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The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

been on the inside of Republican poll
tics so long that he knows that there
are Others" and, what is more, lie
knows who they are. Rathbone has
just emerged from jail by virtue of
general amnesty 10 American convicts
granted by the Cuban government. He
does not propose To bear the odium
alone, while the rest of the crowd en-
Joy choice regulations and fat Offices.
Like Mark Twan's prospector to the
claim jumpers he says: You take me
in. or III thin out your crowd some"
Major Rathbone proposes TO be
whitewashed or know the reason why.
And he makes no bones about it. In
the course of his exhaustive petition to
Congress he does not say or intimate
that he Is innocent He says he was
improperly tried. unjusuy convicted.
sentenced TO unusual and severe pen
alties," but he makes no pretense OF
Innocence. He says that Reeves. one
of his pals who squealed. took
advantage of his position as defend
ant to escape liability for perjury il
he gave false testimony but not that
he did commit perjury.
In brief Rathbone says TO the Re
publican leaders: 1T is up to you"
And he does not come at them as a sup
plant He demands whitewash. and
he demands vengeance on General
Wood. He says
The proceedings which led to his
conviction were not judicial proceed
ings. but were special proceedings. III
rected and controlled by person or
persons (or an authority by whose
orders such courts We're established
and controlled. and who In violation of
law and established rules of judicial
procedure. issued orders, instructions
and communications to the courts by
whom your petitioner was tried, from
time to time during the progress OF the
trial. and so Influenced and dominated
these tribunals as to thwart the pur-
poses OF justice and infiict q, great
wrong upon your petitioner
There Is no lodging about that He
not only calls for whtewash but d.
rects that 1t shall be applied SO as TO
cover him and smirch Wood at the
same time. And he knows that this
win not hurt the feelings OF large ma
jority OF the Republican Senators in
the slightest, because Wood Is n special
friend Of Roosevelt. Mark Hanna does
not stop halfway. He has got his
henchman out Of Jail. and now he is
going TO make trouble for the other
fellows In the meantime Rahbone
will help to conduct the Republican
campaign In Ohio.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
DOES she SPEAK FOR WOMEN?

Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton. pub
licist and woman suffragist, discusses
national divorce law In a late number
OF an illustrated weekly paper She
does so entirely from the standpoint OF
what she regards as the needs and in
terests OF women. and apparently with
out the slightest reference TO the utter
unconsttutionality or of the irrecon-
eiIability OF such a proposal with
American political institutions. It js
NOT constitutional amendment-0r y
series of them-that would be Lheces
sary to the establishment of a uniform
national divorce law, but a compete
reorganization of the political frame
work OF our government
But leaving this feature Of the sttu.
alton aside, and recognizing, as every
Intelligent person understands. that
the same purpose can be, and can only
be. effected through agreement or uni
formfty OF divorce laws among the gov.
eral states and Territories. the ex-
pressed views of Mrs. Stanton do NOT
seem to contain much which ought n
commend them to thinking people.
she says that only bishops and
Judges have discussed the question.
and that they are notoriously conserva
tive persons or course the first state
ment is unfounded, whatever may be
said of the second. Judges and bish-
ops are the two classes of public lead |
ers and representatives who have per-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
An Extraordinary sMswer.

Daniel O'Connell. the Irish agita tor.
ence complained In the house Of com.
mons OF report OF a speech in a Lon.
don newspaper which. he said. put ints
his mouth opinions he had never ex.
pressed. He vowed that IL the editor
did not apologize be would move that
he be brought to the bar for a breach
Of privilege
Next day the reporter of the speech
waited upon O'Connell and gave most
remarkable expla nation. He stated that
during his walk from the house to his
office In Fleet street the rain strea med
into bis pockets and obliterated the
notes OF his speech.
II accept the explanation" said
OCcnnell good humoredIy, but lei
me say that II must have been a very
extraordinary shower Of rain, for IL
not only washed out of your notebook
the speech ! delivered, but washed In
another Of an entirely different chax.
ecrer."
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
a coupl- Of Jok~r-.

Judge Joseph Aspinalrs reputation
as humorist on the bench is proven
bial. but when off the bench he rarely
jokes. Hence it was that Assistant
District Attorney Martin w. Littleton
the after dinner spellbinder. was taken
by surprise when the judge calmly In.
quired:
Martin, you are interested in ath.
Ntics. Tell me the name OF the chap.
pion shot putter."
I'm have to pass that. Judge"
We'll, then what's the matter with
cannon"
Mr. Littleton reeled from the impact.
but. quickly recovering, replied:
"Ah. yes. very neat. But. by the way,
see you are one of the entries in the
big paper chase"
Paper chase? What paper chase r
aid the Judge unguardedly.
The chase for greenbacks. Judge
Good day. Glad to have met you."-
New York Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
COMPULSORY ARBITRA TON.

How can strikes be prevented? The
/ country Is now suffering from an epi
demie OF labor disturbances. The
question whether a remedy can be de-
vised to settle industrial disputes
without recourse to strikes and lock-
outs is pressing for an answer. IN
press, which discusses the subject In an
exhaustive article, "the evil will never
cure itself II left to run its course. II
arbitration Is ever to replace warfare In
Industrial controversies, the result will
come only through compulsory arbi-
tration.' 1T needed the force of law, ,
says our contemporary. to bring
about trial by jury for trial by COM
bat as a mode of adjusting personal
disputes. The same force Is required
to effect the introduction of arbitration
in place Of the strike as a method OF
settling differences between employer
and employees"
That seems to be a logical observa-
ton. But is the proposed compnI-
sorry arbitration legislation practicabIeo
VIII the law be enforced? Neither ,r-
ganized labor nor organized capital
seems to want 1t, and the great con-
SimlnR masses seem to be entirely ig-
nored. Is 1t possible To enact a com
pulsory arbitration law in the face of
'he opposition of both the organized
employers and the organized laborers?
The first step" says the Los An
geles Express. should be to compel ar
duration in those industries which are
of distinctly public character. such
as transportation services That
sounds well as an abstract proposition.
but is 1t possible? Take the great rail-
road corporations. for instance. AMI
one of them. the Union Pacific. Is now
hghting a strike. There are laws for
bidding discrimination in rates vet II
rs notorious that discrimination is
practiced, There are State laws for.
bidding the merger of competing rail-
roads. but they are defied. Is II not
possible that a compulsory arbitration
law would be as Intellectual as laws
against discrimination and consolIda.
tiOn?
We entirely believe with the Express
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
rh. rnrx nn( Lifc Insurancc.

One man was complaining that he
had insured twenty years before III
mutual benefit company which prom
ised al! sorts OF things, ana now the
time was up he received less than he
would have done IL he had invested DIS
money elsewhere. A wise Turk VINO
was sitting close by said 1t reminded
him Of camel belonging to friend OF
his. 1t was most intelligent brute,
and the owner was convinced that IL
he found really good teacher 1t could
be taught to talk. Presently Hodga
appeared who said he was OF the same
opIuion and would teach IT, but II
would take n long time, probably thirty
wears. The owner was delighted anu
agreed to pay the Hodga a fixed sum
per annum and big bonus when the
animal talked, the Hodga promising TO
nav a heavy fine II il did not. friend
ufterward went to the Hodga and said:
"What on earth induced you to make
that agreement? You know you can
never teach the camel to talk" "Oh,
said the Hodga. II know that, but dur
ing the thirty years either ! SHAH
die or the owner will or the camel
Anyhow, l am all right. nv / have my
fixed income. New York Commercial
Advertiser
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
oAa pEmmta.

What an inqniring mind Miss Light.
~ has" exclaimed the cynic. I'VE
wefe at an Italian table fhote last
evening and she said, with very kit
tenish air: oh, did you ever see maca.
roni growing? should think n whole
Geld of those lovely white stalks would
he too awfully pretty"
What did you say. old manT said
his partner.
''Oh. just said no. that I bad never
come nearer 10 1t than seeing bread
tree In flower"
Then the partner stepped to the tele-
phone, and they carried the cynIc home
In the ambulance. - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
IL ..s ,,a That Talk.

Electric lamps not only can be made
to talk. but also to sing. An ordinary
arc light can be made TO produce
sounds In two ways One is by placing
the arc In the circuit OF a telephone
instead Of the ordinary receiver, and
the other is 10y placing II in the circuit
instead OF the ordinary transmitter.
In either Of these positions II will
pronounce words. which can be heard
distinctly at considerable distance.
1t naturally follows. also. that the eiec.
tric arc can be utilized as the receiver
and also as the transmitter Of a tele-
phone. e
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
she Played the Trump Card.

How did she get here?" At n famous
dancing assembly this was the quite
audible comment made by several mar
ried bellies when a beautiful young ma
tron as yet on the outskirts Of the ex,
elusive set entered the room. The new
conner, whose first appearance IL was,
proved herself quite eqnal to the occa-
sion. She had nodding acquaintance
with nearly every woman In the room.
Some Of them even went to her lunch
con parties Calmly turning to the most
euperciious critic in the room, she ech-
oed as though In reply:
How did get here? drove here.
my dear Mrs. Crossbeam. Did you
walk Y'-Lippncott' Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
Hew They xDe sn SMIna,

In China liquids are sold by weight
and grain by measure. John buys
aoup by the pound and cloth By the
foot. A ChInainan never puts his ma me
outside of his shop. but paints Instead
a motto or list OF his goods on his
vertical signboard. Some reassuring
remark is frequently added. such as
Zone word hall" "A child " feet
high would not be cheated" Every
single article has to be bargained for.
and 1t Is usual for the customer 10
take bis own measure aud scales With
him.
When you engage a servant or make
bargain, II Is not considered binding
until the fastening penny" has been
paid. Although his bad faith is notori-
Gus In some matters. yet. to do him
justice. when once this coin has been
paid by you he Chinaman. cooly OF
shopE,au will generally stick TO his
hargaln even if the result to him be
loss. '----'sssaaaa sssegsn~~
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
THE GAME OF GAMES.
Golf, sayA This Writer. InvoIveS ART,
Science and Inspiration.

h
Science and Inspiration.
p 1t is true that there is n point Of
view from which golf may be regarded
ms an extremely simple game-the very
simplest Of all the games with ball
and n club says William q. Brown IN
the June Atlantic. The players Object
is simple and single TO the point Of
simple mindcdncss and singularty, on"
might say to put a small ball IL u
small hole with the fewest possi0l"
strokes. But so are the objects OF thc
highest ambitions the guiding stars or
careers the most pcrplexcd ana dew
Gus. 1t is true. likewise that all the
countless strokes u golfer makes are
resolvable into three kinds of stroke
driving, approaching and putting. Bur
Mr.. Everard. In a lecture unsurpassed
for truth and brilIianey by any In al
the extremely clever literature OF gCf,
has declared that to make those thre"
strokes Alright one must have art, SCI
ence and inspiration"
From the moment the ball leaves the
tee whether II he topped, pulled Or
sliced or whether. struck In proper
fnshion n trfie below the medal iin"
and URGED forward with an exquisite
free lashng ont OF the wrists, II takes
flight MS with wings and seeks Its true
course as with IA mind and purpose or
it's own until II drops into the cup with
Standardization that no louder ciang
or paan ever surpassed liz It's suggee
tIon of victory aud consummatlon,
there Is no foreseeing what perplexity
or temptation 10 carelesspess or over
confidence IL will present.
Not twice off the tee ground ana the
putting green will the possibilities and
probabilities OF the stroke be quite the
same. In the lie, the wind. the dis
tance to he uayersed, the obstacles Ia
be carried, there are variations not To
he reckoned by any known matbcmat'
les
Then, as the match approaches Its
dreadfnlly quiet climax Of defeat or
victory. the responsibility may grow
positively appalling. The very dellb'
Grafton which. impossible In most
games. Is so characteristic OF this, 5"
far from lessening the strain on ones
nerves. undoubtedly heightens 1t. One
has time TO estimate the emergency, In
realize the crisis.
Not the hercest rally ut tennis, not
the longest and timcliest home run ct
baseball nor The most heroic rush al
football. requires more rigid coneen-
tratIon OF thought and energy or
more daunticss courage than the ftck
OF a putter that sends the ball crawl
Ing OH It's last little journey across the
putting green when the put is for tie
hole aud the hole means the match.
There is not quality OF mind or body
II will not except or qualify at all
no, not one. that life Itself proves ex-
ceilent which circuit OF the links Will
not test.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
what E.haa Aii~u sasa.

A lecturer on the mistakes OF his
tory says that Ethan Allen did not ue-
ter at the taking OF Fort TIeonderoga
the ringing phrase associa ted with that
event In the mind Of every schoolboy.
Instead Of informing. the British COM
mander that he demanded the surren.
der of the stronghold "ln the name OF
the great Jehovah and the Continental
congress" he shouted. Come out OF
that, you old ratr'. szREBzun
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
Better la shs west ladies.

Every pound of butter that goes 10
the West Indies 10 colored brilliant
red. The darkies over there won't have
any other color. They like red butter.
Just as they adore red shirts apd red
ties or the red label on a tomato tin.
Grocers say that IL a black and white
label should be placed on timed totna-
toes, there would he no sale at alt
London Chronicla =
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
a nj. Of John Bright. <areasm.

A noble lord once said on the occa-
sion OF Mr.. Bright's illness that Provl
dcnee WAS furnishing him for MISUSE
or talents by iDfIcting disease Of the
brain. The following was Mr. Brlghts
sarcastic rejonder when he resumed
his seat: 1T may be so, but In any case
II will be some consolation to the
friends and family OF the noble lord TO
know that the disease Is one which
even Providence could not infiict upon,
him"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
A sswwmsasw Cfim aser.

At reception OF the Authors csrb
in New York the guest of honor was
Sir Martin Conway. the explorer AMI
mountain climber. One man who did
not know the guest asked another:
who Is here tohightY'
''sir Martin Conway"
Conway? Who is hef can't place
him"
'"rhe mountain climber"
"Oh. yes! But what is he doing In
New York;
Merely trave,;ag from climb TO
climb"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
ana "Tom Jones"

Notwithstanding the good prices he
Beceiyed for his books. Fielding was
always more or less In difficulties from
his reckless mode Of living. Tom
Jones" however, was nearly being sac
riticed In one Of his impe"unious fits
for the sum of f25. The publisher for
tunately asked for day to consider IL
he could risk such sum, and Fielding
In the meantime met I thomson, the
poet, 10 whom he told the transaction.
Thomson Scorned the idea of Fielding
parting with his brains for such sum
and offered 10 get him better terms.
but Fielding felt himself partly pledg-
ed. Never did author walt more anx-
iously on publisher hoping to be ac-
cepted than did Fielding hoping to be
refused lie was refused!
Joyfully he carried his manuscript to
Thomson TO fulfill his promise. The
poet Introduced Fielding to Andrew
Miller who handed the book over to
his wife to read. She dIscerned Its
merits and advised her husband to
keep It, Over a pleasant dinner given
by Miller to Fielding and Thomson the
bargain WAS made which secured
Fielding. 10 his great delight, 200 for
the story. Miller Is said to have clear
ed IlS.000 by Tom Jones" out Of
which he paid Fielding from time TO
zine various sums to the amount Of
E2.O00. bc,mcathing him also hand.
come legacy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
oda wedding Customs.

In Switzerland the bride on her we'd
ding day will permit no one, not even
her parents, to kiss her upon the lips.
In many of the provinces the COOK
pours hot water over the threshold att
er the bridal couple have gone in order
to keep 1t warm for another bride. A
favorte wedding day In Scotland Is
Dec. 81 80 that the young couple can
leave their old life with the old year
and begin their married life with the
new one, surely pretty idea. The
Italians permit no wedding gifts that
are sharp or pointed. from which prac-
tice emanates our superstition that the
gift of a knife sewers friendship. One
of the most beautiful OF all marriage
customs Is that Of the bride immedi'
a,ely after the ceremony dinglng her
bouquet among her maiden friends.
She who catches 1t Is supposed To he
the next bride.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05

haps least given themselves over to the
consideration of the question. Mrs.
Stantons statement that the judges
and bishops through their conservatism
would publicly argue in favor of more
restricted system OF divorce. Is. on the
other hand, probably well founded.
Mrs. Stanton is plainly in favor OF
placing no severe restrictions on the
divorce practice. She speaks for
women, she says; and according to
her, woman is the great victim of the
present plan OF marriage. and, there
fore, ought to be given the fullest
opportunity for escape from the bur
dens and misfortunes attending the
condition The following extract from
her article fairly represents her main
argument against any substantial re-
stlictfon on liberality of divorce legis-
/ lation effected through law of ma
tional operation;
| Unhappy husbands have many ways
of mitigating their miseries impossible
to wives, who are financial dependents
and burdened with children. Hus-
bands could easily leave the country
aud invest their property In foreign
lands Laws affect only those wha
respect and obey them. and those
made to restrain unprincipled men fall
/ with crushing weight upon women. a
young woman with property of her own
can now free herself from an unworthy
husband by spending a year in a State
having liberal divorce laws. and in due
time marry again. Because an mex"
perienced girl has made mistake,
/ perhaps owing partly to her advisers
shall she be denied the right to marry
again?
! This is an argument which can not
of course. he ignored. Woman is the
chief victim of the inequalities and
brutalities which are often incident to
the married state There In no doubt
OF this But a woman In her depen-
/ dent condition is also the chief ben
! eficiary of the blessings which are uni
versally recognized as springing from
/ the married relation. But Mrs, Stan
ton says that 1.-The widest possible law
would not make divorce obligatory on
any one Certainly not. But that
/ kind of law does make and always has
/ made foolish marriages more numei-
Gus. and has operated everywhere to
undermine the institution of the fam
/ ily-the sheet-anchor of womans in
dividual and social safety-and has
been awaited of much more frequently
+ by scoundrelly husbands aud evil-dis-
posed women than by suffering wives,
Divorce involves some of the most pro
found and far-reaching problems which
modern society will have to confront
in the future: and as we are yet evil
IDENTIFY in the infancy of its study and
( consideration. 1t does not become even
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton to be
too positive In any statement az to how
the welfare of others demands its ad-
justment.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
Word Hind ~ esa.

Some curious instances OF the physIc-
al defects of word blindness" are Civ
en- In the Lancet. The disease is for
tunately uncommon. In one case the
sufferer. an Englisman. thirty fouf
years of age, who knew Greek. Latin
and French well. suddenly lost all
knowledge of English. though lie could
read and understand Greek perfectly
and Latin aud French In II rather
smaller degree. Another and almost
more curious case was that OF II man
who lost the power Of reading at sight
This patient was able to write accn
rately from dictation, but Was com
pieteiy unable to read what he had
written. Word blindness Is parentiy
akin to color blindness. but is certainly
attended by much more inconvenIeni
consequences.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05

In view of the march OF Tracey
through Oregon and Washington since
his escape from the Oregon peniten-
tiary, II would seem at this distance
that those two sovereign States are
very much in need of some peace Off
GERS with backbone and shooting abil-
ify. The skill with which the Oregon
and Washington sheriffs have avoided
Tracey suggests great tactical skill on
their part, But they have not re-
nected much credit on their States.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05

that compulsory arbitration Is the nat
ural and. logical and just solution OF
the trouble. But the Express should
first try TO engender a wholesome pub
lie sentiment In favor of the execution
of the laws. The first essential step
Is to secure public officers who VIII no
their duty. When that Is done, COM
pulsory arbitration should be insisted
upon by the people.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
E.ar%& 4saws.--~msaTssQ awyaaMss.Ms
I'm In MNA \

Spinach derives Its name from the
Spanish monks. who hrst used II dur.
Ing fast days. 1t belongs to the beet
family and Is generally served as a
vegetable. although 1t makes a delicate
and appetizing salad. In the spring,
when mint Is fresh and green. few
leaves added TO the spinach will i'm
prove the flavor. whether it Is served
as a vegetable or a salad.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05
The structure Of Ferns.

When towering plants usually make
seed, that IN generally the last effort
for plsnt life. The seed Is the beginning
Of the life Of the new plant Ferns,
however. only produce spores for re-
productive purposes. These spores ger
inmate aud go through the same proc
ess subsequently that flowers go
through in the production of seeds. The
spores expand when the terminating
time comes and form II fiat, green mem
brane What are then really the flowers
appear on this membrane AS II general
rule after these fern flowers have ma.
tured the membrane dries UP and dis
appears. In one family of ferns. how
ever, natives Of New Holland, named
platycerlum. this green blade is perma'
nent and continues to enlarge, becoin'
Eng really portion OF the plant. Every
year a new blade Is formed which
spreads over the old ones. The large
plant is OF d totally different character,
having the fronds OF ordinary ferns.