Arizona republican., 1899-05-03

humidity was great at that time, but
 from a different cause. The same
 would have been the case if there had | been no lake formed on the desert.
 The people did not stop to realize
 what an immense body of water they
 were living by. They were only a comparatively short distance from
 the Gulf Of California so that the winds blowing from bIow over the Ccean also. Com pared with the size of the ocean that lake on the desert was a miniature pond, but the people preferred to think it was the cause Of all their trouble. and if it did not soon dry, their affections would be some hing terrible So you see how apt the people are to entertain wrong ideas about climatic changes. 1 admit that Q more extensive irrigation sys- tenn here with the resultant vegeta- ton might make the summer climate seem moro oppressive, El5 1t will not be the direct effect Of larger usage Of water"
 IMMENSE CCMBINE.-Among yes
 terday's arrivals at the Ford WAS J. ?.
 King of New York MT. King repre-
 sents Boston capital seeking eoppel lLTGSt tIlH6DIS. lie SjODFGu tI NEW
 York before coming here and believes
 the copper combination which incof-
 porated there recently IS q larger
 concern than was thought. Tine com pany incorporated for $75,000 600, but
 that is probably 9 preliminary ar
 rangement Ut looks unfavorable for
 the copper industry,'' said MT. King,
 but we are hopeful. The incOcp0"a-
 ton of a company doesn't always
 mean that prices will decline. Tn fact
 1t is the history of many combines
 that they tend to elevate prices, and
 that will be tha effect of the new copper combination, for time at
 least. However, if 1t is the intention
 of the company to control the demand it is more than likely it VIII s-c1e2d.
 But there is cEe favorable condition
 which will not be easily set aside.
 The price of zine has been or grad ual rise, and of course that affects cop per materially. And electrical gods will always require cooper DTodHce.
 So the price of copper for Q long time wll justify the working of many
 mines which were idle only 3 few
 months ago.
 WILL REMOVE A FEL0N.-Harry Davies, the master of snakes, is con-
 templating q trip to the Moki Indiao reservation. He gave an exhibition i1 Denver year ago al which several M0ki Indians were present. They be- came delighted at his ability to con trOl the actions of snakes, and Davies soon formed their friendship. lie gained a great deal of information from them as to their methods of handling snakes and also lsarned their dance. Of course he failed to IDe, xxrt 7o Q 1Tr h aTTl cured the snake bite, but he thinks by visiting them he will learn enough to further erlighten the world in snakeology. He will also study the hatits of the Gila Monster. Davies attributes his success with reptiles to his knowledge | of their habits and has no faith in the man who professes to have q charm. l He believes the Gila Monster IS not i as poisonous as reported. He has | no faith in the reports that the breath i is dangerous Experiments have | shown him the saliva is virUlent only | a. times when the monster is excited. | There is no poisonous sac at the root 1 Of it's teeth, and the poison is emitted | from the stomach by a process Of i heaving. The medical properties Of l snake-oil are well known, but beyond ! that Davies claims great curative | power in the sFtn of the r2ttlesnake. He says that if soaked in water and applied to a felcn, the felon will soon be removed
 ELECTION PENALTY.-I1i Hook CTS election yesterday will be the cause Of a lud;crOus spectacle on the street between 1 o'clock and ? o'clock this afternoon, If the humane society does not intervene Frank 1iSenbee and George Brooks will ba the princi-