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The Happiest Thing.

The happiest thing l ever saw
was barefooted and dirty. He
carried mud between his toes and
freckles on his nose, and heart
full of dreams and his head full
of schemes, and his pockets full
Of strings and sings and things.
His b,lly-goat and his dog were
his daily companions and he
roamed over the hills and yelled
because he had a yeller, and
whooped because he had whooper.
At home he was the autocrat of
the breakfast table and the dinner
table and the supper table; at
school he was the democrat Of the
playground and the republican of
the lunch basket-he wanted every
thing IN sight. He abhorred the
bath tub and the Biole, and was
the scorn enemy of castor oil and
civilization. He was everlastingly
under Indictment for high crimes
and misdemeanors, and was always
attempting to prove an alibi. His
father tried him and convicted him
for lodging the truth and turned
to him with frown, and said:
"My son, don't you go to Sunday
school? Eyes SIT. !" swell, can
you tell me what it says about
lie?'' He scratched his head and
looked guilty, but finally recovered
his equilibrium and replied, with a
twinkle in his eye: ''lt says lie
il an abom,natlon in the sight of
the Lord, aud very present help
IN time of trouble. Bob Taylor.
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ROAD LAW ORDINANCE.

ROAD LAW ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to carry into effect
Articles pol, etc. Of the Consti.
tuition relative to public roads
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of St.
Tammany Parish, La, That the road
law passed at the meeting on Oct. 8,
1900, be amended 80 as to read as
follows:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, That the Parish of St. Tam.
many is hereby created into road dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
in order to raise funds for the purpose
of constructing maintaining and repair
ing the public roads and bridges of this
St. Tammany Parish, besides the two
mill tax heretofore levied and set
aside there shall be imposed per capt.
ia tax of one dollar per annum upon
each able bodied male inhabitant of the
parish, between the ages of Is and IS
years, municipal corporations that
maintain their own streets excepted.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the Police Jury member from each ward
shall hire competent and reliable road
overseers for their respective wards.
That it shall be the duty of said over
seers to hire competent and able bodied
laborers to work the respective roads
in each ward, which said roads shall
be designated by the Police Jury mem
Der, That the said overseer shall call
his men out and work his or their
allotted road or roads whenever neces-
cary, provided there is sufficient funds
so to do. That said hands shall furnish
their own tools and shall work from
A. NJ. to P. M. for days work.
Adopted Jan. IA, 1902.
JNO. A. TODD, Pres. FRO TEN.
w. G. KENTzEL, Secretary.
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in a sum of not less than SIS 90 or more
than 500 90, and in default of the pay
ment of fine and costs shall he impris-
oncd in the parish Jail for a period Of
time not exceeding six months, said
prosecution to he conducted before the
district court.
Adopted Jan. IA, 1902.
JNO. A. TODD,
President pro tenn.
". G. KENTZEL, Secretary.
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Notice to License Payers.

The Licenses for the year 1902.
are now due and the payment there
of will become delinquent on the
first day Of March. 1902, after
which date penalties at the rate OF
two per cent per month and attor-
neys's fees will accrue. All un-
paid licenses on the 1st day of
March, 1902, will be turned over
to the attorney to aid the tax COL
lector. Parties wishing to avoid
the payment of penalties Will do
we'll to make payment before that
date.
T. E. BREWSTER,
Sheriff and Ex-Otficio Tax Collector.
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Blown to Atoms.

The old idea that tue body some
times needs powerful, drastic,
purgative pill has been exploded
for DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
which are perfectly barmeless.
gently stimulate liver and bowels to
expel poisonous matter, lceanee the
system and absolutely cure Con-
stipation and Sick Headache. Only
25c at the City Drug Store, j. L.
Watkins, proprietor.
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ORDINANCE.

An ordinance TO suppress distractions
in the public roads and bridges Of
St. Tammany Parish:
Be it ordained by the Parish of st.
Tammany, Ia, That any and all per-
sons who obstruct the public roads and
bridges OF the parish by telling trees,
damning bitches, and obstructing the
dow of water in any way, and crossing
bitches without culverts aud by throw
ing rails and other debris either IN the
road or on the parish bridges, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
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Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

$50 Reward will be be given for
the recovery of four head of cattle tina
have recently disappeared from Weam's
Island, now known as Prevost's Islandt
Address, this Office. je15-3m
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NOTICE.

All parties are hereby forbidden
nnder penalty Of the law. to cut wood
deaden trees, or otherwise trespass ON
my lands in this parish, formerly the
lands OF r. F. Herwig, and HerwiR .
Boss1er. MRS. X. 3. KUNTZ.
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ORDINANCE.

ORDlN ANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
st. Tammany Parish, That besides the
two mill tax heretofore set aside for
public road purposes, there is hereby
levied for the year 1902 a per capita tax
of 81 90 upon each male inhabitant of
the parish between the ages of Is and
IS years, except parties who live in
cities and towns that keep up their own
streets, this tax TO be collected as pro-
vided by law, and to be paid by the Bis
of December, 1902, and each year there
after, and that any person failing to pay
his per capita tax as ABOVE levied,
shall be fined in the sum of not less
than SIS or more than SIS, and in de-
fault of the payment of the fine and
costs, he shall be sentenced to work on
the public roads for period OF time
not to exceed 80 days, at the discretion
of the court.
Be it further ordained, That said
prosecution shall be conducted before
the District Court.
Adopted Jan IA, 1902
JNO. A. TODD.
President pro tenn
W. G. KEN rZEL, Secretary.
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FOR SALE.

Corner lot. 6Ox120 feet, with building
suitable for church or hall, and can be
converted into q residence. Centrally
located. Several large live oak trees
on premises. Apply for particulars to
REV. JOHN NJ. WILLIAM.
N. G. PEARsALL.
HARVEY E. ELLIS.
CoyingtoD, Ia.
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OFFICIAL.
Police Jury Ordinances.

Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish pf st 'rammany, La :.
that the following Budget and
License Ordinance be- adopted for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1902:
BUDGET.
Sec'y aud Parish Printer 5 200
Parish Treasurer 800
Assessors fees 1000
Commission Ut Tax Collector 1000
Slleriff's salary 900
veying convicts topeniten-
tlarv and insane people To
the Insane Asylum 800
Witnesses in criminal cases 1000
other and general and crimi
nal expensts oOO0
Coroner and Coroner's jury 1000
Grand and Petit Jurors 1900
Police Jury 600
Repairing and constructing
roads and bridges 250O
Beneficiary cadet 10 State
University 200
Divers, Incidental and con-
tingent expenses 20oo
Total $l8, 100
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
l. Be it ordained bv the Police
jury of the Parish Of st. I'ammany,
louisiana, That a license be and is
hereby levied for the year 1902 up
on each person, corporation, firm
or association pursuing any occu-
patton, business or calling in this
parish, which is subject to State
License.
e. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the amount of Licenses due this
Parish for each trade, occupation.
business or calling carried on or
conducted in this parish subject to
License, is hereby fixed at the
same az is now levied and collected
by the State for such trade, occupa-
ton, business or calling in this
Parish.
8. Be- it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Licenses due this parish
shall be and are hereby due and
collectible at the same time and in
the same manner as Licenses due
the State, and in the event the same
are not paid when due, it is ordered
that the Tax Collector report the
same to his attorney, who is hereby
authorized and instructed to forth
with institute legal proceedings to
enforce the payment OF the same.
Adopted Jan. IA, 1902,
JNO. A. TODD,
President pro ten.
w. G. KESrzEL, Secretary.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26

vears mast. leaves for Omaha. Neb., In
n few days to organize a company 70
omen up his property here on . large
scale. When he returns he VIII oe y
son-of-a-gun from Omaha
Mr.. lake Bates has checked all MS
baggage for Troy and removed ms
goods and cnattels ant cattles to tnat
lively Pinal County mining camp. ne
indulges In poetical dear. day. dreams,
there as will be seen by his latest poem
intended for an epitaph for the tomo.
stone of Joe Mulhattan's grave, JUST
as soon as that distinguished gehtie-
man shufYles of this mortal coll.
Ihe poem is entitled, "A luhe'u'
lar" and la as foiiows:
"Here lies what's left OF liar Joe'
A truly gifted liar. o
Who could outlie the liar peio"'
In realms of fame and fire.
ne lied In life, in death he hes'
And IL his lies forgiven,
He made a landing In the SKIES
He plays the Tyre in Haven.
The citizens of Troy had no idea tna'
a noet was coming into their midst
Tbey are practical hard working peopie
not much on the poetical order, anu II
Mr. Bates gets off many more sucn h
nnams ON them a Vigilance Committee
is liable to call on MIN.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26
MINISTER TO 6UBh
Will SOON BE MINED
President Likelu to Select a OlDlO-
mat With a knowledge OF the
Spanish Language.

WASHINGTON, April 26.--lt will
not be long before the President will
be called upon to to name q Minister
from the United States to the new Re-
public of cuba. The ONCE will be an
important one and the honor great.
The President has not decided upon
any one for the position and will re-
serve the selection for the present Ow-
ing to numerous important diplomatic
questions likely to arise Immediately
following the entrance OF this country.
upon new relations with Cuba, the
President Is thinking strongly OF man
combining diplomatic experience with
knowledge of the Spanish language.
He has before him the records OF
half dozen men of this class. These
are Henry l.. Wilson, Minister OF this
country to Chile; Herbert w. Brown.
former Consul General to Barcel0na,
Minister to Persia and now Minister
to Venezuela; Herbert G. Squierss
secretary of the legation at Pekin !,
Jonn r. Jackson of New Jersey. second
secretary at Berlin; Francis 3. Loomis,
minister to Portugal, formerly Minis
ter to Venezuela: VIM. w. RockniM 1x
present director of the hureau ~ AI1~
erican Republics and with q Ionx dl9l0-
matte experience and tine record
Wilson probably has the best c11Mce
if the President makes his
from this list. IL the Pre4id denf
outside OF this fleld he Will hAse ple11I
of material to select frcuk
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26
WANTED HER BhBy
FOR A RANSOM
Attempt to KidndD an Infant In
an Ohio Town frustrated bu
Mother.

BLOOMDALE, Ohio, April ia
daring attempt to kidnap four
weeks-old baby was made here last
evening about o'clock. which makes
the second attack upon the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. K. -. Bosler, popular
young people of bioomdale. Mr. Bos-
Ter. had gone to work after finishing
supper Mrs. Bosler locked the doors
and was sitting in a front room with
the cnim in her arms when she nearo
a knock at the rear door. She opened
the door and was confronted by
strange man who stood on the porch
without.
"D-n you, Etnel. want that baby
he cried at the same time slashlng the
wire screen with knife. Thrustlng MS
hand through the opening ne unhook-
ed the screen door. When she dis
covered his purpose Mrs. Bosier ran
screaming through the house into the
stree, notifying her neighbors. When
assistance arrived the fellow had dis
appeared. The woman was completely
unnerved. She could give no descrip
tion more than that he was about 3
leet ta...
Inc only lneoIs auNahee" 10
some one who knows the FAMILY wishes
to secure ransom by carrying on the
infant. Mrs. Boslers mother, Mrs. d.
J. Pelton. is a wealthy widow, worth
about $40, 900. 1t is assumed that the
fellow was aware of this fact. Mr.
and Mrs. Boser were married about
| a year ago. DIX months ago, while
Mrs. Bosler was busy In the Kitchen
a man entered and struck her uncon-
scious. No trace of the man was vel
found and nothing was taken from the
premises Mrs. Bosler is pretty blonde
aged 81 and was reigning belle or ths
village. The two assaults are involves
in great mystery.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26
Items OF the Ddv
or Personal Mention

Mr.. J. T. Hophey stopped over In
Phoenix to attend the Convention OF
Foresters The high court is In session
at the capital this week and he was
also appointed q delegate to this meet
ing by the Tucson local lodge.
r. A. Newcome came in from
Mammoth yesterday on the stage He
has contracted q very bad case OF
pneumonia which necessitates his re-
moval to the hospital.
w. r. Lloyd. representing the South
western Printers Supply Company. Is
in the city stocking up the printers
H. C. Hass is here looking after the
local trade in wall paper
H. w. Whedon came in few days
ago from Chicago. He reached Kansas
just in time to get mixed up with
those hot winds that have been sweep
ing across the plains for the last rev
DAYS, OF course, he started to throw
off ciothes-the usual course when a
man gets warm under the collar Just
twelve hours afterward he had not only
put on what he had taken of, but was
calling for a blanket in vain. There
was about twelve inches of snow at
Central City, when he passed through
He is now easing his mind by saying
unpleasant things about weathermeh
and the weather in general.
James Davis is up from Cananea as
witness in one of the cases to come
before the district court.
Frank Fulton is in town from Bis
bee. He Is engaged in compiling
directory for Bisbee. Cananea, Douglas
and Naco He is arranging for the
printing In Tucson.
C. G Powell, manager for Shields and
Price, of Florence, is in Tucson on busi
ness for his firm
Mrs. w. II Wood and Miss H. l..
Estill came in from Oracle on the stage
last night
Col. w. C. Greene, the Cananea min
ing magnate, and Col. Epes Randolph
the railroad man arrived in town TINS
morning and will 90 west this even
ing.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26

formed OF Judge kent's decision by a
reporter for The Citizen. In reply to
an inquiry he said:
Il have not as yet seen COPY of
the opinion OF Judge Kent and | know
nothing of the decision except what
you tell me. Ii the court has held the
warrants 10 be illegal as you tell me
1t has, | care nothing about the de-
murrer having been sustained as far as
Murphy Is concerned. He got the mon
ey; the warrants were issued at his
instance and by his order. | had no
doubt as to lae decision. The liability
was clear and plain. Ii Vickers and
his bondsmen are good for the amount
the Territory Will suffer no loss, and
| believe in any event that this system
of spoliation which has been going on
for years has been effectively stopped.
and II was my object. Thee Ii no per-
sonal animosity behind mp course In
this matter. When the money is re-
funded, the matter win eease 10 have
interest for me-"
General Thomas r. Wilacn, the
plaintiff i'm the famous suit was seen by
q reporter of The Citizen. When ask
ed what he thought Of Judge Kent's
dceisiDn he said:
''The Citizen asks my opinion In re-
gard to Judge Kents decision In the
demurrer In the case OF Wilson ys.
Murphy vickers and his bondsmen.
have not seen the text OF Judge Kent's
decision, but from what have heard
Il appears that the decision declares
all OF the warrants sued In were IL
legally issued. but that only Vickers
and his bondsmen can be held for the
penalty or three times the amount oi
the warrants legally issued and there
fore Murphy cannot be held for the
penalty. II this is the decision, Murphy
is morally as guilty 90 Vickers. be
cause Murphy used the proceeds or the
Illegally issued warrants. II II was IL
legal to issue the warrants 1t was
certainly illegal to use the proceeds.
From the decision as | understand AZ
yjckers and his bondsmen are bound
reimburse the Territorial Treasury In
three times the amount Illegally taken
from It. This Ia certainly victory In
the interest OF the tax payer and that
Ia all the suit was brought for. II
yickers and his bondsmen are compel
ed to reimburse the Territorial Trea-
sury for the money illegally taken
therefrom. and they allow Murphy to
get away with the Doodle that Is their
business.
II the decision of Judge Kent holds
that the warrants sued In were illegal
ly Issued what becomes OF Attorney
General Charles r. Ainworth, VINO
| I understand. as the chief law once OF
the Territory, advised Murphy as GOV
ernor that the warrants had been legal
| ly issued. WIN Murphy not DO Win
Ainsworth as he did with "ickers
make O scrapegoat Of him!
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26
THE NEWS OF KELVIN
BOB THIl, MILLS RUN
County Officials on a Tour OF In
sDeCtion..The Pinal Bard
Moves to Tr0u.

hrLVlN, Ariz., 24.-The BobTall
ml1 has made second highly success
l9' run, ana clean up which is indeed.
h'shly gratifying to everybody inter-
's''d in the success of the Kelvin
h.ning district.
The fact tnat there is very ex-
''eaSlye zone of free milling gold ore
mere Is now established beyond all
question. Ihe Big Hamilton mine,
owned by Jim Lider and Adolph Nei-
man is in the same zone, also the
ROY and Manhattan companies prop
'iles as well as valuable copper ana
So'd properties owned by Pete ana
rank Schilive and many others In
'Ht Dripping Springs neighborhood.
Nr. Joe lbara has severed his con-
E'' iIon with the Ray Copper Company
mere and has removed with his family
20 tucson to accept a responsible posi-
ton there.
quite a number of Pinal County q
Fopa looking. genial and efficient ON
cats and politicians visited Kelvin
ana Troy, during the past week. NOT
amy among them Probate Judge Herr
nstrict Attorney O'Connor, Judge
,lckey Wilnamm Price. Constable
Jimmy McGee. Taylor Brannaman
=, recorder Tom Peyton, Sheriff BIZ
= fuman ana county Treasurer A. +
Barker.
Meehan, OF Kelvin Mining Ex'
mango fame. has got the Benson
ooom on the brain and is seriously
tohsldertng the advisability OF remov'
ing to that beautiful little city on tht
oanks of the raging San Pedro.
mr. Jim McSherry. who has beer
snaping up fne gold and copper
property, Just below Kelvin for tWt
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26
The DIRECTORS OF THE CHNhNEH
MINING COMPANY NARROWLY ES-
GAP6D A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO-
DRY IN A RAILROAD COLLISION.
The Passenger Train From the West Ran
Into an Open Switch at the Depot and
Hit q Private Gar

there was scarcely a ash thar was noe
cracked or broken.
Luckily, no one was Injured in the
wreck except r. w. Shotwell, of this
city. He was standing on the front
platform of the private car and had
his arm hit by piece OF flying glass.
He was taken to the office of Doctor
Fenner, where his wound was dressed
The Cananea directors were badly
shaken up but uninjured. A gang
of Mexicans was at work repair
ing the track near the private car and
were not expecting the train to pass
anywhere near them. When 1t rushed
into the open SWITCH 1t was laughable
to see the Mexicans scatter. The track
at this point was being repaired and
tnere were few ties to hold 1t together,
so that 1t Is wonder that he rails did
not spread when the passenger rushed
into lie open switch and the train was
jolted by the rapid application OF tha
air brakes.
| The railroad company will investt-
gate the accident and endeavor to nx
the blame. The switch was no doubt
left open by the switchmen on the
yard engine. Xardmaster Beck usually
walks up to this switch and examines
1t before the passenger comes in but
he evidently neglected to do this today.
The engineers never thought OF the
switch being open and consequently
did not notice 1t until they struck the
open switch and found that they were
going onto the wrong track 1t was
then tnat they applied the air brakes.
The private Gar acadia" Was sent
Immediately to the car shops and
gang of men put to work repairing II
with all possible haste. When 1t was
struck by the engines, it was pushed
forward about sixty feet into tue
freight cars ahead, when the train
came to a standsull The steward OF the
tcar had to go out and by an entire new
set of dishes ana some new cooking
utensils. Other damaged parts OF the
car were replaced.
No. 10 was maze into two sections ae
Tucson and left for Ell Paso about an
hour late. The only damage done to the
train was the wrecking of the front
end of the front engine anu humber
of dishes were broken by the jar In the
Pullman car on the rear end OF the
train. The directors car left for Ell
Paso as a speciai about eleven
o'clock. They expected to catch the
passenger at that point. They gathered
at San Xavier Hotel, this morning and
discussed the accident. The majority
of them considered themselves lucky
to have escaped SO well.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26

The Southern Pacific yards were the
scene of wreck this morning which
might have proved very serious, had
it not been Tor the quick action taken
by the engineers in charge of the train.
The passenger from the west dashed
into an open switch and crashed in a
private car standing on the side track
in full view of the large crowd that
always assemblies at the depot on the
morning to meet the train.
The Acadia the private car which
has been used by President Roosevelt
and was loaned to the directors or the
Cananea Company for their trip to
Arizona was standing on a side track
near the Pullman car shed and north of
the main line. The directors had just
seated them selves at the breakfast
table ana the chef was preparing that
meal on the west end OF the car, where
the kitchen was located. The directors
expected to 60 out on the morning
train for New York.
The passenger from the west was
about 40 minute late and was double
headed. The train was In charge oil
Conductor Frank Garland. and the en-
gines were In charge of Engineer John
e. Beatty and Frank A. Griggs, some
one had been careless and had left the
switch open from the main line into
the yards and when the passenger
came In running at a rapid rate, shs
struck the open switch and made
straight for the car In which the direc'
tors were eating their breakfast. Al
soon as the engine In front struck the
open switch. Engineer Beatty applied
the air brakes and signalled to In.
engine In the rear to do likewise. Boti
air breakes were turned ON practl
caily at the same time and this gay'
the passengers severe jolt telling
them that something was wrong. Th'
momntem of the cars caused the tran
to rush forward and plunge into tn
rear end of the Arcadia" which was
standing ON the track into which ths
open switch LED.
engineer Beatty jumped just before
his engine struck the car The cnef on
the private car had narrow escape
He was working In the kitchen and die
not see the train until the stewarc
called to him, to look out. Just then
the engine smashed into the rear OF
the car and he was thrown violently
against the wall. The Kitchen utensils
and the food were thrown every way
tine rear platform of the car was SMASH
ed a cuppier was broken and the ali
brakes demolished. The directors seat
ed at the breakfast table. were thrown
into different coroners OF the car ano