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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
New Proprietors in Charge.

Messrs. Roy Wick and d. D. Dawson,
under the firm name of Wick & Daw-
son, have taken charge of the retail
business of Holmes Bros. which they
purchased some days ago, notice OF
which was published in The Eagle al
the time. The new firm is composed
of two of Bryan's very best young
men-active, energetic and courteous
in all their business dealings. They
will no doubt reap a large measure OF
success in their new undertaking.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
LOST HOME AND CONTENTS

The home of Mrs. G. A. Cobb in the
Reliance community was destroyed by
fire last night, together with all the
furniture and other household effects.
The loss, which will amount TO several
hundred dollars, was total, no insur-
ance being carried.
1t seems that all the members OF
the family were away from home at
the time, and it is therefore a mystery
how the fire originate1
The neighbors -nuDly came to Mrs.
Cobb's relief, and subscription list
for her benefit was also circulated in
Bryan today and quite a nice sum
was raised.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
.LIGHTFO0T SuSTA|Ns
GOVERNOR C0LQU|TT
Says Comptroller Has Authority Q
Law to Issue Emergency Def
cheney Warrant to Rebuild
A. G. M. Mess Hall.
IBy Associated Press.l

Austin, Texas, Jan. 2.-Attorney
General Lightfoot in an opinion given
out today says Comptroller Lane may
issue an emergency deficiency warrant
to pay for rebuilding the Agricultural
and Mechanical College mess hall, re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
CHINESE ADOPT THE
CHRISTIAN CALENDAR
President Sun Vat Sen Says After De-
throning the Manchus and Restor-
ing Peace He viii Resign.
lBy Associated Press. ]

Nankin, Jan. 2.-The first official
act Of China's new president, DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, was to change the Chinese
calendar. He made New Years Day
the first day of his presidency, thereby
making the Chinese the same as the
Christian calendar. He announced his
program as president to be, first, the
disenthronement Of the Manchus, and
after permanent peace has been Sc
cured and the Manchus have gone he
would resign his office as provisional
president
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
DETECTIVE BURNS
EXPECTS $4,000
Rewards for Arresting Dynamiters.
Appears Before Federal Grand
Jury at indianapolis.
[By Associated Press. ]

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 2.-W. J,
Burns, the detective, arrived here to-
day and testified before the federal
grand jury in what is probably the
final lap of the governments investi.
cation of the alleged dynamiting con-
spiracy. Burns said he expected to
collect 100000 in rewards for the ar.
rests he has already made in this case,
but that he would divide part of this
sum among his assistants.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
CATTLE STILL PERISH
ING IN PANHANDLE
Trains Kill Many Huddled in Cuts to
Escape Icy Blasts.
[By Associated Press.l

Dalhart, Texas, Jan. 2.-While there
is slight rise in the temperature of
this section, it is not sufficient TO melt
the snow and save the cattle. Trains
have killed many cattle which, driven
by cold and wind, huddled in punches
in railroad cuts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
M|LL|0NA|RE'S DAUGH-
TER CONTESTS WILL
WantF Lump Sum instead of Monthly
Allowance Bequeathed by
Her Father.
[Ry Assoclated Press. ]

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 2.-Mrs.
Georgia Scott Loansend. daughter OF
the late Winfield Scott, multi-mill-
ionaire, will contest his will with her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. The
daughter wants a million and a half
in place of a monthly income of $3.50,
which the will gave her.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
SCHOOLS SUSPEND
ACCOUNT MENINGITIS
But Apprehension Relieved by Success
in Treating Case with
Serum.
IBy Associated Press.J

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 2.-Apprehension
about the spinal meningitis outbreak
here is slightly relieved today by a
repor.. of Dr. Fl. r. Levy of favorable
results of the use of serum on a pa
tient taken i'll Saturday. Four treat
ments with the serum materially i'm
proved this case.
The public schools were closed to-
day on account OF the epidemic.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
DOWAGER FURNISHES
s|NEWs OF WAR
Advances Two Millions to Fight Revo-
Iutionists-Inperial Troops Eager
for the Fray.
lBy Associated Press.l

Pekin, Jan. 2.-The empress dow
ager today advanced to Yuan Shi Kai
100000 to be used in fighting the
revolutionists. The northern troops
appear anxious to resume hostilities.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
NOTICE,

l am making my office for the pres
ent with David Reid & Co., and par
ties wishing to see me on business can
find me there. If should not happen
to be in when you call. Mr.. NJ G. Nall
will wait on you.
JOHN NJ. LAWRENCE.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
EIGHTEEN COTTON
MILLS ON FULL TIME
lBy Associated Press.l

!. Providence, r. l., Jan. 2.-Eighteen
cotton mills in three states, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connect.
cut, went on full time today after four
months OF short hours.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
CASES POSTPONED
[Ry Associated Press. j

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 2.-The
trial of the cases involving neutrality
violations set for today was postponed
until the afternoon session OF the
court.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-02
GAS EXPLOSION
INJURIES NINE
[By Associated Press.l

Shreveport, La, Jan. s2.-Nine per-
sons were seriously Injured when a
gas explosion bleYfout the front Of
chamberlaip's ce here this forenoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
SCHOOL BOARD STUPIDITY.

The school board Of Revere. Mass,
mas decided that the story Of Christ
mas must not be taught to the children
of the schools under its direction III
the school exercises usual to that sea-
son. The paragraph from which this
news was gathered threw no light upon
the motives which dictate the decision.
The story OF the birth of the Babe of
Bethlehem is one that is told in every
land and In every tongue. II is the
theme Of song and painting. 1t has
furnished TO orators, lecturers, writer's
and preachers the foundation for their
most sublime productions. All denom-
nations, all creeds, all religions. find
inspiration in the birth that began a
new era in the worlds history. Even
when the story is severed from its trim
itarian dogma" the story of the birth
Of Jesus OF Nazareth is the greatest
story in our tongue.
The school board gentlemen OF Re-
we're. by forbidding the telling of the
story to the children at Christmas
time have given an exhibition of stu
pidity that borders upon imbecility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04

cred with hair. The only limbs are the
fore fiippers, low on the side of the
body. This ripper has no fingers. 1t
does possess, though. three fat nails
and has free motion in all directions
from the shoulder. The elbow and
wrist approximate the human anatO-
my in movement. With this crude re-
semblance to an arm the manatee has
been said to carry its young. While
the statement is not authentic, 1t is
quite believable, its possibility being
vouched for by all observers of the
arm in motion.
The head of the manatee is divided
from the body by a slight indication
of neck. The upper lip is extraordi-
narily fexible--so much so that each
side can prot.'ude independently of the
other, and, thus separated into two
lobes, the upper lip can perform the
complete operation of grasping food
and conveying it into the mouth. In
each jaw are twenty pairs of two
ridged teeth. With this formidable
equipment the manatee is not, how
ever, ferocious. but browses TRANQUILITY
on the water plants of its habitat In
some views the head is surprisingly
manlike, though far froD beautiful
and no specimen has eveI sat on the
rocks and combed tts golden hair
Harper's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
THE HARVESTER TRUST AND
THE FARMER.

Pertinent 70 the inquiry made into
the record OF the International Har-
vester Company OF America, under
charges OF violating the antitrust laws,
is a statement Just given out concern.
ing the interest taken by the company
in the welfare OF the farmer. The com
pany has set up a service bureau to
teach farmers how TO farm for profit as
well as health. Incidentally. the com
pany hopes also TO help the dweller in
the city. The statement says: The
company viii pay the bills (of the ser
vice bureau, whether 100000 or
more. II is prepared to expend many
millions Of dollars in this educational
work, IL results justify, on the theory
that the prosperity Of the nation de
ponds on the prosperity OF the farmer"
Whence comes the money to sustain
this generosity? Answer TO this pertin-
snt Inquiry may be found in the New
York Worlds observation:
"The governmental inquiry is having
much trouble in finding out: but sure
~. though slowly. the hidden sources
OF the stream OF wealth are being dis
closed. Figures submitted in the trial
show that Of 1924 binders and head
ers sold in the United States in a sin
gle year. 111.0s4. or Sc per cent, were
sold by the International Harvester
company, and that the same company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
THEY WERE VERY RICH.

What Else They Were Was Quantity
Told by Mary Lyon.
When in 1887 Mary Lyon founded
Holyoke college she collected the mon
ey required for fits first building in
sums that ranged from cents to
$1,000. She got 1900 persons to sub
scribe. her feat gave the new enter
prise al unusually wide foundation in
the public interest, but she did not &C
complish II without much hard work
or without gaining wide experience of
human nature.
One evening Miss Lyon arrived in
the village Of Ashfield. Mass, at a
home where she was always welcomed,
gladly. She was full Of hope and en-
at once to W., where she had learned,
there was a family of wealth that
might give literally toward the semi
nary building?
Supper and a good nights rest, Miss
Lyon" was the reply, and then my
horses shall take you there"
The next morning as they were start
lux Tue SQulEt VINE idlu u Etulle udIl
on Miss Lyons shoulder, with the
warning: do not expect too much. my
dear Miss Lyon. We know the people
fear you will not be successful"
With a beaming face Miss Lyon re-
piled: oh am told they are very
rich. ! am sure they will help liber-
ally"
When she entered the house on her
return Miss Lyon went quickly to her
friend. and, grasping her arm. while
conflicting emotions played over her
face. she said:
Yes. it is all true just as | was told.
They live in a costly house. 1t is full
Of costly things. they wear costly
clothes'-then. drawing nearer and
almost closing her eyes. she whispered
with unforgetable emphasis. but, OBJ,
they're little bits of folkSw-Youth's
Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04

Peace on earth, good will towards
men," is what Christmas signifies, and
there are very few who have ever re-
allied all the joy Of that message.
With the great desire to make pres
ents on this holiday, we work, spend
and worry az the expense Of strength
and income. Don't do it. Think many
times of the above and make this a
truly peaceful Christmas to yourself
and its influence will be felt by all
around you.
Try decorating the home more this
year and that gives an atmosphere of
peace and happiness little understood
until once tried and a much more last
ing impression for good than the giving
of presents. There is no gift equal to
that of thought and love. Try it,
CHRISTMAS FIG PUDDING.
Materials-Beef suet, II pound;
-four, cups; figs, l pound; brown
sugar, l cup; candied orange peel,
tablespoonful; salt, teaspoonsful;
cloves, 4 teaspoonful; grated nutmeg,
II teaspoonful; cinnamon, n teaspoon
full; eggs, 2; sweet milk, II cup.
Utensils-Mold, teaspoon, food chop
per, sieve and egg beaten.
Directions-Chop the suet fine and
mix with one cup of the flour; then add
the figs chopped fine, brown sugar, roll.
! ed smooth and the orange peel chop
ped fine and simmered in a little water
or syrup. Mix all together thoroughly.
Pass all the remaining dry ingredients
through a sieve, then sift again into
/ the first mixture and mix thoroughly
| Beat the eggs, add the milk and stir
into the dry ingredients to form a stiff
dough. Turn into the mold well butter
ed and steam six hours. Serve with
hard or liquid pudding sauce. If this
is put into a covered mold and set in
boiling water in the freless cooker; sc
minutes on the fire will answer and
finish in the cooker.
CRANBERRY sHERBET.
aterials-Cranberrie l quart; wa
ter, one pint; sugar, 2 cups; juice of
lemon.
Utensils - Saucepan, cheese cloth
measuring cup, lemon squeezer, ice
cream freezer, wooden spoon.
Directions-Put the berries over the
fire in the saucepan with the water
cover and boil about five minutes o.
until they are well popped open anC
the juices well started Strain through
the cheese cloth. Stir in the sugar til
we'll dissolved and when cool the juice
of one lemon. Pour into the freezer
Pack with one-third ice and two-third:
salt, mixing well together before pack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
mesi6de,ce
lDEzRARINTZNI
coNDOcr.D
'MHsAice, 6itChcn Kirk

ing and being sure the ice is shaved
rather than pounded. Turn rapidly,
and when frozen remove disher and
beat in with wooden spoon a meringue
made from the white of one egg and
one tablespoonful Of sugar, or it may
to ripen. If you use wine. one-half
cup of claret beaten in instead of the
meringue is very nice, and serve with
roast turkey or Just before a game
course.
MINCE MEAT.
Materials - Lean boiled beef, 3
pounds; suet, tx pounds; chopped ap-
pies, quarts; stoned raisins, l quart;
currants. cups; citron, "a pound; mo-
lasses, l cup; oranges, juice Of two:
lemons, juice of two; grated rind of one
Of each; nutmeg, /; powdered mace,
Il teasproonful; salt, l tablespoonful;
brown sugar, 8 cups or l Is pints;
cider, 2 cups; sherry, 1 cup; brandy as
desired or sweet pickle vinegar.
misunderstanding cup. scales, gra-
ter, lemon squeezer, sharp knife, meas
uring spoon. kettle, jars.
Directions-Chop the meat and suet
fine and shred the citron. Mix all the
dry ingredients together, then the IL
guilds Except brandy and sherry. Mix
all well together and bring slowly to
the boiling point; boil five minutes.
Remove from the fire and add sherry
and brandy 1f you use it), and seal in
jars. This will make seven quart jars
and cost about SIPS.
PLUM PUDDING.
Materials-Seeded raisins, u pound !;
English currants, Il pound; blanched
almonds, a pound; candied lemon peel,
u pound; candied orange peel, "a
pound; candied citron, "A pound; wal.
nut meats, "a pound; suet, II pound
3ifted bread, crumbs, II pound; gran
uiated sugar, cup; cream (scant), Y
cup; eggs, 4; cinnamon, teaspoonful
salt, Il teaspoonful; cloves. u tea
spoonful; nutmeg, u teaspoonful
brandy, l wine glass; fruit juice OIL
wine, l wine glassful.
Utensils-Food chopper, mixing bowl
/ NS6 OS0hNAB h4OloSy OSSoA4lOly
measuring cup, teaspoon.
Directions-Choph half the raisins anC
add to them the currants, chopped wal
nuts and almonds, citron, orange, lem
on peel shredded fine. Now add all the
remaining ingredients except eggs and
cream and mix well together. Cover
closely and let stand several days, al
least "a hours. Add the beaten egg!
and cream and pack in well-buttereC
molds. Cover tightly and steam sir
hours. Put away in cool, dry place
and when ready to use steam at leas
two hours, and longer will do no harm
Serve with hard sauce or ice cream.
In blanching the almonds either pou
cold water over them for several hours
to remove the skins or put over tn
fire with cold water. Bring just to TIL
boiling point, remove the skins anC
dry the almonds off quickly in thu
oven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
FREEZING TO DEATH.
Sensations That Come With Exposure
to Extreme Cod.

Sensations That Come With Exposure
to Extreme Cod.
In the course of series OF expert
ments with extreme cold carried on at
Berlin, Raoul Pictet an investigator,
inserted his bare arm beyond the ell
bow in chamber refrigerated to q
temperature OF 15T degrees below zero
F. aud kept ii there for several min
utes. He suffered no permanent dam
age, but experienced a number of pc
culiar and painful sensations. The
chief of these and the most trying was
a feeling OF pain in the bones Of the
hand and arm.
The pain increased steadily. II was
located chiefly in the interior parts of
the arm and was far less severe in the
portions near OF at the surface. The
skin was purple when the member was
withdrawn. In about ten minutes a
violent reaction set In with violent
burning sensation OF the skin wherever
IT had been exposed.
Investigations carried on with dogs
indicated that the process OF freezing
to death is not necessarily an unpleas-
ant one. Placed in a temperature Of
-125 to -l5O the animals displayed
quickened breathing and heart beats
with a decided rise above normal In
the blood temperature. These signs
pointed to a sudden and violent auto
matte effort Of the heart to preserve
the bodily temperature. In spite OF en-
ergetic heart action the temperature OF
the blood fell gradually to II degrees
At this point the heart action ceased
very suddenly.
The sensations OF bodily warmth and
languor mentioned in descriptions OF
death by violent cold can easily be I'M
derstoOd in view OF the above expert
mentS.-New York Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
JUST GLIMPsEs OF TIE MILK
AND HONEY.

1t appears that a republican senate
back at the time Of the close of the first
Grover Cleveland administration estab-
hshed a precedent which democrats
within smiling distance OF the flesh
pots regard as Of utmost Importance
1t will be remembered that President
Cleveland, after serving one term, was
defeated by Benjamin Harrison. Be
tween the November voting and the
actual change of the administration
the following March, there arose many
vacancies on the judicial bench, post
masters, etc Mr.. Cleveland took occa-
sion TO name democrats for all OF these
jobs and the republican senate took
occasion to turn them down. refusing
TO confirm and leaving the matter
open to the incoming administration
of General Harrison. II has been the
custom from all days of the republic
for the outgoing president 10 make
appointments where vacancies oc
Cured between election and the in
auguration Of a successor, and such
appointments nave DcCu Oulg SOLi
firmed by the senate where there was
no violation of party lines. The demo
Gratis have been in Office so seldom
since the war and the statistics before
! the war are so hazy that there seems
no precedent other than that establish
ed by the republican senate when Har
rison succeeded Cleveland in 1888. Cal
you blame the democrats for harkinl
! back to this precedent now?
| So much Of the velvet is now undeI
civil service rules that with the ex
ception of the few great portfolios
there is nothing left but velveteen o.
cotton velvet, as the dry goods sales
man would size il.
AS the Bloomington Bulletin com
ments: General Jackson's dictun
that to the victors belong the spoil
has been sadly riddled by the reform
movement of the later day, but Their
is still enough substance to ancho
hope and there was certainly never
hunger to surpass the imminent yearr
ing Of the faithful, but underfed, demoC
racy Of today"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04

broomstick up the chimney to make
sure that there was no obstruction to
prevent Santa Claus from getting down
with the gifts; then they all hoped
into bed, and the father took 1t upon
himself on this particular evening to
tuck them in, and half an hour later,
when they were asleep, he and his
wife got out the toys and other articles
Eat had been accommodating for weeks
~ lad been locked in a trunk in the
garnet, where the children could not
possibly find them. and stuffed them
into the stockings, taking care to fill
out the toes of each with a big orange
or apple.
Morning came, though 1t was still
dark, when John Underwood heard
whispering from the children's room
and gathered that Johnny and Lucy
were comforting as to whether Santa
Claus had yet been round and whether
if he hadn't they might meet him COM
ing and scare him away IL they got up
to see. This was followed by a silence
children are always investigating
something when they are still-and at
last there were joyful shouts as the
little ones fell to emptying their well
filed stockings.
And the dinner. Never had John
Underwood eaten a dinner that had
tasted so good. Two pairs of knives
and forks were rafting on each side of
the table, and four little mouths were
taking in the turkey and the cranberry
sauce, and when the children asked for
another and another helping their
mother exclaimed, BLESS me, what ap-
petites you haver and lastly, when the
sweets came on, she declared that they
would all be sick the next day and
DIR. Pusley would have to be called in.
as he was the day after the last Christ
mas.
John Underwood sighed.
Then John Underwood bethought
himself that, his children at least
would not have the merry Christmas
they had enjoyed the year before.
They would have gifts in plenty, but
young as they were they would miss
something. They would miss him.
| And his wife-how would she take his
absence on this blessed Christmas
| day? Would she be thinking, as he
was, Of what Christmas had been to
them before they had quarreled? 1t
| was natural that she shOnld think of
| this and consider It n deprivation. a
/ misfortune. 1t was condition that
she had brought upon herself. Does
not the sacred book say that a man
must leave father and mother and
cleaye unto his wife? And how can he
[ do that unless his wife leaves father
and mother and cleaves unto him? His
wife's family had striven to prevent
/ the marriage and since the wedding
/ had treated him with contempt. He
would not g. TO their abode. but they
came TO his--to see his wife. not him.
and to influence her against him. Then
he had forbidden them to come. His
wife said they should come and that
she would go to see them. Perhaps
this was natural. but every man must
be master Of his own house. Since he
could not be he had left il. What a
| pitE that household should be broken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04
STAGE Steeds

The steed is always difficulty in
staging Don QuixOte." At the Thea
tire de la Gate, in Paris. the Rosinante
in Massenet's opera grew so fat under
the light work and good food that 1t
was found necessary TO paint pro-
truding ribs on his rotund sides every
night"
Irving's difficulty in London was in
the other direction. He had engaged
a peculiarly decrepit animal. the prop
erty Of baker. for the part, but on
the morning Of the rehearsal be found
that it had been taken by an officer
Of the S. P. q. A. TO Bow street. where
the magistrate ordered it to be killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-04

sold 27s.5ss mowers out Of a total of
359,264."
The company holds 100000 Of
notes of farmers and retail dealers,
bearing interest at rates from 6 to 10
per cent. II can afford to maintain a
service bureau.
And it really has an interest in the
welfare Of the farmer.