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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
NEWSPAPERS OF TO-DAY.
HOrc Tisnn Twenty Tkousand Pub-
Icntion- Are Sow Is-ucd In
the United states.

When Benjamin Franklin first
Thought OF starting newspaper 3d.
Philadelphia many OF his friends adj
vised against 10 because there was g
paper published in Boston. Some OF
them doubted that the country woulc
be able 90 support two newspapcrs.
says the Chica 40 Eccor6-Hcrald.
From the last count 80 appears that
-. so newspapers and periodicals are
now published in the United States.
OF this number 2.l5,. or more than
ten per cent. are daily papers. i4.-27
arc weckiies. 2.T3l are monthlies and
rs are quartcrlics. smaller numbers
have other publication periods
Canada has total of $50 puhlica-
tions. OF which 10 are dailics. CAS-
wecllies and III monthlics. Cuba has
25 OF which d are taiiies. The Ha-
waiian islands are credited with %.
of which five are daily publications.
ten are wee klics. The Philippine is-
lands have four daiiies and the Island
of Porto Rico three New York has
the largest number OF publications
among the states and Nevada the
smallest, the former supporting 1886
and the latter only 30 Illinois. with
smaller population than either
Pennsylvania or the Philippines. has
many more newspapers than both to-
gether. Alaska has the largest terri
tory among the states and territories,
but IL has next TO the smallest num-
Der of publications. being next 90 the
Philippines, which are the lowest on
the list
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
q Newark story Of the Persuasive
Power which Lay in a Lawyer.
Bustaess Card.

A good story Is told OF The way a
Newark lawyer was tricked by a clever
client the other day. relates The News
OF that city The harrister Was sit-
ting in his Office when Mrs. T., e
friend. entered. and proceeded 90 eli
him OF the difficulty a Mr.. c. wS- iu
through a loan he had made 20 Mr.
D. Mr.. c. was in great need OF the
money. but Mr. D. refused so RETURN
the sum. which was quite a large one.
II think" said Mrs. B. 20 the law
yer, that n you should take hold OF
the case yosl could collect the money"
"All right" said the barrister, think
ing OF the neat little fee that would
be his after hc had succeeded ina IN
ducing Mr.. D. 90 part With the sum
claimed by Mr.. c.. "Iu give you one
OF my cards 20 hand 20 Mr. c. IN he
VIII step in and see me III handle he
case for him"
shortly afterward the lawyer left
the city for few days outing in tke
country. On his return he inquired Of
Mrs. B. what had become OF Mr. c.
and his claim against Mr.. D..
'Oh. that's ali settled" replied the
woman. Mr.. c. said he just went 10
Mr.. D.. showed him your card end
said he had retained you in the case.
Mr.. D. paid the money az once"
Now the lawyer is wondering where
his prospective fee is coming in. He
believes he has good ease against
Mr.. c. for about ten ser cent. OF the
amount Of Mr.. C--'s loan. but has not
decided whether u press the case OF
not.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
THE CORRECT WAY.
How the Name Of Our New President
should lie Pronounced Accord
ing 40 HfnseIf

No name in America is SO commonly
mispronouncsd as that Of our pres
ident. II is RooSefelt. RozvelCt.
Roozeyfelt, or Rozzyvelt, whichever
way one turns. Those anxious 10 be
right quiz the new spapers or write 20
friends or 20 Washi. gtoR.
President Roosevelt. more than two
years ago, determined the correct pro-
nuneiation of his name for the general
public, in an interview published in the
Chicago TimeS-Herald. On June 25.
1899, he was en- route 10 Las Vegas,
New Mexico. 10 attend a reunion Of his
regiment Of rough riders. Some quss-
tion came up on his special train as 10
how his name should be pronounced.
~ pronounced correctly. He settled
the dispute by saying:
pronounce IL as IL II were spelt
Ros-y-velt. a word Of three syllabies.
That Is the only way 10 pronounce it,"
He pronounces the first syllable as
81 IL were spelt Rose" and having
that the rest is very simple. This
ought TO settle al questions about the
pronunciation and cure those who in
sist on saying ~Roos-ee-velt."
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
INFLUENCE OF DIME NOVELS.
They Have Been an Important Fac-
tor in the building Up OF the
Great West

THE old-faShiOned Indian stories
produced the settlement OF our great
west" said 4 man wearing a broad
brimmed hat and big diamond. Is he
sat talking 20 a group of friends in "A
Kansas City hotel
Il don't mean Cooper's stories - he
continued; they were too tedious.
1 mean the dime novels OF years back
which were within the reach OF an the
boys. These novels used TO circulate
in neighborhOOd till they had been
read by every boy and had fallen To
pieces through handling. They fired
the ambition of the youngsters. set
them to praeticing shooting and rid
ing, and sent many Of them To the
west in search of adventures. Some
soon returned TO their homes. Others
became bad men and were killed iN
time. but the great mass of them, too
proud TO return home. created the Wig
orous, wideawake population Of our
western states.
Il have talked to hundreds Of our
western pioneers about the causes
which brought them west, and a ma
jority of them admit thas dime novels
had more 40 do with IL than anything
else"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

Erniine is 10 be very dear this win
ter, because a quantity OF il is or
dered for coronation robes. not only
for royal personages but for peers.
judges and other Official dignifaries.
says London Truth. Ermine is 50
beautiful in itself that 81 Is bought
and worn by thousands whom il
merely dishgures- Il is one of the
most trying things that anyone ever
put near the face. unless that face
is young and happy in complexion.
ehild's soft roSiness looks absolute
y delicious above an ermine-trimmed
coat or collar. The incompatible
freshness of early youth in no way
suffers from the propinquity, bat
what OF the salow. the wrinkled. the
oger--ed7 Sable Is kind even 70 these.
bat srmins shows them up shoek.
lnglx.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
EXPERT DEER TRAINERS.
The Natives OF Lapland are Adept-
I'm the Handling OF the Tn
broken Animals

Even more expert than the Sibc r.
ans in the care and training Of rein
deer are the natives OF Lapland. Ac-
cordingly score Of fuli-blooded
Lapps have been induced, by liberal
Offers, 10 emigrate 10 Alaska, where
they form a little colony. With them
have come number OF their dogs. re-
marSably intelligent animals. who not
only herd and guard the reindeer. but
also assist la training and breaking
them to harness. says an exchange.
Reindeer have been the real heroes
of the most thrilling enterprises in
the history Of Alaska. One was the
carrying OF relief supplies 10 the
destitute miners in the Yukon val
ley when untold hardShips and pri-
vations were endured in driving across
an unknown wilderness without roads
or trails OF guides. The reindeer we're
frequently stampeded by wolves and
moontain lions, but in the end they
accomplished a journey which could
not possibly have been made with
either dogs or horses. In conjunction
with the revenue cutter Bear-which
vessel, by the way, has been employed
more extensively than any other in
the transportation OF reindeer-3OO
deer carried supplies in the famous
relief expedition 70 the whalers i'm
prisonsd in the ice near Point Bar
row In this case the overland jour
ney exceeded f.500 miles ia length.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

A Canadian farmer had or his land
very deep hole. IL inches wide. re-
splting from an unsuccessful attempts
10 form an oil well. -Four little pigs
belonging 10 the farmer tumblcd in5o
this hole, probably in search OF food,
and fell as feet 10 the bottom where
little cave had been formed by the
caving In of some sand from the
sides The farmer dropped corn into
the hole every day for a month,
knowing the pigs were alive from
hearing eonfented grunts ascending
from below ground. At last he had
chs hoIs widensd. and descending by
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
American CItIr-

OF the whole number OF cities hav-
ing $4,000 inha bitants or more in
1900. 20 are found iu the North At
lantic division. 40 in the north cen
trial division. Is in che south central
division. y in the vc~sern division.
IL in the South Atlantic division. aud
one in Hawaii. massachusetts, has
the largest number of such cities.
namely, 20. and is followed by Penn
sylvania with IS and New York
with -.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23
JOURNALIsTs IN HIGH OFFICE.
Advantage 60 Nen Of the
Profc~sioR.

NJ. Dclcasse. the French minister OF
foreign affairs. who has had and is
still having so much 90 90 with the
arrangements for the cars visit Go
France. is q journalist who has won
his way 90 his position straight from
journalism. Journalism in France IS
one of the high roads 90 political
rank: Witness MM. Rrisson. Dupuy
Delcas se and others less known ont
OF France. I'm England there b. but
One journalist, pare and simple. who
has reached cabinet rank. and that
Is John Morley.
Thcophiie Dclcasse is a Gascon. who
was born a few kilometers from that
town OF Folk, which be now repre-
sents in the chamber. but. although
a near neighbor Of Tarascon. he has
nothing Of the immortal Tartarin De
Iarascon about him. lie began life
on the Repuhlique Francaisc and
made foreign affairs his specially.
He has been in the French parliament
for only 10 years, but he got into
office eight years ago. Despite the
so-callcd Fashoda rebuff ne has re-
manned minister of foreign affairs in
three ministries. and thus keeps up
the continuity OF policy at the Quoi
d'Orsay. He viii not be so rim March
I next year. Can we wonder that the
Parisian journalist magnifes his Of
fce2
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

To the bacteriolog.st. as 20 the sap
per. SAYS the Lady's Pictorial. nothing
Is sacred. In his positive greed for a
new scare he viii rausack the secret
recesses OF my iady's wardrobe. attack
Herr Baby's feeding bottle. ruthlessiy
create panic in the pantry. ard even
destroy one's faith in sealed vessels.
Casting about 90 find some fresh lair
OF his beloved bacillus. he would now
fling over the headgcar OF beauty her
self a microbic shadow. so 90 say
Tie would have as believe that the
ubiquitous germ fingers In the ma
terial OF which our dainty hats are
composed. and. furthermore. that tht
very jeweled hatplns wherewith "a.
secure ;hcm 20 our coifFurcs bcccn
coated with tiny organisms. wh-..
thus get conveyed 10 lips and .hroats
L is surely a rather ridiculous -ugres.
tion. which the hat manufacturer
treat with contempt. Really. 81 we
were as microhe-ridden as an this. life
would soon not be worth living.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

Among the accidents" reported in
Austria recently was the case OF .
workman who walked along the road
smoking . pipe. with q 50-pound bag
OF guBpowder On his back
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-23

the aid OF a strong rope. he rescued
two piggies from their strange
prison. The other two were dead.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
uLTIMATUM ISSUED.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA special to the
Record from Arkansas City, Kas., says:
The prohibitionists of Winfield have
formulated an address to the mayor
and city council. which says;
We, the citizens who love law and
order. know that out town Is being
afflicted by open saloons and other vice
shops. which are running daily in open
violation of the law. This is our ulti-
matum. We do. with a full sense of
what We are saying, solemnly pledge,
if we are not heard in this way we will
be in another. (Slgned)
Committee for Law and Order"
No action was taken by the officers
of Winfield and it is believed that the
prohihitionsts will take the law In their
own hands. The trouble began in
Arkansas City, Kas., yesterday. when a
committee of three from the ministry
called upon Mayor Hess and presented
a written request asking him to use
his power 10 close up the joints and re-
lieve the necessity OF a saloon riot by
the citizens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
''l'H' P'BuclDRlRTlsocuuo


prayer: Lord. llft up the light of thy
cOuntenanCe upon III.
After the chaplaln's address and after
The nuptlgl benedlctions had been pro-
nouDctd the bride and bridegroom *
changed gold rings, according 10 the
Dutch custom. and the wedding party
then proceeded 10 the reception room,
attached 10 the church, where the queen
tenderly embraced first her mother and
then her husband, The queens moth
81. too. ki%cd the latter. The bride.
groom then klssed his bride ana his
own mother
The newly welded pair received the
congratulations Of their families and
drove 10 the palace 1ver the same route
they had previously trayersed. A gaia
wedding breakfast followed.
The weather this morning vas In
tensely cold. The stands. the win lows
and the roofs along the line Of the
route 10 tbs Groote Kerke were throng-
ed With people.
on tho occasion ~ her marriage.
Queen Wilhelmlna has pardoned or
lightened the sentences Of 3sI prison.
aV
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
CARNIVAL OF GAIETY.

NEW YORK. Feb. IA dispatch 10
the Tribune from The Hague says:
There WIS on the evening OF the royal
wedding The same joyous reycl. lnno-
cent merrIment and good humor as
on the two previous nights. The char
acteristlc Dutch traits have come ou,
at this marriage carnival The queen
has not favored a marriage dc conyen-
aucc, nor been Influenced by state
reasons but has made love match and
this aDDeals to the genuine home-lov-
Ing instincts of ner Dutch subjects.
They are celebrating the event IN their
own way with nave simplicity ana SIN
cerlly.
This II a nation Of music lovers and
the choral societies have been singing
daily In the streets. There is an artis-
tic strain In their blood and this has
been shown IN the harmonles Of color
In the street decorations and costumes
Of the pag"ants There is an artless
and unaffected JOY in life among the
thrifty and calculating Dutch burehers
AID this has found an expression in
bright aud whimsical talent for pro-
dvciag carnival of innocent gaiety
IN the streets night ifter night until
the foreign spectators are at loss to
understand how the people of The Meth
rilands ever came 10 have the repu-
alton of being cold md phlegmatic.
The queen IL received everywhere by
her subjects in a democratic way. un-
dcrstauds them and is thoroughly at
nom, inorg them. There are many
royal guests nj the palace and the ho-
tells dnd the dignity of the court is
Aaintained by mounted escorts for the
state carriages ami liveries and guards
of honor. but the queen herself is
romantic figure among the home-lov-
ing, domestic people She is less girlish
ana plumper than at the installation
three years ago but she is still hand-
some and has a charming grace OF
manner. She looks as happy as bride
ought To be on the eve Of marriage. and
the bridegroom Is tall manly and has
u dignifed carriage All the world loves
a lover and the Dutch romance is pure
ana sentimental.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
WEDDING DAY OF
QUEEN WILHELMINA
------------
Marriage According to Simple
Rites Of Reformed Church.
DUKE FORGOT HIS PIECE
----=-~-----
Received Title Of Prlsee Heinrich Of The
Neihehapds Streets Of The Hsgue
We're ThrOnHsd With yIs.
liors.
DUKE FORGOT HIS PIECE

THE HAGUE. Feb 1-oueen VII
helmiha's marriage 10 Duke Henry Of
Mccklenberg- -Schwerin. who today be-
came Prince Heinrich of The Neither
lands. was huge family affair. All
Holland that could come 20 The Hague
To- participate was here. Those who
stayed at their homes In other cities
and villages OF the Kingdom ccicbrat-
ID with parades decorations and ban
quats.
Never was seen more beautiful and
happy wedding The popular be-
lief that II Is love match gives a
romantic colOring 20 the event which
II generally lacking in royal marriages.
The ceremonies were the same simple
rites Il the Reformed church by which
the humblest Of Queen wilhelmlna's
subjects are married. The whole spirit
OF the affair was plain and democratic.
Queen Wihelmlna blushed and be-
came confused over The ceremonial
with The ring. as all brides are supposed
to do. Prince Heinrich was an awk-
ward bu, stalwart and manly figure.
Either be was forgetful or badly train
cd IN his part, for the pastor had to
give MIN twu or three hints as to how
to carry himself Those sitting near
enough to hear the responses describe
him as saying "Jah. mein herr" when
he should simply have replied "Jah."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
Senate Passes Bill for Purchase OF
Thurston County Court House
for Capitol.

OLYMPIA Feb. lin tn. senate this
morning the bill providing for the pur-
chase Of the ThurstOn county court
house for state capitol purposes passed
BY a vote Of 10 to 10.
This Is accepted to mean that the
capitol removal bills submitted ny Ia
coma and Everett win not go through
at this session.
In the house, Chambers. Of Clarke.
introduced bill prohibiting tn. use
Of fish traps and fish wheels on the
Columbia river
Prestons railroad bill was considered
in the senate this afternoon and went
to tire engrossing committee. What is
believed to have been test of strength
came NJ In an amendment and the rail-
roads had 1s votes to the IA Of the op-
position.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
MRs. NAqloN A LAw. .BREAKER.

CHICAGO, Feb. I'm its current is
sue the Northwestern Christian Advo.
cate, the leading publication Of the NJ.
f. church west OF New York. comments
on Mrs Carrie Nations crusadt Of
force against saloons n Kansas. It says
in part:
We do not know how wise the lady
Is hut We hope she is aware that she
has no more legal right to smash sa-
loon windows in Chicago than slie has
to hurl a stone through Bishop Nor
lev's front dOol or window. At the
same time We agree with the lady that
all liquor selling is illegal according to
higher law. but il is legal according
To the lower law. in whose name Mrs
Nation is likely to be arrested II she
makes trouble in the Chicago streets.
"Whea people prove that they can
make speeches and take basket OK
well-assorted stones and throw all of
them accurately-do all this after reach
ing middle life yet having had the
grace OF luiet in previous years-we re-
spect them, and therefore must refrain
rom giving advice to them. Some in
noccnt people may see that which the
wise in this wolld's wisdom see not.
We 10 not know. We shall wait TO
lind out. and to rejoice If the lady from
Kansas confounds the wisdom of every
city official in Chicago"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
Explosion Of Hundreds Of Tons Of
Dynamite in Mexican Mine.
EIGHTY.SEvEN WERE KILLED
Many Others Injured We're Villagers Absys
Mines No Miners Killed - Was
Probably Caused by EIse.
irc Wires.

DENVER, Feb. IA News special
from chihuahua. Mexico. says:
Several hundred tons Of dynamite
stored ia an underground chamber Of
san ADdreas mine. situated in the
Sierra Madres in the western part Of
the state Of Durango. exploded with
terrific force. blowing the whole top OF
TIE mountain off and destroying por-
ton " a village OF miners there.
Eighty-seven men, women and chill
dren we're killed and many others bad
ly injured. None Of the men In the
nine were seriously hurt. Among the
killed were Herman Ietuman, super
intendent Of the mine and his family.
The government has ordered an off,
cial Investigation IT the accident.
The catastrophe vas due to the ex-
plosiop Of several hundred cases OF dy-
namite which was stored in an under
ground chamber Of the mine Electric
wires connected with hoisting machin-
cry passed through the room in which
the dynamite was stored, and 1t is sup
Dosei that these wires became crossed,
thereby causing fire which set of
the dynamite.
All Of the killed and injured we're
located on the surface. Most OF them
Occupied RESIDENCES right over the UNI
dersl otnd workings of the mine. The
explosion tore away the whole top of
the mountain on which the village was
located and men, women and children
were blew into small pieces.
At the time Of the explosion there
were several hundred miners at work
liz the mine and strange to say none
nt them we're seriously injured They
rushed to the surface through one OF
the shafts that was not filed with de-
bris and the sight that met their eyes
in the almost complete destruction Of
the little village is indescribable.
The work Of gathering up the frag-
ments of the unfortunate victims of the
explosion scattered over the mountain
was begun and they were placed to-
gether and buried in one grave. But
few OF the mangled remains were rec
ogniZable.
The San Andreas mine is the most
celebrated silver mine in Mexico and
valued at s2OOOOOOO. 1t has produced
many millions of dollars
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-08
WEDDING CEREMONY

THE HAGUE. Feb The civil
ceremony of the marriage Of Queen
Wilhslmina 10 Duke Henry of Meckien-
burg Schwerin was carried out at 1880
q. m. In accordance with the program.
Immediately afterwards the procession
started for thr church, headed by 80
Hussars. the bride bridegroom and the
queens mother riding In a golden state
carriage drawn by eight horses. They
were warmly acclaimed by the crowds
assembled.
The church was reached soon aft,r
noon, The church VAS filled with rep
resentatives Of all classes Of society
In Holland and foreign states. The
queen looked very handsome In her
wedding dress ana the brilliant uni
forms and bright decorations made
picturesque scene The court chaplain,
Or. Van Der Vlier, standing before the
bride and bridegroom, delivered an ad-
dress. His text was from the fourth
Psalm; Lord, lift thou up the light OF
thy countenance upon us"
The festal hour has arrived" said
the pastor wherein the entire people
has it's share Of delight. The prayer CON
tained In the text embodies the essential
conditions for lasting married hap
piness, which does not depend on exter~
nal things, but on the disposition of the
heart, The prayer for the light OF the
Lords countcnanoe seems to suggest
some darkness and II Is certain clouds
viii show themselves at times in the
conJugal heaven.
This union which we today are cele-
brating has already demanded sacri-
fees. The husband has had to leave
his country and people, and the bride
has had to leave the side of Il dearly
loved mother, In future, too, be sure
the reverses Of life will fall TO your lot.
Do not theI forget the prayer OF Da-
vid: Lord. lift 'hou up the light of
Thy countenance upon us 1t will be
necessary for you, II you are to fulfill
thoroughly the duty OF marriage, to
fulhll tie duty OF love in your mutual
relations. In that relation man is the
head and woman Is the heart. The
Psalm In this prayer win also be your
help when you have to bear your mu-
tual burdens, for in marriage two sin
rers are united, each having his and
ner faults.
According to the command of God,
These two shall be one Now only
love car forever preserve this tie. But
II you wish this bond not to be loos-
ened, your heart must be filled with