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rant and rave like a madman. What are you laughing at? Mrs. Tattletale is no friend of mine-there's no such thing as friendship between women? Upon my word, you have a nice opin
 ion of the female sex, Mr. Caudle. They are far truer to each other than men,
 "No. MT. Caudle, I won't let you go to sleep; we will not defer this ar gument until tomorrow morning, sir {; you are not going to hurt my feel ings when l come home and think I'm not going to say something about it. What have you said? You know very well. sir. You said I ought to be al home at a respectable time and that it wasn't safe for woman to be out so late; you said my dear friend, Mrs. Tattletale, was a gossip, which was as much as to say I am one, too; you said l should be at home like a good wife to meet you when you came in and you know you never put your foot in the house until way past dinner time in the evening; you called me everything and accused me of everything, sir, and only because I went out to buy er-er-but I shant tell you what 1 bought; I won't sat isfy your curiosity on that point and besides I don't want to be quarrel with about my extravaganza and-and -oh, MT. Caudle, what a hypocrite
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talking; that's the reason you grow irritable under the lash, sir. Because you happen to come home early for once in your life in the afternoon and just because I've been detained with bit of shopping downtown you are worse than a fury! I should like to count the hours I've sat up for you, sir. Nobody asked me to do so? Ha
 That's just like the gratitude of men; just like 'em! Why couldn't I have gone at a reasonable hour? I did, sir
 I left home at 10 o'clock in the morn ing; had lunch downtown; went to picture show, and got home at o'clock, after doing the winter shop ping for our eight children and my self Did any slave ever spend a more irksome, tiEesome, miserable, wretched day than that? I never have any pleas ure like other women; I'm tied down body and soul to this house and while yo1 gamble, and drink, and smoke, and go to the theatre, and to the movies, and-ami-oh, MT. Caudle, lead a dogs life all the year round and then when I do go out, even on business I'm treated life servant. what tha' vou say, MT. Caudle? That I'm fool ish woman who can't look beyond her own fireside? Oh. yes, I can; qulte as far as you can, sir, and great deal farther But I can't go snop- ping with my dear friend, Mrs Iat- tletale for one day that you ooll
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Ss ::: ::: NJ: :''..: s ': :-:: ::::
 jet black slave-to do your bidding. and not refined, living creature like ] am, who never complains but goes on doing her duty in spite of things"
 'it's just got so, MT. Caudle, that I cant leave the house for one hour that you don't storm and rave and declare am neglectihg my duties You didn't storm, sir? How dare you utter such an untruth? Why thought another earth quake had shaken the house when l heard you tearing and raving as came in the front door! Besides, sir, this is the first afternoon you've been inside of the front door before 7:30 clock. What, with your playing dominoes at the club, and auction and mercy knows what else; yet this afternoon of all others you return at o'clock and because I'm not sitting up like slave working for you, but just went downtown to buy some things for the children and myself, you act like a madman. I suppose you know how I feel now when I sit up all hours Of the night waiting for you, sir?'
 Whats that? You didn't upbraid me for going shopping? You only mentioned that it was dangerous for woman to be alone in the streets at such an hour?
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Mrs. CaudZe J, DepG Some Very Pointed Curtain Lectures

you are; only wish the world knew how you treat your poor wife. For ths love of mercy. let you sleepf Mercy indeed; I wish you'd show iittA mercy to me when you begin to Quar, rel and fuss and cali me all sorts ot names. and-and-hurt my feelings az you have tonight"
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Gets Living on a Desert

Since 1885, w. E. Brown has been wrcst. ling with the soil in Utah. In the Farn and Preside, writer says:
 Not how to get back to the soil, bun how to stay on desert soil miles awa1 from big towns and yet make living-s that was a problem confronting w H Brown at his little place on the Creed river in Utah. He began the strugglt about 1885, so it may be seen he has beea at it for a good while.
 Irrigation is absolutely necessary on such a place. There is an abundant water supply all the year round in tho Green river Pumping, you say, is all that is necessary. Remember, however that pumping machinery costs money that gasoline or other fuel is something that must be paid for. Then consider that most settlers in such places are not abundantly supplied with ready money and you have the situation at the start.r
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beautiful than the tropic moon, an en-
 chantress, a princess, an alluring, fas-
 cinating goddess Bah-ya-chu, the Woman
 of the Leopardsi s-es
 Tn company with the best shot in
 Africa, the reader sees the mirage, en-
 dures the thirst. beholds plumed war
 riors, palace of ivory, the purple of
 savage state; and plays a diplomatic
 game for his life with his majesty, q
 barbaric King.
 The Englishman, Culbertson, is sent
 hy his government on an important mis-
 sion to an African chief; Culbertson him.
 self is a mystery at the opening of the
 story. but it is e"The Leopard Woman"
 herself who is the real mystery, and the
 unravelng of the different complications
 that these two interesting people get
 into is the theme of the book, which is
 most attractively told by the brilliant
 author.
 THE MAN VERSUS THE STATE.' GA COLLECTION OF ESSAYS BY HERBERT SPENCER. EDITED BY TAUNTON BEALE.)
 Mitchell Kennerley, publishers, New York.
 "The Man Versus the State" is a collection of "essays' by Herbert Spen- cer, edited by Truxton Beale. It con tains critical and interpretative com ments by William Howard Taft, Charles w. Eliot, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge David Jayne Hill, Nich- olas Murray Butler, Augustus P. Gard ner, E. H. Gary, Harlan F. Stone. The essays by Herbert Spencer, with comments by eminent Americans, re- printed in this book at the suggestion of Mr. Thruxton Beale. are an import ant contribution to political thought in America today. Indeed, they are, taken together, the most important work in political thought that could be brought to the attention of Amer ica. They constitute body of eco homie and sociological doctrine of un- exampled force and of peculiar ap- plication to the internal problems oi America: and they establish on a solid philosophical foundation the idea, al ready beginning to take form through out the land. that those forces that create and develop nationsN are not to be restricted by prohihitory acts of Legislatures Herbert Spencer, the greatest analytical intelligence the Anglo Saxon race has had, sets down in these essays, finally and eXhaus- lively. the results of his long years of study of the social organism of
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two languages equally well, and it was this fact, which. when his father died leaving him only a very little money and with his mother almost entirely dependent on him for support, induced him to leave dge-without a de- gree-and apply for position as a teacher of French He finally ob- tained one in Margett's Universal col lege, one of the dullest and drear- fest imaginable establishments for stuffing the human brain with the kind of facts needed for the passing of examinations And after 10 years of soul- starving drudgery he lost his position. Meanwhile his mother had died, and so he ventured to indulge a long, cherished desire and go to Paris. There he met an old friend, Corinna Hastings, an art student, poor like himself, and failure. One night they dined together in a little cafe ire quented by art students and there they encountered Fartinbras, "Marchand de BCnheur,' whom Corina already knew. Fortinbras provided happiness, or rather advice which if taken would lead to happiness, for the modest fee well known in the Quartier that his advice was usually worth following So when, after hearing the story of each, he told Corinna and Martin to bicycle to the little town of Bran tome in Perigord, some 300 mile away, they accepted his counsel, mad as 1t seemed to both of them. He had told them to go straight to his broth erin Jaw, Bigourdin, proprietor of tho Hotel des Grottes at Brantome. with whom lived his-Fortinbras'-l laughter Felise. And to Brantome Mar tin and Corinna went. and there Mar tin found a home, happiness. and a loving, loyal wife.
 But many things happened before these ends were attained, for Martir was destined to journey to Egypt as the worshipper of certain beautiful 'ody and return to France in the sum- mer of 1914, during those dreadful days when La Patrie" was marshalinsr her forces. when the question on ev- cry lip was ''What will England do?" And Martin, as true son of his own 7ear land-for, as he himself had al : ready declared. he could not 'lov' land more''~-stood up and exclaimed that he. as the only Englishman in Prantome, offered France smy life as pledge for my country" would the French army but accent him as vol ,,nteer-a nled~e which was received ,nd justified He learned in this hou much that even he. who had come te rare so greatly for this pleasant IanS of France had never dreamed Of, anS one of the thines vouchsa fed him wac T glimpse of the soul of girl who was a daughter both of England and If France.
 Mir Locke has fairly surpa ssed him self in word painting and never in all, his successful career has he ever writ ten a book more req dab1e or more charming than "The Wonderful Year"
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mankind and his conclusions that man functions s~> develops to better pur- nose when freest. Ever -mistrustiuI or the danger that lies in the loose work ing of democratic government Speh- cer established in these essays, once and for all. the fundamental truth about man as a social being, and ne made clear the reasons why the state which allows to it's citizens the great est freedom is always the greatest state-which is. after all, the sound doctrine of conservatism. This is a book for conservatives-a book for them to buy and to read and to talk about and to pass on to their friends, the fundamental philosophy of con servatism.
 "THE COOP ENCYCLOPEDIA" Bv Gellett Burgess With 25 illustra-
 tions by the author Frederick A.
 Stokes company. publishers. New
 York.
 Don't be a goop!'
 The ill-mannered but fascinating O-heads of Mir Burgess have served as nursery looking glasses for a good many years.
 Coop tales are funny and true and the easiest rhymes to remember-to make naughty child laugh and stop. Just the names of Mary Cary Call of bawling fame, of Maxwell Mears who washes only the front of his face, of Jane Evans who guggs and bubbles in her glass and other notorious char acters are enough.
 Here are 254 goops-each caught in the act" Each goop has picture. This biggest of all the goop books in cludes a few of the best verses MT. , Burgess has published before, <With a great number of new ones. F Every child loves the human little goops-and no parent dreads the cry. s"Read it again" when the book is q goop book.
 THE TRAIL OF THE PEARL" By Garrard Harris. Illustrated, Harper Brothers. publishers, New York. Garrard Harris has written a fine and interesting book for boys which he en- tiles ''The Trail of the Pearl.' Every boy of your acquaintance will enjoy it and most of the "grown-ups" :" for it abounds in graphic descriptions and fckaracterizations which appeal to the spirit of adventure and it is attractively told by the very clever author.
 ''The Trail of the Pearl Is the story of Buck Allen. who was an orphan. When he was years old his mother and fath- CT died, and his rascally uncles drew for the property. They did this by the ingenious method of inserting one red grain of corn among other yellow ones in hat. The one who got the red grain also got the property. In the same way they drew for Buck. He fell to Sol Allen, moonshiner, out on bail. Sol had son, Tobe by name, the kind of coward and bully any boy would like to kick. One day Tobe, In fit of anger, threw a mussel shell at Bucks head, in turing him only temporarily, but everlast- ingly benefiting him. For in the mussel shell was a pearl which Buck found-a pearl that came to be known as the Cum- berland Pearl. and for which eventually. after many escapades, Buck received $36oo.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. {, (REVIEWS IATER.) "KINSMEN." By Percival J. Cooney.
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"A CIRCUIr RIDER,s WIDOW.

A CIRCUIT RIDERS WIDOW" By Cora Harris. Illustrated by Walter H. Everett Doubleday, Page & Co.,, publishers, Garden City, N. Y.
 Probbly of all the writers of the present day Corra Harris is the most unique; her style, her humor, her tremendous orig inality place her in sclass all to her self and her books have been widely read and liked by a discriminating literary public.
 "A Circuit Riders Wire" was the earliest of Mrs. Harris books to attract attention, and since that time, when a publication of new volume has been an nounced by her publishers, there has been widespread interest in it's appearance ''The Co-Citizens," Tn Search of a Husband,' and number of other books by this brilliant author have been greet ed with joy by her large clientele and in her latest novel, "A Circuit Riders Widow Mrs. Harris has probably done her very best work
 The book has a big human touch, and many of the characters are living, breath- ing entities-character we meet every day-characters whose little fobles and fancies we understand and appreciate be- cause they are so natural
 The story of "A Circuit Riders Widow has to do with Mary Thompson, who lived the wandering life of circuit rid CTS wife for 35 years and then, as the circuit riders widow. continued to be the guide, mentor, philosopher ald friend to the whole community. Mary Thompson was saint with an inward longing to see a horse race, a very human saint with strong sense Of humor. Told in the first person this novel by Mrs. Har- ris takes the reader into the very heart of country community.
 A hundred people-parson, spinster, lov- CT, divorcee-the reader comes to know as one knows ones next door neighbors. It Is capital book to read aloud It is a book to be read with appreciation more tban once.
 ~"A Circuit Riders Widow in delecta- ble humor and characterization might be called a sequel to Mrs. Harris earlier success, "The Circuit Riders Wife"
 MASTER sIMoN'S GARDEN" By Cornelia Mei Frustrated The
 Macmillan company, aers. New
 York. ~
 A panorama of American history set forth in a story of delicate fancy, is Miss Meigs' Master Simon's Garden.
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Everyone who enjoyed ''The Kingdom of the Winding Road" will be no less pleased with this interesting tale of what happens in a wonder spot of trees and shrubs and flowers as the years go by. Miss Meigs is not deal ing with fairies and princes as in her other books but with real every day people and natural, human emo tions Written with the young folks primarily in mind her theme is yet one that will appeal also to the older reader-as will her charming style and the somewhat unusual literary construction of the work.
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THE LAST DITCH" By Will Lev ington Comfort. George H. Doran com pany, publishers, New York.
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.rruE LEOPARD WOMAN. :,

By Stewart Edward White. Illustrated
 by w. H. D. Koerner. Doubleday. Page
 & Co.,, publishers Garden City, N. r.
 'The Leopard Woman" by Stewart Ed ward White, is a tale of mystery and love and war intrigue-an opulent TO- nance thrown against a panoramic back ground of equatorial Africa This is a book which exercises all the resources of Mir Whites full grown art.
 The peer of the heroine of this tale one would not readily find in fiction, a woman more terrible than lions. more
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George H. Doran company. pubiish- CTS. New York.
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American preserved orange. lemon and citron peel finds favor in Canada.
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George H. Doran company. publishers, New York.
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FEEBLE, D. D." By Irwin $. Cobb. Illustrated by Tony Sarg. George + Doran company, publishers, New York.
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LOCAL COLOR" By Irwin s. Cobb
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Manitoba has s1o,761,O25 invested in it's government telephone system.
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THE LIONS SHARE. ;.

By Arnold Bennett. George H. Doran
 company, publishers, New York.
 Audrey Moze had an appetite for life" She wanted "the lions share, D and she got it--in the shape of suc- cessful vio1inist-husband. after a se ries of startling experiences with suf- fragists, detectives, Partisan artists, music agents and other delightful fry As in Buried Alive,' the Arnold Ben nett of meticulous study and observa- ton here gives way to the joyous story teller-the delft mixer of anus ing situations and quaint characters the blithe explorer of philosophical oul-de-sacs.
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"THE WONDERFUL YEAR

By William J. Locke. The John Lane company, publishers New York.
 William J. Locke's story, "The Won derful Year." is notable achieve ment by this Tremendously popular author. for the story is picture of life; sometimes rose colored, it is true, but nevertheless-life!
 It was really wonderful year" ir more ways than one for the hero Of MT Locke's story, Martin Overshaw for during that year he became @ man who had passed through most human experiences.
 We are introduced to him, shy humdrum. naive young man Of 30, a teacher of fhe humblest- type. fail 1si,A tse e sq infortunates whose slf s tsEaky without color. fl lNfI aiHn M Of fine honor, of Age ged thousand ways, Of sifsa4 sgili high ideals.' And
 his wz die {, chance meetins
 fs HcYtfh Marchand de Bon
 N 4na cafe in Paris called
 EFfit GDt apn."
 on 0f sh father and 2 sFaneh fer. Martin spoke
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. q
 (REVIEWS LATER.) "KINSMEN" By Percival J. Cooney.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
AT THE QUEEN TONIGHT.

Julius Steger. the eminent dramatic
star will be seen on the screen here
at the Queen tonight In The Blind
ness Of Love-" a strong Metro wonder
play in five acts The story Of this
feature is in keeping with the type
that have made Mr. Steger famous as
a supreme artist OF pathos and ten.
derness. lie essays the role OF an
itinerant piano tuner. after his for
tune has been swept away through
the profligacy OF a son. 10 whom he "a
blindly devoted Mr.. Steger is sup.
ported by an unusually strong cast In
which George lie Guere. the noted
juvenile actor. and Grace Valentine.
an artist OF rare ability are featured
Others In the cast include Walter
Hitchcock Edgar l.. Davenport. Maud
HIN. Charles +. Gotthold and Harry
Neville. The Bhncness Of Love"
promises 10 be one OF the distinct
novelties of the season.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
HOUSTON BOOSTERS
WERE IN BRYAN
Spent Forty Minutes Here Meeting
Business men-speeeheS by Mayor
Campbell and :. NJ Law.

The special train tearing sixty five
OF Houstons leading business men.
together with a band OF twenty-five
pieces. arrived promptly on schedule
time yesterday. 3:l5, and was met by
a large delegation OF our business and
professional men.
The crowd repaired Immediately TO
the city National BanA corner. where
brief but hearty introductions follow.
ed. after which Secretary II. l.. Me
knight OF the Commercial Club mount
ed a float hard by and introduced
Hon. Ben Campbell Houston's live
and progressive mayor who addressed
the crowd In his usual vein OF deep
water optimism for the Bayou city
Mayor Campbell explained about the
several large bond issues the Hous.
ton PEOPLE had authorized % secure
deep water for Houston. lie assured
his hearers that when this money was
all expended e5 per cent Of the vessels
ailoat could be accommodated In the
channel lie invited the people Of
Texas to take advantage OF the free
wharves and deep water OF Houston.
At the conclusion OF the mayors
speech he introduced Marion r law
OF Houston. who sroke In reminis
cent vein OF his early days In Bryan
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
ONLY HEAVY ARTILLERY
EXCHANGES At VERDUN
German Infantry Has Not Returned to the At
tack for Several Days-Heavy Artillery
Duel Continues French Attack on Dead
Mans Hill Repused With Heavy
Loss.
TBy Associated Prsssi

London. April i5-Heayy artillery
exchanges continue before verdun
but the German infantry has not re
turned to the assault The chief point
OF attack by the German guns is Hin
No. SOi. There is increased activity
on the Gallcian front as indicated In
the Austrian war statement. Along
the lower Stripa there we're several
brisk engagements FOR advanced po-
sitions.
Varying successes for the Austrians
and Italians were reported from the
intense fighting on the IsonEo front
The British steamers Shenandoah
3.sO0 tons. was sunk by mine and
two OF the crew are missing
French infantry assaults against the
German lines at Dead Mans Hill
launched yesterday after violent artil
lery preparations we're rcpulsed with
heavy losses. the German statement
says today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
Anxious Abou, Troops.


san Antonio. Tex. April l5-Gener-
al Pershings unhroken silence caused
some uneasiuess and impauence at
headquarters here today. but same was
occasioned more by what might have
occurred since Wednesday night to
the troops that were in the fight than
by what might have occurred TO Gen.
eral Pershing Army officers here
and in Mexico have resented the re
peated statements that cooperation
was being given them. when they In
dignantly assert the continued refusal
OF the use OF the railroads and tele-
graph lines has been evident The
number OF Carranza troops in North.
en Mexico is far greater than the
United States forces. but army ofi-
GERS said villa had no apparent diifi.
Guilty in passing through their lines
when pressed by Americans
~~>~~~-~~>~>~~~~~~~~ ~s>~~
Houston and would make good In any
city in the whole country.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. laws ad-
dress the special left for College.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15

Washington, April i5.-seeretary Of
State Lansing pronounced the Mesl'
can situation as unchanged in any re.
speet today unless the official repor,
from the Psrral incident diseloses a
more grave situation.
There is nothing to indicate a
change might be expected in the near
future.
Because Of a lack Of information
from Parral, the officials are inclined
TO doubt the clash vas as serious as
az first reported.
The state department dispatches
from El Paso today refer to uneon'
firmed reports Of a second fight with
the American troops at Parrsl. Cen
eral Funston telesraphed the war de-
partmen, he had no, heard from Gen
sral PsrshIns 10. three days. bu, he
was urging General Pershlne 70 rush
his report Of the Parral Incident
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-15
GOOD ROADS BIDDERS.
Contract to Be Awarded Monday Aft.
ernoon at 2 O'Clock.


Levy & Levy. Dallas; Eureka Paw
ing Company. Houston; Uvalde Rock
Asphalt Company, San Antonio; W. d.
Haden and VIM. Bates. Galveston: Ed
gar Howard. Cameron: Kaw Paving
Company. Topeka, Kan: Richard
Maury. Waco; c. l.. Bernay. Hous-
ton Owen Construction Company.
Longview; womack Construction
Company Houston: J S. Toby 4 Co..
Bolton; Patterson Bros. 4 Co.. Lima.
Ohio; Smith Bros. Crockett; Colglaz-
ler Construction Company. Dallas;
Slime. Laden a Davis. Forney; n. X.
McCollum 4 MeKaugn. Fort Worth;
Montgomery 4 Perkins. san Antonio:
wier 4 Bingham. Rogers; slaven &
Craven. Richmond. Tex. Cobb &
Gregory Houston. Tex.
The bids are now being tabulated
by the county engineers and Judge
Maloney thinks everything will be In
readiness for awarding the contract
Monday afternoon at o'clock.