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The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Tedium of blockade Dutr.

From the New York Tribune
The dreary tedium Of blockade duty is
graphically described by Capt A. T.
Mahan in Harpers Weekly in a remi-
niscence of the civil war. News came at
very long intervals TO the ship waiting
about in the Gulf Of Mexico and there
was mournfully little to rouse interest in
the daily life of the officers Says Capt
Mahan: L have never seen a body of
intelligent men reduced so nearly to inn
becility as my shipmates then were. The
largest reservoir of anecdotes was sure
to have run dry the deepest vein OF
original humor to be worked out" He
remembers, he says, hearing at the time
Of two notorious tellers OF stories being
pftted against each other for an even
ing's amusement, when one was driven,
as last resource, TO reeounting that
Mary had a little lamb"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
UNCLE SAM AND
ALIEN PEOPLES
Danger of Sending Our Fleet TO the
Far East,

In our sudden plunge into world poll
tics the United States has made a natu-
raj but stupendous blunder which has
been repented at every recurring oppor-
tunity In dealing with alien peoples
for the first time, il has been assumed
that they were men of like kind with
the Americans.
We sacrificed thousands Of lives and
spent hundreds Of millions Of dollars in
the effort TO give self government to the
Cubans, upon the rash assumption tha-
the Cubans were capable of self-govern-
ment A very slight study of statistics
would have shown that the proportion
of negroes and OF negro blood in Cuba is
such that the Cubans are OF the races
which need to be governed; and are
Incapable of seif-government.
II this truth had been realized. our
course with Cuba must have been to-
tally different from what it has been.
Likewise, in dealing with the Filipino
we seem to have taken it for granted
that these Asiatlcs could be considered
as II they were natives Of Illinois or
Massachusetts,. We talked about "benev-
olent assimilation, which was, and IS,
about as feasible as the assimilation of
oil and water.
We have paid dearly for this error. and
the bill stfl continues to come in
monthly.
The bIunder which we are at present
making is In dealing with the Japanese
as we would deal with the French or
English.
The Board Of Strategy which has rec
commended to President Roosevelt the
unprecedented battle-ship cruise 20 the
East is no doubt extremely capable in
strategy. but shows extraordinary ignor-
anee Of the Oriental character. This
cruise is said TO be made with friendly
intentions toward Japan To the ordi-
nary man il Is a rash thing when we
have reason 20 believe a man has a
grudge against us, 10 go 1900 miles to
seek him. and. kicking at his door. pre-
sent ourself armed with a club. Il would
be recalled that the last time we sent q
battle ship 10 pay a friendly visit TO an
unfriendly port was in 1895 when the
Main was sent 70 Havana.
IN the present instance the person at
whose door we are kicking is an Oriental
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

REGULATION sOCIALISTIC?
President Wilson on the Trend of
Governmental Control.


From the Boston Herald.
President Roosevelt has been called
many things. Sometimes he has been sur
prised by the names, sometimes he has
not been surprised. Doubtless he will be
astonished to learn that some thinkers re-
gard him as an active teacher Of social
istic doctrine, as one who travels RAPIDLY
along the road to a socialistic era. But
there are persons who so regard him. And
there are multitudes of others who can
see that his zeal for government regula-
ton is leading the Republican party into
strange paths, and taking a good many
Democrats along with it. And so the
question: IS: What viii the parties do2
They cannot retain their individuality on
present lines, because both or them
through their leaders. are seized with the
desire for Federal regulation" which
means control, and which can hardly
control without exercising the mowers
OF ownership, whether or not the term
ownership" be used. Here, then. is the
question upon which. sooner or Later the
political opinion of the nation must divide.
Nobody, we take it, is stupid enough to
suppose that society can be made moral
by fining corporations, or even aboIishing
them; but good many people seem to
thirk that society can be morallZed by
throwing its responsibility upon the gov
ernment. They do not perceive. and some
do not wish TO perceive, that this is So
eialistic. But. of course, Il is sociaIistlc. ,"
says Woodrow Wilson, thus defying the
Nghtnings
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
TWO SILENT LEADERS.
Roosevelt and Hughes in Same Boat
as Regards Fusion.

FROM tlc brooklyn f@a&ie.
In a current cartoon. the President is
pictured as blessing a bridal pair-Par-
sons is the bridegroom and Hearst the
bride. Hughes Is in the background, with
partially averted face. This is not fair.
The President has not sanctioned the
nuptIals Neither has he washed his
hands of the affair; but his position is
Identical with that of the governor, so
that the artist should have treated both
alike
There is a sense OF disappointment
Silence on the part of the President does
not harmonlze with public Impressions
concerning him. He is regarded as one
who would scOTn TO take refuge in il as a
matter Of political expediency.
Much the same thing has been presumed
to be true Of the governor. who has not
a word 20 say about the marriage. II
has been intimated that he was con-
suited which is almost equivalent TO
claiming that he made the match.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
what's in a Nameg
From the indianapolis News.

frum the indianapolis News.
Even though some opera boufe ad-
mirals may outrank our own Fighting
Bob during the fleets one-night stands
on the South American circuit, the neces-
sity Of creating vice admiral IS not
wholly apparent to the wayfaring man
who is paying the government bills. And
II may be remarked incidentally that even
vice ADMIRAL would be outranked by
the various admiraIs Of those mosquito
fleets operated by our neighbors to the
south
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
For This, Much Thanks.

From the Philadelphia Record
That there has been no greater conse-
quent shock to public confidence in other
parts of the United States gives a new
proof Of the soundness and sOlidity Of
general financial and Industrial conditions
There is good reason for thankfulness.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
joy In the Presidential Camp.

From the New Orleans Picayune
When the President arrived In camp
with the bear on his horse. he was
greeted by great cheers. and some of the
members beat tubs and cans. The Presi-
dent alighted from his horse, he ran
about the camp, and jumped at least five
feet high between his whoops.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
New, but Not Pretty.

From the New York Tribune.
Are we TO welcome a new word in the
English language eon-con?' In Cleve-
land 1t means the street railway COM
pany, q merger Of the big Consolidated
with the little Consolidated traction COM
panies. In Detroit II means the consti-
tutional convention being held in Miehi-
gan
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Not Necessarily.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The fact that the South always vel
comes with open-handed hospitality and
enthusiasm a distinguished visitor from
the North does not necessarily indicate
that It is aching for a chance to vote for
him for President
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Kne,r 1t All the TING.

From the Chicago ReCord-Herald-
Now prepare to hear the people who
were afraid to buy when the unloading
was being done explain how they could
have made fortunes II they had acted in
accordance with their own Judgment
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
NerreIess SHINES.

From the Cleveland Leader
The spine, according to DR.. Alfred
Wenzel, controls three billion nerves. And
yet we all know spines without any nerve
IN them at all
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Worst Il Yet to Come.

From the Topeka Journal
Perhaps you think We are all through
with the balloon race but think of the
magazine articles yet to comsl
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
worthless.

Fr0m the New York Herald
London's ''chappies" are wearing but
tons worth 800 each on their waistcoats,
and some of the wearers are not worth
q button.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Thus the new State-with political and
social life far advanced, with wealth IN
told. with none OF those features which
made romance in the early history Of
other Western States. without any Of the
problems Of the pioneers Of other DAYS.
bat with the hope and strength Of young
men who have carved for themselves for
tunes from wtlderness-joins the great
American Union.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

This is a State with 1,5oo.O0O people. It's
resources have barely been touched; their
extent cannot be estimated. But it Is not
new in anything but years-it has all that
civilization has ever given TO any agri-
cultural community. and has provided for
itself a form Of government SO progress
sive that the conservatives Of the older
States have gasped for breath Oklahoma
has been demanding Statehood almost
from the moment the crack of the noon
day guns started the race for homes
across the line Of the first Oklahoma
opening. on April @. 1889. After sixteen
years her cry was heard, and Congress
The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

The Oklahoma farmer must have n
well. But he has left the moss-covered
bucket to hang only in the well Of MEM
CRY and song, for out here he has a
windmill. a galvanized iron tank, and
bath tub, with running hot and cold
water in the house. Looking from train
windows one viii see that there is rarely
4 farm house that has not It's own water
works system. The Oklahoma farmer
tore himself loose from old ideas and old
associations when he came here. He
meets people from everywhere, and he
makes all they know his own I stood
n, the front door Of a farm house and
looked out over a valley below, in which
I counted thirty-one farm houses. Ny
host told me that those thirty-One houses
represented twenty-five States and two
foreign countries. That particular valley
vas so thickly settled because It was
quite near a large town, but the cos
niopolitan character Of the population Is
fvufcai
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29

tario Particular, que fue estre-
NADIA en- 1884, y desde entonces
ha producido a su autor la bo-
nita suma de $4,000 frances por
semana.
Esta obra, ademas, ha sido re.
presentada millares de veces
en- America, Australia Y demas
paises en- donde sc habla la len :
qua inglesa; Ell total de los de.
rechos que ha percibido su au-.
tor asciende hoy a mas de ocho
millones de frances.
Y no es todavia esta la obra
mas fructuosa que Sc conoce
en- Inglaterra.
C1tase, en- efecto, otra Rip
van Wrinkle, de Joseph Jeffer-
son, en- que este ha representa-.
do mas de 5000 veces el papel
de protagonista y que lie ha pro-
ducido mas de 20 millones de
frances. Esta obra fue puesta
en- Boston durante tres invier
nos consecutivos, produciendo a
razon de $4,000 frances de dere-
chos de autor por semana.
Por ultimo otra obra titulada
Luna de miel china" ha sido
Erepresentada en- Londres du-
rante dos amos Y ocho meses
sin interruption, luego en- Ame-
riCa, en- Australia y en- Africa
del Sur. Ell total de los ingre-
SOS que ha producido a su autor
pasa de IL millones.
Claro esta que Sc trata de ca
SOS excepclonales; pero, fuera
de lnglaterra, en- .ninguna ma
ci0n del mundo ha prod ucido
tanto dinero en- tan POGO tempo
obra dramatiCa alguna.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29
Buena nOtiCia

In Ell antique y muy acreditado es-
tableclmiento Bazaar de ropa hecha y
Sastreria de r. Monies, 50 xcaba do
recibir TN immense surtido de CAST
mires ingleses y franceses, los CUE
ofrece 81 rumerosa clientela y al
pnblico Ell general.
En- ropa hecha tambien hay un ex-
tense surtido de elegantes trajes, los
que Sc detallan desde 81 a SI4. Cuen-
IA tambien Ell Bazaar con un surtido dc
abrigos para caballeros y niflos, propies
para vlajes, gorras, camisas, cuellos.
pufloac tirantes, cinturones, ligas, CAL
zoncilllos. corbatas, medias, y muckos
mas artlculos del ramo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29
lo que produce d teaho en- Ingg|ahna

Si en- todas parties una obra
teatral bien acogida es una ver-
dadera loteria, en- Inglaterra TN
exito es una serie de premios
gordos.
En- el BTixton Theatre de
Londres, Sc ha verificado, en-
efecto la 1900 representation
de una obra titulada "El secre-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29
Ell TELEGRA A TO
12-SAM JUST0-l2
DE S. MELON g. COMPANIA
Acaba de mportar de Europa complete vaado surido
de mercancias de la mas alta novedad

ZOE FRANCIA: 100 estf1os de elegantes sombre-
rOs para seIoras, ninas caballeros; so classes de
caizado; 600 foImas distintae de eonfeceiones
surtido selecto de perfumerfa. Adornos cinturo-
nes de todas clases. Blondas de seda encajes de
al-od6n
variedad en- efectos para modistas, Hordadoras y
costureras.
Mantias tohallas, boas preciosos objstos do seda
de lana
Flores artifciales lindfsimas coronas dc azahar
Guantes mitones de todas classes.
Preciosos jugnetes, 0jetos de nkcar c0ncha earl
oide Carteras
Camsas para sefi0ras eabaIlcr0s.
DE ESPANA: Telas de hilo; eretona bramante
oIete creas especiales hol andas rctortas. Telas
Esta manifestation, - n expression mas palpabl
tan bi6n montado, mejor surtido nj mas convenie1
la economic.
NOTA. - Esta casa, tambi6n recfbi6 un extens
vENTAs AL POR MAYOR. que pone
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29
Una carta de mujer

NulCd SdDTdS CuanLO me cues
ia cOnteStar a tn Carta. No eS
que renueves en- mi dolorosas
memorials; es que al fjarlas pa
ia escribirte, caigo en- la cuenta
de que son memorials de cosas
pasadas, cuando mi pensamien-
to no saba diferenciar ell re-
cuerdo de la esperanza. De un
largo amor que vive la vida en-
terra del amor; con sus torpezas
y balbuceos de niflo, primero;
con fogosos arrebatos de joven,
despues; reflexivo y prudente,
mas tarde; al cabo, fatigoso, dc.
senganado, para MORN como
viejo, con cualquier pretexto
mas que de enfermedad; de este
complete amor solo puede que
darnos el recuerdo que de los
muertos queridos nos queda.
PerO TN amor que no ha enve-
jecidO nj ha muertO en- nueStrO
COraZ0n. un amor juvenil que
sin tristezas nj desenganos nj
Cansancio hugo de nuestro la
do, icomo recordarlo sin que el
TecuerdO aCariCie como una eS-
peranza? Paso. para STEM
pre-? Isl era todo vida y juven-
tud! mo le quedara vida para
volver? ; Dices que Sc acuerda de
mi! Como que 10 asegura con
su riSa burlOna, esa risa que pa.
reCe Ell llanto de los que no
pueden llorar, que he sido uno
de los amores mas largos de su
vida. iOChO d1aSi Una eternldad
para el, que cuenta los dias pOr
los amOres. iPObre amiga mia.
tCrees sacramento que no es
Don Juan tan temible para los
hOmbres III para las mujeres CO.
mo pTegOna la fama esCandalo-
sa de sus aventuras? iDices que
en- esa Ciudad no ha dadO muer-
te a nadie nj ha enloquecido q
ninguna mujer? " ST al final
fueraS til la enlOquecida, Y til
dignO espOSO Y senOr el muert 0:
No burles con Don Juan, no ha-
lagues tn vanidad de mule
juzgando que puedes humillarIe
Y vengar con su humiliation d
CuantaS infeliCeS fuimos victi
mas suyas. Don uan lleva Ell
su alma todas las energias del
hombre Y todas las sutilezas de
la mujer. En- su alma We re1le-
lada la nueStra como en- TN es
pejO. Quieres hngir con 81, y
ganandOte con la manO, antes
de que til llOres, llora, antes de
que le pidas Celos, te da salts
facciones; antes de que til pue-
das aparentar TN dolorcillo de
cabeza, te obligara a velar a su
cabecera tOda una nOche. pOr
que desencajado y convulso te
dira que ha tOmadO' I'm t6slgo.
Con 81 no es possible prevenir
quejas nj caricias, res1stencias
hi favores; siempre apercibido
te desCOnClerta, te enlOqueCe, Y
en- una hora jura Y golpea como
un ruflan, y suspira madrigales
como un trovador y te acobar-
da, V Sc pOstra a tus pies, y
blaStema, Y reZa, Y RE burlOn,
Y llOra como un n1nO. -. No es
un hOmbre, no, no es IN amor
es todo el amor r.... Desde que
hugo de mi lado a mi lado esta
siempre. rival de tOdos mis- ado
radores, impidiendo que un nue..
vO amor bOrre su amor de mi
memoria. lQue podran decirme
que el no me dijera2 Cada uno
de los que me enamoran es solo
I'm aspecto de Don Juan. Huye,
huge de el ST aun es tempo; no
lie conoces, no sabes quien es. !.
va yes, al darme sus senas me
dices que sus ojos son negros.. :.
Yo estoy segura de que eran
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29

FL aqua de Vlauiga absoluamente tai cua sale d.
manantla su sabor agradabe puede agu
comun para las intermediates del estomago Sc cono
otra neor Sc garantiza e resuado para dyspepsia
digestiones
Precio Gaia de boteas tro ST. Botella 40 cenav
I. FONT Y HERMANO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-29

blaneas dc aIgod6n torcido Encates de hilo estios
nuevus Mantas v frsas.
DE lNGLATERRA: AlfoInbras, telas negraA,
cr1es de hilo, camas de herro alambrad0 infnidaA
de artfculos.
DE TCDOS PAiSES: Riqufsimas telas con
nuevos dibuj0s y classes admrables.
Telas snperiOres para sastrerfas casimires, mort
nos franeas paflos, elasticotinas paietas vcunas
alpacas, drill de hilo blanco de coores, sasenss,
forrOs bolones.
Estamehas, merinos y velos para traies mantos;
~ todos los articulos propos para 0rdenes reli-
giOsas.
. Mercancfas amercanas especalmente los tejidos
llanos estampados, los crudos. de las classes
mas aceptables que % adqueren aquelos NOR
cados.
que, q Ia Capital no existe stro establecimento
to para los compradores que bnscan la variedad
surtido de mercancfas expresamente para las
Il disrocfci6n de sua rel laeionadns IA Ia rata
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19

age OF cars and the delay in handling
traffic Is due not so much to careless
ness or inetiiciency of the railroad men
as to the actual inability to handle the
traffic. In discussing the subject Mr..
Barr advanced the idea that the prin-
cipal trouble was that prosperity came
on the country faster than the rail-
roads could care for 1t, The absence
of double tracks and sufficient termi-
mails has made the movement of freight
slow, He also pointed out that many
shippers used the cars as warehouses
as far as they could especially before
the regular demurrage charge was in
stituted. In brief, he takes the ground
that the shippers as we'll as the rail-
roads are responsible for the situation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19

guest or family. In the large Euro
pean hotels they seldom receive any
thing. The custom of tipping the
cook does not prevail here, although
after dinner party Is Is considered
'au fait' to remember him on her. AS
the cook does not come In contact with
the guests she or he depends on the
hotel proprletors for their wages to-
gether from what they rake Off from
the walters. II Is also considered
fashionable to tip tho head waiter. No
thing less than dollar goes and II
given only occasionally 1t should be
five. In addition he gets n per centage
OF the walters tips, and in most cases,
at least, receives something from the
proprietor.
The hotels in washington have an
other pleasant custom, which appeals
strongly to the guests. The regular
price for telephone call from pay
station Is Ave cents. In most cities
the hotels supply telephones In the
rooms as an accommodation to the guests
but In Washington they are made
source of considerable revenue. In
coming to Washington the visitor is
advised to allow at least ten, and pre-
ferably twenty, per cent of what he
calculates on spending, for tips,
Mr.. Murphy's bill has been favorably
recommended by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, who, under
Congress and the President rule the
District. 1t would be good reform to
try here and II successful will doubtless
lead to a general movement through
out the country.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19
CRAcksMEN AT FOREST GROVE,
Set Off Charge Under Postoffice Safe
by Curious Method.

FOREST GROVE Ore, Feb. 1S.--
Safecrackers who followed unique
system got into the Forest Grove post
Office last night and blew open the
safe, getting away with what stamps
there were and with small quantity
of change, but failing to get larger
sum which had been sent away yester-
day in remittances.
The cracksmen entered probably by
the back door, through which they
bored by 3-4-inch hole about six
inches from the bottom. Through this
hole they passed clothesline rope 80
feet long. In some way they attached
this rope to their explosive apparatus,
went outside, closed the door, took the
free end of the rope to It's full length
and 1t Is presumed by jerk exploded
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19
RISING FROM THE GRAVE.

A prominent manufacturer. VIM. A.
Fertwell, Of Lucama, N. c., relates a
most remarkable experience. He says:
after taking less than three bottles
of Electric Bitters, / feel like one ris-
ing from the grave My trouble Is
Bright's disease, in the Diabetes stage.
I fully believe Electric Bitters will cure
permanently, for 1t has already stopped
the liver and bladder complications
which have troubled me for years."
Guaranteed at Chas. Rogers, druggist.
Price only soc.
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the cap and set off the charge.

the cap and set off the charge.
Conrad McNamar, Carey Porter and
Mrs. John Anderson, who live dis
tances Of from a block and half to
two blocks, heard the noise. The safe
door was shattered, but the safe not
moved. The sheriff at Hillsboro and
the United States mail inspector were
notified. There is apparently no clew
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19
WORK AT CULEBRA.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Secretary
Taft received the following dispatch to
day from Chief Engineer Stevens at
Culebra;
February, with % working days,
will probably see 100000 cubic yards
of excavation in Culebra, aid March
will show 100000 cubic yards excava-
ton"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19

Dades Little Liver Pills thorough
iy clean the system. good for lazy liv-
ers. makes clear compilations, bright
eyes and happy thoughts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19
Boost J.

The big ball has been started to rolling and now let
every and child in Astoria get in and boost
Get interested in good old town and stand by her.
Il rich man starts project encourage him; poor
man, help him. Don't be afraid TO stick your hand in
your pocket Ii you have means invest in something
that will give employment to people. Do not kick on
every proposed improvement simply because it is not at
your door. Do all you can to beautiy Our town. Be
friendly to everybody and courteous to strangers and
never forget that you part Of the town and that your
own department. does its share in giving Astoria its char
acer Stand by, all enterprsng citizens, and be ready to
do something yourself and don't grunbe or spend your
tune in prophesyng failures, in short BOOST AND
KEEP BOOSTING and you will be surprised to see
how quick good things will come.
We propose to do two thngs-SELL REAL ES-
TATE AND BOOST. If you ant to sell your
property list with US and we will sell for you which
means quick sales Have now several good investments
that are bringing from 10 IS per cent on the invest
ment, also several good speeulatons. Come look over
Our list
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w. II. Barr, the Chicago railroad ex-
pert, Is of the opinion that the short