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latitude as the larger Java, which stretches
east and west. 1t Is also farther from the
equator. and approaching as 1t does to the
edge of the temperate zone, through the
addition Of the low temperature contributed
by the attitudes attained by its hills and
mountains II has wide range of products
from rice, sugar and coffee to tobacco and
hemp. from tropical growths to many
which flourish in the temperate zone. 1t Is
located In the same volcano belt with Java
and its soil on this account displays the
same extraordinary fertility and produc-
dveness. 1t has as large a percentage of
arabic land and as favorable conditions of
sun and rain. and. as stated, 1t is fitted by
nature to produce wider diversity of crops
than either Java or Ceylon. There is no
reason why Luzon should not be developed
into a tropical garden. highly and scien-
tif1cally cultivated like Java and Ceylon.
just as beautiful to the eye. just as pros
porous and profitable commercially. with
people at least as well governed. and just
as well fed and content.
The Wealth Of Our Asiatic POsses-
is suggested by the fact that If Luzon did
not belong to us we would still be able to
offer for comparison with Java and Ceylon
an island endowed by nature with the soil
and climate which fit 1t to be developed in
their likeness. and distant from the equator
almost precisely the same number of miles
as the Dutch and English islands,
Area. Latitude.
lava Dutch) 81. 800 Between 6 and south
Mndanan tAmer) RI $50 Between and IL north
Ceyion tEnglish). 1886 Between and ga north
Our tropical possessions and present de-
tendency (Cuba) are so admirably situated
with so large a percentage of their area
just within the torrid zone. and of highly
diversified surface. that not merely the pro-
ducts of the temperate zone. but some por-
ton of its health-giving atmosphere may
be found within their limits. In other
words by judicious use of their attitudes
Cuba, Porto Rico. the Hawaiian Islands and
Luzon are readily habitable by people from
the southern portions of the north temper
ate zone, and the dictum that white men
cannot live and flourish under the equator
misses its application
Islands arranged according to latitude
the figures showing degrees of north lati-
tude:
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DIED.

DULIN Entered into rest Monday. May q; 1900:
at II 80 O'Clock PM, WILLIAM SHEIION
DUIIN. beloved husband of Mary Gordon Duiin.
in the fftieth year Of his age.
Funeral from the chapel of ]. VIM. Lee, under
taker 332 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. on
Thursday, May 81. at o'clock. Relatives and
friends are requested to attend. interrneht Rri-
vate.
HARRISON Suddenly on May 81. 1900. ROBERT
v son Of Margaret and the late Robert v.
Harrison. - >.., ..,.
Funeral from his late residence. IL Myrtle street
northeast on Wednesday. May 80, at pip.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited 70
attend Interment at Glenwood cemetery
POOLE On Wednesday. May 80. 1900, at lO:So
am REBECCA r. POOLE at her residence
1925 Sth street northwest
Notice of funeral hereafter.
SOONER Fell asleep in Jesus, ON May 20 1900.
at 1O:25 PIN. LILLIAN JUNE SOONER.
Erneral AT 3 pm. May 81, from residence, 14O9
Howard avenue northwest.
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New Church Edifice in prDspect.

The trustees Of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist. which holds services at Scot
fish Rite Hall. 1907 G street, have just COM
pleted the purchase of lot, 10 by III feet,
on the corner of Erie and Ontario streets,
ore block from Columbia road and one
block from the 18th street cars The lot is
paid for, and the estimated value Is S11 900.
The congregation intends to build church
edifice on this property. The purchase was
made of B. II. Warner & Co.
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Arrested for begging.

John f. Mitchell was arrested yesterday
afternoon while begging on the street, and
today was arraigned in the Police Court be-
fore Judge Scott. Mitchell informed the
court that he was drunk at the time stated
and did not know whether he was or was
not guilty of the charge against him. He
was fined So. and he did not pay, went
down for fifteen days.
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Postal Clerks Choose omcers.

The third division organization Of the Ma
t;onal Association of Railway Postal Clerks,
comprising the states Of Maryland. Virginia.
West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee
and the District Of Columbia, last evening
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: J. c. Hutchinson. Virginia, pres
ident; E. Stewart, Maryland, vice presi-
dent. and 1. N. Davidson. District of CO.
lumbia, secretary and treasurer. J. NJ.
Britt, Raleigh, N. c., and T. H. Morse,
Washington. D. c., were chosen delegates
to represent the third division at the an
nuaI convention of the national associa-
ton, which meets at San Antonio, Texas.
June 6, 1900.
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lenses. relieving Capt John Baxter, jr.,
assistant quartermaster. who is ordered to
s lake STATION at Galveston. Texas, and as
h,,iI1s, se OF the construction of public
buildings at the posts in Galveston harbor.
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Election of Omcers.

AL the regular convocation of the WASH
ington Patriarchs. G. U. o. of o. F., held
Monday last. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: w. P. Gray.
captain; E. E. Morris, first lieutenant; w.
corder.
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The United States coast survey steamer
Blake while surveying Culebray Island. on
the east coast of Porto Rico. struck
sunken rock and sustained some damage.
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Cuba is thus the largest and the most
northern. Then in size comes Luzon, fol-
lowed by Mindanao.
Panay. on which Ilo Ilo is situated, is a
little larger than Hawaii, which in Its turn
somewhat exceeds Porto Rico in area
THEODORE w. MOVES.
To- he
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Child's Leg Broken.

Josephine Brice, colored. fifteen years old,
fell from a shed in the rear Of her home,
corner of Central avenue and 18th street
northwest. about 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, breaking her left leg above the knee.
The police ambulance was summoned and
the child was removed to Garfield Hospital.
Resides being effective with the worst colds,
another good feature is that is safe for the ten
derest infant-Jayne's Eapectorant.
1t allays irritation and heals Sore Lungs
JAYNE'S EXPHCTORANT.
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Representative r. c.. Davey has been re-
ominated in the second Louisiana district.
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RECEPTION AND DANCE.

CTo be continued.)
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W
resources of the colonies. India imports
more from Great Britain than any nation
of the world, and stands third in exports,
being surpassed uS95) only by the United
States and France.
The lessons taught by India are many
and valuable; but when 1 travelled through
it in the spring 1t was cursed with famine,
plague, cholera, smallpox, dust and heat,
and its external appearance and the condi-
ton of its people forbade its use as a shin
ing example Of a prosperous and obviously
well-managed colony. Attractive Ceylon
furnished much greater inspiration to the
study and emulation of British colonial
methods.
The English policy in respect to the edu-
cation of the natives. which includes teach
ing them systematically the English Ian
guage, is clearly, as I have already said,
that which the United States should adopt
rather than the Spanish and old Dutch
policies of forbidding the natives instruc-
ton In the language of the dominating
whites, and Of keeping them ignorant in
order that they might continue docile.
There is a confession involved in the aban-
donment by the Dutch Of this policy.
Developed Luzon Can Equal Java or
CeylOn.
The geographical position Of the Philip
pines Is such as to give to the islands a
wonderful variety of climates and tempera-
lures and a corresponding diversity in prod
ucts. Their greatest dimension is along
the north and south line. They stretch
from near the northern edge of the torrid
zone at q degrees north latitude for more
than a thousand miles to a latitude less
than five degrees from the equator. Luzon
covers nearly twice as many degrees Of
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
FOLLOWS STRANGE BUSINESS.
This Nevada Woman Shoots WIId Horses to Gain Herself n
 Livelihood.

Mrs. Maud Whiteman. of Humboldt, New, hasa stranger occupation than that of any other woman in the United States. She shoots wild horses for their skins and earns about five dollars day at it, says a western ex. change. Wild horses have so increased in numbers in many western states that they are ruthlessly killed for their hides, or they would drive cattle off the ranges and monopolize the best grazing.
 Mrs. Whiteman goes hunting always with her father, Henry Wi,man, vet eran of the Mexican and civil wars who lost his ranch in California about six years ago by financial misfortune and removed to Nevada.
 Father and daughter ride we'll and shoot we'll. It is their custom to hitch their own horses as decoys and hide in the timber.
 When wild horses come up one of them carefully shoots the leader of the herd, so as to disable him, but not kill him. The others scamper away, but curiosity soon impels them to return. Then father and daughter open with their guns and shoot as many as possible before the herd gets out of range. The skins are taken of and dried in sage bushes and then sod for about two dollars each.
 When hunting Mrs. Whiteman wears masculine garb. but when she comes into town she wears a black silk dress and very feminine plumed leghorn hat.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
TOBACCO SMOKE AND HAIR.
Women Should Avoid the Fumes Of the Nasty Weed to Save
 Their Presses.

Women who desire to prevent their hair from falling out are advised by a medical journal to keep away from tobacco smoke. The pretty young wife perhaps she is mythical, however who sits by her husbands s side when he smokes and holds the matches or his cigars and pipes and tells him how she loves the smell of smoke in her parlor curtains and that the odor is much more attractive than that of violets when it fingers in her hair, as it is sure to do if she stays long in the room in the smoke, has got to give up this amiable habit of hers if she wishes to keep her hair and not become entirely bald says an exchange.
 There was one young woman. modr el of wifely devotion and with all the good traits a nice, comfortable wife should have, who was obliged to go to the hairdresser's the other day to consult an expert upon what couldrbe the matter with her beautiful tresses. She had an unusually beautiful head of hair, long and thick and curly. and be- side which the hair of the seven sis ters who use a certain hair restorer or preserver and adorn windows 10 show its results was as a candle to an electric light. All this beautiful hair was com ing out and no one could tell what was the trouble. But the hairexpert could. It was all tobacco smoke. He said that it was very bad for the hair and that if the young wife persisted in assisting her husband in his daily smokes she would be very likely to lose it all.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
ST. JOHNS HERALD.
AnvERTISINC PATES

ADVERTISING RATES inch mos. $1. mos. $I ,5O 5 mos. g. 6 mos. 8. year $5
 2 inches mos $1,50 mos. $2,50. 3 mos s. 6 mos. s4,50 year $7,50. Rates on large contracts given on ap- plication.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
FACTS ABOUT THE SEA.

There is no depth in the ocean at which lump of solid iron will float.
 The nature of the ocean bottom varies from sand to the so-called ooze and mud
 Water is slightly compressib,e. The density of ocean water depends or the pressure, temperature and salinity. The increased pressure as you descend is due to the weight of the water above.
 For all practical purposes, says Prof. o. H. Tittman, of the coast and geodetic survey. ship weighs exactly as much as the quantity of water it displaces. If, however, one is very particular, it should be taken into account that that portion of ship which is in the air is buoyed mp by the air, and therefore the ship weighs little more than the amount Of water displaced by it.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
TERSE AND EPIGRAMMATIC.
The best wheel of, fortune is honest Ia tabor.-Chicago Daily News,

The best wheel of, fortune is honest labor.-Chicago Daily News.
 The experience of others adds to our knowledge, but not to our wisdom; that is dearer bought.-Hosea Ballou.
 The man who walks with his tele- scope fixed on tomorrow stubs his toe on to-day.-Ram's Horn.
 They say nothing is certain but death and taxation. How about conse- quences and headaches s?-Indianapolis News.
 The aphorism ''Whatever is, is right" would be as final as it is lazy, did it not include the troublesome conse- qnence that nothing that ever was, was wrong.-Dickens.
 Everyone should put guard on him. self, or he will find that he enjoys those occasions most when he is encouraged to talk freely of his grievances.--Atch- isCn Globe.
 Extremes are dangerous; a middle estate is safest; as middle temper of the sea. between still calm and vio- lent tempest, is most helpful to convey the mariner to his haven.-Swinnock.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
DOWNING A cOLoRED BRUTE.
Astor ChnnIer's COmmenGable Meth. cd of Protecting Girl from
 InsOlent Conduct.

One day not long ago Representa- tive William Aston Chanler was rid ing ill an. open car on Broadway in New York, says an exchange of that city. In front of him sat a young and pretty girl. Into the seat with her stepped burly negro. who soon began to annoy her with his rude stares. Chanler carried light cane. With the cane he touched the negro on the shoulder.
 Don't do that" he remarked. in a quiet but firm tone, and the negro glared angrily at him. A moment later the annoying attentions were re- sumed. Once again Chanler touched the negro with his cane.
 Don't do that" he remarked. 'I really do not like it."
 And who the devil are you?" said the colored man, angrily.
 Chanler laid his cane on the chair. Then he arose, seized the negro by the shoulder. threw him bodily into the street while the car was running at high speed, settled back again in his seat, lighted cigarette and smiled.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
THE SHAFTS CIRCUIT.
Europe and Wait All the Royal Courts.

The shah of Persia. having been four world, and has planned long journey He will visit St. Petersburg, Berlin, VT- enna, Paris, London and Constantino- pie, and will be entertained at all the courts. It will be costly journey, and the shah is not reputed to be rich; but his credit is good, especially in St. Petersburg, where the treasury is al- ways ready to make advances to the. ruler of a. .vassal state whose territory Russia covets, says Youths Companion.
 Muzaffar-ed-din, the shah, is nearly 50 years old. He looks younger than he is, for there are no traces of gray in his jet-black, hair and long. dropping mustache, and there are no lines on his narrow forehead. His eyes are soft regular and his smile is that of an in- dolent and weak man who can be easily amused.
 He is ruler without strength of character, who is believed to have se- cured the throne through Russian SUD- port when his elder brother had a clearer right to it. and would have re- sisted foreign influence more strenu- ously. He is a pleasure-loving sover- eign who likes to go about everything in the easiest way.
 Great results may follow the shah's circuit of European travel. An empire larger than France and Germany to- gether may be opened to European commerce and American railway build ing; and Russia may find herself on the Pers;en gulf and on the frontier of In- dia. while Eng:ishmen are asking whether Lord Salisbury was really dreaming when he declared that there was room enough for all in Asia
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
Official Proceedings
Minutes of the Bcard of Supervisors, Apache County.
St. Johns, July 2d, 1900.

| The Board, of Equalization met
 at 10 a. m. at St. Johns for the
 purpose of transaeting county bus
 mess. Present: A. V. Gibbons,
 chairman LqJ, Brown and Benig-
 no Lopez, members J. T. Patter-
 son, clerk.
 Board now adjourned as a Board
 of Equalization.
 And convened as Board of Stu
 perviSors. Full Board and Clerk
 present.
 Comes now in regular order q petition from the citizens of Alpine. Nd:riosO and Springerville, pray ing for county road to be opened
 from Alpine. via Turkey Creek, to Graham county. to connect with the road at Miiigan Fork. After fully considering the petition, L J. Brown made motion to a,- pr"priate Three Hundred Dollars ($3O0) to assist in building said road. The citizens being willing tu ,lu the balance, tu finish the road the motion Was seconded by Be nignu Lopez ; and by unanimous vote of the Board the petition is hereby granted, and the Board ol Supervisors hereby appropriate lh, $500 to be paid when the road + complete and cc'pted by l.. J. Brown.
 Pursuant to the contrac. duly made and entered into by and be- tween the Board of Sup rvisnrs oi said county and James R. Thorpe of Denver, Colorado, dated April 2d, 1900, wherein the said James R. Thorpe agreed to sell s $IO,OOO ut Navajo County Bonds. held anti owned by said Apache county. numbered from 22 tn Fl. both in- elusive, al par with accrued inter est, and he said James k. Th0lp,. having advised said Board that he had sold said Bonds aforesaid l.. Lamprecht Brothers of Cleveland l Ohio. now, therefore il Is or,lereo by the Board of Supervisors oI Apache county in open session that said sale be and ,he same hereby confirmed and accepted. ! And the Treasurer of said Apache county is here1y ordered tu pro ceed to Albuquerque. K. M. wilh said Bonds, and draw sight drai' tn hanprtcltt Bros, Cleveland 0. with the bonds atiachd d thereto for the amount of the principa and the accrued interest to date less $625. .o0, commission due th, said 1horie ior the sale of safe ponds.
 It is further ordered that tn, derived from the sale oi said bonds be applied to the pay ment ul 796 Apache County Bomde
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
woman,s Status fin France.

The cause of woman has received a severe blow in Paris, the center of po- litenessi At recent election of com Inittee in the Societe des Gems de Let tres there were four women candidates, all of whom were defeated. It is not easy to induce the French mind to ac- cord recognition to feminine talent. It was a Frenchman who said: ''Women go into literature as eat plays with glancing around to see if any one is looking. In other words, to att tract attention.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14
A New Empire

ID reclaim all the land possible in tlse west, will involve the spread ing of water over q surface as large as New England and New York combined. s adding now at tnt bright of things and l""king ,lowl the vista of the future, we can sec, in the course of western rivers the dim outline of d mighty civiliza lion, blessed with peace and crown ed with a remarkable degree oI prosperity. in case wise laws and just irrigation policies shall prevail
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-14

 Matters.
Irrigation's Future. The National Government the Logical Survey.

IrrigatiOn's Future.
 The National Government the Logical Survey.
 The Rise and Future of Irriga- ton in the United States, is the title of an interesting article from tln pen of Prof. Elwood Mead in the Agricultural Yearbook, just issued. The earliest pathway of civilization on the American cont nent, says Professor Mead. lri along the banks of the streams. In various parts of the Southwest. notably in the Salt River Valley of Arizona. in northern New MeXi- co, and along the southern borderS of Colorado and Utah are welI-1e- fined remains of irrigation works have outlived by many centuries the civilization to which they be-
 
 Innged. In at feast one instance the bank of an ancient canal has been utilizied as a part of modern work.
 Riding up the valley of the Rio Grande, in the first half of the six teenth century, Spanish explorers found m the midst of arid surround ings beds of beautiful roses, mot unlike those in the gardens of Castles" as they noted in thrir diaries. They also found Pueblo Indians irrigating the thirsty soil, as their forefathers had done for centuries before them and as their descendants are still dning today.
 En this valley and along the tri hutary streams, and at other places in the desert wastes of the south west, Spanish settlements sprung up and maintained themselves bv mtals $ nf these lifpgi,i ing waters.
 Tue ditch at Las Cruces, N NJ. has an anbrukeH record of three hundred years of service. the history uf which is written in the banks of the canals and in the fields irrigated.
 This is due to the sediment with which the waters of the Rio Grunde are laden. Year after year this has slowly ae!tied layer Oh layer Ia the sides and bottoms of these 'litches. un,ll from being chan tnlS cnt below th. surface nf tn. soil they are now raiSe,l 2 ul 5 feet above. + Is here that one can yet find "gricultu alm"sl ne primitive .tS thtt nf ln4 dn, nf Pharaoh, where grain Is reapr" with ihe sickle and thrashed by the tramping of go ts.