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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-21

Bridgeport Tex, Feb ~ ~ Rock
lsland f,e'ght train wnn wreckoa abonta
mile rorfh 81 town Elsht cars vera
ditched n Saund,gs a bsetgiuau, Naa
iarht, injured
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-21

New York Eco. a. The Herall's
Washington special says action in rela-
ton TO the philippine question will b.
taken up at oace by the senate com
raittee on the Philippines.
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TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Che House MaEeS Same Process on
the ToA Till.
Heavy TAX IMPOSED
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the Tax Was Placed at 5000.
Call Of Another Extra Scs.
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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-21

Washington, Feb IA The honse
committee gu Military aFAirs-has com
plete the army appropriation bin Il
carried $tt 200 3JA against $50 0Sj. 1Of
in the bill for the current year. Tue
great seeming increase ~ accounted for
by the fact that the appropriation for
tine current fiscal year was inadequale
aud the Urgent deficiency bill recently
passad carried u large additional appro-
I,riation for the army for the carrent
ydar. The bill includes an appropria-
ton os $a50.5j0 for cable and rele-
graph lines 10 connecs themilitary pos
IN Alaska with h-aaa iarrsrs a St MI
chaels, and Si00,0OD Tor military roads
and bridges in Alask4.
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Natural Gas Utilized by Tramps.

Two years ago u we'll was drilled on
the Hays farm in search of OIL. The
we'll was put down by some Eastern
company. Situated in secluded
place along q little creek, very few
people ever knew that the we'll had
been drilled. What was found in the
we'll will never be known, for, as soon
as was completed, it was Immediately
filled up with rock and dirt. Lately,
however, gas has begun to issue from
the we'll, and now 1t comes forth in
considerable quantities. 1t is not far
from little station on the Santa Fe
Railroad, and this winter the tramps
have taken possession of the place.
They have piled rocks around the we'll
aud turned part of an oil stove over
it, on which they cook. They have
put up shanty, and in the centre of
the room their stove heated it with
natural gas. The advantage of
natural gas has made the place
favorite rendezvous for tramps for
miles around, aed they have quite q
colony here.-Topeka (Kan.) State
Journal,
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between the skull Of a coyote and that;
of a dog, and d cross between collie
and an Eskimo dog produces a very
fair coyote as far as appearances 60. i
Seven or eight years ago Southern
and Central California abounded in
coyotes, and the%state Legislature
passed an anti-coyote act, putting a
price upon stfs head or scalp. had
the tcmerft to oppose this, but time
has shown Fthe fallacy of killing all
the coyotes, end the act was repealed
My argument was that as the coyote
wassthe only enemy of the jack rabbit
an ground, squirrel his destruction by
Wls6fasale would result in vast in-
erease fArabbits and squirrels The
jack f4bbit, a famous girdler OF
yoltif ees and an all-around enemy
tos agficulturist, without a redeem
ing nature, is the natural food Of the
coyote which does not dlsdain the
ground squirrel. The coyote is also q
snake eater, even attacking the rattle
snake; in word, he is valuable
sc8venger and an animal to be pre-
served.
Don Coyote can be tanned, and I
knewof one instance where a herder
kept ne that was apparently rs tame:
IS dUk.
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able, superlatively beautiful, disgust
singly filthy, and, in short, city OF
contradictions. Originally q Tartar
'encampment, begun by the hordes that
swarmed to the eastern part Of China,
Pekin soon became fortified city Of
much strength. Here the Tartar rul-
ers lived, surrounded by their Manchu
followers-fearing the white mans
usurpation far less than the numerical
preponderance Of the Chinese. So, in
order to protect themselves from un-
expected assault, they constructed a
huge wall around their city-for China
is land of walls-and for time lived
in tolerable security.
Gradually, however, the Chinese,
realizing to some extent their power,
began rival city adjoining the Tartar
fortress. They, too, built a wall, and,
as the Tartars did. whenever q work
man died. his body was entombed
within the wall. In this manner, it
Is estimated, that one million human
beings found their last resting places
in the walls surrounding Pekin.
While the Chinese city is of much
interest, both from a sociological and
architectural viewpoint, yet the Tar
tar city is the more important, for
within it's precincts is the Forbidden"
or Purple City, where lives, Kwang
Su, the unfortunately progressive mon
arch. Of the Chinese. The Forbidden
City Is a city Of night, for there the
denizens Of the palace of the Son of
Heaven awaken and begin their life.
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The area of China is 4,21s,4O1 En-
rlish square miles. OF. this territory
only 1,33G,S41 miles belong to emma
proper, the remainder being the de-
tendencies of Manchuria, Mongolia
Thibet Jungaria and East Turkestaa.
Notwithstanding the relatively small
size Of China proper, it contains the
bulk of the population, having 3So,ooo'-
900 inhabitants out Of q. total poPu-
lation of the Kingdom Of 402,6SO,VoO.
The present Emperor of China belongs
to the Manchu dynasty, which over
threw the native dynasty of Ming IN
the year 1914. AS the late Emperor
died suddenly, he did not designate
q successor, as is the custom in China,
where there exists no law OF heredl-
tary succession. This is one OF the
causes of the trouble in China, owing to
the fact that the Empress DoWager
was able to obtain ascendency over
the young Emperor, so that on Sep
tember %, 1898, an imperial edict was
issued announcing that the Emperor
had resigned power to the Empress
Dowager, who has since retained the
direction of affairs and by her dislike
of foreigners has done much to foment
the troubles and has made it easy for
the Boxer movement to gain headway,
even if she. is not directly responsible
for the attack, as has been suggested
by those who have IN intimate knoWl-
edge of Chinese affairs. On January
"a, 1900, it was declared by decree
that the son Of Prince Tuan should
succeed the present Emperor. This Is
generally regarded rs equivalent to
Kwang Su's deposition. The lively in
terest which Prince Tuan is taking in
the attacks of foreigners is easily ac-
counted for by his sons right to the
throne. - 3 + ~ r.
The government of the State is based
upon the government Of the family.
The supreme direction Of the Empire
is vested in the priyy scounGl OF grand
council. The administ Hon 1s under
the direction pbinet comprising
four membefss of Manchu and
two of Cbinese besides two as
sistarts from thesgfeat college, who
have to see that ting is done con-
trary to the ciylf and religious laws
of the Empire These members are
called ministers pf sfae Under their,
orders are seven boardss ssof govern
mcnt, each Of Which is presided over
by ManchuSand q Chinese The
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face of Kwang Su. The entire route
to be traversed was curtained of and
thousands Of soldiers line the so-called
streets 80 thut no Peeping Tom could
ply his trade. But despite all such
precautions, the well-known Oriental
propensity for money, exceptionally
strong in the Chinese, enabled foreign
ers to see Kwang Su at close range.
They beheld a shrinking, slight figure,
dressed plainly and utterly eclipsed
by the gorgeous apparel Of his retinue.
The rest of Pekin is very much like
all Chinese cities-picturesquely con-
fusing and terribly dirty. Streets run
in the most bizarre fashion, totally OBJ
nvious of their beginning and end,
aimlessly wandering from bad to
worse, fringed on both sides by novels
and palaces in confusion. Dogs and
pigs meander about, jostle equally Of
fensive beggars and unkempt children;
stuffy litters, suspended on long bam-
boo poles and carried by coolies, make
life a burden; odors, concentra d be-
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e~ MAURICE THOMPSON.
co,,risht 1922 1923 byRobert Bonners Cons

under his thumb. But, although the
mysterious Pierre Ramea1 is called
King of Honey Island, have found
out to my satisfaction that there ls
one above him in command OF, the
great Pearl River and inland organi-
cation; and that one lives in New
Orleans, directing the proceedings
from his safe position IN the midst OF
the highest society of the city"
"And who is he?"
ct think that I know, but cannot
vet breathe his name in this connec-
tion; it would create villa scene. l
can assure you, sir"
Mr.. Vernon folded his arms high
upon his broad chest and appeared to
lift himself until he showed taller than
even the tall creole.
eff you begin to stir up records in
New Orleans" he remarked, "you
will soon have heavy load on your
hands. My own opinion is that moth
ing will be gained by any neg citations
with pirates. The country can tight
it's battles without them"
cat all events, shall make my re.
port to the governor, and he may do
as he shall see ft."
care you sure that the governor
himself is entirely clear of entangle-
ment with the powerful alliance OF
freebooters?"
Again the eyes of the lieutenant be-
came sharp and searching as he
scanned Mr.. Vernon's massive face,
and said:
"Do you suspect him?"
"Humph!" with o shrug, was the
only answer Mr.. Vernon gave. Itwas
as if the ejaculation were meant to
toss Ballanche aside.
A half-hour later the young officer
took his leave.
eau revoir!" he called from the gig
as his crew pulled away toward the
schooner. His farewell comprehended
the whole group on the Water-B Birds
deck; and yet he was looking straight
at Pauline. Fairfax noticed this, but
seeing him going farther and farther
away, while Pauline seemed quite con,
tent to stay where she was, the artist
smiled very complacently.
Mr.. Vernon ordered the vessel put
under sail at once, speaking to his
men with an intonation that suggested
impatience or great haste.
The most careless observer could
have seen that something in the con.
versation between him and Lieutenan!
Bsllanche had stimulated him; but
whether with anger or some other
passion no one would have determined
from his appearance or actions.
Up through the Rigolets the little
vessel went, with fair breeze and in
as golden sunlight as ever drove away
o fog. The channel, q broad and
beautiful river connecting Lake Borgne
with Lake Pontchartrain, flashed like
silver between its grassy marsh
meadows, over which the herons and
wild geese, the pelicaus and the
plovers few back and forth like
shuttles through the warp OF the
dreamy weather. Here and there,
scattered from distance to distance,
picturesque clumps of live-oaks were
set against the almost violet sky like
orchards on prairie.
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oud cries of the coolies-such is Pc

loud cries of the coolies-such is Pc
kin.
Of course, there are parts in the out
lying hills where the rich mandarins
and merchants live, where true ORR
entail luxury can be found. There
magnificent palace-lke dwellings dol
the landscape, surrounded by idyllit
gardens. The art and imagination OF
the Chinese architect have found full
scope for his talent, and as q result
these habitations are a credit, externally
and intcrnally-all save the sanitation,
of which the Chinese are in blissful
ignorance. Yet the wealthy Chinese
has luxury, even though coolie takes
the place of an electric fan to cool
his fevcrcd brow.
Taken all in all, China and the Chi
nese make an interesting study from
any viewpoint but it is wrong to un-
derestimate their brain power in such
study, for they are far more advanced
than Is generally conceded. Let China
be civilized, and the world will wit
ness as great metamorphosis as that
which so astonished the world when
Japan emerged from her chrysalis of
Middle Age conservatism and provin-
cialism.
The mobiles in China, both male and
female, cultivate extremely long nails
on the thumb and all the fingers ex-
cept the one nearest the thumb. Six
teen inches is considered a good length,
but those who manage TO attain the
length of seventeen or eighteen are re-
garded with envious admiration.
Probably the idea of the impossible
ity of doing any work with such long
nails upon the fingers may have given
them the fashionable reputation.
Among the Siamese silver cases are
worn upon the fingers to protect the
long nails
Although in bygone times European
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The Coat Didn't Fit.

In the days when johannesburg
was mining camp, 80 the tale goes,
Dom Paul on one occasion was riding
through in a very ordinary suit of
clothes. He unsaddled by wagon
belonging to q German, whv, not
recognizing him, began to hold forth
on the reforms he would make if he
were ruler of tho State. Suddenly
Mr.. Kruger took off his coat, and,
holding it toward the German, who
was a little man, said: "Friend, put
it on" "But," replied the latter, sit
is too big" "Just so," said tho
Pre- sident with q grim smile. "I'm
Paul Kruger, and it is not too big for
ma ~ 49,. "-
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gymbolIc Characters in Lhinese.

Man Is represented by a straight up
right stroke and two legs, mountain
by three peaks, tree by strokes. rep
resenting branches, trunk, and roots, q.
forest by trees, q field by q square
divided into four parts, the sun by o
circle and dot in the centre. \ door
by 4 picture of double gate. An ar
row piercing target becomes the
symbol for the middle. Two cash
with strings through the centre aptly
signify union. A mouth in door
means to listen. A woman with q
broom expresses the Chinese idea Of.
a wife. One woman under one roof
means peace, two women under one
roof means q quarrel. while one wcm-
an between two men, as can easily be-
guessed, is q symbol Of anger.
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boards are: !, fer civil appointments;
., for revenues; 8. for rites and cere-
monies; 4, for military affairs; 5, for
public works; G, criminal jurisdiction;
Z, admiralty board. Independent Of
the government, and theoretically
above the central administration, is
the Board of Public Censors, which
consists of forty or fifty members un-
der two presidents. They are prlVi-
legged to present any remonstrance to
the sovereign, and one Of them must
be present. at the meetings of each f
the Government boards. Each OF the
eighteen provinces is governed by
governor-general, who is responsible
to the Emperor for the entire admins
tration, political, judicial, military
and physical. He is assisted by coun-
Gil and other officials. Each province
is subdivided into apartments, ruled
by projects, and each department into
districts, each under separate ruler.
Each town and village also has its
governing body, and among the vari-
GUS rulers there is regular graduation
in rank, each being responsible to his
immediate superior. Political office In
the general administration Of the EN-
pire is less sought after than the posi-
ton of viceroy or governor in the prov
inces, where there are opportunities of
acquiring wealth. The number of for
eigners resident in the open ports of
China was 13.421 at the end of 1898,
British subjects predominating. About
q half of the total number of foreign
ers reside at Shanghai.
Three religions are acknowledged by
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DON COYOTE" OF THE PLAINS.
The American Wild Dog is an Interert-
ing Animal. !


ing Animal.
One of the interesting and typical
animals of the Far West is the AHeri-
can wild dog, lowland wolf or coyote,l
CAMS latrans, it being known UNDER
these and other titles. While very
common animal, it Is rarely we'll
figured in the books, and is made td
look more foxlike than wolfish, saya
Professor C.. f. Holder in the Scien1
tific American. The accompanying III
lustration gives q correct Idea Of O.
young male two-thirds grown. In
general appearance it resembles the
typical wolf, the fur being a dull yell,
lowish gray, with dark, even black,
clouded spots; beneath it is sometimes
reddish and white.
While the, coyote hunts singly in
towns or villages, he runs in packs In
the open, and it is here that he DEM
onstrates his skill and cunning. A.
friend of mine observed pack Of coy
otes on the edge of thesfe fe6ert manipu--,
lating a jack rabbit. They sYeQ&
across the country in q line, soon sta
dng hare, len formed in two pan Il
lei lines about 200 feetsapart. There
was q regular plan Of 5acadonaand n0nes
sof the coyotes seemed oyeEexc xcited. bnts'
when the hare was started thsy.
wheeled into columns like soldiers, the
leading coyote running at$the top
his speed. After, a few I nts l 4
Dropped ITO the rear and 6 fEesh coy
ote TOOK the lead, and this was kept.
|sup until the hare wassr down. The
schase was a silent one. This method
recalls the wild dogs of Australia, or
dingo. A ..,s.z
TThe coyote is virtually a. wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog.
md dogs will often refuse to injure
Etbe female coyote: Huxley contends
kthat there is no material Inference
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LIGHTNING ExpIodes a Gun.

The vicinity of Williamsport, Nd,
was visited by the severest thunder
storm Of the summer. Lightning
struck in several places and cut some
queer pranks. The tollgate house on
the pike. 4 half mile from this place,
was struck by a bolt which followed
the chimney down through the house,
striking a loaded gun standing in the
corner at the head of the bed in which
Elmer Palmer. the tollgate keeper and
his wife were asleep. The gun cX-
ploded with a terrific report, and was
shattered irto fragments. Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer escaped unhurt.-Balti-
more American.
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CHAPTER VIII.

CHATEAU DOR AND COLONEL 1oRINa.
Mr.. vernon's house in New Orleans,
was, perhaps, the most pretentious
residence place in the city. Built of
gray brick, it stood we'll back from the
street, in the midst of old trees. Its
broad verandas and high, ,hippei dor
mer-windows, showing but duskily
forth through the foliage, which al
most hid the balconies and oriels be-
tween, were solid and heavy. The
whole structure was massive and
solemn-looking, giving the general
impression of exclusiveness and lofty
loneliness.
The grounds were large and every
where showed that neither money nor
care had been grudgingly spent to add
beauty and comfort to the place.
From base to roof, the house sug-
gested in every angle and curve the
wealth, pride and taste of its owner;
but it also suggested more; the pecu-
liar civilization grown out of the old
Louisiana colonial life and out of the
strange vicissitudes ani exigencies of
the development of Nev Orleans spoke
through the architecture and sur
roundings, There we:e flowers every
where, especially roses and cactuses,
making the dusky a::r flash with colors
blended perfumes coming and going
with the wind-pulsss and all around
and above the soft, satin rustic OF
leaves.
Mr.. Vernon had named his place
Chateau dor. He liked the name,
be said, because q vessel that brought
him good luck had borne it; but he
never told what the good luck was or
what had become of the vessel. 1t
seemed to delight him no little when
he was able to excite curiosity on this
subject, only to leave it altogether un-
satisfied. The name, in accordance
with custom still lingering in the
creole country, was set in large letters
over .he gate, and still higher up was
the sketch of a ship under full sail.
Tho Vernon household was we'll
known to almost everybody in the
Ecity; that is, the place and the family
name were familiar to the ears and
eyes of the people; but there were
comparatively few persons who had
gained anything like Visiting &C
auaintance" with the family. The
circle of Mrs. Vernon's friends was,
however. as select as it was small and
as for Pauline, she had but recently
ventured into society without the
formalities of a set debut. Mr.. Yer
non himself was, without being what
we cau public man, leader OF the
people. His influence was as power
full as it was general, and it was ex-
erted without effort and, apparently,
without ambition on his part. His
, long residence in Louisiana, bis per-
soual force and his great wealth had
combined to give HIM this hold upon
the people from highest to lowest,
and yet no one could say that he was
J easily approached. He took no pub
lie part in the affairs of the State Or
the city: but his influence was alwaYs
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famous coal hill This immense heap
of coal was accumulated for use in
case the city was beseigcd. The hill
is several hundred feet high and con-
tains hundreds of thousands Of tons
of coal.
Whenever the Emperor was about
to leave the Forbidden City for some
religious or State function, the laga-
tions of the foreign nations have been
notified, so that no unholy eye might
rest upon the pupy form and sallow
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|CHINA ANDTHECHlNESE
Manners and Customs Of the People.

Confucianism has little outward cere-
monial The study and contemplation
and attempted performances of the
moral precepts of the ancients consti-
tute the duties of a Confucianist.
Buddhism and Taoism present gor-
geous and elaborate. ritual in China.
The bulk of the people are Buddhists.
There are about thirty million Ma
hommedans, one million Roman Cath
olics and fifty thousand Protestants.
Most of the aboriginal hill tribes are
still nature worshipers.
Pekin is at once interesting, despic-
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the Chinese as indigenous and formal
ly adopted: Confucianism, Buddhism
and Taoism. The Emperor Is consid
cred the High Priest of the Empire
and can alone, with his immediate rep
resentatives and ministers, perform
the great religious ceremonies. Con-
fucianism is the State religion. With
the exception of the practice of ances-
trail worship, which is everywhere OBJ
served throughout the Empire, and
was fully commended by Confucius,
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In China, however-that dark, mysi
terious land which is the worlds cent
ire of interest to-day-wofnen still
dress their hair in the most elaborate
and fantastic manner.
The Pekin ladies glue their hair into
limitations of the magpie or jay bird
or pile it high with gorgeous flowers!
and punches, loops and tassels OF
pearls pendant from a great gold bar,
which. forms the "hairpin."
The blue-black locks are parted In
curious zigzags, and the ornaments are
balanced from the hairpin on each
side Of the head.-Scientific American.