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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05

Suppose those democrats who think
the administration at Washington
committed an objectionable sin in its
dealings with Panama, should be
able to rave their way and should
cause a reversal Of all the Panam1n-
Jams had done, would they send a naval
and army contingent and force the
the authority Of Colombia and then
quietly sit down and wait until it
pleased the Colombians to come to
terms with us regarding the isthmian
treaty? Or perhaps they would wait
until Germany or France had made a
contract with the Colombian govern
eminent to construct such canal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05

Jimines. the late Instruction leader
in San Domingo, is leading another
revolution. Whether he is revolt
ing" against himself or some one else
we do not know. The last We heard OF
him he had just succeeded in a revo-
luton against some one else and had
been told by the American minister
that he must mind how he got UP these
periodical revolutions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05

grave how quick Perry Heath would
stop talking,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1904.
WILLIAMS AND BARR

Kinder the above heading the At
lanta Journal publishes the olloWl
editorial on the former president OF
the Seaboard Air Line system and MS
-,,.aycor.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11

Maximum temperature, 107; mini mum temperature, SS. Average relative humidity S2 per cent. Total precipitation-0. Character of the day-Clear
 M. F.. BLYSTONE,
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
4 DAMAGE SUIT
Jack Buckley's Widow Wants $5,000
 for His Death.

Suit for damage was begun in dis trict court yesterday by Hattie Buck ley widow Of J. J. Buckley and admin istratrix of his estate against the Phoenix Light and Fuel company to recover S5,O0O for the death of Buck ley who died on April of this year from injuries received the day before in a gas explosion in the Palace saloon.
 It is alleged in the complaint that the explosion was the result of the negligence of the servants of the cons pany in two particulars They hal maintained defective service pipes a. lowing great quantity of gas to ac- cumulate under the floor of the saloon and then they hunted for it with a lighted candle.
 The plaintiff in this case was ap- pointed administratrix of the estate on July 8 of this year for the purpose Of beginning the suit.
 Two other persons were injured in the explosion by which Buckley was killed. One of them was James Col lins who was standing on the outer slIe of the sidewalk in frort of the saloon and the other was Juan Validivia who wGs at work in Seip's cigar store ad joining the saloon and which was also wrecked by the explosion.
 Settlements were made by the Phos- nix Light and Fuel company with both Collins and Valdivia and also with sam N. Seip and the prOprietors of the Pa lace. Negotiations have been in pro gress for a settlement of the Buckley case but tte parties were unable to come to terms. The papers in the suit were ready for filing on Tuesday night and at that time it is said that the com pany offered $1,75O as a compromise. It was then thought that the matter might be adjusted today but nothing having been done by noon the case was entered upon the register of actions.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
Cor. washington and First Sts.

twelve inches, more than twelve times as much water would pass as through an aperture an inch square. So small unit as a single inch is therefore not used in actual measurements. The boxes are seldom less than foot wide and usually are still wider.
 LONG ON cElEBRATlONS-J tice Robertson is not millionaire but he is better fixed than the Astorbilts in some respects, notably in the matter of anniversaries. Beside all the na- tional. territorial and municipal hol'- days and the clerks Friday afternoon half holidays, he celebrates the ann- versary of every big victory of the southern arms in the state of Missouri during the war between the states. H. does this first because he is a Missou- rian and thinks every Missourian ought to have all that is coming to him and secondly because he was a soldier in the southern cause and on every im- portlnt occasion he managed to keep from getting killed. It was the same way on unimportant occasions and he thinks he has a right to rejoice for every day he failed to get killed. Yes terday was the fo-tythird time he has officially rejoiced to think he dodged every bullet that whizzed through the air al Springfield, Mo-, on August 10, 1861, and it is presumed he has been glad of it many a time on the quiet. On that memorable day General Ma thantel Lyon Of the federal forces went down to death and the army division commanded by General Franz Siegel was cut to pieces and captured, though the commander managed to escape iG- jury. General Lyon, says Justice Rob- ertsen, was a grea. man and the rebels had to kill him for he was altogether
 too brilliant and resourceful an enemy
 He thinks that if Lyon had lived nc
 would have filled the niche in history
 that General Grant afterward dropped
 into. or at least he would have beer recognized as a soldier of the same
 high order of merit.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
Of fLocalv
 Interest.
THE WEATHER

Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
Why it pays to Trade
 at a Cash Store

There never was and probably never will be a cash store that did not sell goods at an average percentage less than credit stores in the same community.
 There are. of course, some things sold at about the same prices, but in such instances it is an article sold by all the credit stores as well as the cash stores at a bargain that admits of no reduction. For instance, if some staple article cost 19 cents and the established price of all mer- chants on it is 25 cents, it could not well be sold at less than that price. Bat on the other hand, there are many articles costing from r to 20 cents sold by the cash stores for g cents that are sold by the credit stores at from SO cents to 40 cents and that is where the cash stores save you money and if you were to take a pencil and figure the per centage you would find the saving of a big interest on your money over buying at a credit store and paying on the first of the follow ing month.
 A lady came in the store one day for a comb. She selected one at 8 cents. sue SA-Ar Just F. 4OGu olAC AANC NAAiS down the street at 50 cents. thought there would be more difference than that up here. We always have things charged down the street" We said: Madam, do you know what you would save if you could buy all your goods at the rate of 35 cents where you have been paying 30 cents? You could save exactly S3OO.OO on every $1,OOO.00 you spend. If your husband now makes SL000 per year, it would be equivalent Co raising his salary $500 per year if You could save the same percentage on all your purchases that you have saved on this comb Well, I de- clare" she said, I've never thought of that before. I've been saving and lU cents on a great many things I've bought here and I've found it pays to trade at D1vidson's Cash Store. think you already count on me as one Of your regular customers"
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11

Forecast for todya-Fair. Data for 24 hours ending p. m. yes-
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
DaVidSOn'S Cash Store Telephone Red sos
rRA is for blindness,
 ou \ terrible thing. H Neglect oft contributes
 h@ This evil to bring.

Besides those cases in which blind ness is caused by accident, nearly all people who lose their sight do so through neglect.
 Some little trouble or defect is let go on, hoping against hope that na- ture will overcome it.
 The most common cause of partial or total blindness among aged people is cataract. In a large majority of cases cataract is found in eyes that have some defect which has never been properly corrected. Many people who have cataract boast that they ne yer had to use glasses till they were fifty or sixty years old, and this very fact that they have abused and neg lec,ed their eyes at the time when help was first needed, probably gave rise to the condition in which they now Ind themselves.
 We don't cure or remove cataracts. We do fit glasses to protect and pre- serve the sight, remove the strain and give the best possible vision.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11

Stylish, because designed by New York ana London style authorities. Shape retaining, because the coat-fronts are protected by hair-cloth and canvas thoroughly shrunk and shaped by hand. Serviceable, because hand-tailored from double -shrunk foreign and American homespuns, serges. worsteds, and fan nels by the cleverest craftsmen in New Ycrk City.
 Summer Suits (single and double breasted; quarter lined with silk or mohsir), s10 to $25.
 Guaranteed by us and the makers. For sale exclusively in this city at this store
Arizona republican., 1904-08-11
GRISWOLD, sss;; sis;;i. H..

s Arizona agent for the Racycls, the best and easiest riding wheel on earth. Keeps the largest stock of Tires and Sundriea. Most complete repair shop in tha sttZ. Mes. ssa | 6. Eirst exesue.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
Abuse Of the System

There is no portion Of the human
system which is not benefited by ex-
ercise taken in moderation. It is q
law Of nature that the exercise Of
functions result in an increase of their
ability. Muscles become larger by
exercise. Brain matter. by constant
intellectual employment, increases in
weight and the brain cells" become
greater in number.
On the other hand, any function
may be wrongly employed When a
muscle is constantly used to excess it
atrophies, or becomes smaller. The
brain, if held too closely TO its task. at
length refuses to act.
There are many things that tend TO
pervert the uses Of physical exercise.
1t loses its effect. for example. If en-
ployed at improper times. as imme-
diately after q meal; by being too
hurried and short, as when one rushes
to catch a train. or by being so pro
longed as to produce extreme fatigue.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
FIGHT Where They Are

When the American marines and
the Colombian troops recently con
fronted each other at Colon it looked
for time as If a battle was to be
fought on the pier Of the Royal Mail
Steamship company.
The pier is rather an unusual place
TO fight battle, but battles have been
fought in many curious places. rang
ing from mountain peaks to sewers.
from ice fields to desert sands.
At the battle of Monterey, IN the
Mexican war, the Americans were
able to command the streets Of the
city with their artillery, but they had
difficulty in dislodging the Mexieans
from the houses So. the city being
built of stone or adobe in solid blocks
Of houses, the Yankees broke through
the walls from one house to another.
fighting and driving out the enemy.
so that the battle Of Monterey was
largely fought indoors.
In one of the battles Of the wars Of
William the Silent for the independ-
ence Of the Netherlands. the Spanish
ships were frozen in on thee Zuyder
Zee The Dutch came out on horse
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

A young woman was advised not
long ago to take physical exercise
out of doors. With an exclamation
Of disgust she proceeded to relate
how, after q morning OF close con-
inement at ONCE work, she took a
hurried lunch and at once rushed to
a series of appointments, the distance
between which amounted to several
miles It was explained that this was
not exercise in the proper sense Of the
word II is impossible TO digest food.
to exercise severely. TO prosecute bush
ness and to do all well at the same
time
The woman who wants to preserve
health TO old age must exercise her
muscles and brains so that each day
shall receive 8 proper amount OF solid.
steady work, and. what IS equally i'm
portant Of rest If she feels herself
lacking in physical strength she may
be absolutely certain that by the use
OF what muscular power she has she
viii gain more
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

back over the ice and attacked them
This is probably the only battle in
which cavalry was used directly
against ships. Several other combats
were fought between troops On the ice
in these wars. and on one occasion
the infantry IS said 70 have worn
skates.
The battle az AusterIItz was partly
fought on q frozen lake. and when the
allies were retreating across il the
shot from the French artillery. plung-
ing into the ice and breaking Il up.
caused the death of thousands Of Rus
SLAMS and Austrians
OF the many underground battles
which have taken place in history, the
dercest was probably that Of the siege
OF Harlem in the Dutch wars The
Spaniards mined and the Dutch conn
termined with equal industry and be
low the ground a fierce conflict ragged
When the Versailles troops took
Paris after the Commune they chased
some OF the Communist troops to the
great sewers Of the French capital,
where some desperate struggles took
place
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

The first edition Of Burns poems
was quickly exhausted. thanks 10 the
influence Of his friends. and they ad-
vised a second edition. to be pub
lished 10 Edinburgh Accordingly.
Burns went to the capital. arriving
there the 2sth Of November. 1886 Ed
i1burghi As Burns afterwards wrote.
Edna. Scotia DARING seat. All
hail thy palaces and towers"
His arrival IN Edinburgh appears
to have been an historical event.
much more 50 than he or his friends
al the time suspected. For some time
after his arrival. Burns sent most Of
his time aimlessly wandering about
the city. the sights new to his eyes
aud brain and mind.
He soon got to work, however. In
fuential friends soon found for him
a publisher. Still other friends wrote
for him favorable criticisms, and the
poems themselves had already pre-
pared the way for the young man.
who was regarded at this time as a
phenomenon, and he was asked hith-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

VITA Ro1zeg=lts stsunch Rough Rid
ers il The Winning 81 the West,
! he President has staked his claim ana
tame1 The br1nch0'E crest
Owen Wtstsr sings the cowboys OF Wy
9ming long ago.
The War Cloud fn the Balkans makes
Harding Davis glow
From BBpbly Greek c0rEs Do0ley
with bis keen Kilkenny laugh
Davy Crockett down IN Texas wirh Cob
Bowie On his staff
Rudysrd EipIing halls from India with q
s5r0ceO u his train.
The HotspuF Of the Hlrnzlzyzs'+ sweeps
on 3 fierce disdsin-
Wee NcGrsgor,s nushy dialect demands
And SWinburne sings in s0norous strains
the s1ieud0r Of the seal.
Some splendid sparkling star CLEANS On
the sWarrhy brow d night.
II wrinkles On the horizon with clear re-
splencent light
Ernest MeGeney i q singer both gifted
With the saving sense 81 hunor and a
tender manly song
Wigs Cabin Patch II Louisville where
rOzebuds often grow.
The fair Laureate Of our Lake Shore
Drive il Harriet Monroe
From Butte City II Montana comes tns
msdcap Miss NcLzne
Mary had a streak u genius in that
throboluZ girlish brain
CEuUm1e FadGen Of TIE E1Wery p0r-
trays he New York gang -
his homespEn- Posey slang
Oh Halsted's famous Whisky Belt ts
tapering 70 its end,
The bunch have got religious and their
ways they faln would mend
The Indiana poets trust = gone 20
smash. they've struck for higher
The literary weather Bureaus in ths
biz combine TO stay.
lanes Z Etnsslla Chicago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

hold the body while Joking The posi-
tion Of the body plays a most i'm
portant part in the art of self-defense.
Now. that you have learned the cor.
rect way Of holding the body, I shall
tell you how to hold the hands.
In boxing never have the muscles
set" and tense. Always have all the
muscles Of the arms and body and
legs loose and ready for action. Hold
your hands open. Never close your
INST, except at the moment when you
land a blow. The reason for this is
plain; holding your fist closed strains
the muscles OF the forearm and uses
up a certain part of your strength IN
necessarily. Always remember that
you should never use any physical
force until the moment arrives when
you need it. Do not have your mus
cles strained and rigid. Keep every
thing loose. II Is easy to do so, and
the best exhibition always comes from
a man who is not muscle-bound. In
landing a blow remember this par
ocular piece of advice: never hit with
the thumb. Always keep the thumb
up, and when you land punch have
the impact and gpur opponents head
In such relation that your hand will
not be injured; that is, use the first
two knuckles of the hand
In hitting a blow never close the
hand until the blow is landed. The
reason for this is that it strains the
muscles OF the forearm and tires the
boxer needlessly. Holding the hands
open not only relieves tie muscles
from any unnecessary strain, but
keeps a wider space of glove always
ready to defend from attack.
Now, in stopping a blow there Is a
wrong and right way. Always turn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
Symbol Of Our Might

When the traveller approaches the
strange and fascinating. but most dis
couraging. city Of Constantinople from
the Sea Of Marmora, says a we'll
known writer, he viii find riding at
anchor in the Bosporus. opposite the
city, two men-of-war representing each
one OF the great European powers,
with their national ensigns floating At
their pinnacles- II he is an American,
perhaps his pride viii be touched s
bit that there is no ship 10 represent
the great power OF the western hemi-
sphere. If, however, he viii sail a
few miles up that wonderful stream
which separates the occideut from the
orient and marks the battle-ground
where civilization and barbarism have
contended for hundreds, yes, thou
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

sands Of years. he wiz see. high up
above the Bosporus. On q bluff Of the
western shore. the buildings OF Robert
college, founded ard sustained BY
Americans. They face the stream and
the opposite Asiatic shore Just be-
meath them at the waters edge are the
ruins OF two ancient forts. that have
played their part in many wars
There. floating above Robert college.
the stars and stripes kiss the breezes
and the beacon light Of liberty and ed
ucation shines Iorth. What more
glorious symbol could there be Of the
land we love and Of the idea that
makes that land great and powerful
an idea OF which the press is. and is to
be. the chief defender and exponent,
as surely as the pen is mightier than
the Sword'9s
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

er and thither, often from friendlf-
ness, often for diversion, and some
times for mere curiosity.
In 17Ss Burns married Jean Ar
mour and cut on his last ties with
Edinburgh. purchased q small farm
at Ellisiand and accepted the Office
Of exc.seman. Burns himself has
left on record that this time and the
few succeeding years was the happi-
est period of his life. He had friends,
with whom he kept up a constant
correspondence he rad a wife and
children who loved him; he was Sc
cure upon his farm, with his commits
sion as eXciseman to fall back upon.
Here at Ellisland. in the full tide Of
health and spirits. Burns dashed on
that Incompatible poem, Tam
O'Shauter." Here in the Tam
O'Sha1ter tavern, as it is now called.
Burns tells US.
..Ae market night.
Tam had got planted uuco right;
Fast py an inEle blazing finely,
Wi roaming swats. that drank divinefy."
And 50 on, through the entirety of
that famous poem, with its swing and
its dash, on until we remember now
how we trembled as a child when,
pursued by all the witches and elves
and devils, poor Tam dashes wildly
on. well mounted on his gray mare
Meg" until they come TO the Brig o.
Doom"
The farm at EIlisland turned out
badly, and Burns lost considerable of
his splendid health and spirits. He
sold the farm and removed his fam
lily TO Dumfries.
At this time Burns wrote the I'M
fortunate reasonable verses at the
inn of Stirling on the window pane
Dumfries began to regard Burns with
a dark lower. The political times
were troublous; religious affairs were
in deep commotion. And we finally
hear of Burns, at a dinner party.
when the health OF Pitt was proposed,
jumping upon his feet and quickly
proposing the health Of George
Washington-s better man." and of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
Part II.-Article ).
The Poise in soxinq.


In my first lesson on boxing told
you how to use your feet Now, we
will suppose you have learned that
correctly, and we viii go to the next
lesson: How to hold the body.
The body of boy or a man is the
boiler. 1t is from there that all the
steam comes that moves the ma
chinery, the arms and legs. No mat
ter how big and strong the arms and
legs are. they viii not be able to do
anything unless the body gives them
the power. So you see how much care
you should take of the body. There
is no exercise that will do so much to
make the body strong and healthy
and full of steam as boxing.
Care must be observed not to do
anything to Offset the benefit of the
exercise, such as smoking cigarettes
or chewing tobacco. AS for drinking
beer or spirits, no one of common
sense win do that Then, when the
body is clean and full of vitality, there
is always a feeling of cheerfulness and
good-nature. There is no desire to be
box SO that he may bully it over
others, but that he can defend him.
self from attack, and for the health
and strength that the exercise gives.
Wrong Beginning.
1t is natural for the American boy
to box. He picks up bit Of the art
himself in sparring with his play
mates. But the trouble with this is
that he is likely to begin all wrong.
and then he has to unlearn all he
knows before he can learn the right
way.
Quite recently ] saw a case in point.
Two boys. without the kno.5ledge. at.
tempting to box. The way they held
the body, feet and hands was all
wrong. The style Of one boy was
worse than that of the other. He held
his body away back. A gentle push
would have taken him of his feet. He
had no brace with the body to back
up the force Of his own blow or to
stand against that of his playmate.
The other boy was not so bad. but
his muscles were too stiff and his
aAASNA1NAo LoC 64AdAt z. NElLuEE Oh the
boys could move about quickly and
easily. They were not supple or
graceful. They did not have that sure
movement of the body which gives to
1t so much health. Movement is fuel
to the body. Where there is plenty
of fuel there is plenty of steam.
In taking your stand for a bout
with the gloves, let the body lean a
little bit forward from the hips. Have
all the muscles loose. Put the left
side forward. Do not stand with your
body square to your opponent; it gives
him a wider target to hit and does
not allow you the swing of the body
and shoulders which you need in or.
der to strike good blow.
Hold your shoulders down, the left