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The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
NOT A LOVE KNOT.
Experience of n WOrn-
an In a street Car.

Experience of n WOrna
an In a street Car.
y handsomely dressed lady riding re-
ntrv In crowded Amsterdam ave-
rnr was fortunate enough TO have
.,.i but when nearing her destina.
size noticed that the lacing of her
10. WAS unfgstened. 1t was the work
L. q moment. but a very trying mo-
E,ocnt 10 stoop down and knot it secure
n, When this was accomplished. her
l,ot veil readjusted and her gloves once
NOR, carefully put on, II was time 10
|srnAl the conductor This she did
Ind after two vain attempts 10 rise
|I,nl,ed around Indignantly 10 find the
.nnA,. of her retarded movements. She
came face to face with d very irate
y.ptDcmau who had been sitting next
|tt her,
Madam. madam, where are you try.
hr to take meT' Ire demanded.
Il yon!' she stamnered.
"{ce. Look there" He pointed to
IN, floor, and in an instant she had
|r,aspcd the situation by mistake in
rroplne she had found the lacing of
Inv shoe. which she had taken for the
hbcr end OF her own, and had fasten-
"a them 80 carefully together that it
TOOK the gentleman quite five minutes
,u eject Ii release, under the amused
fhnccs OF the other occupants of the
lear which had travelled twice that
upnber OF blocks before the lady was
ready to give another signaL-New
Yurk Times
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS.
D. Grows Perfectly when Planted In
Rich Mod.

EEy ptian lotus roots may be obtained
from any florist The seed viii readily
ECrminate If hole is fled or drilled
through the hard sheg that moisture
may penetrate the kernc otherwise
they will lie dormant almost indefinite.
~. 1t is perfectly hardy and comes to
perfection when planted in shallow
water with rich mud and full exposure
TO the sun-simply naturalized in the
same environments TINT suit our native
water lily. Artificial ponds or cement
basins are often made for the accom-.
mediation Of this and other water lilies
Such tanks should be two Or threc feet
deep and Of any size and outline de
sired. Twelve by twenty feet is
nice size for the amateur II is best 10
plant the lilies in boxes say three feet
square and one foot deep, filed with
good rich soil and sunk in the tank.
The lotus submits gracefully ~ cult.
vation in tubs Ordinary half barrels
will do for tubs. Fill them two thirds
fun Of rich garden soil, in which plant
eie roots q prefer roots TO seed; then
fill tubs full OF water and set in a
warm, sunny place. In winter remove
the tubs with their contents 10 cellar.
A beautiful aquatic garden may be
had by arranging several tubs Of botus
and nympHa into mound or circle
and filling tue spaces between them
! with ferns, arrow heads and other
| moisture loving plants Home and
| Flowers.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
pt~d In Place OF "a Younger Man.

A charge was made at wall lined
with French Infantry. Sergeant Nc
ouade Of an English regiment saw two
Frenchmen level their muskets on rests
against a gap in II bank. awaiting the
appearance Of an enemy.
Sir George Brown, then a lad OF six
teen. started t. ascend at the fatal
point. You are too young, sir. to be
killed." said McQuadP. pulling him back
and stepping into his place He fell
dead. pierced with bath bullets.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
yow Have 10 Fight n noa,

II any reader OF this article should
ever he SO unfortunate as 10 expert
epce the embrace of q boa constructor
II is recommended that he try 10 re
lease himself by taking hold OF the
creatures tail and unwinding II from
that end. II can be easily unwound In
that way. but otherwise 1t is not posi-
bic The way TO kill snake Is not tc
attempt 10 crush Its head. the bones OF
which are very hard. but TO strike the
tail, where the spinal cord Is bu1 thinly
covered by bone and suffers readily
from injury. II Is the same with an
eel. Hit the tail two or three times
against any hard substance. and the
eel quickly dies.
The boas are not venomous. but theii
fangs are sufficiently powerful TO In
flict serious wounds.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
WEAK ON SPELLING.
Ehe Combination Word That Opened
Commodore VAndcrhilGs safe.

According 20 all thc traditions. Com.
modorc Vanderbilt. who Iald the foun-
dation of The 'amIy Vcath that has
become provcrhlaI. was man without
education. knowing little OF the three
RS and lamonl"tly weak on spelling.
He kept to himself thc word on which
the comhiuQi!cu Of the office safe was
based until sIdGcn sickness prevented
his appearing one morning and it be
came necessary to transfer the secret
in order thar the days work might be
done without ipt or hindrance.
The bookk'crcr sent to the Commo.
dore's house for the word key and re-
ceived reply that dog was the neces-
sary word. Fut every effort to re-
lease the bolts cu the dog" comhina.
tion failed, "hG Il was necessary TO
send again tn the Vanderbilt home in
fear that the old huancier might have
made thouchtlcss mistake. But the
messenger was speedily convinced that
the mistake was somebody else's when
the irascibje commodore roared at
him: Dog you dog! Dog. Con
found you Ai for Il lot Of zanies, Go
back-go back 10 the office and open
that safe on dog -'d-o-rg-e,' DOG" -
Philadelphia mes.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
The CurgowM Crowd,

They're raising Il safe into the tenth
story next door"
"YesY'
Yes, and there are lot of people
down below who don't seem to realize
that the safe side of the street is the
Hde directly opposite to the safes
slde." Philadelphia Catholic STANDARD.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
The Rubber PIant In I.aa.

The first accurate Information re-
garding the wonderful rubber plant
was furnished by La Condan.ne, n
French scientist who was sent IL 1875
by the government OF France Ia meas
ure an are OF the meridian near Quito.
This brought. him to the heart Of the
rubber growing country, and much val
liable Information was thus obtained.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
ETER ~.

Hc-I an really surprised ~ nr.
White. After htlng car family doctor
for years and trcntinf me for all sorts
Of things. and "a ,l,uk Of al The mp!l.
ey we've paid lin zoo,
She What has nc d.nc?
He He wouldn't PASS - for the life
insurance con pany
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
The Real unventsr of T~IeGravhy.

The Real BnSentSF Of TeleGraDhy-
Weber was the first who established
q permanent workable telegraph line
and thereby demonstrated the practical
value OF the electric telegraph. Weber's q
house was connected with the astro-
nomical and magnetic obserSatorles by
q line over Two miles In length. The
nignalS were mace by the deviations OF
the needle of galyaDometer 10 the
right and left and were interpreted ac-
cordng 10 conventional alphabet
The use OF interrupted or reversed cur
rents did Dot permit the Transmission
of more than one or two words a min
ute, but the spest was increased TO sev-
en- or eight worus by the use OF in
Quoted currents,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
s4PA''sas> ~'F7s@ - ''7z~
Tnmnrenf Girl,

Sarcastic Father--Julia. that young
man Smily has been here three nights
In succession, and it has been nearly
midnight when he left. Hadn't you
better invite him to bring his trunk and
make his home with us2
Innocent Daughter oh. papa! May
L? 1t was just what he wanted. but he
was too bashful to ask you He'll be
delighted when tell him this even
Tag.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
A Change SugKeAted.

What Is your occupation?" asked
the old physician as he felt the pa,
TENTS pulse.
I'm an opera singer" was the reply.
"Ab?" exclaimed the NJ. d. What
you need IL a change OF air. Suppose
you try singing In a church choir
Chicago News.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Il nRF@y.

Strong impulses are but another
nhme for energy. Energy may be
turned to bad uses but more good
aay always be made OF an energetic
nature than OF an indolent and i'm.
passive one.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

From Sir John Lubbock we take this
ennobling thought: you may see in a
shallow pool either the mud lying at
the bottom or the image OF the blue
sky above"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
HAPPY TINE IN OLD TOWN.

: We felt very happy" writes r. N.
Bevill. Old Town, Va, when Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured our
daughter OF a bad case .: scald head"
1t delights all who use 1t for cuts.
corns. burns. cruises, boils, ulcers.
eruptions. 1nfallible for piles. Only
Csc. al all druggists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
ADVANTAGE. OF Ma.rimony.

Friend Did you lose anything in the
Bustall bank?
Depositor-Not cent.
"Well. well. IL you knew the thing
was going up. why didn't you sily soI
II didn't know. had 10 so Oft or
business, SO left my wife some blank
checks She went shopping. New
York Weekly.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

We should manage our fortune LIKE
our constitution-entoy it when good,
have patience when bad and never ap-
ply violent remedies but In cases Of
necessity. -. .Annnmnr-..
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
The tnptIye.

"Thoy ton ne Made BufiocLs Is 20.
ing 10 ue msrrj'G,'
You're mis,niormed. Miss Rnr!ocks
Is going 70 marry the man no is going
to be married. Your difficulty is that
you don't know Miss Burlocks. - BaIti-
more News
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Qn+.n Nlctoria,s War.

The queens interest in and oversight
of public affairs did not cease with the
princes death although in the first
years of ovcrw dining sorrow II must
have been difficult to carry ont her con
ception Of duty Al important resolu-
tions were taken by her. the personal
notes In The Court Circular were writ
ten by her own hand and were seen by
no one eisF When Sir Henry Ponsonby
became the queens private secretary,
she said 10 TN Remember this, no
advice. | an older than you are and
have had more experience" In after
years historians will have much TO say
upon the qucens personal share in the
government of her dominions All her
papers have been most carefully pre-
served and arranged and some day.
perhaps. W. be accessible 90 the in.
quirer Gu tie other hand there is not
"A single payer belonging to George III.
which is known 10 be IN existence
Professor Oscar Browning in Century
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
I,Iu.,on and De,ussou.

She-After all. what Is the difference
betw cen Illusion and delusion!
He-Illusion Is the lovely fancies we
have about ourselves, and deIusion 10
the foolish fancies other people have
about themselves Life.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Leading Him On.

Be-would your mother let you 60
to the tbenter without chaperon!
She-Not unless ! was engaged
Brooklyn Life,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Opportunity Passes by.

"He Is looking out for an opportuni-
ly," explained the young man.
Prom what | have seen Of him. re-
piled the maa OF business, Il would
infer that he expected IT to pass the
club window Chicago Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Raund to Explain It,

SAY pa" asked Willie sweetly,
"what does q c1opp,ne sea chop
~ que - answered bis father
thouehttuiy "it must be the sen
board TlDado'VEia Record.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
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The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
A June Bride.

Mrs. Dearborn Was your wedding
In June2
Mrs. Wabash Yes; three OF them
were.-YODkers Statesman.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
A R~msd, For TeethIna TrouhIes.

Kennedy FOR JEPtutA& HF~&%AeHs
For teeihing, a Surrey mother of
twelve" has an excellent recipe which
In her experience has never failed. Al
the first symptoms the child must be
taken ont early in the morning and
placed upon the back of donkey TO
be borrowed for the occasion. Care Ia
required here. for the little patient
must sit exactly upon the cross on the
donkey's hack and have his face to
the tail. The mother will then lead the
animal slowly forward while she re
cites the Lords prayer. at the close OF
which she should take the baby in her
arms. kiss him and say. God bless
him." and HE teetbing troubles Will be
over
oh. why did not our mother know all
tAis? What we might have been
spared - London Tit-BitR.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Nc such Place.

"Safety" expresses an idea. II lSn'V
the name Of any place on earth.-Bo&
ton Journal. ~~~- essxss& A4-4----A--.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

a square foot of honeycomb contains
about 5000 cells.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

frame No. / connects with A. d. n. n. train
No. i. Scuth bound, at Guthrie.
Trains No. 4 connecte with A. d N. n. train
No. }, North bound, st Guthrie
Jso BURNS. Superintendent.
Mills. Ma eF.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26
Union Market.
CT. sCHUMACHER
Proprietor

Best Quality of Meat in the city, and at
the Loweet Prices. Call and Inspect
Our Refrigerator Room. You never
saw Cboicer Meat or Cleaner
Market than we have. Our meat
cutters are experts in theie line.
SER VICE FIR @T-CLA@@
The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

Merenci Seuthern Railway.
Time Table No. s. In effect July lst, 1901, Paeins
Standard Time.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
SHARP THEORETICAL
FIGHT WITH ENEMY

Fishers Island. n. Y. Sept Sat
3 minutes after 10 O'Clock last night a
general alarm was rang ont over Fort
Wright and all the troops were called
to arms. AZ that hour searchlight
picked up the cruiser Brooklyn as she
was speeding TO the westward toward
the race. AT first It was supposed
that the cruiser was on her way to
New York for repairs, but she came
so close TO the island that a warning
shot was fired and to the surprise of
the officer she replied vigorously.
The firing had been on but a few
moments when the Olympia was sight
ed closely following the Brooklyn and
she too opened up with every avail
able gun on the forts. After these two
vessels passed through the race three
battleships were picked up by the
searchlights and fears that a landing
would be made caused the officers
to send the second relief. with a gail
ing gun. down to the dock, the only
safe place at which a landing can be
made AS the battleships passed the
forts they opened fire Every gun al
Fort Wright was now blazing away
and Forts Terry and Niche were also
making a valiant attempt to put the
ships out of business.
The dense smoke, both from the
guns Of the battleships and forts, now
enveloped the former. The ships soor
took advantage OF this and scuddet
away through the race.
Al 1115 the 10inch emplacemen
announced that the ships had anchor
cd Eve miles off the island TO the west
ward.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The plant OF the Ohio Machine Tool
Company, at Kenton, o.. was Destroy
ed by fire. Loss. 100000
The war department cannot find a
sufficient number of army officers 20
supply the demand for military in
structors in colleges.
The Philadelphia board of education
ordered $4,000 tons of hard coal TO
heat school houses from a British
firm. at $3.50 per ton.
The Chesapeake. which was used
as training ship for cadets during
the summer, was placed out of COM
mission at Annapolis. Nd, yesterday.
Plans we're made in New York yes
terday to form an international bank
ing institution. capitalized at 100000
600, to operate in Latin-American
countries.
Jesse Walker. colored. was taken
from the county jail at Hampstead,
Texas, last night by a mob and hanged
to a telephone pole. The crime for
which he vss lynched was a criminal
assault upon a white woman,
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
PATrIsoN NOTIFIED
Pennsylvania Democrats Opened Cam.
paign at Reading.

Reading, Pa, sept 5.-The Demo
cratic candidates for governor, lieu
tenant governor and secretary Of in
ternal affairs we're last night officially
notified of their nomination by the
Erie convention. When County Chair
man Ancona called the assemblage to
order there were over 1000 persons
crowded into the big Auditorium. The
chairman read several telagrams Of
regrets, among them being one from
William +. Harrity.
Robert f. Wright, chairman Of the
notification committee, then delivered
the address formally notifying the can
didates Of their nomination. Mr.. Pat
tison was then introduced, and deliv.
cred his address Of acceptance. He
was succeeded by Messrs. Guthrie and
Nolan.
There were rumors that Mr.. Nolan
would be withdrawn in favor of Lewis
Emery. Jr.. the nominee Of the Union
party, but nothing yet has been ac
complished in that direction.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
cAsEAeAlNsT IGNORED
Mine Guards Who Kill In Discharge Of
DUTY Cannot Be Held.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. Sat the
sitting of the grand jury yesterday
the cases against F. W. Kinney,
Charles Reynolds and William Wat
sdns were ignored The three men
were employed as special officers at
the Warnke colliery. Duryea. and
when riot occurred there a couple of
weeks ago they we're arrested and
committed to Jail in default of bail
on the charge Of manslaughter and in
citing a riot. Subsequently they were
released on bail after a habeas corpus
hearing.
The action of the grand jury estab-
fishes a precedent, in that men en-
ployed to protect life and property
about the coal mines, and who may,
in the discharge Of their duty. shoot
and kill, cannot be held for the crime
Of murder or manslaughter.
President Mitchell stated last even
ing that he had prepared no statement
as yet in answer to the one sent out
by President Baer Wednesday even
ing.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
PROMINENT MEN In
A SHOOTING ARRAY

San Francisco, Sept 5.-Frcd Mar
riott, publisher of the San Francisco
News Letter, was shot three times
and seriously wounded at his home.
His assailants were Thomas II. Will
liams, Jr., president of the California
Jockey Club, and Truxton Beale, for
mer United States minister TO Per
sia and Greece. and a well-known club
man of this city. Neither will say
who did the shooting, but Marriott
says It was Williams.
The following account Of the shoot
ing was given by Marriott before he
was put under anaesthetics at the hos
pital: IAN appointment was made by
telephone for a meeting by Truxton
Beale. Beale and Williams came. and
answered the door myself. When
reaching to take their hats. Beaie
struck me heavy blow in the face,
and made another slash at me with
his fist. Smash him, the -, cried
Williams. l retreated, as the blow on
the forehead almost blinded me. then
started upstairs, and Williams began
shooting"
The first shot fired shattered Mar.
riott's left leg below the knee, and he
fell to the steps. AS he rolled to the
bottom of the stairs two more bullets
struck him. One cut through the
thigh, a few inches below the hip
passing clear through the leg. The
other struck him in the right hand
Beale and Williams were arrested
and later released on bail. Williams
says he considered It his duty to pun
ish Marriott for publishing an article
rejecting on the reputation of a young
lady.
(Truxton Beale is a son of the lat,
General Edward F. Beale. of Chester
Pa, who was an intimate friend o
General Grant.)
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
JERSEY WINS SHOOTING MATCH
Will Retain the Bronze Soldier Of
Marathon"

Sea Girt. ~ j.. Sept. 5.--Another
day of remarkable shooting and the
smashing OF records was closed here
last evening, with the wind up OF the
company team match (tyro). The
principal event of the afternoon and
one of the most important of the meet,
the interstate military match. was
won after a hard fight by the New
Jersey team, which scored a total Of
1882 out Of a possible 1900. and Incl
dentally broke the high score record.
1914. which New Jersey established
last year.
The District Of Columbia team,
which finished second. equaled the
1914 New York was third, with
1864; Massachusetts, fourth with l.
059; Pennsylvania fifth. with 1851;
the United States Marine Corps team
sixth, with 1.044; Ohio seventh. with
1.01S: the United States army team
eighth. with 1.006, and Maryland
ninth, with 939.
The prize which New Jersey retains
is the bronze Soldier of Marathon.
presented by the commanderin-chlei
on behalf of the state of New York
The trophy is valued at $3.50.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
CINCINNATI SUICIDE
PLANNED TO KILL WIFE

Cincinnati, Sept. 5-There were sen.
sational developments yesterday in
connection with the suicide last Tuos.
day night of George Conrad. head
waiter of the Gibson House. His
wife. on apprehending letters from the
wife of a prominent business man to
her husband. was suing Conrad for di-
vorce and a wealthy society woman for
damages. on account of the alienation
Of affections. The attorneys of Mrs.
Conrad appealed to the postal authori-
ties. and among the letters from Con-
rad to the woman OF whom he was
enamored there was found one in
which Conrad outlined his plan, ito
convey his wife to the middle OF the
Ohio river, upset the skiff. as though
by accident, swim ashore himself and
leave Mrs. Conrad to drown"
When Conrad was confronted by his
wife and attorneys with this letter.
and knew he would be prosecuted
criminally. he had a hurried interview
with the woman for whom he had de-
serted his wife, and then killed him
7olf Mrs Conrad says he repeatedly
invited her to take a boat ride but
she had been forewarned. The affair
has created a great sensation here.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
reddv. Jr.. NearIv KlIls 4 Man.

Redfeld. S. D., Sept 5.-The hunt
ing party of which Theodore Roose-
welt. Jr., is a member was disturbed
by an accident that nearly proved
serious yesterday. A gun in the hands
of Theodore, Jr., was accidentally dis
charged and the contents entered the
clothing of one of the prominent Off.
cials of the Northwestern Railway.
who was with the party. The charge
did not pierce the skin. The accident
occurred as the boy was about to
shoot at a covey Of prairie chickens.
He was greatly excited by the Incl
dent.
Evening journal., 1902-09-05
corpse stood Erect.

Cumberland. Nd. Sept. 5-When the
bartender at John Dugan's restaurant
here opened the place yesterday morn
ing he was almost paralyzed with
fright at finding John sheaver a we'll
known business man Of Midland, this
county, standing up straight against
the wall in the lunch room, dead, clad
in q night dress. Sheaver had been
spending some days with Dugan, who
lives over the restaurant. A coroner's
investigation viii be held. but death
is believed to have been caused by
Bright's disease.