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Mohave County miner., 1904-08-13

STATE OF NEW YORK, Ice
 County of New York
 On this 18th day of February. in the year 1904, before me- d notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, residing therein, duly cOmmis stoned and sworn, personally ap- peared WARNER MILLER. B. F. HALL and GEORGE F. MILLIKEN. known to me to be the persons described in, whose names are sub scribed to and who executed the foregoing ar ticles of incorporation, and they nowledged to me that they executed the same for the pur poses and considerations therein expressed. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my of flee in said State and COuntT, the day and year (Seal last above written.
 PHILIP B. SHERIDAN,
 Notary Pubic, Sl,
 New York County. First insertion July 16 1904.
 Last insertion August 20.
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r1Ine Warning Notice.

Congress, Arizona, Feb. 2S. 1904. First publication March 5.
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First insertion July l6, 1904. Last insertion August 20.
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 First insertion June 25, 1904. Last insertion September "A.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
By BuNKICFII ARAIE<E

Icarefully studied BY tho Ja panese since
a I thousand years ago The Hindoo EphG-S
osophy (Iauddhism) was introduced
through&the Chinese at a very ea rlyS age, II
and its very Gvolumnous scriptures have
been read by the Japanese ] I'll Is a we'll
known fact that Buddhism is based on
the very rebound philosophy, therefore it,
has In no ssrnnll degree shared In Develop
Ing and ira ming their minds. VA is85
sNaturalsand physical sciences were not
totally unknown. Botany, astronomy
and atllcmatics we're studied and had {
been developed to nome extent, although
these studies We're descriptive and no t ex-ss
perimen tai.
KS i am Inclined to say synopticallyi about
the education of old Japan: OF course
1.-The public school system Of s to d aSs wa 81
not known till half century ago. but
private teachers We're found everywhere
Some Of them had as many as hundreds
of pupils. These teachers gave lessons
In reading and writing, and some S$l In
calculating, 90, The edu cation of the II
Sanlurai class was much higher Learned
men kept private schools for the SanluraiB
youth, and besides this every province
had several schools established and sup
ported by lords. The instruction given
in these schools was exclusively literary
moral land military. g{{s 8SS
r he Japanese have been cultured over a
Thousand years. It is no wonder thu
the Japanese OF to-day we'll understand
and assimilnte the literature and phllo-:
sophy Of the Occidental and the modern
Sciences. They have had original IDEAS
In these things alrea dy,% and tn Is WY
japan has become one OF the m ost ctv-
ilized countries in q short space OF time
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character OF an election II they desire one
of their members to become a deputy.
Then gain, when one Of their members
starts a new business. they Will flock
round him and purchase goods from his
shop.
The Malta Is not. It must be clearly
understood society Of brgands in the
ordinary sense OF the word. for 1t does
not confine itselfs'tc attacks on the indl-
#vidual, but at times makes war on the
community such as raising the price Of
provisions at the risk of starving the
spopulace, so that its Interested members
may profit there by. IL 8E Vi
# 1t will allow any one Of It's members to
cheat as 1uch as he likes. so long as he
lis fair to his fellow-members, but should
he be found guilty8of unfair dealing with
a brother he Immediately pays the pen
atty Of death. \,
4 It's greatest power, however. is In the
protection OF Its members from punish
ments for crimes committed. The Judge
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lection Of poems in Japanese and lin
Chinese, which have Y been written rs by
hundreds OF poets for a thousand years,
are SO innumerable that n 1 big library
could 5be Ss filed with only these books,
containing 5thousan ds of volumes.
& l am glad to say hat. the gentlerE sex OF
our ancestors had al God Z sllar eS, of liter
airy work 5esTec ial ~ NJ writing poems and
novels II regarding 4 this, # quote the
words of W., G. "a hton, who said &: I
believe no parallel S Is to be found In the
markab BILE Il fact that a. very large propor-
ton Of ti:o best wri tings OF the best age
Of Japanese literature wa $ the work Of
women. ~ How often the names Of Nfura-
sal1i, kibu s(poetess and authoress) and
Chiyo. poetess, sF are quoted admiringly
to-day " ~ #
Among the historians N1iise;iimis Toku-
gawa (162s-1700) and 5anyo RAT q 1901 1882
were the forenlos t. The former was
the editor Of tho ~ History of treat
JAPAN which consists OF 24a books. and
was assisted by few other scholars.
The latter wrote The External History
OF Japan 5I}, Il
Tho mostanoted dramatist was NIonzai-
mon Chikamatan, and he Is said to be
the Shakespeare OF Japan. There IS an
association of literary men nt Toxic
devoted to the study Of. the dramas writ
ten By him. Next comes philosophy
TO be taken up. ~ large number Of
scholars worked on this side, but the
most y famous thinker was III Ell l.achne
{Oshio, whose thoughts were characterized
with originality and broad ness. with
these works written by the native think
ers. tho Chinese philosophy has been
f5I17 i.f !.
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on somethlng--it may be some spacious
error Under the name OF religion, or
It may fastcn Its random grasp upon the
dreary negatlons Of lnfidellty. II Is a
fearful experiment thus to throw an i'm
mortal spirit upon the troubled sea OF
human life without chart or compass
to swim II he can. to drown II he cannot.
These are truisms. do you say? Yes.
they are MISUNDERSTANDING true, and
sunspealsably important.
To the family and the Church we must
look for the religious education without
which this republic must perish. We
have gone far enough In the direction OF
paternalsm in our political Institutions
the paternalsm which means usurpation
and extortion, hiring the largest number
OF officials and feeding the largest number
OF parasites.
That keen-sighted and philosophic
Frenchman, De Tocquevile. in his book
Democracy In America" SAYS the
strength and safety of our American In
stitutions depend upon the perfection Of
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When we listen to an orchestra and
observe the precision with. which all play
together under the 4directionSof the con-
ductor, we seldom realize the amount OF
training necessary to bring about such
unison OF movement and expression
IS In5the first place all the musicians must
be proficient performers on their re-
lspective instruments, but even then only
nm enormous amount Of practice together
under strict leadership can produce a
| satisfactory ensemble.
1.-THE most perfectly trained orchestra
lin America Is the Symphony Orchestra,
Of Boston, composed almost entirely OF for
J leigh born and foreign trained musicians.
| a few OF Its members have. however.
i received their training in the New Eng
land Conservatory Orchestra. whore. l'n-
der the direction OF Chadwick, the ia
nous American composer and conductor.
the pupil members OF the orchestra are
subjected to the same discipline which
Gericke requires of the members OF the
symphony Orchestra. g.
The reason that we find so few Ameri-
can musicians In American orchestras Is
that until recently we have had M
training school that would Mt them to
take their places In an orchestra Of
high rank,
In the ordinary orchestra women play
ers are never seen: and consequently
! women vlolinists and performers on other
[, orchestral instruments have had ltttle
| opportunity to show their skill In this
kind OF musical performance. Ihls IS
changing, however. for In Boston the
4 Fadette Orchestra composed entirely @
women players performed With admirable
precision, and moreover presents 10 the
audience a most charming contrast TO
| the usual black coated occupants OF the
music PLATFORM, There is In Boston q
!! famous amateur orchestra conducted py
| M, Longy. Of the Symphony Orchestra,
/ In which the chief performers are women.
\ The same Is true to a Certain extent N
1 tie Conservatory Orchestra Just NEIL
4 toned, it's concert meister a leading VIOLIN
! lsts being n young woman, and probably
| half the members are Of the falr sex,
| In fact this orchestra Is the only one
In the country where young woman
| student can obtain this sort OF tram
! Ing with high professional thorougfpless,
The time Is not far distant when me
Influence OF this orchestral training VIII
4 make Itself felt In every community ~
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we can have mortality without religion.
Vain attempt! AS well try to bind a
Bengal tiger with a sllken thread.
Tho Babel tower OF a goddess education
can rise only high enough to catch the
retributlveN lightnngs that always fash
forth to destroy those who persist III
the madness Of trying to put asundcr
what God has inseparably Joined to-.
gether. There can be no morality worth
the name whichgis not based on a recog-
milton OF God and a sense OF account
ability to Him.
In the language OF a noted Christian
educator: .'In a Christian land morality
divorced from rengion is the emptiest OF
all the empty names by which deceit
ful philosophy has blinded and corrupted
the world" This truth Is also expressed
in washington's Farewell Address--n
which there are Other suggestions that
It would be well for the American people
n to remember at the present time.
Under our constitution 1t is evident that
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!" american year ago this was said
In substances: Fathers and mothers are
the worlds first teachers. and ought to
be the best. The work of religious In
struction should begin In the family circle
and should be cocval with the dawn Of
Intellect. The groundwork Of every
child's moral character should be laid be-
fore 1t is old enough to enter even the
primary grade OF any school outside Of
the home The parents duty is one that
cannot be delegated This duty Is to
see to 1T that the very first principles
.instillcd into the child's mind, the very
first impressions made upon It's moral
nature, are In accordance with Divine
truth.
The Importance OF early and faithful
religious training In the family cannot
be too Strongly urged. The consequences
Of neglect here can never be fully re-
paired. The twisted shrub Will show a
dcformty In the tree when 1t Is grown.
This duty cannot be postponed. Tho
mind Of d child, left to ITSELF will seize
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tho State cannot undertake. to teach re-
fliglon. The trainers Of our government
were particularly careful to guard them
selves and their postertty from the evils
which have always resulted from the
union OF Church and State. The cor
ruption OF religion and the Reorganization
OF the civil government inevitably follow.
In theory we are committed to a total
separation Of Church and State. and l
hope we shall never depart from It In
practice.
But we are committed to what is
called the American public school sys-
TEN, and we must take 1t as 1t is--at
least for the present Under the opera;
ton OF this system the education OF our
children is let out as a government con-
tract.
Taxed Indirectly for the support Of the
public schools. the parent has but little
realization Of ownership In them and
feels but slightly any sense Of RESPONSE
ability for Their management. Direct tax
.ation Is potent stmulent to vigilance
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TINEI = WARNING TO AMERICAN PARENTS.
BY BISHOP o. r. FITZGERALD

our municipal system. the efficiency q
the local administration. The friendly
Frenchman speaks truly. Political blund.
ering and malfeasance may Cypress and
tirritate, but cannot overthrow the liber-
ties or fatally cripple the prosperity Of
a community that Keeps ~ right at honG.
sunlmarily: Let ua emphatically roe
affirm the trtism THAT government 10
best which governs least" 1t seems to
me word in season. II properly UNDER
stood and rightly applied at the present
time in these United States OF America 'Nee. !.
our own country, which we love with
ali It's faults.
And let the home and the Church
awaken to see the responsibility that:
cannot be cvaded, and with the inspira-3
Etion of true patriotism. and IL mighty faith.
In the God OF DIR fathers, make fresh
conservation OF themselves to the duties
that devolve upon them In the work OF
saving ourtrepublic from prevailing errors
and threatening dangers.
Nashville, Tenn - f&
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Yet 1t is not purely political organza-
ton. nor a purely criminal one. 1t has
no paid officials, no committees, no elect
ed chiefs. but in their place a system
somewhat akin to Freema sonry--w ithout
its forn,alltes whereby its members at
tain a certain position Of eminence
among their fellows by seniority or deeds
accounted useful to the brotherhood.
F In each town there is a. person mutually
recognized as the intermissary between
the .brothers. and the higher powers.
who In important cases advise VIVA
methods are to be pursued. whereas IN
minor ones cach@smember uses his own
I discretion, knowing quite well tina t should
occasion arise he will receive assistance
3 from hca dquarters. 3s5Sl
Where these headquarters are no one
knows except the INTERMEDIARY In Z each
town They may one day be at Palermo.
& and the next at Turin.
4S Before man can join the Maj he has
TO go through series Of strict pro ba-
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on the part OF taxpaycrs-and consequent
3Iy 1t is also stiinuient TO economy and
fidelity on the part OF public servants
The necessary limitations OF a State
school system need not be insisted on In
this connection. These limitations grow
out of the simple fact that the field Is
narrowed by constitutional restrictions.s
The Inevitable and invinclble disabilities
must be accepted. We will try to be
thankful that they are not greater.
AS matters now stand the public
schools furnish the only means by which
tho masses cab obtain the rudinlcnts
OF learning. Almost anything Is better
than the Ignorance which Is the hot-bed
OF all that is vile and dark and danger.
Gus. Az
But the line must be drawn somewhere
distinctly. Beginning with the primary
grades, and ending with the grammar
schools may do for the present, as we
are dealing with the actual conditions,
not amusing ourselves with theorizings.
In an editorial in the New York
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the Normans. the French, the Spanish
and. last Of all, the Bourbons.
Consequently. after centuries OF fight
ing, a defensive instinct grew up among
them, and eliminated In the formation
/ Of society to protect their Interests
against all recognized authority. THIS
society, being unable to meet It's masters
in the open field resorted to thie ,'ln 3:
object.
When the people had no foreign masters
to murder the baser sort began to pillage
their weaker countrymen, who, assisted
by the authorities, essayed to punish the
evil-doers. The&result was just the con-
trary to what had been expected, as all
the malefactors IN the island formed
themselves into a secret society for mu,
tEal protection. Thus did the Malta see
& the light Of day. It's influence soon
Italy. 355
Its influence on politics is normous,
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TF TERRIB POWER OF THE AlAFA in EUROPE. nHDz
III. RIVERSDALE COGHLf

on the bench. the prosecuting counsel
and the gendarmes may be Nfafiosi, so
powerful In ali branches Of society is the
sect. a short time ago q foul murder
was committed in broad daylight In one i'''G
Of the chief streets OF Palermo. The
criminal was caught red handed. but man
aged TO break away from the police and
dart down a narrow alley.
Il a veritable steeplechase followed u as on
the cry Of "N1afiosl" being raised the po-
lice found their way impeded Il by people
could lay their hands on out OF the win;
& 6lows. \. sg #s ~
The man escaped, and to this day he
has,never been unprecedented, a though the
police know his wherea bouts They dare
SnotEarr him. They fear the Ma flo.
al AS to It's great political influence. ask
IAN 1tatan the secret Of Crispi's success.
and he will tell you In two word s--- =
" NTaHa. ,.f lsl.if -
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record, but is sent TO headquarters, where
4 by mouth. 1t Is communicated to&the va
rious Mahosl In the Districts where the
new member lives. These Initiate him
into the various signs and ordinances Of
the brotherhood. II he is sunfaithful to
the cause a dagger quickly shuts his
mouth forever. 5s5 & 9 u
The bond that unites the SMafosi Is not
political sone,}f for Republicans and Roy
alists are among It's members; Is not a
religious one, for Catholics and Protest.
ants. Atheists and Mussulmans embrace
Its creed \ 1t Is not a social one, as mobiles
and peasants, bankers and Journalists,
lawyers and artisans obey It's laws. The
bond that Joins this heterogeneo ma IS
of humnnity8is one Of 3reciprocal liabillt y,
II member commit a crime he knows
that he will be supported BY men in all
branches Of life who will pause It nothing
to outwit Justice. In political matters,
also 1.-THE members bind themselves to-
gether, frequently changing the whole
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4 : 5!sfg I
which these young musicians cast their
lots as music teachers; for in every
town OF even few thousand inhabi-s
tants there is material for the forma--a!
ton Of small orchestra, and all that
is needed Is someone to lead them who
has undergone the proper training. The
brass band. now so popular, will be IN I
demand for street music only, when q
town can boast OF an orchestra OF its
own for its indoors music.
I have watched the members OF the
Symphony Orchestra go through their
drill In preparation for public con-
cert, and It was only then that real
lied the tight hand that the conductor
holds over these musicians, every one
OF whom Is an artist on his own In
strument, and many Of them are Of
world wide fame, have also seen Chad
wick's student orchestra undergoing the
process OF training and have remarked the
same firmness and skilled n;usicianshlpl
that was brought to bear upon the
Symphony Orchestra. When these or-
chestras perform In public the music
flows as smoothly as, a deep running
stream. The listener would never
Imagine that either orchestra had been
halted at the end OF almost each bar
Of music In rehearsal In order tina I the
exact Interpretation OF the conductor
might be attained. Ell &.
AS II violent contrast to thsls may be I
mentioned an orchestra composed Ok
young coleglans and conducted by q stu-
dent who owes his office to his popularity
| among his mates. Or even takes the case OF
the average brass band In winch the
greatest amount OF noise With the ut-
most precision is the effect aimed az,
1t was Theodore Thomas Who gave US
our first well trained orchestra, hut the
successive directors OF the Boston SYM
nhony Orchestra have carried the train-i
Ing Of their musicians to point not
attained In the ever changing Thomas
Orchestra. Whatever orchestral sucTi.
cess that has been attained In this coun- f
try has been due to German influence;
but so rapid has been the appreciation
OF this form OF music that within a few
years we may expect To see, excel!ehn
permanent orchestras established In MI
OF our larger cities, and we may expect
that they Will be composed OF the rlsinx
generation Of American born and Amer
lean trained young men ard women s W
lstA
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great discoveries IN enbryolcgyS8 OF rep.
tiles: Professors Kitasots and Ogata, who
both stands as authorities Of bacteri-
sology-thesc are not only the renowned
scholars OF Japan. but the distinguished
scientist OF the world also.
IA young japanese by the name Of r.
fNakatinla studied at Yale and graduated
from that university with high honors
about fifteen years ago. and he is now a
professor OF the Toxic University. The
criticism Of Rants philosophy, which was
written by him as his thesis for his de-
gree, was SO profound and accurate that
the faculty and members OF the college
were quite surprised at It. !
Many young Japanese come to America
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tlonary trials, whereby he is tested IN
hundreds Of ways as to his fitness for
the "red mantle as the Slcilians call
It. Then when he has satisfied his judges
that he IS worthy Of mem ership, he is
initiated into the dread fraternity.
The ceremony Is short, but terrible, as
i the man, after smearing an Images OF his
3favorte saint with blood drawn from MS
body sets the image on fire, and takes
the following oath:
II swear on my honor to be faithful to
the brotherhood. AS this saint and the
drops oil my blood arc destroyed 50 Will
Il shed all my blood for the fratern nit
ana as these ashes and this blood can
never be restored, SO can never become
free from the brotherhood
But this is not all. for. drawing re-
volver, he shoots at cruciiix, thereby
showing his willingness to XII his nearest
relation IL SO commanded. Then the cere-
mony of Initiation is finished.
His name Is not written In any local
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THINGS YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW.

1T is generally believed ,hat by reason
] OF strikes and other ritisstudes the
building Industries of The country are not
as we'll of MS last year, AS a matter tol
fact there has been 10 per cent. more
building done In tho past m onth TINS Seilla
than during the like period last Seat
In the twenty-three principal cities OF
the country there have been issued S.O12
permits to build during the3s month OF
August, as against 6.os4 last year. while
the total amount involved IS S2a.ol9,oo
for this year. and was 900 for the
same period last year.
There As nov IN the hands of the Brit
ish Government a sum OF over $S2l co., ool
awaiting lawful claimants. Some Of the
estates represented Iii this sum have lain
unclaimed for years, while others have
(. been in course Of litigation for as long
time. All government stocks ana diNl-
dends that lie thus unclaimed for ten
years are transferred to the Natlonnl
Debt Commissioners The sum SO re-
yertcd this year is over So, GOO. Army
and navy prize money still undivided
forms no small part Of this vast sum.
In 1903 the ETransvaal's gold output was
$4,000 900. Last years production eqmalled
but $6l, 900, 900, While the first SIX months
of this year amounted to SS6,GtO,OOO. Enc
fish enthusiasts count upon yearly pro.
4 ducton of from $l.O,OVQoV5 10 SloV,u'v'uV
from that source within a very rev years,
and il it should reach that point while
other countries produce their norman
quota the world would bask In the sun
shine of an output Of $4eo 600 GOO
De bier, the official glllot!n!st&o of France
recently died, leaving record o. ~
y criminals ''successfully, executed In the
thrty-nlnc years OF his service,
up to date there have been hut los
deaths as the result OF this years Fourth
of July tomfoolery-just one quarter Q :.
the deaths recorded last year. May they
grow fewer as we become more WISE
New York Is surely a metropolis. rs
record Ahow an average OF one murder
a day, &
No wonder the cost of woolens Is In
Acreasing somewhat. In Australia droughts
I and other causes have destroyed 81, 0OO, GUY
sheen during the past eight years, hat
much wool growing belng Wiped out q
/ existence. II
Japan fully appreciates that she Is up
against a long-Wlnded propos! ION, y s ne
estimates her war expense Tor slV0is,o W
4 at s2S4.00O, 900; and Is going to raise slpl,-
Il GOO, 900 BY internal loans and the balance
by increased taxation and other 'nea y. rs
So far los neutral vessels have been
stopped and seized by the Russians on
the high seas, The japanese have seized
but seventeen vessels, and !lese Wele
( caught In Aagrant contraband trade,
. "a