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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22

Department Of the IntsrIor sursau Of
Education.

Department Of the interior Bureau Of
Education.
Greatly exaggerated ideas prevail
concerning the total number Of text.
books sold In the United States each
year and the annual profits resulting
from such sales. Confidential data
obtained by the United States Bureau
Of Education from a. textbook pub
fishers In the United States show that
their aggregate total sales In the
United States Of textbooks for use
In public and private schools In 1919
amounted to si7.2a7.oso. The aggre-
gate for public schools. elementary
and high. amounted to si4.2si.7ss.
The total enrolment In public ele-
mentary and high schools for the year
was approximately 100000. Elk
GLIDING the elementary school enroll
ment Of California. since California
prints its own elementary books. the
number becomes is.2i3.7ss. For each
child enrolled In the public schools
In the United States. therefore. the
total annual sale OF textbooks Is 1873
cents. The total expenditure per
child for all school purposes Is ap-
proximately 1891. The cost OF text.
books Is thus approximately per
cent OF the total cost OF maintenance.
support. and equipment The cost per
child on the school population basis
C5-s years OF age) Is 56.6 cents: the
annual per capita OF textbooks on the
total population basis Ia less than
Is cents.
These figures indicate that there Is
little ground for the fear sometimes
expressed that the introduction Of free
textbooks win add greatly to the cost
Of the public school system and will
greatly increase the rate Of taxation
for school purposes. Az a matter OF
fact the cost for textbooks Is q rel
atiyely small item In the total ex-
penditure for school purposes.
Bureau Of Education officials feel
convinced that the figures obtained af.
ford n Trustworthy statement OF the
real facts about the size Of he school.
book business. The Is firms from
which data we're obtained handle pro-
badly 30 per cent Of the total textbook
sales In this country. Besides califor.
MIA. Kansas also now prints Its own
textbooks. but the plan was not In op'
Grafton In 1913.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22
SOME DETERMINING FAC.
roRs IN suv'No FsEos,

(By J. W. Chewing. Assistant Chem
ist Of the Texas Experiment Station.
at the Agricultural and Mechanical
College.)
At least four factors should be care
fully considered In determining what
foods to purchase: ~ Price; ca
composition; ,ts) digestibility; 90
productive value. The relation Of the
last three to each other should de.
termine the first. but this Ia often not
true since the dealer viii naturally
ask what price he can get Hence
n thorough understanding OF the
meaning Of these three terms Is nee.
essary to one who wishes TO purchase
his feeds economically and profitably.
They are defined and explained In de-
tail In Bulletin 10 OF the Texas Elk.
pertinent station. and every progress
sive feeder should make himself "a.
milIar with this bulletin.
The composition OF each bag OF
commercial feeding stun sold In Texas
should be shown on tag attached
thereto. II Ia expressed In terms o.
protein. nitrogen free extract. fat.
crude fiber. and ash. As general
rule. In purchasing concentrated
feeds. the buyer should aim to secure
the greatest amount OF protein. nitro.
gen free ex'lact. and fat at the low
est price possible. Special regard
should be paid to the price paid for
protein. which Is usually the most ex.
pensive feed constituent fed-and q
certain amount OF which Is required
by all animals especially working an
imals. However. the low price OF cot.
tonseed meal In the South often
makes II possible to feed protein In
eottonseed meal more economically
thaa w tS~a uaaokSu HNt '&t.tt W.
such concentrated feeds as corn and
corn chops. The relative price OF
corn Tor Its equivalent In milo or
Kaffir chops) will usually determine
this factor In Texas.
II should be borne In mind that
while protein may thus be used to re-
place nitrogen free extract. within
certain limits. In making up a ration.
nothing can be used to replace pro-
tein In the ration until the animal
first has sufficient protein for It's
body nourishment The bods re-
quirements are increased when the
animal Is doing work.
While the foregoing Is true In a
general way. It may be modified to
some extent by the digestibility and
productive value OF the feed. These
are the final considerations In determ-
lining the value OF feed. To sum up:
The purchaser should look for a high
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22
NOTICE o. sHsa'rrs SALE.
The State Of Texas. }
County Of Brasos. ;

The STATE Of Texas.
County Of Brasos.
BY virtue Of an order Of sale issued
out Of the District court Of Brszos
county. Texas. on the TIN day Of May.
1915. b. the clerk thereof. In the case
Of Fountain Brothers. q Arm CON-
posed Of J. L Fountain and 4. J.
Fountain W. J. w. wiley. q. 8. Bal
lard and sidney Lansford. for the sum
Of three thousand two hundred and
ninety %oloo ,s.2so.lo) dollars. with
interest thereon from the 18th day Of
March 1915. At the rate Of eight per
cent per annum. said cause being
numbered ssis upon the docket Of
said court. and to me a. sheriff d.
rectsd and delivered. viii proceed
to sell for cash. within the hours pre-
scribed by Law for sheriR's sales. on
the nrst Tuesday In July. A. D. 1915.
same being the 9Th day Of July. 1915.
before the court house door Of said
BFaxos county. in the City OF Bryan.
the following described property. to-
Wit:
sixty-nve (ss) feet off Of the South
end Of lots Nos. One ~ and Two ca
In block No. twenty-five (22) IN the
City Of Bryan. Brasos county, Texas.
Levied on a. the property Of Sid.
ney Lansford to satisfy . judgment
amounting to three thousand two
hundred and ninety and ie-1oo
tt3.2s0.l0) dollars In favor Of said
Fountain Bros. and foreclosing
lien on the above described land. and
for costs Of suit
Given under my hand this the iith
day Of May. 1915.
Z. @. MUM.
Sheriff Brasos county. TEXAS.
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NOTICE or sHsa,rrs SALE.

The State Of TEXAS.
County Of Brazos.
BY virtue Of an order Of sale issued
out Of the District Court Of Brasos
county. Texas. on the 7th day Of May.
1915. by the clerk thereof. In cause
No. ssl5. styled Brasos County De-
velopment Company W. J. W. Wiley
and @. 8. Ballard. and to me - sheriff
directed and delivered. I will proceed
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protein soHssas Of such iced. r- are
well disested and have q high pro-
ductive value. II the feed falls down
on one or more Of these three points
he should demand q corresponding
decrease In price.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22

Il believe" said the impatient man.
ks he put aside the telephone. that
In 10 fishing" Didn't know you
Jared for fishing" Il don't ordinarily.
Bat Is the only chance have Of md
ing myself at the end Of n line that
ISN'T busy. Washington star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22

a fasn couldn't % known 70 nave
made thousand doIlars without my
OF pis friends trying to SET Ss.ooo each
out OF him--Nsw York Press.
MAKES you think 90! ! seem 70 nave
lost al desire 70 wear wnte nanne'
troasers on sundays ana ho''oays--
Detroit free Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-22
FOR sALE-A BARGAIN.

One six-room house. with electric
lights and sewerage. lots and on
corner OF block. blocks east Of
'ourt house.
Il. J. JENKINS.
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Hyou absc
Office phone and become Delivered the city %
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Bud!" .sns laid IN impulsive hand
on his arm and he thrust bis gun back
into the sling with thud.
IAN right!- he said. Cant stop to
talk about It. Go ahead-and nay the
hide on Of that roan!"
They we're less than mile from the
line. but the rurales had foreseen their
ruse IN dropping into the gulch and
had turned at the same time to inter
cept them. They were pushing their
fresh horses to the utmost now across
the open prairie. and as the roam
Jagged and faltered in his stride Bud
could see that the race was lost.
Head for that monument" he
called to Gracia. pointing toward one
OF the international markers as he
faced their pursuers. You'll make 1t
they won't shoot a woman!
He reached for his gun as he spoke.
mo. mol" she cried. Don't you
stop! II you do / will! Come on!"
she entreated. checking her horse to
walt for him. You ride behind me
they wont dare shoot at US them"
Bud laughed shortly and wheeled In
behind her. returning his gun to its
sling.
All right" he said. "we'll ride It out
together then!"
He laid the quirt to the roam In the
whih OF racing bushes . white monu-
ment flashed up suddenly before them.
The rurales were within pistoLshot
and whipping like mad to head them.
Another figure came flying along the
line. a horseman. waving bis hands
and motioning. Then. riding side by
side. they broke across the boundary
with the banned rurales yelling savage
ly at their heels.
Keep golng!" prompted Hooker.
as Gracia leaned back to check her
horse; down into the guich there
them rurales are liable to shoot yeti"
The nnal dash brought them to
cover. but n Bud leaped down and
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took Gracia In his arms the roam
spread his feet, trembled, and dropped
heavily to the ground.
Hell be all right" soothed Bud. as
Gracia still clung to his arm. Then.
as he saw her gaze fixed beyond him.
he turned and beheld Philip De Lam
cey. H
1t was the same Phil. the same man
Bud had called pardner. and yet
when Hooker saw him there he stiff
fened and his face grew hard.
..Weil?" he said. slowly detaching
G.ac!a's fingers and putting her hand
away.
AS Phil ran forward to greet them
he stepped sullenly on to one side.
What they said he did not know. for
his mind was suddenly blank: but
when Phil rushed over and wrung his
hand he came back to earth with q
start.
"Bud." cried De Lancey ecstatIcal.
~. "how can ever thank you enough!
You brought her back to me. didn't
you, old man? Thank God you're safe
I've been watching for you with
glasses ever since heard you had
started. knew you would do It.
pardner; you're the best friend man
ever had! But-say, come over here a
minute want to speak to you"
He led Hooker of to one side. while
Gracia watched them with Jealous
eyes, and lowered his voice as he
spoke.
at was awful good Of you, Bud" he
whispered. but I'm afraid you've got
in bad! The whole town is crazy about
It. Old Aragon came up on the first
train. and now they've wired that you
killed Del Rey. BY jove. Bud. wasn't
that pulling 1t little strong? Captain
OF the rurales, you know-the whole
Mexican government is behind him
and Aragon wants you for kidnaping!"
What's that?" demanded Gracia. as
she heard her own name spoken.
Bud looked at Phil. who for once
was at loss for words. and then he
answered slowly.
Your father is down at the station"
he said. looking for--you."
well, he can't have mel" cried Ora.
cia defiantly. I'm across the line
now! I'm free! can do what
please!"
But there's the immigration ofIlce."
interposed Phil pacihcally. You will
have to go there-and your father has
claimed you were kidnapped"
''Ha! Kidnapped" laughed Gracla.
who had suddenly recovered her
spirits. And by whom?'
''Well--by Bud here" answered De
Lancey hesitatingly.
Gracia turned as he spoke and sur
yeyed Hooker with q mocking smile.
Then she laughed again.
Never mind" she said, "I'll AZ that.
III tell them that kidnapped himl"
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keep q going. and the FIRST man thai
makes a break III shoot him full Of
koles!"
He sat like 4 statue on his shining
horse. his six-shooter balanced to shoot,
and something In his very presence
the bulk Of his body. the forward
thrust OF his head. and the burning
hate of his eyes--Quelled the spirits
OF the rebels. They were a rag-tag
army. mounted on horses and donkeys
and mules and with arms of every
known make.
II was just such an army as was
oyerrunning all northern Mexico, such
an army as had been levying tribute
on the land for a century. They spread
terror throughout all that great coun-
try south of the American border.
The fiery glances of the American
made them cringe as they had always
cringed before their masters. and his
curses turned their blood to water. He
lowered above them like a giant, pour
ing forth q torrent of oaths and beck
oning them on their way. and the lead.
er was the first to yield.
WIN manu- h6II-fai6eu anu Jaw on
his breast he struck spurs to his fright
ened mule and went dashing over the
ridge.
The others followed by twos and
threes. some shrinking. some protest
ing. some gazing forth villainously
from beneath their broad hats. AS they
looked back he whIrled upon them and
swore he would kill the first man that
dared to turn his head.
After all. they were generation Of
slaves. those low-browed. unthinking
poems. and war had not made them
brave. They passed on. the whole
line Of bewildered soldiery. looking In
vain for the men that were behind the
American. staring blankly at the beau
uful woman who sat SO courageously
by his side.
When the last had gone by Bud
picked up his rife and watched him
around the point Then he smiled
grimly at Gracia. whose eyes were still
round with wonder. and led the way
down the trail.
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of the native laborers who. squatting
savage style on his launches, was
wedding the flower beds, he. impaled
the unsuspecting negro on his long
horn. tossed him high into the air. and
trampled on in his errandsof destruc-
ton. He reacheds the road outside.
charged lengthwise through 16-yoke
oxen team, upsetting the wagon, and
then. going out TO the plain beyond.
charged the farm overseer and was
promptly shot by that experienced
huntsman. isl
Future Of East Africa.
Mr.. Mcmillan sees a great future
ahead for that part of Africa In which
he is settled. Though at-present there
are dangerous beasts that prey upon
the flesh of man. and he finds fresh
dangers wherever he may go, over
mead and underfoot, foes that crawl
and bite and sting and poison, that
kill his fiocks and ruin his growing
grain, yet for all that he is positive in
his belief that it is essentially white
mans country. II Is almost directly
under the equator, yet with its high
altitude, its clear, cool nights, and its
dry, bracing atmosphere. there is but
little Of the tropic siclsnesses. malaria
is unknown, the terrible sleeping sick
ness is being rapidly eliminated, and
the soil is SO amazingly fertile that in
few generations it should prove the
granary of the world Almost any
ordinary European and American fruit
or vegetable will flourish there; cot
ton is already being extensively cnlti-
waited along the coast lowlands: sisal
hemp. corn and apples have proved
most successful crops, and he. thinks
the coffee of the future will all ship
out of Mombasa and other East Afri.
can ports.
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F. il
buffalo and the queer, strange looking
wart hogs make sinuous lanes of pas
sage, while in the deeper waters lie
sluggish hippopotami and voracious,
Unsuitable crocodiles. The mincing
ostrich preens itself among the fiat
topped acacias, and in the taller. stur-
dier mimosa growths the giraffe keeps
keen-eyed vigil for the approaching
foe. .. ''T
Overhead, from the taller branches
and under foot in the jungle growths,
come the trills and calls and
reed.like notes of the bewildering
wealth of bird life that fills the tropic
forests. while threading serenely
through this natures wonderland, pass
to and fro the natives of the estate,
the well-nigh naked savage. primitive
Wakamba, and unsmiling. serious
Kikuyu, warlike Nasal and more civil
ized Mohammedan Somali.
An Army Of Servants.
There are some 600 natives of the
various tribes employed on Juja Farm,
house servants and farm hands. labor
ers, horse boys. shepherds. porters and
askari, or native soldiery. Over these
Mr.. Mcmillan rules with a kindly rein,
being mayor and chief of police, board
OF city fathers and municipal Justice,
all bound up in one stalwart, impress
sive presence, for under the colonial
system of British government, as a
landed proprietor, holding acreage un-
der purchase from the crown, and
more than is miles from town or other
seat of permanent Justice, he is en-
dowed with magisterial powers, and
may settle all cases OF minor misde-
meanors, theft and petty savage
knavery. which carry with them no
deprivation Of liberty.
OF this vast plantation only a small
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WORLDS WONDER IN OREGON
Hottest Springs on Earth Said to Have
Been Located Seventy Miles
From Portland.

Springs hot enough to cook beani
and boil eggs in three minutes have
been found within a short distance Of
Portland, Ore. They are on the Clack
amas river, 80 miles south OF Esta
cada and 10 miles from Portland.
These springs are so In number,
and one throws out a stream seven
inches in diameter. The springs have
been known to the Indians for many
years. A French halfbreed named
Michel Arquetto. q trapper, hearing an
old Indian of the Molalla tribe speak
of hot springs this side OF the range,
made an Investigation and found
them.
The springs are supposed to be the
hottest in the world-220 degrees.
Beans have been cooked in the larg.
or spring with the same dispatch a.
on stove. Eggs, enceased In mesh
of any kind, have been cooked in three
minutes. Even fish have been caught
in the Clackamas river and without
being taken of the line have been
dropped into tho spring and in very
brief time cooked to a turn.
The waters come from solid rock
and are strongly impregnated With
salts. but not OF suficient strength
to make tho taste Objectionable.
Many stories are told by the Indians
with regard to the wonderful proper.
ties of these springs and they have
been known to cross the mountains
from the reservation on the other side
to bathe in the waters of the big
Hole" az they call It.
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NJ 'NlllldIllS q ),
JlIJd Farm RI

part is under cultivation, but the wide
fields Of sprouting maize. the great
stretches Of sisal hemp and coffee, the
clustering blossoms OF the American
orchard and the sweet fragrance OF
the gardens all testify to the wealth
and generosity Of the soil of the farm,
stead. Cattle and sheep, horses and
monkeys Craze in the thick lush grass
of the high slopes, beside the queer,
beehive huts Of the natives, under the
care of Nasal shepherds.
Buffalo Most Dangerous.
Unlike Mr.. Roosevelt. who has ex.
pressed the opinion that the lion is
the most dangerous of African ami.
mails to hunt, and Sir Samuel Baker
and other mighty hunters, who yield
the palm to the elephant, MI. McMil-
Ian, after almost Is years experience.
unhesitating places the water buffalo
as the most dangerous foe to human
life, when wounded and brought to
bay by the huntsman.
The rhinoceros. In Mr. McMillan's
opinion is of little actual danger to an
experienced and thoroughly alert man
Possessed, apparently, OF the most saV-
age and erratic temper of any of the
larger animals, 1t can see but poorly
out of those red. pig.like eyes. being
scarcely able to distinguish a man a
sho distance away. Then, when ne
charges, he runs blindly. throwing his
huge bulk forward in straight line
from which he seldom deviates. The
hunter, II he be sure-footed and col
lected. should his fire fail to stop the
gigantic beast, can easily evade him
by lodging, stepping aside when the
charge is almost upon him. and there
is but little likelihood OF the rhino
returning to the attack.
These animals are much given to
wanton attacks, seemingly running
amuck at times. On ONE SUCH occa-
sion, a rhino came out of the nearby
brush and charged wildly through the
Juja Farm garden. Coming upon one
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- UT In British East Africa, al
most directly under the equa-
tor, lies Juja Farm, the
immense ranch owned by VII.
liam N. Mcmillan, once a busi-
ness man In St Louis. After twenty
years OF exploration and adventure, he
has settled down there to the rela-
lively quiet life Of farmer and hunt
er, and his greatest excitement nova
days comes In the entertainment OF
some noted hunter Of big game. like
Theodore Roosevelt, the sultan OF Zan-
zibar, Lord Lonsdale. Aga Khan and
Chase Osborn Of Michigan.
The 10000 acres of Juja Farm, and
the smaller 16.000-acre holdings OF
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mua Farm. some 10
miles away. stand $500 feet above sea
level, on the great Mua escarpment
Of Eastern Africa, 325 miles inland
from Membasa, principal British Afri-
can port In the Iodian ocean.
Here, in a long. low, one-story farm
house, with vine-coyered verandas and
numerous outbuildings. Mr.. MCMILLAN
lives the life Of . British landed pro-
pIletOEp III olAAObe AOuoeA 0pASSes
ruling the natives residing on his hold
ings, hunting the elephant, the rhi-
noceros and the lion, and protecting his
herds and hocks and people from their
ravages. On his broad acres. the lord
ly lion and his vicious spouse, king 1t
over their follow creatures; here are
rhinoceros. hideous hyena and beau
tiful leopard; here graceful gaelic
and powerful. ungainly gnus. alert and
wary, cross the endless flats; from
III vine-covered veranda Of the low.
beamed house can be seen black and
white striped zebra and ruddy harte-
beest, reed buck and waterbuck, i'm
mense eiand and tiny dikdik. and all
the other half hundred antelope varie-
ties that disport on the equatorial
plains. In the papyrus marshes dot
ting the bosom Of the swamps and rim
ming every sea-green lake. the terrible
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Prefer loss before unjust gain; for
that brings grief but once; this 20
ayer-CApA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-10
Hiuh School Mothers,

The High School Mothers club will
meet Monday afternoon at the High
school. A full attendance o, all men,
bers is requested. The meeting will
be an informal one, so the new teach
ers may meet the patrons, and that
the patrons may become acquainted
with them.
Miss Jones will give a reading.
This will be followed by solo given
by Miss Peterson. Miss Annie d.
Thompson will render piano selec-
ton. Informal talks will conclude the
program. The High school Mothers
club is composed of enthusiastic moth
ers who have great plans for the
winters work. All mothers of high
school pupils are requested to attend
and become members of this pro
gressive club.
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IN SOCIETY
BY Jeanette H. Poland leieP"o"e 'o1
s.o % s.,o,m $50 to pm.

Mrs. Thurmond and Mrs. Booker
have returned from Kentucky.
Miss Vera Olive has returned from
Colorado, where she has spent the
past few months.
Miss Charlotte Wall left Monday for
Edmond, where she will attend the
Central state Normal.
Circle Three of the Broadway Meth
odist church will meet Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Hartnitt
Mrs. F. p. Won Keller and Miss
Beatrice Won Keller spent a part Of
the past week in Lexington.
Mrs. Edmund Frye and son, who
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
J. f. Williams, have returned to Nc