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Cochise review., 1900-11-21

FOR RENT-A fns pasture ranch comprising ls,000 acres of fine feed, we'll watersd by streams and springs, fenced, very early. Has railroad through it with station on premises making shipping easy. Correspondence solicited. HoLLIaTER ESTATE,
 l7-2w Santa Barbara, Cal.
Cochise review., 1900-11-21
China's AlrnAM0A.

The Chinese almanac is the monopoly of the emperor. No Chinaman deems his household complete without a copy of this unique document, on account of the wonderful information as to lucky and unlucky days which it contai
Cochise review., 1900-11-21
s,.., Cast 2,ooo Years Ago.

The manufacture of cast steel in India can be traced back for over 5000 years, while there are also examples of wrought iron work nearly as old. Near Relhi, close to the Kutub, there is an enormous wrought iron pillar which weights teR tons and is thought to b. over l, 800 years old
Cochise review., 1900-11-21
Notice.

This is to notify that MT. Paul Mor- gan is the only tuner representing us in this section at the present time.
 THE ZELLNER PIANO Co.
Cochise review., 1900-11-21

nAoae IaisAds Aband doned Farms.
 The shandoned> farms in Rhode lS laad nun Der 349, ,tsceording t0 the etSts's official catalogue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
SHARPsHoOTERs IN VAR.

This war has demonstrated the value
OF sharpshooters in battle more clearly
than ever before. Among the Beers are
some great rife shots. as was shown
early in the war by the way the off,
GERS were picked of, sometimes at very
long range. The fact that the officers at
first needlessly exposed themselves does
not impair the statement that the
shooting was accurate. and the fact
that the average Boer only shoots with
fair skill accentusted the value derived
by them from the work OF the shagp-
shooters among them. When the guns
were lost at the Tugela II was due to
the rifiemen who shot down the horses
attached 10 the gun-carriages. illustrat-
ing. more particularly than any other
incident of the war. what a few uner-
ring rifles can do IN crisis, remarks
the Toronto Star.
Mr.. Horace Kephart. writing i'm Gas
sier's Magazine" strongly urges that
, in future wars the sharpshooter. must
be one OF the mainstays OF an army. His
idea OF the sharpshooter is not merely
a man who is sent out alone TO COM
manding position 10 do what he can
against the enemy. but genuine ex-
pert. who, when his rife speaks, will
know exactly where his bullet VIII
strike. He says that there are very few
soldiers who can shoot nearly as well
as civilian experts. who go in for prize
shooting and not infrequently make "a
run of fifty consecutive hits on IL
inch bulls eye at 200 yards. ofy-hand."
Probably the militiaman gets very
much less practice than the prize
shooter, who. making the rife his hobby
In tireless in the work Of perfecting his
aim and Judgment. Mr.. Kephart doubt
less makes good suggestion when he
says that the infantry weapon Is not
suited for sharp shooting. having too
thin a barrel and too hard a trigger
pull. He thinks that a small number
OF men should be specially selected, as
siduously trained. and armed with
perfect weapon with which they should
be intimately acquainted. Twenty
such men within 500 yards or field
battery could put IL out Of acton i'm ten
minutes" he says. and they should
have mounts so that they could move
quickly from one place to enother.
Whatever value there may be In Mr..
Kephart's opinions, the signs seem to
promise that in the British army much
more money will be spent In supplying
ammunition for rife practice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
r0Y A PLANT FEEDS.

" is more than 1000 years since phil
osophers began to speculate about the
food of plants and what we may term
their digestive" processes. but IL is
only during the latter half of this cent
ury that really clear and definite no
tons concerning the food supplies OF
the vegetable world have been general
~ accepted by scientific men, says
knowledge. AS far az is known the
first botanical experiment ever per-
formed was conducted by Van Helmont.
He placed in "A pot 200 pounds OF dried
earth. and in IL he planted willow
branch which weighed five pounds. He
kept the whole covered up and daily
watered the earth with rain water. Af-
ter five years growth the willow was
taken up and again weighed, and was
found TO have gained 16i pounds. The
earth in the pot was dried and weighed,
and had lost only two ounces.
knowledge was not yet sufficiently
advanced 10 enable Van Helmont 20
interpret these striking results correct
ly. and he came to the erroneous con-
clusion that the Increased weight OF the
plant was due TO the water which had
been supplied To the roots. He there
fore looked upon this experiment as
supporting the theory which he had ad-
vanced. viz, that plants required no
food but water. stephen Hales adj
vanced the subject great step by in
dicating that much of the increase in
weight of plants was derived from car
bon dioxide in the air.
Vegetable cells contain n LIQUID
known as ''cell sap" which is water
holding in solution various materials
which have been taken up from without
by the roots and leaves. These materi-
ais are thus brought in contact with
the protoplasm, which causes them to
undergo changes in composition which
prepare them TO be added TO the sub
stance of the plant. Thus IL is In the
protoplasm of the living cells OF the
plant that those digestive" processes
are carried on which Aristotle believed
to occur In the SOIL We see. then, that
the living cells are microscopic labora-
tories i'm which the digestion OF the food
OF the plant Is carried on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
WOMEN, FEW tUT FIT"

Women politicians Of the dyed-in-the-
wool Republican stamp will be here TO
attend the Republican National cenven-
tion in June. says the Philadelphia
Times. Active women politicians out
side OF civic clubs and health associa-
tions are novelty in Philadelphia, and
the women who come to the city from
Idaho. Wyoming and other places may
depend upon II that the keys 10 the city
will at all times hang out.
The first application TO be made for
entertainment is from Washington. 1t
reads:
"The women's National Republican
Association Of Washington Is n body of
women who advise together concerning
the country. and who encourage and
help the organization OF women's poft-.
ical clubs-for political study and for
work-who understand the possibilities
and limitations Of party work, and OF
cooperation with national and state
committees, and who do whatever they
can no serve the Republican party.
THE majority of these women are
dyed-in-the- Republicans. our
leader, that peerless woman, Mrs. j. FL
len Foster, informs me that we are TO
have seats for the convention at Phila-
delphia. and write to ask IL there is
any similar club in that city who would
be glad to entertain our club and ex-
officers. number not exceeding twelve
ladies, on that occasion.
"If so, will you kindly advise me as
early as convenient? We are informed
that our Democratic sisters are going
in great numbers 10 Kansas City, by
invitation of the residents OF that city,
Few. but fit. will be the number of our
party. Very respectfully.
Mrs. Sarah Dean"
There were several women delegates
in the convention of 1896. and II is prob
able that i'm states where womans suf-
frage prevails there will he elected
women to the Philadelphia meeting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
ACTING MAYORS
ACTION ENDORSED.

year 1899; communication from the
acting mayor appointing a board or ap-
peals from the action or decision OF the
Inspector OF buildings; invitation 10 in
spect the new State House invitation 10
inspect the Lundin Turkish baths; re-
port OF the city messenger for March:
resolution authorizing the committee
on city property to sell certain build
ings on Grove street.
Councilman Angel moved that when
the common council adjourned IL be 10
meet on Monday. May Z, at 3 D.. m.
Councilman Gardiner presented q
communication from the executive COM
mittee of the school committee relative
to the amount required TO carry on the
public schools during the present fiscal
year. The amount required Is aboue
1000. The communication was refer
red 10 the finance committee.
Councilman Darling presented peti-
ton 10 have Orange street paved with
asphalt. Referred 10 the committee on
highways.
Petition OF the New York. New Hs-
ven and Hartford Railroad company 90
lay a spur track in Harris avenue was
referred 10 the committee on railroads.
communication was received from
Clarence A. Carpenter announcing the
appointment OF deputy surveyors or
lumber. Received.
A communication was received from
the superintendent of health relative 10
the fire engine house on the corner of
Smith and Orms streets; received.
The common council then adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
MONTANA SApfHfRES.

1t is perhaps not generally known that
In the. United States, on the banks of
Yopo Creek. Montana. an extensive mine
Is I'm operation, producing as fine snp-
phircs and rubies as are found I'm the
world sapphircs and rubies ara both
varieties Of the mineral corundum. Bur
nah and Siam were formerly the orly To-
calltes for these gems, although the
mineral occurs abundantly i'm many
places. especially in the Eastern United
States where II II mined and prepared
for abrasive purposes.
The Old World localities seem to bo
nearing exhaustion, according 10 the
Philadelphia Record. but the Montana
mines appear destined 10 have n bright
future Surface deposits are about all
that are being worked al present with
\ 5O-foot shaft. but when more UNDER
ground work " In progress. which will
permit working all the year round.
larger yield will result During 1925 i25,-
77s karats were produced. which were
all shipped to London and cut on the
Continent. and many rcimported into the
'nited States
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24

marked I'm a softened tone, as 1 closed
the door and window:
You will die of cold!"
"Is would be but fit punishment for
my objectionable stupidity" an
swered.
You were not stupid, but hasty."
she said. ''and. as you told me. your
intention was good; but how could you
mistake that lady for me?'
''she was so charming" explained.
ard my listener smiled. The ica was
broken-that IL. as far az the corfsersa-
tion went-~literally i was nearly frozen.
However. / soon forgot the cold. for my
companion was delightful. piquant, fas-
cinating. She talked well. though with
charming simplicity. She had been In
Italy; so had l. She longed for Egypt:
exactly what l did. In literature. in
music--in fact I'm everything-it was
the same. We had precisely the Same
tastes. What was more, We soon dis
covered that we had several mutual
acquaintances; we had probably at
tended the same receptions more than
once. And / had never observed her;
great heavens. where were my eyes?
After time. although 1 was SUI
premely happy. 1 became conscious of
the penetrating cold. i did my best TO
conceal that fact. but when we reached
Dion. at half past 2 o'clock. my right
foot was numb. Here We telegraphed
to Tonnerre for the satchels and rugs.
At Macon my left foot was numb.
Here we learned that the luggage
would be sent To Marselles the next
day.
At -Perrache it was my left
hands turn TO be stiff: and I observed
also that my fair compar ion forgot to
claim her private compartment.
At Vaience my right hand followed
suit, but learned that she was Wild
ow without children.
At Avignon my nose was blue, yet 7
OWNED that she had not cared much
for her first husband.
Marseilles, alas 1 sneezed violently,
and with gracious smile she handed
me my rug. and whispered, "Au re-
voir." Then we parted, and l went to
the hotel and dreamed all night of her
last words. and woke next day with
the worst cold / had ever known. 1
hardly dared 10 show myself to my
friends who had asked me to Elpner.
but at last / decided to go. and what
was my ecstasy TO find among the
guests my charmer Of the express
train. A hardly perceptible smile
played round her lips when I was pre-
sented 10 her. and in a whisper asked:
81 have received them," she said In
the same tone.
As we sat down To dinner the host
said to me: "You have a terrible cold.
Did you catch IL on the train?'
Probably said, "but do not re-
gret it,"
He did not understand this strange
remark, but caught the swift, tender
glance which my fellow-traveler shot
toward me across the table.
Two weeks from today will be my
wedding day.-Penny Pictorial Maga-
zine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24

am stupid. ond that it'a nv use study.
ing, but ! san IN lovs with an anxclhnd
IL IA for. her saks chat 1 am slttlnK up
nights, trying 90 driye my icseons
through this iron forehead. she would
take ma as ] am. SHE said 90. hut I
pledged myself % be an educated man.
10 De worthy OF her."
Tell me who she isx' commanded
MIN. pressing his hand, and all hut fall
ing on his neck and kissing him. II
was sil ! could do TO keep myself from
giving away my own secret.
You know her." he answered.. "She
~ your scholar. It's Mile. Ryshklna.
she says you are an angel"
let go his hand. / felt as though
the floor was giving way under me. but
at the next moment l was overcome
with fear lest he should divine the
cause OF my sudden change. and. pus-
ting on a mask, fell to clapping my
hands.
Bravo! Glad TO hear II. old boy,"
shouted. or course. my voice did not
ring true; but Krassoff was in a fer
mont of all sorts of feelings 10 he did
not notice It.
Eight years have passed. Krassoff is
practicing law. He is quite successful.
drivingand often, as make my way
home after lessons. I meet Maria Vas
and often, as I make my way
Am ] still In love? / hardly think 7
am. But so far have not been inter-
ested I'm any other woman I'm the same
way 1 was in her. Maybe had in me
just love enough for one attachment
Maybe am stiIi destined to hove and %
be loved. At all events. my heart feels
so empty, So empty. All. in you
knew how hard it In to live as / do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24

The story OF khaki is one OF the In
dustrial romances OF the century. The
use OF an olive dye in connection with
the clothing OF our troops in India
dates back for many years. The tint
was devised. in the first instance. by
native dyers. who used for the purpose
pigments which they were unable to
fix and also unable 10 pre-
pare in uniform state. says the
London Daily News. A traveller for
Manchester firm was one day taking
railway journey i'm northern India
and found himself in the company or an
Anglo-Indan officer. The conversation
drifted TO cotton drill. and the regi-l
mental officer made the remark thar
the first Manchester man who succeed
ed in producing an absolutely fast
khaki dye would make his fortune.
The remark made a deep impression
upon the traveller, who. upon return
ing home. set TO work TO study the
reason why the olive and brown dyes
hitherto used always washed out after
few applications of soda. He put him
Stft ihtV NitHfA Shlfltn
dyer.and the two experts set themselves
the task of discovering a method OF
fixing these dyes upon cotton yarns or
fabrics. Many experiments were made.
and at length an effective dye was OBJ
tained but, unhappily. II yielded at
once TO the soap and soda test.
Instead Of giving up i'm despair, the
two inventors pursued their researches.
and one day the dyer produced a piece
OF fabric which, upon being tested. was
found toretain it's color even under the
severe application of a caustic aIkali.He
was requested TO try again, and again
he failed. ~. csk.s = Y. -sA1-
Then the two colleagues put their
heads together and went over the con-.
ditions again very carefully. and they
at length observed that whether acci-
dentally or not. the cloth in which the
dye was fast had been dipped in. a dish
made of certain metal, whereas alt
the unsuccessful experiments had been
made with n dish of another metal.The
invention was assured from that das.
and fortune was the result.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
MINISTER is POLICE JUSTICE.

What might be called an example of
wlsat Jesus would do " he were In police
court ~ presiding magistrate H. being
given daily by Rev. &. Alex Corbiit I'm
the city OF Onalaska, the second city of
La crosse county Wisconsin, and just
barely on tho outside of tho city limits
of La Crosse on the north Rev. Mr..
Corbltt Is the rector OF 81, Pauis Epis-
copal church i'm e. at city. and has been
on tho bench since August last, when
Jtpigp Alex Moran. who had allied the
post for many years With dignity and
honor TO himself died 80
Recently Rev. Mr.. cOrbitt whsSrenom-
mated by the Republicans at their city
convention. and ~ vet no one has been
nominated IN opposition to the clergy
man. though Mr.. tOrbitt announced IA
the conN enti.r mat h,s'wDtild not act.pt.
even ~ he was nominated aud elected.
SIN hc says that he sees n great many
OPPORTUNITIES for dnius good in the police
court. ami he sees no good reason why
minister ~ th' Gospel should not an
the place without doirtctiug from his
rirriel,i di.llit, i' he hpe I'm. outside of
that required hy his church duties. "
p'lt tfSi iiNaN~. Nr. t'orbitt
hts boon Ga tho Niiwaukcc do,rsc FOR u
number of Nearr. aud Tor - mouths past
has been az the head OF St rsuls church.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
LIONS BRED IN CAPTIVITY.

There is current tradition that wild
animals born in captivity-do not attain
the, savageness OF those bred in their
native jungle. and that the teeth OF
such animals do not develop as they
do in the wild state. Mr.. Alexander
Day, assistant superintendent at the
Zoo, at Baltimore, whose experience
with wild animals has been almost life
long. says that he has not found these
assertions TO be true.
However innocent and apparently
tame the cubs may appear, he says,
there is a time when they attain saw
ageness apparently from instinct. and
| show all the characteristics of the ami
mails whose home has always been the
forest or the plain. AS for the develop
ment of teeth, Mr.. Day points for H.
lustration 10 full-grown lions which
were born and reared in captivity AMI
may be seen any day cracking bones OF
meat with which they are fed with ev-
idence OF possessing the most sound
teeth possible.
The only way in which wild animals
In captivity usually suffer With their
teeth Is that when they are fed they
may grab at the meat which is pushed
through the bars with a big iron foi
and break a tooth on the fork, OF they
may in jumping against the bars in
jure a tooth ana suffer afterward from
it's loss.
The little lions, when baby cubs. are
shy at first, then become as playful rs
kittens. For the first year of their life
usually they may be treated as domes-
tic animals. At the age of about twelve
weeks the cubs are taken from their
mother, but in the meantime she has
taught them TO eat meat. AT first the
cubs suck a bone or a scrap of raw
meat, which the mother tears off for
them. Often they may be seen gnawing
upon bone which the mother lion
holds In her jaws and paws.
When first taken from their mother
the cubs are given finely chopped meat
the pieces being gradually made larger
until they are given bones, upon which
they sharpen and develop their tee. h.
In time the lions can crush the bones
with ease. From twelve to fourteen
months of age the young lions are. 1t
is said so cross as to be almost unman-
ageable At the age OF eighteen months
or two years the cubs are taken in
hand nv the trainer and then. having
reached their growth. they are ready 10
be perfected in their tricks and 10 be
exhibited.
IL Is said by those familiar with lion
tanning and training that lions which
have been brought up as pets are tho
hardest To train for performances. Thcv
do not seem To take the training seri-
ously, and are not so easily mastered
as those which have grown TO maturity
without petting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
COMFORT STREET
Controversy Over It's Abandon
/ ment Heard by the Appellate
Court on Demurrer.

There was a hearing before Chief Jus
tice Matteson and Justices Stlness and
Tiilinghast yesterday on defendants de-
murrer 10 complainant's bill in the
case OF trustees of Mathewson Street NJ.
II. church vs. John Shepard, Jr., ct al.
The bill was brought TO restrain the de-
PENDANTS from building upon and OBJ
structing q strip OF land formerly a
public highway I'm the city OF Provi-
derce running between Union street on
the east and Clemence street on the
west. The bill alleges that the same is
still q public highway and that the
complainants own land on the westerly
side OF Clemence street opposite the
termination OF Comfort street and ex-
tending on both sides OF Comfort street
and that the land is used for church
purposes. The many efforts or John
Shepard, Jr., TO get control OF Com
fort street which finally were success
full resulting In the abandonment OF
the highway by the board of aldermen
are cited.
The main contention Is that the ac-
tion OF the board Of aldermen was ille-
gal in that the resolution abandoning
the street was introduced in the board
without any action on the part of the
common council and that without any
notice being given any one the resolu-
ton was passed.
Though there are several points rais-
ed by the demurrer counsel for defend
ants say: I'VE desire 20 have the case
at bar decided upon the main issue of
the validity OF the resolution of aban-
donment PASSED by the board OF alder
men" II is also urged the complain
ants can have no easement IN Hight.
f. ID. Bassett, Dexter B. Potter and
Cooke & Angel are counsel for COM
plainant and Comstock Il Gardner and
Arnold Green. counsel for defendants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-24
LOVE IN An OVEN.

A baker Of Nuremberg. in Germany,
recently proposed marriage to a girl in
a singular manner. Mlnna and Henry
are their names, but as to their family
names there is no clew. since the Ger
man papers which tell the story consid-
erately refrain from publishing them.
Minna had been keeping house for
Henry for the last few years. and grad
ually the two had fallen very much
I'm love with each other. Minna. how
ever. would have died sooner than let
Henry know how she felt toward him.
and Henry was equally bashful. Final
ly he went for advice TO an old woman
in the neighborhood who makes a living
by telling fortunes, and she counseled
him TO SO during the next full moon in
to the large kitchen where his bread
was baked. and. when the clock struck
midnight, 10 open the oven and look
into II. she assured him that he would
then see the face OF his future wife.
Henry went home we'll satisfied, not
knowing that Mlnna had consulted the
same old woman on the previous eve
ming, and had been told by her that
she would surely obtain her hearts
desire AZ she would only get into the
oven i'm the kitchen few hours before
midnight during the next full moon
and keep her face turned toward the
door. Minna did 81. and though the
oven was uncomfortabiy warm. she
lay as still as a mouse until the clock
struck midnight. when 10. the door
opened and before her appeared the
we'll known face OF her beloved Henry.
Even then she hardly stirred. but
stared At Henry. who. utterly amazed
at sight of her. speedily retrcated. evil
dently under the impression that what
no had seen was some ghostly vision.
The old woman's ruse, however. sue
cecded admirably, and In fortnight
from that memorable night Henry and
Minna were made man and wife.