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The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

PHOENIX AND EASTERN.
he surveying party Of the Phoenix
Eastern railroad have moved their
fp about fifteen miles below Mesa
u and the work will now be push
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

WANTE.s-A pug puppy, Apply al G.
East Alemeda street.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Wants of the People.

II you have rooms for rent, furnished
or unfurnisbed. advertise in The Ciu-
zen Want Column
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
SEA LIZARD.
LiNEAL DESCENDANT OF PRE-
HUMAN WORLD MONSTERS.
Vie Il Found In the Gala pages Archipci.
ago In the racinc Ocean His scien-
t,nc Name Is Igusn,da Ambiy rky MENUS
Cristatus.

!. Carter Beard. In an interesting
animals peculiar to the Galapagos Ar
%chipclago, in the Pacific Ocean. and
mentions among others. the Galapagos
sea lizard, winch. to quote the author,
is Il lineal descendant OF the monsters
OF the old. prehuman world, and, to
some extent. attests his descent by his
size AS we'll AS by his looks. for the
creature is almost. or quite, five feet
long. II may he added that his scien-
tifc name tx. In It's way. almost as
long and ugly ~ himself -lguanida
smblyrkynchus cristatus. The creature
IL black. or almost black. In color: his
body. including the tail. Is flattened
like that OF "A fsh. lie IL furnished
with a crest OF well developed spines.
reaching from the nape OF his neck to
the extremity of his caudal a%ppendage.
His color, his shape, and his armament
of scales. the cruel. malignant glare of
his reptilian eyes, his %truncated. trucu-
lent, bull dog shaped head with It's
helmet Of conlcal projections, and his
enormous mouth, that looks ut to
breathe out fire and smoke. after the
name OF his kind in song and story,
seem to perfectly adapt him to his
place among the impossible creations
of heraldry, or to perform his part in
a representation Of ST. George and the
dragon; or, perchance. to make rea
one of those more or less imaginative
reconstructions of extinct monsters.
with which books of pseudo-science
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

have made W. familiar. Fiercer, mora
formidable looking animals might be
difficult to discover; more harmless
ones cannot be found at all. They
never dream of biting, and their only
defense when brought to bay IL to
squirt n few drops OF fluid from their
nostrlls. Their habits are as peculiar
as is their appearance. Though ex-
tremely numerous along the rocky
coasts of their native islands. they are
seldom seen more than twenty or thir-
~ feet from shore. though al might
be expected, they are perfectly at
home In tho sea-swimming by serpen-
tine, undulating movements of tho
fattened body and tail. and moving
without apparent effort, gracefully n
swiftly through the water, with their
limbs. which they do not use In
swimming. pressed closely to their
sides. Yet. strange rs II may-and
certainly does-appear, II IL neverthe-
less n fact that you canno drive one
Of these creatures which happens 20
be ashore. into the sea. Try II n
the big fellow scampers OF In any d.
rection but that you would naturally
suppose he would take, toward what
would almost seem to be his natural
element He will hide. AS occasion
serves. In crevices. he will dodge be-
hind powders. he will double and
turn, and II nothing else will do, rush
between your feet and upset you. or
climb the almost perpendicular face
OF the rock. but into the water he will
not go; he will even allow himself
to be captured If IL comes to a choice
between that and plunging into the
sea. whore he could 80 easily escape.
II. having caught him. you manage to
drop him from some o~verhanging rock
INTO the water, he incontinently swims
ashore as fast as he can. Thus in
rarnate nightmare OF u reptile. living
upon seaweed, and incapable Of harms.
ing a living creature, Is, perhapsH
perfect an example and proof al exiSs4
II the fallacy Of a judgment founded
merely on appearances.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
WHEN THE EXPECTED HAPPENS
More Humorous than Even The Most
Ssngu,ns Could Expect.

More Humorous than Even the Mosf
Ssngu,ns Could Expect.
An old "sea-going' hack went clat-
tering up Broadway. On the box with
the driver were three weather beaten
trunks and a little barrel. stoutly
roped. Inside the ancient vehicle was
a man who looked like a foreigner. and
from one window stuck the legs of a
high chair. The driver seemed to be
guiding his venerable steeds with his
eyes shut. The hack rocked from side
to side like a ship In distress. aud
creaked and groaned Ominously. IL
wal the rusty "one-hoss shay come
back to earth with four wheels instead
of two. says the New York Mail and
Express. Every one looked for some
mlshap and 1t came.
AT Canal street the carriage swerved
sharply to the left. and one decrepit
wheel caught In the car track. There
vas a crash and a scream and two
pantalooned legs suddenly descended
to the pavement through the big rent
In the bottom OF the carriage. The
driver, too absorbed to notice any
thing chirruped to his horses, and the
hack wen rolling through Canal
street at a top speed OF Ave miles an
hour, while the two legs tried to keep
apace with the rapidly revolving
wheels.
Yells and p~rofane protests and APP
peals for help In steady stream came
from he windows OF the vehicle. but
the driver paid no attention to them
until he reached West Broadway. Then
he slowly descended from the box,
crawled under the carriage. pushed
the legs back, went back to his seat
and turned his horses north.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

expecting to wake up in time for the
spectacle. But by ten o'clock, when |
went down to the beach, all was over,
and everybody had gone home. Over
the water | saw something like a
long swarm of frefies-the lanterns
drifting out to sea in procession-but
they were already too far off to be
distinguished except as points of col
ored light. ! was much disappointed,
and felt that | had lazily missed an
opportunity which might never return,
for the old Bon" customs are dying
rapidly. In another moment, how
ever, it occurred to me that l could
very well venture to swim out to the
lights, They were moving slowly. |
dropped my robe on the beach and
plunged In. The sea vas calm and
beautifully phosphorescent. Every
stroke kindled a stream Of yellow fire,
| swan fast and overlook the last OF
the lantern fleet much sooner than |
bad expected. | felt that II would be
unkind to interfere with the little
e~mbarkations, or to divert them from
tnelr silent course, so contented my
self with keeping close to one Of them
and studying its details. The struct-
ure was very simple. The bottom was
a piece OF thick plank, perfectly
square. and measured about ten inches
across. Each one of its corners sup
ported a slender stick about sixteen
inches high. and these four uprights.
united above by ~crosspieces, sustained
the paper sides. Upon the point of a
long nail driven up through the cen
ter OF the bottom was fixed a lighted
candle, The top was left open. The
four sides represented five different
%colors. blue, yellow. red, white and
black, the five colors symboliZing
ether, wind, fire, water and earth, the
Ave Buddhist elements which are met
aphysically identified with the five
Buddhas. One paper pane was red. n
yellow and one blue, while the fourth
was divided between black and white.
Inside the lantern there was only the
nickering candle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
COAL AND IRON.
Mineral Resources OF the Chinese Empire
Are Great.

WinerR' Ne~ouTces OF the Sn'hcsr Empire
Are Great.
The mining and metallurgical sec
ton OF the Franklin Institute held "A
stated meeting in Philadelphia recent
ly. The president, Joseph Richards,
was in the chair. Professor Lynwood
Garrison delivered the address of the
evening on The Mineral Resources
of the Chinese Empire" The speaker
in opening gave a general survey of
the physical geography and geology
of this vast country. aud then spoke
specifically OF his personal observa-
tions made during a recent profession
nj visit to Northeastern China. calling
special attention to the fact that a
large part OF China is underlaid by
coal. much of which Is anthracite OF
high quality. comparing favorably In
this respect with the best OF Pennsyl-
vania anthracite. The extent of these
beds. however. far exceeds our own,
and, moreover, their location is such
that the extraction OF the coal will be
a comparatively easy matter. He ex-
pressed the belief that in a short time
China would enter the markets of the
world as a great coal producer. Pro-
lessor Garrison also alluded to the
great extent and accessibility of the
iron ore deposits and incidentally to
the fact that ore of anthony occurred
there in greater abundance than in
any other part OF the world. Quick
silver deposits Of uneaualed richness,
he said, were likewise known in the
country. The speaker illustrated his
remarks with a number of mineral
specimens and exhibited a series OF
views showing the crude methods OF
mining employed by the natives. He
also showed a series of typical views
OF Chinese scenery, including fortifica-
tions, harbors, public buildings, etc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
VALUABLE FINDS.
nat Gusno Caves In Southern New
Mexico.


Southern New Mexico is \ land Of
natural curiosities, aad one at least
of these has proved to have Il high
commercial value. A resident of that
district had the good fortune n few
years ago to accidentally stumble upon
several bat caves, one OF which Is
stated tn be some six miles In length.
and AZ he has shipped in the last two
years 1892 ,240 pounds OF phosphate or
guano from these caves, for which he
has received about siS per ton. 1t can
be understood that the present and
prospective value of these caves is
considerable. II can he readily under
stood that bat guano possesses great
value as a fertilizer. and the value of
the caves Is enhanced by the fact that
beneath the guano Is a considerable
deposite OF phosphate rock (the re-
mains of defunct bats). which, when
ground mp and treated with p%hosphOric
acid. is highly priced as a fertilizer.
Since the discovery OF these ancestral
homes of the bats. in which they have
made their resting place for unnum
bered centuries, the search for more
such caves has continued intermittent
ly. and IL Is probable that many mor
valuable finds Of this nature will he
made: for the section of the country
In which they lie, is literally infested
with this obnoxious, but very lucra-
tive little creature. The caves which
are frequented by bats, are OF lava
formation. and carry evidence of hay
ing been subject to violent volcanic ac-
ton. A remarkable bat trait is men
toned, which has the effect of render
ing the caves OF permanent value. II
seems that after the entire front of
the first of these caves to be opened
so OF the narrow openings through
which for centuries the bats have
come and gone. the little creatures
continued. and still continue, to fol-
low the ways of their ancestors. Fly
ing upward past the large openings.
they would squeeze In and out of the
caves as Of old. Since the first clean
ing out of n cave, seven tons Of
guano have been removed. all of which
had been deposited subsequently to the
first removal. II Is estimated that
from the deposits which have already
been discovered. there has been taken
an annual crop of about 1900 tons Of
guano.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
Copper i'm
Great Demand

Producing by far a larger amount OF
copper than any other country. the
United States Is extremely fortunate In
being able to supply to u great extent
the ever-increasing demand for this
useful metal. All this year the United
States has been selling over a million
pounds Of copper "A day to foreign
consumers and yet the supply is not
equal to the demand. In proportion TO
the worlds supply no metal liz now In
SO great demand As copper. The mar
ket for 1t Is very active because,
though the United States and all the
leading nations Of Europe are great
consumers. none of them produces 1t In
large quantities except this country.
The United Kingdom. France and Ger
many are by far the largest buyers of
copper ingots, bars and plates in Eu-
rope. but none of them produces the
metal except Germany. and the Ger
man output Is only from IA, 200 to 20
600 ont a year. Great Britain can
buy copper In no parts Of her vast en-
pire except In Australasia and Canada,
and the receipts from these sources are
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

cutec in that year at Coleraine for his
connection with the United Irishmen.
After the execution his wife obtained
the body, and had it Inferred in the
family burying ground at Derrykei-
CHAN. President Mckinley is said by
some to be descended from an uncle,
by others from a brother, of this Fran
els Mckinley.
The house Is almost In the same on
dition that 1t was a century ago.
Within the kitchen there is a rnost in
~teresting relic, consisting of a beam
on which ale impressed or cut the let
tiers IF. Mex" After the execution OF
Francis Mckinley, the place passed
successfully to his sons, John and
Francis. and on the departure Of the
latter to America. in 1888. TO John Fer
guson, and then in 1889 / John Car
son. whose son Robert Is the present
occupier and owner. Montreal Her
aid.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
TEMPLE OF
II IL q sacred Spot to the People Of the
Chinese Empire,

The temple of Confucius at Chu-
fOuhsien is the Westminster abbey OF
China and the grave OF that sacred
Parsonage is the most noted spot In
the grounds. A sacred mound sur
mounts the remains OF Confucius.
Near the mound Is a building erected
for the meditation OF those who rem
der homage to the greatest Chinaman
who ever lived. Near by is a tree,
said to have been planted by Confu-
cius-or, rather, the trunk OF II, for 1t
Is dead. The tree is on a circular
stand OF stone and mortar, close by
a huge table OF stone that looks like
marble, having been polished by a de-
voteee. The mound is only twelve
feet high. Before IL is a tablet bear
ing the name and at the foot OF the
tablet is the famous incense vase, says
the London Mail. The inscription
reads: "Chih Sheng Hsien Shih
K'ung Tzu," which means the perfect
sage, the former teacher. the philoso-
pher K'ung. Near to the tomb Of
Confucius Is hat of his son. who died
four years before the Chinese seer; but
the tomb OF his grandson attracts more
notice, because 1t is almost as grand
as that OF Confucius. There are thou
sands of graves near the shrine OF
Confucius and the nearer they are
the better the lot OF the departed, ac-
cording to the belief of the Chinese.
The keepers Of the temple demand a
fee before showing the place to for
elgners.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
To Harness the Missouri.

Yankton, $, d., Spe. New York
Times: NJ. II. Muth. a mechanical en-
gineer and inventor, has solved appar-
emily the problem of Harvesting the
immense power of the Missouri river.
which is now going to waste, and using
II for practical purposes. An examina-
ton OF Muth's invention showed a sim
pie looking machine, made to work
under the current 90 that the ice will
not interfere with it's usefulness. A
four-foot wheel OF experiment yields
a tested pressure OF 200 pounds. with
the probability OF greater power when
perfected. This brings within prob
abilities a power great enough to pump
Missouri river water Into the city for
drinking and fire purposes, and also
for manufacturing and lighting pur-
poses. The wheel has already been
submitted for examination to leading
experts. who pronounce It entirely
practical and capable of accomplishing
all its inventor claims for 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
Asking favors.

A proud, Independent man was once
heard to say: Il rely entirely upon
myself. never ask a favor OF any
enc. Now, fortune might turn against
this man some day; hen his pride
would desert him; necessity might
force him to ask a favor OF the very
man whom in the days of his prosper
ity he had despised.
Fancy never asking a favor! Why,
1t simply means n is friendless, for
in asking a favor one virtually grants
one. Between friends there is no
sense of obligation when one goes to
the other and says, please do this or
that for me- for the one who claims
the service knows It will be n pleasure
to the other to render 1t, having him
self experienced the happiness of being
able to help those whom he loves, Reid
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

friendships are perhaps not as plenti-
ful as they might be. and It may be
that our pride often binders their
growth. We may have a strong liking
FOR some one In a rather better posi-
Ion than ourselves which feeling Ia
r~eciprocated; but we nip in the bud the
friendship hat seems likely to grow
up, because. as we say. all the benefits
would be on one side. we are always
accepting kindnesses and can never
return them.
What folly! Think OF the ideal
friendship between David and Jona-
than. Was not the case the same
there? Yet the thought never hinder
ed their love, for each knew that the
other had the heart and the will to do
likewise whenever he accepted an act
Of Kindness, and that In accepting it
he conferred a favor.
We all know what Shakespeare says
OF mercy: 1T is twice blessed. 1t
blesseth him that gives and him that
takes" and we should do well to re-
member that the same is the case In
the matter OF favors. Between friends
these should be given and taken freely
and gladly, for dependence on one an
other Is a law Of our nature, and on
whom would we more willingly be de-
pendent for help and sympathy in time
OF need than on those whom we call
friends?-New York Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

models Of iunks or fishing craft, each
containing offerings of food and wa
ter and kindled incense, and also a
tiny lantern or lamp, II the ghost ship
Is to be despatched at night. At Yaid-
zu, however, only lanterns are set
afioat. The author says:
was told that the lanterns would
be launched after dark. and midnight
being the customary hour elsewhere,
| supposed that it was the hour of
farewell at Yaidzu also. ! therefore
rashly INDUCED in a nap after supper,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

over a century since the McKinleys
LEFT the coast of Ireland for the United
States.
The ancestral homestead Of Presi-
dent Mckinley Is situated about three
miles distant from Ballymoney, County
Antrim. The McKinleys. OF Conagher,
were respectable farmers and belonged
to the Presbyterian Church. In 1893,
the year of the Irish rebellion the
house was occupied by Francis M'Kin-
ley Tor Mckinley, as the name is SPELL
ed on the gravestone), who was exc
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

Eddie Won Gcldern is a San Fran
cisco boy. About a year ago he a
the pleasure Of being IN board the
United States battle ship Iowa Just
one hour. He inspected the vessel so
closely and intelligently that he imme-
diately set to work to making a model
of it, and the result OF his labor is a
remarkable model OF the ship. In
proportion 1t Is accurate and in detail
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

delicate. The only material he had to
work with We're scraps picked up about
his home and in the neighborhood. In
addition TO this he has constructed
out OF odds and ends or material mod
els OF m electric car and a steam en-
CINE, both OF which were recently ex-
hibited before the technical society,
and commanded the respect ana COM
mendations of the members OF that inn
portant organization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
LAUNCHING LANTERNS.

Spirits In Japan Furnished with ships
for Voyage.
Mr.. Lafcadio Hern, in his book,
.In Ghostly Japan says that he was
fortunate enough to be a Yaidzu dur
Ing the three days OF the Festival OF
the Dead" although he missed a part
OF the prettiest sight OF all, the beau
tiful farewell ceremony of the third
and last day. In many parts OF Japan
the spirits are furnished with minia-
tire ships for their v~oyage-little
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

1t is not the cares OF today, but the
cares of tomorrow that weigh a man
down. For the needs of today we
have corresponding strength given.
For the morrow w are told to trust.
1t Is not ours yet.-G. Macdonald,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

Remember that your brushes need a
weekly washing and a daily airing.
Never leave them on the toilet table
where the dust and germs in the room
can fall on them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04
United States Fortunate
In Producing d Vast
Quantity of this Metal

only a small part OF the metal she con-
m or all the copper mined, the
United States produces more than ne
half and Spain and Portugal about
o~ne-fourth. About half the copper
mined here Is sold abroad and half OF
this is returned for conversion at the
Atlantic %refineries into plates and wire
for foreign use. Although the worlds
production of copper has increased
about one-third In the past decade, the
demand has grown faster, being swoll-
en- constantly by the expansion of the
electric industries. Next + silver,
copper is the best conductor Of heat
and electricity; and with the vast de-
velopment Of the telegraph and tele-
phone services and the new use OF efe0k
tricity to transmit power and thus
supplant the horse and the steam en-
CINE, the demand for the metal steadily
grows. In addition to the large use OF
the metal for electrical purposes, enor-
nous quantities also are alleged with
zinc In the production OF brass, which
next to iron IL the most important
metal used In the arts. And copper
goes with tin to make bronze.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

II is generally known that President
Mckinley, OF the United States, is OF
Irish descent. but it is not of so COM
mon knowledge that it Is only a little
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-04

Keep your chin up. or you are a
woman, you won't have to be told SOL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-17

The Senate committee on elections of
which Senator Matson, of Marion, is chair
man, held a meeting at $3.50 D. m yester-
day, for the purpose of hearing the evil
dence in the Ryan-Fleming contest over the
senatorial seat of the district composed of
Adams and Allen counties. Little or no
progress was made by the committee, how
ever. and an adjournment was had until g
p. m. to-day. Both Ryan and Fleming
were present with their attorneys the for
mer being represented by ex-senator L.
p. Newly, of Knightstown, and the latter
by l.. j. Hackney, ex-judge of the SUI
preme Court.
Judge Hackney said that he had at first
intended TO introduce some oral testimony
in the case. but had since decided that IL
would be unnecessary and he would there
cate Of election. with the understanding
that the committee would in addition take
cognizance of it's own Journal records
which, he said. set forth the date of the
election OF Senator Ryans predecessor in
Office, his subsequent resignation, and the
date of Senator Ryan's election together
with Mr.. Flemings right to his seat in the
Senate.
Mr. Newly said that as he had only been
retained In the case quite recently. he was
unfamiliar with the facts. and would like
more time TO acquaint himself with them
Such contests, he said should not pe hur-
ried along. but should be given plenty OF
consideration.
Chairman Matson. after a conference
with other members OF the committee.
decided to postpone the hearing OF the con-
test until to-day at p. m.