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MEzcAL MANUFACTURE.
An important Industry in Mexico Yielding a Valuable Pro-
 duct.

The traveller in the mountain regions of Sonora and other parts of Mexico chances frequently upon spots where the wild maguey plants have been uprooted and stripped of their slender, acicular pointed leaves, the latter scattered upon the ground about, while the great bulb from which they were stripped has been carried away Farther along the trail he may overtake two or three Mexicans with several burros, the latter later laden with the big white bulbs of the maguey, which
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Methodist Church Notes.

The members of the Junior Lea que had their first social afternoon at the parsonage, on Friday, May 9th. A good number were present and had royal good time.
 The Woman's Home Mission society held their regular meeting on Wednesday. In addition to the regular order of business, plans for systematic local work were dis cussed and adopted. It was de- cided that a portion of the time at each meeting shall be spent in sys- tematic Bible study. The following was adopted as their motto for the year: "And whosoever of you will be chiefest, shall be servant of all. Por even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to min ister." (Mark X: A.
 The annual Children's Day will be observed one Sunday in June.
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police officer in the saloon owned by Frank Procter.
 As soon as the shot was fired Aubrey went out the back door of the building, and jumping astride horse began a mad race toward Naco to escape arrest. He was successful, and reached Naco yes terday morning about nine g o'clock.
 The details of the affair as brought to the city last night are meagre. Aubrey is reported to have fought with an American whose part was taken by the dead officer. They had heated conversation over the bar, and the officer invited "Red" to come out into the middle of the room. Aubrey came out, but it was with revolver ready for
The oasis., 1902-05-24

orders this "bacanora" is again di- stilled, losing another thirty per cent by weight The product is named ''pechuga," and, while a smooth liquor, and pleasant to the palate it is very potent.
 The mezcal distilling season usually extends through seven months, beginning in October and ending in May. At each ''vinate- ria" there is always quite little camp, the thirty or forty workmen required having their families there during the season and all returning to the towns when the season Is done.
 While used as beverage in Mex ico. mescal is very valuable as a medicine. Its action upon the heart is much quicker than any
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or four feet deep in the center, rudely lined with smooth, flat stones of large size, gathered from the bed of the stream near by. In these the raw bulbs of the plant are roasted by nearly filling the great bowls with the bulbs and building fires upon the tops of the heaps. When roasted, the bases of the segre- gated leaves, which in the raw state are not noticeable, have separ- ated from the center stalk, and the bulb which in roasting has become catc au Int in color, somewhat re- sembles q huge artichoke. The leaf bases are then easily stripped from the stalk, and at the joint is soft, succulent, sweet pith, of which the people are very found as an
 edible. But the entire leaf base is
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distllling operations are conducted upon a grand scale.
 The engraving upon this page presents maguey plantation near Guaymas.
 The product of the wild maguey is usually considered superior. There is something in the combina- tion of soil and water in those re- gions which gives the mezcal there produced a superiority and a repu- tation such as that enjoyed by whiskey made in certain parts of Kentucky. Although even in the mountain regions there is made an inferior mezcal, distilled from the "lechuguilla," a plant of the ma guey species, but somewhat different in general appearance. Its leaves are broader than those of She maguey and their edges are ser rated. The true maguey plant is more familiarly known in the United States as the century plant" from the long period of growth before it begins to bloom.
 As already intimated, the noun tain "vinateria" is very primitive affair. A still is set at convenient place beside mountain spring or stream from which the necessary water can be readily and convent ently drawn by hand or with rude pump. Near at hand are num- Der of huge depressions hollowed in the ground, in the shape of butter bowl, each from twelve to fourteen feet in diameter and three
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Vim. Aubrey is well kuown here, having worked for some time as a bartender in the Turf saloon on Main street.
 Reds" escape from Cananea is considered here as nothing short of a miracle. He is one of the few who have escaped being sentenced to work in the salt mines after breaking the laws of Sonora.-Bis- bee Review.
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action in his right hand. The officer reached for his gun, but before he could pull it Aubrey sent a bullet crashing through his heart. The Mexican drop ped without making another move.
 Friends of Aubrey advised him to run for his life, and pointed out where he could find a fleet horse already sad died. Aubrey was not long in leaving the camp behind him. Through the darkness he rode like death until his horse began to tire.
 Horse and rider reached Naco in an exhausted condition. After a short rest Aubrey obtained an other horse and left the city for parts unknown.
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they have gathered in the surrounding mountains, and are packing to the near est ''vinateria, or m ezcal distillery. These the traveller will find upon nearly every water course. Usually, and in the mountains generally
 these mezcal distil- leries are very prim- itiye affairs, each one with a daily capacity of about thirty gallons of fin ished product; and for their raw mat rial the mountain "vinaterias" depend upon the wild ma guey, growing all over the mountain region. In the val leys there are ire quently great plan- tations where several hundred acres will be cultivated to the maguey plant. and
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Killing a, La csnsnea.

Shortly before 12 o'clock Thurs day night, at Cananea, Wm. Au- brey, better known as Red" shot and instantly killed a Mexican
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
PlCKlNGs FROM FICTION.

A thousand times better are the men
who do than the weaklings who only
know. God Wills IT,
I've burned out the candle o. the
Lords mercy an blowed the ashes IN
his face.-"rhe Sign of the Prophet
1t is as bad to slave at work as TO
slave at pleasure, but God may forgive
what people cannot heIp.-"LaZaTre."
Nature works not for mans enjoy
ment. but for her own satisfaction and
her own glory.-"Our National Parks"
Time has kindlier uses for his scythe
than cutting short human lives, His
chief use of it is to cut off the tops OF
human memories.-"The Usurper."
To really enjoy the holidays one
should have money, uncounted money,
In Il coal scuttle, let us say, with a con.
venient little fire shovel close at hand
THE Last of the KUickerbocker
Lovers OF love are not lovers only
They are artists in emotion always ip
quest of still more subtle sensation, y
joy more intense, grief more bitter
and are unable to remain faithful to Q
monotonous fidelity. a tender constan
cy.-"The Screen"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

Coldstreams and the SCOTS Grays at
Waterloo, under Sir Thomas Picton
the brilliant advance of Sheridans
troopers at Winchester under Torbett
Wilson and Custer were only permissi-
BILE in the presence of muzzle-loading
muSkets.
The invention Of breech-loading
rifles and cannon, the adoption Cf
smokeless powder, the long-range and
magazine character of rifle, carbine and
field piece, gave rise to the belief that
cavalry were no longer useful on the
battle field. But the continuous war"
on the American frontier with the In
dian necessitated the army of the
United States to meet the changed
conditions when the red men replaced
the bow and arrow with the Reming-
ton the Henry and the Winchester rifle
by learning in the strategic school Of
the foe the necessity of celerity of ac-
ton. certainty of aim, advantage of
position, unobtainable without being
"at home in the saddle" 1t is lessons
from this school Colonel Cody's COM
bination gives effectively. and as a
teacher has been a factor as we'll as a
historic educator and healthy amuse-
ment. The Wild West will exhibit
here on September 80, and all southern
Arizona will come to see it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
Buffalo BiIl'S Wild West
viii Brine a Big Crowd

SmOkeless powder, magazine rifles
and carbines, quick-firing breech-load-
ing cannon, long distance weapons
and the recognized necessity of en-
ploying enormous bodies of mounted
infantry has SO changed and enlarged
the art of war that its practice has now
become homogeneous. All the war
like nations of the earth are adopting
the same methods. Gay, bright and
costly uniforms have been discarded
for field service. Each soldier, while
governed and exercised under disci-
pline, is being taught self-relianCe
while in action, for in all future bat
ties victory will mainly depend upon
the individual confidence and initia-
tive that spontaneously animates the
units of the mass.
This remarkable change in military
offensive and defensive tactics has been
largely emphasized by the tours of the
Wild West Exhibition throughout the
United States and the principal cou~~-
tries of Europe. Not until Colonel
Cody's half nude and painted Indians,
his cowboys vaquerOs, gouchOs and 9TH
er wild riders performed their fierce
and startling feats a la American in the
presence of the millions of spectators
on both sides of the Atlantic ocean did
military students who had lost faith in
the value of horsemen in time of actual
war begin to appreciate the necessity
for a vast skirmish line of skilled cav
airy. 1t is true that the Romans. the
Huns the Goths. the English, Russians
French, Germans and Italians found
employment for the horse in dragging
chariots or carrying armed men. The
ancient race depended on long columns
of countless thousands to overrun
conquered territory. The cavalry OF
Frederick the Great and Napoleon, Of
Wellington, Blucher and Adolphus
were used at critical moments in charg.
ing artillery batteries or cutting
through long lines of infantry. The
ride of the famous Six Hundred a
Balaklava, the onward rush of the
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
Labor Ddu Observance J
PiGniCS at CarrilI0'S Garden

Labor Day was very generally OBJ
served in Tucson. The banks and
public buildings were closed and most
of the mercantile establishments re-
Trained from business in the forenoon.
The center of the days celebration
was at Carrillo's Garden. An immense
crowd of people assembled there and
enjoyed good time. 1t was thor
ough1y jolly. good natured crowd.
Basket picknicking was the chief fea-
ture, next to the base ball game, which
is described elsewhere
1t was a day of general recreation.
Many toilers and their families met
that had never met before. The best
of goo fellowship everywhere prevailed
and enjoyment of the day was general.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
TU TELL GOOD CIGARS.
Judges of Their Fine Points Few
and Far Between.

@uUHe@ Oh AhG VAMA@ w
and Far Between.
The Judges of good cigars in this
country are few and far between, says
an expert. The great difficulty With
the people who think they know cigars
is that they lay too much stress on the
color of the weed. The color makes not
the slightest difference. and you are
Just as likely to find one Of the rankest
kind of cigars with the deep black col
or Of the genuine Havana as you are
to find a bad one among those that are
yellow as straw.
The best way to tell cigar is by
the feel Of it. Take a cigar in your
hands and give it a gentle pressure,
holding it close to the ear. If the cigar
is good one, it will be just the least
little bit flexible, and the fingers viii
sink into the wrapper. 1t gives forth
no. perceptible sound. If the cigar 10
hard and close rolled and when placed
to the ear sounds as though you were
pressing straw together, beware. The
best cigars are made Of the same leaf
as the wrapper and are closely rolled,
The common cigars are what Is known
as filled and contain all kinds of refuse
from the tables where the good cigars
are made. There are some filled cigars
that are good smokes, but you seldom
find Havana or a Manila or good Gu,
ban or Key West smoke that is mex
rolled. Many people who go into ci-
gar store to get an imported smoke dc
uot follow up the salesman when he
takes the cigars from the case and are
consequently often fooled. They arc
given domestic brands and are charg
ed imported prices for them.
These good cigar Judges" canno'
tell the difference when there Is all
the difference in the world. If you must
have an imported s14oke. make the
clerk hand you the box and look close
~ at the revenue stamp. The stamps
| on domestic goods are green and white
While those on the imported boxes are
ell yellow and white. Look into the
next cigar cases you see before pur
CHASING an imported cigar. If they
! have no boxes in the case to which IL
attached a yellow and white stamp
don't attempt to make purchase. TIA,
clerk will sell you cigar he calls i'm
ported, but it will not be the real ar
! Washington Post
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
Hold Up in Mexico
Train Robbers FOiIed

One of the most daring hold-ups in
recent years was perpetrated on the
Sonora railroad this morning, about
three mills belaw Hermosillo. The
details of the affair are meager.
The fact that the robbery occurred
IN broad daylight makes it, to say the
least, a daredevil trick The north
hound express train is due in Hermo-
sillo at 10 o'clock. 1t leaves Guaymas
a; d. M, and the whole trip to No
gales is daylight run. This is in ac-
,'nr,laEt with a recent order of the
governor - Sonora, he, ause of the
wreck Mi, b occurred a short time ago
The read runs into a great number of
.o5ange orchards just below Hermosillo,
but otherwise the country is level and
open.
The hold-up occurred ON short
curve in this orange belt. The train
was running at a lively clip when it
suddenly came to a standstill. Three
Americans, wearing heavy masks and
carrying Winchesters, boarded the
train. They hammered on the ex-
press car and demanded admittance
On being refused they threatened TO
blow open the door They would have
carried out their threat without a
doubt, but it is thought that the COLI
motion in the passenger coaches
! frightened them away.
1t is thought that the robbers had
horses stationed at convenient point
and made off up one of the canyons to
the hills, which are not many miles
away. A posse has gone in pursuit
of them, and the "rurales" will also be
put on their trail
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
Fnr IngroMIng Toe Nails.

BY far worse than corns, the ingrow
ing toe nail makes life miserable for the
man or woman, and no relief seems to
come from pairing the nail or in wad
ding it with cotton. To give instant re
lief to such pain mixture used by the
best physicians can be made as fol
lows: Procure of the druggist one dram
Of muriatic acid and one dram of nitric
acid and one ounce of chloride of zinc.
Have these mixed thoroughly by the
druggist or perform the operation your
self and apply one drop to the affected
part once a day. 1t will not only give
relief at once, but it will last all day.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

Clifton, in southern Arizona, is being
prepared by Mr.. w. Lindgren, geolo-
gist of the United States Geological
Survey. The field work on which the
report is based was commenced early
in November last. The mines near
Clifton produce at present approxi-
mately $500 tons of copper a month.
and the mining district ranks third
among the copper producers of the
Territory. only United Verde and Bis
bee exceeding it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

c. A. Stevens, the old reliable express
man, has returned after a years rest
and recuperation on the coast. He
has bought his old business, and can be
found at the People Store. Prompt
attention will be given to all work left
in my care.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
TAKE CARE OF THE STOMACH.

The man or woman whose digestion
is perfect and whose stomach performs
it's every function is never sick Kodol
cures positively all stomach troubles,
indigestion and dyspepsia. Rev. j. H.
Holiday, of Holiday, Mississippi
writes: "Kodol cured me. | con-
slider it the best remedy for dyspepsia
and stomach troubles" Bells phar-
macy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
BUY AT HOME.

Pease Novelty Co. will save you
freight on typewriters, slot machines
ano all kinds of automatic machines.
For sale or for rent. 213 North Meyers
street, Tucson, Ariz. Phone 22S1.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
FORTUNE FAVORS A TEXAN.

Having distressing pains in head,
back and stomach, and being without
appetite, l began to use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills." writes w. P. White
head, No. Kennedale, Texas, "and
soon felt like a new man" Infalli-
BILE in stomach and liver troubles.
Only 25c at all druggists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

DR.. H. E. Crepin has returned from
his summer vacation, having spent two
months in the mountain resorts of CAL
ifornia. The doctor will resume his
practice at once, being located in ais
old Office in the A. o. U. w. building.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
STOCK REDUCTION SALE.

Owing to the preparations we are
making to move to our Congress street
location, we will sell all harness, sad
dies, buggies and wagons at greatly
reduced prices until September 1.
F. ]. VILLAESCUEA,
110 S. Meyer Street.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
LINGERING SUMMER COLDS.

Sumer colds if neglected may linger
for months. One Minute Cough Cure
will break up the attack Safe, sure,
acts at once. Cures coughs, colds,
Group. bronchitis. all throat and lung
troubles. Children like it. Bells
pharmacy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

We will close out c1r entire line Of
summer laprobes at a great reduction.
We will not keep any of them for next
years season; they must all go now.
Come in and look over our line be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
F. RONSTADT,
Corner Broadway and Sixth Ave.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
WANTED.

A few good men for street car con-
ductors. Apply to
CHAS. A. HOFF, Secretary.
If No. 38 S. Stone avenue.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
HRIz0Nh NEWS
VIEWS AND GOSSIP.

The AtchiSOn, Topeka & Santa re
Railroad company on Thursday filed
for record with County Recorder Hib-
ben of Coconino county, a mortgage
to the Union Trust company covering
their railway property. The mort
gage will cover 1873 pages of the
record and the fees for recording
amount to $127. The mortgage will
be recorded in every county in the
Territory through which the road runs.
The Santa Fe railroad is preparing
to spend a million on improving the
roadbed in Arizona and southern Cal
ifornia. The track Will also be oiled
from Ash Fork east to Albuquerque,
the track already having been oiled
west of Ash Fork. A large force OF
men will soon be set to work placing
the track in the best of shape, and
when completed fast trains will be
placed in service.
The Territorial Women's Christian
Temperance convention will be held
at Prescott September 80, October l,
2 and 8. About twenty delegates are
expected to be present.
Work at the Commonwealth mine is
progressing and the outlook is en-
couraging. At present the company
is crushing 224 tons of ore a day with
its eighty stamps and it's output places
it away up in the front rank of Arizo-
ma producers.
All the machinery for the big con-
tracing plant of the Standard Smelt-
ing and Refining company, is now or
the ground at Val Verde, in Yavapa
county, and ready to be put in place
The minimum capacity of the plant is
eighty tons day. A ten-stamp mill tt
handle the free milling ore, will be rur
in connection with the concentrating
plant.
The date palm may solve the prob
lem of what to do with the arid anC
alkali lands of Arizona and Other
western states Experiments have
been made in the past, but renewed
interest is being taken by the section
of plant introduction Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
A comprehensive report of the oc
curence of copper in the vicinity ol
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
CARRIAGES. CARRYALLs.

D. S. Valencia has changed his car
riage stand from West Congress street
to the corner of Congress and Stone
avenue, at Alex Rossi's saloon, where
he can be found at all hours, or by
calling IN number 661, / mo.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

Work on the old blackberry mine in
Mohave county, it is said, will be re-
sumed shortly. This is one of the
famous old producers of the Territory.
1t is high grade silver proposition
and has a shaft following the incline
vein to depth of 900 feet. Four
hundred men were employed at the
camp in it's day.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

The very finest hand carved leather
goods in latest design. at prices very
low, At Il. G. Capo's.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
LOST. i.

night, Aug. 28, a
diamond stud between Delta saloon
and Russell house. Return to this
office. Liberal reward. S1-3
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
EXAMINATIONS

For entrance to public schools will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 2 and 3, at 8 a. m, at my
private office.
WILLIAM ANGUS, Supt.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
WANTED.

To buy some good medium-sized
mules. CHAS. A. HOFF, Secretary.
Tel. 161.o No. % S. Stone avenue.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

Have your painting and paper hang
ing done by c, V. Rinehart Shop, 81
E. Broadway. Charges reasonable.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

The substitution of oil for coal as
fuel on the engines of the Southern
Pacific will mean a saving of $1,000.-
900 to the company and the discharge
of 100 men now employed in the
handling of coal These estimates
are based on practical experiments
The Southern Pacific has burned oil
for three months now, and the saving
has averaged more than $500 per
month per engine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

Now good digestion waits on appe-
tite, and health on both"
If it doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bit
ters.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01


II suffered for six years with con-
stipation and indigestion, during
which time employed several ply
sicians, but they could not reach my
case" writes Mr. G. Popplewell, of
Eureka Springs, Carroll Co, Ark. 81
felt that there was no help for me,
could not retain food on my stomach
had vertigo and would fall helpless to
the floor. Two years ago l COM
fnenced taking DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and little Pellets
and improved from the start. After
taking twelve bottles of the Discov-
cry was able to do light work, and
have been improving ever since. I
am now in good health for one of my
age-6o years. owe it all TO Doctor
Pierce's medicines"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

FOR SALE-Furniture complete for
three-room house, one block south
of standpipe. At
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Old newspapers, rs cents
per 100, in perfect condition. Call
at the Citizen office.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01
WANTS.
FOR RENT

FOR RENT & wilson sew
ing machines, $3.50 per month. IS
West Pennington st.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

About 100 Apaches have collected at
Fort Mcdowell near Phoenix, and the
whites have petitioned Governor Bro
die to remove them. A big delegation
of the Indians called on the Governor
the other day and declared that they
had permission from the big chief to
roam around. They said the charges
of the whites were groundless. The
governor took the case under advise
ment.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-01

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished bed
room and parlor, with piano 32S N.
Church st. 9-1