The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. FIFTEENTH YEAR, No. 5, Ed. 1 Monday, December 13, 1909 Page: 3 of 6
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'Christmas Gifts for Mm
Give a Man Something to Wear if you want to please him
And buy it at a man's store if you want to be sure that it is right and that it is
what he would select for his own use.
Well seasoned oak wood $3 per cord
DELIVERED
Will S. Higgs
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ilnpn Daily taglr
By THE EAGLE PRINTING CO.
Uutrred at the Postofflc In Hryau
'lexas ..a second class mutter.
Kates of Subscription.
uti month f 40
TLrt mouths 1 00
Que year 4.00
Al vertlaiLR rates on application.
fcubnirlbers mill confer a favor on
the management by telephoning tbe
office promptly when carrion (all to
de'lver tbe paper or when cbai.ei of
residence occure.
others and deter tbem from wilful vlo-
Inttoiia of our antl truat lawa r.r.d like-
wine cause mora io carerul.y observe
them while tbe acquittal of Mr. Pierce
dcmor.rtrntea to tho world that Texane
may I reld on fcr a faithful admin-
istration of tin laws of the state. If
Mr. Pierce bud been convicted tl.ere
are those throughout the country who
would have honestly believed preju-
dice had wrought tbe conviction; ai it
la our people our lawa and those who
admlnlHter them brve ahown no weak-
ness at any point In this whole affair.
Hence we nay the Indictment of Mr.
fierce the persistence of tbe atate to
bring him to trial and tila acquittal
will have a wholeanme effect upon
public regard for our lawa and our of
flclale."
itKYAN TEXAS DKt E.MIIEU 13. 09.
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Uue thlDK can be said for Mr. Uryan:
lie rever wastes time on trlflea. The
things he talka about are of vital In-
terest to everybody.
lly Intensive method aome North
Carolina farmers are raining four
bale of cotton and 209 bushels of corn
M?r acre or at leant It la ao reported
ou good authority. And t his too on
land tbe Texas farmer would think
aot worth cultivating.
There are people worrying themsel
vea alrk over the Nor't Pole contro-
versy. Nit more than one In a mil-
lion of tbe people of the I'nltfd States
will be affected appreciably by the
settlement of the C lion wlietlcr
t'ook or Peary or both or neither dis-
covered tbe North Pole. On the other
band we are inclined to be indifferent
to many things that ought to concern
is.
BRYAN'S
POSITION ON
QUESTION.
LIOUOR
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
Directions to Insur Prompt Mall De-
livery During Christmas Rush.
Postmaster J. Allen .Myers gives out
the following statement with refer-
ence to the handling of all mall mat-
ter during the holiday rusn:
In the rush during the holidays the
public get rareless. Kindly observe
tbe following Instructions and you will
save time and trouble: In addreaslng
your letters and parkagea be sure to
address them nlalnly with pen and ink.
then be sure to stamp them and write
your name and ntofflce address In
upper left hand corner of the letter or
package. Packages muKt be aecurely
wrapped with wrapping paper and
tied with strong cord before mailing.
Re aure not to put any writing In
your prckages If you do and are
caught or ttected you will have to
pay a fine oi Ten Dollars. I your
wrapping and address your packages
tiefore you come to mail them. Pack-
nges and valuable letters should be
registered. The register fee Is 10
cents.
Keep your boxes locked o prevent
theft. The st office will be open on
Christmas day as on Sunday. The
Mr. Henry Waternon returns from a
hig long rest lu Europe in a very bad "'Klry window will be open one
frame of mind In an 111 tempered ed-
itorial printed in the Courier-Journal
Mr. Waterson gives character to the
fake printed In a newnpnpcr dispatch
Ui the effect that Mr. Uryan Intends
U make aa effort to push prohibition
ss a national Issue.
For the benefit of Mr. Waterson to
whom ill natured conduct la peculiarly
unbecoming. It may be said that Mr.
llryaa doea not exiwc to see prohlM
tlou a paramount Issue In national pol-
itics. If that ever come it la not
likely to be In Mr. Pryan's day.
Mr. Pryan may howvc be truth-
fully credited with a desire to assist
a securing for the several states ab-
solute and exclusive control over tbe
liquor traffic Including control over
a'l sh'pment of liquor aa aoon aa the
liquor enter tbe atate. It will be In-
teresting to see how some democratic
editor will explain their opposition
to the good old democratic doctrine
iiat the atate ought to be allowed to
at'end to it ow n business. The Commoner.
hour to deliver packages.
Thanking the people for their kind
co-rTatlon In thla matter and wish-
ing each and every one of you a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year I
am Youra Truly.
3. A- MYEPS. P. M.
SURVEY
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WGPA
R1Y MERE TODAY.
PIERCE TRIAL NOT A FIASCO.
That tbe trial of II. Clay Tierce was
net a failure but 'hat resu'ts will tie
worth more than ai' it cost is plainly
V'on l thla extract from The Ty'er
Courier-Time :
"The indictment of Mr. Pierce and
the accomplishment of bringing biro
to trial will e?rve i-s a warning to
Chief Engineer IJllard. in charge of
the government survey now being
made of the Hraxos river w ith a party
of his assistants was In tbe city today.
They have made the survey from Wa
co and are now camped at Stone city
ten mile west of this place. Tbe aur-
vey is being done under the direc tion
of tbe War Department and Is for the
purpose of Improving the river ao as
to open It for navigation. Engineer
I.lllard and Li tr.i re locating l U
and dams as this is the system that
has been adopted for making the river
navigable. A lock and dam has been
completed opposite Navasota and work
Is being done on another at Hidalgo
rail near Allenfarm. The next will
be located somewhere opposite this
city presumably at or about Munson
shoals.
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This store is better able than ever
before to meet your Holiday wants.
Hundreds of handsome novelties in
men's wear especially selected and
boxed for Holiday gifts. Lots of
new things here for men just out
this season and not to be found in
other stores.
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We mention just a few of the many splendid things we have here for a man's
Christmas.
Smoking Jackets
In brautif jI all wool Golf miterials
blur brown and grey
$5.00 end $6.00
Combincthns Sefs
Of Sil t Tie. Handkerchief and Half
Hose in the newest solid shades to
match in Christmas box
$1.00 and $1.50
Ken's Slippers
In Felt Kid and Alligator all sizes
$1.00 to $2.50
Bath Robes
Sets of Bath Robes slippers and
towel to match in nice Christmas
box
$5.00
Tie Sets
Fine Silk Tie with gold plated scarf
pin to match in nice Christmas box
$1.00
Sweaters
For men or boys in all the new col-
ors made in the latest coat style
all sizes
$1.00 to $5.00
NufHers
Pheonix Mufflers something new
all colors in nice Christmas box 50c
Silk Mufflers in beautiful Holiday
colorings
$100
Linen Hankerchiefs
In nice Christmas boxes initials or
plain hemstitched
75c to $1.50
Toilet Cases
Fine leather Rolls containing mili-
tary brushes soap box tooth brush
etc. a handsome gift from $3.50 up
Fine Silk Umbrellas Holeproof Sox in Christmas
boxes. Leather Suit Cases and Grips Gilette Ra-
zors Gloves Caps Scarf'Pins Cuff Buttons etc.
and hundreds of other handsome and practical gifts
that we cannot mention here for want of space.
Shop early if you want choice of the Christmas
stocks.
P si irks & WsiMmjjD
Bryan's Big Clothing Store
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1 $ Py r) 1
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The Im'hI Inventive taleut on both
ilries the Atlantic is constantly used
to improve Singer Sewing Machine
thus they are always up-to-date. Only
I lie est materials an used In their
vontructlon. Phone 10.".. T. A. Rat-
t rwhlte. dtf
1 ' JT. "T..! Bill 11
The on thinuthvt b'inc nv to
sll the h"ufh l.l ii'i sn l litile
oi l S'td vttuiii i an
Edison
Phonograph
m h a seleci.iii of F. Inon An-
bf ol Record
YOU Wit I.BKIN FF-RF-S TF.I)
in our ture if you htvt a .J
Christmas
Presents T3
to buy thi sn'or. We hsvt'a
Urge and complete selection
We c'ty line of
White china and
Tyi ography goiis
anJ TVRor.R AIMIY tiOOOs
place vour rders now fur in r-
thing k may niit hate in fUH'k.
We Specialize
in our pretcriptiun w.wk. JVVl
you hve a difficult prevripnon
to prepare or one conts'ninz T'L
increJieni not muslly ?carrird
bring them to u.
Emmel & Maloney
Pure Drug Dipeniers
Ladies First!
"Scratch a soutberuer and you find
a knightly soul" might be said to le
oue of tbe morals of tbe Chicago Rec-
ord Herald story below. Tbe second
liMiral Is reasonably obvious:
"What is the reason" begau the ir-
ritated traveler frxui the uortU. "that
the traiua lit this part of tbe country
are slusys Im-IiIikI tiiuo? I bave nev-
er seen one jet t hut rail acvordliiK t
its schedule."
"That sub." replied the dlgullied
41erciau. "Im n tnntiah that Is easily
etplalned. It it due to southern
rblvalry. sub."
"Southern cbinlr! Where doe
that come InV"
"You see. ult. the irjiiiix lire ulwsys
lute lu thit country bccriue they wall
for the ladle. l.e4 them'"
The Patent Man.
Mr. IleiiM k Imd nekitnicd a lotijr
vibile about tbdni: ililn h. thine toil
be Jell that h" wus the time r
liever. "IMr." be said lu a very
timid vok-e. "I li ymi miuldn't call
me 'Io' auv iiior."
"Why thtV" leiiiiiiilel bis wife e-
poHiely. " ijsi' is your given liatne."
"1 know. iu ileur. but It makes my
friemls l.tii.-b w ben you call me tbnt.
I wm ttiiuLlii' you might call me
Job.' Jim fer i H-t name." i'athoiie
htni:il:irl jiikI 'l luiet.
One Ocauty cf Classical Music.
Miss (;uli-lo you like clasa'cal
musk-. Mr. Suurdropp?
Mr. 8ourdropp-Ye.
Miss Uusb-Oh. I aiu ao glad: 1k
you not dnd In It great inspiration
sublime thought ami true beauty
Mr. Sourdropp Not exactly. I like
It because no blithering Idiot can beat
time to It with his foot.
Her Vecal Seiectien.
A wedding a recently held which
waa of the fashionable kind and
there were sll sorts of preparations
and frills. Ainoug tbe "feature" was
a song by a haritoue singer of con-
siderable local renown and Just what
be was to warble waa a matter of con-
siderable discussion.
A little sister six years old of tbe
bride took iiiui h Interest In tbe pro-
gram. "Si." she said. "I want to sing
at your wedding."
"No dear; you can't slug" waa the
rejoinder.
"Itut I can. and I want to." abe
pleaded.
"What would yiu slngT' her father
akcd ber.
Heaven. IxM.k With Pity:" was
her rejoinder and ber father hasnt
got over it vet.-Kausas City Journal.
One of Fiald'a-Jekes.
l-dward Kverett Hale greatly enjoy-
ed a Joke which waa wnetrated on
him by Eucene Field. Field celebrat-
ed one of Ir. II. lie's vIhIIs to Chliaf"
by giving a luncheon In bis lienor and
liitltlng a iiuuiUt of prominent per-
hpis to meet bliu. "Field ni aware."
Mild Ir. lisle "tlmt 1 was a teniHr-am-e
man. and therefore I was some-
what surpricd to see that the tuble
on which tbe Ijik beou waa wrved was
very abundantly supplied with l-oltle
lnllel 'Whisky.' Itrandy' and t'ham
p:iglie.' P.ut when thette U'ttle calm
to lc uncorked they were all found
to contain nothing but water!"
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
GASOLINE ENGINES
PHONE NO. 7 : BRYAN TEXAS
Effective.
A Chicago Judge rvi-eutly rebuked i
p-raoii who vtus sitting lu the court
room with his feet placed npou the
table by Heiidlug hliu. through a balliX
a piece of aH-r on which he had writ
ten the following query: "What aiu-
boota do you wear?" Tbe feet were
at once withdrawn.
more in the SOUTHWESTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO. Dallas Tex
Whv (ijuh It It a T.ast (Mn hat a?W Ca.M.I an4 Suretaa mud HI li.'S Traaa staa !s
T.aat lu U. will iih.ib th. dlSrfil l.r ana rarva an4 caa alo writ AccM.DI ao4 Skt
HMtaM In.urafua nh ht bicoairafilan4riva torn fa vSat yoa vant.aaa vow will know what ywa aft
fM( feirvrv aian ana wom.a andar SO In rao4 Srallh. ahoaiS tora fna--Nr4 Sociv. Maaf
n'now iKmt in Niieiii wt Lit Infurant thai woalS wot II nut tot tSortt.
tiJoe B. Reed.
i J Can explain Inuranr in the different Lodges. Do not give your inturaace to a
tranter who do: nut look to vour lnteret hut jutt hit own.
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LOOKOUT FOR
CHRISTMAS
GOODS
JUGS. 'JUGS JUGS.
BOTTLES BOTTLES BOTTLES
of all sizes filled with the best
brands of Wines and Liquors
at the very lowest prices.
"TALK FRIENDLY"
Janetti Block JOE KOSH
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j Meat Markets
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Choicest t licef. Pork Veal Mutton.
and Sau ce. Your trade is appreciated.
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