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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Whale Extract.

1t is said that the flesh Of both the
shark and the whale (Which latter,
however, cannot, of course, be proper
~ classified as fish, are largely uti-
lied in northern Europe for the prep
aration of a fish extract that resem-
bles In some respects the. popular ex-
tracts of beef, being at the same time
far cheaper All fishy flavor is elm
mated by chemical processes, and the
extract is valuable for the foundation
of soups and in general cookery.
Whale meat is very nutritious. but its
excessive amount OF fat renders it I'M
palatable to most persons. SO this fat
is removed before the extract is boiled
down to sirupy consistence and seal
ed in jars. In many of the fish facto.
ries of Norway fish meal" is made
that is eaten extensively by the ma
lions of northern Europe. In these
several ways fish which were former
ly rejected as being unfit for food are
being utilized to the advantage OF
many.-Scientifi American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Soma Welsh Words.

Welsh is u marvelously expressive
language In "A souvenir guide to Car
narvon thereNis a list of Welsh rail.
way stations with their English equiv
alents. Here are some Of them: Aber
gwynf, entrance To the place of bliss;
Amlwch. place of frequent expan-
sion; Cefn Brynich, the back of the
screaking hill: Dowlais, the voice OF
God, and Llanbister. the manure yard
road" There Is also one station the
name of which runs to fifty-eight let
tiers. Its meaning IS merely, 1.-THE
fair church ut The pool of the white
seagull near the alder grove where the
fodder for the oxen is stored In the
red barn" And surely tcetotalism
ought to flourish in country where
beer is known MS "cwrw."-Pall Mail
Gazette.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21

7 william Lewis. Esq, Of LlAndisruan.
who died on Dec. 90. 17D3. IN the act Of
drinking q ''tumbler maur'--that Is, q
cup Of Welsh ale containing about q
wine quart-had made it rule In his
life to read certain number of chap
tiers in the Bible every morning and by
way of assisting in the digestion of so
much spiritual food to drink no less
than eight gallons OF ale every morn
ing. 1t was calculated by some mathe-
NAUTICAL genius Of the time that in the
course Of his life Mr.. Lewis must have
drunk enough ale to float seventy
four gun ship. His size was extraor-
binary. If we max believe the Gen
tleman's Magazine he weighed 500
pounds. and the diameter of his body
was no less than six feet Fortunate
~. says the writer of his obituary no.
tice, he died in his parlor, FOR it would
have been impossible to bring him
downstairs in a coffin. Even as it
was. the undertakers had to use a
crane 10 lift the coffin ON to car
riage and TO have the same machine in
the churchyard to let it down into his
Chambers Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
hla Laursd sunsrfluous.

Pittsfeld, IN the Berkshire hills. had
in the old days, like many another
New England town. a number of mer
and women who were called 'charac
ters." One of these was Bill Brown, a
man unfortunately addicted to drink
and frequently intoxicated for days al
a time.
On one occasion he went into the
shop Of the local halter, Mr. Smith
and asked for the best beaver in the
store. Mr. Smith produced the desired
article, saying as he took the money
"That beaver will last a man life
time"
Bill went proudly down the main
street with his fine beaver on his head
and Immediately celebrated the event
with a pretracted debauch.
When he recovered he returned to
the shop with most disreputable hat
LOOK here, ] thought you said this
here beaver would last me lifetime.
$50 it would" growled Mr.. Smith,
"if you had died when you ought to-"
Youths Companion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21

In medieval times, when life, was
very insecure. Il was usual Tor people
to sleep on bed which was surround.
ed hy sides OF boards with strong
posts at tho four corners. These sides
contained sliding doors. which could
be fastened inside. When men retired
to rest they took q weapon with them.
If attacked in the night they were
aroused by the noise made by the
crushing In Of their wooden defense
and were able to defend themselves.
When the law became strong. enough
to protect human life the sides of the
bedstead We're gradually dispensed
with. but the four posts remained.
The boxlike bcdstead still survives In
the rural parts OF Scotland and is al
most necessary where the earthern
floors and imperfect ceilings cause
much damp Emily Bronte In "Wuth-
ering Heights describes one of these
bcdsteads in the old mansions as form
Ing little closet MIR. Lockwood,
who had to sleep in it. says, II slid
back the panel sides. got in with my
light. pulled them together again and
felt secure"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Hoaxed the Naturalist.

One of the most remarkable books
ever published is the photographic
Wirceburgensis," written by Wurz-
burg naturalist named Behringer In
1726. Probably very few copies are
in existence. as the author destroyed
all that he could get possession Of soon
after the book appeared. He had been
victimized by some practical ~jokers.
who had made a great variety Of arti-
fetal fossils and hidden them in a
quarry, to which they then enticed the
professor. Behringer was overjoyed
by so rich a find and had no suspicion
of the trick. although many of the fos-
sis were of very grotesque charac-
ter. He took his treasures home, made
elaborate drawings of them and wrote
a minute description Of each. as well
as an exhaustive commentary filed
with ingenious and plausible theories.
When he had published the book the
iokers confessed, and then, Of course,
the professor did his utmost to sup
press the work.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
ouennsland Pearl Divers.

The Queensland diver gets into his
dress at daybreak. steps on to the tad
der over the side and fastens the life
line round him The tender screws on
the face glass. the pumps are started.
and down goes the diver TO look for
shell If he Is on ground where shell
is plentiful hp fills his bag. then allows
his dress to I'LL with air which brings
him 10 the surface when he is hauled
to the boat by the life fine. He emp
ties his bag on to the deck and goes
down for another bagful Some Of
the divers occasionally work in TWEEN
ty-fiye fathons The greatest danger
with which the diver has to contend
IS paralysis. and. knowing the danger
&c runs. he sometimes demands 1900 In
'.dvance. and this amount is some
Zines lost TO the pearler through the
zeal and daring of the diver.-London
Globe
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
sunerstition About Cats.

In the Monferrato it is believed that
all the cats who wander about upon
the roofs during the month of Febru-
airy are really witches. whom 1t Is law
full and even necessary to shoot. An
old German superstition has it that
if a black cat sits upon the bed OF a
sick man it is presage of his DEATH
while If after his decease 1t Is seen
upon his grave it is enough to arouse
doubts as to the locality to which his
soul has departed. In Hungary 1t IL
thought that cats generally become
witches between the ages of seven and
twelve years. A French belief con
corning the cat is that if the animal
be carried in a cart and the wind blow
from it to the horses they Immediately
fall tired. If any part of the horse,
mans clothing be made of cats skin
the horse will feel as though 1t carried
a double burden
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21


AS every oip E.as%s il IS dangerous
10 stand near tree daring thunder
storm. int If any ore ia so foolish as
10 90 It he will do we'll to lean against
the tree II he does this the charge
goes III az his shoulder. burning 1t, and
then passes down the skin along the
middle OF lie back Arrived at the
legs. il may ran along one or both. 1t
win seriously burn the knees and other
prominent parts. get out through the
stockings or bore hole through the
boots or destroy the boots altogether.
But If he stands near tree or wall
without being in contact the stream Of
lightning may jump to the head bones
and cause instant death. If 1t doesn't
do this 1t will probably burn the hair
and travel over the skin of the head,
going down the front of the body or
getting inside it and doing terrible
damage
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
1T is SERIOUS.
Some Bryan People Fail to Realize the
Seriousness of Bad Back.

Some Bryan People Fail to Realize the
Seriousness Of Bad Back.
The constant aching of bad back
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling,
The pains and aches of kidney ills
Are serious-if neglected
Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
A Bryan citizen Shows you how to
avoid them.
P. J. vytopil, Mosely street, Bryan,
Texas. says: "The first symptom OF
kidney disease in my case was back
ache. This gradually grew worse I'M
til it became so bad that | could hard
~ attend to my work My rest was
fltful and | was always tired Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from E. R,
Emmels drug store, cured me-. be-
lieve that my experience with this
remedy should be made known to the
public, so that other persons in need
of a kidney remedy will know the
best one to use"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- ahd
take no other.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21

a singular fns't with regard 70 the r.
ILsions Of different species OF trees has
been brought out By the teforestation
Ior the peninsula OF Jutland, Denmark,
| 1t was observed that when planted
|aIone spruce trees did not prosper.
Ini that II u spruce was planted near
a mnEntain pine Il grew up vigorously.
Further experiment Inns shown that y
the pines are placed near the spruces
Int the beginning and after being Ill
lowed TO grow together with them for
Ia few years are cut down the benefit
10 THE spruce continues. The phenoms
cnon Is not understood. says Probes
sor J W. Hnrshbergcr. but It is SOP
posed that the roots OF the mountain
pine are Inhabited byfsome mycorhiza
which produces the nitrogen needed by
the trees and that this organism Is
transferred to the roots Of the, sur
rounding spruce Oncesthe infection
has taken place the presence of the
pine Is no bangor necessary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
cATARRH OF STOMACH
Indigestion and Stomach Agony Quick.
ly Ended.

If you went to thirty doctors and
paid each his fee for prescription
for Indigestion or stomach misery, it
is ten chances to one you wouldn't get
such a good prescription as the one
from which MIO-NAvstomach tablets
are made.
How can such thing be? you nat.
urally ask.
Simply because the man who wrote
the prescription from which MONA
tablets are made knows more about
stomach diseases than 96 per cent OF
all the physicians in America, and he
gets paid for knowing.
And when you can get large box
of tablets made from this doctors pre-
scription for only SOC, are you going
to continue to suffer? Sold by E. ]
Jenkins and druggists everywhere.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Tho Lioht Was There.

A well known New York clubman
was found by a police officer very late
one night in a pitiable state Of intoxi-
cation. The wretthed fellow stood be
meath lamppost, which he was kick
ing with might and main.
Slightly amused. the policeman
watched him moment. Then he said
Here. sir. what are you doing
thereT
No reply. Only-bang, bang, bang
the tipsy one dealt the lamppost
three more kicks.
What are you doing?' repeated
the policeman
The man delivered another quick
volIey of very furious kicks, and then
looking up. he said:
"Oh. know she's in all right,
cause there'sh-hic-a light upstairs. "
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
A Poor Press AGENT

Max O'Rell was exceedingly popular
as a lecturer, and the way in which
his mother viewed the suggestion that
her son should take TO the platform Is
worth repetition She wrote TO him
from the native village which she had
never left for more than day TO say
that she did not think appearing before
audiences to be reputable business, and
when he replied that he had decided to
do it and had signed contract to that
effect the dear old lady wrote back that
she was "still" his loving mother and
that she would tell no one in the vii
lage about it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Restored COURAGE.

The southern lover was impetuous,
says the author of book Of reminis-
cences OF eastern Virginia entitled
Memory Days" and the maiden was
timld and unused to passionate pro
posas of marriage.
"Oh, don't" she interrupted in whis-
per. 'You brighten me dreadfulIy"
Overcome by centrition. the young
man humbly apologized for his fervor,
and a painful silence ensued. The girl
broke it at last.
Robert" she began, with a hopeful
smile, "I--don't think-I-shall-be so
frightened this time"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
HeIpinu Him.

Intrepid Widow-Speaking of conun-
drums, Mr.. Slocum,, here's a good one,
Why is the letter I'd" like wedding
ring? Procrastinating Bachelor-Oh.
I'm no good at conundrums. Intrepid
Widow-You give it up? Why, be-
cause 1--WE" can't be "wed" without It.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Office of the Lunus.

what is the office of the lungs?"
teacher asked small pupil in class
in physiology.
"The chest" she promptly replied.
"And," said the teacher. telling the
story, 81 guess she was somewhat near
right, for the lungs certainly do bust
ness in the chest" b.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Sick Herrinqs.

Why" said youngster 10 his elder
brother, "do behring's have so many
more illnesses than other fish?'
"Who says they do?" asked the youth
addressed.
why, this book says that thousands
upon thousands of them are cured ev-
cry year."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
The Bluff Physician.

The Doctor-You would have an at
tack of Brain fever but for one thing.
Impatient Patient-And what's that?
The Doctor-The fact that nature made
you an immune from that particular
variety Of fever Baltimore American
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Society as the Doctor Saw II.

When the doctor was asked what he
thought of the reception he had at
tended the previous evening he said:
ut was carbuncle"
'What do you mean by that?"
why, it was great gathering and
n swell affair."-New York Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
Not DieestibIe.

Tramp-Please, ma'am, will you give
me q bite to eat? Lady-l haven't any
thing cooked, but can give you a pair
Of old shoes Tramp = Excuse me,
ma'am, but I'm no goat.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21
The Possibility.

He-NothiEg could ever come be-
tween us, could it, dear? Shell can't
think of single thing unless l should
happen to become engaged to some
other man before we get married.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-21

Wealth is social in its origin and
should be used for social purposes
Comte.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
STATE SELLS TIMBER TODAY
Wood on LAO Acres Brings in Total
of So, 100.

At a public sale of timber on state
lands in Beltrami county, conducted
by S. C. Atkin and C. S. Brown, of
the state auditors Office, held at the
Court House here today timber on
LAO acres of land was sold for the
amount of $1,000.
T. Sullivan of the St. Croix Pine
and Cedar company of saltwater
bought four 40's near the town of
Funkley, Section 25-15O-30, the total
amount paid being $500. The tim
Der sold was spruce and cedar.
A. E. Whiting of the firm of Iron
son & Whiting of Blackjack, pur-
chased eight >4O's, Sections 13 and "a,
1870, paying $500, the timber be-
ing cedar, spruce. tamarack and pine,
This timber is near Shocks Spur sta
ton.
Charles Thomson of the firm OF
Thomson & Whiting of Blackjack
bought timber on twelve 4O's in Sec.
lions 2, 3, II, and IL, near the town
of Hornet.
John Cam of the same firm bought
twelve 40's near the town of Cor
mant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
5000 More Red Cross Stamps;
Where Seals Can Be Bought.

Mrs. c. r.. Sanborn, president
of theffWoman's Study Club, yes
terday received a second ship
ment of the Red Cross stamps,
making a total of 10000 seals
received in Bemidji. The first,
shipment of 5000 has been sold.
These stamps are now on sale at
the following places: Netzer's
Pharmacy, City Drug Store, Ber-
man Emporium, T. J. Crane &
Co., O'Leary-Bowser Co., Bazaar
Store, McCuaig's, Troppman's,
Bakers Jewelry Store, Gould's,
Abercrombie's, Markham Hotel,
o. C. Rood & Co., and the Bemid-
il Pioneer. Many of the large
business concerns have placed Or
ders for stamps to be used on all
their mail until Christmas. If
500 worth of stamps are sold
the money all goes to work of
combating tuberculosis in Bemid-
il The stamps sell at one cent
each.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
BURNS SLEU1H ON JOB
Tells Brainerd Reporter Wholesale
Arson Plot Soon to Be Revealed d:
in Northern Minnesota.
GEARLDs HEARING TOMORROW

Bemidji, Mimi, Dec. 14.-One of
the significant things at the late Du-
mas trial in Brainerd was the pres
ence there in the closing days of a
plain clothes man a detective from
the Burns agency of Cleveland, Ohio,
who has done important work in con-
nection with the recent Mcnamara
case in Los Angeles, Cal. .
1t appears that one of the states
witnesses, A. H. Brandt, paroled from
the state penitentiary to testify at
Brainerd, had been given a ticket to
Brainerd and was to appear in Brain
erd to testify in the Dumas case. Mr..
Brandt, alias Fisher, did not show up
and Sheriff Hazen, of Beltrami
county, searched for the missing
Brandt at St. Paul and other places,
but could not locate him and re-
turned to Brainerd and so reported
to the prosecution.
The Burns detective visited the
saloons and second hand stores in the
city of Brainerd in vain search for
Brandt. The detective said the St.
Paul police had drawn such a tight
net works about St. Paul that Brandt
could not slip through without their
notice. Brandt had the Brainerd
ticket and 81 and on Tuesday morn
ing at two o'clock, December 5, Mr..
Brandt did the disappearing act.
The detective said Brandt had
never used the ticket to Brainerd
and that there was no record of this
ticket having ever been used.
Brandt had a celebration and hol-
iday in St. Paul and raised some
money, it is said, by forging a check.
He never left the place, it is pre-
sumed. and is probably in St. Paul
at the present time.
In an interview in the hotel cor
ridor of the Ransford, the Burns
man said that vast dynamiting,
yegg an dincendiary gang was doing
a wholesome crime business in
northern Minnesota and that this
crime trust had regular branches in
all cities. He said arrests soon
would be made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
DROPS l9 STORIES TO DIE
Man Recently in Bemidji, Poses Nude
in Chicago Masonic Temple, Puffs
Cigaret, Then Leaps.
MANICURE GIRL DEsCRIBEs:FA FALL
Copyright, 1917

A man recently in Bemidji COM
mitted suicide Tuesday in a spectac-
ular manner at Chicago, a dispatch
from that city telling of the event
as follows:
"Poising nude on a beam across the
Masonic Temple "well," James F.
Greek leaped nineteen stories to his
death at noon Tuesday. 49,
ellis body was crushed into an al
most shapeless mass at the impact
with the floor of the rotunda. Before
it struck it had carried to the floor
Harry Evans of 64OS Vernon avenue,
whose death is expected to result
from his injuries.
Greek entered the lavatory on
the nineteenth floor without being
observed. When he was seen to en-
erge he had removed all Of his cloth
ing and was smoking a cigaret.
"Slowly walking to the staircase
railing he passed moment, then
climbed out on the beam. There he
stood an instant, continuing to puff
at his cigaret. Dropping it, he
watched it fall to the floor nineteen
stories below. No sooner had the
cigaret struck the floor than Greek,
posing as to dive, plunged head first.
"The body fell headlong for ten
stories, then began somersaulting.
AT the second floor it struck a
projecting canopy. AS this occurred
his right arm was torn from it's SOCK
ct in some manner and flew to one
side, striking the floor twelve feet
from the body. -
evans was at the cigar stand
when he was struck. He was knocked
to the floor suffering compound
fracture of the left leg and internal
injuries.
"Miss Mildred Alexander, a mani
curist employed in the barbershop on
the nineteenth flooor, told graphic
story of the suicide. i
"'Some one came in the shop and
said a crazy man was in the hail. she
said. 4 went to the door and saw a
nude figure climb across the north
railing and step on the beam. He was
smoking a cigaret, and, putting his
hands above his head, dived. -
"tJust as the body left the beam
my voice returned and I screamed. It
was awful. I was unable to keep my
eyes from the falling body and saw
it crash first into the canopy and
then strike the cigar CASE
"Greek had letters in his pocket
showing that he recently came to
Chicago from Northern Minnesota,
mail being directed to him at Bemid-
il, International Falls and Brainerd."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
Gearlds Hearing Tomorrow.

The preliminary hearing of Ed
ward Gearlds will be resumed here
tomorrow in municiple curt before
Judge H, A. Simmons. At the re-
quest of Attorney George Speer OF
Grand Rapids, appearing for Mr.,
Gearlds, the hearing was postponed
until December Is at 10 a. m. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14

President Taft has nominated JUDI
son A. LaMoure, Jr., to be collector
of customs for the district of North
and South Dakota. ~. ~-~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14

Miss Mary Chamberlain, the vic
tim of the Shady Bend "tar party .
will, it is said, receive not less than
$4,000 as 9ssmart money" for the
outrage committed on her. Her at
torneys are said to- have agreed to a
. ~\4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
EGGS ARE so CENTS A DOZEN
"Strickly Fresh" Product Touches
New High Mark in MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis, Dec. 14.-"Strictly
fresh" eggs are selling at so
cents a dozen, which is said to be
the highest price ever reached in
Minneapolis. "Storage fresh eggs
are retailing at As cents.