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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

good morning." AS high sherlft it once
became his painful duty to attend the
execution of criminal. when. having
seen that all the preliminary arrange
ments were complete. he bowed.
touched his hat to the culprit. whose
black cap was already over his face.
and took his leave with his customary;
"sir, wish you very good morn
ing!"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Stronu in Death

In the line of absolute and abstract
poiiteness nothing can quite reach the
heights attained by certain English
baronet who became high sheriff Of
London 1t was his invariable custom
when hurrying along the street to
salute any of his numerous acquaint-
ances with bow, a touch of the hat
and the words, "Sir, wish you very
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

Nothing is more beneficial than in
surance; nothing can be more impress
sive than the great business talent put
into the development of the American
insurance companies. Nothing could
be baser than any criticism of them
calculated to destroy rather build up.
The facts of this insurance power are
given because they present one Of the
momentous financial problems of the
time.
Here, then, is the insurance power.
Already it's growth is marvellous and
APPARENTLY its capacity to absorb and
expand is without limit. commanded as
it is by men of the highest order Of
business administrative ability.
The question is, what shall we do
with it?
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Nature of Their Assets

Nature of Their Assets
The stock investments of the "big
three" amount to $755,923,20O. Phe
stock and bond investments of all the
national banks in the United States
are $642, rs, ,943, or $112, ZOO, 900 less. The
assessed valuation of all the personal
property" in the state of New York is
$50, ,00O,0 below the securities invest
ments of these three companies.
They own real estate valued at 1884,
954S47, including buildings in London,
Paris, Berlin, New York and Mexico.
Their real estate loans amount to $207,-
247 ,7O7 and their collateral loans to $22,-
565 2O2, while their cash on deposit in
banks and trust companies amounts to
$55 594, 1856. They are, therefore, vital,
almost controlling force in the real
markets.
1t has been estimated that the invest
ments of all the insurance companies
aggregate upward of $3OO,OOO,OO0 a year,
Iully OHt-Hdll VI NiiASl ny
three biggest companies. Try to con-
ceive of a power of investment reach
ing toward $15O,0O0,OOO a year. or $780,
900 every business day! That is some-
thing mightier than even the Standard
Oil.
The yearly income of these three COM
panies is $3.50, ,97O,S71, nearly as much
as the entire revenue obtained by the
United States from customs receipts,
which in the last fiscal year were $751;
274,564. Lump all the custom houses
together, therefore, and all the money
they receive in a single year is not
much more than pours into the Golfers
of these three great companies.
Think of 1t for a moment-their in
come is larger than the revenues OF
Spain! 1t is double those of Belgium
and four times those of China. They
are great owners of government secur-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

life insurance, the Mutual, the Equit-
able and the New York More than
one-half of the total assets, or to be
more definite, $1,242, ,731, ,112, is owned by
these three companies. More important
still, their assets are growing more
rapidly than all others. In the last ten
years they have increased 127 per cent,
while the rest of the companies have
increased 96 per cent. One of the three
has grown 147 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

The first necessity of athletics is sound stomach. Food is the source of all physical strength, but to extract and assimilate the strength from food requires that the stomach and other organs Of digestion and nutrition should be in condition of good health. What is true of the athlete is true of every man and woman; physical health and vigor de- pend upon the digestion and assimila- ton of food.
 Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition, and by enabling the perfect digestion and assimilation of food, builds the body up with solid flesh and muscle
 VI used ten bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Med. icai Discovery and several vials of his Pleasant Pellets year ago this spring and have had no Thompson, Of Townsend. Broadwater County Montana. rWords fail to tell how thankful am for the relief. I had suffered so much and ii seemed that the doctors could do good. got down in weight to IFS pounds. and was not able to work at all. Now I weigh nearly I6o and can do days work on the farm. have recommended your medicine to several, and Pierce and his medicinesD
 The Common Sense Medical Adviser, IoOS large pages i'll paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 2I One-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing 0HLy. Address pr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
THE JOY OF LUCERO
A SuppOSitiOn That His Late Grief
 Was Largely Feigned.

The jail authorities are of the opinion that the grief of Maximiano Lucero and his family during his trial for murder was largely feigned. During the lat ter days of the trial they sat in front of the jury weeping copiously and con- spicuously and when on Saturday just as the jury came in 1t was thought that Lucero was going to faint That dis play of emotion might have been gen. uine but he is all over it now and is about the happiest prisoner in the jail, notwithstanding the possibility of a penitentiary sentence as long as his life. But he knows that his neck is no longer in danger and that he was not sure of until the verdict was read.
 As a matter of fact he was nearer a capital sentence that it was generally thought he would be. On the first bal lot and on subsequent ballots eight of the jurymen were in favor of hanging him. Two others voted for a verdict of murder in the first degree fixing his punishment at imprisonment for
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
EDITOR BROWNE. Of the Rockford Morning Star.

About seven years ago ceased drinking coffee to give your Postum
 rrial.
 l "I had suffered acutel.- from various | fnrIOs of indigestion and my stomach | had become so disordered as to reoel almost every sort, of substantial food. | My general health was bad. At close l inter- ais I would suffer severe at- l tacks which confined me in bed a week or mc~e. Soon after changing from l coffee to l Ostum the indigestion abat ! e'l. and in 2 short time ceased entir. 'y ! l have continued the daily use of your most excellent Food Coffee and assure | you Irost cordially that I am indebteG | to vou for ths relief 1t has brought me. ""isling YOU 9 continued success, | am Yours very truly, "J. Stanley Browne,
 Managing Editor" Of course. when a mans health | shows that he can stand coffee without | trouble, let him drink it, but most high ly organized brain workers simply can- not.
 The drugs natural to the coffee berry | affect the stomach and other organs 1 and thence to the complex nervous | system, throwing it out of balance and | producing disorders in various parts of | the body. Keep up this daily poison ! ing and serious disease is sure to su- l pervene. So when man or woman finds | that coffee is a smooth but deadly enc my and health is of any value at all, there is but one road-Quit.
 It is easy to find out if coffee be the l cause of the troubles, for if left off 10 days and Postum be used in it's place and the sick and diseased conditions | begin to disappear the proof is unan- | swerable.
 Postum, Is not good if made by short boiling. It must be boiled full 15 min utes when the crisp coffee flavor and the food elements are brought out of the grains and the beverage is ready to fulfill it's mission of palatable com fort and renewing the cells and nerve centers broken down by coffee. "There's a reason"
 Get the little book, The Road to ] Melville" in each pkg.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
PRIVATE SaIE

That elegant resident property, cor ner Jefferson street and Fourth avenue The Sam Snead place, half cash rest at per cent for 3 or 5 years. Deal with guardian for Snead children only No commission.
 J. II. W. JENSEN,
 Guardian Snead minors. Phone Main PAP or Tempe road, 31k miles
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
THE WOnAN'S CLUB
Outline of Its Work for the Winter of
 1905-I9O6.

The WOmans club of Phoenix has arranged the outline of its program for next seasons work or specifically speaking the work for the winter of 1905-1906. The program is always mo- dified more or less to meet local con- ditions as they may arise but the fol- lowing is the outlined work: 1905. October 10.-Reception; Annual Ad-
 dress by President: Out
 line of Work by Chair
 men of Departments. 17-History.
 24-Civics, The City Beautiful. 31-Open Day. Philanthropy. November 7--Education; Reception to
 Teachers.
 14-Civics; Juvenile Court.
 Industrial School. 21-Open Day. December 5-Music; the Lady of Shal-
 ott
 12-Household Economies. 19-Education; Kindergar-
 ten. Manual Training. 26- Travelling Library Day. 1906. January 2-Midwdnter Social.
 9-Civics; Civil Service Re
 form.
 16-History; Arizona Day. 23-Education; Child Study
 Circles.
 SO-Archaeology February 6-Reciprocity Day; Club
 Day.
 Friday, Harmony and
 Glendale clubs invited. 13-Primitive Art
 20-HOusehold Economics. 27-Open. March 6-History.
 13-Music; Women In Music 20.-Art.
 27-Education. April 3-FOrestry.
 10-HOusehOld Economies. 17-Travel Day. 24-Open. May Annual Meeting.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

life. The other two stood out for a yer diet of murder in the second degree and it was that persistence that induc- ed the majority to ask the court for further instructions regarding the pun ishment under lesser degrees of hOmi- eide. It turns out that they feared that there would be no penalty sufficient to fit the crime.
 It is possible that if it had been any other day than Saturday the verdict would not have been brought in so soon and then it might have been of a diff ferent color.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

write and tell me what to do So good bye, Yours truly,
 TOM PARKER" Sheriff Fowler naturally did not want to assume all this responsibility him self so that he has not yet informed the young man what he should do in this eXigency bGt he has framed an an swer attached to the letter and is send ing 1t the round of the territory It arrived Gt the office of the sheriff of this county yesterday bearing the fol- lowing attached directions for its fur ther transmission: Attach your an- swer to this and forward to the next sheriff, finally the last sheriff receiv- ing it will send back to me. Fowler" The views of the sheriffs of Cochise and Pinal are already appended to the opinion of Sheriff Fowler and help make the mass of a growing document. Sheriff Hunt of Cochise having re- viewed the complaint of Parker and noting the absence of any statute to meet this sort of a case concludes; With best wishes and hoping that if you are compelled to shut, shut straight so he can't come back at you. and with a further hope that if you kill him you won't swing for it, I beg to remain, etc"
 Sheriff Wills of Pinal through De- putty Sheriff Thos. G. Peyton drops in- to poetry as follows: "When Parker chased Parker in April
 one day
 And trouble was brewing for Tom Par
 ker that day,
 With shot gun in hand the plains he
 did roam
 A hunting for father for chasing at
 home.
 Now chussing and cussing are two dis
 tinct things
 And chasing is bad and trouble 1t
 brings;
 But chussing or cussing is each pretty
 tough,
 And of Tom Parker's troubles we've
 all had enough.
 Revised statutes, 1901. par 4-11-44." Sheriff Walker is giving the subject judicial attention and will shortly cast his vote for or against the step-father.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

San FrAneiseo. Cal.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
ADJUSTMENTS
...i..l..

Those who expect to attend the fare well concert of Mackenzie Gordon on the night of May 2 should see to it that they secure advance sale tickets at either Berryhilrs or Drachmans that they may be ready to exchange them for reserved seats on the morning of May 1st at BerryhilIs. There will undoubtedly be a rush for first choice as the sale is advancing nicely and large attendance is assured.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
THE LIFE OF A MAN
In the Keeping of Thirteen SherifTs
 of Arizona.

The thirteen sheriffs of the territory have been called upon to sit as a jury on the case of a man. Their verdict or perhaps the verdict of a majority of them will spell life or death to him. The man affected is q step-father and he is not yet probably aware of his perilous position.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

The complainant on whose motion the sheriffs are being subpoenaed is a step-son a young man by the name Parker desires to be the executioner of the old man but he does not want to take his life irregularly or without the consent of the constituted authorities.
 He first wrote Sheriff Fowler Of Santa Cruz county about it. The fol- lowing is the letter relieved in part of orthographical frills and other imper- fections:
 April s. "Mr. Charles Fowler
 Dear Sir: I thought I would write you a few lines to ask you a few words and I don't want to do anything until I hear from you. My stepfather is 'chussing' (probably chasing or cuss- ing) my mother all the time and she don't want him around here any more and she wants him to leave but he won't go He is just chussing her all the time and once he was going to hit her with 2 rock but I made him lay it down. She is washing all the time and trying to do right with him and I am going to stop this. 1 am asking you what I will do and be sure and tell me what if I would shut (shooO him. think I would be in the right because don't care for him and if l do kill him l will show you that I was right Well, I will close for this time. Be sure and
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
FANCY BLOUSE WAIST 5oo7. To Be Made with Elbow or Full Lenqth Sleeves and Shirred or Tucked
 a+ fha cbo,Idare

aI NTic OTUUIUCTSs
 Such charming and attractive waists as this one are greatly in vogue both for costumes and for separate bIouses made from almost any of the fashion able materials. In this instance sage green messaline satin is combined with cream lace over chiffon but the design would be equally satisfactory executed in any combination of color that might be preferred and in such pretty soft wools as voile, chiffon etamine and the like. The wide chemisette makes a spe- cial and characteristic feature, which combines with the deep fitted girdle most effectively, and the elbow sleeves with their wide frills are most grace full and attractive.
 The waist is made with fronts and back that can be either tucked or shir-
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25
DEFINED.

Mtka-Phwat is good openin' for young man?
 Pat-His mouth when he kaoes it Shut-Puck.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

Just received by Mrs. Aylwin new line of switches. pOmpadours, etc. HaIY dressing parlors, No. Il s. Center
 room 15..
Arizona republican., 1905-04-25

red at the shoulders to form points and are arranged over a fitted lining tle front edges being finished with box plaits and the closing of the waist be- ing made inviSibly. that of the lining at the center front. The sleeves as illustrated are shirred to form two puffz and are finished with frills of lace Har they can be made longer. forming three puffs with deep cuffs. whenever pre- ferred.
 The quantity of material required for the medium size is 4S yards el. 1a yards 27 or 2A yards A inches wide with 11s yards of all-over lace and -t- yards of lace for frills. and a yards of silk for belt.
 The pattern 5O07 is cut in sizes for a 32. 34. S6, sS and 40 inch bust uaea- sure.
 Cut this out and send with ten cents to The Republican. Phoenix. Aria. nll- ing out the blank below:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
The Special Correspondent

morrow. Between Tcharkalyk and Ian
Tcheou there was run of nine hundred
ldlometers, and that was quite long
enough for the Anglo-American couple
to be linked together in.
At daybreak next morning we are at
work. The weather is superb. The day
will be warm. Out in the Asian desert
on the 24th of May the temperature is
such that you can cook eggs if you only
cover them with little sand.
Zeal was not wanting. and the pas
sengers worked as hard as they had
done the night before. The line was
gradually completed One by one the
sleepers were replaced, the rails were laid
end to end, and about o'clock in the
afternoon the gap was bridged.
At once the engine began to advance
slowly, the cars following until they
were over the temporary track and safe
again. Now the road is clear to Tchar
kalyk; what do l say? to Pekin.
We resume our places. Popof gives
the signal for departure as Caterna trolls
out chorus of victory. A thousand
cheers reply to him. At 10 o'clock in the
evening the train enters Tcharkalyk sta
ton.
We are exactly thirty hours behind
time. But is not thirty hours enough to
make Baron Observation-Disclosures lose
the mail from Tien-tsin to Yokohama?
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
Protection for Cows.

Many farmers are In the habit of
permitting their cows to stay on the
pasture through the night; we prefer
the plan of having them In the well
ventilated and quite cool barns where
they can be groomed If necessary and
the milking done with greater comfort
to both mixer and animal. If, how
ever. one thinks best to leave Them
on tr' pasture all night, some sort of
protection should be provided 80 that
in case a heavy storm comes UP they
will not be made miserable.
Netch Does Well on Poor, Sandy Soil.
Neither alfalfa nor the common Glow
ers will make II "catch" in very loose,
sandy gound. The sand vetch (Vicla
villosa) Is a biennial legume which
does well on poor, sandy soils, forms
cover of thick matted stems foot
or so high and self-seeds literally. 1t
Is recommended that this vetcl1 be
sown in the spring, mixed with rye at
the rate of one bushel to the acre. IL
the vetch and rye mixture be started
first 1t may then be possible to SOW
Canada blue grass broadcast In tho
fall.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
Practical Cow Stall.

The great principle that makes this
stall a practical success is the FENCING
of the COW back to the ditch, says Il.
c. Eckert, In Pacific Homestead. The
fence A A A Is put on either side OF
the post to suit the length Of the cow
or for a short COW can be moved 70
ward the cows head several inches BY
mailing on a four by four stud on the
post next to the cow then putting on
the bars A. The feed box is eighteen
inches wide and the f1ange board IN
front of the COW seven inches high,
which, on to the three by three stud
ding underneath, makes the top edge
ten inches high from platform. The
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
The One-Mnn Farm.

There are many farms throughout
the country that are being operated
with much labor and with but little
profit In some cases this is because
help cannot be obtained properly to
handle 1t or because one man is spread
ing his energy and material in
the fertilizlng line over too great an
area. In all rather thickly settled Sec
lions the small farm is the profitable
one. On such a farm one can raise
the bulk of the living for the family
Tor one horse and one COW with a few
swine and plenty of poultry, and still
have enough land left to grow small
fruits and some vegetables for money
crops.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26

latter is six feet six inches from the
ditch to the front end of five foot
posts.
The slanting manger Is three feet
from the floor of the feed alley and
leaves an opening at the top of eight
cen inches, where all the feed is placed
in the feed trough, there being suffi-
cient room at A (say six inches) for
grain, ensllage or cut fodder to pass
down, but hay, whole fodder or straw
will not pass down, but will remain so
that the COW can eat them through the
bars (A).
The partitions between the cows are
three feet six inches apart, four feet
high and three feet six inches long.
There are no partitions in front of the
bars (A) except twelve inches above
the bottom of the feed box, so that the
cut feed and grain rgtions remain in
its own cows manger. But the whole
length of the hay manager is clear from
end to end, and, If wanted, any long
fodder can be distributed in it In good
shape. The platform should drop from
manger to ditch not less than two
inches.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26

hats and put them on TO the horses the
animals would be much more comfort
able during the summer.
If 1t is not possible to buy one Of
these hats, the old-style straw hats
may be readily fashioned to fit the
horse AS the crowns are shaped some
what different from the bought hats,
sponge would not stay In position.
but In its place a number of large
lcaves-leaves from a grapevine would
do-moistened with water, would as
sist in keeping the head of the horse
cool. This appliance could be readi-
ly attached to the bride with tapes.
The Illustration shows how an ordi-
nary straw hat may be fashioned for
the horse.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
DIGNITY AND TROUBLE.

The rector of one of the oldest
York was recently asked if it did not
inspire him to know that he was car
rying on a work begun two hundred
years ago. The New York Tribune
gives his reply.
THE age of the church does add
dignity to the work." he said, guarded
ly. But it brings a flood of trouble
to me, particularly at the present time
when interest in genealogical matters
is practically universal.
IAN old church is supposed to have
generally does have, records" the rec
tor continued. Records are invaluable
to some persons, especially those who
are working out family tree. They
come to see me about them, they write
to me, and one man even sent me this
telegram:
"'Wire me full name of my great
grandfather, chrlstened in your church
by John and Mary Smith,
HE wanted it to continue gene
illogical investigation in Boston, and
after an hour Of hard work l found
it," said the rector, rather YEARLY
People do not seem to realize that
one is not particularly interested in
the tree of another family. A woman
came to see me the other day and
said, as though she were comforting
the greatest possible favor:
81 am perfectly willing you should
help me go through the church rec
ords. 1t will be so Interestingly
81 gave her the christening book
without remarking that to go through
it would not be altogether a novelty
for me, and left the room. When ]
returned she was in the act of cutting
out an entry which referred to hel
family! She wanted to frame 1t foi
her library. You can see for your
SELF" said the rector, in conclusion
that there are drawbacks in being
connected with an old church"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26
Garden Hints.

Keep the soil well stirred.
Sow winter beets and rutabaga tur-
nips.
Keep the weeds out Of the straw.
berry patch.
Hoe the lima beans and train them
on the poles if necessary.
Layer the squash vines, covering the
joints with fresh earth to prevent the
borers killing them out.
For early ripening of the tomatoes
keep the side branches trimmed off
and to prevent rot support the plant
by tying to stake or trellis.
Be on the Lookout for bugs on the
melon plants. Keep the ground well
stirred and sift tobacco dust on tho
vines or cover Them with mosquito net
ting
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-08-26

feathers, but is rather light In neck
and saddle for high scoring show
bird. This fowl, bred and owned by
John G. Jodrey, of Massachusetts, was
prize winner at the last Boston
show. This is popular breed among
Western poultry fanciers, who, how
ever, do not fully indorse the type fol-
lowed by Eastern breeders.