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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
WHY NOT MAKE THE BACK
YARD PAY7

The lowly and unpretentlous back
yard Of every home II properly util-
lied can be made to provide a large
per cent Of the food for the family
and thereby become an important fac
tor in reducing the cost OF living. The
Galveston News, in discussing the
subject suggested by the caption Of
this article, says:
"Why not make the back yard pay?
II anyone who is interested In home
gardens would inquire OF some OF Gal.
veston's successful home gardeners
as TO the pleasure and profit they de-
rive from their industry. he would be
imbued with an enthusiasm that
would inspire him Immediately to es-
say a similar undertaking himself.
The soil OF any back yard in the city,
by an hour or two OF intelligent appli-
cation day. can be made TO produce
vegetables and fruits in such abund.
ance as to reduce considerably in the
unpretentious home the problem OF
the cost OF living. Moreover, as
means OF promoting sanitation and
civic attractiyeness. the home garden
is truly efficaclous. as where fruits
and vegetables thrive there must be
wholesome surroundings, and where
q garden grows there is undenIably
beauty.
1.-THE farmer who has diversified his
crops has suffered none Of the pangs
Of the cotton depression that his
brother has felt who has devoted his
all to the growing Of cotton. He has
been able to produce abundance for
his table and perhaps enough more to
net him an appreciable amount Of
cash with which to purchase those
necessary things to comfort and pleas
ure that cannot be grown. But the
cotton raising farmer is not alone
in his embarrassment. What Of the
city man who has been affected by
the commercial stagnancy much as
the cotton growing farmer has been
affected? He is not dependent upon
the raising Of cotton for his liyeli-
hood. but he is dependent for his liv-
ing upon that condition Of business
prosperity that the rapid movement
Of cotton helps to sustain. How well
It is for him, II he has utilized his
opportunities, as the farmer who di.
versifies has utilized his. and pro
duced considerable part OF his food.
In Galveston. as elsewhere, this for
tunate condition can be contributed
TO. II not wholly shaped and preserv-
ed. by utilizing the humble services
OF the back yard"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Don't apologize for doing your duty.
The average husband is a silent
partner.
Even a fast man may not make
rapid recovery when he's Ill.
The man with grievance never
misses an opportunity to mention 1t.
A fool friend can WELD a hammer
as effectively as a bitter enemy.
Most Of the college mans educa-
ton IL acquired after he graduates.
There's always room for one more
in the crowd at the bottom.
A mans wife seldom thinks his i'll
ness is serious until he quits using
language that wouldn't look well In
print.
II a girl wants to do little mis-
sionary work she might 90 into the
kitchen and help her mother.
49,
II doesn't take a young man who
starts at the top long to reach the
bottom-unless he is digging a well.
A man probably thinks he's big
gun when he is carrying that kind of
q load.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

I. c. Hiley. New York.
w. NJ. Newton, Dallas.
]. r. Vann, Chicago.
w. X. Weissinger, Houston.
Il. j. Hueston, San Antonio.
r. p. Menard, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Turner, Rock
land.
+. NJ. Daughtry, St Louis.
r. c. Grubbs, st. Louis.
+. A. Brandt, Houston.
II. II. Webster, Dallas.
Il. c. Wickerson, Fort Worth.
Will Coffield, Rockdale.
Jim Sampson, Waco.
!. S. Fisher, Austin.
C. c. Gates. Marlin.
J. T. Studebaker. Chicago.
]. T. Dyer, Philadelphia.
James Randolph, Navasota.
]. w. HOFFMAN, New Orleans.
X. f. Schaefer, Colorado Springs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

81 don't know what I'm going to do
with that boy" said the worried
teacher.
lis he stupid?'
Not exactly. asked him who the
rulers of Europe are, and he said he
didn't know, and he'd bet I didn't
either. Washington Star.
Spirits are not finely touched but to
fine Measure for Measure.
shopper-why, these dishes are all
Clipped?
Salesman-Well. you see, ma'am,
they're part of a broken lot.-Buffalo
Express.
What region of the earth is not full
of our calamities?-Virgil.
Sunday School Teacher - William,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

VIII the Balkan States Join Eng
land, France and Russia? Under nor
NAL conditions there is little doubt
of their doing so. as all Of them have
a deep and abiding enmity against
Turkey. Between Bulgaria and Greece
there is hatred, however scarcely
less intense than the hatred of both
for Turkey, and they would hardly
unite in battle even against a COM
mon foe. Bulgaria has declared her
neutrality and what the others will
do in view of Turkeys recent action
will be awaited with keen interest.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

on the manifest Of a steamer clear.
ing from our own port OF Galveston
Is this item; 6.721 sacks OF sugar;
destination. Liverpool. Let's see.
That sugar was imported from Cuba,
refined at sugarland. Texas, and
shipped to Galveston for export.
Hustlers get the business, while pes
slmists put up the shutters and yowl
about hard times. Let Texas prosper.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
TO CONSERVE TEXAS FORESTS
CRv Associated PressO

10y ANSotlhAfu AlNrNsN
Austin, Tex, Nov. 4.-To aid the
State Of Texas in outlining a forestry
policy, ]. c. Peters OF Washington,
who is connected with the United
States Forestry Service, is now in the
State and will assume charge Of the
State cooperative work. He is now
in the Eastern part of the State con
ferring with lumber and timber men
interested in forest preservation The
outcome of his work is expected to
result in the preparation Of a measure
to be introduced at the next session
of the Legislature providing for the
creation of a forestry commission and
the appointment of State forester
who will have charge of all forestry
activities in Texas, including, among
other things, fire protection. estab-
lishment of State forests and co
operation with private timber owners
in preserving timber lands.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
VOTE STIMULATED
FOR HOUSTON TRIP
Booth VIII Be Prepared at Agrcul-
tural Exhibit to Convenience
Friends.

A booth viii be prepared tomorrow
at the court house where friends can
conveniently pay their subscription
in advance to The Eagle or purchase
a few votes for their friends In the
race for the Houston Jubilee trip.
Phone messages from a number In
the country indicate that they will
come to town tomorrow and start
something" for their friends, A great
many votes were purchased in town
today, but the voting was not so large
indicating that the last two days viii
be the real contest days" for the
trip.
The vote today at 3 o'clock was as
follows:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
FIGURING ON SEWER SYSTEM.

fBy Associated Press)
Cleburne. Tex. Nov. 1.-THE Gle
burne city council Is arranging to
have an engineer survey the privately
owned sewer system here with view
Of ascertaining If the city would be
justified in buying the present system
rather than building a complete sys-
TEN Of its own. When a decision has
been reached in the matter a bond
election is to be called for the pur-
pose of purchasing and extending the
present system or for building an en-
tirely new sewer system
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
WORLD OWES BELGIUM MUCH.

II will be the business OF the allies
so far as they are able to relieve the
people OF Belgium and TO redress their
wrongs, II possible. when the war is
over. Wrongs" is the word; the
German chancellor has said II and
promised reparation, but reminder
may be necessary. In modern his
tory, said the Belgian consul at Edin-
burgh, he did not think there had
been so much suffering concentrated
in so short time and In so narrow
an area. That was a month ago, and
since then things have gone from bad
to worse. but even then something
unique in history had happened; an
entire Nation OF the unemployed had
been created. Belgium. with $50 peo-
pie to the square mile, Is one of the
most highly industrial OF Nations, and
industry stopped when the war be-
gan. Seven-eighths OF II has been
seized by invaders. and much Of the
rest overrun and ravaged. Cities
have been burned. foodstuffs seized.
crops destroyed, huge contributions
levied. possibly a million or more Of
its 100000 people are in exile, living
on charity in other countries. which
are also distressed. The rest are
without employment and in great part
without means. multitudes lacking
even shelter. And all this for defend
ing Belgium's treaty rights. The
world owes brave little Belgium much.
Springfield MASS. Republican.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

A headline says, 'Turkey In the
War" And Just to think how much
better they look in a large, comfort
able dish among their friends such
as the oysters. the cranberries and
celery.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

Something TO eat and something to
wear are all that can possibly be pro
duced from the soil. Some people
don't wear much. but every hoof and
hide must eat. The wise thing to do
is to raise the things for which there
Is the greatest demand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

The frost has fallen upon both the
persImmons and possums, and that
helps come more Galveston News.
Likewise II has fallen upon the
pumpkin and left with It the mystery
of It's ripening, sweetening and mel
lowing influence. The pumpkin crop
in Texas is ripe unto the harvest and
another helping hand is outstretched.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

Whitecappers made a demand on a
Kaufman editor. Fortunately II was
only a demand that he publish GER
tain notice. and not that he dig up
from the depths of his jeans a large
sum OF coin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

The best advice we can offer the
farmers OF Texas is to raise plenty OF
everything needed for home consump-
ton, and let Congress and the Texas
LegIsIatnre go TO the devil.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

"Why didn't you offer that woman
your seat in the street carr"
81 make It rule never to offer any
but old people my seat"
"stlll she wasn't very young?"
"And I'm always careful never to
lnsinuate by offering my seat that !
consider a woman old."-Detrolt Free
Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
cUERo TURKEY TRoT.
fRv Associated Press)

(By Associated Press.)
Cuero, Tex, Nov. 1.-THE third an
nual turkey trot began here today to
continue through Friday. Thousands
of turkeys were to be exhibited in
street parades.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

He travels safest in the dark night
who travels lightest.-Fernando Cor
tez.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

ie--Do you believe in auto-sugges-
ton?
She-No real gentleman forces a
lady to make one.-Baltimore Amefi.
can.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04

The windy satisfaction of tho
tongue.-Homer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-11-04
what must we do before we can ex-
pect forgiveness of sin?
William Sin.--Judge.

Lilies that tester smell far worse
than weeds Shakespeare.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26
we return!

COPYRIGHT. 1914. BY THE
NEW YORK HERALD COZ
Al Rights Reserved
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

wealths have state aid funds or a
highway commission, or both. The
states which have not joined are Flor
ida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Ne
braska, North Carolina, South Caro-
line, Tennessee and Texas The lead
ing state in road expenditure is New
York. She paid out $50, JIG in
1912, of which $23,000,000 came di-
rectly from the state Golfers at AL
bany. Since the Inauguration of her
highway program in 1898 New York
has given more than $7O,OOO,OO0. Just
now she is utilizing a $100,000,000
bond issue, of which $50,000,000 al
ready has been spent. New York has
total mileage of $4,000, of which
nearly $4,000 are improved. No other
state spends one-fourth as much annu-
ally. Pennsylvania comes along with
the sum of $6,864,718, of which ST.
100000 is state aid. Texas parted with
$7,269,592 in 1912, all through the
counties and townships. Iowa spent
$7,5O0O,OOO without any state super
vision, Illinois $7,OOO,OOO, of which
only 100000 was state aid, and Indi-
ana's counties expended $6,2S6,311.
Washington leads the younger states
with an outlay of $4,059,50S, of which
81 100000 was state aid. The prog
ressive western commonwealth has a
mileage of 39,O61, and nearly $4,000
niles are improved.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

of the country, where highway or soil
conditions are peculiar, are being
made constantly. Investigation into
the corrosion of iron and steel culverts
and fences have also been productive
of important results, and the matter
of protective coatings has been extern
sively studied. The office has 5000
lantern slides and 1927 Photographic
negatives, with the aid of which more
than 500 free lectures on highway
construction are given every year.
In order to demonstrate fully the
fundamental principles of road con-
struction the office has built a num-
Der of models of various standard
types of roads and bridges and of
road building equipment, including
road machines, rollers and crushers.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition,
held in Seattle in 1909, gave occasion
for the first public display of these
models, which have since become a
familiar feature of every exposition
of national or state importance. A
number of railroads have fitted up
special exhibit cars at their own ex-
pense. Lecturers and demonstrators
from the office accompany the cars,
thus making them travelling schools
in road building.
For more than year the office Of
public roads has been conducting a
probe under the direction of DR.. Lau-
renee I. Hewes and Maurice o. Ell
bridge to determine the economic ben
efits resulting from road improvement
and the particular relation of such
improvement to agriculture. The need
of up to the minute management in a
business which spends 100000 q
year is obvious. The officials in ques-
tion are collecting a great deal Of val
liable data, with special reference to
the elements of mileage, cost and
methods of financing. For instance,
financing road construction by bond
issue has become general, certain as
pects of which call for close scrutiny
Road bond issues for 1913 were near
ly $7O,OO0,OO0, or twice as much as
in the previous year. Here is where
the road authorities step in with per-
tinent information in behalf of all
concerned.
The good roads movement has
spread so rapidly among the several
states that SO of the AZ common
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Efforts for the
National Roads
Good Roads
(By Frederic J. Haskin)


Perhaps no single factor in Ameri-
can life is of greater social and eco
nomic Importance to the people of
this country than is that of good
roads. The factor of production might
be given priority. But granting the
contention production falls flat if it
be deprived of the aid of adequate
transportation. Small benefit is it to
the farmers to produce bountiful crops
if impossible roads prevent them from
getting the yield of their laboriously
titled acres to the right markets at
the right time. This is but one phase
of our national life dependent upon
good roads. There is the social side,
wherein the farmer and his family
have adequate facilities for neighborly
communication and necessary schools
according to the condition of the high
ways. Good roads mean increased
church attendance, improvement of
rural free delivery service, more and
better schools, happier social inter-
course and higher moral tone gen.
orally throughout the countryside.
These desirable conditions also react
favorably on the business side by caus-
ing diversified farms, enhancement of
rural property and an increase of
tourist travel.
Official United States government
statistics show that the total road
mileage of this country is 2,242,993
miles, and yet after twenty years of
hard work by the federal office of
public roads and steady growth of
popular sentiment throughout the sew
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

Two Main street lots, $4,000 each,
one-fourth cash, balance two years at
7 per cent. Edgar Bros. Realty Co.
Adv. ZIG
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

The best alarm clock in United
States, Seth Thomas makers, guaran-
teen two years. ]. F. Lukens. 522
Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Carpenters Attention

Local Union No. 1886 will give
smoker Monday evening, January 10
in Eagles hall. All carpenters are
invited to attend.-Adv. PIT
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
$3.50 Cash

Will pay for 40 acres soft soil, close
in. GAGE & WACHTEL, 514 Main
street.-Adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

A wealthy New Yorker who said he
was "tired Of climbing stairs" has en-
gagged an entire floor of costly new
apartment house not far from Central
park. On one floor, with an elevator
approach, he has thirty rooms. The
apartment house is one of the largest
in Manhattan, covering an entire
block, so the man who wanted to es-
cape stairways has street exposure,
air and light on four sides, something
that the multimillionaire owners of
Fifth avenue palaces are unable to
command Tired of living in detached
houses where his home was scattered
over three, four or five stuffy floors,
necessitating endless stairways, and
worn out with the distractions of life
in an ordinary apartment house, where
he had to rent two or three suites and
had stairways to climb, the man set
out to look for a dwelling place or
one floor.
In New York, where ground sells
for fortune front foot, the prob
lem of having thirty-room dwelling
on one level seemed like large order.
But not to this New Yorker. Ee
found an apartment house to his
liking that was not quite completed.
All of the minor partitions had not
been put in. He sought out the agents
and the builder and made a contract
for the whole eighth floor, to be di
vided according to his own notions.
Accordingly he now has whole house
palatially equipped and all on one
floor. And the cost is only the COM
bined rent of the several apartments
that the floor would have contained.
His rent is much less than a thirty
room dwelling in any other shape
would COST
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

Who moves houses? Ed Royce
moves anything. Phone 123-W. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

40 acres $1OO an acre. Terms. Act
quick. Edgar Bros. Realty Co.-Adv.
PIG
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
The Hartford

Is the best insurance for the money
GAGE & WACHTEL, 514 Main street
ADV. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

Wood for sale. Ed Royce, Phone
123-W. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Liability Insurance

Liability Insurance
Everyone should have it. We will
explain why. GAGE & WACHTEL,
514 Main street-Adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
True Venciu

thing. The voluntary speakers may
discuss any phase of any religion that
appeals to them. "The daily temple
is my gift to all who want to use it."
said Miss Knopf. "Never will there
be collection taken and nobody, of
any creed or belief, shall ever be
turned away"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14

with boiling water in which they were.
boiled. Put two rubbers-o on jar.
Screw on tops and screw down tight.
Put in dark paper bag and store for
winter.
TOMATOES
Select tomatoes OF even size and
not too large to go into the cans
without cutting. The bright red va
riety look prettiest. ~Scald tomatoes
by dipping into boiling water. Re
move, peel and put in large preserving
kettle. When bottom of kettle is COW
cred add (for twenty tomatoes) one
even tablespoon, each, OF salt and
sugar. ~
Boil thirty minutes without stirring.
Take up each tomato and carefully
put in can until can is full Turn over
enough juice to fill can to top. Adjust
rubber and top. Screw as tight as
possible and wrap in dark paper bag.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-08

were such as are used throughout the
state and their legality and RELIABLE
ity we believe were unquestioned.
The bonds rejected were for the
purpose of complying with the pro-
visions of the law under the election
held April, 1913, when the city vot-
ed wet by a majority of 8. This
election was contested by the drys
and kept in the courts until Febru-
airy of this year when the state SUI
preme court handed down a decision
declaring the city wet. No effort was
made to open saloons until after the
April, 1914, election when the city
again voted wet by a majority of 2.
Had the bonds been approved they
would have been operative until
June 80, only, when it would have
been necessary to have complied
with the law covering the April,
1914, election, had saloons continu-
ed after June 80.
A party of those interested in
opening saloons went to Sioux Falls
by the morning train to obtain legal
counsel on the next move to be made
in the battle between the vets and
the drys.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-08
Eat at Jacks.


New advertisements today. A.
Johnson, Paulis Dry Goods Co.
For Sale. Two store buildings to
be moved from PREMISES. X.
Leen.
A rummage sale will be held at
the Rest Room, beginning May Il.
Anyone having anything for the sale
leave at the Rest Room or notify w.
G. t. U. members.
Comrade Joseph Pulford returned
last night from a winter ~sojourn in
Hot Springs, S. D., and has spent to-
day receiving the congratulations of
his friends upon his excellent health
and safe return home.
German Lutheran church-There
will be no services Sunday morning,
but there will be German services
Sunday evening at 1880. All voting
members are requested to meet at
the church at 8 p. m.-Rev. e. A.
Dixie, pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bray of Ha-
warden are in the city, visiting at
the home of Mrs. Bray's mother, Mrs.
e. b. Kellogg, and other relatives.
They are travelling by automobile
and are accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. w. Lientz, the latter a daughter
of Mrs. Bray's.
Secretary Holdridge of the city
board of education is busy answering
inquiries for the school BONDS re
Gently voted in this city. Over fifty
| applications for the purchase of the
bonds have been received and more
are coming in by every mail. This
| would indicate that the bonds are in
demand and will find ready sale.
Cotton dispatch: Elaborate pre-.
parations are being made for the eel
ebration at this place on May IL OF
the Norwegian independence day. Al
the Norwegians in this part of the
state will gather here on that date
to participate in the celebration. Sew.
eral prominent Norwegian speakers
from other parts of the northwest
have consented to be present anc
make addresses.
The ball game at the City Parl
| yesterday afternoon between Madi
! son and Colman teams resulted in {
score of s to 5 in favor of the locals
! On account of the cold weather the
attendance was not very large, bu'
the boys put up an interesting game
A big game is scheduled for Sunday
at the Geo. Bardman farm in OrlanC
township, in which the Madison team
will take part.
Mothers Day" will be observed
at the Presbyterian church next Sun
' day. At the morning service ever.
mother present will be presented
with a white carnation by the Chris
tian Endeavor society. All thos.