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The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
The women of Langurn.

Woman supreme without the ballot!
And this feather which London An
swers sticks in the cap of woman is no
less brilliant because she is allowed to
wear it only in the town of Langum.
In that little Welsh village man
neither is nor pretends 10 be. In other
villages he sometimes pretends to be,
but in this sequestered nook on the
Pembrokeshire coast he is simply An
ME Williams man or Mary Jones'
man and recognizes himself as such.
In Langum woman is the dominating
force in the market; she is the house
hold financier, the family accountant,
and in fact fills all the positions which
in any other community, civilized or
barbaric. are established by precedent
given to man. Whether he of Langur
has resigned or been divested of all re-
sponsibilities of life is no part of this
story.
There is another important fact in
Langum life--oysters. The place is IA
nous for them. But Langum oysters
are in no sense rivals Of Langum wo-
mankind; their proverbial 'dumbness
precludes that.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
mgrda Saassaa o. sieve.

In Ghe mountains of Tennessee
stranger came upon a man who was
shoveling coal upon wooden sieve.
Upon inquiry how on earth he got such
a curious thing the old man replied:
Stranger, don't think you'll b'leeve
me II tell YOU"
"Oh, yes, certainly" said the man;
Il will believe you"
"Waal," said the mountaineer. 'it
war this way: About five years ago
Eved down on the side Of the mountain
whar woodpeckers and other kind o.
birds is powerful thick. That ar thing
pointing to the sieye-"war my door
20 my cabin. 1t 'ud mock any bird that
dies. I'd jest sit thar some summer
evenin' and jest move it, and every
bird came that war initiated.
''Howsumever, one day left my
cabin to go huntin' and went pream.
blin' down the mountain. Waal, some
wind come along and made that ar
door initiate a woodpecker. First one
como and then a whole pile O. the
critters. They Lit In on the door, and
when / come 1t war jest like you set
it."
The man thanked him and moved on
Il declar'," said the mountaineer, Il
don't b'leeve he thought war tellin'
the truth" And he resumed shovel
Ing coal.-New York Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
A Roman DfmaeP.

a Roman dinner at the house Of a
wealthy man consisted chiefly of three
courses. All sorts Of stimulants to the
appetite were first served up, and eggs
We're indispensable to the first course.
Among the various dishes we may In.
stance the guinea hen, pheasant night
9ngale and the thrush as birds most in
repute. The Roman gourmands held
peacocks In great estimation, especial
~ their tongues. Macrobius states
that they were first eaten by Horten.
sius, the orator, and acquired such re.
pute that single peacock was sold
for so denarii. the denarius being equas
TO about eightpence halfpenny OF our
money.-Chambers Journal.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
Newport's Architecture.

The cottages of Newport afford
strange commentary upon the con-
trasting tastes of the American ma
tion. Their heterogeneity We're impos-
sible in a race Of settled culture, in a
race of common blood, in a country of
limited extent. But the United States
is a nation of nations. Its people are
not Americans, but Englishmen and
Scotsmen, Frenchmen and Germans
Italians and Spaniards Of the third or
fourth or tenth generation, says the
Smart Set. Their taste in architec-
ture is a taste that was born on the
sunny Mediterranean shore, in cozy
Normandy orchards, in classic Spain
and Italy, in sbaronial Scotland and
England. 1t is revealed in the cha
teaux. the castles, the villas. the log
gias Of Newport. Seville and Wei
beck, Florence and Falaise, here stand
side by side on the same strip of grass,
separated only by a grille from Venice
or Antwerp.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
"A MONTANA BLUFF"
aow -Four Troopers Made Seventy
Gvc FlIaDinos Flee.

4ovw Four Troopers Made Seventy~
Avc Fi1aDinos Flee.
What IL regarded as one Of the tallesE
bluffs on record furnished Captain I'D
gar Russell, chief signal officer In the
Philippines during the insurrection,
with a story which he told as an exam.
pie Of western nerve.
I'VE were outside of Manila in some
little scrap" said the captain, land
about seventy five natives were lying
in a trench ahead of us, shooting away
merrily, but not hitting anybody. By
and by / noticed a little disturbance In
our front Presently four Montana
troopers trotted out of our lines and
started straight for the Filipinos. Ev-
erybody looked at them with wonder
ana waited to see them all killed. Bull
let's whstled all around them, but they
never halted. Slowly. just at trot,
they logged on toward the enemy. The
natives fired and fired, but for some
unknown reason did not hit. On and
ON went the quartet, disdaining cover.
At last there was q shout, and to our
utter astonishment we beheld the sew
enty-fve Filipinos suddenly jump out
of their trenches and take to their
heels in mad flight. The nerve of the
Montana troopers was too much for
them. When they had all fed, throw
ing their rifles away as they ran. the
troopers came back, their arms full of
guns That is what the army called a
Montana bluff It's the sort of ner-e
that let's man open jackpot on a
pair of deuces. New York Tribune.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
Instincts That Lead to Death.

Professor Miyart proved that there
are instincts that lead to death by
falling to adapt themselves to a change
of circumstances. Migratory quail by
thousands perish in the deserts of
used to find a comfortable winter re-
sort, abounding with forests and even
with graintields. il we shall credit
Pliny's account Of the Numidian coast
lands. The forests are gone, but myri-
ads of quail still follow in the same
route at the risk of starvation.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
MEN WHO DELIVER MAIL.
Heart Tragedies That Line the Route
of Letter Carriers.

Heart Tragedies That Line the Route
of Letter Carriers.
''Tell you story? Why, yes, might
tell a good many stories if that was in
my line" The letter carrier blew
pearly wreath of smoke upward and
fiecked the dead ash from his cigar.
says the Denver News. Let me zee.
There's an old lady on my route down
IN Alabama who sits knitting the live
long day by the front room window
Every morning and afternoon when
whistle at the door of her next door
neighbor she lays down her knitting
and peers with a tired, eager face out
of that window until | go by. She's
got boy somewhere out west. He
doesn't write to her twice year, yet
twice each day the whole year through
she sits there, with that anxious look,
waiting, waiting. waiting. | feel
twitch at my own heart every time
pass by and see the look of expectancy
fade into disappointment. Sometimes
I'd give $50 to be able to stop and give
her five lines from that good for moth
ing boy of hers for whom she's eating
out her heart
THAT reminds me-" said a younger
man who heard the letter carriers sto-
ry. 'of pretty baby on my route in
Louisiana city. She's a dainty tot
about four or maybe five years old
She has blue gray eyes like wood VIC
let that look u fellow straight to the
heart. Some little girls can do that
after they are older. This tots man.
ma died six months ago. and for
month afterward she used to come
tripping down the walk to meet ME
with little white note in her hand.
and. looking me to the heart out OF
those big trusting eyes, she would say
Mr.. Postman, won't you please take
this letter to my mamma In heavenY
| used to take the dainty missive from
the wee pink hand couldn't tell her
how far away her mamma was. One
day she came without letter, and
there was pain In the great, sweet eyes.
Mr.. Postman, baby wants letter
from mamma. Please, Mr.. Postman,
tell my mamma me wants some letters
too And, boys, every day for week
had to pass that baby with the pain
in the gray blue eyes, and wondered
the angels did not find some way some
how to make her baby heart under
asanA"
A Japanese Retracraon.
The art Of retra citing without taxing
anything back-if the bull may be al.
lowed seems to be understood in ia.
pan. A young orator at political
meeting called public official thief.
A policeman on duty gravely rose and
addressed a remark in low tone to
the speaker, who thereupon said. THE
chief of police requests me to retract
the word which | have just spoken,
Although the word OF a sage should
never re-enter. let us make a conces-
sion; let us take back the word and
keep the idea" Great applause and
cries Of Bravo greeted the orators
escape from his dilemma Youths
Companion.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
Noah Left the Ark ON April 20.


Saturday, April %, is the day marked
in all ancient calendars as being the
one upon which Noah and his family
quilted the ark after having withstood
the siege of the great deluge. The day
Is marked in all ancient calendars. es-
pecially British, as egressus NOa de
area. the 18th of March, the day upon
which Noah. his family and their great
floating collection of natural history
specimens set SAIL being designated in
the same class Of early printed litera.
ture as introtCs Eoe in area, ''the day
of Noah's entrance into the ark" Why
these days were chosen as the ones
upon which the supposed embarkation
and debarkation were made are enig-
mas which the antiquarians have not
vet solved
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
Wo need OF Assistance.

The father of the family had stepped
into bookstore TO buy a birthday
present for his fourteen-year-old soR.
What kind of book would you like?"
asked the salesman to whom he had
eonf1ded his purpose.
Something that would be useful for
the boy" was his reply.
"WeIl, here is very good one Oh
Self Help"
''Self help"' exclaimed the father.
'Ben don't need anything OF that kind
You'd ought to see him at the dinner
tableg'
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
1'im1e For Business.

Pa-Has that young man who has
been calling on you rather frequently
Of late any steady occupation?
Daughter-Oh. yes, pa. He's n trav
cling man.
Pa-Indeed! Well, please tell him
when he calls again I'd like to have
aim attend strictly to business when
the clock strikes TO- Richmond Dis
patch.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
A Long Green Ono.

Bribem's interested in that bin you
voted for." said the first councilman.
Sure" replied the other. Don't
you suppose | know that?"
did he ask you personally to vote
for it?"
"Well-er-he just handed me a
note. ."-Kennebec journal.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
why Tennyson Wrote No Letters.

Tennyson once told Sir Henry Tay-
Ior that he thanked God Almighty
with his whole heart and soul that he
knew nothing and that the world knew
nothing of Shakespeare but his writ
ings and that he knew nothing of Jane
Austen and that there were no letters
preserved either of Shakespeare or of
Jane Austen; that they, In fact, had
not been 'ripped open. like pigs"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
A striking Similarity.

Bachley-Why is woman like time?
Benedict Beca use she never fails to
get her man in the end.
Bachley-No; because she reveals all
things.-Exchange.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28

In writing letter the g1 oat genius Is
the one who remembers what should
be left toUt--Exchange.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28
EeputYiates 1t.

"Where did that child get her man
ners?"
mot from my side of the house"
"Why not?"
Because she hasn't any" - Clcve
land Plain Dealer.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-28

There is no crime. All crime is igno-
rance Tts REM nedy 10 education. Free.
dom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-10

sas city PLATFORM at every precinct
or other minor convention. He says:
"Undefled democracy is stronger
with the voters than with those who
are in the habit OF attending remote
conventions; therefore, instruct
them. The reorganizers object to in
structions on the ground that they
are humiliating, but II any man is
unwilling to carry out the wishes OF
those who elect him he has no right
to represent men Of convictions. The
reorganizers have never fought an
honest battle, in the party or out OF
It, and they will make an open at
tempt to change the party policy. II
they want to make fair fight, let
them meet the rank and file in the
party caucus; let them introduce a
resolution repudiating the Kansas
City platform. Then the Issue can
be met clearly and the result will
not be doubtful. The Chicago con-
vention represented democratic SEN
timent because the voters made their
fights in the precincts and carried
their instructions ell the way up to
the national convention"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-10
DEATH OF A NAVAL EXPLORER
william II. Schuetxs Passes Away vt the
Naval Hospital at Neutrality-suspicious.
Of His Trips.

Washington, April 5.--Lieut. Com
mander William II. Schuetze died ut
the naval hospital in this city yes
terday of complication Of acute
stomach and lung troubles. His
death ends one Of the most credit
able and interesting careers Of the
naval service. He was appointed
from Missouri and graduated at the
head of his class at the naval acad-
envy In 1857. He went on the expedi-
ton to the Lena Delta and brought
back the bodies of those who died
in the famous belong Arctic expe-
dition. He spoke Russian fluently
and in 1882 was sent again to the far
north at the instance of the state
department to distribute presents
among the natives Of northern ST.
IBERIA in return for their kindness to
the belong party. He was man Of
high attachments, unusually well
equipped for the scientific branches
of the naval service. As an expert
in compass work he brought that
instrument to high state of perfec-
ton for the navy. lie was the navi-
gator of the Iowa during the Spanish
American war. His relatives reside
at st, Louis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-10

j. Hill, as president Of the Northern
Securities company, and individually,
was served yesterday afternoon upon
the defendant Hill in his various ca
pacities and return made to the sher-
IFS office by Deputy Reichow. The
prayers at the ending Of the recital
of facts are those which have been
heretofore published. The court was
asked to make orders restraining the
merger as contrary to law, from the
interchange of stock, from Interior
ence by one road with another road
and from the right of one set Of d.
rectors to vote in the other corpora
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-10
THE MERGER SUIT.
The State OF Minnesota Files Its Bill Of
Complaint Against the Railroad
Combination.

St. Paul, Mimi, April s.-The state
Of Minnesota yesterday began Its
merger suit at home. The bill Of
complaint in the suit Of the state
against the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific Railway companies,
the Northern Securities nnmnanv. ]
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04
sIeight of Hand Poisoning.

A very curious item in Psychological
lore chanced to light upon. wrote
George Augustus Sala in one of his let
ters, may be called the feat of poison
Ing by slelght of hand. You were jeal.
Gus of a lady, and you wished to kill
her. Well, you asked her to lunch. and
you caused very nice peach TO be
served at dessert. You cut the fruit
with golden knife. one side of the
blade of which was pndued with II
deadly poison. You presented the poi
soned half of the peach to the lady.
who ate II with much relish and then
dropped down dead.
The wholesome half you ate your
self and laughed in your sleeve and
went on sliclng more peaches for the
ladies of whom you were Jealous till
You were found out and broken Oh the
wheel Aye there's the rub What
high old times we might have. TO be
sure, but for that plaguy contingency
of being found out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04
THE BULLET FROM AFFAIR.
How Modern War Methods Try the
Soldiers, Nerves.

Todny II man may die as soon as the
enemys guns. hidden away In the dis
tunt. cloud topped mountains seven
miles away. begin 10 talk. And over
that seven miles h. must walk with
caution. with II WI i.i;erval between
him and his prli' ti ether hand He
hust lie doWH ..t t.cry short halt and
scratch the ground hurrictlly with his
little spade ut every long one, for the
great shells are sailing toward him,
and he s'cs by his officers eye and
hears by his commands that 1t is con-
sidered that he may perish at any mo-
nent ana that precautions are neces-
sary to preserve him. He sees, more
over. how futile those precautions must
he If onc OF those monsters bowling
overhead should land MS near to him as
the last one did to that blasted tree,
for Instance, with It's scorched, dan
Cling limbs and the huge charred iis-
sure In its stout trunk. or as the one
before did to the team of mules in the
ambulance wagon. now II screaming.
struggling tumble of harness and
bloody flesh.
All this Is dlsplriting and appears un-
necessary. The country on all sides is
us peaceful ns his native dale. not
sign of an enemy. Even the great blue
hill ahead, ON which he is told the enc
luy's long guns are posted. looks as
quiet as the mountain on Christmas
card Yet for two miles he walks
through death. thinking only of 1t be-
cause there Is nothing else to think of,
and then MS twilight falls blvouacs In
extended line, sees his friends run for
their tea between the fall of the shells,
notices one of them time his run back
badly and meet II projectile in full ca
reer. to part from 1t an awful and dis
gushing olfense, and then lies down In
the darkness with shaking nerves and
the thought that five worse miles still
intervene between him and the guns lie
knows he is intended to take.
Next morning he is awakened by II
shell. Is marched with infinite caution
foi two more miles. shelled the whole
way, Is shelled even in his bivouac by
the light of the moon and as he watch
es the projectiles bursting like water
spouts of fire along his hillside Is glad
when he Is told that tomorrow will be
the bnttle. after which II he wins and
If he lives he may he able to walk and
sleep In pence for space.-"A Line
man" In New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04
p,,,,mo, s,een,,a cars from

4G A. NJ. Pullman Sleeping cars from
Harrisburg 20 philadelphia and New York
Philndelphn passengers can remain In
sleepcr iindisturbcd until 1:30 A. NJ
Il, ;n5 pm.-.Train 4.daily for sunhury, iinrris-
burg and intermediate stations. arriving NJ
phiIadelphin, 7;2s A. Nj; New York, e:3J
an ON week days and i0,ys N. on sun
dny; baltimore, 1:i5 A. NJ; Washington, $50
". pullman seepers from Erie,
and Williamsport to philadelphia, and
Willinmsport to Washington, Passenger
conches from Erie TO Philadelphia, and
Wiilinmsport to baltimore.
ls:97 97p.m.-Train H. daily for sSnnbury, Harris
burn aud principal intermediate stntions,ar-
rivIng nd philadelphia 7:22 u. M, New York
o,Tl n. M weekdays lt0.B II, m, sunday
baltimore 10 II. M, Washington, s;3on m.
Vcstibuled buffet sleeping cars md pas.
scnger coaches, Buffalo to Philadelphia and
WESTWARD
3:1 a. m.-Train Z, daily for Buffalo via
t:;ts a. m.-'rrain 0. daily for Erie, Ridg-
way. aud week days for Dubois, Clcrmont
nud principal intermediate stations.
$3.50 u. m.--Train 3. daily for Erie anu inter-
mediate points. - -,
3:E D. m.-Truin Is, daily for Buffalo via
5;iS y. nj. .--Traln 81. weekdays Tor Kane and
intermediate stations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04
The Number "rhree. In the nip,c. |

The Number s'Three" In the Bibic.
When the world was created. we find
1t and Its surroundings composed of
three elements-air, water and land
the whole lighted by the sun. moon
and stars. Adam had three SONS men
toned by name. and so did Noah. the
patriarch. Daniel was thrown into II
den with three lions for the crime Of
praying three times. Shadrach, Me
Bhach and Abednego were rescued from
the fiery furnace. Job had three spe-
cial friends. There were three patrl.
archs-Abraham Isaac and Jacob
Samuel was called three times; Elijah
prostrated himself three times on the
dead body of the child; Samson de-
celved Delilah three times before she
discovered the secret of his great pow
er, and the Ten Commandments were
delivered on the third day.
Jonah was three days and nights in
the whales belly. "Simon, lowest thou
me?' was repeated three times. Paul
makes mention of the three grnces-
faith hope and charity. The famous
allegoricnl dreams of the baker and
butler were to come TO pass in three
days. Then we have the holy trinity
Father, Son and Holy Ghost; the sacred
letters on the cross were three in num-
Der, they being |. ii. S.. so also the IA
nous Roman motto was composed OF
three words-viz. In hoe signo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04

In Germany and Italy great honor Is
paid to st. Barbara, but until now no
one has been able TO discover the exact
reason.
A German officer says that she is
honored because the invention Of pow
der is in a large measure due to her.
Berthold Schwarz, monk, he ex-
plains, opened the "Llves of the Saints
on st. Barbara's day and read the
story Of her martyrdom, after which
he reasoned as follows:
"The heart of the Virgin was white
ns salt. the soul of her tormentor was
black as coal. and 1t was sulphur from
heaven which punished him for his
cruelty. will mix these three things,
and It will be wonder IL l do not dis
cover the philosophers stone"
He did mix them, and us soon as he
put the mixture In a fire tremendous
explosion followed. Such, according to
German soldiers, was the origin Of
guppowder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04
tusfrtnu DulIs.

Here are few bulls" that have
been perpetrated from time TO time in
the Austro- Hungarian parliament:
"One most important point of the ag-
rlcultural question is the maintenance
of the breed of horses to which have
the honor to belong"
I'VE are here for the veal and woe
of our constituents"
Gentlemen, consider this question
In the light of dark future"
"The eye of the law weighs heavily
on our press legislation
"There. gentlemen. is the ever chang.
ing point of which the opposition has
made hobbyhorse."
This taunt is the same old sea ser
pent which for years and years has
been groaning In this assembly"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-04

A traveller who has just returned
from II visit to Matanzas says that he
visited III Cumbre, short distance
from the city, and there was reminded
of an incident in American history
with which no was entirely unfamiliar
and which he is willing to bet not one
American In hundred knows any.
a vice president of the United States
took the oath of office there, being au.
thorzcd to do so by special act of con.
gress. El Cumbre means "the summit"
and II was here that William Rufus
King. vice president with Franklin
Pierce, dying of consumption, was
sworn into Office March "a. 1853