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Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

Ex-State Treasurer BARLEY of Ne
braska loaned the state funds to his
friends to tide them over the panic of
'95. He was charged with embezzle-
n.ent. He made a plain statement of
what he had done, but he refused to
reveal the names of the persons who
Fad the money and he was sent to the
reritentiary for twenty years. He ac-
Ccpted the sentence with stoical forth
tude, went to the penitentiary and
served a portion of his sentence. Fin
ally the truth leaked out. Public senti-
inent rallied to his side and the gov
e.'nor pardoned him. Since his release
he has taken an inventory OF the notes
and obligations given him by the men
who borrowed the state funds, and as
these obligations are not outlawed by
The Nebraska law, he is proceeding to
make collections. 1t is announced that
he has already a considerable sum
which he will pay over to the state and
that he will soon discharge his entire
Indebtedness
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

United States in the ''silver issue was
the democratic scheme of free and un-
limited coinage. Free coinage is now
such a dead issue that even Mr.. Bryan
no longer refers to it, The silver now
in circulation goes readily at par. and
will for all time to come, If the stock
| is not increased. 1t cannot be said in
any sense to constitute danger to the
stability of the nations finances, and
stock of gold which has accumulated
under republican rule. The government
has never conceded the right of a
holder of silver to demand gold from
the treasury in exchange; both coins
have circulated on their Gown hook"
Notwithstanding the belief of many
intelligent people that silver dollars
We're redeemable in gold. A new
danger would be invited, however,
should the government announce that
it proposed to redeem with gold on de-
mand the $3.50, 1872 617 of silver dollars
and silver certificates. The endless
chain of which so much was heard
during the last Cleveland administra-
ton, would be established with ven
geance. 1t is true that so long as the
country remains prosperous the pro-
posed new legislation would probably
work no harm, and in practice the pub
lie would know nothing of the law.
But should crops fail for a series of
years, and should the balance of trade
set in heavily against the United
States. with hard times in the wake,
the temptation of spectators to with
draw gold from the treasury would find
the machinery all prepared for quickly
removing any gold reserve that IL
would be practicable to maintain. E,x-
porters of gold, armed with law re-
quiring the exchange of gold for silver,
could create a disastrous panic any
time they saw fit
Statesmen disturbed by the parity
bugaboo should seek some less harmful
process of tinkering with the country's
finances. To be sure, the good faith of
the government most properly is
pledged to keeping the two metals on
parity-but that parity is not in danger
under the republican policies of an
adequate gold reserve and hostility to
unlimited coinage of silver.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

well lam now siving IL 20 my cth,i
Children
Mr.. Joseph kirchenstcirc7,s 81 Croton
street, Cleveland. o.. says: "Wo have
used Peruna for eight years as our fam
lily medicine. During the whole OF that
time we have not had to employ 4 ply.
stefan.
Our family consists of seven, and
we also use it for the thousand and
one ailments to which mankind is liable.
We have used it in CAGES of scarlet fever.
measles and diphtheria. Whenever one
of the family feels in the leastill, mothey
always says: Take Peruna and you
will be WE'LL or if we do not happen to
have any, we will have to get mere
Peruna' Peruna is always satisfactory
in colds and coughs"
Children are especially liab BILE to acute
catarrh Indeed, most of the affections
! of childhood are catarrh. All forms of
sore throat, quinsy, Group. hoarseness,
and laryngitis are but different phases
of catarrh.
These affections, in the acute
form, may pass away without treat
ment, but they leave n foundation
for chronic catarrh in later years. Even
n slight cold is acute catarrh, and rem
ders the mucous membrane of the head
and throat more liza BILE to chronic ca
tarrh afterwards. The child is con-
stantly asailed winter and summer, with
catarrh.
Affections of the stomach and bowels,
collie and diarrhRa, are due to ca
tarrhal arrangements of these organs
a great many families are learning BY
bitter experience that these affections
must be promptly treated or the child's
health is permanently injured.
Pcruna is the remedy. No family
should be without it. AS soon as the
symptoms of cold, cough or any other
affection of the throat or stomach is
noticed, Peruna should be given accord
ing to directions. A vast multitude of
families are relying entirely upon Pc
runa for safety in this direction.
There are no substitutes. Peruna is
the only systemic catarrh remedy
known to the medical profession.
That Peruna can be relied upon is evil
denced by the great number of testi-
monials which DR.. Hartman is receiving
daily. Only avery few of these can be
published. Only one in thousand.
Every household should be provided
With DR.. Hartman's free book on ca
tarrh; also "Facts and Faces, q book of
testimonials concerning Perunu sent
free by The Pcruna Medicine Co., Co.
lumbus, o.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

1t is news OF more than ordinary in
te:est to the grape growers of the Pa
Cifio coast that phylloxera has appeared
once more in French vineyards, this
time in the district of st. Denis. in the
department of the Seine. the discovery
has caused all but a panic, for the
French wine growers are only now re-
covering from the great losses brought
by phylioxera in the sixties. Even now
the vines in the Charentes. from where
mandy comes, are feeble. The outbreak
of phylloxera a third of a Gentry ago
has proved to be a greater loss to
France than the Franco Prussian war
Before the failure of the vines the
curse of drunkenness hardly existed in
France, but, not being able to get
cheap, good wine. the workmen took to
spirits, and they seem now to have lost
their liking for the juice of the grape;
while the richer classes took to beer
The consequence is that in addition to
the increased intemperance, a direct
loss of great dimensions mas resulted
FOR the vine growers.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania. in his
speech against extending the aid of the
government in the reclama ton of the
arid lands. voiced the narrow spirit of
in opening new farms under irrigation
would offer a poisoned chalice to the
lips of eastern farmers" Narrow as
is the spirit which Congressman Sibley
has displayed. it is only too true that
he is only one of the many congress-
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

The country generally will not look
with approval on the disposition of
certain members of the
DANGEROUS house committee on
FINANCIAL coinage, weights and
TINKERING. measures, to tinker
with the financial sit
uation in the manner that they propose.
The proposed bill directs the secretary
of the treasury Ito exchange gold for
legal tender silver dollars" 1t is a
proposition which has never been ad-
vanced in any national republican plat
form. and it would be a mistake to
adopt the new scheme now as a party
measure.
The menace for the welfare of the
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

men representing farming constituent
cies who will oppose all measures look
ing to bringing the arid regions into
cultivation and supposed competition
with the east. In face of the opposi
ton to all irrigation legislation already
cropping up, Arizona will be exceed
ingly fortunate If the initial appropria-
ton is made for the San Carlos reser
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

wen T0le tn Demccras into tn party
by givin 'em Ofises an they'll be with
rs F'oar Yeers Henst. Les just say at
Offices is Non-partizan an we won't
haf to do nothin' but Stan Aroun' an
watch tn Republican party Gro
LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

The hired girl may not know much
about cards, but she can easily raise
the deuce by dropping a tray.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

have had two physicians to treat her
and found no relief. After using two
bottles of your Peruns she is sound and
Arizona republican., 1902-01-26

Mr.. l.. G. Vandegriff, Carrollton, Ga,
writes 81 endorse your Peruna. had
little girl afflicted with catarrh and
Evening star., 1902-08-09

plantations on the sides of the mountains
at an elevation of about 5000 feet. Among
those whose success was marked were the
families Of the Dedhams and Farnsworths,
who settled there with their wives and chill
dren For time the work was nara, OWING
to the difficulty of hiring labor, and the
women and children pitched in and helped.
Rut the tract is a fine coffee growing terri
tory and soon they had thousands or cor
fee trees f1ourishing.
AS the trees do not bear until they are
four wears old many of the Americans
went home to wait for them to develop,
and most of them did not return to Coom-
bia until a year or two ago, when they
found their trees bearing well.
The Talent Of appropriation.
1t was hardly to be expected that the
thrifty Central Americans should scorn the
gifts of Providence thus displayed for
them, any more than 1t was to be expected
that they should demean themselves by
clearing their land with their own lordly
hands and raising their own coffee. The
national, labor-saving device of expropria-
tion is far more convenient. 1t covers
multitude of valuabies, from asphalt right
to coffee.
The persons who clamor aloud that they
are the legftimists. the only real things IN
the government. were very much disap-
pointed about this particular appropriation.
As.soon as they heard that the revolution
Evening star., 1902-08-09

as though the peeping eyes saw nothing
else.
From the time of the first loan obtained
upon Ringwood. Crane had coveted the
place 1t appealed to him with it's elm
bordered, sweeping driveway, leading from
gate to old colonial residence. Its thick
grassed fields and running water made it
just the place for man who tempered his
passion for racing with common sense.
And 1t would pass from POrter's hands
right enOugh-Crane knew that. Porter
might cali it i'll luck, but he, Crane, the
banker, knew it was the lack of something,
the inability to make money.
Made music to me on Crusader yes,
that was it. With tn Porters it was jingle
of spurs and stride of the horse. All very
fine in theory. but racing, as he looked upon
it. was question of proper odds, and many
other things connected with the betting
ring.
Why did the girl, Allis. with her jingling
verse. creep into his mind. Perhaps it was
because she was so different from the wo-
man who was always stepped in stephano-
t!S. OF the one there was only the memory
of an unmodulated voice and oppressive
Perfume in truth, of the other there was
not much mor6-just pair of big, blue
gray, honest eyes, that somehow stared at
him fearlessly, and withal, with a great
sweetness.
Crane suddenly chucled in dry disappro-
bation of himself. Grotesquey enough, all
at once ne remembered that he was forty
that very day, forty. He ran his hand
over his waistcoat, and. finding something,
dipped two fingers into his pocket and drew
out a cigar.
Ordinarily the face of an alabaster Bud
dha was mobile and full of expression COM
Evening star., 1902-08-09
HOLES IN THE AIR.
Invisible Pitfalls With Which Air
ships May Have to Contend.


Some very terrible accidents NAV be ex-
pected to befall aerial navigators should
airshiDs ever become sufficiently perfected
to make this species of travel al all COM
aerOnauts. that there exist in the earth's
atmosphere at certain places and under
certain conditions vertable holes or pits of
vast depth. An airship sailing unwittinely
into one of these aerial craters would sink
with far more certainty and far greater
swiftness than would leaden ship of the
same size and shape in an ocean of water.
Accidents Of this nature have actually
happened to aeronauts in the past, but, OF
course. the ordinary balloon is not nearly
much affected by the sudden descent as
an airship would be. Nevertheless, an ex-
perience Of the kind is sufficiently discon-
certing even to the stoutest hearts and
strongest nerves.
NJ Tissander. ballooning with two friends
above the town Of Nincennes, some years
ago. happened on one Of these invisible
air holes. which proved to be over mile
in depth. the balloon falling that distance
with such incredible rapidity that the earth
appeared to be rushing up to meet them
with the sDeed Of an express train, and the
bags Of ballast thrown out by the alarmed
travellers fell not downward, might have
been expected, but upward. Luckily
denser stratum Of air, answering TO ths
bottom of the pit in question, was encoun-
tered when they were few hundred feet
from the ground. and the downward rush
of the balloon was checked IL by con-
tact with pneumatic cushion.
Evening star., 1902-08-09
ENGLISH NAVAL GUNNERY.
Efforts to Improve Workmanship on
British War Craft.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
Naval gunnery is like golf in one thing:
that great deliberation and close criticism
of each stroke are required before the anna
teur can become proficient. A liberal a.
lowance OF targets is required. In many
ships the targets are too few. and are In
adequate for the purpose. Il is most i'm
portant 10 popuarize the prize-firinG with
the lower deck. Accordingly the mems
meal hours should not be interfercd with.
and money prizes should be given. What
ever is said officially on the subject, { g
men prefer money to any other form af rc-
ward. II is good thing for the captain "a
stop firing at noon at the mems dinUyr
hour, and at 3:30, just before they 81
their last meal OF the day, Irrespective
what stage the prize firing may be IN.
The introduction OF telescope sights 81 a
quick firing guns has greatly faciliia,,a
good shooting. With the odd gun sight a
good marksman was like a poet-he was
born, not made. Under the old condition of
things a successful shot depended upon the
marksmans capability of focusing three
things at time. and The uuiclneSs OF brain
action in pulling the trigger at the right
moment Of an upward roll. When the ship
and the target were steady. one man could
Jay gun more accurately than another Il
he had better eyesight.
Since the telescoplc sights were intro
duced the craftsmanship has changed
what Is now required is not so much more
tStSlsHI, Dlt more Drains. Everything be-
ing sun, one man can align a tcloscupic
slght as well as another. II. however the
gun is moving, then the best man Is he
whose left hand on the elevating wheel
works best in unison with his eye. Where
the brain comes i'm is IN learning the lessons
Of the last shot Some mep pick up eN-
perience at once. A long time is consumed
by others Captains Of guns, like the late
Walter Grounds. should be men with sharp
faculties and developed intellects. The
fighting efficiency of the British fleet is un-
satisfactory so long as the British navy
misses two shots out Of every three rounds
fired. The average inaccuracy of the fleets
gunnery may be judged by the fact that
the prize-tirng target is missed seven times
out of ten. Ii is argued that the extreme
accuracy necessary to hit the prize firing
target VIII not be required in a naval war
because the size Of the enemy is bigger
than the size Of the target. Good skill in
prize-firing means that the enemy's case
mates can be knocked out by straight
shooting. One good shot IS all that is re-
quired.
Imagine the position of an English cap
tain If he found that his opponent, by ac-
curate shooting, had silenced all his guns
In the first few moments of an action. 1t
Is not sufficient to hit the enemys ship.
1t is necessary to concentrate fire on the
coming tower the casemates, the bridges
and the tunnels
Evening star., 1902-08-09
Finnish Resistance to Tyranny.

From the New YORK tribune.
There is less of surprise than of graft
fication and OF vindication of confidence
In the news that Russian recruiting or con-
scripting officers are being colby received
in Finland. In the metropolitan province
Of Nyland, for example, we are told that
while 2,577 young men We're summoned for
military service only III responded. The
others, 2OOO or nearly four-fifths of the
whole declined to take the oath dictated
by their Russian oppressors to enter
the service Of the latter, though in thus
declining they made themselves liable to
heavy penalty. OF more than 10000 men
summoned in various provinces less than
one-half responded, and of these latter the
great majority were those suffering from
some infirmties which would make their
rejection certain. The proportion of the
10 600 acceptable as recruits was no larger
than in Nyland Thus the young men Of
Finland incur the, wrath of the Russian
conoueror with the same proud disregard
Of danger which made their forefathers
world famous in9the days Of the great
GustavuS. tG
such conduct of the young men of Fin
land is a protest against the Russian con-
mest and spoliation ofitheir fatherland 1t
is also particularly. protest against the
manner in which ythe present CONSUMPTION
was brought about. A military service
ukase was issued! by the Russian govern
ment. and the Finnish senate was com
msnded to ratifyi and spromulgate it. The
majority of that body did SO. although the
edict was palpably unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1902-08-09
August Fishing.

From Country Life in America.
OF all the scaly warriors that dwell in
still inland waters or lurk on the edge OF
foam-dashed rapids, the wilest and the
wariest and the most royal foeman for his
size is the small-mouthed black bass. Not
even the aristocratic trout or the land
locked salmon can surpass, If indeed they
can equal, him in the fury of his battle for
freedom and life. Every scale seems to
quiIrer with rage as he throws himself into
the air in his mad efforts to shake himself
clear of the hook. There is nothing un-
certain in his method of giving battle. Line
he will have, and plenty of it, in his first
mad rushes Now II is the butt or An a
second he will be in the air with a slack
line and the opportunity he is seeking to
shake the hook out. How nobly he fights,
clean and fair, with no sulks, game TO the
last gasp! A foeman worthy of all your
skill is he. And whether he fall a victim
to the lure of the fly or the baser bait he
will give you more satisfaction for his
inches than any other fish that swms not
excepting even the lordly salmon or the
mighty muskelunge. August is a good
month for bass and likewise for pickerel
pike, perch. large-mouthed black bass and
muskellunge. The latter, the tarpon of
fresh water will tax the skill and tackle
of the angler to the utmost. Along the sea-
coast cod. mackerel, bluefsh. backfish, and
| in favored localities, striped bass offer good
sport this month.
Evening star., 1902-08-09
The Pope and His Tailor.

Rome Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette
Last Sunday Leo XIII gave a kind OF
jubilee garden party to 1,5O0 of the poor OF
Rome, $1,000 spectators and his court au
grand complet. For such a unique occa-
sion the autocrat of the Vatican Gas he
may be called Pho Centra the pope's pri-
vate and confidential servant, announced
that the pontiff must have a new set OF
robes. But protested Leo XIII weak
ly, Il have good set; 1 really do not re-
quire others" ''Oh. yes" pronounced the
autocrat, you do; your others have a spot
on them Tho tailor was accordingly cali
ed, on a two days notice. and promised
faithfully that the clothes should be ready.
Saturday morning came no robes, Sat
urday night, no robes! Sunday morning,
no robes! And finally Sunday afternoon,
and still no robes! Centra was In a whirl-
wind of rage and promised all kinds Of
things. mostly bad and Indifferent. but
still the pontif was Obliged to appear be-
fore his guests In gown with a spot on IT.
Centra is keen for revenge on the recalci-
trant tailor, but has not yet concocted the
mode. as Leo XIII will not hear OF the
man being dismissed. "Whatr' he ex-
claimed, "send him away after so many
years faithful service And then, you
know" he added slyly, II did not want the
gown That is so.' ventured Contra,
"but You will have to pay, all the same,
he added grimly.
Evening star., 1902-08-09

full race once dweled there, a race of wor-
shippers Of the sun. They built great cities
and somewhere in the unknown recesses of
the land they had great treasure houses
that no man has been able to find since
their day.
Even in what may be called modern times
there were such treasure houses that now
are lost to man, but that surely will be
found some day. Somewhere in South
Daren on the track crossed by the grim
Balboa, there once were mines known as
the mines of Cana or Espiritu Santo, that
produced ore almost pure. Those mines
were so vastly rich that in the seventeenth
century they were called "Potosi," and be-
came a synonym for inexhaustible wealth
as the name lei Dorado" is now.
When Spain held the Isthmus OF Panarna
Cana attracted all the adventurous spirits
who were hungry for gold. Then began
that bloody time of attacks and raids by
the great buccaneers. Again and again
Panama was besieged by them. Again and
again their cruel bands marched on the
route over which Balboa had marched and
sacked and slew without mercy
At last Spain, wisely designing to save
/, the territory even IL she had to give up the
i gold, decided to close the mines, and. IL
possible. destroy all knowledge of where
| they were So in 1855 the great treasure
house of Cana was worked for the last
time. Then its entrances were blown up
I with gunpowder. The roads leading to IA
were destroyed. = The men who knew its