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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
IL Didn't Work.

"The late Andrew Gernand of Balti-
more was an inventor who devoted his
life to perpetual motion. pausing by
the way to invent for one son corn
reaper that brought in $1,000,00O, and
for another son corn shelter that
Melted an almost equal fortune"
The speaker, an official Of the pat
ent office in Washington, shook his
head sadly.
"Once," he resumed, II ventured to
take the brilliant Gernand to task.
told him he was wasting his time on
perpetual motion | said that there
ought to be law forbidding all per-
petual motion work
"'Do you think, said he, that law
forbidding work on perpetual motion
would do much goodT
"I'm sure It would said |.
land yet you must remember
said Mr.. Gernand with twinkle in
his eye, that there was law forbid
ding apples in the garden Of Eden. -
Los Angeles Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Tho Secret elotter.

Every foreign Office of Europe acts
ON the theory that an army Of spies is
constantly on the alert to steal its
secrets, and infinite precautions are
taken to battle their efforts. Very
shortly after the first use of plotting
paper 1t was discovered that it was
quite possible to cause blotting pad
to give up jealousy guarded secrets
by simply holding 1t in front of mir
ror. Long after all the commercial
world had forgotten the existence Of
such thing the British foreign office
used a sand shaker to dry its impor-
tant written documents. Then spe-
cially manufactured black blotting pa
per was used, but this was not found
to be absolutely spy proof. and re-
turn to the, sand shaker was contem-
plated when some one suggested the
simple expedient of a small absorbent
roller. These rollers have since been
used for drying diplomatic documents.
When such roller has been run up
and down and across a document once
or twice the cleverest spy in the world
is at liberty TO try his hand at de
ciphering the impressions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
The Death Pain.

ANreporter asked well known sur.
geon whether his experience as med-
ical man had led him to believe that
death is painless
Speaking generally" he said. 1.-The
death agony is very rarely attended
by pain. because the system Is always
prepared for death by weakening Of
the vital forces. by the circulation Of
impure blood through the brain and by
the obtunding of the nerves. OF course
some people have more pain than
others, and this is very largely deter
mined by temperament. A nervous
man-all other things being equal
suffers more pain than man who
has enjoyed robust health, because
the nervous mans sensibilities are
stronger, but the pain of death is more
in the anticipation of it than in the
reality. Men of education face death
with greater fortitude than men who
are not educated. Women are almost
always pluckier than men. They en-
dure pain much better. London
Globe.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
The Glowwornn.

The glowworm is not a worm. but g
species of beetle, to which the COM
mon FREELY or lightning bug is closely
related The true g.owwOrm is the
female ana IS without wings. Its
short legs and long body give Il a
vermiform appearance. and it can
withdraw its triangular head into its
neck The adult insect feeds but lit
tie. Indeed. there is reason to sup
pose that the adult male does not feed
at all. The larva, on the other hand,
Is carnivorous and devours small mol
luscs, either dead or alive. The light
given out by the glowworm comes
from yellowish substance located
on the underside of the abdomen.
Though this light appears to glow
steadily, it is really Intermittent. con-
sisting of flashes in quick succession,
about 100 to minute. Besides the
ordinary light rays, Rontgen rays are
emitted.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
A Duplex Church.

Old Heidelberg is justly celebrated
for its castle. for the great tun there.
in which holds $1,000 bottles of wine
and was actually filed on three oc-
casions, and for the ancient university
with one professor for each seven stu
dents; but perhaps the most interest
ing thing in the old city from one
point Of view is the Church OF the
Holy Ghost.
This church is one of the most an.
cient buildings In the town Long ago
partition wall was run through the
center, and services are held stimuli
taneously according to the Roman
Catholic and the Protestant rituals.
In the year 1871 the Elector Charles
Philip, attempted to stop the dual serv-
ices, but this so offended the Heidel-
bergers that he was compelled not
only to desist in this effort. but to
remove the electoral court to Mann
helm. -IIarper's.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Dry Farming Congress.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Oct IA
Headquarters were opened today for
the sixth International Dry Farming
Congress, which will meet here Mon
day and continue in session five days.
The officials in charge expect a
record-breaking attendance of agricul-
tural experts from all sections of the
United States and Canada The agri-
cultural schools and experiment sta
tons will be especially well repre-
sented at the gathering this year. DR..
J. H. Worst, president of the North
Dakota Agricultural College, will pre-
side over the sessions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Wrong INTERPRETATION.

A city official tells of conversation
he and Spanish maiden had when
he was a sergeant, with troops sta
toned on the island of Porto Rico.
"The senorita," said the official, had
become infatuated with a certain sol
der named Harry, and she had learn
ed his name. One morning she APP
preached me and asked:
"'Where Harry
"He was asleep and l laid my head
on my hand and closed my eyes to tell
the girl She misunderstood the signs
and, with cry, pointed to heaven.
shook my head and pointed down. The
senorita raised her hands in silent
duplication. Later Harry was seen
on guard, and the girl looked al me
feproachfully indianapolis News
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
TAFT BREAKS GROUND
FOR PANAMA EXPOSITION.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. a.
Promptly on the stroke of noon today
President Taft, his silk hat laid aside
and his sleeves rolled up, smilingly
turned a spadeful of earth in the
greensward of Golden Gate park and
amid the tumultous shouts of thou
sands, the music of bands and the
waving of flags the ground was broken
for the Panama-Pacific exposition with
which the state of California and the
city of San Francisco expect to en-
terrain the world in 1918.
An event of such magnitude could
not have been initiated under more
favorable auspices, from the moment
the grand parade was formed in the
city this morning until the ceremonies
at the park closed with the benedic-
ton this afternoon. Everything moved
with the smoothness of a Nell reg
ulated military family, amid all the
music, the cheers of the great throngs
and the animated scenes in and about
the grounds where the great domed
and turreted structures of the exposi'
ton are soon to rise.
1t was after 10 o'clock when the
great parade completed its formation
in Market street and moved toward
Golden Gate park. For miles along the
streets lined and canopied with colors |
and before an enormous crowd, the
sailors and marines from the Pacific |
fleet, soldiers of the regular army and |
state militia, civic organizations and |
members of patriotic societies made |
their way to the martial tunes of i'm
Vulnerable bands and to the cheers |
that began with the first command to
march and lasted until the vanguard
of the procession had entered the park
and the president and other notables
had taken their seats in the stadium
IN readiness for the ground breaking
ceremonies to begin
The ceremonies were of a simple
but highly impressive character. The
governor of California and his staff
were there, together with the mayors
of many of the leading cities of the
state. Other guests of honor included
representatives of all of the Pacific
coast states, the California representa-
tives in congress and the officials and
directors of the Panama-Pacific Expo.
sition Company. After an invocation
by the bishop of California there were
brief addresses by President Taft,
Governor Johnson, Mayor Mccarthy
and President C. C. Moore of the ex-
position company. The program was
nterspersed with selections of music
and the whole was concluded with the
firing of an artillery salute.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
ssr.orial piscord.

Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood was
greatly attached TO regiment o!
hlghandera when The latter were stu.
toned At Portsmouth. Sir Evelyn.
then captain, one day returned from
London and with great hurry proceed
ed to array himself for parade. When
he at last emerged he observed that his
men were evidently ut great pains 10
conceal their laughter. and he quietly
questioned his subaltern MS to the
probable reason. ''NVell, sir" replied
the latter. you are dressed correctly
as to kilt. sporran and all the rest OF
1t, but you have forgotten to remove
your tall hat"'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
HANDICAPPED.
This Is the Case with Many Bryan
People.

This Is the Case with Many Bryan
People.
Too many Bryan citizens are handi-
capped with bad back. The unceas.
ing pain causes constant misery, max.
ing work burden and STOPPING or
lifting an impossibility. The back
aches at night, preventing refreshing
rest, and in the morning is stiff and
lame. Plasters and liniments may give
relief, but can not reach the cause.
To eliminate the pains and aches you
must cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills help sick Kiu-
neys.
The following statement should con-
vince every Bryan reader of their eff
cheney.
Mrs. A. +. Thomas, OF Navasota,
Texas, says: 81 am glad to recon-
mend Doans Kidney Pills, as they
proved to be an excellent kidney rem
edy. l suffered for some time from
severe pain in my back. This caused
me great deal of misery and worry.
had heard so much Of Doan's Kidney
Pills that ! procured box and in
short time after l began using them,
every symptom Of my trouble disap-
peared. l gave public statement
recommending this remedy over
year ago, and I am now glad to say
that l have had no recurrence Of my
former trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Safer AT a Distance.

THAT member Of congress says you
have voted for him for the last fifteen
years"
That's right" replied Farmer Corn
tossel.
"You must think lot Of him"
well, / dunno. You see, fifteen
years ago | had couple o. boss trades
with him, an since then I've allus felt
safer with him spendin' so much of his
time In Washington" - Washington
Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
One Was Enouuh,

Milton was one day asked by a
friend whether he would instruct his
daughters in the different languages.
"No. sir" he said; zone tongue is
sufficient for any woman"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
lime to Quit.

81 used to sing quite little," said
Mr.. CumrOX.
"How did you come to quit?"
81 began to take notice that the au-
dience was inclined to appear sad at
the comic songs and look tickled at
the pathetic ballads" - Washington
Star
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Explained,

What do those letters stand for?"
asked n curious. wife of her husband
as she looked at his Masonic seal.
"Well, really, my love-" he replied
encouragely, II presume 1t is because
they can't sit down."-New York Jour.
nal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
TAFT TURNED
FIRST sPADEFUL
[By Associated Press. I

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 1.-THE
first actual work on the 1915 Panama
Pacific exposition began today when
President Taft turned the first spade
full of earth for the site of the exposi-
ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
Crafty.

what does the veterinary surgeon
next door advise for your pet lap dogs
sickness"
HE forbids my playing the piano" -
Fliegende Batter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
The Irony of Fate.

Speaking of the irony Of fate"-
"Well"
81 know an artist who earns money
to pay his divorced wife alimony by
drawing Cupids." - Birmingham Age
Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
She Knew.

but do you think | could deceive
my own little wife,"
"No. know you could not, but be-
lieye you are silly enough to try"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
WALSH SECURES
PAROLE AT LAST
[By Associated Press. l

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 14.-John
R. Walsh, the Chicago banker, was
paroled from the federal penitentiary
today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-14
WEST TEXAS FARMERS
HOLDING COTTON
by Associated Press l

Snyder, Texas. Oct. 14.-Many Of
the farmers in this section are stor-
ing their cotton and refusing to sell
1t on the present declining market.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Tortured For l5 Year.

by a cure-defying stomach trouble that baffied. doctors, and resisted all remedies he tried,
 John w. Modders, of Modders- vile. Mich, seemed doomed. He had to sell his farm and give up work. His neighbors said, he can't live much longer D What ever I ate distressed me-" he wrote, till 1 tried Electric Bit ters, which worked such wonders for me that I can now eat things 1 could not for years. Its surely a grand remedy for stomach trouble" :" Just as good
 for the liver and kidneys. Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc at.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

All Kinds of Ice at
 F. A. Bucks.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
HUNDREDS ARE DEAD AS THE RESULT OF
 VOLCANO Three Hundred Drowned By Tidal Wave Caused By Earth's Disturbance Natives Of Manila
 Fleeing In Fear F;ret Newe (lf The Disaster Received h.
First News Of The Disaster Received To
 day From School Teacher

Manila, Jan. An American school teacher who has traversed the west coast of Lake Taal. tel graphs that five small villages have been destroyed by a tidal wave, and not less than three hundred persons killed in that vicir ity.
 Many were burned in fires started by lava from a volcanic eruption of Mount Taal, in the center of the lake. All towns within radius of twenty miles are more of lesss damaged from the shower of mud and stones. The eruptions continued today.
 The sky IS now cloudless but a muddy rain falls steadily.
 Hundreds of natives have sought refuge in the surrounding hills.
 Mount Taal is thirty-four miles from thIs city, and the dense clouds of smoke from the crater are plainly visible here. The local observatory authorities be- lieve Manila is in no danger but considerable alarm is felt among the natives, who recall the destruction occasioned by Mount Mayon in 1897 Mount Taal has been in a more or less active form from time immemorial.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Hon. Q. R. Gardner was in town last week from Woodruff. Rod says the country is looking fine since the big rains.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Unless there is a special cleo tion to vote more money to run the public school longer, there only be four more weeks of school. It seems that the proper thing to do is to call an election for this purpose and vote a few more dollars and continue the school two more months.
 10 II
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Mir. and Mrs. R. s. Teeple were in town from Springerville the first of the week. ..
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Life Saved At Deaths Door.

T never felt so near my grave, :" writes w. R. Patterson, of Will ington, Tex, as when fright ful cough and lung trouble pulled me down to 100 pounds, in spite Of doctors treatment for two years. My father, mother and two sisters died of consumption, and that l am alive today is due solely to Dr. Kings New Dis covery, which completely cured me. Now weight 187 pounds and have been we'll and strong for wears. /" Quick, safe sure, its the best remedy on earth for coughs, colds. lagrippe. asthma, cronp, and all throat and lung troubles. Soc 6 $1.0O. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
A Cough

Is danges signal and should not be neglected. Take Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey at once. It allays inflammation, stops the cough and heals the membranes.
 For Sale By Holbrook Drug Go.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Rev. E. w. Elmquist will speak on the subject: Prayer at the re- gular morning service next Sun day, Sunday School at 10 o'clock Preaching Service at II. o'clock. All are Welcome.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
LEAVING TOWN

Household effects very cheap. Everything new. Call at Wetzler's brick house.
 Sam Seelig.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Postmaster M. A. Grouse in forms us he has been appointed postmaster for Holbrook. for the term of 4 years. We are glad the department has recognized MT. Grouse as being an able and competent officer.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Mrs. E. A. Henning. of Pinta, was here the first of week the guest of her son Lloyd.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Mrs. w. H. Clark. who has been absent for about three months returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Clark visited in New Mex leo, Colo. and Kansas.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Hon. R. c. Smith made a busi- n lss visit to Adamana, the first of the week attending to busi- ness matters.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Dr. O. s. Brown was here the first of the week, professionally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30
WOMAN,S SUFFRAGE

An injustice will be done the women
of Kansas if the present legislature
fails to take favorable action on the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton that will give them their right to
universal suffrage if a majority of the
voters of the state place on it the
stamp of their approval. 1t appears
that this matter is being set aside by
the legislative powers that be on the
score that it is unimportant, or that
it is not nearly so important as many
other proposed amendments to the
constitution which have been present
ed to this legislature.
That is little better than no excuse
at all for inaction on the part of the
legislature on this matter. It is I'M
fortunate that this question has been
forced to the front at a time when
both of the big political parties in the
commonwealth are pledged to pro-
gressive legislation on a variety OF
topics that make necessary the amend
ment of the constitution before it car
be made effective. AS the constitution
provides that not more than three
propositions to amend it can be sub
mitted to the people at any one cleo.
ton. such limit is placed on the
number of proposed constitutional
amendments that may be passed at one
| session of the legislature.
But the giving to women of theil
undeniable right to participate in al
| elections is matter that should have
been attended to in Kansas long ago
And because action has been delayed
on it, that is a very excellent reason
why it should now have precedence
over some of the newer plans for pro
gressfve legislation which can only b,
brought about by constitutions
amendment. 1t is ridiculous for an.
one to assert that woman's suffrage il
not a matter of importance. It is o
grave concern. It opens the door TO
! the women, who are just as much. i
not more so, interested in the de
velopment and progress of the stat
along all lines, as are the men, voic
| in the making of this progress ant
Il development, voice that will Away
be found speaking for the things tina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30
HYHAWKER JOTS

1t is the belief of the Lawrence Jour-
nal that "some people tell unnecessary
! lies merely to keep in practice
Senator Brady is of the opinion that
a state which is in the limeiight as
much as Kansas has to keep pretty
straight
Some excellent men chew tobacco
admits the Manhattan Mercury and il
adds: But that is about all you can
say for the habit.
The Hutchinson News answers an
anxious inquirer" thusly: His name
is Henry p. Ganse. not Joe Cans. Joe
is dead. Your mistake was a natural
one.
Thirty or forty people are re-
ported to have been implicated in a
home talent minstrel show given in
Stafford the other night, is the way
the Salina Journal puts it.
| Says the Lawrence Gazette: The leg
islature is going to separate the law so
that the weeds and the hedges will not
be together. That is better than the
farmer has ever been able to do.
1t is bad enough, says the Salina
Journal, that the name of that de-
faulting Kansas bank cashier should
be Church, but it makes it still worse
Whine We learn that his initials are
! NJ. E.
Noting that the case against the
tobacco trust is now before the courts
the Hutchinson News remarks: It
ought to be convicted on the grounds
that where there is so much smoke
there must be some fire.
Possibly, thinks the Arkansas City
Traveller, if the present practice con-
| tinues in the Kansas legislature, it will
not be necessary to look farther for the
white mans hope" to go against Jack
johnson. He may be developed by the
time the legislature adjourns.
|
haitian Mercury: AS a general thing
man must give or he will not receive.
/ The laborer who earns more than his
salary is the one who finally owns the
business, while the fellows who are
afraid of doing more than they are
i paid for never get along much.
One difference between mere man
| pointed out by the Cherryvale Jour-
| nal, as follows: When a woman goes
| away for two days visit she thinks
she must have an entire new outfit
of clothes from her feet up. A man
will stick a couple of clean collars in
grip and hike.
An item in the news columns of the
Salina Journal stated that in one
family in its town there is a Pearl
a Ruby, an Opal and a Garnet. And
the editorial writer on the same paper
is of the opinion that If there should
be another girl addition to the family
these days she would be called An
thracite or Bituminous.
When called onto the carpet tn,
other day for falling behind in hi
| studies, relates the Manhattan Mer
curry, a student tried to Justify him
self before the president by explaining
that he had to go to so many dances
The Mercury says it has made ar
rangem with that student to write
for it an essay on the High Cost o,
Living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30

are right and just, for the things that
will be of the most benefit to the
whole people.
Women now have the right OF uni
versal suffrage in hve of the sovereign
states of this Union-Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Idaho and Washington.
Indications are that they Will soon
have it in California. 1t was only the
other day that resolution providing
for the amendment of the constitution
of that state so as to give women the
right to vote was passed by the Cali
fornia senate with an overwhelming
majority. Is Kansas, so Jealous of its
reputation for giving a square deal to
ali, going to hang back and be among
the last of the states to recognize the
valid claim that women have to
recognition of their equality with men
when 1t comes to the ballot? Rather
should 1t be among the first. 1t will
be to the eternal disgrace of Kansas
If it isn't For the legislators to insist
that the matter is not one of impor-
tance is as the prattle of children.