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New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
TESTING PREcIOTS STONES.

Consular report from Germany.
In lecture precious stones recently dcliS
cred before the Industrial Association of Rrr-
lin DR.. Emmanuel Friellaender said that the
testing of diamonds is comparatively simple
The common test for hardness Suf1CrS- If IN
stone reSiStS strong attacks, II is certain to ht
genuine: if it does not. the damage is insgnti,
cant, only an imitation has been destroyed
This test. however is doubtful with rubies. Ii
quartz il is surely not genuine. but such test
with a topaz is liable to injure valuable stone.
The test for hardness is of avail with
emeraIGS, a this stone is not much harder tna"
quartz and in addition possesses the quality of
cracking easily
For examining rubies and emeraldS the Optl
cal test is best \ glass ma%HlfyIng about onr
hundred times sutlices. Every expert knows
that almost all precious stones have little tIaWs
Nearly every ruby and all emeraldS have many
defects. which So characteristic that the
genuineness of the stones is readily established.
Such test is very necessary with rubIeS, be
cause the limitations Very deCelvinE. Their
color is absolutely durable and often much
finer than that of the genuine. although il may
he stated that somewhat yelOwish tint is
always suspicious.
The only reliable way in which genuine rubirS
can be told from limitations is 10y the minute air
bubbles of the latter which become clearly
visible under the magnifying glass. These are
hand. the limitations lack certain defects char
acteristic of genuine ruhes-certain vacuums
whose outlines are much more indistinct than
those Of the air bubbles in limitations
True emeralds have similar tharaC teristic de-
fects such as Enclosures Of liquids and curious
dendrtes. SapphreS also show peculiar net
like formations.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

To the heart. AMI then. for the first time that
night Jacquou laughed laughed and laughed
and laughed.
This is how Jacquou e Follet ceased to be the
village jest and became the hero Of a story heard
to-day in the wineshOp with bated breath. This
is why market days the ne'er-do- wells alone
remain to carry home the baskets Of the Santois
aristCCIacy; and why dark nights one
sees the flash of Jacquou le Foets lantern. nor
hears his laugh ring out suddenly. eerily, in the
road between the village and the station This
is also why the garde champttre mis- es Jacquou
le Foet during his midnight rounds misses his
lantern and his laugh. his bundle of mushrooms.
his long sharp knife and his heavy stick. For
the flicker Of manhood that made JacquOu L.
Follet his mothers avenger has earned for him
free quarters for life in the state establishment
described by the most polite of peoples the
House Of Health.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
THE RAILWAY "JIGGER."
\ DEVICE To PREVENT THE ovERcRowDING
CARS

\ DEVICE To PREVENT THE OvERCROwDINc;
OF CARS.
Putting more passengers into a railway car
than II can seat is not a purely American GUS
tcn. OF late there has been d good deal of COM
plaint by business men coming into Lcndon
from the suburbs en steam roads that the car
clages are overCrO Xdei And in sef-defence a
few If the passengers have recently made use of
a simple mechanical means to exclude those
whom they regard intruders
Ii should be borne in mind that railway car
riages abroad differ materially from those in
this country in their interior arrangements. Th@
seats are arranged CT"SSssiSe.-twe in compaIt-
ment. and the passengers enter through a door
on the side \ seat Will accommodate only three
or four persons. Tho s.ats fac" each other. and
are nearer together than those Of an American
streetcar If any one enters and stands between
the seats h causes as much Inconvenience as il
he werr To stand between passengers Who &C
cupy tn" Cross seats in a NeW-Nork elevated
railway car. NJ wonder that John Bull rebels,
The London Mail" declares that in order to
prevent the invasion Of their compartments
when the train stops II int-rmcdiat" stations
many uburban ass, ng-rs employ what is called
'jigser." This is q slender rod Of metal long
enough t. serv" as a cro>shar To the doorway.
ana bent at the ends - a. to fastrn readily to
tho casing Some jiggers ~. of NOR, ella borat,.
construction Khan 1thers. hu; they built pri-
marily Tor usefulness. not ornament OCCASION
ally ;he oWnrrs leave Them behind on arrival
mi Tn" superintendent of one of the railways
mas accumulated i considerable number Of them
IN consequence
For one passenger forcihly To eject another
after thr latter is once in would not b, lawful
But it is said that the English courts sanction
the employment II pea a>rful methods to exclude
superiluous travellers.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-

hard workers they spent none of their earnings
over the wine sellers zinc counter) loved to
make Jacquou upsy. To chaf him about lie
vieux SINCE ton pere.' "lavieille commere.
mere" ties sacrts freres." When the ne'er-do-
wells themselves tipsy their jokes grew
coarssr, then vila. Invara JacquOus mother,
falsely reputed of loose conduct in her youth be-
came the subject of urseemly jests. She had
been generous II her son. She had given him
dozen men amongst whom he might choose his
father Was he not grateful? Was he for
tunateT And Jacquou. tipsy and bewitdered.
would laugh and laugh. and when the neer-do-
wells had tired of insulting the mother they in
suited the son hy assuring him tat he had no
name And Jacquou would laugh ana laugh and
tpsy reply. "Si: 81. Moi appelle Jacquou le
f"llet- Jacquou le FOllet. JacquOu Il Follet.
Moi pas heson D. pere nj mere"
f'ut one Wintry afternoon an accident happened
II Jacquou- The roads frozen and he
slipped and fell. striking his head against
stone. \ neighbor found him sitting by the
roadside. bewdered. with blood trckling down
from the cut above his face. The neighbor took
him by the arm and led him home: the mother
opened the door them. And when she saw
Jacquou bloodstained and bewildered with
timid doubt Of her in his light eyes. something of
buried affection awokc in her. She was kind
arm round Jacquou: she led him to her room;
she bathed the cut. made him lie down on her
own bed. and kneelng be side him. she stroked
his shock of hair ami murmured: Non pauvre
Jacguou, Mon pauyre fills Jacquou. Mon pauvre
pauFre Jacquoui" And Jacquou. amazed. felt
a tear fall upon his brow And JacGuou did
not laugh then. Nor did he laugh when after
s:ealthily escaping from the house while his
mother was preparing the evening meal he an
tered the wineshop f-w hours later The neer-
wells greeting him usual gave him beer
ami Jacquou drank several glasses but he did
not clap his hands nod his head. nor laugh
when the jestinS at his family'S expense began.
More beer was called for. but it had no exhila-
rating effect IN Jacquou. At last he was told
wrong. He had right To br proud no reason
Did Jacpuou know what u bastard was LIT
him ask his mother: she would know. she would
have To limit that h. ha1 no name. At
that moms NJ Jacquou rose stupidly ard. stand
ing upright appeared though ~ were listen
ing u something His mouth tNitch-d. perhaps
the words Mon pauvre Jacquou. uon pauvre
CURED To him H. put his hand up Il his fore
h. al. perhaps h- seeking the spot = here.
his mothers tears had fallen But Su1d-nly.
whilst h thus musing. the fire k.nd!ed.
With eyes aliame ana furious shout JacIuou
sIranE upon The who had nsulted his
mothers honor and drawing out his knife be-
fore the others could prevent him. stabbed INN
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
4 VISION OF SPRING N WINTER
BY AI1iFsRNON CqIARI.Es sWINRI,rNE

by AiAiEFNoN CHARLES sWINBIRNE
sunrise ii sees not. neither set of star
Large nightfall nor imperial plenitrne
Nor strong sweet shape OF the full-breasted
noon;
but where the silver-sandalled shadows are
700 soft for arrows of the sun 10 mar
Moves with the mild gait Of an ungroMn moon:
hard overhead the half-lit crescent Swims
The tender-colored night draws hardly breat H.
The light is listening
They watch the dawn of slender-shapen limbs
Nlrglnal. born again Of doubtful death
Chill foster-father OF the weanling spring.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

this sort of story. Zola tried and fail
 ed. Of those who succeeded Emile
 Richebourg was the most popular.
 Once the editor of the Petite Journal
 rejected a story of his to make room for Jules Verne's "Michel Strogoff." The paper lost S0.000 subscribers In one week and the editor had to go on his knees to Rlchebourg and implore him to ccme back.
 These serial writers are too modest to claim the title of literary men; nor do they pretend to take the smallest interest in their own stories: and when, as often happens. they are writing sev- eral at once, they have to take precau tions to prevent them from getting mixed. Richebourg adopted a special device to prevent confusion. For ev- cry story he had a set of dolls made and labeled to represent the different personages in his narratives. Each set was kept in special drawer and pulled out to jog the novelist's memory when he sat down to write a fresh install- ment. Once. 1t Is recorded. q malicious friend got access to the drawers and mixed the dolls, and Richebourg went on writing for several days before he discovered what had happened. He managed, however, by ingeniously al- tering all his plots. to put things right.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

A man who made s10O,00O a year writing rubbish. the most popular writ of the century, and yet unknown to the English speaking world--such was Emile Richebourgh, who died recently in Paris.
 To explain this seeming mystery: In France all the low priced dailies pub fish serial stories, for which they pay huge amounts. These stories must be of a particular kind. Most of the sub scribers to paper like the Petite Jour nal belong to the working classes. They do not care for the work of writers like Zola or Daudet. They canot under stand it. What they want is a good sensational story. full of mysteries and surprises. They want to read about the missing will, the long lost uncle and the founding who turns out the right ful her to a title. They require that all the vlrtucus people shall belong to the lower classes and all the vicious people to th5 higher classes. If you go into the Halles Centrale at dinner time you will see all the market women op- ening the Petite Journal and following the fortunes of their favorite hero: and you will hear them wondering aloud whether the poor beggar man to whom the E-autiful countess gave the two francs will not prove to be the coun- tess long-lost father.
 Great men of letters cannot write
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MARCH go, 1901.

The polls will be open at the high srNaal on Saturday fer the purpose of
 electing one member of titGH the high school board of SCHOOL trustees. The question ELECTION of the segregation of the
 high school and gram siAas schools will hardly be up for con- s&aeration this year. as past elections have permanently settled that bugaboo Moreover. according to the new law the two boards are welded. The new law declares, also, that at least two mem- haes of the board must come from the e0uhtYy.
 10 Is understood that M. w. Messen- gef will be a candidate for reelection. Me. Messenger has always consistently favpFsA segregation. Because of his attitude on that question he has al- ways been more or less opposed to the pfvssSat superinte ndent of schools. Pro- fessSP w. B. Creager. who has, of eGgiFse favored the union plan.
 ft is proposed to make Mir. O. Fl. Christy the candidate of the union fac aas.+a at Saturdays election. Mir. Christy believes tn the present high school faculty, and, if elected. would do his utmost Co maintain the present high standard of excellence of the school. Q The Republican believes the Phoenix sNAOOls are doing most excellent work. TMs high school. especially, Is one of tbs best of its kind. The faculty is oeSnpossd of sincere. earnest educated ladies and gentlemen. Professor Crea- gvf iS an educator of national renown. lie was prominent in educational affairs ia the states. He has been suc- taisnts As an educator and as a dis- eipliaarian are universally recognized ana generally praised. He has never besn in chrge of a school that he could net go hack to if he so desired. Those who rememebr the miserable condition ef our schools before Mir. Creager's ad- vent will be chary abou, making a change. The best way to show our ap- proval of his splendid efforts is to vote for men for trustees who will stand by him. We cannot afford to handicap a good man.
 Aside from our preference for Pio- fessor Creager, we desire Mir. Christy's election because 1t is Mir Christy. The very name Is drawing card. If we prise and genuine worth. we woul have more prosperous community and a more moral one.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29
IRRIGATION IN RUSSIA.

The Russian government expends considerable sums annually for purpos- es of irrigation, and the results ob- tained have proved very successful. The plan adopted where there are no rivers, is to construct dams or series of dams across valleys and gullies and thereby form reservoirs. in which rain or melted snow Is collected and stored. From these pounds 1t is an easy mat ter to run the water to, and spread 1t over lower levels. The Scope, which is absolutely flat in out few places, lends itself easily to this system, the great drawback to which Is, of course, the in itial cost, which can be borne by only few land owners, a large number of whom have been obliged during late years to hypothecate their estates in consequence of the succession of bad crops
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

In an editorial in The Republican yesterday morning Mir. r. M Murphy was given undue credit for the re- vival of Tombstone. Everybody knows that Frank Murphy stands for every thing that is progressive and for the upbuilding and advancement of Ari- zona. but he emphatical,y refuses to receive any part of the praise due MT. F. E. Gage for the rejuvenating of Tombstone. MT. Gage. Mir. Murphy says, deserves all the credit for the reviving of that magnificent camp. His efforts alone have resulted In the adjustment of difficulties which have held Tombstone back for many years. There is no greater. no better, no more effective friend of Arizona than MT. Gage, and Mir. Murphy declares that he, himself. is a poor second to him in his efforts to make Tombstone, what 1t is entitled to be, the greatest mining camp in Arizona. Without the good offices performed in its behalf by MT. Gage it would remain in the state of inactivity in which it has SO long lain.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

democratic papers hereabout to say of Benjamin Harrison. How ashamed they must be now of the silly second- hand snsers-the ineffably silly grand fathers hat" one, and the rest-with which they filled their editorial columns during his four years in the White House. A time is coming when they will not be at all proud of the stupid and spiteful things they are now par roting about William Mckinley.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

Every man without an occupation should be a suspicious character in the eyes of the police. The police are the guardians of our public morals. They have right to know what every man is doing. If Q man does not work and gambling tables he should be watched. How does he get his money? It is the business of the police 10 find out.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

The amount of indemnity to be ex- tracted from China. if the powers ove,- rule the United States and have their way. will depend wholly upon China s financial resources. They propose to ascertain how much money China can raise, take ir all and divide the spolls among themselves. In order to estab- fish basis for division, 1t is proposed that each nation make out a bill of damages as large as it can find excuse for and then all the bills will be scaled down pro rata to fit the available total. In other words. China s to be told 10 turn her pockets inside out, and when the powers shall have counted the pils they will say to her: Curious coin cidence; thar Is just the amount of our bills" Dick Turpin's financial opera tions were conducted on the same prin- ciple.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29
The new meat inspection law which was passed about a year ago by the

The new meat inspection law which was passed about year ago by the .. German government, THEY'LL which absolutely pro- LEARN ,hibits the importation SOMETIME. of American corned
 beef. sausages, etc., has haA ens years trial. reports the Amerl- can consul, but has made no friends. IA a recent convention of physicians, Dr. Karl Frankel. professor of hygiene in the university at Halle. an authority on all questions bearing on public health. gave utterance to very severe criticisms of the new law. He even went so far as to say that the law was nothing more than a cloak, faded and worn. hung over the agrarian idol. He asserted that he spoke in the interests of national hygiene. and showed that while the government had declared that the passage of the law was re- quired in the interest of public health. nothing suffered more from the passage of said law than did the public health of this nation. for the prevailing hign prices of meat necessarily lessened It's consumption. while the health of the nation demanded an increase.
 The trade in American canned mea ;s formerly amounted from s6.O00.0O0 to SIC, 600 600 per annum.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

The police cannot be everywhere at the same time, but they can spend their time in covering as wide an area as possible. They can also make the town too hot to hold any suspicious charac- ter That is one thing they are espe- cially empowered by the police regula- tions to do They do not have to wait as peace officers must do for suspects to commit an overt act. They can bet ter employ their time in arresting many of the well dressed loafers about the saloons than by running in annoying but harmless hoboes for clamoring at back doors f-r handouts. The begging hobo is not apt to be a footpad or a burglar. We do not blame the police because they are not ubiquitous, but because they are not making use of all the means in their power for the pro- tention of the town.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

Since We whipped Spain 1t Is said Americans are treated on the continent of Europe with that deference due to citizens of g. great world power. It Is even easier to sell goods to Europeans. many persons declare. than it was be- fore We went into the business of an nexlng islands. Of course, this is owing to foreign respect for the stars and stripes and not to the inherent
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

Commercial travellers in Brazil are required by state and town laws to take out licenses for the transaction of bu 'i- ness. Heavy fines are imposed for a failure to comply with the regulations, and the police are authorized to arrest any such traveller found without the requisite permit The charges in df- ferent states and cities range from 80 fn S900
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

The great numerical strength of the democratic party in this city becomes more apparent as the spring cam paign approaches. The candidates for mayor and marshal are en1ugh to appall the republicans. They are as the sands on the seashore, the stars in heaven. the pebbles on the beach.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

merit of American manufactures or to the superiority of our products. for We ourselves know that we could beat the world at anything we undertook be- fore We beat the Spaniards.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29
pr. SlayfOn Says:
AMBROSE CORRAL.
J, VI, IAMBROSE. Prop,

Cor. First Ave. and Monroe St., Phoenix, Ariz
 General corral, and livery business. Rigs cheap by week or month. Buy and sell horses and mules on commis- sions Saddle ponies, mountain rigs, surreys and buggieG rented by the day or week.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

Perry Williams of Maricopa Is a grim joker He says Maricopa has fortunate ly never experienced boom, but has always had a good. steady growthl He has lived there fifteen years. When he struck the place there were fifteen peo- pie there--now there are seventeen.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

A one-legged man in New York ad- vertised for a one-legged wife. He has 5000 applications for the job and the mails are still rolling in. Wouldn't that stump you?
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

Your hair is very thin, sir, said the fat barber.
 Glad to hear it," snapped the vic tim. "Corpulency is so awfully vul- gar.--EX.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

There are several things that are more important than party "regulari- ty." Party character, for instance; party decency ;party self-respect.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

All the papers in Phoenix are a unit on the water storage proposition. Is 1t possible the millennium is approach ing?
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

A girl in Tucson broke off her en- gagement because she discovered that her intended wore a wig. It left her no hold on him, so to speak.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

A paper in Illinois is to be run ex- clusively for lunatics. It ought to have a big circulation everywhere.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

The board of trade fund Is growing slawiy but surely. The Republican
 would be glad to chron- BOARD icle more subscriptions OF each day. IL would be TRADE more than glad to pub FUND. fish the names of more
 property owners, They are the men who should give. The bur den of every enterprise for the good ot the community falls on the merchant. Every day the business men are asked for money to help along this scheme or that. They are mixed daily. We do not wonder that patience with them ceases to be virtue after awhile. But 1t is seldom one can find the name of a single one of our large property own.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

It is reported that California is stlD full of prunes.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29

CTS in any list of subscriptions. It is seldom they give dollar toward any scheme for the growth or development of the city or valley On the other hand and we say this with sorrow-nearly every one of the large holders of realty of good paying business blocks. get every cent they can from their rents and spend it abroad. This is a short sighted policy. gentlemen. It is only a question of time when such policy will react in some more or less vicious manner. No town ever yet grew into a city without organized and strenuous effort on the part of all or nearly all concerned
 There is and can be no underhanded scheme in connection with this plan. No one man can be especially benefited. The city and valley and every resident of either will reap the harvsts. Here is the list tO date.
Arizona republican., 1901-03-29
l" Common Sense ''

Is the motto of the modern woman. The thick soled shoe and the rainy day skirt are witnesses to the wise applica- ton of the motto in matters of dress.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-10
A CASE OF IT,


The following case is but one of many
similar occurring daily in Brattleboro.
1t is an easy matter to verify the corr ect-
ness. Surely you cannot ask for better
proof than such conclusive evidence.
MrL NJ Stickney of 20 Chestnut ST.
Esteyvi!Ie. employed at the Estey Organ
Company, says: MY kidneys gave me
considerable trouble for a few years
with a constant dull aching in the sma
of nv back, AS rule it bothered me
more after my days work. If | sat stu
any length of time stitch caught me IN
the loins. IL | caught cold 1t always
settled in my back and made it lame and
sore for days. also had kidney weak
ness. which made it very inconvenient
at times and especially annoying at night.
| used considerable medicine but got NJ
tie or no benefit. Doan's Kidney Pms
brought much longed for relief. They
helped me in every way and did more
good than anything else | ever took -
For sale bv all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster. Milpurn Co, Buffalo, n
Y. sole agents for the L 5.
Sold by Geo E Greene, Is Main 81,
brattleboro, Vt.