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MANS HAVE A COM .ATlVE EASY TIME
 OF IT.
TONS OF RANCHMEN
Gerlnan Cleared $1O,OOO in ie Years Ranch Life in
 the Territories.
,rrespondence of the Graphic:

SSs-1s9aS. ~, ten brrespondence of the GraDhic:
 xseesALE, AR1z., July 22.-Nowhere
 5be United States, perhaps, :, ,7 :, nhabi tants live as indolent
 ~ Y lives as in Arizona. No the Arizona works, compara- Fau speaking, except the miner. |elVe ta to say in comparison with ' tns izens of the North, East and 1 NeRI States, the Ar'zonians have
 contFly time of it. The ranchmen ne oaly to water his live stock and
 Aaaam multiply and grow. Ex- Eo, Ria occasionally "round up" his Ism. md brand the new calves, he em9erothing else to do, Nature Edmra usly does the rest. A wind P efian odobe hut or house, a small d9etG q cattle, one or two broneos the riarqe degree of patience aod PeheS snial is all the capital required. F up int can pest be illustrated by Rt city lowing incident which occur the n5this community less than five |y Moaago:
 rganlerman named Brockmaa en-
 of Jothe employe of ranchman at |upreus known as the steam pump, ph AIrms of the contract being that ing bman was to receive a COW for Prney lonth's service. At the end F. Rqe year he had, of course, ir eOa cows. Then he homesteaded veIy se of government property
 funds three miles from Oracle. His 0uuoavements on the property con cenAof digging a well and building
 the He drew water from the
 ereoy means of a windlass for his bute scows until the cattle multi |ensirand he could afford to buy a Rre riilI. His small herd of cattle, |t Ne other herds in this section, f. Lolted as best they could on the ras range. Ia the meantime rate man practiced the closest veumy, selling a few steers once Ebe pthile to buy bread and beans. ted h the while the cattle were Us plying and in the course of a Et sears Brockman sold his ranch a slerds for $1O,O0O in gold and nsIsted for Germany to spen6 and bs it. All he had done while this
 h was accommodating was to =sice tLe most rigid self-denial,
 o.o his stock, brand the calves
 'Ratch them grow.
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But if one can live with less labor in Arizona than elsewhere, he also must deny himself the comfol ts and luxurles of the hard working farm CTS of the thickly settled States. Like his stock on the parched pas lures, the average ranchman in the two territories simply exists. His diet is confined chiefly to bacon and beans. His vegetables come in tin cans shipped from California and are expensive. Household furniture is a useless luxury; cot and chair or two are all the furniture neces- ary. Sometimes if there is a woman about the house there may be bedstead and bureau, but both the woman and furniture are rare. Many of the Americans have married Mexican wives, in which case furniture is entirely unneces- sary. Mexican women do not sit in chairs; they sit India fashion on the floor or ground. The work stock is also poorly provided for. Many a horse in Arizona has lived aud died at a ripe old age without ever know ing the taste of timothy, oats or cora. After his days labor the work animal IS given bale of rye hay or alfalfa to feed upon, or turn ed loose upon the range to hustle for himself. Fortunate indeed is the animal in Arlzona from the house. cat to the horse whose ribs do not show and expose the absence of adipose tissue. And there is req. son for all of this: food for both man and beast is scarce and dear.
 Arizona is celebrated for it's glori- ous sunshine. it's sublime sunsets, it's superb climate and it's pure aud collaborating atmosphere, butts peo pie have been living on sunshine and pure and bracing air so long that they desire or expect little else They are serenely happy ir their humble homes and with their in- comparable climate.
 J. W. ADAMS.
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Pine Bluffs prince merchant, MT. Isaac Dreyfus, leaves Thursday for the East, where he will purchase fall stock of goods for his mammoth esta blishment. Mir. Dreyfus never fails to get just what the people want and he is always successful in securing the best of erything.
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SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
Or Pine Bluff Will Lose Out on the
 Hamburg Business.

The following is an extract of letter dated July 24 and V hich was received in Pine Bluff bv leading business firm. It is telling of the ex : istlpg business affairs at Hamburg, Ark, and which was spoken of in our editorial columns recently. It reads as follows:
 "Greenville merchants are today giving an excursion to merchants along this railroad and an entertain ment in their city with view to capturing trade along this line Quite a number of the Hamburg merchants have gone lover. and the writer was cordially invited to join them, but told them I'd wait until
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e Experience of Brockman is
 Experience, with slight varia-
 5, Of nearly all the early ranch
 m the Territory. Land in iona, such as it is, can be had f the asking. There are no qe laws and tbe ranges are Gov 'aent property. All one has to io become a ranchman in Arizona ) home stead l60 acres of public ], dig a well and build a hut on nd turn h:s stock out to grass. sn a compliance with the Gov ment homestead laws in many tions of the Territory is mere nalitv. Here the doctrine If luatter soyereignity' reigns SUI me, If you pre-empt piece of und there is no one to say you
 All you have to inquire is. there as many livestock on the 'lic range as it will support. If there is no show for yours and
 must move on. If the range sustain a greater number of =stock, then you are all right. tdig a well, build a hut and turn zcattle loose on the range, The tle will multiply in numbers and T a while a "buyer' will come az and you can convert a few ITS to ready cash.
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 Reports by Counties.

Redfield. Jefferson county-W. k. Campbell-Much needed rains oe. cured during the week; little too much cotton, it is growing too fast. Corn is filling out nicely.
 England; Lonoke county-W. J. Locke Weather quite warm; sever al showers during the week. Crops improved, though young corn is be- ing damaged some by worms.
 Ulm, Prairie ty-W. A. Payer Weather unfayorabe for hay-mak ing, Rain on the 18th, 21st and 22d, Late planted crops appear 10 have improved after the rains. Cot ton is exceptionally good. Second crop of potatoes about all planted.
 Galloway, Pulaski county-J. E. Quidor-Heavy rains have retarded farming operations this week. Late corn will be benefited, but cotton IS making too much stalk.
 Bryant, Saline connty-T. R. Tomlinson-Corn filling out well. Cotton making rapid growth but fruiting well.
 Grady, Lincoln county-James H. Hawley-Corn generally in good condition. Cotton is being aid by,
 
 and is doing well. First crop of Irish potatoes made and second crop being planted.
 Phoenix, Lincoln county--C. s. Sneed-All cropsare looking well but ueed rain. All corn laid oy, and laying by of cotton nearly compIet- ed.
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On the mountain sides, in the foot hills and on the mesas and table-lands there is a sort of herb- age on which livestock somehow subsist, but do not fatten upon. This berbage is sort of dry grass of scattered and uncertain growth with mesquite and cat.claw bushes to fall back upon in cases of extreme hunger. Most of the stock on the public ranges does not fatten; it simply exists. However, during the rainy season, (trom July to Sep tember, inclusive) there are some evidences of verdue, during which time all livestock can be said to be in clover, (witbout the clo ver), but during the rest of the year it ekes out preearious existence. Cattle from the Arizona ranches must be fattened elseV here before they are ready for the slaughter house.
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land for each head of stock to feed upon, and the public ranges already have upon them all the livestock that can sustain life. Therefore the only opportunity for new conner is to purchase one of the ranches already established.
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There are l12, 920 square miles or
 ,268, 800 acres of land in Arizona, lth population, according to the snsus of 1890, of less than 60,0OO.
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"How do the ranchmen keep ac count of their stock?" some one may ask. The easiest thing in the world Of course all livestock is branded before it is turned loose on the range. Then, of course, the stock must be watered. and no ranchman will water any Find of stock that does not wear his brand. This looks cruel, but it is not. h this manner all stock is forced to go to it's owner s rarch and stay on its own range. Unless this was done half of the stock would be lost or stolen. Then as the cattle must come home for water. new calves are branded and the sick are carroll ed and doctored. In this manner every cattleman can keep his eye on bis own with but little trouble. When a cattle buyer comes along, the stock is kept in the corralls when they come up for water, or are rounded up on the range by cow boys, as the necessity of the case requires.
 Since the ranchmen of Arizona and New Mexico do not have to pur- chase thelr pasture lands, they can raise stock with less expense and realize a greater profit than any where else in the country. But there is no room for any more cattle and fortunate are the stoekmen who got into the country first. It is estimated to require 20 acres of
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Carrie Bayles, who cookr for Mir. Nose Solmson, was arrested this morning upon warrant sworn out by Mir. Wolf Nichols charging her with assault. Mr. Nichols claims Carrie struck his little boy. Carrie gave bond and will have a hearing before Judge Vance this afternoon.
 Mr. Isidore Friedman is confined to his home with illness.
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A large Damber of ministers and delegates were in the city Tuesday evening. but they left this morning in private conveyances for Sheridan, where they will attend the Metho- dist District Conference of the Pine Bluff District, and which convenes there Thursday. It will remain in session until the following Monday.
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EIy's Cteam Balm
CATARRH

easily and pIeasant- ly. contains no mer-
 cury nor any other injurious drug. It is quickly absorbed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16
BATTLE r lLOlLO.
American Troops Run against the iiebsi.
nut soon Had Them whipped.

American Troops Huu Against the Rebel.
nui soon Had Them whipped.
Manila Feb o. Colonel Potter ar-
rived from noilo Tuesday evening with
dispaiche from Bugdicr General ~
d Miller to Major General Otis com
mnuding the United States forces i'm tha
Philippine islands
ON sunday afternoon General Miier
ordered O. reconnaissance in force 90 a.-
certain the cnemy- position Major
Cheatham- battalion Of the Tennessee
volunteer regiment marched beyond
Molo without finding the and enemy ra-
turned 10 lloilo
Kellars battalion the Eighteenth
United States infantry with two Hotch-
kiss guns and one gatling gun marched
towards Jaro Midway between no.lo
and Jaro this battalion encountered "a
large body Of the enemy occupying both
sides Of the road, who met the advance
Of the American troops with severe and
well directed fire The Americans de-
ployed and rctuged the fire witha mum
bcr of volleys The TROOPS advanced
steadily supported by the lIotchkiss and
Gatling guns and drove the enemcy
through Jaro aud 90 the open country
bcpoud the town The town of Jaro
was found deserted and an portable pro-
pcrty was removed when the Ameri.
cans entered the place there were only q
few Chinese there Al loclock p m..
Captain Grniihs raised the American
hag over PresidDncia
Daring the fighting outside the town
Lieutenant Frank Bowles. of tho
Eighteenth infantry while working %
light battery. was shot In the leg One
private was seriously wounded aud two
slightly injured The rebel loss was
severe
An was quiet Monday when Colonel
Potter left lloilo
Two natives attempted 90 slip past
the United States Cruiser Olympia dur
ing Tuesday night in boat They
failed 20 respond when halted but kept
padding along After due warning "a
shot by the sentry was fred 40 the boat
killing one OF the occupants aud wound
ing the other
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16
All Battles Are Of Short Duration
and the American Loss
! Always Small.
BATTLE TAKES PLACE
NEAR IL0IL0 CITY.
Insurgents Lined Both Side, of ih'
Roadway and Fired on The Ameri.
cans Americans Won without
Any Seriou. Rosulis.

Manila. Feb % Several rebels Tues.
day afternoon. having fred from house,
bearing vhte ilss on American out.
posts Colonel Smith. with tlroc c0mrl-
mics California volunteers proceeded Zoo
clean uut tbamamy along itsfrlnt The
reb.r oplool h.m from the bush and
aeyaa. armi.has occurred during
which nine ul the Caliiomiaus were
slightly w0uui. before herebel. were
driven ont The work rroceedei 90.
day ina systematic manner a uuboai
O. shol'mF Ur Villages and working her
rawdire gums gcry effectively into the
jungle THE entire California regiment
with tha exception of two companies.
four companies of the Washington rcu-
ment two companies of the Idaho resi.
mont and battery of the Sixth artil-
lery were engaged The rehel- were
driven towards Lake Laguna de- Bayo
The rebel. held their fire. apparently
being ,hmt of ammunition but they
fought desperately The American out
posts in this direction b. now fully o.
miles
All is quiet along the rest of the linl
with the exception of an occasional ex
change Of shots between sharpshooter.
o. break the monotouy
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

nu:s.
with ordinary people / should say
the backbone Of the instruction has
been broken. but with this race you can
never tell A Filipino master mechanic
In the arsenal at Cavite. representing
TIM middle class, who formed the strong.
esi part Of the insurrection and who l.
himself prominent among them said.
" ! wonder whether Aguinaldo viii con.
tinue 10 feed usT
This shows the attitude Of the people.
"Our success at Iloilo. with only one
man scratched will believe. have a
great effect on the natives The Petrol
during the fight went within easy rifle
shot of shore understand the troops
IN ll0ilo viii move on the outlying towns
Of Molo and Jaro"
Brigadier General Hale said The
insurgents attacks was the natural out.
growth Of their nagging and oyerbear.
ing actions during the last month. They
We're looking for trouble and they found
IT, The remarkable patience Of our
troops was about exhausted The crush
ing defeat Of the insurgents has i'm.
pressed the natives IN Manila and the
surrounding villages with the force Of
American arms ard 10 has turned their
insolence into defcrential respect
"Aguinalio and his officer. represent
20 the ignorant country people that our
troops are exhausted AMI that the in
surgent are concentrating ia force and
can pierce our line and take Manila.
There i- little probability of amy -ucl
effort being mado. and none at all of Boz
succas
The r.caut engagements show that
while the Filipino. make % stubborn de-
fau.iye dght under cover against aril
lery aud infantry. they lack Che uerv.
I % resist tle charge of q series of hurd
rapid blows without time 60 recover. o.
4 reciaily q ihey ore accompanied by th'
leader We hail .1on break this inm
reciion and when fhfs is done On.
United State. can afford 20 adopt th.
most liberal policy consistent with goo'
safe government
Brigadin General King said Tn
insurgeut. We're assured hy their leader
that we would run sooner than fight
When the word came toadvance the In
surgent. works were carried with a rus
despite their rlucky fight
As for my volunteer brigade thei
enthusiasm and spirit were line to see
But the end j. not yet.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16
naidonero Aruinaldo killed.

New York. Feb IA dispatch "a
The Herald from Manila says
A Spanish prisoner who escaped from
Malolos reports that Baldomoro Aguin.
aldo. cousin of General Aguinaldo
and Filipino minister Of war. was killed
IN The fighting at C1loocan on Feb l0
where the Krusas Montana and Penn.
sylvauia troops and the Third artillery
were heavily engaged The corrobera.
tion of this report was given hy the find
ing of @ generals sword beside thl
railway .hed.
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soldier. from Manila.

san Francisco. Feb 10. The United
States transport Valencia has arrived
here 33 days from Manila with 65 sol.
diers on board. of whom % were sent
home ON sick leave and the remainder on
furlough or whose term Of enlistment;
had expired
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16
AnganeIlIa n.nIe. lhe lIs..agr.

London Feb o. The Filipinoagout
here have received a ahleuam from
Agoncilio agent of Aguinaldo. saying
The statement of General otis. that he
has % copy Of telegram from me. al
vising Aguinalio to attack the Amer.
leans. is ana absolute fabrication
challenge General otis 10 produce the
telegram
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16
GORGE At NIAGARA FALLS,
Ice Packed ln ruc. Many Feet nigh aud
the ,ituntios SERIOUS.

HAA .HHN'NAfAHfA NffNHf
Niagara Falls. Feb I5-Above the
falls Ia many places the ice Is packed ?.
the river in high piles andextends many
feet from the shore Much dynamite
has been exploded 90 drive IL from tht
inlets leading TO the different power
plants The jam in the gorge at thu
foot Of the falls grows with the days.
Some Of the hillsare nearly 80 feet high
one Of them Is called mountain ans
Is said 20 be- over 100 feet high Such o
large quantity Of ice has not been in the
Niagara river for years, and the situa.
tion Is decidedly a serious one and
makes the owner, Of property close o.
the banks Of the river apprehendye
for the result when the river begins 70
free itself should mild weather set In
and the ice move it would undoubtedly
sweep everything before IT,
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WHAT DEWEY SAYS.
series of Defeat Have Taught the riilpi-
nos Valuable Lessons.

New York, Feb IA dispatch 20
The Herald from Manila says
In an interview Admiral Dewey said.
Thepeople ON shore know more about
the situation than do. II seems 10 me
20 be- excellent however The natives
are coming In again, especially in San
Rogue, whence they had been driven oui
by the insurgents who had burned Their
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

Charleston. Feb. Is A construction
engine was wrecked by the spreading Of
the tracks ON the South Carolina and
Carrot railroad n miles outside Of this
city, Two men were killed aud 5 in
iur,sl
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trains wn be -et iu motion in auoihe,
dny.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

Washington Feb i1 a clear. sunny
sky, with temperature of I'D degrees
above zero. are the weather conditions
at Washington The principal street
railroad, are in operation Blockadcd
householders are rappearing on the
streets and business in many lines have
been resumed
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

New York Feb 49, There is some
improvement In the resumption Of travel
on the Pennsylvania system The FIRST
train in two days from Pittsburg left the
Pennsylvania depot for Jersey City.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

Mckinney, Tex. Feb o. Captain z
X Stiff Of this city left for his ranch
On recoipto OF the news that many ofhis
cattle were dying u some unknown dis
ease He sent 90 Dallas for veterinary
.nrgenn
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

philadelphia, Feb rs. Railroad com
panif have succeeded in opening travel
over All lines and officials say that full
schedules Of passenger. freight and coal
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-16

Boston. Feb 10 The railroads have
succeeded IN opening up the blockade on
all lines aud trains are moving with
como rngnlnrItv
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Hogs as Against
The Children.
Kansas Spends rEOre Money at Amy
Rate for Health of Barnyard In.
habitants Than for Those Who
Live in the Houses.
BUT, THEN, TEN ARE CHEAP.

A pamphlet has been issued by the
State Board of Health, giving papers
on What Sanitary Science Has Done
for American Life" by Prof, j. b. John
son, Of st. Louis, and Relations of the
State Board of Health to the Public" by
Prof. s. w. Williston, Lawrence.
Among other things DR.. WillistOn
says;
'"There is scarcely any science, I may
truthfully say no science, at the present
time that is growing more rapidly than
that Of sanitation. No science has made
greater strides within the past ten years
than that of bacteriology, and bacteri-
ology stands at the very foundation Of
all public sanitation. Laws that were
useful ten years ago are inefficient or
useless now. Before consumption was
known to be a contagious disease dis
seminated through the sputum Of those
afflicted, no law could do much to pre-
vent its spread. At the present time II
there were a law against splitting in all
public places, and the law were enforced,
believe that one-fourth, Of not one
half, OF all the cases Of this disease would
be prevented. There is no disease so
fatal as consumption, none that causes
more pecuniary loss, and yet Kansas has
made no attempt whatever to prevent
what can be so easily prevented. Kan
sas has wasted great deal OF energy
in trying to enforce temperance by leg
islation, when there is more needless
suffering from contagious diseases in
this State that could be prevented by
proper legislation than lntemperanee ev-
er produced. And feel quite sure that,
as a temperance measure sanitation is
worth all that 1t costs. Ill health is the
cause Of very large share Of intemper-
ance, and fourth Of all cases of sick
ness might be prevented by proper sani-
tation.
''The trouble is that there are too
many who are yet imbued with the idea
that when a person dies 1t Is fate, but
that when hog enters the unreturnable
bourne, save in the appointed way, that
II was carelessness. An epizOotiC OF hog
cholera causes CONSERVATION, but an epi-
demic OF scarlet fever is dispensation
of Providence The one is stamped out
with all vigor, and the aid Of the highest
experts is called for; but the other is
dealt with in a very feeble way, If at
ALL
"It is a sad fact that the world is more
careless OF human lives than 1t is Of
dollars and cents. II there is danger of
Texas fever entering our commonwealth,
the State very willingly spends much in
prevention, but 1t begrudges q pittance to
check the ravages Of typhoid fever, diph-
iberia and consumption. There seems to
be too many people and too few cattle
too many children and too few hogs; for
we are careless in one case and careful
In the other Kansas takes pains that
the purveyor Of pills and potlons shall
be properly qualified person, but is
careless whether he who orders and uses
them knows anything about their use or
not. Laws for the regulation Of den-
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