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That loss may be only temporary and
with subsequent rise in the price OF
steel will be fully recovered. On the
other hand, every bale of cotton which
has been marketed to date this year at
the ridiculously low price obtained
represents loss to the farmer and
to the South which can not be re-
trieved."
Through the earnest cooperation Of
the varied interests of the South, Mr..
Hayne said that effort to restore a
normal price for cotton would be sue
cessful.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
BRAVE FRANK HAYNE.

The cotton farmers owe a vote of
thanks to Frank Hayne for his speech
in the cotton conference at New Or
leans yesterday. Mr.. Hayne is now
under indictment in the federal court
of New York for alleged violation OF
the antitrust law in promoting the
now famous bull pool of 1909.
Along with William p. Brown OF
New Orleans, Fuege Scales of Texas
and James A. Patten of Chicago" said
Mr.. Hayne, II was indicted by fed
eral grand jury in New York on the
grave charge of having unduly added
$200,000,000 to the value of cotton in
the South. 1t is some compensation
to note before an audience of this kind
the crime with which / am charged
does not bring upon me any disgrace.
Il shall be proud to go to Jail If !
have in any way aided in the enhance
ment of the value of the South's prod
uct. But, if what we did in New York
is decided to be a violation of the law,
then say, God help the Southern
farmer. 1t would mean that the man
who buys and sells what he has not
got is to be praised and that the man
who buys to help the people among
whom he has lived is to be condemned.
The South this year. said Mr..
Hayne, probably will receive $780,.
100000 less for its crop of cotton than
it received for the crop of the year
previous. Those figures are astound-
ing, yet the press comment of the
country regarding them is meager.
The press and the public stand aghast
at the announcement of reduction of
500 a share on Steel stock, represent
ing a paper loss of $1O0,0O00OO, yet
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

Says the Beaumont Enterprise
ASK some of the Beaumont people
who have been to Dallas what they
think of the lamp post system o.
lighting the streets there" If Beau.
mont wants to investigate further,
Bryan can supply all the information
desired. We are trying it, and the con-
sensus of opinion so far is that it is
more ornamental than useful. Most Of
us would rather have back the old arc
light system. Possibly, however, i'm
provements may be made that will
give more satisfactory results.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

In the Thanksgiving proclamation
there is no mention of the protective
tariff as one of the blessings for which
the American people ought to be
thankful. This omission was consid
crate of the president, for while he
processes to believe that it is one of
our chief blessings he hasn't the hard
ihood to say that it is from divine
source. If he would divest himself o.
prejudice, he would be bound to admit
that it is a plain violation of the COM
mandment, Thou shalt not steal"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
LIFE COMPANY QUITS.

South Bend, Ind. Nov. 1.-The Mod.
ern Life Insurance Company, capital
lied at $25O,0OO, which has been in
existence three years with headquar-
tiers in this city, ceased to exist today
when the business was taken over by
the Peoples Life Insurance Company
of Chicago.
The Modern company has met all
claims of its creditors in full, all losses
being met by the stockholders. The
officials of the company found the
cost Of production Of business exces-
siye and decided it could not afford
TO remain in the field.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

The issuing of imperial edicts
signed by five-year-old boy, making
radical changes in the government of
the most populous nation on earth,
would be laughably absurd if the cir.
cumstances were less tragic. 1t be.
gins to look as if the prophecy of the
battle of Armageddon, in which the
blood is to be up to the horses brides,
may be fulfilled in the Yangtse Valley.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

A Richmond (Va) trained nurse,
speaking of her work, recently said:
1T is the noblest profession in the
world. have been in the business
twenty years and have never had an
unpleasant duty to perform" That
woman has a divine call to do that
particular work. If everybody would
serve God, each in his own sphere, as
she is doing there would be no more
rough shedding. but everything would
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

Congressman Morris Sheppard, can.
didate for United States senator, has
for years been a favorite orator at
Woodmen monument dwellings and
other fraternity events, but that he
has ever solicited votes on the ground
of his relations to the fraternities
there is no proof. He ought not to be
blamed for what irresponsible news
papers say.
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run smoothly and this would be a
jolly good old world.

Mrs, McRee, on trial at Opelousas,
La, for killing Allan Garland, has
proven a good character and her story
bears the stamp Of truth. If the facts
be as she states she was fully justi-
fed. Any man who abuses a womans
friendship to the extent of trying to
rob her of what to every virtuous
woman is dearer than life, ought to
be killed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

Up to this writing the telegraph has
brought no announcement that former
Bank Commissioner and Star Witness
T. B. Love has apologized to Col. Jake
VOTERS for knocking him down. De
spite his amiable name, he seems to
be better hater than Senator Nc
Nealus.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due.

We note a number of our exchanges
use the matter sent out by the Com
Secretaries Association as ed
itorials without credit. OF course they
are at liberty to do this if they like
that way of doing, but the trouble lies
in other papers quoting the para
graphs and giving the wrong editors
credit. We have been guilty of the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
Boys Corn Clubs.

Gainesville, Ga, Nov. boys
corn clubs of north Georgia have sent
their finest products to the corn show
opened here today and liberal prizes
will be awarded to the youthful farm
ers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
Methodist Rishops Meet.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. The
Methodist Episcopal college of bishops
opened it's autumn session here today
with a large number Of DISTINGUISHED
churchmen from over the country in
attendance.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

The upbuilding of Texas and the de-
velopment of her resources should be
the aim of Africans and is one sub
ject on which all citizens of the com
should be united.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

There is no greater field of promise
for manufacture than Texas. We can
bring this fact to the notice of outside
capital by patronizlng home industries
and thus induce it, by the success OF
our own factories, to invest in Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01

The Bowie Chamber OF Commerce
is now engaged in organizing a $25, 900
stock company for the purpose of de-
veloping a bed of kidney shale that
has been discovered near that town.
1t is reported by expert examiners to
be one of the richest in the United
States. Tests of the shale have been
made in Ohio and st. Louis which
show conclusively that the best quail.
ity of vitrified and face brick and roof
ing tile can be manufactured from it.
Half of the proposed capital stock has
been subscribed by local men who are
very much interested in the projec;.
1t is the desire of the chamber of COM
merce to have outside parties take the
other half.
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latter time or two, not realizing. the
until too late to correct it.
Navasota Examiner Review
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-01
CONTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL
SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION.

The two new buildings that were
recently erected by the Texas Cotton
Palace at Waco have been filled with
exhibits and will be ready for visitors
when the exposition opens, November
4. The new buildings are the Ma.
chinery building, which is of concrete
and is S0x200 feet, and the Floral
building, which is 75x150 feet. These,
with the main building and coliseum,
give the Cotton Palace most attract
i've appearance and will furnish ac-
commodations for this years exhibi.
lions. Greater interest has been man
Tested this year in the Cotton Palace
than ever before and reports through.
out the state indicate that greater
of people will be in attend
ance than at any previous year. Els.
pecial interest is being shown by the
people of Central Texas.
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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
How He Killed
His Antagonist
By EDWARD TOMLINSON
Copyright by American Pres, Asso-
citation 1911

My friend DIR. Wobel, a German by
birth. is one Of the most quiet, modest
little men / ever knew. EIe has a
large practice with women and chill
dren-not that he knows any more
about the diseases peculiar to them
than other doctors, but he is so gentle
In his manner that he cures them sim
ply by sympathy. He has also a way
of being very impressive. He tells
them that the medicine he gives them
must be taken at regular intervals on
the stroke Of the clock
One day I met man who had
known Wobel in Germany. He told
me the doctor had served as a sur
geon in the Franco-Prussian war and
had been considered by his compan-
ions a very brave man. He had
fought duel with captain of artil-
lery and killed him.
When Wobel came to my house
again 1 told him what this person had
said. He seemed very much embar-
hair.
"Tell me about the duel" I said 81
wish to know how you killed the cap
tain"
Il didn't kill anybody" he said. cit
was all a mistake. l will confess to
you If you will agree not to mention
the matter to me again or to any one
else. l am what you see me, quiet
man with a great deal of feeling.
When the Franco-Prussian war broke
out | had just been graduated from
the medical college. My father. who
had paid for my education, insisted
On my going with the army as a sur
geon. I felt that I would be out of
place in war and would gladly have
stayed at home, but by father was a
stern man, and dare not disobey him.
1--WE marched rapidly across the Dor
der The corps that was with saw
very little fighting during the whole
war, so I was not called upon to at
tend men on the battlefield My COM
rades saw at once that | was of a
timid disposition and soon began to
rally me on my unfitness for war.
From rallying me they came to taunt-
ing me, and from haunting me some
of them finally insulted me. ] was be-
tween two fires. In the German army,
where duelling is prevalent. if did not
resent at least one Of these insults
might better leave the service. If
challenged one Of those who insulted
me l had not sufficient bravery to
stand up to be shot at.
"In either event it was a case of
want of courage.
zone day this captain whom l have
been supposed to have killed called
me a coward before the whole mess.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
A Rbvminu Game.

The leader must decide on word OF
one syllable that rhymes perfectly with
several other words. Suppose she
chooses the word race to be guessed;
she will say to the company, Il am
thinking of word that rhymes with
face" and each guest in turn tries
to think of some word that rhymes
with it. But instead of giving the
word itself of which you suppose the
leader may be thinking the definition
only is given, and the leader must tell
the guests the word he has defined.
For instance. you think the word
rhyming with face may be ace, so you
ask. rs it unit on cards?" The lead
er must answer. mo; it is not ace"
The next guest may think the word
mace. but instead Of giving the word
asks, els it spice?" And the leader
answers. "No: it is not mace" So the
game continues till some one guesses
the right word. The lucky guesser be-
comes the new leader. and the game
continues.
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The INVENTORS
ASSISTANT
A Strange Experience With a
Happy Ending.

"W1ll you kindly accompany me to
my rooms, sir?"
The speaker, who touched my elbow
while l was passing along the street,
was one of the most singular looking
persons ever saw. His eyes were
large and dreamy, his body small and
delicately made. He was bent and
withered.
why should l do thatY l asked.
Because l desire your assistance"
us any one in danger-dying?"
mo one is in danger, no one is dy-
Ing, and yet it is a matter Of death
about which l wish your assistance"
II am sorry, sir, but | am hurrying
to keep an engagement and cannot
comply with your request"
'Your engagement can wait. l can
not. have been many years coming
to my present position and do not in
tend to defer satisfying myself as to
the result Of so much thought Gomez
But you can at least give me some
you require"
THAT can be better explained in
practice than in word. | am a poor
talker, and this crowded street is not
a fit place for communicating what
one may have to say. There are too
many people passing. Come to my
house. There we will be alone There
I can explain to you that which has
occupied the principal portion of my
life. I propose to honor you with a
confidence never before bestowed on
any living person. Only the dead have
ever received it. The time has now
arrived for me to impart it to the liv-
ing"
What was my surprise to find my
self following this strange creature as
though I had been his dog. He took
me through narrow streets, l suppos-
ing every minute that he would dive
into some of the mean buildings by
the way, but he did not. After a jour
ney that seemed interminable we found
ourselves in a thinly settled district,
and my conductor finally led the way
into large brick dwelling that stood
alone. The blinds were closed, and the
place had every appearance Of being
unoccupied. Taking me to rear room
on the ground floor, he babe me be
seated and announced his object.
81 have been experimenting" he
said, "for years upon a new method of
cremation. I have done away with
the hours heretofore required to incin,
crate and am now able to accomplish
the work in ten minutes. If you will
step In here, I will show you my re-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
FOR The CHILDREN
Satisfied.

Sometimes 1 sit alone and think
How glad l am that l am me.
I might have been a Hindu child
Or daughter of an old Chinee.
And Hindustan Is awfully hot
So hot, as everybody knows,
That people have to stay indoors
And children don't wear any clothes.
And China is dreadful place.
Nurse says they live on rats and mice
And never have a bit of cake,
But just a little bowl of rice.
And am very, very glad
That / am not an Eskimo,
For who could ever like land
Where fruit and flowers never grow
And where it is SO very cold
That it is freezing all the while
And people have to dress in fur
And never have q change of style?
And no one ever takes bath.
For there is only melted snow.
I really could not bear to be
AS dirty as an Eskimo
And live in a mean little hut
With only earth upon the floor
And no nice windows to look out,
But Just funny little door.
wonder If 1t is really true.
Some story writer's will deceive
And tell lot of foolish things
That are too silly to believe.
Philadelphia Record.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
About the Chinese.

Old women, not young, are the idols
Of Chinese society.
Elderly men fly kites and play ball,
while the children look quietly on.
The very highest ambition of China
man is to have a handsome coffin and
costly funeral. Men wear long skirts
and carry fans. Women wear short
jackets and carry canes.
When Chinaman meets an &C.
quaintance he covers his head and
shakes his own hand. If very glad
to see a friend, a Chinaman very often
rubs shoulders with him..
If Chinaman desires a visitor to
dine with him, he does not ask him to
do so, but if he should not want him
he says, Wont you stay and diner"
The visitor then knows that he is not
wanted
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tort"
He led me into q rear apartment
without windows and with but the one
door through which we entered. We
had no sooner passed In than he turn
ed the key and put 1t in his pocket In
the center of the room was a square
brickwork resembling an oven.
This Is my cremtaory," said my
strange host 1.-THE heat is galvanic.
You see those wires. They conduct the
current to the inner part, where by q
new union of chemical forces hereto
fore unknown the heat is generated.
This door Is the aperture through
which the object to be incinerated en-
tiers by means Of this rolling carriage"
But, my dear SIR" protested, IT
am not interested in crematcries."
81 am" he replied decisively. II am
about to test my invention, and need
an assistant as we'll as subject. / am
going to experiment upon you. You
will have the advantage over dead
subject Of being able to tell me exactly
wherein my device fails, wherein it Is
successful"
"I? How could tell you. being in
cinerated?"
Come, mount to the carriage" He
drew a revolver and held 1t to my tenn
pie.
Trembling, I mounted the carriage
and lay fiat on my back. Then there
was creak of rollers, and | moved
II vi oIoD % hn
furnace door.
Whether or not l lost consciousness
do not know. At any rate there was
blank. Then I heard the voice Of
the operator outside ask if / had any
suggestions to make. l replied that 1
would most respectfully suggest that
he open the door and let me out
mot until you have learned from ex-
perience the defects of my oven," he
said.
at is perfect" replied.
''It Is the high degree of heat that I
wish you to report on especially"
at Is seven times hotter than. the
fiery furnace into which King Nebu-
chadnezzar thrust the prophet Danielr'
/ exclaimed.
Excellent! I have not yet turned
the heat on. If it is hot now, what
will 1t be when in operation? Now I
will make the connection"
"Hold on!'' I cried. ~ have noticed
defect in the brickwork. If you turn
on the heat the oven will crack OPEN"
That's queer" he said. II made
that brickwork myself. It's all right
You're mistaken Watch everything
carefully so that you can give me
perfect account of all points to be
tested"
I heard a click, and very soon the
place began to warm up. Then it De-
gan to get hot. yelled to my tor
mentor to let me out. Then-well. then
my wife shook me-
"Stop that hallooing! Do you want
to wake the baby?"
what COMPOUNDED strange things
dreams are!' l muttered. ugh! I'm
all in a tremor and my heart is beat
ing reveille."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07

and the medical director, hearing or 1t.
told me that l must either challenge
him or resign. | could not bear to
leave the service under such con-
temptuous circumstances, so, after
struggling with myself for whole
night, / sent the captain challenge.
He accepted at once, and from that
moment my comrades changed their
treatment of me, restoring me to their
friendship and associating with me on
terms of equality.
81 knew this would not last, for |
was sure that when | should meet my
antagonist | would quail and that
would throw me back to my previous
condition. | was the most miserable
man in the army. l counted the
hours between the present and the
time of the meeting-nOt that | wished
them to pass, but that l dreaded the
approach of what might deprive me
of life.
Zone thing gave me hope. Before the
time appointed for the meeting arrived
we began a desultory fighting with the
French. Since l was not exposed, the
ambulance corps bringing all the
wounded to us at the rear, | rejOiced,
thinking that if this continued there
would be no opportunity for the duel.
But one evening l was informed that
the next morning at daylight the cap
tain and I were to go just beyond the
picket line and have it out. This was
the most terrible thing that could have
happened l was not only liable to be
shot by the captain, but by the enemy.
"There was no necessity to arouse me
in the morning, for l did not sleep a
wink all night. | crawled out of bed,
put on my uniform and followed my
second. l found the captain waiting to
kill me. 1t had been arranged that we
should fight with rifles at hundred
PAGES. We were placed in position, l
trembling in every limb. After much
dickering between the seconds all was
ready and the word was given to fire.
81 was conscious of but one circum-
stance-that is, aiming at the top Of
tree behind my enemy and some forty
OF UICy 1eoC ABOVE Ills uOdu. AT Tue
signal I pulled the trigger. All was
blur before me. The first thing knew
my second seized me by the arm and
hurried me away.
"'Am l hurt? I asked.
"'You hurt! Why, man, you shot
your antagonist plumb through the
heart
"'But,' interrupted, 7 aimed at the
top Of a tree
81 didn't shoot my captain. Some
sharpshOoter Of the enemy must have
got glimpse of him and saved me the
sin. But it was believed l had shot
him, and from that moment was con-
Bidered a brave man. The war soon
closed, and 1 was never again in dan
ger"
The doctor paused, then added:
These tablets you will give your
daughter every two hours. and if there
Is more fever
"Good night, doctor. Your instruc~
tons shall be Obeyed."
Finish every day and be done with
it.-Emerson.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
A Rainy Day Game.

You will have to know how to spell
the names you offer. The leader thinks
of something found in field or forest
or the name of a flower found in
gardens.
Suppose he chooses maple" He
many letters are in the word, Each
player may ask one question about thl
article before the guessing begins
Can it mover SIS it alive?" and sim
liar questions give aid to the guessers
A record is kept The person guessing
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
Double Work In the Choir,

Village Tenor 'hearing complaints Of
the singing in the choir on Sunday
Well. do all | can. ma'am. but it's
them boys. you know: always as to
'urry with my tenor and go back and
clip EN- with their treble. - London
Punch
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-07
The Game of prisoners Ras.p

The Game of prisoners Base.n
Who doesn't know how to plav
prisoners base?" This is one of the
most popular games for team organi-
zatlon and insures vigorous exercise
and use Of judgment, prowess and
courage. There are at least five diff
ferent ways to play it, and some of
them have distinct rules for each
move. The simplest form has the
ground divided into two equal parts.
with a small base or prison marked
OFF on each side. The players are al
lowed to go into their opponents court,
but if they are captured they must no
to their prison until released by
some member of their own team, who
tags them free. Sometimes the prIs-
oner and his would be rescuer are cap-
tured together before they get back
nome. The team wins which manages
to get all their enemies in prison.
The game is generally limited to from
five to fifteen players on a side.
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correctly before <any quesuons are
asked becomes leader and is credited
win fifty marks. The one guessing
correctly after questions are asked be-
comes leader and receives twenty
marks After two questions apiece
nave been put and nobody has guessed
the name the leader receives fifty
marks and gives another word. The
one having the most marks when the
game stops is the winner.