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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-24
A FARMERS APPEAL.

Part OF an address delivered recent.
ly to the farmers OF Brazos County to
support the bond issue.
! would not attempt to address the
voters OF Brazos County II did not
feel that ! am 10 certain extent re.
sponslble for the road bond issue be.
Ing agitated at present. You all know
that was reared on a farm In this
precinct. Was born within three miles
OF the Navasota river In an old fash.
Toned Texas mansion with walls made
OF hewed logs and covered with No.
pin oak boards gotten out OF the Naya.
sofa bottom.
For forty.two years have travelled
the roads OF this county. with the ex.
ception OF a few years spent In the
coast country. where they have the
best graveled and shelled roads In
the United States Had | never had
occasion to see and know the great
difference between real good roads
and the average road OF Brazos Coun'
~. would perhaps not be so enthus'
iastlc over the success OF the present
Issue. But after spending several
years In the good road counties OF
South Texas came back and settled
on a little sandy land farm fourteen
miles north Of Bryan, near Edge, and
have since been hauling my produce
to market over a road that to an intel
ligent man In most any other county
In Texas would be called a disgrace ia
n highly civilized citizenship. With
the hope OF lettering the condition OF
the roads OF this county. am here to
tell you as a brother farmer why
think the farmers Of the county should
be unanimously for the bond issue
and why think the merchants cannot
AFFORD to vote against II.
Since the beginning OF history all
Nations that claimed to be civilized
have attempted to build up good
class OF public highways. And modern
historians base their judgment OF the
marked degree OF civilization attained
BY the ancient races by the substantial
highways they constructed. There
are thousands OF miles OF public roads
in different parts OF the world that are
today In perfect condition and In some
cases they have been built more than
two thousand years. They stahd "a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-24
.EQUIREMENTS OF VOTERS WILL BE
MET AND THE ISSUE CARRIED BY
BIG MAJORITY NEXT
WEDNESDAY.

Reports from the county indicate that the citizens have
about agreed and OF mind regard the roads and will
now vote to get out Of the mud The objections of voters have
been met the issue large enough do the work the bonds
be sold and when the result Of the election known next
Wednesday night the general economic conditions will take
IN optimistic air business will Immediately revive, hope will
knde and burn again In the breast of the aborng and
the new county will be born.
The county judges word is up engineers opinion Is
pressed farmers appeal to the better their cond
tons follows and the intelligence Of Bazos County citizenship
Will be reflected Wednesday, December 3Oth
OF prosperity will begin
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-24

Washington saying. when was
with you we worked to advance pro.
gress and civilization. laid the foun.
dalton Of great government before
| left and expected you to continue
building on that foundation. see
wonderful progress made by many
branches OF industry. see railroads,
factories and other great branches OF
industry Issuing bonds and expanding
their greatness. ] see cities issuing
bonds and building streets, parks and
other public enterprises, the brllliancy
Of which is dazzling to the eyes OF a
man OF my day and time. see the
great inventors have bridled electri-
city and utilize II to light cities and
run factories. They increased the
speed OF travel thousand per cent by
inventlng fast railroad trains and
steamships They have caught the
waves OF sound and can reproduce
them hundred years hence with the
phonograph. They place men face to
face though thousands OF miles apart
with the telephone. They hail their
fellowman across the ocean with wire
less telegraphy. They have multiplied
the pleasures OF travel a hundred per
cent with the automobile. In some
parts OF the country they have con
structed most beautiful thoroughfares
But, my dear friends, In many places
and especially In Brazos County, Tex
as, find with the same old stale Ideas
in the same old huts, travelling the
same old sorry roads, and some OF you
are even thinking Of voting to keel
your fellowman in the same old bog
hole"
Washington would, no doubt, ap
peal to the patriotism and intelligence
Of this county to vote and change the
condition OF our thoroughfares.
Railroads issue bonds TO improve
and extend their roadbeds. The man
ayers know that business depends OF
the condition OF their roads. Suppose
the managers Of the railroads showed
the same spirit Of enterprise tina
some OF our staid and overconserya
tive citizens of this county show. TIT
trains would be run on a schedule sub
ject to change with the weather. In
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etc, pay three-fourths of the proposed
bond issue, can We AFFORD to vote
against il? The railroads of Brazos
County pay about the same amount Of
taxes as the farmers. The freight
rate charged by the railroads is regu.
lated by the Railroad Commission In
fixing the rate to be charged all ex-
penses OF the railroads, including
taxes. are considered. and a reason
able net profit to the road is allowed.
Other counties in Texas. Harris, for
example, has issued millions of dol
lars in bonds to improve their roads.
And they have the finest shelled and
graveled roads In the United States.
Now. listen The railroads that ira.
verse Brazos County also run through
Harris County, and pay large taxes to
that county. The road bond issues of
Harris County Affects the amount of
taxes paid by the railroads, and that
affects the freight charges in Bryan.
Every citizen in Brazos County who
patronizes the railroads, and that in.
cludes all, is helping pay the bond is.
sues Of Harris County. Now, honestly,
doesn't 1t look foolish for us to assist
other counties in building good roads,
when We could issue the bonds and
have the patrons of the railroads in
other counties help us?
The highest authorities on educa.
ton, not only in Texas, but in every
State in the Union. as well as the
leading countries Of Europe, are unani.
nous in claiming that good schools
and good roads 20 hand in hand The
first and most important item in build.
ing up a high school sentiment In any
community is a system of good roads,
without which a higher institution Of
learning in the rural districts is al.
most an impossibility. The average
daily attendance among the pupils is
much larger where they have good
roads, and for that reason a better
educated citizenship is always found
where there is a better class of roads.
In voting against good roads We also
vote against good schools. Those old
patriots who formed Texas into a
great Commonwealth, realizing the ne
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Why the Bond Issue Should Carry Unanimously

of wood In the county. With good
roads that timber could be hauled to
market at profit OF two dollars per
cord making a million and half dol
lars added to the wealth Of the land
owners OF the county. In voting
against good roads you are voting
against a market for your timber In
other words, you will lose a thousand
dollars worth of timber In order to
save a few nickels In taxes. ! don't
really think there is man in the
county who owns timbered land that
will vote against the bond issue. That
would be a clear case OF penny wise
and pound foolish"
It is generally conceded the farmers
will hereafter plant a greater variety
OF crops than we have heretofore
known. Anything we grow besides
cotton will require trips more often
to market, and every trip we. make
and every load we haul costs more
than double what II should cost. In
other words, we lose about two dollars
per trip to market on account OF bad
roads.
There are, think, about three thou
sand farmers In the county, and they
average about thirty trips to market
yearly, making a total OF about ninety
thousand trips to market each year
The loss of two dollars per triI
amounts to $4,000 per year. The
amount is greater than the cost OF thu
proposed bond issue TO the farmers o.
Brazos County by $4,000. BY con
structing good roads, the farmers vii
save enough In the difference OF thu
cost OF marketing their crops In on
year to pay their part OF the bond Is
sue and have $4,000 to their credi
In the bank
The taxable value on all propert!
in Brazos County is ten million dol
lars. The value OF farm lands owne'
by Brazos County citizens is only
fraction more than one-fourth Of tel
million dollars.
The farmers own and travel all tn
roads Of the county. Now, II we farm
ers can have the railroads, merchants
oil mills, gins, power plants, factories
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-24
AN ENGINEERS VIEWS.

There Is no question that the build
4 t,,., n, GOOD permanent roads IN BraLos
co,,tV ~ "A difficult proposition bu'
,hts ~ no reason for saying o. bcl'I
\ ing that the thing cannot be done; III
sections having more rainfall thah uiis'
with soils more difficult 10 hahuIo,
and less opportunity for obtaining koU ,
material. good roads nave peeh , ou'as
and are standing today, mute e Stss,,,,i,
problem when said problem N h''"NN'u
In the right manner. ,.,...t,,,
TO have good roads the folloWlhs
conditions must be satisfied
First the road must be well located:
In Brazos County there are seNerM
nIaces where relocation without iur
Their Improvement would be oil great
benefit. .i,,
graded so IL will drain well, hit and
miss methods here viii not bring re-
suits. but intelligent work VIII WIFI
out question. ,,
Third. permanent bridges and cul-
v.rts must be constructed; that Is,
the design must be such as TO care
! for future Increase In the traffic, anu
I the work must be OF the type tha'
< such bridges will still be In good con-
Z ditiOn long after the BOND issue mas
( been paid and forgotten.
Fourth, the surfacing must be done
Z with the best material available.
Fifth, a systematic and intelligent
Z maintenance must be secured.
III these conditions are met this
I county will have good roads, not only
( now, but In the years to come.
Too much stress must not be lald
Z on the surfacing alone rms item is
! very important, but not more so IMAM
\ the others. When the bond money Is
( spent, to secure good location, prop
or drainage and permanent bridges,
I there is always something tangible 10
! show for the money, something That
\ will benefit the future generations as
( much, nay more. than the present one.
Z There are two materials that should
( Dc used for surfaclng the roads In this
! county that have been mentioned for
I Improvement: First, the heavier
( Travelled roads should be surfaced with
I concrete, covered with a thin bltumi-
hous mat. The maintenance on this
y type OF road Is low, and this road Will
I have a long life. Second, the balance
( OF the roads should be surfaced with
I gravel not less than ten inches In
( depth the trench type OF construction
to be used, with proper care being
taken to secure drainage, the gravel
to be In two layers. the bottom course
TO have large proportion of large
\ stone; the top layer to be of finer ma
Z terial. Properly maintained, this type
of road under the conditions OF serv-
I ice in this county, will last for many
years.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-06-26

Mems garters, 25c grade lE
Sale price I'D
Mems % and SOC neckwear ~
Sale price ~
Children's 25c straw hats 10
Sale price ilJ
Mems and ladies' carpet slip 10
pers, 35c grades I'D
Mems watch chains worth 10
up to 81. .00, sale price I'D
Mems sc handkerchiefs nh
Sale price IUf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
NEIGHBORHOOD
BIBLE CLASSES

District "a will meet with Mrs. r
) McCullagh. % 18th street. Monday
az Z p. m. Miss Lafferty. leader.
District 127'B will meet with Mrs
c. Whitaker. Monday az 1880 ID.
m. Dr. Thos. g. KoOntz, leader.
District lf2 will meet with Mrs. "
q. McCammOn, % Zane street, Mon.
day az 1880 p. m. Mics Nellie Oxtoby
leader.
District i24-i25 will meet with Mrs
Jas. n. Beans. Pleasant Valley. Tues.
DAY AZ $3.50 p. m. Mrs. s. ed. Elliott.
leader.
bethlehem Bible Glass will meet Al
bethlehem Chapel. Tuesday At SD. m.
Miss MARY Wayman. leader
District 127-A will meet with Mr..
F. p Lehman. Park View. Thursday
a. Z 20 p m. Miss Ethel Williams.
leader
District ffs win meet with Mics
Rhodes. 6is South Trent. Thursday a.
1880 p. m. Mr. G. G. smith. leaoer.
District tf9 viii meet with tbeSr
leader. Mrs r. B Nay. 800 south
Pennsylvania street Thursday a. Z. %
D. m.
Aetna Bible Glass viii meet Al
Actnavilie Chapel. Thursday a. $50 ID.
Pm Miss Anna Frederick. leader.
Echo Point Hible Glass viii meet
with Mrs Salters Fallourc. Eager
wood street. Friday AZ 5.f5 D. m Mrs
: p. CleEe. leader
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MRS. LAWRENCE.
TALKS TONIGHT.
AT FIRST CHRISTIAN cnuecn
AND ALL ARE CORDIALLY
INVITED
Mrs. Pethiek Lawrence 10 From Lon
don, and Her Topic 10 sWar
and Observation-Disclosures
airy Drill.

A luncheon was given at the Wind
sor hotel. Monday. at / O'Clock. for
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence. Of London.
who speaks at the First Christaian
church this evening. Following the
luncheon Mrs. Lawrence gave a talk
on Militant Suffrage and What Leads
Up TO It. She made clear all the
reasons for such actions in England.
AS many as fifteen thousand women
OF all classes. from the highest to the
lowest rank. have been imprisoned be
cause they tried to uphold the rights
necessary to have different conditions
In the foreign countries. The women
have been driven TO act as they did,
the conditions being unknown to citi-
zens OF this country. Mrs. Lawrence
Is better versed on such subjects than
anyone who has yet appeared in the
city.
Covers were laid at the luncheon
Tor Misses Cecilia Speyer. Pauline
Horkheimer. DIR. Elizabeth Keays, Eliz-
aoeth Paxton. Florence Hoge. Mes
danes w. Francis Hyde. w. D. Nc
Coy. Flora Williams. Pethick Law
renee. E. 3. Romine. Joseph Hall and
George Boyd. Sr.
iVuisne Mfs- fethick Lawrence VIII
give talk at the First Christian
church on War and Women" The
admission is IS cents. The proceeds
go toward the Belgian relief fund.
Seldom do Wheeling people have the
opportunity to hear so prominent a
woman as Mrs. Lawrence. and IL is
a certainty that they will not be dis
appointed. Mrs. Lawrence win an
swer any and all questions tonight at
the First Christian church. Mrs. Law
renee Is here under the auspices OF
the Ohio County Equal Suffrage
League
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Parliamentary Law Drill

The first lesson on Parliamentary
law was given az the A. o. u. W. rooms
Monday afternoon by Prof Patterson
OF iinsly Institute. Tho drills are civ.
on for the members Of the Woman's
Club. Prof Patterson spoke principally
on the higher and lower order OF mo.
lions. election OF chairmen Of newly
organized clubs and he pointed out the
principal points 20 be studied in tho
hook OF rules. lie spoke OF the diff.
ference between bylaws and consti.
buttons.
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Daily Chit-Chat
ny Ruth Cameron.
BE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT
THEN
RIGHT

| The Cynic. Immersed In his hook.
lchuekled gleefuiiy.
So Don't be pig" commanded Molly.
Its from stookton's That Same old
loon said the cynic. amenabiy. Lis
But you were 80 positively sure. tnis
time. that a. Haskin's coon"
, As 60 bein' certain about that coon
llst tell ye that there's nothing Ia
mans more like to be mistook about
than thing he knows fur dead sure
OFFICE to-daV." added ,bs o tr'1 IN sh i.,
KNOW that old character We have VINO
puts the sddrcHscs on in our shipping
room. lie was one Of the first eni-
ploycs the old man had. and we hsid
MN Tor sentimental reasons. lie sure
u p character.
The other day there was an order 70
lng west. NJ was a hurry order ~ that
n Today We Eot vie asking where a.
was. Finally we found that our friend
~ the shipping department. had sent
that package 10 another CITY down
Houth. The old man was Wild. snd de-
nie 'i,,l an eNplanauon.
piained our gallant shipper me sbip.
ping ticket Eot lost and ! knew ~ was
vas dead sure the address . put on che
The old man swallowed hard. -rb.
NEXT time you lose a shipping direction
yOu get another one aud b dead sue.
= but. espostuiated the shipper. u
f
We'll" said the Iady-who-aIwaya-
SHOWS somehow, when the laughter rad
HuuHiueui n have fellow feeling rar
hiuo. ] know that my mind has a. curl
Gus trtck o. fastening Itself firmly TO-
EumethluE-it may De- n telephone NUM-
Der or the memory 81 the place I've put
somefhlnE. or the street number ~ "a
hpusf-iu such a way that I'm dead sure
IN riEht The result o. that \ 20 rnfIv
a ~ wholly unn,wit,ing into some trap
IT'S the same psychological fricErrv
mat makes boys point fire arms 10 frrfr
friends. contributed the Autho-mar
They are deadsure that the sun frr,f
loaded. but the gun goes off tf b. rer-
oFnition ~ the same thing that nrnkfa
mon accustomed 20 handling wannrrH
never % b. dead sure ~ anything about
them except that they are not To ba
pointed 81 ANYBODY or anything Tor
fun
we miEht amend the old proverh -
suggested fhe CFnic. TO nic sure You're
riEht and then find out ff you are
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SOCIETY
Christmas Bazaar.

The Christmas Bazaar held at the
home OF Mrs. J. Adam Blum on South
Chapiine street today and tomorrow
Is attracting no little attention. The
Ladies' Aid Society OF the Home of
the Good Shepherd are In charge and
they certainly have a fine supply or
articles for sale. There are home
made candies and cakes. All kinds
o. fancy work suitable for Christmas
giving is for sale. The prices are
reasonable and everyone is invited to
come In TO see the articles them
selves. The daintiest of needlework
T. displayed.
The ladies N charge are Misses
Margaret Doyle. Mary Hughes. Paula
Wagner, Mary O'Kane: Mesdames
Margarey Hoye. Bernard Shaw. NJ. }.
Ford. Joseph Doyle. ID. II. Taylor,
Thomas Miller. Thomas Beattie. Rob
ert Snider. Elizabeth Dufrene, J. &.
Edmunds. John Coleman. Jesse Bren-
nan. Willis Burns. J. Adam Blum,
president
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hostesses. Fifty cents will be the fee
for bridge and one dollar for bridge
md tea. Already many reservations
are being made. The proceeds of this
bridge tea will be used for a Christ
mas gift for the Tuberculosis Sanato-
rum. This IL a good cause and the
reservations should be freely made
What Is better than to make others
happy on Christmas. especially those
who are. unable to mingle with their
friends az Yuletide?
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Dunn Armour NuptiaIs.

One OF the very beautiful affairs in
honor OF Miss Mary August Armour
was the buffet luncheon yesterday
giNen by Mrs. Stanley Christopher.
Guests were confined TO the younger
friends OF Miss Mary August with a
limited number Of older ones. The
receiving rooms were handsomely
decorated with baskets OF pink begon-
las and American Beauty roses were
used In the sun parlor. Among the
guests were the two maids of-honor.
who will attend Miss Armour: Mrs.
Edward Delaney Dunn OF New York.
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Miss Rose Sweeney gave the second
Of the series Of Travel talks M the A.
o. U. W. hall Monday evening The
subject was Florence and Miss Swee-
ney illustrated the talk with lantern
slides. Despite the weather there Was
EOod attendance. The next talk
VIII be given on next Monday eve.
ming
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womsn's Club, MoundsvIIIe.

The Woman's Club of MoundsvilIe.
will meet Friday at the home of Mrs.
d. F. Williams.
The program follows: zone makes
ones own happiness only by taking
care OF the happiness OF others"
Responses-Appropria Xmas Gifts.
Hughes.
Christmas Music-Mrs James PARROT.
Christmas In Many Lands-Mrs. S. W.
Meals.
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Collegiate Alumnae.

The Collegiate Aulmnae Associa-
ton will not meet this month. Their
next event will be the reception for
college girls at the st. niatthews
lecture rooms on the afternoon OF
December 31st. This event will be the
mots important OF the year.
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Wedding Anniversaries.

Since we often have inquiries as. TO
what the various wedding anniver-
saries designate. the list is printed:
First-Cotton.
Second-Paper.
Third-Leather
Fourth-Fruit and Flower.
Fifth-Wooden.
Sixth-Sugar.
Seventh-Woo.en
Eighth-India Rubber.
Willow.
Tenth-Tin.
Eleventh-Steel
Twelfth-Linen
Thirteenth-Lace
Fourteenth-Ivory
Fifteenth-Cr Crystal
Twelfth-China.
Twenty -fifth-Silver.
Thirtieth-Pearl
Fortieth-Ruby.
Ffftieth Golden
nty-fifth-Diamond
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The ladies' Hebrew Benevolent So.
ciety will give another charity whist
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Herbert
Somehow and Mrs. Herman n. Fer.
guson will be In charge. The AFFAIR
will be held. a. usual az the Mercan-
tile Club. Handsome prizes will b.
awarded. The ladies' Of this orFaniza.
ton are noted for their generosity I'm
caring for the poor. The proceeds
taken az the afternoon affairs are al.
ways used for a good purpose.
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Mr.. and Mrs. p. W. Clendening rave
dinner last evening a. which Miss
Ellen iliNon, OF la Crosse. Wis. and
Dr. and Mrs. Logan ClcndeninR were
the guests % honor. Tho table was
decorated with pink roses Kansas
City Journal
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Sweet potatoes may be said To be
the staple crop OF China. There is
no section which does not raise them
and they are substantial part OF the
diet OF greater part OF the Chinese
people.
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Birthday Surprise

Miss Margaret Keesor. daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Keesor. was
very delightfully."- surprised at the
nome Of her parents. No. 1902 Chap.
line street. Monday afternoon by a
number OF her friends. in honor OF her
eighth birthday. Games and other
amusements were the diversions OF
the afternoon. The hours were from
$3.50 10 6o'clock. Dainty refreshments
were served The following we're
present.
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Priscilla Improvement Club.

The Priscilla Improvement club
meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Hall The subject for the day is
Physical Culture for the House
wife"
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island Literary Club.

The Island Literary Club meets this
evening with Mrs. z. b. Best The
meeting will be held at 1880 o'clock
and the program is interesting.
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Monday Tango Club.

The Monday Tango Club met as
usual At the Fort Henry Club, Mon.
day evening. The members were ali
present and the late society dances
were enjoyed.
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Society t. anxiously looking forward
"a the charity bridge tea 20 b. given
a. the home Of Mrs. Harry whitaker.
81 Monument Place. Friday afternoon
~ this week Mrs whitaker and
Mrs Howard Simpson viii be- the
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The Eiks viii enjoy another open
house "Wednesday evening Of mis-
week Orchestra music viii b. fur
nished and the amusement commit
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An Department.

The Art Department OF the wo-
mans Club meets on Saturday OF this
week instead of the regular date.
Mrs o. Russell Woods, out OF town
and Miss Carrie Zane will be chair
man for the day. The program in
cludes:
Current Art-Mrs. r. r. Boyd
Rheims-Mrs. Bryan.
Hotel de Cluny-Mrs. Suttor.