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Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

At present all telegraphic messages from one part-of London to another are telegraphed to central office. and from there telegraphed to their des- tination. A new system which it has just been decided to adopt will entire ly do away with the second transmits sion, and thus much simplify the time and cost of running the central sta tion. This system, which owes it's adoption of MT. J. F. Lamb who has been at the head of the postoffice for q long time, sa com mbinatio of an i'm proved telephone switchboard with the existing Morse telegraphs. Somewhat similar devices have in past years been used in the smaller English offices, but did not prove satisfactory. Each tele- graph office will be assigned a number This number will be lighted up" by small glow lamp from the central office, when the local operator wishes a connection and presses his special in- dicator key. The central office attend. ant will then connect with the number thus shown on his indicator board. The local operator now telegraphs the number of the office with which he wishes connection; the central operator switches his wire on and the messa ge is sent directly to its destination, jus. as in the telephone service. The new method is to be introduced gradually, only one quarter of the London offices at first being equipped
 Of every 1000 men accepted for the United States army. SS497 are native born.
 Dr. L. Restrepo of Medellin. Colom- bia, s. A, about a year ago announced that he had discovered in the husk of an ordinary coffee bean drug which is even more powerful in it's curative effects on malaria than is quinine. Fu-- ther experiments seem to at any rate partially justify Dr. Restrepo's claims. His method of preparing and adminis- tering the drug is as follows: Forty five grammes of coffee beans. including the husk, or thirty gramme sof the husk alone, Is crushed and boiled in fourteen fluid ounces of water for fivo minutes. The resulting fluid extract is divided into six doses, which are all taken during one day. Several cases of malaria. ~iva7 ~1 Hv other physi- clans as hopeless, have, been cured by Dr. Restrepo.
 As a substitute for butter, both at
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
The Legislature.
client

The Twenty legislative assem- bly. which convenes today, is made up largely of new members Several, how ever, have seen legislative service at some time in the past. It is character istic of Arizona to make a new slate for each legislature. It is seldom that members are reelected for consecutive terms. This to a great extent is be- cause the average member does not seek re-election-he usually feels that honor by service during a single ses- sion. But the habit of selecting new men for the legislature at each bIen- nial election is, of course, largely be- cause of popular dissatisfaction with the work performed. AS a result. when a member of the preceding legislature does come back, it is because he has made a special effort in that direction.
 The dissatisfaction to which we have alluded applies as a rule to acts com mitted rather than acts omitted. In- deed, states and territories are all alike in that respect, and it is often said that legislators would earn their money bet ter if they would come nearer to doing nothing. With Arizona legislatures the trouble has been, generally, a lack of consideration for the taxpayers and
 business interests of the territory, and slavery to the whip of partisanship. because a few Headers" gave the word, and individual independence and strength of character became subor- dinated to a willingness to do this or that because politicians having axes
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

to grind so dictated. The cry that the party demanded so and so was only too potent. and members always learned too late that the subseIvient tool is despised and invariably dropped after his usefulness is at an end-and. worst of all, the member who has been most jealous in his partisanship meets the fewest rewards when the men available for new honors are con sidered.
 The fact is, that the American people have become so broadened in recent years, and we have left the days of partisan bitterness so far behind. that the man is the least popular wno IS the most narrowly partisan. The average citizen has come to recognize that dem. ocrats and republicans are very much alike. and is never better satisfied than when treated to politics in small doses. And he becomes quickly disgusted when his legislator in obedience to clamor from office-seekers and demagogues, engages in the enactment of laws which are against the true interests or the public.
 As to the Twenty-second legislative assembly, the belief appears to be prev alent that it will be a creditable body, and it cannot be denied that the two parties have some very strong men in the two houses Presumably, no busi-
 
 the necessary organization. But ad journment should not be taken until a joint resolution is adopted strongly re- senting the islanders which have been made against the people of Arizona by the majority report on the omnibus statehood bill, and urgently requesting congress to pass that bill.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
Death Rate on the Isthmus

The meeting of the Panama Canal company in Paris last week was es- pecially interesting because of one item in the annual report. The opponents of the Panama route in congress and in the press having failed in their eI- forts to impress the public with the excellence or advisability of the Nicar- agua route as compared with Panama. have resorted to the eXpedient of de- nouncing the Isthmus of Panama as q veritable Valley of Gehenna.
 The general assertions of license and corruption have been met by Americans and Europeans on the spot. men who have spent many years in business on the isthmus The people and the cus- toms are very much like those else where in Central and South America The isthmus is no worse and probably no better than the average community from Guatemala down. It must be ob- vious. however. that ships passing over a territory through a ditch and making all the speed possible are not apt to be contaminated by the customs of the country.
 The most serious charge made by the Nicaragua people has been the terrible death rate. They have gone back to the records of the building of the Pan anna railroad. when it was necessary to penetrate a virgin swamp and jungle. It was found impossible to construct the road with native labor. and China men were imported. It was a common assertion that the road was ballasted with the skulls of Chinamen. The con struction of that road largely improved the sanitary conditions of the country thrcus which 1t passed. The subse- quent work on the canal, which failed when hundreds of thousands were eIn- ployed. still further improved the san itary conditions of the isthmus, and the canal company in it's report says that of the 2,O0O navvies and others em- ployed last year only 3S died, a death rate TO greater than that of the aver age American city. The Nicaragua people die hard, but this will be a stag gerer.-Baltimore American.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
CURRENT COMMENT
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 Care for Consump ives.

Although an organized system of tu- berculosis treatment is of very recent achievement. its effects are already universally accepted as conclusive.
 While no specific cure for this bloc taint has been ascertained beyond med ical debate, it is universally recognized that the malignancy of the disease is within control, and that it's advance in any community can be effectually checked by scientific restraint.
 That it may even be cured has been shown in recent years by numerous but widely distributed cases where autopsy showed that death had been caused by a different disease, and that the germs of tuberculosis had completely disap- peared.
 In the United States progress in this path has not been as rapid as in DOT tions of the old world. London hospi- tals for consumptives have furnished the medical profession with much valu- able guidance. Austria and Prussia have not been less helpful in their off, cial amelioration of this dread malady Denmark is now about to put in force vigorous precautions for the protection of its people liable to be exposed to con- sumption.
 The report just sumbitted by the Dan ish royal commission recommends that inspector physicians take charge of all cases of tuberculosis and exercise un- remitting care over the sufferers. Spe- cial institutions are to be provided for them at state cost in which the very poor will be treated free and other pa tients will be at liberty to pay for their care in whole or in part.
 Comprehensive measures are pre- scribed for disinfection of contaminated dwellings. A medican examination is ordered for nurses, teachers and physl- clans to the end that they shall not be- come involuntary agents for communi- cation of tuberculosis germs.
 Illinois continues to do nothing for its consumptives.-Chic Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

Governor Otero of New Mexico has returned to Santa Fe. On the subject of statehood he is quoted as saying. The people here know as much of the statehood situation as do those in Washington. There is no more infor- nation to be had there than .nere is here. While east and in Washington, I lost no opportunity to say and do all I could for statehood. I am opposed to the union of New Mexico and Arizona as one state, and opposed the sugges- tion while in Washington. I am in favor of the passage of the omnibus bill as it passed the house, and on that basis I did all I could. No one can say what the outcome will be-
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

A prominent Philadelphia clergyman strongly urges all young men who in- tend to enter the ministry to leG,tl some trade either before or after their ordination. He examined the statistics of the various Protestant denomina- tions. and has been appalled, by the number of ministers who are without d charge. He thinks a trade would be a good thing to fall back on in such cases, besides standing the preacher in good stead in many ways while still in the pulpit.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

Events in the Philippines yester- day" records the Providence Journal, show clearly what odd contrasts are witnessed by the Americans there. An outbreak of ladronism' in province of southern Luzon was reported on the very day when thousands of natives marched to Governor Tafts home, where speeches were made by repre- sentatives of all parties who want the governor to remain at the head of the civil government of the archipelago. It is telegraphed that his reply was that he might remain until August, all though he has not definitely made up his mind about it. Of course our anti imperialist friends will lay more stress on the bandits scurrying through the isolated Albay towns than on the cheer ing thousands in Manila. It is not fair to assume that the latter are better acquainted with the American purpose in the islands?"
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
WOOL GROWERS.
The Next Convention Will Be Held at
 Portland, Or.

Portland. Or.
 Kansas City. January 1S--=-e next annual convention of the National Wool Growers associatiol will be held at Portland. Oregon, C--e second Mon day in January, 1904, one day prior to the converting of the National Live stock association. Senator F. E. War den of Wyoming was reelected presi- dent and Frank P. Bennett of Boston will serve another year as vice-presi- dent. The president will appoint sec retary and treasurer.
 Resolutions relating to the forest re- serves and the disease known as "scab'' among sheep provoked the principal discussion of the session yesterday. One resolution asked that jurisdiction over the forest reserves, the Black Mesa. the Grand Canyon and the St. Louis mountains be transferred from the ir- terior department to the agricultural department. Upon the advice of Sena- tor Warren action on the resolution was DOstDoned
 A resolution extending the thanks of the convention to the bureau of animal industry for its activity in combating the "scab" disease and asking that government inspectors be appointed to investigate and fight the disease caused a lively debate between the Utah and Idaho delegatas. J. N. Movle and Jesse Smith of Utah. endorsed the resolution and Barlow Ferguson of Idaho said it is not necessary to ask government as sistance as the few states affected are amply able to fight the disease. The resolution was finally tabled.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
COPPER FOUND IN OKLAHOMA.

Guthrie, Okla, January 1S.-A big copper strike is reported five miles north and east of Roosevelt. Okla, .n the Wichita mountains, and the miners and prospectors are flocking into the place by the hundreds. Many claims formerly entered upon by homesteade.s s for agricultural lands are being jumped by mining prospectors, thus. complicat- ing the ownership of thousands of acres of rich lands.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
SCHMIDT GOT OFF.
Because the Court Was Without Juris-
 diction.

San Diego. January T.. Judge Thorpe yesterday dismissed the case of Katharine Tingley vs. F.. w. Schmidt of Los Angeles because of lack of jurisdiction. The defendant was charged with attempting to obtain money by eXtortion.
 Mrs. Tingley was placed on the stand and identified the letter alleged to have been written by Schmidt. This letter was the only evidence intro duced.
 Judge Thorpe ordered the case dis missed on the ground that the letter was not written in this county.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
CHINESE SMUGGLER.
A Charge Made Against Inspector
 Izard of Brooklyn.

Washington. January 1S.-Commie- sioner-General Sargent of the immi- grafton bureau has filed charges against Ralph lizard, Chinese inspector stationed at Brooklyn. N. Y. Among other things Izard is charged with be- ing in league with persons interested in getting Chinese into this country.
 It is said that the business of snug gling for consideration has covered long period of time and the depart ment believes that evidences of his guilt are conclusive. Izard has been summoned to Washington and has been furnished with a copy of the charges.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
COAL TRAINS GUARDED

Shamokin. Pa. anuary 1S.-Owing to loaded trains being robbed of fuel and to guard against such trains being held up by people rendered desperate be- cause of the coal famine existing ir nearby places in the agricultural belt, policemen were ordered by the Reading ard Pennsylvania Railroad companies today to guard loaded trains while in transit to market through districts where the famine is the worst.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

table and in the kitchen, goose fat is largely used in Germany
 The horse in a peasants cart in the south of France became restive on the approach of menagerie, and while it was being quieted the menagerie ele- phant deftly made away with the peas ants dinner which it swallowed in a single mouthful. serviette and all: and now the elephants owner is being pro ceeded against for theft
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
TO AVOID SCANDAL.
Lieutenant Kistler Was Allowed to Re
 sign.

Washington, January 1S.-Secretary Root has directed that the resignation of Second Lieutenant William K. Kist- Ter of the Eighteenth infantry be ac- cepted for the good of the service. This action was taken on the recommenda- tiOn or Brigadier General Funston, commanding the department of Colo rado and others to avoid scandal and the expense of trial.
 It appears from the records that Kistler has been absent. without leave from his post at Fort Logan. Colo. since December 15 and has duplicated his pay accounts.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
WOMAN'S PLANS
Executed With the Knowledge of Many
 Citizens

Butte. Mont. January 1S.-A sueoial to the Miner from Red Lodge, Mont, says that in the arrests last night of Jack Kirly and William Juneman for complicity in the daring holdup of the Bridger bank about a month ago, the authorities have unearthed the fact that the robbery was planned by a woman will known in this section and was executed with the knowledge of at least eight different persons. all living in Carbon county.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
SHOE FACTORY STRIKE.

Lynn. Mass. January 1S.-Judge dred and seventy-five stitchers from the D. A. Donovan & Co. factory join ed the striking shoe cutters yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bron1o Quinine Tablets All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19

A feature of the strike is the decision O: the associat ation to support the Knights Of Labor
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20

previous document, but it laid down
these propositions:
"The elective franchise is the pre-
rogative of freeman in his sacred and
civil relations. It's exercise by the
elector is to be free, intelligent, con-
scientious and untrammeled to the
end that his responsibility and accoun-
liability as a subject of Gods moral
government might be realized. All
means of bribery or any other form of
purchase designed to deprive an cleo
tor of his own free and undisturbed
right to vote agreeably to his knowl-
edge, will and conscience are to be
denounced as moral and public wrongs
against God and man, and as methods
which can only issue in degraded
morals and citizenship, in debauched
youth, in conscienceless politics and
in venal legislation. Electors should
not be refused the opportunity of de-
termining by their suffrages any mat
ter of state affecting the public wealth,
when the opportunity for so doing is
sought in an orderly and conscientious
manner, and further, when said Oppor-
tunity is provided for specifically and
is mandatory by the Constitution OF
this State"
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20
KENT COUNTY FENCE VIEWERS NAMED.
Alfred L. Hudson, Samuel S. Griffin and John
p. Garrison Named for this District.

The following Kent COuntians have
been appointed fence viewers for the
ensuing year:
First district-Alfred L. Hudson,
Samuel S. Griffin and John P. Garri-
son.
Second-J0hn W. Fennimore, Charles
Pardee and J. Thomas Lowe.
Third-David Rees, George Cook
and Thomas Attix, Jr.
Fourth-John A. Slaughter, Henry
Hutchinson and David P. Hutchins.
Fifth-Daniel Farrow, Samuel Moore
George West, Douglass A. Alice and
John Jones.
Sixth-Thomas H. Welch, Eben
Hughes, Alexander Blades, ]. Her
man Gooden and Robert j. Reynolds.
Seventh-Charles NJ. HOch, John G.
Voshell, John w. Evans, w. b. Die
fenderfer and William Henderson.
Eighth-George G. Herring, Will
liam W. Moore, and Samuel w.
Darby, Jr.
Ninth-John D. Brown, George W.
Collins, James H. Morgan, William
G. Wiley and Jacob S. Graham.
Tenth-John j. Rosa, Isaac Truitt
and Elias Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT MATTERS.
Improving Roads and Bridges All Over the
COunty-The Lepsic Bridge Dispute.

Improving Roads and Bridges All over the
COunty-The Lepslc Bridge Dispute.
The Levy Court of Kent county met
in special session yesterday, with
President W. H. Baggs in the chair.
Commissioner Carsons, of the second
district, asked that 5000 bushels of
shells be purchased for Leipsic cause
way which has had no attention what
ever for ten years. 1t seems that the
farmers will haul the shells and the
cost to the county will only be $3.50.
The matter was laid over for future
consideration.
Joseph H. Harper was elected as tax
collector of the fifth representative dis
trict, over Geo. W. West resigned and
gave A. 4. Benson, John B. Wharton,
J. A. Hirons, G. Geo. Wright and
John w. Foreaker as bondsmen. The
bond was approved.
James A. Hirons, who has the con-
tract for building the "Sllver Lake"
bridge, near Dover, and the 'Martin"
bridge, near Smyrna, offered United
States Senator J. Frank Alice, NJ. A.
Hartnett and A. r. Benson as bonds
men and the bond was accepted. Dr.
James Martin was allowed the priv
ilege of cutting a ditch through one of
his fields at his own expense, the
county loaning him one of its road
scoops.
1t seems that there is a misunder-
standing between the United States
Government and the Levy Court of
Kent county in reference to the bridge
at Leipsic. DIR. Emanuel Stout, of
Philadelphia, hearing that a new
stationary bridge would be built on
the Lelpsic river at Leipsic to take
the place of the present draw bridge,
notified the Government, as it would
have deprecated the value of two
farms which he owns in that vicinity
The Government authorities immedi
stely notified the Kent officials thai
this could not be done. The fact oil
the matter is that the bridge referred
to is the "Martin" bridge, near tn,
source of the river, where there hat
always been a stationary bridge, The
Clerk of the Peace was instructed tc
notify the Government of the above
facts, when everything will no doub
be satisfactory to all parties concerned
-DetaWGre State NeDs.
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20
The SMYRNA TIMES
.Sn1Y1'25N, DeI.,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 20. 1908
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20

The Presbytery of New Castle at an
adjourned session in Wilmington yes
terday had warm discussion over
paper denOuncing bribery, which was
favOrably reported by a committee
comprising Rev. T. A. McCurdy of
Wilmington; Rev. John McElmoyle,
Of Elkton, and Rev. Joseph Brown
Turner, of Dover. Moderator J. B.
North, of Snow Hill, Nd, ruled that
the paper was out of order on the
ground that similar matter had been
decided upon at the meeting of the
Presbytery in Princess Anne, of which
was an adjourned session.
After a discussion on the technical
question the Moderator withdrew his
ruling, but this involved the body in (
fresh parliamentary debate, and tn,
session ended without any action be
ing taken. The paper in dispute diS
not specifically condemn Governo
HUM and the Legislature, as did tn
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20
Communicated.

To the Editor of the Smyrna TIMES:
The recent publication of the opera
tion of the "colored" bogus degree
mill in Baltimore would seem to cap
the climax of this absurdity which ap-
pears to be peculiar to our country.
After this, it will be indeed bold and
brazen man who will announce or
cause to be announced to a Delaware
community that he has a degree, un-
less it comes from a real college or un-
iversity. BY the way, has anyone
noticed the announcement in reput-
able Journal that any Delawarean has
received degree from these bogus af-
fairs since your exposure some years
ago? The TIMES is to be heartily con-
graduated and thanked by the intelli-
gent community that it has broken up
this business, and more, after its ex-
posure, this matter was taken up by
almost every religious journal in the
East, and number of the most i'm
portant dailies in Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and Chicago, and given
a wide death blow. The over ambiti-
Gus gentry can no longer get their de-
grees published, and hence, the bus
mess is dead in this part of the coun.
try. Mr.. Henry Watterson is report
ed to have said President Roosevelt is
| a "Broncho Buster " Ia IL lnept &c
hail the TIMES as a Bogus degree
Buster? SUBSCRIBER.
Smyrna times., 1903-05-20

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Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
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the welfare of the town it represents and the
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items of importance OF the Eastern shore OF
Maryland.
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Editor ana Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
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