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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
LlrrLE SCHEME
he Poiiticinn workcd Co.. 7

he Politician Worked for Findir0
Out How the Vote stood.
was greatly puzzled election day
salosn amateur politician. eat tho con.
nueIice with which a certain old.tima
ieauer, who is "A particular friend of
illlhe' gave out the exact character az
the vote boiled mp to that hour at ono.
OF the downtown precincts. whore he
was S'a''ohed. 1t stands at present
FIo"er'----tOr CapdevleIlc. and-tiok.
cts scratched' he said. in renlv to me
question, giving the precise number NJ
votes, which have forgotten oh
come now! protested langhingly, Won
may have general idea of the law of
the land, but can't believe Won know
exactly how many ballots each condt-
date has received It's Just like I telg
YOU, he replied solcmnly. .Weu ho,u
do Sou do ~ asked. You are certain.
ly not basing Your figures on what tho
voters say, are you? Not on vour shirt
studs he answered. grinnng; I'm too
old for such fOolishness as that pu+
don't mind putting you on, In STRIFE.
confidence. DO you see that window
with the blinds half drawn over there ,,
he added, pointing to the fourth story
OF the house opposite. Yes, what of nY
We'll, there's man in the shadow with
n pair of strong field glasses. From
where he stands he can see right down
into the open top of the voters box,
ana the glasses make It exactly like
lOokl1As over the fellows shoulder In
side. don't say he can tell what sepa,
rate names are scratched, but he can sec
easily enough when any scratching is
being done, and which ticket Is stamped
II II goes straight Then he gives me n
signal from the window, and lot Il
down in my little book, with possibly
the name of the voter~iust for future
reference. There's no chance of a mis-,
take. It's Il sure thing | glued my
eye on the window the next time man
went into the booth, and presently !
saw movement in the shadow and n
fash Of glass. Then hand was waved
mp and down the left side of the sill
That's another scrat hod ticket, said
my friend, pulling out his little red
book. New Orleans Times Democrat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
WEAPONS OF ANIMALS
Claws, Teeth, Horns and Rsoofs All Come
Handy at Times

"Si iSC'ht hofIs ana POOLS All Come
Handy at Times.
Many animals, including both those
that Kill and those that are killed. are
endowed with special means of offensive
ana defensive combat. The latter are
often furnished with weapons of effec-
tive value, such as the horns of cattle
and goats and the hoofs of horses. says
the Philadelphia Times.
Even some of the. largest animals
which are not Carnivorous and NAV be
said TO have no enemies. possess special
organs that they can use for intiicting
wounds. Such are the tusks of the
elephant, the horn of the rhinoceros
and the antlers of the moose. Their
primary purpose, however is to aid in
procuring food and in cleaViBG a way
through forest and jungle.
With beasts and birds of prey weap
ons of attack are Indispensable.
Among the most highly developed ara
the retraCtiie claws of the cat family,
thecutting and tearing teeth of the wolf
family and the talons of eagles and
hawks. Even in lower forms Of life we
find highly specialized weapons, chef
among which are the fangs of venom
| Gus serpents and the stings of bees.
waSps and hornets, rendered far more
| effective by the presence of a powerful
and sometimes deadly poison.
While noting the liberal endowment
| of creatures that prey upon animals,
~.
certain vegctarianS are also well equip
ped with weapons of combat. The
! males of the bovine and the goat tribes
in the wild state use these weapons
largely in their cOmhatS with rivals of
their own species, while the females
employ them chiefly in defense Of their
young.
The bull fights with the head down,
often with lha eyes closed; and the
horns, being usually short and nearly
straig can be used only one at n time,
aided by the toss Of the powerful neck.
The horns of the COW IN all the COM
moner breds are turned somewhat for
ward so as TO be of the utmost service,
and the faithful mother fights for her
calf against dog or wild beast with her
head raised and eyes wide open.
\ stag brought to bay sometimes
presents his antlcrs To the hunter. With
some species these branching horns are
shed at certain seasons, and during
their renewed growth are for a time
soft and useless as weapons. They gain
strength and toughnrsS at the season
when rivalry and battles between "a
males are in order. and ii is, therefore,
natural to infer that the antlcrs are
intended chiefly for this purpose
Against many foes however, man in
Guided, the deer family find their best
weapons in their hoofs, with which
they strike and cut as with knives,
sometimes killing dogs, wOnnding hunt
ers and at other times cutting coiled
rattlesnakes into pieces.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Hello, Centraly" What number.
please" "One thousand two hundred
and siXty-four" Il dOn't catch that"
"One thousand two hundred and sixty.
four" FRY it once more, Please"
Twelve hundred and sixty-four."
Seven hundred and sixty-f0urT Nos
twelve hundred and sixty four-one
thousand two hundred and siXty-four."
II can't give you two numbers at once.
| Which do you want tlrstY' Il was Civ
! Ing you the same number two different
ways" "A little louder please. can't
| quite make you OUT II said | was
giving you the same number two diff
fcrent ways" "Oh, yes. Well, what
number do you wantY Twelve
hundred and sixty-four." Suppose
TOu gave me each figure separately, like
one, two, three, for instance" "Ail
right. One, two. three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
Got thatY Yes" "One, two, three.
four, five, six. Got thatY' Yes"
"One. two, three, four. Got thatY'
yes" you want twelve, six, four, do
your yes, twelve hundred sixty-four.
DO you understand nowY Yes. l
understand. Twelve sixty-four Is busy
now. Ring off, please. '-Harper'
Bazaar
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
TicklesOine.

An English tourist, driving along q
country road in Ireland, drew the driv-
er's attention TO a wretched tatterde-
malion. What a shocking thing it is, 3"
said he, Ito see a man in such rags and
misery" "Begorro, thin, yer homer"
replied the driver, with the character
lstically Irish desire to put good face
on everything, that's not from pow
erty at all. at all. The truth Is that
the mans SO ticklesome that sorra Il
tailor In the country can attempt to
take his measure"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
Advice from the Gallery.

or the Dublin gallery boys famous
baritone, in his "reminiscences. tells
some facetious tales-one Of Faust
in which he played Valentine.
After the duel, Martha, who rushed
In at the head of the crowd, raised his
head and held him in her arms, during
the first part Of the scene, and cried out,
in evident alarm:
"Oh, what shall | do?"
There was a deathlike stiffness in the
house, which was interrupted by Il
voice from the gallery calling out:
"Urbutton his weskit"-London
Spare Moments.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The head Of large corporation says
volving thousands Of dollars delayed
because his stenOgrapher's feelings
were hurt by reproof for hardness.
The remark sheds light on the fact that
many corporations are supplanting
women by men employees. Too many
women have yet to learn that business
is business, not sentiment and that
places are held, II not always won, by
business qualifications alone.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Think of promoter In the intelli-
gent city of New York inducing people
TO give up their money by promising
them 500 per cent. year! Evidently,
If you want to hoOdwink people, you
want to hoodwink them well. If he
had only promised a return of or 10
per cent. he would, In all probability,
have secured few victims. There is
an immense amount of attraction in a
gold brick.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Our new Department of Agriculture
which, when first authorized by Con
gress, was regarded by many as likely
to prove more costly and ornamental
than useful or profitable. is gradually
justifying its creation. While the ex-
periments In agriculture carried on un.
der its supervision may not have been
OF great practical value to the average
American farmer, the information ii
collects and furnishes to the public In
It's monthly bulletins and annual re-
ports is worth many times the cost of
collection and publication. 1t is well
known that we raise cotton, wheat,
corn, oats, various fruits and meat
products to supply the deficiencies of
the rest Of the world, but It is not so
Well-known that we import 5000, 900, 0OO
worth annually of the agricultural and
forest products Of other countries. The
annual report of the Department of
Agriculture for the present year pre-.
sents this fact In clear and unmistaka.
BILE figures, and the mere statement in
dicates that there is still n vast profit
able and unoccupied field waiting for
the American farmer. The bulk of
these imported products, which include
coffee. sugar, india rubber and dozen
varieties of fruit are chiefly grown In
tropical countries. With our recent &C.
QUESTIONS In the West Indies, Philip.
pines and the Sandwich Islands we are
prepared to engage in the production
Of all these articles and the $200,0OO,.
600 prize Is certainly worth striving
for. AS a prerequisite to success In
this line the American people should
cultivate a little more pride and faith
In American products. We are i'm.
porting and using very inferior Amer.
lean wine, which Is exported first to be
furnished with a foreign label when
we could get a much better article at
home If we were willing to be known
as consumers of homemade wines.
There is little doubt that we can pro
duce figs, dates, prunes and other
fruits which we now largely import.
Oranges of the best we already grow
in Florida and California, and with
our new West India acquisitions all
Our tropical fruits can easily be of the
home grown varieties. And why
should we not be able to. supply our
own wants In the shape of coffee and
tea and the sugar to sweeten both
within a very few years? The fault
Of the American farmer to date has
been his inclination to confine himself
to the cultivation of few staple crops,
with which he often Overstocks the
markets. There should be greater di.
versity In his farming, and the reports
Of the Department of Agriculture point
out very definitely the field In which
this diversity can be profitably exer.
cised. American farmers cannot study
these reports too carefully for their
own prosperity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The humorist's assertion that talk is
cheap, women half price, seems in the
whirligig OF time to have brought In
its own reyenges. At the recent In
ternational Council Of Congregational
ists. every speaker exceeded the time
allotted him, thus eneroaching upon
the privileges of his successor. At
subsequent meeting Of State FEEDER
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

She-TO think that you once declared
that you would love me az long as you
lived! And now, hardly a year mar
Red, and you care nothing at all about
me! He-But you see when told you
would love you as long as I lived l
wasn't feeling very well, and l really
didn't think would live long.-Boston
Transcript
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

A New York woman arrested for
keeping chickens in. her rooms sup
posed they were no worse than the
squawking parrots and barking dogs
of the other rooms of an apartment
house. Why should there be so much
difference of opinion as to pets?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Gov. Bradley of Alaska asks that the
territory be granted statehood and an
appropriation of $4,000 for a peni-
tertiary. With such improvements the
Governor appears to believe that even
IN Alaska almost all the comforts Of
home may be obtained.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The 10 per cent a week syndicates
offer a brilliant opportunity to get
something for nothing, but, unfortun-
ately for the credulous investor, the
opportunity 10 afforded only to the men
who run the syndicates.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
States and shortsightedness.

1t is the opinion Of a German oculist
that the use Of ordinary states by school
children tends to produce short-sighted.
ness. AS a substitute he recommends
pen and Ink or an artificial white slate,
with black pencil The latter have been
introduced In some OF the German
schools.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Hetty Green says NO way has ever
been invented to prevent people from
throwing away their money. 1t Is gen
orally understood, however. that no
such invention would be of the slight
est use to Hetty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The Queen of Holland is reported to
be engaged to Emperor Williams old
est boy, but it isn't likely that they
will be married if the young lady finds
cut that such union would be agree
able to her ministers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

1t will always be puzzle to think
ers that If 800 shots are fred for every
person killed in war, why there is such
a big percentage OF loss from acct
dental shooting in the hunting season.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The Chicago man who speared a
waiter through the lungs with an UNI
breila made a wrong use Of the article
The umbrella was designed to shed
water, not blood.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

1t is reported that Great Britain
wants to buy the Galapagos Islands.
This must be a mistake. II Great
Britain wanted them she would first
try to get them by sending surveyors
there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Considering the marked falling off In
marriages instead of wedding marches
it looks like popularizing 1.-The Flag of
the Union"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

The automobile face" Is said to be
worse than the bicycle face" The
wearer looks as If he had suddenly
been aroused from nlghtmareless
sleep,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

He had also four Touring mills in oper-
alton at one time in Warren County.
He accumulated real estate in large
quantities through trade, and came to
be a wholesale merchant Soon he was
we'll on to being a millionaire. Then
he tried to make iron with anthracite
coal at SlOcum Hollow. now Scranton,
Pa, In 1S43. and became interested in
the Scranton Coal and Iron Company.
that this company was enabled to sup.
ply the Erie Railway, then building
near Port Jervis, with rails The com,
pany was reOrganiZed, with Mr. Blair
as principal owner. 1t obtained char
ter for a railroad from Scranton to
Great Bend, called Leggett's Railroad.
and which was to connect with the Erie
This was the real beginning of the Del.
aware, Lackawanna and Western Sys-
tenn. For some years the company had
to send out men TO teach people to use
anthracite coal. Many declared that it
would not burn. In all the successive
stages of the building of the Delaware,
/.
was the master spirit, and his mercan-
tile genius caused him to profit i'm
menseiy by the development of Scran-
ton.
Mr. Blair caused the first auction sale
of coal to be made in New York. Just
prior to the war. BY this means he
kept the price of coal up and at the
same time defeated the cry Of monopo-
ly. Before the war there was little or
no demand for IRON, but his company
kept right on manufacturing It. Sud
denly iron rose 10 $50 $50 and then 500
ton.
A Railroad Builder.
Mr.. Blair next built a railroad In
Iowa, then joined Cakes Ames in or
ganizing the Union Pacific and con-
structed it's first hundred miles west
from Omaha He built railroads by
the dozen in the West. The great I'm
dertakings of which he was the master
have never been duplicated by any 9th.
er American. Jay Gould at times had
tosaecept his terms. He held the mort
gage bonds of scores of railroad com
panies, some OF which were absolutely
in his power. He washed his hands Of
the Chicago and Northwestern Road TO
the extent of 100000 worth of stock,
because he did not approve of the ex-
tension policy Of the company. The
money which he received for this stock
he brought East In two satehels and de-
posted personally in the Park Bank In
New York City. In the building OF all
his Western roads Mr.. Blair obtained
enormous land grants as premiums. In
connection with his work on the Union
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Scientists say that in future ages all
people will be brunettes. We suppose
this will be due to the passing of the
white horse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

There are different ways of hauling
people over the Goals. One is when
the dealers run up prices.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

It used to be the strong brain that
told in college work. Now it is the
husky right leg,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

A bad reputation may be acquired IN
a day. but Il usually takes = Mettms b
acquire q good one.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Few women have yet attained to the
degree of wisdom that inspires them
10 save up their rainy day skirts for
rainy day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

In Kansas they are making sausages
Of rabbits. However. hairs in sausage
are not altogether novelty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
Try This SCUM.

Fried wasp soup L. considered q
great delicacy in China. It l. stated
that Il u 0nits "A acquired tsstA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
Observation-Disclosures.
= TIMELY TOPICS.5
. o.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The open door in China gives the
dowaEer empress a chill
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Another college student has died from
the effects of hazing. When will stu
dents learn that brutality is a crime
except on the football field?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

We like to see girl yawn at Q O'Clock
In the evening; it ls a sign that she Is
accustomed to going to bed at a reason
able hour. and does not bum around
every night with bum young mea.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20

Messenger pigeons being used in war
is quite contrast to NOah's dove bust
ness.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-08-21
Las manufactures
ame[jCanaS
en- Ingldterrd.

Apenas pasa Of. sin que los pc
ri6dicOs industriales de lngiaterr
dejen de insertar en- sus coimnas ar
tfculos en- que llaman la atenci6n de.
los industriales del pals a la prefe
rencia que Sc da en- sus propios mer'
cados tales 8 cuales artfculos pro-
cedentes de los E>tados Unidos que
van alli venderse en- competencia
con ell producto de la industria ma.
ciOnal.
Esa competencia no es, nj puede
ser del agrado de los fabricantes in
gleses, pero por mas que luchan
contra ella nunca podran evitarla 81
no es hacienda artfculos mejores y
mas baratos que los que ahora ofre.
cen sus consumidores.
Algunos peri6dicos de aquel
pals afirman que esa preferencia por
los art1culos americanos es de sentir
tapto mas porque Sc debe a la bara-
tura con que SO venden y la cual Sc
obtiene sacrificando la calidad del
artfculo, mas las personas conocedo-
ras en- la materia no participant de
esa creencia, antes bien, pagan por
los artfcul(s americanos precios
mas altos que So les piden muchas
veces por los domesticos porque sa-
ben por experiencia que son mejo.
res desds todos puntos de vista
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-08-21

desgarrarselo, y tras un grito es'
pantOso exclam6:
ZViejo infame! Me has engafa.
do!
Lo que habla pasado era una
cosa horrible. Ell coraz6n que la in
feliz joven sentfa palpitar en- 1ez del
suyo enamorado, era ell de su rival,
de aquslla por quien ell doncel livia'
no la desdenara Y con ese nuevo
coraz6n amaba ella ahOra aun mas
que antes al infiel; y para mayor tor
mento, ese coraz6n ageno y enemigo
guardaba las reminiscencias del
amor que goz6 arrebatandoselo q
ella; mas todavfa, en- ese coraz6n
que ahora Sc nutrfa con su sangre,
bullla hirviendo como lava ell odio
que su rival Ia profesaba, sintiendo'
80 por tanto aborrecerse asf mismo
con ell odio de otra mujer para ella
aborrecible.
Al abrir la puerta del silencio
so laboratorio; los discfpulos de vie
10 sabio Van der -Meulen Heinsterfa
len, esa misma tarde, encontraron al
anciano y la joven sentados el uno
frente al otro, mirandose fjamente
como dos estatuas de piedra: mien
tras en- Ia chimenea humeaban las
dltimas paginas del legajo en- que
constaba ell secreto del cambio de
los cOraxOnes en- los mOrtales.
N. BOLET pERAzA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-08-21
La. |uCha
p0r eI dereCho.

No es aquf, precisamente, en-
donde los puertorriquef1os estan la
mados y obligados a entablar la lu
cha por el derecho que desde ell %
de Julio de 1898. 10 compeli6 la in.
vasi6n americana y a que desde el 5
de Agosto del mismo af1o, esta LA
mandolos en- vano la <Liga de Pa
triotas., Pero 81 el asiento natural
del puertorriquef1o es Puerto Rico,
10 TERRA nativa de los antillanos son
todas las Antilllas.
Y cuando alg1n antillano, como
81 que aver: en- Gel Liberals concita
con tan vivo antillanismo las iras
del Derecho, 81 81 las tiene, contra
las inconsecuencias que imperturba.
blemente comete ell Gobierno ameri.
cauo en- la isla mansa, es obligation
no va deber, del sostenedor de los
derechos de su patria, venir a dar
las gracias & los que expontaneamen
to 10 ayudan en- su obra.
Clamar por la union do todos es
la obra comdn; patentizar a todos
los ojos a todas las conciencias que
es obra comdn la que hoy a todos
toca en- las Anti!]as, sosteniendo am
parando y defendiendo, a un contra
los puertorriqueflos mismos, el dare
cho de Puerto Rico a sustituir en- ell
ejercicio de su soberanfa natural I,
el mestizo regimen de Colonia y Pue
bio q que, despues de sus dos af1os
de ferula militar, vienen hoy el Con
greso ell Executive de los Estados
Unidos a someterla NAL su gra-
do.
<Mal su grado> es un compile,
mento temerario: la educaci6n colo
nial de Puerto Rico ha sido tan per-
fecta, que la pobre Isla no esta en-
aptitud de apreciar eli NAL ell bien,
y mucho menos, la exacta cantidad
de bien que ha habido para ella en-
en- ell cambio de Colonia europoa,
agregado de la mas fuerte civfliza
ci6n econ6nico jurfdica del mundo
y la exacta cantidad de NAL que hay
en- ell abuse de posicion y de poder
| que cometen con ella de continue los
que, de presuntos libertadores, sc
han convertible r&pidamente en- efec
tivos detentadores de la soberania de
la Isla.
Ansiosa de salir del Coliniaje
Sc echo en- brazos del ejecito fedora
que iba en- son de libertador rede1
tor; y 81 una vez operado ell transitc
va no pens6 mas que en- olvide'rse
del pasado.
No penso que ell presente est:
lleno de incertidumbres y de sou
bras y ha obtemperado cuanto Ell