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The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

twinge. Boots humbled and cured OF all curl
osity, for time at least; and she began TO limp
away, painfully slow and sick at heart
THEN she was gathered up by soft hands and
sweet voice spoke in friendship TO her. For the
moment Boots thought she must be back in the
home circle again, so gentle and consong to her
discouraged feelings the greeting
Poor kitty-poor little kitty" called the lady.
Did they hurt It's poor leg-did they hurt t?"
What is the matter? asked a man who came
rustlng the straw with his big boots. Something
try TO make meal OF the puss"
THAT black wretch, the Knave nearly clawed
her leg off. See how pretty her eyes are-and the
feet, all black-like stockings, aren't they?"
More like boots" laughed the Better
give the thing start outside. She's too tame for
this outfit"
NO" hestated the lady stroking Boots head
softly zone gentle pet will be a decided relief.
shall call her Boots though. so thank you for the
name"
Bet you1l miss her the first night out she'n
never stay along with show. Too much compe-
ttion in the cawng line or, If she does stay it,
only be matter of time before she's nabbed, like
your poodle, eh?" And he laughed again.
ITS mean OF you to joke about it," said the lady.
But shall try to keep her anyway, so there"
THAT is how Boots came to be the protege of
Mademosee Laurette She was tempted to cut
away the first night out, but faint lingering in
quisitiveness compelled her to the thing
through, and before morning the rumbling had
carried Boots far from the commonplace home cir
Gle she had known in early life. She had joined
the show which admits of nothing commonplace
For some days Boots very weak, and the
bandage on her leg reminded her at every move
that she must not be curious again to the point of
rash investigation She had received a washing
that had seemed If anything a trihe too thorough,
but the blue bow OF ribbon, tied about her throat
afterward promised good fortune in store And
this was true. TO be the favorite Of Mademoiselle
Laurette assured favors from all those who sought
to get within the zone of that pretty womans
smile. Boots soon perceived that this gracious
mistress parsonage who amounted to some
thing and favorite Boots tempted to give
herself airs when her better spirits returned and
she limped about.
1t was strange life She wondered often what
part her new mistress played in 1t. There was al
ways the humming of crowds, at
mosphere OF low.toned excitement a
MN confused and nervous stirring dominat
ed by few hoarse rolling voices which
s seemed to alternately beseech and
a mand. There sounded music OF a drum
M drumming sort that sometimes gave
! !: /: J: !. !. 8.
- Boots a headache And there were
s&, horses and dogs, familiar enough with
i,R2NNk multitude OF stranger beasts
llfN ugly and others huge that she was
N#& kept in constant tremble, until finally
sN she had reached that state of nonchal-
tafH ance common to show life out of which
can proceed no surprise.
WaEwa
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09


w sodated OUTFIT she was well grown in
size, but young in years and point of ex-
perience She not timd, but a rather meek
looking and very inquistive thing 1t was this
last propensity that secured for her the compan-
ionship with Mademosee Laurette.
Boots had wandered from the straight and mar
row path out of the home circle Given to rowing
about, amid the quetude Of a commonplace civiliz-
ed and rewarded at times for evidencing a
compelling curiosity. But when Boots began
minute exploration of the mysteries making up
the Consolidated Outfit she overstepped discretion
She thought at first that she would like such
stretch the big tent afforded fine place in
which to play; the straw was thick and yielding
and there We're many strange shadowed boxes
perched above the ground which invited her nves-
legations Boots selected not the largest of these
as be ginning point, and managed to scramble
from baio of hay to the floor OF the box itself.
Then she was given n surprise-the greatest
surprise in the long life Of Boots. She confronted
pair OF glowing eyes, green living circles in the
black increasing as her terror grew and promising
nothing but evil Such eyes Boots had never be-
fore seen; they threatened from the gloomy
cesses OF the place, and she knew the danger Of
their light with quick strength born of this
fear Boots eapt to one side and out OF the barred
box again, striking Of it's standards she fell
She heard wicked throaty snarl, vicious slurry
OF talons, and n Kissing noise behind. And some
thing like hot nail had scraped down Of her
legs.
FAILING into the straw. Boots lay still for few
minutes scarcely realizing what had happened.
There had been creature of some vicious sort in
had kept 1t from following her. Evidently the
other boxes contained other creatures equally VIC
ous. 1t was no place for peacefully curious cat,
and she came to the con-
clusion that the quicker her
MMwp~N0gpEWR exit the better, since she
!. . !. \. !. T !. !
mn had only nine lives
8k which to draw. Now
M A6 g. a there blood
kfN# on her leg; the
WNMMN wound had
A8 smart and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

dentiai man. who spent all his time going from one gang to another and watching to see that the orders cover- Ing the treatment of the blacks were properly carried out by the foreman As the Jamicans are simply great over. grown children, they are easily dis couraged by haxing or injustice and quite as easily encouraged by 1ollying One may swear at them all he wants provided he has their confidence. and. on the other hand. a big. welltrained gang can be scattered in two days by a foreman who has mean streak in him and lets 1t crop out. It is also necessary to make each man repeat. every order before sending him to do derstands, as their intellect is. not well developed. and they are so anxious to please that they will always answer. 'Yas. ,Sah." and start off without knowing what they are going to do.
 It is hard to realize all of the din. culties which presented themselves during the work. The Panama Railroad was in the act of doabietracking its line. and canal construction was going on everywhere. Steam shovels were at work in various places on both sides of the railway, and tracks were being shifted. and plans being constantly changed all along the line. Thero is no wagon road across the Isthmus. and 1t was necessary to dodge the heavy dirt train trafic continually. first. when distributing the pipe. and later when moving material.
 Besides this the work commenced with the beginning of the rainy season and was completed before 1t ended. In one place the men worked through the pouring rain for thyea weeks. up to their waists in water in swamp, part oR 4hz Agv.A raft of boards. and laid the line In one place on Q floating raft of logs a mile long. as there was no bottom
 The Canal Record says of the worq:
 'The pipe line follows the line of the Panama Railroad and Is about forty eight miles long. It 10 made of open hearth steel pipe. eight inches in dia- intervals and without expansion joints. The pipe holds I5.0o0 barrels of oil. From sea level to the summit near Culebra the total lift is about 225 feet. One the edge of the Rio Grande reser- voir the pipe is increased in concrete. About thirty hours are consumed in the tourney across the Isthmus.
 "oil is delivered on the Tsthmus by the Union Oil Company of California. under a concession granted January 12, 1908, for the construction and opera tion of a pipe line from the Pacific to land owned by the United States and the Atlantic side Of the, 1sthmus over. land owned ythe United States and the Panama Railroad Company. This company had previously obtained. un- der date of October 30. l9as.S similar concession from the Government of Panama for the construction and main tenance of pipe line across the Isth- mus for the purpose of coyeying crude oil and for the erection of pumping stations and storage tanks fin the cities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

of Panama and Colon. The licenee granted by the Secretary of War is revocable at the will of the Govern ment of the United States. and is con- dltioned upon the payment of $500 United States currency month, begin- ming August 1. 1908. into tho Canal Zone. It is further stipulated in tho grant that if, desired, the Isthmian Canal Commission or the Panama Rail- road Company may purchase crude oil from the Union Oil Company of Calf- sornia at 90 cents United States cur- rency a barreil. In addition to the monthly payment of $500 to the treas ury of the Canal Zone, the Union oil Company also pays $2s0 to the Govern- ment of Panama. and is subject to the usual Canal Zone taxes.
 sThe oil delivered on the Isthmus comes from Santa Barbara county. California. %
 "Its consistency is about the same as water. and it can be transported in . pipe line as readily. It is piped from the field to Port Harford, where 1t is pumped into the Union oil Company's tank steamers. which are serving points in Oregon, Washington Hawaii. Chile and Guatemala. as we'll as Pana- ma. There are seven storage tanxs in the Canal Zone, four at La Boca and three at Mount Hope. near Colon. Each tank has capacity of 37.500 barrels. An eighth tank of like capacity, for merIy located at Mount Hope, was destroyed by lightning on May 18th. t90S." ~e k
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

The idea that Ireland is without snakes has been thoroughly dissipat- ed. A few days ago as a postman nam ed Sinnot connected with Bagnalstown postofioe was cycling at Doniga a couple of miles from the town. He heard a hissing sound in the ditch and Immediately a big reptile wriggled across the road Sfnnott at once jump ed of the machine and. pursuing the snake endeaVored to secure 1t alive. but failing in this he killed 1t. The snake measured twenty-seVsn inches In length. and its skin was green. with black spots. The finder had 1t preserv- ed in methylated spirits, and will en-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
GERMANY sTIRs TROUBLE.
Accuses England of Had Faith In Tur

Berlin, Sept. f1.-Professor Theodoi schiemann. the Kaiser's well-known confidential advisor on .Weltpolitik," in The Kreuz Zeitung. charges Great Britain-on the basis of alleged sound information"-with plotting for the partition of Turkey.
 Professor Schiemann says: "Talat Bey rss-...tS- succeeded in indusing the Turkis t1aeiiament to send an expedi- tion aga4nst Yachia Hammiedin. who Is attempting to set up an independ- ent position in the Yemon. It Is contended--and we have good reason to believe that the contention is found- ed on fact--that England is endeavor- ing in the Yemen. as, indeed, through out Aragua, to undermine Turkish sovereignty through the creation or small independent authorities which are later to become English dependen- cies.
 the aim of this policy is. That the object Is to establish Caliphate m Cairo or Mecca Independent of constan- tinople, is also no secret. " s' therefore. of special political import ance to observe what resistance Tur- kew will encounter if she attempts to resssert her authority in Arabia ana on the coasts of the Persian Sea ana euii'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
AN APPLE ROMANCE.
Ragged Brushy Hnl an Ohio Pro.
 duced a Fortune fin Frus4

RaEged Brushy Hill 1n Ohio Pre-
 duced a Fortune 1n Fruit.
 Ohio State Journal.
 A few years ago. a man in Lawrence county bought 11o acres of ragged and brushy hill land. It was a most uniD. viting prospect. and if a man would stop to dream or figure over it, he would be sure to abandon 1t. But this man did neither. He went at 1t with @ will and a patience; chopped grubbed. burned until he got the place pretty well cleared on. Then he began to plant some apple trees and kept at 1t until that hill was a thriving or- chard. He died in the midst of its and E. c. Cox. with the applG ambition in their hearts.
 Did you notice the great apple display at the State fair? Of course you did. for 1t Is one of the finest features of that grand exposition; and Lawrence county Is responsible for the greater part of that attraction and that man Nelson Cox, who grubbed an old fan gled hill into an orchard was the in- spiration of it all It Is his son and a few of his neighbors' sons that make most o fthe apple display.
 Notice few figures: Of the possible premiums on apples, $S37. Lawrence county captured $2ss of them. and she got all but $25 of the premiums of the S314 worth she competed for. These figures are not given for boosting pur- poses. They are given simply to show what a man can do when he has reao- lution and perseverance. When one realizes the tumbled-up topography of Lawrence county. hill over hill from the river bottoms back to the northern limits, and the Cox orchard one of these hills, he will be able to read. in those piles and rows of beautiful ap ples. the lesson of their worth and beauty. the lesson of the old Roman that conquered a world-"Whers there Is a will there is a way" Nelson Cox had the will; his boys are hOnorlnE the way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

dsavor to ascertain the partisuiar sre- cfes of his find.
 The criminal statistics of Ireland for 1908 show that indictabie offenses for the whole of Ireland, whion num- bered 9.4es in 1906. declined to Ss41s tn the year 1907. but rose last year to lo.266- This represents an increase. of s.b per cent. as compared with 1906 and of 90 per cent. as compared with 1907. The number of persons proceed ed against for non-indictabls offences was 31.se7 more than in the year 1907 and s.21s above the average for the ten years, .lsss-1s07. The number of cases of drunk enness In 1908 was less than the number in 1907 by 2.93. and if the figures for drunkenness in 1908 are compared with the average num- Der of such cases in the ten years. 190s 1907 1t appears that decrease amounting to 2,s41 has occurred.
 The annual report of the Registrar General for Ireland of the marriages. birth 102.oss, and the deaths 7e.Ss1 land during 1908 shows that the mar riages registered numbered 22.734: the births le2.o3s. and the death 76.Ss1. The marriage rate was 33.20 per 1000 of the estimated population, showing an increase of ao6 as compared with that for the year 1907. and an Increase of 0.lo as compared with the average rate for the ten years 18ss-1907. The birth rate was 23.3 per 1000 of the estimated population. being 0.1 above that for the preceding year. and also 0.1 above the average rate for the ten years, 1S9S-1907; and the death rate i7.e per 1000 was o.1 below the rate for the preceding year, and 0.2 under the average rate for the ten yeara isss-1se7.
 Fierce rioting has occurred in Thurles County Tipperary). and the house belonging to Mrs. Hogan, of Stradavoher. has been wrecked. Mrs. Hogan has been vigorously boycotted. and some time ago was awarded com pensation at the county court for the smashing of her windows. The other morning her meadow lands at Rally vourneen were found spiked, render Ing hay cutting impossible and moving machine was broken and made useless.
 At Balla County Mayo) Petty Ses- sions. district councillor, named Fhomas Kelly. was sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment for having com- mftted serious assault upon a man named John Sloan. ItI was stated that because Slogan had driven MT. kelly's cattle off a holding which they both claimed. Kelly and his father Inomas Kelly. ST.. assaulted him. Thomas Kelly. Sr., was ordered to be imprisoned for three weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
New Language for Liberia,

Kansas City Journal.
 There Is in use in some parts of the West Coast of Africa a system of writ. ing of native invention which is said to be successfully competing with Eng. fish writing. It Is called the Val Ian. guage and was invented by Doalu Bur. kere. assisted by i've of his friends The characters resemble Egyptian hla. roglyphics. but the tongue Id aaiS to be harmonious. relatively easv te pronounce and with a grammar Ina, is far from difhcult. It is being mors and more used in West Africa and If i, said may become the dominant form of native speech in Liberia and adjs. cent countries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
Near to Natures Heart.

ANOWaAk NEWS.
 s7e.oo0 automobile rolled through the sso.00o bronze gates and up the $Sb,00o winding avenue to the S2O,O0C marble steps.
 Descending from the machine, the niliionaire paused moment to view the smiling S500,000 landscape.
 Across the $so.o00 lawn a S125,00C silver lake speeding in the shades of early evening. and beyond 1t rose a lordy $S0.000 hill. whose crest, cloakeo with forest at an expense of S2O0. GOO glowed in the last golden rays of the setting sun.
 The millionaire sunk luxuriously into a. $2.000 ivory porch chair and rested his feet on the rosewood railing of the
 Tt is pleasant" he observed. "to get back to nature once in a while After the cares and worries of the business day, I certainly love to run out to this quiet little s60,000,O00 coun- try club of ours and taste a bit of simple life. It is good to keen in touch with the soil, for what Is man but rust, after all!"
 Feeling restored. he passed in through the S40o.00o doorway to his $1,500 dinner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

Some of the smartest of linen coats are sleeveless. and are made up in short and long panels. the short ones edged with deep fringe. Such coats are almost always elaborately embroid- cred or braided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEF 5
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Dance at Su.4mit Hall, Pownal
Center, tomorrow evening.
Thomas Lyons was in North Adams
Thursday on business.
Home chickens, native pork and
home sausage today and tomorrow at
l.. J. Eddington's.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps will be held at the usual
hour this evening.
w. l.. Gokay has returned from
Montpelier where he attended a meet
ing of the Vermont state, board of
pharmacy of which he is a member.
The committee which had charge
of the reception to Rev. A. j. Barron,
will meet to settle up accounts this
evening All members are requested
to be present.
Michael Mccarthy has resigned his
position as chauffeur for l.. A. Graves
and viii leave with his family this
week for New York where he has a
similar position.
Farmers are complaining of the
drought and are predicting that the
water supply this winter will be as
low as last winter when it was diff
cult at times to secure sufficient wat
er for their cattle. The amount of
rainfall which has occurred since the
beginning of the year is much below
the average.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-12
Where One Leak Is

While we are so frequently deplor-
ing the increase in the harden OF
court expenses in this state, and at
tributing the larger cause to some law
or another, perhaps, let us stop long
enough to eau in the Burlington Free
Press account L. the discharge of the
jury in the Eddy murder case because
its men-Ders were NO. kept Together
this Significant sentence. The mis-
take of Sherin q. c. Fish of West Ru.-
land, in allowing two sick jurors to
remain in bed while the other ten
went to dinner yesterday will cost the
state $1,000.
Without going into the merits of
this particular case and merely emf
ploying il as text or reminder, IL
may be proper to ask the attorneys
of the Vermont bar whether there Is
not very considerable total OF I'M
necessary expense, in the aggregate
of the fourteen counties, that is caus-
ed by greater or less degree OF in
competency on the part of officials of
tn law OF various degrees and in no
small part of the dilatory practice or
even out and out shiftlessness of
some of their own brethren?
We have an easy go lucky way of
choosing men for some places where
they can cost us a good deal of mon
ey in one day. We call it politics. It
cannot truthfully be called business
because no sensible man would do
his business that way.-St Adams
Messenger.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-09
NICE LITTLE MIXUP
OVER FURNITURE SALE

The prompt action of nelgbbors ju
telephoning to Mrs. Lilly Starmcr. the
landlady OF the house ut 219 South See
oud East street, Monday afternoon,
caused the arrest of +. Wilson and his
wife. who were caught in the act, it
is alleged, of selling all of Mrs, Star
mcr's furniture to a second hand deal
er named IL. Il. Larson. Wilson and
his wife rented the house furnished OH
Friday last and were evidently pre-
pairing TO leave the city Monday after
noon. when they made "A deal with Lar.
son 10 buy all of the furniture in the
house for 500
Larson. it is said, had paid the pur-
chase price aud was preparing 10 move
the furniture out of the house and take
it to his store, Mrs. Starmcr wns Doti-
fled cf tho situation aud arrived on
the scene i'll time TO save her goods.
She said that Wilson gave the name
of Kelly whcu he rented the place. so
IL is rot known what his true name
Is. Both be and his wife were placed
under arrest by deputy sheriffs. and
Larson sworc to q complaint charging
them with obtaining money by false
prctCnscs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-09
GEORGE \. SPEIGHT
AWARDED $4,000
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company Must Pay This
Sum.
YOUNG MAN LOSES HAND
IN CORPORATIONS EMPLOY
Supreme Court AiHrms ,|udg-
mcnt of Third District
Court.

The supreme court on Monday hand
ed down IN opinion affirming the JudG-
mcnt Of The lower court III the case
Of George H. Speigbt US. the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company.
Spcight was linemau in the employ
of the Telephone company, and on
December. 1906, was working on the
line at Main and Center streets, when
he cJmc in contact with live wire
of the Utah Light & Railway company
and w0s severely shocked, so that his
right hand had TO be amputatcd. lie
WAS awarded Judgment III the district
court in this county for $4,000 and
tho company appealed 80 she supreme
court, claiming that Speight assumed
ibe risk Of his employment and that he
was guilty of conlribulorv negligence.
The supreme court affirmed the judG-
mcnt Of the lower court, the opinion
of fhc court being written by Justice
McCartY aud concurrcd IN by CMcl
Justice Straup and Justice frick.
IN another opinion, thc Judgment Of
|, the lower court in lhc case of Nick
Jachetta. by his guardian nd litcm
against the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake Railroad company, was at-
frmcd. on February IS. 1907, Jachctta
was employed on q work tram Of tho
railroad company ncaf lcith, Noy., and
the train on which he was unloading
ties collidcd with another train and ont
Of the ties struck him on the head
causiug him to lose his mind and be
come permanently insane
| The jury in the district court of thl!
county awarded him damages in the
sum of 5000 Tho railroad company
! commended that the accident was due
TO the negligence of = fellow servant
of Jachctta, aud hence it WAS not liza
bic. The supreme court held different
! ly, however, and affirmed the judgment
| oc tho lower court Justice Mctart5
wrote the opinion of the court. whlcl
was concuUred III by Chief Justice
| Straup and Justice Frick.