-
fetal appetite when the body has real
ly had all it requires, that causes cor.
pulence. If we confine ourselves to one
dish we know when we've had enough
we don't know otherwise-and the
result is that we soon drop down to
the slimness natural to children, ami.
mails and temperate and healthy men
and women. kansas City Star.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-05-05
Entered April %. 1903 Mt Rathdrum, Ida
no, as secOnd-class matter, under Act Of
Congress of March ., 1879.

GOVERNOR Hawley, on his
return to Boise announces that,
regardless OF the fact that a ma
jority of the state board OF
equalization is now opposed to
enforcing the law requiring cash
value assessment of property, he
will not recede from his position,
but that he will insist on ASSESS
ment at cash value and punish
any assessor who fails to do his
duty. Evidently the governor
mapped out his program from
the start and is determined to
stay with it. His enemies will
probably call him stubborn, but
his friends will dignity his att.
tude by calling him firm.