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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-28

We think the dangerous clement in the situation the sensitive
the Japanese When Too mob attacked Hartman and other
Americans because dissatisfied with the Portsmouth treaty and tnia
ing Roosevelt responsible there no American excitement on
resentment nmaton of asking ndemnies damages apologies
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
CHAPTER XIV.

WHEN A DAUGHTER BETRAYS HER
nUD returned to find Miss Lang
X don and Norton still in the
room. New buoyancy, new
- courage, thrilled in his veins.
He would give this congressman the
battle of his life for this prize. Of that
he was confident.
Il have an engagement with Mrs.
Holcomb Senator Holcombs wife"
she said. so | must hurry away, but
/ expect to be back to see father
Il think I'll just wait" suggested
Norton. Il have to see the senator as
soon as possible, and he ought to re-
turn from that ways and means com
mittee meeting pretty soon"
When Carolina had gone slight
feeling of constraint settled over the
two
1.-THE senator's pretty busy these
days with his naval base matter COM
ing up, isn't he?"
Yes; keeps him pretty busy receiv-
ing delegations from Altacoola and
Gulf City and patting them both OIL
the back" said Haines. Had a man
from Gulf City in this morning with
some pretty strong arguments.
The secretary watched Norton keen
ly to note the effect of this hint in
favor of Gulf City.
"Gulf City, Norton sneered
"Shucks. Who'd put naval base on
a bunch of mud fats? reckon those
Gulf City fellows are wasting their
time"
'Think so:'' suggested Haines. Are
you absolutely sure?"
Norton started.
why, you don't mean to tell me-"
he exclaimed, that Senator Langdon
would vote for Gulf City for the
naval base?'
Il don't mean to tell you anything.
| congressman" was the cool rejoinder.
Its not my business. The senator's
the one who does the talking"
An ugly sheer wrinkled the congress
| mans face.
"Well, I'm glad he attends to his
own business and doesn't trust too
many people," he said pointedly.
The secretary smiled in puzzling
| fashion.
That's exactly why l don't talk,
congressman" he said pleasantly.
''The senator doesn't trust too many
people. II he did. there might be too
much money made out of land specu-
lation. Senator Langdon doesn't hap
pen to be one Of those senators who
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are for that kind Of thing.

care for that kind Of thing"
II suppose you think you're pretty
strong with the senator" ventured the
Mississippian.
''Tell you the truth, haven't thought
very much about it, replied Haines
''but, If you come right down to it,
guess | am pretty strong"
Suppose you've Influenced him in
the naval base business. then"
Still the secretary smiled. keeping his
temper under the adroit attack.
"Well. think he'd listen to me with
considerable interest,"
"But you're for Altacoola, of course u
Haines shook his head
mo, / can't say that Pm for Alta
coola. Fellow who was in here this
morning put up pretty good argu-
ment. to my mind. for Gulf City. In
fact. he made it pretty strong. Seem
ed to show it was all to my interest to
go in with Gulf City Think I'll have
to investigate little more | tell you,
Norton" spoke Haines in a confiden-
S<4A 1ulJiAttI, tllo lduu It,
yer Is frightful thing. While l was
talking to this fellow from Gulf City
l almost caught it myself. Probably
If / met the head CT the Altacoola spec
ulation | might catch the fever from
him too
''Why don't you put your money into
Gulf City and lose it, them" replied
Norton. nodding his head scornfully.
"Thatd be good lesson for risins
young politician like you"
Senator Langdon's secretary peered
straight into Norton's eyes.
Because, congressman" he said, IF
/ were to put my money in Gulf City
perhaps | wouldn't lose it"
The southerner took a step forward,
leaned over and glared angrly at
Haines. His face whitened.
you don't mean that you could
swing Langdon into Gulf City?' he
gasped.
Haines smiled.
II can't say that Norton. but i guess
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they real people here who have some
worth while?"
''Do look like I'd fool with cheap
skates, Haines? They're the real peo-
pie l think. Haines. that either Sen
ator Stevens or Senator Peabody would
advise you that you are safe''
''Ah! Then Stevens and Peabody
are the ones. They'll make it Alta
coola. then sell to the government at
big advance and move to Easy
street,"
That's right" agreed Norton.
Bud Haines Strengthened abruptly.
The expression on his face gave Nor
ton sudden chill-made him tremble.
"Now I've got you," cried the secre-
tary. you've given yourself dead
away. I've known all along you're a
ID thief. Norton. and you've just
proved 1t to me yourself"
what do you mean?" Norton was
clinching his fist Words like that
mean fight to southernerv'
Il mean that before Senator Lang
don goes one step further in this mat
ter he shall know that his colleagues
and you are thieves, Mr.. Norton, try
ing to use him for cats paw to steal
for them from the government. | sus-
pccted something this morning when
Gulf City tried to bride me and a Wis
itor from there gave me what turns
out to be pretty good tip"
$50 that was your dirty trick" ex-
claimed the congressman as he re-
gained his composure.
''Set make believe thief to catch a
real one" laughed the secretary.
Every good trick. think
'I'll make you pay for that" cried
Norton, shaking his fist
IAN right. Send in your bill any old
time" laughed Haires. 'The sooner
the better. Meantime I'm going to talk
to Langdon."
He had started for the door when
Carolina Langdor re-entered. followed
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the whole country has come to believe
whatever your father does is right,
and they've got to have him."
And father is completely under the
domination of this secretary" muir
INJURED the girl theughtfully.
Norton nodded
We've got to get rid of him. Caro-
ina. That's all there is to it. He has
10 20, when it comes to bOssing the
senator and making love to you. too.
he's getting too strong"
How can you do it," she asked.
You know when father likes any one
be won't believe thing against him"
Norton agreed sorrowfully.
That's right. Seems like the sens-
tors coming to think more of this fell
low than he does of his own family.
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"Fll mckc gou pay for that r'


aroused at the thought of losing his
money. so you're playing the game
like all the re5t?
why shouldn't IL shrugged the sec
rotary. Il guess perhaps I'm little
sore because the Altacoola people
haven't even paid me the compliment
of thinking | had any influence, so
they can't expect me to work for them
The Gulf City people have AS things
stand. Gulf City looks pretty good to
me-"
us this straight talkT' exclaimed
Norton
Take it or leave it." retorted Bud.
The Mississippian leaned with his
hands on the desk.
"Well Haines. if you're like the
rest and are really interested in Alta,
coola, | don't know that you'd have to
go very far to talk"
you know something Of Altacoola
lands, then, Norton?" said Robert
tingling with suppressed excitement.
He felt that he was getting close to
real facts in colossal deal
Norton was sure of his man now.
'Well, l am in touch with some peo-
pie who've got lands and options on
more. l might fix it for you to come
in," he whispered.
Haines shook his head.
"You know l haven't much money.
Norton. All l could put in would be
my influence. Who are these people?
Are they cheap little local folks or are
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"Do / iatrude p

"Im horribly afraid sometimes, Char
lie. That's why came here today. l
wanted to influence Haines, to keep
him straight. is there any danger that
they'll change? You don't think there
is, do your"
"Of course not, child. Stevens has
got his money in, and Peabody. There
are only FIVE on the committee. It's
bound TO go through"
'sThen why is father so important to
themY' asked Carolina.
'It's past my understanding. Caro-
lima. don't zee how he's done 1t, but
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me?"
Why, / wouldn't be surprised if he'd
even let one of you girls marry him if
he wanted to marry you"
"We'd have something to say about
that" Carolina laughed amusedly. DO
you think that Hope or | could ever
care for q man like this fellow? OF
course not But do be careful. Char
lie This Altacoola business must go
through right. 1t would be too cruel
not to have it so. And them
''And then you and I'll be married
at once, Carolina. whether your father
likes it or not" ended Norton fer her.
with Altacoola safe, we can do as we
please. as between us We'll be rich.
What does it matter how we get the
money, as long as we get it,"
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people interested In Altacoola would
hate to have me try"
Il didn't know you were that kind,
Haines.' said Norton, his virtue
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
By THOMAS A. HIISE
sed From the Play by Frederick r.

COPYRIGHT. 1902 BY THOMAS A. WISE
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Continued on Seventh Page.)
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Christmas MUSINGS.

There are warmer hand-shakings on
this night, wrote Alexander Smith,
than during the bypast IL months.
Friend lives in the mind of friend,
There is more charity at this time
than at any other. Poverty and scanty
clothing, and fieless CRATES come
home to the bosoms of the rich and
they give of their abundance. The
very redbreast of the woods enjoys
his Christmas feast. Good feeling in,
carnates itself in plum pudding. The
Masters word, The poor We have al,
ways with YOU" wear at this time a
deep significance. For at least one
night on each year over all Christen,
dom there Is brotherhood. And good
men, sitting amongst their families, or
by a solitary fire like me, when they
remember the light that shone over
the poor clowns budding on the Beth.
lehem plains 1900 years ago, the an,
partition of shining angels overhead.
the song, Peace on earth and good.
will towards men, which for the first
time hailowed the midnight air-pray
for that strains fMfiIment, that battle
and strife may yex the nations no
more, that not only on Christmas v
but the year round men shall be breth.
rem, owning n Father in heaven.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
GOOD WORK IS LOVED WORK
And Therein One Should Find the
Contentment That Is Chief
Part Of Life.

If a ma doesn't love his work, he
had better get something else Il do.
But the trouble is that such people
will hardly love any kind Of work.
The trouble is in them. They lack
intelligence. If they knew enough
to know good work. they would soon
learn to love it. The manualtrain-
ing scheme has this in view-to sur
round the job a mar is doing with
such intelligence and taste as will
make it attractive to him.
THE nan who IS in love with mis-
job gets more contentmcnt out OF lie
than any Other.' says Brandpr Mat
thewS; and he gets a great part Of his
conten,ment in doing his work right.
No man car love his work who shirks.
No nan can be cOntented who is dis
honest about his work. This is shirk-
ing or doing it negligent'y. SO these
things always 90 tOgether-hOnest
work, cOntentment and love of the job.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Fishing Extraordinary.

Representative Flood of Virginia
tells a good story in which one Of
the characters was Gen. Reuben Lind.
say Walker of the confederate army.
On one occasion the general was wait.
ing for his breakfast, and his faithful
negro servant had gone to catch some
FISH for the feast. When the serv-
ant vas away an unusually long time
the general called to him impatiently:
why don't you come here with that
fish, Sam"
Sam in the meantime had caught
q founder, which is white on one side,
with a whiteness that loks like raw
Ash meat.
All right, Massa Reuben!" called
out Sam. Use comm des ez soon
ez l kotch de uvver hat O. dis here
fish ."-Washington Times.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18

Christmases. We received our first
mail at Trinidad, West Indies, some
time Christmas week and delayed
Christmas mail reached us at Callao.
when the vessels were approaching
their own country on the western
side.
"No nation provides more plentiful.
ly for the Christmas cheer Of its sail,
ors than does Uncle Sam. Each Of
the battleship crews has a dinner Of
roast turkey, plum pudding, pumpkin
pie and all the trimmings which 20
with it. The men are served in
messes of 20 at IL a'clock and each
man is allowed m snifter Of grog as
an appetizer, in celebration of the oc.
casiOn.
1.-THE officers dine at six o'clock,
and, as is the custom when spending
the holiday at sea, are guests of the
commanding officer"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Christmas Booms Trade.

christmas booms trades Of all
kinds" said a statistician of New
York. 1T is, on the whole, a bless.
ing.
Take groceries and fruit. A bic
grocer tells me that where ordinarily
he sends out 100 tons of groceries a
day at Christmas time he sends ous
$50 tons. And Of oranges, he sells
a million a week in December as
against 100000 a week at other times,
Turkeys go from 5000 to $4,000
in this firms output, nutmegs from
five to IS tons, raisins from 1000 ia
5000 boxes and cigars from 1000 to
5000 boxes.
wines and spirits, which are boo.
ular Christmas gifts, sell 50 per cent.
better than in any other month.
know a nan who sold 1925, 900 worth
Of whisky last December as agains,
an average of $125,OOO for the other
months Of the year."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
ACCOUNTING ITCHING.
Eczema for a Year-Got No Relief
Even at Skin hospitaI-ln Despair
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

Il was troubled with a severe Itch.
ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles.
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands OF small red PIN.
pies formed and these caused intense
itching. was advised to 20 to the
hospital for diseases Of the skin. did
so. the chief surgeon saying: "Ineyer
saw such a bad case Of eczema" But I
got little or no relief. Then | tried many
so-called remedies, but l became so
bad that I almost gave up in despair.
After suffering agonies for twelve
months, I was relieved Of the almost
unbearahle itching after two or three
applications Of Cuticura Ointment. I
continued its use, combined with Cuti-
cura Soap and Pills, and I was com.
pletely cured. Henry Searle, Little
Rock, Ark, Oct. 8 and 10, 1907"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
The Vacant Chair,

What sad memories lingcr around
the old vacant chair. Sitting in the
middle of the floor, with a plaintive
look about its frayed and seemingly
weary back, it brings back a tumultu,
ous riot Of sad rccOllections that time
can lever efface. Volumes of bitter
anguish come to me when | arrive
home in time to catch the milkman
swiping the loose furniture around the
place, and take off my shoes to avoid
publicity, and strike my best toe
against the rocker Of the old vacant
chair. Then, forgetting for the mo-
mcnt my unclad feet, | kick the chair
On the other rocker. That is when
the sadness and suffering that fingers
around the Old chair out with
an extra edition and great chunks of
gloom settle over me like a herd Of Ill
natured tlies.-Oregon Journal.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
HABITS CHAIN
Certain Habits UnconsciousIy Formed
and Hard to Break.

An ingenious philosopher estimates
chat the amount of will power neces.
sary to break a lifelong habit would,
II 1t could be transformed, lift a weight
OF many tons.
1t sometimes requires a higher de-
gree Of heroism to break the chains Of
q pernicious habit than to lead a for.
lorn hope in a bloody battle. A lady
writes from an Indiana town:
From my earliest childhood I was a
lover OF coffee. Before 1 was out of my
teens l was a miserable dyspeptic, sui.
fering terribly at times with my stOm.
ach.
Il was convinced that it was coffee
that was causing the trouble and yet
l could not deny myself a cup for
breakfast. At the age of 36 l was in
very poor health, indeed. My sister
told me I was in danger of becoming
q coffee drunkard.
But I never could give up drinking
coffee for breakfast, although it kept
me constantly i'll. until l tried Postum.
j learned to make it properly according
to directions, and now we can hardly
do without Postum for breakfast, and
care nothing for coffee.
Il am no longer troubled with dys.
pepsia, do not have spells of suffering
with my stomach that used to trouble
me SO when l drank coffee"
Look in pkgs. for the little book, 1.-THE
Road to Wellville." There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter: A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of humal
interest.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Stated in Cold Figures

1t costs on an average about $3.50
TO cure an incipient c%onsumptive or
to care for an advanced case of tuber-
culosis until death. If he is left in des-
titute circumstances without proper
attention he will surely infect with
his disease at least two other persons,
and possibly more. Considering that
the average life Is worth to society
in dollars and cents about $1,000, the
net loss which would accrue to a COM
munity by not treating it's poor con-
sumptives in proper institutions would
be, for each case, including those who
are unnecessarily infected, at the very
lowest figure, s4,250. On this basis, II
the poor consumptives in the United
States who are now sick were segre-
gated from their families, and either
kept in institutions until they died, or
else cured of their disease, the say.
ing to the country would be the euor
NOUS sum of s1,275, 0OO, 900.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Christmas at
Sea
BY Admiral Bob Evons
Christmas morning. said
Admiral Evans (Fighting Bob,
. Il thank God that he made

MAN Christmas morning." said
w Admiral Evans Fighting Bob,
W Il thank God that he made
three times a. much water as land.
Every old seadog will join me in
this. The sea is his home; he loves it
as the farmer loves his broad acres.
Apart from it he is restless and dissat-
ished, but with a voyage ahead of him
he is as happy as a clam at high tide.
No true sailor would exchange Christ
mas at sea for one on shore. 1t would
be like Thanksgiving dinner without
the turkey.
"Of all the Christmases spent at sea
the one that rises before me most
wildly is that of 1865, when the fed.
eral army and the gunboat fleet were
trying to capture Fort Fisher. The
only presents we received, and they
came fast and furious, were solid shot
and shell from the guns of the nemy.
But this didn't destroy our sense of
humor. The boys would write on
each solid shot or shell before placing
1t in the gun, presented BY and add
the name of the vessel from which it
happened to be fired. Mighty few
hurled at the fort that day lacked this
Christmas greeting. All the gunners
caught the spirit Of the grim Jest, for
the fighting line is no place for seri-
Gus faces.
Despite the excitement of the
fierce combat W. managed to have the
mastheads of all the ships trimmed
with Christmas green, even though
the sailors had to risk their lives in
going ashore to get them, and you
may be assured the sentiment of the
day was not wasted.
Last year Santa Claus followed our
feet of Is vessels. He anticipated OUT
l2,000.mile voyage and furnished us in
advance with the pick Of his best. On
board the supply vessels when we
sailed from Hampton roads were thou
sands of packages containing every
imaginable Christmas gift, from a
whisky flask to e smoking jacket, each
package labeled, Don't open unit,
Christmas
along with those gifts he sent
thousands of yards of bunting to dec
crate the mastheads of the battleships.
1t would be difficult to imagine a more
beautiful sight than these ships lined
up Christmas morning with the sail
ors breaking out the Christmas trim.
mings with as much zest as the small
boy displays when he lights the
candles on his Christmas tree.
Then comes the opening Of the
Christmas packages. This is always a
gala occasion. Not a nan on board
would dare ignore the instruction any
more than he would think of disobey.
ing his superior officer. It has become
custom through years of faithful OBJ.
servance. Always a bottle of wine is
broken in christening these tokens
from the loved ones at home.
"1f hadn't been a lieutenant myself
wouldn't dare give away official
secrets.
Last year We practically had two
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
WHY HE FAILED.
Detected.

The consul in London of a continent
tai kingdom was informed by his gov
eminent that one Of his countrywom-
en-, supposed to be living in Great Brit
ain, had been left a million of money.
After advertising without result, he
applied to the police, and a smart
young detective was set to work.
When a few weeks has gone by
his chief asked him how he was 60
ing on.
i've found the lady, sir"
Good. Where is she?"
AT my place. l got married to her
Yesterday"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Slow Recovery,

"1s the editor out?" asked a visitor
to the office Of the RidgeyiIIe Banner.
Eyes, sir answered the editors
small assistant. He's gone out to
put away a jug of ticker left by a sub
scriber."
do you think it will take him long
to put it away"
NAV, sir, it won't take him long
ter put it away, but after that he
won't be able ter do nuthin' fur a
week."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
SAVE THIS RECIPE FOR COLDS

Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two unc of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine com
pound. The bottle is to be we'll shaken
each time and used In doses of a tea.
spoonful to a tablespoonful every four
hours Any druggist has these ingre-
dents or he will get them from his
wholesale house. The Concentrated
pine is a special pine product and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in an alright case, but be
sure 1t is labeled Concentrated" This
is n Of the best and quickest rene.
Gies known to science.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Not In to Modern Standards

V0e 0P % W0uSTT 0sdrTodT0o'
"Y0ur Wife's new hat makes her
look like a queen said the man who
tries to be complimentary.
Don't let her hear you say that"
answered Mr.. Bliggins; * have
looked through the histories and l
never yet saw a picture Of a queen
who looked as if she enjoyed a first
class milliner"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
The Execution.

In a home where the mother IS
somewhat aggressive and the father
g%Ood-natured and p~eace-loving. a
child's estimate of home conditions
was tersely expressed the other day.
While dressing the mother paused in
the act of putting on her shoes and
said: Il certainly am easy on shoes, l
have worn these for four months. I
don't know what you would do, John,
if l were not. l am easy on every
thing" The little girl looked up
from her dolls and remarked: "Ex.
cept father."-Success.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Woman's Daring Deed.

In southern Tunis lies an extensive
salt marsh desert called the Shot
Jerid, of which the Arabs stand in ter
ror. for many a caravan has been lost
in the salt incrusted morass, which,
according to De Lesseps is as much
as 1900 feet deep in places. This
region has been crossed for the first
time in a small automobile by a wom-
an, Myriam Harry, a well-knoWn
French novelist.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-18
Now and Then.

He Is a capitalist now in an Ohio
town, but he vas not always thus.
He has progressed along various lines,
and n mark of his progress is the
epen-back shirt, a comparatively mod
ern invention. To this he Is yet new,
and recently commented upon it to a
friend who vas in his room while he
was dressing.
Look at me- he said, sticking his
head through the shirt, when | same
to this town ! hadn't a shirt to my
back, and now-now, | haven't a back
10 my shirt"