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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1914.

history. lie knew how TO write as wen
as TO govern; his official letters
reveal the man without descending
from the level Of official form and dig
nifty. All these documents were found
In the national archives of Cuba when
after many ylcissltudes are now housed
in quaint old building on Compos-
telal and Fundcion streets, very near
the harbor, away from the main cur
rents of city life. The chief, Julio
Ponce de Leon, member, by the way,
OF the same family OF the immortal
Juan Ponce de Leon, who discovered
Florida, has succeeded In the hercu'
lean task OF resculng enormous masses
OF papers from the disorder following
the withdrawal OF the Spanish govern
ment in the first place and the Amer
lean interventions In the second.
II is hoped that American historical
students will soon wake up to the Inn
portance of this, one OF the largest
collections OF Spanish papers in the
Western Hemisphere.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

girls a club TO be known as the Girls
Club" The meeting was held Tues
day afternoon with Miss Mildred New
ton. Miss Noble Webb was elected
president. Miss Ethel Hall, vice. pres
ident, May Oliver Roberts, reporter,
Mildred Newton, secretary-treasurer.
Refreshing dainties temptlngly served
completed the pleasures OF this pretty
club meeting. The membership in.
cluded Misses Elizabeth Wilson, Bell
Gamer. May Oliver Rooerts, Sarah
Bell Wilson. Kathleen Sims, Maud
Stevenson, Ethel. Hall. Noble Webb
Mildred Newton, Laid Ppikin and Lois
Pipkin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
An Enjoyable surprise Party

An enjoyably planned afternoon was
the surprise party on Tuesday in com
plIment TO Mrs. Beal Chatham oil
Mexia. Mrs. Chatham is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Fannie Chatham and II
a young woman OF great charm and
attTactiyeness. During the early part
OF this week she was the guest OF her
girlhood friend. Miss Anita Park, and
on Tuesday afternoon in compliment
TO Miss Chatham. several OF Miss
Anita's special friends among the
young ladies' came unannounced To
spend an afternoon with the charming
guest The young ladies we're royalty
welcomed and several hours passed
quickly away in an enjoyable manner
Miss Park and her mother are Ideal
entertainers and know well the art oil
making their guests feel at ease
During the pleasant hours these host
esses slipped out and hastily prepar'
ed light refreshments, which proved
a pleasing finale TO the enjoyment OF
me 81 srnoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
Misses wilson Give slumbsr Party

Misses Wilson Give slumber Party
Misses Elizabeth and Sarah Bell
Wilson's slumber party at the home OF
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. VII.
son Thursday evening gave unalloyed
pleasure TO a number OF their girl
friends. The mother OF these host
esses. who always enters heartily into
their plans for pleasure. had arranged
numerous means OF diversion. After
a prettily served dinner, the frolic be-
gan with a picture show party. after
which many games we're INDUCED in
at home. AS a finale TO this delight
full affair an appetizing breakfast
was served, after which the guests on
leaving assured their hostesses OF the
pleasures enjoyed. Those forming the
personnel OF the event included Miss.
es Ethel Hall, Lois Pipkin, Bell Gain
err, Mildred Newton, Kathleen Sims,
Bess Spence, Bess Chastain, Maud
Stevenson. Noble Webb. Ida Bell
Pipkin, Alice Smith, and May Oliver
Roberts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
MISS WEST SECURED
COPY FOR ARCHIVES
State Arehivlst Returned From Elk
animation Of Rich Spanish Let
tiers at Havana, Cuba.

Austin. Texas, July 25,-Miss Eliza
beth A West, archiyist Of the State
Library. has returned from a trip to
Havana. Cuba. where she has been su-
peryising the copying for the State Ii.
brary and the Library OF Congress Of
certain historical documents relative
in the main to the policy of Spain in
regard to colonial trade and in regard
to the control Of the Indians In the gulf
country. A number of documents Of
great interest were secured. those OF
most general interest being certain
royal cedulas and orders, 1770.SO, and
two letter books of Bernardo De Gal
vez, l77l-S1. containing about 700 let.
tiers. Galvez was the Spanish govern.
or OF Louisiana at the time the letters
were written and was afterward vice
roy of New Spain: he was one Of the
strongest men in the Spanish colonial
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
Approaching Marriage.

An approaching marriage Of marked
interest in Houston, the former home
OF the bride elect. will be celebrated
next week in New Hampshire. when
Mrs. Augustus Jones Hunting, the
daughter OF Mrs. NJ. T. Jones, will be
welded to DR.. Geo. r. Tabor Of Bryan.
The wedding will be celebrated
Wednesday. July 20, at Mrs. Jones
summer home. Birchmont, North Con.
way, N. H., where Mrs. Jones, Mrs,
Hunting, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII. f. Jones
and Mr. Tilford Jones are located for
the summer
Mrs. Hunting visited in Houston
last winter. spending the greater part
OF the season here with her mother.
Several Houstonians will be in at
tendance at themarriage, among them
Mrs. Rosine Ryan, who leaves this
evening.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

10 at which time Jupiter will be In
close electro-megnetic touch with the
earth. On August and 0, magnetic
storms are expected on various parts
OF the earth.
August will be very important
eropweather month. The rainfall VIII
shift its location not far from July 20
and the balance OF the crop season Is
expected TO be less favorable to the
growing crops. Moist rains viii fall
where they will not be need and the
spring wheat sections east OF the
Rockies will get too much moisture.
Northern parts Of the Pacific slope
will also get more than the usual
amount OF rain.
With such weather conditions in
prospect for August II is not advisable
for farmers and planteds TO sell grain
and cotton at the present low prices
We are OF the opinion that wheat
corn. oats and cotton will go TO higher
prices.
Our rainfall forecasts have surely
been good. Friday, July 10, grain
dealers became alarmed about the
drouth. especially in the Ohio Valley
and a prominent grain broker firm al
Chicago wired us asking II II would
rain in the corn section in a few days
We wred bac kthat rains were expect
ed in the corn sections Saturday OF
Sunday. On Monday corn broke
, cents on account OF rains.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

L. s. Williams to Charles ]. Kone-
ncy. tracts OF land containing 240.i
acres In Braozs County, consideration
100000.
II. Il. stevener to A. w. Steve
ner. 100 1.2 acres OF land situated in
the Colbert Baker League In Brazos
County, consideration $iS25.0O.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
TO ATTEND BARRIERS CON-
vENTloN.

At meeting Of the Local BARRIERS
Union, No. ga. Friday night, J. Il.
Darlington, President of the Union,
was elected delegate to the Inter-
national BARRIERS Convention In India
napolIs, Ind. October 6. 1914. T. l..
Petty was elected alternate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
Notes and Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Treear and daughter,
and Mr. Burton station OF Wichita
Falls. while motoring to Galveston,
where they will spend the summer,
stopped over several hours In Bryan
as guests OF Mr. and Mrs. p. S. Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Howell have re-
turned from a visit OF several weeks
pleasantly spent in Hot Springs. Ark.
Miss Willie McDougald has been
spending the past week in lola. the
guest OF her uncle, DR.. Bev Harrison
and family.
Miss Clara Braatz is visiting Miss
Minnie Carol in San Antonio.
Miss Anita Park left today for Chi.
cago where she viii spend sometime
in the study OF music. Before return
ing home in the fall she will visit
other cities OF interest in the North
and East.
Mrs. Matte d. Willis OF Waco. ar
rived Thursday from Houston and Gal
weston for visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. waldrop. She was the recipient
OF many enjoyable social courtesies
during her visit to the former cities.
Mr.. w. F. Hoppess Of Hillsboro,
spent last Saturday and Sunday in
Bryan.
Miss Dorcas Parekr has returned
home after a pleasant visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Schlafly Of Carlyle, ILL.,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Borden Gentry and Miss Gladys Nor
man.
V. NJ. White and Miss Willie Ram.
sey.
w. c. Manning and Miss Pearl
Childress.
Zulch Bailey and Miss Fannie Wig.
ner.
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Tabor-Huntlng-

The appended clipping from the
Houston Chronicle OF July 20 will be
OF marked interest to the Bryan
friends Of the contracting parties, as
both are we'll and favorably known
here. The marriage will unite two Of
the States most representative fami-
1ioa
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
STANDING OF TEAMS
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Yesterdays Results

No matches we're played in the tour
nament yesterday, and none IRE
secluded for today on account OF the
election.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
Miss Noble Webb EutertsIns Girls

Miss Noble Webb Entertalns Girls
Club
Miss Noble Webb was hostess to the
Girls Club on Thursday afternoon at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. II. Webb and made charming en-
tertainer. The full membership was
present and all had good time and
we're looked after very cordially by
the hostess and her mother. An in
teresting advertisement game was en-
joyed and all was fun and heartfelt
merriment. The prize, dainty piece
Of lingerie, was awarded TO Miss Eliz-
abeth Wilson for her success. A deli.
cious ice course with an accompanie-
ment OF cake was served and most
thoroughly enjoyed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25
3& j
Enqllsh.Adams-

EngIIsh'Adan's-
The following cards have been post
ed:
Mr.. Joseph whitsitt English,
Mrs. Clara Josephine Adams,
announce their marriage
Wednesday. July eIgth,
nineteen hundred and fourteen
Washington, d. G.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

Girls Organize New Club
During the week just passed there
was organized among the younger
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

Miss Dorcas Parekr has returned
home after a pleasant visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Schlafly OF Carlyle, Ill.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

Mr. w. F. Hoppess Of Hillsboro.
spent last Saturday and Sunday in
Bryan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Howell have re
turned from a visit OF several weeks
pleasantly spent in Hot Springs. Ark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
The Empty House

Just then the sound of voices and laugh ter was heard, and the servants, who had just returned from Paris, were seen coming up the road. Seeing the group before the gate they hastened their steps
 we have rung five times. said the mayor to the first servant who reached them-the counts valet.
 ''The count sleeps very lightly re- piled the valet, but perhaps he mas gone out
 ''Horrorr cried young Philippe Ser fraud. ethey both have been murdered
 "A murder," said the valet; it was for money then, monsieur The count re- ceived a large sum of money last night. We all knew it. l heard madame say that she would not dare to shut her eyes all night with such large sum in the house."
 The whole group stood looking at each other. speechless for moment. Then the mayor asked. Did you all go away to- --gether?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
One Absent


 You did not leave each other?' Not a minute.'
 You all returned together?f
 'All-that is to say except one. one left us on reaching the Lyons station at Paris. We have not seen him since. It was the gardener, Guespin.'
 Did he know of this money?' "Yes-we all talked < great deal about 1t among ourselves
 How long has Guespin been employed here?'
 .Since spring. He came from an agen- ! -cy in Paris.
 Enough of this" interrupted M. Plan tat. let anyone who has the key open the gate
 By this time the genaarmes who had been sent for had arrived and the vil- lagers had begun to gather in the road Courtois was nervous, frightened, and M Plantant seemed to take command.
 The officials the two Bertrauds and the servants entered, while gendarmes were instructed to see that no one en- tered or left the house the garden.
 They ascended the staircase Drops of blood were sprinkled on the stairs Ther, was also blood on the stair railing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Sworn by the Death Bed

Plantat here took up the story.
 Count Hector he said had passed very stormy youth and had dissipated a fortune. He stayed on and on here, seeming rather te enjoy the obscurity of the county and the society of his friend than to display his poverty in the by his prodigality.
 The visit of the count made no change in the life of the house. The count and countess had brother-that was all.
 Hector left Orcival but rarely and then only to go to Corbeil, where he would be met at the Belle Image hotel by young woman from Paris. They would spend the afternoon together and then would return to town.
 A year passed, and then, one day, re- turning from a hunt, Sauvresy was taken violently i'll. In fortnight he was about again, but suffered a relapse. He nearly recovered, and then had a second relapse so severe that it was seen that a fatal ter imitation of his illness wsss probable.
 Never was an invalid more tenderly taken care of than Clement. His wife or Hector, one or both, were always by his side. He told all who came to see him that he blessed his illness, for if he had not fallen ill, he should never have known how much he was beloved
 Just before he died he called Bertha and Hector to his bedside and made them solemnly swear in the presence of the as sembled servants to marry each other al the end of year..
 That was all the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
A CL A s SIC
 IN A P A G E

Copyright, 1914 by Irving King. Al
 rights reserxed.)
 The Mystery of Orciyai' was published by Gaboriau before his other celebrated detective story of M. Lecoq. although as far as the career of the detective him self goes the story which bears his naln' should have been first.
 In the Mystery of Orcival there IS something more than mere story oi clever detective work. Situations are ere ated by the author which bring up qnes- tions of moral responsibility, metaphysics and sociology.
 In this story we are not kept very lohs fin the dark as 10 what happened and "hN. I.ecoa and Plantat unraVel the mystery for us early in the game But thls haNeS the story no less interesting.
 Attention should be called 10 the qnes- ton which Lecoq asks himself alter re- morel had committed suieide-did the oe- tective do right by forcing the man 10 this instead of giving him up 10 Juseiee q Iecoq answers in the affirmative
 But did he?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

sloped down to the river to the place where the body of the countess lay. The grass on the lawn was trampled down as if a heavy body had been dragged across it. The sand around where the body lay was much indented as if by feet seeking firm support
 eShe fled and the murderers pursued her" said the mayor-'here was the final struggle
 There were foot marks-fresh ones in the mud near the body. The mayor summoned the Bertrauds to him and questioned them. They became confused in their answers as to from where they had seen the body.
 They were placed under arrest and the body ff the countess was carried to the house. When the party got back to the chate, Il the judge or instruction from the neighborins town of Corbeil, M Domiini. had arrived, and also pr. Gend- ron, celebrated physician and surgeon of the same place.
 These officials went into consultation and imparted to the doctor and the judge all that they had discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Married for Love

The judge asked for information con- corning the Count and Countess Ire morel.
 "Ah, charming people, cried the mayor. Ever since their arrival here 1 have been one of their best friends. They were excellent, charming, delight ful people
 Siie was 34, handsome, witty and pol ished. Everybody esteemed and loved him. The countess was an angel. And they were rich. She was the widow of NJ. Sauvresy, who left her this chateau and everything.
 "I married them myself six months ago. Poor Sauvresy had been dead just year. The countess was born Bertha Lechaillu. the daughter of poor coun- try schoolmaster. Clement du Suavresy married her for love.
 "They had been married two years when Clement brought down from Paris an old schoolfellow of his, the Count Hector de Tremorel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Guespin's Return

Just as NJ. Plantat finished there was the sound of scuffle outside.
 "They have found the counts body, cried the mayor.
 party had been sent out to search the grounds and the river for traces of the body of the missing man, but M. Courtos was wrong in supposng that the search had been successful.
 For the door opened with a bang and into the room half pitched a panting wild-eyed man whose clothing had beer partly torn from him by an nfuriated mob who followed at his heels crying out Death to the assassin! Death to Cues pin,'
 Help, cried the man in terror '1 an innocent
 The mob was driven out and Guespii arraigned before the assembled officials The commander of the gendarmes saio that he had come reeling up the road iron the station very drunk and the mob ha, set upon him.
 I've owe it to the wine, then, that h. came back" said M. Domini.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
PREFER PRISON TO
 THE SCHOOLROOM

From the New York World.
 san Francisco. Judge Maurice T. Dooling has taken the tangle out or many knotty problems in his career on the bench but, according to his own an- mission. he has run 'up against a stone waH''
 Three 15-year-old Indian boys Of the Round Valley reservation in Mendoclno county had pleaded guilty to burning dowr a s10.00o government school. The penalty is 20 years in prison and 5000 me
 Developments in court showed tna' the youngsters were dashed over their bare hacks as A punishment for running ava ' from school to roam tae wilds as tneif ance stors did Clerk Omar Bates or the reservation administered the lashings. ac- eoroing to the boys after he had rounu- ed them up In a spirit Of revenge an" to insure their freedom from lessons the lads applied the torch to their schoo'' reducing it to ashes.
 Jndpe Dooling declared he would have to nunish the defendants as deterrent to other Indian lads who might plan a long school vacation by similar methods, He was inclined to sentence them to the Alameda county jail for awhile The llt- tie fellows seemed highly pleased over this prospect. causing the court to ask the reason of the glee.
 The prisoners had already spent sev- eral weeks in that jail aw1aiting the pres ent proceedings. In unison they told the judge that they liked the jail very much much better than the school and the reservation-even if they could not fish and hunt there.
 After District Attorney Preston re- marked that the jail ought to be inves- tigated if it was such a pleasant place to reside the court said:
 'Well it looks like I'm up against a stone wall. Jail sentences will not punish these boys. They rather relish that in stitution.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Trapped

They had scarcely begun when. one of the searchers for the counts body came in with a vest stained with blood and which had been found near the lower end of the park and which was known to be- long to Guespin
 In the clenched hand of Mme. de Ire morel had been found a small piece of cloth evidently from a mans coat. A coat was found with such a piece torn from it-and this coat was identified by the servants as belonging to Guespin.
 The gardener stared with open eyes and mouth as the evidence against him was presented. Then he suddenly became apathetic and said:
 q am innocent. I see that every thing is against me If l told you all l should tell you what you would not believe. l see that I am trapped. Do with me as you will"
 Then he relapsed into logged silence. He was removed by back way to the village prison. The crowd outside be- coming unruly. the mayor went out to make them a speech-an exercise he thoroughly enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Betrayed by Jennie

That girl whom Hector used to meet at Corbeil was grisete named Jenny with whom he had, in the days of his Wealth, maintained relations which he was now anxious to break off
 But Jenny had long ago spent the money which Hector had given her and now she did not propose to be aban- doned without struggle.
 She forced him to meet her at Corbeil and to give her money=money which he borrowed from Bertha. Bertha fol- lowed him one day to Corbeil and saw him With Jenny.
 Pouff' She did not fear that girl Hector must cast her off at once. It was only Laurence she feared Hector did cast Jenny off-or tried to-and Jenny bell.
 There she showed him letter which she had found in Electors pocket-a letter from Bertha to the count.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
The Mayor and the Justice

You have done well" said the judge; "the case Is not difficult. These poach- CTS or the servant who has disappeared, have probably the key to this abomin- able crime if, indeed they did not com init it.
 The misfortune is,' said Plantat '.that if Guespin is one of the assassins he will not return to this place."
 But we will find him, replied the judge; before leaving Corbeil l sent a telegram to the prefecture of police in Paris to ask for detective, who will be here shortly.
 While waiting for the detective let us glance at the mayor and the justice of the peace M Courtois was a very wealthy retired merchant, who, after d few years of idleness in his chosen re- treat of Oreival had arranged that the office of mayor should be forced upon him."
 He was pompous, well-meaning and had wife and daughter upon whom he dotted. His daughter was a beauty as well as being an heiress. Laurence was her name.
 M. Plantat, after the death of his wife and son, which had followed at short intervals, had retired to live at Orcival upon an independent fortune. He saw almost no company and busted himself in horJiculture. His gardens were famous.
 He was a man of 30. The mayor was about the same age. They were the two most important men in the village.
 The mayor was, by nature, a jolly man. NJ. Plantat was serious, grave-he seldom smiled and seemed to be op pressed with a secret sorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Traces of the Blends

The valet took them to the chamber which was occupied by the count and his wife. On the upper part of the door. which stood ajar, was the imprint of d bloody hand.
 There was not piece of furniture nor an ornament that did not bear evidence that a terrible struggle had taken place there In the middle of the room small tea table had been overthrown and the broken pieces of a porcelain tea set lay scattered about
 The count and his wife had evidently been taking tea when the assa ssins came upon them.
 A clock thrown from the mantelpiece to the floor had stopped al S:20 The bed hangings were torn as if someone had desperately srasped them and the bed was disordered.
 A secretary had been broken open the drawers were empty. Even the cov- erings on the chairs had been cut with a knife so that in some places the stuf- tng protuded And everywhere was blood.
 Poor wretches! they were murdered here" cried the trembling mayor.