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jpVj 1 ''' ' . i " V TilH WEEKLY HERALD FEBRUARY 7 I9O7 I irmirr o' .mv mutr. lli', n(. o' 111 y Ih'iil, lii tl.i y I 1 done Homeward I turn to thro; Knowing full wi II ;il tlio sotting sun Lovn w.ili.i Id wi liiiiiii) nil'. Weary my fool, but T ha-to away A f Irl' Mio toll l,j through, Lager to t.en ami eager to bo, Heart V my lit .irt, till joii. !! art o' my Heart, wo take our way Oil through t!lo fleoling years; r'uriwa of winter and raliia of May, -Never Willi doithu or fears. ."'moot lier tho path to my tired feet, . o lliighler tlio skli'ij 11C blue; iSwrrtop 1 1 1 rest In Ihn nug homo nesr, Heart o' m. Heart, with you. 3 1 ,1 rt n my Heart, en inn gitod, come ill, Stormy tlio weather, or bright, 1 li'.'i 111 1 n i; (if lovtj your dear eyes fill. Shining by day or night, (inward I rh, your ham! lu inine, Strong In your love so true; Fair iia tlio rose now the 1 il 1 1 world F.t'ow, Heart o' my Heart, with you. Heart o' my Heart, we hide by jddo Wander mi lovo'.s highway; Hand In hand whatever betide, Trusting, let ceine what may. 'lowly the sun dips in the west, , Still I my way pursue On to the poal of Hie weary .-mi!, Heart, o" my Heart, vfih ou. V. M. .M. In Hryan'j, Commoner, as to r:iu;oi) i;i ii,mn;. 1'ryan'u Commoner very truthfully rf mark: In bis loiter to (inventor John, on President Hill of the Great, North ern Kallrnad eonipaiiy, nays: "It Is not by accident that railroad build ing has declined to its lowest wit'.i'n a generation, ;it Mie very time when all other forms of activity have b"e:i growing most rapidly. The investor ileclinos to put, his money into ento'' rlses under tho ban of unpopularity and even threatened by Individual. ; and political varlies with conf! Li tton or transfer to tho hlalo." Well, if individual investors de cline to build railroads, it. may be necessary for tho j;ovcrnmno to do tn; for certainly tho public Is not to bo deprived of railroad faiillles, tmply because Individuals decline to engage in railroad con.-lrueilini, for fear tho laws may be so framed f,s to make the railroad the serva il rather than the master of the o Tl''. Today is "ground hog day." This Is tho day when that, little ooiupaut fit tho earth is Mipposod, to the' old itory goes, to come to tho nurfaoo Klld rnterRO Into tho open. If the pub shines on nim, and ho .sees his f-hadow, It i.s naid that he will re tiro to the lower re-ions and n Juaiu thero for t?ix weeks, and duriii,; that length of time old winter Is Fiipporcil to hold full i-way. If I bo fciin is over-hha'roded with clouds, :ind hia hoshlp fails lo xeo. his Shadow, ho idaya out, lit which case sour mmm is a common and distress ing complaint. It. i Natnres's way of protesting nRainst im proper food hastily de voured or too hearty nicnls, nnd if the warn ing Is unheeded serious results will follow. When your stomach rcbel.s at this abuse, it becomes Inactive, your food fer ments, gases form, nnd there i.s trouble ahead. The quickest, safest nnd surest way to conquer this condition and prevent it3 return is to immediately commence the use of Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin This rrroat remedy will instantly put things in order. It is just what your atomach needs. One trial of this wonderful preparation W ill con vi nee you that our claimsaie foun ded on truth and upheld by experience. Dr. Caldwell' Symip Pepsin ran bo obtained in both dollar and half-dollar taes from all druggists. Your money will bo refunded if it dnci not benefit yon. Your postnl cnnl nviiieit will brlpc hv return Wait our new hnnklrt, ' IP. CALDWELL'S ltClOK of WONDERS" nil I fe-n rairtinls tn thoso who rve nevrr tricl this wouclcdul temrdy. html for U toilay. PEPSIN SYRUP CO. , Montiucllo, Illinois Sold fy K. R. Roach Drug Co. Maddrey Kenyon F.uildinp;, Arri!i- jHirw'i eiri; i! r)! there :i net, rxopcteil to be mm h more winter weather. It la hoped, lor ilie benefit of Hie weather man, thai cloud. 1 may have oven hadou e I the miii at the pirtit ul.ir tiiuo h1 1 hoKship emerges Into the open. What ja being done ahiyil. paying for polk and other business s,l reels? Arrangement., should In- mad by all means, to pave polk street lu the early spring. Then the- sheets leading to tlio union depot ijhould ho inived, and pood sldewnlkt nnd crossings hiil. Paving, sidewalk. and crusting.-; means cvor I li I n to tho ful urn of Aninrillo. The mud we have horn hurled In, nr under, will return. Wo don't notion it, when 11 Is dry, nnd tlio kiih shines, Inn, n- nienihcr what it. Is, during ( out I nued I rainy ;. pells, and j . n j ;i 1 o for It. la I, (hero be paving as ,well as sidewalk a i and erossln;; building with Mm sprint. A friend said to the editor nf the Panhandle l.et rveiiltrr. "Th-e v. a., ( onsldorablo 'talk a few vcars a, v. aliout a packing hon e at lhlri pnint, but I less it. has In en etil ii ey (I l'oppcil. as we hear no mole about. It." Our friend Moms to lr- about rlc.kt. '1'liere Is no ro.isnn why a packing hoi,e hero could nol be made to pay, however, as this .. a Kood ;i cioinli-y, and the raw mi teri.il could be b.id In abiiiiil i u here, and the cured product. ou..bt to In' idiipped In our eastern ai d northern neighbors cheaper than Hie live:, toil; on the hoof. Itryan' coat a Ins entitled i Coniiiioiior, current I.. -no a most pertinent, cartoon What the pas.a:,e ,,f Me Now ship Sulvddv Pill .Means will bo a donation, annually people of this country In 11 lrriman iK- Co., of over And for what? dimply to by the Mi'S.t's.1 ..ii line i ml si i them to pn into the carryin:; of ocean traffic. When will the people of this count ry (uit poine down In, their poi Kits for the benefii of a few favored individuals, who want, t j;o iiiio t!ie liianufactiirins or riiipt carr ins buj iue.-h',' While we are enjojiiig silluhiti" 1 1 j here in the Panhandle, the lower Mississ!pii Is helm; suinbered by the overflow of hl-;h water In the Mis.issiptd river, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois have had their iloods and cold weather; Wyoming and Monian have been buried in snow, and other points el the country have been un dergoing all classes of weather. Fanners of Illinois and Iowa are selling their hiph priced lands and cumins to the Panhandle where ibey can et a small farm, almost for the prlco of an aero of that northern hii;h prbed land. They find the Panhandle noil eiiial to their low i and Illinois farms. Tho next excursion will leave tho north next Tuesday, Feb. .". Let Aniarillo be prepared for tho nunier niis filran&rr.s who am .sure' to bo nmoni; us. Pet us Iry and interest them in country. this city, or Kurroundin The Thaw murder trial is daily drapins alon in the New York rourljj and from the dispatches it looks very much as though It was going to be Impossible to ecuro a jury satisfactory to both hides. Now Is the Mmo for the hour', Hccker to invest in Panhandlo laud for in a few years, it will cost, line,, times as much to buy an acre of Mil:- fine Foil as it can be bought today. for i Send tho Herald or Daily pan Ii au dio to your friends In tho north and east and keep them posted on what is Roing on down in tho Paliandle o Texas. A r.is llleclrlc Sij;n. One of the sights of Aniarillo will he tho bij; electrlo sign which Tom .Miller has just completed lor tho Famous. Tho monster tdgn s novr in placo on tho JitiUdin and will bo Illuminated as noon as the coji nection fl made with the light caido. Tho letters utand about fivo fret high and aro fashioned of separate incandescent lights. , SI ores in Jars op rillo'i use such rlgns but Oi.i Is tho first o Its kind for this r' t tho country. Paul Morion's Daughter lVe(N. Now York, I'b. J. Mi::. Paulino Morton and J. Hopkins f-'mlth, Jr., will bo married tody In Ft Thomas' Kpihcopal church, tho now Hrnest M. .Stiros performing tho ceifmony. Thn brido is tho daughter Y Paul Mor ton, president of tho ITpii'laldo I.ifo Assurance society and former sei r-t.-irv of (bo navv !! I PPSOYM, .MKNTIOX: (From Monday's Dally.)' A I v I it Ol.i'n re iinied yc.terduy from a bu.,l!ie.,., trip In Oklahoma. V. T. Hindi as hero ye.terday from J I igins on hit due. :;, J. J. Siller, oi' Tulia, was a vis iter In Amarilli) yatcrd iy. Thomas Carson has ri turned from i a i iii to r on orri. Waller Kdet lA III Aloarlllo lo day lioni I lutehinson county. J. '.. .-'oiilh w ood, of Panhandle, w a-: tram-.irliii;; business in Aniar illn yi.steiday. a. land hero P.. Van man, aj Ileear, the Mel." i II looking after affairs ericrdaj . K iy i a me up front I Icreford iday evening in look alter bus In Aiaarilio. ('. Keii.Mei was over yester f.oiii I'.-'iivon Ciiy Kwapplie; : c.ti ill' .;. v day ' J arns and ( Cjoin o itb old Am- ariilu ir;iid;. W. li. 'I'll i in -,i 1 1 , iiianav.er for, til" j Kc' Ves Maebiiie ciMiipany, Ol.laho- m. i City, is b're j . i : in P. 1 1. Keel- ei, tho Panhandle manager of the I company, i i .'oe S ; i in , of pb anil,.:, I hin.,nn county, s here wiih a bunch of llol': OI -I. for which la' is liiidin;; buy- .'1 I : . Kuitis of ladi of Mrs K p.. i'IIi nine I Mrs. I.. a.e e: I t aliiini; a I'teriionn at ('impair.' the hone. i.s t'.i.. ; i v . 1 1 . oji po leavi sti cel. A. tor t inn. i I ).l id -nil V Villi, s i-prr: lor mes A.- .. mu Ii. I In; I! e .tenia tin: v. 'lllll;; to 1 1 h.iM' t h Na- f lock of fine and wi,e n. e dry jvtid, a rlv. r c;nod living s mov- ,1. P. IToyd v j , ii brid ' w Camel. an y. lie repm-is work. v, ho ;,is le en 1 : I's at. Miami, Is ie'ie today and pro. re. s on ih .1. Little, for ;-eer.l i;;o;i I in.; n is l in 1 1. will lot a to V. the in ma ri Ho pernianoni Iy. II. t;n litis I,;,: uwoed, manager for, o:i;i 1 Correspond, in e Mlnio,.;, is b.e.iv in Aniarillo after a I rip to Fort Wm ill and points in tlio ioulii. Mr. and Mrs. parks, recently of Lebanon, K.. hao pun-haiod land i'l tint Panbriiii'c and haw located in A i h . 1 1 ill'.. Tiiey aie a' pve.-eiit f:lopiinm with Mrs. ll'.liotl. A. II. Webs'er i ,! Marlin ta'.in;: I he miner, il water and ' but. bath treatment for ,tho i lieama l i.-ni tbal lias lu en seriously aiiL'cliii hiib tl Jj winici1. A I'. Ilea the Choctaw Sprinss. Cel 1'iir- and vi--has recentl.i ( I room. p, former condui ler on is here fi em Colorado .. settling busi ik-Sj. ai ItiiiL' wiih friends. II" sold hi. land Ileal .Ma nam r Henry Kllintt, announce that ih" nct attraction at the opera house will he (he I'Mwin Perry Stock company which will open here for a week's (ii!i"een,enf. February lft. This company i, a leoniaulatlon of ibe iireckenrid -;o S'orli. ( (iiuprii'v w hi. h is already well known In Am arillo. ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keddor leavr this oveninij; for Houston where 1hev will islt. a', -.hurt time boloiv Riling to (lalve.-'lou an 1 points on the coast. Miv:. Redder will r( ina in smith duriii- the remainder ()f 1ho winter for tile benefit of Ina- bealth. Mr. Ped dT will riMiirii in about ton d iya. Ca.po.v Will Po New York. Feb. LV Al-ernon S. t'aspey recent Iy (b po; ed fnvi Speaker. , The I'tev. )r. of KOchesler, tho I'piscopal tuinii - l ry aft"r lenvietion of lr-resv. will 1" the (heif speaker nt the banquet. t"!ii."ht of Mi" Society of tl") i.'enesi e la imnor of .lames W. Wad. worth, dr.. at tho Waldorf-Astoria. Mr. Civ-pey will deliver an ad'lress on "i-mno Pntold Truths That the W'orld Should Know" and b.s re marks are expected to be 0f i. .'.oteewb.it startling nature. This will be his first important public speech since Mn' soveranco of Ills relations with the church. Mi 1 vert on Wans n Haiti'.. ail. special to Daily Panhandle. Silverlon, 'J'cxas, Feb, , Major I. C Cordon, who was ono of the principal promoters of (he south plains branch now owned by tho Santa po, . agitating a railroad proposition anion.'; the (ilizens of Hrircoo county. Tho citizens are prepared to meet. the. demands of tho railroad people In the way of reasonable bonuros and the promot ers give tho assurance that tho rail road hero is a bonafido proposi tion. Bring your job work to the Dally rsnhandle. The best, equipped job ' " i"t '-out in Amarilio.. FIRE SPREADS TO STORED EXPLOSIVES Ai-soclaied Piv-h, Teno Hatt v. Jul., Feb, J.--l'lre kindled by oikmen consli aiding the in.'W Mmei'i i.iil'Aav y.iade Hear Union, .spread in a storage liou.o where over a m-, el' .ml powder a stored ami I, "mi poineP, of dyna- mile jit noon tin CAplo.lVOs and l.i fatally lujuii:', I 1:1, fO'lin oft the ' a 1 il.orer and o'her fortd;: II- L(!IULfi .LLLUUUt I K out la ml . J ii 1 1 I'. - h't ed H. ibuit of the I. ten loiitld (Illniaa, forim i Home Hank of (1 ;:uilty today o: e l'uads of Hie Paul in 1 ha I . ow in;.' d ed, ?.'i:i,linii, wi t 'liieill. of the i b . Tin pn. .it ii h r bank failed i s, iiii.-cha.'A-, is of about ?,"i0.oioi. Alter tie was knowri of (lilii: until a rn sli d t u i i:iooiu;ii;;tnti. PI. lu'.e noMiin V, h'Toal.oil I ti'.'.o a! ! ev .flimsier lo Koia. ' As a.ciati'd Pre.--,, I Pet- ; :; : . l'i b. 2. - John y, Kiddle, lA-Aliiri i. an leiui' I. r at I'.il ! charest. who ,i i i i d.; Ceore V"ii II,. Mc.ver as amlj i ,sdor here, arrived this nmrnii ,.; lreni yii una. Today's Kai iiin Pi atuic. New (cleans, Feb. 1'. The tit., Charles hotel b.uiilb-ap for 3 -year olds and upward, wi;h $ 1 ... "0 add ed, Is the feature ,,f today's card nt tho Crescent C:tv track. The di.e tance Is one and one-iiuarter miles. I.e.; Alivd":, Cab, Feb. L'. -The A. .cot Oaks, a s' , e; akes for ll-vcar old ;l!ieri of I :m7, wid be run bulaj at Asia park. The. event, tarries ?l..".ioi add si inorvy. The distance is one mile. San Francisco, c,d., Fe'i. n. --The California daks :,'ake for ;i-ear olds and upwards is the principal event at tho Kmnvvih; track thin after noon. The distance is olio and one eluhlh miles, C iiiiiiiKion in A ii,aii-,i. Little Pock. Ai k., F( b. . Coiil" inissliiner Clemen is of the Interstate common e rnnimi -lei today took ev i'leiice iii il.b i','t" of iho Arkansas railway conluMivt against the Mis souri & North Ai kaii: us Kailro-d ('fiiipany, invohit:;; all";-ta' ions of c: e(ssive charges ir.r passenger fare-. It. s stated that the iieiii'auy charges a pas.-c:i;er fire of over ('. cents a mile in Missouri and ;! cents In Arkansas. A a r.tn. of the Iraf I'ic on the road -W. lroni ono ti'r ininus to the other, the Arkansas railroad commission holds that the interstate commerce eoninihaoii should make the rate for the ei:- tii"g road the same price per a., innv prevails in this state. mile I The I Arkansas rail." '.el ( omniisioii Is pow el b'-s o go i rn the ra to out- Hllle (i soa ret" i mission the stale and for thai roa ". red t ho unpter to the com- Often The Kidneys Ars Weakened by Dyer-Work. Ihihcnlthy Kidney; Mak: Impure Blond. It Hied lo be coiisideicl that only urinary and bkuldi r troubles were to be i ........ i . i Ti-r.. e aeu e. uic e 1 1 1 .- t-, 1,'it now luiiectii eiLiice proves that i: a rlv ail diseases have, 'their l-cgstiunc.,' in the disorder of these luo:t liiiport.n.t organs. The kidneys filter and )iirii'y tbcbl'.od that is tlicir won.. Therefore, when your ki'luoysaic weak or out ot older, you can understand how ipiicklv our entire body is affected and bow every oran seems lo fail to do us duty. If vou are sick or " feel badly," 1h".;iii taking th.: y.reat kidney remedy, Mr. Kilnici 's s-wainji-Koot. because as soot as votir kaliu-vs'arc well they will help (lil'tlic other orjtans to health. A tn.d will convince anyone. If you are sick you Call make no mis take' hv tint doctoring your kidneys-. The mild an 1 the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the reat Vidticv rcrne.lv, is soon realized. It stands the highest tor its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all frJP-m. druggists in fifty-cent ffrgfii'vi and onclollar bottles. oU may 'LLiarir--liavc a sample bottle, nomorf STfTp-R-,t. by mail free, also a pamphlet teliing you how to fold out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writ in to Hp. Kilmer Co., r.iiiR harnloii, N. V. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, T... ran..i.'t S-w,.inin.Rfvil. nnrt the fld 're..,IhnShamton,N.Y.,oncverybottle,J.eoUeu:U)r'B olficc, it is certain tho SENATE CONSIDERS -THE INDIAN BILL Aa. Delated Prusij. Wadlln.;lnll, I). ('., pell. ','.--Tho Senate today l)"t;an tho coiniid- II.... I I,,, I 1 1 , I I III I.I II I l IX I II f ' I , I ' 1 1 . "I III., I 1 1 ' 1 1 , 1 1 1 I'll, 1 1 1 ' I I luoi" Mian $ I 1 ,000.011(1, Many amendments wore reported by Ihn Si uaio ( oinniitteo to tho House blil and the reading (if tho bill for tho adoption (if these was ordered. The ib!i. n tlio iiniendinentj Wll piobably la. t many dayn, TO T1IV .MAIOIt I'DMIOSII. Prow mm ille Officer llefoie Court Ma'lial. San Antonio, I'eb. 2 Major Chirlo,, w, l'eii! ii., e, who was In ( oinm.ind of Ike batlalinn of the T'Acuty-l'ifth infiiitry at the lime of Ih Prow ns J'e riots, win bo I ritJ coui'l nin i i .( I at. port Sam llous- j ton, near date is 111 I i.ikir.ji or la i !:y, next Monday, The wuie as that m i for the Ul liiiony In the Iliowns-i irVmuo coinmlt-l viij.r ma t' r y I'' i on nil!liaiy ibe on niriiaiy afairs at Washing- ton. The ; i Hie jdiar;;. Jor PllllO.e imi-t fa.-.-to I he pro.j ildii e of i;ooi ,,1,1,1, .. "cuikIu, (! order and ' discipline" in failin;- to e.ven-iso duo dd'geiiee jinl lo take proper prei au lioils to f. a viji.l the l iollilK. Colonel (bo go p. piiovn wiil probably act a i pre ill i ii r yif l bo (i . ii rt luarliai and Captain (ieorge ;. ay as Judz,e rdviii ale. O'her pro.-.pei t i VO llieui- bi'i's of tiie court Include Lieutenant Colonel .lames Crane, Lieutenant, t'nloncl L. M. Mans, Lieutenant Col onel L. M. Hharpc, LieulenaiiL Col onel L'. .1. Met'lellan, Lieiilenant Colonel It. M. st'ioens, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Maker, Major .1. I.. Clark, Major Charles Tavlor, Major .1. II. Meiinett, Major n. u. Muxler, Major li. (iardmr and .Major 11, S. W'a'laie. The court martial pro ceedings were originally ,sot. for Jan nary 1, Inn, were postopelid one luintli on account of the shoolinK of Captain Ldar Macklin, who I.s also implicated in the charges of negligence during tin; lrv nsvlllo riots, Jlo wa.s ihn oflieer of the day at tho time of tho riots by the negro soldiers. The churls of negliger,, e against Major Penrose 'jo'o ba.,ed partially on siaieaienl (iJal ho made no el fort to ili.-covcr the guilty men and that' the ilfh'., if tae negro soldiers wi re.' not cAiimiii(al until iho next iiiornni", alter ih" riot. It Is al ii ged by iho officers that, tho rifles ' were laiefully guarded until the ex- j riiiiinaiiou was made and that all1 were fjiiad to bo clean. When tho Lriii;; begun at midnight the first shots were, fired over tho fort and tho ollieers dei laic they at first bond that citl.ens ()f Prownsv llic were unking an attack on Ihn bar racks. Major Penrose, the post ( omiiiandaut, immediately order the call lo arms. It is alleged by the oiiiee;-.-, that the majority of Mm negro soldiers evidently shared in the belief that tin; fort was beilij; at lucked and legged the officers In protect tlieiu. Many citizens of llrownsvillo have been called upon to testify for the prosecution during the general court martial. All who havo been Inter viewed declare "that Iho negro sol diers were "looking for trouble" lroni the iiioiiuul tint they arrived in Mrownsvllle :uid that there Is no pns.-iblo doubt tint the shooting on the nit-hl of August 1 1! last Was ! done by member.-; of the Twent y- fifth Infantry, j. Many Pnnuisville ciii.iii.i are 'open in their criticism of M ijor Penrose and declare that the riots could have been averted if he had used proper diligence. Major Penrose, Ibo accused t'ffi cei'. i'i a son of Meneral William Penrose ( who (tervi'd in .Shermah's army ri urinpr ibo civil war and was later a colonel in tho regular army for many years. Penroso entered the Jtriiiy in tsSi and was made !a second liciit.cna.nt. llo graduatod from the iufanlry and cavalry school at F"it Leavenworth in FSDl. White a student at tho school ho married a daughter of Colonel Kdwin Town send, then commandant at Foil Leaven worth. . Uo is a rolaiivu of Senator ponro.se' of Pennsylvania, who introduced tho resolution la (he Senate asking for an Investigation into Iho Piysiij'fiit's action in dia-r.liargins- tho negro tioldicrs. ' ':.- U Number Toll Taxes Not Larue. Although tho exact number of poll taes paid not yet. known o'. ing to tho fact that many voters waited' MU tl)o last moment, and fciiu- I ' ' 1 - : ply had to leave their orders at (lie m TALK JAPANESE QUESTIb, i - - - Koted Hero of .Spanish War Ad dresses Hselins In TALKS ON THE JAPANESE Hobson Sees Oanger Ahead and Thinks Japan Has Her Eyes on the Philippine Islands .,. I "A "i Av(;oclaiuu Presft .Now York. nm. i hla addrcsM i hen- last. nl;.nt (liptiiirt ltlchmoiid Hohaui, on iho Jlipauei.c, (iile.'.tloii In Malilonila, nald; iiiiini.niini niuni .ia..ni inn. v-i-Uheii thin country bays;. 'Takn our people to ymir public .cliools In fi I ' n i 1 Caiiloruia nr V111''- aj;.cn,ucncch. That. Is only k prtct 'ho Iriuilde is Japan ants coiurol "hf the coni lin ice and markets of the far Last. .- nt' is (b'loniii ncd b drSe America out of the jddliiipiflu glands, If lhe Panama can il was cotiipletcd wc luiglit. be aide lo protect the Pacific niast, but. we aro helpless now and should Japan strike, Iho Philippine and Hawaiian hdamt.i would bo lost to us. Tills Is the real nil nation and li is a pny we nave mil u trong fleets on both the Atlantic and Pacific, oceans to prou-ct our Interest!) and keep Japan fi'm attacking ns. War with Japan is ineHablu unless wc can convince financiers of, Luropi; and tho jioo(1o that thero l no caiise for JapjU to 30 to. war with us." No Danger of War. Chicago. Feb. :.A "WMshlngtnn dispatch t tho. Ti 'Ibuiil' says: "War with Japan Is M10 remotest of pos; ll.ilitJoV.fi Tlio difhatt'nees be- miniher will hot reach tho number Ml at. Iho vol in.:; stroliKth of tlio city would warrant. On tho last night 1 ho tardy pa.urs crowded tho col lector's office and Mie deputy could not write receipt,, fast, enough to aeconi nioilalo the rush; Tho offi cer., onk orders for lhe taxes and the complete checking up of tho 1 mmics nas 1101 yet nceu coinpici i-u. The number on the books yester day wa.s h'ss than "iXK In Aniar illo, the number of exemptions from '"dim fact of the voters having re cently moved hero front some other state, is larger than tho nvora&o and it is likely that M10 poll taxes are considerably below the' legal voting slrengtli. At the same Mine U is known that many voters failed to pay tho tax and will accordingly ho debarred from the elcL'MoiKs CAMPAIGN IOi: Till; UliUAKV. Voutig; Ladies Are Kaplilly Lnlislini; S 1 1 1 . t t foe Iho enterprise. The no nibership commiitoo (if the roiently organized library associa tion Is making' Mm first canvas of the town for subscribers to Ihn fund and are inceiing; with satisfactory sill -co: Cards are being sold f if tch and thc.e cards give fu'l $ 1 ,,-,n j ini'inlioi'.ship in the association for fine iir. This gives the right of w ii lull .n ing wbilev.er books arc neei!"d lor personal use, one at 1 lime, and allows keeping tho boui two weeks without renewing. For Looping bonks out over lime a nom inal fine will ho imposed. The library already contains 110 or ."Ofl volumes and will allow a good variety for the members to se lect from. The books aro for the rnoM. part fiction of tho better c'ass but. thero aro a number of volumes of (ravel, essays and poetry. No fixed plan for Iho maintenance of tlio library has yet been lnad-i. It. is ceitain however, that the books will lm kepi. In a central loca tion 'and will he easily accessible to al tho embers, ( AT IIIACTS l,.F.;i: AITMFNCU. Second Performance of "Queen Ms I her" Is Well Itereived. A crowded house greetd tho soe end perloi mani o of tho oratorio, "Queen Esther" l.iwl night and If ap plause and outspoken praise can be taken as proof tho house held a thor oughly pleased audienco; In npito of the -fact that personal interest livecit tho lo r.ou ui.ru a owin.. tho ri-fiiFal of fian i'ram isco to jm in 1 1. Ji-'iptiniHio fiiiilii to outer pub!!, nchool.i 6f that city never readu il , tho Ht'ako where It. crrateif fear tf nit iiinieii tiaan iieiweoi iiij iwo (l ouulrlui. ., "Koportrt of posrdhlo war Kent out from Washington aro not only mls leading, but wholly unjuutineij by fact,, In fiOKscsidou of lth.r of tho govern niouls. Relatlona between Iho t'nlted states nnd Japan wora never nioro cordial than they aro to day. Japanese repre.scnt.itivea ar well aciiaulnted with tho tdtuation and President Itoosovolt has niuaeed ed ,lu; 'wcurlns tho consent of; Japatj to a basin of compronilso which wll hoMIo Iho wholo difficulty, provided the.pcoplo of Kan I'rarw Isco a'-cepl their ' treaty wdiich la , no',. pending and which id tho direct romlt of th delli'ato Intervention. '.Th present treaiy w.v not fnnnod :().v eltjisr country becaiiHO thero w.'H Iho slightest danger of war Ittit ,Was brought about becauso tjirj.lapapeso realized It wa nol to tfcif Jptwcst to hav their peoplo romtn tho ! iiiajiilaud of America bcoaijao they would not bo treated fairly here. At tho Humu timo they woro entirely unwIIliiiK. to Kuhnilt to anything Jn the itaturo of an International Insult and havo ngieed to bign, tho treaty prohibit Ipr our workninn from land- Inf Iho Japanese Ilantii. '" J 'If' Tors S'of Heed Itnnior. As.soclatod Press. llcrlin. Feb. 2 Tho foreign office doo.s not regard tho differcncon ,bo-twcen-ihH linltcs Slateu and Japan a- himin roiu hed a borloua poiut. Tho Japanese cnthassy, replylDS to day (o Inquiries from various news papers, t.ald there was no reason ta consider tho relations between tho Japaiieso and tho United Stales as belns'lii any way strained and add lnp that President Roosevelt dou) less v'i(l pettlo tho wholo matter lo tho satltfaciion of Japan. and a too, liitlmato acquaintance with soino of .(ho gorgeously robed utagn ant bines g,avo rlso at times to an effervenscenco of glgllns that in terfened with tho dignity o tho scenes! tho majesty and tdronslh ot tho groat stage pictures and of tho song- tdory' of Israel's triumph over her enemies gripped Iho audionca with an interest that was real. ' And "the beautiful Queen Esther" Mrs. L. C. Kii'kos, caushf toottcr Mian any other avo pcrhiriifS T. A. Sinclair, as Jlordocal, tho spirit of the drama, and theso two showed a power in recllatlvo th.it tnado their scenes tlui strongest In tho play. The finished beauty o truo art, wliUtl. Ja, simplicity, wiu ..U-ttur ox prosseil liy tho liLMo daurJier of Mrs, Tjoji than by any Other ono character. Tho perfect trust ot tho IttlhVchlld '.shown in the' Hconea of Hainan' and Zon.sh'y depredation brought, out tho palhoa w.bich Ha inan mid Zoresh developed In their recitative-. The abiding trust of tho Jews lu the Cod of Israel, tho depths o despair '-in which tho chosen peoplo struggled, tho inajesly.f the-zreat klng.MAiiasiiorus, and hlt s people, cami; oait In tho choruses, tho grout underiono of tho drama. Ou thn w holo the chorus work excelled till soJo "iork. Tho grouping- and f-ta$-Irts rtei'c good and tho grand churui at tho close with groat aonjrs of praise from tho thaukful pooplo undo Iho fitting finalo for the utory. Lilt 1 ; 1: 1 : xt v. 1 ; rn is k, Norlli Canadian Connliy IvvpccP ' ; 'j (i New Itaitroads. Special to Daily Panhandlo. Ochiltree, Texas, Feb. 2.J-Jamp$ T. Fryer, of Wolfo Creek valley, Oehlllreo county, can prohabjy claim tho distinction of owning the first saw mill over operated In tho Pan handle. In the creek valleys ot thn north Canadian rountry there to con siderable .timber of comemrcial val ue ami tho demand for lumber iU make tho new enterprlso successful. Promoters of two railroad achemrj arc, working In tho Ochiltreo conn try.nd the citizens have considered tho propositions in mass meetings, R. K. IUvIh I3 promotio? th-construction pf a 11 no to bo called 'thu Denver ft ' Gulf. W. C, Bibb, of Minlnftapolis, ii advanclon tho claims of lino to l.o constructed through V V. t f V VTfc here from cast la ytt, n ' ' I A s - ' ' ' 1 . y i.f. t ' , v M " ' O.ix ' r' - n -yft )