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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
The HIGH LICENSE QUESTION.

The evidence is ample that the
thoughtful progressive, conservative
and decent people of this town are In
favor of the ordinance prepared by
Councilman Buehman, increasing the
license tax on saloons to $500 year.
The reasons why this ordinance
should be inserted in the city statutes
are manifold The meager sum of
800 a year paid in quarterly driblets,
for the privilege of engaging in the
retail liquor traffic. provides no suffi-
cient barrier against irresponsible per
sons engaging in the business. AS a
result, dens whore poison is manu-
fuctured and sold have sprung up all
over town and have become breeding
places for crime. high license will
exterminate these dens and confine the
business to responsible persons. The
result will be better order less viola
tion of the law. less taxes, less drunk
enness. less cussedness The city
authorities should not wait for another
murder or two TO quicken their con-
sciences Now is the time to act.
There is no necessity or excuse for
delay.
-Four members OF the city council have
expressed themselves as being in favor
of the ordinance This is a majority
A majority of the council is responsive
to the plain wish of the majority of the
people. Let there be action. Let
there be a special meeting of the city
council to act on this measure, so i'm
portant to the peace and order of the
community
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
nSif" nnd "Sefv

Some one who believes in teaching
by example has concocted lesson in
the use of two little words which have
been source Of modification ana
trouble To many well meaning persons
A man or woman either can set
hen. although they cannot sit her; nci-
ther can they set on her, although the
hen might sit on them hy the hour II
they would allow it.
A man cannot set on the wash
bench. hut he could set the basin on it.
and neither the basin nor the gram
marians would object.
He could SIT on the dogs tail If the
dog were willing or he might set his
foot on it, But if he should set on the
aforesaid tail or sit his foot there the
graminarians as well as the dog
would howl. mctaphorically at least.
And yet the man might set the tail
aside and then sit down and be as
sailed neither by the dog nor by the
grammarianS.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE.

Mr. Thomas p. Fowler, president OF
one OF the coal-carrying railroads
forming the anthracite coal trust
makes the public declaration that after
the men return to work. believe that
legal steps will be taken in the United
states courts against those who are
responsible for the loss occasioned by
this strike"
President Fowler's threat is directed
against the miners. He means to
have the law on en-" 1t is a
Vacuous threat, for there is no law in
This country, and we hope there never
Will be punishing workmen for refus-
ing to work for employers who will not
consent to arbitration of differences as
to wages and hours of labor,
The responsibility is all on the other
side The strike Is nominally a STRIKE
OF the men who work in the mines of
the coal trust. 1t is really a strike of
the coal trust itself, which stops pro-
duction in order to coerce its employees
to accept its terms. 1t is strike of
the coal trust against arbitration. Ii
is strike of the coal trust against tho
American people, the consumers of
coal
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
All souls College. o~ford

Perhaps the most expensive cduca
tion IN the world is enjoyed hy the uII-
d"rgraduatcs Of All Souls college. OK
ford. There are usually but four Of
them in residence, all Of them on the
f"nndation, with just enough to keep
them comfortably in their rooms aloft
oyer the college Kitchens The college
revenues approach tl1.Uo0 year. which
should give an excellent education TO
four young men. Bnt All Souls de
votes its money mainly TO the support
OF fellows and the cult of good living
and the Undergraduates get their edu.
cation by arrangement from other col
cges.-London Chronicle.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
s5S~
ApplygmG Epfth@ta.

A Virginia statesman in Washington
has two boys, about five and six years
old respectively. who are not such IAN
gel children" that they do not scrap
occasionally. The family health is
discussed good deal by the parents
in the presence Of the youngsters. and
the two evils held to be the very worst
that can be feared are microbes and
drafts. The other morning the boys
got into wrangle.
'Oh. you're microbe," Kissed the
elder in hie niger
That dreadful epithet had never been
applied to the other before. and for a
moment he was stunned by the insult,
He tried TO come back at his brother.
but at first he was at loss what to
say. You you you're another" he
hlurtcd out at last and then caught
himself. NO. you amt. either; you
are draft" he exclaimed, and the
scrap was on.-Detroit Free Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
The Roy aud the Farm.

How often we hear parents diSoour'
hge the boys who wish 10 stay on tie
farm! They refer TO farm work rs
.irudgery and that which tends TO MAKE
pendent men. The biggest boys are
educated for professional men aud IN
many instances excel. but the vast ma
joriy Of these. with good practical
education such rs can be gained in ouI
schools OF agriculture. would become
wealthy. progressive farmers. with hn'
farms aud beautiful homes. II they bad
been encouraged and advised 10 stay
by the old farm and make II u success,
-Maxwelrs Talisman. -~~r~~r
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
a TOPSY TURVY ROOM.
A Frenchman Who Plays Practical
Jokes ON His Guests.

\ "tupsy turVy room writes cor
respondent, not illusory, but actually
SO built. existed near Paris some years
ago ana may still exist. One who saw
it thus describes il and the use to
which it was put: u was the guest Of
the owner of the house." lie says.
from Saturday to Monday. He was n
bachelor, very convivial i'll his tastes.
and We were a very jolly party of men.
When we woke up, about o clock on
the Sunday morning, one of our NUM-
Der, sound asleep on the Couch II the
billiard room was carried out like a
log by a couple Of servants. My host
gave me a solemn wink and told me
that II Il sudden summons came was
to rush from my bedroom or else
might miss sight worth seeing. |
wanted nothing but sleep and was re-
that it was broad daylight.
"Yawning. followed the valet and
found myself. with four others, silent
iy peeping through little holes III the
wall. The scene was absurd. ridicu-
Ions. 4 dazed man slowly waking to
full consciousness was lying on plas-
tered floor looking up In horror at a
Carpeted ceiling Two heavy couches,
an easy chair, chairs aud tables Sc
curely fastened stared down at him
from above. The mans eyes at last
rested on a fiowerpot directly over his
head, from which a flaring rose. ap-
parently real. was blooming. He gave
a cry and, rolling over. grasped with
frenziad hands the stem of the chande-
lier which came mp through the floor.
The host burst into the room. with a
loud laugh. They all DO it. he cried
They fear they will fall up to the cell
ing"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
How a ulnloo vres clncl,.

The Hlndoo places clock in h,s
showrooms not because he ever Geslr.s
20 know what the hour is, but bccqu,n
clock Is foreign curiosity. Instead
therefore, of contenting himself with
one good clock he will perhaps have a
lozen in one room They are signs ?
his wealth, but they do not add To- =
comfort, for Ae is so indifferent to tiirn
that lie measures it hy the ndmboe "
baIlboo lengths the sun has Travelled
above the horizon. Temple Bar.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Reaf ne fnra MnnIm

The value Of slight rest before
meals is, according to q physician,
very great, Indigestion more often
arises from eating when tired or ex-
cited than is understood. In his diet
ary for a consumptiye patient n very
well known specialist insists upon n
fnll twenty minutes rest before all
meals except breakfast. Five minutes
complete rest, Of mind as well as body.
is none too much for the person OF
average health, and it should be taken
egularIy.- York Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
An ElephantIne Nursa

Miss c. l.. Gordon Cumming il Aw
book on Ceylon gives few lines 10
pet elephant. who seems 10 have been
Il creature of much aiaiabiity aud In,
young and was known as kurunegal.a q
Jack. lie used 10 30 the hospiiai rounds
with his master. a medical officer. WHO
had taught him to be generally useful
and even 10 administer pills, A Na,ay
soldier one day dropped his pin. where
upon Jack picked 1t up and dropped i
into the mans open mouth with pg3
that blew it safely down.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Japane.e ch.ysanthemr,,,

The Japanese cite 2GJ color varieties
Of the chrysanthemum, CT wA.ch r2
are yellow. 81 white, 81 purple, 80 red,
81 pale pink, l. russet and II Of mixed
coIors. A fancy PREVAILS in the coun
try that iH this flower the same tint ls
never exactly reproduced ald that in
this 1t resembles the endless variety o.
the human countensnce.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
CnnifnH nnd I.nhnw

The trouble between capital and Ia
bor is just in proportion TO the igno-
rance of the employer and the igno-
rance Of the employed. The more in
tcIigent the employer the better. and
the more intelligent the employed the
better. 1t is never education. 1t is never
knowledge, that produces collision. 1t
is always ignorance on the part of one
or the other of the two forces. Speak.
ing from an experience not inconsider-
able, | make this statement. Capital is
ignorant of the necessities and the just
dues of labor, and labor is ignorant Of
the necessities and dangers of capital
That is the true origin Of friction be-
tween them.-Carnegie's Empire of
Business
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Not worry. but SIumber.

They were discussing suicides and
the proncncss Of different peoples to
depart in that way when one of those
engaged IN the conversation turned TO
colorcd man aud asked, "Why is il
that so few of your people take their
own lives|'
After scratching his head a moment
the person addressed responded. "Well
| tell you. boss; when a niggcr sits
down he don't worry, but goes to
Sleep New York Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Arabian Coffee.

The Arabian coffee maker. having
prepared his fire OF charcoal and placed
near it huge pot containing water.
takes a few handfuls Of green coffee
berries, carefully culls out all imperfect
berries and foreign substances and
then places the best Of the berries in an
iron ladle held over the fire. The ber-
ries are permitted TO roast until they
begin to smoke and are then. while still
uncharrcd. placed in n small mortar
and carefully brayed with pestle
closely fitting the cup Of the mortar.
The berries are not, however, reduced
TO dust. While this process has been
going on. n small pot has been half
filled with tenid water from the large
pot aud placed over the fire. When the
water in the small pot has begun 10
boil, the broken coffee berries are
thrown in. and the boiling is permitted
TO so on for a short time. the decoction
being stirred with spon when ii
shows signs of boiling over. The coffee
is then served In small cups without
cream or sugar.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

and police regulations. Thus is ere
ated a situation which means either
that Colombia must reCede or else the
United States government must return
tn" 'aw TO Congress to remove the in
eqUa,ities; for it would be hazardous
To proceed with the construction of a
5000 006 000 waterway under a clouded
title In other words, these new de-
reiopments seem for the moment Sc
riously to threaten the fulfillment Of
the whole enterprise.
The treaty is equally clear respect
ing the question of sovereignty, which
il provides is to be retained by Colom-
bia over the territory within whose
boundaries such rights and privileges
are to he exercised. The United
States" the treaty continues, freely
acknowledges and recognizes this SOW
ereignty. and disavows any intention
to impair it in any way whatever. or
to increase its territory at the expense
VI NpiOhlbld VI any Vi tllt SlSttI re-
)uAlics in Central or South America,
but, u the contrary. il desires to
strengthen the power of the republics
on this continent, and to promote, de-
velop and maintain their prosperity
and Independence.
The provisions Of the Spooner law
aGG the treaty as drafted, it will he
seen, are 50 radically at variance that
it seems now only an absolute surren-
der by one or the other parties to the
negotiations will advance the dream Of
an isthmian canal to a stage nearer
realization than it has been during the
last quarter of a century. The advo-
Gates of the Nicaraguan route in Con-
Sress declared that the Spooner sub
stitute meant no canal at all. and II
nov appears tha:. unless very mat ..ia;
concessions be made by one party or
the other to the treaty, this prediction
may be verified.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
NILE RIVER MUD.
The Salvation of the Country In
That Rninless District.

There is nothing to make one realize
the Importance of mud indeed like a
journey up the Nile when the inunda-
tion is just over. You lounge on the
deck of your dahahieh and drink in
geography almost without knowing 1t.
The voyage forms perfect introduc.
tion to the study of mudology and suG'
gests to the observant mind (meaning
you and me) the real nature of mud as
nothing else on earth that ! know of
can suggest ii, for in Egypt you get
your phenomenon isolated, as it were,
from all disturbing elements.
You have no rainfall to bother you,
no local streams, no complex denuda-
ton. The Nile does il all, ard the Nile
does everything. On either hand
stretches away the bare desert, rising
up in gray. rocky hills. Down the
midst runs the one long line Of allu
vial soil--in other words, Nile mud
which alone allows cultivation and life
In that rainless district. The country
bases itself absolutely on mud. The
crops are raised on it, the houses and
villages are built of it, the land Is
manured with it, the very air is fun
of it, The crude brick buildings that
dissove in dust are Nile mud soiiditied,
the red pottery OF Assiout IN Nile mud
baked hard. the village mosques and
minarets are Nile mud whitewashed
| have even seen ships bulwarks
neatly repaired with mud. 1t peryades
the who,e land. when wet, as mud un-
disguised; when dry, as duststorm.--
Coruhill Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Alert Eor mn ANGEL.

Mr.. Stormington Barnes and his 'ead-
ing man were passing village church.
"I.istent" exclaimed the eminent ira
gedian.
Does the music OF the choir cary
you back to your boyhood days"
mo; but you know how long we hsre
been looking for some one with money
WHO WIS willing to back the show.
YES"
"Well. think hear some one inside
there singing 1 Want to BE all An
GEL Washington Star.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
AN She Would Have Been

A gentleman in FarIs paid Il visit :,
lady, in whose parlor he saw 4 nor,
trait OF lovely woman Of. s.y, Gy.
and twenty. Upon the entrance G. tb.
lady her visitor naturally asked her il,
the picture was a family portrait ana
was told that it represented Acr do
ceased daughter. lis it long since van
lost herr" asked the gentleman, "Ans
sir" replied the lady. she d.cd h.t
after her birth, and had n ror,r.tt
painted to represent her as SHE W .p.1
have appeared il she had lived untu
noWw
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
SNACS Ar PANAMA.

While it is confidently hoped" ac-
cording to Washington dispatches, that
the proposed treaty with the Central
American republic of Colombia. con
itrrlng the necessary rights for the
construction Of the Panama canal. will
he duly signed differences of an i'm
portant character are gradually com
lnG to the surface. 1t is Just. devel-
opIES that the act passed during the
closing days OF the last Congress and
the treaty which Colombia expressed
a Willingness to sign are so different
IN their provisions that officials are al
ready comparing the letter with the
spirit. which implies that the docu-
fnents have been so faulty drawn
that the understanding" of one or the
other OF the governments involved
might be subject to revision at a crit
1cal point in the undertaking.
The so-called Spooner substitute for
the Morgan Nicaragua canal bill. which
both Houses adopted as a compromise.
provides that the President acquire
from Colombia perpetual control of the
canal strip. which control shall include
Jurisdiction and police and sanitary
authority. This provision is un-
eguivocal, and comes directly into con-
hiet with an article of the canal treaty
which provides for the creation of a
joint commission of the governments
concerned to provide for the sanitary
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Lock For the Key.

Don't get angry at small things I.oas
ut vexations now as you will view
them thirty days from date. The angry
man who gets the wrong key and push.
es and ratties the door Till he breaas
the lock loses more time than IL he Dad
quietly gone for the right key and pays
for q new lock besides.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Jonah and the whale.

There is nothing in the original texts
of the Bible to show that the creature
which we are told swallowed Jonah
was really the same animal we call Il
whale" in this day and age of the
world The word translated into both
the SeptuaGint and the New Testament
was the Greek word "katos," which
means simply a sea monster, and this
word was the one used hy our Lord in
his reference to the account of Jonah y
exploit So far. therefore, rs the He
brew or Greek words are concerned,
the monster may have been a shark, q
sea serpent or some other uncanny Geu-
izen of the deep.
Hence there is nothing incredible in
the statement that Jonah, upon being
thrown into the sea, was quickly over
taken by some water monster and
swallowed without suffering mutila
tion. To Biblical students it is a wcll
known fact that vessel sailing from
Joppa TO any Spanish port must pass
through a section swarming with spe-
cies OF shark called ''sea dog" The
sea dog has q throat large enough to
swallow fair sized men. st. Louis Re
auiIi..
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
mirht Haze rre,entea II

Little Walter was eating lunch when
he gave hts arm sudden shove, and
splash, down went the glass of mix
Il knew you were going 20 spill that
said mamma aRgrly.
We'll. If YOU knew" puericd Walter,
"why didn't you tell me?' - Lite
Chronicle.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Generous.

A woman tie other day gave L0a,
don cabman > soyereigns In m!StaAe
for shilliugs. When he discover
the mistake. he returned 10 the house
aud EaGded over the money 10 the
woman's husband. who. with tears in
bis eyes. said: You shall not he User
was a shilling. Here's one and four
pence for you"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Proved His Love

are you sure it Is really and truly
lover she asked.
Positive" answered the practical
young man who had just proposed. u
tested It,"
''Tested it?"
rs doctored myself for IndIges.
u0i LOT TWO weeks before definitely de
c'dlhg Just what the symptoms meant "
Chicago Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
How sa,aScs Came to Use knives

How Sn'aEes Came to Use KNIVES.
The first men, armed with the sim.
plost weapons ar with none at all. pur-
sued in the chase the animals that
served them Us food and, being Scner-
ally in q state Uf starvation. tore them
TO pieces with their fingers and de
voured on the spot the flesh, raw ana
bloody. III time they domesticated an
imals that assisted them in hunting
and invented the bow and spear that
enabled them TO Kill their prey at a
greater distance.
The knife was invented as an inStru-
kIcnt of attack or defense or for rough
cutting and carving and. being com
monty worn on the person. was found
convenient in eating and became in
time an accessory of the table for rea
sons so obvious that they require no
explanation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

An interesting light is thrown on
British civilization by the reports Dt
the recent riots at Kure Japan and
Great Britain are cultyating each
other on account of common fear and
hatred Of Russia, and an entertainment
was given by the Japs at kure to 700
British sailors who were on vessels
there. The sailors started the riot
and smashed Japanese property for
some three hours because the japanese
favored barring "geishas" from the en-
terta.nment. A "geisha' is a profess
sionaI Japanese prostitute This man
ifestation OF civilization and Chris
tian;ty by our British cousins will
no doubt help the missionary cause
and increase the respect for the British
spirit, so much admired by our Hays
and Lodges and Beveridges and other
Republican statesmen.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
The GPnlnwiOnl nn

The 5000 years of human history
FORM but portion OF the geological
day which is passing over us. They
DO not extend into the yesterday OF
our globe. far less touch the myriads
of ages spread out beyond.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
To He Provided For

Farmer MosSbacker-C Colonel Chfnn-
away. the politician, declares that he
is in the hands Of his friends
Farmer Hornbeak- | know he
does. but it so"ter looks to me that his
friends have got the colonel on their
hands.-Judge.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Ones Plain Dutw

There has been an awful lot of talk
about plain duty What does IL all
mean?"
That depends upon who uses the
phrase. Ones plain duty according to
bis own idea, is what he wants to do.
and. according TO the ideas OF others
it's what he doesn't want to do Chi
cago Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

we have not yet heard of any of the
i9o2 baby crop being christened MARK
hahna' but the restaurants have be-
slowed the name on hash and tho
hoF'Sts on a lily, which is a pretty
good beginning.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
kccning His Wnrh

Cassidy-Oi fought he swore to
right lreland's wrongs?
Casey-Thrue for We. SO he did.
Cassidy-But he's not on the shtumn
amy more.
Casey-No. He's writn' a histhory
av Ireland now. He fought thot the
.aisiest way to write her wrongs
Philadelphia Record.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
LEI THE CITIZEN FOLLOW you.

Parties leaving FOR the coast or other
resorts for the summer months can
have The Citizen mailed 10 their ad-
dress at the same price at which 1t Is
delivered by carrier. Leave address at
The Citizen business Office, corner
Stone avenue and Broadway, or tele-
phone Main III.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Experience the only Teacher.

She There's really no reason for
married folks to quarrel
He-No, except that they generally
need few Quarrels to find that out
Brooklyn Life.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
EnNieA the Nthcr RnY.

Johnny wish | was Tommy Jones.
Mothcr-W Why You are stronger
than he is, YOU have II better hone.
more toys and more pocket money.
Johnny Yes. Know, but he can
wigglc his ears. Men of Tomorrow.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Alarm That worked,

First Office Boy--Whais Johnny bur
ryin' fer7 Looks like be heard nTe
alarm.
Second Office Boy He did. De ross
said If he wasn't back from dat err
rand in ten minutes he'd lose his jon. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. -
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

That English poacher who claimed
that the rabbits climbed into his
pockets and died while he was asleep,
ought to be imported to make Repub-
lican trust arguments.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

The New York customs officials
nave seized French dancers string Of
pearls, but they left her bathing suit
when can be pieced ont for a tolerable
substitute.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

The man who hns the most to say
about charity beginning at home is
generally the one who thinks that re-
form ought to begin on the other side
of the world.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
She spoke Too Early.

Lady with awfully painted chez EH'~
My portrait is very good, but don't you
think that the a-cheeks-are uIhe
pale?
Artist Yes, they are not done yc'
leave that TO the .-Flie2ehue
Gnttpp
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Shy on Change.

Gould you change u ten dollar bin
for me, Henry?''
Couldn't even change my mind this
morning, my dear."-New York Tfmea
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

The lazy man seldom has n chance to
r"st OH his Iaurcis.- Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

Dynamite on one side and bayonets
on the other constitute a poor. arbitra-
ton committee for settling the coal
miners strike.