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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
U,.d Another Man's L.as.

In the hall of the house Of represent
atives there Ia a painting Of George
Washington. He looks a most COM
handing person. with the stature Of
q giant and a faultless physique. But
looking at the portrait recently a pub
lie man commented:
"That Is a good deal Of a sham.
George Washington never looked like
that. though I've no doubt he would
have been proud TO appear SO magnif-
cent.
"Notice the legs" the speaker con-
tinued. 'They are perfect beauties,
but they are not Washington's. They
are the legs OF General Smith Of New
Jersey. a soldier of the Revolution.
1T happened this way" he explain
ed In conclusion: Washington had
quite unlmpressive legs, and the artist
who painted that picture was so dis
satisfied with their shape that he per
suaded General Smith to lend his
faultless members as models. SO,
while we have the face and torso OF
our great first president, the support
ing legs are those of one of his gen
erals Long may they stand.-Wash-
ington Post
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
An Authors Odd Aversion.

The "stoc" meal had attractions for
Edward Fitzgerald. who. among his
other peculiarities. hated to see peo-
pie enjoying their food On one oc-
casion. after a man had finished
glass of wine in his company and gone
out of the room, Fitzgerald remarked.
with disgust: Did you notice how he
took up his glass? | am sure he likes
1T. Bah" Fitzgerald himself, accord
ing to his biographer, Mr.. A G. Ben
son. '1ived practically on bread and
fruit. mostly apples and pears. even
turnip, with sometimes cheese or but
ter and milk buildings. But he was
not a bigoted vegetarian To avoid
an appearance of singularity he would
eat meat at other houses and provided
1t in plenty for his guests But the
only social meal he cared to join In
was tea. prre and simple, with bread
and butter"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16

He met her one night at . reception
and asked her to 60 to the thsatsr
with him. She accepted, and. a. they
liked each other. they went again later.
Then 1t got to be a weekly occurrence.
Finally be got to thinking that he was
solid enough with her to go out be-
tween the acts. and so he did. For
several weeks be worked this and met
with no rebuff. But she was thinking
a lot. even though she wasn't saying
anything
One evening she said. why don't
you go to the smoking room to smoke
instead OF going TO the lobbyw
Isis there smoking room in
sidei" he asked
"Or course You always say that
you are going out to smoke. and
II seems so useless to have to take
your hat and coat every time. And
II you thought of 1t beforehand you
could buy those cigarettes that you
seem to like-the ones that smell like
cloves. You know--before you come"
He is wondering If she is as wise as
1t seems or as innocent as 1t appears
Boston Traveller.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16

Before the advent OF the house num-
Der only business signs. coats Of arms
and house names marked the different
buildings Then. In London. for In
stance. one had to look for Mr.. Jones.
should he desire to call upon that man.
in. say. "Whltechapel. not far from
the Blue Boar" II is thought Berlin
in 1895 was the first city to employ
the numbering system. The German
innovators did not put odd numbers
on one side of their streets and even
numbers on the other They merely
started from the Brandenburg gate
and numbered straight ahead. taking
no account of change Of street. AS
they proceeded. therefore. the mum
bers grew higher. the height to which
they attained being limited only by
the supply of houses. The first house
they numbered was No. !. the last the
number that betokened the total num-
Der of houses in the city.-St. Louis
Republic
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
THEY PLAYED CHESS.
The Loser Aftsrward Learned With.
out Asking Why He Lost.

The Loser Aftsrward Learned With.
out Asking Why He Lost.
Baron Hengelmuller. the Austrian
diplomat, q man famous for his chess
ability. one day at house In Wash
ington met a young man whose name
he did not catch when the introduc.
tons were made. Chess was the topic
of the conversation by all those In the
company. and presently the young
man suggested diffidently that be
would be highly honored If the baron
would play a game with him
The baron consented. They sat
down. After few moves the baron
looked up from the table checkmated
and found the young man reading
paper. The chessmen we're placed
again aud. after not so many moves
as before. the baron looked up to find
the young man reading the paper and
himself checkmated.
After his dinner the baron came
back. he wanted another game. being
somewhat chagrined at the ease with
which be had been beaten. As be
came in he found the young man who
had played with him that afternoon
blindfolded and playing against six
teen opponents at the same time. The
young man was MISUNDERSTANDING
Evening Post
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
Not III. Answer He Expected.

One of Lord Desborough's best anec-
dotes relates to clergyman who was
far more at home In the hunting field
than In the pulpit, says London Tit
Bits On the morning of meet he
was much annoyed at having to Off
ciate at a funeral; but, this over, he
mounted his horse and started in pur
suit of his friends On the road he
sought information of an old woman
With donkey cart.
We'll" she said. III you ride 10 the
top of the hill You will come to a
'meenister Then if you turn to th,
right you will he likely to come no
with them
Handing her u shilling. he said MY
good woman. why did you call the
sign post a Minister
"Why. you see, sir. it's like this;
We used TO call 'em sign posts. but
since you're been in these parts we
calls EN- meenisters. cos. though they
points other folks the way. they never
goes themselves Go on, Neddy"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
His Jioht Diet.

The actors sense of humor is al
ways uppermost He will Jest about
his hard luck. his I'll luck or almost
anything that offers an opportunity for
a joke Generally, too. he has cour-
age-the courage to smile when bis
heart is heavy. comedian. who was
known to be In desperate straits, was
invited to social gathering one even
ing When the poor actor arrived he
was seen to be thinly clad. although
the weather was bitter cold He look
ed also as IL he had not had any too
much nourishment for some time. The
hostess greeted him cordially.
II am so glad to see you" abe said.
"How well you are looking"
"Yes." replied the comedian; the
wind has been very nutritious of Late
Saturday Evening Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
BEST SERMON YET PREACHED
.AT TENT MEETING

The evangelist preached a strong
sermon last night to fine audience
at the tent. He spoke for thirty min
utes most earnestly on the text God
willeth not the death of any but
that all might turn and live. Turn We,
turn ye, for why will we die, Oh house
of Israel" He showed how God had
exhausted infinite wisdom to find a
remedy for the sins of man. The blood
OF Jesus Christ was and is the remedy
provided God has offered pardon to
all who will accept the blood of Jesus
Christ to cleanse their sins.
The idea that God Is harsh Judge,
sitting on His throne rejoicing over
the destruction iof men Is foreign to
the Bible idea. The death Of Jesus,
the institution OF the church, all prov
licences and every means OF grace
prove to the world that God does not
want any lost.
1t was the best sermon the eyangel-
list has yet preached and all his SER
mons are good. Services continue, 10
to II a. m daily, and from to $3.50 at
night. Everybody is welcome.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16

The question Is often debated a. to
whether persons who lose their lives
In fire developing with great rapid
ity undergo extreme physical suffer
ing. An authoritative opinion is ex-
pressed by the New York Medical Jour
nal. which says; Unnecessary an
guisb Of mind has probably been felt
by relatives Of unfortunate workers
killed in factory fires by reflection on
the supposedly agonizing pain caused
by such death. Where great bulk
of highly infammable substances is
quickly consumed in closed space the
result is the production of large guam
titles OF carbon monoxide. This gas.
It is well known, combines with the
haemogobln of the blood to form
compound that refuses to combine
with oxygen. The result Is speedy
and probably painless asphyxiation be-
fore the flames have had a chance to
attack the bodies of the victims"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
GUY BITTLE's EXPERIENCE
WITH FIRE ExTINouISHER
Saved His House and Furniture With
Little Effort 49, Advises
Everybody to Get One.

In June. 1908, a man came to Bryan
selling fire extinguishers. ! was one
of those who bought, taking three at
$25 for all. | carted them proudly
home, joyously awaiting the words Of
commentator | knew would come.
Huh Guess they are all right but
there are things we need worse. Got
to be some clothes bought here for
summer Exit /, sadly wondering IL
| could trade them for clothes.
At 10 O'Clock, night of June II, |
awoke from porch sleep and pre-
pared to turn in for the night, but on
looking up at an upstairs window | saw
what seemed to be an uncommonly
bright light ] yelled to the daughter
to turn that lamp down and never,
never turn IL up again She was
down stairs and had not been up there.
The next thing was loud cries of, It's
burning down! Oh. papa, come quick!
my room is burning sailed up
stairs and grabbed one of the extin-
guishers, calling for the other two TO
be brought. The walls were afiame,
also a closet; the floor and ceiling was
Just taking fire. Smoke was thick all
over the upstairs. One charge from
this batter and about three minutes
flow and my fire was gone. There was
hardly enough water on the place to
put out a Kitchen stove. You can i'm
agine the balance.
The Badger extinguisher, which had
stood guard silently faithfully and
without expense for three years, had
at last paid its way, and a thousand
times over, for no available power was
at hand to save my house and furni-
tn
Insured? Yes, of course, but what's
a little insurance where a mans home
and furniture are going up in smoke.
I'm not selling those extlnglishers,
but | have learned from experience
what their worth is | also saved
railroad depot at . a. m. one morning,
eighteen years ago. with one. Now, |
would like to see every home situated
as mine Is equipped with one or two
of these things. Get one, set It up and
IL you never need It, all the better;
but If you ever do you'll bless the day
you bought it, They say an Indian
takes his rife with him TO the happy
hunting ground. If | could carry off
any thing with me, my choice would be
a couple of good chemical extinguish-
ers. GUY BITTLE
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
Dainty Snails-

The writer who qualified the snail as
"foul and unclean" was guilty Of a
libel. Snails are most dainty feeders
and strict vegetarians. as many gar
deners know to their cost. Apparently
three centuries ago snails were more
popular in England than they are now.
The fastidious author Of 1.-THE Faerie
Queene" gives recipe for their prep
aration:
With our sharp weapons we shall thee
fray
And take the castlll that thou lyest IN:
We shall thee fay out OF thy foule skin.
And in a DISH with onyons and pepper.
We shall thee dresse with strong vyne-
gars.
London Standard.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
How Gold Leaf Kills.

The Chinese consul at San Francisco
discussed at a dinner his country's
customs.
There is one custom" said young
girl. that can't understand. and
that is the Chinese custom Of commit
ting suicide by eating gold leaf. l
can't understand how gold can kill"
The partaker, no doubt" smiled the
consul. "succumbs from conscious
ness of inward gilt"-Los Angeles
Times
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
Manuscript Letters Bare.

Manuscripts and Photograph letters
from living literary celebrities should
be boarded with great care by their
recipients The prospect is that they
will grow increasingly rare Auto
graph signatures are probably all that
the next generation will be able to bid
for in the auction rooms and add to
its collections - New York Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
DISTINGUISHED Advice.

II have told my constituents that
regarded myself as ~. servant of the
people," said Senator Sorghum.
"Yes." replied Farmer Corntossel.
"but you want to keep people from
gettin' an idea that you're one of
these servants who are always on the
lookout fur tips Washington Star
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
A Taste For Soap.

Surely one of the. queerest OF tastes
was that Of the historian Prescott. Of
whose life In Rome Mrs. Hugh Fraser
tells in "a Dlplomatist's Wife In "1ny
Lands" She says that he used to keep
cake of soap on his writing table
aud nibble nj It constantly. saying.
when be was demonstrated with. that
people should be clean inside as well
No ont"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
A COMEDY OF ERRORS

1t has been said by some famous
writer that Life is a play and the
world is the stage" We have often
wondered if lie ever worked on a news
paper. Surely not, but if perchance he
did he would agree with us that "our
play" may be styled "A Comedy of
Errors II life Is play, this newspa-
per drama has made the longest stand
yet heard Of The 200 straight nights
at Castle Garden in New York City
dwindle into lnsignifcance, and the
years of the Passion Play fade into
oblivion.
The scenery never changes. The
overture of public criticism continues
in discordant chants, voiced by the
chronic kickers. To be sure, it has
its humorous situations. its scenes of
pathos and its soul-sIlrring climaxes,
but how very seldom il Il we get a
curtain call or an encore. and never do
We hear the call for the author"
One way to account for this is that
we don't charge enough for it and II
is not appreciated But whatever it
is, like Polly of the Circus, "she shore
has got 70 go on" and II you ask a
reporter. looking for news?" and he
answers: mo, I'm pushing wrinkles
out of prunos for exercise" you may
know that he has taken his cue"
and is in the midst Of "A Comedy of
Errors"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
A Weather Prophet.

Now. Mrs Brown. have pinned
up your new almanac"
"Oh. thank ZEE miss. thank zee, but
my corns tell me the weather far bet
ter than any of they ere almanacksw-
London Opinion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
Most Innportant.

George What can be the matter?
The telegram says. Come home at
once" ! must ny.
George (as be arrives home two hours
later- what on earth is the natter,
dearest7
Young Wife-The baby said Dad
"-EXchHnge
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16
In the Barnvard.

Look how queerly that hen Is act.
ing DO you think she Is Matching a
plot?"
mo; think she is plotting a hatch.
Baltimore American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-16

Industry keeps the body healthy.
the mind clear, the heart whole and
the purse full. Simmons
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15
Che Delta Churches

CATHOLIC.
Services every Sunday excepting
the last Sunday of each month, at
the new church, corner Sixth and
Meeker streets.
/ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Services at Room 22O, Delta
Nationl bank building, corner of
Fourth and Main, every Sunday at
IL a. m. and s p. m. On Wednes-
day evenings at p. m.
CHRISTIAN
Services at the Christian church
every Lords Day. Sunday school
10 a. m. Devotional and commune
IL a. N. Preaching services fol-
lowing. Y. P. S. C. E. Z p. m. and
preaching at p. m
]. H. SWIFT. Pastor.
DIVINE SCIENCE.
Divine Science readings on Fri
days at $3.50 p. m. All are cordially
invited. Third house, 3rd street.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Sunday school GAS a. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The Rev DR.. Essert of Colorado
Springs, will preach at both morn
ing and evening services next Sun
day. Epworth League at $50 and
preaching at 1880 p. m.
REV. ]. A. JOHNSON, Pastor.
ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL.
]. H. DENNIS. Rector
BAPTIST.
Sunday school at GAS a. m, Nor
ming worship at IL, Young peoples
meeting at p. m, evening service
at 8.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15

Out of the couple of hundred who
started with him. only a very few
ever reached the land they sought
for they persisted by the way, of
hunger, cold and hardships.
For the past year he has been
in partnership with his brother, T.
A. Woman at Delta, Colorado, in
the paint, oil and wall paper bust
ness, he having charge of large
force of workmen. taking large con-
tracts in decorations.
Last July he went on a hunting
expedition up in the mountains. The
water to be obtained was in irri-
cation bitches. 1t was polluted and
the germs proved to be typhoid and
for the past month he has been
very i'll. The physicians arrested the
disease and 1t was thought he would
recover. but other complications set
in and he was submitted to an OPP
Grafton. He was too weak to stand
the shock.
The deceased was a member of
the Loyal Order of Moose. This
orGer had charge of the services
peculiar to the order at Delta, Tues
day morning and the members did
much to assuage the grief of the
family He was accompanied to
Rock Falls by his mother and his
brother, T. A. Woman, reaching
this city Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Woman was unmarried.
The deceased was a man with n
nature as tender as that of wom-
an. He could not bear to see any
thing suffer pain. He was brave
and heroic. and many times has he
risked his life to save others. He
was a home man and loved his fam
lily. He mourned much that he was
unable to stay in this climate. He
was a good man and will leave n
vacant place in the heart of his
mother and others of his family
that will never be filled.
Mr.. Worman's father died two
years ago. He leaves to mourn
his departure his mother, two sis
tiers, Mrs. Lulu Thompson, of Spir-
it Lake, Ia, and Kate Il. Emmons
of this city, Thos A. of Delta, Colo,
william S. of Seattle, and Charles
S. of Denver. A good man has gone
When told that his end was drawing
near, he turned to his mother and
said, Mother, am ready. Take m'
back to Rock Falls, when all Is
over"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15
A Delightful Evening of
Miscellaneous Readings.

Among the new readers coming
into prominence in this country,
few, if any, have brighter or more
promising future than Mr.. Paul
Blackwell. His full stock of mother
wit, his ability to take the place
OF the other fellow" and his care
full selection and original presenta-
ton, all bespeak for him place
among the readers of today.
Mr.. Blackwell was reared among
the Colorado mountains and his i'm
agination is of purity and breadth
which color, with a pleasant fresh
ness, his representations of charac-
ter as well as his Interpretation OF
stately literature. Added to real
gift for impersonation is thorough
knowledge of the technique OF play
reading.
Mr.. Blackwell will give an even
ing of miscellaneous readings at the
NJ. E. church on next Friday even
ing, Sept. 22nd, under the auspices
of the Epworth League.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15
Funeral of T.. Il. NORMAN.

From the Rock Falls department
of the Sterling, Ullinois) Gazette.
we take the following account OF
the funelal of E. b. Woman, whose
body was taken there for BURIAL
from Delta last week:
The funeral of Edgar b. Woman
was held This morning at 10 O'CLOCK
at the home of his sister, Mrs. IL.
l., Emmons on East Third street
The services were conducted by Kew
Ed w. Murray. pastor of the con-
eregational church. The interment
war in the family lot in the ROCK
Falls cemetery.
Mr.. Woman was the son OF the
late r. ]. and Mrs. Sarah p. Woman
of this city. He was born In Men
dota. July 18th, 1861. At the age
of Q the family moved to Chicago.
In 1876 they moved to Rock Falls
where the family has lived ever
since. He received his education in
the Rock Falls school and passed
successfully the high school with
the exception of participating in the
graduation exercises.
owing to asthmatic troubles he
has been unable to stay in this
climate, and ever since he was 20
wears old, he has been in search OF
health in other climates. He has
been in the south, in the far west,
and has braved the dangers and
cold of the Klondike. At the time
of the first discovery of gold in Al
aska. he was among the first to
go. He went the inland route, be-
ing the most dangerous OF them all.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15

of pearls and were a little too large.
very fine lot of Cobblers were
set back because it was too large
and because several tubers were
blackened inside with fusarium. A
lot of fine ohios went back because
they were too large for anything
but a family meal. Then came the
task of arranging the best six. The
first lot was easy enough because
it was a lot of clear. white. uniform
Cobblers. every one OF. the right
size to serve to single person.
We find too. that the largest yields
come not with the largest potatoes
but with more hills and more tubers
of less size.
In class two. there were only four
baskets. One boy would have won
first on his ohios and second on
his Cobblers. but he took second
because he put some cracked and
scabby potatoes in each lot.
We shall welcome these boys
and their potatoes at the state
boys and girls club contest. to be-
held at Fort Collins in January.
whore they will stand a good show
of winning
These boys and their fathers
should keep their own seed po-
tatoes. They are bound to be very
scarce and high. In times past Del
Ia has been foolish enough to sell
herself short of good seed. They
should take warning that good seed
potatoes will be good property next
spring.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15
ECKERT NOTES.

Eckert school opened Monday with
Mr.. Huntsicker principal and Miss
Dell Atkinson, primary.
Laura Hart of Harris Basin, has
charge of the packing of the fruit
in the immense orchard of ]. G. A.
Simpson.
j. o. Simpson is experimenting
the packers in Henry Hawker's or
chard. Mr.. Hawker expects to have
10000 boxes of apples.
Mrs. Mort Parsons of Cedar
mesa, has the banner garden of
Delta county. She has about four
acres planted to celery, egg plant,
cabbage and all kinds of garden pro-
duce, in great quantities.
A Lady's Study Club has been
organized at Eckert, for historical,
research and educational benefits.
Japan and Russia will be the first
lesson subjects.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-15
WEDDINGS.
Runshe-Dingnan.

Joseph p. .Runshe of Decatur
and Miss Dora E. Dingman of Del
ia, Colorado, were married Monday
morning at 1880 o'clock by Rev
Father Howard. pastor of st Agnes
church in Springfield. The wedding
was a quiet affair, attended only by
imm ediate friends and relatives, al
though their departure for Decatur
later in the day was attended by
an uncomfortably large crowd. The
couple will go to housekeeping I'm
mediately in the Billiard flats on
North Main street. Mr.. Runshe Is
foreman of the job printing depart
ment of the Decatur Herald.-De-
catur (Illinois) Review.
Joe Runshe was foreman OF the
independent four years ago. MISS
Dingman was at that time the new
girl in the office and remained with
the paper until the 2Oth of last
month. She left for Springfield on
August 23rd, expecting to be mar
ried immediately, but illness OF
sister of the rgoom, delayed the nup-
tials till the above date.
Mr.. Runshe is a splendid man
and Dora, equally good girl, Will
with her husband we feel sure, com
prise happy family.
Here's good luck to the two
printers! May they live long ana
prosper.