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Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
FISH KILLED BY FLOODS
 IN UPPER SALT RIVER

J. II. Lee was in town Monday from upper Salt river. He is arranging to vacate his ranch to the government within few days, as per agreement entered into sometime since. The power canal for the Salt river irriga- tion works is being constructed across the ranch, which greatly impairs it's value for farming.
 Mir. Lee informed us that the flood waters, during the recent storms, car ried so much sediment that nearly all the fish in Salt river were killed. The heaviest rise carried thousands of fish into the irrigating ditches and far into the alfalfa fields, and for a week or more the stench from dead tish was quite offensive. Mir. Lees son caught what was probably the largest salmon ever seen there. It measured 3 feet 9 inches in length.
 The valley, in common with other sections, mas received generous rain fall; grass Is coming on fast and live. stock already shows marked improve ment.
 Work on the power canal, which was intertered with to some extent by the storms, is under full headway again.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

Andrews, Irving Kee, MT. Joe Brosier, Miss Ray Lawrence, Mrs. Bowman, Abe Lepker, Miss Retta BarthOlOmeu,Ste ,StellaIoftus, Chas. Bartholomew, A l.. Mullens, Miss Della Beatty, c. V. Minn, Miss Rosa Carroll, Miss Mamie Maverick. Sam,l l2l Cary Gin, S. Price, Miss lone Elliott, MT. Clyde POsey, Amos Eden, sam Powell, NIT. Evan Griffin, W. K. Pirce, Mrs. Annie Gionsl, Eugene Pirsce, Mrs. Annie Hornidy, F.. J. Straum, Frank Hoynes, W. F. Swanson, MT. Gus Holyoak, Joe Slattery, James Herost, Frank Sessler, Walter Henderson, Mrs. Turner, Mir. Gille O. P. Upchurcb. B. A Harvey, William Watson, Waiter $. Hatfield, l.. F. Ward, Fred D. i2I Joy, MT. 0. c. Wallace, RapdoInb keyern, James Whelan, John Knight, MT. Alza Young, w. II.
 MEXICAN LETTERS.
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 Please call for "advertisedp letters
 G. M. ALLISON, P. M.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
Boy Cured of Collie After Phy ysician's $
 Treatment Had Failed

My boy, when four years old. was taken with collie and cramps in his stom- ach. I sent for the doctor and he in jected morphine, but the child kept getting worse. then gave him half a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered F. l. Wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mir. Wilkins is bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber company. For sale by H. c. Hitchcock.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
ELIAS ADJUDGED INSANE
Experts So Report After Examining
 the Condemned Murderer.

At meeting of a board of medical experts in Tucson last Friday after noon, composed of Dr. w. Fl. Ward, superintendent of the territorial in sane asylum at Phoenix, and Drs. Martin and Foss, both of Phoenix, 1t was decided, says the Citizen, that Teodoro Elias, convicted of the mur- der of Police Officer w. II. Katzen- stein, on the night of July 26th, 1902, and under sentence of death, is insane, and the following report was handed to Juuge Davis:
 Tucson, Ariz., August l9, 1904. To the Honorable George K. Davis, Judge of the District Court of Pima County, and Honorable Frank E.. Murphy, Sheriff of said county, Tue son, Arizona, Gentlemen:
 We hereby certify that at your re- quest we have made a careful exami- nation of Teodoro Elias, now confined in the jail of Pima county, under sen. tence of death, and find him a sexual neurotic and subject to Authorizations and illusions. We concur in the opin- ion that the said Teodoro Elias is at the present time an insane person and it is our judgment that his mental con- dltion will grow steadily worse and probably end in dementia.
 (Signed) ANGEL MARTIN, NJ. D.,
 J. w. Foss, NJ. D.,
 w. II. WARD, M. D., Superintendent of Territorial Insane Asylum.
 When seen by Citizen reporter this morning, Judge Davis said: "You can quote me as saying that will recom- mend to the governor that the sen tence of Elias be commuted to life i'm prisonment in the territorial peniten. tiary."
 It is regarded as probable that Gov ernor Brodie will follow the recom- mendation of Judge Davis and com. mute the sentence to life imprison- ment, in which case Elias would be sent to the peniten tiary.
 There is no means of knowing how long 1t will be before the governor will act. Sheriff Murphy had noth- ing to say regarding the matter. There is a provision in the statutes which al lows an examination in case of this kind without the participation of a jury.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid
 of a Doctor

'I am just up from hard spell of the hux"(dysentery) says T. A. Primer, well known merchant of Drummond, Tenn, "I used one small bottle of Cham berlain's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having doctor. l consider it the best cholera medicine in the world" There is no need of employing doctor when this remedy is used, for no doctor can pre- scribe better medicine for bowel com plsint in any form either for children or adults. It never fails and is pleas ant to take. For sale by H. c. Hitch cock.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
Letter List

List of unclaimed letters remaining in Globe, Arizona, postofIlce, August IS 1904
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

for him to swallow anything. He was governor of Wisconsin during the civil war, and the principle which 2 governed his administration is embodied in declaration which he made at that time "He who is not faithful friend to the government of his country in this trying hour, is no friend of mine.' Governor Lewis was born in Claren- don, N. Y., October 10, 1919, and re- moved to Columbus, Wis, in lS43, and in lS45 Alas admitted to the bar. It has been stated that Govern)r Lewis always enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens, irrespective of party.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

Mrs. MolIe Allen, of South Fork. Ky, says she has prevented attacks of of cholera morbus by taking Chamber lsin's Stomach and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack coming on. Such at tacks are usually caused by indigestion and these Tablets are just what is needed to cleanse the stomach and ward off the approaching attack. Attacks of bilious collie may be prevented in the same way. For sale by H. c. Hitch cook.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

There is an old allegorical picture of girl scared at grasshopper, but in the aot of heedlessly treading on snake. This is parslleled by the man who spends large sum of money buildings a cyclone cellar, but neglects to provide his fam fly with bottle of Chamberlain's Col ic, Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy as a safeguard against bowel complaints, whose victims outnumber those of the cyclone hundred to one. This remedy is everywhere recognized as the most prompt and reliable medicine iu use for these diseases. For sale by II. C.. Hitchcock.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

Governor Odell is reported to be making still hunt for dark horse" with whom to kill the Root boom for governor. The governor is placed in the trying position of having to urge MT. Root to accept nomination which he would rather most any one else would get.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

James T. Lewis, Wisconsin 8 famous war governor, who died at his home in Columbus, Wis, recently, was an uncle of Mrs. W. H. Dunham, of G lobe, Arizona Death resulted practically from starvation, as the stroke of par. alysis which he suffered some months previous, involved his tongue and throat, making 1t almost impossible
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

Now that negro asks to be ap- pointed to the vacant postmastership at "The Hermitage" Andrew Jack sons old home, the president will no doubt consider it another piece of Roosevelt luck" that he is offered this timely opportunity tu show that "the door of hope" is still open.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

The s5 dividend declared by the Standard Oil company calls for 5000, 900 to be distributed to stockholders. Within six years the company has de- clared s404, ,000, 900 in dividends, an amount more than four times as great as the company's capital stock, $l00,- 0OO,0OO.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

The Japs should remember that the wine of victory will taste the swee ter the longer they keep that Port bot. tied up.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

When you want physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and certain to act, always use Cha nberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets For sale by H. c. Hitchcock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-29
Realistic Acting

Actors frequently receive unexpect-
ed proof ef the realism of their art.
This story, which is reported from a
Chicago theatre, is like the story cf the
artist who painted fire so vividly
that his servant threw water on it.
says the Youths' Companion.
Hamlet was the play In the gel
lery two small newsbcNs were watch
!ng with breathless interes. The
Iasi act was drawing to a close The
.taol almost dragged tie boys from
heir chairs
Before their eyes the queen was
poisoned, Laertes killed. the King kill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-29
.ENERAL OFFICES, III Pine st.

ed, Hamlet killed. On the final trag-
edy the curtain started down The
audience was spellbouGd
in the gallery sounded a clatter and
crasl as 2ne of the boys bolted for the
dCoT.
"Come on, Jimmy,' he shouted
back tc his pal. "Hustle up. Dey'u
be extras out on dis.
To him The acting hau been at least
as real as news
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-29

child is born the father steps to the
| door of the teepee and glances about
| the immediate country, and even the
| the sky The object that most fOrcibly
imEresses itself upon his mind is the
one that gives him the clew to his
~hilds name. Sitting Bull was thus
named; so was the famous chief Red
Cloud; s., were Spotted Tail, Gray
Wolf Little Bear and all the rest Of
the aborigines.
The civilized settler names his town
much in the same fashion, for there is
a very faint dividing line discernibe
| between civilized man and the savage
when the environments are similar 1t
| is, therefore, not singular that there
| as in this country, and in others, for
thai matter, many towns with curious
names
Some of the curiOusly named pest
sthces selected at random are: Tub,
Pa; Robbers Roost. |. T.; Bird In
Hand, Pa; Lamedeer, Mont; Popcorn
Ind; Why Not, Ky; Hat Off, Ga; Sop
| choppy, Fla; Jugtown, n c.; Seen
| stars, Pa; Fearnot, Pa; Julyton, W
Va; Pig, Ky. Goodnight, Ky: Red
knCb, w. Va; Red Lick Miss; Gump,
Pa; Zim, Mimi; Zif, ILL., Zero, Ky;
GellOWdirt. Ga; Yellowiacket, Idaho;
RidecMt, Fla: Gumlog, Ca Blue Eye,
Mo-; Goodwill, S. d.; Coos cherry, Ore.
Goochland, Va; Gee. Ky; Red Key
Ind; Grip, Pa; Walkchalk, Pa; You
Bet, Cal; Good Thunder. Mimi; Maid
stone, VT; COngruity, Pa; Badaxe,
Mich; Two johns, Md Rabbit Hash,
Ky; Bat Cave, N. c.; Goodwine, Ill.,;
Happy Creek, Va. Nut, Fla; Bigbug,
Ari.; Big Moses, w. Va; Nix, S. c..
Rat, Mo-; Haystack, Ky; Cowpens,
S. c.; Dice. Mich; LcNe, Va; Abiquiu,
N. NJ; Chinese Camp, Cal; Bonnet,
S. c.; Poverty Hill. S. c.: Red Bird,
Ky; Job, Mo; Loveless. Ala; Two
licks, Pa; TWitty, N. c.; Yellowhouse,
Pa; Yellow Rabbit. Miss; Crane Eat
er, Ga; Tonight, Ga. Blue Jacket.
l. t.; Charlie Hope. Va.
These are found in Tennessee: Peel
ed Chestnut, Sewanee. Hatmaker.
Chuckaluck. Young Blood. Yell, Bone
cave, Chimneytop, Goodbye, High
health bulls Gap, Dickey, Mug, A. B.
C.. Barefoot, Wild Head. and these in
Texas: Coats, Baby Head, Catsprinr
l-ovelady, Beaukiss, Bigfoct. Mud =:
Cash. Others are: Sunday, N@aroe
county, Ala; Jam, Mich S eburn
Va; Birds Nest. Va; Mule Ore; Go
firth, Pendleton county. y; Vinegar
Bend, Ala; Birdsons, Kinds county.
Miss; Marked Tree, Ark; Jakajones.
Ark; Jamboree, Ky; Colsneek, N. j.;
Zinc Ark; Zig, Mo; Hardpan, Pa;
Sugar Bushr Wis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-29
s Daily Story

de prisoner has TO marry de widder"
'Yo' hear de verdic', Moses Washing
ton Yo' hab to marry de widter or
hang. Which yo' do?'
This was n STARTER to the prisoner,
who was expecting 10 wed that very
day Il good looking coIorcd girl, who
was present among the spectators. He
deliberated till the judge, becoming i'm
patient. renewed the question.
/ "Lcmmc see de Widdcr." said the
condemned man.
The court directed that the relict of
the murdered man be summoned.
When she came into court there WAS a
hum of sympathy for the prisoner. She
was old, fat, blear eyed. whiskcrcd =
indeed, she was fright The Judge
stated the case to her, and she turned
her eyes upon Moses.
Judge" said thc latter, 81 reckon
choose de hangin'."
Stan up. Moses Washington, an
hear de sentence oh de cot. De sen
tence air dat yo' be tooken to de Jail
yard mex Friday an be hungcd by de
neck till yo' air daid, an God hab
mercy on yo' poo soul"
I The sheriff took charge of the pris-
oner and was about to lead him away
when there was an unexpected entry.
| no less than the person Of the murdered
man. Judge, jury and spectators start
! ed simultaneously to run from the
'ha'nt." Some got out, others only
part way out. They We're recalled to
themselves by a realistic speech from
the ghost
"Y0 Sairy. wha' yo' done foolin' yo'
, time away hyar? wan my dinner"
"Fo' de Lawd." said the supposed
| widow. throwing up her hands, II
thought yo' was daid. Oliver Burnet
saw yo' layin' in de back yard"
,, "Daid in de back yard! Wha' be-
come oh de copse?'
The murdered man seemed as much
surprised as any one and was troubled
hat he should have been seen dead.
'2Wha' was yo' all dis time?' asked
wife,
'Didn't tole yo' las night was
DIN to git up airly an go to Curnel
surnlee's to beat carpets?"
'Sho enuf. an done forgot I"
Oliver Burnet," said the judge,
cha dat yo' didn' see in de back
rd:"
Dat was me sho' 'nuf, jedge," said
ferson. "Pete Cate he come to my
'ccop to steal a chicken. hit him
cen de eyes. an he hit me on de
Sc an knocked mo down. Dat de
.ason thought might "a been
Sued"
acre being no further explanations,
judge. turning to the prisoner. said:
loses Washington, de cot done yo'
1t disjustice. an de cot wan to
separation. De cot, accordin' to
4Cw. is de proper purson fo' to
>.rny colored people De cot will
marry yo' an Pinkcy Price fo moth
, in"
The marriage ceremony was then and
there performed.
DAVID PARKER OLCOTT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-29

have coming metropolis, and dignity
! will net permit them to do without a
e place for the reception, delivery and
forwarding of mail. Every country
town has the facilities of the United
lhStates mail, for where there are 10
A0wns the rural free delivery goes.
i Sin naming tho coming metropolis the
9ttler generally bids defiance to eph,
and chooses the name much as the
indian does fer his Offspring. OF the
s.tter people it is said that when Il
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
DON'T CRATE YOUR TEETH
Valuable Pointer Given the Man in
the Dentists Chair Is Good
for All.

mo teeth to ILL., the dentist said to
the man in the chair, but you are
grinding off your teeth more than you
ought to. Do you grit your teeth in
your sleep?"
And the man said he didn't stay
awake long enough to know about that,
says the New York Sun. but were they
ground of?
More than they ought to be at your
age" said the dentist. "You have worn
the enamel off from some Of them and
got down to the dentine"
What's going to happen ?" asked the
victim.
why. If you keep on grinding them
OF, said the dentist, 1.-THE teeth will hol-
low out and we'll have to put plugs In
them with gold tops to give them new
grinding surfaces
This wasn't a very pleasant prospect,
so later the man sought to ascertain for
himself whether he did grit his teeth
unduly. And while he was still unable
to stay awake long enough to find out
he did discover that he had habit at
times of gritting his teeth in his waking
moments. when he sat back from his
work to think Of something, for tn
stance. And he made up his mind th at he
would stop that, anyway, and he hoped
that he might thus stop grinding hi.
teeth in his sleep. II he did so grind
them For fine as they might be. hs
didn't want any of those nice little gold
capped plugs put in his teeth if he coult
help 1t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
ARE STARS INHABITED?
By Seemingly Sound Reasoning
Scientists Conclude That
They Are Not.

The conclusions of modern astronomy
on the possibility of the stars be-
ing inhabited are somewhat as fol-
lows:
It is impossible for any form of life
to exist on a lucid star. 1t is possible
for life of kind to exist on some of the
dark stars that are known to astrOnO-
mers. This possibility, however, is e1-
tremely remote, says DR.. Alex. w. Rob-
erts, in Chambers Journal.
Lucid stars may be accompanied by
planets forming stellar systems similar
to our solar system, and life might exist
on such stellar planets. There is Moth
| ing in the wide range of astronomical
| fact to negative such possibility; but
there is also nothing in the whole circle
of astronomical knowledge to affirm the
| existence of such planetary bodies.
1t is utterly impossible for life to ex-
list on the moon. Novelists may discover
holes in which selenites hide, but science
turns these holes into graves and buries
the dead selenites in them.
! 1t is beyond our conception how life
can exist on any of the planets other
than our own, except two. The two
planets on which life might exist are
Mars and Venus. The soil of these two
worlds is solid enough to form foot
ing for man and his inventions. The
air of both, though rare, is probably sui
| fieient to enable him to live and work.
| There are times AMI seasons, day and
night. on both planets; certainly on
Mars. There are also mist and rain. sleet
| and snow on both planets. Again We
say certainly on Mars.
There are high mountains and deer
valleys on Venus, vast plains and 81
gantic waterways on Mars.
There is much that would go to make
a habitab1e world on both planets. only
as yet no trace Of life in any of it's forms
has been discovered on the surface OF
either Mars or Venus. 1t must be re-
membered. however that the outlines
of no object less than so miles in diam
eter can be clearly discerned on thu
nearest of the planets, and thus human
beings may exist on either Mars O,
Venus, although we are not able to see
them.
Well. but are there men on Venus o,
Mars? some one may urge, and in true
Scottish fashion I pass on the question
and ask: What does the reader think:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
PLEASANT EVENING CALL.
The Host Was Beating His Wife
But Ceased When Company
Came

Il called on Perkins last evening""
remarked Mr.. Brown, according to Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Did you have pieasan. timer" in
Quired Mrs Brown.
Very. Perkins was beating his wife
when | went in
WHAT"
Il say Perkins was beating his wife.
but, of course, he stopped when I en-
tered
We'll. should hope SOL
Il begged MIN to go on, but he said
some other time would do Just a.
we'll"
You begged him to go on?"
why. yes. l didn't want to spoil
the fun, you know"
oh. you brute!"
Eh?"
DO you mean to say you could have
locked calmly on while he beat his
wife?"
Certainly. Why not?"
Il thought you had at least a spark
Of manhood left. l suppose you will
be beating me next?'
Eyes, think l could if you would
play cribbage with me-"
Play cribbage?"
Yes; that is what Perkins and hia
| wife were doing"
You horrid thing!"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
s GEMS

Eight cents a pound is
what 4 young woman paid for
t.,clv., pounds Of flesh.
Sl?- was thin and weak and
psid ere dollar for a bottle of
Scots Emulsion, and by TAX
ing regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
the bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound is
cheap for such valuable ma
terial. Some pay more, some
less, some get nothing for
their money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
SCOTS Emulsion.
We will send you a little
free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, CHEMISTS,
400 Fea:' Street. New York.
soc. and $y.,A2 all ar,a<;sts
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
TnY TO SEE HUSBANDS.
wb.n Tired of Single Life Russian
Maidens Resort to so-Called
Divination.

Russian girls frequently amuse them
.elves nv attempting to discover Wnat
sort of q husband Will eVentuans .e.
them to the altar. A favor'te mannei
of doing this is by so-called olVlnation'
says Cassell's Magazine. ,.<
The girl who is tired OF single ne
ats in the mystic hours OF the hisn.'
hetween two large mirrors. On each
eide she places candle, and then eager
lv watches until she can see IL renec.eo
tights. If the fates are prop1tlous, sue
o,oht also to discern the HUSBAND sne
desires portrayed in the glass DeIore
her.
Another method of divination Is TO
have supper laid for two II the youns
lady is in luck, the apparition OF the
future husband will come and sit down
heside her: but in order to secure Sue
cess the girl must not divulge to any
one her intention OF thus attempting "
dive tito futurity.
These is a story told to the effect that
the daughter of = rich farmer was IN
lave with a young lieutenant. and he,
sn,pecting that she would probably
have supper laid for two. CLIMBED the
wall of the garden, and, sitting down
by her side, partook Of the prepared
banquet; the girl being under the I'M
nression that it was his apparition, ana
not the real simon pure.
On leaving the room, the officer 1or-
got his sword, which he had unbuckled
before he sat down to supper. The girl,
finding the weapon after his departure
hid it in the cupboard, as memento OF
the visitor.
Eventually she married another
mitor. and he. fancying that there was
some rival who supplanted him in his
wife's affection, and one day discover
ing the sword, was confirmed in his sus-
picions, and killed her in fit OF pas
sion.
Sometimes the inquisitive husband
seeker will take candle, and, melting
the wax pour it on the snow, after which
she strives to discern in the hardened
| substance the likeness of him she seeks.
A very favOrite amusement when sew
eral girls are congregated under the
same roof is to divine by the aid OF a
cock. Each girl, taking some corn,
| makes a small heap orf>the floor, and
there conceals ring. The chanticleer
| is then introduced, and is let loose beside
the corn. Presently he begins to peck
| at the heaps of grain. At last one OF
the rings is exposed to view, when it's
owner, according to the popular belief,
will outstrip her companions in the race
for matrimony.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06
CAN YOU EAT?

J. B. Taylor, prominent merchant
of Chriesman, Tex, says: II could
not eat because of weak stomach. l
lost all strength and ran down in
weight. All that money could do was
done, but all hope of recovery vanish
ed. Hearing of some wonderful cures
effected by use of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, concluded to try it. The first
bottle benefited me, and after taking
four bottles, am fully restored to my
usual strength. weight and heal h.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you eat and cures. Sold by E. T
Whitehead Il Co.