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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-11

DIR. Thomas z. Hughes. government
veterinarian at A. and NJ. College, left
this afternoon for stephenville in the
interest Of his work with the college.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-11

d. S. Hart is attending to business
matters In Waco today and will at.
tend the football game.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-11

Mrs. f. c. Elliott went TO Waco this
afternoon to visit friends and rela-
tives.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-11

The three special trains from Col.
lege and Bryan to Waco this morning
all did a good business and football
enthusiasts were scarce In the city all
day long.
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Nigh school Cadets.
. the Editor ok The E,rniug World

wish TO take exception TO the
statement that the students of Stuy-
vesant High School were the first in
the country TO form a company of
cadets.
The high schools OF the City OF
Boston have for years maintained
several regiments OF cadets, and they
were, and still are, trained to a high
degree Of efficiency In military tao
tics. both regimental and company.
by officers Of high rank in the VI. V.
NJ. and receive military diplomas.
For the past several years military
drill has been part Of tho school cur
riculum. II would seem that New
York is Just waking up to a need Of
preparedness among its school stu
dents that existed In Boston over
twenty years ago. J. G. II.
Flrst "Bnr nrh~rIess Barber shop"
To the Ld,lor u The L'enins " orid
A Chicago barber claims TO have
established the frst bsrberless bar Der
shop In the world. BY referring TO
your files you viii hnd that on April
8, 1913. The Evening World published
an article which will dsprove Chi
sASos claim TO this honor. John
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Reflections of
A Bachelor Girl
By Helen Rowlan d

Copyrsh by 70
~ the first . It is-1ust
kiss
s Let
his fluffy little thing
walk right and quarters
r husbands It a
whether
envying being able right
mans first love is the most superlative thing
merely comparative
morning nip BY the
before girl sometimes rushes into filtration the
hear the before
quickest haer tho home by hurting
another.
q
making another "jus a good
. the lump
the throat for love-
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Letters From the People

Bsrbagallo Is jealous Of the fact that
he gave TO New York City the nrst
barberless barber shop, and before
you relegate this to the waste basket
he hopes that you will call the turn
on Chicago by referring to the article
mentioned above. which can be found
on the first page OF the Right Here
in New York" section.
JOHN BARBAGALL,O.
London. S,B22,O8S, Manhattan, T..
iO3,2'Is, Greater New York
City, B,353,ssb.
10 N. Editor al The Evening World
VIII YOU kindly state through the
columns OF The Evening World the
population Of London England, and
also New York and Greater New York
City? W. L. wANDS
Buffalo.
10 the Editor OF The Evening World.
To decide bet. please state through
Letters from the People which is the
second city in New York in point of
population. JOHN Il. o'BRIEN.
Agriculture.
To the Editor Of The Evenlns World
Which industry includes the more
people In this country. agriculture or
manufacturinS1 n 3. T,
The evening world., 1916-05-29


Ms TILLiE' the blond stenos. s-
V rapher. dropped the newspaper
she had been reading. Say
che said. to nobody In particular,
what's this wire trapping I've heard
20 much about? What kind Of traps
arc they using and what are they try
ing to trap2"
Miss Primm. private secretary to
the boss, just had TO smile. My good
ness. Miss Tillie!" she said. Why
don't you keep up on current eventsI
It's wire- -tapping-not trapping.
think the linemen are trying to collect
for their work. but the city declares
It was done for charity and won't
pay"
"Oh. see." replied the blonde.
That's why the Mayor Is provoked
Absolutely: His argument Is per-
fectly sound"
sure It's sound" said Bobbie. the
once boy. "since it's about lot Of
telephones. You see, telephones trans
nit sound. and
"PArdon me. Bobbie. but you're in
terrupting." said Miss Primm sternly.
And. moro than that, what you have
TO say is OF no consequence whatever
"You people make me SMILE" said
Popple. the shipping clerk Miss
Primm has that wire-tapping thing all
wrong. She has made 1t just ABOUT as
clear as
Mud" said Bobbie.
silence" snapped Miss Primm at
the boy. Then she turned To Popple.
"Will you kindly tell me wherein I'm
wrong" she asked, deflantly.
Sure" replied Popple. 1T was a
charitable institution"
"Oh, | see." said Bobbie.
"Ahem!" said Spooner. the book
keeper I'm inclined to think we'd
better change the subject, l see shoes
are going up. What do you think OF
that"
Evidently you've been to some bur-
lesque show" said Popple. That's
where they have girls who kick"
II have not been to any burlesQue
show and | don't care for your Jest"
said Spooner II mean shoes are go
ing up in price"
"Huh!" said Bobbie. Guess well
all have to wear boots.'
THAT was a silly remark" said
Miss Primm. III shoes are higher
naturally boots are"
"Oh. sure" replied Bobbie. Boots
often come clear up to the knees
while shoes seldom
well. never!" chirped Miss TIL
lie. That's the brightest remark I've
heard in long time. II | weren't
timid Id give Miss Primm a Joke
about the slipper"
slipper one anyway" came from
the boy.
There seems to be a movement or
foot here to tease somebody" sale
Popple. smiling broadly.
"And ! suppose I'm the goat. to US,
a slang expression" snapped Mis-.
Primm, well It's got to be stopped
III have nobody springing cheap wit,
ticisms at my expense, | shall tel
the next one who does 1t exactly wha
I think of him"
"ouist now -be calm!" said Spooner
Hero comes tho boss
Mr., Snooks entered the room wear
J ing a smile. Good morning, folks,
he said. II almost did a wonderfu
trick Just now"
The evening world., 1916-05-29

that studieth keepch his green
ohtch other,otse ,could heal do peH-BACON.
The evening world., 1916-05-29
CHAPTER XIX.
COPYRIGHT. 1910. b. Ths 7


A UoUsT II (continued).-I sup
~ pose It's not morally wrong
for women to smoke. I know
that ever 90 many respectable wives
and mothers do It nowadays. But tho
custom seams to me Like putting on
make-up-a practice from which .
delicately minded woman instructive
ly shrinks.
So when cigarettes were served
with coffee to the feminine guests at
Mrs. Denford's dinner. and when the
other women began To smoke with
an almost feverish eagerness-well.
couldn't follow their example.
Though nothing was said. l had the
miserable consciousness that every
one present was noting my detection
and secretly smiling at my simplicity.
l longed TO run away from these
glittering hard faced women. TO 60
home. The daintiness and comfort
and peace Of my little apartment had
never seemed so desirable. But l bit
my lips to hide their trembling and
tried to make my eyes as hard and
bright as those about me. l would
not fail Ned In the house of his
friends. Besides. / knew that the
men would rejoin us In q few min
utes for the dancing mentioned in
our invitation. Mr.. Thorndyke, the
nice boy who had taken me in to
dinner. had made me promise him
the first waltz.
In the ballroom ! felt better. am
fond Of dancing and the music was
beautiful. ! danced with Mr.. Thorn
dyke. with Ned and with several OF
the other men who were presented Ia
me. Then, since l was a little tired
the nice Thorndyke boy-he's at leas,
two years younger than I-suggeste d
that We sit out the next one step in
the conservatory.
He left me on a marble seat behind
a clump of ferns while he went to gel
me a glass of punch. The GOODNESS
and quiet were refreshing. and un.
consciously drew back as far as pos
sible into the corner OF the bench sc
that / was nearly hidden by the thick
ferns.
Suddenly I heard voices on tho
other side of the fern-bower. Ant
The evening world., 1916-05-29

asked Mr.. Jarr.
"Oh. Of course. want you 70 come
homo In time for supper" said Mrs.
Jarr. 'Out I'm going downtown to do
little shopping and won't b homo
myself till after dx o'clock OF courss
you men think . woman u silly about
shopping. but an not It Just tires
me al outi But I promised 10 meet
my mother downtown and - shop.
ping with her"
II suppose Monday y the favorits
shopping day for al womenr' asked
Ar. Jar.
1T appears to me that every day 10
their favorite day" replied Mrs. Jar.
whether they live IN town or in the
suburbs. Take Mrs, jenkins. for In.
stance. I'm sure she gets to the
stores oftener than I do. and she tells
mo that tho suburban trains are
crowded With women all the time.
They come to town after their hus.
bands leave home and they are back
before them. Talk about living in the
city! Wen. those women that COM
plain because they live in the sub.
urbs get to matinees and bargain
sales oftener than women that live
In town."
Commuters don't have much pleas
ure going to the theatre" said Mr..
Jarr They haven't time to dine
after the play; they often haven't
time to stay till tho last aot 10 nn-
ished."
"Huh!" emitted Mrs. Jarr. ~Those
women that hive in the suburban
towns don't deny themselves anything
in the way Of play going. They come
; In to the mainees. You should see
the midday trains! They are Just
loaded down with overdressed women
coming In to spend their husbands
money. They are matinee crazy, and,
what with their bridge whist clubs
at home and their running to town
every day and every day. it's no Won
der they can't keep servants, and
their poor children are neglected and
run Wild"
"I thought people moved to those
suburban towns solely on account of
their children. so they could have
fresh air and plenty Of playroom." re-
marked Mr.. Jarr.
We'll. they have plenty Of fresh air
and plenty of playroom." replied Mrs.
Jarr. "for they have nobody to look
after them or know what they are do
ing, poor little things. with their
mothers running to town and running
TO town day after dAy!"
Living IN the country can't be 40
bad. after ALL then" said Mr.. Jarr.
Let us move out"
"No. thank you" said Mrs. Jarr. II
live far enough away from the thea =
tres and stores UP here. as II isis
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Just a Wife--(Her Diary)
Edited by Janet Trevor.

y On rThs Nsv Y0t pvsnins worA.)
the first distinctly uttered ssntscos
precluded any attempt to move cut
Of hearing.
What do you think Of that imposm-
BILE wife Of DR.. Houghton'sf" NE
voice belonged to . pretty. red-hairod
woman Who had been At my host's
dyke had volunteered the information
that she was Mrs. Winthrop and ~
distant cousin.
"she Is 20 empha ideally NOT tAs>
wife for HIM." was the answer ~
my hostess's rich. dramatic tones.
She might a. we'll be the daughter
OF q country clergyman or the V4fe
how our cigarettes shocked herf'
Rather pretty. though" came 60m
the other.
But absolutely without diO1nosf
tion." Mrs. Denford remarked, orisply.
She Is doubtless an admirable house.
keeper. she could trim her own hats
II she had to. and when she has
children she will always see that their
noses are wiped and their shoes
around her husbands neck. Before
his marriage a lot Of US were glad to
have him at dinner shall continue
to entertain the two Of them, but
Mrs. Houghton won't fit In our 81.
She's completely . member Of the
bourgeoise.
I'm another ten years her Husband
might have married one of US. Now
well, II he's not careful, he may
have to move to New Jersey. Can
you imagine that piece Of pink-and-
white insignificance playing hostess
! In a city establishment"
You seem dreadfully excited abouk
It. dearest" Even In my agony I
had a passing wonder at the nalaoo
in Mrs. Winthrop's voice.
"Oh, ] hate to see a good mana
chance In life ruined by a woman
/ he ought never to have married"
Mrs. Denford said with slirht bit.
! terness, But come. Nora, darlinR.1
My husband. I'm sure. Ia waiting
for you, but he won't look for YOU
here, since I told him I was goine
to the conservatory to see II thu
music could be heard clearly"
| ! have written It all. The rest Of
the evening is a blur through which,
somehow. I lived, oh, ! must stop
suffering and sleep!
(To BE Continued)
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Hits From Sharp Wits

charm Of narration is the story Of the
rich man who spends a week gath
ering data showing how a man can
live on Is a week.-Nashville Banner.
When the wife cautions hubby to
bring home bottle OF hat bleach"
these days he knows instinctively
that his last summer kelly" In to see
active service again.-Macon News.
There's a difference between fault
finding and pointing out faults.-Al-
bany journal.
The evening world., 1916-05-29

When An applicant for a position Is
told that he will be borne In mind "
anything turns up. he would better
continue to try to turn something up
elsewhere.--Albany Journal.
Women throw old shoes at a bride
with the hope of hitting the groom.
Too many men have the mistaken
notion that the thing 10 do Is the
other fellow.-Toledo Blade.
One Of the things that Is losing its
The evening world., 1916-05-29
Facts Not Worth Knowing
Bv Arthur Raer
By Art ur B

Copyright 1915 By T IuOl,Ans
IN
building repolpin1 door oih
a
partners feet
motion hobo
redress
Jefferson hal entirely n Constitution
g
eoapbe hat to contract uith Ms
college graduates
Connecticut manufacturer has bqueathed set
The evening world., 1916-05-29
The Office Force
worAJ
By Bide Dudley

9 Co. rThs Nsw York E'snins world)
What was it7" asked Miss Primm.
pleasantly.
Why. almost turned my automo-
bile into a post"
Tho private secretary laughed. Then
she said: You're SO funny. Mr..
Snooks."
I've got another good one for you."
continued the boss. Miss Primm.
why are you like q duckling7"
I'll have to give It up" replied the
private secretary, beaming on him.
Because you're no chicken"
With that Mr.. Snooks laughed and
disappeared In his private room. There
was silence for a moment and then
Bobbie murmured: Il shall tell the
next ono who does It exactly what I
think OF him"
Miss Prinm turned on him like a
tigress. You shut UP. you little fooll"
she snapped.
II get yer meaning. but I don't I'm.
derstand yer attertude." said the bov.
"Oh. golly!" ohuokled Miss Tillie.
slyly.
Miss Primm arose and stalked out
OF the room. closing the door with 4
bang.
The evening world., 1916-05-29
The Jarr Family

= BY Roy L. McCardell-


NDDN'r you forget .omsthins"
said Mr.. Jarr. as he paused
at the threshold as he was
departing for the days work.
Mrs. Jarr. who had kissed him
goodby. and asked him for money.
could think Of nothing remiss In the
whole duty Of . wife. and % looked
at him in . pushed manner.
You forgot 70 ask me Il would
be homo ear4yi" exclaimed MI. Jar.
"Oh, I don't expect you'll" said Mrs.
JaIr. you are crazy. Like al the rest
of the men. about baseball. You'll bs
standing watching the bulletin
boards. That man Rangie never gets
homo TIL II and ~ O'Clock every
night, being at the baseball games.
but Mrs. Rangle says she doesn't
care. - It keeps him out Of the sa-
looms"
DO you mean you don't expect mo
homo early or you don't want mer'
AIu0 $~ns,. h{,n sslf fha f00l lOOks
The evening world., 1916-05-29
COPYRIGHT ss The Publishing worhJ
THE BOTTLE IMP: bv Robert Louis Stevenson.

COPYRIGHT iss by YORK E,snns
THE BOTTLE IMP; BY Robert Louis Stevenson.
EAwE sailor bought bottle unhappy
K rich In Il
IN bottle opalhued flask for sas
S had been tempered end
satan himself had placed mischief inside should
own this dvsh bottle could the thing
MS soul would be forever lost Nor could be sell for mntsd
money and for less than he had paid for It,
All this the sad millionaire told had
" and less throughout the centuries until now could be bought for No.
Keawe paid the $780, wished for Instantly
Of his pocket and there
wished for beautiful great house hillside overlooking the And
the house his
needed fearing !. a.
for {. few cents less than he paid for It,
loved
And they were brohed No in all Hawaii was hap.
s:. ss loved
cooss~ he taHe. victim
' 'sS" A'A''
He set forth to find nj. shipmate bot.
bottle. had the
shpmae had sold IT. And unit. its latest
Buy YETI for s,. cent ksus not s. an .s @ sell sn
He married M Ak Koks but tn. his souls
srf to himself told
the ssntlns mlnted ntth a
kept her oath @ Ksa xssS. s' ns
the bottle and thus had risked damna.on !,
him
s;::ss:
the % bottle from % kokT ss b. but .ss'ns " value he e'
=. 49,. tell vow warned Ke.v. . wild
{: ;e ;ss % bottles me best thing to go with rv' struck '' Good ';
escape And 'a Sc% os y to a @ s 1 % @ % s Of %
their great house the Hawaiian hillside
A revenge keepeA ,oounds green
sohtch other,one ~ould heal and do weH-BACoN.
The evening world., 1916-05-29

The President believes this ready to
help enforce peace-which 10 different thing
trying o With It.
The evening world., 1916-05-29

Twelve good men and true still find . cold-blooded
murderer guilty without phrases Moral imbeces sick
souls haven't turned trial by Jury into psychological
clinic,
The evening world., 1916-05-29

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
q ONE weeks ago The Evening World urgent
need of summoning the park authorities and the best land
scape experts the country to cooperate with the engineers
In planning of the most important improvements the city has
ever contemplated
We refer to the proposed changes Riverside Park which
follow the covering Of the New York Central along sections Of
Riverside Drive
Public spirited citizens who look ahead are awake to the
nat TINS more than engineers job 1t be treated with
the care and foresight it NOW too
Two letters which follow are to the points
To the Editor Of The Evening
- Engineers tell Park will be improved. But
need scarcely remind that the original
Park made by body
who now make this improvement Of Riverside Park The
Ta Park plans were the work Of engineers competent
Yet years under these Central Park
plans was found necessary TO change them fundamentally
The whole park had TO be completely rsdesisned
Prospect Park in Brooklyn wa planned by commission
OF distinguished citizens again under engineering
again found
plans under direction landscape architects
Changes now proposed in Riverside Park have the support
'tones nowhere the plans He custodian
Of the parks important changes proposed. but
nothing his opinion to the result Of these This
method is doctrine management
1t does necessarily follow opinion park
thoities might give would be finally controlling
or suppress the opinion those placed charge price
sencs W. B. VAN INGEN
Mr. Ven Ingen is we'll known New York artist who COM
bines civic aerness with level head
Samuel Pasons for fifteen years Superintendent Of Parks
authority park planning and maintenance, writes:
the Editor Of The Evening World:
The insuperable objection
ing Riverside D filling o. valleys involves
The character Of park lies in its valleys
hills the rolling which beauty
Of Riverside Park
valleys 20 Il ths present plans are carried out
No scheme Of grading public
tifu surface
Why not sink the tracks
will b cheaper in the end and " the only sensible
SAMUEL PARSONS.
The whole matter calls for further expert examination and
advice before any contracts signed.
Nor the most economical way the that
engineers allowed ahead the bud good tunnel and
cod plan within few years New Yorkers frownng
miserable disappointment and facing the expenditure
Of dollars that made
The Riverside water 'front.' with its varied background Of banks
rising toward the city, extraordinarily fine It would be
pride Of European cystudied improved regardless Of cost
built into enduring asset Of municipal and sghne
Unless New York has foresight and patience present
plan park project less than engineering feat the result
will be a monumental boch.
The evening world., 1916-05-29

The se everything from hmse tho fool looks
to others-RICHTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-01
TIRED LOOKING women

Some women always wear a worn.
tired look. 1t is<the outward sign OF
nervousness, neurasthenia perhaps.
with its characteristic symptoms Of
worry, headaches and sleeplessness.
Overwork, grief, undue excitement,
the late hours and nervous strain OF a
strenuous social season, lack of out-of-
door exercise, any or all of these may
be responsible for the trouble but the
most common cause at this season of
the year is the grip.
Whatever the cause, if you feel the
iced OF more strength try the great
non-alcoholic tonic, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. rs the nerves. get their nourish-
nent from the blood the treatment
must be directed toward building up the
blood. DR.. Williams Pink Pills act
directly on the blood and with proper
regulation of the diet have proved OF
the greatest benefit in many cases of
neurasthenia. A tendency to anenaia,
or bloodlessness, shown by most neu-
rasthenic patients, is also corrected by.
these tonic pills. Your own druggist
sells DR.. Williams Pink Pills or they
will be sent by mail on receipt of price,
80 cents per box; six boxes So. so.
Write for the free booklet, Diseases
of the Nervous System" and a diet
book. Address: DR.. Williams Medi.
cine Co., Schenectady, n. Y,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-01
SchWab Buys DanUiIle Plant
as Bridal Gift For Nephew

Danville, Pa, Sept. I. - Charles NJ.
Schwab, Carleton Schwab Wagner, his
nephew and Sam c. Rebman, the lat
ter of DanWlle, to-day concluded
negotiations for the purchase from
Thomas J. Price and William G..
Pursel, of the Danville Structural
Tubing Company, a local iron mill.
While the new owners will not an
nounce their ultimate plans, they state
that it is their intention to increase
greatly the property with new capital
and that the present plant will be
made the nucleus of one of the larg-
est iron and steel manufacturing
plants in the Susquehanna Valley.
c. S. Wagner will be the presid ent
and general manager Of the new con-
Germ and S. c. Rebman will be vice
president and treasurer. Mr.. Wagner
is a graduate of Lehigh University,
class of 1915. He was recently mar
ried, and while it has not been so an
nounced, the purchase of the Danville
mill is looked on as a wedding present
from the steel magnate to his nephew
The sale includes, besides the MILL
all other real estate of the company
here, consisting of a number of tene-
ment houses and Office buildings. The
purchase price was not made public,
but it is understood to be in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-01
IS FE e IT ON
POSTPONE PLANS
FOR BIG SEWER
Unsettled Conditions Cause De-
lay in Big Improvement
Project

4 scarcity of labor and unsettled
conditions have made necessary tenn
porary postponement of plans to build
a new intercepting sewer to drain the
entire upper end of the borough and
the West Side, it was learned to-day.
Several bids which were received
from contractors who desired the job
of building the new system have been
returned unopened to the bidders.
None OF the proposals were opened, SO
thar when council, the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Bethlehem Steel
Company are in a position TO so ahead
with the work the bids may again be
submitted should the contractors SO
desire.
L. c. Henderson. chairman of the
highway committee, is busy on plans
for having paving on Front street re-
paired Negotiations which nave peen
carried on for several months between
borough officials and the United states
Wood Block Preserving Company, New
York, have reached 4 deadlock ana
council has authorized filing OF a sult
to compel the contractors 10 repair eAe
blocks. -. 20
With this end in view a survey OF
the street has been made by Nelson r
Lewis, 4 consulting engineer ana eN1
pc-t on paving matters, and councll
has been advised that in case OF q sun
the probabilities favor the borough $
winning. ,z .,,is
morning that should repairs not be
made before next council meeting he
Will likely ask that the blocks be re-
haired before cold weather ana the
company be sued to recover the eA-
pcnses incurred.