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The Washington times., 1907-02-01
TIPSTER
SOUNDS DOOM
Of MANHATTAN
West Coast Cities and
Rio Janeiro Must
Also Fall.

ssThe earthquake at Kingston was
but the rumbling of great caJaclysms
that are vet TO afflict the earth de-
clares~ Edmund 5. Stevens. of 20 New
Jersey avenue northwest. Rio Janeiro.
in Brazil is next 10 be destroyed, an
nounces the seer, and that W. proba-
bIv be within a month. Two cities on
the west coast. most likely Los Angeles
and Portland. are 10 be destroyed, and
in this crack and crash of matter New
York is 20 slip down beneath the sea
Mr.. Stevens asserts that he Is certain
of his dope on such matters lie Is
an inhaler and eXhaler OF psychic in
formation.
Astral Flying Machine.
He is now at work completing the
details Of a flying machine that viii
carry a thousand people with ease and
comfort. and without risk
The specifications Tor this flying ma
chine were drawn up in the astral world
ana dropped down 20 Mr. Stevens.
Tie iG also preparing lens that viii
photograph the spirit as il leaves the
body. Another astral hand-out.
The seer has machine that viii pro-
duce light without dynamo or wires.
King Cyrus Tips Him.
cyrus the Younger, who was King of
Persia four hundred years before the
dawn of the Christian era. sends these
tips to Mr. Stevens. OF course Cyrus
is dead bat his spirit is wandering
around Ia the astral plane keeping tab
on things terrestrial. Why he makes "a
cOnhdant OF Air. Stevens the latter does
not know. except that he has led "a
pure, clean life
Mr. Stevens promises his predictions
viii come true. and that they are as
certain as that his flying machine will
ly.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Disaster Dope Sheet

New York, Les Angeles, Port
land. Ore, and Rio JaneirO viii
be destroyed by earthquake this
month.
Flying machine TO carry 1000
passengers is under construction.
Spirit viii be photographed as
il leaves the body.
Tips from King Cyrus 20 T. s
Stevens
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Despite DenialS, Both
Nations Improve
/ Military.
Not YET But Soon
I / see no likelihood Of war
at least not for seVeral years.
"A c binet Officer.

Members Of the Cabinet still de.
MED today that the Administration
has any reason To believe that
war cloud is gathering between the
United States and Japan. They de-
clare most emphatically that the
feeling between the two countries
is better than it was six weeks ago,
and that all pending differences are
on a fair road TO a satisfactory set
tlement.
Notwithstanding these assertions,
however. it may be positively stated
that the recent anti-American agita-
ton in Japan has thoroughly awak-
ened the President and his Cabinet
To the necessity for active prepara-
tions TO meet any hostile move by
Japan. The denials of yesterday
and today are known not TO reflect
the situation fully.
While there is no immediate urospect
Of war between the two countries. the
Administration has read the haudwrir-
ing on the wall. which spelled out hos
ulities with the Mlkado's empire with
in the next few wears unless the i'm
creased military and naval strength OF
this country and the poverty Of Japan
convince the japanese that war could
only mean defeat ana loss OF prestige
in the Orient
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Suffer
From the Strain
FOLLOWING Shock

KINGSTON, jamaica. Feb. 1.-If any
one suddenly snapped his fingers in the
face of Acting Mayor Myers today. he
would fan in faint. This is the con-
dition of the entire remaining population
of Kingston. so severe has been the
effect Of the terrific and continued strain
since the great earthquake The whole
Continued en- Tenth Pagel
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh northerlv
winds and rainy weather 20 the Grand
Banks.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
aI.as to Baltimore and Return

via Pennsylvania Railroad. every Satur-
day and sunday. All regular trains eX-
cts good TO return until Sunday night
Adv.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01

HARRISBURG Pa. Feb. Not since
the burning Of The old State Capitol
buildluG ten wears ago has Harrisburg
been visited by so destructive a IRE as
that which swept over the business
center Of the city early this NOR ing.
destroying many properties and causing
q loss that is estimated aJ a coo GO.
The Grand Opera House block, in
which there were four stores. was de-
sJroyed and nothing Is standing but the
walls. The Duncan building across the
street. occupied bg three stores and =
poolToom. was also destroyed The Park
nd Columbus hotels WeTe badly dam
aged by fire and water.
The United Telephone Company build
ing. the Security Trust building. the
Bij0u Thcater. ROshOn's photograph stu
dio IN the College block. the Harrisburg
Gas Company building, and the build
ings occupied By the Harrisburg Cycle
ana Typewriter Company. the Philadel-
phia and Albany Dentists, and u. Ho0v-
eF, JeWeler were also damaged
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Jones Defends Swettenham
Regard Excuse as Amusing.

That Admiral Davis received a request
FOR landing men from an official. the
deputy police chief, Is admitted. In
view of the fact that Governor SWEET
tenham. in his now famous letter 10
Admiral Davis. referred saCcaslically To
the American consul being absent from
Kingston after the earthquake, Sir Al
fred's explanation that SWctttuham was
message is regarded as amusing.
Sir Alfred admits thar wounded per
sons We're removed from the Port Kings
ton 10 make room for passengers.
This was the very point raised by
American tourists in their charges OF
'inhuInauity' against Sir alfred Thcir
statement was that injured persons
We're left to suffer on the jetty without
food, while Sir Alfred's : friends enjoyed
themselves on the steamer.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01

WHITEWASHED
BY BRITISHER
Sir Alfred Jones Defends
Jamaican Governor s
Course, Also His
Own.

BRISTOL. England. Feb IA des-
perate attempt to Whitewash Governor
Swettenham for his course in ordering
the American waFships from Kingston
after the recent earthquake was made
today b. Sir Alfred Jones and members
Of his sarty who We're in the earth
quake who arrived here on the steamer
Port KiI gston. Sir Alfred also tried 10
vindicate himself and his party from
the charges that they had acted cruelty
toward injured persons
The statements OF Sir Alfred and other
Englislmeu seem likely TO oren the
whole question Of the Kingston Incl
dent again
we did everything possible for the
wounded" said Sir Alfred. over 20O
were treated aboard the Port King
ston. We were finally compelled TO pat
the injured on the jetty because OF over
crowding as there was no room aboard
for her passengers. We could not do
everything so We drew the line at
tourists who had booked for passage
on German boats. In our opinion the
Germans should have attended 10 them.
Jones Defends Swettenham.
Governor Swetteuham is a fine man.
and controlled the situation from the
start.
"He did wisely ordering Admiral Da-
Wis 10 leave. When the Warships ar
rived Admiral Davis sent word to Gov
eTuor Swettenham asking if armed help
was wanted. Governor Swettenham was
asleep, and the deputy chief of police
replied affirmatVely
when Governor Swettenham learned
this he rightly declared that armed for
eign sailors must not remain on British
soil, and ordered the Americans or"
II is pointed 0ut by those who have
followed the kingston developments that
Sir Alfred's statement IS weak In many
partIculars
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Started From Explosion.

The fire was started by an explosion
In Pines hat store. In the Grand Opera
House block, about o'clock, and within
an hour had practically destroyed the
play house. the stores in the same
building. and had badly damaged the
Park Hotel. which adjoins the opera
house
Famed by a steady wind the flames
jumped across Third street and at
tackled the Columbus Hotel. which was
badly damaged. Two stores, those Of
George Harry. cigar dealer. and L.
Schmidt, florist, We're wiped out. The
Park Hotel, adjoining the opera house
on the Walnut street side. caught. fire
next and the upper floors were gutted.
The guess in the two. hotels escaDed
with their belongings ahead of the
flames. but there was much excitemept
ana confusion.
The fire destroyed or damaged build-
ngs on both sides of Third street frou,
W WAlnnt street half way down 70 Straw
berry avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
TEAIPERATTRE
DOWN TOWN,
sun FABLE
TIDE TABLE

HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Feb. L..
Both rivers clear.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Outside Aid on Scene.

For a time. shortly before daylight.
when the blaze was at its worst the
hre department seemed helpless and The
whole business section of the city
see med doomed. Assistance was asked
from neighbOrtng towns. and fire com
panles from Steelton. Lancaster. and
Middletown arrived about s O'Clock and
were put into service.
-Four firemen We're injured in the
course of the fight but none seriously.
Estimates Of the loss can be made
only. approximately. but il viii reach a
total sum of over a million dollars. The
chief loss was In the opera house. IL
was part of the Reis circuit The ward
robe and scenery of Charles X. Chap
IAN stock Company which was PLAY
ing az the opera house this week. were
destroyed, the loss being S25,00O.
Tie breaking Of cables main and con-
duits threw the city'a electric light and
power, steamboat, gas, and trolley ser
wee lato a state OF parai SIS.
The telegraph and telephone cables
were broken Tor considerable time
was ont of communication
with nearby cities.
The origin of the fire is in doubt
Al first il was supposed that an eX-
plosiOn had occurred In The cellar In
der Pyne g. Co.'S hat store. John Pyue
the owner, SAYS there wac 70 explosives
stored In his place, and is at a loss
10 explain the IRE.
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Strengthen Our Military.

Quietly, but none the less effectively,
the State Department is bending its
energies 10 solve the many problems be-
fore the two countries and, al sis same
time, the War and Navy Departments
are strengthening the military and
naval forces where they would be most
needed in the event OF war
This is the true situation as todav
carefully explained by q high Official OF
the Government, who. for obvious rea-
sons, would not allow his name 10 be
used Japan's poverty. he declared, and
and Tot the strength OF the United
states, was the present best guarantee
OF peace.
There is at least one Cabinet officer
who believes war with Japan is now on
~ question Of time. He has made a
careful study of the situation. ana has
repeatedly expressed his views 10 the
PRESIDENT. When this official was seen
Today he alone absolutely declined 10
deny That there was any reason To fear
war with the Mikado, but simply con-
fined himself 70 a refusal 70 discuss the
situation
II is learned that much OF the bel
lserent talk Of the past two or three
DAYS emanated from one OF the highest
ofneials OF the Administration. who
spoke freely on the subject at a recent
dinner OF note
The Washington times., 1907-02-01
Japan Repairing Navy.

Ine Navy Department is known TO
have Information that all the battleships
Of the japanese navy and all the Japa-
nese navy yards are being thoroughly
repaired and overhauled for active ser
vice In some quarters this is consid-
cred a significant fact
Some officials suggest that the MEM
bers of the California delegation have
broken faith with the President and
members Of The Cabinet following a
conferences al the White House earlier
in the week Even If the situation was
so plainly discussed. they point out thar
such startling disclosure, II true. can
only result in failure on the part Of the
American Government TO solve the DELI
cate problems with which IL is con-
frOnted concerning the Japanese
The Washington times., 1907-02-01

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
He Won the Breaches,

There is a proverbial phrase signify
ing that the wife is master in the
household, by which it is intimated
that "she wears the breeches." The
phrase is both odd and common and is
only half understood by modern ex-
plantations, but in medieval story we
learn how "she" first put in her claim
to wear this particular article of dress.
A French writer Of the thirteenth
century. (Hugues Piaucelles) relates
some Of the adventures Of a couple
whose household was not entirely har-
monious. Sire Haines was the hus-
band; Dame Anieuse. the wife. After
a quarrel n evening Sire Hams said,
early in the morning l will take off
my breeches and lay them down in the
middle of the court, and the one who
can win them will be acknowledged
the master or mistress Of the house,"
Dame Anieuse accepted the chal-
lenge. The battle was fought the next
morning. 1t was a long battle. and it
was bloody. At the end Sire Hams
bore off the breeches, but the good
dame had convinced the world that she
was entitled to wear them in her own
house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
Smallest Deer In the World.

The '~mousedeer" is the c%hevrotain.
one of the smallest of hoofed animals.
1t stands less than twelve inches in
height at the shoulder. The prevailing
color of the fur is brown. finely spec
kled with yellow. The spots are large
and sometimes run into each other and
form stripes. The underparts of the
body are white. 1t possesses the pecul-
lar habit of walking on the tips Of its
hoofs. This lends a stiffness to the
legs. which has gained for the ehevro-
tain the reputation of having no knee
joints. 1t has no horns or antlers.
But. as in the case of the musk deer.
the male is provided with large canine
teeth or tusks in the upper jaw. 1t Is
Of exceedingly timid disposition and
lies hidden in the jungle throughout
the day and only ventures to feed in
the early morning and after dusk in
the evening. In captivity this tiny ma
tive Of India is gentle. quite tame, but
always shy.-Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
THE R%ATTLEsNAKE.
Removing Its Poison Fangs Does Not
Render 1t Harmless.

Removing Its Poison Fangs Does Not
Render 1t Harmless.
A common misconception which is
apt to lead to serious accidents is the
belief that a rattler is rendered per-
fectly harmless, so that it can be han
died with impunity, by the removal of
Its poison fangs. These fangs, two in
number. are situated on the upper jaw
n lie fat except when the serpent
strikes, when they become erect and
the closing Of the jaws congresses the
poison glands and injects the venom
through minute openings in them. In
striking it's prey (for whatever charm
the serpent may employ to get it's vic
tim within easy reach it relies upon
the venom to give the coup de grace
these fangs may often be broken, and
nature has provided a full supply of re-
serve weapons which lie dormant in
the gums and which within two weeks
will develop and replace the injured
fang.
An acquaintance who returned from
a hunting trip with twenty-five full
grown rattlers in a box kept them in
his Office for two months confined be-
hind a coarse meshed wire screen.
He handled them most carelessly, as
he had extracted the poison fangs, but
when shown that each Of them had de-
veloped a perfect phir Of new ones
there was a sudden rise in the local
snake mortality. One was preserved
and sent to the Bronx zoo, where it
a short time afterward produced a
large litter of young ones, which could
have easily crawled through the screen
behind which the mother had been
kept. AS each Of them possessed the
poison apparatus in full commission
and was without the power to rattle,
they would have been even more dan.
gerous than adult snakes.
Professional snake handlers are Of
ten ignorant Of this power to quickly
replace fangs possessed by rattlers,
and this ignorance led to a serious &C.
cident to n Of them. He was badly
bitten and narrowly escaped death, his
recovery being attributed to the gener-
GUS amount of whisky which was i'm
mediately administered to him, which
illustrates another mistaken idea. 1t is
a pity to shatter a pleasant illusion,
but alcohol, except in very small doses,
is harmful rather than beneficial as an
antidote to snake bite poison.
AS a matter Of fact, although the
symptoms of rattlesnake poisoning are
most painful and alarming, an adult
rarely dies from the bite of the variety
common in the north. The diamond
backs of the south attain a much lar
ger size and consequently inject more
venom, and their bite is proportionate-
~ more dangerous.-Francis Metcalfe
in Outing Magazine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
The Accommodating Spanish Cow.


1t was the first COW we had seen in
Spain. and she had every right to be
the naughty creature that she was. A
girl led her about the plaza at dusk.
milking a thimbleful Of the rare bev-
erage at the houses of the customers.
and it is hard to say which of the
three concerned was the most proud
the n sold. the one who bought or
the n who gave the milk. She of the
bovine race was decorated with an old
chenille fringed curtain and. as though
that was not enough to boast of. pulled
along the streets 81 very unruly but
bouncing daughter. The calf was tied
to the tail Of the COW by a rope and
had already learned the ineffable JOY
of hanging limp and being dragged by
her fond parent. Fortunately the rope
was not too long for disciplinary pur-
poses. and when exasperated beyond
all polite admonition the cloven hoof
of the mother set daughter upon her
feet once more.-Louise Closer Hale
in Harper's.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
F O R c H A R

The lady was collecting donations
for a fire escape for a building of the
Ladies' Aid society.
The man listened quietly and then
told the woman he would see what he
could do. He arose and went into the
inner office, intending to send out a
crisp two dollar bill, but on opening
the money drawer he was confronted
by a glitterlng array of new five and
ten cent pieces. And then this thought
came upon him:
Instead of giving 50 to this charity
for a fire escape why not take So in
dimes and nickels and go out on the
street and give to every poor person
who asks you until the entire 50 is
gomez"
And so he told his clerk to inform
the woman who was waiting in the
outer Office that unfortunately a con-
tribution could not be spared today.
1t was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the
lamps were lit, the streets were in
stinct with life, the air was keen. And
so he buttoned his %overcoat, put 50 in
loose change in one of his pockets,
and, putting on his hat and gloves, he
walked into the street.
A little girl with a shawl pinned
owe her head, with a dress whose
scanty, knee high length showed a
pair of pitifully thin legs-a girl with
a half fed expression and a general
uncared for look-called out in a plain
tive voice: Matches, sir? Two boxes
for 5 cents"
He stopped and, giving her 5 cents,
took the two boxes of matches.
"Do you keep all you make?"
mo. 1 only keep half. Mrs. Johnson
gets the other half"
"Who's Mrs. Johnsonw
"The lady I lives with"
The man dived down into his pocket
and fished up a dime. Here's 10
cents extra for you, mind-not for
Mrs. Johnson"
"Oh, 1 can't do that" answered the
little girl. "You see me mother tole
me afore she died that no matter how
l was tempted that I should keep
honest. And then Mrs. Johnson start
ed me in business-she bought the
matches for me. I'll have to give her
half. 1t wouldn't be right, you know,
to keep it ALL"
"That's true" said the man quickly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14

Heres III n for Mrs. Johnson
And there darted through his mind the
thought that he, a man of the world,
had learned a lesson from a little child
who sold matches.
And then, as he moved away and
said good night, he did something
strange for a man of the world to do
he lifted his hat to the waif of the
streets.
"Do you want any pencils, sir?"
He turned to the old woman-a kind
ly faced old woman, wrinkled, bent.
She carried a little basket on her arm.
EYES," he answered, II did want a
pencil. What else have you got
there?"
She looked down in the basket to
make a quick inventory. Needles,
pins, soap, pencils, darning cotton,
shoestrings, hatpins, backing, combs,
matches and t~oothbrushes.'
"Well, give me a pencil, a box of
matches and a needle"
"a needle?" she said, smiling up at
him. "Why, bless your heart, sir, I
don't sell single needles. Nobody does.
You buy ZEN by the paper"
"Ah," he said re1ectively, 81 guess
you'd better give me a toothbrush
then"
"That makes 20 cents altogether"
she said.
He gave her 20 cents and was about
to move away after she had thanked
him when suddenly he b%ethought him
to ask her how old she was.
"Sixty-four on the Sd of April next"
she said.
"Sixty-four," he said thoughtfully.
land no one to take care of you"
ooh, yes, indeed, there is" she an
swered brightly. my husband. 1 only
do this to keep out of mischief. You
see, he's a night Waterman. Goes on
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and stays
on until Z in the morning. 1 don't
know what to do with myself, so l go
around the street selling these things
so as to keep from being lonely. 1 pay
the rent every month just from these
little things" she added proudly.
He looked at her half pityingly, half
a%dmiringly. Then he asked. "But what
do you do at II O'Clock at night?"
t"Why, you see, John is Waterman in
a big place on Delaware avenue, and
every night at II o'clock l go down
there with a supper for him, for the
mans hungry by that time. And l
stay with him talking until 2 o'clock
in the morning, for you see that's the
only time we have to see each other
and have long talks. He's been there
twenty-five years, and l haven't missed
a night, Sundays and week days, from
seeing him-rain or shine. heat. or
cold.'
"And how long. have you been mar
ried?"
"Since l was eighteen, sir. That's
pretty close on to forty-six years." she
added, smiling.
and for twenty-five years you have
gone down to see him every night at
II o'clock and have gone away at 2 in
the morning?" The mans tone was In
credulous.
Indeed l have she said proudly.
"For there's not another in the world
like him"
He helped her across the street
first, because she was an old lady and.
secondly. because travel had congested
at that particular corne And when
she babe him a CHEEKY good night he
lifted his hat and bowed low to her
with a difference and reverence that
were her due.
For she had loved the same man for
forty-six years!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
WHEAT MARKET.
'rices corrected up to noon Thursday, Nov.
1907, by Agent F. R. Lilly, of the Armenia
'vator Co., Langdon, N. Oak.
Humor ma Philosophy
BY DUNCAN M. SMITH
HER WAY.

A woman always has her way
At least that's what I've heard them say.
A man gives in to her because
He breads the music of her Jaws.
If she on anything is set
That's just about what she will get,
Her manner every time compels it,
Or, anyway, that's how III tells it.
A man may have a little wife
Hitched up to him, alack, for life,
Who steps around at his command
And brings the things he needs to hand,
Who questions if he will approve
Before she makes a single move,
And then he placidly will say,
THAT woman always has her way"
He. tears around and makes things blue
If he is not attended to.
If dinner is a half hourslate,
He growls because he has to wait
And makes remarks, to say the least,
That would be gentle for a beast.
Then he confides to some old friend,
She has her way. can depend"
Great Caesar For a witless fake
This superstition takes the cake.
If woman always had her will
And let man only foot the bill,
This world would be a different place.
But, truly, such is not the case.
She has her will whene'er she can
II it does not conflict with IA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-11-14
We need MONEY
And Must Have 1t and Make
the Following Proposition to
Farmers Who Are Owing Us.

We will take your wheat on account
at the price it is now and will guaran-
tee to pay any advance from now un-
til May LIST, at any time you want to
close the deal. We do this so that
those who are owing us may not have
the excuse that WHEAT WILL BE
HIGHER. We are hard up and want
our money and if you don't pay on
this proposition We will consider that
you don't want to pay.
Boyd's Department Store.