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Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Owens reports Morenci to be progress sing nicely, and that both the Arizona and Detroit companies are placing machinery for the increase of produc- tion in the Clifton -Morenci district.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

The Store.-This is the name under which the old Stag saloon will here after be known. 1t has been pur- chased by Lanham & Griffin. of Bis bee, who own a saloon in that city bearing the same name. Senator Freeze has taken charge of the games in the Store. The new management is pleased with business so far.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Episcopal Minister.-L. E. Mowers, of the City Drug Store, yesterday re ceived a telegram announcing that Rev. E. w. Simonson will arrive in Douglas during this week to become the permanent head of the Episcopal church in this city, as rector.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Killed Fifteen Deer.-W. A. Shep- pard and party came in today from a hunt some forty-five miles south of Douglas in Sonora. They brought with them fifteen deer, which they killed this trip. The Palace Market bought the lot.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Additions to Christian Church, There was large attendance at the Douglas Christian church yesterday and six additions to the church mem bership.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07
Presented Him "a Lantern-Col

Presented Him Lantern-Conduc- tor Moulton of Southwestern train No. is flashing with much pride splen- did new lantern done in nickel with silver trimmings. The lantern was presented the popular conductor by ad- mlring friends among the railroad boys ar Douglas Monday night.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

inured in Aceident-Samuel Hinch- cliffe, a car runner at the L. s. & F. shaft, was badly injured in an accident al the shaft Sunday. He was pushing the car when he was caught between the cars and ledge. His neck is bad ly strained and he sustained several other bruises. He was taken to the c. & A. hospital where he was treated. He is improving rapidly.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Prize Fight here.-Kid Sullivan, the light weight pugulist of Denver, has been matched for a finished fight with Jack McKeever, the local pugulist. Messrs. Mills and Nash of Bisbee are backing Sullivan The fight is GO be pulled off in about two weeks, s250 on each side. The arena has not been selected, but will probably be on the Mexican line near Naco.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

On Inspection Trip-Superintendenu of Bridges Ryan of the Southwestern was in the city last evening en route to his headquarters at Douglas from an inspection trip over the west end of the line. H ereports bridges in excellent shape and the heavy water that has been had during the winted to have had no appreciable eSect.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07
Resisted otHcer.-Francisco

HesIsted OH1cer.--Franclsco Her nandez was up before his honor, Judge Mcdonald, this afternoon, for resisting Line Inspector R. J. Dun leavy, who had business with him at the international line. The culprit was given fine of s15, which he looked able to pay.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Body Sent Away-The body of s. s. Boyd, who was killed last week at the Junction mine by falling from an as cending cage, was sent to his former home near Ft. Worth, Texas. His brother, J. J. Boyd. employed at the c. 6 A, shaft, accompanied the body.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07
BRIEF
 CITY NEWS

Bought Property-Mrs. Davidson of Blsbee yesterday bought house and lot of W. H. Day in Johnson addition. Mrs. Davidson will remove to the addi- ton.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Making mprovements-A new floor is being put down in the O. K. livery stables. Several other light altera- tions and Improvements are being made.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07
THE oRnpoRFF HOTEL

M Paso is entertaining many q cAa people from Bisbee, Douglas, Cananea and surrounding towns- It is sas gested that when in the Pass City thsj try the Orndorff hotel. It has hand somely furnished rooms, is % pleas antly situated on the Plaza, and th< cuisine of the highest class, that vih toF1 win be thoroughly satis1ed vft) thefr visit at the Orndorh
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

If you want to know what's new in Dunlap Derbys for Spring. drop in at the Copper Queen store.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-07

Chocolate creams at the Alhambra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
CulIman Potato Crop.

Though the recent rains are interfer- ing with the gathering Of the crop Gull man sweet potatoes are coming Into this market quite briskly,' said Walter Will hite, sales agent for the German Farmers association of Cullman, who was in Bir- mngham last night
 "The rains, however, are benefit rather than an injury to the crop and the sweet potato output this year will be much larger than last season. Last year Cullman shipped about s1OO,OOo worth of potatoes and the crop will possibly reach s150,OOO this year.
 We have the advantage this year of having an active northern market some thing we have not had heretofore. Up to this time we have only been able to mar ket our potatoes in Birmingham The northern market will assist us in securing better prices, as the Birmingham market will not be glutted. condition that cheap ems prices of course. The Cullman potato is meeting with great favor wherever it has been sold and I am sure that Gull man will be able to market all its future products at good priees.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
MAMMOTH PEPPER TREE,

Carpinteria Correspondence Los Angeles
 Times.
 In the southern part of Santa Barbara county, close up to the foothills of the Santa Ynez mountains that almost sur round the valley of Carplnteria, there stands specimen of the pepper tree that is interesting. owing to its massive pro- -ortlons. It adorns the home of Gideon E.. Franklin. one of Santa Barbara county's citizens.
 The tree was planted by former pro- prietor of the estate about twenty years ago. One foot above the ground the giant trunk measures F feet in circum- ference It soon divides itself into three well developed bodies which have respec- lively an individual girth of 1 feet s inches, feet 9 inches and feet 1 inch or a combined circumference of 15 feet inches.
 The longest boughs have an almost un- form reach of thirty-three feet. giving rearly circular diameter of sixty-six feet. Some fifteen feet of the longest limbs have been cut off in order to preserve the regularity of it's form. The height of the tree is between forty and fifty feet.
 The tree is supposed to be the largest of it's kind in the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
THE JAP's UNHAPPY DREAM.
Dick-Greatl

From the Tokio Times.
 A porter in the employ of Messrs Jewett & Bent, Yokohama, named Masu- jiro Hori. aged b2, put in an appearance at the Kagacho police station on Tues day afternoon and declared that he had stolen an overcoat belonging to MT Bent and sold 1t to rag dealer. On examina- ton, however, it turned out that the oYercoat had not been taken from the house of MT. Bent at all and there was nothing to confirm the theft. Further ex- animation disclosed the fact that the DOT ter had taken a nap during the day and dreamed he had committed the theft. It then occurred to him that he had mis- taken the dream for reality and he with drew himself from the police station with many apologies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
CHINA BUILDING RAILROADS.

Dr. w. A. P Martin in the World S
 Work
 The first railroad in China was built by an English company and extended from Shanghai to Wusung, a distance of twelve miles. shortly after 1t began running the local government, by instrue- tions from Picking, bought out the share holders. and we thought that the snort of the iron horse would soon be heard In the far interior. What was our surprise to see the track torn up and the locomo- tive dumped into the river, not by mob, but by the mandarins!
 The government recently bought up the shares of our American company, paying. 1t is said. no less than 300 per cent on the capital Instead of following the bigoted precedent of thirty years ago, they are pushing the construction of road from Hankow to Canton. They know that what China needs to bind her provinces together and to mould her people into unity is a system of railroads. At pres ent she has only 5000 miles in operation. less than 1 per cent of our own railway mileage.
 It is safe to predict that in ten years the railway mileage of China will multi ply more than tenfold. The Chinese are ing a danger. are a source of wealth as well as of strength Instead of importing rails they are now making them in Han yang at an arsenal whose complete equip have had occasion to admire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
INTERESTING HABITS OF
 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS

Truly, like Browning's lyric love, half angel and half brd,' it is all a wonder and a wild desire" What sweetheartng goes on in June when the pearl bordered fritillaries are flying in the coppices of bngle flower and sleepy speedwelll You may often see the lady fritillary or the lady orange tip tilted after furious fir tation. the base suitor flying off; though little she recks with such an abundance of suitors all around.
 If then butterflies and moths are often so spruce and graceful, so distinguished
 in habit-food, flight courtship-and so suggestive of deeply interesting probelms of life, how is it we are not so touched and delighted by them as we are by birds? The answer clearly must be this: Butter flies and moths, like the whole insect creation-even bees and wasps which nave politics and wonderful organza- tion-are quite non-ruman. They are com petely outside our world At most. they remind us very superhcially or fantasti- cally of our own habits, passions, appear ance. Birds and our dogs are moro kindly human There Is something here in the nature of sympathy--at any rate sympathy on one side. The songs of the thrush, the lark, the willow wren 20 straight home to us, their nests, their pas sionate care for tseir young their grief, short lived but poignant, over the loss of their young-these things touch us deep- ly. We make exceptions yet on the whole 1t is certain that we honor birds as VIC do dogs. Practically nothing of the sort exists in our relations with the beauti- ful, sinister and utterly aloof world of insects. The insect is nothing if not non- human. Entomologists are not particular ly cruel or callous so far as one has noticed. Yet they carry about a cyanide bottle and brush into it and cork down rare moths caught in sugar and rum traps cunningly placed on the trees. Here Is good test suppose it were possible to collect birds thus-is it conceivable that any man with conscience would carry about a cyanide bottle for the purpose? Violent words are usually weak words, but really cyanide bottle for birds would seem like murder,
 Even in it's form, it's lovely outline, the bird in some ways approaches nearly our ideal of human beauty: whereas the beauty of butterfly. north, snake, beetle, fish and flower is so often essentially non human; indeed from some of these we shrink in the very act of admiration; spider, mouse, moth and bat each has A terror for some of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Labor in the November Election.

Organized labor is to take part in an open and organized manner in the November elections, and MT Gompers is already at work gathering funds and mastering his forces for battle. We need not stop to inquire what or ganized labor will do as to the filling of local or state offices. Its hand will undoubtedly be felt In all political directions.
 It is. however, in the election of congressman that the greater interest arises. No doubt an effort will be made to place in Congress Group of Toil," not unlike the famous group In the late lamented duma. But MT. Gomper's efforts will not be confined to the election of group. He does not hesitate to say, openly to say, that he will attempt to defeat MT. Little field of Maine. Organized labor has, too, marked Speaker Cannon and John Dalzeil for defeat, and also two other members who are seeking reelection in the Pittsburg district These men have fought labor bills, and the Fed eration of labor proposes to square the account.
 The appearance of organized labor in politics may not be wholly new, but its appearance in the open is. The call for funds has been sent out-five dollars from each local. and one dollar from each member of the federation. This would give MT. Gompers a fund in excess of s2.OOOOOO. He does not expect sum so large, but he does expect to gather in enough to give him free and efficient scope. He real iy expects to secure $500 900, and that amount would be potential in MT. Com pers' hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Bjo Doctors Bills.

Dr. John l.. Hildreth, an old-school physician of Cambridge, Mass. com bats the growing plan in his profes- sion which makes rich men targets for big bills. He cites recent bill of $15,000 for cutting out an appendix of . plutocrat; the bill of a New York dentist who charged a client 5000 for filling four teeth. and the bill against the Marshall Field estate for seven days professional service at the rate of s3572 day.
 If bills are to be based on the abiliay to pay. then indeed the price of gas or beefsteaks should be arranged ac- cordingly. Dr. Hildeth does not think the doctors have right to es- tablish a rule that is rare in other professions-that is unknown in the general commercial world. True, the preacher who marries a millionaire expects a larger fee. and a lawyer makes a trust pay roundly for legal advice and aid. but the general rule
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
RACE PROBLEM IN SOUTH AFRICA

From the London National Review.
 When some fifty or sixty thousand min CTS are required to be continually at work underground an experiment can hardly be called successful which in- duces a mere handful of men in the direst extremities to perform unsSilled work in the mines for about month after which they are no longer able to endure the universal contempt and hatred which is shown them at every turn by their fellow whites. Their mates will not speak to them, their foremen treat them as dogs; the degradation is intolerabie, and they are glad to return from such utter shame to honorable starvation. The five Chester miners who lately returned to England claiming to have worked for some months in the Transvaal mines never touched a pick at Johannesburg, but worked on the alluvial mines at Bar herton, where there Is no underground labor whatever.
 In South Africa the white colonist is apt to forget theories. and remember only the fact that he Is one ia million white souls in the midst of many times their number of blacks; that nothing can preserve the authority of this handful of rulers scattered over a vast continent but that deep respect for their color and gifts which has long been inculcated on the native mind by generations alike of Briton and Boer. The distinction, there fore. between white and black is kept up more rigidly than ever that of class in Rome or of caste in India. In all branches of labor a white man will rather starve than do black mans work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Saturday Closing.

''I see there Is an agitation on foot looking to an earlier closing hour of the retail stores of the city on Saturday night" said a prominent business man, "and l don't blame the salesmen for urging it, when you consider that the stores in Montgomery. Mobile, Atlanta and in fact in all the eiees, are closing from two to three hours earlier than we close in Birmingham. It is a long strain from 7:3O in the morning until Il o'clock at night It wears out the mind, body and soul of the overworked clerk. Any fair minded man will agree that there is no necessity of keeping the stores open later than o'clock. This would give the pur- chasing public ample time to do their shopping and the salesmen the required rest.
 'I am personally acquainted with the majority of the salesmen of the city, and to meet them Sunday In the throng of happy and contented people, you see them with a haggard, tired-out looks, a result of the strain of the day before It was my pleasure to talk of this matter with one of the prominent ministers of the city who seemed deeply interested in the movement. He said: I number in my congregation quite a few salespeople and never see them at the morning services. I have asked number of them why failed to see their smiling countenanoes at the services. and in each case I re- ceved the same answer: We are too tired and worn ont Sunday morning 70 do anything, as we are on our feet from 7so in the morning until Il o'clock at night, and by the time we get home and prepare for Sunday 1t is morning. and to .get up and feel right in time for church service is out of the question"
 "Our merchants should get together on this proposition. They would enjoy the shorter hours as well as the salespeople The matter should be taken up at once and every conscientious man and woman in Birmingham should assist in bringing about shorter hours on Saturday, which will be Godsend and boon to the sales men and saleswomen."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Senators by Direct Vote.

Seven men have been chosen, prac- tically speaking, senators this year by direct popular vote. Senator Bailey was the seventh and last man. Ala bama will add two to the list this month, and the Pittsburg Dispatch says that at least one-third of tho senators to be elected to the next Con gross will be chosen by the people, freed from all middlemen and self constituted manipulators, and the time may not be far distant, adds the Dispatch. when all of them will be-
 The rapidity of the change may be surprising to one contemplating the past, but it will be more surprising in the future. The last machine senator will walk out when Chauncey M. De- pew leaves the Senate for the Sen ate's good in 1911.
 No change in the federal constitu- ton is at all needful All that is needed is a change in public senti- ment. and events are fast supplying that The choice of president was changed in that way, and the selec- tion of senators will be handed over to the people in like efficacious and peaceful manner. And then the won der will be that the politicians and bosses were ever permitted to elect senators at all.
 These changes not only permit the people to work out needful reforms, but they also keep the federal consti- tuition in touch with the people while permitting It's text to stand un- touched. Revision of the constitution may become advisable some day, but so long as ways around 1t can be found the day of revision will be postponed for strictly sentimental reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Cattle in Alabama.

Already steps are being taken, says the Mobile Herald, to make Mobile the chief place for fattening cattle for the Panama and Central American markets St. Louis capitalists are preparing to get a good start and foot hold before the canal is opened
 But, asks the Herald, why should not Mobilians and other Alabamians get into the promising business early also? "One defect it adds, "too often displayed all over the south is that of allowing our western and northern friends to come in and discover such gold mines and then develop them, when we have all the capital and ev- cry other thing required for their de- velopment right here"
 Home and outside capital should be employed, and Mobile should be made great cattle port This would as Buredly promote cattle raising in a state that has vast unoccupied tracts of land--that produces great quanti- ties of cotton seed meal and hulls, and that will grow 45,000,000 bushels of corn this year, and that could grow 90,000 000 bushels a year without se- rious effort. Alabama will become a great cattle state when Mobile be comes a great cattle port, and both are within sight and reach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Iron Production.

''rhe iron production Of the United States makes a record every year" re- marked a we'll informed Iron maker. "It will reach 25,OOoO00 tons this year. But the best of it Is the demand increases In relative proportion. Twenty-Five million tons will not be more than the country needs. When the annual production amounts to sO0o,oo0 tons consumers will be on hand to buy it.
 'I remember a bearish circular that was sent to the trade in 1900. 'Produc- ton will reach 100000 tons this year. wrote the bear. The demand is not suf- heient to absorb so large tonnage. There fore 1t stands to reason that prices must drop to lower levels.
 Tn 1900 the production was only suffi- oient to supply consumers. and so it will be this year.
 ''The production in the Birmingham dis trict is not up to the tonnage compared with this time last year. Several furnaces are out for repairs, but by September the output will be fully normal, if not above normal The Tennessee company's Ems ley new No. will be In blast soon. It will make upwards of 300 tons day. The Lacey-BuelS company's Trussville furnace, now out for repairs, will be in blast in September. The Alabama Consolidated companys new furnace at Gadsden will be ready for the torch before a great while. The Vanderbilt furnace will blow in within the next few days.
 "Tha iron production of the Birmingham district will reach 100000 this year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04
Great Railway Earnings.


 The Pennsylvania railroad was the first American railroad to reach the century mark in gross earnings. Tn 1901 1t reported earnings that aggre- gated sl01, ,829, ,795 and it has not since fallen below the line. The Southern Pacific will this year reach the goal. Tie New York Central and the Read ing are each approaching the big round figure. and no doubt they will both score in the next five years.
 But long time will elapse before a fifth road is added to the list. The Baltimore and Ohio reported last year earnings slightly above seventy-seven million dollars, and the Atchison came next with seventy-one millions. The Burlington is near the Atchison, but no other system is near the Atchison.
 Only two southern roads are among the great earners. These are the Louisville and Nashville, which re- ported in 1905 gross earnings to the sum of sSS,517,071, and the Illinois Central. which earned in it's last fiscal year $51, ,675,026 If any southern road reaches the s100,O0O,OOO mark it will no doubt be the Illinois Central, which is becoming each year more and more southern. The opening of the Panama canal may put more than one southern road in the top class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-04

calls for one price for all. pr. Hil- dreth is old fashioned. and he says doctors should conform to the rule that runs all through commercial af- fairs.
 The question Is one that will settle itself. The doctor who presents big demands will get but few patients, while the doctor who treats all alike will be rewarded with a host of them. There are many doctors in the world, and patients do not secure their ser vices by compulsion. All is volun- tary and the old familiar principle. cayeat emptor applies in this matter as in most other affairs of this world.