Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-22
THE OLD STORY.

The latest dispatch from South Af- rica states that General Dewitt has invaded Cape Colony again. In a few days more the British press will be ablaze with the tidings that he has been driven out, is surrounded, and had it not been for swollen streams, fagged out animals and heavy rains, he would have been captured. Fol ing on the heels of this daring deed of the Boer commander, peace over lures, immense captures of men and animals, not to mention padded cas- ualities, are given by the British, un- til it would seem to the average man of intelligence in the civilized world, the British should be getting onto themselves" and let go of this feature of the war programme. The fact of the matter is the Boers are as stub born in their resistance today as in the beginning, and also as far away from being conquered. The Boers are brave people and with a hand ful of men, less than 15,00O, are hold ing at bay an enormous army of 3OO,- GOO. General DeWett is even carry ing immense artillery on his latest ex- pedition, which gives the scene fur ther humorous aspect so far as the of fensive work of the British goes. The longer the war goes on, the greater is the fiasco the Britton has to shoulder.
 Irrespective of party, President Mckinley has the sympathy of the entire population of the United States in the serious illness of his wife.
 Germany declares that it has no wish to interfere with the Monroe doctrine. In fact, in doubts whether there is any such thing. Possibly, however, it may find out that there is.
 No wonder Governor Nash of Ohio is mad. He accidently run into a clump of rhus Toxicon dendron and the California physicians had the nerve to call it a case of "poison oak" If this thing keeps up the governor will not come over to play in our back yard any more.
 Carnegie. having scattered money all over this country, has gone abroad with the idea of continuing his do- nations there. His latest gift is one of half million dollars to Glasgow for district libraries. No one has yet heard any intimation from any canny Scot that he wouldn't accept this American money.
 President Mckinley refused to cross the Rio Grande and witness a bull fight. He did right, but the Dal las News thinks the credit is not as great as it would be if he had sport ing blood in his veins. Now, if the vice president had refused such an invitation praise for him could not be too great.
 The Spanish claims commission is expected to revise and verify history. It has already been asked to pass upon the claims of American filibus- ters in Cuba, and now it is required to ascertain definitely whether or not the Maine was blown up by Spain or through Spanish agency.
 The newspaper staff works fifty two weeks per year; that labor. Now and then some one pays for the paper; that's capital. And once in a while some son-of-a-gun of a dead beat runs up bill and vanishes without paying it; that's anarchy. But later on jus tice will overtake the last named crea- ture, for there is a place where he will | get his just deserts; that's hell.
 There has been mnch noise and en- thusiasm about the birth of the great | billion-dollar steel trust spider. But don't forget that in a quiet corner of Spiperville another insect is born. This second spider calls itself the In teInational Steel, Iron and Pipe Com pany. It has a modest capital of S50OOO,OO0. Its purpose is to fight the billion-dollar trust. Have you ever seen spiders ight9 They pre- fer killing weak flies and suck thelr blood to fighting each other. But to | a really hungry and desperate spider a fat friend in his own tribe is temp tation irrestible.
 Self Control as Beautifier.
 The woman who has not learned |