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The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

rayed in purple and fine linen, are
strolling in the moonlight. Mr.. Wokee
is attired In flowing robe of white
and pale blue baggy trousers. Trot-
ting beside him is little Wokee junior.
arrayed in splendor gaudy as butter-
fly. The children are racing up and
down, their rattailed cues tied with
bows of pink and blue.
Over the water from the lined-up
saInpans comes a woman's voice. She
is droning a Cantonese love song.
There is six feet two of Sikh police in
khaki uniform. His beard is shining
and black as jet. Around his left
wrist are two half-hitches of pigtail,
and on the end of the pigtail is
coolie revolving and wriggling like
kangaroo rat in trap.
The coolie is a desperate fellow;
you can see that by his face. a face
that must have broken all the COM
mandments of the East and West.
There is a huge crowd following. 1t
looks as if every coolie in Hongkong
had formed up in the scum behind the
Sikh. Stray pieces of road metal
strike him, but he is not afraid, and
his eyes are flashing and grand to
behold. The crowd is pressing in
closer and showing its long yellow
teeth. Their wiry hands. armed with
inch finger nails, stab at the Sikh.
From his right wrist bangles a baton
The baton gives an angry little jerk
now and then like dogs leg twitch-
ing with pain. A coolie. more desper-
ate than the rest, comes within range,
but the Sikh has eyes in the back of
his head. The long loose arm with the,
baton at the end swings round like
catapult. and there is a nasty dull
thud. The coolie sits in the dust rub
bing tobacco into a two-inch scalp
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

At the other bar with an array OF
beer mugs. 1t looks like target prac-
tice. Behind the bar is a woman, the
one white woman have seen tonight.
and her "reminiscences will run into
thirty editions.
In the corner is low platform,
about one foot high and FIVE feet
square. and on this two Filipinos
scraping violins. The sailors set to
partners, those that can stand. and
circle slowly around the room with q
kind of movement that has the rock
Of the sea in 1t. The sailors who can
not stand sit where they are and ap-
plaud. Everything seems a great sue
cess to them. Tomorrow they will
te cooling their heads on the capstan
A girl Of is is feeling her way along
the shop fronts. her face painted as
gaudy as BARRIERS pole. Her dress
is a dress of a million dyes, and all
the shades of sunset are blended
there. out of her smooth. expression
less. putty face two beady eyes peep
between the slanting lids. She must
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
"obey" in the Marriage Service.

The news paragraph which has ap-
peared in many secular papers to the
effect that copies Of the revised rules
to ministers of the Methodist Episco-
pal church show that in the marriage
service the. word obey" in the ques.
ton to the bride, has been omitted
leads lions Herald to explain that
the word ''obey" was dropped from the
Methodist service in 1864. forty. one
years ago. Even while 1t was re-
tanned clergymen of that church Of
floating at marriages usually omitted
it on the request Of the woman in the
case The idea of wife's subjection
in obedience to her husband, formerly
operative, has not been entertained
seriously in this country in many
years. Husband and wife are equals
with differing functions and spheres OF
labor. The authority Of each over the
other is not that of superior degree or
of force, but. of mutual respect and
affection.-Rochester Democrat.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
In Hon6kong at Night
Especial Correspondence )

A moment ago the peak was blank
eted with q dense fog 1t was as II
the ebon wings Of Death hovered over
the island. But now the Chinese
mainland reveals itself, and across
the harbor and beyond Kowloon and
beyond the paddy fields the great
mountains stand out black and won
derful against the sky. The moon is
racing between the cloud gaps and
furnishing the face of the waters and
cleaning on the wetted sides Of the
steamers. Far to the south you can
just see the lighthouse. the one-eyed
sentry OF Gap Rock, Linking at the
masthead lights of the ships that pass
In tho night. Between the light and
Hongaong is the China sea studded
with Islands. and in and ont among
the Islands great junks with bat-wing
sails move like phantom things over
the leaden sea.
Quay FUN Of Life.
The quay is full of life, for the
night is warm. and the merchants. ar
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

be blind. But no! She is cropping
along the shop fronts because her
midget shoes are only two and half
inches long. And If you stood her out
in the road she would tumble over like
wooden doll. Little Chinese police.
men with mushroom hats patrol the
winding streets. They surely cannot
keep order. A half an hour ago a
coolie thought likewise, hut now he is
quite of another opinion as he sits in
cell nursing lump on his scalp as
big as saucer.
Guardians Of the Harbor.
A turn in the street and you see
the harbor and the harbor lights.
There are half dozen black shadows
rising out of the water. the armor-
plated sides OF cruisers. sAnother long,
low. Black alligator thing with two
stumpy tunnels is moving swiftly out
of the harbor like thief in the night
1t is a destroyer off on patrol.
The shutters are closing, the streets
are emptying. and I notice only one
Sikh policeman and two men-of. wars
men steering their sinuOus way to the
quay side. How beautiful and wonder
ful is the sky! 1t is quieter still. I
pass shop, and through a crack in
the shutters streams faint light
peer through and into the room be-
yond the shop. and, notice a dozen
putty-faced men bending over low
table. hear the rattle, the rattle of
an inverted dice cup. 1t is the first
sound Chinaman hears at birth. He
will listen for it when he wakes on
Judgment Day.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
Woman who Saw w.shInoson.

Without a tooth in her mouth and
scarcely q hair on her head. Susan
johnson. q negress. who says she Is
120 years old. Is resting In the mat
ron's quarters before reSuming her
journey from Virginia to California.
where she says she is to be married
for the seventh time. says an Omaha
dispatch. Aunt Susan" as she styles
herself. came from Philadelphia, hav-
ing purchased q ticket there to Los
Angeles. When she arrived In Omaha
she found she had lost IL. She reported
the loss to an ofiicial and was sent to
police headquarters.
The old nesress declares she was
born on the Nuckels plantation. near
Warrentown. Virginia in 1855. Il was
dere when George Washington was
President" declared the old woman.
'and seed him many times"
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

It's useless to call the cat when yeO
spill the milk OF human kindnesr.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
TEA

When tea is good, do you
know why it is good; and,
when it's bad. do you know
why it is bads
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

In Public Gardens. Hongkong.
wound. and wondering what he has
been doing since morning Along the
quay six more Sikhs reinforce their
comrade. and the crowd melts away
to the gambling .dens and the dice box
slindina Glow Of Lights.
The glow of light from the Chinese
quarter almost blinds you at first
The streets are full Of lanterns, red
and yellow and green and blue; and
blue and green and yellow and red
are some OF the colors that adorn the
crowd. hear the sound of the scrap
ing o. fiddles over the way, and ste~
over and look in. At one end Of the
room are about twenty sailors, British
AMI American, sitting on a long bench.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
Mothers Are Helped
THEIR HEALTH RESTORED
Happlasss Of Thousands Of Homes Due
to lydia e. Plakham's Vegetable Gen.
pound and Mrs. Pinkh1m's Advice.

A devoted mother seems to listen to
every call of duty excepting the SUI
preme one that tells her to guard he..
health, and before she realizes il SONS
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness and
irritabi,ity take the place of happi-
ness and amiability.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29
Those who Have Tried II

viii use no other. Defiance Cold Wa.
ter Starch has no equal in Quantity
or Quality-l6 OF. for 10 cents Other
brands contain only L. OF.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-29

rs Bindlecombs money taintedy" 81
wouldn't wonder He made most OF IL
out of tannery"
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
Building Without Wood.

Two Baltimore architects have drawn plans for a building entirely without wood. It will be six stories. and will have a frontage of 41.5 feet. The en- tire structure is to be of reinforced con- crete and steel. Even the doors. trims. window sashes and door jambs are to be of metal. The windows will be glazed with wire glass. The frame for the show windows will be of steel, into which the plate glass will be fitted. The side walls. columns, and rear walls, as we'll as the supporting columns of the front walls, will be of concrete. The floors will have a top dressing of cement one and d half inches thick. The stairs will be of concrete, with slate treads and wrought iron ballus- trades. The elevator shaft will be of concrete, as will also the inclosure around the stairway and the elevator hall. The cellar and roof are to be of cement. In order to eliminate all wood even the fiagstaffs on top will be of steel.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14

in greater quantities that Germans drink beer, but while beer drinking seems to have little if any injurious effect on the health of the German race. as much can not be said for the effects of coffee on Americans. The con dition of acute nervous strain border ing on prostration. sometimes called "Americanitis." is without doubt due in part to over-indulgence In .le favor ite beverage. but fin vain the physicians and dietary experts sound their waln- ings-coffee drinking is steadily on the increase.
 It is said however that the national physique Is gradually improving in spite of coffee through the present Pop- ularity of athletics and physical Cul- ture. Outdoor sports are more in favor now than ever before and there is a growing tendency on the part of every body who can to get out in the open and stay there as much as possible. If this vogue continues, as it unuuas- tionably will, 1t is likely to produce sounder health for the entire nation. a condition that will be held to justify a continuance of the use of coffee and other stimulants at an ever increasing rate
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
A Prosperous Year.

There is reason to believe that the coming year will be the most prosper ous Arizona has ever known. Never be- fore with so many acres under cultiva- tion has the territory had such refresh ing rains. The ranchers see all crops increasing with unprecedented growth, the cattlemen and the sheep herders rejoice in the assurance of abundant pasture; the prospectors find traces of ore where before none could be distin- guished. Many mines closed for lack of water are now workable.
 The outlook is most encouraging for the territory and especially for the Salt River valley.
 Men whose positions in the business world give to their words the weight of authority tell us that this is to be a year of unprecedented prosperity for the United States, and in that prosper ity Arizona will share.
 Of course the tide of prosperity may meet with unexpected Instructions, but present indications are all favorable for its continued rise.
 The business interests of the country seem to be well satisfied with present conditions, the money market is easy and everywhere there Is the promise of abundant crops Of course there may be strikes, lockouts, socialistic disturb ances. but at present the mind of the multitude both of the rich and the poor seems to be inclined toward peace rather than war. toward cooperation, rather than toward alienation, and peace means prosperity for all.
 Tn the increasing output of mines and mil Is. of fields and forest. and in the steady increase of population and of wealth we may find ample assurance of a prosperous year. To this end all should labor and look forward.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
A Nation of Coffee Drinkers.

If it is true that coffee drinking rro- notes dyspepsia and nervousness-and that it does seems to be pretty general ly admitted-it looks as though tke American race is laying up a ieSacy of suffering from weak stomacls and nerves for the next generation. X re- cent report of the bureau of statistics shows that last year this country con sumed nearly one-haIf of all the coffee marketed in the world; that is. 1,O5S. OOO, 900 pounds out of a total of ?.2SJ.- OOO,OOO pounds. The average consump- tion of coffee in this country last year was 1864 pounds, as against six bounds in 1870 and three pounds in 1S39.
 No other country begins to compare with the United States in the quantity of coffee used. In 1904 Germany i'm ported 10000 900 pounds. while Eng beverage. took only 35.OOO,UoO pounds. about one-thirtieth as much as the United States.
 It would be interesting to know how long this rapid increase in the per cap ita consumption of coffee will continue. and what effect it will have on the national character. In the neriod of forty years from 1850 to 1870 there was gain of 100 per cent. and in the sue ceeding period of thirty-fve years the increase was even larger. Apparently Americans will soon be drinking coffee
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
Taxing the Bachelor.

House bill No. 3SO introduced in the Illinois house Of representatives by a married legislator threatens to deplete the purse of the unmarried male of that state. If it is passed all bachelors will have to pay a tax of S5 yearly to the school fund. The bill is now in she hands of the committee on revenue, and if that organization is as unsentimental as its name implies. it seems probable the unmarried males.
 But though the object of constant at tack. the bachelor has heretofore been able to triumph over the married legis- lator. and it may be that he will yet escape the odfum of tax m Illinois. There are probably few unmarried men in that state who would have any de- Cided objections to helping swell the school fund, but of course the principle of the thing has got to be considered and doubtless every bachelor is con- vinced that if he begins by paying tu- ition of other mems children he will end by buying their shoes.
 However. it is the unmarried women not the bachelor. who should rebel against the imposition of such a tax. It is a curious fact that whereas tke spinster is the object of the deepest commiseration on the part of the mar ried legislator and other married in6i- viduals as well, the bachelor appears to be an object of envy. Their determined effort to tax him indicates that he is enjoying a superior happiness for which he should pay. Their very per secution of him puffs him up. Rounded by the legislators. he Is very apt to come to the conclusion that after all he is enjoying life and to attribute what they term their public spirit to private spite.
 Were the bachelor commiserated as Is the spinster, he would probably soon cease to represent a problem to the married legislator Introduce bill providing for a home for aged ;:pd in digent bachelors and their hummer would lessen as if by magic, for he is not as superior to public opinion as is his unmarried sis.er Once make him the object of pity and his finish will be eaesy to predict. As it is his number increases for the reason that legisla lures have given the public to under stand that his liberty is as precious q possession as jewels. or an automobile, and must be taxed accordingly.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER- 1OR, Washington, D. c. January g.
 1905. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the United States Rec lamation service, HOS Braly Building, Los Angeles. California, until o'clock D. m.. March Is, 1905, for the construc- tion of the Laguna dam and sluice ways. involving the excavation of about 2S2,0O0 cubic yards of earth, ex- cavation of about 305.0 900 cubic yards of solid rock, placing of about 305, 900 cubic yards of solid rock in the dam and masonry core walls, building of about 27,150 cubic yards of concrete, laying of about so, ,00O square yards of paving. and furnishing and driving of about 53.OOO linear feet of sheet piling, for the diversion of a part of the Col orado River about ten miles northeast of Yuma, Arizona Bids will be received for the entire work Specifications, form of proposal, and particulars may be obtained by application to the Chief Engineer, U. S. Reclamation Service, Washington, D. C.; to J. B. Lippincott
 Supervising Engineer, U. s. Reclama- tion Service, HOS Braly Building, Los Angeles, California; or to Homer Ham lin, Engineer, U. s. Reclamation Ser vice, Yuma Arizona, at whose offices the plans may be inspected. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for Ten Thousand ($1O,00O) Dol lars, payable to the order of the Sec retary of the Interior, as a guaranty that the bidder will, if successful, promptly execute a satisfactory con- tract and furnish bond in the sum of 20 per cent of the contract price for the faithful performance of the work
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to accept one part and reject the other, and to waive technical de- fleets as the interests of the service may require. Proposals must be mark ed Proposals Laguna Dam, Yuma Project, California;. Bidders are in- vited to be present when bids are opened. E. A. Hitchcock. Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
CASTLE CREEK HOT SPRINGS HOTEL

situated in the Bradshaw mountains. 1871 feet above sea level is now open for the winter. Finest resort in Ari- zona.
 Even temperature. No winds, no dust. Hotel accommodations first 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., 1905-03-14
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER
 USERS ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the articles of in- corporation and of the bylaws of the Salt River Valley Water Users As- sociation and in pursuance thereof, an election by the qualified electors of said association will be held on Tues day, April 4th, 1905, from 8 o'clock a.. m. of said day to o'clock p. m. of said day, at the various polling places to be hereafter designated by resolu- ton of the board of governors of said association. for the election of the fol- lowing officers of said association. that is to say:
 One member of the board of gover- nors in each of the ten council dis tricts into which the reservoir district is divided, to serve for the term of one year. also one member of the council in each of the said council districts to serve for the term of three years. Also in council district one to fill va cancy, one councilman to serve for the term of two years.
 The said several terms of said of hcers to begin at noon on the first Monday in May A. D., 1905.
 Members of the council and of the board of governors are to be elected by the electors of the reservoir dis NIlO are QudliAlcu lO NOlS lllS several council districts respectively, for members of the council and the board of governors to be elected in said districts respectively.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said association, at Phoenix Ariz., this second day of March, A. D. 1905.
 FRANK H. PARKER, Secretary of the Salt River Valley
 Water Users association.
 First pub. March 8, 1905.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Horatio H Wharton, de- ceased. Notice is hereby given by the under signed administratrix of the estate of Horatio H Wharton deceas- ed. to the creditors of and all per sons having claims against the said Ceceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this noticc to the said administratrix at the Cffice of Street & Alexander, room 212 Fleming block, Phoenix. the same heinz Il i'Iace for the transac- ten of the tu' mess of said estate, in said county Of Maricopa
 EVELYN M. WHARTON, Administratrix of the estate of Hor-
 atio H. Wharton. deceased.
 Dated Phoenix, this 27th day of February 1905.
 First pub. Feb. 2S, 1905.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
The Garfield Beef Report.

The average consumer Of beef prod ucts here in the United States will be slowEto believe that the six big packing companies, popularly grouped as the beef trust" and recently. under inves- tigation through many months by Com missioner Garfield and his department sieuths, are struggling along for bare business existence with starvation profits ranging around 2 per cent year Still. that is about the net i'm pression left on the mind of any chance reader of the commissioners report It's effort, in some parts, seems actually to be in the direction of breaking down the popular belief that the cattle slaughtering and packing business of the country is in the control of a mon- Opoly or "combine"-aA for instance where 1t goes to some pains to point out that in 1903 the "big six" concerns slaughtered only 45 per cent of the to- tal killed that year.
 ," That will hardly disillusionize a long ove~charged, beef-consuming public, however, for in the very next breath lIie COIHIIllSSiOtieT says ITdIlkiy IHdI these six companies slaughter nearly 9s per cent of all cattle killed in eight leading western packing centers and that they control a very large percent age of the trade in beef. particularly in the east. The fact is that the "com- bine" has so arranged matters that many eastern states-particuIarlys some  in New England-that formerly sup piled the nearby markets with most of their beef. can no longer engage in the business to any considerable extent; they cannot compete successfully with trust" prices-and the business has been concentrated largely in the west ern group referred to for that specific purpose.
 Furthermore a profit of ? per cent on the gross volume of the "combine's'' yearly business foots up about SIG ,50O,- 900; and. their combined capitalization being less than s10O, 100000. the profit on the investment is thus seen to be at least Is per cent. Add to that what profit happens to float in from private car lines-set in one instance by the commissioner at 22 per cent-as well as from big salaries and possible rail- road freight rebates, and none of the ''beef-trust" magnates can fairly be looked upon as en route to the poor house. They are a good deal of pub lie charge, however.
 'Tn view of the fact" said Presi- dent Roosevelt in transmitting this re- port to the house, that the department of justice is now engaged upon other matters involved in the resolution, the secretary of commerce and labor can not at this time report thereon" What he has reported on with so little satis- faction must have cost the government
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Office chief quartermaster. Denver. Colo, March 1st, 1905. Sealed prOpo- sals in triplicate will be received here until II q. m., March 31, 1905, for transportation of military supplies, routes Nos. l. 2, 3, 4, 5, and z, and for drayage at Denver. Colo. during the fiscal year commencing July l, 1905. U. s. reserves right to accept or reject any or all proposals. Informal ton furnished on application. En- velopes containing proposals should be marked: Proposals for transpor- tation on Route No....." address c. A. H. McCauley, chief e. M.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14
THE OLD QUARREL.

The Doctor-But, surely it is an hon orable ambition to want to live in his tory
 The Professor-Not at all. That would be an absurd and ridiculous am bition. We shall have to be satisfied my dear friend, with being embalmed in history.-Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-14

"An odd name" we comment And why is the mountain so called?"
 Because nobody can scale it." he responds.
 IIurriedly seizing our sack of crack CTS and box of sardines, we walk in high dudgeon from the corner store.- Judge.