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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-21
GOODS SOVERE|NCNTY
| MANS FIRE. AGENCY
Hard to Draw Line as to Where Gods
Sovereignty Ends and Mans
Free Agency Begins.

The text OF the evening was Matt
1l:25. The preacher said: don't
know VIII re Gods sovereignty ends
and where mans free moral agency
begins. do know that man must
repent or he'll be lost. God Will at
tend to the great questions. He has
not revealed all things to us. Let
not your heart be troubled Great
promises are there In the 18th chap |
ter of John. We don't know much |
about the mysteries Of this realm but
we enjoy them and put them to use
| MANY OF the theories OF the geologist
about the age OF the world are be-
ing constantly exploded. The Old
ccok stands as Gods revelation TO
man. And we can use its gracious
truths.
Without faith we cant please each
other, neither can we please God with
out exercising faith In Him. God
wants us to trust Him and believe In
Him, leaving the mysteries and the
unknown to Him to take care OF.
A strong appeal was made for men
to turn from their sinful lives and
put their case entirely in the hands
OF lie sae.our
This Mornings Service.
It was noted that the congregation
was a specially good one for holi'
day. In his Introductory remarkks
DIR. Smith said that the men and wom'
en- who are doing their part IN TINS
worlds work are those who believe IN
God.
After reading part of the otn
chapter of Galatians, he spoke Oh the
works of the flesh and the fruits o.
the spirit. An ideal for life is not
the only thing men need nor Is tha'
all that we find Jesus to be- we
need help and He is help in get
ting away from our sins and In purg
ing us from them. There Is NJ
social redemption Of the right sor
apart from the redemption through
the Lord Jesus Christ. There
none other name under Heaven givel
among men whereby we must b
saved"
The fruits of the spirit are active
they are positive good.
We don't want to live simply
negative life. We need to live pos
five life The man who simply al
stains from wrong is just like
: lobster The lobster doesn't swear Q
s. steal or get drunk. We need 10
n acti, e and put some personality an
n enthusiasm into our Christian Quite
People need to cultivate repos
They are better Christians for IT,
ia q time of storm and turmoil D'
~ the man who loves God is going to
It, his duty through it all. Inc law
NY a happy life is bearing other people
nj burdens. Jesus Christ came into u
ro world not to be ministered unto o'
n minister. No president OF Il
'se United States has the opportunity
mt pour out his heart of unselfishhe
as and love to the people that the mi
he lister of the gospel has. Let us III
a us people for God. a. W
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-21

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-21
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-21

LOST Seyen.jewel open face Elgln
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and get reward.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-21
FOR SALE.
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Good four;room
house, barn, lot, garden, etc. See Joe
Kosh
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
JOKE WASN'T ON 'sToNEWALL'
studsnts' Futile Attempt to Make
Great Soldier Evince Even
Slight Sign Of Fear.

MAI. Thomas ]. Jackson, later the
famous 'StonewaH jackson. was our
Instructor In mathematics and drilled
the students In artillery tactics" said
General Armistead. an ante bellum grad
uate Of the Virginia Military institute.
odd Jack as the students called
him, with his worn uniform. faded
cap, usually perched at a ridiculous
angle upon his big head. rusty old
eavalry saber and ungraceful gait, was
In appearance far from our beau ideal
Of a soldier. Nevertheless, 1t was pos
sible even then to guess at the real
greatness Of the man.
'aTbe guns we used In our artillery
drills were pulled by hand. As the
drill proceeded. our instructor would
become transformed into the very SEM
blance Of Mars himself, as, with form
erect, waving sword and flashing eye,
he would give the command Fret in
q voice that rang over the campus like
the blast Of a bugle.
"One day, in a spirit Of mischief, the
students who were drawing the gun
pretended to lose control Of 1t as it
moved rapidly down a gentle incline.
directly toward Major Jackson. But
the commander. instead Of scuttling
out Of the way as the boys had glee-
fully anticipated. stood sternly erect
and immovable right In the track Of
the gun.
IT tell you there was some lively
hustling, and just In the nick Of time,
too, to keep Old Jack from being run
over. That was our only attempt to
play q practical Joke at Major Jack
sons expense. youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
NAUGHT IN THE FAMILY NAME
Feminist Would Have Us Believe That
Today We May Disgrace lt
With lmpunity.

I feel sure that in all seriousness,
round about 1850, father may have
said to his son that he was disgrace
ing the name Of Smith. Now he may
almost disgrace the name Of Fttz Arun-
del for all anybody cares. There was
a time when 1t was thought criminal
that man should become bankrupt.
but few families will now mortgage
their estate to prevent a distant mem-
ber's appearance before the oflicial re
ceiver.
The name of the family Is now mere
ly generic. and the bold young girl of
tomorrow will say, MY father began
life as a forger and was ultimately
hanged, but that shouldn't bother you,
should it?" Much Of that deliQues-
cence is due to. the factory system, for
it opened opportunities to all, which
many took, raised men high in the
scale of wealth; one brother might be
a millionaire in Manchester, while an
other tended bar In Liverpool.
Sometimes the rich member of the
family came back. such as the uncle
who returned from America with for.
tune in a state Of sentimental gener.
osity, but most of the time 1t has
meant that the family split into those
who keep their carriage and those who
take the tram. Perhaps Cervantes did
not exaggerate when saying that there
are only two families: Have-Much and
Have-Little.-W. L. George. in Har.
per's Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
coIdest Over Equator

Winds blow not merely along the
surface Of the earth butt upward and
downward throughout the atmosphere.
They whirl about in all directions. So
1t is impossible to construct a weather
chart that will really show the direc-
tons of the winds, for such a chart
would have to be in three dimensions,
says a writer in tile Geographical Re-
view.
Prof. Alexander Meade Of Harvard
describes some of the recent expert
ments in the upper air performed by
sounding balloons. The atmosphere
has, roughly, two layers, the lower
called the trOposphere and the upper
the stratosphere. The strongest winds
are found just below the stratosphere,
and 1t would seem that pressure
changes originate in this region.
The shakespeare is highest over the
equator and lowest over the poles, but
its height varies with the season. AT
the equator" says Professor Meade,
''as we rise in the air the temperature
continues to fall to a much greater
height than in temperate ATTITUDES.
Indeed, the lowest temperature Is
found above the equator"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
MARK TWAIN NO FINANclER
humorist Lost Money In All Sorts Of
Wild Schemes and Rejected
Golden Opportunity.

Mark Twain, as most people know,
was, during a number of years before
his financial downfall, an exceedingly
prosperous literary man, but unfortu-
nately there were moments when he
forgot that his lot was satisfactory and
tried to improve 1t. His Colonel Sellers
Imagination, inherited from both sides
Of his family, led him into business ad-
ventures that were generally unproflt-
able. When q man came along with q
patent steam-generator that would
save 30 per cent Of the usual coal sup
ply. Mark Twain invested his whole
bank surplus and saw that money no
more forever. Then came steam-pul-
ley, small affair, but powerful enough
to relieve him Of $4,000 in q brief
time. A new method of marine teleg-
raphy, promising contrivance, failed
to return the $4,000 invested In 1t by
the humorist; and so ON and so on
Every scheme was plausible enough to
catch Mark Twain, according to Al
bert Bigelow Paine, writing In st.
Nicholas. except the one that would
have made his fortune. A certain
Alexander Graham Bell appeared one
day offering stock In an invention for
carrying the human voice on an cleo
tric wire. But Mark Twain had grown
wise. He refused to invest even $1,000.
Instead, he lent 5000 to a friend.
who went bankrupt three days later.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
Summer Homes in Federal Forests.

To promote more general use of the
national forest lands for summer home
and recreational purposes, a federal
law has been put into effect which al
lows the leasing at nominal fees Of
tracts Of ground Of not more than Ave
acres for periods up to 30 years. This
plan replaces that hitherto in effect
which provided for the issuance of re-
vocable permits. Because 1t was i'm
possible under that system for an indi-
vidual to be certain of the duration Of
his tenure, many persons showed re-
straint in making material improve
ments on the grounds they held. It
was largely because Of this that the
present law was made. The term per-
mits now granted necessitate the
yearly payment Of fees ranging upward
from S. according to the location Of
the ground selected. Persons antici-
pating making Improvements not in ex-
cess Of $1,000 are able to obtain land
permits from district foresters which
are effective for 10 years. Other
leases must be approved at Washing
ton. When land is to be used for ho-
tel or resort purposes the application
IL accompanied by the plans, specifica-
lions. and estimated cost Of the build
lngs to be erected and improvements to
be made.-Popular Mechanics Maya
sine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
KEEPING THE TRENCHES DRY
Water Continually Pumped From Pc
sitions Which the French Are
Occupying.

The French made their trenches as
comfortable as possible for the benefit
of the troops during the winter months.
Many of the trenches are paved and
the water was kept out Of them by
means of powerful pumps. There are
drain pits which have been sunk along
the whole length inside the trenches.
and the pumps are used to force the
water from these pits to the outside.
The walls of the trenches are
strengthened with hurdles to prevent
landslides. The bottom of the trenches
are carefully beaten down, leveled and
covered with plank or straw, and the
earthen roofs are made stronger by
sheets of zinc. The heating, which is
adequate, is furnished by charcoal bra
ziers. Farther back from the trenches,
along the second line, are erected lit.
tie wooden huts, built with double
walls to keep out the cold, with slate
roofs, and in most cases with flowers
raised above the level of the ground.
The beds consist Of wire netting
stretched over wooden frames, with
covering Of straw packing and a sup
ply of warm blankets.
In the huts stoves are furnished.
Fuel is very plentiful and easily OBJ
tanned because the shells of the enemy
have scattered huge branches from the
trees and splintered them ready for
burning. The soldiers are given two
good meals a day, and in the case OF
the men who are most exposed there
Is an extra ration of meat. Hot drinks
are furnished, such as tea and coffee
with fixed measure of alcohol when
the temperature requires it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
SEES HAVE HEATING METHOD
Work Of Intelligent Insects keeps
Temperature Of Hives Comforts
able In Winter Weather.

The bee upholds his reputation for
industry throughout the winter months
as we'll as during the summer. Being
susceptible to cold, the bee must turn
to his colony for warmth. Commu-
nism, which in bees is SO highly devef
oped in the storing of food and caring
for the young. is also the basis for the
heating system. 1t was found by Ok.
pertinent that only the shell Is COM
pact. This is formed by one to sew
eral layers of bees all solidly arranged
with their heads inward, their hairs
lnterlacing. This arrangement is per.
tect for conservation of the heat with
in. Except for an occasional shifting
of position the bees forming the shell
are quiet. But within the shell strange
things are going on.
It Is here that the heat Is gener
ated. And the antics are not unlike
our own when we are cold. The bees
are packed loosely within the shell so
that there is plenty of space for many
bees to be exercising at a time. Rap
Id tanning of the wings, shaking the
body from side to side. rapid breath.
ing, and other movements are all part
of the scheme for raising the temperar
ture. In one particular instance, when
a bee had been rapidly tanning with
his wings for seven and half min
utes, the thermometer nearest him
rose half degree Fahrenheit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
FAIRIES IN cHILD's ROOM
Grownups Make Mistake When They
Laugh at the Little Ones
Imagination.

It Is certain. of course, that II any
one of us, however dull, came into the
child's playroom and found standing
there beside him tall and simmer.
ing figure of fairylike. miraculous
beauty, decked in shining iris and
frosty, glistening gold-it is quite Ger.
tain we would step softly, with aston
ishment; would gaze mutely with
amazement and watch with wonder,
Laura Spencer Porter writes in the
Mothers Magazine. Not one Of US, I
am very sure, would dismiss the whole
happening as piece of nonsense. or
something merely amusing. Yet, how
often, when we go into the child's
playroom a presence even more won
derful is there beside him, far more
fairylike, far more amazing, far more
marvellous colored, far more richly en-
dowed than any fairy Whatsoever
the Imagination, a presence which has
been with man. granting his desires.
since the world began, and whose pow
er has never yet been, nor, fancy.
ever will be, computed.
As beautiful and exquisite. yes. and
in its beauty very nearly as solemn
a thing as the world and the life Of
man afford; and behold, we pay it no
reverence, give it little consideration,
or, we laugh at it, perhaps, as some
thing triding, and call it "child's play"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
invisible Clock.

A public clock which can be heard
but not seen Is one of London's curl
GUS possessions It is In the tower
Of st. Mary Abbot's church, Kensing-
ton, and is the only public clock in the
immediate neighborhood. It chimes
the quarters and the hours, but COM
mits itself no further. 1t has no dial
no hands, no outward and visible sign
of any kind to show that 1t Is clock.
This eccentricity, it Is explained, is the
result Of two causes, one esthetic. the
other financial. When the tower was
built in 1879 a clock was suggested
as an afterthought. but the architect
protested that it would mean the adj
dition Of Is feet to the tower, and the
ruin Of its cherished proportions. A
second point was that the church. hav.
ing but slender funds, could not afford
a clock with dial. A compromise was
arrived at by installing the works of 3
Ginning clock In the belfry without
dial or hands.-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
The iumninu Eron Story

1t was in the Angel Camp bar thai
Mark Twain heard from an ex-piloi
called Ben Coon the jumping frog
story. Clemens related it to Artemus
Ward. who urged him to write 1t, to b.
included in a book that Ward was pub
fishing. Clemens dallied and sent II
to the publishers too late, but the,
handed it over to dying paper called
the Saturday Press, which gladly gave
it pride Of place in its columns on
Nov. Is, 1865. Professor Sidgwick
synopsized 1t in Greek form for his
book "Greek Prose Composition" and
thus arose the legend that the Jump
ing frog story originated in ancient
Greece, a legend in which Clemens him
self believed till Professor Sidgwici
cndeeeived him in 1899 by telling hin
that the Greek version was merely s
translation Of Clemens own work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
John Adams : Hard teser.

John Adams, second. president O.
the United States. was not gooe
loser. He wanted another term. AMI
worked hard Tor It. None of the car
didates received q majority Of ths
electoral votes. and the election wa
thrown into the house Of represent
lives. But Adams had no choit
there, for he was third In the racs
and only the two having the highesI
number of electoral votes could b.
voted tor Thus the choice lay be
tween Jefferson and Burr. and JeffeI
son won. Adams was very much dis
yruntled. and did everything In hi
power TO make things unpleasant 4
his successor. He filled every gaca
once be could lay his hands on,
~ 10 leave as little patronage rs po
sibie for jefferson. Not only 20, bn
IN the closing hours Of hia administers
don he and his party associater Gre
ftsd twenty three new judgeships. 70:
Ehich fhere WAS no necessity. an
scrte6 TIL the stroks at midnight @
March "a nlltng oct ara signing com
missions korxfhasa snldniCht 5ideea
1sxbav su1kl -
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
YANKED YOUTH TO SAFE7
Former Idaho Cowboy SkilIfulIy U.s..
Driving Rein to Save Imperiled
Skater.

After hanging on the edge Of shee,
OF ice for Is minutes with feet and
body dangling in icy water at the dam
Of the Thurmont Power company
Charles, twelve-year-old son of Mrs
B. M. Jones Of Thurmont, was saved
from drowning by Frank Harne OF
Foxville, formerly an Idaho cowboy
The youngster was pulled from the
ice by lasso fashioned from a driv
ing rein and thrown by Harne.
With view of determining whether
the ice would bear his weight, the boy
ventured on it and plunged through a
weak section. In his fall he clutched
solid ice, and as Harne, accompanied
by his brother, drove by in buggy he
was discovered. Harne stopped, tore
q rein from the harness of the horse
and hurriedly fashioned lasso, Their
ventured on the ice until he came
within range. Then he tossed the
lasso, and the moose settled over the
neck Of tn, roy. who was pulled to
safety.-SaA Francisco Dispatch
Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
NOT 4 COMFORTABLE ABODE
First White House, According 70 Re.
ports, by No Means Z Desirable
Place Of Residence.

The formal transfer of the national
capital from Philadelphia to Washing
ton took place in October of 1900. A
few months before that time, on May
n, President John Adams left Phila-
delphia to visit the new capital. He
was much feted en- route, not only as
the president of the United States, but
also because he had been one Of ths
committee Of five appointed in 1776 to
prepare a declaration of independence
and because he had seconded Richard
Henry Lees resolution that the Unitef'
States "are and of right ought to b
free and Independent"
The capital at that time was referred
to as "a great Serbonian bog" and
even the plucky Mrs. Adams-who by
her admirers was sometimes called the
sPortia Of the rebellious provinces" on
account Of her unselfish devotion to
the cause of the revolution-was some
what dismayed when she arrived at
the new White House as its first mis-
tress. She evidently considered 1t a
dreary prospect, Judging from her first
letter to her daughter after her arrival
The house was cold and drafty, and
though 1t was surrounded by forest
there seemed great difficulty in getting
wood cut and carted for the presidents
use, as there was also difficulty In get
ting CRATES made and set, they could
not burn coal, SO the mansion was not
comfortable.
Mrs. Adams made brave effort to
have the house put In order by the
new year, when she held her first
large reception. and the people came
from miles around to see the presi-
dents new house. Before the next
national reception day Mr.. Jefferson
had taken possession Of the mansion,
and open house was the order of the
day from the beginning Of his occu-
pancy.
The apostle Of democracy was wor-
shipped by the people, and held this
first general reception on July 4, fol-
lowing his election.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
His Share.

Thomas P. Gore, the blind senator
from Oklahoma, spoke of the problem
Of interest and usury in this country
recently at dinner of the New York
Credit Mems association and told the
following story to illustrate practices
which Comptroller of the Currency
John Shelton Williams had unearthed.
"A man down in my own state went
into little bank in country town
and gave his note for $40 for three
months. The bank deducted interest
and gave him $3.50. A friend noticed
he was looking pretty thoughtful and
glum.
What's .he matter, Jack?' he
asked.
81 was just thinking said Jack
slowly, how glad am didn't give my
note for a year. l wouldn't have got a
centi'"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
ANCIENT TEMPLE GAVE NAME
Ammonia Was FIRST Manufactures Ia
the Vicinity Of the Oasis Of
Jupiter Ammon.

The Libyan oasis OF Siwah ID identi
cal with the ancient oasis of Jupiter
Ammon, where, near the famous tenn
pie or oracle, the vehement odor" Of
Pliny was FIRST manufactured by Z
process too inelegant for descriptions
here.
Ammon, Ut nrst . pet deity Of the
Pharaoh family circle, ultimately
eclipsed all the other deities Of Egypt
Libya and Ethiopia becoming king
Of the GODS" and his oracle In the
present oasis Of 6iwah achieved such
celebrity that Alexander the Grea'
considered 1t necessary to journe
thither after the battle Of Issus In or
der to b acknowledged the son Of
God Ammon." The oracle fell into
disrepute under the Romans. and Pau
sania6 reported It dumb A. D. 160. Tt !
ruins Of the temple are to be seen 4
day two miles east Of H. town
Siwah. The eenussi Ioag dominated
obo oasis
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01

Love covers q multitude of sins
When scar cannot be taken away,
the next kind office is to hide 1t. Love
Is never SO blind as when 1t is to
spy faults. 1t is like the painter, who
being asked to draw the picture Of q
friend having a blemish In one eye
would picture only the other side Of
his face. 1t is a noble and great thing
to cover the blemishes and to excuse
the failings Of friend to draw a cur
tain before his stains, and to display
his PROJECTIONS; to bury his weak
nesses in silence, but to proclaim biz
virtues upon the housetop.@South