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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

There are said to be between $4,000
and $4,000 cases OF pellagra In Texas
Notwithstanding the disease only
made its appearance In this country
within the past decade. II has been
a puzzle TO the doctors. and while the
United States Health Department an
nounces that the cause and cure OF
the disease has been discovered. the
claim was not at all concurred In by
the Southern Medical Association.
which met In Dallas last week. Ac.
oordinS 10 the ideas OF these eminent
physicians the pellagra question is
not yet settled. In some localities in
the south the disease Is responsible
Tor N many deaths as any other one
cause. and Il Is pointed out that II II
increases during the next decade as
II has during the past the result will
be fearful TO contemplate. The Sc
riousness OF the situation demands
that the very best thought and ener.
gies OF this Nation be devoted to the
mastery OF this new scourge. and such
move will be applauded by the peo-
pie, regardless OF the cost
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
ORDER NURSERY
TREES FOR FALL
A. & NJ. Extension Department Gives
Direction for Ordering Trees
and Planting Methods.

Now is the time to place orders for
nursery stock. Nurseries all orders
in the order they are received BY
ordering early the pick OF the stock
is secured and also Il Is on hand TO
plant this fall.
Orders should be placed only with
reliable nurseries. II considerable
acreage Is TO be planted II is a good
plan to visit the nurseries and select
the stock while II is growing Only
the best grade OF trees should be
planted Nursery stock is a very
small portion OF the cost Of growing
and orchard and II is poor economy
to plant cheap trees.
One year old trees are the best for
planting. Select medium sized. well
matured trees. not diversified. II one
year old trees cannot be obtained two
year old ones will give good results.
but care must be exercised In select.
ing them TO get ones that have not
been headed too high by the nursery.
man.
W. n. Lanham. horticultrist for the
extension department Of the A. G VI.
College. says he has always had the
best results with fall planted trees. in
some cases getting fully twice the
growth OF spring planted trees.
In most places In Texas fall plant.
ing is recommended. II may be that
In the extreme northern parts that
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

to Secretary Mcknight that the new
rates had not been PROMULGATED in
Bryan because OF overworked clerks
In the Insurance Department and the
slowness OF the State printer In get.
ting the matter out. we stand right
where we did before. II from June 5
to November 10 is not long enough
10 promulgate new key rate, there
is something bad the matter some
where. The Day OF Judgment Is
drawing on apace. and we fear II will
overtake the State Insurance Com.
missioner and the State printer II
they do not get a hustle on them.
selves.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
PRESIDENT B|zzELL
WRITES THE POST


To the Post:
read with interest your editorial
in the Houston Post Of this date in
which you call attention to the fact
that 30 per cent OF the students at
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
College Of Mississippi are taking the
agricultural course. Your favorable
comment on this fact leads me to
think that you will be interested In
few figures taken from the regis.
trar's records OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical College OF Texas.
The comparative growth by years
in the number OF students taking agri-
culture at this institution is as fol.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

y this issue Of The Eagle will be
seen a couple Of letters passed be.
tween a local insurance agent and the
Commissioner Of Insurance relative to
Bryan's new key rate. The commits.
sioner. referring 10 the recent edi.
torial expression in The Eagle on the
subject. says II was "uncalled for"
Maybe II was. but II has ierked the
kinks out OF the thing and everybody
now knows Just where we stand on
the new key rate. They know II is In
effect and has been since June 8. and
that all policies written since that
time viii be refunded according ia
the new rating. We did not know
that before. and for that reason the
editorial was not In vain. Relative
TO the statement OF the commissioner
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

isiS-if ......... ............... fIf
1875 ................. bO7
A comparison OF the enrolment In
the school OF agriculture and the
school Of engineering for the last
three years Is as follows:
School OF agriculture. 1919. -. 5if
School Of engineering. 1919. -. iss
School OF agriculture. 1894. -. Az
School OF engineering. 1894. -. 4ii
The enrolment today for the cur
rent year Is as follows:
School OF agriculture. ........... 5s5
School OF engineering. ........ 463
As you will see from these figures
more than 50 per cent OF the students
Of this institution are taking asricul-
ture.
While we are disposed to note with
qualification the increasing number
that are enrolling In agricultural
courses. we should not lose sight OF
the fact also that the continued In
creasing number In engineering
courses Is gratifying as an evidence
Of the demand for skilled engineers.
There has been a constant increase
In the number OF engineering students
enrolled at this institution regardless
OF the fact that the University OF
Texas offers similar courses IN engi-
neering and the Rice Institute az
Houston Is now Offering rare oppor-
tunities 20 students In engineering n
is also true that many rural problems
depend upon the engineer for solution.
We cannot separate the problems Of
increased production from rural high
way development.
think we can hnd encourseement.
therefore. not only In the increasing
number Of agricultural students but
In the increasing number Of engineer
Ing students as we'll. for II indicates
that productive achievement and con-
structive development are about keep
Ing pace with each other. Yours
truly. W. b. BlzzEI.L. President.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
MORE ABOUT OUR
! INSURANCE Rates
Commissioner Says New Rates Are
Now In Eheet--Rebates
Will Be Made.

Relative to the reduced key ras
for Bryan. correspondence about
which between Secretary Mcknight
OF the Commercial Club and the In
suranoe Commissioner was recently
published. II now develops the new
rate Is In effect and has been since
June 8. That while the old rate APP
peared in all policies and the old rate
was collected. a refund win be made
on all policies written since June 8
as soon as the new rates are promul-
gated. This information was brought
out by the following correspondence.
which Is self-explanatory:
Bryan. Tex. Nov. 6. 1915.
Mr.. A. r. Andrews. Fire Insurance
Commissioner. Austin. Texas.
My Dear Sir-I beg to enclose you
herewith clipping from The Bryan
Daily Eagle OF the 9Th instant. and
also an editorial Of the same issue.
touching upon delayed FORMULATION
Of key rate reduction for Bryan on
account OF increased water supply. as
per inspection OF your engineers dur.
ing the early summer.
In the editorial ! want 10 call your
attention to the following statement:
In the meantime the people OF
Bryan are going right on paying the
old rate. Jones, he pays the freight"
II ] am correct. the editor OF The
Bryan Daily Eagle has the wrong i'm.
preston and likewise conveys the
same to the insurine public, for II is
my understanding that rebates will
be granted on all policies written in
Bryan. to which the key rate applies.
since the date the reduction was ef.
fective. which Is June 5. 1915.
II am correct. kindly advise me
in order that ! may publish the In.
formation for the benefit Of the insur.
ing public and thus save the agents
Of Bryan considerable annoyance.
Thanking you In advance. am.
yours very truly.
GEORGE A. ADAMS. Agent.
Austin. Tex, Nov. 10, 1915.
Mr.. George A. Adams. Agent. Bryan.
Texas.
Dear sir-Your letter Of November
6 enclosing newspaper clippings with
reference to the delay In promulgating
the new key rate OF Bryan and call.
ing especial attention to the editorial
comment. has been received and for
your information I desire to state that
our previous letter TO your CONNER.
cial Club fully explains the delay In
the matter and we feel that the refer.
ence made In the editorial common,
is uncalled for especially as Bryan
has received our cooperation in all
instances. For your information we
desire to state that the new specific
schedule OF rates for Bryan Is now In
the hands OF the printer, and as pre-.
viously stated just as soon as same
are completed they will be transmit
ted TO the local agents OF Bryan and
the reduction will be effective from
the date Of the improvements made,
which in your instance was June 3.
1915.
Trusting this gives you the desired
we beg TO remain. very
truly yours. A. r. ANDREWS.
Fire Insurance Commissioner
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Bell County landed In the dry col.
umn in the local option election Sat.
urday by $50 majority. Governor Fer.
suson stumped the county for the
antis. claiming the fight was made on
him and not in the interest OF prohi-
bition. II II was. then all we have to
say about II is that what they did to
him was a plenty.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
A WEEK OF PROSPERITY.

In this marvellous age Of electricity
what could be more fitting than that
the electrical industries OF this coun.
try should set apart week. Noyem.
Der p to December 4. to give a grand
demonstration Of the wonderful pro-
gress that has been made In electrical
development? II will also afford an
excellent opportunity to emphasize
the importance Of electricity in our
everyday lives and show he possible
development OF this wonderful energy
In the years 10 come.
II is planned TO have blaze Of light
stretching across the continent and
from the gulf into Canada. halls Of
electricity opened In every city, and
town wherein the latest wonders OF
the science viii be displayed during
the week. with demonstrations by ex.
perts and features that will show how
the Nations prosperity Is closely
linked with its electrical perform.
anees. r.s c
Even though every industry has
been electrified. and the applications
Of electricity are found everywhere
for almost everything under the sun.
the end Ia not yet. One OF the fore
most electricians Of the age recently
predicted:
Electricity will make cities sani-
tary; no dust. dirt or smoke will be
possible. The streets will be beauti.
fully clean. Without fires and with
no animals for fractional labors there
viii be no dust-no dirt. The atmos-
phere will be perfectly clear. With
clean. pure air we shall be able TO
raise evergreen trees and Of course
II Is healthful to have pine trees
where You live. There are few pine
trees In the city today The dirt.
smoke and gases that we now have
In the air In our cities would suffo-
cate the trees In a few years. In the
new electrical regime. health and
strength for all living things will pre-
dominate. Electricity will operate all
vehicles. Gasoline will not suffice 10
drive our automobiles more than n
few years longer. When our coal Is
gone. electricity. developed from
water power. will heat our buildings
and do the cooking. Whenever there
is a wheel TO turn electricity will be
used. In ways that We know not OF
electricity will be applied TO do the
work and TO meet the ever.growing
needs Of mankind"
Who dares TO say that this predic,
ton will never come TO pass! Who
would have believed in the subma.
rine, the flying machine. wireless
teiegraphy. the talking machine and
moving pictures a few years ago? In.
deed. in view Of what has been done
before. we must admit that these pre-.
dictions are very modest.
When We look at the developments
OF electricity today It is difficult 10
believe that thirty.hve years ago there
was no such thing as an electric car
In the United States that the tele.
phone was In the experimental stage
and that the cable had only Just en-.
tered on its wonderful career. And
stupendous as have been the changes
wrought by electricity within the
memory Of persons Of middle age. the
average man does not appreciate the
revolution II has brough about in al.
most every industry. II is a story Of
magic, more bewildering than Alad.
din's lamp-waoo Times.Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor OF Kentucky comedies the cleo
ton OF the Democrat. whose majority
was right around 200 votes in the
whole State. That's our idea OF Q
close shave.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
WEAR YOUR coLoRs.

Large beautiful chrysanthemums
Varsity and A. & w. colors. soc eacn.
Place your orders with me by We'd
nesday night.
MISS MARION FOOTE.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Like old Lem Jucklin's ROSTERS. the
war has now progressed TO the point
where II will have to be fought to a
finish"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

It is to be hoped this freeze caught
the boil weevils. like II did some OF
the rest OF Us. before they had put up
their stoves.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Richard Garner and Callie Williams.
Frank Sterling and Alma Murphy.
Charlie Foster and Meliza Thorn
ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Going to have a fashion show on
skates. suggests a man IN evening
clothes clinging to a lamp post.-New
York Evening Telegram.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Now for the A. 4 M.University
game. II you ever rooted for the
home team in your life now is the
time.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

When good talker is on the plat
FORM" said Uncle Eben. reform
seems so easy dat II almos' looks like
common amusement" Washington
Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

A Baltimore woman witness threw
a kiss at the judge on the bench and
was sentenced to five days in jail for
contempt Of court A heavy penalty
for wild pitch. Washington Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
No.rsu.oH CARNIVAL. HOUSTON.
November SILL. q O. N. Popular
Low Rate Excursions.

For special days. Season tickets
on sele daily. For rates and other
particulars see Ticket Agent. !. q q.
n. Ry.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Uncle Ezra-Eph Hoskins must
have had some time down in New
York.
Uncle Eben-Yep. Reckon he trav.
eled a mighty swift pace. Eph's wife
said that when Eph got back and
went into his room he looked at the
bed. kicked a. and said. What's this
darn thing for?'-Judge.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Come on and join US, old man"
mo. thanks. I'm on the water
wagon"
We'll don't you ever get OF to pick
up the whip?'-Boston Transcript.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

A man used to vicissitudes Is not
easily dejected.-Samuel Johnson.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Bookkeeper beginning his plea for
a raise)-l've grown gray in your
service. Mr.. Stone. and
Newspaper owner (lnterrupting)-
II you'll forward a selfaddressed
stamped envelope to our beauty col.
umn conductor, she'll send you an ex.
cellent and perfectly harmless rene.
dy!-Puck.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

A Philadelphia doctor says that any
substance that will absorb milk or
cream is good breakfast food.
There are enough bowling cats in
Jacksonville to keep the professor in
breakfasts all his life.-Forida Times
Union.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Ella-How do you like Jack. dearle? ,
Stella-oh. he's a perfect bear.
Ella-Growled all the time. sup.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

What makes Bliggins in such a
hurry TO get 10 work in the morning."
"He isn't getting to work. His
family has moved and they are fixing
up the house. He's getting away from
work. "-washington Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

guess I'm for it"-Princeton Tiger,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

What do you think about the
cause OF grayitationf"
4 don't know much about II. But
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Stella 49, Er. no. honey - wanted TO
hug all the time.-Florida Times.
Union.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

had rather have fool to make me
merry than experience to make me
sad.-As You Like II.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Only a steady reader Of the society
columns can tell for sure who's going
TO and who's returning from Reno
Washington Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

Knicker-lsnt Jones summer
pest7
Bocker-He is the submarine under
the hot wave.-New York Sun.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

II don't believe the woman who has
the next apartment 10 ours ever
touches her parlor carpet"
My dear. that's a sweeping ar.
raignment "-Baltimor American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

A poet not in love is out at sea-
Bailey.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

THE count was very much embar.
raised this evening"
How was that"
"His sweetheart wanted him to tell
her how much he loved her"
THAT should have been easy
1T would have been. but he bad
not had time to look her father up IN
Bradstreet's. Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-15

The strangest thing is that a boy
who could give the devil lessons In
fiendishness often grows up TO be a
decent man.-Florida Times-Unicn.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
MAY NOW SHIP BERRY
CRATES THROUGH MAIL,

Washington - Postmaster General
Burleson Tuesday ordered that the
size limit of packages for parcel post
shipment be increased to combined
length and girth of "a inches, which
will permit the mailing of standard
sized fruit and berry crates. The old
limit was 72-inches length and girth and
there has been widespread demand
for it's increase.
The postmaster general also author.
lied the establishment of receipt
system for parcel post packages simi-
lar in that employed by express com
'paaies.
1.-The new regulations, says a de.
partment statement, "provide that on
payment of one cent, the postmaster
at the mailing office may give the
sender of an ordinary parcel of fourth
clas mail, a receipt therefor. A post
age stamp to cover the charge fo,
the receipt will be affixed to the par
eel and the name and the address Of
the addresse shall be written in the
receipt by the sender.o
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
Germany's reply to President Wi

Germany's reply to President Will
sons demand for the protection of
American life and property ON the high
seas in the war zone, appears on
another page Of this issue. We believe
it is very fair and friendly reply and
gives Americans all the protection they
should expect. We also believe that it
will prove satisfactory to all fair-mind-
ed, unprejudiced, peace-loving citizens
of the United States, and be. approved
by President Wilson Notwithstanding
the apparent prejudice against Ger
many that is now exhibited by most of
the press of this country. Because
Germany in this reply has not men
toned monetary recompense for the
loss of life on the Lusitania and other
vessels that were seeking to destroy
her country and starve her people, is
no valid excuse for. the United States
to engage in a war that would involve
her in untold death and debt. The vic
Tins of the Lusitania have no one to
blame but themselves as they were
warned by Germany of the risk they
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
RICH

j. +. Baker lost fine imported stall
lion last week that he purchased from
an Illinois horse firm.
You have all heard of the pony ex-
press that was established in the fifties
by Russell & Majors to carry fast mail
across the plans from the Missouri river
to California. We have an imition Of
it at Eagle Bend where Ralph Clough
is carrying the measurement of the
Snake river water from the automatic
gauge to the phone at Thomas from
where it is transmitted to the geological
surveyors s office at Idaho Falls. Ralph
mounts his black charger and gets his
measurement of the water about o.
clock p. m. Mr.. William Fisher of Ok
ford was one of the late express riders
across the plains. Speaking of Russell
& Majors, they were government freight
ers across the plans in early days when
their trains made weekly trips from the
Missouri river west. The trains con-
sisted Of twenty-five wagons and twelve
pair of oxen to the wagon, two bosses,
two cooks and two teamsters. Mr.. Ma
jors would visit the train every evening
or morning before they started and
preach the boys a sermon and give them
a bible, and lmplOre them not to swear
These trains would start every week
with government freight until cold
weather set in.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams are down
from Moreland irrigating their crops
which are close to the farm of Mr.. Alma
Clough, Mrs. Adam s father.
Our mail facilities are very uncertain
as we have to depend on our neighbors
or any old way to get it, our postoffice
being five or six miles distant. Oul
commit nication last week was sent in
time, but the party carrying it failed
to mail it in time.
The geological engineer was here thi.
week looking after the automatic gauge
and cable.
Mrs John Campbell of Campbellville
visited at Gold Point last Monday
when she and Mrs. j. E. Baker made
a short visit to Eagle Bend
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15

were taking, and the English owners Of
the ill-fated war steamship that was
insured for $7,5OO,O0O and supposed to
be protected by number of American
passengers are alone responsible for
their death on ship they expected to
be destroyed. Is the United States
going to assume this responsibility by
the sacrifice of perhaps millions of
lives and dollars that would not restore
the dead to life or prevent other nau-
tical travellers in the war zone from
being induced to take a chance of los
ing their life for the protection of
England and the destruction of another
friendly nation. The people of the
United States regret the existence of
the cruel war that is being waged in
Europe by ambitious and greedy mon
archs, and are opposed to participating
in it unless it is for the sole purpose
of protecting their own life and liberty.
VIM. Jennings Bryan very truthfully
says:
"The mass of the American people,
if I know their sentiments, are inter
ested solely in protecting American
rights and in preserving neutrality. 1t
is just as unneutral for the pro-ally
papers to insist upon our helping the
allies as it is unneutral for the pro-
German papers to insist upon our
helping Germany. The pro-ally pa
pers want this government to stop the
German submarine warfare and the
pro German papers want us to put an
embargo on arms and ammunition
but as neutral nation we have no
more right to interfere in the inter
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
PINGREE

Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Sullivan and
kiddies of Salt Lake City have been
visiting in Pingree and vicinity for
the last few days. They are on their
way to Yellowstone Park via Mackay
and Tetonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Swope are visitors
in PocatellO and Virginia this week,
going overland.
DR.. Williams was called from Black
foot TO the Cushman ranch to doctor
a very valuable sick horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. b. Reddick were
Hub visitors Saturday.