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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-16
CHAPTER vi.

Mr.. Yazimoto, carefully busting his
clothes till hardly a trace OF the re-
cent fray was visible, walked away in
the darkness, while his companion,
limping in fashion that showed how
badly he had been battered in the
fight, went painfully beside him. The
Filipino was evidently sore of mind as
we'll as body, and occasionally NUT
tered objurgations in Spanish. Ia
galog, and curiously mingled dialects
Of the far east Mr.. Yazimoto, how
ever. was philosophical The little
Japanese bore swollen lip and one
OF his eyes was almost closed, but he
grinned almost cheerfully as the ex-
ecrations of his friend came sputter-
Ing to his ears.
Patience. my dear Senior Aguilar."
remarked Mr.. Yazimoto. in the gen.
TEST of tones. lis of the greatest OF
honorable necessity. In the life OF the
man who follows the admirable pur-
suit of trade, patience must be of
mingling commensurate with great
Judgment. Should not the man who
makes transactions in the honorable
affairs of nations be restrain doubly
his emotions and his notable adjec-
tives?"
Senior Aguilar's somewhat irritated
reply seemed to indicate that he was
almost Wholly lacking In the desirable
quality so strongly advocated by his
colleague He gave free rein to his
sentiments as they paced along, and
only intermitted his remarks when
they turned into side street and
stepped quickly into the basement
areaway of a substantial brownstone
house. Mr.. Yazimoto Knocked lightly
twice; the door opened without noise
or the preliminary rattle of bolts, and
the Orientals passed inside.
A black man ushered them into a
small room, sparsely furnished with
few chairs and mission table, strewn
with maps and plans. Beside the ia
BILE, his huge frame resting at ease In
gigantic morris chair, sat a noun
tain of a mana portly German, SO
vast in every measurement that his
seated figure seemed to tower above
the stocky Asiatics as they paused be-
fore him. Bushy gray eyebrows,
thick white mustache, and bald head
OF enormous brain capacity made up
the impressive total-a mammoth of
man and a deep thinker. such as
those who serve the War-lord have to
be,
The big German surveyed the bat
tered Asiatics grimly and half quiz
ideally. my vrendts," he chuckIed,
"chudging by der ocular Evidence, you
hat had stormy efening. Und from
de EXPRESSIONS by your faces. / also
chudge you hat accomplished a larch
and gonsbicuous failure"
''The judgment of the honorable
Herr" purred Mr.. Yazimoto. SIS
equalled by nothing except the un.
worthiness of his regretful associates.
He gives most admirable judgings-
we have. as he so Intellectually speaks,
accomplished a failure"
The great German laughed. sound
lessly, interiorly, his vast form quiv-
ering like succession Of 1elly-waves.
Wait. vait.' he commanded, when
the tempest OF mirth had passed al
low me dot | bicture to you und TO
mineself de clients of de choyous efen-
ing. You virsdt attempted de setue-
lions of vinance Sol Und de young
man repuffed you. so2 Und den. sub
Dosing dot he would hat documents OF
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-16

day. Your government cannot pay
my expenses. No. no won't take
IL"
Have your own way" Brockett an
swered. Il know | cannot make you
accept anything when you are so anx-
ious to spend your own money. Don't
you think we should. at least, arm
ourselves before starting? We can
get horses and heavy weapons In
Texas or New Mexico. but how about
q small revolver, or something OF the
SORT. to carry when we leave here2
We may not have seen the last OF
Mr.. Yazimoto and his Filipino friend"
Exactly" assented Solano II
think : have lust what we need 4
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-16
The Real Test.

Diogenes was searching for the
honest man.
Find suburbanite who will tell
you his real opinion of country life In
winter" we advised.
Herewith he departed to apply the
greatest test of all.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-16
Bargain Price in Alimony

neighborhood that the devil had been
seen at midnight reading list of his
victims by glow worm light.-London
Evening Standard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
WyJITELtN REID.

It Is not so much what he did as The
way he did it that won for the late
Whitelaw Reid the admiration of the
English people as we'll as his own.
For seven years he held the most diff
fcult diplomatic post in the American
government, and for seven years not
a murmur Of protest or of criticism
was made against him.
1t is only in such times as these
when one who has served us so well can
serve us no longer, that we hurried
American people stop to realize the
measure of that servant. Whitelaw
Reid was great diplomat, our ablest
representative; to him we owe it to see
that the man who fills his place is equal
to the standard he set.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

show them where they have been max
ing their mistake and We must find out
why thev have ueen making it before
we can show them.
II this campaign produces nothing
else It will have been we'll worth while
for the awakening of our merchants
TO The realization that they are losing
S500o9 year that rlghtfully belong to
them and which they can set If they
pursue the right methods. Personally
WE believe the campaign will have
rlany more good results, are glad to
see i; inaugurated and will do all We
can to promote It.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
a50.eoe a YEAR.

Money talks. People who want it are
presumed to listen. Certainly the mer-
chants Of Olympia should consider
thonghtfully the assertion made at the
sstrade-at-home" luncheon Tuesday by
Postmaster Cavsnaugh, that the big
mail order houses take at least $4,000
seut Of Olympia and its immediate ter
sritory year.
II Is your business. also, to determine
how much OF that $4,000 Is your share
and then how to get that share. 1t be-
fhooves you to study 1t In the light OF
the new parcels post law, not merely on
the defensive side, as to how much
added injury the mail order house
may do you, but on the aggressive. as
to how you yourselves may develop the
parcels post to your own interest.
Naturally we all say it is condition
that should not exist. We go around
and say that people ought to trade at
home, but we do not tell them why, nor
do we offer any particular inducements
for them to do SO. Above all, we can
not preach unless we practice and some
Of US could well improve our practice
ss II we are to get anywhere with this
ssstrade-at-home" campaign. we must
leave sentiment cut of it entirely
ne must present in a straight I'd
cd, frank, businesslike way and not in
appeals for sympathy or help, oul
reasons why people Should buy of us
rather than somebody else. We must
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

The Tacoma Tribune is presumed
to be newspaper. On this presump-
ton, it is also presumed to respect the
rudimentary principles of newspaper
ethics. This week it published ver-
batim an article that appeared in THE
WASHINGTON STANDARD last week. 1t
failed to credit the story. Even the
country weeklies are gentlemanly
enough to do that
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
With the Editors
.:-.........-........:....:..:..:........::-:..:
CHINA Chronicle.)

In order to temporarily aid the
small timber holder and TO make re-
forcstation possible this state would
do we'll TO remit the yearly tax on TIM
her. and to collect heavy tax when
the timber is logged. This tax should
be good percentage of the sale price
of the logs, and it shall be graduated
with the years. In that way the state
would probably get more revenue from
timber than at present, and the small
holder would be- amply able to hold
his timber land.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
WILSON TO BE PRESIDENT

WILSON TO BE PRESIDENT
Under the headline More Shivers"
the New York World prints the follow,
Ing editorial:
Governor Wilson has said the fate
full words himself. He is going to con-
suit William J. Bryan as to his appoint
ments and politics. It is fearsome
prospect, and we already hear in anti
cipation the shrieks of heroes and pat
riots certain to protest.
mr.. Bryan is only Democrat who,
In spite OF his well-known failings, has
three times polled more than 100000
votes as candidate for the presidency.
He is only Democrat who. regardless
Of his notorious faults. was able in the
Baltimore convention last summer to
defeat as clever scheme as ever was
devised to put the Democratic party
once more on the familiar road to de.
feat. Undoubtedly he is a dangerous
man from the Ryan-Belmont-Murphy
standpoint, but we regard Woodrow
Wilson SO highly that we are willing
to trust him for season even in such
suspicious company.
1T is true that the president-elect
might have placed himself in touch
with the best minds in the Democratic
party. He might have made date
with Ryan himself, or Belmont or Muir
ply or Taggart or Roger Sullivan OF
Jim Smith. He might easily have
saved himself all this obloquy, but he is
headstrong and perverse, and that is
why he is to be president"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
We Have the Recall Now.
(ColfaX Commoner.D


The constitutional amendment pro-
yiding for the recall of officers in
Washington carried by big majority.
The new amendment will be in full
force after the first of the year. The
Republicans who are urging a con-
test of the election of Ernest Lister
as governor should bear this in mind
Should the Republicans steal this
office, which rightfully belongs to
Lister, and retain Governor Hay it
would be for but a short time. The
people of the stcte would rise up in
their righteous indignation and de-
mand a recall election. Lister would
be the opposing candidate. Can any
sane man doubt the outcome of such
an election? With the combined
vote of Lister and Hodge centered on
Lister the outcome of the election
can be foretold this long in advance.
Hay would get the worst defeat ever
given an official. Thousands of those
who voted for him in November would
be so deeply disguised with his at
tempt to steal the Office after being
defeated that they would vote against
him. Hay would be ruined man.
He would be discredited for all time
and would stand in the same unen-
viable position that Hiram Gill, the
recalled mayor Of Seattle. now stands
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

An Eastern scholastian vouchsafes
the assertion that Roosevelt and Bryan
should be eliminated. It's mighty hard
on Bryan, but II we've got to sacrifice
him to get rid OF Roosevelt. let's gel
get rid Of Roosevelt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

The pipe" artist of the newspaper
variety at present inhabitating Van
couver deserves prize for his latest
stunt. Here 1t is: John Hayden, age
IL, killed q crane with a 22-caliber
rife. Dragging the bird into the pres
ence Of his mother he declared: 'Hully
gee. ma. they amt gonna be no more
babies. killed the stork.'"
Honest, kid, can you beat it!'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

Newspaper enterprise expresses It.
self in various ways, more often in
special editions. Many offenses are
committed in the name Of special ed
itions. but the people Of Concrete and
the Upper Skagit Valley should be
moro than proud Of the booklet issued
By the Concrete Enterprise last week
It Is capital little volume. artistically
printed. neatly done on book paper and
In convenient book form and should
prove an excellent advertisement fol
the valley.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

About 5000 damage, covered by in
surance, was caused by the fire which
burnt a portion of the house OF John
Scott on Franklin street between
Seventh and Eighth streets at 1870
Wednesday afternoon. The blaze
,started from a defective fue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

(Bingen Observer.)

White Salmon Enterprise items:-
One of the lady operators of the local
exchange was up the river fishing
some time ago. One of her friends
was passing just as she had bite, and
said "Hello!" when she replied,
Lines busy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

Most people like clever crook. No
body has any use for q crude one.
Olympians are no different in this res
pect than all humans. Neither are we.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

That Los Angeles assessor who butted
In where angels fear to tread now faces
the problem Of taxing the chorus girls
only means Of sustepance silk tights
or ignominously retiring into the back
ground. We never could understand
Why It was pronounced 'lounge-e-ray,"
anyhow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
Referring to "Mike.'

Everett Morning Tribune.)
Governor-elect Lister promises to
do all he can toward bringing about
the abolition of the state tax commits
sion. He says one of the commission
ers was in Olympia but four days in
four months to attend to official bust
ness, having put in the remainder of
the time campaigning for Governor
Hay at the states expense. If this is
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
One Rabbits Foot Not Enough.
(Tolt Enterprise

The coming session Of the lesislat-
ure will be the thirteenth session
In the history Of the state and 1t will
convene on January the thirteenth.
in the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen. II any of our lawmakers
are superstitious they had better take
their rabbits foot to Olympia with
them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
80 LITTLE TOWN.

believers, or Indifferent, jaded business
men or non.churchgoers or whatnot, the
minds Of men turn back at this season
to that little town in the Holy Land to-
ward which the thoughts of men and
women and boys and girls have turned
for nearly 1000 years and to the
thought at least If not the worship OF
the Child who came to us then.
We may never 60 inside of church,
may never read the New Testament,
may jibe at Christianity or be wholly
indifferent to it, but there is none OF
us but thinks Of Bethlehem at this time
and Of the Christ child whose influence
has been greater than that Of any other
individual this world has ever known.
Ingrained In all Of us is tincture at
least Of that love (which passeth all
funderstanding"-we may hide 1t. we
may fight It. we may laugh at 1t. but
when We think to ourselves In those
oiIsnt intervals such day invokes. .
still, small voice always leads our
thoughts TO Him.
There Il some good In all Of US. The
msasure q our enjoyment Of Christmas
.anA the happy Yuletide and Of our par
ticipatiOn IN it, many phases, is the
measure Of that good. Not by the ex.
4 lsut, the number or the value OF the
- ~. - ~a&vn v,xf ~ fho o,,t n,n ~ ~ nj.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

true it does seem that the conduct of
this tax commission was hardly up to
average zeal in administrative affairs
and we doubtless could get along
pretty we'll without a commission that
is so nearly automatic. But the DEM
ocratic governor will propose and the
Republican and Bull Moose legislators
will dispose, and the outcome Of such
a combination cannot be foretold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

(chehalis Bee-Nugget.)

(Chehalis Bee-Nugget)
Poindexter is still battling for the
Lord, but he is getting mighty lone
some. His latest stunt in the senate
on test vote showed but two com.
panions in misery. Poindexter now
says that President Taft should be
impeached. Poindexter has about
reached the end Of his string. and his
obnoxious presence as misrepresen
tative Of his constituents, and his
great and monumental propensitiei
for getting on all sides of all ques
tions at one and the same time-i1
there is q chance for seeking popular
ity by so doing-have about reached
the point where they are somewha,
nauseous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
what Does He Meant

The reactionaries, after first trying
to prevent Governor Wilson's nomi-
nation and then trying to defeat him
at the polls, are now busy blacklisting
every public man who enjoys public
confidence or who would, In office. as
sist the president-elect to carry out
the pledges of the Baltimore platform,
but they forget that it was antagonism
to Wall street that made Governor
Wilson q progressive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

yakima Independently
The visit of Governor-elect Lister
last Saturday was q matter of live in
terest to our citizens, and especially
to the leaders Of his party. The first
Democratic governor of the state was
welcomed in heartiest fashion, and the
banquet given in his honor was at
tended by prominent citizens, without
respect to party. He is recognized by
all as an exceptionally able man, and
he will take up his new duties with
the good will of all true citizens.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20
Allen Senate Presidentf
Davenport Tribune.)

Davenport Tribune)
1t is reported by some of tho press
that Senator Pliny Allen, Seattle, has
made his election as president of the
state senate possible. And as we
look back, reviewing said Pliny's
record as a member of that body in
previous sessions, we find ourselves
asking the question, what has he done
to entitle him to such mark of dis
tinction at the hands of the members
of the state senate? OF course we do
not deny the fact that he was Govern
or Hays manager in the late cam
paign, but even that should not be
construed as qualification for the
position.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

(Spokane Democrat.

(Spokane Democrat.
In selecting Mr.. c. C. Dill to be his
private secretary Governor-elect Lis
ter is to be commended. Not man
could be found more perfectly fitted
for that very important post.-a posi-
ton which demands peculiar adapta-
bility and upon which SO much of the
success Of an administration depends.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20

(Friday Harbor Journalo
The scarcity and high cost of coal
now that hard winter has set in, is
worrying the people back east. They
can solve the problem easily by COM
ing to the Puget Sound country, where
the climate is mild, with fuel cheap
and plenty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-12-20


First-Mr. Bryan does not advocate
the retirement OF outstanding national
bank currency but he opposes any en-
largement Of the privileges now en-
joyed by national banks, and he be-
lieves that such emergency currency
as may be necessary should be issued
by the government and not by the
banks.
Second-The comforting upon ex-
presidents of the right to participate
in debate in the senate and house need
not be accompanied by compensation;
in other words, the privilege may be
conferred as an honor rather than as
an ONCE.
Third-The Democrats in the senate
are right in insisting that important
appointments should be reserved for
the president-elect. This is especially
true when the appointees are to hold
office for life.
Fourth-The Democrats at Wash
ington are justified in condemning
the partisanship which leads the presi-
dent to extend the civil service when
that extension had no higher purpose
than the retention of Republican APP
pointees.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-20
ENFORCE LAW ON NEWSPAPERS
pares to Apply New Regulations
Which Publishers Must Obey.

Washington, D. C.-Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock has just issued in
structions for carrying into effect the
new newspaper and periodical law,
first returns under which must be
made by October 1.
The law requires that publishers
shall file, on the first day of April and
October of each year, both with the
postmaster general and with the post
MASTER under penalty of denial of the
use of the mails, sworn statement Of
the names and addresses Of the own
ers, publishers, editor, managing ed
itor and business manager of their
newspapers and periodicals.. Relig-
ious, fraternal, temperance and scien-
tific publications are excepted For a
corporation the names of the holders
of more than 1 per cent of the stocks,
bonds or other securities must be
given and, in the case of daily news
papers, a statement of the average
paid circulation for the preceding six
months is required. All editorial or
other reading matter appearing in a
newspaper or magazine, for the publi-
cation of which pay is accepted or
promised, must be marked Advertise.
ment," under penalty of fine of not
less than $50 nor more than $500.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-20
GEN. NOG| AND WIFE
COMMIT HAR| KARI
COUNT AND COUNTESS KILL
SELVES AT FUNERAL OF
BELOVED EMPEROR.
COUPLE FALL ON SWORDS
Action of Hero of Port Arthur and
His Spouse Was in Accordance
With One of the Oldest Ira
ditions of Japan.

Tokio.-Driven to their death by
grief over the passing of their
beloved emperor, Mutsuhito, and
forced by centuries old tradition to
end their lives with the sword, Gen.
Count Marosuke Nogi, hero of Port
Arthur, and his wife, the Countess
Nogi, hurled themselves on sharp
blades in the main hall of the palace
and died by their own hands
Couple Fall on Swords.
Hundreds passing solemnly around
the huge catafalque on which rested
the body of the late emperor saw the
aged warrior and his faithful wife
draw slender curved swords from the
concealment of their flowing robes of
mourning and turn the blades upon
themselves. Count Nogi fell forward
first, holding the sharp blade hilt on
ward so that the point of the weapon
penetrated the middle of the body as
the hand holding the jewel encrusted
handle touched the floor. Scarcely a
second elapsed and, before anyone
could move to the rescue, the countess
threw herself forward on another
sword of similar pattern
Carries Out Old Tradition.
The general and his wife were in
the long procession following the en-
peror's body. Count Nogi bore the
title of supreme councillor of the ar
my. Next to the emperor he was the
highest military commander of Japan
and his position in the procession was
close to the new emperor, Yoshihito,
directly following the body. The action
of the Nogis, who belonged to the an
cient Choshu clan of the Samurai, was
in accordance with one of the Oldest
traditions of Japan and, even had any
one seen their preparations for the
act, it is doubtful if any attempt would
have been made to prevent it.
Stays With Ancient Blade.
Gen. Count Nogi was the son Of
Maretsu Nogi, chief of the Samurai Of
| Tagi, prince of Choshu. To him his
| fathers sword had descended and with
this ancient blade he slew himself
| 1t will be buried with him and he
will receive honors scarcely less i'm
posing than those accorded to EN-
peror Mutsuhito. Nogi followed pre-
cedent as old as the sacred mountain
of Fuji Yoyamo for it has always beer
prompted by the spirit of "Budshido'
that a man shall lay down his life
for his emperor If even only to show
fealty to him by a sacrifice. Nogi'i
generation was that which saw th'
passing of the Samurai, but Of thu
Samurai was Nogi, and with them HI
saw fit to pass himself beyond thu
portals of life. The Countess Nogl
following the first principles of th'
life of a Japanese woman, followed
her husband in death as in life.
National Hero In Japan.
Gen. Count Nogi was national her,
in Japan. He captured Port Arthu
from the Russians in 1904 and re
ceived the proposal of surrender o