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THE PASSENGER
l. WAS ON "
Distinction Won by the Florida
Cracker Who Held Up a
Steamship.

"a few days ago" said n man. Il read a
good little newspaper story Of how one Of
the largest of the Atlantic liners was held
for a moment at her pier in New York for
a bnby's kiss.
The father. who was to sail for Europe,
saw the child's outstretchcd arms. rushed
down the gang plank. gave the little one a
hug and a Kiss and would have missed
getting aboard il the men al the tackles
had not held the plank suspended for him
while Won could count ten. The story
continued the man. smiling, reminded me
Of the holding Of a steamship for three
quarters Of an hour for one steerage pas
senger
at was about the time OF the Charleston
earthquake. In those days you went to
Charleston from New York by the vessels
Of the old Charleston Line, and from there
to Jacksonville. Fla, and landings on the
81. Johns River as far up as Palatka by a
trim little steamship. the City Of Palatka.
Capt. Leo Yogel was her master.
He was at sea with his vessel OF Charles
ton when that city was partly wrecked
by earthquake. At that season of the year,
when some OF the regular boat, Of the
Charleston Line we're laid OF for their
8uIhiIucI TrphUE, VIC NlN u AHidlka IilslNie
the entire trip from Palatka to New York
calling at Charleston each way When
he arrived at New York just after the Garth
quake Capt. Nogel gave a reporter an
interesting story Of how TIC earthquake
affected his vessel al sea.
The City Of Palatka. by the way. was
perhaps the only steamship of her time
that made part Of her regular trip through
four or five feet Of mud. Ibis she did
every time she crossed the bar in The mar
rows Of the st. Johns River just below
Palatka.
She was sold eventually for usc on tho
Pacific side, went around the Horn and
was burned a few years later al soEc port,
! think, on Puget Sound. ,apt. Vogcl
after ward was with the Clyde Line az pilct
for all their Florida steamships over tho
dangerous st. Johns River bar at Mavport.
By hustling back by rail from Charleston
20 jacksonville and vice versa be managed
70 pilot every steamship in the service in
thosR days across the bar going In and
coming out,
well 70 get hack to my story. one after
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COLORADO'S new GOVERNOR.
DIR. BUCHTEL 4 PREACHER AND
UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR.
TIE VIII 90 ntIDue to Run the College While
Tie Is S;O,ernor and VIII Make His
Bungalow the Executive Mansion
Thinks Colorado Needs building In.

DENVER. Nov. IA bungalow will serve
as the Executive Mansion Of Colorado dur
ing the next years. For one thing, Mrs.
Henry A .Buchtel wife of thee overnor-elect
asserts she would not leave her pretty little
home in University Park. one Of the suburbs
OF Denver. TO become mistress OF the finest
mansion on Capitol Hill.
For his own part, the man who is To be
Governor says that his duties will require
his residence near the University of Denver,
Of which he is chancellor. He has no idea Of
~rclinQuishing his charge over the l 200 stu
der ~ Of the Methodist institution.
Way should II" he asks. Il have given
SHiIding up Of this university. WY should
'~Se-t 1t merely because the people Of Colo
4 do havs called me to another Officer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
TURNS FROM BEANS TO COFFEE
Old AND YOUNG ALIKE FEEL
BOSTON'S LATEST CRAZE.

Men, women AMI children Lined Up nj The
COnee Counters az All Hours OF the Day
Gossip. Scandal and Flirt a with
the Beyerage-COnee counter and Cafe
BOsToN, Nov. 24.-Boston is coffee mad
Men, women m even children stand three
deep in front of the cotnters where the
beverage is dispensed waiting their turn.
There is scarcely a moment in the day
from early morning until dark that sons
customer is not thus employed, INC at the
luncheon hour the sole accompaniment
OF the coffee is often the lightest tride Of
solid food. There are places, like those
of other cities, where coffee is sold along
with forty sweetened beverages. some Of
them mixed with ice cream, but the UNI
usual thing about the Boston coffee craze
is the fact that it affords upport to many
places where no other drink and no food
is dispensed.
Boston does not call these resorts cafes.
In Boston a cafe is a place where you can
get almost any drink save coffee. A cafe,
indeed. is held in low esteem by Boston
responsibility, but a coffee counter is a sort
of social exchange.
People make appointments to meet at
these places. Two or three Just on the edge
W bhS BiNoh S'o PRIV BIZ HihThct present
at the noon o a sort of epitome OF Boston
society.
Persons Of the highest fashion perhaps
do not frequent these places, but it is never
safe 10 speak slightingly Of the crHee
counters in any circle OF Boston. OF course
there are coffee counters and coffee
counters.
There is one where you sip your oup and
MUNICH your cruller in company with the
car conductor, the marketman who has
driven in from his suburban farm, and even
Jack ashore, who stumbles in with the hope
OF soteriny up. There are others where
you elbow Harvard professors. specialized
girls from the art schools and university
lecture rooms. and tho most delicious old
aides in that kind OF fine a~ntiquated shabbi-
ness which in Boston is the certain cachet
OF high ~respectability.
These various types meet on terms rang
ing all the way from nodding acquaintance
to cordial intimacy. You i~nvoluntarilv
catch the most delicious snatches OF CON-
versation to right n left an you drink, A
scandal mongering society reporter Of thu
.yallow Kind could make hsg fortxms by frp-
qpsnting ths right codee oountsrs.
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time with his cronlee, but when he g.ts
ready to attend to business oh, yes, MIR.
Stage Manager, thank you for coming 70
promptly. wanted to call your attention
| to the fact that Miss Taliaferro, one Of the
sweetest little girls We have in the company,
il not making a collection of tacks, aud IL
! you could remove them from the stage WITH
out too much trouble. Thank you. -FOUR
kindness shall not 60 unrewarded.
The voice of Pippo-
Under the pine trees, blind with boughS.
Where the swallow never nev
As yet. nor clcsds dared csrouse.
The voice of Mr.. Miler-Yes, thank You
old man, / believe I will. 1t don't look as il
we'd get away for luncheon. just am and
for me. turned once. and please sec that
the cork's drawn. You've saved my life.
Proceed.
The voice OF OttimG in the shrub house-
Push that lattice. All, the clear morning.
There's Padus, plain enough. hat bktel
Morning!
The voice Of Mr.. M1ler-Twenty-six
years have 1 been working in the theatre
and in that time not one single. undilutsd
ray OF human intelligence have I ever found.
Call the electrician.
Mr.. Electrician, as a student and inqu irer
of the obvious as well as the occult, would it
be encroaching too far into personalities 10
inquire as TO shat brand Of pink pulp is
used by the men behind there, in the place
of their brxins1 Don't you think that when
Ultima spostrophises the morning and
throws the lattice open. it would be a good
idea To have the morning light there IN
stead OF under the stage?
The dice of OnimG- Nsught completes
such bliss but woe. let death come now.
The voice of Mr. MiIler-I am all ready.
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The coffee counter is q place to unbend. .
rlaoe for the exchange Of family news and
domestic recipes for the cure Of lumbago
and the sanitary cooking OF beans, Here
too, n secs the display Of bargains ny
women fresh from the mornings cam
paign in the neighboring market.
There are coffee ounters where you may
study special types Of Bostonians. Ont
employs three or four pretty girls and h
the resort, not Of Boston's gilded youth but
Of Boston's grixzled middle age.
II il delicious TO note the awkward "a.
tempts Of these veterans at ~gallantry.
With only q narrow ounte between the
wrinkled customers and the fresh looking
girls the temptation to the former is ire
sistible.
Coffee is sold at two and four cents Q cupJ
and every veteran puts down his nickel
and seeks 70 cover the rosy fingers with his
dry palm when the change Is laid upon the
counter. Only dotsge could enjoy this form
Of Irritation. but 1t goes on every day In
the week and all day long.
II Jealous wives do not make rruptions
into such places it is only that they know
better thar their lords the absurd futiIity
OF their ~gallantries. Tn coffee counters
are a. innocent OF real scandal as a Quaker
meeting.
Nothing about the coffee counters 10
more characteristic Of Boston az she is
than the fact that tho PATROLS take their
drink in full view Of passers by upon the
street. Boston is so enamored OF her
law touching the public sale Of strong
drink that half the town thinks il a line
thing 10 take its liquid refreahment Of any
kind In the presence of the other half.
NOBODY seems in the least shocked Dr
disturbed at this display. Tho proressorS
their specialized young women pupils, eld
the dear old ladies, monuments Of ancestrl
responsibility, turn their cups bottom
upward in the sight Of a gaping multi
tude.
Custom has made this public display
celebrating rather than embarrassing COR
those who are not quite certain OF then'
seives, and customer OF assured respects
ability are stonily indifferent Co the stares
OF the street. Tho gr1zzled elders exccu's
thclr absurd gallnntries with pride in tho
publicity with which the trifing favors
of tho pretty girls behind the counter are
accorded. and the girls wink over tho hcsus
OF tho old men at younger men on the side"
walk.
Tho marvel OF L. all In that Bosinu's
special providence has not taksn Official
o~ognixanoe OF these public goings on
With The ext ~gubcrnatorial campalgn .
year on some e&asox should have lslsgRs
- took e We rerv~s ~ ys0th..
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STAGING A BROWNING PLAY.
STRENUOUS DAYS FOR HENRI
MILLER AND MRS. LIZ NOME.

Her PHILOSOPHY anil Her Faith In thc Poet
JnshRkcn, but The N1nagcr Is on :,e
Verge or DESPAIR Ne ~ IN ~" CGul-
poser and stage Carpenter Escape.
The childish voice of PippG singing
ANS Right With the World" renetratss
the dressing room of Mrs. Le Moyue. She
shuts the door unwillingly.
Il have TO or l couldn't talk. There's
something about it hat nakca you stop
and heed, just as tho people did in the
poem-haughty Onimd with her Sebdid;
jules and P~hcEe-bride and bridegroom
and MoRsigRore.
Mrs. lie Moyne is for the tine being
Otimd and the red velvet garment fills to
overlooking tho lttlo dressing room. The
interviewer gets out OF its way only by
sitting on a heap Of common everyday
clothes in a corner.
do you like it?" a-ks the star tho
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sole light that helps me through the
year says Pippc softly.
"Where is that asinine asininity and what
is he doing with that light-thSt spot light,
is he eating it? Oh. there you are. Per-
haps I am doing you al injustice and you
are merely putting it away somewhere to
play with after theatre hours? No? You
surprise me. Well, now, Mr.. Electrician,
IL you are not hInching on the spot light
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apparently has not been entirely evoked
by her artistic work. In M Of the boxes
a Titan haired, velvet. corrected italian
peasant sits stunning bis guitar; Sebdd
in blue shirt sleeves is testing h edge OF
the knife that will later relieve him Of the
burden Of sin that doesn't seem to over
weight his conscience at the present mo-
ment, at least.
In the centre aisle Henry Miller stands
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ment, Now, dearie, why did you inter.
poIate that bit OF busin ass therel
Pippa-Oh, Mr.. Miller, I'm 30 sorry to in.
terrupt, but I stepped on a tack. I didn't
say a word about the other two, but this
one went in so much further.
Mr.. MilIer-Now, that is an entirely differ.
eut matter. You had a perfect right to
yell out. Where is the stage manager?
Don't interrupt him If he Is havlnga pleasant
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-17

afternoon and are now found at their
| places at Z o'clock in front of the
closed doors of their chief. Ask his
secretary, who nightly carries big
leather portmanteau of papers to his
hotel and who never leaves his room
until within an hour of the change of
days. Ask the night Waterman about
the State, War and Navy Building
when, in the 20 or more years of
their service, have they paced the
halls of the big granite structure to
meet face to face Secretary of State
hurrying from his work to the even
ing meal.
TO the State Department he has
brought all of the wonderful resources
Of his great mind. The State Depart
ment is his client, and as such has
taken the place of the millionaire
clients he had in Gotham.
Step by step in days of work from
8 o'clock each morning until 7 o'clock
each evening, he Is familiarizing him
self with the case of the State Depart
ment. In time he will have mastered
II to his satisfaction. Then he will go
before the committees of the Congress
to plead 1t. Already some of the
remedies he wants applied are known.
He will watch MS case with jealous
care and answer with unanswerable
arguments every urging against what
he wants. To this task he will bring
n Of f,,I
all of the training of the foremost law
yer of the country and perhaps of the
world, and all Of the training he has
had as a public man who deals with
men and affairs.
In New York City in the IA months
Root was out of public life and In the
Interim between his occupancy of the
place as War Minister and Foreign
Minister he built up law practice
which was approaching the 100000
per annum mark-measured by the re-
turns received. This practice was sec
ond, perhaps, in remunerative returns
to that of no other man. William Mel
son Cromwell got the largest single
fee for any one case-the Panama
Canal Company of France sale to the
United States, 00O,OO0-and it is
said that Mr., Dill, who was the great.
est organizer of trusts or legal adviser
of the organizers or trusts, made as
high as 100000 in a single year. but
it was boom" year for the combina-
ton of independent enterprises.
Mr.. Root gave up all the brilliant
prospects for financial advantage and
comes to Washington only reasonably
rich. He comes because of the op-
portunity of impressing his personality
on the history of the country to which
he gives of his talents. He comes back
because of a patriotic duty and be-
lief that when called men of his parts
should give the best they have to the
republic
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PEN PICTURE OF ROOT.
A Washington Correspondent De.
scribes Great Iawyer-Statesmau,

Washington Correspondent De-
scribes Great Lawyer-Statesman.
A Washington correspondent who
has studied Secretary Root impartial
" and thoroughly presents this pen
picture of him:
Root is not a popular idol. He
probably never will be. He lacks hu-
man magnetism. He Is cold, stern,
calculating, hard, astute, deliberate,
conservative, reticent. None of these
adjectives are to be found in the de-
serlption of a popular idol such as MT.
Roosevelt What other men have done
IN the possession of other qualities Mr..
Root will do by sheer for9e OF intel
.ect concentration, devotion to public
duty and remarkable constructive and
executive ability. His will be con-
quest of brains and ability, If conquest
it proves to be.
Take close view of him here at
Washington and learn the method and
manner of the man. You cannot study
him in the social atmosphere, in the
atmosphere Of club or popular resort.
You must have some business that
Is his business, business that will
bring you in contact with him in his
work, for he does nothing now but
work. This is literal Ask the mes
sengers of the State Department. who
used to go home at o'clock every
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Population of the Philippines.

The density of population in the
Philippines is CT per square mile The
inhabitants are usually found on or
near the coast except in the island OF
Luzon, where about half the people
live In the two rich valleys in the in.
terror. Only one-seventh Of the civil
lied population live inland, but the
wild peoples are confined almost en-
tirely to the interior. In the archi-
pelago there are 13,400\ barrlos or vii
lagos, with an average population of
500 inhabitants. The average size of
the barrio varies widely in different
provinces. A number of adjacent bar
rios form pueblo or municipal unit,
and thus there Is practically no rural
population. Three-fifths of the popu-
lation live in villages of less than
1000 Inhabitants and per cent in
towns of over 5000. There are four
towns with a population exceeding
10000 each, and 35 with a population
exceeding 5000. Manila is the only
incorporated city in the islands. and
its inhabitants number 219,92S.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-17
CHAPTER XXI.

Pelling paused and looked attentiyely
at the young man. He knew there was
not much generosity in giving Ethel up,
as he could not marry her himself dur
Ing the lifetime of his wife, and, hav-
ing plenty of true manliness, he did not
mean to make any show of the misera-
Bile pain that was gnawing at his heart
but he felt he should like to know what
sort of man this was whose path he
Intended to smooth for him as far as lay
In his power; and, while he thought of
this, the memory of Ethel's face panied
and sorrowful as he saw 1t when she
made to him her confession of love for
this Dornton came suddenly before him.
and he knew that the greatest kindness
he could do her would be to restore her
lover Presently he said, abruptly:
"You have nearly broken Ethers
heart"
Jack flushed furiously, and half rose
from his chair. Polling motioned to him
to keep calm.
II asked you to be patient with me-"
he reminded Jack. "My motive should
excuse me to you. The pith Of the whole
matter is this-was the engagement be-
tween you and Ethel broken off in con-
sequence of your infatuation for my
wife, or had you ceased to care for her
before you met Pauline? As man to
man, l ask you for truthful answer"
II can't for the life of me understand
by what right" began Jack, hotly.
"For heavens sake, don't waste time
In splitting straws when SO much Is at
stakew Polling said, impetuously. "You
can't understand my right to interfere?
l. will explain. ] love Ethel Mallett as
I never loved, never shall love, never be-
lleved 1t possible to love; and until this
morning l had the hope of making her
my wife some day. when she had had
time TO Forget you. think my love for
her gives me the right to do what l can
to secure her happiness; and believe her
happiness rests with you. l can't have
her myself or / do not think l could
be unselfish enough to give her I'D.
might, but l don't think it. Now to re-
turn to our point-was your infatuation
for my wife the only cause of the es-
arrangement between you twor
Jack was greatly impressed, as he I'M
derstood now why Polling spoke with so
much effort, and he felt touched by his
devotion. Added to this was the feel
Ing Of shame that had oppressed him
ever since his talk with Lord Summers.
"Come-you needn't mind confessing
your weakness to me-" Polling went on.
encouragingly. BLESS you, man, know
how Pauline can twist any man round
her finger if she likes to try! l sup
pose she was smitten with you. and
spread her nets to snare you, and you,
not seeing the snare. found yourself
enamored of her without knowing how
II happened. And l dare say, If the
truth were known. when the first mad
burst was ever, and you thought out
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CHAPTER xSu

Notwithstanding all Pelings efforts,
the story soon got into the newspap ers,
and, 1t being the dull season, was seized
upon with avidity by the gossip purvey-
ors. 1t was "dished" and "redshed"
day after day, with numberless distor-
tons, exaggerations and additions. One
society journal had it that the beautiful
Miss M of M Park, in Exbridye-
| shire, had attempted to poison her hus-
band, to whom she had been secretly
married only month or two, in order to
become the wife of celebrated R. A.,
with whom she had fallen deeply In love;
while another declared that the husba nd
presented himself at the altar with pis-
tolls, and, dragging his would-be success
sor outside the sacred ediice, insisted
upon duel there and then, and wound
ed him dangerously in the shoulder. and
that the unfortunate man now lay In a
most critical condition, while the hus-
band had carried off his reluctant bride.
veritable prisoner, on board his yacht,
for a twelvemonth's cruise In the Pa
cifc.
At last Polling, annoyed beyond meas
ure at these absurd stories, decided to
lay bare the truth. With the assistance
of his lawyer, he drew up concise state
ment of the real facts, giving his own
and Paul.ne's name In full, but suppress
ing Jacks. He carefully conveyed the
idea that Pauline believed him to be
dead, and gave the circumstance to her
change of name as sufficient to account
for his not having discovered her exist
ence since his return from Africa. This
he sent to two of the daily newspapers
and, thus Invested of all mystery, the
story lost its charm, and no longer af-
forded any interest.
Polling sent one of these newspapers,
with his own letter specially distinguish
ed, to Ethel by post, and the next morn
ing he called in Buckingham street to
make matters clearer.
Ethers frank candor once more over
came the difficulties of the situation; she
stood at the top of the stairs with her
hands outstretched and her face bright
with friendly interest.
Il have been longing to see you," she
began, warmly, as they entered the room;
I'VE have both so much that is wonder
full to tell each other!"
She. looked at him steadfastly as he
stood in the light from the window, and
what she saw in his face quickened her
pulse with sudden pity, but she would
not give way to the impulse that urged
her to console him. She went on. lit
tie hurriedly at first:
Il can see that your pleasant news is
in some way mixed up with painful
thoughts; so, az mine Is altogether pleas
ant, l shall speak first. To begin-papa
came home last night, and he has brought
the most wonderful news; it Is like
fairy tale! don't suppose you know yet
that your wife is my cosin T'-Captain
Polling started at the words-'T knew
you would be greatly pleased. My faith
er is not really Mr.. Mallett-his true
name is Sir Godfrey Mailing, and he Is
your wifss uncle. In some extraordinary