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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09
The Beard In Tunis.

In Tunis when a reigning prince
finds 1t necessary to go outside his i'm
mediate family to choose his successor
he follows an odd custom. There the
wearing of hair on the face is the eI
elusive privilege of sovereignty. When
the prince selects successor he sends
the court barber to the fortunate Indl
vidual to notify him that he may wear
a beard This intimation is equivalent
to a formal announcement that be has
been selected as the heir presumptive
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09
FHE CITY SCHOOLS
he month endInl FRIDAY, Novem.

he month endin Friday, Noyem-
Is, 1912, the repdjt of the Bryan
thools is as follows:
'hroIlment in high school grades 1O4
|eyenth grade .,.............. CT
-
Total In high school and sew
enth grades taught on the
h departmental plan ........ 165
n These grades are taught by five
Sachers, Mr. Kinnard, Mr. Simpson,
fiss Wellington, Miss Board and
Hr Bates. Each teacher mentioned
aches classes of between thirty and
Erty Mr.. McAnelly teaches a two
par course in manual training to
pys OF the seventh and eighth grades,
Rquiring for that work two hours
I'D thirty minutes each day.
In the Eastside school the enroll
lent in grades below the seventh is
IS follows;
|Rxth Grade
miss Ray Montgomery, teacher SO
FIFTH Grade
Miss Allie Montgomery. teacher So
|burth Grade
sliss Leila Griffin, teacher. -. 46
4 ID Grade
Hiss Lucy Christian teacher. Sc
Aand Grade
Miss Annie bearing. teacher, $50
rst Grade
MSS May Burtis. teacher. go. so
Total enrolment in Eastside
"And some left.
In the Westside school the enroll
ent in the grades is as follows:
m Grade
Mr., Bethany, teacher. LIB
fifth Grade
Mr.. Bethany, teacher. ..1e- 20
burth Grade
Mrs. Estill, teacher. .....25
bird Grade (boys)-
Mrs. Estill, teacher. .....22- Al
bird Grade (girls)--
Miss Fletcher, teacher. ...21
econd Grade
Miss Fletcher, teacher. 27-- IS
ret Grade
Miss Collins. teacher. 80, So
Total IN Westside school. 49,. .179
Total in both white schools. -. 6Ss
Passing now to the colored school,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09
Awful Eix.

"Peggy's in terrible fix"
whats the trouble?"
"She's just counted up and found
she's refused a dozen offers Of mar
rage. and now. though she's crazy to
marry Dick. she's afraid to accept him
because he's the thirteenth. - Boston
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09

Look at that careworn looking man
in deep thought and the merry dog
with him chasing his tail. Yet both
are doing the same thing"
whats that?"
Trying to see how they can make
both ends meet"-Baltimore Ameri-
7an.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09


ored neutrality-suspicious.. $50
In the colored school the assign
ment of teachers is changed from
time to time as seems best in order
to meet the changing conditions OF
enrolment. A large additional enroll
ment will come in at the colored
school from now on as cotton picking
finishes up
Rebecca Chapel has retired from
the colored school on account of i'll
health The supernumerary teacher
has been placed in charge of her work
in her stead. In this connection spe-
cial attention is called to the fact that,
as at present constituted, all regular
members of the teaching force at the
colored school hold first grade certifi-
Gates, or higher These facts are
given to the public because the people
should know the facts concerning the
schools
Besides the statistics, there are
other matters OF interest. In the
white schools we have had two
months of earnest struggle against
adverse circumstances. The shortage
of funds for equipment and supplies,
the difficulty of doing effective work
in the large classes previously men,
toned and the further fact that chill
dren physically uncomfortable on ac-
count of seating conditions could not
give close attention to the work-all
these things have combined to tax
our teachers to the utmost.
have some definite views on
school matters, and these have been
presented to the trustees for such ac-
ton as they deem wise and proper.
Any man who has not definite veiws
on school problems would be unsuited
for the position at the head of the
Bryan schools.
| believe that the central point Of
interest in the schools is the child.
/ believe that the question of grayest
concern is combined in the physical
wellbeing of the child, the environ
ment of the child, and the teacher of
the child. My belief in these three
vital needs Of the child is why / have
so frequently urged the question OF
seats, of shade trees, of drinking
fountains, of an appropriation to sup
plement our efforts to supply work OF
art for the schools, and the question
of teachers of high scholarship, pro
fessional training, and of tested ex-
perience judged by trained super
visors. The recent enactment of the
trustees that in the near future all
teachers in the Bryan school should
hold first grade certificates, or higher,
was step in the right direction. Only
teachers of scholarly traits and love
for professional literature can secure
thorough and lasting results.
believe that the teacher who
studies in the summer school and
then studies no more till the next
su----sr school, is worth about as
o the school as the man who
one big revival and Their dis
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09

we find an enrolment which is con-
stantly increasing, and at present is
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-09

Total enrolment in colored
school to date ............. 25O
Total enrolment, white and col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Live Stock Market

St. Louis, November 2.-Cattle Re ceipts 1900, including 100 Texans; market steady Native shipping and export steers, SSql0.SO dressed and butcher steers, s5.5t @S6O; stockers. sS.75s7; Texas and Indian steers, $4.5097.5o; COWS and heifers, S.2 @5
 Hogs: Receipts 25oO market 10a15c higher Pigs and lights, $6.50@7.75; mixed and butchers, s7.55a7S5; good heavy, s-sa m7S5.
 sheep: Receipts, 800; market steady Muttons, s4M4.s0; lambs, @7.30; stoekers, s2. 75Q3.5O.
 Kansas City. November 2.-Cattle: Re ceipts. 1900, including 3oo sohherns; market steady. unchanged
 Hogs: Receipts. 15O0; market 5e up Bulk of sales $7. .G00tzS0; heavy. s7.75a7. 80; s7. .50m775; pigs, s6a6.5O-
 Sheep: Receipts, lCoO; market steady, unchanged.
 Chicago: November 2,-cattle: Re cepts, 5o0; market dull. Reeves s525@11 Texas steers. S4.40a5.C5.. western steers, s55Oa925. stockers and feeders. s4.25a750; cows and heifers $2.T5n7.25; calves, se.i5 Gl050.
 Hogs: Receipts, 7OOO market higher. Light. s7.35QS: mixed, s7.5o@sO5; heavy. s7.25Gs05; rough. T20d7.5o; pigs, s6.25@ 74O bulk of sales, $77O4s.
 sheep-Receipt 2O,0Oo; market steady. Native. $3. 3od4.6o; western. sS S65q450; year. lings, a501575: lambs. native, $5.25a7.15. western, S5.50G1710.
 Louisville, November 2.-Cattle: Re- cepts. 45; choice higher; others. 1Ja2oc down. Range, $2QS.50.
 Hogs: Receipts, 3c0o market SC higher. Range, a. .5015.65.
 Sheep and Lambs: Receipts. 100; mar lSet for lambs, 51kc down; sheep. Sc down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
THE STRAIN A RAIL BEARS
Enormous Tension Required to Resist
 Pounding of Locomotive
.the Boston HeraId.

l From the Boston Herald.
 Have you any idea of the strain 10 | which steel rail is subjected today? Let us consider one for a moment. in
 the time of it's greatest torture. and see.
 The Cannon Ball express is coming. It | Is drawn by two engines. The largest
 weighs 100 tons-77 tons of the weight
 are carried on the six driving wheels,
 which means alpost 13 tons to wheel. Thirteen tons' of weight upon each wheel, That means IS tons of weig Int | impinging for flying instant upon d
 roll surface no more than an incn
 square and then moving forward all the time. a succession of whirling blows 1 from 13-ton hammer.
 If the train Is going 90 miles an hour an imaginary square inch has only l. 52Sth part of a second in which to re- ceive the blow, vince under it, dis i tribute the terrible force of 1t through it's elastic elements to the surrounding mass of the rail brace itself to help distribute stresses that are being got up on adjacent surfaces and zipzagging
 back and forth in all sorts of ways through the contents of the rail. and then almost instantly lift it's devoted
 head to receive the blow Of the next driving wheel If the train is going 60
 miles an hour instead of 50. this all has to be received. withstood and passed on in 1-1056th part of @ second.
 And yet this isn't all that is happcn- ing to the nerves of the rail. This is orly taking account Of the compression strains. There is another set of strains for these big driving wheels are pulling the train. They have caught hold of the rails just as your hands grip the rope in tug of war and they take a fresh hold every fraction of a second. The tendency is to pull the top or head off the rail- to pull it all to pieces. 1t is the business of the rail to stick to- gether, head and web and dange. in every single and separate molecule with all the tenacity of which steel is capable But we have stated only one-half the tension strain.
 This strain is reversing all the time, for while the huge drivers are pulling enc part of the rail toward them, they are pushing another part away from them This pluckirg and spurring. hauling and kicking, tension and com precision goes cn continuously Com plete reversing from compression to ten- sion or back again takes place with every half turn of a driving wheel ana at frightfulv rapid rate The marvel Is that the rail is not ground to powder.
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value in another direction, is worth quot.

value in another direction, is worth quot. ing:
 'The result of my observation, after more than thirty years spent in teach- ing mixed schools, is that girls are brighter than boys, and learn faster. My star scholars are mostly girls The boys plodded heavily, the girls few lightly ahead. One reason, as all know. is that girls of the same age are more mature than boys. But there was Inore to it than this-something deeper. some thing in sex character. In after life my bright, and even my mediocre, boys ac- compllshed more than my bright girls. I heard of them, of the solid things they were doing My bright glrls-glris that were or-like-dropped out of sight. I found on following them up, that they had worn themselves out in emotionalism They flew at or through everything with the same velocity. the same inten- sity, with which they had shot through books. The life. of woman encourages and overdevelops affectlonateness. devot- edness. She needs to take herself less seriously or less intensely: to accept her vocation with calmness and strength, more coolness and poise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Good Advice

Not long ago Lord Kinnard. who is all ways actively interested in religious work. paid surprise visit to a mission school in the East End of London and told a class of boys the story of Samson. Tn concluding his narrative his lordship added.
 He was strong. became weak and then regained hs- strength, enabling him to destroy his enemies. Now, boys, if had an ehemy, what would you advise me to do?"
 A little boy, after neditatng on the se- cret of that great mans strength, shot up his hand and exclaimed: 'Get bot tie of air restorer."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
London Stock Market

London, November 2.-This week has been a broken one through the holiday but quite a good recovery was effected and the tone strengthened after the much dreaded settlement was concluded with only three small failures. The existence of a bear account and fresh purchases 'lcre and the same from the continent and especially during the day. removed early losses and made the final tone firm Consols closed at a net gain of 5-1G and Americas1 securities finished fractionally Higher than last Saturday. Operators already are reconciled to the prospects of the powers inediating in the Balkan war ,rhich Fridays victory of the allied forces is likely to hasten, but the money market is showing some nervousness now that diplomatic action is about to score a victory Discounts reached the banK rate level on fears of the outcome u the delicate negotiations in the near east and the monetary stringency. together with the higher bank rates~on the conti- ent. but it Is considered that 1t VIII not be necessary to raise the English bank rate provided the Bank of England con- t.nues to get the weekly gold arrivals and the Balkan mediation negotiations pI oceed smoothly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Flour and Foodstuffs

Self raising f.oar. S6; Tennessee flour E.5o; Indiana flour. s5.70; Oklahoma flour s .5: Michigan flour, s6.6S; bolted meal per 9s lbs, s1.75; No. 2 corn, per busheI s5c: pure wheat shorts. s33; pure wheat bran. s2s; c. s. hulls, per ton, SIC prime c. s. meal, per ton. s2S: c. S. fec meal. per ton, s2o; No. 1 timosny nay. ner ton. s22; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s2o; corn chops, per 10, ib. sack, sl.75; alfalfa hay, per ton. s25 Johnson grass, per ton. $l5; mixed feed per ton, s34Q37; oats, 4sc bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Young Girls and Emotionalism

FrOm the JhIIstIan I1efaIu.
 The experience of many educators in this country is strangely at variance with the conclusions of the London school board that coeducation is disadyantage 10 boys, that girls are slower to learn, and that, therefore the presence of girls in the same room with boys retards the progress Of the latter. The opinion of a woman teacher on one point involved because this opinion is of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

closed steady; November s.45d; Novem- her December. 6.83 lad. December-Jan- uary, 6321Sd January February, 6.S3d /; February March, 6.9315d; March April, 634d; April-May, 6.34Ad; May-June. June-July, 6.35d. July August, 6.3S1 q; August September, 6.25lad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Liyernool Cotton Market

Liverpool. November 2.--Cotton spot steady; prices firm. American mddling fair, 1.0Sd; good niiddling. 6S4d mid ding. 6.G6d: low niddling, 646d good ordinary. 5.94d, ordinary. 5.46d. Sales. 4000 bales. of which 900 were for specu- lation and export. and included 3900 American. Receipts 5000 bales. includ ing 1900 American. Futures opened and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Dry Goods

New York. November 2.-Cotton goods markets closed the week very firm and with an upward tendency shown in many cloths. Linens were firm; Burlaps have been active. The hosiery and underwear trade for fall 1918 wear has started. Jobbers re- ported a fair week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard. 127sc; compound, 92sc: D. S. short ribs, 12.s2l1c; bellies, 13.s7lac; ham butts 161hc: Boston butts, 17c; pork loins, lsc spare ribs. 13c: breakfast bacon, 22a27c: smoked bacon. 16c: regular ham 1S1ac; skinned ham. 1S1sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
No Common Cat

From the Washington Herald.
 "I wonder if our cat is mixed up in that musicale now being held on Smiths woods shed2"
 T think not. Our cat goes only to the most exclusive affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
HUBBARD nhuo. & UO.

lrstton Merchants, Hn~osO- sdhare, N. Lehange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms Gtven for con. llgnments of spot cotton for doilverT eosrespondeppe invits4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

New York. November 2-Prime mercan- tile paper 6 per cent; sterling exchange, strong with actual business in bankers bills, s4. a for 70 day bills and Sf So go for demand Commercial bills, s4.81; bar silver. C2slc: Mexican dollars. 4s%e: gov ernment and railroad bonds without tone quotation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Cotton Exchange Closed

New Orleaas, November 2.-The New orleans cotton exchange closed today
 out of respect to the memory of Viee
 President sherman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Naval Stores

Savannah. November 2-The turpentine trade was firm during the early part Of the week, becoming easier toward the end and closing today at 3SAc, as com pared with last Saturdays closing quota
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Holiday in France
Prime Mercantile Paper

Paris, November 2.-ANo bourse business today, holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper. 10c m bbl. lots; l1c in small lots; groupers. E: Spanish macA- erel. 15c; speckled sea trout, l2.sc; carp. roughs. Sc; white perch. 10c: specflsc perch. 10c; mulet GAG; sun perch CT bream. 1oc: pompano. ooc: mixed fish. 'ltc in barrel lots; 7c in small lots: crock- era, GIG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Creamery Products

Country butter. 2oQ30c; fresh cream cry butter. 34lzc; process butter, 3l%c: daisy cheese. 1sc; imported Swisa cheese. szc: German brick cheese. Poe: limburger cheese. 1ec: imported roque- fort. 37c: Neufchatel cheese. per dozen. 45c; Pimento cheese. per<dozen. sl.40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, per barrei, $5.5Uu4. 50;( Cali- fornia peaches, selected, per crate. s1 oo California oranges. per box. s4. .oO04 50. lemons. imported, per box. s650; cabbage, snanish onions. per crate. q. Irish no. .tatoes. per bushel, 75Q80c; cantaIoupes. ner crate, s1n1 10; lines, per 100, 75ca1sl sweet potatoes, per barrel, g; Cali. fornia pears. ssgS25 per crate; Colorado celery, per crate, s4.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, s5q5oc; live. per pound. 15c: large flyers. 2Oc; medium flyers. poo. small flyers. PC; ducks, 5oa4oe: gum live turkeys, .6QlSc; eggs. fresh, case candied, 26c; extra graded candled eggs. e0c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Coffee and Sugal

Cohee-ArbucKles, s25.05 per hun ored pouiSs: Luzanne. ZIG per pound; {; Sugar. standard granuIated. s1xc per
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
Clyde Ulmer made : flying trip
10 Biggers Saturday.
OLD JACKSON

l.. f. Box of Memphis was here
last week looking after his farm and
Grating his pears to ship to Mem
phs.
Bass Davis has bought the +, I.
Carter farm ana is putting lumber
on the ground to build a house.
DIR. Ranel of Memphis, who has
been visiting p, +. Williams the
past two weeks, has captured two
large live tarantulas to take home
with HIM.
Ben Million and family and c..
L. Songer spent last Sunday at G.
w. Chitwood's.
]. j. Brooks has been attending
court at Powhatan this week.
Alva Hobson was taken seriously
i'll last Tuesday night with tousil-
tits.
G. w. Million and wife Of New
Hope spent last Friday night with
his brother, Ben, near this place.
Warren Hullinger returned home
last Monday from Willow Springs,
Mo-, after spending several days
with his father at that place.
Sam Songer and family attended
church at Fairyiew last Sunday and
took dinner at the home of q. w.
Ward.
Birdie, the little daughter Of
Frank Brooks, is in very bad con.
dition with spinal trouble.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
FARMERS MUTUAL TEL.
EPHONE COMPANY

Article 2l of the constitution
provides that there shall he a meet
ing Of the stockholders Of said
company at Pocahontas on the sec
ond Saturday of September, which
will be the l4th Of the month.
Article 23 provides that all stock.
holders shall be entitled t. one vote
for each share of stock held by him.
lie can vote by proxy if he can't be
present.
Article 25 provides that a major
ity Of stock holders shall be present
or represented by proxy in order to
constitute a quorum to do business.
All stockholders are requested that
il you can't be present to send your
proxy by or to some one who will
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
DALTON

Mrs. Stan6ll Is right sick at this
writing. DR.. Brown has the case.
Wesley Brown, who is teaching
at Valley Chapel, was up Saturday
to fill his place in the ball team.
Miss Clara Dodge visited her
mother, Mrs. Broom, last week.
Murray Grant and family visited
at Ravenden Springs the latter part
Of last week.
l.. A. Martin was chief counter
jumper in T. j. Whites store while
the latter was visiting last week.
Quite a crowd from Dalton at
tended the meeting at Midway
Sunday.
Misses Hattie Rice and Ethel
Dunn Of Ocouee attended the ball
game at Dalton Saturday.
DIR. Brown got a fine colt badly
cut on wire Sunday.
The bail game was well attended
Saturday evening. Our boys cross
ed bats on the local diamond Satur.
day in second contest with the Myr.
tie team IN which our boys, as usual,
came out victorious. 1t was a nice
clean game. At the close of tue
ninth inning the scores were 7 to 7
In the tenth our boys scored while
Myrtle failed to tally. This makes
the tenth game played this season,
and the tenth victory won. The
manager, DR.. Brown, says be will
put his team Oh the field with any
of the leading teams of the county.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
BIGGERS

Charley Mcclure and Mrs. LeotC
Seymore of Reyno were in town
Monday for a short time.
Miss Rosa Bolin, who has been
in Missouri for the last 2 or weeks
visiting her grandmother, returned
home Monday.
Misses Avis and Zulilia Shaver
are visiting friends and relatives IN
Pocahontas this week.
Several candidates were in town
Monday and made quite a spell IN
their behalf. The most interesting
talks were made by John L. Fry
and Mr.. Leroy, in the behalf Of
state.w i d e and local option.
Mr.. Fry spoke for local option
and Mr.. LeRoy for state wide
prohibition. 1t was quite interest.
ing.
Several citizens in and around
Biggers spent Monday in Pocah on
tas on busines.
Ed f. Courier and family are
moving in town. We are glad to
have them with us.
Miss Eva Shaver left Tuesday
for Corning where she has secured
a position.
Uncle German Brown and wife
from the hills came over TO visit
their son, George Brown. They
returned home Monday.
DIR. w. r. Shores, also our city
mayor, Is on the indisposed list this
week.
Joe II. Johnson lost a fine horse
this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
MINORCA

Church began at Glaze Creek
Saturday night.
Several young people paid Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Vester a visit Sum-
day evening.
The boys, who live near this
place, will cross bats with the Sue.
cess ball team Thursday and Fri.
day.
Horace and Mrs. A. NJ. Pringle
have moved TO T. A. Fowler's.
Stella Fowler is very sick at
this writing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
COUNTY NEWS
MIDDLEBROOK

Autumn is here aud things have
begun to get in bit Of hurry
}. NJ. Johnston aud family visit
ed at Success the latter part OF last
week.
Baxter Spence aud family were
visiting here las, week, guests OF
Rev. J. A. Spence.
More help was needed at our
prayer meeting last Thursday night
Come out aud let us make the work
helpful.
Messrs. Will Hambrick and Rufe
Patterson made a trip TO the Bay
last week.
Gilbert Presley of Pocabontas
was seen around here Sunday, guest
on the other side OF the river.
Bob Pond aud family went TO
Poynor one day last week.
Uncle Willie Lindsey has been
making arrangements to begin max.
ing molasses.
Charlie Thompson's family has
been visiting here for several days.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. X. johnson
went to Pocahontas Friday and re.
turned Sunday.
The school board has had wood
cut for winter use. That is a fine
step. Let's all try to improve our
school house and grounds and soon
we can have as good single school
building as there is in the county.