Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-08

These are the days when the indi- gestible Welch rare-bit is made the
 scape goat for numerous sins.
 Hon. Henry C. Payne, postmaster
 general to be, has given out for pub
 blication a statement in which he
 says "There is not the slightest foun
 dation for the report, which you say
 is current in the papers regarding my
 views as to the purchase and trans
 fer to the government of the tele-
 graphs of the country"
 Census Commissioner William R.
 Merriam is being talked of as secre- tary of the proposed department of commerce and industry. Mir. Mer-
 riam is a business man of marked ability in addition to being a promi- nent politician of the west. The ap- pointment would make many friends
 for the party.
 Costa Rica is said to be in financial straits. If the little country will dis play reasonable business ability she can lease a few square miles of terri tory to Uncle Sam for price that ought to go long way towards de- fraying her governmental expenses.
 It cost the government S25,000 to investigate ike charges against Com mander Tilley. We respectfully sug- gest that in the future the navy de- partment will find it wiser to accept the statements of American mission aries in preference to those of the English.
 There is a large amount of injust ice in the rule which attaches to congress sional bills the name of the chairman of the committee which reports them irrespective of them ember who intro duces and deserves credit for them.
 The farmers of the county will be delighted to learn that the bureau of animal industry has prepared a bull letin for their delectation on a serious disease of hens which the bureau says is form of apoplectiform septi- casmia caused by a highly virulent form of non-pyogenic, strepto coccus. Hitherto the great mortality among chickens has been charged to Metho- dist preachers.
 It is estimated that the United states consumed 54,000,000 pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving day. That is the equivalent of 5000 carloads of 1000 birds per car, Aqual to a train forty miles long. The latest fad in the east is 'broiler turkeys" weigh ing about two pounds apiece and costing from D cents to Sl.00 each.
 The man who has a system by which he can invariably win on the stock exchange, if he exists, does not have to advertise for customers. If the public would remember that fact the Get rich quick" concerns would cease to fleece the innocent public at the rate of S300,000 at a clip.
 Mir. Addicks, of Delaware, persists in his attempts to break into the Uni ted States senate notwithstanding !he | fact that were he to withdraw his party could send one or two republi- can senators to Washington. The party's good seems to be the least factor in Mir. Addison's calculations.
 In closing his Weekly Financial circular of December 2S, Henry Clews says: The year closes, as I have said, with the most satisfactory reasons for congratulation, the United States having had more than its share of success. The next question S, what of the coming year! Time 1nly can tell. There are evidences hat we are near the top. Values Ire generally the highest of the de- ,ade; the upward movement is much ess general than year ago and re ,essions are more frequent. If I was lsked what would be the most desira- 1le of affairs, should say, after the lividend investment buying has ex- lausted it's force, which is usually in .ipent to the 1st of January period, a { moderate but general decline in -alues; such as would not disturb bat woulI stimulate fresh ,uving and invite new enterprise. Such reaction yjui h. most COZ lucive to continued prosperity. 4 cry considerable decliae in merchan- Iise prices could be endured without n any degree lessening production, which is now in constant daDger of ,eing uncrease1 70 excess owing to bLorlnal profits. A quiet and grad al return to more normal conditions Till be welcomed by all who desire business to continue upon sound !, 'asis.