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forth, each bearing similar despatch.
They took their fight ct noon, and it
was calculated that they should. either
reach land or some ships mast. One
Of the birds dropped on the deck OF the
Chatterton, in the Eay of Biscay; the
Chatterton cabled to Paris end to New
York the loss of the Bothnia. A Sec
ond bird was picked up By freight
steamer, which thereupoa shaped its
course for the locality Of the disaste',
came across the derelict, and towed it
into an Irish port. A week later q
third pigeon, wounded, end minus it's
despatch, reached its cote. The four
others were never heard of again.
The pigeons employed by the Com
pagnie Trarsatlantique are selected
with the most rigirous care. The head
must be big and round; the bill rela-
lively short and surnounted with q
feshy, heart-shaped eXcrcscence; the
eyes shine brightly; the breast must
bunch out; the legs be short; and the.
wings must meet on a narrow and
powerful tail.
In addition to being endowed with
an extraordinary instinct for shaping
its course, q good carrier pigeon must
possess great rapidity Of fight and
tremendous staying power. The first
named quality-the "homing INSTINCT
which is innate-is not susceptible of
any improvement. The two others
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movements. To this end use is made
Of cavalry patrols and Of the field tele-
graph and telephone. But to insure
the safe arrival Of information none
of these means is so reliable as the
carrier pigeon. Scouts are liable to
be made prisoners or killed, telegraph
or telephone wires may work faulty
or be destroyed. These mishaps are
avoided by the use Of the carrier pig
con.
In war time the role Of cavalry con-
sists more especially in seeing and in
reporting what It has seen. It Is Of
ten an easy matter to see, but to report
oftentimes attended by difficulties.
Herein lies the value Of the carrier
pigeon. Troops on the march are &C.
companied by portable cotes. They
consist Of huge wire cages provided
with lateral shutters; the cage is trans
ported on a two-horse four-wheeled
wagon. When it is found expedient
to reconnoitre the position Of the ene-
my or surprise its movements a few
pigeons are taken cut OF the portable
cote and placed in q wicker cage IN
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the Government who had remained
in Paris were put in touch with their
colleagues Of the National Defense
who were at Tours. In order to at
tain this subject a certain number of
pigeons were conveyed by balloon from
Paris 70 Tours, whence they were set
free, bearing messages Photographic
ally reduced to microscopic dirlen-
sions on very light collodion films. In
those days the despatch was rolled up
and inclosed in quill attached to the
tail of the pigeon. By these means over
10000 official and, at the lowest,
100000 private messages entered
Paris.
The great French shipping company
known as the Compagnie Transatlan-
tique deserves the credit Of making
the first attempts to establish what
may truly be styled the seapost.
On March 26, 1898, the steamship
La Champagne took aboard, for the
first time, eighty pigeons. Three
patches of birds were set free at
short distance from the seaboard, and
this in most stormy weather. The
older birds safely reached their cote,
while the younger ones, unable to with
stand a pelting rainfall, dropped into
the sea il sight Of those aboard.
On the following day, and under
Tx lnfavorable weather conditions,
L; champagne, having covered 800
miles, rescued the crew of the doomed
Bothnia. Seven pigeons were sent
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only an echo of his colleague. and vas
hardly listened to by the crowd in the
court, who were occupied with q
stronger situation.
The coroner's address to the jury
was a very short one. and indicated
more doubt in the mind of the coroner
than existed in the minds Of Ills hear
ers.
When the jury had retired the mur.
murs rose higher and higher. and the
excited discussion of the probable V'r.
dict. although repressed little by the
presence of Nell. who sat like statue
by Miss Bostals side. had grown into
a loud roar before the jury returned
into court.
When they took their seats the roar
of the crowd had suddenly given place
to a hush. in which the voice Of the
coroner asking if they had agreed upon
a verdict was distinctly heard.
In a few minutes the news had
spread from the court to the crowd IN
the market place outside that the YER
dict was: "Wilful murder by scm" p. .
son or persons unknown"
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The Pigeon=PoSt at Sea and in War.
BY Adrien De JaSsaud, of Paris.

free. The experiment is renewed daily,
the distance on each occasion being
imperceptibly increased. The birds
education cannot be considered COM
plete, however, until it has attained
the age Of three years.
On land the pigeon Is able to cover
long distances, such as those between
Rouen and Brussels or New York and
Chicago. It's ratio Of flight, under nor
NAL atmospheric conditions, is never
less than 31.15S5O miles an hour, and
never exceeds 49.S5360 miles on
long distance.
The pigeons ere brought aboard the
Transatlantique steamers in wicker
cages having a drinking trough. As
soon as the French coast is out Of
sight passengers desirous of sending
a dispatch are notified to prepare 1t.
In pursuance of this object the passeE-
ger is handed small rectangular card
on which he is to write cs legibly as
possible what he wishes to comnuni-
cate, plus the name and address Of the
receiver;the card is then handed to the
clerk intrusted with the transmission
Of the message. The clerk puts the
different messages into group,pEoto-
graphs then on 4 plaque to which ad-
heres a film, reducing the writing in
the course Of the operation to such a
degree that it cannot be deciphered
except With the aid Of nagniSying
glass. The proof is developed, the
film detached and carefully rolled, and
then placed in a small bamboo tube,
Theoretically sealed, end weighing
hardly che end one-ha!f gramno. To
this tube is attached q light kid band,
provided with an automatic button
such as is sometimes Used to faSten
gloves.
As Soon az lie tubes are ready the
pigeons are taken out Of the baskets,
containing then. These birds are e.
tremely delicate-the slightest crush
ing injuries them and renders then IN
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hawk by means of little Aeolian OF
Chinese whistle affixed to its tail. This
whistle sounds as the bird flies through
the air, and frightens away the timtd
hawk.
In Germany much Importance Is at
tached to the Use Of carrier pigeons In
time of war, and in the German Army
= !, greatest care is devoted t. the
training Of the birds, the officers and
men being given instruction In the art
of handling them. In France the
scouts ere provided with a pigeon
apiece. which they carry in little iron
case fastened to the waistbelt. The
holder has a hinged lid, which is
opened when the bird is to be released,
and the head piece can be unfastened
when the bird Is fed.
In France carrier pigeons are like
horses-liable to be requisitioned in
time CT war. Every year owners of
carrier pigeons ere compelled to state
at the Mayors Office the number of
birds they own; while foreigners are
no longer permitted to breed carrier
pigeons in the country.
There are at present in Paris some
100 owners Of carrier pigeons. posses
sing 14,O0o pigeons, $500 Of which are
subjected to regular course of train
ing. The total number Of carrier pig
cons in France is 100000.
The price Of pigeon varies accord
ing to it's pedigree, age and degree OF
training. Some few years ago, at a
sale in England, seventy pigeons
fetched S3449. One of the birds, a
cross between the Antwerp and Brus-
sells breed, brought S245.-The Wide
Wc"'d Magazine.
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Bov Murderer in Prison For Life.

Smith Jones, aged thirteen, was re-
ceived at the Indiana Northern Pri.
son, Laporte, October "a, to serve
life sentence for murder. Warden
Shideler says Jones is the youngest
convict received in the history OF the
prison, and it Is said that no other
penal institution in the United States
has so young a prisoner convicted Of
first degree murder. Jones killed
man twelve years his senior. The lat
ter is alleged to have taunted Jones,
and the boy retaliated by drawing
knife and stabbing his victim to dea.-.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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pointed star immediately beneath 4
emblematic Of the ) six federate{
States, while the other half Of the dal
is devoted to depicting the Southern
Cross. The Government and ofacfa
color is to be blue, while the lnercan
tile marine Of the new commonwealth
will fly the flag with red ground tn
approved design was submitted Sb5
several competitors.-New YORK Hrl
bune. 3 3I y ~
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Aerolfte BnrDs u Earn.

It is reported from Kieff that a large
aerolite fell in the village of Wisienkl,
a few miles from Kieff, the noise OF us
fall being heard for a distance OF
fifteen miles.
According to a Warsaw dispatch (oc'
tober 1S) in the London Express, the
aerc,ite crashed through a barn. set
ting it on fire, and within half an
hour fourteen peasants houses were
in flames. A boy, three years old. was
burned to a cinder in one Of the dwell
ings.
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TN France, during the siege Of Paris,

TN France, during the siege Of Paris,
at q time when the German
armies were surrounding the CAPT:
i tai and cutting off the Partisan
population from all communication
with the outside world, Monsieur
Rampont, the then Postmaster-Gen-
eral, conceived the idea Of intrusting
to pigeons the transmission Of news,
thus giving the inhabitants a knowl-
edge Of what was going on in the prov
inces Tn this wav those members of
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TbeF.stcst Ocean STEAMERS.

The fastest passenger steamer Iii tie
world is the Deutschland, which mas
made ISL miles day. with consuup
ton Of $40 .ons OF coal. almost i ton
a mile.
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to be made use of for national defense.
During q campaign the success of op-
erations depends at most times on the
rapidity with which the commander
in-chief is informed Of the enemy's
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may be secured by means Of progress
sive and regular training. A pigeons
education begins when it is but three
or four months old. It is conveyed a
mile distant from it's cote and then set
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Worth IT.

The cost Of living, we are told, hid
reached the highest point for decadi
Well, and is not life worth more thai
it ever was before? 1t certainly is /
those of us who are alive.-BostoI
Transcript. Il
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Berlin is to lave Il school 70: coach
men, in which drivers ;:re TO be taught
how to get along in thr crowded city
streets.
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Are Limit For Railroad Employees

Age Limit For Railroad Employees.
A compulsory scheme of re.:remel
at the age of sixty-fve Of all respona
BILE officials and stationmasters In Il
service Of the North British Railwa
Company is shortly to be inaugurate'
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Happy Course of a Bou16er.

One Of the greatest crriosiues in =
neighborhood Of New York is now I
be seen at the foot Of the Palisaee.
Between two frame houses built theI
is q giant 4bowlder twenty-five fe4
wide, which fell from 4 great heisn'
at the top of the Palisades, and SWEEP
ing down the front Of the cliffs, al
rooted big trees, tore up tons Of Ices
stone and cut a wide swath the e1
tire distance. Finally, after zigsaf
ging from one side to the other
rolled in between two frame housa
and stopped there. n
The people we're asleep In the house
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when the rock started. They lad bar
ly time to make their escape whea
made it's appearance at their frol
door. They are now thanking the
lucky stars that the enormous stcI
did not hit one Of the buildings.-Ne
York Herald.
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The AUSTRALIAN n FLAG.

A selection Made From the Thirty Ihon
sand Designs Submitted.
The judges appointed by the Govern
ment Of the Australian CommonWealtl
have made their selection from thd]
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thirty thousand designs submitted ID
the recent competition open to Aus
tralian artists and others. The ,daa
decided upon has the Union jack q
the top left hand corner, VIII assiz
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24

! While In Ell Paso. MIR. Julius Krutt-
schnitt is quoted as saying. that the
proposed additions 10 the FL Paso
shops were far from being a sure
! thing and that the management
/ would consider the matter further De
I fore any action was taken. This IS
due no DOUBT TO. the unfriendiy atu-
,ude OF FL Paso people towards the
Southern Pacific company. Just "hat
this might mean for Tucson. II as
hard 10 say. Superintendent sroufe
stated to a Citizen reporter that ne
knew nothing OF the future plans OF
the MANAGEMENT hut that the officials
of the Tucson division had hopes that
II might mean a great deal for this
city.
When the question OF additional IA
riIties for repairs on the 5. = came
M two years ago. Tucson was at nrst
selected as the most available point.
Manager Van Week and other ofiiciais
OF the lines east of FL Paso then ID
yanced the claims of lat city on the
ground of It's more central location.
10 these were added varions smaller
advantages which altogether won the
fight for FL Paso. Al that time MIR.
kruttschnitt favored FL Paso'sclaims.
Aboue this time however Mr. Hunt
ington died and all plans for improve
ments were taken up by Mr.. Hays,
FL paso was approved by him and
plans for the improvements were or
dered prepared. The cost was inelud-
cd in estimates for the Atlantic divt-
sion for this year and Manager Van
Week was authorized to go ahead
with the work When Mr,krutt-
schnitt came into Texas some ten
days ago and was apprised Of the I'M
favorable conditions existing at hi
Pnso. he ordered an work on the
proposed addition stopped.
Referring to the decision OF the
Southern Pacific management to re-
consider the question Of improve
ments in the El Paso shops. Sup
intendent Sroufe of this division, said
to a Citizen reporter. Whatever the
outcome Of this may be. there should
be no rivalry between Tucson and III
paso. The proposed shops at El Pos"
Will never detract from the shops
here. They will be system shops and
IL will always be necessary to main
tain large division shops at Tucson
The question of additional facilities
for the shops here came up some IT,
ago but was retarded - change IN
management. | can confidently Pc
dict that in very short time the
company will find 1t to their advant-
age to make great improvements IN
the shops here, such as brick build
ings. large cranes and late machinery.
This has become an absolute necessi-
ty. During the past Ave years that |
have been with the road, business has
increased 800 per cent. The shops
here we're built at that time and have
not been enlarged to comply with the
increased demands. November shows
an increase of 81 per cent over the
same month year ago.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24
Items Of the Day Of Personal Interest.

enter the University OF Arizonia next
term
c. NJ. Burkhalter will spend Christ
mas with his brother In Los Angeles
w. o, Owen, of Washington, u. c..
an inspector of public surveys. is here
on business connected with the Sur
veyor Generals Office
Robert r. Russell and wife came in
from their ranch near El paso 10 spend
Christmas In Tucson.
Frank King returned today on the
burro from Sonora. Mexico. where he
has been purchasing cattle.
Miss Cora Belle Murphy will enter
tain a number Of her friends at a
luncheon. on Thursday afternoon. the
26th inst. at her home on Scott street,
b. H. Zabriskie of Cananea came In
today to spend Christmas with his
father. Col. IN. Za3riskie,
Tom Grundeil canie in from Pantano
on the burro this morning.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24

where each one viii be given a present
by j. ID. Moore
Miss Josephine Hottinger. who TX
visiting her uncle a the ,..y viii
teach the school al Dragon neyt
term. having resigned her position as
teacher at Patagonia. Concerning Miss
Hottinger the Nogales Border Vidette
says; The many friends OF Miss Josep-
hiBe Hottinger. will learn with regret
that she has concluded her conncc-
tion with the Patagonia school On
her return from Teachers institute in
Tucson. Miss Hottinger rendered her
resignation to the School Board to
take effect at the Christmas holidays
She takes with her very fattering
endorsement from the county school
superintendent, who states that her
record as a teacher is one of the best
in Santa Cruz county She goes to
visit her uncle In ucson before re-
suming her school duties ELSEWHERE.
The A. o. u. W. Offices here recently
paid to Amposa A. Castaneda of BeE
son. widow and beneficiary of Jose N.
Castaneda. $4,000 on a policy 49, in
the order. Mr. Castaneda was a mem
ber of Tombstone lodge. No. 3.
payment of $4,000 was also made to
Eliza Welsh, beneficiary and widow OF
William H. Welsh. OF Santa Rita, N.
NJ. Lodge No 4.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lester
on the END inst, son.
In the Probate Court today an order
was made closing the estate of Justiee
p. Wells. a minor. and the guardian
and gureties were discharged
At o'clock this afternoon trains
and 10 were reported on tirie.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24
Blue Rock Gun Clubs
Christmas Shoot.

The Blue Rock Gun club of TIL son
held a very pleasant Chri@'nas shoot
at their range. north OF town. on
sunday afternoon. Some good shoot
ing was done as ia cyid 'u''st hy The
scores and the turkeys. ducks ana
chickens given as prltae we're distr'-
buted evenly among the contestants.
The following were tn scores, NJ
teen targets to each went tfst
event. Shaw Is. Prr,;e,l -. Hart ~
Weber 13, Fuller 2. Ronsiads =
Wilding II.
Second event--Ronstadt is, Hart ID
Weber Is. Shaw IA. Fuller Ia, Pur-
cell 13, Wilding IL.
Third event--Wilding 10, Weber ID
Shaw IL, Purcen II. Ronstadt IL.
Fourth event-Purcell lb, Hart 10,
Shaw IA, Wilding ID, Ronstadt l3'
Weber IL.
Fifth event--Hart Is, Weber ID
Ronstadt II, Shaw IA, Purcell IL.
Sixth event-Ronstadt 10, Hart ~
Shaw 13. Weber IL.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24
Men and engines
sGrain and Ci;affic.

u ew people In Tucson have an
| idea what the size OF the pay roll on
! the Tucson division Is. Last month
| IL went beyond the xin0. .0s.J mark and
| can safely say that at least three
| fourths Of tnat amount finds Its way
| back TO Tucson, lhe people here ]
| believe realize what this means to the
city and the feeling here Is very dit-
ferent from the unfrifndly attitude
that is credited To FL Paso. | have
observed that the merchants and bu-
siness men are always In the best o.
terms with the railroad ana ii Is right
that they should be for believe ths
the officials OF the company will take
note OF it and do any .uing they can
for the city in the way Of locating
Improvements here.
kelerring 10 the current local op-
inion that Mr. kruttschnitt was an
Ell Paso man and would do any thing
he could TO aid that place Mr.. Sroufe
said THAT impression Is all wrong
as is shown by Mr.. Kruttschnitts re-
cent action And why should he ia
vor I'll Paso when the people there
are unfriendly to the company. Mr
kruttschnitt is manager OF the whole
road from Portland Oregon TO New
Orleans and wtthal most fair mind
ed man and | am sure that he would
never prejudice himself IN favor Of
any section or any city.
4s
Julius kruttschnitt. assistant 10
President Hartman of the Southern
Pacific. passed through Tucson on
special, Saturday night. After leaving
New Orleans Mr.. kruttschnitt spent
some time at Galveston. Houston and
San Antonio and expressed himself as
highly pleased with the improvements
on the lines east OF FL Paso Mr.
Kruttschnitt saia that he did not think
the company would establish a general
hospital at Houston because Of the
hospital at San Antonio and the one
which is to be erected in FL Paso.
In refrence to the progress being
made in altering engines on the sys-
TEN for the use of oil instead OF coal
for fuel. the assistant president said
that the whole matter is now in the
air The change depends upon the
ability OF the company to secure stor-
age places Tor the oil as an engine GER
tainly could not take enough at the
wells TO keep 1t hot for n round trip
ana divide up with the switch engines
in the various yards. Mr. Kruttschnitt
said:
when the oil strike was made at
Beaumant the Southern Pacific was
no doubt the first line to even think
OF utilizing the new discovery as fuel
for motive power. The Texas and New
Orleans shops were Immediately
equipped with machinery with which
to make the necessary alterations in
locomotives for the consumption of oil
fuel, and we went ahead and got the
stuff ready for me immediate conver-
SION OF seventy engines. Now the
whole matter Is tied up because we are
unable to locate our storage facili-
ties.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
OF THE TOWN.

.n4rIntendent Hendon OF the In
school who has the contract for
linz North Stone avenue will put
Indian Joys to work on the con-
in a few days. The boys between
nd 90 work about six hours each
on this contract. They graded
h Sixth avenue In the same way.
deaths were reported at the City
today. Two births were reported
son to Mr., and Mrs. Williar2 Arm
rg and daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
|ph NJ, Rondstadt, on today the
h Chong was the name of the
b Meyer street Chinese merchant
vas assaulted yesterday. The
ben erred in giving the name as
Kim, who IL another merchant
Ihat street.
EIIee docket was light this morn
lgaacio Alverez. an Indian, was
h five days for being drunk and
|rderIy and Tomosa Levas was put
i for the same time on the same
Fge It is not known who sold the
Er to the Indian or he would be
hptIy arrested.
BE- Indian school foot ball team re-
ID practice yesterday as they ex-
TO play a game here on New
r. day with the Indians from the
lton school. The place has not BEEN
Enitely arranged but In all prob
|ty the game will be played on the
Fersity grounds.
The poor children OF Tucson un-
!. years Of age are invited to he
Fnt at . o'clock Christmas day In
| q the San Augustine Hotel,
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-24

| { Cunningham of Yuma stopped
Saturday on his way home from
pit to his mining property located
b. Altar district OF Sonora.
4 Ayerette, who recently arrived
the East, has left for the prop
Of the Table Mountain Copper
|Dany where he viii resume work
forty miners.
| D Dewitt, the Wickenburg min
imam, stopped here today en- route
Eogaies to move his family from
Line City to Wickenburg.
(Rn Daily. the Oracle cattleman.
ped on the stage yesterday after
and registered at the Park View.
F0fge 5 McFadden. manager OF
lCowboy and the Lady Co. which
es here New Years night. Is In
4 today.
l s Mary Eta Woods has returned
p Columbia, Missouri. where she
ben attending College. She VIII