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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
School Trustees.

The newly elected board of
school trustees of the Sinner In.
dependent District met last Mon
day evening and completed their
organization as follows; Louis
Trautwein was elected President
e. j. Merrem Secretary, and J..
H. Huebner Treasurer In adj
dition to the above the board
comprises the following: e. G.
Merseburger, Louis Ehlers. Aug.
Schramm and S. F. Nave-all
good men and true. Mr.. John
Lockmann was selected as census
taker for the Sinner District, and
will proceed to work at once.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
Yes Indeed Large

Are the prices that are being
paid for all kinds of Chickens, al
so turkeys, by S. A. CARNEs &
Son, and they are being reward
ed for furnishing such prices for
the farmers by buying lots Of
them. They are also buying
worlds of eggs, hides, etc.
1t win pay any one to see the
above firm before selling, besides
they never otfer anything but the
SPOT CASH
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

Judge McCutchan has re-
turned from a business visit to
Giddings, Brennan, Burton and
other points in Washington coun.
ty. While absent he also inter
viewed many parties on the good
roads system.
"A. G. Merseburger, who has
been confined in Jail for some
time on the charge of lunacy has
been granted a permit to enter
the Southwest Texas Insane
Asylum, at San Antonio, and we
are informed that Deputy Sher-
if Munson will leave today Fri
day. for that place with him. -
Halletsville Herald.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

The newly organized board of
School Trustees of Sinner met
Wednesday morning and elected
the following teachers for the
next sessions Of the school: Misses
Lizzie Kyle, Berta Thornton and
Schattenburg. The elect
ion of a principal was postponed
until future time.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
Ha1IetsviIIe News.

Halletsville, Texas, May o.
Prof. f. P. Guenther, county sup.
erintendent of schools, was able
to be in his Office today, having
partially recovered from a severe
spell of sickness. He regretted
being unable to attend the cdu-
cational rally in Dallas, being one
of the committee which arranged
the program.
Sheriff A. B. Noble and County
Attorney Ragby have returned
from Hope, where they went to
investigate a case of supposed
.infanticide. The parties inter
.ested were negroes. No arrests
have been made,
Officers Have been notified Of
an attenpt TO burn ohe old Sec.
ton house in Sublime, owned by
the Schoenfeld estate.
Complaint has been filed
against Gladys Woods, charging
her with selling liquor here in
Halletsville without a license, in
violation of the Baskin- McGreg-
or law.
W. F.. Kessler, city detective
of Houston, was here today at
tending the funeral of his sister
in-law, Miss Annie Pagel. Mr..
Kessler formerly resided here.
Today the town was crowded
with people from the country and
merchants had q good business,
as parties who have been chop
ping cotton had money.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
cows, purchasing separators and
will be ready to support cream
cry as soon as erected.
Frank Wendell.

Died at the home of his son,
Mr.. Richard Wendell, near Sinner
on Saturday, May 9th, at 4 o'clock
a. M, Mr.. Frank Wendell in the
e9th year of his age, after an ILL
ness of several months. The in
terment took place on Sunday,
May 10, in the Catholic Cemetery
Rev. Father Vossenkuhl officiat-
ing.
Mr.. Wendell was born on Feb
ruary 18th, at Bingen on the
Rhine, Germany. He came to
Texas in the year 1854 and lived
one year at New ulm in Austin
County and moved the next year
70 Bernard Prairie in Colorado
County, where he lived with his
wife until her death, twenty sew
en- years ago, when he went to
live with his son, Adolph, in De-
Witt County, with whom he re-
manned for II years. He then
came to live with his son, Rich
ard, near Sinner, and also spent
one year with his son, Adam, at
Henkhaus, He remained with
his son Richard until his death
last Saturday. Ten children
were born to them, six of whom
are still living, viz: Mrs. Paul
PEPPER of Yves tphalia, Falls Co,
Mrs. John Weigel of Hochheim,
Dewitt County; Mrs. Otto Henk-
haus, Sr., of Sinner; Mr.. Adam
Wendell of Henkaus; Mr.. Richard
Wendell of Shiuer, and Mr.. Adolf
Wendell of Yoakum. Forty-nine
Grand children and sixty eight
great. Grand children survive
them. The maiden name of Mr..
Wendel's wife was Cecilie Mey.
er. The funeral cortege was one
of the largest ever seen in Shi-
ner, many relatives and friends
from a distance being present.
The following relatives of the
deceased'from a distance were
present and attended the funeral;
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Piper, Paul
Piper, Jr., Mike Oko, John Stock
and Mrs. Lena Kessner from
Rosebud. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Weigel, Philip Weigel, Geo
Breeder and wife, Joe Olsen and
wife, Henry Olsen and wife, frem
Hochheim. Adolph Wendell and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Rem
ken, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Kram,
from Yoakum. Adam Wendell
and wife from Henkhaus, Adolph
Maerz and wife from Garwood
and Mrs. Witta from Hochheim.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

AN investigation ofthe paper trust
has been ordered by congress.
Thank the Lord and congress for thatl
Let us hope twill be thorough and
far-reaching investigation and that
justice win be done the newspaper
publishers Of the country by punish
ing the men at the head Of this iniqui-
tous trust. -Weimar Mercury.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
Magazine Fiction.

"What American magazines do you
read in your country?n | once asked
a foreign visitor.
owe don't read any OF them. The
stories are too childish; they always
insist, whether logically or not, upon
the happy ending. .
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

The Increased cost OF living
may be readily Offset by increased
production on the farm.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-19

as with the umber of a lightship. These
bells are from Is to IS inches In diameter.
have a range of between five and six
miles and have been heard much farther.
Automatic machinery can operate these
bells or they can be operated by wave
motion the same as the ordinary bell
buoy. For using the apparatus on NOV
ing craft the apparatus that sends the
sound is inside the ship, placed as close
to the keel as possible
The receiving apparatus, ms applied TO
vessels, comprises transmitters, 1.-THE ears
of the ship" within the hull below the
waterline; the receiving telephone and the
direction indicator usually being In the
pilot-house. The arrangement of them is;
In the forehold is placed a pair of tanks,
each as large as a good-aized cracker
box. One is on the port side and one on
the starboard side below the waterline
and fastened to the outer plating SO thar
the side of the ship makes one side OF
the tank
This method of applying the sound re-
ceivers requires nothing projecting on the
outside of the vessel; the apparatus II
wholly inside of the hull, there being no
cutting through nor any connection be-
tween the outer water and the liquid ID
the tank. The submarine bell sound passes
from the outer water through the wan
of the ship into the liquid in the tanA,
where It affects the microphone In the
same way as the ordinary telephone trans
mitter is affected by the SOUND OF TUG
voice. The microph0nes in the port hnu
starboard tanks. respectively, are eou,
nected by wires, through Dattery' 70
the direction Indicator which may pc
placed Ia the piIot-house, chartroom OF
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safed before nor since to any other for
eign envoy.
However. the characteristic that gave
the witty WI his greatest fame, was a
real or assumed inquisitiveness. He had
mania for asking questions, and he SEEM
ed to enjoy the situation all the more
II his victims were embarrassed by his
innocent queries. The Minister speaks
English with the greatest fuency and this
fact combined with his unique philosophy
md sparkling humor, make him a social
Hon and much-sought after-dinner
speaker, a role he Will doubtless resume
with h return to the land of the free.
Since he was relieved as Minister at
Washington, upwards of half decade
ago, WI Ting-fang has resided in China.
serving the government In various ca
pacities, but 1t is suspected from private
letters received in this country, that he
found his inconspicuous career at home
decidedly tame in comparison with the
homage he receive as a popular idol In
America, and It is whispered that he has
been pulling wires all the while TO win
reinstatement in his old position. 1t was
thought at one time that the officials at
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the "suevic'' and the "Jebba." both in the
English Channel. These fine ships went
on the rocks during fogs, and while the
former was only partial loss the latter
was a total. The masters of both craft
testified that they had taken every pre-
caution but that they were misled by the
density of the fog.
And yet while the sea has annually
claimed Its toll of ships and lives there
have ever been at work men who would
seek to cheat old Davy Jones and now
with the perfection of the wireless tele-
graph aud the wireless telephone there has
been perfected another instrument that
gives promise of rivaling both in its use
fulness on shipboard.
This new apparatus is known as the
submarine bell and that 1t has proven of
merit is evidenced by the fact that the
United States government has not only
adopted It in the lighthouse service but
all Of the great ships of our Navy now
en- route to the Pacific are equipped with It,
The first experiments we're made with
apparatus fitted on a vessel 10 Boston
Bay, and after a time the directors of
the Metropolitan Steamship Company. OPP
Grating between New York and Boston,
were induced to fit ont one of their steam
ers with the equipment The company
that had been formed to exploit the
device had also obtained permission from
the government to equip one Of the light
ships in Vineyard Sound with the sys-
tenn at their own expense, and so eff,
cient did the machinery prove to be In
all weather and under all circumstances
that the invention began to attract the
attention of shipmasters and authorities
In charge of vessel equipment.
AS a result of the demonstrations OF
the efficiency OF this system recognition
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n + all conditions that exist upon the
water there is none so fraught with
" danger as the fog. that impenetraole
mist that obscures all vision, distorts all
objects and through which sounds OF
whistles and bells carry but family and
unreliably.
All who have ever Travelled upon a
steamer through a fog know the feeling
OF depression that is experienced by the
passengers and yet upon the men who have
the ship In charge and upon whose shout
ders rests the responsibility Of not only
the property of their owners but the lives
Of all Of those on board the hours that
pass as the vessel slips along are tortuous.
The United States government, through
its Lighthouse Service, has ever been In
the forefront Of ltions seeking to throw
safeguards around the mariner. No shore
line IN the world can boast Of more or OF
better lights than those strung out along
the edge of the Atlantic from Maine to
Florida. Where II has been found I'm
possible to erect a lighthouse a lghtship
has been placed and the craft OF Nan
tucket and Diamond Shoals are unequaled
The mariner, while he has ever been
wary about being caught in a hurricane,
does not fear the wind or the waves, He
knows that It is a matter of strength Of
his ship and the careful handling of her
and as long as be can keep clear of the
beach and can see where he is going be
feels that be has fighting chance.
When the sea mist arises and casts Its
blanket over him he then feels that he is
helpless, not only because he is afraid
that he may pile his vessel ashore but
that he may be cut down by some other
vessel
Among the recent disasters IN which
ans ships were lost were the grounding OF
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many Of the responsibilities Of hostess at
the Chinese legation during the regime
of WI Ting fang, for Madame WI does
not speak English with the fluency Of
her husband. and the fact that she has
the tiny feet characteristic of many Of
the women of caste In China makes It
impossible for her to 90 about much.
Madam WI, unlike Madame Takahira. has
remained strictly loyal to her native cos
tune. though she has made concession
&c Western taste in slight shortening
of the sleeves of the gowns so that her
hands may appear Like many of her
countrywomen she is fond of diamonds
and possesses some magnificent gems.
There are no children in the household
of the Japanese Ambassador, but Minister
WI has one son, lad of about IS. who
received much Of his education In Amerl-
can public schools.
Both of the new guests from the Orient
ran move into hosptabe homes imme-
diately upon their arrival. for the Chinese
and japanese governments are property
owners In Washington, each possessing
cornmodious dwelling designed as a resi-
dence for irs envoy. WI Ting-fang is
coming back to live in a 100000 mansion
that he designed and built but never -oc-
cupied. When he was here before, WI
performed all the hard work connected
with providing a new legation home,
but the building was not completed until
after he sailed for home. and consequent
ly he never occupied it. Small wonder
that he dreamed for years Of coming
back to reside in the magnificent struc-
ture for which he chose a site on the
side of a hill overlooking the Capital City,
The mansion where WI will dispense
hospitality In his inimitable fashion is
three story and basement structure that
contains upward of half hundred rooms.
However, there Is no space to spare, for
not only the Minister. but most of the
members of his staff with their families
are quartered under the one roof. and In
addition there is a large retinue Of SER
wants, including Chinese and American
cooks, valet for the Minister and
Chinese tailor who makes in the latest
approved oriental fashion the flowing
robes of silk and satin worn by the
principal members OF the legation house,
hold. The embassy of Japan is somewhat
less imposing in exterior appearance than
the Chinese legation, but the Interior Is
oiled with rare porcelains. embroideries,
specimens of pottery and other art OBJ
tects Of great value from the Island en-
pire
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at the Japanese Legation al Washing
ton. Two years later he returned to his
native land, and then went to Korea,
spending more than four years in the
Hermit Kingdom, where the Japs were
even then planning for the coup that
they later executed so effectively. Ia
1892 Takahira came back to serve as
japanese consul general at New York,
but HIS stay was not prolonged. for In
less than a year be had been promoted
to the position of japanese minister to
Holland and Denmark, and later held
similar positions at several other Euro
pedn capitals.
Just at the dawn of the present cen
fury, when the Boxer uprising in China
rendered the whole Eastern question
live Issue, the Mikado concluded that he
must be represented at Washington by
a man who was thoroughly familiar With
American sentiment and the Yankee way
of looking at things. Takahira was obvi-
ously the man for the place. and so he
came back to Miss Columbla's court ana
remained until after the close, of the
Russo-Japanese War. The diplomat en-
tered upon his duties in this country as
plain Mr.. Takahira, but he went home
as Baron Takahira, the title having been
bestowed by the Emperor because of the
services rendered by Minister Takahira
in negotiating the treaty of peace in the
memorable conference at Portsmouth.
N. H
Baron Takahira was succeeded at
Washington by Baron Aoki. but this
elderly diplomat never seemed to get
wholly in sympathy with our American
officials and apparently he was no more
successful in pleasing his eountrymen at
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one Of the pioneer college girls Of the
Land of the Rising Sun. Not only was
she one of the earliest of her country
women to graduate from European
school, but she was one of the first Jap
anese women to become known in society
abroad as Europeanized Japanese. Madam
Takahira is a dainty little person who,
If she wore her picturesque native dress,
would form the quaintest picture magma
BILE, but her toilettes are Invariably In
strict accord with the most advanced
American and European fashions
Wu Ting-fang, who is about to return
to the United States as Chinese Minister,
has not been in this country since 1908,
but he is well remembered by the Ameri-
can public, for no man in public life was
more talked about than this breezy
Celestial. Incidently, he had the time of
his life at our republican court He gave
afternoon teas when he parted the re-
partee of clever American girls; he
dalced the two-step and played poker; he
even turned lobbyist and lectured Con-
gressmen as to how they should vote.
Withal, he enjoyed a freedom of action
and blissful independence never vouch-
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home. II good feeling was to be restored
between the two nations there was moth
ing to do, seemingly, but to send back
the old-tlme favorlte of the American
public, and SO Takahira comes for
fourth period of residence in this coun-
try. He has been serving in the mean
time as Japanese ambassador TO Italy.
and, lnasmuch as there Is reason to be-
lieve that be was none too happy over
his duties at Rome, 1t Is likely that he
is only too glad to come back to the
New World. Moreover, he returns with
added prestige, for, in addition to the
handle to his name, he now ranks as
an ambassador. which Is a big step
higher in statecraft than his old classiti'
cation of minister.
The new Japanese Ambassador is short
of statue ana stockiiy built, with the
inscrutable facial expression character
istic of his race. Many persons see in
him a striking resemblance to Rudyard
Kipling Very much of a student, he is
decidedly progressive and was long ago
dubbed "A Yankee of the East" Madam
Takahira to whom the diplomat was mar
ried in Toxic. just 20 years ago. was
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Washington might object to the return of
WI because of the impression, wide
spread throughout the United States,
that this unconventional Chinese states
man, with his knowledge of American
character and American methods, was
largely responsible for the boycott against
American goods which was started in
China a few years ago However, Presi-
delt Roosevelt decided that there was no
evidence to connect WI with the boycott
and no reason why he should not again
be welcomed.
Awaiting Wu In Washington is his for
ner right-hand man, Mr.. Yung Kwal.
When WI first came to America, Yung
Kwai was one of the interpreters on the
legation staff, but with broadening
knowledge and experience he has made
himself well nigh indispensable to the
legation and has been promoted TO the
position OF first secretary. Incidentally
he has been pretty thoroughly American.
ized; has married an American wife and
sends his children to our public schools.
Mrs. Yung Kwai, who was a resident
of Springfield Mass. prior to her mar
rage to the Chinese diplomat. will bear
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which 1t can beat out a code which can
be received on board the flagship Of the
squadron and thus not only can the d.
rection of the submerged craft always
be ascertained, but a conversation can
be carried on, orders given, etc. at dis
lance OF between five and six miles.
This apparatus, which has been In
stalled on all naval craft Of this country,
consists OF two parts first the signaling
apparatus to produce sounds in the water.
This may be at fixed station, as buoy
or lightship, or on moving vessel Sec
ond, the receiving instrument, usually
located on a ship. The former is Of DIFF
ferent forms. For stationary fog signals
the device is a submerged bell of peculiar
design adapted to produce sounds Of long
range The bell Is rung by striking with
a clapper making distinct strokes. sep
arated by intervals of silence SO that 1t
can be operated like a IRE alarm bell. the
numbers serving to identify the location.
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five different llghtships continuously
night and day during a period of two
months. and all navigators We're invited
to send to the board their opinions Of
submarine signaling as an aid to naviga-
ton.
The result showed that by the use of
duplicate apparatus it was possible to
compress Into two months as much serv-
ice in point of time as the average
whistle Is called upon to do In three
years. and that. too. without injury TO
the mechanism. capable of being worked
under % feet of water, and operated
by the regular crew of the lightship with
out any increase in the cost Of coal.
In the American Navy, In which the
submarine torpedo boat Is expected TO
play ali important part in the near fu-
ture, the efficiency and advantages of
the submarine signals have been better
appreciated, for It has been found that
tie submarine craft can use bell on
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of its merits was soon accorded by the
United States government, as also by the
Canadian government, and regular in
stallations of the apparatus upon light
ships and steamers began to he ordered.
1t was not long before the progressive
shipowners OF Europe began to take no
tice of the new invention. Nautical au-
thorlties made an examination Of It aud
found. 1t practicable, with the result that
the system was soon adopted, and now
practically every one of the great ocean
greyhounds that ply across the POND
at express speed are fitted with It, thus
throwing around the travelling public
another safeguard.
The United States Lighthouse Board,
which has paid the greatest attention to
fog signals, did not take up the sub
marine signal without an exhaustive test,
and during the summer of 1905 they
caused submarine bells to be rung Oh