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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
In.tine, v.r.u, Reason.

There has been current In England
OF recent years a reaction against rea-
son. an avowcd worship Of Instinct
and tradition and even prejudice. The
doctrines Of this reaction are In them
selves fascinating. and they have been
preached by fascinating writers. The
way OF instinct and old habit Is 50 fun
OF case. so facile and strong and I'M
troubled Look at the faces Of men
who are wrapped up In some natural
and instructive purpose. Look nj dog
chasing his prey, lover pursuing his
beloved, a band Of vigorous men ad-
vancing 20 battle. crowd Of friends
drinking and laughing, That shows
us, say the writer's aforesaid. what life
can be and what II ought 10 he. let
us not think and question" they say.
"I.et us be healthy and direct. not fret
against the main current OF instructive
feeling and tradition"
In matters Of art such a habit OF
mind may he valuable. In matters OF
truth or OF conduct II Is. believe. rs
disastrous as II is alluring. - Gilbert
Murray I'm Atlantic.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Dznqsrous Nitroalyeerin.

Nitroglycerin IL fearfully danger
Gus explosive and at a temperature OF
only 100 degrees-that Is, very little
more than the warmth Of the human
body-it begins 10 decompose.
Tons Of nitroglycerin are turned out
every day, for IL Is the explosive from
which guncotton Is made. But all the
mixing watts are artihcially cooled by
coils OF cold water pipes.
The cleaner nltroglycerin Is made
the less the danger Consequently II
undergoes any number Of washlngs be-
fore II Il nc for use. In the earlier
days OF its manufacture nltroglycerir
waste water was allowed 10 run away
through open drains. or into streams
II was not realized that this waste con
stituted source OF danger until. one
day. a fash Of lightning, striking
ground near factory, which was soak
cd with this compound. caused fear
full explosion. A cavity twenty feet
deep was blown In the earth, and the
fnctory itself. although fully 200 yard
away, was practically demolished
London Answers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

Ny 6rst exprsience with profession
ais was at the Empire theater. The
dressing rooms there were all on the
right side OF the stage. with the ex-
ception OF one In remote corner.
which was given me had been told
that In a regular company the actors
were notified at the half hour. the
quarter hour and the overture: but. a.
II happened. there was no overture on
that occasion. didn't want to 90 ON
without being called and seem to be
an amateur. and they forgot all about
me until WIS missing from the scene.
and was sent for \ what might be
mildly termed hurrS, II was a very
hot afternoon in May. and was sit
ting made up" with my hat on and a
neglIgee instead OF dresC Distract.
edly throwing on skirt and seizing a
feather boa and a jacket | dashed for
the stage and entered through the
lake, much to the amusement Of the
audience and the CONSERVATION OF the
manager, who told me what he thought
OF me. and | was III for week with
modification and decided TO abandon
forever profession fraught with such
perils. Margaret Anglin In American
Magazine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Tn. v.rsrabls Microbs.

Just to think. the microbe has been
IN this terrestrial sphere twenty MIL
lions Of years! Disease germs that now
affiict humanity have been discovered
In the fossils Of the earliest life on
earth. There was belief that bac-
TERN were modern pest. and they
came Just In time to plague mankind
but why should they exist befcrei What
was the object Of their insignificant
Iivcsi This question science answers
by saying that they nrst came to assist
In the decomposition Of the calcareous
rocks. This certainly was more
honorable mission than to scare people
In later days into the use Of special
drinking cups and to set up great gov
crment bulwarks to resist their imagfn'
AIRY fury. The microbe was formerly
an honorable and useful citizen. but
now he has fallen from his high estate
Columbus Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
m. WA q csusu,r.


~rn master IT," said the AZ. and bis
blows fell heavily on the iron.
But every blow made his edge more
blunt tn he ceased TO strike.
Leave Il TO me-" said the saw. and
with his relentless teeth he worked
backward and forward ON Its surface
TIL they were all worn down aud
broken. aud he fell aside.
"IIa. har' said the hammer. Il knew
you wouldn't succeed. III show you the
way"
hut ut the first fierce stroke on dew
his head. aud the iron remained rs be
fore.
"shall I tryy' asked the soft. small
fame.
They all desplsed the flame. but he
curled gently round the iron aud EN-
braced Il. and never left Il till II melted
under his Irresistible influence.
There are hearts hard enough 20 ~
sist the force OF wrath. the malice OF
persecution and the fury Of pride so n
TO make their acts recoil on their nd
versaries; but there Is power stronger
than any Of those. and hard indeed \
the heart that can resist lowest 10
seph News Press
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

AUSTIN. Tex. Aug. 9.-The state
Election Board will meet September
2 to canvass returns OF the special
State election of July "a on six con
stitutional amendments. all OF which
we're defeated. The board Ia COM
posed OF the Governor, the Attorney
General and the Secretary OF State.
Only about half the counties have
sent In their returns to date to the
Secretary OF State. In many counties
no election was held. SO compare.
lively slight was the interest In this
election that II is said out OF $4,000
qualified voters in Texas, probably
not more than 100000 cast ballots.
The vote In the country districts was
generally heavy against the amend
ments
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
New YORK, Volunteer Fir,m.n.

Before the paid Dire department sys-
TEN was Installed In New York there
were among the volunteers some OF
the most powerful politicians I'm the
city. Richard Croker belonged To the
big SIX" Of which william N. Tweed
was the organizer and foreman. Sue
cess In tirs lighting opened upon a ca
reer In politics. No body Of men had
more social affairs than the volunteer
firemen. There were parades OF fre
companies. chowder parties. picnics.
annual balls. water throwing contests
and nj times bitter fights between the
rival organixationA 80 intense was
the political feeling ut times that Il
was related that when Chief Of Engt
neers James Quick was removed from
once for political reasons men who
received the news when they were
fighting tire quit their work and
could only be induced TO return when
they Were deceived into believing that
the rumor was false.
The legislature passed the law Great
ing the paid IRE department on March
30, is65.-New York Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Shooting Civilians.

According to the laws Of war. any
civilian who Ii found with arms In his
possession h liable to be shot without
mercy. Although this seems a very
severe rula Il Is absolutely necessary
for the safeguarding Of the whole
civilian population
The rules OF war say that no men
viii be recognised as combatants I'M
less they wear distinguishing badge.
which can be easily recognized. II It
were not for this any number OF men
could at any time band themselves
together and say they were belliser'
ents. II this were allowed therefore
invading troops would safeguard them
selves against surprises by killing ev'
cry man In villages through which
they marched.
This particular rule h - stringent
that even noncombatant who TOOK
up arms to defend his wife against
some drunken soldier would be liable
70 be shot.-London Opinion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

II. c. Angel. Texarkana.
Il. J. Olive. Chicago,
T. l.. Bell. Dallas.
y. y. willish. Dallas.
=. T. Childers. Fort Worth.
II. ID. Chapman. Fort Worth.
8. Mathis. Houston.
r. X. Barton. Waco.
]. d. Atkinson. Waco.
Frank Fitzpatrick. Waco.
!. b. weems. Houston.
Mrs. W. u. Thorning. Houston.
Mrs. w. y. Thorning. Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Foyle. Houston
II. n. vinaii. Washington, d. c.
Il. Il. Bryan Jr.. Philadelphia. Pa.
w. d. Harris. st. Louis. Mo.
II. L. Corbett. st. Louis. Mo.
@. Miller. Houston.
]. q. Toales. Mart.
Gregg Standifer. Taylor.
]. C. Hastings. Thrall.
d. C. Kelly. Houston.
. Clark. Providence. r. I.
sac. c. NJ. Taliaferro. Houston.
d. NJ. Detzel. Houston.
A. NJ. Melvin. Austin.
J. l.. O'Bannon. Tennessee.
william Bassey. Waco.
Miss Eta Peters. Galveston.
J. w. Roseless. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Y. Eppstein. Louisville. Ky.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
NATIONAL FORESTS
TAKE IN s2.soo.ooo
Timber Sale. Grazing and Other Re-
ceipts Show Gain Of $4,000.

Timber sale, Sraxino ano 0thef ne
ceipts Show Gain Of $4,000.
Washington. Aug. 9.-The National
forests turned into the United States
treasury during the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1915. nearly s2.500.0 900, an In
crease Of more than $4,000 over the
receipts OF the previous year. accord
ing to a statement just issued by the
Forest Service. The timber sales.
which amounted to si.l6i. 900. yielded
on account of the depressed condi'
ton of the lumber market about sI9.'
900 less than those of the previous
fiscal year. but the gain was made
possible by larger revenues from
other sources. The grazing receipts.
which totaled si.l25.OOO. increased
si27 900 over last year. and the water
power receipts. which amounted TO
not quite $4,000. showed an increase
OF nearly $4,000.
| The decentralization OF the turpen-
tine industry on account OF the wars
curtailment OF the naval stores mar
ket caused the receipts from the sale
OF turpentine privileges on the Ma
tional forests to drop to about $4,000.
as against nearly $4,000 last year.
The sale OF special use permits, I'M
der which all sorts Of enterprises,
from apiaries to whaling stations, are
operated on the forests. Welded near
! ly $4,000. an increase OF $4,000 over
last year. There was decrease OF
nearly $4,000 In the revenue derived
by the settlement OF trespass cases
In which government timber had been
cut without intent TO defraud, the
revenue from this source being only
a little more than $4,000. More than
$1,000. however. was collected from
other timber trespass cases. Grazing
trespass cases yielded nearly $4,000
an increase OF about $1,000; occu'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

Il was Charley's frst game Of golf
His patient friend had taken him sadly
around the eighteen holes and watched
him hack the ball into small bits and
cut up the green as though Il had been
plowed by shrapnel. After the game
Charley and his patient friend were
talking to a few Of the golfers on the
clubhouse veranda.
THAT was a beautiful shot you made
this afternoon. Charley" said his pa
tient friend.
Charley frightened up and flushed
happily. while the young woman look
ed at him admiringly. which oner'
he asked eagerly.
why" said the patient friend. "the
time you hit the bail"-Chicago Trib-
une.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

pancy trespass cases. which occurred
In only one OF the seven forest dis
tricts. turned In something less than
$3.50: about $50 was derived from
turpentine trespass cases. aud $3.50
from are trespass cases. the latter
being more than $1,000 less than the
amount collected in the previous rs
cal year for damage to government
property through fires carelessly OF
wilfully started in or near National
forests.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Ancient pismonds-

The discoverer Of diamonds Ia I'M
known. From references In Exodus IL
IL apparent that the diamond was a
precious stone In Egypt In those early
times. and even before that II was
known In India. where probably II was
first obtained. The name Is derived
from the Greek word "adamas." mean
ing -unsubduable."
From Piiny. n writer Of the tirst cen
fury. we learn that the diamond was
regarded as the most valuable OF all
things and only n few kings ever could
afford to buy them. But as no means
Of artificial polishing had been discov'
cred the stone deprecated In value. 30
that the ruby and the emerald became
more precious The discovery by Lnd'
wig van Berquen In 1910 Of mode OF
polishing and cutting 1t at once return
ed this gem to the first place among
psscious stones.-Chicago Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Tn. Eir., p,,.n, on M..eh.s.

Before 1893. when wooden matches
with phosphorus were made In Vienna.
people were dependent upon flint and
steel to secure light. The first pat
ent for a phosphorus match In the
United States wns taken out In 1888
by A. d. Philips Of Springfield, Mass.
For many years people refused to use
them. but by 1916 the III smelling aud
clumsy old finder boxes were generally
discarded and are preserved. like snuff
boxes. as curiosities.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

81 can't understand why they ap-
pointed wombat on that banking
board"
why. he understands all about
banking"
"And that's why can't understand
the observation-disclosures City Jour
nal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
NEW YORK 0Av ~ oAv.
~ CHARLES HENRY ApAMA
New York. Aug. s.-where is the

New York. Aug. 9.-where Is the
bathing suit going to stop!
No definite answer has yet been
found to this interesting question. but
II the bathing suit keeps up its pres.
ent gait Il seems destined to stop
where Eve began. Something very
like the AZ leaf era has already been
reached by the beach girls this sum.
mer, In the opinion OF certain disap-
proying-and approving-male critics.
Perhaps the bare-legged ladies who
promenaded on the glass bridge In a
Broadway art institute last winter are
responsible for the meagerly clad
mermaids Of the present season. Per
haps Dame Fashion relied on torrid
weather TO excuse her 'orrid assaults
upon the canons OF modesty. Perhaps
the abbreviated neither garments are
but the towering OF that feminine
logic which exists. though all men
deny Il. and which said complacently
last spring. street dresses and ball
dresses are ten inches shorter than
usual-bathing dresses shall be like
wise,"
Anyway. Daddy Neptune-if he Is
like other front row daddies-must
be having the treat OF his immortal
and not excessively Puritanical life.
At that. he has nothing on the life
guards. beach cops and various anna.
teur guardians OF public morality who
are watching the female bathing pop.
ulation around Manhattan just now.
To say that said population has moth.
ing on would be going too far or, at
least. too fast. But II is obvious tina:
the bathing girl Of 1915 wants but
little here below nor wants that little
Ions.
The humble. modest bloomer is nc
more. The full. baggy garment. gath
cred securely below the kneecap and
designed to defy the ruffling wind OF
wave has yielded place to tights OF
pantalettes. The costume on sale by
the score in New York shops consists
OF a single garment. cut low in ths
neck. back and front. sleeveless OF
with the merest frill at the arm eye
shirred. belted or sashed at the wais
and so cut as to follow closely tbs
outline OF the figure. with skirt end
ing somewhere between the waist anC
the knee. With this the customer Il
told to wear a pair OF tights.
Strictly one.plece bathing suits ar,
forbidden on the beaches near New
York. Nevertheless they are TO b.
seen. A personable young woman II
a low-cut. sleeveless black silk sheath
which fitted her as closely as a mer
maids skin. enjoyed herself and pro
vided enjoyment at a popular an
populous shore resort the other after
noon. Name will NOT be furnishe,
on request-but she was there,)
Half portion stockings are startlin
the fishes this year. The women hav
borrowed the fashionable hosiery 10
children. which stops midway b,
tween knee and ankle. A few OF tn
dear absent.minded creatures forge
to put on any stockings at all. l
combination with the short skirt
these arrangements mean that-bu
| do let us leave something to III
J Imagination. which is more than III
1915 bathing suit will do.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
Rainbow Currency.

The most striking paper currency In
the world Is the 100 ruble note Of Rus
sin. which Il barred from top to bot.
tom with all the colors Of the rainbow
blended as when a sun ray passes
through n prism. In the center In bold
relief Is n finely executed vignette II
black. The remainder Of the engrav
ing ON the note Is In dark and lighi
brown ink.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
DIR. ALLEN UPPER
BACK FROM MEXICO
Try Associated Press.l

Laredo, Tex. Aug. DIR. Henry
Allen Upper. noted advocate of
peace. today arrived from Mexico.
where he has sojourned for several
weeks. He departed Immediately for
San Antonio. after refusing to com.
ment on the Mexican situation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
AS THE
NEWS BREAKS
(By Associated Press.1

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. Aug. o.
us...sr 4 has been set as the date
for the official opening of traffic over
the new Nueces County causeway,
which has been built from Corpus
Christi across Nueces Bay to Port
land. a distance OF $500 feet The
causeway Is nearly q replica OF the
Galveston causeway. Among the cele
brations planned is an endurance run
under auspices OF the San Antonio
Automobile Club to Corpus Christi
GRAND SALINE. Tex. Aug. o.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

The twelfth annual Socialist encamp'
ment Of Texas began here today to
continue through August II. The
main features OF the program will be
three speeches daily on Socialism. q
series OF baseball games between tive
negro semi.professional teams and es
hibits OF farm products and mechani
cal devices.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
No Empty Compliment.

Miss Phortee-I told Mr.. Beach I
was twenty eight, and he said didn't
look It. Her Brother-well. you don't;
you haven't looked II for twelve years.
Boston Transcript.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

HARLINGEN. Tex. Aug. s.-The
Union Market System. an organiza'
tion of about 500 farmers In this sec
ton. called its annual meeting to be
held here today. The organization
has eight bonded warehouses In the
lower Rio Grande section.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
rhouohtfuI Husband.

she-Are you wearing those pretty
suspenders | gave you for your birth
DAY. Georgef He-No. dear: was
afraid the nail I'm using as button
would rust 'em.-yonkers STATESMAN
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

stella-what were the fnvors at her
dinnerf BeIia-welL all the guests
thought they did her favor by com
ing. and she thought they did her q
favor by leaving.-New York sun
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09
He'd Had Experience.

Her (reading) - And 80 they were
married. and that was the last OF their
trouble. Him (sotto voce)-Iast. but
not distributing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

DALLAS. Tex. Aug. 9.-The semi
annual meeting Of the Texas veteri
nary Surgeons Association was held
here today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

II Is said that familiarity breeds
contempt. yet a lot OF people seem TO
be ON good terms with themselves.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-09

GRAND SALINE. Tex, Aug. o.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-18
LABOR BODY MAKES SOME LIVE MOVES AT
HOT SESSION-TO ATTEND COUNCIL MEETING

yesterday the Chicago Federation of
Labor transacted some very import
ant business.
It voted to attend next Tuesday
nights meeting of the city council.
1t asked Gov. Dunno to embody in
his call for a special session an in
vestigation into the creation of the
Baldwin senate commission which
was illegally authorized to investigate
the Chicago school board.
And it ousted one of its delegates at
the command of the executive board
of the A. F. of L. But it voted to loan
the union which he represented mo-
ney enough to pay his expenses to
the San Francisco convention to
plead his case and voted to send John
Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago
Federation, along with him to help.
The last is an action never taken
before by a labor body. L. P.
Straube, delegate from the Com
mercial Photographers union, was
formerly president of Sterotypers'
Union No. 4. In 1912 this union voted
to walk out on strike in sympathy
with the pressmen who had been
locked out by the Newspaper Pub
fishers ass'n-the trust press of Chi
cago. Jas. ]. Freel, international
president of the Stereotypers' union,
ordered the men to go back to work
They refused to do so and scab.
At that time it was alleged that
Freel was taking his orders from the
Natl Publishers assn and that they
had ordered the formation of new
union whose members would prove
acceptable to them. The strike was
lost, and Straube was expelled from
the international union without a
trial. Since that time he has done
organization work and has helped
put several unions on their feet
The action of the executive board
of the A. F. or L. was severely con-
=
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-18

should tell the A. F. of L. that the
order exceeded its authority and
would not be obeyed.
"Straube was expelled because he
would not scab," Clayton Pense, dele
gate from the Pressmen's union,
stated. "He does not know what he
was charged with The men who
have pull enough to GUST him from
this body have never showed their
faces, l protest this order, for the
men who are responsible for it being
issued are traitors to the organized
labor movement"
Suppose we did ignore this or
der" Chas. Dold of the Piano Work.
ers said 1.-The A. F. of L. would re-
woke our charter and the interna-
tional union would come here and
form a new body. Chaos would reign.
Let us appeal the decision to the con-
vention which is held next month at
San Francisco. There let our pres
ident, Mr. Straube and our delegate
demand justice. These three men
will be able to raise such a rumpus,
that it will raise Pres. Gompers and
the executive council, too, if they do
not see that justice is done. Let us.
act with judgment, not sentiment"
81 will not be party to any move
that will wreck this organization, %
Straube said 81 think Mr.. Dold's res
olution a good one. am sure that if
l obtain a hearing before the A. F. of
L. will obtain justice" Il"
Fitzpatrick also pleaded for the
resolution. 1t was passed.
Miss Haley, in talk following the
report of the school committee,
placed the blame for the action of the
school board on the Illinois Manufac-.'
turers' assn, the Commercial club >
and the Commercial assn. She says
the fight of the board has narrowed
down to the Teachers Federation.
When the rule against the federation
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-30
WILL DANCE OuT OLD YEAR
 USHER IN 1916

Of course you are going to see the old year out and the new in at Eagle Hall tomorrow, where all your friends have arranged to meet, and attend the seventh annual ball of the Cordova Volunteer Fire Department The com mittee in charge of the arrangements consists of Messrs. w. J. Mcdonald, H. U. Bollinger, F. F. Fuller, Jack F. Way and c. P. Mickelson, and they have left nothing undone that would contribute to your pleasure. An at tractive souvenir program has been printed, the hall beautifully decor ated and the music will be furnished by Cordovas string orchestra. Tickets are on sale at all business houses, so get busy and arrange your affairs to attend this dance.