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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
Beliefs About the Rainbow,

In many countries the rainbow is
spoken Of as being great bent pump
or siphon tube, drawing waser from
the earth by mechanical means. In
parts of Russia. in the. Don country
and also in Moscow and vicinity it is
known hy name which is equivalent
to "the bent water pipe In nearly
all the Slavonc dialects il is known by
terms sigpifying the cloud siphon.
end in Hungary it is the pump,
"Noahs pump" and Gods pump
The Malayan natives call it by the
same name that they do their banded
water cobra (necheta), only that they
add "booo'' (meaning double headed
the equivalent III our language being
the double headed watersnake" They
tell you that the bow is Il real thing of
life. that it drinks with it's two mouths
and that the water is transferred to the
clouds through an opening in the upper
Eide of the center Of the great arch.
In the province of Charkoy, Russia
the rainbow is said to drain the wells
and to prevent this many are provided
with heavy, tight fitting stone plat
forms. In the province of Saratoy the
bow is said to be under control OF
three angels, one of whom pumps the
water, the second feeds the clouds
and the third sends the rain.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
HOPE FOR UGLY WOMEN.

A German philanthropist has estab-
hs he'd a novel charity. He has offered
prizes yearly for the men who will
marry the "ugliest women" in the
town of Haschmann. Prizes are also
offered to the bold men who will wed
women over 40 years old, who have
been Tilted by faithless lovers The
man who marries the ''ugliest girl is
entitled to a cash remuneration of
$50. The inducements held out to
prospective husbands of women past 40
years are not stated, but probably they
are not to be despised by thrifty Teu-
tons who are inclined to turn an honest
penny by serving Cupid.
1t would be interesting to know the
motives which impelled the German
philanthropist to establish this char
ity. Was there any special reason
why he should have a warm spot in
his heart for the 'Fugliest girls and for
middle-aged women whose lovers had
been faithless? Was his charity
simply a grim jest, or had he learned
by experience that the face is no in
dex to characters that beauty is often
deceptive, and that the purest and
noblest qualities of womanhood may
be possessed by one to whom the
gods have given repellant exterior.
Perhaps If the truth were known it
would reveal a pretty romance on the
part of the German philanthropist
who is making marriage easier for
ugly women. 1t may be that he
learned by bitter experience that all is
not gold that glitters. Possibly some
woman 'diyinely fair" played him
false, and made him lose all faith IN
mere beauty. Perhaps one of the un-
fortunate ''ugliest girls made him
realize that a homely face and a
beautiful soul are not such rare COM
binations as the world imagines. But
it is pity that the German philan-
thropist did not leave some explana-
ton of his charity.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

Of the prevailing Republican outcry
against the trusts. The Republican
party, through its present policies, is
almost entirely responsible for bring
ing these illegal combinations into ex-
istence. It is the Republican party
whose representatives in office have
united during the same period in per-
petuating their power How idle, then,
to think that public dependence can be
placed on that party for compliance
with the public demand for their regu-
lation and control.
The prevailing travesty of hostility
to the trusts will be maintained as
long as it is thought effective. The
people will continue to be deceived as
long as they are thought capable Of
deception. Any expedient will be re-
sorted to between elections to perpetu-
ate the delusion that the party of the
trusts and combines can be trusted to
effect their destruction But there viii
be an end one day of the prevailing
deception, and the outcome of the
sham prosecution directed against the
Chicago packers will no doubt hasten
the end.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

ence of the committee at the head
quarters, to be sure that no mistakes
are made, and then the orator can be
boxed up and sent by express upon it's
rounds. There will be no board bills
for the committee to pay, no incidental
expenses, nothing for thirst-quenchers.
And then if any one in the audience
should become offended and throw
vegetables and cats at the orator, the
graphophone's feelings will not be
hurt Really, the plan has much to
commend it. The only questions are
whether any one will come to hear the
graphophone speak, and if any one
comes will be believe what the graphic
phone says?
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
REPUBLICAN, HUMBUG.

The Republican party, through the
agency of the Roosevelt administra-
tion, is very evidently doing it's utmost
to remove any doubt which an intelli-
gent citizen may entertain as to the
real intent of its avowed trust prose-
cutions. AS if to emphasize the purely
political nature of the action of the
Department of Justice, the members of
the beef trust have, in the face of the
existing litigation, taken steps openly
to make their existing combination
more extensive and effective. They
still maintain their exorbitant prices
to consumers of meat, without even
the semblance of justification for such
action in any natural or trade condi-
ton. In addition to ali this, their
plea just interposed to the complaint
of the attorney general is almost con-
temptuous in it's terms. Admitting
the truth of all that has been alleged
as to the maintenance by them of an
illega combination, they demur to the
Departments complaint, insisting that
the remedy demanded is unWarranted
Originally these public offenders openly
declared their disregard of the prose
cutions, since they did not pretend to
invoke the criminal penalties which
attended the illegal action charged
against them.
No better proof is needed than is
furnished by the attitude thus taken by
the trust of the insincerity of the pro-
ceedings of the government. The
stock raising interests of the country
have given expression to their convc-
tion in this behalf The current news
dispatches show that they are aggres-
sively in opposition to the present con-
duct of the trusts; that they have no
confidence in the action of the federar
authorities, and that they propose to
fight the combine to the end if it ad-
heres to it's present purpose of further
closing up the avenues of competition
in the purchase of live stock. They
are conscious of the effort that has
been in progress among these public
vampires at every great meat
producing center to control and falsify
for their own ends the market reports
of live stock sales.
The present game of the Republican
politicians is to make pretense of Bit
ter hostility to the trusts. while evad-
ing any action which could intelligently
be regarded as designed to seriously
lessen their influence. To any one
who bears in mind the recognized rela-
tionship which the trusts and the
party in power have borne in each sue
ceeding election In the past eight
years, there is no mistaking the aim
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
NOW FOR ACTION.

The people of Tucson have eonfl-
dence in the integrity of a majority
of the members of the city council, and
fully expect that they will do their
duty.
At the present moment the duty OF
action devolves on Messrs. Reid, Bueh-
man and Barkley, the members of the
license committee, to which the high
license ordinance was referred for ex-
animation and report There is no
excuse for delay. Action should be
taken promptly. Don't wait until
another murderer issues from. the
dives.
When the committee, or a majority
of it's members, are ready to report,
the people will expect that Mayor
Schumacher will call a special meeting
of the council to act on the report.
The people are alive to the necessity
of high license, and will not accept de-
lay with complacency. A majority of
the council have declared in favor Of
the Buehman ordinance, and it should
be promptly enrolled in the city stat
utes.
Let there be no sl1ullduggery.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
TIE COSTLY PENSION ROLL.

Congress has been running a race
with death, and Congress has won.
The civil war pensioners are now dy-
ing at a rapid rate, and yet the pen
sion list is increasing. Thirty-seven
years after the close of the war there
are more pensioners than ever before
the number lacks only 674 at last ac-
count of being a round million.
This shows an increase of 1927 since
1899. The experts say it is the high
water mark, and that from now on the
increasing death rate will decrease the
pension list That has been predicted
each year for the past twenty years,
but each time Congress has rallied 70
the rescue of the list and added more
names than death could take off.
At the last session of Congress 1000
bills were enacted granting pensions in
cases to which our most liberal pen
sion laws could not be stretched, and
general laws were passed which will
add 10000 new names to the long
roll. The experts estimate with con-
fidence a constant decrease in the
number of pensions from this time.
| They say that at least 10000 pension
ers will die during the next year. The
increasing death roll of the veterans is
pathetic, but the death of a pensioner
does not always stop the pension.
We believe there are three or four
revolutionary war pensions still paid,
or were within the last four or five
years, although the youngest possible
soldier of that war. if he were living
now; would be something like 1876
years old. The last of them died
many years ago, but the widows kept
on signing the pension roll. 1t was
long a regular business enterprise for
unscrupulous young women to hang
around soldiers homes and induce aged
and decrepit or feeble-minded pen
sloners to marry them, so that they
could draw widows pensions, perhaps
for the ensuing fifty years.
The taxpayers of this country are
now paying nearly half million dol
lars every day in the year, exclusive
of Sundays, to those who fought for
the Union. to thousands who did not
fight and never smelled powder, tc
thousands who deserted and fed tc
places of safety, and to thousands o1
widows of all these classes. Nothing
has happened to cause any reasonable
expectation OF any decrease of this
burden. In the eXigency of politics
and in the hunt for votes, Congress car
be trusted to keep the ranks full.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
4 Most Wonderful Feat.
want him.

William Lyon. Il London actor or
the latter part of the eighteenth cen
tury, once offered to wager that he
could repeat every word in Daily
Advertiser at the next mornings re-
hearsal. Accordingly, the next morn
ing his opponent ridiculed him for
Dragging upon his feats of memory.
Lyon forthwith handed the paper to a
judge agreed upon, and, notwithstand-
Ing the want of connection between
the news items. editorials, stories and
advertisements. he repeated every
word Of the entire paper from begin
ming to end without the least hesita-
tion or mistake,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
Practical Tu0uiry.

The town council of thriving burg
in the west of Scotland recently ac-
Quired a piano for their town hall and
appointed three of their number to in
~councilors We're not musical experts,
hut one--a joiner-bending down and
applying his eye to the several corners
Of the instrument. remarked, I'm nae
judge Of music but III warrant ye a
the boards are plumb"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
T1ortsmnufh LEarl,or.

There has existed Il harbor at Ports
mouth. England, resorted to by fight
ing ships from the most ancient times
in our history. The Romans undoubt-
edly used it when they had their
stronghold at Portchester. and they
appear to have named it Portus Mag
nus, or the Great Port. The footsteps
of the Roman proyincials and of the
Eax0ns and Ecrmans may be traced,
and from these times onward the name
of Portsmouth occurs frequently III
our history. The place had attained
some measure Of Importance in the
reign Of Henry |. Richard Cpur de
Lion set sail thence when last he left
the shores Of his kingdom. and in the
time Of his successor naval estab-
lishment existed at the port London
GlObe.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

When an honest laboring man or
woman, who is not looking for charity.
but for fair wages, reads in the papers
that the cost Of living today is higher
than it has been since 1865 what does
he or she care if trust magnate has
endowed another library? Does that
endowment really improve the present
magnificent opportunities for securing
a superior education in this country?
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

A Republican contemporary pub
lished In Holt county, Missouri, su5-
gests that the graphophone be en-
ployed as political party orator in
this falls campaign. The idea Is not
only to promote economy, but to pre-
vent indiscreet speeches. The graph
ophone can be loaded up with the
speech Of some great spellbinder; it
can first recite the speech in the pres
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

Henry Watterson has named Judge
Alton H. Parker of New York as his
candidate for the Presidency Now
that the party knows whom Watterson
wants, as well as whom he doesn't
want, it will probably go ahead and do
as it pleases. Some political parties
are fearfulIy bull-headed at times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

Pierpont Morgan has raked in the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. The
time when there will be but one rail-
road in the south east of the Missis-
sippi seems rapidly approaching.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

Matt Quay was blown out to sea in a
small boat while fishing Sunday off
Atlantic City, but as soon as old Aeolus
found out who the prospective victim
was he apologized and commanded a
great calm. So the story won't answer
as horrible example of the results Of
Sabbath breaking.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

And now we are told that the beef
trust will probably upset that injunc-
ton on account of alterations made
in the bill in Attorney General Knox's
office. 1t would be interesting to
know just what these alterations were
and why they were made
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
No Satisfying Her.

Women are hard 10 understand" :"
Think sof"
ayes; / told her she carried her age
we'll and she was offended"
You don't say"'
Yes and then / told her she didn't
carry it well. and she wouldn't speak" ."
Philadelphia Record.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

Baldwin, one of the latest to start
for the north pole, has reached Nor
way on his return trip. I'VE have
been baf1ed," he says, "5u1 not beat
en-" Certainly. We have not reached
the pole, but we shall yet reach the
lecture platform.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

There is now talk of circus trust,
and if this is effected look out for real
war. 1t is bad enough when the pre-
moters and syndicates manipulate the
prices of meats, bread and other lux
uries, but when they enl aAvor to mo-
nopolize the circus and other neces-
saries of life, they had better go slow.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
Let there be no skullduggery.

Things have been reasonably quiet
at Oyster Bay since PIatt delivered
the New York goods to Roosevelt. But
there is liable to be some snorting
when the old mans bill is presented. =.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

The international oil trust is the
first step toward greasing the earth
SO as to make it easier for Morgan and
his partners to swallow.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
Am ErumrPASf0m,

Now, / have an impression in my
head" said the teacher. Can any of
you tell me what an impression is?"
"Yes'm. can" replied a little fellow
at the foot of the class. AN impress
sion Is a dent in soft spot"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

President Roosevelt has been invited
to umpire a rough riders tournament
up III Colorado. But he will probably
hold himself in reserve for the mkt
ress:on of Congress.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
TamanfuI1Y Hon ea4.

Prude-Well. why did you refuse
him after you had taken him away
from the girl he was engaged to?
Flrt-Oh. haven't quite reached the
point when | will receive stolen goods.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

The rack was one Of the instruments
of torture In the olden time. The music
rack is usually used for the same pur-
pose today.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
YOUR hPPETlTE

Invariably tells the condition OF your
stomach. II you do not eat heartily
and enjoy it your stomach Is out OF
order. Try few doses OF Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters and notice the I'M
provement. Your appetite will return,
your food will be properly digested,
and your health In general will be bet
ter. 1t cures Belchins. Insomnia, Head
ache, indigestion, Dyspepsia and Cons.
tinatiOn.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

Flatt says New York is solid for
Roosevelt. Which is to say Roose-
welt has satisfied Platt
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10
In the fro at the Lincoln hotel

In the fire ut the Lincoln hotel in
Chicago last Thursday, an account Of
which 10 Published on the first page Of
today's JOURNAL, George Graves. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Graves OF this city,
lost his life. The particulars Of the scci-
dent have not yet been sent to the rela-
tives hero aside from what has been seen
in tho dailies, and communication With
his wife in regard to the burial. It had
been his request that he should be buried
in Arlington cemetery, Washington, D.
C., and relatives have complied With his
wish. George Byron Graves was born
February Il, 1870. At an early age he
began learning the printer's trade in
Columbus, serving part OF his apprentice
ship in TIE JOURNAL odice. About ten
years ago be went to Chicago where he
worked at his trade and seven years ago
b secured . position in the government
printing Office at Washington through
the Recommendation OF George d. Mel
klejohn. During the Spanish-American
var Mr.. Graves did gallant service in
Cuba for which be has special medals in
recognition OF bravery. While in Cuba
b was taken very sick with fever and
brought back to Warrington where for
months he was seFiously i'll. Christmas,
1893, be Was married 20 lady from Ten
nessee. and by this union twin daughters
were born to them, one Of which, TO-
gether with his wife, survive him.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10

Tho poultry show last week from
Wednesday to Saturday was largely
attended and the parties interested feel
we'll repaid for their trouble. The club
has decided to hold another show next
year, the first week in December, and
have engaged L. P. Harris to act as judge
along with two other experienced poultry
men. Mr.. Harris stated here that the
Columbus show, although not having 50
large an exhibit, had the highest scoring
OF birds in the state, not excepting the
state show. This is indeed encouraging.
The following named persons received
special prizes either in money or articles
ranging from . package OF poultry food
to . sack OF -four: L. g. Zlnnecker, w.
T. Ernst, j. J. Barnes, W. J. Kersen-
brock, Mrs. w. J. Mitchell, Mfs. Dr.. Voss,
Helm Babcock, Matte Abts and Robert
Funk, all OF Columbus. Also C. O. Moore
Of Humphrey. w. ]. Gov and ]. w. Glib
son OF Norfolk, D. l. Bruen and Mrs.
George Streeter OF Oldenbusch. W. Cam
erou OF Schuyler and F. G. Hinman Of
Friend. l. g. Zinnecker had the highest
scoring hen. 961<, . white Plymouth
Rock. Will Kersenbrock had the next
highest which was 98, barred Plymouth
Rock hen. Space forbids giving . full
list OF the premiums awarded.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10

OUOO08 0f0Cb0Q t00f0. ~. 16OS0 d.
moved The house to his lots ono block
south Of the court house where it il
being repaired ready for occupancy.
Tho Auditorium Music Go. u tho
name Of Q new business established in
Columbia l. T. Osborn and Robert
Saley are the members Of tho firm, tho
business to b conducted BY M. Oshorn.
The store room in the North opera house
has been rented and musical instru-
msnts viii b plsoed on sale. The 6rm
viii carry line Of pianos, organs, string
instruments, sheet music, etc.
Rev. Munro gave IN sxoellent lecture
Friday evening in the Methodist church
On The "Canny Scot" Although The
same lecture had been given ooce in The
Congregational church, thses was Q good
sized audience out to hear It repeated.
The Epworth League sre indebted to
Rev. Munro for his kindness in giving
the lecture for thsir benefit The saleof
fancy work hsld in tho church in the
afteenooo realized Q neat sum OF money
Tor tho leaguo also.
M. and ArA 81. s. Bradley, Who
have beso visiting Mn. Bradlsy's par
eots, Hf. and Hn G. ". Elstoo, lsft for
The vsst Monday, intending to visit in
Cali6oenie and other western states. Nr.
and Nm Bradley have beea visiting ince
lest spring in England, Ireland and
Canada, and are on thsir way to ths vssi
Whsfs they vill reside. 1r. Bradley ~
connected With tho eoveRnmeot tele.
gsaPhie signal ooeps and at his woe1
spent aboat four ysass in Porto Rieu
and Cuba.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10

Albion will probably b divided into
three instead OF two wards, . The popu.
lation hes increased to warrant thil
change.
August Wagnsr i teaching in die
trict q this veek - substitute for Misl
Rens Turner Who u suffering With eyl
trouble.
Charles Stillman started Friday
evening for . tvo veslS' trip 70 Oregon,
where he goes on business and pleasure
combined.
Miss Huzetts Whsease, formerly ol
Columbul Who has for several ysazl
been teaching in Crsston. = nov ia
Potomac, Montana.
-Handkerchiefs. 5000
Christmas Handkerchiofs st E.
ID. Fitzpatrick's, the White
Front Dry Goods Store.
-We failed to mention last week ths
marriage On Nov. 30eh, oe Mr. Lowell
Chat6eld and lliss Emma 0futtef, both
OF this city. Thscsesmooy W. perform.
ed by Rev. Luce at ths Methodist par
sonage.
Il have received Q nico line oe shell
boxes Tor ChEistnas pcsssots Fos
watches, clocks, ehains and jevslry, coma
and 80 mo. Prices ale IL lowest good
guaranteed. c. Fros0sl, Eleventh street.
Columbia 3
Tho rural mail eoEfises hod hard
trip after ths soov On Wednesday. Ma
Ruth Kenyon, who carries tie nail o.
route No. 2 got her team sailed in 4
drift and vas dag out BY Hr. Dannals
Monroe Looking Glasl
M. Boad = rsaping ~ reward a
his veil earned ssputatioa. ThsaRO
sign has bssa hsqasntly displayed q
his present tour. IL individual sols
artists carried this seaGoa aro said % b,
among The bsst in this country.
Tho water Dain vsst a FfiedhofI
store On ThirtssotA strssk, sprung alsal
early this Csssday) nes.iae, and q,
street = badly flooded Il = sappossi
ths high pesssuss PIT q st ~ Ase q
for tie q. p. roand hosso i ~ esnsa
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10

Ed Hoare was in town over Sunday.
In rseecence to The various newspaper
accounts in regard to The removal Of Mr..
Hoare from The o@ce Of internal revenue
oollsctor b says: "Ths nsvspaper 10
ports do not como from me. knowingly
I have not talked to single nsvspapeR
man since teceiving notice Of discharRe.
Since being in The revenue service I have
tried to do my whole duty - IN officer
and % far . I know thece never vas Q
single complaint I have tried to do my
duty BY my party - . republican.
have served - deputy for four years and
will turn the once over to my successor
January !, 1903" Hr. Hoare expects to
devote his time to his farm intereets.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-10
.Frank N. Sssvsnson. OF thu Ia,

Prank N. Stevenson, OF tho Iowa
Nebrasks Creamery Co., was out from
Omaha Tuesday night looking over their
plant With . view TO rebuilding it. Yes
terday Ellis Pike, their efficient manager
hsee. gave ont the information that
Waterloo was 70 have . new creamery
instead OF losing the old one ve already
had, which fact will b appreciated BY %
Ill. We do not have definite figures to
give, but the assurance 10 made that the
new structure will be modern and better
in every way than the old. 1t will be
equipped in time With the modern
machinery that will take care Of the
growing trade quickly and moro easily
than heretofore. Work will begin q
soon as the old building can be disposed
Of and moved out Of the wsy.-Waterloo
Gazette.