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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
THE WARS OF PLANTS.
Even In Plant Life There Is Strife
and Murder.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Plants appear to us about the most
peaceful creatures possible After we have
found out that birds in their little nests
often disagree, and that doves, inspite of
their proverbial "gentleness," are decid-
eddy nl-natured, we fall back upon plants
These, at least. neither quarrel nor fight
So we think as we look at them-models
of quiet order, beauty and patience. Who
would for a moment imagine that they
were engaged in fierce struggle?
The cultivated garden plants crowd
loudly over their less fortunate neighbors
They have everything provided for their
comfort Their enemies are hunted down
while they live in luxury. They have to
pay. however for this pre-eminece. They
are only mans servants, pampered, it is
true, but subject to his will. 1t is in the
OPEN among the free, wild flowers, that
we must look for the war.
Every spot of ground is a battlefield. Ev-
cry instant the fierce fight is raging. With
our naked eyes we can not see it. Till
our ears have been trained, we can not
hear the clash of arms, though we watch
the onward march of the victors.
Like human warfare, the fight Is carried
on in the midst Of much deception and
fraud. Tribe is united together against
tribe. family against family. and, alas
children against parents. The strong
drive out the weak, and the cunning the
simple. Whole races are annihlated.
Sometimese the battle is to the strong
sometimes 20 the diplomatic, never to the
weak or cowardly unless they possess an
equal amount of cunning. In the midst
of all the struggle many noble and beau
tifuI characters are formed powers of en-
durance. strength and beauty are evolved,
DEVELOPMENT and progress are the result
more SO than from the wars of human be-
ings.
This ceaseless rivalry is for the posses
sion of the ground with its food supplies
There are thousands of varieties of plants
II any one of these could flourish for a few
seasons without any opposition. and under
favoring conditions of climate and soil
every SPOT of earth would be covered with
that one kind Some would take a longer
time. others a shorter. but for any the time
would be incredibly short.
To understand the great fight that is go
ing on ali around, this must be kept con-
tjnually in mind. Every species and va
rietv of plant is striving to people the earth
with plants like itself. and struggling for
space and food against other species and
variety. The struggle is intensified by the
fact that every specie of animal and in
sect Is endeavoring to do the same. There
&c not an inch of open ground that has
NOT already been seized. Each plant Is
irving to Dust his neighbor to gain more
room. if not for himself, for his descend
ants. Innumerable contriVauces are neces-
sarv to secure bare existences. The Slight
est advantage which plant can SECURE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

his morning exercise, little kitten from
the neighbor's yard came strolling along
the fence. When she first saw the big
bird her eyes opened in wonder, her tail
grew big and her hair stood out. But
presently as. The pelican did not hurt her,
she became used to him, and jumped down
into the yard to investigate.
Now whether the pelican happened TO
play with somebody, or whether he re-
membered the way his father used to
catch fish by throwing them up in the air
and catching them again, while ne was a
little nesting and lived in tree beside a
river. l don't know But the pelican pick
ed up the little kitten, aud, giving 1t a
toss in the air, opened its hinge mouth as
If to catch il as il came down.
Puss seemed TO think 1t was rather good
fun. With a quick motion she turned
over and came to the ground on her feet.
Then she scampered around Mr.. Pelican S
legs, nearly upsetting ham. He turned,
made another grab at he little cat, and
gave her another toss. Down came kit
ty again, landing safely on the grass not
at all frightened at this new rough com
panion. She seemed to enter into the
sport of the thing and stood still to be
tossed as if she rather liked it,
The pelican got tired first. His master
came out of the house with a good din
ner of fish for him. He picked up a fish,
gave it a toss and caught and swallowed
il. Puss, who was loOking on with open
eyes, came in for a share of the pelican S
dinner, and they have been the best of
friends ever since.
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has not reckoned. It Is the mosquito.
There is the real enemy. The damage
from marksmen and machetes Is insight
fcant by comparison. There are other
foes OF course. There is the climate 10
begin with. But II is an exploded notion
that to the unacclimated the atmosphere
of the tropics Is necessarily pernlcious.
it Is an exploded notion. too, that it is re-
sponsibie for diseases commonly uttribu-
ted TO it. Anaemia Is frequent but il Is
not due TO heat. Moscow is as familiar
with it as Manila. Certain affections of
the liver are alyso frequent. These, how
ever, are of parasitic origin and by proper
precautions may be avoided. Sunstroke
also Is due to a microbe, and that. as the
writer has seen IL somewhere finely sta
ted, lin spite of the mistaken etiology
perpetuated by erroneous nomenclature"
There remains the vibrion of malaria and
the bacillus OF fever, which, like The wind,
have been supposed to come no one knew
whence and to blow wheresoever 1t listed
Recent Investigations have traced these
germs to definite agency. II is the moss
quito that CONVEYS Them There Is The
enemy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

While none Of our big guns has been long
enough IN service to indicate how many
more times II may be safely tired the fact
that none OF the Washington guns has
ever burst in service goes a long way to-
ward proving the superiority OF American
guns over those Of foreign make. Down at
Indian Head the other day a gun was des-
troyed by the explosion of a high-explosive
shell in the breach, during an experiment,
Fortunately no one was injured. But
abroad gun accidents under service condt-
lions are OF not infrequent occurrence. Re-
ports from our naval attaches show that
these accidents are seldom reported In the
newspapers, excepting where there is loss
of life. Especially is this true in Germany,
where a number Of big Krupps have burst.
The good behavior of American big guns Is
only another Illustration of the ability Of
the Yankee to outstrip the foreigner.
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THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1895.

1cer In speaking OF the matter. In nv
day they called US cubs or anything else
that happened TO come OUT easily 10 the
lips. When We got into mischief we were
made 20 toe seam for a few hours. but
these latter-day young gentlemen are dig.
nifted with trial by court martial when
they commit breach of discipline
In nothing more than in the uniforms IA
the contrast between The MILDLY" of for
mer days and the ensign brought out Fiji
ty years ago, in wide-b Ottomed trousers
short, roundabout jacket cooked hat
with sword at side. and pistols in belt.
the youthful admiral in embryo cut a
dashlhg ngure' ana was a picturesque
feature Of the service.
The dress of the naval cadet on the other
hand, while neat and trim, has nothing
else distinctive abott il. consisting. as il
does, of blouse and trousers Of blue serge
or cloth, sparsely ornamented with gold
lace. Ensigns wear the same the precise
marks of distinction being the use of a sill
Yer anchor on the collar while the cadet
is of sold, and of a single strip of gold
braid on the sleeve half and inch wide
while that of the cadet is a quarter of an
inch narrower. All line officers wear the
same cap devlce-two gold anchors crossed
sufmounted by silver eagle on a silver
shield. Cadet and ensign both wear the
regulation straight officer sword
III tIe matter OF duties aboard shin the
ensign Is given rather more responsibility
than the midshipman of antebellum DAYS.
rms refers to times of peace and the req
sons may be found in the increased prof.
cheney gained by the ensign in the practi-
cal department of the service as a result
of improved conditions at Annapolis. His
training In electricity naturally adds much
to his usefulness, now that warships are.
to certain extent, floating electrical ma
chimes
In these times of war 1t is doubtful
whether the commanders will select the
newly graduated juniors for such import
ant services as many midshipmen were
called upon TO perform during the war Of
the rebellion or earlier conflicts When the
detailed accounts of the naval engage
ments of the current war are made public
1t is not improbable, however that the
names OF some of the young gentlemen
may be found mentioned in connection
with daring exploits, and that in future
time they will become as well known. for
instance, as is Winfield Scott Schley. in
command of the flying squadron, who
started his naval career as MILDLY on the
Richmond in 1861.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

others That Have Grown Gray With
out Seeing Much Service - The Fa-
NOUS Father of Other Peoples
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
Pussy ana the Pelican.
From Our Animal Friends.

N71FI
Behind a big. old-fashioned house in a
large city there lived large pelican. The
bird was allowed the liberty of the yard.
around which he would walk sedately. He
could not fly far and he had lived there
one day, when the pelican was taking
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
our chIef Engineer in MnnlIn.

Edgar saltus in the Golfers Weekly.
Manila and the Antilles contain, 1t may
IN connection with the foregoing be noted,
a foe with which the board OF strategy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
Joe MILLER, THE JOKER.
TESTS THAT HAVE GROWN GRAY
IN SERVICE.

others That Have Grown Gray With
out Seeing Much Service - The Fa-
NOUS Father of Other Peoples
Jokes.
From the New York Tribune.
If you are in the habit of telling funny
stories-a most useful and unseIhsh habit
YOU have often felt the weight of the
crushing remark: "That story is in Joe
Miller" When addressed to modest and
Well-meaning story teller this remark is
usually unkind and uncalled for and, what
is more, it is almost always untrue. The
person who makes it has seldom seen a
COPY of the book that bears the name of
Joe Miller He does not even pretend that
he has. He simply has a vague notion
that all the stories that he has ever heard
before came from Joe Miller originally, and
he assigns them to Ii in the same sweep
ing way in which he would declare that
In the days of King Rameses
That old story had paresis.
Rv the way, the jocular reference of all
old jokes to Joe Miller and the time of
King Rameses is about as stale as the
Jokes of Joe Miller themselves. Beside,
when both are pronounced correctly.
The present writer is bound to confess
that till recently he was as ignorant as
anybody about the real character of the
book of jests attributed to Joe Miller. But
the other day a copy of the first edition
of the work printed in 1889 Or more likely,
a reproduction of 1t, fell into his hands
and was the occasion of great enlighten-
ment Possibly little information about
it may be of interest to some others as
well. The following is the title page of
the book:
Joe Miller's JESTS:
or the
WITS
VADE-MECUM.
being
A Collection of the most Brilliant Jests;
the Poltest Repartees; the most Elegant
Bon Mots, and most pleasant short
Stories in the English Language
First carefully collected in the Company,
and many of them Transcribed from the
Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman,
whose Name they bear; and now set
forth and published by his lamentable
Friend and former Companion, Elijah
Jenkins, Esq;
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Joe Miller's JEsTs:
VADE-MECUM.
helm O.
Most Humbly Inscribed

To those Choice-Spirits Of The AGE,
Captain Bodens, Mr.. Alexander Pope Mr.
Professor Lacy, Mr.. Orator Henley and
Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

The SOlomonv,ll- bulle tin ha> the following Rood words to say of Capt CevIs who will @ to the assembly again from this cour ty :-"The De mocratic convention in Cochiss county nominated Capt. J. H. Tevis, n B ,wie Station, for ths legislative a-s-.itly. CsIt T.vi- is pioneer O Ariz na and a man who has mAni- tested 8 constant disposition to help in every undertaking for the uIhuild. ing of Arizona. He ia genial soul whose popularity iI universal whereve: hs is known. He served his county four years ago in the legislature and stool firm on all matters wnIch prom issd to forward the best interest. of his constituents. He hates jobb.ry ard his honesty is unquestioned. The election of Capt. Tevis will demon straie the good judgment of the peo- pl- of COchise county"
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

The race fer tressurship will un- doubtedly be 8 close one. for Wol,ott and Wentworth are both popular and strong nominees of their respective tickets. NIT. Welcoit is a succes-ful business man o! Tomb- tone who hsr earned s reputation for honesty and fairness that has given him the un- limited conf isnce of the public for any off i3i.l po>ition of truI. In Mir. Wentworth tte people have hal a capable official servant who has been thrice honorsi for officis! pre!ermen'. He is regsrd-d as . tower oi strength and is again placed on the ticket oi his party.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
BeateS The KiOndike.

Mir. A. e. Thomas, of Msry-ville, Tex, Ina, found more valuable dls
 rovery than ma. yet been mad- in the k!oniIk-, for y.ars he suffer. d untold agony from consumI ti"n accompany ei bv hemOrrhage-. and wa. ab-nlute- lv cured by Dr Kings New di-rov-r, for C"nsnnptiln, Congh- and Cold he deciares iha' gold i of little valu- in comparison t, hi- marvellous cure, wOnl have it even ii it cos' a hundred dollars H hottie. Asthma, Bronchita. and all throat and lung stfrctnn. are are p sitivelv cured bv Dr. Kings New Discovery for C"nsunpiion Trial bottles free at Tombstone Drug Store. Regular size 50 eta. and $1.OO Guaranteed to cure or prIce refunded.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
LAND GRANTS.
Decision of Cases Etfrcting
 COchise County.

The Supreme Court of the Units ed
 States on May 30 is at decided that the
 stiles were good in ih-se tour cases
 San Jose de SonOit.. San snscio d
 Bsbscomsri, San Ignscio del Canna, and San Rafael del Vale. but n c.,- ditiOn that the exact amount of land c l.ed for in the title. c ,n bs located. All the-e cases are rema Id q to the Court ui Private Land Claims for fur ther prace dings along this line. If finally confirmed, .hey will be so con- tirmed for the exact amount of land z an'ed and paid for. In this view the Bsb cnmsri w"uli xet 34. TOT acres instead of the l2S,OO0 Perm wa. claiming. Tnis matter will come u,, at the next term of court to be held in Tucson probably in December, though no time has yet been set. It vii! be hard to unde stand how Ike claimants can possibly locate their land, ss the reduction made by the SupremeC.urt practically eli ninstes the old monuments the clsinsnt. were claiming and 1t is h. ped to de- flea. the Baboc )mAri entirely on the ground of indehniteness Of descrip- tion and impOs-ibility of locating it it on the face of the earth. The Sup reme Court rej ct d the CalAbaz, ,s and Algodnnes grants out-ignt. Mo tions We're at once filed for reh- ariny,. They will be argued this month. The reference to the San Raf.el de Valle case, Csmou vs. Uated states, is a of she Mexican law. The Supreme Court dec;d d that the state. of Mexico had pOw=r to sell public lauds.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
HOW ABOCT TilI>:

eve are una |, rably opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement WI h the lt ad ing commercial nations of the word, whi, h we p. dge ourselves to promote, and until such agre ment can be oD- taine i, the existing gold s'andard must be reconsideration platform, s.. Louis, June IS96.
 This IS uhat the Cochise County heartily endorse.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
TlsAT JUYFUL FEELING,

With the exhilnrarins sense of renew ed health ad strength and internal cleanliness, which f flows the use of Syrup ot Figs. IS unknown 10 ,he few who have not prog s-essed bsy nd the oio- time me dicin. and the cheap substitute, sometimes offers bur n, yer accep ed by the we'll informed Buy the enu,ne Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

The new time card of the 4. & 6. E.. went into effect today. The new rc "dnle ofthe stage company will bring in the Bishee msil and passen- gers a, noon, leaving for the copper camp s 8. m The arrival and de- parture of stage for eat and west crn- neciions continue as now, morning and evening.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
evening.

It may interest ma " Repub icsns to know thst out.ide of Cochise mo- an endorsement of the St Louis plat form is to Le found in any Of the county Ilatforms of the republicans throughou. tbe Territory. We won- der wha. extra zeal promp'ed such action in Cochise county-,h ban ner silver county oi the territory.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
BUCkLIN.S ARNICA SALVE

The best salvc in the world fer cuts or. s, letter, chapped hands. chilblains corns, and all skins erup,ions and posi- lively cures Piles, or no payment reqnir- ed il is guaranteed to give p.rfec, sa,is action or money ,efurded. Prices zs rents per box. For sale at Tombstone Drug Store.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
NOTICE
JOHN HENNIyCER.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned hss purchased the E ,t- Restaurant, and ~ilI not he responsible fnr any debts contracted prior to ,hi- dste SAN CHUI.
 Dated at Pearce O:t. l, 1898,
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
sauty sS DAOOd Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar. tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn banish pimpies, boi!s, blotches, blackheads. and that sickly bilious complexion ay taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents All drug tists. satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, Pc, 5Oc.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

A sknnk has be in the nrighbor- hood Of the PRosPEcToR office and it hls card. The smell is about a.. off-n-ive as -.he odor the gold plank in the Republican county platform seems to have stirred up.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Mining news in the territorial pa pers is scarce in fact there is none as all. Politics is absorbing the a,ten- sisn Of she people just now.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

ThOs Vaughn returned to Bia- bee this morning. Thos is out for constsbiarv Of Bi-hee and has gooi chances of being elected.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Lucinda White ha, been commis- toned postmistress st Dos Cabrzaa. The mail service has been increased from Wil'cnx to Des CabezAs to SIX times a week
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

The open season for ducks and geese came in Oct. l. That for qua ], grouse partridge. snipe and turkey begins on the 18th inst.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Official P Pfoceedings ofthe Lasl
 Meeting.

TOMBSTONE, October l4. 1898. Board met persuxnt io adjournment of meeting Oct. 18th a, 10 s. m. Prssen, John Montgomery. chsir- man, J. H. McPhsrson and Thona, Allai'e, superv ors.
 Minutes of meeting October l3, ap- proved as ieSd.
 Board proceeded to audit and allow bills.
 P. B. Warnekros, supplies to
 court court and Jail, dissl-
 lowed 50 cents, s,l"wed. E 8 10 Board proceeded with routine work.
 l2D. Board stands at recess to ? p. m.
 2p. m. Board meet persusnt to sLjouIn- ment.
 Same members present. Board proceeded with routine work. COmmunicati m from Bens a r.cel, ed srd filed of nominations for preciu.t officers. Justice of the Peace, William Ohnesorgen, Constable William Sh,l- liam.
 Board proceeded to audit and allow tills
 4. k. English. telegraph bill 30 % W. J. Fesyies, interpreting at
 Pearcr.. .........-.. U Joe Nevsro, interpreting at Bill of Scott White for sheriff fees laid over until full bill is furnished the board.
 Clerk ordered to prepare list oi property deeded to the territory for delinquent taxes and penalties and tu rublsh said list inviting purchasers inr the several properties sr published. At 4:l5 p. m, board adiourns to 10 q. m. Oct. 10th, 1858. NJ. J. BROWN,
 C.erk. Approved:
 JOHN McNTluMERY. JAMES F. DUNCAN Chairman.
 Deputy Clerk.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Old fashions in dress may be revived, but TO old-f shlont me dn inc ran re- place Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Tomb stone Drug Store
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Cris Robinson returned last night night from Bisbee.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Four years ago the Arizona Copper eompsny's stock was worth D cents, today it ia worth S5D.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Chss Bulotti came over last night from Bisbee.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
nGR OVER FIFTY HrAHS.

An old. well-ilied remedy Mrs Win.l. w'r &" "thin, Syrup has b, er used for over fiftv ,ea's hy millions 0 moth. rs Tor 'h' ir childr-n w'.ile n eth ing, with perfect success. It sooihr. the child, sof'tns the gun F, all"ya ail pain, cures Nind c"l,c. and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. l. is pleas. Ut Co the taste. Slid by d ut gi-t in every part of the world. y-fiv- cents s bottle. I's value i. ina cu- .hle. Be sure and a-k for Mrs. Winsl Soothing Syrup. and take no other kind.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

NESTING CAt IDS RY THE \IW INTO. rdvme r o'cs, ac sim l.. ri ,ncra,int ; no plate rcl'>s,iyl leo O. 50 ,rts tor.,ct styles. Samples u,e. V ed, ing Invi.l ns, etc. . sp c'i''v. Complete sampl $ for I,a cents n stamps.
 NF.W TYP DGR AZURE co.
 a26 W. Fist St.. 1 os Angeles, Ca.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
SlOO REWARD.

Tn above reward will be paid for the arrest and conviction of ths party or parties W ho robbed tha safe in the Can Can re.tsursnt on Tuesday night Oct ll;h.
 JOHN HENNISCER.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
LCCHL NOTES.

Several frame hOuses for sale. Apply at F. E. Austin. If
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16

Remember that iegistrs:ionof votes closes on Oct. l7th. II you have not regis tered do co at once.
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
NEW MEXICO & AklZONA R. R,

Daily. Pacific ii ne
 | ]. FREY, Gereral Manager. A. NACGLf. E. ]. GIBSON. Assistant General Manaccr, Train Master
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

ARIZONA AND SOUTHEASTERN R. R
Tombstone epitaph., 1898-10-16
Approved: ::
C.erk.

JOHN McNTIuMERY. JAMES F. DUNCAN Chairman. Deputy Clerk.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-01-01
CAUGHT WITH HIS DIES.
CounterfefteR ana His Rnffre Oufnt
OF Meids ana CompesftfOn.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 80 Deputy
United States Marshal Felix Pngh has
effected an important capture Of . coun-
terfeiter and lodged the fellow behind the
bars. He was assisted in the arrest by
Marshal Ide and Deputy Marshal Arment.
The capture was made at an early hour
and the eOunterfeiter offered no resist
anee, but went quietly with the officers.
His name is Ernest Willoughby and he i
an American about 30 years Of age. His
counterfeitihg outfit, consisting Of plaster
Of paris moulds. Iadle. lead and compo-
sition metal, and large quantity Of spur
ious niekels, dimes, quarters and half-dol-
lars, was also found.
For some weeks Deputy Pugh has had
information that spurious coin was float
ing around the city and in the neighbor-
ing towns in large quantities, and he has
been quietly working up the case. He
finally located WillOughby and found that
he had passed number Of haIf-doIIars
and dollars in one day around town, and
he accordingly placed him under close sur
VIGILANCE, with the result that he acquired
information enough to cause him to ar
rest the prisoner. willoughby lived in 4
shack On the big island.