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Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
FED ON POISONED MEAT.
Cause of Sickness and Death of Visi-
 itors on Mare Island.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-At a con ference of physicians with the presi- dent of the state board of health here this afternoon, to inquire into the cause of the death of one person and the injury of many others by poi soning at lunch after the launching of a collier last week at Mare Island. it was decided that decayed beef was responsible. It was served at lun- cheon by Caterer L. s. Cohen. The contract with Cohen called for prime beef and it was found that what he served was bought for seven cents a pound and was inferior. was cook ed rare and kept in that state for two days. It was putrid when served.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14

strained for some months. The trou- ble arose indirectly from the eXpul- sion from Caracas of M. De Reus, diplomatic representative of Holland, but it has actually been rendered acute by the course of Venezuela in issuing a decree on May 4th last, which practically excluded commerce from Curacao.
 Other incidents have added to the i'll feeling. Dutch sailing vessels have been stopped at sea by Vene- zuelan warships and a mob stOrmed the Venezuelan consulate at Wilen- sted. Venezuela has made prepara- tions to resist any act of hostility. The naval force of Venezuela con- sists of ten vessels, but three. how ever, are hardly worthy of mention.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
\, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER If, 19os

 manufactures, s4,OOO,0O0 mineral oils refined, s4,O00,OOO manufactures of wood. $2.O0O,OOO leather and manufac- lures thereof, and $2,250,000 cotton manufactures.
 Of the $l0.000,OOO of exports of manufactures to Africa, iron and steel showed a total of nearly $3,00O, ,000, refined mineral oils s2,500,000, and lumber $1.333.00O. the the remainder being miscellaneous articles.
 Manufactures formed in the fiscal year 1908, 2S.95 per cent of the total exports to Europe. 6O.26 per cent of those to North America. s6.42 per cent of those to South America, 70.S2 per cent of those to Asia, S6.66 per cent of those to Oceania, and 1924 per cent of those to Africa.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
GUARDSH|P
 CAPTURED AIk Taken by Dutch Cruiser
 GeIdePIdnd VENEZUELAN GUNS SILENT
Not a Shot Fired Though the Incident Happened in the Shadow of Puerto Cabello--Rumors of Rev. olution.

Wilemstad. Curacao, Dec. 13.-The Dutch cruiser Gelderland Saturday morning captured the Venezuelan coast guardship AliX outside Puerto Cabello. The Dutch flag was hoisted over the AliX and the crew put ashore. The guardship was then manned by a Dutch officer and marines and lowed here. Although the seizure was prob ably discernable in Puerto Cabello the forts did not fire on the Gelderland. There is great enthusiasm over the in cident in Curacao. Reports are that there is a revolution in the interior Of NeneZuela.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
FRENCH CRITICISM.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Since the accident to the Gatun dam, the part which re- censly sunk, French critics who dis agree with the American plan for con- struction of the Panama canal have been predicting complete failure. The Figaro today declared that the final mistake on the part of the American engineers was the adoption of the lock canal project and the substitution of dams at Gatun and Rio Grande for the dams planned at Miraflores and Bohio by the French engineers.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
WASHINGTON INTERESTED.

Washington, Dec. 13.-While no ad- vice. official or unofficial, has reach ed the state department confirming the dispatch of the Associated Press regarding the seizure of the Venezue- Ian coast guard ship by a Dutch war ship. the news was received with much interest and the next move is looked forward to with greater inter est. It is evident that the Neither lands intends to force the matter to the issue
 The state departments attitude has been to let Venezuela work the situa- tion out gradually, observing strict neutrality, unless commerce or other interests in this country is interfered with. The situation between Vene- zuela and the Netherlands has been
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
FLEET IN COLOMBO
Arrived Yesterday After a Pleasant
 Voyage.

Colombo. Ceylon, Dec. 13.-The United States battleship fleet was sighted at o'clock this morning and entered the harbor at g o'clock The Connecticut leading. The voyage here was uneventful and made in fine weather at 10 knots. The health of the crews is excellent with the excep- tion of one case of smallpox. There will be lavish entertainments for the officers and men here.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
SHOTGUN EXPLODED.

Vallejo, Cal, Dec. 1S.-George Col lins. IT years of age was found this af- ternoon on road two and a half miles west of here with the top of his head blown off. Fifty feet away was his hat with part of his skull in it He was on his way to the ranch of his brother with groceries and took a Pump" shotgun with Rim. It is sup posed the gun was accidentally dis charged.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS

Council Bluffs. Dec. 1S.-With ex- hibitions of fruits from all parts of the country, the first national horticultural congress will begin here tomorrow. Silas Wilson of Idaho will make the address on the opening of the congress.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
RIVER STEAMER SUNK.

Sacramento. Dec. 13-The steamer Modoc was rammed by the steamer Valetta on the Sacramento river near Walnut Grove this morning. It sunk in seven feet of water. The cargo was ruined. The loss was sS5,OOO. No one was injured
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
PACIFIC FLEET
It Arrived in Panama Yesterday in
 Good Condition.

Panama, Dec. 13.-The Pacific arm ored cruiser fleet arrived here today noon and anchored in the outer harbOr A big crowd watched the maneuvers of the warshiDs as the West Virginia headed the line, into the harbor The voyage from Magdalena bay was with out incident. All are reported well on board. Special arrangements have been made to entertain the officers and men ashore.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Weather fore cast for Arizona: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
NIGHT RIDERS AT BAY.

If there is any candidate for governor
in any Of the states of the union who is
deserving of an election or reelection
to office it is Governor Patterson of
Tennessee. regardless. of any sins of
commission or omission, which he
may have been guilty of in the past If
he has been guilty of any. Governor
Patterson is worthy of this honor be-
cause of the firm stand he has taken
to abolish the nefarious "night-riding''
in his state, and to bring might
riders" who have been guilty OF
dastardly crimes to Justice. His vigor-
Gus action in this regard merits the ap-
plause of the people of the entire coun-
try.
No more vicious and unreasonable
crimes have been recorded in history
than those which have been perpe-
trated for some time past by cut
threats and incendiaries in several of
the southern states who have banded
together. not for the purpose of taking
the law into their own hands but for
showing absolute defiance of all exist
ing statutes for the preservation of
peace and order in their communities.
! Their grievances, in most cases, have
been fancied rather than real and the
things they have done under the guise
of vengeance are almost too horrible to
contemplate. Murder and arson have
been with them as child's play. The
amount of property they have destroy
ed with firebrands has been enormous,
the lives they have taken have been
really prodigious in number and the
cruelties they have practiced are be-
yond description. In several states,
and 1t is a sad commentary on the de-
gree of civilization which is supposed
to exist in this country, these night
riders have had the support of some
persons Of more or less prominence
and it has seemed that the state au-
thorities have been all too reluctant to
Interfere and put stop to their depre-
| dations.
Their wanton murder in Tennessee
recently of prominent attorney for nc
good cause and their attempt to muir
der another one is responsible for hav-
ing stirred Governor Patterson and the
tennessee authorities to an activity
which will result, undoubtedly in put
ting an end to night riding in Tennes-
see 1t is to be hoped so for the sake
OF not only the good name of Tennessee
out also the good name of the entire
country and it might be well for othe,
executives in the other southern states
where night riders hold sway to emu
late the vigorous example of Governo,
| Patterson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

field. glance in and turn away quickly.
coming as fast YOU can back to 'the
house. Wait till YOU hear the clock strike
nine" And she left him before he could
protest.
For an instant the Judge stood gazing
after her with wistful. troubled eyes.
Then. summoning his dignity-and his
courage-he slipped. unnoticed, through
one OF the low windows and walked leis-
urely down to where the old well doomed,
dilapidated hulk. from which all water
had been drawn. in the half light of the
dflatOry stars.
He paused a second. with his hand on
the crumbling bucket shelf. Then he
took deep breath and looked down into
solemn pair of unwinking brown eyes.
His heart gave terrific. most unmagis-
terial throb: and then the judge did
very arbitrary thing. He deliberately
struck a match. throwing its bright yell
low glare across two crimson cheeks, a
shining nest of Eolden-brown hair and
clouds of pink dimity.
At this iuncture the Judge quite forgot
that he was almost forty. that he was
wearing his immaculate pearl-gray-that
vaulted lightly the ;nc1osure of the well
and dropped down-four feet-into the
soft sand beside his future wife" and
folded her. regardless. in his arms.
But YOU were to look and run right
away" protested Diana in a muffled
tone. You didn't play fair; it's all a
ITS sublime reality the Judge cut
in luminously. land six automobiles
couldn't have dragged me away"
Diana gurgled softly he kissed her
again. Then they scrambled out to-
gether.-(Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
JAYHAWKER JOTS

The Hutchinson News tells of a
man in Stafford county who is ex-
pecting to make some money If Bry-
an is elected. and this is the way he
proposes to do it: He is converting all
his real estate and personal property
into cash on the theory that if Bryan
is elected real estate values will fall
about IS per cent. Then he proposes
to pick up a few bargains.
1t has been two whole years since
there has been a marriage in Leaven-
worth between Leavenworth girl
and an army officer, and if you talk
to a Leavenworth woman for any
length of time she will be pretty sure
to mention it. 1t is said that the post
is full OF visiting girls; that the wives
of the army officers are importing
their sisters and their cousins and
their aunts," who monopolize the at
tention of the army officers to the ex-
clusion of the Leavenworth girls.
Atchison Globe.
Thomas F. Ryan used to live in
Wichita. The other day he wrote this
in a letter to some Wichita friends:
"Coburn has done Wonderful things
in Kansas with his helpful hen,' but
it remains for a Texas doctor to show
what hen really can do. DR.. Mac
Neill OF Silsbee, Hardin county, Tex.
while hunting recently discovered or
a Sandbar in the Neches river a nesl
of eggs. He took them home with
him and, having a hen that expressed
desire to contribute to the proven
ton of race suicide, he placed the
eggs under her care In few days 8
wild cackling in the poultry house
brought the doctor to. the scene, and
there the faithful hen stood like Tam
ora's sons. cycling her offspring, live
healthy alligator six inches long But
this "chick" was removed, and she
faithfully resumed her duties till the
eggs were all hatahed. a@Never2 before
perhaps, has hem BEEN foster mother
to twenty-six smooth, fat, healthy
black alligators. If I had more vivid
imagination I would tell how this
worthy member of the feathered tribe
leads her flock through the barnyard
proudly clucking and scratching fol-
them, while the doctor looks with
smiling satisfaction on his crop of suit
cases; but as I wish to adhere strictly
to the facts in this case will not draw
any pen photos. In my boyhood days
in Kansas have seen quail, prairie
chickens, etc, Matched by the hen
but I do not think that it has faller
to the lot of many to see the feathered
friend incubating alligators."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
KANSAS coMMENT T
WEEDS AND BUGS

q
According tosfgures compiled by the
national agricultural. department., the
damage TO crops by insects :. in this
country amounts TO $50,000000, yearly,
ana tnat noxious weeds double this
amount of. expense to the farmer 1t
is the opinion of the biological survey
that birds of different kinds are the
greatest aid to~the farmers in this
night against insects and weeds, and.
Tor This reason a campaign of educa-
ton Is needed that the birds may be
Detter protected. How many birds do
you suppose there are in the entire
country? OF course, no one knows.
Dut, passing figures on a recent bird
census taken in Illinois, there are over
1,44OOO,O00 to watch over S42,0o0.0OO
acres or farm land, and supply pro-
geny capable of protecting it in future.
II you doubt that these birds are help
ing the farmer, proof may be obtained
by the volume from the biological sur
vey or the department of agriculture,
which show how it has been proved
again and again. One man connected
with this survey has spent twenty
years collecting evidence for ana
against the feathered citizens of the
country. With the exception of the
English sparrow, the rice bird, and one
or two. members of the hawk family,
this biologist has proved all birds to be
| invaluable aids to the farmer. The
federal government has taken an In
terest in the birds in more ways than
merely counting their virtues. In the
past five years the president has
created. twenty-three reservations Tor
the protection of native birds. Some of
these are on the Florida and gulf coast,
others in the northern central states,
and still others on the Pacific coast. IL
is unlawful for anyone to kill or mo
lest the birds of these reservations.
Thirty-two states have enacted model
nT0fPRfi0n the
feathered denizens, but these laws are
not always obeyed. And in this par
| tfcular the women are worse than the
men; the efforts to prevent the use OF
dead birds on hats have never met
| with much success.-Atchison Globe.
o.
| SOLDIERS TO BE TRIPLE SHOD.
The enlisted men of the army will
have an additional pair of shoes,
making the third pair, which will
clothing allowance. This is the result
of representations which have been
made by experts that the army shoes
| did not sufficiently take into account
! the fact that there was such a thing
as military foot requiring a spec
diers. Hitherto there have been only
two types of sffoes-one of black
leather, for wear in the garrison, and
the other a russet shoe, for marching
1 purposes IL is gcOnSlQeIeQ lIldl the
latter was not adapted to garrison
use, being heavy and of a kind OF
leather which did not easily take on
any polish. It's use in the field re-
quired it to be oiled. 1t has, thereto
fore, been decided to adopt a rough
shoe, which is more shapely. being a
duplication of the last of the black
leather shoe. The russell marching
shoe will be larger and of a design
4 which takes into account its rough
usage.-Leave1iwor Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
HIS VACATION.

guess I must be getting old because
The things ' used to think were fun when
Been camping with crowd of friends, our
tent was on a hill.
Tney mad a good time, so they say, but
Just got my fill
OF camping on the cold. cold ground; their
views to me seem strained;
MY recoliections aren't the best, for every
NIGHT it rained.
Though living in leaky tent, when rain
May please Some folks. I'm very sure it
doesn't tickle me.
They say they had lot of fun. and will
The fact that they enjoyed themselves
I would not say they lie.
But If they did it seems to me they must
have liked to wake
Up in the night and n find that they were
And they must also think it sport to tum-
BILE out and try
cyclone thus defy
I may be old and cranky now. but some
how I can't see %x~s
Where lodging thunder storms at night
is any fun for me. sf' .
Mosquitoes may be full of, wit and gentle
mifth to some.
And 1t may be a keen delight to smear
your face with gum,
AND oil and pennyroyal. too; but I must
now confess
I didn't find it very nice to wear that
1t didn't fill my soul with Joy to find a
garter snake
Had chosen out my shady cot his downy
bed to make.
Perhaps I'm finicky at times. and you may
disagree.
But snakes and big mosquitoes never did
appeal to me.
L guess l must be getting old, for when I
go to bed
/ somehow like to. think there is a roof
above my head:
1 also like to think that shall wake upon
the morn
And find the house intact and stanch, not
scattered far and torn;
And when it comes to eating 1 don't like
to battle flies
Or have nv food served. up on plates that
mother used for pies.
I've had nv glad vacation, and most
thankful 1 should be,
But If the simple lie is fun, the complex
life for me-
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Nature is always stronger than Gull
ture.
Talk about your sensational trials:
Walt until you hear the recording an
gels testimony.
We would like to know a man who
can put a piece of gum in his mouth
and keep from chewing it.
When there has been a death in a
family, none of the members act quite
serious enough to please the neigh
bors.
The fountain of youth consists in
working every. day, eating regularly
and moderately, and sleeping nine hours
at night.
must be the fashion:, Every woman's
magazine is filled with methods for
reducing the hips" ef
They always decide on the way back
from the funeral that the widower will
marry again, and that the widow will
If she gets chance.
A man believes the world was bet
ter when he was young, because he
was happier then. AS matter of fact
the world grows better every day, in
spite of the mourner's bench to the
contrary.
An Atchison man makes his wife
pray for anything he may want.
w men neT prayer Is IlOl dISWSISO lie
scolds her, saying 1t was because OF
her lack of faith and sincerity.
In addition to doing the cooking. and
the dishes, and the sewing, keeping
the house straight and caring for her
children. there is that paramount task
every wife has of keeping her husband
from making fool of himself.
The piano seems to be a great null
sance abroad as we'll as at home. The
following advertisement recently ap-
peared in a London paper: "Adolphus
| return to your Matilda. The piano has
been sold" What history that little
| advertisement may hide!
True politeness is not the product Of
| a refrigerator or a cold storage plant
A man may follow the rules and regu-
| lations of society, and the book of eti-
quette, and still be quite disagree
able fellow. But his is only shan
politeness, for true politeness includes
| kindness, good nature. sincerity and i:
| a help and a pleasure to those who come
in contact with it, while the counter.
! felt article frequently has the opposite
| effect on all concerned sss-ss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

Few people have ever risen to dis
pute the statement that of the animal
kingdom the horse is mans best
friend but the instances are rare.
probably. where a horse does a man
a good turn by giving him a kick.
This happened recently. however, at
Marysville, o. There a man struck
his left knee cap against wagon
wheel two years ago and has been so
lame that he has been forced to use
a cane ever since, or until a few days
ago. He was then helping to hitch up
his horse and the animal gave him a
vicious kick on the useless knee.
Twenty minutes afterwards the old
lameness had entirely disappeared
from the knee and the former cripple
is now walking around as naturally as
he used to and without the aid OF 9
cane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

From the Chicago News.l
Poor Judgment is the blossom and bad
luck is the fruit.
A girls cheeks naturally burn when
she is made light of.
After -inheriting fortune a crank
gets to be merely eccentric.
The man who gets his price seldom
wins the public's applause.
All the worlds a stage, and nearly
all the actors thereon are high kick
ers.
Absent treatment is one of the things
that will sometimes cure a lovesick
youth.
No woman can be very friendly with
any other woman whom her husband
likes.
If any man lives for himself alone
II must be because he has found his
earthly IDEAL
Remember that as the guest you get
more enjoyment out of it. than you
would as the host.
Did it ever occur to you that the ma
jority of life's real pleasures are COM
paratively inexpensive?
One of the worst things that can be
said about love is that so much of 1t
is adulterated with money.
A woman thinks a man is extrava-
CANT because he would just as soon
pay SO for anything he wants as $9.9S.
If only men without freckles on their
reputation should butt into the politi-
cal game it would be something like
solitaire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

lFrom the Philadelphia Record
Many a dogs bark is worse than his
bite but, just the same. we prefer his
bark.
No, Maude. dear: there is not sim
ilarity between riding a hobby and hav-
ing a nightmare.
Speaking of dogs, it is doubtful II
even a Skye terrier would care Tor
trip in balloon.
In spite of the fact that great
many men wear belts. suspenders con-
tinue to hold their own.
This is certainly a great come
down for me-" remarked the water as
it went over Niagara Falls.
Sillicus-"I never send man on
fools Grand" Cynicus-"No; it's
better plan to go yourself
The fellow who wants the earth may
have the satisfaction of knowing that
he'll be right in it when he dies.
There are lots of women we wouldn't
recognize if we should happen to see
them without their complications.
1t frequently happens that we don't
recognize our opportunities until some
one else has taken advantage Of them