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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08
GODS VENGEANCE.

WQOm the SOuS WOulu uSPCl Wy
they first made mad" The legislature
of Georgia has passed a law that
Negroes shall not open or maintain
Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythias or any other lodge like the
white people have. The hatred toward
the Negroes from the white people of
the South is to a certain extent ex-
pected, but when the great state of
Michigan, with its strong Repub-
licanism, does the same thing, it is
to be deplored. What has the Negro
done to be treated in this manner?
"Of one blood made He all men to
live on the face of the earth" is good
doctrine, and yet man or rather part
of him says no, but that the white
man is to rule or ruin. I take it that
the latter is true.
Noah had three sons, and after the
flood they took possession of the
earth. Shem took Asia and is the
father of all the yellow races. Japheth
took Europe and is the father of all
the white races. Ham took Africa and
is the father of all the black races.
Now it was the wickedness OF the
people from Adam to Noah that
caused the Lord to destroy them with
a flood. The gods had made them
mad: hence they would not listen to
Noah or anyone else. The problem
that followed was to bring the world
back to the condition of goodness it
was at the creation. The Lord took
Shem and his descendants to do this.
But the Bible shows how Shem sig
nally failed. Shem refused to hear
and obey Christ; hence he must be
put out of the way. Japheth came
next. He. to a certain extent, did be-
lieve in Christ. But Christ taught a
universal brotherhood. which the
white man denies. Hence the white
man will fail, and then comes Ham,
the first son Of Noah, to prepare the
world for the coming of Christ. For
a period of years the Shemites were
the dominant race; then for another
period the Japhites were the domi-
nant race and are claiming it today,
but how long it will be able to claim
it is to be seen. Both these races
have failed to produce the effect in
tended and both must necessarily pass
out of the realm of dominancy. And
Ham must take it up, which he will
do soon. The white race is mad be-
cause the Negro is becoming educated
and wealthy. He is afraid of him be-
cause he knows he has not dealt
Justly by the Negro. He knows that
in every material thing the Negro
has the worst of it. He knows that
the Negro is deprived of all that is
to make him a man. But the LORD is
helping the Negro and he will be the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

A Chicago lawyer relates the fol-
lowing: 81 was waiting in Judge
Walkers municipal Court court to
try a jury case. Just before my case
was called, the case of City VS.. Max
Schournowitz was brought to- trial.
The defendant had no counsel and
as l happened to look good to his
Honor l was Immediately made the
goat The defendant was charged
with a violation of the ordinance pro-
hibiting peddling without a license.
A police officer had found defendant
in an alley with a few pounds of rags
and iron in a wagon and testified that
he had heard defendant shouting,
'a-r-a-g-s, OIL i-r-o-n.' The
shounting part was stOutly denied by
the defendant. The trial lasted about
fourteen minutes and the jury retired
to consider their verdict. This they
did for some two hours, and finally
came into court with a verdict Of not
guilty, attached to which was a re-
quest reading in substance as follows:
Judge, please advise the defendant
not to violate the law again."
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

1t does appear strange that one of
the Board of Public Works should be
assigned the duty of investigating
some of the alleged crooked acts of
some members of the Board. Ger
tainly this is something never heard
of before. The man or men to inves-
tigate such matters should be entirely
uninterested. The Chamber of Com
merce is charged with some indiscre-
ton and the president of it is
appointed to investigate the charges!
How would that suit the average
citizen? These things look scaly, and
the great majority of the people are
today in favor of radical change
touching the highest official of the
city of Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

A lean cotton crop is reported for
the South, the crop of damphools of
that section, however, is unusually
large this year. Unfortunately for the
South. the market price of the Till
manic damphools is extremely low.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

When the University of Washing
ton threw open it's gate for student adj
mission last Monday 1900 registered
for the year and the tomfoolry that is
gone through every year was re-
peated
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Those graft letters in the Star are
either fishy or damn lies and as much
the latter as the former. For an eX-
ample, take the plumbers letter. His
own letter would convict him though
his name was withheld and he doubt
less knows that if he were convicted
of what he says he is guilty of he
would be sent to the penitentiary.
Somebody has most damnably lied.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Coon hunting is being INDUCED in
by Connecticutites this fall. What a
pity that Sambo can find no place in
all this land of the free and home of
the brave to rest his weary head.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

We often hear the old adage that
nothing succeeds like success" We
hold this to be wrong. Success does
not succeed; it is only the result of
the effort to succeed. Success is
passive, not active; it is a result, not
potent power; it is that which has
been attained through exertion and
labor. Just why this saying should
be so frequently used we cannot
imagine. 1t is certainly an incorrect
saying overlooked by the critic gen
orally.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Unless we miss our guess George
town, which is totally surrounded by
Seattle's city, is going to get swal-
lowed up by the latter at an early
date, if not sooner.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

A democratic governor from Ohio
would have been such curiosity and
his presence attract such critical OBJ
servations, may account for Gov. Har-
mon refusing to address the Ohio So
ciety in Washington at the A.-Y-P.
exposition.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

If the horses and cattle at the stock
show at the exposition are not well
bred then they at least act like it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08
Wise AND OTHERWISE
{ UNCLE ANGEL }

Peary says he saw the pole
And tells us how it looked.
Another says it's not true,
And the Peary story's Cooked.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

If Peary really reached the pole
there is no doubt but there was a
black spot on it as Henson was there
with both feet.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Substituting Confederate bills for
an equal amount of gold certificates
was a joke all right, but the hotel
clerk that turned the trick found that
the city bastlle held a joker that
swept the board and caught him IN
the jackpot.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN.

dominant race. Deny it you will, but
the mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly fine
w. T. TESTER.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

You say you have known this de-
wendant for many years?"
Eyes, ever since he was boy"
do you consider him to be of sound
mind?"
well, I don't want to say anything
against him if it isn't necessary"
But you are under oath to speak
the truth. Have you ever observed in
his actions anything that would lead
you to believe he was weak mentality"
"He married the daughter of poor
man when he might have become the
son-in-law of a wealthy manufacturer
manager of the business
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

broad-minded moulder of public opin-
ion.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

China, with it's 4OO,OOO,OOO people
and one of the most ancient of peo-
pied countries, never had telephones
until recently, and now only in Pekin.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

An Eastern man gave his wife $22
in 22 years, then she sued him for
absolute divorce. Some wives are hard
to please; twenty-five dollars is no
insignificant sum, especially in hard
times There is too much difference
made in business between husband
and wife. In many families the hus-
band assumes the attitude of boss
with a capital B and his will is law.
This is wrong; the husband should
take his wife into partnership with
him and listen to her counsels. She
will often give him pointers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

The crouch is an unhappy mortal.
He is an incessant grumbler and
growler. Nothing that he sees or
hears commends itself to his favor
Unfortunate indeed is such an apostle
of woe. Such pessimistic fellows are
found everywhere. They are never
willing to turn from the misfortunes
of the past and seek new deal in
the future. Now things that are in
the dead past are beyond recovery,
and a man who is real live one will
endeavor to keep both eyes open.
There is no use to harp over bygones,
or cry over split milk. The successful
man will rise over difficulties, hew
and strike for the best in him.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

1T may sound good to the editor OF
the Times to style Gov. Hay Acting
Governor. but it only makes the gen
eral public style the editor of the
Times an acting ass instead OF
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

The Democratic party is to be born
again. Your uncle is in hope that
the "bornin' will be more successful
than heretofore. The "bornin" was
bad and the life was worse, and
finally the sickly thing died for want
of vitality and proper nourishment.
The thing was always on the wrong
side of every proposition and on the
right side of nothing. Certainly, let
it be born again.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

There are so many strange things
in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than
are dreamed of in your philosophy,
said Hamlet to his friend, and Eddie
Foy's Hamlet is one of them. 1t is
the strangest Hamlet that the stage
has ever seen and that it is the fun
NEST goes without saying. OF course
the Hamlet that Eddie Foy will de-
liver to the patrons of the Alhambra,
night, is not the Hamlet of Shakes
peare, but a product of Edgar Smith,
Edward Madden and Ben Jerome,
written especially for the droll come
dian and entitled "Mr. Hamlet OF
Broadway" This musical comedy is
said to be the best vehicle that the
comical Foy has ever had and to sup
ply an evenings entertainment the
like of which has seldom been en-
ioyed 1t ran for seven months at
the Casino.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Aldrich's tariff flower may be an
exquisite bud in the eyes of President
Taft, but it's simply weed in the
eyes of the man out West.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Lords Against the Land Tax is g
headline. Well, the Lords will be
done-unless they mend their ways
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

It's early in the season for Valen-
tines, but Mayor Miller has drawn
one.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

According to Greasy the fifteen de.
cisive battles of the world were:
Marathon (B. G. 400, in which Mil
tiades defeated Darius; Syracuse (B.
c. 413), which broke the Athenian
power and stopped the extension of
Grecian domination; Arbela (B. G.
33D, by which Alexander overthrow
Darius; Metaurus (B. G. 207), in
which the Romans defeated Hannibal;
Arminius CA. d. 81, in which the Gauls
overthrow the Romans; Chalons "a. d.
451), in which Attila was defeated by
Aetius and the whole of Europe saved
from devastation; Tours CA. D. 1922,
in which Charles Martel overthrow
the Saracens; Hastings CA. d. 1860,
by which the Normans obtained the
English crown; Orleans CA. D. 1920,
which secured the independence of
France; the Armada CA. d. 1889,
which crushed the Spanish in Eng
land Blenheim CA. d. 1000, in which
Marlborough defeated Tallard and de-
stroyed the ambitious schemes of
Louis XVI; Pultowa CA. D. 1900, in
which Charles the Twelfth of Sweden
was defeated by Peter the Great;
Saratoga CA. D. IT'D, which prac-
tically decided the fate of the Ameri
can Revolutions Valmy CA. D. 1922,
which enabled the French Revolution
to go on; Waterloo CA. d. 1879, in
which Wellington overthrow Napoleon.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-08

Is it a fact that Seattles great
wrestler is a Roller? If such be true
then this is truly an age of CONNER
cialism.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
RELIGIOUS DEBAUcH.
One Man Goes Dafy at the Sunday
Meetings

SPOKANE, Jan. 2.--Stark naked
and raving mad, Frank Mays. a strap
ping laborer, 26 years old, went sud
denly insane in the Billy Sunday tab
.ernacie about 6 o'clock last night and
attempted to mount the pulpit to de
liver an exhortation to the assembled
early comers on "The Devil" The
mad man was prevented from carry
ing out his purpose by Special Officer
Phillips and by several ushers, with
whom he fought ike tiger. Wrap
ped in a blanket, the insane man was
taken to the city jail, bound hand
and foot.
AT the station Mays declared he
had disrobed to prove that he was an
angel from God. The usual formal
ity Of searching the prisoner was dis
.pensed with. Still manacled, the la
borer was locked up in a strong cell,
where he squirmed out Of the blanket
and began to shout that he was the
devil come to put Billy Sunday out Of
business. He varied these statements
by singing hymns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03

In accordance with time honored
custom, if not my actual duty, ! here
with submit my annual report OF the
legal department Of the municipa!
government, and while it does not
contain much OF great interest it IS
for the reason that during the last
year the city has not been involved
in any very serious legal difficulty.
The only legal action filed against
the city during the year was that OF
Miss Annie Anderson for the recov-
cry of $4,000 damages, for injuries
alleged to have been received through
a defective street. This action is be-
fore the United States circuit court
and will in all probability be tried
some time next year.
The other cases, three in number,
are police court cases taken to the
circuit court on appeal, and are Of no
relative importance.
The legal questions that have arisen
during the last year have been nu-
merous, and it shall remain to be seen
whether the opinions Of the legal de-
partment have been correct OF other
wise.
The council has seen fit to improve
many streets during the last twelve
months and / believe no part Of the
expense Of such improvement will
fall upon the city.
In several instances the common
council has seen fit to disregard the
opinion Of the city attorney upon le-
gal matters. Without commenting on
this at length, will only say that
while it is not only bad form, it is
also bad practice.
In conclusion, | have only to say
that / consider the past year to have
been successful one, and at this time
Il desire to state that ! feel very grate-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03

The steamer Lurline docked here
III S o'clock last evening, with plenty
of business on both decks. She
brought down rs woodmen as far as
Oak Point and these men will enter
the woods for the purpose o. getting
out, as rapidly as possible, lot OF
fuel for the steamers who are about
20 rebel against the high charges for
fuel oil. 1t is said there are other
angs to come in thiS behalf, and il
win soon be a familiar sight to see
boats running both ways with huge
piles Of irewood on their bows, as
of old. The Lurline left here last
evening with the following named
people in her cabins: L. D. Wolford,
Mrs. E. Nj. Stewart, Rev. Conrad
Owen, Miss X. D. Yeaton, Miss j..
r. Writ, w. A. Graham, Miss E.. B.
Olsen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
WIFE BALLS HIM OUT.
Finds Husband a Vagrant in Work
house and Rescues Him.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-In the COM
pany of an officer Of the East St
Louis police department, c. B. Need
ham of Somerville, Mass, a Boston
suburb, who is reputed to be wealthy,
departed today for his home. His
wife is bearing the expense of the
trip. Needham was found in the
Belleville Ill, workhouse serving a
sentence on the charge Of vagrancy.
For three months his wife has
sought him since the day he escaped
from her in St. Louis, where she was
preparing to have him placed in an
asylum. He came here in October
suffering from nervous breakdown.
He had been working in Florida.
Mrs. Needham located him in East
St Louis and came from Boston, and
1T was while she was arranging to
have him placed in an asylum that he
escaped from her. Recently he re-
appeared in East St. Louis and was
put in the workhouse until his wife
could be advised The police say he
Is suffering mental alteration.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03

II. +. Sullivan, Of Denver, was not
ed on the streets yesterday,
c. J. Martin Of Eugene was among
the big crowd Of visitors alighting
from the noon express from Portland
yesterday.
Oliver ]. Eckhardt, the we'll known
actor manager and proprietor Of
"Eckhardt's Ideals" and a brother az
Mr., Eckhardt Of the Astoriarl's busi-
ness Office, arrived in the city yes
terday and is the guest Of his brother
H. D Mansfield, Of Baker City, was
in the city yesterday for the after.
noono and registered at the Northern
]. r. Smelling, of Portland, was a
guest Of the Merwyn yesterday
r, X. Denham, Of Tacoma, spent
the day here yesterday, going on to,
Seaside last evening,
Mr. and Mrs, William Bailey and
Miss Mary +. Bailey, Of Bailey, of
skamokawa, are in the city, guests at
the hospitable home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Heron.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
PERSONAL MENTION

Hon. Mayor Wise will leave this
morning from the metropolis, and
accompanying him will be his daugh-
ter, Miss Birdie Wise and her young
friends, the Misses Larson and Ham.
merstrorh, all bound for their alma
mater at Eugene. The Mayor will
return to the city this evening.
Captain and Mrs. Percy Willis, are
up from Fort Columbia, and First
Lieutenant J. Prentice, Of Fort Stew.
ems, was in the city yesterday for a
few hours.
G. b. Cosgrovc, Of Milwaukee, was
a business visitor here yesterday and
went back to the metropolis last even
ing on the 6:l0 train,
II. I, Johnson, Of Salem, was in the
city yesterday on matters Of business.
G. 7, Hamilton, Of New York, was
here yesterday for a few hours, going
on to Seaside last evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
A REFLEX SCARE.
Virginians Have An Eruptive Marvel
To Worry Them.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. q = Great
anxiety is being shown by the in
habitants Of Greenbank, small town
across the border in West Virginia,
over the steadily increasing in ap'
pearance OF burning crater Of seem
ingly volcanic nature on the side Of
a neighboring mountain.
Flames are distinctly visible at in
tervals. accompanied by rumbling
noises as from internal disturbances,
The air is strong with sulphur fumes
The area Of the molten mass has
spread until it now covers some fifty
square yards
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
A GREAT GIFT


for Xmas-for yourself or your
family-is q permanent home, and
il Is our pleasure to place you In
the way Of obtaining one. Our real
estate business is so extensive that
we can furnish all conditions Of peo-
pie with just the kind they desire.
We have city and country property
in most advantageous situations. Also
pianos, organs and graphOphonss.
424 Commercial street.
A. r. CYRUS. /
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
POSTMASTER HAHN Isl
CANDIDATE AGAIN /.
INTERESTING QUESTION AS TO
SENATOR BUTTONS ATTI-
TUDE IN THE MATTER.

| Postmaster John Hahn has am
nounced to his friends that he Is 4
candidate for re-appointment TO the
office, and for several weeks past he
has been looking into the matter,
Yesterday Mr. Hahn went our among
certain Of the leading business men OF
Astoria with a petition, which is adj
dressed to the postal authorities and
asks for his reappointment This peti-
tion has now been signed BY several
hundred,
lust when Postmaster Hahn's term
expires may be matter Of some
slight doubt. Apparently his eommis-
sion was dated on the 23rd day OF
January, 1905, running for period
OF four years. but il was not received
BY him and he did not take hold OF
the Office until April 10th of that
year; and hence he thinks there may
be a doubt as to the term expiring
before April i6 OF this year,
But with the expectation that the
appointment of a successor might be
made during the present term Of
Congress, and before January Is, he
has prepared his petition to send TO
the postal authorities, and he will ask
for the appointment again on the
grounds Of personal fitness and be-
cause OF the excellence OF the postal
service here during his ineumbency.
In all those cases wherein there IS
competition among two or more Of
such Offices, and one OF the men is
veteran of the civil or Spanish wars,
there seems to be a ruling that pref
erence-all others things being equal
shall be given to the ex.soldier, and
apparently Mr.. Hahn is counting on
his service during the civil war to
stand him in stead now.
OF course the whole matter lies al
most wholly in the hands of Senator
Fulton, but it may be suspected that
his influence will not be extended to
Mr.. Hahn.
Who the other ayowed candidates
are for the place has not yet become
public property, though it is well
known that Frank ]. Carney's name
i has been frequently mentioned, and
liz is said to be understood that Mr..
Carney viii receive the support Of
some Of the leading Republican poll
ticians, and perhaps will receive Mr..
Fulton's support.
The name Of Charles w. Halder-
man, Senator Fulton's private secre-
tary, is also mentioned, though be-
meath the surface and as a matter Of
political conjecture, as the man who
may get it, especially if there be any
contest at all among other competing
candidates. At all events it is one Of
the plums that is going to fall into
somebody's hat, and just for whom
Senator Fulton is going to shake the
bough is probably only known to him
self and very few Of his intimates
here now. Senator Fulton's undoubt-
ed power at Washington, both with
the outgoing and the incoming ad-
ministrations, leaves little hope for
the man whom he may choose to ac-
lively oppose.
But just as matter Of humor, some
have begun to permit themselves to
wonder what Jonathan Bourne may
try to do in the question Of the post
mastership Of the second city in the
state-since Senator Fulton has chos-
en- to hold up Senator Bourne's ap-
pointee in Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03

ful. for the assistance rendered my
Office, to Mr.. Wise, Mr. Anderson and
Mr., Tee, and to their wise and gen
erous assistance | attribute in great
part the success Of the eity's legal
department during the past year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-03
BRADEN-ADANS MEAT CO
Cash Prices
square yards

Soup Meat, Sc to Sc lb.
Pot Roasts, 7c, &c, i0c.
Round Steak, l0c, i2ic.
Sirloin, 12ac to l5c,
Rib Roast Beet, l0c, l2c, l5c.
Shoulder Roast Pork, l0c, l2ic.
Loin Roast Pork, l5c.
Picked Pork, l2ac.
Salt Pork, l2Ac.
Pigs Feet, Sc.
Bologna Sausage, i0c.
Liver Sausage, l0c.
Blood Sausage, i0c.
Head Cheese, 10c, 8 lbs. for 2sc.
Spare Ribs, l2ic.
Eggs, 3sc.
Butter, Csc, zoe, 7Sc.
Bacon, l6c to l7ac.
Hams, l2ac to l6c.
Live Chickens always on hand, dress
ed to order.