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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

At the mint in Philadelphia are a
number of coins far more precious
than any which find their way into
circulation. They are a collection of
curios and many of them date from
times of great antiquity. Perhaps the
most interesting among them is
handsome coin bearing on its face the
profile of a woman which has a strik-
ing resemblance to the goddess OF
Liberty of our own currency. Under
meath is the single word Demos"
which Is the Greek Tor people On
the reverse of the coin is beautiful
figure of the goddess Diana arching
her bow. and the inscription trans
lated into English reads, Diana.
Friend of the PhilaIelphians."
The coin was mined more than
1000 years ago at the city of Philadel-
phia, in Asia Minor, where there grew
up in later years one of the seven
churches of which st. John writes.
The prize was discovered some years
ago in Europe by a citizen of our own
Philadelphia. himself an authority on
coins. BY him it was appropriately
presented TO the mint in Philadelphia.
New York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

Out Of loyalty to his own sex the
manager Of the womap's suit depart
ment discharged his young woman
stenographer and hired man. The
FIRST batch of letters dictated to the
man were written TO about a hundred
old customers, whom he invited to ex.
anime privately lot of exclusive gar
ments before they were placed ON sale.
The day after the letters were mailed
the women flocked into the store but
the fire that burned in their eyes was
the fire Of the avenger rather than of
the bargain hunter. One word which
each woman had underlined in her
letter explained their wrath. The gar
ments. so the manager had meant to
say, had been designed for women of
stock figure such as they possessed.
but the male stenographer had drawn
on the alphabet and had written it
"stocky"
mo woman on earth would have
been guilty of such mistake"
growed the manager.
The next week the girl stenographer
had her job Philadelphia Led
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
Not suon a Dude as s4e looked.

A prominent western man has two
SONS. One is big and husky, like his
father. but the other is more slight,
and at times he rather vexes his ia
Their by his affectation Of rah-rah boy
clothes and a general air of lassitude
and dudishness. The two sons and
the father were in the library one
night, and the name Of a prizefight
referee came into the conversation.
The rah-rah boy had been sitting by
twiddling his thumbs. but his ears
pricked up at the mans name, and he
drawled: II rather like that chap.
He's all right"
what do you know about him?" the
other brother asked rather contemptu-
ously
"Oh. he gave me a shade the best of
1t one night
Gave you the best Of it?" both IA
Their and brother shouted.
YES You see. fight under the
name of Young Ryan. and be counted
pretty slow one time when | was
down" Saturday Evening Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
AIM USE NJ en- is
The Woods Sisters.

The Woods sisters and their big
company of favorites, under the per
sonal direction of Mr.. Otto II. Krause
will open an engagement at the Col
onial theater Monday night, April 10
and will remain for three nights. The
company Is larger, stronger and more
expensive than ever. There will be
a complete change of program nightly
Among the superb line of plays to be
presented may be mentioned "A
Daughter of Dixie" Augusta j. Evans
great story, "St. Elmo and Bertha NJ
Clays Beyond Pardon" Plenty OF
high-class, refined specialties will be
given between the acts and the pro-
auctions will be first-class in every
respect. Prices for the engagement
are 25c, Csc and SOC.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

The exceptional facilities of this institution
are cordially extended to every one
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

A certain physician sat in box at
the theater the other night Ii hap
pened that he was the first man TO
take his seat in thar particular box.
The next man ushered in had been
hitting just few of the more elevated
points in the highway prior TO coming
to the theater
"Am intruding;" he inquired ever
so politely of the doctor Have you
this section engaged all for yourself!"
mo. I haven't got II engaged all
for myself. Sit down." replied the
doctor bruSquely. for he didn't want
to encourage the stranger to carry on
any extended conversation
"All right. then" replied the stran-
ger IF you haven't got the whole
section I'll tell the porter TO go ahead
and let down the upper BERTH
Washington Star
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
Great Men Tall and Short.

a recent investigator has attempted
to show that Lombroso and his follow.
ers were wrong in asserting that men
of genius were of small stature OF
230 individuals of eminence he found
that figures were obtainable for 1903;
Of these sixteen were of middle height,
fifty eight above and Twenty-Five be-
low.
Americans particularly combined
greatness with inches. Jefferson and
Jackson were more than six feet tall.
Sumner was six feet four inches, and
Washington. Lincoln and Beecher were
more than six feet Among famous
foreigners Tolstoy was large man,
and so were Thackeray, Bismarck and
Darwin.
On the contrary, many Of the worlds
greatest geniuses were understood and
even deformed Napoleon. Poe, Pope,
Alexander the Great. Nelson, Blake
and Caesar were small men.
After all is said, genius Is no re-
specter of rules.-New York American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
Clumsy Breton Women.

To the casual observer the Bretonne
is not attractive or even supremacy in
teresting. As femme de chambre she
is clumsy. slovenly and rough Of
speech. lacking the graces and neat
ness of her Partisan sister. She shut
fes about in felt slippers. her volumi-
nous black skirts catch in everything,
and if she waits at the table d'hote her
method of handling cutlery is strongly
calculated to sever ones jugular vein.
She has no regularity in her work. and
at the hour that she ought to be max
ing beds she is probably sitting on the
public staircase nursing her baby. She
is generally married and, conversely
often ten years younger than you take
her to be- To English eyes she is rare
~ beautiful Her hair is trained tight
ly under her cap. her cheeks have sell
dom any delicacy of tint. and her fig
ure and motions are ungainly and
awkward Wide World Magazine
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

pipe and broke his right arm. 1t was
a painful accident, the arm being
broken below the elbow and both
bones were fractured. He was taken
into the store of the Smith Drug Com
pany and given medical attention at
once and is reported resting easy to-
day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05

Enjoy the comfortable Parisiana
corset. Insure comfort and health as
well as ease and grace. Sold exclu-
sively by the Fashion Shop en- the
corner.
l repair and adjust all makes of
sewing machines. r. A. Satterwhite,
salesman and collector for Singer Sew
ing Machine Company. Phone 467.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
cAULDER STREET HURT.

Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
Caulder Street. the little son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Gus Street, Jr., of Houston,
happened to a serious accident. While
playing in front of the Exchange
Hotel he fell on a cutoff of the water
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-05
Thursday Night, April 27.
Friday Morning.

l. Watson.
Friday Morning.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional, Rev. R. l.
Nash.
10 q. fn.-"Best Methods for Bible
Study" Rev. d. B. Waite.
1920 a. m.-"Soul Winning in the
Sunday School," Rev. E. ]. Isenhower
II a. m.-Sermon, DR.. w. c. Friley
Friday Afternoon.
2 p. m.-Song service-E. U. Peters
2;15 p. m.-Round Table, led by T
A. Bullock.
8 p. Qualification of Sunday
School Officers" Rev. ]. j. Pipkin.
$3.50 p. m,-"Duty of Pastor to Sun
day School" Revs. NJ. e. Weaver and
F. c. Nash.
p. m.-'Duty of Church to Sunday
School," Rev. T. Y. Adams.
4:30 D. m.-Adiournment.
Sp. m.-Sermon, Rev. NJ. e. Weaver.
Saturday Morning.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional, Rev. w. d.
Crane.
10 a. m.-Reports of missionaries,
by Messrs. Waite and Watson.
II a. m.-Sermon, Rev. T, Y.
Adams.
Saturday Afternoon.
1880 p. m.-Board meeting.
p. m.-"Home and Foreign Mis-
sions," Revs f. j. Isenhower and NJ.
e. Weaver.
p. Evangelism" Revs. |.
Watson and D. B. Waite.
p. m.-Sermon, Rev. E. j. Isen-
hover.
Sunday, April 30.
$3.50 a. m.-'Inspiration" Rev. c. c.
Nicholson
10 a. m.-Sunday school mass meet
ing, Rev. ]. B. Hicks.
II a. m.-Sermon, Rev. Isaiah Wat
son.
By the committee.
REV. ]. NJ. BULLOCK,
BROTHER HORNSBY.
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FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING.

Following is the program of the
fifth Sunday meeting to be held at the
Wheelock Baptist church April 27-3O:
Thursday Night, April 27.
p. m.-Devotional, Rev. j. NJ. Bull
lock.
S:15 p. m.-Song service, E. U.
Peters.
$3.50 p. History and Develop
ment of Sunday School Work" Rev.
l. Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

srmshes as this or that disappointed trespasser would
take to show fight But the householder was SO
much too strong and clever fighter for the nexper
enced young bulls of the back ne that such skrmishes
always quickly ended.
Within a few days of the arrival of the cows, the
woolly little baby faced pups began to be born. As
the births increased, the troubles of the householder
began to diminish little. AS soon pup was born
in his harem, the mother safe not to stray But
trespassers continued be dangerous ever for
those gallant robbers shrkers of responsibility
and were always ready to steal mother and pup to-
ect helpessness, the mothers permitted to leave
the harem, strictly by the front door-in order to
catch fish and keep up their supply of milk for the little
ones for the householder knew that would now
fail to come back. But for himself there still
neither rest food. There nothing for him to
do but stay at home keep awake watch the little ones
of forty wives, and fight off persistent rivals 1t
wearing existence. He was by this time no longer
sleek and well fed gallant but gaunt hdeul of bones
strength and fire, however, remained to him unim-
paired. And rival challenged him without being
made to repent it.
= householders proves could not defy. The seal
hunters arrived at the rookery They not those
ndscrmnate slaughterers the poachers but legitimate
hunters who came to kill with discretion They did
interfere with the old bulls and their breeding house
holds though the bulls all roared at them dauntessy.
They invaded the Fairgrounds of the minated youth,
and sparng the little females made awful havoc among
the half bulls and the bachelors till the once happy
playground hideous with blood and the dead Yet
they careful to spare good percentage OF even the
unhappy bachelors order that the profitable tribe of
fur seals might not be killed out
Among the seal hunters thoughtful man
whose purpose was not to kill but to observe He did
not like the killing His inqurng nose wrinkled with
aversion he eyed the slaughter for moment to
just how it was done. Then he turned away in some
haste study the rest of the rookery to shoot at it
with his camera and find out how the fur seal
Quoted itself when Interestingly employed than in
being killed Slowly he made his along behind the
rookery needless Of threats and roars and swapping
jaws, and hating every other step to level his lens
and click his shutter At last, filled with enthusiasm
and facts he behind the ledge where the war worn
householder guarded his harem of forty fair.
This immense family and its towering guardian caught
the observers eye. Here, indeed, household to
be made note of First he snapped it from distance.
Then he determined to invade its crowded privacy and
Eoufuu> doyD
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breeding grounds is

settlement of fur seals on their breeding grounds is
called "rookery.D
Within the next four twenty hours, the house.
holder had four more battles to fight in order to make
good his title to his holding; but of these later
tests equal to the first in severity Then, fortu-
natey for his bleeding fanks life became less strenuous
the rookery settled down.
NEVERTHELESS though the big seal now got
chance to rest and recover his breath, the price of
his repose eternal vigilance. Late kept
irving, swimming up to the ledge, and threatening to
sprawng close to the lip of the rock his bleeding bulk
in plain view his mighty neck swaying alertly his big,
intelligent eyes agleam with savage watchfuness, he
presented formidable and prepared front that
his would be chalengers usually reconsidered and
to look for easier venture. If any did try
to land, the householder was down on them before
they could gain footing; and they got away with
their gashes as best they might.
Then there were his immediate neghbors, two big,
aggressive bulls to guard against They had secured
ing to encroach the boundaries he had established
for himself These boundaries were, indeed perhaps
bit overample but the householder planning for
large household to make up for his failure of the pre-
vious season. And with vehement barking and roaring
he warned back every attempt at entertainment.
A curious part of the situation that the
lessly haraSsed householder had time eat Had he
LETT his post for moment, he would have found it
pied on his return and been compelled to fight doubt
full battle for its recapure. Not dozen PAGES from his
there plenty to eat,-fat fish swarning in the
icy green sea,-but he could not go and catch them.
In this to be sure he off than his fellows
and rivals Every bull that had secured decent place
had to give all his time and attention to the guarding
of it.
It was about the first of May; and for five or six
weeks through the long pale glare of the intenable
Arctic day. with the low swinging round the horizon
and hardly more than dipping beneath it, the house
holder broke his fast. He hardly dared Sleep
even lest some audacious young newsomer should steal
march on him: Fortunately, he fat from his WIN
ter of good feeding and easy living and the of firm
blubber beneath his hide kept his vital forces well
ished.
About the end of the month began to arrive the sleek
and amable hordes of the "haf bulls and the "bache
lors too young yet to mate aspire such
responsibility. With them host of little, mild
eyed yearing cows playful children of the To all
these throngng nnocents the old bulls paid attention
whatever They swarmed ashore the outskirts of the
rookery pleased with whatever quarters they could get
and passed their needless hours when not engrossed
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with the business of fishing, in gambong oyousy
a lot of children just let out from school.
A ND then at last, in the first week of june the
long looked for event. for which all this household
ing and watching and fighting and fasting was but the
preparation, the arrival of the full grown cows
They arrived in ever increasing detachments crowd
ing upon another's fippers.
As the cows full grown at two years old, and the
born in greater numbers than the males they
outnumber the adult bulls by ten twelve to New
ertheess, there not bull in the herd but
there would never be enough to 60 round.
The first two COWS to arrive swimming,
foot two behind the other straight for the ledge of
harassed but triumphant householder, who awaited
them with agitated head reaching and darng far
possible out the water The of the fur seal is
far smaller than her poygamous and domineerng lord,
soft eyed and mild hammered. AS the leading swimmer
reached the ledge before she had time to scramble of
her accord the householder grabbed her uncere-
moniously by the scrff of the neck and helped her
ashore with more vigor than tact That uncomproms-
ing grip of his teeth upon her neck have been pain
full; but the little seemed to take it evidence of
devotion, for she made no complaint. Her sudden
spouse, however took time to court to adj
mire, his gistening bride. Thrusting her behind him.
he wheeled like flash to extend the gallant atten
ton to her sister voyager: but he was too late His
energetic neghbor the right had forestaed him just
in time and successfully dragged off the unreuctant
fair to grace his own hearth.
Roaring with Disappointing Mt and jealousy the house
counted his own. But he did backward glance
showed his neghbor the left coming to steal the bride
he had already secured For instant he wavered in
agony of indecison. But the fathess little cow
making effort to follow him, seemed shamelessly in
different to the prospect of sudden change of lords
So he ounced uousy back to her side and stood guard
above her with gaping jaws. And the would be thief
who had already than tasted the household
ers mettle, had the discretion to back off.
BY this time the arriving in such numbers
that every big seal had enough to do in capturing those
which came within reach, without trying to rob his
neighbors.
THE householder alert and untrng, succeeded during
the next fortyeight hours so in grabbing and in
stalng fewer than and half of mild eyed lit
tie mates, who hudded meekly the ledge behind him
and watched admrngy his Herculean efforts to add to
their number They were not troubled by jealousy.
Most of them, perhaps, proud to belong to we'll
stocked harem, whose numbers attested the fighting
powers of their lord Two, to be sure, did allow them
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selves to be lured off, while the
householder was busy helping new
arrivals ashore, by an improvident
young bull in the rear ranks who
had hitherto been unable to secure
a mate. But for the most part
there was a something in the grip
of the householder's jaws on their
necks that they could not forget.
1t proved him a masterful lover,
and subdued any impulse to stray.
For some days the belated COM
panies of the cows kept struggling
in, and the householder, his good
fortune in the way of opportunity
never failing him, presently found
himself at the head of a harem of
over forty members. For his great
heart and broad ambitions it was
none too many; but it made him
a center of bitterest enmity. Even
his strenuous neighbors on each
side of him had no such company
on their lodges; and to the rear
was scattered line of young bulls
who had come late and were ever
on the lookout for a chance to
poach.
The householder was so har-
assed by his honors that he had
no time to snatch a wink of sleep;
and as for eating, that was an in
diligence he had not allowed HIM
self for so long that he had almost
forgotten what it was like. Forty
wives-and all waiting to be stolen
by any stronger or more crafty
sutton that might come along! It
was something, even, for the har-
assed householder to keep them all
counted. He kept foundering
vigilantly round the huddled
throng; and if anyone, feeling her.
self neglected or overlooked, tried
to slip off and join some forlorn
looking sutton in the back row, she
speedily found that she was not so
much forgotten as she had thought.
She would be grabbed by the neck,
shaken into abject penitence, and
thrust back into the center of the
harem. All this, of course, was not
accomplished without continual
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might can prove. With a roar, the
householder elongated and reared
aloft his curious, loose knit frame,
and came down on the intruder
with demoralizing force.
The householder had the adj
vantage of position, being higher
On the slope. His hind flippers
broad, short, and powerful, and
turned forward like the hind limbs
Of land quadruped, instead of
helplessly backward like those of
eastern seals gave him a secure
base for his attack. He slashed
nis opponent mercilessly at the
6rst stroke, and bore him back to
the very lip of the ledge. The in
truder was bulky and powerful,
however, and made good his foot
hold. And here, for some minutes,
the battle hung in doubt. The
well matched adversaries roared
their angry defiance as they
fought, while their nearest neigh
oors clamored in sympathy. Their
mighty necks, glistening in the
level sunbeams, twisted this way
and that, their heads darting
almost too swiftly for the eye to
follow, as they slashed at each
others Threats and parted the
deadly strokes with wide open
laws.
At last that superior fire and
energy which had enabled the
householder to be first of all the
herd to arrive, began to overmaster
MS foes superior weight. The in
truder was suffering heavily; and
all at once, either losing his nerve
Cor a moment, or weakened by his
wounds, he was overbalanced and
hurled into the water. Leaning
from the ledge and waving his
head sinuously, the householder
waited for the battle to be re-
uewed. But the intruder had had
enough. For one moment he
thrust his head high above the
water and eyed his enemy. Then,
diving, he swan off in detection,
and took up a place on the exposed
outskirts of the settlement. (The
The St. Mary banner., 1911-09-09

The bureau Of animal industry has
devised what appears to be q break
fast food for horses, with the purpose
to reduce the high cost Of their living.
This substitute for oats is composed
of cocoanut and peanut meals and 1t
can be produced for s15 less a ton
than whole oats cost. 1t appears that
the horses experimental with did not
take eagerly to the new ration at first;
quite as human beings used to find
their breakfast foods cloggy until a
taste was expressly cultivated. The
horses had to get the habit without
the encouragement which liberal ap-
plication of cream and sugar affords
the bipeds. In due time, however, the
animals recovered their form on the
novel diet. The ration must be un-
questionably justified, nevertheless.
before it can be commended to those
who truly love a horse. 1t is not the
animals fault that oats have become
a luxury. Human beings have been
induced to eat its natural fodder in
enormous quantities and that is the
reason.
The St. Mary banner., 1911-09-09
Unpaid Genius of Theodor Schwann

tFormer Research Fellow in Physiology. Univer

One day in a great German univer-
sity teacher Of physiology was dem
onstrating to small class OF medical
students certain peculiar facts about
the contraction of muscle. To do this
the teacher was In need of little In
strument, simple. and yet not easy to
make "by hand" The instructor, how
ever, was busy in an effort to put the
thing together with bits OF wood and
wire.
Among the students who were watch
ing him was an undersized young fel-
low of 21 who. after noting several
failures on the part Of the instructor.
ventured !. criticism.
Doctor" he said. I'VE have three or
four fine instruments Of that kind in
the case. They are perfect. Why not
use one Of them?"
Now the instructor knew well enough
Of the existence of the factory-mad in
struments In the laboratory, but he
was improvising the thing in order to
teach his men self-reliance and the use
Of their brain and hands. He glanced
somewhat contemptuously at the
young student and replied:
Il want to show | am able to do
what any other man has done. Don't
you?"
NO." answered he young man. Il
want to do what no other man has
been able to do before me-"
This young man was TheOdor
Schwann, afterwards discoverer OF the
most startling fact known to modern
icience-the fact that the human body
consists of an inconceivably vast num-
Der Of microscopic animals called cells.
all working harmoniously together for
he common good Of Ill.