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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
Why Their Clothes Didn't Fit.

The late Admiral Robley d. Evans
during his visit to japan was received
by MutsuhitO and his empress at a
court ceremony. In speaking of the
Japanese court he said:
Hand kissing was not the thing In
stead, | received handshake from a
very shapely and beautiful hand. l
found the empress woman Of great
refinement and perfect ease Of man
ner, so delicate in appearance and so
small In stature as to remind you Of
some fine piece Of Dresden china. She
was attired In a Paris gown Of hello
trope brocade, the bad tit Of which I
accounted for just as ! accounted for
the baggy trousers OF the emperor
After had been year in japan
was satisfied 1t was owing to the fact
that tailor would not permit himself
to touch the persons Of their majesties,
but just looked at them and guessed
what the measurements should be-"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
Grace kniSe.

There Is curious class Of knives Of
the sixteenth century the blades of
which have engraved on one side the
musical notes to the benediction of the
table. or grace before meat, and on the
other the grace after meat These
knives usually went in sets of four.
representing a four part harmony Of
bass, tenor. alto and treble. They
were kept III an upright case of stamp.
ed leather and were placed before the
singers according to the adaptation of
each one to his particular part As
may be supposed. the Inscription was
usually In Latin. The following speci-
men Is taken from actual knives of
the period: "Pro tuis benefciis Deus,
gratias agimus tibl" For thy good
gifts, o God we thank thee).
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
Iona Lived Spaniards.

Though the average age of Spaniards
rs among the lowest in Europe-thirty
two years and four months, against
fifty years in Sweden and Norway
yet Spain remains the land of hundred
year-Old people.
South Of the Sierra Moreno there
are fifty to sixty hundred years old
in every million inhabitants. In Ma
laga and other parts of Andalusia 100
hundred-year-olds are reckoned In
every million inhabitants. And when
a Spaniard once attains that age he
usually hangs on to life for ten to If
teen years longer.
One Of the famous long lived men OF
Spain was DR. Manuel Barca, who lies
buried in the Church Of San Sebastian
at Seville, having 12l years to his
credit, according to the church rec
ord He left 300 Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
oate Assumption.

Apropos Of marriage that threat
ened to turn out badly, a society wo-
man uttered an appropriate and very
true epigram.
$50 Mr.. Blanc" she said, lis saying
at the club that he's sorry he ever
married"
Then she smiled and added;
"Well, when man tells his friends
he's sorry he married It's safe to as
sumo that his wife u sorry too."-New
York Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
Consolation.

would you marry man who had
the reputation of being not more than
half witted?'
mo, but I'll be sister to you.'--
Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
LOST.

LOST-Or stolen, Saturday morning,
gray mare, seven years old, IL IL
hands high. branded Spanish brand on
left hind leg. If found, return to, or
nhone Prof. A. T. Potts, College Sta.
ton and receive liberal reward.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
Cynical.

my wife is an angel" said the boob.
How long has she been deadY'
asked the crouch. - Cincinnati Err.
Quirer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Cut flowers, roses, Amer
lean Beauties, Bride, Bridesmaid,
LaFrance, Lilies, Tuberoses, Pot
Plants, Sprengerie, Ferns, Geraniums,
Begonias. Scott Floral Co., Navasota
Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

WANTED-Houses to rent. II you
want to rent your house put an ad
in The Eagle. We have calls for resi-
dences almost every day. Try a 40c
local in the classified ad column.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

sloth makes all things dinicult, bat
industry all things easy.-Franklin-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED.

WANTED-To rent small modern
house near car line; city water and
electric lights required. Address c. A.
Nash, College Station.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-My home, furnished or
unfinished; possession given at
once. Phone %. Cliff A. Adams.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

statesmen WANTED-Earn 100000
monthly and expenses; sell or adj
vertise cigars. Woodfern Co., New
York, n. Y.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
Phone No. 621.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

FOR RENT-Clean, comfortable front
room for sleeping; 700 South
Washington. Mrs. Brunson.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

FOR RENTING room cottage on
car line. Phone 253.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

FOR RENT-Three unfinished
rooms for light housekeeping. APP
ply to Miss Sallie Cook, East Fannin
street. Phone 404
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-26

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. All modern
conveniences bath, light, sewerage
and sink. Close in Phone 470.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24
The Coal Situation

1t is very evident that there is something
wrong in the method of handling the coal bust
ness in Cedar City. With hundreds of acres of
coal within few miles Of this city and at least
three mines in various stages of operation, it
would seem that the people here should be able to
get an abundant supply of coal in the fall when
the roads are good. But the contrary is the case.
A person may place an order for coal, and the
instances are many where it is not filled for a
month or more, and in the meantime the customer
must get along the best way he can, usually using
wood for fuel. There is here great opportunity
for some man or company of men to establish
a coal yard and secure control of some of the
coal properties near the city. and build up
splendid business. Such business, if properly
conducted, would secure line of customers
throughout this and adjoining counties. Expert
ence the past has taught citizens of other parts
of the county that it is practically impossible to
secure load of coal in Cedar City. and if trip
be made to the mines it is doubtful if they would
find sufficient supply of coal on the dump to fill
local orders and leave any for outside buyers, to
say nothing of the time lost in going to and from
the mine. 1t is TO be hoped that something may
be done before another year to remedy the coal
situation in this city.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24
Splendid Work of the
County Commissioners

The work of the county commissioners in
having careful examination made and in adopt
ing new system of identification of the real
estate of the county. is one of the most important
tasks they could possibly undertake for the benefit
of the county. In going over the records. VIM.
H. Houchen. who has been engaged to make the
change in the plan of listing has found that there
are scores of tracts of patented land in the county
that has never been assessed, owing to the fail
ure of the parties to have their conveyances re-
corded The search also discloses that, although
there are numerous pieces of property which
have been decided from one to another through
long chain of owners, of the deeds, excepting,
perhaps the deeds of the first two three owners,
have been placed on record. which leaves the
record title in the original owner.
In this latter case, the property is assessed
to the record owner. and if the real owner should
overlook the payment of the taxs, due to his
failure to receive any notice of the taxes due,
the land would be sold under tax sale.
This. however, is not the worst feature of
the failure to have deeds recorded If the present
owners only knew the danger in which they place
themselves the liability of losing their lands, they
would lose no time in having their instruments
plcaed on record. If an innocent third party
should purchase any of the land in the condition
mentioned receiving deed from the record
owner, he would be able to defeat the title of
the present owner. For this reason, more attcn-
tion should be given to the recording of instru-
ments transferring the title to real property.
The revenues that the county will receive
from the additional lands that will be taxed
as result of the action of the commissioners will
add snug sum to the county funds and for this
reason the commissioners are entitled to gen.
erous amount of praise and commentator.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

look to the newspapers as the natural medium
to supply it. The new Importance given to
newspaper influence by direct primary egisla-
tion can hardly be overestimated, and of
course the professional politicians are dis
gruntled because they now have to spend more
time and work harder than before to make a
strong showing.
Of the increase of the number of news
paper men in political positions much has
been said and written. Congress and state
legislatures have sufficient numbers of scribes
to issue newspapers from the legislative halls
if they so desire when affairs Of state lag and
drag.
Governors and other high Offices have de-
veloped the habit of having paid press agents.
The candidates for office without publicity
promoter is practically very practically un-
heard of.
The amount of space devoted to political
affairs in newspapers has trebled during the
last five years, and the papers find that it
pays to give liberal attention to local, state
and national governmental questions.
The pronounced tendency of the public
to depend more and more on the newspapers
for their news and instruction in matters poll
tical is decreasing the Importance of cam
paign meetings and oratory. 1t is easier to
sit comfortably at home reading the news
paper than to proceed to crowded. stuffy
hall and listen to speakers and human beings
are continually looking for means to promote
their comfort and convenience.
Some sensitive folks look with appre-
hension on the rising power of the news
papers. Perhaps the words of Thomas JEFF
ferson might reassure them. He remarked on
a notable occasion that he would rather have
newspapers without government than have
government without newspapers.
In our opinion the greater the influence
of the papers becomes the better will public
affairs be administered, because rabd par
tisanship is found less frequently than in the
past The fair, honest partisan papers and
the out and out independent or nonpartisan
papers are the dominating journalistic factors
of the day. and rightly 50. Nonpartisanship
ist5referable. because the Iels1 We eE.i.led to-
the news of each important political party
Many thousands of persons will not read
paper that favors any particular party.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24
Dances Should Be Better Regulated.

Recently considerable complaint has been
made as to.the method of conducting the dances
in the Ward Hall, it being the consensus of
opinion among the older people that more decorum
should be exacted from the young people than has
prevailed for some months past.
The dance Friday night, in which several
boisterous lads engaged in a disturbance of the
peace. which in ore instance resulted in an assault
by one youngster on another young man of known
peaceable and orderly disposition. has renewed
the murmers of dissatisfaction in a more vigorous
manner than ever, in fact complaint has been
made to certain of the bshopric regarding the
affair, and it is to be hoped such steps will be
taken as will insure change in the conduct of
the dances.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24
A Splendid Selection

The decision of the Democratic leaders of the
state to recommend w. w. Ray for appointment
as United States district attorney to succeed
Hiram E. Booth, is, indeed, wise one Mr. Ray
is one of the younger attorneys Of the state, and
possesses all the qualifications for that important
office, He stands high both as man and as
leoe, nractitioner, anu his selection will no doubt
meet with general approval.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

Governor Sulzer has been removed and Tam
many has won another victory in New York state
1t is victory for corruption no matter il SuIzer
was guilty of number of indiscretions, but if the
temper of the people of that state is any criterion
it is not unlikely that the Tammany crowd is due
to receive its greatest drubbing in the very near
future.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

lnasmuch as it won't be long until the San
Francisco exposition opens it is about time for all
of us to open up a correspondence with our rela-
tives on the Pacific coast.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

This seasons most popular dance in the east
is called the Hesitation Glide" but if it is any
thing like the tango or the turkey trot. he who
hesitates is lost. .,s
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

Mrs. Lydia Pankhurst. the English militant
suffragette, after being detained at the port of
New York by the immigration off cials, was
permitted to enter the United States by President
Wilson. on her promise that she would behave
herself while in this country and would go back
home as soon as she should finish her lecture
engagements. If she doesn't keep her promise
she will either be prosecuted in the courts or put
aboard ship headed for England.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24

The Bull Moose party has nothing to do
but stand off and throw rocks into the machinery
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-24
Growth of Newspaper Influence

The more active interest taken by the
people in political affairs has increased their
demand for political information and they
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29
THE GIFT OF SILENCE.

Governor Wilson has many gifts that
endear him to the hearts of the people
When he speaks he speaks to the point
and when he is silent what he does not
say is also very much to the point. He
has what Carlyle calls the gift of 81
lence." OF all the blessings vouchsafeG
to man by a kind providence there IL
none greater than this. The gift OF
fluent, brilliant, eloquent speech Is /"
great one, but ii is always a dangerous
one, and too often a fatal one. If a man
who expected to enter upon public life
should pray for special endowmentS his
petition should contain something like
this:
Lord. endow me with the faculty Of
keeping still. Give me %eloquence, if thou
wilt, but in any cases make me 4 keeper
of counsel, especially Of my own counsel.
Save me from the calamity Of talking
too much and of writing too much. So
shall L be saved from wearing my hear;
upon my sleeve for DAVIS to peek at
"If my nightcap knew the thoughts OF
my head" said Richelieu to DfArtagnan.
81 would burn my nightcap."
1t was a wise saying, and in it largell
lies the secret of success Of the creates
statesman and politician of his age. Ne
man has ever been great as a Statesman
or as a soldier who could not keep silent
when silence was due. Grant, before aC
cepting command of the armies before
Richmond, stipulated that he must be
oIIoua1 IN EaaN hie r1nnS IN himSpif u
is said that he refused TO answer ques
lions by the president, who was his com
mander- in-chief.
In our country we have had one presi
dent, q man of great liability and force
of character, who talked too much. y
result was that his administration was
marked by petty. childish and u~ndignifiei
squabbles with al sorts Of people. He
needlcsSly subjected himself to ridiculc
and uselessIy incurred the enmity Of
other men in public life. He could, il
fact, speak brilliantly. forcibly, cpigram
maticallv, but knowing himself his pecu
liar gifts in that line he abused them t.
his own hurt.
Assuredly there are times when Il pub
lie man must speak, when the peOpi
want to know, having the right to know
where 4 public servant stands on any i'm
portant matter. Then let him SPEAK
clearly and to the purpose. For the mos
part, however. it is better 10 study the
art of keeping still than the art Of talk
ing.
Our prcsident-elect is proving that h
has the gift of silelEe-One essential en-
dowment of Il statesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29
THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE.

! The question of whether the port OF
Brownsville shall be closed, or whether
it shall become 4 SUPPORT and hereafter
q sort Of attachment to some other port.
is one which concerns us all. 1t is safe
to say that not many of the Brownsville
people will be glad to see an arrangement
Of that kind brought about. Yet, unless
we bestir ourselves soon that is what
will happen.
We suggest that here is a good place
where our Chamber of Commerce might
do some effective work in cooperation
with other citizens. Here is a place
where Brownsville should lodge an en-
phatic protest wherever a protest is like
ly to be effective. \ basis for the pro
test is the growing Importance Of this
city, and the decided increase i'm the bust
ness of the port lately-an increase
which makes it self-sustaining with a
comfortable margin of profit to the gov
eminent. Time for some of us to Get
busy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

The new treaty concerning wireless
equipment on sea-going vessels will as
Suredly meet with the appreciation of the
world. Thirty-One nations. including the
United States, will be signitory to the
treaty. 1t has many wise provisions for
The safety Of men and ships at sea. One
Of the most interesting is the arrange
mcnt that the transmission of long dis
tance wireless messages shall! be inter
rupted for three minutes ut the end of
every quarter hour to permit all stations
to listen for diStrsss calls, which are
given precedence OVER every thing else.
This was an American proposition, based,
according to the report Of the American
delegation to Secretary Knox, upon the
fact that at least two steamships which
were nearer the Titanic than the Car
pathia were prevented from hearing the
distress calls of the sinking vessel by
reason of the fact that the transmission
Of press news prevented the Titanic'S
signal from being received by ships
fitted with radio apparatus of limited
capacity.
Other provisions relate to the trans
mission Of weather reports mostly to
prevent the Interference of long distance
With ordinary wave lengths, compelling
the installation Of wireless on certain
'lasseS Of ships and the maintenance of
a continuous watch for distress signals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29
CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH

Every man. woman and chlld III
Brownsville who want to see the town
clean and healthful should second the
efforts of the civic league to stop the
foul and dangerous habit OF eXpectorat
ing on the sidewalks. Need we say tina
this should include every man.. woman
and child in the town? Surely there i
not one who does not wish to see the
town clean and healthful. just VIII,
people will foul our sidewalks with
sputum is difficult to understand. Prob
ably if they could be made to see under
q microscope the disease germs which
more often than not are spread over the
ground by spitters, even the offenders
themselves would be among the first to
demand enforcement of the anti splitting
ordinance. Let all who love their homo
town do their utmost to encourage th(
ladies' of the civic league in the good
work which they have undertaken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

Beyond a mild suggestion, here and
here, The Herald has no disposition to
undertake the settlement of Mexican af-
fairs. 1t is Madero's job and he gets
pay for full time. Still, we may be per-
mittcd to hint that a recognition of the
"ebels as beligerents might help the
oeace negotiations along some. 1t does
not seem easy to enter into a treaty if
one of the signitory powers has no legal
standing in the conference. .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

The London suffragettes have an
nOunced a campaign compared with
which all previous suffragctte campaigns
Will be as an electric search light to Il
tallOw candle. In their anger and excite
ncnt 1T the dropping of the %sulfragettc
bill from the parliamentary program, the
lear sisters perhaps Ovcrestimatcd their
Nwn abilities in the matter Of disturb
no the peace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

The mayor Of Lowell, Massachusetts,
viii see to it that al policemen in that
md law. The city will furnish the lee
-ures and the police will be expected to
'ttend. 1t is quite easy to see that the
dea is Il good one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29
J.

Mr.. Sheppard has been chosen for
both the long and short terms in the
senate. We are glad for S%hcppard's
sake-and this with all proper respect
for Senator Johnston. The time Shep-
pard spent in lobbying must have been
inconsiderable, since he arrived in Aus
tin Monday and was elected Tuesday.
The neglect of his legislative duties will
probably not bankrupt the nation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

After lying many years in a forgotten
grave in France the body of John Paul
Jones, the first American admiral, was
buried with appropriate hOnOrS Sunday,
II a crypt under the new chapel at the
annapolis naval school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

January has been a bad month for the
underwriters of marine insurance, on &C
count of the destructive storms III the
north Atlantic. 1t seems TO have been
ono of the worst months for years. The
losses have amounted to $10,GC0,00O. The
stormy winds assuredly have done a fair
amount of blowing this winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

Frank A. Munsey, who has recently
instructed from the insurrectOs by be
coming a reactionary progressive, has
lust bought the Memphis News-Scimiter.
The idea perhaps is to preach the doc.
trine of conservative radicalism in tho
South.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29
}

The dean of the engineering depart
ncnt Of the University Of Texas has
placed the ban on ragtime dances. in
luding the Boston dip" and the bunny
lug." When the freshmen, Mt the fresh
mems annual ball, violated his rule to
hat effect he turned off the lights and
)ade the company good night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

Have you paid your poll tax? No?
Well, there are only three days to pay it.
If YOU do not qualify for the next cleo
ton do not growl which ever way it
goes or however things are managed
lfter the election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

Arkansas is also dealing with the sen
lt0rial problem. There are four candi-
dates for the place made vacant by the
death Of the late jeff Davis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-29

For some reason not clearly stated
Peru and BOLIVIA are about to 90 to war.