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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

A new Mayor OF . newly incorporae-
ed city u about a. important . func-
tionary-in his own opinion-as can b
found anywhere. and the sma1lar ths
city thu larger the Mayor. When ths
construction OF the Southern Pactno
road was In progress across Arizona
there was chosen as Mayor OF The an
Client and honorable pueblo Of Tucson"
public-spirited little gentleman
known to fame as Bob Leatherwood-
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany completed its line to Tucson few
months In advance Of the complstion
Of the railroad and the citizenn, under
the leadership OF Mayor Bob. organized
an impromptu celebration. consisting
mainly Of setting them up" for each
other. Early In the day Mayor Bob
sent OF kilograms OF congratulation to
the Governors Of California, New York
and other States and the Mayors Of San
Francisco, New York, Chicago and
other cities In the evening answers to
these dispatches arrived and were read
by Mayor Bob to the crowd In the
Fashion Saloon, where the main cele-
brating was conducted A pair OF un-
principled wags obtained some receiv-
graph messenger boy. and when the
genuine dispatches began to give out
faxed dispatches were concocted and
delivered A telegram purporting to
come from President Arthur cOngratu-
lated the Mayor OF Tucson on the con-
nection OF his city with the Federal
capital by wire. Then came telegram
from Lord Beaconsheld to the llustri-
Gus Mayor OF Tucson. saying: Her
Majesty the Queen desires me to ex-
press her personal and official delight
at being In touch with you. and hopes
that the harmonious relations between
Tucson and London may never be dis
turbed."
Finally, about midnight. when the
crowd surrounding Leatherwood car
ried crimson paint brushes and were
all telegraphically hilarious. the fol-
lowing telegram was received and read:
ROME. March. 1881
s-ro his Excerency Robert Leather
wood Mayor OF Tucson. His Holiness
the pope extends his heartfelt congrat-
uIations to your Excellency at the es-
tablishment Of telegraphic communica-
t,on between the ancient and honorable
oueblo Of Tucson and the holy see His
Holsness the Pope ventures to hope that
tha wires will prove links to bind to-
~ether the hearts OF the people Of the
two cities. His Holiness the Pope de-
s,res me to inquire Of your Excsllency
where In hell Is Tucson
"ANrOrEEL.I.Ls
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verse is the case. AS Lake Tahoe Is
1900 feet higher than Pyramid Lake
the difficulty that would be experienced
by the Truckee River in changing its
course to accommodate itself to your
report would probably be less than
your department would experience in
itself to the course of the river. With
the highest assurances of distinguished
consideration, am" etc.
And the Commissioner changed the
report. but his dignity would not suffer
him to reply to the letter.
What do you ask are my chances"
said an independent candidate for
Sheriff. Really, 1 cannot accurately
say 1t will take 75o votes to elect me.
and all can be certain of is that will
be the next Sheriff of Ormsby County.
or else there are 963 Of the biggest liars
in the world living right here"
The liars were there-946 Of them.
'I'd like to ask yez question. SIR"
said a tall Hibernian to the candidate
who was orator of the evening.
Certainly" replied the speaker.
What is it?"
"It is reported of yez that ye said last
night that yez considered a naygur was
the aiqual OF an Irishman. Did yez say
that?"
II did not" was the reply.
IF yez didn't say it thin. what have
We to say about 1t now? An do yea
think that a naygur is as good as an
Irishman?"
The candidate paused. The fifteenth
amendment had just been ratified and
there were 400 colored men in the coun-
ty whom he did not wish to offend. On
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
BTEPHEN q. MAROON
(Jack OF all tradesl

Attorney ct law. veterinary surgeon
and general contractor; will practice In
all the courts. draw deeds and all pa
pers, cleans vaults, whitewashes fences,
digs wells, saws and chops wood.
Translates French. German and Span
ish papers Works by the day. hour or
Job. ONCE at residences on Goose Flat
Give me call.
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Tho Offices Of United States Marshal
and United States Attorney In q Ter
rttory are not very lucrative and resort
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has occasionally been had to question
able methods for increasing their rev.
enues. One diligent and rapacious
Marshal in Arizona trained three Wal
lapai Indians as detectives. When the
train stopped for half an hour for din
ner at a station in Arizona one OF these
savages would approach a second-class
passenger or a brakebeam tourist and
say to him: You like make half a dol
lar? give you half a dollar you go to
store across street and buy enc bottle
whisky. Saloon man no sell to Injin.
When you come back 1 give you half
dollar more and take ths whisky. %
The tenderfoot who availed himself OF
the offered opportunity was, upon the
completion Of the transaction. arrested
Immediately by q Deputy Marshal for
selling liquor to an Indian. His indict-
ment followed In due course. The proof
was plenary and conviction followed.
Each conviction resulted In adding 800
or moro to the assets OF the Federal
officers out OF Uncle Sans pocket. until
the Judge presiding after four or fve
convictions with the same set of wit
nesses, remarked: Mr. Clerk, how
many more Of such cases as these ara
there on the calendar1'' Eighty
three" The Marshal has been indeed
diligent In the discharge Of his duties. :"
said the court. but / cannot permit
his zeal to bankrupt the United States
treasury. Mr.. District Attorney. you
viii enter nolls prosequi In all the
other cases and an order that the de-
fendants be discharged"
IL the ledge permanentf' asked thu
cautious investor Of the ppospector who
was trying TO sell his claim "Perma-
nentf" was the answer, well / should
smile. II you had Niagara for the wa
ter power and the Territory OF Arizona
for . dumping ground and hell for a
blast furnace you could not work that
ledge out In q million years."
Governor Torres of Sonora and Gov
ernor Stafford OF Arizona were In the
habit Of extraditing public offenders on
each others demands. without the for
mality OF resort to Washington for
papers. II was accomplished by the
simple but sufficient process OF seizinR
the criminal IN an unconventional way
and depositing him on the other side of
the line, where officials were waiting
for him.
An Arizona merchant cold to another
dealer . large bin OF dry goods and
clothing. which were packed In bales
by the vender for transportation by
mule train. Arrived at their destina-
tion 100 miles away. the bales were nm
packed and found to contain onlv
worm-eaten dried apples. The swtndIer
in the meantime fed to Hermosillo.
When the usual informal reQuisition
was made Governor Torres replied
that the villainous opposition press Of
Mexico had been sharply criticizing his
official administration especially In the
matter OF extraditing criminals without
papers. and he would be compelled TO
discontinue the practice for the present.
But his great and good friend, Gov
ernor Stafford. should not therefore be
powerless to punish offenders against
the laws. and II his great and good
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Curious are the ways Of man with
mine. Once upon time. having ac-
cidentaly q few months time and q
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

friend would kindly indicats what
amount and kind OF punishment ths
fugitive ought to receive he Governor
Torres) would see that It was Indicted
upon the rascal Governor Sadord
wrote In reply that he thought about
three months Imprisonment ~ hard
labor would be right Governor Torres
gave the culprit for good msasurs four
months practice In street cleaning In
the chain gang and the rascal nsvsr
knew and nobody else was ever abba to
ascertain for what ofensa hs WA pun
ished
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

When General James H. Nelson was
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Tho following In from an advertise
ment In the Prescott (Arizona) Miner
Of August, 1879:
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some OF our milllionaires are anxious that
their daughters should mate with the
broken-down dukes and earls OF Europe.
An officer OF rank has no trouble In get
ting wife. and It is the generally Ac-
cepted fact that the wife should bring
enough to support the husband. Pennt-
less officers expect to marry rich girls.
They realize their own market value and
insist upon the price. According to law,
an officer must marry money II no has
no money himself. Such money is put
into funds which cannot deterlorat tie, and
the Increased income therefrocn is sup
posed to maintain the family as becomes
that of an officer and a gentleman. 1 do
not know the exact sum required. but It
is somewhat in the neighborhood Of
$1,000.
The average officer wants much more
than this. Els hope IS n catch with
fortune of a hundred thousand dollars or
more. He does not hesitate to ask his
prospective father-in-aw how much he
expects to give. and Uncertain cases II
the matter Is not definitely stated the
wedding Is OFF G
am told that the cost Of the army is
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Word, because that was the safest
time to Applaud.
Among other startling Discoveries
made by the Popular Leader of the
Smart Set was one concerning his
Business Sagacity. He received long
typewriter Letters from the Pneuma-
Ito Brothers. representing the Smoke
Syndicate. offering to let him In on
the Ground Floor provided he would
rush Chick by Return Mall. otherwise
It would be Too Late.
It appeared from these Letters that
tho Syndicate had acquired all the
Claims on the East Slope OF the Bull
kon Range. and were within 80 feet OF
the well known Mine that was turn
Ing out 5000 a Minute. Already three
Shafts and the Original Capital had
been sunk. and the Ore was found to
contain German silver. Brass, Gold
Filings. Celluloid, Borax and Pepsin.
all In Paying Quantities.
The Expert employed by the Com
pany had just completed his third
Dream, and estimated that the Lodes
somewhere In the vicltlny contained
$4O.W0,D0 worth OF Something. and
now It was merely necessary to go
ahead and find 1t. The Stock offered
at cents n Share would be advanced
to $1.14 on January LIST.
II LILO A|SGSs
ter was Halt-Tone Picture of ths
Mountain, merely as an Evidence OF
Good Faith.
The Mark had read somewhere that
any one who comes into Property Is
not considered a True Sport until no
takes Flyer at tho Mining Game.
He bought q few Bundles OF Stock.
the Par Value of which made Soma
tor Clark, OF Montana look like q
Plker, and although his Cautious
Friends warned him to hold out his
Money and loan 1t to them, he per-
sisted In his Wild Speculations.
He put In more than $3.50, and at
the end of the Fifth Year received
$l.s7 In Premiums and expects to be
In the P. A. B. Widener Glass II he
lives until 1880
In the meantime he is wording at
his other Trades OF Prominent Club
man, Social Leader and Art Critic.
Moral: Wealth brings Happiness
only when expended for Fuel to feed
the Spiritual Existence,
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THE GIANT LILAC AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM
High Diameter

to a tree museum. such as the Arnold
Arboretum really Is 1t has, therefore.
heen adopted as an invurlable rule by Mr..
Jackson Dawson, the famous head gar
dener at the Jamaica Plain institution,
that, even though with some varieties 1t
takes three or four years to get them ut
for planting every lilac must, as 1t We're.
stand on It's own roots, Tho cuttings are.
usually forced In pots during the fall ana
winter, In some cases under considerable
heat. They ordinarily III the pots before
the following spring when they are set
out IN an open air nursery, there to be
watched oyer and to be removed TO the
hot house again With the advent or wins
ter Most lilac cuttings are rather nara
to root. but Mr.. tDawson's success with
them at tho Arboretum has become pro-
verbal among the hortculaurists,
The finished product. If one may so
speak OF THIS lilac industry. appears IN
the long row of shrubs and trees that
borders one of the driveways In the Ar
horetum. Here on one side OF the path
way next to the road you Will see tho
smaller shrubs. on the other Side those
lilncs for the mos MART that rise TO
moso worthy OF tlf@ ne of trees. The
Size OF the specimeii4 the latter class
lasng facts ahent tltey&eollection. for
there are ilncs In the l&boretum with
trunks that arc 10 or Is inches through
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at the bottom. AT present It is used large
~ for merchant vessels. 10000 having
passed In and out last year. Tho dues
on these vessels annually pay moro than
one per cent. on the cost Of construction.
THE ONNIPRI1SENT SOLDIER.
You have heard great deal OF the
German soldier. He Is the biggest man In
Germany and ne Is always present. His
trumpet awakes you at daybreak. and
you hear It also when the sun sets. You
can't walk the streets without meeting
him and stepping aside to let him pass.
He has the best seats In the railroad
trains, the best tables in the beer halls.
and he Is the most honored guest at every
social entertainment. He appreciates his
Importance and insists that 1t be respect
ed
Instances have occurred where he has
enforced such respect. and that In the
most brutal manner. Take the case OF
Lieutenant Won Brusewitz. who killed a.
man for Jostling him in beer hall at
Carlsruhe. This Lieutenant was sitting
in his chair drinking. when poor plumb
cr. possibly under the influence OF liquor,
in passing through knocked against him.
The lieutenant at once demanded an apol-
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BOSTON, May S0--Are you fond of IL
laos? Then next time you are in Boston
in the latter part of May you Will want
to Visit the ever-growlng collection OF
lilncs-which Is already the largest In
the world-at the Arnold Arboretum. the
remarkable museum of trees and shrubs
belonging to Harvard University and di-
rected by Professor Charles Spraguo
Sargent. author of the monumental SILVA
of North America" During these last
few weeks about fifty new varieties OF
the Syringa family. as II Is technically
known In the botany books, have been
carefully guarded In the nursery depart
ment OF the Arhoretum, preparatory TO
their final setting out IN The section as
signed to lllacs. Some of these dlminutivo
Eushes--whch have to be watched so
tenderly in the first stages of their
growth, but which are so singularly hardy
once they grow well up.-are very recent
acquisitions to this climate introduced
hther from China, Japan, Corea. Siberia
and other countries In the far east; others
represent the latest success of skilled
French and German nurserymen In the
production of new and startling hybrils,
Additions are constantly being made to
this famous COLLECTION which has already
made possible the beautiful lilac path in
the Arboretum, the delight not only of
Boston. but of all eastern Massachu-
setts
The great value Of this lilac group at
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ogy. The plumber refused to give It.,
and the lieutenant thereupon drew his
sword and tried to run the man through.
The people In the hall interfered and the
plumber ran The lieutenant, however.
grew more angry as he thought over the
insult he had received He followed the
plumber, and, and finding him alone and
unable to get out on account Of locked
door stabbed him through the back and
killed him. The offense created q greaa
stir at, the time, but the officers conduct
was practically excused by the govern
ment and the court-martial gave him but
a short, mild imprisonment
There are frequent alterations between
the soldiers and citizens. and In most
cases the citizen has but little chance
against the soldier. the presumption be-
ing altogether In tho favor OF the latter.
A MILITARY AR1sTOCRACY.
Indeed it seems to me that everything
here tends toward military aristocracy.
The Kaiser encourages It and the people
apparently Go not object. To day the rich
tradesmen manufacturers and bankers
Of Germany are as anxious to have their
daughters married to military officers as
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the Arnold Arboretum In tho eyes of stu
dents OF botany and horticulture consists
OF course not only In Its size but In the
fact that 1t Is being set out In such
way that the $50 or more species and
varieties represented Will all be permanent
that they cannot IN any case revert to a
common type. A century hence each
shrub now planted will be represented
by descendants that have retained faith
fully every characteristic OF their ances-
try. This desirable result Is being ao-
compllshed simply BY avoidance Of graft
Ing. That Is to say, every shrub Is raised
entirely on Its own stock~a difficult, slow
and expensive process, hut the only one
that Is scientifically correct. The point
for the layrnan to note is that the ordl-
nary commercial horticultural Imports
rare cuttings from abroad which he gratis
upon the stock Of the common lilac sly
ringa vulgaris. This Is the easiest sort of
process and the lilac bush thus produced
Is, for the immediate purposes Of the
nurserymen, all that can he desired. That
Is to say. the grated shoots hear Won
derfully we'll for "A short time; but pres
entity Il borer hollows out The original
trunk, killing the bush and thereby de-
stroyng for good and all the rare
lilac graft, since the numerous shoots
that have sprung up about the parent
stem arc all found 20 he ordinary lilac
branches quite unnlluencei by the tenn
porary graftinB8.
Such a method Of quick hut evannscont
results is naturally wholly inapplicablo
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Dispatch)
KEEL. May 20.--Are the Germans pre-
pairing for war with the United States?
think not. They are Jealous OF our
commercial supremacy and IN response
ITO the Agrarians have enacted tariff
which may affect cur trade. They would
like to overthrow the Monroe doctrine
and have chance TO colonize and do
velop South America, put they nave no
idea OF attempting anything that might
bring on an America war. Indeed. they
realize for the first time something OF
our resources and power. They know
they are dependent upon Jig for FOOD they
know also that we are among their best
customers. and they claim to be the
friendliest of our friends on the European
continent.
GERMANY READY FOR WAR
AS for war preparations, however, they
are always going on In the German en-
pire. The Kaiser Is surrounded by na-
lions who would fight him Mt any time II
they thought they could win. and he be-
lieves that the best way to prevent war
Is to be ready for It. To-day the army
and navy are trained as though war
might be declared tomorrow and all sorts
OF defenses are steadily improved.
one gets a good idea OF what Is being
done by look at the naval establish
.nent Mt Kiel. The Krupps have n big
Rh!p-building yard here. which works al
boats the Reichstag has ordered Other
naval vessels are being built at Stettin
and Danzig and tens Of millions OF dol
lars are being thus spent every year.
THE KAISER'S ENORMOUS NAVY.
Indeed. the Germans IRE planning to
obtain the greatest navy OF the world.
They want Englnnd's place upon the
ocean. and arc willing TO spend money
for many years to gain It. About i've
years ago the government decided 10
build three battle ships year Tor 1our-
teen years. and In addition large num-
Der OF cruisers torpedo boats and minor
vessels. This scheme is being carried
out, and at the same time the merchant
marine Is being increased ut dynamic
rate. Other acts have since been passed
md In 400 scheme was undertaken
which will give Germany within thirteen
years thirty-four new battle ships. eleven
large and thirty-four small cruisers. with
many torpedo boats and speclai serVlco
vessels. Tho vessels now In use are
among the best aflont. number or
them range in size from ten to fifteen
thousand tons. They are protected py
the finest OF modern armor plate ana
equipped with armor-piercinB guns 81
large calibre and nn enormous nulhoer u
quick firing guns.
The Kaiser Friedrich III. which have
seen In the harbor here at Kiel, has forty
nnc four-inch guns, eighteen si1-inch
quick firing guns and thrty-two smaller
quick firing guns. 1t Is a magnificent YES
sci OF over II 900 tons displacement and
70, Go horse power. 1t can make eighteen
knots an hour, and Is one OF the most
heavily armed ships afloat. The Vic
torta Louise. which Is also here. is much
rnal!er but slIe Is n bcnuty. as arc near
~ NIL the vessels Of the navy
The navy Is now increasing at the rate
OF nine Or ten vessels yearly. with an In
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Germany Antagonishc But Always Ready Fight ~

Everything is prepared to feed It ad
move 1t from place to place. The govs
eminent has control Of the railroads; I.
has the military lines. Its secret tel, tels Z
spot along It's boundaries. The German
frontier has total length Of 1870 n1les
and 1t must guard 1T all It has s43 miles
to fortify against Russia. 242 miles against
and dn III miles fs against Holland. 1t disdss
It's frontier defenses Into ten. great for
rese dstrcts each o. which nag sa Its GW
sefher seyeneen emu fortified fH places which
serve as camps and ninetee1, other Tor;
BY underground telegraphs, and there are
military railroads from the chief mill
tary centers to the frontier
The od has 1 GonS}s horses or trebI IL
this number in time Of var ! have seen
the cavalry at ,hs mqssus are trai nss
sc 9Ff tSat af they W0 Keep perfect step and
that in parade they will take so many
steps to the minute. and march in per-
feet time with one another.
The Germans are very proud OF their
soldiers, and the common people generally
do not object to military service. !
does their sons good, and they are PROUD
not like emigration on the ground thae
It takes away 50 many soldiers. and the.
German-American who returns here mas
to be careful as to what his military
record has been. We have>a treaty with
Germany which provides that such men
shall be treated as American citizens, buC
told that scores Of German Americans
who come here have been warned TO
leave the country. within eight days, ana
because thew had left without performs
ing military service.
:, According to the German law. every
| boy at eighteen must servo In the army.
| The records Of birth are carefully kept,
and the names Of those reaching eigh-
teen are published from year to year.
II there is no record of their deaths and
against them and il these are not paid
they are Bile to imprisonment.
Many baby thus !, re- lee has as been
| ents and become an American citizen,
| and some such babies on thoir. return to
Germany as grown-ups have been COM
PEELED to pay such fines. hehi1t>of q case
! In the army of tho United States. He
retired here on the death of his mother
to look into her estate, and this fne
was demanded He could not pay 1t. and
was sent to jail 1t took the best efforts
Of the American Ambassador to got him
| out
two OF our rich business men. They had
| left Germany as little boys. had grown
up MS American citizens and had re-
turned here intending = to stay =. couple
long as they remained Mt hotel no no.
! tice was taken OF them. but few months:
ago they rented flats and began to furnish
them. This brought their names to tho
| police. who have to keep track Of such
! things for taxes. Their records We're ex-
amined, and they were ordered to leave
the country. for police reasons. within
| eight days. They protested, but so fur.
their protest has been of no avail, and
| they may yet need the lntercession OF the
| American Ambassador before they can
! FRANK G. CARPENTER.