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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-25

Collector Fox yesterday received no.
ticr from Secretary of agriculture
Wilson that on account " the pre-
yalcncc Of animal disease IN the Phil
ipplncs. no animals would be permit
ted To enter this country or Hawaii
until further notice The diseases are
surra. affecting horses, cattle. mules,
dogs, apes etc. foot-and.mouth dis
swine. affecting horses, cattle and
swine, and rindcr.pes, affecting neat
cattle and other ruminnuts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-25

The Toke Point Oyster House is pre-
pared To serve TomAles and all kinds
Of shell Ash. Families supplied with
famous Toke Point oysters, on short
notice, Eleventh street, between Bond
and Commercial. Phone 77u.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-25

Work on the Nrhalcm road has cen
suspended Tor shor, um". In order
that the men may be Afforded nn ap-
portunity of observing Christmas To
morrow the logEcrs viii continue the
work Of getting Out logs for the mill
which will be shut down for n short
time About 5O.Ooo irct Of lumber Will
be- sawed 20 complete that portion ot
the work which IL to b, finished before
the general Suspension ~ opcrRti ms,
Tho Ruu,h ship irny. which arrived
Monday from Frccman,lr. was ycstcr-
day nnci t5oOo by the local customs
officials for failure 60 Secure consu.
lar bill of health .'almin Law. Of
the lrhy, says he hft The matter To
his Frremantlc agent and that he ne
elected TO provide him with the pa
Ipcrs, The matter has bccn reported
To the treasury department and It Is
llikrly the nnc Win BE- r'mittcd
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-02-23
PLAQUEMINE LOCKS.

Senator Wilber, of Plaquemine,
has the following to say regarding
The Plaqueminl Docks: /
1.-THE concreJ work is nearly f.
nished, and pr lrations are being
made for dredg * the bayou, and
when complied will enable boats
drawing IA fes to run into the
Teche country. Two dredgee are
now in operatioA in Lake Matches.
The government has spent 9 mil.
lion dollars on ythe locks, and a
quarter million more will be sp'
Piled to dredging and improving
the channels in the bayou, Fla
Lake and Lake Natchez Th'
Teche country has had. to pay BIZ
prices for coal IN the past, where
as the completion Of the new W
ter route will enable them to %
tain coal loaded on barges at
much cheaper rate. "--Abbeviii'
Meridional.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-02-23
FOE 70 MOSQUITOES.

Residents Of the low lands Of
Mississippi, Louisiana aud Flori-
ds. whore mos hitoes abound, win
be interested IL learning Of q re-
medy, said to b. infsllibls, against
these insects Of the tropics.
Experimeut1E nth the castor oil
plant. it - been ascsrtained,
|@0Gke these Il1ss Go planted few
mosquitoes can be found: Il
seems that the smell Of the plant
is disagreesble to mosquitoes and
other insects. The castor plant
palma christy. is Of perennial
growth, and in some tropical 'coun-
tries attains great height The
matter Is made the subject Of :
special report by United States
Consul PIumacher at Maraccibd'
South America, whose experiment.
with the plant have been produc-
tive of the happiest resultA There
are several varieties Of the castoi
plant. Those experimental viii
were brown and'white. with q kerr
1:L. xh.x xl,e frosh II
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-02-23

When you want . physic that is mild
and gentle, easy 70 take and pleasant n
effect use Chambsrlsin's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price, Is cents. Sam
pies free. Every box guaranteed. For
sale byT ]. Lahhf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
where the Poetess Dimes.

Inc dining-room in Mrs. Ella
Wheeler WilcoX's home, on Long
Island sound, is all windows, which
face the water. Before the largest
of them, a spacious bay window, stands
the dining table. The room is filed
with memories of people who have
dined there. Their pictures gaze
at one from every side. There
are half a dozen portraits of the statu-
esque Julie Opp, there is the droll,
mirthful face of Marshall Wilder; the
fair Ellen Terry, Mrs Brown Potter,
William Gilllette's inscrutable, coun-
tenance; that placid old lady, Mrs.
Jefferson Davis; Isabel Irving, Kath-
ryn Kidder, J. E. Dodson, and his
pretty wife, Annie Irish. Some of Mrs.
Wilcox's guests have left autographs
on the cream-painted walls. One
comes from Edwin Markham 1t is
printed in fine, large characters, with
splendid vermillion initials. He said:
"A place where passing souls can rest
On the way, and be their best
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
Shall Suicide Be Promoted.

Shall Suicide be Promoted.
In a recent discussion before the
Physico-Med Association of Indiana
DR.. J. M. Thurston of Richmond took
the ground that when a person who
was sane had become diseased and de-
generated, both physically and mental
ly, beyond the possibility of a cure, II
he desired to commit suicide he should
not be prevented" and that eff a nan
had committed premeditated murder
from which there was no possibility
of escaping the death penalty he aid
a good act by committing suicide IN
relieving the community of a criminal
and the state of an expense.
A philosophical system which pro-
poses to encourage suicide under any
circumstances whatever cannot fail to
encourage suicide under all conceiv-
able circumstances. DR.. Thurstons
proposition is therefore impracticable
and unsound. The cases of self-de-
struction which he would approve of
will be numerous enough in any case.
There is no need of promoter in that
melancholy field.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
MoX.' Does Nor Mean ..N1usf..

Nay" Does NOT Mean 'k1xff'.
The ambiguous wording of statutes
IS the delight and profit of lawyers.
If every legislative act meant just what
it appeared to say and said just what
it obviously meant the lawyers would
have very little to fight over and big
fees would be as scarce as white black
birds.
Somebody did the lawyers of Ohio
friendly turn in framing a law which
declared that auditors may" examine
the officials OF corporations if not sat
isf1ed with the returns of their proper
ty for purposes CT taxation. Mayor
Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland set up
the contention that certain railroads
were valued for taxation purposes at
but 10 to Is per cent of their value in
money. He had the city law officials
secure a mandamus ordering the audi
tors to stop proceedings until they had
called railroad officials as witnesses.
This was nuts for the lawyers, and
they proceeded to crack them in the
usual spectacular way with much dis
play of legal learning and pathological
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

fcu1t to obtain anything to eat the
do not even dream OF
such luxury as square meal
newcomer who can secure an option
on a seat at the fifth table of third
rate boarding house is the envy OF his
fellows, and is credited with possess
ing q pull. There are number OF
restaurants in the town, but guards are
stationed at the doors of each one TO
see that only those who can give the
countersign shall pass inside. The
places on which the tsnderfoot must
rely for food are those where sand
witches and cups of coffee are handed
from the rear end of a covered wagon
But when oil is in the nostrils and for
tunes in the air, the lack of food and
shelter is not felt SO seriously as 1t
might be under other conditions.
The demand for hotel and restaur-
ants is being supplied very rapidly,
especially since the fact is evident that
the oil boom is no temporary affair
that it is merely the beginning of new
or ending prosperity for the regions af-
fected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

that
"You are right" he said, leaning .
little nearer. I'VE will talk of love-"
She shrank away from him little,
but at the same moment she smiled
and nodded at Mrs. Leasing, who
passed near
Love" he repeated What a diff
ference it makes in peoples livesi You
and 1 have agreed to say goodbye
have already said it, in fact. and we
can afford to discuss love impersonally
I am afraid you are not smiling
enough. / notice two or three people
looking this way
She smiled Immediately; such a
smile as comes to the lips after the
heart is broken.
Don't be afraid" she said, IT will
play my part. am deeply interested.
in which you may be considered thor
oughly versed-''
Thanks" he said, easily. Shall 1
tell you a story, in order to make it
strictly impersonal? will tell you
the story of Boy"
She moved a little, enough to drop
her cheek to her hand.
'tOf course there was a Girl" he
went on; but 1 will leave her out of
the story as far as I can. / will tell
you the story of Boy. because know
his story-because l have seen into
his wild, undisciplined, uniformed boy
heart, and have watched it make great
mistakes, and repent of them without
words, and slowly break--Are you
still smiling? / can't see your face
but those people out yonder can. and
we are playing the farce for Them
IT am smiling" she said. without
moving
1.-The Boy fell In love-" he said He
was very young. and had been raised
without a mother. / am afraid ne
was a mere selfish brute. and when he
wanted anything he had TO have It
He saw the Girl. and loved her. and
would have waded through blood to
win her-and won her. I think he was
selfish. even in winning her. but he
was beginning to be unselflsh-he was
beginning to be a nobler Boy-and
there was great need of It You see.
he loved her-he loved her too much
He was unreasonable I have looked
| into his heart. and know that now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
Canal Tells a Problem.

The question of tolls on the 18TH
milan canal is not so simple as it was
in the case of the Suez, writes a cor
respondent of the New York Post. We
have much greater marginal traffic"
to consider-one which may be con-
trolled by the rate of toll. The west
coast of South America, in it's dealings
with Europe, ought to furnish about
one-third of the available traffic of the
new canal, if opened in 1915. All that
traffic practically could pay a toll of
81 a ton. Between the west coast of
South America and the eastern ports
of the United States the traffic could
pay a still heavier toll. as the saving
over the route s'round the Horn"
would be still greater. On the princi-
pie of charging whatever the traffic
could bear, certain cargoes going
through the canal could doubtless af-
ford to pay So or 81 a ton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

prfetors asked it. Nearly all the houses
in the town have been turned into
boarding houses, and they all are over
flowing. The new arrivals only hope
is in some one of the tents which are
springing up in every vacant lot, and
where he may, if he is fortunate, ne
gotiate a cot or a blanket spread on
the ground Every night crowded spe-
cial trains leave Beaumont for Sabine
Pass, Port Arthur, and Houston, car
rying the overflow population that can
not find even these accommodations
Houston is a three-hour run from
Beaumont. but one can find a bed at
the end of it, and hundreds make the
trip twice day.
Not only is a bed treasure of great
price in Beaumont, it is equally diff
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
Story Of a Boy.
Az uJLIA TRUITT BIsHoP.

BY JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.
Author Deborah of Lost Greek" etc.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
She was listening to the uniformed
graybeard at the window, bending to-
ward him a little with an air Of
charmed interest that warmed the
heart under the gold braid. Fluttering
down to them the length of the draw
ing room came the hostess, that fool
ish little Mrs. Leasing, and they heard
her saying to the gentleman beside her,
while she was yet far off:
ooh, I've just found you in time, and
it's awfully awkward, but you know
how people are always disappointing
you at the last moment. You were to
have gone down to dinner with Clare
Rigdon, and Mrs. Harding with Ray
mond Blaine, and neither of them came
SO sorry@
The girl at the window had not
changed her position in the least. She
still leaned over the arm of her chair
toward the uniform, but the General
was suddenly conscious that the lovely
young face had lost something of its
color.
'Oh, Mrs. Harding" cried Mrs. Less
ing, as the girl stood up and smiled
graciously at her hostess; 80 awk-
ward for a husband and wife to go out
to dinner together.people disappoint-
ed me-but would you let Mr.. Harding
take you out, just to oblige me?'
The hostess did not wait for a re-
ply, but took General BIake's arm and
led him away. The two were left
alone, both standing in the shadow OF
the window curtains. She was twist
ing the silken fringe of the drapery
between her fingers. She did not look
at him, but she saw that the hand
resting on the back of the chair from
which she had risen was shaken
''Since we are within full view of a
number of our dearest enemies" she
said with a scornful smile, still not
looking at him, lit might be as well to
play. the farce out and look-well-
say, decently interested in one another.
People will discuss us soon enough"
The hand on the chair was suddenly
steady.
with all my heart" said the gen.
tleman lightly, as he placed chair
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

No political convention, not even
worlds fair. ever produced the condi-
ton that today exist in Beaumont, the
head center seat of the oil industry
in Texas, so far as food and lodging
are concerned. There are no hotel run
GERS here, says a correspondent, writ
ing from the scene of quick money
making. If the newcomer, with tender
foot innocence, forces his way through
the crowds that eddy around the two
hotels. and asks for a room, the over
worked clerks will laugh at him, and
advise him to hustle for the outskirts
of the town if he expects to stop in
Beaumont over night. There are no
rooms to be had. A cot in the hallway
of the hotel will bring it's IS per day,
and would bring $40 if the hotel pro-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

He was half Boy ana half savage. and
thought himself = man, whose judg-
ment was always good, and who was
always right He thought that he WAS
always good, and who was always
right. He thought that he was to be
regarded always-he didn't think OF
regarding her. And yet, he loved her
in some blind, unreasoning way,
such as boys have And because he
loved her he kept fastening on to his
doom, and dragging her with him. He
couldn't wake up to the fact that he
was slowly killing love in her. 1t is
one of the saddest things, that people
who love one another truly and ten
derby can live to be alienated, isn't
it? But that is what happened to the
Boy He was young-they were both
young-and he was undisciplined-and
love was hurt with jar and fret! Over
and over again they passed through
storms which left them cast ashore in
a desert land. They said bitter, heart
breaking things to one another, and
it was because the Boy loved her that
the bitter things hurt and ranked.
And so at last he rose up and said,
go away today and will never trouble
you again."
He paused, and she stirred a little,
but he could not see her face.
And so, he went down to the boat"
he said. steadily; "but even when his
foot was upon the gangplank he
turned back and stood leaning against
something in his utter misery, be-
cause he had all at once grown to be
a man, and was suffering all mans
agony. That is the end OF the story
Of the Boy-except that the man
looked up and saw that foolish little
Mrs. Leasing waving her hand at him
from a carriage, and remembered that
both Of them-he and the Girl-were
to have been her guests tonight. And
such a hungering came upon him to
look upon her face again-that he
came-knowing that by tomorrow he
might summon strength to go"
"Ned?"
She raised her face and looked at
him. Her lips trembled like a hurt
child's, even while she was smiling at
him.
Ned" she murmured, broken1y;
'@the Girl was very young and inexpe-
rienced. Don't you think she ought
to have a chance to try over again?-
And you didn't know--that she was
in the boat,-hidden away-and that
she came very near being taken to Eu-
rope-very near indeed you
turned back so suddenly
isn't 1t beautiful to watch Mr.. and
Mrs Harding?" asked the lady at Mrs.
Lessing's right. "They are like two
young lovers. Do they know they are
at the table? Do they know there is
such a thing as food in the world?
They have done us all the honor TO
forget we are livingi"
But Mrs. Leasing did not reply
aloud. She merely looked, and her
eyes were sparkling and trimming.
CT may be foolish, but I can manage
some things" she whispered into her
fan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

a speed of Ii knots for four consecu-
tive hours.
Krupp armor-the kind which has
recently given such striking proofs of
its resisting qualities-is to be used
throughout. The armor belt, which is
to be IL inches thick at the top, taper
ing to 7H inches at the bottom, ex-
tends to within 60 feet of the stern,
shielding the sides 31z feet above the
water line and four feet below it. The
casemate armor is to be six inches
thick; the barbette armor IL inches in
front tapering to eight inches in the
rear. The protective deck will be 21x
inches thick, while aft, where there is
no belt armor protection, it is thick
ened, being four inches on the slope
and three on the fat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

The principal dimensions of the new
battleship are: Length, between per-
pendiculars. 3s8 feet; length over all.
393 feet 10h inches; extreme breadth.
u feet: mean draught. % feet { inches;
displacement at normal draught, L.
300 tons; estimated displacement at
full load draught. Il, 800 tons. As to
type, the new vessel Is to be an i'm
proved Alabama, two knots faster than
that fine battleship. equipped with a
more powerful armament and hedged
about with q greater area of armor
protection
In the contract it Il stipulated that
she must on her onicial trial maintain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

Mr.. Hoshi Toru, minister of COM
munications. is one of modern Japan's
remarkable men, Having studied law
in England 25 years ago, and being
called to the English bar. he started
his life as an Official in the judicial
department Here his beI1icose nature
soon brought him intocollision with nis
less enlightened and moro conserva-
tive colleagues The government then
In power removed him to the Yoke
hama customs Later he took to pol
ftics and identified himself with the
liberals. who overran the country with
stirring speeches. much to the discom-
fort of the government He was twice
arrested and imprisoned for political
offenses- Now he Is the leader of the
liberals. or Jiyuta. a. they are called
In Japan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22
LAUNCHING or *
* THE NE w MAINE

Beside perpetuating a name which
must ever have a prominent place in
the history of the world as written
in these later days, the launching In
Philadelphia of the new battleship
Maine is to American hearts sad
reminder of one of the most terrible
tragedies of modern times.
1t is now three years and more since
the enactment of that horror in Hava-
ma harbor, and since then the survivors
have been scattered to all quarters of
she globe.
Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, who COM
manded the Maine at the time of her
destruction, has applied for the COM
mand of the new Maine, and it is more
than likely that the request will be
granted, and that she will fly his pen
nant when commissioned for service
OF the Is officers who were attached
to the Maine at the time of her destruc-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

tube Is Il inches In diameter inside,
and is protected by steel covering
seven inches thick
The engines are of the twin screw.
triple expansion inverted vertical type.
The "a Niclausse boilers, which are al
ready well advanced. and which will be
nearly com tleted when the ship strikes
the water. are expected to give IL. 600
horsepower. The vessel viii have \
bunker capacity of 1000 tons. This, at
an eight-knot speed, Will give her a
steaming radius of 8 $50 knots-almoat
sufficient for two round trips from New
York to Queenstown. Ireland. - : trin
half around Cape Horn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

for her further back in the window
embrasure. and took another. close at
hand. I'VE will disappoint them for
once"
She looked beyond him. at the
throng that danced and promenadei
and walked down the long succession
of rooms She looked anywhere but at
him.
while it is really awkward" she
said with a bitter voice and charm
ing smile. for a husband to be forced
to take his wife out to dinner, still.
one may live through it under certain
circumstances One has but to remem-
Der that It is the last time he will ever
be afflicted with her presence, and
much may be borne Really scarce
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

1t is expected that eight million
boxes of citrus fruit will be shipped
from California this season.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

10 numbers for his gallant work in
destroying the Spanish destroyers.
Between the new Maine and the old
are few points of resemblance. The
first was rated as second-class battle
ship, with displacement of only 6,682
tons. Her namesake is nearly twice as
large. displacing 1890 tons at normal
draught-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

dfy Capt Sigsbee of the explosion on
that fatal night in Havana harbor, sui
cided In New York last year.
Capt Sigsbee. who was given COM
mand of the St Paul when the war
broke out and who did some excellent
service while commanding that vessel.
Is now chief of the naval intelligence
ONCE in Washington His most efficient
first lieutenant of the Maine, Lieutsn-
ant-Commander Richard Wainwright.
he who commanded the Gloucester in
tA1t bloody reprisal on Santiago. f.
new superintendent of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. with the rank
Of commander. having been advanced
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

The first woman to hold Office of
regent of the Wisconsin State Univer-
sity has just been appointed by Gov.
La Toilette. She is DR.. Alma J. FRS
bic of Milwaukee and a graduate of the
university in the class of '78.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

profundity. 1t all turned on the Ques-
ton of whether the word may" in q
statute is mandatory or discretionary.
To the man who has no legal mind it
seems perfectly clear that there is
nothing mandatory or compulsory
about the word may" But the law
yers for Mayor Johnson and the city
quoted all the authorities from Black
stone down to Justice Dooley to
prove that the word may" means
must" The court, however, was I'M
moved by the eloquence of the attor-
neys and decided that the word mercy
implies power or permission rather
than obligation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-06-22

ly expected to see you here tonight.
Was 1 not led to suppose that you were
to start for Europe today?"
Il start tomorrow instead" he re-
piled, coldly. 1.-THE delay was fortu-
nate. 1t gives me the opportunity to
defer a nine days wonder for yet an
other day. Let us do it thoroughly,
while we are doing it. What shall we
discuss that will bring a pleasant ex-
preston to our faces; that will make
us seem not merely tolerant of one
another, but absolutely absorbed, de-
voted
Let us talk of Love-" she said, with
burst of scorn and despair that sent
crimson over her pale face. RE
membering our desolate home-my