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THE BROWNWOOD DAILY BULLETIN BROWNWOOD. TEXAS SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 12 1915.
Section one
Pianos More Pianos and Better Pianos !
There Should be Music in Every Home on Christmas Morning
We want to sell every Piano we have on the floor before the first day of January. Now listen. Are youv going to
buy a Piano any time within the next year? If you are we want to say to you that if you will figure with us any time before
the first day of January 1916 .we will guarantee to save you money on a high grade Piano. We have instructions from
the Abilene store to sell Pianos at prices that are surprising. Every instrument must be sold. We can arrange terms to suit
every purse. $1.50 per week will buy a brand new Piano. Think of suoh easy terms. Can you afford to deprive your family
of something that would bring gladness to their hearts when you can 'buy a Piano at such a saving and on such easy terms.
Now take notice to this. Space wont permit us to quote prices on all of the Pianos in stock but for Monday we offfer for
your special consideration. A very high grade (Kingsbury Piano) practically like new for
$193.00 On Easy Terms
we offer for your consideration a Piano which we have had rented out for four months? at" the very low
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$178.00 On Easy Terms
For Wednesday we offer for your consideration a iiigh grade Victor Piano make by Bush: &.?Lane indorsed by some
of the worlds best musicians. Practically like new. Regular price $450.00 now " 7
$243.00
Now on Player Pianos we handle the worlds best. (The Autopiano) the Cecillian and thfr Werner. We give you free ex-
chancre on Plaver Music. We will take vour Piano in exchange and will sell you a Player Piano at from $150.00 to $200.00
X savings. It will be to your interest to figure with us on your Piano.
For Tuesday
price of
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CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR ;a practical nurse .phone R-763
47tfc
WANTED.
WANTED Place to work for Board
'while attending school. Apply T. H.
Taylor Howard Payne College. 49p
"WANTED Any kind of sewing. Satis-
Action . guaranteed. Mrs. Alice -Wilson:
Phone J-964. 38tfc
AGENTS WANTED Men or women to
sell SKAT HAND SOAP and KLEAN-
SER. Larrne sale big profits. "Write
toe proposition. SKAT C Hartford
Coon. 54c
FOR SALE.
ANGEL FOOD CAivcIS.
FATAL RIDICULE.
Phone 793.
FOR SALE 50 cords of good dry wood
at $3.50 per cord delivered. H. H.
Sigman. 51c
FOR SALE A Jersey cow with heif-
er calf. Phone 229. 52c
FOR SALE House and lot and va-
cant lot on Brady avenue. Will sell
both or separately. Reasonable terms.
K. K. Derrick. 49c
FOB KENT.
FOR RENT 3 light housekeeping
; rooms furnished. Apply 1002 Fisk
Ave. or phone J-765. 49c
FOR -RENT -3 unfurnished rooms.
Apply 502 E Baker street 51c
FOR RENT Twe nice large front
rooms upstairs close in. Apply 603
Fisk Ave. Mrs. Chas. Bean. 49c
FOR RENT One 4 room house close
In on Grcenleaf street 0200. Foi
particulars phone -J-447 or see David
Anderson. 51p
FOR RENT Modern four room bun-
iow sleeping porch bath and toilet
Rlht in town 104 Pecan St $15.00.
Kidd & Bell. 48tfc
FOR RENT Nice bright room four
blocks from Southern Hotel; well fur-
nished; terms reasonable. Phone 838.
' 46tfc
Yeutha f Ancient Alexandria Paid Fr
Their Caustio Wit
In ancient days the impudent wit of
tie young Greco-Egyptian dandy was
proverbial says Arthur L P. Bromo
Weigall In "The Life and Times of
Cleopatra." That was especially true
in Alexandria whose people were char-
acterized by the Emperor Hadrian us
"light wavering.' seditious vain and
spiteful although as a bodv wealthy
utid prosiwrous."
No sooner did n statesman assume
olik-e or a king come t the throne than
the wags of the city gave him somi'
scurrilous nickname that stuck to him
throughout the remainder of his life
Thus Ptolemy IX. wa.s called "The
Bloated.' Ptolemy X. "The Vetch" and
Ptolemy XIII. "The' Piper." Selcucus
they named "Pickled Fish Peddler."
and In later times Vespasian was named
"Scullion.-
Wbcu King Herod .Agrippa passed
through the city on his way to bis In-
secure throne' these young Alexan-
drians dressed up an unfortunate mad-
man whom they bad found In the
streets put a paper crown upon his
bead and a reed in his band and led
bim through tbo town bailing him as
king of the Jews and that in spite of
the fact that Agrippa was the close
friend of Caligula their emperor.
Against Vespasian they told with de-
light the story of bow ho had pestered
one of bis friends for the payment of a
trifling loan of 0 oboli and some one
made up' a song In which that fact was
recorded.
Thejp ridiculed Caracalla for dressing
himspli like Alexander the Great al-
though bia stature was below the aver-
age but in that case they bad not reck- j
oned with their man. His frightful re
venge upon them was the almost total
extermination of all the well to do
young men to the city whom he col-
lected together under a false pretense
and then butchered in cold blood.
Clever Chap.
When I bad a caller one day my lit-
tle son rnme Into the room' with his
cap n. 1 said. "Why John don't yon
know you should take your cap off
when you'i-ome Into the house?"
Quickly taking It off. he said. "Ob.
yes. I know but I left It on so 1 could
tip Ir to the lady "-Chicago News.
It la not what yon lose but what yon
have dally to bear that Is bard.
Thackeray.
OUR ARMY RIFLES
There Are None Better Than
Those Made at Springfield.
IN UNCLE SAM'S BIG ARSENAL
The 8pirit of Charity.
"I'm awfully sorry that my engage-
ments prevent my attending your char-
i lty concert but I shall be with you In
Bplrlt"
"Splendid! And where would yqn
like your spirit to sit? I have tickets
here for $2.50. $5 and $10.M-St Louis
Po5t-rlspatcb.
F or S al e
4 room house and three lots. Price
$S50. Will take as part payment good
wagon and team.
Agood Columbus surrey. Price
$100; would take trade.
Fine young horse Price $150; would
put him in on good lot
6 acres "good land close In for
acreage. Price $900.
185 acre tract of land or well ex-
change for city property. This prop-
erty is about 7 miles from city has
55 acres in cultivation plenty of
water and fairly good house.
Two very good cottages on Taylor
Ave. easy terms.
Other bargains too many to rnen-
tion. J. L. Ellis
Land and Insurance
Preoeeee by Which a Billet of the Fin-
est Steel la Turned Into One of the
Famous 30 Caliber Weapons The
Manufacture of Small Arms.
Had. Longfellow lived until today and
visited the Springfield arsenal be would
find that tbe famous old gun racks
which Inspired bis verses have van-
ished. Also be would discover many
other changes. Tbe double tiers of gun
rack's that tbe New England bard com-
pared to huge pipe organs are gone.
Bave for a small section which has been
preserved in tbe museum. Tbe "bur-
nished arms' with their highly polish-
ed barrels are among tbe things dis-
carded too. and as for the pattern of
the rifle well there have been at least
a dozen different styles of firearms pro-
duced at too famous armory since
Longfellow.
Records have it that there have been
sixty distinct types of small arms man-
ufactured at Springfield since its estab-
lishment during tbe Revolutionary war.
These range from Ibe old "Brown
Bess" and Cbarlevlll type with their
flint locks nnd smooth bored barrels to j
the famous "Springfield of the war
between tbe states period nnd the still
more famous 30 caliber rifle of today
which has been pronounced the most
serviceable small arm In the world.
Tbe Springfield nrmory. with Its va-
rious foundries factories carpenter
shops barracks and storehouses has
cost the Uulted States government te
the neighborhood of $60000000. This
expenditure has enabled tbe ordnance
department to supply Its enlisted men
with tbe best type of army rifle re
volver and naber at a very small cost
Moreover in ierlods of pressing need
tbe government has never been ham-
pered by red tape contracts and spe-
cial legislation In order to arm Its
forces. During five wars Springfield
has been able to turn out enough arms
for Immediate service or at least
enough to take care of emergencies
though of course tbe government has
purchased rifles from private firms.
During tbe Spanish war this was nec-
FORMAL GILL FOB
(MOTION
ISSO
ED
Bepresentatlen Will Be 0 Stm
Basis as Heretofore; Texas
Gets 4 Delegates.
NEW YORK Dec. ll.-Chainaaa
McCombs of the Democratic National
Committee today issued a formal call
essary because of tbe quick formation ?! m6et te St
of volunteer troops. uu -J 1.916' ud announced
mc pcrauanei ot tne committee on ar-
rangements for the convention.
The membership in the convention
will be composed of two delegates and
two alternates for every senator and
representative from each state baaed
on the sixty-fourth congressional ap-
portionment and six delegates and
six alternates each from the District
of Columbia Porto Rico Hawaii and
the Philippine Islands.
Under this arrangements Texis is al-
lowed a delegation of forty in the
convention.
troops.
Tbe manufacture of a rifle entails
dozens of separate operations and con-
sequently dozens of different kinds of
machines are necessary. Indeed there
are ninety-three component parts of a
rifle fifty different operations being re-
quired to manufacture tbe barrel alone.
And as for tbe bayonet there are
twelve separate parts to that simple
looking portion of a soldier's equip-
ment It is difficult to decide which is the
most Important the lock stock or bar-
rel of a rifle but from tbe amount of
work Involved In all probability tbe
barrel Is considered of more conse-
quence by tbe Springfield gnnmakers.
The material from "which Itae barrels i
are made appears first as snort billets
of steel. These are placed In a furnace
and subjected to Intense beat and
when they become deep orange In color
they are removed nnd placed In anoth-
er furnace where the heat Is even
greater. By means of long tongs the
CftTTON PRICES MP
TWO ILK BALE
steel Is removed from this boat and put ' Teasfoa Between Aastri ana United
A TOUCH OF GOLD.
i.
FOR RENT Two furnished rooms
close in. Stone building. Apply 418
Milton avenue. 47tfc
FOR RENT Two or three furnished
rooms for light housekeeping en suite
or separate. Phone R-5C3. 26tfc
FOR RENT Three roams for light
housekeeping. Phoihe J-964 or apply
at 807 Rogan street Mrs. Alice Wil-
son. 38tfc
FOR RENT Two furbished rooms for
light housekeeping; modern conven-
iences; 904 Fisk avenue. Phone Mrs.
J; W. Jennings No. 192. 38tfc
FOR RENT Modern five room bun-
galow close in. Dr. Nanny. 32tfc
FOR RENT Three furnished room3
for light housekeeping. Bath connec-
tions. Close In. Mrs. Wise. Apply
503 Clark street. til
FOUND Red bicycle. Phone 36. 50c
LOST
LOST Money bag containing between
$13 and $15 somewhere in Coggin ad-
dition Finder please notify Frazier
the- fruit and grocery peddler and
receive reward. 50c
LOST At corner JefferBon and
Brady avenue single barrel automo-
bile pump. ' Return to Frank How-
ard at Armour & Co. 50p
MISCELLANEOUS.
PASTURAGE Good winter pastur-
age plenty of grass and water close
In; . reasonable monthly rates for
horses and cows. Mrs. Will H. Mayes
plume 45. d39tf
Have you srn the apple display at
The Christmas Shop.
: i
Its Magic Restored to Its Pedestal Hit '
Tottering Dignity.
One day during bis prosperous f
"Adonis" time In Loudon Henry E.
DIxey was walking In the Strand when
he met an American actor. He be-
longed to the order of self satisfied per-
sons who live to give out the Impres-
sion that the man they deign to speak
to is specially :..rled out by an Indul-
gent providence for high favor. This
particular haughty oue had obviously
made acquaintance with misery. His
clothes were seedy nnd there were
written all over him the signs of press-
ing rnJt.
"Hello old man. how are you getting
ouV" was the DIxey bail.
"Very well I thauk yon sir." replied
the unbending one.
'Doing anything Just now?" queried
DIxey.
"Well no. I may candidly say I'm
knot. These plebeian hounds over here
do not estimate art at its proper value
and I have refused tu deference to my
dignity to accept anything less than I
consider my services .worth. I may be
out of an engagement temporarily but. j
thanK heaven. I have not degraded my-
self by taking any paltry advances.
and I still consider myself u gentle-
man." Then he added. In a lower and less
aggressive tone. "But I most candidly
own that the pangs of hunger may
soon make me forget my professional
dignity as I have not bad a mouthful
to eat in two days." i
"For heaven's sake." exclaimed the
pitying DIxey "take this and get some-
thing to eat!" And he laid in the starv-
lng man's band a sovereign.
With tbe touch of gold in bis con
sclousness tbe recipient's face under-
went a magical change. Halting a
passing cab he turned to DIxey nnd
said: "Thanks old fellow. I'll return
this In a couple of days. Cabby drive
me to the Cafe Royal."
And away be went to spend that
precious sovereign at a single throw.
His pride as a gentleman must not be
alloved; to. suffer. Detroit Free Press.
NOTICE
TO
ADVERTISERS!
into a peculiar roller equipped with
grooves of eleven different slzes.
These rollers are operated under tons
of pressure and gradually the billet is
formed into a tapering "blank."
In this process the man In charge of
the rolling mill passes the billet
through eleven different grooves run
nlng it twice through tbe last groove.
thus executing twelve distinct opera-
tions before the barrel is even shaped
The rifling machine Is a long ugly
looking affair that moves very slowly.
Four riflings are put into the barrel of
a gun and six are cut into the short
barrels of the automatic revolvers
which are also made at Springfield.
Immediately after the rifling the bar-
rel Is chambered and sights are put on.
Then tbe glint of polished steel is kill-
ed by a process of "browning" tbe
metaL
In the old days the soldier's rifle was
polished and buffed until It fairly glit-
tered. Today every metal part Is dull-
ed first because the old time glint re-
flected tbe sunlight and made the sol-
dier a better mark for bis enemy and
also because tbe browning process pro-
tects the metal from the weather. Ed-
ison Monthly.
An additional charge
of 5c per inch will be
made on all copy com-
ing in after 2:30 p. m.K
This applies to all alike.
Provoking a Husband.
A Mohammedan woman cannot of
herself separate from her husband
without his consent He may divorce
her with a few words spoken by him
self. If she Is clever however she
will take him by surprise at an un
guarded moment nnd contrive to do or
say something which will make him
so angry that before he can exercise
sufficient self control to stop himself
be has uttered tbe wished for words.
States Is Believe te Be Ee-
spoaslble for -Break.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 11. Cotton
values shot down swiftly today
breaking about a dollar and seventy-
five cents a bale during the first thir-
ty minutes of trading. The tension
between the United States and Austria-Hungary
is responsible for the
break which followed a break of ten
points- yesterday. .
Cotton fell practically two dollars
per bale on the New York market to-day.
The Brownwood Cotton Exchange
received the following quotations Sat-
urday: Spots.
New York 12.25 15 down ' no
sales.
New Orleans 12.13 unchanged.
Houston 12.40 20f down no sales.
Brownwood 11.75 10 down.
Fatures.
ew York: Open Close
January . ..12.50 12.18-19
March 12.75 12.45-47
May 12.9ff 12.67-69
"ew Orleans:
January . ..12.37 12.06-07
March 12.65 12.37-39
May 126 12.60-61
Close
Friday
12.46-4S
12.74-75
12.96-87
12.36-37"
12.69-70
12.92-92
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NO EXCEPTIONS
One Kind of a Platform.
An American gentleman got ac-
quainted with .a Frenchman who was
very anxious to acquire the English
language. The American to order to
help bim. said that if be would send
bis exercises to him he would willing-
ly correct them.-
Nothing was heard from the French
man for some time but finally a let-
ter came couched In the following
fcolce English:
'In small time I can learn so many
English from hla textbook and her
dictionary as I think I will come at
the America and to go on. tbe. scaffold
to lecture."
SUSPECTED BANKER
EVADES EXTRADITION
5
Silence Is a figure of speech aaan-
swerable short cold but terribly se-
vere. Parker. . .. .
W. B. Slaagater Wins Pelat In Hear-
iag hy Dallas Federal Ceart;
Wea't Ge te Celorae.
DALLAS Tex.. Dec 11. Hearing
of the W. B. Slaughter case in federal
court was taken up here today. The
hearing was postponed from Monday
owing to the inability of Former Unit-
ed States Senator Joseph W. Bailey
Slaughter's chief counsel to be here
at that time. Slaughter is under In- 4
dlctment in Colorado. In connection
with the closing of a national bankg
at Pueblc and contends the federal
court has no jurisdiction in return-
ing him to Colorado for triaL
Because Slaughter is already un-.
ier bond for appearanceJn Colorado
in another case under similar circtua-
sfance? the federal court dismiesed
the motion for an .order foxj hia re-
moval to Colorado.
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White, James C. The Daily Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 49, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1915, newspaper, December 12, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth345603/m1/4/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Howard Payne University Library.