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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-15

ject, "The Relation OF Food to
Health" was handled in entertaining
manner, many innovations supplant-
ing old-time theories of digestion,
early one hundred women enjoyed
listening to Mrs. Calvin.
Members of the Woman's Club en-
dorse the entertainment given at the
Grand opera house February nine
teenth for the benefit of Salem Young
Mems Christian Association. Their
support and assistance will be given
to make the entertainment successful
in every way.
On the evening of Friday, January
thirty-first, the Woman's Club of Dal-
las, formally dedicated the beautiful
new Carnegie library with a reception
to which the general public was most
cOrulally invited.
A very large assemblage responded,
and we're greeted by music from the
Dallas band of thirty pieces, which
was stationed in front Of the build
ing.
In the main library room the guests
were received by Mayor and Mrs. j.
R. Craven, members of the library
board and Womans club.
This room, with its two fireplaces,
continuous rows of book cases, hand
some furniture and few well chosen
pictures and casts, was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with cut
flowers and plants
Below stairs, in the lecture room,
a short program was presented, There
were speeches by the mayor Of Dali
las and the president Of the library
board. Mrs. F. II. Morrison gave an
interesting talk on the Relation of
Public Schools to the Library" There
were two numbers by the Woman's
Euterpean Chorus, and music by the
Dallas orchestra The Young Wom-
ans section of the club served re-
freshments.
1t was easily foreseen that the
crowd would be very large, and for
this reason the invitations were not
extended to children under fifteen
years of age, but in compensation, the
Womans Club is entertaining with
a Washington's birthday affair, ex-
cluslvely for these young people, and
it is the plan of the committee in
charge to relate this party to the
library and school work by emphasiz-
ing the patriotic spirit of the day.
As many children as can do so are
asked to appear in fancy costumes
representing George Washington OF
Coleman characters, Indians, Quakers
and soldiers. A prize will be awarded
for the most perfectly represented
character. There will be q patriotic
program and the pleasures will be
rounded out with light refreshments
OF this intellectual and social cen.
ter in their city, the public library
Dallas residents are very proud. The
exterior Of the building adds beauty
to the rapidly growing city and the
very complete interior arrangements
give satisfaction and great cause for
congratulation.
For this beautiful Carnegie library
founded in nineteen hundred and five
by Mrs. Irene II. Gerlinger with the
assistance of several other prominent
women, the Dallas Woman's Club has
worked untiringly and are receiving
well merited praise. This coterie OF
ambitious women has received sub
stantial aid from Dallas citizens in
dividually and collectively.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-15

The Valentine party given by Miss
Cronise last evening in compliment to
her dancing school pupils, was one Of
the prettiest affairs Of the winter.
DArcy's hall in It's brilliant decora-
uon, was an honor to the good old
Saint The ceiling was conopied with
hundreds Of hearts, the garlands end
ing with a big red, red heart arrow
pierced. Globes were red shaded with
deep firing.
About the cozy corner were innu-
merablc, tiny hearts and back Of all
two great hearts linked with an ar
row.
Stationed back Of u screen Of glow
ing hearts, was the the Peerless or
chcstra which played most beautiful
dance music. Miss Helen Adkins,
dainty in a pretty white froclS, served
punch from a bowl arranged in deco
rated corner Of the dancing room,
Sixteen numbers and three extras gave
q most delightful evenings pleasure
for over fifty couples Of Salcm's bellies
and beaux.
Youth and beauty and lovely gowns
made n charming picture
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-15
SociaI Clubs.

On account of the party given by
Miss Houston, Miss Needham and Miss
Keeton, few of the usual Friday af-
ternoon clubs we're dispensed with this
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

broken chain Of gradual DEVELOPMENT.
from the single cell smaller than pin
head lying in the ocean to the most
highly developed human being.
Science shows how men have come
up, gradually developing and progress
ing, the body and muscles becoming less
important and the brain more IMPORT
ant, until finally man, who had been a
weak animal, found himself ruler of the
world.
But we do not know just exactly
WHO our ancestors were, what kind Of
queer man-shaped creatures preceded
Us.
We know that the animal most like
usis the highly developed ape. We know
TOR instance, that the difference be-
tween high grade white man and the
lowest savage is much greater than be-
tween that lowest savage and an intelli-
gent ape.
But just what animal was our fore
father, what particular animals were
the ancestors Of the various great
branches Of the human race, we don't
know.
Q
This, however, we do know absolute
y, MAN IS NOT THE DESCENDANT
OF ANY KIND OF MONKEY or
ANIMAL NOW LIVING.
The animals that were men, and that
grew by development of the mind to be
rulers Of the earth, have disappeared
entirely. All Of our old great
grandfathers that lived in the trees and
IN the caves have gone
1t will probably take centuries Of re-
search to establish our genealogv.
1t is interesting, studying tbs pic
ture curiously conceived, to ask orr.
seles what the race would have been.
and what the earth would have been
like, If the monkeys that we know had
developed and become rulers, instead Of
ourselves.
In considering the monkey and his
character, and what he probably would
have done had he been the final ruler OF
animals on this planet, the artist whose
picture we reproduce gives fanciful
sketches of monkey life-and incident
ally makes fun of our own human ambi-
tons and weakness.
A monkey king and queen would look
silly with crown and veil, and royal seal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

But this we do know. Whatever that
animal was who stands back of us as
our ancestor, he was an animal capable
of exercising will power and Of sticking
at one thing until the thing was accom-
plished.
All the newspapers in the United
States have recently told the story of
man who killed five wolves and re-
celved hundred dollars from the State,
bounty offered for wolf killing.
The wolves were in hole in a rock.
and they knew that there was a man
outside with gun, and that their lives
were in danger.
The man knew the wolves were in
there. The question was, which would
WIN, the man, by getting the wolves, or
the wolves, by keeping away from the
man.
The man MADE UP HIS MIND TO
GET THE WOLVES.
He stayed there one hour two hours,
ten hours, tWenty-four hours, and one
day was passed.
Then he stayed another day.
Then he stayed another day.
~ o'oyCO a IOuI I'll Qdy AMI
THEN THE WOLVES CAME OUT
AND THE MAN KILLED THEM AS
THEY CAME OUT AND GOT THE
BOUNTY.
The man was hungry and thirsty, and
the wolves were hungry and thirsty
The man was outside and the wolves
were inside.
The man got the wolves and got the
bounty BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO
STICK AT A THING, IN SPITE OF
HUNGER, IN SPITE OF THIRST,
DETERMINED TO GET THOSE
WOLVES AND GET THE BOUNTY.
THERE HE STAYED = AND HE
WAS A GOOD TYPE OF THE De
SCENDANTS OF THAT PRIMITIVE
ANIMAL WHO WAS MANS ORIGI-
NAL ANCESTOR.
You may be sure that when men were
animals, with long arms and short legs,
and big feet and little foreheads, wears
ago, they were like the men of to-day-
here and there one could stick at thing
and hundred could not.
But the one who could stick, SUR
XIVED, the one who had patience to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
What Should We Human Beings Be Monkeys
And What Is There About We Actually
NOT the Descendants of Monkeys Ouaty
Unlike the Monkey, and That

and ermine fur. But they would not look
very much sillier than a human king
and queen, playing the part of monkeys,
imagining that fancy clothes can lend
dignity or confer superiority.
The monkey painter, drawing hide
Gus designs upon the wall, with his mon
key friend looking in contempt and
wonder at real art on the floor, would
be pitiful sort Of thing-but he
would not be very different from some
modern painter, whose work is little
more preposterous than anything that
monkey mind could conceive.
Our social idleness, our foolish social
ambitions and servings are not so diff
ferent from life in monkey cage,
where the powerful balloon drives the
little, feeble monkeys around with the
superiority Of muscle, as the social ba-
boon in human life drives the weak
monkeys Of humanity around with the
superiority OF MONEY.
Q o o
If monkeys were capable of thinking
and planning they would probably de-
velop civilization not very much I'M
Ike our own.
Some big powerful monkey would get
for himself more than he could possibly
use, and thousands of little, weak mon
keys would worry and starve.
The powerful monkeys wife would
make fool of herself in many kinds
OF monkey extravaganza, vanity and
folly-and the wives of weaker mon
keys would worry their husbands and
fret themselves trying to do everything
done by the rich monkeys wife.
we should probably have in a "civili-
zatlon' of developed monkeys very
many of the things that we have now.
cruelty, dishonesty
We are NOT the descendants of anv
monkey that we know. But our social
ed civilization thus far is not so differ
ent from that which monkeys might
have created, IF 1T WE'RE POSSIBLE
rOR THEM TO CREATE ANY
THING.
Q o O
But here is a lesson for Young men
VINO want to succeed, a lesson that is
emphasized in the life Of every mon.
key-monkeys can never do anything
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

worth while Monkeys never could
have become rulers Of the globe, as men
have become rulers, for the simple rea-
son that monkeys CANNOT STICK AT
ONE THING.
Watch a monkey in his monkey
home some day for five ninutes-and
you will see why it is that monkeys re-
main monkeys, and could not become
anything better.
The monkey looks fxedly into space,
and you say to yourself, ''He is thinking
very earnestly" In quarter of min
ute his earnest look is gone and he is in
speeding his left foot with care.
Another quarter of minute and he
has made wild leap for the bars and is
shaking them violently.
Then he drops to the floor, casually
scratching around among the empty
peanut shells.
Then he sees another monkey, pulls
the monkeys tail and race begins that
lasts ten seconds. Both stop as they be-
gan, without apparent object
And so the monkeys day and week
AND LIFE pass.
The monkey is monkey, he remain
ed monkey, he lost his chance of being
ruler Of the globe BECAUSE HE
COULDN'T STICK AT THE SAME
THING MORE THAN TEN SEC
ONDS.
o o O o o
And, you young men that WANT to
succeed, and you older men that won
der why you DON'T succeed, ask your
selves whether you are suffering from
the monkeys infirmity-the inability
to stick at anything for more than ten
seconds
Going to your work every day and
staying for eight or ten hours isn't
sticking at anything.
To be real worker, to be one of those
whose qualities made the human race
the ruler of the earth, you must be able
to do THAT WHICH YOU ARE NOT
COMPELLED TO DO
You must have in yourself driving
power, the power to concentrate, to
stick at one thing until the thing is done.
We don't know what kind of animal
gradually developing through millions
of years finally gave man control Of this
planet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

sit up in a tree until the animal he
wanted came along, nd who then had
the determination to kill that animal
THAT ONE ALWAYS HAD FOOD,
AND HIS YOUNG ONES GOT WHAT
THEY NEEDED.
Whereas those that could not think,
those that could not stick and keep at
q thing died off when famine came
they did not survive.
There was a cruel application of the
law Of the survival Of the fittest in
those ancient days, those days Of a mil
lion years ago or more, five thousand
centuries before the first real man had
lighted the first real fire, before any
animal had learned to make weapon
by fastening sharp stone to the end Of
a stick, tying it on with the entrailS of
a killed enemy.
The snow would fall, or the intense
heat would dry up the springs. Of
thousand of the animals that were des-
tined to become men, nine hundred
would die of cold or Of thirst
The hundred that lived WERE THE
AT WHAT THEY UNDERTOOK.
They were the hundred that would
keep on going through the deep snow
until they found refuge. They were
the hundred that would keep plodding
over the hot sand in spite of the dust
and scorching sun until they found an
other water hole
And their descendants are the men of
to-day, men who have conquered all the
animals, travelled all the seas, planted a
flag at the North Pole, and at the South
Pole, BECAUSE THEY COULD
STICK AT A THING ONCE BEGUN.
o o o
The monkeys never could have be-
come men and rulers of the world, be-
cause a monkey cannot stick at any
thing.
And a great many Of us human be-
ings never can become rulers, even of
ourselves, or succeed in the world, BE-
CAUSE WE CAN NEVER STICK AT
ANYTHING.
But even the weakest Of us has some
will.
AND THE WEAKEST WILL CAN
BE DEVELOPED BY PRACTICE.
The lesson of this picture is
Let us not live as the monkeys live,
hopping from a peanut shell to banana
skin, from the floor of the cage to the
top and back again, all in half min
ute. Let us take warning by the mon.
keys, poor creatures, that never cot
anywhere in the march of evolution:
let us try to find out what it is that we
OUGHT to do, and then STICK AT 1T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22

JMAN beings KNOW that
they are the successors on
this earth of some animal
line lower than them
selves.
Life on the planet has
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
{, ]. FOUNTAIN FOR ALDERMAN

In another column of this issue OF
The Eagle will be found the announce
ment of E. ]. Fountain as candidate
for Alderman of the city of Bryan.
Mr. Fountain was reared in Bryan
and his long residence here has maze
him thoroughly acquainted with the
people of the city and the work neces-
sary to the advancement of the public
interests. He is a staunch believer IN
Greater Bryan" and has always
given his best energies and support to
all movements tending to the literal
Ifulfllment of the truth of that express
sion. He is efficient, energetic, and
CAPABLE. and if elected to the position
of Alderman will be found advocating
necessary improvements for ADVANCING
the city to its proper place among the
modern and highly improved munich
palities of Texas.
During his residence here he has
always been prominently identified
with the business interests of the
city, and has thorough, practical
knowledge of the work necessary for
Tits betterment in all lines of improve
ment. He will command the support
of all his friends and acquaintance
who believe that his election will place
in the City Council man thoroughly
qualified to subserve the best interests
of the city of Bryan.
1t is generally conceded that the
time has arrived when the city re-
quires the best administrative and ex'
ecutive talent procurable at the helm
Of it's affairs, and it is a matter oil
, congratulation that men Of the capac
Iity of Mr.. Fountain are Offering thcst
services to the people at the forth
t coming election.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
SAM B. WILSON ANNOUNCES

Mr.. Sam B. Wilson requests The
Eagle to place his name before the
voters of Bryan as candidate for
Alderman in the coming city election.
Mr.. Wilson was born and reared in
BRYAN and is we'll known to every
voter in the city. He is one of the
city's successful business men, is thor
oughly identified with the town and
his every interest is here. He Is a
young man, active, full of energy. ana
whatever he goes into puts his whole
soul into it. He has made success
of his own business, and says II ne
is elected Alderman will put the same
strict business methods and the same
watchfulness into the city's business
that he does in his own. He is COD
servatiye and believes in paying the
city out of debt as soon as possible
but at the same time would not Grip
ple the city's progress by any short
sighted methods. He believes in the
economical management of the city
utility plants-water, light and sewer
age. so as to make them self-sustain
ing, and would extend each to all par'S
of the city as fast as it could be done
He wants to see Main street paved al
soon as possible, and if it be possible
with the bond issue voted in January
to carry the work beyond Main street
ne wants to see it done. In short, NJ
wants to see Bryan become city an'
is willing to do all he can to make
such.
The Eagle submits his claims to TN
voters of the city for their considera
ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

If ever you happen to feel like goin
Away, way out where the winds are
BLOWN,
Away, way out where the birds are
calm,
An stay out there till the nights
a-fallin',
You ought to go; that's the best I'm
sayin',
Ought to go way out where the trees
are swayin'.
Out to stay out there till the stars are
blinkin'
And the dew comes down and the
blooms are drinkin',
And the worlds at rest from the days
endeavor;
And not come back to the city ever,
Till you are strong and are glad an
rested,
An the things at war in your soul are
bested.
Ought to stay out there where the
streams are flown
And trees bend down, and the winds
are BLOWN;
For there's nothin, else like the open
spaces
To wipe the cash and the care, and
traces
OF money-grubbin' and hate an mean
ness
From your heart till you're clean with
the country's cleanness.
j. NJ. Lewis in Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

All women have long and beautiful
hair in story books. In real life 1t
sometimes looks as If the rats had
gnawed It.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

Suppose boy should enter the State
University and take with him three
Jersey cows from his fathers farm,
and by attending to them himself, at
tempt to pay his way through school,
how do you suppose he would be re-
garded by his fellows? What kind of a
shine" do you suppose he would cut
at some of their swell society" func-
tions? Do you suppose he would be in
vited to join any of the frats"? Not
much. They would not even speak to
him, and the little dudines of the
sororities would turn their patrician
noses up at him.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
BRYAN LODGE DIRECTORY

Iyanhoe Commandery No. 8, Knights
Templar, meets third Tuesdays.
W. T. Austin Chapter No. 81, R. 4.
NJ, meets third Mondays.
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129. A. F.
& A. M, meets 1880 p. m. fourth Mon
days.
Brazos Lodge No. "a. Knights OF
Pythias, meets 8 p. m. first and third
Tuesdays.
Vulcan Lodge No. 81, A. o. q. w.
meets 8 .. m. second and fourth
Thursdays.
Woodmen OF the World meets on
second and fourth Friday nights In
each month.
Bryan Chapter No. 222, o. E. g.,
meets 8 D. m. second Mondays.
Bryan Lodge No. SAT, /. o. o. F.
meets p. m. first and third Thurs
days.
Ladies Of Macabees. No. 120, l.. o.
=. NJ, meets second and fourth Mon
day nights.
Bryan Grove No. ago, w. c., meets
first and third Fridays.
/ Bryan Tent No. 16. X. o. T. NJ
meets 8 D. m. first and third Mondays
| Bryan Lodge No. $50. B. P. o. K.
meets second and fourth Wednesdays
L. o. o. M. No. 664, meets first ant
third Thursdays.
Painters Local No. 65s-Meets al
Carpenters Hall every Friday at 1881
p. m.
Carpenters Local No. 1S55-Meet'
every Monday night at Carpenters La
Dor Temple at 1870 o'clock.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

he can't blame on someone else he
realizes that silence is auriferous.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
RENOVATION.

Bryan, Texas, March 27, 1913.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
The BULGARIAN Servant.

The Bulgarians have curious way
of recruiting servants at two PERIODS
in the year. On st. Georges day. the
23d of April. and on the 18th or Oc'
tober the streets of the capital are tli'
ed with servants who come to look Tor
employment The ladies' who employ
them pass by in a street reserved es'
pecially for this strange market ana
examine and interrogate the aspirants.
The average wages is S4 per month.
out of which sum the woman servant
manages to save enough for a fair
sized dot on the occasion OF her
marriage. -Harpers Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Never trouble trouble till trouble
brings suit.
No man or woman ever lived who
was too good.
Cut out the fizz and fuss and fill up
on zeal and zest.
A homely woman doesn't look it
after you get used to her.
1t is easier and cheaper to get mar
ried than it is to get unmarried.
When a man talks about his princt
pies he usually means his prejudices.
One may have the courage OF his
convictions and yet not amount to
much.
We should feel pity for the man who
is forced to take consequences that he
isn't entitled to.
If the average man could have his
own way all the time he would keeI
others busy getting out of it.
When a man makes mistake thai
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27
JUST A FEW.

There are only a few now left OF us,
OF the men who once wore the gray,
And few old, care-worn widows
Who haven't much longer to stay.
Widows of men once soldiers
Men, true to conviction of right,
Who followed old Sidney Johnson
And went to the front in the fight.
There are only few now left OF US
Their ranks grow thinner each day,
Ere long we will have but the
memories
OF the men who once wore the gray.
We ought to be 'shamed of the pit
lance
Insist that the State make it more,
Their pension should be remittance
That would keep away want from
their door.
The above lines were suggested to
the writer on seeing the small pittance
allowed a Confederate widow, $1,000
per quarter.
JOE MCGEE.
Bryan, Texas, March 81, 1913.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

The Eagle editor saw one of the
star football players, and one of the
most popular boys that ever attended
the A. and M. College, assisting in the
dairy barn in the work of milking and
feeding. Do you suppose he could do
it at the University and maintain any
sort of standing in the student body?
Not on your life.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

Navasota has voted to prohibit cat
tie, horses and other stock from run
ming at large on the streets. 1t is the
most progressive step Navasota ever
took, and while some of her citizens
may now think such a regulation is
unjust and will work hardship on
them, it will be but short time until
they realize their mistake and would
not vote to repeal the law.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

The freeze last night was stagger-
ing blow to Texas in loss Of vegetable,
fruit and field crops. The people OF
Texas, however, rise above any kind
of disbursement and will come again.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

The Houston Post favors local SELF
government on the question of Sunday
amusements. 1t says that each COM
munity is best able to determine its
own regulations on such amusemefits
as picture shows and baseball, rather
than to have State law on the sub
loot
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

Poor old John D. says he can not
keep a motor boat on account OF the
high price of gasoline. Sure he can't;
he made the price of gasoline himself.
And besides, he needs it to sell to the
automobile owners.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-27

A New York wife sued her husband
for divorce because he tickled her feet.
He should have tried tickling her
vanity,