Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 302, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911
Net G»ing That Way.
\' i*« ihare l* something I
- v*« v«»jr> toU'.ti u» u»* you."
|h. .Mr WUllcton--l maun Fred-
•i J.i '»un* | should t *• delighted to Uuar
;l| K ('biMn^irlnt in there dim
*. uj ia:i pos-dlilyl v\ i ,!i to t«me ?*'“■'
"Wou.d you Is.1 willing to gb ot. a
urg /olirney with uioT'
"A very. very Iona Journey. Fri’d’*
■‘V*"*. a very. \« . . ig Jouri ey.”
*D’*e. I wi I po with you. Of cuohi*
west took hit
his kna«.
1 "once there
limiNl L. Clamant Quoted aa Saying
Ha Inhtritad the Nam*. ^
The familiar story of the origin *f
Samuel I. Clemens* use of the name
Murk Twuiu t* now declared to be
Incorrect., It plr lut'd* Clemen*,* Missis-
sippi rlvrr jdloi, listen lop tutic m«u
baaaihirjthe icad-at the Amw of a rlv^r
Ml and singing mn.- “By tlNf mark
three; tiy the .murk, twain ” Tali’.’.iul
t lemons , 'sjyitffefili' .brotv and
qul/.ti*. "'I lierfiV toy nnm dr plume,
/lifts trie* tAnt the name originated
with |ilt<: picturesque cry of the tuuu
‘“lx* hilt a nuh other than
i. fl,\ v*
winter. Mr
n hi* ranch
BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED
The Bridge Club met Thuraday af-
ternoon *uh Mr*. J. Herbert Rags-
dale. The room* were decorated with
border flowers and golden rod, and
the score* were dainty figures painted
In water colors by the hostess. Mrs.
W. R. Roberta was successful In win-
ning the ,dlub favor. The Invited
gueats were: Mesdames l^ay Looney,
R- H. Foster, W. R. Roberts, R. L.
Miller. E. G. Hall. W. B. Cross, E. H.
Lnke, and Misses Edith Ingham.
Bess Cllngman. Itylene Weakley. An-
na Ludlow. ^
❖ ♦
IN HONOR OF MRS. BLAKE.
Mrs. Blake of Dallas, who is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Shepard,
was the honored guest of a pretty af-
fair given by Mrs. W. B. Cross on
Wednesday
with ih«* lend.
Mr Clcfnen* first discovered ttye pic-
turesi|ii**iiess. Tlutl lumi was Capta.u
Isaiah Adlers, 'who' furnished liver *
m-wk for the Now Orleans Picayune.
To Prufcesor \\ illiam I.you Fbelpe ot
Yale Mr: Clemens confessed that It
was from * Seller* he got the name.
1’rofessor# Phelps‘ story is quoted In
Professor Henderson's "Mark Twain.”
According to this book. Mr. Clemens
said.tp Professor Phelps: “Captain Sel-
lers iii*«-d 10 sign his articles In the
Picayune 'Mark' Twain.' He died la
1SH.T I liked tlie name—and stole IL
‘1 think I tinvc done him no wrong, for
1 seem to have made this unme some-
what generally known."
Professor Henderson records a num-
ber of Interesting incidents connected
with the use of thH name. For awhile,
when he was a miller In Nevada.
Clemens sent ro the Virginia City
Enterprise humorous letters signed no*
"Mark Twain." bu.f “Josh."
When he IssuiIm* a regular reporter-
on that pais-r and refpirted the legisla-
ture he signed his rofiorta “Mark
Twain." When questioned a* to his
use ol this, name Mr Clemens declar-.^
ed:‘”l chose uiy pseudonym because to
most persons It Inid no niennlng and
also iss-aiisc lit was short. 1 was a
Inge
Linen
•once there wak a man.' Is a solecism.”
Uncle Peter after a little reflection
put the boy down from his knee and
began to talk of something else.—Chi-
cago Tribune. -
SOUTHERN
is j«et. ‘
Levs and a Ring.*
The story of oue woman's pride and
devotion comes out of a Jeweler’s
^rheumatism.
Chamberlain’s
lli. For sale
Was on**® the pride and Joy of every
well oiled i*arialau is fast disappear-
ing. Not so long ago the streets of
Paris tecum! with rotund figures car
rylug black i>orffolios under their arms
and screened by a curtain of curly
hair wblcfa .Whisked gaylj Ip the
afternoon. The ladles
were asked to bring their needlework
and a pleasant hour was spent over
dainty stitching. A luncheon In two
courtes was served to the following
ladles: Mesdames Blake. J. W. Shep-
ard, Arthur Bell, H. A. Carey. Vida
RCbnett. R. G. Prater. T. a Yantis,
R- Ii Miller. E. B. Gilliam. J. Jk Tim-
mins. *
❖ ❖
ENTERTAINS WITH FIVE HUN-
DRED.
On Monday evening Mrs. R. L. Mil-
ler entertained
5
hlleUn:
k On, *'"
“Is this a flawless diamond?** she
asked. “I want an boncat answer.”
She got It
“I thought so.” said she. “Foor fel-
low! I don't blame him. He did the
best he could. 1 dou't care for myself,
but I have friends who are good Judges
of dlkiuoud*. and it would nearly kill
me for them to find out that he gave
me a cheap ring. Will you take this
atone oat and replace It with-a first
class diamond? He> will never know
the difference I will pay the bill.”
The substitution was effected, and
that young woman Is now proudly
showing »i» engagement ring that for
splendor cannot tie outdone on the
whole west side —New York Times.
aigEi the governors ot\
*$»<' > today suggsstlnt 0
9 the depreciation I
jljlion Is not Justified by <
OBuggeau that a confer*
1mil the governors ana <v
vfof agriculture Lu the#g
td» for the purp\* ^
. plan to prevent
M» price of the stapR.
Wat Texas will take the I
with a French faintly on the other side
of the Seine, I was attacked by Influ
enr.a. Madame ln-l*>fe*1 u|*»n my call-
Ing in her doctor, lie was a very ftinaU
man with a very large lieard. After
listening to the story of my life he
proceeded to examine my lungs. I
was about a foot taller than be wsa.
so he was oblige*] to stand on tiptoe
to perform the rife As he glued bl«
ear to my cheat Ms l-eard seemed (o
arrnojr him. for he suddenly gathered
It up In one hand nnrl flung it over my
shoulder. The a< tlun so astnnlshe>|
me that I entirely forgot to wheere
thereby ^depriving h *» of one of my
f —-------- a party of friends.
Five hundred was the favored game
In which ^Irs. H. A. Carey was the
most successful one among the la-
dles, and Mr. Wayman won the gen-
tlemen's favor. After the game dain-
ty refreshments were served by the
hostess. The guests asked to enjoy
the evening were Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Lake. Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Renfro.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Foster. Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Carey. Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pra-
* tar and Misses Itlyene Weakley and
Xnby Long. Messrs .1. \V Wayman
dlid Sam Parks.
G. N. Harrison was hostess' for
the Five Hundred Club on Thursday
evening and there were "many pres-
ent, all of whom declare they were
most royally entertained
PAY ATTENTION TO TOUR ADVER-
TISING.
^/Advertising in a good, live daily
newspaper should have the *ume at-
tention you give to your business. It
is such a vRal part of your every day
story to the consumer. You most as-
suredly know the capacity of each
one of your salesmen. You train them
along the line of your Ideas. Adver-
tising la the same energy properly
placed before the purchasing public.
It require* your careful consideration
You are talking to the prospective
customer. If. you woul dexerclse the
principled and lying parliamentary n
jHirter of the Territorial Enterprise!*
Stammering.
Stammering N due to a peculiarly
nervous tetu|>erun>ent. and only very
sympathetic trentraenti can effect a
ure. Stammering In a child shouU*
receive Immediate attention, and the
first thing to lie done is to improve
’lie little one's health by .means of
Plenty of veep, fresh air and, good
ir*Hl.. Every day he should take deep
l>rmilling exercise* *lu the o|H»n air.
these deep, steady inspirations
-iicugthen the muscle* of the throat
and -con liter act u spasmodic habit of
breathing Notice should tw tak»»n of
:he sounds .vhl* h ’he little stammerer
has most trouhle with, and sentence*
containing tb#se sounds should be
composed for him to rei-cat ea- h day—
1 wry slowly and clearly He should
also tie asked to read aloud everyday
This e.\er>'ls|» should omitted when-
ever he s«-ems overex ited or Kun
down In health, and it goes without/
sa; trig that ho should never is* scold/
«i or laughed at.
JunipOd into such l/itpriely as la rarely
ac< ordi-d y ell maunefod froga. In fact.
Th« Last Hop*.
Whi-n leniiicl t«ee ;g died n cousin
from a distant loan appeared, saying
be had come to »«-<t e the estate and
take the residue an I^muela only
kinsman He had a Jmnty air at And.
but at (he end of a week be had ac
qulred a watchful ntid anxious ex pres
* on When he *tep|d»d Into the office
of fjiwyer Meant on Saturday after-
toon lie seemed to be extremely uefv
OIW.
''Well, how an* *<>u comtug out?"
a«krd the lawter 'j suppose It's alt
Mr. t o men* made a great scoop aa
the Hornet disaster w hen be waa writ-
ing op the Haw;.Ban Islands In 18«.
aaya Professor Henderson HI* ac-
boont of the disaster Mark spot to
Harper's Magatlne. where It appeared
In Deremla-r. ISM. But. alaa. It waa
not ax “Alark Twain." fcot aa a drawl
Ing. jlovahle river pilot aort of peraoa
tbat the world t>eheld the new author,
for he had not wrlttco hi*’pseudonym
plainly pn; his copy, and Uarp«rV
cheerfully Introduced film tot fame aa
t Rows, traveling salesman
f 5 !
(rtltlng man tor tb* Kellogg
JCorn Flake Co., of BatUe
ich.,/la in Brownsood today
ny with bis chanffear, Baf^
he Kellogg motor oar. wt/ ,
gbt them art the ward
jjreek, covering t ilf X
Eighteen and tar \
RE-ELECTION AS HEAD
LONE STAR I T. C. U
V - a; - i' !
Net Purely Curiosity. J
Among the |us*«*ugers in one of jtlie1
cars of a train running betwapu
8prturfield and Hoxtou was a nervqua
little old man who evinced a keen In-
terest la a sinister looking fieraon vth..
took n aeat, Itmlde him
"H-*w do you. do?” said the nervoa*
Uttio old mua to the sinister looking
|*-.raon. “Now. what might your name
be? I *o you live In Hostou or bey odd Y*
"AVbat busUiesa la It of yours where
I live or who I amr growled the
other |
"Strictly spenkfng. (t ain't none of
my bualtiesa." admttted the okf gentle-
man rutklly. “but IP* jest like thhi
I've got a ieouslu in this j>art of the
•tate that Uve never seen, and I’ve al-
way* thought 1 mltfbt come upon him
some time Jest by asking folk their
name and no on."—Harper's.
New York Tribui
Waco Woman Will Cuotiaui- l* Pre*.
. idem of Tcxa* Organisation.
Election in Dallas.
Special to Bulletin:
Dallas. Oct. k.—The Texas W<#u-
an s Christian Temperance Union this
morning elected the following officer;-
for the ensuing veak:•
Mrs. Nannie Webb Curti-i, Waco, re-
elected president.
Mrs. John S. Turner, Halls*, vice,
president.
Jflrs. W. D. Mihill*. Houston, corre-
sponding secretary; Mrs. Ft. B. Mavis.
Waco, recording secretary; Mrs. Ful-
Th* Popular T«n Spot. /
Perhaps the avera;;^ 'eader Would
find it difficult if uot iuj[>o*3il/le to
; Lite offhand the denominatioti/of the
notes wlii<*h represent a larger/pro|*>r-
I; n of our <uinvncy\rlrrulat/on than
any other. The outstanding circula-
tion amounts to something/more than
aiul coU'i*ts/>f notes of
eleven denomination*, pinging from *t
tu Il'i.bW. There are outstanding lot.
411.SU. one dollar n'ot»V li'Jt neither
the -.ne pillar notes n/r tln)*e of |lo.
(Mi repre-e-nt tlie A» rcer item In
the curfeuey clryul/tlon There are
top noi».s of gjr»/u> ea^h outatand
.ng- a total, of k£El PlO.fMt But the
u sf important i/the ten dollar n o
which t&<tpp.4vlk are in circulation.
nusual
Bargains
SRffSSfe- -1
dny*. but wlti tak^
out at tb*. tJallaa F*i*‘
1 as&is* in putting on J ^
'be Kellogg company ♦
kW! deal of time and att$
ton teats, hoping t Hereby >
fe better corn, growing, ar
e a good many contacts ar
kry.
tlr long rua the yo’“
. tn pretty fortunate /
ig to their 1
r*>ted for
nd It is aAf
\vr^m
Cpr^te Trees Ni rted by Pm«x
A Miigtiiar .fact v. if h rec.tnl to The re-
lrtlcu-* of different u-* of tree* has
l>s»:i lirought i>Ut by tin* reforestation
of the lottiiii^uia of Jutland, Hcnm.-trk
It wj* ol.spnevl that when planted
alore s|ru<e tree* dtd not pniftwr.
Inn tli it If :• apnn e w ua planted nbar
a mountain pine It gni*w np vigorously.
Further exiMmiUT’ot ha* shown that tf
tin- |<lnes are placed near the spruce*
ut the. Is-giLining and after lx*ing al-
low e»| to grow together with them for
« few tears are cut down the benefit
to the sj.riji e continues. The |.henotp-
enojj ts uot understo**!. say* I*rofes
*or .1 W, Uar«hl>erv<*r. bttt U Is sun
|i<>*ed that the root* of the aiountahi
pine are Inhat.itfsl lw some my>*orblxa
which produces the nitrogen ne*sh»l l>y
the trees and that this organism l*
transferred to the roots of ttie aur
rounding spruce Once the Ififectlen
has taken place the presence of the
pine Is no longer necessary
The Hourglass.
Instead of being obsolete and aim
ply an Interesting relic the hourglass r
In vafiotis forma hi a twentieth cen-
tury deceeeity. For such, purpose* aa
tlmfug. hardening and tempering ht%t*
in twiaj drill manufacture. wbere,*ec-A
emls or minutes mu*t be ganged
curately. nothing m rves like the bouf
g!avs w it b- ttw right amount of sanff.
Accuracy to fractions of a second can*
l»e ohtalms? mu< h more easily by an
hourghtae than by watching the hands
of a watch-London Graphic. • • >
Ing It wax a trib ite to the president
Mrs. Nannie \Vebb Curtis, couched ip
skillful vt-r-
After the prayer and praise service
held Jr the o|»-ning-of the exercises
today a song service was held, it was
led by .Mrs. John S. Turner of Dallas.
Following thie came an interesting
discussion of devotional*, led by Mr*
T. C Clark of Marlin. The reading of
minutes and reports of the creden-
tial* committee follow* d. This wa-
followed by the election of officer*. .
A worhti^Hn In the observatory at
Tonlou.*/ has invited attention to »
sin gulag phenomenon. ,\ -tuvr of iron
is tahVn by one end am^ ttie other end
I* !' /nged Info a tire, heatltg It high
.'r. /nt not so much* that t>e hand cap
!•*>/r.uatn Its huhl Tin? heated end is
t/u. plunged into a pull of eoid water,
/mutedlately :Le other end !•*»* oni**s st*
ho» tl it ,t i- lui;-ossjhle to hold it.
This |.het)(,foe:i<oi. f.imtllnr to work-
nil’ll. i» ;is i .h| i,y.them to some re
|s-‘ cut : i * - T i oi - flux s|)p|Mise the -*.ud
den - old exert* upon the beat contain-
ed In the iron, whteh is tiitis driven to
l he e «’\treini’t.
I Rarten PreaesU a
i a clever V», { mm‘
leasure In tnakTB|~» s
>try. He 1* gathering
rt data which wxR m
F a. useful porpone. M
with tK* car Jn to'l
building F-'rom thene two windows
yob can t help seeing everything In
the dining room* of the neighbor* os
both side* of job*
"What’s the remair smilingly asked
the portly dame who was looking for
a flat.-Chicago Tribune.
Old Tima London Sunday*. .
—- U........j lienrs Londoner*
1 Sunday Is too
re amusement*,
bnd they lived
fury they would
frefic*. At that
ndoti -was a day
lily to fetch or
carry p» bieak tlie Knlitptli. Met! were
fined r >r t arrying suefi things .is *f.
h.-tuiii-li of venison pud -i »»nlr of shoes,
whits impttx-r ! di*idnv had to pay
up for awerirint m :i So: ’ iy. \ duke
aud II knight >vre i m, ,| .-ignln nnd
again for rldlriltt.ki t'n-ir carrlrges or
tlie first dr»c "<s*k. and otic nn-
fortunate.i«-Ip tyi.in had to pay a sov
erelvn 1st n-'se h,- was cclight In the
■ct of ri I'iing from Bristol to Rath
on-a tfiirday Pearson's Weekly.
N<’W and Alien one 1
eomoialnlng that tlteti
duff They want tna
nu-rovtloiis. life. But!
In the seventeenth «*en|
have .fotiiitl a vast dlfi
|sMinl a Sunday In I.o
of trials One hud o|
her sh.'pttia's P
gend I* that MB
Managrroeot.
"I don t see. Ella. Ikl* you manage
with your housekeeping money. If'1
give-you :i lot you *is-nil h hit. hut If
t don’t givo you hi imi' li von «e«>tn to
ret along ufith It.'
“Why. t! .t's perfei i v simple. Hn-
dolplL. Whfulyou give liie a lot I use
P to pay-the defit* I ::i-t Into when
you don’t ids* loe so Uni' li. '
M publla%e^
lor. the ;S
.before auy'^!
jllons referefi
kll of these j
Jlled exeep'*^
i withq^_gjL
l^nta fl^Tbe
Tha Mandrake Legend
There la an old legend coo tie-tod wfth
the mandrake grhlch stales ihat when '
the plant la uproot ml It utters a plefe*-
crT The forki*d tulters (to*r a
fantastic rvsemhlnn. e to the body and
legs of a mno. and from this fancied
Mkenesa then- grew the !;e!|..r n-hl,-h
Weatherford. Texas. Oct. ti -Laura
and Hugh. ag«-d 2 and 4 years, the
children of Mr and Mrs. .MIII'T. liv-
ing on Hanover ?tre#>t, this city, were
severely burned yesterday afteryi<sin
by a powder explosion ’ **.
Some of the ojder children had been
nxing the jiowder in a* toy cannon
and the mother took it -wway from
them and. aa.itbe supr»o«ed. hid it In
* safe plate . : The. younger children,
however, found it, and. pouring abou^
a quarter 6f a pound in a bucket,
a#ruck a match. An explosion re-
W«m(n on the Slag*.
Tke e:ir!:e«t mention of n< tresses
was In Bill, when Curynt In hi* “t'nj-
illttes" gave tiffs .lescrlptlon of a pro-
•ItK-flon at the Theater of I'enk-e. Italy:
"I savv women act. n thing | never
*aw tiefore They |<erfi»roied with ax
g<e*d a gra* e. acthiu. gesture, as ever
I *aw any maw-ullne actor.” ;
n s^njt bf an eye; I
hal*i^»*t piore wntdefl
uwfi, shall yet lie rru^L
d upaide dovn shall be.
be fount4 y root of tree,
the hills'man shall rtfie,
orse or ase he at hi* aide;
ter mat) shall walk ,
, *hall;%leep. shall talk;
t men ahall be seen. ..f*I
4r lu black in green: - **«
9e water shall float. **t
Is a wooden boat; - —- /
I be found 'mid atone,, '
■that'* now unKnown. .
■rater *fc*U wonder* do.
■ last .ahAM admit a Jew. 4^
Lrld to an end ahall come.
■ hundred and elghtr-oq*.
.oeralon pnbllxhed prior to
r^rhlch gave ranch uneaal-
number* of people. w*l
B the further prophecy tbit
9u xhonld not twfiRy fV\
.»Wld-ender* made much of thi*
ecy and devoted much time anfi
hi to lt» dlscuMlue. te the
of many superwtltlttf fo**d* „ - *
i 1 \ - i • • v-^
, •/: - 4
Watarfatta tn Japan.
Waterfalls In .Inpitu are almost
countless There la one at every turn,
and where there wna uot one In the
beginning the Japs have made oi.<». for
It la tbeir passion Every little g irdeu
baa a fall or two or It would uot be
considered a garden There are many
eery beautiful ones Id various ports
of the country', aud they are all of
them shrine* visited by thousands of
pilgrims *eery year
wH \ \ *
The Horizon.
“Flow cleer the horizon !*“' remark-
ed a young Indy.
’’Yes.” aerred her hmnorona eom-
panton: “I’ve Juet swept U with my
eye."
Ceuat ia.
Delighted Mamina - Oo _ | -nfraonr
r^MmatT Pnlf^saoVi'Tke'nr^
New"ll<,l'‘ ‘n‘° t,w
from time to time.
tn«z fisd fill of k
ant at-1 par*a I* superior fo a pl«
respond lco»tr mo a* much
*t the by,flld^]er».
Judge k. H-
torney tor the
to th« tonat. “
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