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Arizona republican., 1898-08-08
WHERE ASBESTOS IS FOUND.

Asbestos is coming into such com
 mon use in the manufacture of wall and other papers, paper trade jour- nal says, that the public is beginning to wish to know more about it. It is vaguely understood, this exchange says. that the principal claim of this remarkable product to attention is that it cannot be consumed by fire. and not frequently the effect of the mention of asbestos is to carry the nearer back to the days when the peo- pie of the Pharaohs wrapped their dead in cloths woven from the fiber in order to preserve them, the body hay ing first been embalmed. Romantic stories have also come down to us oi ancient demonstrations of magic in which asbestos has played the leading part, but the real interest in the min- e-Sl centers in the present. It is oi more importance to the human race
Arizona republican., 1898-08-08

The case of little Willie McCabe, a child in Bellevue hospital, New York, seems to furnish well authenticated instance of the practical value of hyp- nUrism as a curative agent. He was suffering with convulsions, which Dr. Barbour subdued completely after everything else had failed. The first attempt resulted in the quieting of the child for only few moments, and it was not until the third trial that he fell asleep and slept quietly for several hours.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-08
A BLOW AT THE DOG.

Ever since the bicycle, the trolley car and automobile carriage made it apparent that mankind might yet be able to, get along without horses some people who affect to be students of our social conditions haze been finding out that the horse is troublesome ami nal, that he gets in the way of pedes- trians and clutters up the streets with his muddy hoofs. Hence they would have him banished to his native plains.
 Now it appears not improbable that the promised fate of the horse may be shared by mans other faithful friend, the dog After having been taxed and tagged and licensed in every large city in the country, after having paid s2 or more every year for the bare privilege of breathing an inferior quality of air and studying the signs in the parks which tell him that dogs are not ad- mitted, the final step has heen taken toward depriving him of his rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- ness. Many of the people of the beau tiful suburb of Park Ridge last week gave their approval to an ordinance which declared that dog found guilty of walking on the street unaccompa- nied by his master shall be subject to a fine of from $1 to $25, payable by his owner. In default of payment pre- sumably the dog will be arrested, tried and condemned to the pound.
 It is not charged that the Park Ridge dog is worse than any other dog or that he is mad-although that or dinance is calculated to make him so- or that he does not behave with prop CT dignity in public. He is believed to have established a reputation for dis cernment in the matter of tramps and beggars. He is both ornamental and useful. Yet he is amenable to a fine simply for appearing on the street without his master; martial law has been declared against him.
 The only reason must be, not that he is wrongdoer, but that he is a dog. Park Ridge has declared against the species and very likely other towns will follow suit. The edict may be universal that now they shall not have e1 en their nights. What Park Ridge seems to want is an automobile, pneu- matic-tire dog, warranted not to bark, bite CT steal chickens.-Chicago Rec ord.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-08

Rev. William D. Parsons, chaplain
 of the Mount De Sales Academy of Wis itation, near Baltimore, is claimed to be the oldest Catholic priest in Amer
 ica in point of service.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-08

According to foreign gossip, the real instigator of the present Carlist move ment is Dona Bertha, the wife of Don Carlos. Although a princess of the house of Rohan, she is not of royal blood, and has been compelled, on this account, to endure many slights. By some she is treated as a morganatic wife.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-08

It is difficult to conceive anything
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

South The present grades sought to DO
simplificd and reduced In number, 30 that
good English education could De obtained
IN six or seven years, and the high school.
or two or three years. course. be devoted
to fitting the boys and girls. who had Just
graduated from the primary schools, for
some occupation. clerical. mechanical, sci
cntific or otherwise. A Encouragement on
n practical basis could be easily effected
that would cost but little II any more than
now, consume no more years for gradual
ton than now and turn out young men and
women fully equipped to take their position
In tho business or Industrial world as
skilled employees.
why is It that such a palpably useful re-
form is not adopted? Arc our educational
boards and pedagogucs Impractical ultra
conservative. or behind tho demands OF
the age? we sometimes boast of our
splendid free schools, but they are yet
sadly lacking in that practical efficiency
and utility as educational factors which the
conditions OF society and the genius OF the
times would seemingly suggest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
SOME posTscRIPTs.


There are firty-eight kinds of the house
fly,
According to tho latest figures China owes
her creditors the sum of Sl9S,525.00o.
A shipyard at Ominato. Japan. still In
operation, was established over 1900 years
ago.
II the weight of the body be divided into
eleven parts. eight OF these parts will be
pure water.
Emile lola was born at Paris on April
., 1910. His father was Italian and his
mother French.
The French wine crop last year was 7l2.-
100000 gallons, decrease of 27l,O0O.OOO
from the previous year.
The two last descendants Of Christopher
Columbus are said to be occupants OF n
rooihouse in Cadiz.
There are over a hundred female stu
dents now at the University of Berlin, as
against thirty7iive last year
pen carrying small electric lamp to
prevent shadows when writing has been
patented In Germany.
At Basic, in Switzerland. preparations
are being made TO commemorate the Tooth
of Hans Iiolban.
Grtat Britain's marine steam tonnage
is today 6,79O, To9--about AS much as that OF
all other nations added together.
In the Peoples palace, in London, there
Is an Italian castle and battleship carved
from lump OF common rock salt.
The National Museum in Washington re-
ceived over $4,000 specimens last year, an
increase of 80 per cent over the previous
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
HOUSTON, SUNDAY. FEB. ~, 1898.
ON TINE nuN IN mLlNoIs.

+
One of the most hopeful signs Of a grow
ing democratic sentiment and party
strength In Illinois is tho gerrymandcring
mania into which the republicans In that
State appear to have fallen. The iegisia-
turr at Governor Tanners command, re-
Gently reconstructed the legislative dis
tricts so MS TO give the republicans every
advantage, and now Senator cullom wants
the congressional districts remoic'leh.
To resort to this extreme partisan action
before the regular time for npportonmt Mt
succeeding tho census year, would inai-
cute utlrnistakable signs OF fear, for the
legislature and the congressional Geicga-
ton are overwhelmingly republican at
present.
The legislative gorrymander shor. tlInc
ago was shameful enough, but the congrcG-
sional rcd!strlcting now sugga5tei would
be the lowest kind OF political outrage
Senator Cullom who advises this latter
course, ought to be above such dirty POLL
tics. but be is not, and only offers as an
excuse that some of the districts afc In
danger" from this falls elections. The
Chicago News, referring to this, says that
lin other words, the reapportioament IS es-
sentlal because In some Of the present did
trlcts there is an expectation that the peU-
pie may desire to change some Of their rep
resentativcsl" This Chicago contemporary
further remarks
Illinois has Royenteen republican members
OF the house. three democrats aud two popu-
lists According 70 the preaidnntlal vote III
1AlC there Ia one republican member OF tue
house for eacit ,7i3 votes cast for Mckinley
and one opposition member for each o.,eDo
votes cast tor Bryan. II would Seem from
this that If any gerrymnnderlns OF the state
wcra necessary 1t would nui be be1r-ise the
dominant party had been deprived OF hey OF
its Just share In the distribution OF Gongreb-
sionn! honors IN tho state nor hecniise the OPP
position had acquired a representation lureer
than IL was Justly enttied TO-
when the republican Legislature md Il
republican senator manifest such nneasi-
ness ana are willing to resort 20 the ,lost
fragrant and shameless partisanship. while
they yet apparently have evorytnlls tGelr
own way. no other conclusion can he drawn
than that democratic victory Is antici-
pated In Illinois this year. The municipal
election IN Chicago with an o2an :res sill
ver platform and the positive assertions
since from democratic leaders rs TO the
condition Of free silver sentiment in bat
State within the past year, have fcreshad-
owed great democratic triumph up there,
and now this conduct and proposed action
by the republicans give additional strength
to the predictions Of democratic success
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The late Senator Plumb Of Kansas once
described diplomacy US ''gilded lying"
Napoleon once sall to Talyrand: II
wish | mad the keys OF hell. for | could
then put you In there The renly was:
1T would be better, sir. that should
nave them, Tor then could let YOU OUT
Many oil the erdowments in the un,yer-
sity and schools oil Edinburgh have been
made by women. Lazy Malcolm OF Paltal-
Loeb left large sum TO school in this
ocantry for lost mysteries of antiquity.
rhomas Wentworth Hgginson writes
that when Wendell Phillips was speaking
more tamsdy than usual the young aboli-
tionlsts used TO slip to the back OF the room
and start hiss; II never failed to rousa
him."
Ex-senator John d, Henderson has thor
ougaly studied the problem OF the West
inues. and he predicts European t,ags ON
the islands viii be pulled down one after.
the other until there viii be a powerful
republic OF the "uniied States OF America. y
Professor Charles Eliot Norton vim "a
tire from the chair OF modern lanprnrns
al Harvard this year AS the successor 81
longfe.low and Lowell. and mead of TIA
1ne arts department. Professor Norton bas
strcnrouay fought and worked for tbs
highest idsals In art and in c!tizenshln
As the literary executor OF Lowell ANA Tho
translator OF Dante, Professor Norton Ia
well known wherever there are inteliirea N
readers Of the Engltsh language.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
Ann WE cGrrlNe rmn nnsrt

The visit OF the Spanish warship Viznnya
to New York harbor enabled the public 10
obtain some useful information as to tho
character and cost OF naval construction
abroad and to make some comparisons not
altogether to our credit.
The vizcaya is un arilorsd cruiser, rs We
call our New York or Brooklyn. or MS the
Maine was sometimes called. she cost about
s3,0Do,000 has speed of u knots, carries
two il-inch guns and ten 5,5-inoh guns.
She has a low free board, presenting the
minimum OF target for that Kind Of vessel.
aud an armor belt OF IL inches Of steel.
She was built by the spaniards who are
not supposed TO equal US In shipbuiding
skill. III addition TO all this she has q
draught between her coal bunkers and
magazines for protection. which our ships
have not. and can carry coal TO last her
Tor 10000 miles at two-thirds speed,
The New York cost as much as the Wig
caya. has no greater speed. has but u D.
inch armor bill, lighter battery and is
higher and more vulnerable. The Maine
was lighter armored, an inferior battery.
had nothing like the coal capacity and was
four knots slower than the Vizeaya! Yet
the Mnino and the Texas were called second
class battIeships and cost as much us tho
4 yizcaya. Experts do not hesitate to, say
that Spain IN this ship got fur better ye-
suits for the money than we have obtained
for any ship that cost about tho same
amount.
And yet our constructors have had
tho benefit Of tho experience Of for
sign nations IL everything pertaining
e naval building They brag that
Ne hare stAs up TO- date navy. but
actual compositions, N speed. arma-
spsnt and cost. with come Of the latest
6oraign types do not bear out our bureaus
elatme matter that neither the public,
|1ef congresu. has given sufficient weight
Nj y ~ fact TINT many 81 our types were
pgiT opposed By Che old line officers 4
IA M me paytes 81 foreign powers.
sssqcsaoy rslex in tho navy depart-
4 m bpylau tbeoEists wers list
~ resr admirals
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
TURNED Down ny CONGRESS.

The Washington Post remarked the
other day that in the rush of news from
Havana and the popular excitement In
consequence. tho fact had been overlooked
that house committee had "sct down on
the proposition OF Massachusetts, con-
gresham to establish. by congressional
action, an eight hour day in all the States.
This was the schome, 1t will be remem-
bered. that was suggested as the best
means of enabling New England manu-
facturers to compete against the Infant
Industries" of the South
Just what the reasons we're for the COM
mittee's action were not given, but an in
superable obstacle TO bill of that kind
would be the constitutional objection. Con-
gress has no such authority as this bill pre-
supposed. Possibly the Stiffness of the
proposition had as much TO DO in dotormin
ing the committees action as the uucon
sttutionalfty Of tho proposed measure At
any rate. the New England whine failed to
arouse the necessary congressional SYM
pathy and the poor factory lords in Mas.
sachusetts and us nelghbor States VIII
have TO Try and get along without further
government aid than they are now re-
ceiving. This disappointment may be hard
on Thorn, but they must face the cold, cold
fact once more that Southern competition
has no governmental handicaps upon It,
IL their contention be true however.
that cheaper labor and unorganized labor
In the South is the main cause of their dis
comfiture would even an eight hour day
have helped matters? Would not the
South have been stlll able to manufacture
cheaper goods with cheaper labor working
the same number of hours in both sec
tons? What New England possibly
wanted to ask OF congress was to compel
the New England laborer to work for
about eighteen hours day at half the
wages he now receives for ten hours-but
even the bounty-fed protegee of this great
protective government did not have quite
gall enough to demand what they would
really Hike to see.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
rltNorloAL rD.cArIoN Nnnnrn.

Wo are told that the city of Atlanta an.
has established or is abnut to ESTABLISH =
high grade techpological school m connec-
ton with it's public school system. rho
fact would indicate singularly clcor roc.
ognition by the people OF Atlanta of am.
Of the great needs of the hour. IN nm oau.
cational way. in the south,
We are Just beginning to embark, In the
Southern States in manufacturing ontor.
prises ON something like n large or general
scale; the mIne resources Of the see,,on
are beginning to bc deycloped MA never ho.
fore; oil fields are being opsncd and rraa,
projects For river and harbor Improvement
are engaging unrsuul attention. The sou,h
In a word, from an industrial. ens,ncerIn.,
and commercial point OF view, is taxing on
new life.
Who shall take charge Of and ,nte,,l.
gently aud scientifically direct s,,ch dove.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
DUrY OF CouVTISil coMMrrTErs.

BY reference to Post special from bal
las. TO be found in another column thI'
morning. It will be noted that an cffor
may be made by those who are disgruntlet
at the action OF the democratic State conf
mittce. TO transfer their covert attacks
| upon democracy to the counties In an en-
deavor to organize a revolt against the
democratic test.
These relentless enemies OF the party.
incorporating under an assumption OF
democratic faith, and solicitude for the
party's welfare. though foilcd often In
their designs to foment trouble, return as
often to the assault.
Having failed before the State commit
tee to secure action that would put them
in a position inside the party to work mis-
chief. they now fall back upon the county
committees and will attempt there to lead
loyalty from Its plain duty.
Let the county committees remember
that no loyal party man, no man who has
democracy, is excluded by observing the
letter of Instructions issued to the party
by the State committee No democrat who
even dissented from the Chicago platform
but who refused 10 vote for the opposition
to the Chicago and State democratic tick
cts is barred from participation in the
primaries,
open party treachery alone Ia rebuked
by the democratic test.
There were largo numbers of democrats
IN 1896 who did not approve wholly Of the
Chicago platform and who did not feel
sufficient enthusiasm to vote. hut they
refralned from kuifng democracy by aid
ing and abetting It's foes. Thny may have
sulkod in their TENTS but thoy did 80 more
in disappointment than in anger Againss
these men the democratic executive com
mittee drew no line Tho door is still opcu
for them, even in Che primaries.
Against that other class. however, the
rnle-or-ruln element. who not only de-
nounced the old organization as Que com
posed Of anarchists. repudiators aud com
f,,ttp los h,ti,
aud rejoiced at democracy's defeat both
the demands of party discipline and the
safety of party principles, suggest that the
limo should be drawn.
This is a time for the rank and file OF
loyal democrats to demand that their
county committees shall not be seduced by
tho appeals and insidous attacks aud dan
alrous suggestions OF the enemies of the
party. To refuse to listen 10 the instruc
tons of The state comlttee would be for
The county committees to join In the move.
ment against party discipline and the se-
eurity of party principles
Put aside all such temptations to disloy
atty To use u common expression do not
be worked" The state committee did
not transcend Its powers 1t did not at
tempt to prescribe mans belief or in.
sist that he could only vote by subscribing
to specific propositions OF faith; it merely
resolved that party loyalty to tho extent
of not having been actually deloyal
should constitute the tcse' in the prma-
rics.
Close up the ranks therefore; preserve
the organization intact, present an honest
front 70 the enemy md refuse to listen TO
these specious but crafty and treaohorous
srgsestlons to revolt against the State
cn, ,,t,.
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in sentences Of this klnd j. n \ 4! ||
plurnl verb. A momcnt.s 4 ~
vent such errors. 'vsskhs ~

1
IN sentences q this kind. d ~. n
p'urn' verb. a moments thosss: u.
vent such errors.
/, WIN, i ~. ~. ~ * s s'l
Tcfritory LII rs the capital y
~ ~ ao,y 2; LOW many Tcrr;,.,nsl
a'es' ana what AZ n
1. The Indian rerr,,,.. OH. oft
sarized Territlr,,, s nas % vi Y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

are entitled to. The primary law has nc
great t,rrors for anybody. The violation q
| Ii is simple misdemeanor IL has been re-
| portcd--hut OF course. such wicked INNS
| never occrrrcd-lhat blocks OF voters nave
been marched around from one pox te
another, patronizins all with their paiio,s
and that In some Instances the "democratic
vote nj city has been swcllcd to sum
excoed.ng It's total vote, When every
body understands that there is. IN fact,
no test Init that everybody Is expected 70
vote. something like this Is likely 10 hap
pen In any city where the local candidates
arc numerous The test adopted puts q
different phase on the matter The man
who is asked did YOU vote for the opposition
10 tle National or State tickets in 1896 Is
not, as rule, going to lie about 1t be-.
cause lie will know that several others VIII
know he is lying.
The liberality OF the liberal test" pro-
posed consisted not in its terms, but in
the general understanding that Ii meant
just nothing ut all. AS a matter OF fact,
the most liberal test considered was the
one adopted. The rejected test required
the voter TO swallow the Chicago plat
form. Many gold men who stood suuareiy
by Bryan and the whole ticket could net
have done this. They yielded to the party s
a,.,S. ~ 80, 1917, -, at,a,,,,t In
s,.., ,i'1' -. -, -, ato,, fro,,, ,b,s,,,
an unwilling assent to any economic lfup-
osltion? Party membership 10 no. Il dues-
ton of belief but of action. The test aIoo,-
cd recognizes this automatic truth. II es-
80! nv ', oi nf -, g. 80
.Vs inpu .S "PS" 1919 ~, ~ w.
m .s,,' ,n. ..', " TO ~. ~ ~
a. ~, 800 ~ fi,Ioa,,o n,atfo,,o q
W.. W. ny , - ~ ~ .,',r 20. :, ~
was uiiue.s'oou tna. thi5 ls,Wu ~ nc,
~, va ~ ~ 49, -, ~ ~, ra.,IS
ms l We. MouIu AUNT 10y Mllt ~, ~
-. sse, ~ I'm IT, ,,si,t *
l'ts. aNiii".,VnS " mo ~. III" ',
~, ~ W the .u, "e ~ ~,
III ~ "'aon Sou ~ Ne,e 80 az,
or '4'i "o ~ ' so,t ~ 49, Wv
N'@''N p"''' nv u S'''"eN .
The disappointment ana rage OF all the
elements of opposition to the democratic
marty herause of tho coptnitt,ea nt,ion
- ,......., NJ. 40,
M NJ, 'ieNtsNt ~ 10y .neS ~ ~. 10,
80, ~ p"t.S ,''o 49, " ~ 20 va"
has n,nned IN the ma tho bt.le sein,re
which is part Of the big scheme Henry
Watterson spoke of when he told re-
i'. sei oi nc losI u rev msshs ~ V..'
orratic Marty IN tha silver issme ~ le(u
The scheme is 70 ronoat The rndi,n,ncIis
trick and IN make a nretense of fiivisinn IN
Inc Marty for The nurnose Of dereat,nn
prv,n again II is rho nnIv ham Of a So,
nf 90 desnnrnte tricl,sters as e,,er disrrared
American nnlitics ono of thnm Is MT
terson himeelf who was n leadin, oros.;c
of Tho paImer- r,,cl,ner ,,nve,nent and
who nov bas tho te,naritv 10 ciair mar j,e
cause he ..nrefe,.s 10 afiliofe with me vr.
ganized fools rather than with the organ-
ized knaves.' Az the same tine, h@ ac-
mus that DOT from the neHt democratic
. :, convention Is oeihs pitllheu.
Mas9n ity VI nanteS'1a' ont 81 '."'.'ui'n
iia!uS he,i'ehanVs, pau aiie"E ''rMeu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
The Lines Are Dra"r

Pamela Watchman. >. i14t
Many prominent populists Ill IN ~
come into the democratic ranks 49, = q y
now since democracy has re1us"s u1,tll.
first principles they feel at Nun ~ for ~
Ing under it's banner The me- ~ nm \
great hattie in 1900, with Bryan ~
ism and honest government, y ia ~
hand and Mckinley, moropoy y n
domination Of the money po W. ~ y.
other, has begun. and Il ali wy IA ~
lief from republican misruie surifi6
sion will Join forces with the ~ &
mocracy the victory will pe ~ 4, \.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

Or elsewhere, get Al much for our money
ana our prctcnsions In this country IS
they do abroad. But we have the fortunate
and happy faculty Of Imagining always that
We have got tho best OF everything,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
Aficr Land Commlsslonersh,p.

Mckinney, Texas. February 25--r. T.
Roche Of Georgetown spent today In Nc.
Kinney looking after his race for land COM
missioner. Senator Goss OF Seymour, car
atdate for the same office. spent yesterday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

There are some things to bc said In behalf
of French courts after ali--for instance. they
doa't allow attorneys TO talk ad libitum and
al inilnitum and other such gibberish outside
or inside the record.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

The Spanish government may have haa no
mines In Havana harbor, but II begins to look
as Il somebody got hold OF something equally
as effective and used Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27

~ course. We might have expected variety
Of orinions as to the meaning OF the demo
cratic test, but II is a good plan 10 read il
before speaking too confidently of It's terms.