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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-08
o Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle remarks
that the San Antonio editors have the
advantage of the other editors of the
state. in that when they run out OF
SOAP" they have the river to fall
back on" They want to be careful
however, and not fall back in" the
river, for anything as filthy as it is
would forever settle their hash.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-08

The auto as an instrument of death
has picked up wonderfully in the past
few days, and is now giving the flying
machine a race for its money.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-10-08

Gainesville-Cotton receipts up to
this date are 1910 bales, which is the
largest that this marketh as received
at this time for several years.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
COLLECTOR LoER,s WORK.

With the announcement that Will liam Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port of New York is to resign his posi- ton shortly an excellent post for the new administration to fill is noted. It is a position of great importance to the country and one which has been placed on much higher plane of eff ciency by the masterly work of the
 present incumbent. Mir Loeb has demonstrated during the three years that he has been in the office that
 he possessed excellent qualifications and his ferreting out of the frauds
 which had existed for long time there
 to the financial injury of the coun-
 try was one of the big features of his service.
 In the customs service there are
 many loopholes for the carrying on
 of fraud and graft. These quickly be-
 came apparent and were found to exist in practically all the branches of
 the customs service. That they have become effectively checked stands to the credit of Mir. Loeb and it is to be earnestly hoped that whoever the suc- cessor in office may be that he will be selected with the idea in mind that
 the reforms which have been enforced
 shall be continued The appointment
 will likely fall upon President elect Wilson and it is believed that he will recognize the force and value of Mir. Loebs policies in the administration of the customs service at this greatest port in the country, as being for the best interests of the country so that
 he will name another of the same stamp to continue them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
REFORM IN POST CARDS.

There is room for plenty of reform in the manufacture, sale and transmits sion of picture post cards which are unfit for a place in decent society The government through the prevent ing of the mailing of obscene litera- ture placed a check upon the growth and circulation of the rapidly increas- ing variety of cards which were stead fly going from bad to worse. That 1t has not entirely overcome 1t is evident from the fact that Georgia has a nur- der as the result of one of these of fensive cards being sent by some man to a young woman. Picture cards in such numbers that the scrutiny of then individually Is almost impos- sible, are daily going through the mails and while many of the indecent ones are held up some get by. The most effective point at which to make the attack is the store where they are dis- played and sold.
 Just so long as the dealers can ham, de them and thereby find purchasers the cards will be printed and circu- lated, and some of them may get through the mail. but once check the sale and one of the most effective means of stamping out the harmful effect will have been taken. The cards which are held up are probably only part of those mailed, many being enclosed In envelopes to thus evade detection There seems to be reason for actior in attempting reform in the sale ot such cards and such a reform ough' to have an enthusiastic and united backing.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
MARRYING A PLAIN MAN
An MT. Grigsby Indifferent ?p

An MT. Grigsby is-different?"
 He's just as plain as this gold ring he engaged me with. I left him this mornin', s longs he said the sun was too hot to come to church, with the potatoes to scrape an the corn to shuck an a few other things to fix for dinner. But I ain't complainin' of the other husbands. l always feel about husbands sames l do about troubles-take 'em as they come"
 T never knew much about MT. Crook. Painted for a Twin. didn't he?"
 U. Marcus, he was, partin' his name in the middle same's he did his hair. He painted, all right, but not for a Twin. No, Emily, I have a home an a good farm, an I've always supplied the Twin. I told J. Marcus he better give up paintin' an take to somethin' else. But he said it wasn't his idea of a wife to interfere with a husbands rights, an he wished I'd stay on the pedestal where he'd always placed woman. My land!' I says. We ain't got room up there. Men are so con ceited they've scrouged us clean off But here we are most home"
 Round the house the bride led the way to the kitchen-snif1ng as if she expected the odor of cooking food to greet her nostrils. Miss Emily meekly followed in the wake of Minerva's white muslin wedding dress as she whisked its skirts from side to side with an air of assurance that she could now show man who knew how to be husband instead of a genius.
 But Minerva's assurance was short lived As they rounded the corner of the house they caught sight of the lank figure of the bridegroom stretched full length under tree near the kit chen door, Under his head was one of Minerva's freshly laundered sofa cushions. With his left hand he held between his teeth a jewsharp, While his lean right hand lazily twanged the tongue of the instrument with mea- sured strokes as the soothing strains of Rest for the Weary" fioated out upon the air. Minerva's quick eye glances through the window, where unscraped potatoes and the unshucked corn lay on the kitchen table just as she had left them. With a sigh that stirred her ample figure from center to circumference she turned to Miss Emily.
 Well, of all the luck!" she said Now, here I've gone an married musician Amt husbands the strangest race O people"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
RAILROAD RoHBERIEs.

Train robbers continue to carry on their business at frequent intervals the Mississippi valley and the west being the territory in which they do the greater part of their holdup work. The drummer" on the Chicago and Alton was the last to be made tho object of a raid by those of desperate character who valued their lives only at the amount which they might be able to realize in loot. Big chances were taken, as every such risk Is liable to result in death and on this occasion iS view of the fact that very little was secured the gamble was a des- oerate one.
 Hoidups and train robberies are not 90 frequent as they used to be thanks 70 the effective measures taken to rid gee country of such a class of men The railroads in the danger zone have rot only pursued a rigid course in run hing down these railroad highwaymen and therein had the assistance of state against 1t by offering rewards for in- r-rrnation leading to any plot to hold TO and rob 8 train, the effectiveness 'f this being figured on the basis that me man seldom goes into such a plot 1nai5ed and through the reward of- fered in advance the opportunity of easier and surer money has strong appeal to the weak. Thankfully such affairs are lessenirg and railroad travel for the most part Is free from 1t. There will always be those who have little to lose and hope for big gain. but nothing discourages like poor luck.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
CUBA WANTS LOWER SUGAR
 DUTY.

By word brought by Captain c. A. Rice from Cuba the change of admin istration in this country is expected to bring about a reduction in the tariff on sugar among other things and in anticipation of 1t people are grabbing up all the sugar land they can get for any reduction means great benefit to the island and a sugar mill has to be pretty badly managed not to give the operators a profit of twenty per cent.
 About one-fourth of the sugar con- sumed in this country this year was from our own fields Nearly another fourth came from Hawaii and Porto Rico and the remainder which would make it about half came from foreign countries, chiefly Cuba the total su- gar consumption for the year being approximately eight billion pounds. It is therefore apparent that Cuba fur nishing about half the raw sugar would reap a large benefit from any reduction which there might be in the tariff and the increased advantage therefore offered to the foreign sugar fields and mills would operate against the sugar beet industry which is so fast developing in this country How important this is is indicated by the fact that there is today large num- Der of men and much capital invested in that business, adding to the oppor- tunity for employment and the devel- opment of the agricultural end of the business so that the production now reaches the handsome amount of 1400 million pounds year. Cuba is cer- tainly hopeful and eager that her cheap labor shall thereby earn her try
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
Low Tide.

am down at the beach again, watching the sea. It is low tide. l have always a feeling at low tide that am peeping at something l have no business to see. It Is as if the ocean had lifted her skirts bit and l was looking at her ankles.
 A lot of people are gathering crabs and crawfish and clans and such things. When the tide recedes 1t un- covers a whole population of slimy, crawly objects that some people think are good to eat. They go out and hunt them.
 I cannot help thinking there are many low-tide people. Humanity has its ebb and flow. like the ocean. There are some artists (soInetimes they call themselves realists) who watch for the ebb and go out and pick up all sorts of wriggly, ugly human traits, and say: There! That's all there is to It; just ooze and ooze-creatures." And there are some people who judge a man only when he is at low tide and all his seaweed and crustaceae ex- posed.
 But for me love high tide, and the sweep of the vast waters. and the sailing boats bound for strange ports, and the knowledge of ~raceful fishes beneath the water, and the cloud shadows and the intolerable gleam of the sun in one vivid lane. And that is just as real as the slime of the ocean bed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
THE COLD STORAGE.

The cold storage houses under the present method of operation are dem onstrating the fact most plainly that much legislation of the future is go- ing to be directed towards their reg ulation. This is resulting from the conditions which have developed and of which advantage has been taken to corner commodities and thereby ex- tract handsome fortunes from the pockets of the ultimate consumer. The sold storage was welcomed as a great blessing, but it has been found that such blessing as it has proved to be in the big centers really is detrt- ment. It has simply extended the field of operations for those who are quick to take advantage of the, posi- ton of the little fellows. Some of the evils of the cold storage have been met by legislation in some states but all have not been overcome. The time limitations have not fully solved the question.
 The recent high prices of eggs, but ter and other like commodities has awakened the people to realization that their interests are being played with and 1t is time to secure legis- iation to check it and make cold stor- age . real benefit to mankind instead of an avenue for squeezing them. The New York Commercial believes that this whole problem needs a far deep CT study on the part of legislation than ever been given 1t. It should be thor eughly studied by committees made up of legal and scientific experts. Ii may be impossible for even those to devise a law which would be consti- tutional It should, at all events, be subject to a far more drastic and searching attempt than has yet been initiated"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

My Land. Minervy!" cried Miss Emily. Why didn't you let me know, sos 1 could have come an held your bokay? But you never was like other folks"
 Minerva Grigsby-born an Acklen, married to a Biggers and then to a Crook, and only yesterday to Jere- miah Grigsby, so that her friends said she was determined to take a wedding journey through the alphabet-lifted her crisp skirts from the inch thick dust of the country road before she replied.
 "'Twa'nt no earthly use, Emily. I never was a hand to make a to-do over marvin. It's just like anything else-soon's you get in the habit II just comes second nature. Besides, there want no bokay"
 Still" sighed Miss Emily, T always like to stand by my friends in tryin' moments. No flowers, you say?"
 Not Tess you count the tuberose in MT Grigsby's buttonhole. But don't let that mislead you Into think in he's like the others. If you're goin' to get acquainted with him today you might as well know beforehand what to expect"
 Dear mel" exclaimed Miss Emily. Tell me the worst"
 There ain't no worst, Emily: it's all best" beamed the bride of two days. Jeremiah ain't no author like my first, an he ain't no artist like my second. He's just plain man I'm that glad when l think about il I'm right giddy. Happiness at last says to myself, with just a nice. plain, disagreea'ble man!'"
 Minerva Grigsby's triple plated mat rimonial experience sat lightly on her, to judge from the ampleness of her figure and the unWorried smoothness of her brow. The cheerful philosophy or philosophical cheerfulness that looked out on the world from her mild brown eyes proclaimed her unshaken faith in mankind.
 T thought 'twould a been real nice to married a genius" ventured Miss Emily.
 "A genius is a prenuptial ornament exclusive" announced the bride, em- phatically. He don't have no wearin' qualities. There's MT. Biggers, as was always writin' literchoor, an narnin' himself Sidney Biggers the third asked him if the other two was simi- lar to him, an when he says they was I told him I thought there'd been a. plenty of that kind. No. Emily, l ain't keen abjout bein' married to literehoor."
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

ence to this has something to do with the delays in restoring ties except where wrecks have made 1t necessary to relay a ection.-Waterbury Re- publican.
 The Sentinel holds no brief for the New Haven road nor for President Mellen, but it believes that when Con- necticut people stop to think of the conditions which existed on this road some ten or a dozen years ago, when Charles S. Mellen was called from the west to take charge of this transpor- tation system, they will involuntar- fly find themselves putting on the soft pedal so far as some of their rabid denunciation is concerned. Who would swap the conditions of today for those which existed at the time President Mellen first took charge of this system. Sentinel.
 Fraternal orders in Chicago have en- listed in a crusa0e IS wide as the coun- try against gambling in all forms. The onslaught Is intended to reach games of chance under whatever re- spectacle auspices they may be found. Already Governors Colquitt of Texas, Gilchrist of Florida, Dix of New York Goldsborough of Maryland. Vessey of South Dakota, Norris of Montana and Cary of Wyoming have written letters to Arthur B. Farwell indorsing the movement and promising war against the gambling evil in clubs and lodges, as well as on race tracks and in gam bling houses and poolrooms. The aim of the movement is to prevent gam bling rather than to catch and punish gamblers.-Springfield Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
Eoraettina Cole RIease.

However, Cole Blease isn't the whole thing in South Carolina. Forget Blease and remember Jerry Moore, the IT, year-old South Carolina farmer boy who raised 22S bushels of corn on a single acre of ground and thus became the champion boy cornraiser of the country-Mancheste Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Public Christmas trees, huge affairs erected in squares and illuminated with thousands of vari- -coIored lights were features in many cities. Public and private funds made them possible and with the musical programmes car ried out near them Christmas eve an example which would do credit to all cities has been set
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Cabinet troubles are spreading. Portugal is the latest to be adver- Using for new material. With this country. Japan and Portugal all start. ing in fresh it would be safe to take . chance on ours lasting the longest.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The condition of many sidewalks shows that the street commissioner s notice regarding the cleaning of walks needs to be learned by heart and un- failingly impressed on memory's list of musts.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

That s15,o0o birthday party for young Vinson ". Mclean in Washing ton could have been appreciated far greater by the worthy but poor chil- dren who passed a cheerless Christ mas.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

When the members of the money Investigation committee get through their task of digesting the millions and billions they can sympathize with Morgan in his opposition to being deprived of such a privilege.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
A Pnn.n..nms Stat.

When one reads that the principal of the Leon (Kan.) school and 35 of his pupils were egged, one has no further doubt that Kansas is an ex- eeedingly prosperous state.-Chica- 20 Record Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Those London suffragettes could put in their time to better advantage if they would abandon militantism and play Santa Claus. It is evident that it is to the future generations they must look for help.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Governor Wilson has made it very plain that he is to get the full credit of selecting his own cabinet, and that he does not intend to intimate who the men will be. He realizes that si- lence Is the best policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
OTHER VIEW POINTS

John Pierpont Morgan, in addition to being the chief international pa tron of art, is a giant of finance too large to be concealed. He shows good sense in not seeking to disguise him self.-New Haven Register
 Some property owners have been very slow this week in clearing the snow from the sidewalks, but this Is nothing new, and there Is never any relief in sight There are some things a man won't do, and one of them Is to shovel snow.-Bridgeport Telegram.
 The evident aversion of the great powers of Europe to war manifested throughout all the controversies whicN lem, is a cheering indication especially in this season devoted to peace and good will to all men.-New Haven Journal Courier.
 The Monon railroad has put into service new train between Chicago and Louisville. Every item of it's equipment is brand new and presum- ably the best the Monon could ob- tain. Yet only one of the cars is of steel. The rest are of wood. So the MonOn Is apparently contradicting both those who are sure that all cars should be of steel and those who know that 1t is very wrong to run steel and wooden cars on the same train.-Hart- ford Times.
 The western coast country will start even with its problem. It knows from the experience of the east that 1t is bad for all concerned to let immi- grants settle in congested urban "col- onies." It knows that. broadly speak ing, the country needs labor while the cities have an oversupDly: that the health and general welfare of the peo- pie of all classes will be protected by proper distribution of whatever thousands of newcomers the new steamship route through the Panama may bring.-Torrington Register. The New York public service con- l mission finds that ties and other re- pairs in the maintenance departmente l line on the New Haven railroad are sometimes delayed. The road admits | it and planes 1t on to an understand | ing with a contractor. There used to | be rule that nothing under a year
 old need to be inspected or bothered
 about, and perhaps too strict adher-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
Not a Tightwad.

The high standing George Perkins continues to hold in the Bull Moose party indicates that the report that he had become a tightwad was a base canard.-Washington Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The machinery of the general as- sembly is being oiled up. It should be recalled before the start that there is now @ time limit on the session.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The coasting came at the proper time to fit in well for the vacation period.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The gift of s1o,o0o to a widowed washerwoman with 13 children by J. P. Morgan shows that the heart of the money trust is not made of adamant.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The additional peril of the sea dur ing winter is being emphasized by the many disasters reported along the coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The counsel for President Mellen is not the only one who believes the gov ernment will have difficulty in prov- ing the guilt of the accused under the indictments.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

With a death from starvation In New Haven Christmas day 1t Is ap- parent that Christmas cheer and help did not reach its neediest point
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Indications point to many unsolved political questions going over into the next year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Happy thought for today: The ho1- iday schedule is now cleared for a bright and happy new year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Incidental with the drop in the price of coal storage eggs, frozen egg nog is being featured.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

Castro is said to be on his way to this country, and his landing will be opposed. No one wants a bad penny
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

The governments latest probe is seeking the mouse in the oatmeal trust.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Less than a week remains in which to draw up the good resolutions.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-07

tion seized the goat undid its bell, tied 1t round
his own neck, and commenced to push his way
on all fours through the bushes tinkling the bell
and rustllng among them he went. Nearer
and nearer the gendarmes he came but he just
went boldly on In the dark. acting the goat" to
such good purpose that the unsuspecting sen.
tines merely thought that an old goat was eating
Its way along among the bushes In the erratic
way goats have. So Bellacoscia passed right
through the Guarding gendarmes and clean away.
When morning dawned the certain capture was
not effected and Belacoscia free to give
more trouble in the future Another time he
was flying from capture, the gendarmes close on
his heels. when he found the way blocked by
river In flood and escape seemed Impossible.
Every minute his pursuers were gaining. He
could not cross, and TO 90 back meant certain
capture Again his wits saved him. He scram.
bed down to the marshy banks OF the river where
there were some dark reedy pools, cut hollow
reed put one end In his mouth and sank himself
down into the shiny black water I'LL he was
completely covered with only the broken end
of the reed projecting into the air and through
this he breathed In comfort The gendarmes
came rushing down to the river, where mo-
ment before they had seen the fugitive but now.
when they reached the place, Bellacoscia was
gone-clean vanished as IL he had been spirited
away, and they went back to report that "the
devil had certainly got him for he had undoub,.
edly been there. he had never gone away and he
certainly was not there now!"
Towards evening we reached Evisa, a happy
little village rejoicing in grand position. and
well worth visit II It were only to see the
view looking down the gorge to the Gulf OF Porto.
that alone would be worth the journey. Just be-
fore the forest Of Aitone commences one should
leave the road and scramble across a field to a
projecting mass Of rocks. for there can be seen
a sight that must equal many OF the finest pros.
poets in the world for majestic beauty An I'm.
mense gorge enclosed by magnifcenuy shaped
mountains extends below, crowned at the end by
that king OF them ALL Cappo dOrto. and away
beyond lies the blue sea- all hazy and soft in the
distance while standing on the rocky projection
overlooking this impressive scene. a sense OF
llttleness comes over the beholder, and one .eels
almost Ike an intruder In this solitary spot,
Where silent Nature reigns alone
Majestic. on her craggy throne