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The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
A CHANCE FOR ROOSEVELT.

Maclay, the historian" of the Navy,
who refused to resign has been dis
missed from office by the President.
This was proper enough as far as 1t
went 1t is now reported that the
friends of Admiral Schley are going
to make an effort to strike deeper and
dislodge the entire naval clique and
that they have begun by demanding
tn" resignation OF Secretary Long.
This is obviously the only way to get
rid Of the evil. for the Secretary has
been in control during the whole
period of controversy. and the in
justice to Admiral Schley could not
have been done without his approval
He has certainly been much closer to
it than Admiral Sampson was to the
battle Of Santiago.
There is no longer any room for
doubt that the sentiment of the whole
country supports Admiral Schley and
condemns the Navy Department. The
people have keen sense of justice.
and 1t awakens their resentment to
see incompetent figureheads and Off
cial pets rewarded while men OF
merit, who have done great service for
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
Vitality of HehreYva.

If the future population OF the earth
IS to be estimated on the basis OF race
vitality. then there is no question but
that the Hebrews will yet be In the
majority. Statistics show that the
average longevity of the Hebrew race
Is greater than that of any other. Their
numbers must therefore be increasing
relatively to every race. and they GER
tainly are. Whether 1t Is due to the
sanitary measures enjoined by their re-
liglon or because OF native vitality Is
for students OF sociology to decide. but
the fact still remains. Yet numbers
are not always to control the destiny
Of the race, and 1t Is to be supposed
that fraternity and good sense are slow
ly wiping out race distinctions.-Bos
ton Globe,
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26

their country are not only sighted
but vindicuvely prosecuted In the at
tempt to bring tnelr regulations below
those whom the Department wishes 70
favor.
Mr. Roosevelt knows something
about the Navy Department personal
ly. ana must be familiar with the
character of the clique and It's modes
of working. He is not. so far as Is
generally known, under any obliga-
tons to It, 1t may be presumed that
he sees the injustice of the Depart
ment S decision that Sampson was In
command al Santiago, and the out
rageous character of the persecution
OF Schley as plainly as any citizen OF
the United States. He has the power
to do something effective toward
remedyng the wrong. and the ques-
ton is whether he will use 1t.
The only obstacle in view is the
political resentment of the friends of
the late President Mckinley, who
would OF course consiaer the removal
of Secretary Long d reflection on his
administration But ii Is not evident
that President Roosevelt would lose
anything by thatat least not as
much as he would gain in popular
pStpam hy standing for Justice There
is no evidence that the leaders of the
Mckinley political machine are favor
able to him. On the contrary there
is much evidence that they are against
him, and will form the central factor
in the opposition to his nomination.
1t Is President Roosevelt's opportunity
to gain something politically and lose
nothing.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
A Good Use For ola craveyara..

There are now In London and It's i'm
mediate neighbOrllood 3G0 public recre-
alton grounds. varying in size from
Epping forest. which. with Wnnstcad
Oats. Is over 5000 acres IN extent. 10
Htle city gardens and pIayErnunds
acre These include 100 plots OF
ground which have been used for In
tertnent. parish churchyards aud other
disused burial grounds. OF which the
largest Is eleven acres and the smallest
a few yards uare.--Humanitarian
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
A Humble Apology.

1--WE feel that an apology is due" ex.
plains the editor Of the Spiketown Bliz-
card, ito the estimable young woman
who teaches at the schoolhouse In Dis
trict No. s. Through the wretched
blunder OF worthless tramp printer
whom we trusted with the setting up
OF an item just as we were closing the
forms for our last weeks edition we
were made to say that Miss Ruby Nc
Connell. the handsome and popular
teacher 10 Riggs neighborhood. is the
proud possessor OF an elegant new
black beard We wrote It black
board ~ Chicago Tribune.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
an the school OF Work.


Charles A. Dana OF the New York
Sun was man Of extensive learning
and attached great Importance to col
lege training, but was quick to recog.
nlze the value Of the practical educa.
tion that man Of good parts may pick
up in this workaday world outside OF
university walls.
A young man went to The Sun office
enc day and asked to zee the editor In
chief He would not be rebuffed by the
subordinates and after some delay was
admitted. He stated his business with.
out moments loss Of time.
"Mr. Dana" he said, II believe
could be OF some use on this paper. and
want you TO give me trial. IL you
don't find me of any use, you needn't
pay me any salary, and II you do
shall want good salary. If l don't
find my proper groove In month. you
tan drop me out"
Mr.. Dana looked him over.
young man." he said. Il like your
looks. Have you ever attended any In
stitution OF learningr'
Yes. sir. am a graduate OF two
newspaper offices. one country week
ly and the other daily paper in city
of 1oO,O inhabitants"
"I'll take you. Go and report to the
managing editor"
And MIR. Dana turned again to his
work.-Youth's Companion.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
TORTURED A WITNESS.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness T. L. Martin. of Dixie, Ky. be-
fore he gave this evidence: Il cough
ed every night until my throat was
nearly raw; then tried Dr, Kings New
Discovery which gave instant relief.
have used it in my family for fouryears
and recommend it as the greatest re-
medy for Coughs. Colds and all Throat
Chest and Lung troubles. 1t will stop
the worst cough, and not only prevents
but absolutely cures consumption.
Price SOC. and $l,00. Every bottle qua
ranteed. Trial bottles free at L. Zeck-
endorf & Co wholesale and Geo. Mar
tin drug store retail.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26

Special selections OF the world 8
most beautiful productions in trees
cedars, cypress palms, ferns, roses,
carnations. lilies-at Parkers, Sixth
avenue and Congress street $3.50
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

craftsmanship.
We are laying the foundations for
taxing the Fiipinos to death, of un-
justifiably burdening the taxpayers
of the United States, and il responsible
Filipino merchants communicate with
their countrymen they are hanged for
treason.
Where are we drifting?
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
renne..ee'. wealth of Oak Timbs

Tenneaaee'a Wealth of Oak Timber.
One Of Tennessee's richest fields OF
natural resources Is In its forests. Most
Of her timbcred land is ms yet virgin.
and nj the top of the list Of the varie-
ties to be found Is oak. That tree Is
one of the most valuable that ever
grew. and this state Is more than usu
ally rich In II.
Oak timber is practically indestructi-
BILE when not exposed TO the elements
Of the atmosphere. ! mean that OAK
timber can he submerged In tho. ground
or buried in the water. where the at
mosphere does not affect 1t, and 1t VIII
last for so many years that the man
who had pur II there Is dead and for
gotten by the time 1t has decayed.
1t ls a growing favorite. and deserv'
edly so In many ways Of manufactur'
ing furniture and in finishing fine
houses. The price on 1t is always firm,
and every now and then 1t makes
squirt and climbs up point from which
IL never will fall. Ii the forests of this
tree TO be found In Tennessee today are
here 80 years from now, this VIII be
one of the richest states in the Union
Knoxville Sentinel
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26

Artists supplies Browns art store.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
Eternal vigilance is fls0 S1s'SCO
Of q beautiful OORnps0xfOv

puri6es and invigo-
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
that nourishes the
body and keeps the
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-26
Healthy Tr~en.

The time In the summer at which the
leaves begin to turn is a tolerably sure
indication of the soundness Of the
tree. Some trees Will keep their foliage
green until September. while the lea yes
of unhealth, trees will begin TO show
signs OF turning brown or yellow In
August.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
nlota for Flora and rsupa.

In an article in recent number Of
the American Naturalist on Scharffs
History Of the European Fauna, the
author, Leonard stejneger, in foot
note says That like many other writ
ers on similar subjects he has felt the
need Of a comprehensive term to in
clude both fauna and fora which will
not only designate the total Of animal
and plant life Of a given region or pc
Rod, but also any treatise upon tine
animals and plants of any geograph-
ical area or geographical period. AS
such a term he suggests "Biota," and
remarks that he does so not only be-
cause it's original significance covers
the above definition, but also because
Of it's brevity and obvious relationship
to the term Biology" as embracing
zoology and botany. Biotic, he says,
would then signify pertaining to or
treating of Biota" asa biotic publi-
cation, a biOtie region.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
A Peculiar Bridge.

A very peculiar bridge is being con-
structed over the Mary river at Mary
borough. Queensland, in that 1t is be-
ing designed so that its surface will be
submerged several times during the
wear at the seasons of high floods, says
a London newspaper. The idea IN
building the bridge in this way is to
save the material that would be re-
ouired to build it sufficiently high te
escape submersion at high water The
country on the banks of the Mary
river lies so low that the approaches
would have to be extraordinarily Ions
10 be entirely out Of the water during
low water and employ boats during
the comparatively short time that th'
water would cover the bridge INT
bridge will clear by IL feet and
inches at ordinary high water Tit
highest flood level is 3S feet, so ina
at times the bridge will be submerged
more than 20 feet.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
Good and Rad Roads.

The recent automobile race from
| Paris to Berlin attracted interna HOnal
attention because of the keen interest
chanical vehicle. While Europeans
were chiefly concerned in the perform
ance Of the distinctive types of ma
| chimes, Americans could not avoid the
thought that such a race is virtually
impossible in this country under con
ditions promising any fair test of quail
ity. There are no such roads here as
hthose which in Europe permit inter-
city autOmobiling and wheeling. Our
highways save for short distances
outside of the larger cities, are dis
gracefully rough and unkept. Much
has been done in the past few years
to awaken the people to a sense Of this
! condition, and the movement has been
| greatly accelerated by the wide popu-
larity which the bicycle and the auto.
mobile have gained. 1t is to be hoped
! that the race of last week will so stim-
ulate the pride of the American steam
| and electric machine owners that a
dozen years hence it will be possible
/ to organize a thOusand-mile race out
of any one Of a score of scattered cities
under ideal road conditions
| 1t is a noteworthy fact that until
/ very recently nothing has been done
in this country to collect and study
road statistics. The good roads divi-
sion of the Department Of Agriculture,
which has been doing excellent work
for several seasons. has lately under
taken to remedy this defect and is
now engaged in gathering data as to
! the character and number of vehicles
which use certain roads 1t is hoped
that in this manner it may be possible
! TO demonstrate by figures the extent
to which the highways are used by
! various classes. This will permit the
study of an accurate basis Of the wear
| ing qualities Of different road ma
terials under varying conditions. The
institution Of this inquiry leads to the
hope that by thus Systematically APP
preaching the subject the Govern
! ment's bureau may eventually arouse
the interest of State legislatures to the
| point OF the enactment of uniform
highway laws. 1t is only by concerted
action in this manner and by the adop-
tion of even standards Of excellence
in all the States that roads viii be pro-
duced which win compare favorably
with those OF Europe. 49, Washington
Star
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
ralkInr and MakIng Good ROads.

"Y HE Kentucky Good Roads
Convention recently held in
Louisville resulted in the for
nation of n permanent State
Good Roads Association, which will
hold annual conventions hereafter,
Most conventions are devoted chiefly
to speechmaking, and the Kentucky
Good Roads Convention was no eX-
ception to this rule. How could 400
Kentuckians in convention assembled
restrain themselves from indulging
literally in oratory?
The Kentucky roadmakers did not
confine themselves to speechmaking
however. A Good Roads" train load
ed with samples of roadmaking ma
chinery was sent to the meeting place
of the convention by the National
Good Roads Association. Those in
charge of this train graded a mile Of
dirt road with the most effective ma
chinery now in use for that purpose
and invited the convention to be pres
ent and see it done. The delegates to
the convention have since scattered
themselves to the four corners Of Ken
lucky to teach their neighbors how to
make the best possible dirt roads with
the smallest outlay of the taxpayers
money. The "GoOd Roads" train, with
it's machinery, is travelling from con.
vention TO convention, furnishing prac.
tical object lessons in good road build
ing.
This practical feature of the Ken.
tucky Good Roads Convention marks
a distinct and notable advance in the
evolution Of country highways. For
more than half a century the Ameri-
can people have concerned themselves
chiefly with the construction and ex-
tension of railways. While doing so
they have neglected the local high
ways, evidently satisfied that any old
road would do to drive over to the
nearest railway station. They are
getting rid Of this idea, however. and
are recognizing the necessity for bet
ter country highways. Good roads
conventions serve an excellent educa-
tional purpose in this direction, and
when those who participate in the pub
lie agitation of the subject are per-
mitted to secure practical instruction
in modern road building a double pur-
pose is served. The Kentucky Good
Roads Convention, with its mile of
practical roadmaking, should become
an example for all future Good Roads
conventions to follow. When the ad-
vocates and makers Of good roads
shall travel hand in hand a marked
improvement of the road system Of
the country will be speedily visible
New York Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
ABOUT THE WILD ASS.
HiRh-splrItsd aud UntamRbio, They Fly
from Mans Presence

Hish-splrltsd aud UntamRblo, They Fly
from Mans Presenoes
The wild ass may almost be said to
be the antithesis of the domestic spe-
oies. The one is high-spirited and un-
tamable, the other the meekest and
most submissive of Quadrupeds; the
one is as remarkable for it's speed as
the other for Its slowness; and while
the wild specimen ranks among the
most graceful animals of creation, its
every movement typical Of the untram-
meled freedom Of the desert over
which It loves to roam, and OF the I'M
fettered breath Of heaven, which seems
to lend It wings, its subjugated con-
Esner is awkward and ungainly. In
color the roulan, or wild ass, Is a
creamy white, shading to fawn on the
back. with a handsome darker stripe
running from wither to tail, and a
corresponding marking on each fore
arm; the head and muzzle are finely
nodded, the ears less long and pointed
than those in the tame donkey and
eyes large and prominent and as
bright as those of the gazelle, and the
legs resemble in length and lightpess
those of the deer. Wild asses congre-
gate in herds of from sixty to seventy;
and it is said by the natives that there
is generally but one male in every
herd. It is even rare to find a male
among the young ones captured. No
pettier sight can be seen than one OF
these herds careering over the plain
sending up the solt spray like show
er of crystal in their flight Theirs is
the very poetry of motion, but the
sight is too transient, their fieetness OF
foot carrying them out of the range Of
vision long before the enjoyment that
their beauty gives is satiated--Cham-
bers' Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
wEALrH oE TIE CONGO.
Ivory and Rubber the chief Sources o
Its Prosperity.

Its Prosperity.
Ivory and rubber are the sources of
wealth of the Congo Free State, in Al
rica, the connection of which to Bel
GUM Is now engaging the attention of
the legislators of that kingdom. At
present the Congo Free State is the
private possession of King Leopold III.
OF the 700 tons of ivory annually
produced in the world 800 are derived
from Africa. Half century ago ali
the African ivory came from Egypt
and Zanzibar, but to-day the Congo
Free State holds the FIRST rank among
ivory producing countries. In 1892 no
less than $40 tons were exported to
Europe, this being more than half the
total African output. The Antwerp
ivory market, which was started on
July 81, 1888, with sale of 10 tons,
surpassed the Liverpool market in
1890 and the London market in 1895.
The Antwerp ivory market is to-day
by far the most important in the
world.
Herds of wild elephants are still ex-
tremely numerous in the immense vir-
gin forests of central Congo. The ma
tives hunt these animals more on ac-
count of their flesh, which the negroes
greatly appreciate, than for their
tusks But only a small proportion OF
the ivory annually exported from the
Congo is taken directly from newly
killed animals. Thus, during 1899, of
the 29,9S5 tusks sold on the Antwerp
market, $3.50 alone came from freshly
killed animals, the remaining 21,446
tusks being what the natives term
dead ivory" For centuries the alb
origines have been collecting elephant
tusks, which they considered as hav-
ing little intrinsic value, but useful as
articles of exchange.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
Rlrd. =, Model nlplnmntist..

The pope is a great admrer and
friend OF birds. In his library and in
the alccves of his reception-room a
number of them are kept and their
chatter always interests the pontiff.
"You see," he once said to a foreign
minister who had called to pay his re-
spects, these birds are my diplomats.
Whenever receive anyone here he
can only make report as to my amia-
bility, and can seldom understand my
words, because the chatter of these
songsters browns all that say. The
visitor often cannot tell whether /
havo even spoken"
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

American brooms sweep clean. They
have swept Havana entirely clear of
yellow fever, and the Cubans have
learned such lessons in scrubbing and
in sanitary precautions Of all kinds
from the Yankees that this pestilential
malady is likely to be extirpated in
tie West Indies and to exist no longer
as a menace to the health and pros
perity of the ports in our Southern
States. Spain was never sufficiently
energetic in her efforts to stamp out
disase. A thoroughly cleansed Cuba
will be almost an earthly paradise.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Mrs. stuyvesant Fishs comments
upon American society printed n the
New York Worlds Sunday Magazine
come with that high authority which
attracts instant and wide attention.
They are, moreover distinguished by
sturdy common sense and sterling
Americanlsm which make them by far
the most interesting as well as the
most important Of recent utterances
upon special topics. With charming
fRankness Mrs. Fish answers the
question: What is necessary to get
into societyT ITO get into society
Why, mOney-nOthing else. 1t certain
ly isn't brains. People in society are
very ordinary - some Of them - and
some of them even below ordinary
1t isn't beauty. You know, family
has nothing to do with It. 1t is simply
a question Of spending
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

The announcement of a new fuel gas
made from petroleum while you wait,
and able to drive steamer across the
Atlantic in four days at a very decided
economy of cost comes as a surprise,
but there may be some truth in it, If
40, modern energy and enterprise will
not let the world remain long in ignor-
ance of the facts.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
HATcHINo ALLioAToRs.
Ten Inches Long When They Emerge
from the Eggs.

Ten Inchea Long When Ihey EmerEe
from the Eggs.
The casual observer would be very
much surprised if you were to ask him
II he saw any resemblance between a
bird and alligator archaeological
evidence, however, demonstrates that
our everyday barnyard fowl and the
scaly denizen of the Florida swamps
are descendants of identically and the
same progenitor But let the casual
observer be handed the egg of com
mon fowl and that Of an alligator, and
he will be much puzzled to tell you
which will hatch a tasty chick and
which a lusty "nigger guzzler." Pos
sibly he did not know that alligators
laid eggs, and if so, perhaps he will
be interested in hearing what profes-
sor of the Johns Hopkins university
has been doing. He secured some
fresh alligator eggs and kept them in
an incubator for a couple of weeks; at
the end of that time he noticed a Curl
Gus squeaking sound coming from the
inside of the eggs-the sound which
tells the mother that her babies are
about ready to appear and should be
helped out Of the mess of earth and
leaves which constitute their nest and
in which they are buried. During the
act of Matching the professor tells us
the little creatures were quite savage
and would snap at his fingers. The
newly born alligator is about ten
inches long, and it is marvellous how
he can be slowed away in so small
egg.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

The time must come-and it cannot
be long distant-when ten days will be
sufficient to land passengers in Asia
or a total of two weeks between New
York and Manila. This is only 600 or
700 miles a day, and while that speed
could not be maintained except at
great expense, the demands Of Asia
bound travel will soon warrant the
outlay
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Black and white is perhaps the most
favored combination OF the season, and
some lovely effects are to be seen in
simple materials.
Gainsborough and Duchess Of De-
vonshire hats appear among the high
priced millinery.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Abdul Hamid, Sultan of Turkey,
rises at 8 o'clock in the morning, takes
a cold bath, has coffee and cigarettes
served, and then proceeds to read
translation of foreign press comment
on him and his administration. Abdul
is probably bomb-proof against fat
tprV
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Next weeks special edition OF 5000
extra copies will be devoted to legiti-
mate dairying and should commend
itself to shrewd advertisers.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
Trolley on Road 10 MandnInr.

The Burmah Electric Works, with
headquarters in Mandalay, is doing
itG best to take all the romance out
OF that SPOT made famous by Kip
ling's "On the Road Of Mandalay."
About twenty miles of trolley is to be
laid down in this town of 100000 peo-
pie and later this is to be increased
to forty.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Bulgaria last year produced 10000
ounces of oil Of roses. worth thee
dollars an ounce.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07

Los Angeles has thirteen parks, big
and little the average park area b,
ing 3740 acres.
The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
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a AA-s,,SA ~ liath Gt bac0Aa-olaSI rGses.