Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-12

Music as a medicinal agent has
 been urged on many occasions but
 there is a well authenticated report from East St. Louis of a violent
 smallpox patient who was effectually
 soothed by the strains of a violin
 when all other methods of calming
 him had failed.
 Sending coals to Newcastle" is
 thing that the United States does
 every day. Not only that, we are
 sending tin plates to Wales, cottons
 to Birmingham and Leeds, and Cali
 fornia fruit is making such a head
 way in Spain that they take our
 grapes at Malaga, and eat California
 oranges in Valencia.
 A western member of congress re- ceived word from his cadet appoin- tee at Annapolis that the academy authorities were starving him. AL ways eager to right such wrongs, par ticularly after the recent expose al
 West Point, the congressman made an investigation in hot haste and found that his protege was sleek and well-fed and had gained twenty pounds since he entered the academy in the fall.
 The oleomargarine bill affordel the house of representatives more amuse- ment than it has had for a long time. One member solemnly declared that all white horses should not be taxed while all colored horses should be. Another wanted bill to prohibit the sale of ice save in 1-pound and 3 pound packages. The sale of adul- terated candy and imitation sardines was attacted by another member. and some went so far as to suggest the suppression of artificial eyes which were fraud on the real article.
 A Washington telegram of recent date says: Friends of Senator Will liam A. Clark of Montana, the cop per king, thinks he stands a chance to get the nomination for president on the democratic ticket in 1904. | Senator Clark's name has been men, toned for the chalrmanship of the | democratic congressional campaign committee. The idea in this is to make him prominent politically be- fore the country. The senator's i'm mense fortune would make him a very desirable chairman. Represen- tative Griggs of Georgia is also men, tioned for the chairmanship. Most of the democrats think he will get it.
 An exchange says that ''the trust are taking a great deal of interest in the newspaper business. John w. Gates the steel magnate, is said to have furnished the capital with which George w. Hinman pur- chased the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Senator W. A. Clark owns six of the leading newspapers of Montana. James J. Hill, the most prominent figure in the central west. is he proprietor of the St. Paul Globe and owns a controlling interest Tn the Pioneer Press md the Minneapolis Tribune, and holds S3O0,000 mortgage on the Post Intelligencer of Seattle. It is 'aid that he also owns controlling interest in the majority of the papers llong the line of his railroad." Trust . out in this neck of the woods have a different idea about the control of newspapers. Their idea of uch control is to accomplish it by ! heir personal magnetism. That the d people who have invested in such ! are being amply eompen- ated for boosting any scheme they lave on hand by an occasional con smile, and if a sop in the 2 7ay of a dollar or two of advertising T other patronage happens to be 1ven the newspaper owner he is un- : Ter obligation for his natural life ' ' Eg.,- ( L