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The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

Copyright. ISIS. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicateJ
Didn't you once have some words
with a police commissioner asked
shower.
so you have dug up that old 9f,n in !:
laugh. Why. son. that happened II
4 don't care If 1t was twenty years
, ago: ! have have been told that ii was
Well. you keep your eyes opened
for the roundsmen, who'll be on the
tell you about it can't very well
watch and talk at the same time"
When we had got things fixed. Mr.
we had a new Commissioner. He
was a lawyer and he had influence
enough with the. politicians 10 set
he had had good luck in working up
four or five cases for his clients, this
lawyer got 1t into his head that he
a show. This was the sole reason,
as j have heard, why he wanted to
be commissioner. He began to sleuth
and the boys at headquarters were
hlled with wonder.
In a week the Commissioner. him,
self, although he had half a hundred
detectives under him had arrested and
brought in no less than six suspicious
characters That is, he looked upon
else did and they had ali to be dis
charged because no proofs could be
found against them. This set every
body to laughing around headquarters
but they, were loyal enough to keep
Didn't the Commissioner get dis
couraged over his arrests? i asked
Not by a jugful," answered Mr..
Casey. 1T made him the more deter
mined 10 become a great detective In
stead of sitting in his office and tend
ing to business and maintaining his
dignity, he lodged around o nights
in disguise. About three years before
this bad man. who was called Bur
glar Ned had run a career OF crime In
this city. The burglaries he commit
ted numbered some thirty and then
we got after him so hot that he skip
ped GU. He had not been heard OF
took office, but we had got hold OF
one of his photographs. 1t was taken
for a young lady. whom this burglar
was mashed on and it didn't look Any any
a COW. You see he was dressed up
like a gentleman for the sitting and
he might have been taken for
preacher instead Of a burglar: 4.
this photograph and he got 1t from
the gallery and studied it He pour
ed over that photo days and days.
He realized that it didn't exactly look
street but he formed a mental picture
of the man and said he would know
the true Ned IL he met him in China
He. was gently advised by some OF
the arrest of desperate men to others;
but he wanted the glory that would be
his"
And he actually went sleuthing
after saS 6T T son" ls asksd Casey he
didn't do ANYTHING else for three long
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The Economic Farmer.

tCopyright. ISIS, by Mcclure Newspaper syndieatsl
one day a Farmer set trap Ior q
Coon and. in a few hours discovered
that it held a woodbridge
ed as he advanced upon the captive
with a club appraised
Hold on. Uncle Ruben-n1ld on a
minute" said the ,, ShuS s
but what is there to argue? a.,
II take It that you are not 1901
enough to set this this ira, ,naR nov @y p pei, 10
ceMts for IL and it's twelve miles TO
town and back; xiv, give f yST ers SoT
for more s ssf tSs tran Ina for a Coon.
We'll so i did" said the Farmer.
as he scratched his ear.
-I knew all along that that must
be the case; A Coonskln Is m,,bia 20
SKIN one and take the belt to town.
than II is TO do the same by me-
THAT sounds sensible. saIo the
ibe Chuck escape and reset things for
o9 The next morning he found the Coon
caught fast and he w, Was v EIliRns SAID h
Yes i know how a fool Farmer
would argue that case. because my
nelt is worth rs cents he would knock
me on the head and hasten to Sow sell II
You are a man who has studied econ
omy and you know there is no econ
omy in selling pelt for % cent.
when yog @ot can I, k a. well get one mat
lust what do you meanV- asked
Uncle Rube.
why. didn't you know that the
pelt q asFox is worth the sum men,
MOO. Is that so?-
The market is firm 1t mat price
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and the figures may go up to two dol
lars"
Then by gosh, I'll let you go and
set the trap for a Fox
This he did and a day or two later
R mao me th fortune o,hr h 10 md nnd Reynard
so I am a dollar and a half ahead
of this little gamer chuckled Uncle
Rube.
Well. let's see about it." quietly
replied the Fox. You are figuring
on the worth of my pelt which I read
lily admit is valued at your figure. I
think ! am pot mistaken in you and
that when you drive a bargain you
do not intend to come out second
best"
yes. 1 look pretty close after my
own interests" admitted the Farmer.
We'll, here is the case in a nut
shell Will you go to the trouble of
doing as much work for a dollar and
a half as you would for ten dollars"
Not by a burned sight" was the
hearty reply.
bear" said Reynard. the minute you
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

, mistake and left BY way Of the rear
miles. we got safely away.
The Sand Fill ''Blazer" in an ar
funeral profession half a mile long"
LAST Las week IL corrected itself by using
the word procession" The latest re-
mittee of citizens was making the edi-
tor eat up a spelling book
In the last five years we have re-
ceived at least $50 anonymous letters
threatening US with death IL we didn't
do SO and so. and yet We are still liy-
II any one has anything against us
don't waste postage stamps. but call
and shoot all around US
There was a report around town the
1 first of the week that we had shot
and killed cowboy belonging to Big
town. 1t was pure fetion. While
the cowboys OF Big. would be only
too glad to pump lead into US. and
dozen of them IL occasion required.
there is a mutual avoidance. and the
crisis may yet be far distant
There seems to be a considerable
public curiosity as to why Jack Kane.
the prize-hghter. left town so sud-
denly the other day after giving out
certain evening. We suppose We are 10
blame for it In little friendly set
TO with him We put him to sleep in
the first round. and the humiliation
was more than he could bear.
CollarIess shirts. top boots and
bob-tailed coats were the rule at
Mrs. William Glee's at home the other
evening. and. though things passed of
merrily enough, We could not heip
but long for the frilled, shirt and
swalow-tailed coat we used TO wear
in St Louis. Can't our high society
matter?
Bill Grover is back from Tombstone
and will wander no more. He says
simply because he was a Cross-Cyed
man and walked with a stih-knee- He
knows he is safe here and won't be
seen outside the town limits for a
year to come
Our esteemed contemporary charges
US with an attempt TO assaSsinate him
last Monday afternoon, and it's a joke
our way on Apache avenue. and we
seized and threw him over a billboard
into a vacant lot, and that's all there
was TO il. as dozen people can
testify. Won't he ever be able TO tell
the truth?
The old City Marshal, who has four
bullets rafting around in his anat-
omy and wants vacation, will be
absent for the next month, and Joe
Davis will take his place. 1t is need
less to caution the public that Joe
is a hard man to climb over and can
shoot six times in two seconds
We have no idea who threw tho
stone through the editorial window
Of The Kicker" Tuesday night ani
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The Too Wise Rooster.

The Too Wise Rooster.
Copyright I9Is. By Mcclure Newspaper syndiczteJ
A rooster was strutting about the
barnyard one day when the duck>ap-
preached him and said:
I understand that this is your 18th
birthday and you are IL years old
You are correct Mrs. Duck. Yes.
1 have lived L. long years. and have
now arrived at the age Of wisdom.
I may say that I know about all there
is to know"
Gosh! but how have you escaped
the chicken-buyer and the many
THANKSGIVING, Christmases and New
Years that bad occurred since you
were a broiler?"
.'Oh, had the wisdom to hide away
when 1 thought there was danger. /
have learned the lessons of how to
take care of myself. The Hawk has
often had his eye on you. but / have
lodged him. More than a hundred
autos have tried to take my life when
/ crossed the highway, but they never
succeeded in touching a feather. 1
tell you, Mrs. Duck. there is nothing
like knowing what is what"
IF that is SO, then I want to ask
YOU a question" said Mrs Duck. u
was out strolling yesterday and I saw
where some sort of an animal had dug
a hole for himself in the side of hill.
Perhaps. in your great wisdom you
can take a walk down that way and
tell me by the color of the dirt what
sort of an animal II is"
Surely can" replied the Rooster.
as he drew himself up and uttered a
crow OF conceit ] have had greater
puzzles than that and have success
fully solved them I'll now take a
walk down there and when ] come
back I'll tell you whether 1t is a hole
OF a Possum or a Coon.
Away started the wise Rooster and
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missed our head by an inch. but II
he will call around in the daytime
we will break a leg to make things
pleasant for him. We can be charm
ing company when we feel like it
We found that in our item publish
ed last week We did Joe Ford, the
saloonist, injustice. We stated thar he
ran away from New Mexico to prevent
his death by lynching for having shot
an unarmed man. Joe has the pa
pers TO prove that in shooting a tar
get the ball glanced and a hit 4 man
in the foot and that, so far from any
intended lynching or running away.
he left by daylight and at a slow
mace and with tears in his eyes AT
having to leave the old town Joe
looks homely enough to be bad
man at heart. but We pronounce him
a cooling dove and render due apOl-
ogy.
There was politics enough around town
last week to make some men wonder
IL we were going to run for Mayor
again in the spring, but snowstorm
SET in and killed il of before people
had got fairly Interested In order
that there may be no mistake, how
ever we not only announce our can
didacv but are willing to bet 10 to
that we get there. We are the best
Mayor this town ever had. and We like
the lob so well that we shall hang
On to 1t for several years yet
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

this State. for you have not been Of
fered even the nomination for Alder
will regard you as a boaster That's
all. Mr.. Bowser, and / hope you won't
pick me up and throw nae through the
window into the back yard"
Mr.. Bowser should have turned red
and white and green at these broad
statements; and he should have jump;
ed up and down and gestured and
but he did nothing Of the kind. He
laughed heartily for half a minute
and then picked Mrs BOwser up-and
Don't you be scared. little woman
he said. I'll behave myself in such
way as to make you proud of me.
ready for an interesting evening. I'll
buy the wine and cigars and you see
about the lunch"
dream the rest OF the evening. and
Mr, Bowser was so bland and smiling
that even the cat kept looking at him
and wondering II some other person
Would IT last until next evening"
When Mr.; Bowser got up in the
voice gTuff and with little or no appe-
lite for breakfast. would he shout out
that he'd be hanged II he had any
and that the whole thing was on?
Mrs Bowser trembled at the thought
when she awoke at midnight and saw
a smile on Mr.. Bowser's face. she felt
somewhat relieved but dared not be
fully sure.
breakfast he wore that same smile
and her trembling ceased. Her hear,
beat high as he gave her money to
spend for the luncheon. and, as he
called back from the gate as he went
away.
I'll be home half an hour earlier
than usual this evening. and IL j can
help you about anything. I shall be
glad to do So.
Mrs. Bowser used the telephone to
notify her literary friends that they
were expected that evening, but they
all noticed a tremor in her voice and
wondered at it Hr. Bowser changes
his mind as often as the wind
changes direction. He might tele-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

spry-Mrs. Bowser was happy and Mr..
Bowser was good. while the cat went
about. purring and with an exultant
No scolding about the gas bill
No complaints about extravaganza.
No squirting around to see II a win
The hour came and the company
arrived. Mr.. Bowser was dignified
and suave and courteous. He looked
his best
BY and by. when one of the Iadie.
expressed the hope that he was on
their side in the good cause. he said
he would champion It TO the last drop
seven generations back had wanted
the ballot and he was not going back
on that family recoI l.
slipping their claret. the ice was
broken and politics were mentioned.
Mr.. Bowser quietly mentioned the
name of the man he thought should
posed. he did not argue the matter.
He told a joke he had heard two or
three days before but no stories.
ali. nor did he say that three Of the
admirals He may have wanted TO.
S Say mp Pole ne next Year. but II SO. he
held back the words.
In fact, he made quiet hero of
himself. and the evening passed on
when midnight came and the. callers
rose TO 60 1t was then. when tn,
gentlemen shook hands with Mr.. Bow
ser and hoped to see him often, that
one of their wives said to Mrs Bow
your husband is one of the most
quiet and interesting gentlemen I
have ever met. The next meeting OF
the club will be at my house, II you
don't bring him we shall all be ter
ribly disappointed. I wish my husband
was a little more like him: And
when the callers had departed with
hearty good-nights" and Mr.. Bowser
had turned to Mrs. Bowser with pride
and satisfaction on his face and found
that she had dumped herself into a
chair and was weeping.
Hello little woman. what's the
natter" he asked.
They were tears OF Joy!
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
UNCLE ELPS FABLES
Some Gentle Hints for Gentle Reasons.

The farmer came out just then and
What has been go .5 S On hs!sT .,,.
wise, old bird of a Rooster went down
to that hill to tell whether tthe Pos
sum or the Coon had dug that new
Good lands! Instead of being a wise
the Postum nor the Coon makes his
lair in the earth; put In a tree; He
Fox was dwelling there. and just
waiting for an easy mark to come
along"
One can get so much wisdom as 10
make 1t dangerous to himself and
others.
The Perturbed Bull.
tcopyrrht, 49,. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
One evening an old Bull. which had
been much perturbed during the day.
laid himself down under a tree hop
ing to pass a peaceful night tramp
had thrown stones at him, Bundle
Bee had stung him 1hnn ana b. a H T9fse Fly
with a ferocious. bite. The Bull was
wooing slumber when a sudden noise
near him caused him to start with
Who is there" was called out
And who in Texas Is me?"
why. / am the Cricket, and it's
time for me to begin chirping;
he scrambled to his feet TIL show
you that it's time to end your chirp-
ing!" ~,
Cricket. don't get on your highhorse
about trifies- You were gurgling In your
the fowls who were watching him
saw him arrive at the hole and
scratch over the loose earth which
had been dug out After about two
minutes they also saw, a Fox emerge
from a hole and gather in his VIC
I'VE have lost our wise old friend
said the Gobbler. as the dirt sprang to
his eyes.
yes, we shall never see him any
more" added the Guinea Hen
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an he's takin' sassafras tea to warm
up de inside"
Weir
wall. II dere has bin any mistake.
doan' let on to de ole man. Jist skip
IL ober.'
We went in and the doctor examined
the patient and found he had broken
rib. and told hun what to do for it
As we left the cabin the woman fol-
lowed US out and exclaimed:
"Fo, de Lawd. doctah. but what a
blessin'. dat you dun come along
was dun dOctorin' de ole man for
softenin' of ue brain an II l hadn't
cotched YOU today / was dun gwine
to try to harden EN- up by miXin' sand
wild his porridEe"
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the Bears they killed when they were
visiting the Rocky Mountains"
by thunder, Reynard. you talk as
right as a preacher" exclaimed Uncle
Ruben, and he forthwith released his
third cactive.
MORAL:
He IS waiting for the Bear yet;
Never let go OF a good thing until
you IRE sure of something better.
The Chuck, the Coon and the Fox
have been wary ever since.
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phone at 10 o'clock-noon-3 o'clock.
deliver an essay before the. Gay Old
Boys Club. and therefore should not
be home until about midnight.
It was a long. long day full OF anx-
iety and alarm, but Mr.. Bowser made
no change in the program. His step
was eager and his face wore that
same smile as he reached home and
were:
Lets have everything spick and
span. Mrs. Bowser, for want to give
that crowd a good time!
The dinner vas good-the cook was
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

they viii think to themselves that
ne cb g0t up p again; Do Sor not look for
general in the Civil war because
you were only twelve years old when
t Inc war wa. oroke out DO not assert =,
| the Spanish war, because you had no
idea Of going Into that war even as
private. Do not tell any bear
stories, because you never saw q bear
except in the zoo. Do not tell Of any
| tight with the Indians, because you
never saw a wild Indian in your life
Do not say that you have been Of
fered the nomination for Governor of
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throat and il disturbed me very much.
but / didn't make a kick over Il Ma
ture made the Bull to below py Gay
and the Cricket to chirp by nlghI ana
we can't change things"
by gosh! but I'll see IL we cantE
was roared, and the Bull went Snarg
ing about in his anger and In mis-
has+a 70 get revenge he ran full head
on against a tree and knocked on both
ALIAS. but I am undone" he moan
:.But II is also a law of nature that
the loss of your horns will bring you
more wisdom" answered the CrlckeI
MORAL:
He who lets the tribes of life arouse
his impatience is as apt to pump MS
nwn head as somebody elses-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

We were invited to deliver an ad-
dress on "The Men OF Our Times" at
Elk Creek last Saturday evening. and
we began Il in the presence of 500
intelligent and enthusiastic people.
When $50 of the crowd began whoop-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
MANY LIVES WERE LOST ON LUSITANlA
TOTAL DEATH LIST MAY
RUN FIFTEEN HUNDRED

Believed Nearly $50 Americans are Among the
Dead-Creat Ship was Torpedoed Without
Warning and Sank in Thirty Minutes s-Four
Hours Before Sufficient Rescue Ships
Answered Wirless Call and Many We're
Then Dead-Many Prominent and Many
Wealthy Men Among the Dead Wilson Will
Await Full Reports Before Acting Russians
Have Lost Seventy Thousand and Still Los.
ing in the Carpathians Many DardanelIes
Forts Silenced by Allies-Germany As iin
Publishes Warning to Keep off English Ships.
Italy is All But In.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
BOY SCOUTS HIKE.

The Boy Scouts. about twenty-five
In number. accompanied by Prot.
George Simpson Of the high school,
went on their annual hike" to the
old fish pond near College today, The
boys got an early start and with their
knspsacks filled with lunch. they in.
tended to spend the day fishing and
playing games. The annual hike is
looked forward TO with great antici.
patton by the boys. and Prof. simp-
son left nothing undone for them to
have a good time.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
[By Associated Press. ]

IBy Associated Press
Washington, May 8. - President
Wilson played golf today and the sd-
minlstratlon awaited the erystslizins
Of American public sentiment and the
arrival Of full reports on the Lusi-
tsnis. The President is determined
not to act before all the facts are In.
How the news will affect the sentL
ment Of the American people ls eaus.
ing apprehension. High government
officials admitted privately that they
regard the crisis as very grave.
The United States directed Ambss-
ssdor Gerard at Berlin to get the Ger.
man governments version Of the
sinking Of the Lusitsnis. No Ameri-
can action is expected at least before
the arrival Of this report.
Chairman Stone Of the Senate For.
eisn Relations Committee said he be-
lleves the sinking Of the American
steamer oulfisht really presents a
more delicate question than the Lusi.
tsnis. Senator Stone suggested the
Americans aboard the Lusitsnia had
been warned and had no more
grounds Of complaint than u they had
stayed in a fortified city under bonn.
bardment.
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we're explosives and ammunition
aboard.
There is a dispute about the exact
number Of passengers and some esti.
mates Of the number Of passengers
would indicate that possibly $500 are
dead.
A submarine rising a Thousand
yards distant was seen from the Lusi.
tania's deck just before the torpedo.
ing.
The first torpedo hit the forward
stokehold and the second penetrated
the engine room. The explosions
threw masses Of debris upon the
decks and rendered some Of the pas
sensers Resrly unconscious from
fumes.
Within FIVE minutes the Lusitania
listed 90 far the lifeboats on one side
could not be Launched. The crew
kept perfect order. Ihe women and
children went first The men we're
heroic.
Many were still aboard as the big
liners bows lifted and she plunged
below. Pitiful fsrewells we're called
from the deck to those in the boats.
Hundreds with life belts on got on
the wreeksse and flosted on the sur.
face after the sinking, the same as
with the Titanic.
Nearly four hours passed before
adequate rescue boats arrived. Then
many Of those ahoat were only
eorpses which the reseuers lifted
from the surface.
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LUslTANlA DETAILS.

Queenstown, May s.-The Lusl.
tanis's dead are estimated eonservs-
lively at about 1900. The survivors
are barely 700, with all hope gone for
the others. Nearly $50 Americans
are missing. Charles Frohmars body
was recovered. Alfred Vanderbilt,
Ebert Hubbard, Miles Foreman and
other famous men are missing and
are probably dead. Forty children
were aboard and many Of them per.
ished. or the aso first cabin psssen.
gers Il is believed only seventy.six
were saved.
The agent Of the cunard Line de.
MED the German reports that there
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
NOTICE TO PARTIES THAT
HAVE NOT PAID THEIR 1914 TAX

The law requires all delinquents to
be advertised. This will be done n
not paid by May Is. 1915, II you don't
want your property advertised you
had better pay at once
W. |. McCULLOCH.
Tax Collector Brazos County, Texas.
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WISE AND OTHERWISE.

TIM heard Diggs boasting OF his
descent.
Tom-So would I IL my creditors
would let me down easily.-Judge.
1t becomes a wise man to try ne
gotiations before arms.-Terence.
Il am sorry to learn your mother
is ILL.," said the sympathizing teacher
to the little girl who had come in
late rs she sick abed?"
Not quite" replied the truthful
child. She's just sick a-sofa."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
Italy All But In.

IBy Associated Pressl
Geneva, Switzerland, May Sit is
reported Italy decided to notify Tur.
key that Italy will abrogate the treaty
of Lausanne. Such action is consider.
ed equivalent to a declaration of
war on Turkey IL taken.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
SERIOUS TRAGEDY
NEAR WAXAHACH|E
Jim Powers and Son Killed j. N.
Mccarty and Son
Travis.
ny Associated press.l

Waxahchie. Tex. May S.--Jim Pow.
ers and son, STAGE. today killed J. NJ.
McCarty and son. Travis. at sardls.
near here. over domestic troubles.
The Powers both surrendered. Travis
McCarty married Powers daughter
three weeks ago.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-08
BERLIN REJolcEo.

tBy Associated Press.l
London, May e.-The Exchange
Telegram Company today received
the following from Copenhagen:
Berlin newspapers print the news
Of the sinking Of the Lusitsnia In
colossal type and hail the successful
torpedoins Of the ship as a new
triumph In eermanys naval policy.
The general impression 10 that Eng
land got what she deserved"
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GIBSON BILL
Loses IN FIRST
tBy Associated Press. ]

Austin, Tex. May S.-The Gibson
Insurance bill opponents won the arst
skirmish in the House today delay.
ing action by having the bill and all
amendments printed.
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fRy Associated Press.l

London, May s.-seeventeen hun
dred persons lost their lives in the
sinking Of the Lusitsnia, according TO
the estimates Of the British Ad.
miraIty.