Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

secretary y. W. halnOIus mas pre-
pared and published In neat pamphlet
form complete official register OF
New Mexico.
Louisiana spends on levees three
times as much money as the national
government appropriates for the pur.
pose The fact is a proof Of the faith
in levees Of observers on the spot.
Some reformers are finding fault be.
cause the stupidest. most ignorant Am.
erican man can vote, while the woman
who wrote the battle hymn OF the re.
public cannot. Surely republics are
not grateful. az least for battle hymns.
Major u. H. Gibbs. the man who Is
credited with firing the first shot In
the civil war. has just died at Colum-
bia, S. c. The firing Of that shot sound.
ed the death knell of many brave
man.
Irrigation Is in the air. II Is the
great issue before the people today.
To the people OF the west the tariff,
free silver and the other old staple
issues dwindle into insigniflcance be.
side this question Of retaining arid
lands.
The strike OF the Lowell cotton mills
cost the employees more than 81 100000
In wages, and they are now returning
to work without having gained any.
thing. Evidently IL Is the part Of wis.
iom for men and women who think
" going on strike to look before they
leap.
The mineral production OF Mexico
for the fiscal year ending Jane 30, 1902,
was $4,000. 600 For the first six
months OF the present fiscal year the
production has been sci 00o,0 The
increase in the six months in the pro
tuction of gold was 81 600 600. in cop
per 81 .092, IFS and in lead 100000.
There were eighteen lynchings dur
ing June in the United States. New
Mexico is not considered capable Of
self government, but crime is punish
ed by law An attempt to lynch a
negro was made at Ration. and the
leaders OF the mob were arrested and
will be tried for the crime.
During the recent food excitement
the board of county commissioners
and the city council hired a large force
Of men and stopped the water from
coming into this city. The action OF
the officials was then approved by ev-
erybody. Now few are opposing the
payment Of the bills. 1t is always this
way In cases OF emergencies, and II Is
almost invariatle that the more one
does for a community the more he is
kicked.
The Filipinos are maintaining that
feverish desire to learn English which
they manifested from the start, and
recent writer estimates that there
are now at least 1000 native teachers
handing out wild and WOODY brand Of
the language TO hordes OF enthusiastic
pupils at day and evening schools.
One OF the modern novelists, refer
ring to his hero. says: His coun-
tenance fell; his voice broke; his
heart sank; his hair rose his eyes
hlazed: his words burned; his blood
froze." After reading this one is puz'
zled to know whether the hero was n
plumber, a bankrupt or a human Their
| mometer.
Juarez. the city across the Rio
Grande from FL Paso, has a new ma
yor who is going to clean out the
town from top to bottom. He will close
all saloons at midnight, put an end to
all kind of grating, run out the bun
| co men, increase the police force
| sprinkle the streets, erect sanitary
slaughter house and market and make
a model town.
There Is a French scientist who
claims TO have invented a process fol-
securing Illuminating product from
water. He expresses fear that the
Standard OIL magnates viii try to
kill him after they realize what his
discovery means. The suspicion IL
absurd. They will probably appropri
ate his formula as soon as the expert
ment proves success, but will LEI
him continue 10 live.