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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
A elblie.l M.thsm.tieisn.

An interesting problem In mathe.
matics assumes the form of a tradition
connecting itself with the name OF 10.
sephus, the Jewish historian. After
the Romans had captured Potopat. 50
the story runs. Josephus and forty 9th
ers sought shelter In cave. So afraid
were they of falling into the hands of
the Romans that all Of them excepting
Josephus and one other man resolved
TO kill themselves. The wit of the his.
torian began to work. devising a
scheme to save himself and this other
man who was like minded with him.
self. He therefore proposed that they
all stand in semicircle. that they put
each other tc death. killing *ery third
man In regular order and that the last
surviving man should then commit sui
eide. This agreed upon. he was care
full to place his like minded comrade
in the sixteenth place in the line and
himself in place thirty-one. with the
result that tue two were the last that
were left and by this means escaped
death. 1t is a true problem. and the
question was to know before the kill
ing began which numbers in line the
two friends should assume Louisville
Courier-Journal,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
His More important Duty.

The error into which King Alfred
fell in that famous instance when he
let the cakes left in his care burn is
moi going to be repeated by the tel
egraph operator OF whom Arthur W.
North tells ia Camp and Canine In
Lower California.
learned ut this point that for the
first 800 miles before me | would re-
quire more change than had on hand
and would pass through no place
where checks could be cashed. More
over. my drafts were used up In this
dilemma ! wired for money. After
four days of exasperating delays | re-
ceived this satisfying message from
the obliging operator of the wireless
office:
Operator on other coast say he
,fsve two messages for some one. but
his bread in oven-wife she away
and might burn II he leave it long
After lunch he transmit message"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Jokai's Joke.

At a banquet held in his honor in Tor
da Maurus Jokai was called upon to
propose the toast of ''The Ladies'" He
made an excellent speech. during
which he continually toyed with the
brown curs upon his forehead Final
~ he said II raise my glass in honor
of the gracious ladies of Torda. May
they all live until my hair grows
gray" His audience drank TO the
toast. but it was easy to see by the
faces of the ladies present that they
did not think much of the compliment.
Jokai rose again from his seat and
took from his head magnificent
brown wig. showing an entirely bald
head beneath it, MY hair" he added.
Twill never grow gray" And the la
dies. who had not known of his bald
ness. were more than pacitied
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
DOWNWARD COURSE.
Fast Being Realized by Bryan People.
A little backache at first.

A little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is
lame and weak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow
Dropsy and finally Bright's disease
This is the downward course of kid.
ney ills.
Don't take this course. Follow the
advice of Bryan citizen.
p. j. Vytopil, Mosely street, Bryan
Texas, says: THE first symptom OF
kidney disease in my case was back
ache. This gradually grew worse until
it became so bad that / could hardly
attend to my work. My rest was fit
full and | was always tired. Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from Emmel &
Maloney's Drug Store, cured me. ,
believe that my experience with this
remedy should be made known to the
public. so that other persons in need
of kidney remedy will know which
one to use.
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. 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, 1911-06-15
Where Is tn. Chinaman2

Sir Robert Ball told the story of a
Chinaman who entered the bridge over
Niagara falls He started from the
American side with the idea of cross
ing 10 Canada On arriving at the Ca
madam end. however. he was met with
the information that there was a toll
OF 40 on all Cinnamon coming into
Canada. John hadn't 10 cents in his
pocket SO he started back again
Arriving once more NJ The American
side. be was stopped No Chlnaman
in any circumstances. they told him
was allowed to enter the United States
Now. the problem that Sir Robert Ball
processes himself unable to answer is
Where is that Chlnaman now? Is he
still on the bridge? If not. by what
process of circumnavigation were the
laws of two great nations circumvent
ed?- Chicago Record Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
MEASURING THE EARTH.
Erastosthenss Made the First Attempt
and Did Fairly Well.

The earliest attempt TO measure the
circumference of the earth was made
by a Greek, Erastosthenes, who was
born 276 l.. C. He found that at
Syene the gnomon, or upright pillar,
used by the Greeks TO measure the
height of the sun in the Sky, showed
the sun to be exactly overhead at
midday at the time of the summer
solstice. while at Alexandria the gno-
mon cast shadow upon the same
date. showing that the latter point
was one-fiftietb of the earth's circum-
ference north Of Syene
Erastosthenes reasoned i correctly
that the length of the shadow at Alex
andria bore the same relation TO the
circumference of the small circle de
scribed from the top of the gnomon as
a center that the distance between the
two cities bore to the circumference of
the globe. This latter was 5000 stadia,
or about 62J miles. which when null
tiplied by fifty gives 81 $50 miles as
the circumference of the earth. This
result is not quite correct. but as
nearly so as could be expected from
the first rough attempt to estimate H..
New York Mail.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
aAcHeL's GUITAR.
Il Wa Tuned to Play Costly Air For
Banker Fould.

/ Il Wa Tuned to Play a Costly Air For
Banker Fould.
Rachel, the famous actress. did not
neglect any means OF turning more
or less honest penny. In his new life
of her Francis Gribble tells the fol-
lowing story OF IA guitar:
Rachel first saw and admired It in
an artists studio. Give II to me"
sne said Il want TO pretend that 1t
is the guitar on which | earned my
living as a street singer"
The jest seemed pleasant one, and
the artist handed over the instrument.
Rachel embelished 1t with ribbons
and hung It In her own apartsient.
where 1t duly attracted the attention
of Achille Fould. the banker. Hear
ing its story, he expressed the wish
to possess 1t. Every we'll" said
Rachel, you can have it for n thou.
sand louis
Five hundred" said the banker.
trying to bargain.
mo. Il thousand" said Rachel. ex.
pressing her disdain for those who
hagged.
And the banker actually paid thou
sand louis for the worthless knick-
knack 1t is said that he learned tha
truth when he tried to sell his treac-
ure at the Hotel Drouot and that the
discovery of the hoax nearly sent him
into fit on the floor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Zulu blouse Bows"

The best of all servants in South
Africa is Zulu. especially II he Is
raw-that is. fresh from his native
kraal and totally unspoiled by the
wiles of civilization. Such house
boy" is honest. sober quick, clean and
anxious TO learn the ways of the white
man He soon becomes as deft as an
English butler and ms handy as the
ideal housemaid He does everything.
from cooking TO answering the door,
and after little practice he does II
well The boys have all manner Of
strange names, usually chosen by
themselves from some one or other Of
the words they hear often used. such
as Sixpence. "tickey" threepenny
piece, shilling. breakfast. kettle, silly
fool. ugly, pint pot, scrubber. chopper
or whisky - Harper's Weekly
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Where ever, One is Majesty"

Wtr are the puiilcSi people In Eu-
rope il common speech is any critic
ron >lireiy The Spaniard must carry
oil the palm The author OF Heroic
Spain tells OF many high flown
phrases still in common use, You bid
farewell with "Beso V. In mano" Il
kiss your handl or ~ los pies de W
q am ut your feet) The listed, short
ened TO ", with which you address
high or low, is corruption of your
majesty" The love of Authorizations
is curious trait In people with
such leisurely ways; thus a row Of
cabalistic letters ends letter: 5. s. 5.
Q. b S. NJ. which means that your
correspondent kisses your hand-"su
SECURE servidor que besa su pano."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
The Lions Taste.

Miss Charlotte Mansfield in via
RhodeSia" tells of native South AT,
rican boy who came to England and
was taken to the Hippodrome. In.
stead of enjoying the entertainment.
however. be begged. with tears in his
eyes, to be taken out. and he said
There are lions over there pointing
TO the stagp-'and | am the only black
man here II is well known fact
that a man eating lion will make Il
meal off a black in preference to a
white man if it is question Of choice
Perhaps the flavor is stronger and the
taste for white hesh-like caviar has
10 he acquired"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Plants Without Roots.

The flower of the air" is a curious
plant found in China and Japan. 1t is
so called because it appears to have no
root and is never fixed TO the earth. 1t
twines around dry tree or sterile
rock. Each shoot produces two or
three flowers like n lily-white. trans
parent and odoriferous. 1t is capable
of being transported GOO or 700 miles,
and II grows as it travels. suspended
on a twig.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15

ovate and cleanse the stomach and
will compel it (no matter how obsti'
nate it may be- to throw off its weak
ness and become, as nature intended
it should be, strong and elastic.
If you have a coated tongue, heart
burn, sour food unheavels, uneasiness
in stomach, dizziness, biliousness, SICK
headache. bad dreams or any kind OF
stomach trouble put your faith in MI
O-NA tablets.
Fifty cents is all large box OF MI
O-NA costs at e. ]. jenkins or leading
druggists everywhere, on money back
guarantee. Write Booths Mona,
Buffalo, n. Y, for free trial sample.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
whv He Retracted,

Fillmore After all. Stedman isn't so
bad II fellow He came to me. man
fashion, aud took, back all the things
he had said against my people. Bur
man-Did it voluntarily? Fillmore
Practically that. 1t is true ! threat
ened 70 shoot him on sight If he didn't
retract. but that was only matter Of
detail
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
a kina VINO could CHANGE the Wind

King Erricus of Sweden publicly
confessed that he was sorcerer ana
magician. He was the owner of an
enchanted cap. which he pretended en-
abled him to control the spirits and
change the direction of the winds at
pleasure SO firmly did his subjects
believe in the supernatural powers OF
their ruler that when storm arose
they would exclaim. "Ah. the king Is
again wearing his magic cap!'-Lon'
don Mail
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Not CARVING Il.

An lrishman met with on accident,
but was only away from work two
days why didn't you stay home for
week. friend asked him. You
were carrying an insurance policy.
weren't you?"
IL was not. said the lrishman. The
day OF the accident ! left 1t home in
the bureau drawer"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
A Fidgety Age.

Repose of manner was considered at
one time essential to the well bred
woman. but this is an ideal long con-
signed to the past. Every one ddgets
In these restless days. no one has time
to sit still nor to listen for more than
minute at a time without being bored
and showing it.-London Queen
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Exolaininu IL.

Mrs Posey Mercy. Hiram. Them
awful society women dress like they
was goin' swimmini Mr. Posey
rourse, Jerusba. Hain't you heard th't
In tn soshul swim TIL wimmen try 10
Dutstrip each other?- Milwaukee News
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Sxnnnxm.

"Say," asked Coakley, looking up
from the letter he was writing, do
you know any expression that means
the same ms talking shopT
Well replied .Ioakley. there Is
'tonsorial emporium and likewise hair
cutting parlor. "-Catholic Standard
and Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Next Best Thinq.

"Yes;'l have just done Europe"
"Can you give me a list Of hotels
to go to-"
mo; the best can do. is TO give you
list of hotels to keep away from
Louisville Courier.Journal
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
ANYTHING to Oblige.

Tourist tat Irish hotel'- You seem
tired. Pat. Waiter Yiss. sOrr: up
very early this morning past g
Tourist don't call half past early
Waiter quickly, Well. half past 5
thin.-LondOn Punch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Accidentally?
Biblical ReferAnce.

"And who" asked the Sunday school
teacher-"who was it that cried. o
king. live foreverT"
"All the life insurance agents." sug'
gested the small boy'whose father was
an adiuSler Judge.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
co,tradie,orx Admonitions.

Father (having caught his son In q
lie,- Haven't always told You TO tell
the truth? Son Yes. father. but you
also told ME never to become the
slave of a habit. = Boston Transcript
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
IN FIVE MINUTES
Upset Stomach Feels Splendid.

MONA stomach tablets will re-
lieve a distressed. sour or gassy stom,
ach in five minutes.
In three days they will make the
most miserable or cranky dyspeptic
feel that there is plenty of sunshine
in life.
In a week he will have an appetite
for and will eat without any bad after
effects food which now causes his
stomach to strenuously rebel.
If continued for from two weeks TO
a month MONA will thoroughly rem
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15

Hardness Of heart Is q dreadful
quality, but 1t is doubtful whether in
the long run 1t works more damage
than softness of Roosevelt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
GAnnrallu.

Figg (sententiously)-To him that
hath shall be given. you know Fogg
Yes, the man who has head gets
ahead. I've noticed. Boston Transcript
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15

The beautiful seems right by force
Of beauty and the feeble wrong be-
cause Of weakness. Browning
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
As Usual.

Jokely-l got a batch of aeroplane
jokes ready and sent them out last
week Boggs- What luck did you have
with them? JOCKEY oh. they all came
flying back Lippincott's.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Sensitive.

Stranger lin Pittsburgl7Do you have
aldermen at large In this city?
Native drritably,-Oh, try that stun
IN vaudevile!-Puck
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Houston & Texas Central.
international 6 Great Northern.
Those Useless Questions.

How did you get the bruised face|
at was caused by the hatrack last
night"
Accidentally"
mo; think it attacked me pur-
posely." Kansas City Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
BRYAN BEDDING & MATTRESS FACTORY

Cotton and Feather Pillows on hand.
All work guaranteed. The latest up
to-date machinery used. Get our pri-
ces before buying. Chas. +. White.
Phone 453
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15
Luna Complaint.

k.odger-I can't stay here any longer.
Mrs Binks I.andlady Why not. sir?
What is your complaint? Ledger
Lung complaint. Your baby howls too
much,~- London Telegraph.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-15

Be true 10 your word and your work
and your friend. O'Reilly.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE
KILLING NEAR DUNNELLON

The following special from Dunnel-
Ion, under date of June 10th, tells
further of the horrible accident that
happened on Saturday near the
Camps dam, on the Withlacoochee
river:
Horribly burned, the bodies of Bas-
kin Davis and Barney Smith, each
eighteen years old, who were killed
by wires here today. were recovered
in the Withlacoochee river here this
afternoon. A negro found the bodies
floating down stream, some distance
from the scene of the accident.
Smith and Davis had gone to a pic
mic at the Florida Power Company's
plant, nine miles distant. When pass
ing around the power plant they un-
expectedly ran into electric wires
carrying sixty thousand volts. Death
was instant. Their bodies splashed
into the river below.
Both were connected with promi-
nent families at Lecanto, a small town
in this county"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
MEETING OF WOMAN'S MISSION
AIRY SOCIETY

The Woman's Missionary confer
ence of the Methodist church, south,
was held at Gainesville, Fla, from
June 1 to 6, and was very interesting
and inspiring from beginning to end.
Very encouraging reports were heard
from home and foreign missions. In
the election of state officers, five out
of the ten elected were Tampa women.
The full list of officers is as follows:
Mrs. G. A Hanson, Tampa, presi-
dent; Mrs. R. E. Huffman, Gainesville,
first vice president; Mrs. J. M. King,
Williston, second vice president;
Mrs. j. Edgar Wall, Tampa, third vice
president; Mrs. F. E. Curtis, Orlando.
fourth vice president; Mrs. o. D.
Wetherell, Tampa, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. w. F. Alexander, Tampa,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. B F.
Holland, Barlow, secretary; Mrs. c.
I. Carroll, Monticello and Mrs. A. G.
Hamblin, Tampa, treasurers.-Tampa
Tribune
Mrs. Alexander is a daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Ley of this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
"RLACK DIAMOND" Is NO MORE

A negro named Jim Brown, but bet
ter known as "Black Diamond" was
shot and instantly killed Monday
night at festival in Tuckertown, our
colored suburb, on the northern limits
of the city.
Charlie Williams is the man who is
supposed to have done the shooting,
and though the officers have been dill
igently searching for him since the
murder, have not yet located him.
Justice Lyles impaneled a jury and
went to the scene of the murder Tues
day. We have not learned of the find
ings of the jury, but understand that
the above are the facts in the case.
BLACK Diamond" has spent most of
his time for the past few years in the
chain gang, and is reputed to have
been a dangerous negro 1t is said
that he was responsible for the diff
Guilty which resulted in his death.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
tJNCTF s<a. WALT
a. @EzE1rk FHfPORTA
tfs--|ssttssyzax sts.&
ax.E T11E s.UrTsI,OwrcR. GROWS
CORONATION

The king sits high on his noDoy
throne, and knights and ladies OF high
degree will smile or blanch at his
lightest tone, and bow and gr we! and
bend the knee. There's glowing
splendor on every hand. it is stirring
and dazzling scene; and peers and
princes of every land have come 10
jolly the king and queen. But the face
of the monarch is sad and worn-the
face of a man who has seldom laugh
ed perhaps he thinks it a thing to
mourn that he was called to the reign
ing graft. Perhaps he envies the man
who digs, the man who dwells in an
humble cot, with his muley COW and
his bunch of pigs, and his apple tree
and his garden plot He may have
dreams of a quiet life, afar from dia-
monds and thrones and silk, with his
barefoot kids and his happy wife, who
sings while skimming the morning
milk. To ride to town on load of
hay and get two pun at the village
scales may seem far better than hold
ing sway Ger England, Scotland and
Cork and Wales. To live your life in
the binding glare that beats for aye
on throne and crown-ah, better to
ride on an old roam mare, and carry
three dozen of eggs to town! The
faces of kings are always sad, their
eyes are heavy, their whiskers gray;
their souls are sick of the reigning
fad-they'd like to ride on a load of
hay.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
WEAKNESS

I'm tired of Jack London's tales of
death in the Arctic SHOWS, where the
blizzard cavorts and walls, and freeZ-
es the pilgrims nose. I'm tired of his
Yukon flood, the husky and sledge and
barge; I'm tired of the Curwood folk,
who slaughter and howl and screech !;
I'm tired of the bowie stroke, I'm wea-
ry of Rex. E. Beach. I've soured on
the cowboy camp, where the gun men
make their plays; I'm sick of the
cows that tramp around on the plains
and Craze. I'm tired of the gifted
sleuth, so skillful and smooth and
wise, who digs up the hidden truth
from its grave in stack of lies. I'm
tired of the stories coarse of life in
the crowded fiat; of narratives of di-
vorce, and studies" of this and that
| blow in my fifteen cents for a pop
ular magazine, and sit by my garden
fence and read till I'm sore and mean.
The stories of smut and mud, the sto-
ries of vices chain, the stories of tubs
of blood, all give me convex pain.
The yarns of the dive and slum, the
stories of fashions sins, the stories of
thief and bum, of Wallingford guile
that wins, all give me a dark green
ache deep down in my troubled mind.
All me, that man would make one
book of the good old kind!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
NOTICE
OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section s of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida

or Application for Tax Deed Under
Section s of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Eugene
I. Burleson, purchaser of tax. certifi-
Gates No. 50, 20, dated the 7th day of
June, A. D., 1909, has filed said certifi-
Gates in my office, and has made appli-
cation for tax deed to issue in accord
ance with law Said certificates en-
brace the following described property
situated in Marion county, Florida, to-
wit: Com 2-3 chs so of NV cor, sec
&c, tp ~, %, e, thence 80 chs. S
16 2-3 chs, w 30 chs, IL 2-3 chs, also
6 2-3 chs and by IS chs and W in
Sc cor of n1a lot 4, sec 2S, tip II, S, ".
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certifi-
Gates in the names of T. B. Burleson
and Mrs. Sarah Tompkins. Unless
said certificates shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 10th day of July, A. d.,
1911.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 10th day of June, A. d.
1911.
(SeaD S. T. SiSTRUNh,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co, Fla.
Ella
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16
NOTICE

OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Adam
Jones. purchaser of tax certificate No.
n. dated the 7th day of June, A. d.,
1909, has filed said certificate in my
office, and has made application for
tax tax deed to issue in accordance
with law. Said certificate embraces
the following described property sit
uated in Marion county, Florida, to-
wit: S1s of swA of SELL of sen, sec
SO, tip IL, S, r %, e. The said land be-
ing assessed at the date of the issu-
ance of such certificate in the name of
James Green. Unless said certificate
shall be redeemed according to law,
tax deed will issue thereon on the 18th
day of July, A. D., 1911.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 10th day of June, A. d.
1911.
(Seal) S. 7. SISTRUNk,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla
GIG