Arizona republican., 1902-07-24
KANSAS CITY sTARBEAMs.

better upon sleeping men than men awake.
 Addison: Our friends see not our faults, nor conceal them. nor soften them by their representation.
 The churches also feel the Forward impulse What the churches need is an Upward impulse.
 It is barely possible that the Panama canal like the Panama hat. is better bargain than it looks.
 King Edward is reported to have eaten roast beef yesterday. No ex- rense is spared when Q monarch is ill.
 Mr. Bryan appears to have arrived at that point in his career where he would rather be troublesome than un- important.
 Senator Beveridge says that under no circumstances will he be d candi- date for vice-president It is feared someone has been urging Mr Bever- idge.
 A bunch of hogs sold a the stock yards yesterday for eight cents T pound. It isn't fair to wonder any more why pork prices are outrageous.
 In Wichita, Kas.. a detail of police was sent out yesterday to chop down telephone poles. There is nothing like having ones wires buried in a sub way.
 Iowa is with the President is large headline in Des Moines paper. The Denver Post believes it-that large portion of the poulation is in Washington with him.
 The public will overlook any offenses with the modern steel frame a build- He must not come and shed hypocriti- cal tears at the tomb of Mckinley. and he must not ask for ''vindication."
 An architect of New York says that with the modern stel frame build ing can be carried to a height equal to seven and one-half times the diameter of the base. By this rule, an ordin- try city block could be erected a build ing 1.500 feet high. 800 feet higher than the Eiffel tower. It would have 125 stories high and cost about 30 million dollars.
 Baltimore newspaper men have just been treated to the sight of a reporter who "covered'' his assignment in a carriage and had a footman follow him into the houses whither he was sent. He was Frank Brown. Jr., son of ex- Governor Brown of Maryland. He au. but after two weeks of it recanted and is now about to sail for Europe.
 Among Mexicans the opinion is gen. eral that, should President Diaz cease the routine of his work he would die At S:3G every morning General Diaz goes to his office and works until about 30 D. m. At 4:3O he goes back again and scarcely ever leaves befoe Il, and hi IT ic ;- spent in the hardest sort of labor. and the president would be miserable if he could not carry out the daily program.
 The French consul at Batavia lays stres on the importance of bamboo as a material for constructing builders scaffolding. and he states that in Java even a lighthouse has ben built with it's help. The power of resistance of q bamboo cane measuring eight inches to ten inches in diameter, even with a length of siXty-five feet. is enormous. Moreover. bamboo is said not to rot either when in the ground or in water. while the drier and older it grows the firmer it becomes.
 Representative DalZell says that years ago he and the late President Mckinley were both to speak at pol itical meeting. and he was surprised to find MT. Mckinley calm and self-con- fident before ascending the platform. Major said he. don't you ever get nervous before speaking? You're as cool as cucumber. and I'm as nervous as valedictorian of young ladies sem mary My dear DalZell." replied MT. Mckinley. ''the difference between us is this: You have your speech in your head. and I've got mine in my pocket .' James R. Keene. Charles M. Schwab and MT. Morgan have all three been cheek by jowl with royalty this sum- mer. says the New York World. It is true Mr. Keene did not have the pleas
 ure of asking Edward VII to pass the butter, but he no doubt got q sniff of the roast beef in the royal kitchen and came near being asked to stay and have a bite with the reigning family: so he must be included in the list with MT. Schwab. who dined with the Elm peror of Austria. and with MT. Nor gan, who has had a round of kingly meals since he reached the other side. These American magnates. accustomed to the savor of palace dishes. can now gayly turn up their noses at the pleb- | ian menus of the grab-it-quick restaur- ants and sans souci lunch carts around Wall street. The caterer who wishes | to catch their midday nickels should coax chef or two from Buckingham | palace or the Koeniglicher Schloss and stamp the royal arms of England or Germany on all ''sinkers" and ::fioat- 1 ing islands that isue from his kitchen.