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The Washington bee., 1908-02-15
POLITICAL V A PIRES S AND
MORE WORK FOR THE CHIEF
OF POLICE.

Thee present political contest in the
District of Columbia among Republi-
cans has brought to the surface a class
of political vampires and sharks.
There is at this time needed a pOlit-
ical vagrant law. The disgraceful and
outrageous scenes that are exhibited. al
most daily should put blush of shame
upon the faces OF decent people. Up
on every corner IN and around the Of
fees of the candidates these political
vampires and sharks may be seen. Many
of them who had occupations have tenn
porarily left them and are in search
of easy money, as they call it.
This city has one individual in par
ticular who never could manage him
self; this individual in company with
other leisure and restless statesmen may
be seen in and around the Offices of
candidates The occupation of the old
Emancipators has been substituted for
another.
Major Sylvester, the Chief OF Police,
will be compelled to ask Congress for
an additional police protection for the
candidates. to keep these sharks and
vampires at work on some farm.
Every man imagines himself a states
man; and so far as votes are concern
ed he carries them in his vest pocket.
The most prevailing topic OF today
is District politics. One man who now
cldn.s allegiance TO the InvincPblesn
demanded one thousand dollars. An
other, who has not long been released
from the penitentiary declares that he
the only pebble upon the political beach.
Two individuals called TO see a repu-
table Republican a few days ago and
informed him that a certain man that
he was representing was a thief; the
other declared that he was UNIT TO be
associated with decent people.
No candidate has a clean record in
the minds Of these political vampires
and sharks.
About three months work upon the
farm would be a wholesome, recreation
for these vampires.
The Washington bee., 1908-02-15

self as a candidate or not
There is rebellion in the Blaine Irwin
cibIes. The once old boss, Perry, can't
hold the boys for the men he has n
structed them TO indorse
The janitor of the District Building,
instead of meddling in politics, had bet
ter look out for the building over which
he IS janitor.
| would like to know what this gen
tleman has been doing since the last
campaign. His club endorsed Chairman
Bieber and Attorney Horner for dele
gates. but it IS not certain that Chair
man Bieber will run. If he does he
will resign from the committee.
The Blaine Invincibles are now look
ing for another candidate who has a
well-flled purse.
Well. many of the local statesmen
are very hungry and thinner. They
have been out of employment for some
time. 1t is a kind of recreation for
local statesmen who are out of a job.
There will be something doing shortly.
Every new candidate that springs up.
those who carry districts in their vest
pockets 60 TO their constituents and
tell them that the new man is just the
man. They have not succeeded as yet
in convincing the candidates that they
can deliver the goods Within few
DAYS things will be lively. The preach
ers will be out in the field also with
their candidate. 49, The politicians think
that preachers should stay out OF poll
tics. Many of them go on the theory
that ministers can purify the atmos-
phere. OF course their pulpit IS IN need
OF nothing but funds. I have never
known minister to allow money to
mass, no matter from what source It
comes or how it is earned.
Everything at present IS in confusion
Tickets are being smashed every day
am informed that DR.. Charles II.
Marshall is strong in the West End
The people think well Of him, He IS
bevond doubt one of the strongest
men on the Home Rule ticket.
Rounder
The Washington bee., 1908-02-15

anu NOte IoI HILL let every DlSTlCl
organization for for Mr.. Darneille.
STRENGTH OF COLORED VOTE
What Might Happen if 1t Vas Throggu
to Democratic Candidate.
Brig. Gen. Andrew c. Burt, formerly
in command of the Twenty Negro
Infantry, from which three companies
were discharged without honor" for
their participation in the Brownsville
rat demanded from the platform OF
Sumner Hall in Brooklyn, Tuesday eve
ming, that the Republican party choose
some other candidate than Taft. He
spoke, General Burt said, on behalf OF
the ten thousand voters in Kings coun-
ty.' This number is doubtless exag-
gerated. But in 1900, the year of the
twelfth census and OF a national cleo
ton, what would have happened to Nc
Kinley through the complete transfer of
a hostile Negro vote to Bryan through
out the country may be inferred from
the following table:
This will have to be set by hand or a
one Of the newspapers having 5-point
type .-.. ... 80. ... -.
OF these seventeen States. two of
which voted for Bryan, seven more,
namely, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, oMn-
tana, Oregon, Washington, and West
Virginia would have gone Democratic
in 1900 of the Negro Republican yot-
ers had gone over to the Democrats.
Colorado and Missouri helped elect Mr..
Roosevelt in 1904 but Mr.. Taft-still
adhering to the census figures Of 1000
would have to reckon with a potential
difference Of 03,774 votes in Missouri,
and OF 8,I84 votes, in Colorado, a diff
ference hitherto in favor Of the Repub-
lican candidate Rhode Island, which
returned a plurality for Mckinley in
1000 eleCtedd Democratic governors in
1900 and 1907 Idaho, Democratic in
1000 elected a Repblican governor in
1906 by 1890, a plurality reducible to
at least 1862 by the agency of Negro
ballots. Oklahoma was Democratic in
the Constitutional Convention Of 1907,
but she elected q Republican delegate
The Washington bee., 1908-02-15
COLORED REPUBLICANS.
ron, the Dai1v Post

From the Daily Post.
The voting strength of colored Re
publicans in the North IS discussed by
the New York Times,~and some Of the
figures it presents are full of menace,
if it IS true that cOlored voters are dis
posed to turn from the Republican tick
ct if a candidate opposed by them
should be nominated The Times shows
that Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Montana,
Oregon, Washington and West Virgin
la could have been thrown to Bryan in
1900 by colored voters. New York, New
Jersey and Ohio might be made Demo
cratic next November if the colored
Republicans should desert their stand
ard.
The Negroes of the North are watch
ing the attitude of Republicans in the
South toward colored voters If the
Lily White element in Louisiana and
other States is in control, thereby ex-
cluding colored Republicans from party
conventions, the Republican managers
cannot expect the colored brethren TO
go to the polls and approve such meth
ods by voting the Republican ticket.
Not only are the colored Republicans
protesting against such exclusion from
participation in party affairs, but they
are being supported by Republicans of
the old school. These two elements are
at work arranging rival conventions IN
districts where the Lily Whites are in
control, and it is almost certain that
contesting delegations will appear be-
fore the national committee at Chicago,
clamoring for admittance to the Nation
al Convention.
Four years ago the national commit
tee created a contesting delegation COM
posed OF colored Republicans and their
svmpathizers from Louisiana, and this
delegation shared the votes allotted to
that State. If the committee should
adopt the same rule next June, It might
mean that Secretary Taft would lose
the vote of at least four Southern States
aggregating seventy votes - enough
possibly to swing the nomination. When
it is borne in mind that the colored
Republicans Of the North are narrowly
watching the developments in theSouth
and are preparing to cooperate with
their brethren, both in the convention
and at the polls, the menace Of such
movement may be realized, If the col
ored Republicans are denied the right
to sit in a Republican convention, It IS
extremely probable that they will seek
revenge by voting for a Democratic
nominee. The result might be the ov-
erthrow of the Republican party.
The Illinois members OF the Supreme
Court have adopted robes like those
worn BY the Justices at Washington
The Washington bee., 1908-02-15

The Illinois members of the Supreme
Court have adopted robes like those
worn by the Justices at Washington
District of Columbia
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Read The Bee.
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the District government will registe
and vote for him Let every Distric
organization for for Mr Darneille.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23
The coekstoo's Nuseraeksr Sill.

There Is wonderful cockatoo In
one of the islands of the Indian ocean,
near New Guinea. 1t is as large as
full grown pheasant, and IT is Of JET
black color The bird is remarkable for
Its immensely strong bill and the cley-
er manner In which II is used. The bill
is as hard as steel. and the upper part
has deep notch Now, the fayorite
food of this cockatoo is the canary nut.
but there Is wonderful ingenuity re-
Quired TO get ut 1t, for the nut is some
thing like Brazil nut. but 1t is ten
times as hard. In fact. 1t requires the
blow OF heavy hammer to crack 1t,
1t is quite smooth and somewhat trian-
gular in shape Nature appears to have
given the possessor of the wonderful
bill some intelligence to direct its pow
ers for the cockatoo takes one of the
nuts edgewise In its bill and by carv-
Ing motion of its sharp lower beak
makes small notch on it, This done,
the bird takes bold of the nut with its
claws and, biting of a piece Of leaf,
retains It in the deep notch of the up
per part Of the bill. Then the nut is
seized between the upper and lower
parts Of the bill and is prevented slip
ping by the peculiar texture of the leaf.
A sharp nip or two break of tiny
piece Of the shell OF the nut. The bird
then selzes the nut in Its claws and
pokes the long. sharp point Of its bill
into the hole and picks out the kernel
bit by bit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23
START or An ARTIST.
John oaie's First Portrait and What It
Cost Him.


John opie, the English painter, IL
described In Coke OF Norfolk and His
Friends" by Mrs. A. NJ. w. Stirling,
as a man of humble origin who aehiev.
cd success wholly by his own genius
and perseverance. The story of his
first effort In that line Of art which
afterward brought him fame he relat-
ed to Coke. first Earl of Leicester of
Holkham, as follows.
When a small boy Of ten or twelve
he was left at horne one Sunday after.
noon with his father, while his moth
er went to church. The father estab-
llshed himself In the paror with his
Bible and told the boy to be quiet and
amuse himself,
Young Onie, who had procured some
paints. took up his position unobserved
In the kitchen directly opposite the
parlor door. Very quietly he drew a
portrait OF the old man bending over
his Bible until he had finished every
thing except the head, when be began
running backward and forward to
study his fathers tace.
The old gentleman grew very angry
at these apparently senseless Interrupt
tions and threatened to punish his son
II they continued,
This was exactly what the boy want
ed, as he wished to paint his fathers
eyes lit up and sparkling with anger.
SO he continued bis Irritating behavior
until 1t met with the desired result,
and his father, justly wrathful, admin
lstered sound thrashing.
This achieved the boy resumed his
task eagerly and transferred to his
picture the expression which he had
just seen upon the face of his indig-
nant parent.
When his mother returned from
church he placed the picture trium-
phantly before her; but, although aston
ished and delighted with 1t, she thought
1t her duty to scold her son severely
for painting on a Sunday.
Young Opie, however. cared no more
for the scolding than for the beating
he had received in accomplishing his
work and only hugged his mother de-
llghtedly In his excitement at its sue
cess.
His father, coming into the room at
that juneture and spying the portrait
OF himself, was so surprised and pleas
ed at 1t that he told the mother not to
scold the boy any more
subsequently, whenever the picture
was shown, he used to tell with great
relish the story Of young 0ple's plucky
acceptance Of beating In order to in
sure Its success.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23

The plant is now
in constant opera
ton. The drilling
is being done eunder
the supervision of
two expert oil well
operators. You can
see them at work
any day of the
waek at Oneida
right opposite As1
toria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23

Lanes Family Medicine viii give you
a digestion thar win permit you to eat
good things instead Of 'health foods" Of
various sorts that are as palatable as
hay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23
wha, the Company Is

The Pacific coas, Gas & Oil Co. is
composed Of reliable business men OF
Oregon and Washington whose only
purpose Is to develop the property to
the best Of It's ability and produce a
paying mine OF oil and gas that all
who have purchased stock may share
in It's profits. The officers serve with.
out salary and include among them
some Of the most reputable citizens
Of the State, To make the company
strong on account Of its brilliant fu.
ture II has secured leases on over
5000 acres OF land. II has obtained
the highes, expert authority on the
geological formation OF the land,
employed the strongest expert work
men to operate the drilling apparatus
and given such other evidence OF good
faith to warrant any man making an
investment with them.
Alex Sweek, president, Portland.
Clayton S. Barber, sec, and treas.
r. A. Wade, yice-president.
Direetors--John Nelson, Oneida,
Wash; Geo. L. Hutchins, Portland;
VIM. Anderson, Deep River, Wash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23
TRY THIS FOR DESSERT

Dissolve one package Of any favor
ed JELL-O in one pint of boiling
water, When partly congealed, beat
until light adding one cup whipped
cream and six crushed rnaccaroons,
Whip all together thoroughly and
pour it into mold or bowl, When
cool, it will jellify and may be served
with whipped cream or any good
pudding sauce.
The JELL-O costs l0c. per package
and can be obtained at any good
grocer's.
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Constipation, or irreguiarity, is very
often the cause Of sick.headache. Lanes
Family Medicine Is the great preventive
and cure Of headache. Druggists sell It
for 25 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23
Stock for Sale
For Development Pa o,.s

The per value Of the stock is slO0
per share, but is now offered at one
half ($;0) and it is worth Il. The
company has already sold a limited
amount Of stock, equipped the prop
erty with the best working machinery
in the world and it has plans for
great future. The money secured
from the sale Of stock will be to push
the work. Every dollar will be used
to prepare for the best interest Of the
company. As the drill goes down the
stock will surely rise. The price it Is
now offered at will only be short
time. A good rule is to let oppor-
tunity in when it knocks at the door.
For an investment there is nothing
more tangible, brighter or more surer
dividend paying than this stock, par
ticularly at $50 per share. Don't wait
until it goes to par, but buy now. It
is really chance that comes seldom.
Further particulars at the addresses
given below.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-23


WaImr habe important ~
wpnoo5 OOpHha
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
TAFTs DEPARTURE
Leaves Hot Springs. Va. Friday Even.
ing In Special Car.

tn9 N SPecisl Car.
Hot Springs. Va. Aug. 2s.-Arrange
ments Tor the departure Of Judge TAT,
and party from Hot Springs have been
practically completed The party
leaves at $50 Friday evening in a
special car. Newspaper men will ar.
company Judge Taft. the cost Of which
Is borne BY the party in common. The
first stop Will be at Gauley az 2.17
Saturday morning There the Taft
party car will be sidetracked until
b.55 q 70. A three-minute stop viii
be made a. $50 at GaliipOlis. D
Athens will be reached az 1870 a. m.
and arrangements covering the stay
there are in the hands Of General
GrOsynOr and a committee Judge
Taft will deliver a nOn-Dolitical ad
dress 70 veterans there The depart.
ure from Athens will be at 1928 D. m.
and arrival AT Toledo be after 10
O'Clock Saturday night
In order to avoid Sunday travel the
party will embark at once for Middle
Bass Island. where Judge Taft will
devote the week to fishing Some OF
his tire there may be given to po-
tical affairs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
CLAM0RMANAsUFFERER
East St Louis Man Afflicted
With Strange MaIsdy.
CANNOT STAND QUIETUDE.
Robert Csglefi-ld. . Boaernnsk.r. 50
Accustomed TO Noise That Abssnc.
ct u Mentally UnbsI.nces Hin AMI
he May Die From Effects Of Drug.

East 81 Louis. Aug. zs.-The PROB
able climax To the strange case o,
Robert CauIerfield. a bolIermaker who
y suffering from clsnor mania /,
passion for noise. came when he swsl-
lowed two ounces Of iodoforn in the
city jail al Bellyllle, where he had
been taken following desperate
struggle with a policeman on a street
car Caulefield f. nov in the COUNTY
hospital His chances for recovery are
slight.
Monday night the boilermaker was
found near the Broadway yiaduct un.
conscious. He was taken to ST .lary
hospital The quietness u Tie place
caused him 10 rave lncessant.y arJ
II was decided 70 take him ~ Ire
county farm a. Benylle.
Handcuffed and in charge o. 20
hce.an. Caliefleid vas placed o.
suburban street car As soon a. the
car entered the quiet country district
he became violent and attached the
policeman. Ia the car. filled wHh uas-
8engers. the two men batiled on the
floor. During the struggle the hand
cuffs broke and Cauleneld beat the I
officer over the head with them. After .
Iiften minutes the policeman overcame .
.ho clamOrmaniac and landed him In
all Five minutes after he was locked
10 Cauleiield swallowed iodoform.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
MUTlNEERs BETRAYED.
Admiral Ii Takes Sixty Of Them From
WI Chow 10 Canton

Hongkong Aug. 26.-Admiral II Of
the Chinese army, with his flagship
and several gunboats. sailed from WI
Chow for Canton. taking with him as
prisoners sixty Of the mutlnous sol
dicrs from Konkhow. where 900 men
reyolted on Aug u, killing their com.
mauder and several others. routing the
force Of loyal soldiers from nearby
Town. footing the village Of Konghaw
and finally Withdrawing to the noun.
talns oi Talking, where they Joined
forces with the Wild tribes Of The hills
Admiral LIS prisoners were taken by
means OF villagers al Konghaw. who
betrayed them into the hands of the
government forces for % taels (about
t7 a head. The rebellious soldiers
spoke a strange dIal.ct and their de.
tentlon and subsequent BETRAYAL 10 the
authorities was an easy matter.
AZ WI Chow the gates OF the CITY
which have stood open for weeks past
have been closed owing TO the dis.
turbed condition Of the country fol.
lowing the muliny al Konghaw.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
DEFECTIVE TRACK THE CAUSE.
Train Partially DersiIed, Fireman
Killed and Some Others Injured

'IaH FdftldllI Oerdiled, Fireman
Killed and Some Others Injured.
Springfield, Mo, Aug. 26.-North.
bound passenger train No. zoo on the
ST. Louis and San Francisco railroad
known as the Southeastern Limited.
running between Birmingham and
Memphis and Kansas City. was par
TALLY deralled Wednesday two miles
north Of Brandsville, near the Arkan.
sas state line. James s O'NeH fire
man, OF Springfield. was killed r. p
Colylns, engineer. OF Springfield. was
fatally scalded. The mail clerk was
probably mortally wounded and sey.
eral passengers more or less seriously
injured
The engine. mail and passenger cars
turned over and were badly damaged.
The smoker left the track. but re.
NAMED upright. The chair car and
Pullmans remained on the tracks.
telephone message from the scene
says the accident resulted from a de. |
fectiye track. The dead fireman and
the injured were transferred TO an.
other train and brought here. The
Train carried a heavy list OF passen.
gers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27

Cincinnati Aug G-Congressman
J. T. Ransdell Of Louisiana. pdesIdent
Of the National Rivers and Harbors
congress, was in this city to confer
win Captain j. f. Ellison. secretary
OF the congress regarding the Conser.
walton League OF America. a new or.
ganlzatlon, which was recently form.
ed through the Initiative Of the Ma.
uonal Rivers and Harbors congress-.
The purpose OF the league is to de.
velop and preserve the natural re-
sources OF the nation, and has not only
the hearty approval of President
Roosevelt, w. J. Bryan and w. n.
Taft. but OF which Mr.. Roosevelt Is
honorary president and Bryan and Taft
are honorary vice presidents. Its act.
I've president is Walter /. Fisher one
Of the most prominent public spirited
citizens Of Chicago. and it's members
viii be the great organizations which
IRE interested In question.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
DREADFUL DISASTER.
Fire RACES In Oklahoma Mine
and Many Men Entombed.

scAlester. Okla. Aug "a fir.
occurred in mine No. ! At HAileyyfIIe
About thirty miners are entombed
Later adTiees from HzileyTilIe con
firm the report % the mine disaster
a1d stated that there was no hope o.
rescuing the twenty-five or thirty
miners ent0mbei. All the men are
foreigners The mine. which Is one o.
the largest in the southwest. is burn.
In gfiercsiy. the result, il is believed
vas due 70 a barrel Of oil catching
fire Il appears there was no expo
sion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
A. q. CARSON,
j. w. BATS
REAL ESTATE AGENT

once IN rallafcrru Building Op
posltc curt House pb""c 80
Have in ohicr The nuly SCI of Abstract
Books Of Brl1os rouu; Land Title,
one and one.half lots ana slyroom
house. located two blocks from Main
street: corner lot. brick cistern and
stable 81 $4,000.
one quarter block OF -cound aud
rev dycroom house In good neigh
borhood on east side of town. Price
81 10000 Terms. onefourth cash, and
In one. two and three years.
With s per cont interest J. W Bats
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
Bikes Many Miles.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-J. T. Russell, who
ran away from home eight years ago
to be a cowboy. is returning to Chill.
licothe, o., on a bicycle which he has
ridden from Sacramento, Cal. He ar.
rived In Chicago after a ride OF 3.491
miles. which was marred only by mi.
nor ACCIDENTS to his, machine. Russell
left Sacramento March 20 and after
crossing 800 miles OF desert earned
money for the remainder OF the Jour.
ney by working in the harvest wheels.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
Notification Ceremony postponed

New York. Aug 26-The ceremony
OF the notification TO independence
party candidates. Thomas J. Hisgen
and John Temple Graves. which had
been set for Saturday night. Aug. 30.
has been postponed to Monday. Aug.
81. The postponement was necessary
on account of Mr. Hlsgen's activity in
the Vermont campaign. which will aot
permit him to reach this city before
the last day OF the month.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
Fire Chiefs In Session.

Columbus, o., Aug 26.-Nearly 200
fier chiefs are at Columbus at the
session OF the convention OF the In
ternational Association Of Fire Chiefs.
In addition to the chiefs. there are
many visitors and exhibitors present.
There were exhibitions and practical
tests Of fire apparatus.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
Georgia City Flooded.

Atlanta, Aug 26.-Reports from An.
gusta say that that city is entirely
flooded. Broad street the principal
business thoroughfare. is four feet un-
der water. Merchants made desperate
efforts to remove goods to upper
floors. Telephone and telegraph com.
municatlon is interrupted.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-27
Chained Books.

The finest known collection Of
chained books is that in Hereford
England cathedral. 1t includes about
1000 volumes arranged in five book
cases, Of which not less than 800 are
secured by chains three or four feet
long, each with swivel in the center