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The Western news., 1902-07-23

eyes. Altogether she has held herself
in hand as firmly and as skillfully as
she would pair Of spirited horses and
has uriven her social chariot down the
line with the coolness, the dash, and
the unaffected grace of mistress of
the reins.
An amusing incident, illustrating her
'modesty and the apparent awe with
which her would-be partners regard
her, is told by young newspaper man
of Washington, who met Miss Roose-
welt at the hop at the Naval Academy
in Annapolis. With modesty not gen.
orally supposed characteristic of the
newspaper reporter this young man
wayered for half an hour before the
dance began between the impulse to
ask the girl from the White House for
dance and lurking fear of refusel.
At last, however, the natural enter
prise of his profession came to his aid,
and. screwing his courage to his aid,
and, point, he preferred his request
why, certainly, you may have onc,"
readily replied the Presidents daugh-
ter with gracious smile. The news
paper man took her program. and 10!
there were ti7e empty spaces upon it..
Every other girl in the room had her
program filled, the dance had begun,
yet the girl from the White House had
five unengaged dances. The reporter
took one-all he dared-then rushed out
~ toll I,n 9TH Of hn ci< nd
the yohng lady's program was soon
filled by those who had before been too
bashful to seek the privilege.
At another time Miss Roosevelt was
asked by an aspiring but not wholly
desirable party to lead a prospective
german. She accepted at once and
| without hesitation.
why on earth did you accept?'
asked a girl friend, when you nigh,
have had any dacing man in Washing
| ton?'
81 was afraid l might not get an
other invitation" she answered sim
ply.
Miss Roosevelt's dancing gowns ar,
all dainty. pretty, and rich, but no
striking nor snowy. She invariabl.
looks well. but she would never b.
singled out from the crowd on bal
room floor. She loves pretty things
and last winter was more desperatel,
In love with her first velvet visitin
gown than with any other one persol
or thing in Washington. White is he
favorite color. and she has variety o
white gowns; snowy crisp taffeta,
sofe crepe de chine, silk. and sin
pie null.
The Western news., 1902-07-23
Obsolete Maxims.

In business schools they used to
teach such maxims as these: Make
your deposits in the bank as early In
the day as possible, and never without
your bank book, For your own secur-
ity it is wise to have one particular
person to do your business at the
bank" always make out your own DE-
posit Slips" These are falling into
innocuous desuetude. Much Of the
banking business of firms is done by
boys. And now comes the revolution
ary practice of inviting deposits by
mail. Presently we shall have checks
cashed by mail. Banks lose a vast
amount of business by not being John
ny on the spot'-as the wags have it
whenever a person has need of them
New York Press.
The Western news., 1902-07-23
manship the trend Of European art
and metal working skin.

manship the trend Of European art
and Woodworking skill.
The nrst u called the English toma-
hawk, for the reason that It was the
kind made BY the English. ana traded
by them to the tribes with whom they
came In contact In their settlement of
the new world. The English- -mRde
itomahawk IL patterned after the old
English AZ. The fore part ofI the TOM
ahaWk runs In y perfectly straight line
from the "pipe" or hammer, down to
the edge Of the blade. while the rear
part Of the blade curves upward and
inward toward the handle. The French
style Of tomahawk Is altogether differ-
ent. The pipe" is the same AZ In the
English (for that matter. all toma-
hawks are, IN this respect, alike). but
the blade was shaped exactly like an
ace Of diamonds, forming q sort Of
double triangle that caused the weapon
to look like q spear-head set In the
side, rather than in the end, OF the
handle or shaft. This idea the French
took from the pike. q weapon very
common and popular In the French ar
mics of that period.
The tomahawk which the Spanish
traders sold to their Indian customers,
and which was manufactured In the
steel foundries Of Toledo, differed very
much from the other and is the rarest
Of the three. The Spanish tomahawk
was an exact copy. only on a smaller
scale, of the old halberds, which were
exceedingly popular during the cru.
sades. and had reached high state oi
perfection In Spain.
As general thing. says the Wash
ington Post. one would be most apt tc
find the English type Of tomahawh
among the IroQuois, Delawares, Shaw
nees, Cherokees, Greeks, Choctaws
and other tribes that lived within the
Anglo-Saxon sphere of settlement; ths
French style among the Ojibwas, Chip
pewas, Ottawas, Sioux, Nez Perces
Flatheads and Crees. with whom they
dealt and came In contact before any
other whites, while the Spanish type
would be most apt to occur among thu
Seminoles. Kiowas, Zunis and
Apaches.
The Western news., 1902-07-23
WHY WOMEN LIKE FICTION.
Reared In Romantic Atmosphere and
Read for Love of Story.

Reared In Romantic Atmosphere and
Read for Love of Story.
Do women find in fiction the roman
tic element they crave, and perhaps
do. not find In SUFFICIENT quantity In
life? How otherwise are we to ac-
count for their devotion to novels,
without which the story-writer would
fare but i'll upon the slim diet OF an
untitled purse, and the publisher share
the disaster? II Mr.. Carnegie should
be able to keep out Of libraries. as he
suggested, all fiction under three years
old, it might safely be said that the
women would be against him-which
means that the thing could not be
done. Women like new fiction; they
want the book that is lust out" II it
Is historical novel. they feel that they
are gathering information, heaven
bless them!
II it Is romance, pure and sim
pie. they forget over its pages the do
mestic trials of the morning or the af-
ternoon. 1t does them no more harm
than has been done for countless gen
erations. For women are nourished
upon fiction from the days of their
birth. Our girls are reared In an at
mosphere rarefied and cleared from all
impurities. The world is shown them
through rosetinctured glass. Here.
dearest, is city, wonderful city of
happy homes, of beautiful art, of hea. =
enly aspiration. And these-these are
men. noble, high-minded beings who
will always guide and teach and pro-
tect you. These other are women,
lovelier than everything else" And Sc
on.
Fiction without discrimination is fed
to the girl who looks with heaven-giv-
en- trust into the eyes of her well.
meaning teachers. And when she be.
comes a woman. the habit has sent
its roots into her soul. and be she hap
by or pensive, she reads fiction.
With men 1t is different. They d
not expect from life what women do
When they read novels 1t Is to forget
the rigOrs Of business, to enter delib
erately region which they know doei
not exist. But women can seldom
quite believe that 1t does not exist. *
them life is romance. If 1t does MOI
turn out well, so much the worse FOL
life. and they turn to books. where tn,
happy ending is fairly sure to be count
ell upon. In women's love for fctioI
there is something more than Is super
ficially apparent.-Harper's Weekly.
The Western news., 1902-07-23
Civili.ing Negroes in Africa.

Great changes have been made
among the negroes of German East
Africa. They now use plates, cups, glass;
ee, saucers, looking g-glasses, spoons.
knives, umbrellas and occasionally
clocks; they call for soap and for kero-
sene. In their market places they are
seen drinking tea with sugar at table.
The women have adopted European
clothes and make use Of sewing ma
chimes, even in the interior districts.
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Of
length traditional
choir and the STALL Over the high altar magnificent
other inspiring images and architectural lend the nt
edifce
The Western news., 1902-07-23
MISS ROOSEVELT LIKES DANCING

But Sometimes She Has to Play a
Wall-Flower.P Part.
Dancing is one of Alice RoOsevelt's
greatest accomplishments. She does a
great many things and does them vast
ly better than any of her conscientious
imitators, but nowhere does she excel
% markedly as on the polished floor Of
the ball room. With the Presidents
daughter dancing is not mere pas
time, popular because of the oppor-
tunities it affords to show fine gowns
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Cared for Their Own Drunkar

Lord Avebury inebriated fifty ants,
twenty-five from one nest and twenty
fiye from another, and put them all
into the nest from which one lot had
been taken. The Inhabitants at once
took the helpless strangers and threw
them into the water, while those who
were citizens of the nest were carried
tenderly away into remote corners to
recover from their festivity at leisure.
The Western news., 1902-07-23

If a man adopts protective air with
a girl in lifting a sunshade for her.
she feels that it would be nice to have
man take such good care Of one all
through life.
The Western news., 1902-07-23

II you are Of q more grateful disposi-
ton than your neighbor, don't take
credit to yourself. 1t may be that you
are older.
The Western news., 1902-07-23

No theatrical performance exactly
pleases a woman, unless she is given
plenty of opportunity to wipe her eyes
The Western news., 1902-07-23
Proof ON Tap.

Clara-Was " case Of love on her
part, do you. think?
Maude--It certainly was. Why, she
gave up position paying salary Of
S1b week to marry him and he is only
getting SO.
The Western news., 1902-07-23

1t is a good plan for man to leave
his widow some life insurance. in/or-
der that Hope May Take Root Again
in her heart
The Western news., 1902-07-23

Electric Railway in Shanghai.
Shanghai is the first Chinese city to
arrange for electric street railways:
The Western news., 1902-07-23
DISADVANTAGE or ONE PARTY
LINE TELEPHONE.

Red Tape Took Up Valuable Time
When There We're Burglars In the
House and the Owner Wanted Com
nection with Police Headquarters.
The oasis., 1902-12-13
Beware of ointments for catarrh that
 Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de- range the whole system, when en- tering it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never be used, except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. ]. Cheney x Co.,, Toledo, O., contains no mer- cury, and is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J Cheney x Co. Tes- timonials free. Sold by all drug gists. Price 75c per bottle.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The oasis., 1902-12-13

Tues day. About 5 p. m. he last
 blocks were removed that held the
 dredge and as it settled easily on
 the greasy ways, it moved slowly
 down into the water and was an chored in the stream to await the placing of the boilers and ma chinery. To Capt. Shillaber and Mir. Vincent much credit Is due for the able manner in which they have completed and launched this great piece of work which will be the means of opening up direct communication between this port and -Tuxpan.
 Mexican Herald An immense deposit of asbestos has lately been discovered in the state of Michoa- can by Dr. Fernando Altamirano, director of the medical institute of Mexico. Every year the doctor makes an excursion of several weeks to distinct parts of the re- public to collect plants for the bo- tanical collection of the institute. The last excursion was to Michoa- can from which he has just return ed with over 700 specimens of plants unknown here. While col lecting these plants Dr. Altamirano discovered the asbestos which he says is abundant and is of very fine quality.
The oasis., 1902-12-13
ARcOSS THE BORDER.

Ohiitii TO 'OihS ihid OuO III uCSii d plc
 lots which are offered for sale on
 very reasonable terms. Dwelling
 houses will be erected and sold on
 time payments to suit the pur-
 chaser. The tract of land is the
 most desirable of any near the city
 and will be known as "Colonia
 Magnolia
 Monterrey News: Braniff and
 Manuel Rincon Gallardo, who have
 been trying to fight duel in the
 City of Mexico, consented to shake
 hands in open court and tell the
 judge that they were sorry and
 would talk of duelling pistols and swords no more. 1t marked the close of the incident Braniff paid fine of $1S0 and Rincon a fine of $160.
 Torreon Enterprise: Miss Maria Tello y Sabugose met a tragic death near the hacienda de la Gina, state of Jalisco. She was riding in carriage with her brother. en route to a point called Paso de la Venta, to attend a picnic. The horse be- came frightened and ran into deep barranca. The footman jump ed in time to save his life. The young lady was killed, being dashed head foremost against rock Her brother fell under the coach and was rendered unconscious.
 Torreon Enterprise: Mayor Fru- tuoso Garcia, of Ciudad Porfrio Diaz. has called a meeting of all the sheep owners residing in that city to discuss methods for the ex- termination of coyotes. Within the last two years the number of coyotes has increased so rapidly as to become an absolute menace to the sheep industry. Traps, poison and fire arms have been used with apparently but little effect. Some means for wholesale slaughter will probably be decided upon.
 Mexican Herald: Guadalupe Ca vazos, federal prosecutor of the i state of Nuevo Leon, has resigned | the position, on account of old age, after having held it for many years. Mir. Cavazos is personal friend of . President Diaz having been closely | connected with him long before he became president, when both were to make Mexico what it is today, one of the most stable and prosperous nations on the globe. A young lawyer of brilliant attain Rafael la Garza Campos, has been appointed to the place.
 Mexican Herald: A contract was signed on the 14th of November by Secretary of Fomento Leandro Fer representing the govern ment, and Pedro Armendariz, re- Isaac H. Hutchinson, for the establishment of a railway ear manufactory in Mexico. It has been reported upon favorably by the committee of congress to which 1t was referred and the formal ap- proval of congress will now follow IS quick as the necessary routine will admit. The factory is to make Ill classes of railway cars for pas 'engers and for freight.
 Tampico Owl: Through the cour- esy of Carlos E. Shillaber and M .. Vincent, a number of friends we're invited to be present at the [ aunching of the mammoth steam lredge "El Chijol" at the yards of he Tuxpan Canal Company, last
The oasis., 1902-12-13
Spanish A0o
 English

Lessons given to pupils at their homes by an experienced in structor. Call or address MARIE pElTiER. Ba nco de Sonora building, up stairs, NOgaies, Sonora.
The oasis., 1902-12-13
Joseph de Luslgnan, Mechanical Engineer and
 Practical HiIIwright.

With a recol | ot eighteen quartz mills and conctltrators erected in the state of Sonora in the past iourteen yeaiS. ADDRESS. Noga.eS. Ariz.. care oi THK OASIS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-22

a hot night IL expected AZ the
meeting Of the city council tonight
over the naasase Of the ordnance 70
grant the considinea II concert hall
aud variety taeater lieeHse At the
4 Peoples the tpr. at Second avenue
south ana Washington Street.
! heNefai OF the heaviest property
owners on Second avenue south anu
other streets IN the Old tendefi0iu
I district. are expected Co be pttsent
| tn make d pefeasat protest against
granting either this o. other con
cert hall iirenaea So this district
A considerable stir has been ffeaf=
ed around the city haii as result
Of the tight the business men Of the
| city are making on this license uuen
ton The matter vas TN the lips Of
every councilman who WAS at the
city hnli today, and Chairman kiHt-
/ let al ths police, license aud revenue
COMMITTEES VIA kept busy talking to
professionals who wanted Ia know
what he waa going to do ia the mat
ter
/ Mr. Kiattef has given evidence Of
. change OF front ~ regard 90 grant
ina the Peoples thsater license He
said If the property owners on Sec
oHd avenue south do not want the
consiains license granted. I eertainiy
viii not support the measure"
A short time later he called W w.
/ X. afaWisy, who owns considerable
property an EeeoH. avenue south.
/ Mt. tfrHNieY told him in the most
emphatic terms that he aid not want
/ the license granted lie said he
wanted 90 see the y hole of the paved
district below Yesief way cleaussd
Of all tts tendeFloiu features
George kinueaf made practically
the same statement 60 q reporter for
| the Star.
Herman Chaplin. In letter written
to each number Of the city council.
4 has protested against felieeualnE the
I People ; theatsF and demanding that
/ the council cleanse the paved dis
tfiei below YsHlsr Way Of it's deus Of
vice.
A protest against granting the
Peoples thestef license Is being cir
! euiatea among the business men Of
/ the city today II win be presented
| TO the council tonight
Meanwhile John Eonsidlne. the
+ former ezat Of the tsnderioin. II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-22
VENEZUELA

wAsHtNGTON. ID. G, Dec. "a
Ambassador Tower Informed the
state department this morning that
the official announcement Of the
Venezuelan blockade had been issued
by Germany. Ambassador Meyer.
AT Rome has also cabled from Italy
that the italian government has an
nouneed that 70 VIII participate In
the naval blockade and has ordered
sHrNhlus forward
La GtihYftA. Dec. 22.--The beck
ade of Venezuelan ports II effectively
IN force.
The British have the cruisers In.
defatiRahIe. Alert and Tribune. the
special service steamer cdlumhine
and the torpedo boat destroyes 8Inale
81 along the coast. The cruiser Ari-
ndne. the flagship OF Vice Admiral
Douglas, is at Trinidad. from which
point the British operations will be
directed.
The criser VlnIta. the German
flagship. IL bound for la Guayra to
reinforce the German cruisers Ga
zelie. Panther and Fake and the
training ship Hioeh.
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TO ENFORCE
PENALTIES
SEATTLE ELECTRIC COMPANY
MUST tive UP TO THE PRO-
Visions OF the LioHTlNc
CONTRACT.

Hereafter. IL che action praeslcaii,
agreed upon at a meeting Of thf
council committee on lights and
lighting Saturday 10 carried out
the Seattle Electric company viii be
psnaisFed 60 the limit for tardinee.
IN establishing lights and for a fall.
nre te keep them burning
Ne finsl action was taken, but II
was tafitiy agfeea that steps would
b. taken at the committees nex,
BfsseettnT Ia view If having the taun.
eil instruc, the board 81 public work,
10 euforrs the penalties provided foi
w the lighting contract.
II was poiuterd out that the Sc.
attic Electric Company has been no.
fnfinusly delinquent In carrying out
the provisions Of it's contract with
the city during tho past two years.
Final action awarding the contract
fer street lighting for the year 1901
Was not taken, but "a r. admitted
that the contract viii be agar
awarded 20 tho Seattle Electric com.
pany. The board Of public works
has recommended that this award be
made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-22

FUNERAL
Remains Of Stacey whitney
Inferred ut Tscoms

TACOMA. Dee. s2.-The funeral %
r. Stacey Whitney, the late general
organizer Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor. which vas held yes-
terday afternoon at O'Clock from
the undertaker'n. WAS one of the
largest held In the city for aoune
time. Not only did a host Of rer-
Honai friends turn out. but all hoe al
branches OF organized labor WIRE
well reprss.nted 10 show respect 10
their honored member. 20 early cut
short in his labors.
The services were under uniun
auspices. Rev. Alfred W. Mnffin
preached the sermon. and 1setd wRfm
tribute to the character Of the aa-
ceased. Rs dfd William T3laekfnaia.
state president Of the American FeA-
GRAFTON. In n brief. auloKIstte address.
The floral offerings were In pros
fusion, many elaborate and beauff-
full designs being among the num-
her The remains were laid at rest
in Tacoma cemetery with brief sef-
vices at the grave. A special ear
WIS provided for the accommodate
tion OF friends who visited the Gem
etery.
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eaniN 10 do ~ense work connected
with his trade Since then his Wife
has heard nothing from MIN.
shortly after J o'clock this MORN
ms persons Twins ia the vicinity a.
thu liarsiett hetue neasa a shot. bat
iessd little attention to a.
Policeman Willis Aiiiiken heard
the report. bat eaula net locate Il.
though he went te several houses Ia
the ustghhefhaod Ia an eftert to 30
-.
Sometime during the night 4.
Pratt. Whe lives almost opposite ths
ii1fdett home. Says that NJ heard
ahet ard got ~ and partially dFcan4
cd. he went outside and attempted
t. md fsuaa Nhsaee the fefzaft eaute
fNiiinE Ia this. bs returned 10 his
baass. uaiF 70 b disturbed aFata ~
the EfuaninE 81 uainr person. exI.
asntlf IN pain. Again he went out.
hui as before. he Gid not ind tia
source Of the shot Of the moaning
Neither Mfs. Husastt nee Mrs NJ.
J. Shaws her mother. heard she ahas.
although they Wefr sleeping but Il
few feet from where Il MAS hred
After Mfn. Hufdeu had been told
Of tire tragedy. she rushed out into
the frent Yard. whesr the body lay.
and attempted to dtaK u into the
huaAr She oniy succeeded in moN=
ing IL a feW feet. Al this moment
puiiee Detective tahn ttarek and
Sergeant Leighton arrived They
keng the crowd ~ curious away ffeH
the feushlhe until the arrival Of Ger
ouef H0yr.
Several times Mrs flufdett hreke
away from her friends in the HOUSE
and rushed past the policemen to
the dead body Of her husband.
She talked 10 the dead man AZ II
he we're NtflI alive aHs ehlded htus
fur not coming To see her hefofs he
kfti~sf himself
The tsssiy VAS finally taken 20
Hutteswcfthn utoFsue. where Cor
nuef ffeye made a thorough search
Of u.
Nothing that would thHeW any
light On the cause ef Tho suicide Was
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found. In the pockets we're found
sotne papers Of little value aud %
eents iM small change
The bullet which caused death en-
tstsd tae slsht side. little is ffunt
ana Dust below the Hrmpil u
rstnasd IA slightly downward ii.
res ton passing through the heart
And coming cut On the lett side.
The lesduu pellet Was found Ia the
upper vest naek et GA the lett side. IL
hal spent les force and drupred
wheu i plefeesi the inner slas Of the
poekst.
There Mas no bullet hole feand on
tbs ftsht slide uf the cuat OF vest
The goAt and wet had leteu anhuts
toned aud Inv tnuzEie 81 the revolver
placed against the shirt.
Tbs eun that var used l. a n cali.
hsr Smith a MeHssAn
William J hufdett Was one If the
best known nfeaHhten Ia Seattle. tie
hAd lived tn this rfty fnf the past ~
YEATS and WAS almost constantly
employed On the newspapers. tie
has nt various titu~a operated the
presses Gf the three dhitg pApera and
MAS counted a Nklllful mechanic
Two hfuthern ~ and Charles tfur.
aett. live in Hsatfle. Tie was ~
years 81 ass at the time 81 his death
ffslSter Douglas the hoy who found
the hasty. Il the son n A. j Douglas.
the nptieiaa.
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MANY DEAD,
Train Collision Kills
More Than 20

BAN fnAScfHc0. Dec. zs-The
total number Of deaths resuisine
from the collision between two r~t
ssnser tFalns on the fsotbefa ttt4-
ellie railway AT Byron. On Aatu fsin
nlsht. n now - Several others ~
the injured are IN a critical couAis
ton and may die At any tive.
Twenty u the injured are IN the
southern rsstae hospital ia this rsty,
The responsibility fof the eoilfstsn
has not BEEN clearly nrsd. II r.<sns
that the Owl train which ~as betz1at
time on account Of the engines leakY
boiler. MAS waiting at Byron to rwt
permission TO take the engine OF Z
freight train which Was standing
on the siding al that statipn. a
fakman was sent back 20 naE th<
flyer which was expected ut any
moment. n 10 claimed by witnsasss
that the finsfnan did not 80 fsf
enough back. and that when the slx
nal was sighted BY the engineer u
the Flyer. there was not time -
stop. The Flyer was running 90
mica an hour.