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The Coconino sun., 1907-11-07

prise is given in a report of United States Consul, Mr. R. s. s. Bergh, of Gotherburg.. Sweden.
 This is not the first effort at pa per making from peat. Some years ago a paper mill was operated by water power at Culbridge, Ireland.
 The patriotic people of the neigh borhood put forth their best efforts to place the new commodity on the market. and it was enthusiast ically announced that making pa- per from the soil of old Ireland is an established industry" How ever. it remained for American tests to satisfy capitalists that peat made paper would command a price that would make Its manufacturer profitable. It is claimed that ton of paper worth thirty dollars can be made from peat at total cost of fifteen dollars, thus leaving a satisfactory margin of profit. 1t is further claimed that it takes only two hours to convert the peat into paper. It should not, however. be expected that peat as a material for paper making can take the place of wood pulp for all pur- poses. if it helps to meet the de- mand for the coarser grades of. pa- per and thus relieves the pressure upon the timber supply, it will do I great deal for the f ,rests of the United States. The quality of peat
 in the world is enormous.
 It exists in all the cuntries of Northern Europe and has been used as fuel. for centuries. De- posits from ten to fifty feet deep and many miles in extent are not unusual. Siberia has thousands of square miles of peat. and much ex- ists in the United States and Cana ia. It is vegetable substance. deposited by show accumulations turing thousands of years. the pro cess being similar to that by which coal was formed.
 Many good qualities have been ,lamied for paper made from peat. 1t is said that an article wrapped in it will not be attacked by moths. and for that reason it is assumed to be peculiarly fitted for boxes and bags for storing furs and woolen clothing. It is further claimed that a process of bleaching will give the paper a snow white collar. and thus make it equal to the best pulppapers for printing purposes, but this claim does not appear to have been es- tablished by actual tests on com meiical scale. Wrapping papers. card board, and paper boxes made from peat possess greater strength than similar articles made from straw.
The Coconino sun., 1907-11-07
NO EASY WORK.
Applications for Position Of Territorial Rangers are Numerous. Selec-
 tiOns Made With Care,

cisms in the territorial papers of the action of Capt. Harry Wheeler of the Arizona Rangers, says the Phoenix Republican, in refusing to appoint this man or that one, to a to position on the range force. The captain has noted these criti4 cisms with some regret and is sor- ry he cannot pass around more of these favors than he does, but he believes the position of ranger is a very responsible one and it is his ambition to make the force as per- feet as possible for the work it has to do. rather than using it merely as a place to give some worthy cit izen a job. In a recent letter to a personal friend in this city he said that he had had somewhere in the neighborhood of thous and appli- cautions for appointment. In the nature of things not more than one in hundred could be chosen for there were few vacancies in so smal! force. In the selection of a ranger there are so mary peculiar qualifications required. He tries to pick out the men who will be best adapted to the work when it is considered from every viewpoint.
 To be a good ranger one should not only be honest. brave and fear less. He should know how to handle a gun effectively. and at the same time. he should be man who will never use one except as a last resort. Moreover, he should have the judgment that leads him to evade this last sort if possible and if not. to know quickly when the time for action has arrived. He must also be free from the use of ntoxicants and bad associations. Even with all these, he may be de- ficient. Most of the work is on the ranges. He should be familiar with brands or have the aptitude for familarizing himself with ease. He should know brands when he sees them and remember them as we'll as to be quick to notice them. He must also be well diciplined. willing to obey orders and have the judgment to act on his own ini- tiative in the absence of orders. He must have the confidence of all honest citizens and so far as possi- ble the respect of even the bad men with whose operations he comes in contact.
 Capt. Wheeler says he has had applications from many men that he knew were capable in many of the qualifications above described. but deficient in some others, points too, that outsiders might consider of minor importance. There are plenty of good gun men" but lacking in other things they might be the most objectiona- ble of all. And there are plenty of worthy men he would like to give positions but the number of places are necessarily limited and the applicants so numerous, the successful candidate is chosen only after careful consideration. The single purpose of the organization is effective work and in no sense is it to be construed as a portion of the pie counter"
The Coconino sun., 1907-11-07

We couldn't moneyback tea, if our tea weren't bet ter than tea as you know 1t
 Your grocer returns your money if you dont like Sehilliuss Best we pay him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
Michigan's Primary Law.

Other people also have their trou-
bles. Michigan likewise has a special
session of the state legislature on hand
this week and the wrangles are much
the same as our own. Several matters
are to be given consideration by the
session, but by far the most important
will be the renewal of the fight on the
Michigan primary law relative to the
elimination of the 40 per cent provision,
The present law provides that to Sc
cure the nomination for governor and
lieutenant governor, the party candi
date must secure 40 per cent of the
enrolled vote, otherwise the nomina
lions revert to the state convention. II
is on this that Governor Warner is
making his fight, and it is generally
conceded that his failure to carry his
point will greatly lessen his chances
of securing another nomination for the
governorship. The governor takes the
ground that it is Just as fair and feast
BILE to nominate state officers by plu
rality vote as it is to nominate con
, gressmen and county officials. Cover
nor Deneen of Illinois does not appear
to see things in the same light as thu
Michigan executive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
Graft in Chicago.

Gambling and its accompanying Of
lenses against the law, including po-
lice graft, have been running riot in
Chicago 1t was obvious that the Busse
regime were winking at gambling and
assuming an attitude of deafness. blind
ness and dumbness when appeals for
suppression were made.
Then the grand jury investigated.
They found
l. That gambling, including pool
rooms and hand book operations, "un-
doubtedly exists" and has existed for
a long time.
2. That there is a gambling syndicate
with Mont Tennes at its head paying
received from the Payne agency in Gin.
cinnati
5. That the Chicago Telephone com.
pany had guilty knowledge of the fact
that its wires are used for this pur-
pose and has withheld evidence from
the grand jury.
4. That the Western Union Telegraph
company is guilty of Hypocrisy" in de
claring that it knows nothing of race
track service over its wires. = 9
5. That certain" police officials ur
to last April received $4,000 a month
for protecting the City of Traverse.
Chicago, is up against It,. Chicagois in
the hands of ring of loyal partisan
politicians = loyal to their organiza
ton, which in turn is loyal to the I'm
public agitation or grand jury investi
cation can break through this wall Of
political association with maladminis
tration.
If Chicago elects officials who are
not particular about principle, and WHO
are Indifferent in the matter Of law EN-
forcement. what can Chicago expect
other than the kind of administration
that great and wonderful city is get
ting?
Chicago needs what many other cite!
need where political gangs have mu
inequalities by the throat and where
bosses are debating the kind of gov
eminent. Chicago needs vigorous cam
paign on lines of principle, law, honor
Chicago needs election of men who are
not actuated merely by a hunger 70
Office and for pull" but who under
stand what a public trust is, who will
strive positively, courageously and pa
triotically to promote the interests O
Chicago and its people commercial,
and morally as we'll, by adherence t,
principle and enforcement of TIE law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

the poor, the grave and the gay of all
sexes and tongues and colors and con-
ditions, sacrifice increasingly upon its
affairs.
MANY great and good men, sufficient
ly qualified for any task they should
undertake, may ever be found whose
ambition would aspire to nothing be-
|yond a seat in congress, a gubernator-
ial or a presidential chair; but such
belong not to the family of the tribe of
the eagle What Think you these
places would satisfy an Alexander, a
Caesar or Napoleon? Never! Tower
ing genius disdains a beaten path. 1t
seeks regions hitherto unexplored. 1t
sees no distinction in adding story to
story upon the monuments of fame
erected to the memory of others. II
denies that it is glory enough to serve
under any chief 1t scorns to tread in
the footsteps of any predecessor, how
lever illustrious. 1t thirsts and burns
for distinction. = =
SIS it unreasonable, then, to expect
that some man possessed of the Hottest
genius, coupled with ambition suffi-
cient to push it to its utmost stretch
will at some time spring up among
luS? =
DISTINCTION viii be his paramount
object, and although he would as will
ingly. perhaps more so, acquire it by
doing good as harm, yet, that oppor-
tunity being past and nothing left to
be done in the way of building up, he
would set boldly to the task of pulling
down."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

but they would capture The messenger.
If they We're Confederate citizens or
gu4rrillas perhaps they would shoot
him. Notwithstanding the Importance
of the information to be secured /
felt that / could not turn him over,
with the frightful risk that course in
volved. 1t was only one life among
the many to be sacrificed in the strug-
gle, but / couldn't sacrifice it, even
for southern independence. But I re-
solved that if the coming horsemen
proved to be Confederate soldiers
would call to them. If they Were Fed
erals my stunt, as you call it, was a
failure
MY enemy and 1 were so far hid
den by trees that we were not likely
to be noticed, but we could see the
road through openings. We stood
waiting silently for the result. Near
er came the horsemen, and we could
hear a clanking of sabers that told us
they were cavalry. Only one alterna-
tive remained They were either Fed
eral or Confederate. Then suddenly
the stars and bars emerged into view.
had Won
81 turned to my enemy lie smiled
at me. Not a bit of reproach. simply
smile. / turned to the Confederatcs
and tried to call. 1 couldn't. Don't
ask me whether my voice failed me or
-hy heart failed me or anything else
failed me. 1 simply couldn't.
'In q few seconds the troop had
| passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

ney worth the while. That afternoon
l saw the aid coming out of the gen
erals Office, putting an envelope in
his pocket, call for his horse and ride
away. l mounted my Madgc and
rode after him.
In time l caught up with him and
called to him. He turned and, seeing
me, gave me one of those smiles that
had won my heart. But l was deter.
mined nothing should interfere with
my purpose, which was to get his dis
patch from him and deliver it to our
general. lie asked me what wished,
and said l had something to tell him.
He rode up beside me. had formed
no plan and didn't know what to say
or do. Seeing water trickling across
the road. told him l was thirsty. We
left the road for little distance to go
to spring, where we both dismount-
ed. He plucked large leaf and, fold
ing it into cup, stopped to get me
some water. Quick as fash l snatch
ed his revolver from its holster at his
hip. He turned to see me standing
with it pointed at him.
He thought it bit of pleasantly and
laughed at me; but, assuming all the
steadiness of which / was capable, 1
demanded his dispatch. He only
laughed the more. If he had made 8
move for resistance or talked harshly
to me l might have had the heart to
kill him, for l realized the importance
to my people of securing the paper.
But he stood there looking at NE with
that anii6ed imperturbable smile, and
| it was the worst thing for my object
he could have done. Then 1 braced
myself for desperate move and fired
bullet within few inches of his ear.
Try again. he laughed. Aim for
| the center of my forehead
81 put another ball so near the other
ear that | was frightened for fear
had hit him.
! That's better he said, still unruf.
fed. The next shot viii do he.i2h'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
DAILY STORY
THE POWER OF A SMILE.

IOriginal1
Grandma" said boy of six,
whats that stunt you did in the
warp
My stunt, as You call it, was dis
NAL failure, though success was with
in my grasp. / was southern girl on
my fathers plantation in Tennessee.
One morning a Federal general and
his staff rode up to our house and ask
ed for breakfast. l was so bitter
against them that 1 would have given
them nothing, but mother had better
sense. She gave them all they asked.
They didn't leave us for a week.
Where the generals troops We're we
didn't know, and since he wouldn't
permit any of us to leave the planta-
ton we naturally inferred that he
wished to keep the Federal move
ments secret. One young fellow, an
aid-de-camp, seeing me scowling all
the while ct him and his fellows, kept
constantly joking me, trying to make
me laugh. He had the sweetest smile
in the world, and. although the more
he persisted, the more l scowled, still
from the first was madly in love with
him. l had never seen much of city
people, and his refinement, his manly
beauty and his military dress readily
overcame my country girls heart.
'"The general established an Office in
the next room to mine, with nothing
between but a board partition. One
day heard him debating dispatch
which / knew to be of great impor
lance. 1t occurred to me to take the
information to our southern command
er of the district, but 1 couldn't re
.. member enough Of it to make the Jour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

During. last week the state game
commissioner reported the conviction
of 65 persons in Illinois for infractions
of various sections of the game law.
About one-half of these were for hunt
ing without license, but there were
a good many for killing game out of
season. There were also several con-
victions for shooting song birds, for
hunting before sunrise, for trespass, or
for shooting from launch. There are
a whole lot of "don'ts' in the game
law, and the surest way to keep out of
the clutches of the commissioner is to
take bow and arrow and go down
cellar after mice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
The steamboat captain who 'butte

The steamboat captain who Quilted
into" the presidential procession is an
undesirable" So, too, is the jocular
Mississippi person who is reported to
have been stopped by ''secret service
men" in plan for distributing imita-
tion Teddy bears along the Louisiana
trails. But the New York judge who
tries to run ON the republican ticket
for state office without permission
from Washington is the most undesir-
able of all He is guilty of the personal
affront which amounts to lese majestic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

.'Then we both heard the tread OF
borses' hoofs up the road. We stood
still, listening, and soon knew that
horsemen were coming our way. My
enemy for the first time looked seri-
Gus.
"'If they're Confederates you've got
me- he said. for once without smile
my heart was beating wildly. Sup
pose they were Confederates. They
would secure INV getting the dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
Reverence for Law.

In an address delivered by Abraham
Lincoln before the Young Mems lyceum,
Springfield, ILL.,, the great emancipation
called for reverence for law:
"Let reverence for the laws be taught
in schools, in seminaries and in col
leges; let it be written in primers,
spelling books and almanacs; let it be
preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in
legislative halls and enforced in courts
of justice. And, in short, let it become
the political religion of the nation; and
let the old and the young, the rich and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
A Certain Cure for Croup-Used for
Ten Years Without a Failure

W. c. Bott, Star City, Ind, hard
ware merchant, Is enthusiastic in his
praise of Cbamberlains Cough Rem
edy. His children have all been SUBJ
ject to Group and he has used this
remedy for the past 10 years, AMI
though they much feared the Group
his wife and he always felt safe upon
retiring when bottle of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy was in the house
His oldest child was subject to severe
attacks of Group, but this remedy
never failed to effect speedy cure
He has recommended it to friends and
neighbors and all who have used it say
that it is, unequaled for Group ana
whooping cough. For sale by all drug
gists..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

ut was my surrender. My enemy
came up to me fearlessly. confidently
Il was still holding a cooked revolver,
put his arms about me, and my head
fell on his breast. Then he lifted my.
face and gave me long kiss on the
lips"
The old lady paused. She had fin,
ished.
"Was the young officer grandpa?"
asked one Of the girls
How did you guess that, You little
minx?" F. A. mitchell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

The odds of 10 to in favor of Mayor
Tom Johnson in the Cleveland mayor
atty race of the mayor against Secre-
tary Loeb's candidate may be due to a
lack of funds by the Burton forces.
More loyalty to the administration
candidate should be shown by the con-
tributors to the Burton slush fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
Late Already.

= Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck the principal of the school
was walking through the lower hall
when he saw Il pudgy little fellow
scampering toward the first grade room
as fast as his fat legs could carry him.
"See here, young man, / want to talk
to you," called the principal to the late
conner. 81 hain't got time to talk to
you; I'm late Already" replied the
brcathless beginner as the door Of his
classroom closed-Circle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect expert
enced by all who use Chamberlain S
Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition of the body and mind
which they create makes one feel joy
full. Price, % cents. Samples free al
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

If the Cubs and the Tigers have
many more such tussles as they engag-
ed in yesterday there won't be enough
left of that pennant rag to hang on a
pole, regardless of who gets it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

Congressman Burton is still running
against Mayor Johnson of Cleveland.
Congressman Burton does not seem to
have developed the humorous part of
nature to any extent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
Te1I Them You Know!
You may te11 your friends,
on our 'say-so," that when
they boy a package Of the
genuine Arbuck1es' Ariosa
Coffee they get the best of the
coffee trade.

No coffee of equal quality can be
sold in this town for the same price,
whether it be sold out of bag or bin,
or under some romantic trademark.
You may tell them you know and that
Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee
dealers In the world, will stand for it.
New orkCi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
What the Hydra Was.

There have been many strange
things In English history. One of the
most curious was recently mentioned
by little schoolgirl.
1.-THE hydra" said this much INFORM
ed young person. was married to Hen
nv VIII. When he cut her head on,
another one sprang right up."-Youth's
Communion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

When President Roosevelt has that
message ready it will be found Bill
Taft did not have anything to do
with If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
And now coffee has been advanced
In price. On what grounds?

If women desire to save the short
sleeves they must arm themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

The legislator who votes against a
direct primary will so direct to OBJ
livion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
TEE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
mstter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09

BY THE }. w. POTTER CO.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-01-03
POemas ineditOs
--rs--.-
El Palido Pasajero.

Ell palido pasajero-en ell ex.
Isremo de la nave-mira ondular
eel pafluelo-que le dice adl6s des
tde el puerto que Sc aleja.7el pa
fhuelo blauco que agita una mano
pequefa y querida - Apenas Sc
ive va - como ell ala tremula de
Tuna paloma;-y 81 permanece in
/ movil-contrafda 10 faz do.oro
sa.- Y sus ojos azules Sc llenan
de lagrimas.
/; Aleve destino le empuja hacia
tierras ignoradas- Callado Y ia
tciturno-vestido de uegro,-pali
do como un difnnto-se le We con
ifracuencia en- Ell mismo sitio,-
miranda ell obscure horizonte-
khacia.el punto en- donde vic la
Tsefial del adios - en- To- tarde si.
ilente y dorado.
En- los dias mou6tonos del lar
go viaje por ell 'at3sc mar-en los
dfas tranquilos :! pu las borras
as-nadie ha of3o el metal de al
VOC Els ell yl,ililo pasajero-se
dicen. NADIA oas. - Ell vaga por
los puentes- 80 Ia alta noche.-
\ mira Ell ma lunebroso.- Y en-
sus pupilas b.i.la un fuego ex
TtrafIo.
| Cierto dia todos dejaron de
verle. - Busc6sele On vano.-El
mar, sonante y azul, arrastt6 su
/ cuarpo frfo y palido - q traves
! dc las enormes soiedades-- sole
i.oi1oc.das de las 'gsv:osas cr-an
tes.
FROILAS TURCIOS.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-01-03
Pr6xinna ejecucion
de Ramon Canpos

Dicen de Karues City, Texas,
que el dia % fu6 encaoiliado Ra.
mon Cam pos. individna quo fue
senteReiadc & sufrir la pena de
muert0 y cuya ejecuci6n sc veri
acara el is del presents mes.
El crimen por el cual va & ser
ahorcsdo Campos. fue verdado.
raments atroz. Despues de su
arresto. confsso. bsjo jurau. ento,
su culpabilidad, detaliando Ell
horrible sueeso, y dijo que nj pc
dfa nj espsRaha clomencia.
Autes de ls sragedia que 10
conduca al patibuio. Campos So
habfa dtvorciado do au eaposs,
con la idea de ceaarse con Juaua
McHaney. muier ono vivfa cerca
da Choata. Texas, Dice Cam.
pos que dsspues dc haherIo in.
auenciado ella para que solicita.
re el divorcio y hasta fijado el
dfa on que iba q caaaraa con 81,
Juana so arrspinti6 de un mo.
mento q otro y rehuso cumpIirle
su palabra.
En L. maSisna del 28 de Mario
dc 1905. Campos encontr6 q
Juane soompaGada do su hernia.
ne dc 90 amos de edad y un her.
manito; todos iban on buggy con
direction d Choate. pnnto de su
resideneIa Invitado por ella,
Gampos snbi6 por datrAs yendo
parade sobre el ole, AaI cami.
nabah cusndo on su conversa.
ei6h llegaron oil Rsunto de su ca
samisnto, v como Ia muiar 10 ds
seugaFsFa por tiltImo. racusan. :.
dolo, antonoas Campos, inespe
raaamanta, sac6 una nevaia dc
rasurar y le cort6 la garganta.
La nauahacha que los acompa'
fIaha grit6 y entoncas 81 sac6 au q
pistols, que le fae ssida por ella
y sfnbos cayeron & TERRA Al le'
yAatarse y tfataF do corrar, Cam.
poe 10 diaparo, HaasAndoia en oil
eptn,
Sc ha hecho circular una patti
clon iirmada por varios mexioa'
nos para qua so 10 commute Ia
,pana de musrta por la dc prisi6n
parp6tue.
Dica DampoH que Rnnqus staSta
haler mstado & Id ynuchaGha, O
sneesfe 10 raismo haclA le muIer
que lo enRafiS.