Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-18
EDITORIAL NoTEs.

Al the present tlmc most Oh the war
nOIses In the world are Missouri
mules.
Chlcago's population, according to
the new directory Just completed, Is
2,2Jl 900.
Why not take as much interest In a
good man deveIopment and success
az that OF prize ngDter
There IL constant demand for a con
tinuous grand jury in Denver. That
cIty beats all competitors In demands
iOI grand jury.
John r. Clum, formerly mayor, post.
master anu newspaper man OF lOmD.
stone. is mixed up in the postomce
5, andals at Washington.
In China man who killed his
father was executed. and along with
hIm was his schoolmaster because he
had not taught him better.
Albuquerque can be made the clean
est anu pietticst city in the west. =.
would be worth millions OF dollars to
the community to deserve the distinc-
ton.
Pope Leo deserves to be a centen.
marian. lie Is the greatest Of living
men, and the whole Christian world
Will rejoice If he RECEIVERS from his
present illness.
The talk about a possible English
or American pope Is, OF course, fool
ish. The coming pontiff will be an
Italian. All the pontiffs for several
centuries have belonged to that race.
The city that takes advantage Of
all her opportunities Is the one that
always is in the front ranks. Adver-
s.ty and misfortune may at times give
II IA hard knock, but 1t always arises
from seeming obliteration with mere
strength and push than ever.
BY the report of the statistician OF
the interstate commerce commission
It appears that the dividends of Am.
erican railroads which in 1897 aggre.
gated some sS7 100000, had reached
slS5,391 900 in 1902. or more than
doubled In Ave years This is the story
Of national prosperity in a nutshell.
Sig. Grunsfeld's grievance over the
expenditure on the dyke Is trivial. He
wanted more time to examine the bill
of expense. The other members OF the
city finance committee examined the
bill and reported in favor of its pay
ment. Sig. Is getting to be much more
Of a reformer than he was when he
helped Mariana Armijo 20 81 900 OF the
city school funds. On that occasion
the school money was misappropriated
without any Formally whatever; in
fact the school board held no meet
ing.
The ailments of most people are
largely self.induced; and he who
would retain good health must not get
into habit of not feeling well. The
slight headache or rather trifling in
disposition which hangs over most
persons on arising in the morning can
be quickly banished by exerting the
will power, and looking on the good
side of things.
Inc next census will show Roswell
the second largest city in New Mexico
San Juan county Is making arrange
ments to hold a big county fair next
fall.
Flies, bad weather. filthy premises,
spoiled meat anu impure milk are well
known causes OF typhoid fever.
The New Mexican announces that 1t
will soon be enlarged to eight pages
and otherwise greatly improved.
Savings deposits in Chicago banks
have passed the 500, 900 900 mark. In
tut paot ytui Nhty ho'O
more than $4,000 900.
The Alamogordo News has enlarg-
ed, and II Is now one of the neatest
weekly newspapers in New Mexico,
and shows many signs of prosperity.
Roswell will send an advertising
car filed with products Of the Pecos
valley to the eastern cities this fall.
The car last year sent from Roswell
attracted wide attention.
Scientists have computed the total
weight OF the earth to be $4,000 ,00O,-
900 go 900 tons, which probably &C
counts for the fact that those who are
trying to uplift 1t make so little prog
ress.
The people of West Las Vegas have
voted to incorporate. There were only
three ~otes against the proposition
This hopelessly divides the city OF
Las Vegas into two incorporated fac
lions.
The last of Uncle Sans dynamite
guns was sold for scrap iron In New
London, Conn, recently. Experience
has shown that for offensiveness and
defensive operations In time Of wal
| the gunpowder OF our forefathers can
not be improved upon.
At the pretty village of Artesia, neal
| Roswell big flow of water was re
Gently struck In an artesian well at q
depth OF TAO feet. There Is an i'm
mense volume Of water gushing ou'
| of the well eighteen inches above the
casing and 1t is estimated at 1900 gel
| Ions a minute.
The Pennington Hustler makes thu
fonowing timely suggestion: "On'
matter that should he taken up at th'
fair meeting should be the appoint
| ment OF committee to take charge
of the work of securing exhibits fo
me Durango and Albuquerque fairs
| We should have credltable exhibits a
both places. The advertisement Il
worth the effort"