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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
Cain s,rse, Warnlna..

In oriental countries the recklessness
Of drivers Of vehicles and their disre-
gard for foot passengers are very
marked. but In Cairo they have
series Of curious cries with which they
warn a footman. They specify the
particular part Of his anatomy which
Il IN danger. rs thus: Look out for
thy Jeff shin. o uncler' boy. have n
care for the little toe on thy right
fcotT 20 blind beggar. look out for
thy siaff!" And the blind beggar. feel
ing his way with the stan In his right
hand. at once obedlently turns to the
left 20 Frankish woman. look out for
thy left footr' 20 burden bearer. thy
Lad IN In dangerr 20 water carrier.
look out for the tail end Of thy pigskin
water bother
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
Amaaina Transformation.

Que may lie u specklcd trout In tho
country aud q Goldfish In the city. &C.
cordlng To an observer. who believes
that many country boys would do well
10 stay nj hoins
"A farmer" he said. -once caught
a fne speckled trout. which be decided
TO present to his aunt In the city. Ac-
cordlngly. be wrapped II In green
leaves and placed Il In a basket In tho
body Of the wagon. An he stopped for
refreshment ut roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took ccdf~h from
q nearby grocery stall and substituted
Il for the nnny beauty.
Arriving In the city. he Dresentsd
the nsh % his aunt What do you
mean 7 sbe cried. This Isn't trout;
It's Goldfish
"Rather crestfallen. he took Il back.
but on the road the boys again made
a substitution. and when be showed
the iish to hIs wife n was speckled
trout she listened TO his tale with an
amused smile. Yea she said finally
ITS Ike you-a speckled trout In tine
country aud a Goldfish In town."-Ex-
change.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
lllustratina the ldsa.

A school inspector was examining
class In grammar and trying to eluci-
date the complex relations OF adjec-
lives and nouns by telling example
Now. for instance" said be. what
ON II"
That was an easy question, and all
the children shouted:
"a man. and then looked around
triumphantly.
Yes, but what elsef" said the In
spector.
This was not 30 easy. but after a
pause a boy ventured to suggest:
IA little man."
"Yes. but there is something more
than that"
This was a poser, but ut last an In
FAINT phenomenon almost leaped from
his seat In his eagerness and cried:
PLEASE. sir. I know. sir-an ugly lit'
tie manr'-Peason's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
Mapmakina.

Mapmasing goes back TO the earliest
known time. II was n branch Of the
early picture writing practiced by saw.
ages. In Tnhiti. for instance. the ma
tives were able 10 make. fairly good
maps for the guidance Of explorers
Maps with raised lines were in use In
Peru before the conquest The Oldest
known map Is that OF the Ethiopian
gold mines. dating from the time Of
sethos l.. the father Of Rameses H..
long before the time OF Aristagoras
and his bronze tablet. on which were
inscribed the circuit Of the earth and
all the seas and rivers then known.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
geusdor's Vegetable Wool.

Kapok. known In Ecuador as llama
de celba." or vegetable WOOL. Is
product Of the largest tree that grows
In the forests Of the littoral. u species
Of the genus Eriodendron tailed TO the
cotton plant. The ceiba bears most
Of Its branches near the top. and the
appearance Of Its bright yellow low
ers marks the approaching end OF the
rainless season. After the flowers fade
the pods that yield the kapok Of com
merce are formed These are gath
cred and the fiber extracted by hand
One hundred pounds Of crude material
Yield. after cleaning. forty-hve pounds
Of first grade kapok. Kapok Is gain
Ing In popularity In the United States.
where. among the other uses to which
II IL put. IL Is employed In stufing
mattresses and sofa cushions and, II
Is said. has found some favor amons
makers OF upholstery fabrics
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11
A Case Of Hating Oneself.

Proprietor OF n Concert Party tenr
gay;ing u soprano'-Now, want you 70
understand. Miss Deerly. that like
my boys and girls TO lie one big family
no quarrellng. no Jealousy
Miss Deerly oh. that's quite all
right. rye never heard anything In
the work Of amy other singer TO give
me the slightest cause for jealousy
Kansas City Star.
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wanted Results.

A lady In n town In Scotland sent
her servant over 10 the house Of sick
neighbor. Mrs Smith" said she.
sent me over tae spelr hoo yer hus-
band WIS this morning" Very bad.
indeed. The doctor says he may die
any minute" was the reply. "Ab.
weel." said the woman. "I'll better
wait wee while. I've nae ither thing
tae dae the moo"
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WILL EUROPE CO
INTO BANKRUPTCY
Paul Leroy eesulieu, Distinguished
Eeonomist. Answers In the
Negative.

Paris. Dec. ii.-lCorrespondenoe
Of the Associated Pressl-The an
swer Of Paul Leroy Beaulieu. the
French economist. 10 the question.
"wnl Europe be plunged into hank
rup,cy because Of the war Is No
not even Germany"
Concerning the result q the present
enormous spending Of money BY al
the nations and the conditions tcl-
lowing the war. he forecasts the end
Of the war a year hence and amer
It's end remarkable Industrial aStivs
" with an international commercial
rivalry leading TO high tariffs IN al
the nations now at war, Including tree
trade England. and yet higher tariffs
In the United States.
He said: While such a situation
has never before presented itself in
history and while therefore all opin'
ions must be given with some reserve.
I am confident that no fear need be
felt for a universal collapse Of world
finances. The destruction In this
war. save possibly in the lives lost.
has been exaggerated In the public
mind. Not a single nation involved
viii be irretrievably ruined. The en-.
daring power Of accumulated wealth
has been underestimated. II will take
not more than ten or twelve years
for the world to recover from It's
losses.
Il estimate that the war will have
come to close by next autumn. Their
there will set in period OF manu-
featuring activity the like Of which
we have never known. This perio,
has been made necessary by the ply
steal damage done. by the diversion 4
war supplies OF factories once en-
gagged In making cloth and what not
During this reconstruction period W
win work harder than formerly. Their
will not be the stagnation which PAL
alyzed the Southern States after IN
civil war.
Another result of the war will b
the increasing taxes by each natio
involved and the raising Of tariffs {
collect revenues. England will d
like the rest. free trade countr
though she is. and despite her con
paratively less war loss. The Unite
States, while II will not have TO- wi
increase her tariffs. Although &c
many is suffering far more than an
Of the other nations, since she
fighting them all. and spending hul
sums, win not be totally ruined
the war, II WILL however. take h,
longer to recover.
Naturally. after a couple Of yea
OF intensive manufacturing. the n
lions win have caught up with the
old supplies. win have. replenish'
their depleted stocks OF manufacture
goods. and there will come then
slowing down In industrial activit
THE United States Is profiting.
n comparative sense. by the war. b
II is a mistake to say she is ben
fitted by It. No losses can be su
tanned by her best cutomers witho
her feeling this loss"
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Easy.

Customer-You have n sign In your
window. ~ suit Of clothes made
while you wait" DO you really do
thati Tailor Yes. sir. You leave
your order. with deposit. and then go
home and walt until the garments are
finished. -London Telegraph.
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MILLINERY MUST co.

All Of our millinery less than half
price. All $3.50 and $3.50 hats will
20 for 500; AL s4.5O and $500 hats
will 30 for $500; all $3.50 and $50
hats will go for $500; all $3.50 and
1900 hats win go for si.O0. Hats
from $500 10 $500 will go for 500
at Edge Dry Goods Company.
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Miss Short says she's only thirty.
and ia swear she's Eve and thirty II
she's day" N
swell. you see. I've heard she was a
rather backward child. dear. and didn't
learn to count I'LL she was nve."-Ex-
change
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An Openinu.

There goes the chap who broke the
worlds record for the hundred yard
dash"
Il wonder n we could get him to
come out to our suburb and coach Us
In sprinting for trains" = Pittsburgh
Press.
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The hidioo Place.

My dear. don't think ne guests
liked your caviar sandwiches
why. they IRE oil gone from the To-
BILE"
YES. but found most Of 'em inside
the grund piano"-Kansas City Jour
nal
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11

The Old Friend-I understand that
your practice Is getting bigger. The
Young Doctor-Thats true. Ny pa
tent has gained nearly two pounds In
the last month.
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Quite True.

wife-Mrs. Brooks says society h
hollow-that there isn't anything In
anything nowadays. my dear. II you
son't put something In it-Judee
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11

Jinks-she's decidedly against vivi-
section. Jenks-I found II cat the min
ute tried TO open my heart TO her,
Club Fellow.
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Your Opportunity.

Lifc 10 merely an opportunity. and
wasting II or making the most Of II
b merely n matter Of personal choice.
Detroit Free Press.
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lnspirinq Words.

what" asks a contemporary. are
the most Inspiring words In the Eng.
fish languageY' Much might be said
on behalf OF these: Enclosed ind
check."-Chicago News
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Quite Easy.

Mother tannoyed)-I don't see. Elsie
how you can be so naughty. Elsie
Why. mamma. II isn't a bit hard.-Bcs
ton Transcript
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Contempt Of Court.

Defendant Gin loud voice,-Justice'
Justicel l demand justice! Judge
silencel The defendant VIII please 70
member that he Is In q courtroom
Penn State Froth.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11

When all Is holiday there are no holi-
days Charles Lamb.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11

The innocent seldom nnd an uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-11

No man ID good physician Who has
never been sick.-Arabian.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
WAGE REDUCTION TO
PLATE PRINTERS

No general wage reduction at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
either for plate printers or other class
Of wage earners is planned. according
to Acting Director F. e. Ferguson In
reply to statements published this
morning.
Between thirty and forty plate prin-
ters. producing United States postage
stamps. will receive cut Of Il a day.
beginning on February /. under orders
already issued. This Is the only reduc-
ton contemplated. bureau officials
state.
Stamp printers are paid at the rate
Of $3.50 Q thousand stamps, and doing
the work on power presses makes q
wage Of so a day. Beginning February
/. they will be paid but $2.2o a thousand,
making the days wage -.
Director Ralph said that this retrench-
ment was necessary to retain the stamp
printing contract for the bureau. He
pointed out that the loss OF this con-
tract would mean the dismissal OF 500
employees. and that he ielt that the
men making SO day could best stand
a cut The cut is also a step toward
the equalization Of the pay Of plate
printers. The average wage OF men
operating hand presses Is $50 a day.
Mr.. Ferguson said. while the power
press men are getting SO a day.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
LURE OF THE CITY

Miss M. S. Hanaw, a settlement
worker, is quoted as declaring: "If
! was starving and some one told me
to 60 back to the farm l would say
that I prefer to starve."
This is the expression of general
sentiment, and worth more than the
most expert individual opinion.
The poor man-unlike the rich,
Who is tending more and more to the
sountry-finds his natural habits in
- city. Always a matter of con-
cern, the unemployment problem has
now become SO acute as to engage
the attention of the National Execu-
tive, yet employers that want men
and women in the country tell of
difficulty securing them.
There are sevaral objections to
country life which are obvious
wages are generally low; there is
hard physical labor to be done; the
sssatry is quiet. at best; or lonely
The Washington times., 1915-01-28

at the worst. But these obvious dis
advantages are more seeming than
real. FI
The loneliness Of country life
is probably the most weighty Of
them all. The white lights Of the
city exert q powerful lure; the surge
Of the throng and the contact with
thousands Of fellow mort9ls are
stimulating. Yet the workers Of the
country should be able to develop .
society as we'll as their fellows in
the city.
With improved roads, transpor-
tation facilities, better agricultural
methods, the country is . more
pleasant place to live than ever be-
fore. Yet, in Miss Hanaw's phrase,
thousands would rather starve in the
city than 60 back to the farm.
What is the matter with the coun-
try? Why this aversion to it.?
Somewhere in the social and indus
trial machine there is q screw loose,
Not the least important question Of
the day is to discover where.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
AMERICA THIRD IN
GREAT NAVAL GUNS
New York Book Shows England
Had Twice as Many, Even
Before War.

The American navy Is less than half
AZ strong in big guns As the English.
and only two-thirds as strong as the
German, according to statistics regard
Ing guns ranging from the 11-inch to
the 15-inch type in the navies of the
world. in the new navy year book. The
figures only date to July 1. last. and do
not take into account the great rapidly
with which the European nations have
been building UP their navies since
August.
The figures show that the British
navy had 300 Pinch guns and l24 1856
inch guns built. and had 2S 13.6-inch
guns building and ll2 Of the powerful
l5-inch. Undoubtedly. many OF these
have since been completed. :,
Germany had 12S 11-inch guns and SO
Pinch guns built, and 72 12-inch and ~
15-inch guns building.
% 1a-inch., and 20 A-inch. with "A l4-inch
guns building
France had ia Pinch guns built, and
30 134-inch building.
Japan had 81 12-inch and 1s A-inch
guns built and q H-inch building.
What strides the warning nations have
made in naval guns since the war open.
in mind, however. that there Is no
Knowing whether the official figures on
guns are entirely reliable. The best EVIL
dence Of this Is that Germany sue
ceeded in binding the world to the fact
she was prepared to go to war on land
with such a weapon as the 42-centimeter
have been .intimations that Germany
also had surprises in store with respect
tn naval guns.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
EVERYBODY SATISFIED

To what extent war is state Of
mind, is suggested by the satisfac-
ton with which Germans and Brit
ish view the recent sea fight of He'll
goland. The British report a Ger
man cruiser lost and other vessels
badly crippled, with small British
loss. The Germans announce posi-
lively that they know q British
cruiser and two destroyers were
sunk, while other vessels were much
cut up.
So there is rejoicing in Great Brit
ain, and much satisfaction in Ger
many. Each side chooses to believe
It's own story, and the thing q ma
tion believes, in such a situation, is
even more important than the thing
that happens. It is quite as much q
question Of excepting your nerve up"
as Of winning; Of confidence in the
navy as of actual results of navy
fighting.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
FINE HUNDRED TAKE
SHIP FOR EXPOSITION

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. s.-Slipping
through a light fog. the 100000 steam
ship Great Northern. Of tho Northern
Pacific Steamship Company, cleared
Marcus Point. at s.16 this morning for
San Francisco. via tho Panama Canal.
The giant steamer had been scheduled
to sail late yesterday. but owing to a
heavy fog and confusion OF baggage. her
sailing was delayed until today.
Five hundred passengers. prominent In
every walk Of life, were aboard. bound
for tho Panama-Paciic Exposition. The
voyage Is expected to last about seven-
teen days.
Upon reaching the Pacific coast tho
Great Northern will be placed in coast
wise service between Portland Ore. and
San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28

Move that the Congressman who In
tend to judge the rival claims of Ad-
miral Peary and old Doc Cook should
conduct the investigation on the scene
of the spot in litigation.
Carranza. Villa. and the rest Of the
Mexican presidents seem determined
to fight to the last for the privilege OF
being the third man in the ring during
the Willard-Johnson fight.
And to think that Iceland was the
ideal place for a souse, with the morn
ing after six months away.
Before running amuck with their
worldwide prohibition propaganda. the
rulers OF tho world should remember
that even the Sahara desert has an
oasis or two.
To the suburbanite. there are only
two seasons. winter and lawnmowers.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
Defends the Rural Carrier and Tells
Some Of His Woes.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Postmaster General Burleson. advo-
cate Of a change in the rural free de-
livery service. surely does. not know
the hardships the rural carriers have
to endure to earn their high salary Of
800 per month and les0.
To earn this high salary. the carrier
has to work 30s days in each year. and
to drive from twenty-four to twenty
eight miles each day. In order to do
this he has to keep two horses and wa
yons. furnish feed for them. to pay
horse shoeing and wagon repairing. The
figures show:
Feed for two horses for year. r....... 1884
Horse shoeins and wagon repairs.... l60
DepI eciation in value Of horses. 80
Depreciation in wagons. Is
Total outlay for year............. $40
drive from twenty-four to twenty six
miles each day through all kinds of
weather?
As you say. the rural delivery started
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
THE DEFICIT AHEAD

Supposing that there really is
prospect Of deficit of $50, 0,000, 900 in
the national revenues, the situation
is not so tremendously serious. 1t
is merely necessary to cut off appro-
priations that even in time of pro-
found peace and general prosperity
ought to be cut off.
The pork distribution doesn't any
longer make a hit with the public.
The party in power apparently needs
to learn this; and if it passes the
slices again with the generosity
that is now indicated, the next elec-
tion will bring the reminder.
What's the use jollying along the
voters at some country town by CIV
ing them a public building, and then
losing control Of Congress because
the country at large was disguised /?
Eighty million dollars deficit.
Cut off the $34, ,OO0, 900 that is be-
ing handed to rivers and harbors.
They can wait.
Give the Postoffice Department the
appropriation it asked, instead OF
forcing it to spend $20,000,00O more
than it wanted.
Save the $l0,0O0,000 or there
abouts that is to be spen; on public
buildings.
These three items would save $64,.
100000 and reduce the prospective
deficit to $16,O0O,0OO.
That $16,O0O,OOO can be saved
twice over without seriously impair
ing the public service in any direc.
ton.
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
100000 NEAR STARVATION.

tribution shall be made. to and ENJOYED
by the, Belgian civil population. We
urge. therefore. most strongly that the
allies approach the German Eovernment
without delay in order to secure such
pie.
AN attempt in this direction should be
made at once, and should include a re-
quest for a, guarantee that ali hind
RANGES to industrial activity in Belgium.
should be Immediately removed.
That there are difficulties in the way
We readily admit. But they are not In
superable. If the German administra-
tion in Belgium refuses these requests,
then the allies would be justified in
making an immediate appeal to ali the
neutral nations.
The mute anguish of 4 nation of
whose independence and neutrality this
country has constituted itself the guar
dian, appeals to us with piteous helpless-
ness, and we are convinced that tho
whole civilized world will approve and
applaud whatever steps are taken to
sive effect to tho suggestion Outlined
above
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
USES OF SCHOOL HOUESS

Recently a mothers club in the
northeast section applied to the
Board of Education for permission
to- give an entertainment in pub
lie school of that neighborhood, the
proceeds to be used in. the repair of
the school floors, ceiling, and wood
work. Several years. effort had
failed to obtain any money for these
much needed repairs. The Board of
Education was compelled to refuse
that request because it is a viola
ton of the law to use schools for
other than school PURPOSES!
This is situation from which the
District has been asking relief from
The Washington times., 1915-01-28
Public Printer Announces
Changes in Personnel

A number Of transfers. promotions,
and other changes in the Government
Printing once were announced by Pub
lie Printer Ford today. They are as
SEPARATIONS.
William c. Beddow. proof reader. re-
signed.
orator 0emale). resigned.
William c. F. Haller, linotype opera
tor. resigned.
TRANSFERS. ETC.
Charles H. Williams. skilled laborer,
press work division, to hand section.
Mrs. Catherine A. Tompkins. skilled
laborer, rs cents per hour, pamphlet
section dntermediate). to machine op-
orator. 27la cents per hour. pamphlet
binding section day.
Philip Addison. electrotype fnisher in
charge, 65 cents per hour, to electrotype
fnisher, 60 cents per hour foundry sec
ton.
Emil A. Lange. electrotype finisher in
chnrse, 65 cents per hour. to electrotype
tion. y ssI @EN
William A. Hallisey. messenger boy, Is
cents per hour, to messenger. 25 cents
per hour. office Of the superintendent OF
work.
James II. Scott. messenger, 30 cents
per hour, delivery section. to skilled la
borer 20 cents per hour, pamphlet bind
ing section.
James l. Nelson. skilled laborer, from
the hand section to the press work sec.
ton.
Miss Martha Feehan. George A. Car.
ney, and Samuel b. Estes, compositors
30 cents per hour. monotype section, to
proof readers, 60 cents per hour, proof
section.
Mrs. Mary G. Durham. skilled laborer
from the ruling and sewing section tc
the pamphlet binding section might.
Mrs. Dora l.. Steele. skilled laborer
from the pamphlet binding section
(nighD. to the ruling and sewing sec.
tion.
Mrs. Mary d. Collier, skilled Iaborer
from the ruling and sewing section tc
the pamphlet binding section dntermedi.
ate force).
+ Wade II. Crowther. compositor, from
the hand section might to the mono.
type section tnighD.
William Milligan, bookbinder, from
the forwarding and finishing section /,
the State. War. and Navy section.