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The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
PhilnsOphy Of Fatigue.

some may be Interested to know
that there is now almost new Kind
OF philosophy OF fatigue says writer
in Aiuslee's. Some spectators think
man became conscious because his ia
tuitions We're slowed up by exhaustion
50 that the mind has to pick it's way
slowly aud logically instead OF divinine
instantly. as it used to do. 1t was the
fall Of mau, Wilder droamcrs have
even described the origin of cosmc gas
and nebulR from which all the worlds
come, as due to progressive fatigue of
the ether. which is far more subtle and
back Of it, 1t Is little as IL they were
attempting to rewrite the FIRST phra ses
OF the Old Testament so that it should
read, In the beginning was fatigue"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
THE "SANKERO."
Unhappy Lot of II Pcculinr Figure Oa
the Irrigation Country.

the Irrigation country.
An eastern farmer coming to an irr'-
gated valley finds everything nS dIf-
ferent from his accustomed life as he
can well imagine lie must learn an
entirely new language OF farming ana
a new set Of farming rules His neigh
Dor Greets him, not with the remark
1T looks like rain" but Have you
beard when the water IL coming In
or The bitches are .c@ today lie
learns to speak of EcSrs' inches ana
acre feet OF water, nhu he can soon
tell at a glance Whether a ditch is car,
rying 50 or 100 min ers' inches of wa
ter. He hears wise discussions Of
headgates. weirs, ll,eralS and Zanjes.
He finds that he Il under certain
canal, which by and by will come to
seem to him Ike an inexorable fate.
He will very promptly make the ac-
dutiutance OF the king Of the irrigated
land. the zanjero in Arizona called
"Sankero," in California sometimes
shortened to "sa nky," the water master
or hitch rider. a 5ronzed mau In over.
alls ana soinbrero, waO drives about IA
a two wheeled cart with a shovel oud
a long crooked tsned fork by his side
and precious key, in his pockets. He
is the yea and aay OF the arid land, the
arbjter Of fate. the dispenser, OF good
and evil, to be blassgd Ivy turns and
cursed by turns and 10 receive both
with the utter unConcrru Of small
god, for it is toe zlnjnrO who dis;rjh-
utcs the water. lie opens the head
gate Of each farmers canal and when
the water has run the necessary time
he shuts il down agIia and again locks
it securely II the water is short, he
sees that it j. divided property between
Smith aud Jones and Brown. usually
with Smith AMI Jones and Brown
watching him Ike cats 1t is n hard
place. that Of zlnjero IN the valleys.
subject to accusations. temptations.
heartburnings: but, be 1t said to the
credit Of the American, there is many
a zanjero who is universally respected
in bis community aS IN houeSt man.-
Ray Stannard Baker il Century.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
AN INCENSE PARTY.
odd Etiquette OF hn Interesting Jap
anese Function.

II you ever receive an invitation to a
Japanese incense party, accept 1t
yya2ptly and thankfully. 1t has no
counterpart in our own social system
and is as merry and pleasant an affair
as can be- imagined, The people of the
mlkadoS land have trained the nos
trlls for generations the same as we
have trained the eye and ear, and they
display skill which at times is star
tling to "A westerner. There is an odd
etiquette TO be followed In these social
affairs. For the twenty four hours
preceding the party each guest must
avoid the use of anything which can
produce any odor whatever Scented
soaps. perfumes. odorous foods and
even spices must be avoided. These
prevent the user from smelling accu-
rately and also interfere with the otaef
members OF the party.
When you dress, be careful 70 put on
neighborhood OF camphor wood tobac-
co. bouquets. dried blossoms or scented
powder. When you reach the house OK
your host, enter il IS softly as you can
and as slowly as possible. This Is to
prevent making draft by the move
ment Of your own body. BE equally
leisurely In opening aud Closing doors.
as quick movement induces sud
den rush OF air. In the dra awing room
the hostess burns a series Of ncenSes.
usually four or five in humber Each
guest is allowed 10 take three shifts OF
each incense and must then jot down
its name and number upon card.
Each OF the four or tire incenses ts
burned two or three times. SO that the
number OF cards will vary from eight
to ffteen At the end the cards are
laid out on the table, and the hostess
reads the names Of the inccnses em-
ployed. which are checked or upon
the cards. The guest who has guessed
the largest number receives a pretty
prize, which ts sometimes a silver or
bronze incense burner. statuette or
carving Among the Japanese the aver.
age woman guesses correctly about six
times In ten, while with the Americau
women the ratio fs three n ten.-New
York Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
After the PdrSOn
For Much MdrflnQ

NEW ORLEANS, July 28.-Sheriff \.
c. Neyuand, of Wilkinson county
Mississippi, arrived in Port Gibson late
last night to take steps to secure the
extradition of the Rev. Jean Skyles. a
CHRISTIAN minister, under arrest at San
Antonio, Texas He made affidavit
that Skyles eloped from Woodville,
Mississippi. with Miss Theresa What
stone, daughter of T. NJ. Milestone, a
State legislator.
They fed to Port Gibson and were
married, he alleged. by the Rev. J. f,
Tally. After the ceremony the couple
departed for New Orleans.
Since then an investigation has been
made, and he ascertained. he alleg I'd
in hrs affidavit, that Skyles has been
married five times. Skyles, he says
has two living wives In Washington
two In Arkansas and one In California
He Is a graduate of California col
lege.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
Got His Answer

while on a trip through the south
soon after the civil war" said a Chi
cago man, Il stopped overnight at the
little town OF Warrenton. n. G. The
next morning. strolling around looking
the place over | met countrymau u
who greeted me with a HowdyT and
passed the time OF day most cordially
[ was considerably taken aback when
| noticed that he was barefooted, and |
Ventured to ask him If il was the Gus
tom Of the country fox the men to 60
without shoes. He answered with a
IrawI, 'Waal, some on us does, but
most on Us tends to our own bust
nnSH'"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
"O0UGHED UP" MELON
IN UNUSUAL WAY
How Indiana Farmers Found Evi-
dCnCe to Convict Men Who
Rdided their Patch.

PETERSBURG, Ind. July 28.-Hugh
Murphy and Tom Mounts, two promi-
nent melon growers of the famous
southern Indiana melons. have been
greatly bothered repeatedly by melon
thieves raiding their patches and do
ing considerable damage to the vines
anu growing melons.
This morning Murphy and Mounts
rounded up ten men. caught in their
catches, and all denied eating any
melons. The prisoners were marched
into drug store at Patoka and each
forced to take dose of ipecac. In a
few minutes five Of them "coughed mp
watermelon from the department OF tie
interior. The Tve men were arrested
and fined 81 each by local justice OF
the peace. and the others were tdrned
loose
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28

The Territorial committee recon-
mends that proxies be recognized by
said convention only when held by
residents OF the respective counties
from which said proxies are sent.
The Territorial committee unan-
tmously recommends to the respective
county central committees of the sew
eral counties of the Territory that IN
selecting the method by which candi-
iates for the respective county off,
GERS are to be chosen. that they elect
to have such candidates chosen In ac-
cordanee with the primary election
law of the Territory. as provided by
paragraphs 2i36 to 2443 Revised Statutes
of Arizona.
BY order OF the Territorial Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
F.. f. ELLINWOOD, Chairman.
FRANK P. TROTT. Secretary.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
A (nrinua Relic.

A curious reiic Of Louis XV1I Is the
game Of dominos" made OF pieces of
the Bastillc which were given to the
dauphin before he and his parents
left Versailles forever. 1t is said that
when the box containing it was
brought In the queen exclaimed to her
bedchamber woman. Nine. Campan.
What a sinister pl,ythiug to give Il
child" The sinister playthins Is now
added to the other revolutionary OBJ
jerts preserved in the Hotel Carnava-
let,-LondOn Chronicle
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
Didn't Know Her.

"What has become OF Miss Blank
who was always such u fay-:te ip
your set"
Her father failed some weeGs ago,
and all they had WAS sold at Auction q"
Poor thing"
"And now they have to live in a lit
tie house in the suburbs
"W hat a change. How she must fee,
IT,
Yes. She is SO much changed tha;
even her best friends would not recoe
nize her. met her in the street to
day and did not know her at all. pon
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
LET IHE CITIZEN FOLLOW YOU.

Parties leaving for the coast or othez
resorts for the summer months can
have The Citizen mailed t0 their ad-
dress at the same price at which It Ia
delivered by carrier. Leave address al
The Citizen business ONCE, coruez
Stone avenue and Broadway, or tels.
phone Main Ill.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
A Hot Come nncL

President Of the Gctyourcoyne Gas
Company Ucayens, doctor, You don't
mean TO say you ar" going to charge
ME 81 for pulling one tooth?
Dentist Yes; dollar for pulling the
tooth, the hal1urr for gas furnished
at your regular rates San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
SPECIAL BUGGY SALE.

AS I wish to reduce my stock of bug
giles before move into my new store
on Congress street. any one desiring q
buggy can save considerable money
by giving ne a call.
f. J. VTLLAESCUSA,
1l0 South Meyer.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28

Benefit your friends. that they may
love you more dearly still Benefit
your enemies. that they may at last be-
come your friends as
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28
a rruis,n.

When the undertaken ia sent for, he
generally comes to grief Philadelphia
Record
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-28

eome very flne pieces II tiffany
S'sAe, at low prices, at e. G. Capos
U'' Jeweler. 80 West Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
GAS BLOWS UPIN FIFTH AVENUE.
Caused by an Electric Light Pole Falling
With q sidewalk Bridge.

Lower Fifth avenue had an explosion
and a spect ocular blaz' Yesterday evening
but luckily no one was hurt and compare
lively little damage was done by the COM
bination. The trouble occurred at 100
Fifth avenue, where Contractor r. H.
Macdonald's men had put a wooden side
walk bridge over an excavation.
According to occupants Of houses nearby,
the workmen have been bothered by a
quicksand and the sidewalk had sunk
several inches. Whatever the cause, the
snoring under the bridge gave way at S
O'Clock and il fell into the excavation
With it went part Of the sidewalk and an
electric light pole The wires snapped
and their live ends danced around in the
wreck Of the bridge.
At the same time service pipe Of the gas
company was broken, Two gas inspectors
came to investigate and one Of them climbed
down into the excavation. When he saw
the live wires he came back in hurry.
He had hardly reached the street when
the gas was ignitcd with an explosion that
threw rocks and bits Of wood in all direc-
tions. A flame forty feet high lit up Fifth
avenue and fire alarm was sent in, but the
firemen could do nothing with the bla zing
gas and had to shut it of ut the main
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
WANTED: 4 SAFE MATCH.
Matchmakers Considering the Possibility
OF Producing One.

A meeting of about forty manufact urers,
jobbers, retail dealers and importers of
parlor matches was held in the Board of
Trade rooms at 2o3 Broadway yesterday
afternoon. The conference had been
called at the suggestion Of the Fire Com
missioner to consider the possibility Of
finding a match that would be safe for
people to use.
The safety match, which is manufactured
by the same companies that manufacture
parlor matches, was said to he in reality
no safer than the parlor match. although
1t was not made clear why not One manu-
facturer said it would st rike on many other
substances than the box provided, one Of
them being glass.
A general committee Of eighteen was
appointed to formulate regulations for
the purpose Of trying to induce people
to be more careful in the use OF all matches
The committee appointed subcommittee
OF five to draw up definite recommendations
Fire Commissioner Sturgis received a
communication from Secretary Thorburn
Of the Board Of Fire Underwriters yester-
day nclosing a copy Of the following reso-
luton, which was adopted at the monthly
meeting on Wednesday: .
Resoired. That In tho Judgment OF the
New York Board OF Fire Underwriters the
use OF the so-called parlor matt CHI Is danger
Gus and should be prohibited by an ordi-
nance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22

Overdose OF Nalcrian the Cause. Coroner
Berry Thinks.

Edith c. Hodges. young artist. YVES
found dead yesterday afternoon in her
room at the house Of Mrs Joseph Ngent
Of 1907 Washington. avenue The Br,nx
At her side Was found box If v1leiian
and Coroner Perry thinks she died as a
Result Of an overdose Of the medicine.
According to Mrs. Nugent, the girl was
the daughter Of Mrs Laura Hodges of 23oG
Grand View avenue, Walnut Hill. Cincin tati
The young woman, whom Coroner Barry
describes as very handsome, was found
sitting in her chair in front Of her earel.
on which was a nearly completed oil pa n, =
ing In her lap was book. -Homeward
Bound" and letter from her mother war;
ing her not to take any stimulants to cure
her nervousness. She had been In her room
all day.
The walls of her room were covered wit
sketches and oil paintings and the Coroner
also found there several manuscript NOVELS
by the young woman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
1000 VOLCANO VICTIMS.
Latest Reports OF Guatemala Eruption
Say Indian villages Are Wiped Out.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2l.-News comes
from Port Barrios that refugees who have
arrived here from W stern Qua, ernala
report IA terrible state Of affairs as result
Of the eruption Of the Santa Maria volcano.
The country for a radius of over thirty
stroyed.
The loss Of life is estimated at over 200,
most Of the victims being Indians. Ten
Indian villages each with a population If
from fifty TO five hundred. were wiped Gu,
the huts being buried beneath tons o.
volcanic debris,
All of the coffee plantations in the VOL
canic zone are ruined and their owner
left penniless
The greatest distress prevails Throughout,
the central and western portions Of the re-
public, and on the eastern coast the effect +
are felt in the scarcity of money and the
rise in exchange. A famine exists az Que =
altenango and 10000 people are starving
Even in Guatemala city, tho capital, the
Inhabitants are suffering. Flour is selling
in Guatemala for s25 a barrel in gold, and
rice of an inferior quality is quoted at twent v
cents a pound in gold.
Porfirio Herrera. who owned a valuable
plantation seven miles from the Santa
Maria, is among the refugees. He says:
Il was in Guatemala City when the dis
aster of Nov. Q occurred The eruption,
ceased on the morning Of Nov. 0, when
| yenturcd to my plantation and found it
buried beneath ten feet Of ashes. mud and
sand, hurled from the volcano. Everything
on the place was in ruins. My residence
was destroyed, and out Of III laborers en-
ployed on the plantation, all except seven,
who took refuge in a cave, persisted.
The damage to the country is beyond
repair. Two new craters had been formed
in the mountain side and we're in eruption
at last accounts"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
WITHDREW CARROLL'S NAME.
Friends Put Him Up AT the Manhattan Club
When lie Didn't Care 10 Join.

A bit Of gossip was sent out last night by
a newspaper bureau to the effect that John
F. CAROLS name had been proposed for
membership in the Manhattan Club and that
his friends had been asked to withdraw 1t
after the recent meeting OF the board
The reason given in the story was that
Mr.. Carroll resigned from the Manhatt an
Club with other Tammany men when Mr..
Croker left it to build up the Democratic
Club.
THE Sun was told on authority that ought
to be unimpeachable that the fact was that
Mr.. CAROLS name had been put up without
his knowledge, and that when he learned
that friends il al proposed him he requested
them To withdraw the application.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
GCARDSMAN EXPELLED.
Report That Painters Union OF Scranton
Forced Out . Militiaman.

SCRANTON. Pa. Nov. 2i.-A stir has been
caused among the local militia by the report
that members of the National Guard in this
city are being either forced to withdraw
from the Guard or from the unions
The allegation is made that Corporal
George Tamm Of Company F Of the Thir-
teenth Regiment was expelled from the
painters union because he remained a
member OF the militia.
The commanders OF the different COM
panies about the city have said recently
that their members are being urged by
unions with which they are connected to
seek to procure honorable discharges from
the militia.
The painters union officers to-day denied
that Tamm Was dismissed because he was
a member Of the Guard. saying that he had
neglected 10 pay his dues.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
SCHLEY CAN SAY eco TO" NOW
To the secretary OF the Navy: That's Why
lie Likes neink Retired.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2i.-"Oh, it's bully!" This
WAS the reply of Rear Admiral W. =. Schley
when somebody asked him at a breakfast
given in his honor at the Hamilton Club this
morning how he liked retired life
The question reminds me Of a story"
continued the retired naval veteran. There
was man discharged from a war vessel
for some infraction Of the rules. His former
commander met him on the street one day
after his discharge and asked him how he
liked to be land lubber He replied that
he liked it. because, when the commander
ordered him TO do something now he could
tell him to Go to- So 1t is with me.
l used to have to step lively when the Secre-
tary of the Navy called for me, But now .
when he asks me to do anything, l am in
a position TO say, You go to -, too"
Schley left at noon for Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
TO INVESTIGiTE OUR TRUSTS.
German Commissions scope Is TO lie
Extended.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE SUN
BERLIH, Nov. 2l.-Ihe members of the
Impcrn! commits ion to inv.,ti gate German
trusts have requested the G ovcrnment To
extend the scope Of the Inquiry to include
t..o more important foreign trusts. such a.
the American o. and Shipping trusts.
Count Won POsadow-l<y- Wchner. Secre-
tary Of tho Imperial Home Office. has
promised to furnish the commission with
tAc official WASHINGTON publications con-
corning the American inquiry into trusts.
II las been suggested hat witnesses bofon
the commission testify under oath as in
Engiand and the Unltcd States, but tire
Government objects to this on the ground
tig, iiade sec:c'- "tli br affected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
HUNGRY, With A $4,000 RING.
SCRUBWOMAN FOUND 1T. SIZE
SAYS, ~ 4 IANDERBILT BOX.
Arrested While Trying 20 Pawn the Jewel
for sI5O--Ealnts While Telling How
She Kept II Hoping for a Reward
Horse show Find earns Her a Cell.

IiClIs Kitchen scrubwoman was locked
up in the West Twentieth street police sta
tion last night for trying to pawn a diamond
ring worth probably s3Ooo, which she SAYS
she found In one Of the Vanderbilt boxes
at the Horse Show en- Wednesday night
She was employed in Madison Square G,,-
den al night - clean UP the boxes after the
ShOw
No report that such a ring was missing
had been made to the police and late las.
night they hadn't discovered TO whom it
BELONGED
Detectives Foley and Butler Of the Yves,
Twentieth street station made the arrest
They were in Sol Cohcns r9wnshop at
235 Ninth avenue las, II Sht, trying - trace
stolen watch, when 4 very thil and hun
gry-looking woman entered. She took
the diamond ring out Of her pocket and said
to Cohen:
Il want - get $3.50 on this"
Her poor clothing and the Amount she
asked for convinced the detectives that
son ething was wrong and they went nearer
the woman TO look at what she had. She
tossed the ring with some show Of nom
chalance to the pawnbroker. Cohen
looked AT it carefully
do you know how much this is WORTH"
he asked
Novel;. not exactly" stammerei the
woman. But that don't make any diff
ference. | want $50 on it,"
well, it's worth a good deal more than
that" said Cohen. It's worth at least
s., 500 and probably more
"Wherc'd you get III" asked Foley.
Ia 10, "a,
to her sis,er-in-law; that her husband was
out Of work and that she was compelled
TO pawn it for temporary relief.
The detectives then took the woman TO
the police station. There she broke down
and Historically told what she said was
the truth about her possession Of the ring
Il found IL in one Of the Vanderbilt boxes
at the Horse Show Wednesday night" she
said Il worked there. scrubbing out |
took the ring home and held it till tonight
thinking a reward would be offered and that
| could get it. But | couldn't wait any
longer. l was too hungry. I've got six
children and my husband is out OF work"
The woman tainted as she flushed her
story She was revived, and then the de-
tectiveb sent out for a big supper, which
she ate as II she hadn't eatei, a good meal
for week Then she was locked up.
although the detectives said they felt mean
70 do It.
The woman said she was Catherine
McCluskey Of SIT West Thirty-ninth street.
The detectives and reporters went to the
house which is In the heart OF Hells Kitchen
ard found six children and her husband
Michael there.
He Ia a longshoreman out Of a job The
children range from II years TO II months
in age. They. too. were very hungry
and lacked sufficient clothing.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt has Box 10 at the
Garden and Reginald Vanderbilt has b Ok 81.
On Wednesday night Miss Eleanor Jay was
with Alfred Vanderbilt in his box. In the
other Vanderbilt box its owner had as his
guests Mr.. and Mrs Pembroke Jones. Miss
Cathleen Nelson and Miss Evelyn Parsons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
TO TEST PRESERVED MEATS.
Twelve Young Clerks Volunteer 10 Live
In Uncle Sans boarding House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-Twelve young
men, clerks in the service Of the Agricultural
Department. have volunteered to become
boarders in unique boarding house.
Chemicalzed meats will be offered at each
meal, and roasts, steaks and chops will be
seasoned with embalming mixtures OF
borax and formaldehyde. The boarding
house will be Government institution
the boarders will have their appettes
catered to by Prof. W. s. Wiley. chief of
the Bureau Of Chemistry, of the Agricul'-
ural Department, who has adopted this pro-
gramme for testing the physiological action
OF meat preservatives, with view Of meet
ing German objections to American meats,
The experiment will continue for a year
the subjects being carefully watched and
every symptom noted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
OLDEST POSTM4STER'S WILL.
Mr. Beardsley Left S3OO,OOO In Trust I,
His Children and Grandchildren.

ITHACA. y. Y, Nov. 2l.-The will of the
late Roswell Beardsley Of North Lansing,
Tompkins county. who died recently at
the age Of 90 years and who at the time
Of his deaf was the oldest postmaster in the
United States. having served continuously
for seventy-four years through twenty
Administrations, was admitted to probate
at Surrogate Almy's Office to-day.
The aged postmaster had been a thrifty
storekeeper as we'll as faithful employee
Of the Government and at the time Of his
death had accumulated fortune Of $500, 900
The greater part Of this was left in trust
to be divided into six parts. the use of
Ave OF which was to 60 to each Of his five
two grandchildren.