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Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
The fomIcIdai rlanIa.

The fact that 5000 homicides makes the record in the United States for the year 1904 is causing no little comment among those to whom such data ap- peals and the number of those who are studying these tables of unnatural mortality is growing with every sun rise. The fact that human life is held at a very low valuation in this coun- try is becoming more patent every day.
 At one time 1t was the popular sup position that it was only in the wild and woOlly west where life was consid- eredr of little or no value, but in these days the larger cities are making a record that would shame the frontier even in it's palmiest days. The cause for this enormous number Of homicides is being sought for earnestly, but with little success in the way of anything of a definite nature that can be truly said to lead up to the indiscriminate taking of human life. so prevalent and so much to be deplored. Among facts which might be said to have a bearing on the subject, it has been estimated that the carrying of weapons is re- sponsible for something like 5000 of the homicides recorded and this is re- markable when it is known that nearly every state in the union has laws more or less severe aimed against this very practice.
 Why men insist on carrying pistols is a question that has never been sat isfactorily answered and the true an swer may bring with it at least a sug gestion to the solution of the homicidal problem. Some men carry deadly wea- pons because they have reached the conclusion that the ordinary provisions of the written law will not afford them the protection to which they feel themselves entitled and feel that weapon is merely justifiable precau- tion. Neither are all men who argue after this fashion timid to excess. or boys with inhamed notions borrowed from the poisonous cheap literature of the day, but are men who honestly feel all that they assert, and most of them would gladly stop the practice were they fully assured that the law was ample and capable of affording them full protection.
 That the conclusion reached by the
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

most of these men is at fault requires no argument to convince most people. But object lessons in the shape of the law being impartially enforced would be more effectual than argument and might be tried while waiting for the suggestion of a better plan for the CUT tailing of this ensanguined record. Not long since a circuit judge of a state court in one of our most enlightened communities embracing a city of the first class declared from the bench in open court that it was safer to com init murder in that city than to steal $25, and that the value of a life was estimated at about $20 in his jurisdic- tion.
 It has been suggested that laxity in the enforcement of laws against minor offenders leads to laxity in more inn portant directions, that law-dehers are encouraged by the apparent absence of desire or earnestness in purpose in promptly confronting each nfraction of the law with it's adequate penalty, and as crime grows by what it feeds upon it may be that many of the minor offenses which have been permitted to go unpunished were but homicide in embryo. which later along developed into capital crimes by natural evolu- tion
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

thousand dollar prize. He can afford to laugh such an offering to scorn. for he will have. not the world. but worlds at his feet. But he will not date his discovery In the present year, and it is extremely probable that he win not date 1t in the present century. Science is still in it's infancy. There are things here on earth that are not dreamed Of in the scientists philosophy today. They will have to know more about this planet before they reach others, and the accumulation of that knowl- edge will take years, possibly centu- ries. However. the academy's offer shows a certain faith in science and in the probability of this particular accomplishment.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
The Passing of a oreat AmerIcan.

The death of Jay Cooke, covered as it was by two or three dozen words in
 the press dispatches, could scarcely
 have attracted less public attention. And yet, Jay Cooke was, in some lines. one of the greatest men this country had produced. But he had lived long in the retirement of a green old age. and the hurrying throng of younger Americans had mostly forgotten his achievements.
 Twice in the history of this country there have come times that tried mems souls. In the first breathless ordeal the country. by Gods favor and prov idence, had a Robert Morris for Wash ington to lean on. In the second, it had Jay Cooke for Lincoln to lean on. The two bankers, the eighteenth cen tury one and the nineteenth century one, should be held in as lasting grat- itude and honor by America as the il- lustr1ous soldiers and statemen, their contemporaries, who would have fared nl-as the country itself would have fared ill-without them.
 The continental congress conferred upon Morris the title of superintendent of finance. Jay Cooke, who shouldered and carried burden only less heavy than Abraham Lincoln's, was merely a financial agent" The secretary of the treasury was the man in the public eye. but it was Jay Cooke who inspired the other bankers with his own un- shaken faith. organized the syndicates. handled the loans and supplied the sinews of war. It is simply impossi- ble to exagscrate the value of his in valuable services. If he had been an EngIishman instead of an American, they would have earned him a peer age. with other rewards to match. The money compensation he got for them came to about s20O,O00. But he also got Cover and above the reward in his own patriotic heart) the thanks of Lin coin. Chase and Fessenden, and a lit tie message in the April of 1865 from General Grant. "Tell him." said the old commander that it is to his labors more than to those of any other man that the people of this country owe the continued life of the nation"
 After that great chapter of his life. bitter days came to him. Like Robert Morris he lost his fortune. He did not make acquaintance with the inside of a debtors cell as Morris did, but he was forced into bankruptcy. Happily, he lived to pay all his creditors a hun dred cents on the dollar; the last of the debts was discharged in 1890. And mained made amends; they were hap py. sunshiny years. Of the things that accompany and sweeten fortunate old ge-Shakespeares 'honor, love, obedience, troops of friends'-not one was lacking
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
A Safe Offer.

The Paris Academy of Sciences has offered prize of one hundred thous- and francs 10 the person who discov- CTS a means. of communicating with any celestial body other than Mars drring the present year. No reason is given for barring the war planet" Perhaps the academy thinks sufficient time has been wasted by scientists in trying to attract the attention of Mar tians. Perhaps it <-eves that by eliminating the planet that has exert ed the greatest fascination upon the star gazers some of the others upon which they must perforce concentrate their attention will prove less coy. But whatever its intention, most peo-' pie will agree that the academy's chance of keeping it's money is good.
 Only the narrow minded would as- sert positively that the dream of in terplanetary communication will new CT be realized. Had Tennyson written parliament of planets" instead of parliament of nations" and "federa- tion of the worlds" instead Of ''feder- alton of the world" he would have found many to believe with him that the thing was possible, and certainly in the light of the more recent discoveries of science it would seem that this world is nearer the other planets if not nearer the stars than it has ever been before. But in giving a short twelve months for the accomplishment of so great a scientific feat. the acad- emy shows it's wisdom if it's object is merely to stimulate scientists and not to spend money.
 The man who accomplishes such a feat, however, will not need twenty
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
I'aoENIx. ARIZONA. FEB. 25. 1sO
Yavapai's Custom Shelter.

The biggest piece of mining news that Arizona has furnished in a long time is the announcement. on author ity, that a great custom smelter is to be constructed in Yavapai county, on the Prescott & Eastern railroad. Work on the new plant will begin shortly, but its completion can scarcely be ex- pected until late in the summer. Ore buying will begin before completion of the smelter, however, so that before many months the mining industry of the entire territory will begin to reap the benefits. As the capacity of the plant will be 500 tons of ore daily, the smelter will be in the market for ores from all parts of the territory.
 Only people who are familiar with mining in Arizona can appreciate the importance of this new addition to Yavapai county's industries. This territory is peculiarly situated. in the mining line. While we have three or four world-famous mines of fabulous value our mines generally are yet In the prospecting stage Development is proceeding on hundreds of proper ties which give promise of being good producers in the future. Many of them certainly will become mines, if devel- opment can be carried on long enough. The work of opening up new proper ties would have progressed much fas ter heretofore. if owners could have had market near at hand for their product. This is especially true of prospects owned by men of small means-and a large majority of our mine owners are poor men. They have to contend with all sorts of obstacles, and they need every encouragement. Often the sale of four or five tons of ore at a profit would carry the owner of a prospect "around the corner"
 The need of a custom shelter of a large capacity has always been one of the most patent features of the min ing business in Yavapai county. S12el- ters of small capacity and small c2pi- tai are foredoomed to failure. every where. Operating capital is a prime essential Indeed, Q mere plant with out large capital amounts to little, and hitherto every local smeIting enter prise has been handicapped by lack of capital. To be pronounced success smelter should have hundreds of thou sands of dollars wherewith to buy ores. All these conditions are met by the new enterprise on the Prescott & East ern. It is given out that more than a million dollars will be invested.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
CASTLE CREEK HOT SPRINGS HOTEL

situated in the Bradshaw mountains 1871 feet above sea level is now open for the winter. Finest resort in kri- zona.
 Even temperature. No winds, no dust. Hotel accommodation ffrst-class in every respect. Modern plumbing. Hot water heating plant Electric lights, electric bells. Billiard and pool room, bowling alley. Natural medicinal hot springs flowing 100000 gallons every twenty-four hours. Open pools of different temperature. Shower baths, needle spray, cabinet bath and plunge tank under cover.
 Four hours ride from Hot Springs Junction on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railway in a comfortable four horse coach every day except Sunday. Fine road, grand scenery.
 w. M. SELL, Manager.
 Hot Springs, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

The ear has decided again to con inue the war. Tomorrow, again, he may decide again that he wants peace. The trouble with poor Nicholas is that his mind is adjusted on a pivot. And anyhow, as to this peace business. there is a country known as Japan which may have something to say about the terms of peace when the time comes for talking instead of fight ing
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

The forestry department claims in crcasing attention. It's chairman, Mrs. L. P. Williams, gives an interesting summary of the proceedings of the late American forestry congress. It is significant that some of the largest lumber interests in the country sent representatives who pledged them selves to do all in their power to pre- vent tho needless waste and destruc- <ion of timber, and to cooperate with the government in the work of forest preservation. In the address of M. Jusseraud, the French ambassador, we see how this waste appears to foreign
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

The disposition manifested by Sena- tor Morgan yesterday to talk the joint statehood bill to death is an encourag- venerable senator from Alabama inti- mates his wish ito be heard" on a proposition it means, usually, that he is prepared to toss off a few casual words-say a million or so.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

unconsciously cast upon those just be- low them in point of worldly prosper ity, but in every other respect their cquals-sometimes their superiors."
 A protest against the protest comes from Mrs. Scott of Oklahoma: Don't let us do away with pretty clothes at our biennial conventions. Seeing them is one of the many sources of pleasure at the meetings" Mrs. Moore first vice president of the general fed eratiOn, edits the symposium and sum marizes: 'The real question. is the overdoing in any direction. Let us. one and all, make a stand for business sessions in appropriate apparel. with out the distractions to the eye of gems and laces. Then. is there not an other time for dainty gowns when life is joyous and free, and relaxation adds stimulus to the brain for it's next ser ious cf1ort?"
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

Unfortunately. not all club women and certainly not all their husbands and brothers know that the famous cook, Maria Parloa, is chairman of a standing committee on household eco homie in the c. F. w. C. It should be modifying. if not gratifying, to those same men and brothers to know that there exists such a committee from which fount a stream of household lore flows to their women folk. The lesson this month is all about yeast. mold and bacteria. Also the setting, water supplying and draining of farm houses. Then the housewife is ad- monished to slip out of the kitchen door and take stock of the back yard alley streets parks and lastly. but not leastly, to inform herself about what makes for health and beauty in the schools
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

Up to date rigs at Bert Rinard' $ boarding and livery stable, on north Center on canal Phone main 369.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

eyes. When going to St. Louis last year NJ. Jusseraud was shocked at the sight of stump5' as high as a mans shoulder left in the ground. He thought, What a great amount of wood has been lost and how much land remains untillable on account of the presence of those very stumps. In France nothing is lOst-not a rag, not a bit of bread, not a stick of wood" He told of passing through splendid valleys, which looked like the valley of the shadow of death. because the corpses of thousands of trees were ly- ing there, destroyed, rotting. The val leys were denuded and the corpses remained" Again he saw "very terrible mode of cleaning ground" it being the one quite common to us of burning over Q piece of timber land. "In France" he said i've have known so many yesterdays that we think very keenly about tomorrows." The forestry laws of France reach back to the fourteenth century, and now an array of rangers, fOresters and keep CTS to the number of 5000 men, who are under military discipline although in time of peace controlled by the minister of agriculture are engaged in maintaining the forests. Every owner
  est them if they are denuded. The government supplies the seed, the owner of the land does the rest.
 
 Mrs. Williams notices a ''fOrceful address, by Geo. II. Maxwell and ap- proves his recommendation that the government create into forest reserves every acre of public land now more valuable for timber than for mining or agriculture and that it appropriate as much for forest planting as for forts and navies. Forests are our safeguards against the encroachments of the de sert, more dangerous than foreign foes" The forestry committee of the Massachusetts federation is arranging a directory of historical trees. such as the Avery oak of Dedham, the Ginkgo tree on Boston common, referred to by pr. Holmes in his autocrat of the Breakfast Table and other famous trees giving the name. location and history of each
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

MAY K. PORTER. professional accompanlst 5l6 south First Ave. First class piano must. furnished for receptions, parties, etc Rat reasonable.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
FACIAL TREATMENT.

PROF. DOW, NJ E--DermatOlogist- removes ali blemishes by Electricity Electric treat ment aud Massage, SIS N Center street
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
osTEoPATH

DIR. D. L. CONNER. Os1eOpathic Physician Office 6 West Adams St. Phone o-nCe hrl 1898; residence Red So
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

Nothing seems to please the rela- tives of a mans first wife like the troubles he has with his second Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
PROFESSIONAL
MASSAGE.
AssAYER AND mETALLURGIsT.
LESSONS IN ELocUTIoN.

MRS MAY FRENCH COOLEY-ReAder sad Teacher of ElOeutiOn, OrstOry aud Physlcz- Culture, Delsarte. Studio. 427 N- Fifth Ave
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
cHiRoPoDT.

Painless removal of corns or buoions; prices SO cents each Privacy asSur rcd ltaF Ur night. All instruments stcrll- ized Fashion harber shop. 4S W. Nashiugton s.. oTp- Santa Fe once. 1elephoue Red 962-
 InsrcWins Nails a Specially.
 FRANK SHIRLEY
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25
Voice Culture and Singing.

MISS CHRISTINE FARNESE - Certiicarc pupil of Madame Marchesi, 3f9 N- 3d Aveuut Onice hours: Wednesdays and Ssturda, lI-l2.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

Kindergarten and Primary sehool- KINDERG ARTNER-Lucy Ferri9 Ellis PRI- MARY TEACHER Flora EavnoldS Lair1s
 a Kindergarten graduate PrimarT training--
Arizona republican., 1905-02-25

PATENTS-Hazard & Harpham. Los Angeles. Send for free book on patents
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03
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Frank Townsley. of Granada. was
in this city between trains Wednes-
day morning. He is representing an
immigration company having large
holdings in the country around
Granada. Mr.. Townsley was on his
way to Rocky Ford to secure views
of farm and orchard scenes. and
these will be used in the next issue
Of The Earth" the Santa Fe or
gan. The company has headquar-
tiers at Chicago and operates chiefly
in Indiana and Illinois. The Santa
Fe is arranging to give better rates
and provide better accommodations
to prospective immigrants this year
than ever. and large numbers Of
farmers will be brought to the
Valley from the central states.
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03

exhibited hints 1t latent talent Of .
hiGh order which will douhtles be-
come manifest in later yeaEs under
tie developing influences Of the
school system OF especial interest
to visitors was the cabinet il Is pro-
posed to send 10 the Portland Expo
ition. IS representative Of the high
standard Of excellence attained by
the pupils Of the La Junta schools
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03
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Bob Fisher. the monoiogue arts,
Of the Elks' Imperial Minstrels. re-
ceiyed a fine large basket OF
''imitstation" flowers last Monday
night. from his esteemed friend,
R. E. Fellow. As q slight testimonial
of appreciation Of Our Bob's''
clever stunt Is = monolugueist. The
bouquet was very artistic re-
production Of the real thing from
carrots. beets. onions. potatoes. hen
fruit, and various other missiles that
are sometimes utilized in applaud
ing the efforts Of ambitious students
OF the art histrionic.
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03

The exhibits Of work done during
the school year By pupils in the
grades were thrown open to the
public Tueu1ay and wednesday. af-
tesnooa and evening. 1t School
Building No. 1. snd m un-
Uually large prUpsrtion Of the
fFiesds and pstruD 4 the schools
npeeted tie dnpaav. he m.n-
aggssent - ssscAag force of tie
9hssb ~ ven - psvsd Of tie
VIZ eru1itnAoe exhibitisn and
aAsuld Sse1 omDU repnid for tAe
Diastakng psvpas19isa 4 nvs3vua.
~ the henrU appsueineisa e tAe
pnh1ic = hsue. M1eA e tAe wurk
La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03
sonG noaG LOCAL uGns
.ade with II. G. Todd.

Trade with the La Junta Drug
Company.
For RENT-Five room house: mod
ern: furnished. Inquire at this office.
Latest spring designs in carpets.
curtains and portieres at Thomp-
sons.
For RENr-Suite Of two furnish
ed rooms: modern. Inquire at the
TRIBUNE Office.
Farmers. when you come to town.
don's fail To see Carlton & Howard's
racket counters.
Bowen will give a $40 suit Of
clothes TO the father of the first pair
Of twins in La Junta.
All members Of the Ladies' Circle
are requested to meet at the hall
next Saturday evening.
Nine. Harris is anxious that ] sell
her two houses at once for $3.50.
They will be- worth $1,000 by this
time next year. b. Cook.
Watt Bradish fell from an engine
in the local yards one day last week.
sustaining fracture Of the left
forearm. He will carry the injured
member in splints for several weeks
on account of the accident.
For SALE-F'ive room brick house.
five acre tract: stone stable. stone
chicken house and corrall; two cis-
terms; eleven acres adjoining also
for sale; will trade for city proper
ty. Inquire Of Scott Stafford.
The bowling alley in the Plaza
block on Trinidad plaza has gone
out Of business. G. A. Breese
moved the outfit to Garden City one
day last week. Lutte 5. Gee, the
two-handed store man. has leased
the basement to store surplus stock.
J. W. Maxey. of Roswell. N. NJ.
accompanied by his wife. arrived in
La Junta last Wednesday morning
for a brief visit with his brother.
c. S. Maxey. and family. Of North
La Junta. They are on their way
to California for an extended visit.
The State Board Of Nurse Exam
iners is ready To register trained
graduate nurses under the provi-
sions of AN Act Relating to Pro-
fessional Nursing" passed by the
Fifteenth General Assembly of the
State of Colorado. For information
apply to Miss Louise Croft BOYD. 125
Fast Eighteenth Avenue. Denver.
Colorado.
The c. +. Bolton Music Company.
of Rocky Ford. has just received
its spring stock Of the famous
Dehr pianos. They are certainly .
favorite among music-loving people.
The c. E. Bolton Company carries .
complete line Of sheet music and
musical instruments Patronize q
home concern. We can give you
more for your money and easier
payments.
Until June lrt viii offer seven
rpom brick hounes Modern m eveU
usy: Iucated On BeiIeview avesoes
property q Mn- J. H. Rppey; for
merry kDcwn - John T. Upd5ke
huDe; original cust q tha psuVxsy
vOSvur05Go. n ~ before June
~ prise ~ be20o. S1.eee cush.
huaunss oDsuie pug1n6f. s(oes June
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La Junta tribune., 1905-06-03
SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1903.

- -. A yrNTA /. . eity of s.nD pot-
o. e. J: !: : :: J ] q:
ulatioa and the county sozt Of
Oe-ro coanty- IL is heated at
! the iGnetion of thr.- divisions
~ - of the santa Re railway. 5.l
uil<- vest Of Kansas City. Isl
AAA niis. .oath~a=t of Drawer. -
| niles east of Pueblo. and u
niles north and east of Trinidad. The SAINT.
pe Railroad Company sntrndsd eSpnD IN iSs
sssr f-rrm anent con-tructioa work eonsistinx q
sachine shops. stor-hoos-. addition - roand-
hoa-s. foundry and -xt~nsi.e earrhos-- The att
tuts Is t.0<3 feet. and the climate, taken the
y~aS round, is un.urpz SOD Almost Constant
s,sn.h me chsractsriz-s the Sintrfs and = hoiiy
sioafy d.y l. . rarity. La Junta has all ths
u,-trofpBiftan COO s-ni.nc-s pr@sfrf b3 city "f
3 an p,palAtioa- Including mani miles of
hrtck side alks, . perf-ct system OF sahftary
.-w-sxx- an electric light plant which sup
pil~s an sli-iay and all-n s.rsie., water
vork. oxns-i by the city. plant for the manu-
fs~tnr. Of artificial Ice three rural frs delivery
rsslt-s IRE department. telephoae system with
lisN .uh,-crikrrs, free exchange Stth kDchy
FORD and loux distance connections With Any
part Of the -tAts. q school sJ.ten sHceli~d oy
a. city in the state. employing t.-nfy seven
teachers in = tsn churrh hes. nftecn -ecrct
ssd fraternal ordsrs. t~o banks. SspnD capital
ssd SlD,0D deposits. thre- nev-f~P-r.. OYER.
soo.s Of I'D SEATING capacity. brick plant q
s. DD daily capacity, msuufacturinS trst quail
ity of visriAsst bsick nour mill OF 20 baffsis
tAlly capacity Ctopian Cemens binrt risnt.
.nxloyinx tvcaty i've mes canning f~ctofy
.<-eoad Largest in the state. In Tact Ia Sunta
/. enc of tAs hest towns OF Its siss In the STATE
~ Colorado.