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The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
SHOES.

Never wear shoe that pinches the
heel.
Never wear a shoe or boot tight any.
where.
Never come from high heels to low
heels at one jump.
Never wear a shoe that will not al.
Bow the great toe to lie in a straight
Nne.
Never wear leather sole Innings to
stand upon. White cotton drilling or
linen Is healthier.
Never wear n shoe with a sole mar.
Rower than the outline OF the foot
Graced with pencil close under the
rounding edge.
Never wear n shoe with a sole turn
ing up very much at the toes as this
Eduscs the cords on the upper part Of
the foot to contract.
Never have the top OF the boots tight,
ls 1t interferes with the action of the
calf muscles. makes one walk badly
and spoils the shape OF the ankle.
Never think that the feet will grow
Nrge from wearing proper shoes
Finchng and dtStOrtlng make them
grow not only large, but unsighty. A
Uroper natural use Of all the muscles
makes them compact and attractive.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
PresentlnR Arms 40 a Cat.

Some fifty years ago a very high Eng
lish official died in a fortress nj place
that is one of the centers OF Brahmanic
orthodoxy, and at the moment when
the news Of his death reached the
sepoy guard at the main gate a black
cat rushed out Of it. The guard pre-
sented arms to the eat as a salute to
the flying spirit of the powerful Eng
lishman, and the coincidence took so
firm hold of the locality that up to
few years ago neither cxhortation or
orders could prevent Hindoo sentry
at that gate from presenting arms to
any cat that passed out ut night. Bonn
bay Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
RJyat MascUss.

Most OF the sovereign houses OF Pc
rope possess one or more relics which
they regard as mascots. The house OF
Bonaparte possesses the boots and lit.
tie hat of Napoleon |. The Hohenzol-
lerns preserve piOusly the gray leather
breeches worn by the Burggrave Fred,
eric when he entered his margraviate of
Brandenburg There Is also at Sans
Souci the cane which Frederick the
Great carried at the battle Of Rosb1ch.
The Romanoffs cherish the carpenters
tools OF Peter the Great, and the feticb
OF the Hapsburgs is the shoe which the
horse OF Count Rudolph cast at the
moment when the envOys from the
reichstag announced to him his election
as German emperor.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
Mhnt They Mcre Hawking.

At an exhibition of paintings in Lon.
don in one of the galleries hung the
notable picture Hawking In the Olden
Times" An elderly farmer and his
wife paused before this picture, view
ing it with evident satisfaction.
John" said the old lady whats
that
John then turned over the leaves OF
the catalogue he carried
They ca it 'HaN king Tia OwdeD
Time said he.
Hawking! Why. what are they
hawkingt" she inquired
Il dunno" he replied but spect
they're trying to sell them birds.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
vIRULENT CANCER CURED.

Startling proof OF wonderful Sd
vance in medicine is given by Druggist
G. w. Roberts OF Elizabeth w. Va.
An old man there had long suffered
with what good doctors pronounced In
durable cancer. They believed his ease
hopeless till he used Electric Bitters
and applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
which treatment completely cured
him. When Electric Bitters are used
to expel bilious. kidney apd microbe
poisons at the same time tails salve ex-
erts is matchless haling power. blood
diseases. skin eruptions, ulcers and
sores vanish. Bitters '6Uc. Salve 25c.
at all druggists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
49,
The Bridal wreath.

The bridal wreath is usually formed
of myrtle branches iii Germany 1t is
made of orange blossoms i'll France as
we'll as in the United States. In Italy
and the French cantons of Switzer.
land it is of white roses. In Spain the
flowers of which it is composed are red
roses and pinks. In the islands OF
Greece vine leaves serve the purpose,
and in Bohemia rosemary is employed
IN German Switzerland a crown OF
artificial flowers takes the place Of the
wreath.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
a SnrR IhlnU

4 tattcrcd. fororn miss of fifteen
summers entered the office Of Il young
seal estate man the other day. Ordi-
Barily he Is the poltest Of individuals,
But this day he was so busy that he
didn't know "whcre he was at" So,
with swift glance out Of the corner of
his eye. he said rather sharply:
We'll. what do you want"
"P-p-p-lease. mister. won't you buy
a ticket on our cuckoo cl0ckr' replied
she girl hesitatingIy.
BUY n ticket on your cuckoo clock ?
What the deuce would do with a
ruckoo clock even If | should get il? 2"
"Oh, you won't get 1t. mister. Please
buy ticket"
lie bougLt.-kausas city lndepend-
ant
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
< PET ECONOMY.
Almost Every Man Maintains OnS.
Small Though II May he.

small Though II May he.
"Got Il match about your asked the
lookkeepcr of the chief buyer.
Wonder YOU wouldn't buy matches
once in awhile" growled the buyer.
I've been supplying you with matches
for years,
Il negHr buy matches never have
and never will" said the bookkeeper.
1T is E.y pet economy. Most every
man has one"
And tia bookkPeper was right. Near
fy every man has a pet economy and
viii 90 To Il great length to indulge 1t.
At the Union club they still tell Of
worthy Old member who WAS particular
about using Il certain kind Of soap but
waS not willing to buy it, They used
the soap at tb" club. and he appropri
ptcd thu cakes as fast as he needed
them. lie needed SO many that the
steward cha nged tlse-brand.
The same spirit of economy in small
things makes other people stuff them
SELVES with bread iu order that no but
ter may be left OH their plate and vast
of buying Il lead pencil TO save buy
sug stationery others write their let
aers ut hotels which are generous In
providing writing materials. Scores of
men and women save pennies by pick
Sng up discarded newspapers In the ele
y9ted trains and ferryboats. And so
st goes. 1t is not so much the actual
money. saved that moves people in
these little schemes; rather an Unborn
desire to economze in something.
But to return to the bookkeeper. the
buyer. land the matches. The bookkeep.
er continued:
You are stingy with your old match,
IS. III just tuke lot. and then III be
independent of you
Then be emptied out half the box
New York Tribune.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
soapsuds Are Valuable.

Few persons knew how very useful
soapsuds prove when employed as ma.
fruit trees. roses. etc, they impart q
~igor and a rapidity Of growth which
are perfectly surprising. No one v ho is
so lucky as to have a garden should
waste this valuable form OF manure
1t is an excellent plan to have n large
tub and put the soapsuds and dirty
water into it till required upon the
garden.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
Careless Conductor.

isn't this awful?' asked the com
mon looking man on the crowded street
car. Isn't this awful? Why. there are
already 100 people on this car"
1T is awful" agreed the person ad
dressed. who was Il street railway
mngnate. 1T Is awful. There ought to
be Mt least twenty more in here. I'll
take that conductors number and have
him on the carpet tomorrow. "-Balti,
more American.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
A anrinma n0nf.

According to Chinese legend, there
lived in Canton 20O years before Christ
an artist named Lin Kao Poung. who
won an immortal reputation owing to
lhe fact that be was able to fashion
out of a bean pod boat. complete
with rudder. sails. mast and all other
necessary appurtenances. Moreover.
on the exterior of the boat were en-,
graved various ma axims by Confucius
For this masterpiece, 1t Is said. the
Emperor Tsi Eou paid him 1000 taelA
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
NEED MORE HELP.

Often the taxed organs of diges-
tion cry out for help by dyspepsia 5
pains. nausea, dizziness. headaches.
liver complaints. bowel disorders.
Such troubles call for prompt use of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills They are
gentle. thorough and guaranteed to
cure. 25c box at all druggists
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
LET TfiE CITlEEk FOLLOW YOU.

Parties leaving for the coast or other
resorts for the summer months caa
have The Citizen mailed to their ad-
dress at the same price at whicn Il Is
delivered by carrier. Leave address at
The Citizen business Office, corner
Stone avenue and Broadway, or tels-
phone Main III.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01

The Tucson Ice and Cold Storage
company is using six fine new wagons
to deliver ice. They were designed
and built throughout right here at
home by Fred Ronstadt. Several of
our local business men are having
wagons built at this new shop. 204-tf
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
When the Cnrtnin Enllz.

Your death and my death are mainly
of Importance to ourselves The black
planes Will be stripped off our hearses
within the hour. tears will dry, hur1
hearts close again. our graves grow
level with the churchyard, and, al
though we are away, the world wags
on. Ii does not miss us, and those who
are near us when the first strangeneS
OF vacancy wears of will not miss us
much either. Alexander Smith IL
"Dreamthorp"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
oolaen Kitchen Pota.

In the royal kitchen a st. Petersburg
not only are the walls and ceilings OF
black marble covered with valuable or
naments but many Of the Kitchen pots
and pans. which originally belonged to
the Empress Catherine. are OF solid
gold
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01
Occasional Relief.

Visitor to the PrisouI suppose this
&fs Of yours in here is continual
9Orture.
Conviction. no! Not so bad as that.
We don't have visitors every day, you
&uow.-Boston Transcript.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01

Wedding hrd btrtndas rings made to
order. at e. G. Capo's. the Jeweler, 81
West Congress street
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

"BulIfrogs are about as voracious
as anacondas," says Keeper Thomr-
son, of the Zoos reptile house. What
do you suppose full-grown bulifrog
especially likes? Birds. The clumsy
looking, sleepy frog is q marvel OF
swiftness when it comes to capturing
a meal. He will lie motionless along
the banks of q pond or stream. and
when birds come down to drink or
battle they are swallowed in twink
ling il they get within range. A bull
frog is Just like snake. He can gulp
down a meal as big as himself Let
an unwary sparrow venture within .
few inches of the motionless frog and
there will be lightning-like leap, q
gulp and the frog again assumes his
immovable attitude, but he will look
as IL he had swaIiowed mattress. OF
course. II birds can't be had bullfrogs
will appease their appetites with in
sects, but they are always on the watch
for unwary members of the featheres
tribe. have several full-grown bull.
frogs in one of the tanks. and they
prefer birds to any other food. Once
In while catch mice and feed then
to the frogs. which bolt them who'll
with the greatest ease. "-Philadelphi;
Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Millionaires' Soma and Their Allowances.
1t is useless to try to conceal from
Croesus, Jr., that he will be rich, and,
knowing that, his impulse toward work
is, unless work is part OF his Unborn
nature, rather feeble one. The power
ing their immature brains by refusing
to learn too much Is more steadily en-
erted than usual, and the young Croe-
sus seldom becomes scholar, more
rarely a thinker. most rarely OF all a
man in whom the dominant habit is
reflection. And then comes, more
pressing than all, the question whether
ii is better to keep the lad of such vast
expectations short of money, so that
he may value 1t more even than other
men do, or to accustom him from the
first to its possession, so that it may
never be to him an unexpected luxury.
Is the boys allowance at school or
college to be that of other boys OF
the same age, or is 1t to be more, much
more, so that he shall always feel that
1t is part of his destiny to be richer
than his neighbors? We are told by
those who know more Of the subject
than we can pretend to do that this
question is very earnestly discussed
between very rich parents and the
tutors they employ, that there are vio-
lent differences of opinion on the SUBJ
ject, and that in practice 1t is settled
not by any appeal to principle or
rule, but according to a sort OF tradf-
ton prevailing in each house.-London
Spectator
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26


It Is really too bad that his majesty
of England should be offended at the
attention paid him by the press, and
by the fact that all his movements are
watched A man of his experience and
resource should be able to abate the
nuisance, and at Inc same time do a
lot of amused chuckling. II he would
only observe the methods Of some OF
the sovereign American voters who
visit his dominions, he would learn a
trick worth more than all the laws
against lese majestic enforced by his
irritaDie cousin the kaiser. Let him
learn from them how to use q press
agent, and it will not be long until the
bare mention of lis name will be
enough to throw q whole press asso-
citation into an ague OF terror. Let him
not only furnish the papers with iull
advance notices Of all his movements
but also insist that they be published
and at the same time keep shedding
typewriter interviews with himself
full of spontaneous opinions on al
kinds of subjects of which he Is igno'
rant. and / will guarantee that In
q very few weeks even the most hard
ened newspaper men in his kingdom
will wear a hunted look, and II h'
happens to come on group OF then
unawares, they will go through door
and windows without the formaltty o
opening them. It Is the fact that h
makes his doings and thinkings har'
to get at that makes every paragraph
about them so valuable.-Harpcr'
| Weekly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Unique methods Of telephony are
working wonders in the field Of marine
and when this phase Of the
new achievements has been fully de-
veloped it Is believed that the danger
of collisions and other disasters at
sea will be very materially lessened.
One of the most important of these
systems of telephone signals for ships
was invented by the late DIR. Gray.
By this plan the water Of lake, ocean.
or river is made to act as medium for
conveying sounds, as, for instance, the
strokes of a bell tolled below the sur
face of the water. The sounds thus
transmitted are heard distinctly at
great distances by means of excep-
tionally sensitive telephone receivers
designed especially for such service.
Inasmuch as any number Of different
signals may be arranged by the intro
duction Of various combinations OF
strokes given in quick succession or at
long intervals, it will be seen that the
possibilities of the system for signaling
purposes are virtually limitless. The
practical application of this invention
has already been carried so far thai
ships have been fitted with apparatus
which causes gongs to ring automatic
ally when the vessel comes within
hail'' of one Of these submerged bells
Weldon Fawcett, in Harper's.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Perhaps the best-known cradle song
In English-speaking countries Is Lucy
Larcom's "Rock-a-bye, baby, on the
tree-top," though Eugene Fields child
verses and the songs of Robert Louis
Stevenson are likely to be as generally
adopted by another generation. 50
far they have been impermanently
coupled with tunes that are not sufii-
GENTLY simple. flowing, or musical. to
be taken up by the people. Go to
sleep, my baby darling" Familiarity
known as Emmet's Lullaby, is perhaps
the most commonly sung in America
of any late song of similar character.
Barnby's Now the day is over,
though generally associated with hymn
collections, is, in fact, lullaby only
second to the same composers Sweet
and Low" Sir Arthur s. Sulliyan's
20 hush thee, my babel" is another
perfect cradle melody. The best music
of this character lately produced is
the Dream music in Humperdinck's
"Hansel und Gretel," which sooner or
later is sure to be detached from the
work itself, and absorbed into NE
ranks of affectionately held cradle
songs.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
A Loaf Centuries Old.

A notable recent contribution to the
archaeological museum Of the Univer
sity of Arizona is loaf Of bread found
in a cave dwelling in the Superstition
Mountains of Central Arizona In 1879,
and since that time In the possession
of Herbert Brown, superintendent OF
the Territorial prison.
The loaf is undeniably bread. and
without doubt Is of great age. 1t was
found embedded in the ashes wherein
it was baked probably hundreds OF
perhaps thousands of years ago. II
had very plainly been wrapped In @
cloth or mat, and the marks OF the
fibre of the cloth are visible tn the
dark. brick-like mass. Mr.. Brown II
of the opinion that the bread wal
made of mesquite beans, roughly
ground in metates by the aboriginal
housewives of centuries ago.
With it was found store OF ancien
sacrificial implements, stone axes ant
arrowheads. The loaf has been steriI
lied by the curator Of the museum. ant
has been sealed within a glass jar.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

The inhabitants of the village OF
Chetwynd. ILL.,, and others near by have
a unique way of receiving and sending
mail. Recently orders were received
to discontinue the postoffice at Chef
wynd because of rural delivery pass
ing within half mile of that place,
and so a large elm tree at the cross
roads was utilized and made to serve
as a postoffice. There are IL boxes
attached to the tree. besides the gov
eminent mail box, Which is used
solely for money orders. registered
letters. etc. Chetwynd gets all its
mail in large box on the left of
the tree. and fully 40 people receive
mail at this tree.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
w..-. N..u,e I. :. Her Beat.

Names woods are known of all
men. but few realize that, vast and
deep as they are. they exceed seven
fold the extent Of the BLACK Forest"
of Germany. and cover nearly one-half
$4,000, 900 acres) of the area of the
state. Hidden within these shaded
wilds, the home of the moose, Amer
ica's largest game animal. there arc
more than 1900 lakes, comprising one
9th of the surface of the state. Their
pure, pelucid waters fairly abound in
fish of many kinds. In only three or
four spots on this globe may one find
in the same area an equal number Of
lakes and ponds. Combined, they rep
resent q water surface Of $500 square
miles. From these sources flow 5000
rivers and streams.-Pearson's Maya
zine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
times" DEFENDS KIPLINc.

Agrees That "Flannelled Fools' and
"MuddIed OATS" Are o Growing Evil.
The controversy over Kipling's poem.
1.-THE Islanders" still goes on merrily
in the daily and weekly press Of Eng
land. Several letters appear every
day in the Times, which has come to
the support of the poet in its editorial
columns. The much-attacked express
sions, "fiannelled fools" and "muddled
oafs," are supported as likely ito Go
more than pages Of reasoning to call
attention to great and growing evil"
The Times proceeds: 1--WE say evil.
for, though no one desires to under
value the qualities Of pluck, endnr-
ance and resource called forth on the
playing fields of Elton and elsewhere,
it is impossible to shut ones eyes to
the fact that from an educational. If
not from a national, point of view, the
thing is vastly overdone," and declares
that at most of the public schools.
"for the majority Of boys cricket and
football are the serious business OF
their lives, the most absorbing topic
of thought and conversation. Com
pulsoTy games-a strange contradiction
in terms-organized and enforced by
the strongest pressure of public opin-
ion among boys and masters alike.
have removed athletic sports from the
category Of recreation into that Of a
serious business. Masters, boys and
the wider public outside vie In honor
Of the successful athlete. He goes to
the university in blaze of glory, and
leaves it public character, bound on
the principle of noblesse obliga to de-
vote much of bis time and energies to
the service of his country or club. If
fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to
be independ emit of working for his live
lihood, he spends the best years of his
opening manhood in playing games
and though many such young mel
have responded to the call Of patriot
ism, exchanging their bats and balls
for the rife and the sword in a spiri,
that would satisfy Mr.. Kipling himself
and giving their lives for a better
cause, they have been brilliant excep
lions rather than normal specimens
One swallow does not make summer
and a few distinguished members o!
school fifteens or county felevens wht
have done, or are doing, good servict
| in South Africa are no real answer
as some of our correspondents seem tt
think, to the contention that athleti
| cism is overdone."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
AMERICANS COFFEE DRINKERS.


They Commune Much More Than Any
Other Nation.
The Americans drink more cohee
than any other people in the world.
Not only does this country consume
more coffee than any other country,
but the American individually drinks
more Of the beverage than any one
else in the world.
The German, who comes next to
him, drinks six pounds per capita. The
Frenchman, third in the race. drinks
nearly FIVE pounds per year. Uncle
Sam leads with eleven pounds per
capita.
The year just ended was by far the
greatest coffee importing year In ous
history. For the first time we i'm
ported upward Of 1000, 000, 600 pounds
of coffee In a single year. Eight
years ago we imported little more
than "a half billion pounds a year
Not only has the importation Of
coffee been vastly greater than In any
previous year, but the value has stead
lily risen, until in 1901 it reached $70s
900 1000. The cost to the consumer
however, has been reduced below the
average for the years from 1880 tf
1897.
Some of the interesting facts
brought out by the tables OF the
treasury bureau Of statistics are the
relatively small amounts Of coffee con
sumed by the Russians and the Eng
lish. The Russians drink so little o.
to make the calculation q matter o.
fractions, while the Englishman drinks
only seventy-two one-hundredths OF
pound year. The Italian approaches
the pound average, and the Austrian
almost exactly doubles this average.
BY far the greatest part of the col
fee drunk in the United States comei
from Brazil, and most OF the res
comes from American countries to thu
south.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

as he slipped down the iron steps to
the sand. Up the hill he went till he
came to the box, when he caught hold
of the protruding end and he gave 1t
a twist that sent both box and the en-
gineer rolling and tumbling with the
bones rafting down the hill. Con-
ductor Thompson sent n delegation to
the new home of Graham Davis to tell
him where the bodies of the children
were, and to request him to carry them
away.
"Then the men went back to work.
When evening came large Irishman
walked up to the cab of the engine to
where Engineer Bob was lighting his
pipe.
you've got the liant, Bob. Watson,
and IL you take my advice, being man
who's uninterested, you'll get out of
this Job and won't pull no train on this
division of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Road
Engineer Bob Watson laughed, got
the signal from the switchman and
blow two blasts from the whistle for
off brakes and started toward town
with the water boy trailing along be-
hind in an attempt to catch the impro-
vised caboose.