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Arizona republican., 1898-07-22

insure to us the gates of commercial l freedom with the rest of the world.
 we have demonstrated to Europe
 and to the world that we are power
 on land and on sea. We have demon
 strated our ability to reach cut for the ! highest standard, to seize it, and to uphold it in manner to compel the
 admiration of the world We are not
 only destined to be, but we are today
 one of the great powers of the world
 tI love to think of that naval achievement of Dewey's at the Philip
 pines. History fails to show it's equal
 or anything approaching it. To thinh
 Of Dewey is to increase ones pride in
 America an hundred-fold. Not only
 gallant naval commander and fight i CT, not only a hero of heroes, but he l is winning the applause of his coun- i try as diplomat of the highest order ! in the science of diplomacy
 "Just between us, 1 almost wish that Dewey could have the chance of ad-
 ministering small lesson to that conceited upstart, the Emperor Will liam.
 And while we are speaking about achievements, wasn't that affair of Schley with Cervera was one to throw up your hat for? Now it may not sound just right, but I honestly believe that the Oregon could alone have cleaned
 out the entire Spanish navy. I be lieve, too, that the Monterey, pitteG alone against the German fleet at Ma nila, would make them hunt for the shore with their colors struck.
 No, do not apprehend that we shall have to put down the insurgents at Cuba or at the Philippines The trouble we shall have in those point, will be in teaching those people our ideas of government. To do this we shall have to maintain standing forces until the lessons shall have been we'll
 and properly learned by people who
 have now but small conception of the good things in store for them living under conditions made possible b, governmental constitution such as we have enjoyed for over a century of years.
 Tn your territory I have many in vestments, and J expect to have more can see a great future for Arizona through her natural resources. All that is needed is brains and capital The brains are already at work and the capital is soon to follow. One of these fine days the two things will meet, shake hands over signatures and seals, and before you are. aware of what has struck you there will be a confusion of sounds here, every echo of which will ring out the one word Prosperity
 Don't be asleep, young man, when the cyclone strikes. It is coming, and will soon be here. Once started, i. will not wait for the sleepy heads to rub their eyes and then catch on It is the wide-awake fellows who win ir
 this world, and some of them are in Arizona today" g.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22

dupes for money, but the attendant excitement without which he lived
 It is said that he never followed his occupation in Phoenix. He always ran in here because he had turned a trick somewhere else and found it ad- visable to drop out of sight for time. It was during his last visit to Phoenix under the name of Williams that the vault of the Western Investment bank was broken. Some of those who knew him, but did not know him very we'll, suspected that Smith had engineered the job But those who did know him knew better. Burglary was a species of criminality as distinctly out of his line as Sunday school teaching was.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
MORE OF "SoAPY" SMITH.
The Confidence Man Sometimes Took
 Refuge in Phoenix.

An article in The Republican a few days ago regarding "Soapy" Smith. the confidence man killed at Dawson City not long ago, has called out many "reminiscences of that unique char aeter by men W ho knew him. He wa, a comparatively frequent visitor Of Phoenix as of all the more important towns and mining camps of this terri tory. He last visited this city about eighteen months ago.
 He was not as he has often been de- scribed, gambler. He was once ar- rested for gambling and pleaded in his defense the definition of the word gambler as one who plays for a stake taking a chance of losing it. ''I take no chances at all," said MT. Smith. This suggests that the expression, ( sure thing gambler" is erroneous, {: contradiction in terms. Smith was a man of imposing front, smooth voice. persuasive language and undoubted courage. He had killed many men generally those who had interfered with his business. His operations were usually conducted with the aid of gang to whom there was a standing instruction to never kill if it could be dFOlucu.
 He had one weakness, playing on the outside of a faro game, at which he was so uniformly successful that in the course Of his career he lost sev- eral fortunes. He played with as- tonishing recklessness and his roll soon disappeared. He always left the table and went on the street to work his famous soap" scheme or one of his other various confidence games. and invariably returned with a sum sufficient to renew the excitement at faro. He was as charitable as a prince and as 1ndiscriminate in his giving. lie distributed thousands among the worthy and the unworthy.
 When he was last in Phoenix he told an acquaintance that he was ashamed and weary of his performances and re- solved to abandon his manner of liv- ing. His resolutions were always broken, not because he cheated his
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
AT THE HOTELS

At the Adams yesterday, in the heat of the afternoon, in one of the coolest rooms of that house, sat a man who has had more or less weight and ln- fuence in and with the general affairs of this country for a number of years past, beginning back as far, at least, as the civil war, and always in capaci- ties where executive ability of high order was an absolute necessity.
 That Hon. Stephen w. Dorsey pos sessed executive ability of high order no man ever doing business with him has ever doubted. One has but to lis ten to him now, on any subject, rela- tive to any matter, to become con- yinced that here is ripeness of judg- ment, a degree of wisdom, a quickneSS and firmness of mind grasp given to but few men to attain and maintain in the last half of life. And while MT. Dorsey may be in the years of the last half of life, it would be a mistake to confOund him with any class outside of that of young men.
 "I am here for but a short stay, said he, "and on business. Yes, l am interested in mines and somewhat in other business enterprises in Arizona, but I do not care to talk about busi- ness today. Until a business matter reaches such shape as to be a posi- fiyity it is aS we'll not to arouse the curiosity of the public. I have never hesitated about giving to the world the results of my labors, but I prefer to give it at time when it can come with it's best force and effect. If a fr,rr then the people are not bothered with it.
 A 4About the war? Well, I do not look for the end for some time to come. There enters into the case so many questions of such importance not only to this country, but to the civilized world that the end will be slower in coming than most people think for.
 This war has advanced the United States as a nation more than a half century of peace could have accomp- lished. At one step we have assumed the position of a great power The study of our statesmen now must be ;as to how we shall best maintain it.
 For forty years Hawaii has been in a condition of readiness to amalga- maie with our high order of civiliza- tion. They have been knocking loudly at our door praying for union with us. At Last we have listened to and grant, ed that prayer. How any reasoning. thinking student of the affairs of the world could for a moment oppose this act of annexation and hope to satisfy the masses of the thinking people is more than I can see. The popularity of the move has been in the air for years. It was splendid move.
 And now that we-are in the acquir- ing mood there need be, there should be no stop to it until we have made such acquisitions as shall permanently
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
MONEY. STOCKS AND EXCHANGE

New York, July 21.-Money on call steady at 1@1h per cent; last loan, 111 per cent; prime mercantile paper 3k@4 per cent; sterling exchange, weak, with actual business in bankers bills at $4S5A @4.S5h for demand, and at $4.84@4S4A for sixty days; posted rates, $485@4.85h and $4.86h@4.S7; commercial bills, $4.831s; silver cer- tificates, 59A @59A; bar silver, 59 5-16; Mexican dollars, 45A; gov ernment bonds, irregular; state bonds, dull; railroad bonds, strong
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
CATTLE IN NEW MEXICO.

New Mexico is again stocking up with cattle, and it's idle ranges are again being put to use. The Santa Fe New Mexican says: "The ranges are being stocked with cattle brought from wherever animals can be bought, and thousands of head have been placed on ranges that have been unoccupied for
Arizona republican., 1898-07-22
SECONDHAND BICYCYLES ai:. .$7.50 to $30.00.

 We dhandw
  sell secondhand
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED.
and Was Fit for q Hazard
GUS Undertaking..

The grimy captain of the mountain bat
terry hurried forward to meet the infantry
colonel
Colonel" he shouted, with hasty sa-
lutte, II want you to detail man from your
ranks to help us work the guns. That last
charge thinned us out ,"
Certainly, sir" cried the colonel, what
sort of man do you want?'
Il want man who is strong in the arms, "
the captain replied; zone who is regularly
accustomed to carrying heavy and awkward
weights I want him to handle the ammu-
milton for gun No. 4. He must carry the
shells and solid shot from the caisson to the
gun"
The colonel turned to his command and
in a ringing voice stated the artilleryman's
desire. Then he called for volunteer.
Instantly a little man with a pale face
and somewhat bent back stepped briskly
from the ranks and saluted
The colonel looked him over.
He wants a man who is strong in the
arms he repeated.
Eyes, colonel" said the little man.
"But you-where did you acquire the nee
essary strength"
The little man smiled and again ealuted.
"Well, colonel" he said, with an air of
conscious triumph, Il reckon I'm as fit as
any man in the regiment. moved my wife s
house plants more than 400 times during the
spring months!'
Hell do!' roarcd the artilleryman, and
the two hastily climbed the hill.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
He Looked Like Il c Man Who Had
Exhibited an Educated
Pig.

"My pride had fall the other day." said
4 well known man who is prominent in pub
lie affairs. "A few days back had to go
to little town in the western part of the
state on a matter of business. The matter
that took me there was soon transacted,
and to amuse myself until i: was time to Ike
my train back, l attended the fair that
CHANGED to be in progress at the time.
Il noticed as soon as was on the grounds
that | was attracting good deal ni atten-
ton, and it rather tlattered me, as was not
aware that | was known in that part CT the
state. Wherever | went / could see that
l was being pointed out, and such expires
sions as That's him. He's the fel.er!
greeted my ears.
Il began to think that l would be called
upon to make a speech, and was thinking
up what | could say that would be of in
terest to them, when a man, little bit
holder than the rest, approached me, and
said
Say, mister, when ar ye goin' ter open
up
Open up what?' I asked
"'Why,' said he, 'ain't ye the Teller what
owns the educated hog?'
Il had to admit that / wasn't, and as
soon as that fact became known the atten-
ton that had attracted was gone, and |
was only one of the common herd looking
at the big pumpkins and crooked nosed
squashes.
at seems that party, who looked like
me, had exhibited an educated pig the year
before. and | had been mistaken for him -
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

ia AAN0 EIEb1NG BIN.
upon valuable time in order to replcn-
ish it.
Now, where one has a basement barn.
all this annoyance can largely be avoid
ed by simply constructing, as pictured
in the cut, large bin OD on the second
floor and connecting it with the small
feeding one 90 on the basement floor.
where the horses and cattle are sup
posed to be, by means of the slender
spout or chute (2). Not only does this
arrangement insure plenty of feed 1t all
times, but by having such small bin
on the feeding floor of the basement, as
is shown. more room is afforded, and
that. too, where it is most desired. In
deed, by possessing two or three of
these bins one can have things exceed
ingly convenient and up to date, for
then all that is required is to drive on
to the barn floor with the grain and
feed and unload it from the wagon into
their respective bins. In this way also
a vast amount of hard lifting and val
liable time, speaking for the year, can
be averted, and surely this is something
worthy anyone's consideration.-Fred
erick o. Sibley, in n. Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
MATTER OF FACT.
Change from "the Style to Which
She Had Been Accustomed"

He is a young man whose unbounded as.
surance has ever been his chief character.
istic.
When he proceeded to talk to the practical
old gentleman about marrying his daughter
he was evidently prepared for the usual
question:
do you think you can support my daugh.
ter in the style to which she has been &C.
customed?"
The parent spoke this phrase with the air
OF a man W no thinks he has uttered poser
The sutton looked him in the eye.
Lets talk this thing over" he said. "Dc
you think your daughter is qualified to make
man good wife,
Eyes, sir Her mother and l are both
practical people and we have given her a
practical education. She can not only read
Greek and play the piano-she practices
three hours day-but she can get good
dinner and make her purchases in markc t
as lntelllgently as an experienced steward.
Moreover, her abilities with the needle are
not confined to fancy work. She's a treas.
ure, and we don't propose to have any mis-,
understandings about her future
"You were asking me if thought could
support her in the style to which she has
been accustomed"
81 was"
We'll, l could. But don't propose to.
Alter she, marie me she's not going to
practice three hours a day on any riano
nor cook dinners nor take back talk from
market people. She's going to have all the
sewing done outside of the house, read what
she enjoys, whether it's Greek or Choctaw.
and go to the matinee twice a week. It's
time that girl was beginning to have some
good times in this life. ashington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
ABOUT RUBBER TIRES
They Are Coming Into General Use
because They Add to Comfort
and Convenience.

Any wheel can be fitted with a rub
Der tire. a new rim of iron is fitted
over the felloe, and in its box-shaped
channel the fiat bottom of the tire fit s
closely. The best make of tire is COM
pressed after being placed in the rim
and the large steel wires which run
through it completely around the
wheel are brought together and cleo
trically welded, thus making it impos-
sible for the tire to slip off, says an
exchange
At first it was feared that rubber
tires would not prove dura ble-that
the wear of the street surface, run
ming over broken glass and sharp-cor-
nered stones, would cut and macerate
the rubber very rapidly. This has been
disproyed.
Not only is the comfort of riding in
creased by the use of rubber tires, and
the noise abolished, but the wear on
the vehicle is greatly diminished. Says
well-known dealer: "A set of rub
Der tires will pay for themselves in five
years in the saving of repairs on a
buggy. The tires take up the vibra-
ton, and nuts and bolts do not work
loose as they do where iron tires are
used. The constant shake to which an
ordinary vehicle is subjected when
loaded is very destructive. 1t not only
wears the bolts in their sockets, bu.
the iron itself disintegrates. Rubber
tires prevent 90 per cent. of this wear"
A horse will pull large surrey with
great deal less effort than former
ly. The action of an iron tire on a
roadway is like successive blows of a
hammer. The wheel strikes an OBJ
struction with dead shock calculated
to cause rebound, and to overcome
this horse exerts a steady pull; with
rubber tire the material accommo-
dates Itself to the obstacle, its re.
siliercy causing it to lift itself over the
stone or edges of paving bricks.
Nor will a rubber-tired vehicle raise
as much dust as one with iron tires, by
reason Of its narrow tread.
All OF the livery stables are refittinc
their best vehicles with rubber tires
In very few years iron-tired buggies
and delivery wagons will be the excep-
ton. Perhaps ice wagons, brewery
trucks and all heavy teaming vehicles
Will also be fitted with noiseless tires,
thus aiding to the comfort of the pub
lie as we'll as the users of the vehicles
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
His Anppiest Moment.

"John," she asked, cuddling up to him.
for it was the seventh anniversary OF their
marriage. "what was the happiest moment
OF your life!'
'..Ah,- dear" he replied, 81 remember It
well. | shall never forget it, If live to be
hundred years old that moment will al.
ways stand out as plainly as it does to-
night
She sighed and nestled a little closer,
looking longing|y up into his honest blue
eyes: After moments silence she urged:
YES, but John: dearest, you haven't told
me when it was.'
oh. he answered, 81 thought you had
guessed it. Surely it ought to be easy
enough for you to do So 1t was when vol,
came to me last fall, if you remember, and
told me that you had decided to trim over
one of your cd hats so as to make it do
for the winter"
Then the celebration of the seventh an.
adversary of their marriage became formal
and eresting.-Cleveland Leader
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
First GreeninE Apple Tree.

The American Cultivator says tina,
the original Greening apple tree is still
standing on the farm of Solomon
browne at Mount Hygeia, in North
Foster, r. l. The tree was a very old
one when the farm was sold in 1901
The seller informed the purchaser tn a t
it was pity the old tree was going
into decay as it produced the best
fruit of any tree in the orchard. The
purchaser determined to see how long
he could keep it alive, and it still sur
wives after almost another century has
been added to its venerable years. But
It shows signs of final decay. and the
parent o. all the famous Rhode Island
greetings, which has set its CRAFTS on
the orchards Of almost all the world.
will be but neighborhood memory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
HANDY FEEDING BIN.
Just the Thing for Farmers Wbo
Wish to Save a Vast Amount Of
Hard Lifting.

Economzing of time and labor is not
infrequently one of the great secrets of
success. This being the case, a feeding
bin, such as is represented in the accom-
panying illustration, is highly suggest
i've for a basement barn. There ore
periods of the year when the farmer is
SO rushed with work that he can i'll at
ford to bestow any attention elsewhere,
and yet, generally speaking, it is during
these very same periods that the grain
supply in the ordinary feeding bins
gives out, compelling him to encroach
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

II was finally induced through reading
some accounts in the newspapers regarding
the wonderful cures wrought by Dr.. Wi.
lams' Pink Pills for Pale People, to try
them. | took the pills according to direc.
tons and soon began to notice an improve.
hent IN my condition. Before the first box
was used l could get about the house, and
after using five boxes, was entirely cured.
Since that time | have felt no return of
the rheumatic pains. am confident that
Or. Williams Pink Pills saved my life and
! try, to induce my friends who are sick to
try the same remedy. l will gladly answer
inquiries concerning my sickness and won.
derIul cure, provided stamp is enclosed for
reply. FRANK LONG"
Sworn to before me at Venice, Mich, this
18th day of April. 1898.
q. B. GOLDSMITH, Justice of the Peace,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

Dear Editor:-f you know of a solicitor
or canvasser in your city or elsewhere, espe-
cially man who has solicited for subscrip-
tons, insurance, nursery stock, books or tail
oring, or man who can sell goods, you will
confer favor by telling him to correspond
with us; or if you will insert this notice in
your paper and such parties will cut this no.
tice out and mail to us, we may be able to
furnish them good position in their own
ard adjoining counties. Address
AMERICAN WOODEN MILLS Co., Chicago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
The Font OF knowledge.

Mr.. De Scierce-The officers of the Smith
sonian institution are having the chatter
of monkeys photographed, in the hope tina,
in time their language may be understood
and it may be possible to converse with
them.
Mrs. De Science-Isn't that grand? ]
hope they'll ask the monkeys, the very first
thing, whether we are descended from them
or not.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
One Mans Theory

She-So you don't think women will eve,
succeed as railway engineers?
He-Of course not.
and why, pray?'
They would lose too much time holding
up Their trains at crossings. "-Chcago
Evening News
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
Something Like That.

The Comedian-1've just signed a con-
tract and I've got fresh supply of jokes.
The Tragedan-Ah! Then you're bound
and gagged, eh?-Ilustrated American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
A DOMESTIC INCIDENT.

From the Observer. Flushing, Mich.
early in November, 1884," says Frank
Long, who lives near Lennon, Mich, ION
starting to get up from the dinner table,
was taken with a pain in my back The
pain increased, and | was obliged to take to
my bed. The physician who was summoned
pronounced my case muscular rheumatism
accompanied by lumbago He gave me RENE
dies and injected morphine into my arm to
ease the pain.
My disease gradually became worse until
:! thought that death would be welcome re-
lease, from my sufferings Besides my regu-
lar physician | also consulted another but he
rave me- no eDcoIra
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

S. r. Baldwin writes: after irving Sooth-
ing Remedies without avail, and physicians
without relief, gave Dr. Moffett's Teethina
(1eethlg Pondcra) and they acted Ike
magic. | occasionally gave powder to keep
my chid's gums softened" TEETu1NA Aids
Digestion, Regulates the Bowels and makes
baby robust and healthy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE,
Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Box 852,
lie Roy, n. Y, for FREE sample of Allen 3
Foot Ease, powder to shake into your
shoes. 1t cures swollen, aching, tired feet.
The grNtest comfort discovery of the age.
An instant relief for Corns and Bunons. All
druggists and shoe stores sell it. . cents,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
Too General,

smithson-You can always judge man
by the company he keeps.
Johnson-That's pretty rough on a jailer
Of prison, isn't it ?-Ilustrated American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17
Not ut All Afrafd.

.''They say" he suggested, Just to see how
she would take it. that disease may be com
municated by kisses
I'm an immune" she replied, promptly.
Ot course her fearlessness was rewarded,
Chicago Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

We have but little respect for man who
cant discover the easiest way to do things
Washington Qa.) Democrat
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-11-17

The trouble with people who are all right
m their way is that they are usually in some
body elses way.-Brooklyn Life