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Arizona republican., 1905-01-26
War Means Killing.

There has been much written and printed about the inhumanity of the use of hand grenades during the pres ent war in the far east It has also been assumed If not positively stated, that this is a Japanese innovation. and 1t is implied that they are using a less humane method of warfare than other nations.
 But both sides are using hand gren- ades, and the fact that this was so in the attack and defense of Port Arthur would go to show that the Russians, at least, must have planned to use such devices before the war commenced. After the siege began it is highly i'm probable that any supplies of the kind had slipped past the Japanese fleet guarding the entrance Of the harbor. The indications are that hand grenades formed part of the defensive missiles that the Japanese found that they had to contend with, and that they sent and got some, too.
 As to the horrible nature of the grenade, it is not more awful as a death dealing device than the regular service shell, which all armies and all navies utilize with their ordnance. The hand grenade went out of use when modern long range weapons made hand fighting very infrequent- The BOer war was chiefly long distance work. There were those who drew the lesson from the South African expe- rience that the sword was no longer anything more than an ornament, and that the bayonet would seldom be used hereafter.
 The present war has seen much des- perate hand to hand fighting, and the bayonet and sword have done serious a natural consequence of the close fighting. and both sides used it. The probability is, too, that some 'impTOv- ed' form of hand grenade will here after be placed in the equipment of all war departments, and we shall find a revival of the old custom of having tall, strong men in every line regiment formed into the grenadier company.
 It must be remembered that war is not intended to be a picnic and the first object of soldiers is to demoraI- ize and kill their opponents. Devices with that object in view, old or new, will be used whenever and wherever they are found serviceable.
 Grape shot, chain shot, and such means of destruction have given way to the more compact shrapneI shell, which bursts and hurls a shower of bullets around. The shell can be ef- fective at a greater distance, but the grape and canister did terrible work at short range in the Crimean war. It was not because they were frightful that they were given up, but because it was thought that machine guns, shells and other inventions would be even more disastrous against an enemy.
 The Japanese and Russians have simply gone back to an old method of killing each other, because they found it suited conditions better than some more modern means of slaguhter.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

PROPOSALS FOR STONE MESS HALL. Department of Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C., January g, 1905. Sealed proposals, en- dorsed PROPOSALS FOR STONE MESS HALL AND KITCHEN. RICE STATION SCHOOL, ARIZONA" and addressed to the Commissioner of In dian affairs Washington, D. C., will be received at the Indian office until ? O clock p. m. of February 15, 1905, for furnishing and delivering necessary materials and labor required to construct and complete a stone mess hall and kitchen at the Rice Station School, Arizona, in strict accordance with plans and specifications and instructions to bid ders, which may be examined at this office the offices of the Arizona Repub- lican. Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Star. Tucson, Arizona; The Herald, Fl PasO. Tex; The Improvement Bulletin. Min neapolis, Minn.; The American Con tractor, Chicago, Ill.,; The Builder & Contractor Los Angeles, Cal; at the U. $. Indian Warehouses, 119 Wooster St, New York City; 265 South Canal St, Chicago, H.; 6O2 South Seventh St., St. Louis, Mo; S15 Howard St. Omaha. Neb.; 23 Washington St, San Francisco, Cal, and at the school. For further information apply to J. s. Per F. F. Loupp. Commissioner.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

John Sharp Williams of Mississippi having resigned the leadership of the democratic party in congress, Con gressman William Rapdolph Hearst publishes an editorial in which he sets forth the qualities which the new lead CT of the party-whoever he may be should possess. And it is a coinci- dence that the qualities enumerated by MT. Hearst are exactly those which he believes are possessed by a distin- guished member of the Hearst family.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

While most of the United States is in the grasp of bitterly cold winter, Arizona basks in the warm sunshine of a perfect winter climate. Within three weeks from this date the blossoms on the almond apricot and peach trees will begin to appear-just at a time when our friends in the east are hop ing that winter will be over in six more Nn-nalES
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

Field Marshal Oyama, hearing of Russia's internal troubles, has assured the Japanese soldiers that Providence is with them. Oyama will not fail to bring up more cannon as fast as pos sible however.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

So far Emperor William has not butted into the Russian troubles-but he is only waiting for an opening, of course, to say something and attract the worlds attention to William the Second to none"
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

Provided that Maxim Gorky. the Russian novelist, escapes with his life, his fortune is made. He is a leader of the present uprising, and has been arrested, and there will be an immedi- ate and voracious demand for his nov els all over the world.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

Gentlemen:-I am very old lady one hundred and one years of age last February. For a long time past l have taken your excellent medicine Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and feel that it has done me much good. I am taking it regularly according to directions and find it the best stimulant l ever had. It improves my appetite and will help me as long as I live. It is a true life preserver-AIrs. Elizabeth Walker, Rumford. R. l. May 3. 1904.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26
"A True Life
 proSerVor. :"

Mrs. Elizabeth Walker Aged 1o1 Years,
 Kept in Vigorous Health by
 DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

"It Improves My Appetite and Is a
 True Life PreserVer." She writes:
Arizona republican., 1905-01-26

Securities Company
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
DIAGNOSED Her Case.

A famous American physician was
summoned to the bedside of an elderly
grande dame of distinguished name
and many millions and who is one OF
the leaders of American society. The
physician examined her carefully
Then he said:
"You must get up every morning at
6 o'clock. Take for breakfast a cur
of weak tea and two pieces of dry
toast. From 9 to II exercise, eithei
walking or sweeping or dusting. Al
noon lunch on a slice of cold meat
filtered, uniced water, and stale bread
Don't sleep in the afternoon; eXer
else again. For dinner take nothing
but a little meat, a vegetable ant
toast. No sweets, no wines, no socia
dissipation of any kind
The eyes of the grande dame flash
ed with fire, as she said:
But doctor, do you comprehend m
position? Do you know who | am?
"PerfectIy, madam answered tn
physician. "You are an old wOma
with sour stomach
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Witnessed Biblical Tragedy.

Senator Tillman of South Carolina
ellis of little girl whose statements
were aways exaggerated until she be-
came known in school and Sunday
school as "a little liar Her parents
were dreadfully worried about her and
made strenuous efforts to correct the
bad habit. One afternoon her mother
overheard an argument with her play
mate, Willie Bangs, who seemed to
finish the discussion by saying emphat'
ically: I'm older than you, cause my
birthday comes first, in May, and yours
don't come until September
"Oh, of course your birthday comes
first" sneeringly answered little Mel
lie: but that is cause you came down
first. | remember looking at the an
gels when they were making you.
Come here, Nellie, come here in
stantIy," cried her mother.
1T is breaking mothers heart tc
hear you tell such awful stories. Re
member what happened to Anania'
and Sapphira, don't you?'
'Oh, yes, mamma, | know. The.
were struck dead for lying. I sav
them carried into the corner dru'
store. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
FRUITFUL FURNACES
INTENSE HEAT PRODUCES
PRECIOUS STONES.
Chemists Have Succeeded il Pluck.
ing Real Diamonds and R15'es from
the Crucible of the Furnace.

Recent adviceS from France state
enlist and inventor. has actually sue
ceeded in making genuine diamonds
and rubies. He employs for this pur-
nose the electric furnace, which hdS
been so improved that degree Of
heat can be produced. approaching the
extreme temperatures. which were uu-
doubtedly a factor in the formation Of
minerals and gems in the interior Of
the earth.
The rubies obtained are of large
size, weighing 10 or Is caratS and i'll
quality and color equal and even sur
PASS those found in the earth. The
natural forces attending The formation
of diamonds seem to have been more
complicated, and so far the diamonds
resulting from the efforts of the sci
entists have been very small. bat still
they are positively identified as the
carbon crystalline diamond. They
are remarkably clear and bright, ami
on a small scale as fine specimens as
natures own product.
The electric furnace has enriched
chemistry with a whole series OF
new compounds. Probably The one OF
most value to mankind al large is Cal
cium Carbide The simple applca-
tior of water to Calcium Carbide gen.
crates the gas Acetylene, which is
now being commonly used for light
ing.
The peculiar merits of Acetylene
light are it's brilliance and high can.
die power, ease of installation. eco
nomy and it's adaptability for lighting
buildings of every description. regard
less of their location,
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
"Unsle" in China.

Among the Canton houses there are
occasional exceptions to the usual one
storeyed or low constructions. Some
of these are built like square towers,
four or five stories high with no out
side windows save at a considerable
distance above the ground, and no out
side projections by which thieves
might get in.
These establishments are called
pawn shops, but they appear more to
resemble banks. 1t is usual among
the Chinese to deposit their posses
sions of value, when not in use, in
these establishments. The people also
store there in summer their winter
clothing, on which money is often lent
by the proprietors.
To have dealings with pawn shoE
is in no way derogatory TO a Chinese
gentleman's dignity.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
GREAT CORN CROPS OF KANSAS.
Have Added immense Sums to the
Wealth of the Nation,

The value of the Kansas corn crop
of 1902 from only 13 per cent OF her
area, was sufficient to more than five
times cover the cost of the entire
Louisiana purchase and nearly eleven
times as much as the United States
paid for Alaska Uncle Sans reports
point out that in the five-year period
ending with the year 1900 the COM
bined value of Kansas corn and
wheat exceeded that, of the same crops
of any other state in the union. ILL
nois came next, but fell behind Kan
sas by a little less than $19,000000.
The value of corn grown in Kansas
the last twenty years is $10OOO0,00O
more than that Of all the wheat crops
grown by Kansas since her beginning.
In the last ten years the value of
| Kansas corn crops has been $l06,000,-
600 more than that of the wheat pro-
duced in the same period, which in
cluded three of the states largest
wheat crops and one of the smallest
of corn. In the preceding ten years
the corn crop was worth nearly S20O,-
900 900 more than the wheat.
The Kansas corn crop was worth
over S6,0OO,O00 more than all her other
products of the soil in 1902, and IN
two preceding seasons corn outvalued
all the other field products, wheat in
cluded.
The fact that Kansas produces more
wheat than any other state OF country
in the world always causes much ear
nest watchfulness and discussion OF
its acreage, condition. prospects, yield
and quality, at home and throughout
the grain, milling, transportation
breadstuff, banking, and commercial
centers of civilization. This would
naturally persuade those without
: knowledge of the facts to suppose thai
, wheat is by far the states main anC
| foremost crop; yet compared in i'm
| portance and value with her corn
: wheat is a side issue, and but one o
various secondary items the worth O
which must be aggregated to even ap
proach the value OF corn.
, Great as the wheat crops have been
+ for twenty-five of the fOrty-three year
: of which there is record, statistics re
t veal that the aggregate value or tn
r corn crop was more than double tina
e of the combined yields of winter an
|. spring wheat. and in bat few years ha
y the value of the wheat crop approach
t ed or surpassed that OF the sam
e years corn. The value of the cor
e alone in each of fifteen years OF tn
S last twenty has been greater than tina
t. of all other field crops together, whea
o omitted, and in only one year t190D
If the last decade did corn fail to ou
o value the same crops.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15

Thousands of American women now.
ever, have found relief from all montniy
suffering by taking Lydia E; Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, as it is the mos'
thorough female regulator known W
medical science. 1t cures the condit'oaa
which causes so much discomfort al"
robs menstruation of its terrors.
Miss Irene Crosby. Of BIB CharlV'n
Street East Savannah, Ga. writes -,
"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compou'lSt ~
Is true friend to woman. 1t has Deen y.
great benefit to me, curing me OF lrEesuia, tin,
and painful menstruation when eVerytnain.s rs
else had failed, and gladly recommehu ~ "
other suffering women" ..L min.
Women who are troubled with pam
full or irregular menstruation', pach'
ache, bloating (or flatulence)' leucos.
rhea, falling, inflammation or ulGtrs is
| ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles
that " bearing-down' feeling . dlzA,
ness, faintness, indigestion, nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
immediate action to ward off the serl.
| Gus consequences, and be restored W 4,
perfect health and strength by taxing
lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable oom'
pound, and then write to Mrs: fihh-
ham, ,sLynn, Mass, for further tree a., -,
vice. Thousands have been cureo W
so doing.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
The Dentist and the Alligator

Roy Farrell Greene, the president
of the American Society OF Curio Col
lec,ors. told at a dinner of dentists an
appropriate story.
"A dentist" he said, was once
travelling in the East. and in the Gan
ses his boat overturned, and he was
obliged to strike out for the shore.
"As the dentist swan sturdiiy
through the muddy water, an enor
nous alligator suddenly rose up be
fore him. The alligator opened Its
enormous Jaws, and the next instant
would have been the dentists last
only-just in time-the man happened
to notice the great reptiles sharp
white teeth, and an idea struck him.
He drew a probe from his pocket
and, pressing it into the alllgators
gums, he said:
Does this hurt your
"The alligator screamed with pain
and the dentist, amid its great agony
made good his escape"
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
For Broadening the Shoulders.

A good exercise for broadening the
shoulders requires the person to place
in his hands straight before him
against door or wall, which he must
face. Straighten out the arms and let
the palms of both hands be spread
out upon the surface of the door.
Then slowly press the chest forward
toward the door. This will cause the
arms to bend at the elbows, but at the
same time will throw back the shoul
ders. Rowing will broaden the shoul
ders very perceptibly. Exercises with
dumb-bells are also good.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
STORY OF HISTORIC GEM.
Diamond That shone in Crowns ana
Swords Stolen by Thieves.

The Pitt diamond was first en-
Moved after it became one OF the
crown Jewels of France, in the orha'
mentation of the crown that was maze
for the coronation of King Louis XIV
in t722. In 1871 it was entered IN al
inventory of crown jewels that was
compiled by order of the natlonal as
sembly during the revolution ana IL
was deposited at the Garde MeuDle. IL
was secreted by tie thieves in hole
in the timber work of garret IN d
low lodging and there it renamed
some time. 1t was at length discovered
by the republican authorities anu "e'
posted in the national treasury.
1t was not again disturbed untli
1904, when it was set in the pommei
of the sword which Napoleon wore
when he crowned himself emperor at
Notre Dame in Paris The empress
Marie Louise carried it off with other
crown Jewels to Blois, after the EN-
peror Napoleon was banished to ElDa
but her father, the emperor Francis OF
Austria, obtained it from her and sent
it to Louis XVIII. That king. on Ma
poleon's return from Elba, fled with II
to Ghent, but after Waterloo returned
with it to Paris. In 1880 the diamond
was used by King Charles X at his
coronation, but since then it has moi
been employed at any ceremonial
Shortly after the fall of the second EN-
pire many of the crown jewels OF
} France were sold by the republican
, government for the benefit of the
state. But no buyer was found for the
| Pitt, or Regent, diamond and it re
, mains in safe custody at the Louvre.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Joseph choate Taking a Rest.

Although Joseph Choate, the former
ambassador to England, has been
home only seven months he has had
occasion to refuse fiattering offers for
legal services which would have net
ted him many thousands of dollars.
He declined to mix in the Philadelphia
affair a few months ago and recently
he wrote a positive letter saying that
he could not possibly be persuaded to
go into the Equitable business. Choate
is in demand from many quarters, but
he has steadfastly refused to entertain
proposals. His excuse is pressure OF
personal business" For man worth
less than a million this seems strange
| to many New Workers..
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Claims offlce.HoIdinq Record.

E. w. Sweeley, justice of the
peace in Loyalsock, Lycoming county,
Pa, claims the record for offce-holdlng
in that state. Altogether he has held
various township and county offices
whose terms aggregate 109 years dur
ing his life of sixty-eight years, and ne
is still adding to his record. Mr..
Sweeley is a democrat and that he is
popular is shown by his record as fol
lows: Justice of the peace, thirty-fiye
years; assessor, twenty-six years;
supervisor, eight years; school direct
OF, fifteen years; 0verseer OF the poor
six years; township auditor, twelve
years; county auditor four years;
Jury commissioner, three years.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
VANITY a Trap for Criminals.

what is our greatest help in cap
turing criminals? Why, their vanity,
of course" said the detective. Men
and women who make crime a busi-
ness are always proud of their work
when it is we'll done. according to
criminal standards, and sooner or Ia
ter they brag of it and it gets to our
ears, Even men who commit unpre-
meditated crimes seem unable to keep
their doings to themselves, and if they
do not openly boast they give out mys-
terious hints that rouse suspicion and
bring about surveillance. Then, again
no matter how we'll crime is plan
ned. there is nearly always an unfore
seen contingency to be met, and it's
the failure to take precautions against
the one contingency that gives many 6
| cley. New York Sun.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Model Dairy Farm PAYS Well.

Two Brothers, Albert and Harry
Fahuestock, have a model dairy farm
at Quaker Bottom Valley, in Baltimore
county, and the other day they had
the members of the Baltimore Stock
Exchange out to look at it. The Wis
itors were driven over the $50 acres in
wagons drawn by teams of eight nice,
Iy matched gray Percheron horses,
and they found the dairymen and the
stabIemen all neatly uniformed. 1t is
also reported that they found a scene
of unusual pastoral beauty" There
are hills, valleys and tumbling. splash
ing waters on the big farm, and the
keynote OF the management is organ
ization and system. The result is sue
cess. .s. ...
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Why They Waited.

Two young men, not much expert
enced in driving, went for a drive,
During the ride the horse happened
10 yawn and the bit fell out of his
mouth. Two hours later another man
passed them and discovered both Of
the young men waiting with their con
yeyance by the roadside.
what on earth is the matter will
you? I passed you when | was goins
out and now when come back you're
still here. What's the matter?'
"Oh," replied one of the young men
"we're waiting for the horse to yawl
again so we can put the bit in"
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
The Cash Account.
I cannot make the thing come out
Though have thought and thought an

I cannot make the thing come out
Though have thought and thought ane
thought.
And tried to make careful note
OF everything that | have bought
The more | think and think and think
The more in vain my brain ferments,
Confound the pesky cash account
Where did l spend that thirty cents!
Ten cents for car fares-thats all right
Three dollars for new straw hat;
For luncheon. fifty: shoeshne. five
Oh. hang it,. Yes. We got all that!
Considering the scant supply,
: The treasury has too many vents.
It's outgo. outgo all the time
Where did ! spend that thirty cents?
Cigars. four fifty; grape juice. ten
II think it had some foam on top;
Bleachers and peanuts, thirty-fye,
And ten cents more for ginger pop.
| Rut still that haunting deficit
NV deep perpleXity augments.
what was it for? oh. well. here goes
"For foreign missions, thirty cents
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
Marx Hanns's Parable.

A late story of Mark Hanna tells
now some friends were urging the
anrtv Ohioan to try for presidential
nomipation. 1t was when Mckinley
WAS at the height Of his popularity
senator Hanna reflected for a moment
and then answered: Two skunks
were sitting in the shade of fence
ono day when an automobile Wen'
whizzing by leaving behind a'paftlcu
larly emphatic odor of gasoline. Tne
skunks shifted in disgust for a Whlie
and finally one said to the olhet
What's the use?
The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15
STRONGER THAN MEAT.
A Iudus,s Opinion Of erape-Nuts.

A Judges Opinion of Grape-Nus.
A gentleman who has acquired
judicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunhower
State, writes a carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
"For the past 5 years Grape-Nuts
has been a prominent feature In our
bill of fare.
"The crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an indispensa'
BILE necessity in my family's everyday
life.
ut has proved to be most healthful
| and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
Grape Nuts keeps us all in perfac
physical condition-as preventive O
disease it is beyond value. have beer
particularly impressed by the bench
cial effects of Grape-Nuts when use'
by ladies who are troubled with fac
bIemishes, skin eruptions, etc.
clears up the complexion wonderfully
"As to it's nutritiye qualities, my el
perience is that one small dish 9
Grape-Nuts Is superior to a pound G
meat for breakfast, which is an In
portant consideration for anyone.
satisfies the appetite and strengthen
the power of resisting fatigue, Will
it's use involves none of the disagree
able consequences that sometimes 10
: low a meat breakfast" Name give
/. by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mic
, There's a reason.