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Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
THE MAILING
 OF AN ERROR
Recently Made by the Con-
 federate Veteran
A Statement That Grant and Others Would Have Fought the Union.

New Orleans, Nov. 11.-In regard to an article published in the Confederate Veteran to the effect that General U. :. Grant, General George H. Thomas, and Admiral Farraeut had applied to President Jefferson Davis, for commits sions immediately before the outbreak of the civil war and that their let ters are in the possession of the Lou isana Historical Society, Colonel Chal- aron. custodian of Memorial Hall said: Mrs. Davis consigned several pack ages of letters to the care of the hall and there are to be opened only when authority is given us. This authority rests with her daughter. Mrs. Hayes. of Colorado Springs
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
KNOW NOTHING OF IT.

Coloreda Springs. Nov. 11.-Mrs. J. A. Hayes said: "I don't know any thing about the contents of those let ters. nor do I know whether Grant Thomas and Farragut ever applied to my father. l never heard my parents make ;-ny mention of their having done SO" MSs. Hays said she did not see any reason why the letters should be made public just now. Nor did she say when she was going to New Or leans. She would probably go in Feb ruary to take counsel with relatives and friends upon course to pursue. She said that in view of the fact that her father and mother had never made the letters public. she felt some difri- dence about it.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
THE ERROR ADMITTED.

NasnViile. NOV. u.-s. A Cunning ham. publisher of the Confederate Vet eran. in this city. stated today that at the time of the publication of Captain De RosselIs communication in the Vet efan he had misgivings as to tine cor Tectness of the statement and investi- sation had convinced him # was err roneous. The December number of the Veteran will contain correction.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
LABOR CONSOLIDATION.
The Organizations of Montana Coming
 Together Again.

Butte. Mont. Nov. 1.-The Inter mountain says today: The Silver Bow trades and labor assembly. cOmpris- ing the Western Federation of Miners local and the Butte Central labor coun- cil. comprising the "Blue Laber' or American Federation labor locals will shortly consolidate. They separated two years ago because of internecine disputes. Their consolidation will again array all the powerful unions of phe state under one head and will ma terially strengthen the Montana fed eratiOn.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
FAIR PROGRAM
 TUESDAY, NOV. 12

10 a. m.-Basehal, Yuma Bisbee 12 m-Parade all exhibition. Patch and with the Lily cream driving COW as novelty the only buggy in the world
 m.-Races. Mexican National band furnish music 224 TROT-Pmse Modcum
 Morrs owner he K. heat and driver Dyke, T. Pollock Mckens driver; Kinney Al. i5udd Doble and driver. 216 PACE-Purse slOOO in Katherine, M. Francis Mickens driver Pointer w D. Hammond Richardson driver Arro F. J. Whitley Bell driver Monkey Mack J. Jones Frost
 
 THREE-YEAR OLD TRoT-Purse $500 added money. tries: Fl C. J, E. A. Starr Wheat driver Col Roundtree Tom Johnson and driver; Margarite Wm Mcintyre Frost driver odd Mark c. C.. Will Hams AIickens driver; Tirzlh w. N Tiff fany wner yer.
 RUNNING RACE-Eaf mile repeat $300. Entries
 Fl Donoso Ellis Graham Graham rider Jack Layan MT. Wade Gilbert rider: Flag Hansen rider; Quaint. an Dola, M. Derby Derby rider TWo-MILE COWBOY RELAY RACE 7:3o m-Band d GENERAL. will be holiday, many Do your banking
  will D m
 
 Remember the Friday
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
A c. A. R. CHALLENGE.

Chicago. Nov. l1.-Colonel James F.. Stuart. past vice commander of the department of Illinois G. A. R.. issued q challenge last night to the Louisiana historical association to produce the letters alleged to be in it's possession in which Grant. Thomas and Farra- Sut offered their services to President Davis. The challenge followed the statement made in Baltimore on Sat urday by Captain A. L. De Rossell who said the historica! secretary had these letters
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12

iii a general way, in order to find out
 more time to later. This took all the time that could be found before the ball game. though even after the big grand stand was filled for that attrac- tion. other thousands still devoted themselves to the eXhiits. The ball game is described elsewhere in this
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
THE EXHIBITS,

In respect of the exhibits few of them can be covered in detail yet. but will all be given special attention during the week at one time or another X general mention of them is timely now. First, in regard to live stock: IL is the biggest and best exhibition ever. The horse and cattle stalls are we'll filled and the exhibits are more numerous than ever before. There Is still something lacking in one feature of the live stock exhibit that is notice able at other fairs, and that is the little exhibits of MT. Individual Man. There are many of course. but not as many as there ought to be; nor as many as there will be when the farm CTS have d better realization of the good results to be derived by showing even q lone animal. MT. Individual Man leaves the greater part of the show 10 be made by the large stock farmers and the incorporated stock concerns. These are most desirable and make it a big show. but there are many farmers throughout the terri tory who have q single horse, COW, hog. or other animal that is well worth the effort and will show well in the running. There isn't an animal there that ought not to be there, and the show is magnificent as it is. AtteDtion is called to this fact, not in complaint but as a suggestion that Mir. Man Is overlooking an opportunity.
 The exhibits of swine and sheep are larger and better than last year and the latter especially. fills one big barn and a cluster of exhibition pens under canvas. The poultry show is in comparable and will be mentioned fttlI-- larar
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
' :" I7"P|
 EXHIBITION HALL.

The big exhibition hall is, the home of several departments as well as of many large ipdividual displays repre- senting mercantile, manufacturing and other institutions. The Women's de- partment has been given about twice the space it had last year. and still it is little crowded. The art depart ment occupies about the same space and in the same place as last year. The educational department is in the same place as before and then some. Beside filling the northeast quarter of the brick building. the manual train ing exhibits of the various schools run half way back through the wooden hall. on the north side. Opposite the manual training is the exhibit of the culinary division of the wamIn's de-
 Continued on page 5)
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
THE MINING DISPLAY.

The mining building is a center of attraction also. IL has been entirely reOrganized and rejuvenated by J. C. Goodwin. who has been at work there for the last month. with an assistant. Every hold-oVer exhibit was washed or cleaned and dusted. relabcled and reaTranged In this way there was q great saving of space and room made for many new exhibits. There is still left room for such as may be late in arriving. By the construction of new exhibition racks three or four shelves high, many more samples are forced into a limited space and until one has given the building a careful inspection he cannot appreciate just how much there is to see. Among the new eN- hibits are some fine ones fros Mex leo. sent through the influence of Gov ernor Torres, who suggested to the proper persons in Sonora. the aGvan- tage of being represented here. A new sign has been painted on the Cop per Queen exhibit which occupies a central place in the building. IRdivid- ually. the samples are too numerous and too fine to be given the full men tion the" deserve in a single issue of Hks..l .na-
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12
DAN PATCH TRIMMED
 ARIZONA TIME RECORD
Nearly Five Seconds Clipped Off to the
 I:57 3-4 Mark

Fair Opened With Ferfect Racing Day, Biggest Crowd That Ever Got Together In Arizona and Magnificent Collection of Exhibits.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12

FOR SALE--Improved forty acres in alfalfa. Very fine soil. Close in. Just right for a nice home. and priced to sell quick. sl25 per acre. Let us show you. F. E. Pascoe. 1l0 North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-12

MONEY TO lokN.-If you want to build and need some money, come and See me; my rates are the lowest E. E Pascoe, no North Center Street.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
Old Age and Conscience.

Old age is both venerable and res
pectable, but 1t should be serene and
cheerful, and illumed with the placid
content that sheds a mild light over
everything, for why should old age be
gloomy and selfish, or irritable and ILL
tempered. rather than hale and hearty
and wholesome? asks Joel Chandler
Harris, in Uncle Remus's Magazine
There are numerous old men who
know how to keep within laughing
distance Of their youth, and why
should not all discover the secret? The
answer to this Is to be found among
the things that are fundamental, and
when 1t is found, 1t spells conscience!
The gloomy and soured ones, who are
at war with youth and the world, and
who claim the possession Of number
less physical ailments, would have an
easier and a happier time II they trac-
ed their troubles to conscience: 1t Is
their keenest and most painful ailment.
They may beat 1t down and smother
II in the pride of life, and in the vain
glory Of their youth, and 1t may lie
dormant, a friendless and a forsaken
thing, for many years, but IL is bound
to have its innings at last. When
wear and tear, and the passions grow
weak or die out altogether, and the
legs acquire their premonitory wabble
so familiar to the experience Of man
kind, conscience arises from its long
rest, refreshed and reinvigorated, and
proceeds to take possession Of the
frail carcass and use its sharp and Sc
cret lash. And what q pity this lash
ing cannot take place in the public
eye! In the market places of the
world! In the midst of the assemblies
Of men!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
WOMEN AT FARM WORK.
Farming Colonies Where All the Work
Is Done BY Women.

Is Done by women.
Men from Connecticut and Rhode
Island met in Worcester recently and
each surprised the other by telling
stories of how many women from the
larger cities are going out into the
country and help the farmers do their
work, says the Worcester Telegram
They both said that so far as they
knew, the women are we'll paid for
their work, as they count as emergen-
cy hands when the crops have to be
gathered to save them from ruin. 1t
was made plain that hundreds of wo-
men leave Providence each morning In
the summer and walk or ride out into
in the highly cultivated fields all day
and then walk or ride home at night.
These are mostly Italian women. Hun
dreds Of the best producing farms Of
Rhode Island are owned and worked by
Italians. That is also true over a
large part Of Connecticut, and espe-
cially about the larger cities, where
they can get their product to the mar
kets by short drives. One Of the men
said he has a customer in the market
business in a Connecticut city who de-
clares that for ten years he has not
bought per cent Of his goods from the
farms of native Americans, and not
more than another per cent from the
handlers of garden truck from the west
tremendous business. He buys Of Ital-
ians and Polanders who are working
farms about his city. They keep right
up to the times and their vegetables
are always fresh and right for the ta-
BILE. They produce more varieties than
the old-time farmers did. In some
cases women are running the farms.
There are in this country now more
women farmers than in the old ma
tions, whence come reports Of women
doing the hard labor in fields. 1t has
become the pride Of many American
women to carry on their farms by their
own efforts and to employ women Of
their own class to help them. In Eng
land there are community farming COL
onies. where all the work is done by
women. A daughter Of Victoria Wood
hull Is at the head of one Of these en-
terprises, and it is observed that she
is winning more approval at that bus
mess than her mother did as lectur-
er and general free lover in the United
States. The claim is made that women
who do farm work get more for it than
they could at indoor work, and that
they have better health and more in
dependence, with the opportunity to
associate with others whom they know
and respect; that they have more leis-
ure on the whole and that they live to
become better wives for men who must
earn their living.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
Condensed knowledge.

A uniform system Of municipal ac-
count is in force in the state Of Iowa
The advance in prices abroad seems
to have been largely restricted to
manufactured goods. Foodstuffs have
remained stationary as a rule and in
some cases have declined in value.
About $50 per year is charged for
an unlimited telephone service in Par
is. but in addition to this the sub
scriber must purchase his own instru-
ment, which may be any one of a
number OF different kinds.
The telephone has not reached the
point of a domestic convenience in
France. 1t is but little used by the
public generally.
Automobiles are being rather extern
sively adopted by the United States
government for the transportation Of
the mails.
The salmon Is the swiftest Of the
fish family.
Until recently the most convenient
way Of getting from England to Japan
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15

off? No; the law and humanity forbid
that. Run them out Of the state? The
law provides a big fine for any one
who tries to persuade them to leave
Natural increase of population will
not do 1t, but rather makes matters
worse and worse.
There Is only one way; that Is to in
duce white people 20 come here from
other sections OF this country and from
the old country. That is why immi-
grafton is advocated.
Nobody is advocating undesirable"
immigrants either-which reminds us
Of an incident that happened at an
evangelistic meeting down near Tren-
ton some years ago.
The evangelist, as the custom Is,
was making divers propositions" At
last he said: Let all who want to go
to heaven stand up"
This was too much for a good old
steward of the church, who was al
ready tired Of so much bobbing up and
down, and he rose from his seat and
made this proposition: Now IL there
is anybody here who wants to go to
hell let him stand up, I'll like to see
him."
But nobody stood up-Newberry OBJ
server.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15

that is, outline men-were cut out of
planking in various positions, such as
standing, kneeling and lying down.
These were distributed along ravine
about 800 yards long. With no init
nation that they were there three bat
teries were ordered out for practice.
They were ordered to sweep the crest
Of the ravine and the ground for 100
feet in front Of It and 100 feet behind,
space altogether Of about 100 acres.
They fired for a minute and half,
discharging 2SS explosive shells filed
with bullets. When the mannilxins
were examined it was found that more
than 500 Of them had been hit
The heaviest gun used In the French
army is the 270 millimetre mortar
practically 10 inch bore. This weighs
10000 pounds and is utterly unman-
ageable for field purposes. The 155 r
gun is the invention Of Commandant
Rimailho, and It can be taken into ac-
ton owing to the ease with which It
can be divided into two sections Of
about equal weight. These are drag
ged across rough country with about
the same facility as the field guns and
coupled together in less than two min
utes, so that in fact the gun is prac-
tically ready for action as soon as II
is got into position.
The accuracy Of this gun Is marvel
lous. 1t has an extreme range Of more
than four miles and at two and one
half miles 1t can be used with deadly
precision. 1t throws a projectile
weighing about eighty-seven pounds,
Of which about twenty-six Is melinite.
When the shell explodes It drills a hole
III the ground thirteen feet across and
three feet six inches deep. These
frightful projectiles it discharges at
the rate Of five minute.
One morning recently an expert
lnent was tried with 1856 r at the camp
ut Mailly. 1t was a foggy morning
and 1t was considered improbable n
rire the rs guns. A space Of ground
about two and one-haf miles or was
indicated to the commander Of the 155
r battery as the bivouac Of the sup
! osed enemy's advance guard. He To-
Gated it on the military map, took the
bearings by the compass and the dis
tance from the scale. Then without
seeing anything beyond a few yards
he trained his guns and fired
a volley.
When they went to the location des-
ignated as a target they found 1t all
torn up from the explosion Of the
shells Not one had fallen outside it
New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15

was by way of Vancouver, a Journey
Of twenty-four days. This time has
been cut down to seventeen days by
way Of Russia. It is expected to still
further cut this time when the Rus
sian government lays double track
across the country.
The thumb has more strength than
all the other fingers together.
The average amount Of rainfall be-
low the equator is 26 inches, while
north of the line it is 37a inches.
Wire has been spun so fine that one
mile Of it weighed only II grains. 1t
was 13O,000th Of an inch in diameter.
Carp and pike are the longest lived
among the fish. They have been
known to be nearly 200 years old.
Nearly 900 British cities and towns
and villages have namesakes in the
United States
In forty years the price Of wall pa
per has fallen 100 per cent, owing to
the cheapened process of manufacture.
Tupelo, southern wood. Is now be-
ing extensively utilized in the place
Of pine and cypress. 1t has been
heretofore regarded as Of little value,
but under the pressure Of increasing
demand it is found available for a
great many purposes, but where 1t
comes in contact with the ground 1t is
short-lived.
Germany needs 100000 horses for
her army on a war basis. This is
more than any other nation Of the
world.
OF all lunacy "a per cent is from
hereditary causes.
The tip Of the tongue Is the most
sensitive part Of the human body; the
tips Of the fingers come next, and
third the skin Of the lips.
In the effort to completely national
ize the railroad systems Of japan, six
companies. having 1900 miles Of track,
were acquired last year by the gov
ernment. The amount involved was
$12O,OOO,OO
Colleges are now regarded as rather
undesirable insurance risks, and it Is
probable that the rates will be gener-
ally increased. In eighteen years, 7S4
fires have occurred in college build
ings, entailing a loss Of $10,500,000 in
money and a heavy loss Of life. This
makes the average money loss over
$4,000.
The ruby is the most valuable of
the precious stones. A 4-carat ruby
is quoted at about $2,250, and a ruby
Of AZ !carats brought 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
THE GULF STREAM.
Its Edges Are So Defined That They
Are Visible.

Are Visible.
That the edges of the Gulf stream are
so sharply defined that they are visible
has been reported on more than one
occasion. This phenomenon was re-
Gently witnessed by Captain James
Horne, of the British ship Loeb Garry,
on recent trip from Australia to
Boston. A writer in Shipping Illus
trated says. 1.-THE Loeb Garry, a
few days before arrival at Boston, lay
becalmed, when a ripple on the sea
surface aroused anticipation of a
breeze. This proved to be an indica-
ton, not Of wind, as was supposed, but
of the close proximity of the mighty
river in the ocean known as the Gulf
stream. Spars, lumber, a life buoy
and other flotsam were borne past the
ship to the eastward at the rate Of
about a couple of miles an hour: yet
the vessel herself remained in the un-
affected portion Of the ocean which
served, as 1t were, as a bank for the
comparatively warm waters Of the riv-
er in midocean.
"One hazy night during the civil
war a blockade runner left Whining
ton, N. c., intent on gaining the open
sea. Next morning a Federal paddle
wheel warship hove in sight not far
distant and at once bore down. The
blockade runner was within an ace Of
capture, when suddenly her captain
noticed and fully recognized the Gulf
stream ripple. He edged her away to
cross the providential ripple without
awakening the suspicion in the minds
OF the pursuers, got into the favorable
current while the paddle-wheeler was
striving against the adverse current
on the other side of the ripple, and got
clear away.
"A Nantucket whaler, Captain Fol-
ger, first pointed out to Franklin that
the Gulf stream was a decided factor
in the passage making problem of
those sailing ship days. Rhode Island
had complained that the
packets were longer making the trans
atlantic passage than the ordinary
cargo carriers. despite the fact that
the latter followed a more circuitous
route. Captain Folger showed that
while the Gulf stream retarded the
packets along the northern track it
helped the less well found cargo car
riers keeping we'll south"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
EUROPE IN TEN DAYS.
Americans Are Jeered at Abroad For
Their Lightning Holiday Trips.

Americans Are Jeered at Abroad For
Their Lightning Holiday Trips.
An American recently boasted of
having done twenty hours continuous
sightseeing in London. He began We'd
nesday afternoon at 2.30 with a matt
nee. He then went to tea in Bond
street tea shop. Next he drove to Liv-
erpool street to watch the rush from
the city. He dined at a restaurant
and went to a theatre. Next came a
supper at a smart hotel, after which
he went with party to watch a daily
paper being printed and the publishers
carts loading up, says Pearson's Week
ly.
About o'clock the party adjourned
to Covent Garden, thence they went
to Billingsgate. and afterward to
Smithfield. Eight in the morning
found the enthusiastic sightseer break
fasting at the Royal Academy, after
which refreshment he stayed until 10
o'clock examining the pictures.
All very we'll once in a while just to
be able to say one has done it, but
holiday making Of this kind is a wear
kind of hard work, and so far from do
ing one any good, physically or men,
tally, it can only end in nerve exhaus-
tion.
Yet, without any doubt, this kind of
a thing is on the increase. Americans
are the worst sinners In this respect.
They think nothing of doing" a coun-
try in a week, or a continent in a fort
night. You see them tearing about
London upon a hot August day with
palld cheeks and hungry eyes. fever
ishly eager to at least set eyes upon
everything Of Importance the metro
polls holds. from the mint and the
Monument to the Crystal Palace and
Olympia.
These people come in tours number
ed from one to perhaps 100. They get
very cheap tickets, but the rate at
which they are whirled through Eu-
rope can leave with them nothing but
a sort of Kaleidoscope impression.
Here is the actual itinerary Of last
years tour No. "a:
The party arrived in England on
July 8. 1906, did England and Scotland
in four days. gave twenty four hours
to Holland, spent five days in a wild
rush up and down Belgium and Ger
many, had a flying glimpse of Switzer-
land and the Alps. spent day in Par
is, and sailed again from Liverpool for
home on the 18th. This party was
away from home only twenty five days
in all. and in that time its members
had seen six countries and covered
fully 10000 miles.
We jeer at such performance, but it
is more than doubtful whether we can
afford to do so. Look at the thousands
of people who snatch bank holiday as
an excuse for Il visit to Paris or Brus-
sells, or even the Riviera! Last Easter
$50 trippers left Manchester on Fri
day, spent three hours in London,
rushed off to Paris, did the French
capital and were back home on
Sunday night. One cannot imagine |
that they did much work during the |
week
What is q holiday for? Surely rest |
and recreation. One cannot work al |
ways, and when Il man does get a free |
day or two he needs real relaxation for |
-, hn, 10 Lot
eat his meals slowly, lie out in the sun,
o. if the weather does not permit
browse before a fire in a comfortable
armchair?