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Arizona republican., 1908-10-02
DEATH OF MRS. HEss.-Fred s.

DEATH OF MRS. HESS.-Fred s. Hess, a U. $. deputy mineral surveyor is bereaved in the death of his wife in Forest CityLOregon, her serious illness having been recently announced. She died on Tuesday and the body was cre- mated yesterday. Beside her husband Mrs. Hess leaves two children who will be brought here by the father and placed in the family of his brOther-in- law for the present.
 BIRTH OF A SON-A son was born yesterday to Mir. and Mrs. VII liam l.. Palmer who live on Four teenth avenue. near the Yuma road.
 RAILROAD VlSITORS-M. F. Van Horn, district passenger agent of the
Arizona republican., 1908-10-02

If you want everyone 70 greet ySu With a smile upon his face. Carry Crystallized Cactus c1RoX From Donofrio's plae&
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Dormant Energy.

Dormant energy plays big part in
the human life-tOO big part in many
lives. Every person needs ito have q
reserve fund, but he must know also
how and when to use his resources.
Energy is the power guided by ambi-
ton which makes or unmakes careers.
Too much energy may be more HARM
full than not enough. Circumstances
alter all cases. The dormant energy is
the human frewoed 1t is our reserve
fund. When we are fatigued, we call
up our reserve force. When we are
discouraged, we use a greater energy
and the obstacles seem no longer there.
Dormant energy lies not wholly in the
muscles, but also in the brain. 1t is
the wiIl-power. The do-or-die spirit is
the burning of energy. 1t we are to
lay up supply of energy. let it be USE
ful so when we have occasion to call
upon our resources, they shall not be
found wanting.-RefO efOrmatOry Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
The Civilization
of Man.


Paper Read Before the ChautduQ,ta Circle.
Now / am not going to rave about
the high degree of civilization attained
by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese,
Hindus, Greeks, Romans or any other
ancient race. don't believe in it. If
these races ever were civilized they
should be so now. You can't make
me believe that civilization is thing
that can be put on and taken off like q
pair of boots. 1t is because there was
so much of savagery in the best of
them, that history tells of the rise and
fall of nations. Since I chose this sub
ject for today's report have done a
lot of thinking about it. And do you
know, I have as yet been unable to
think of more than one man of whom
] can confidently say 'he was civilized" /"
A perfectly unselfish man; one who
can practice charity to all mankind
only considering himself as one Of the
race to which he may belong; one who
really believed in and practices doing
the greatest good to the greatest mum.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

and sisters who, in most cases, are aa
far advanced i'm civilization as their
civilizers are We begin to under
stand that normal men are rational,
possess reason which cOmprls them to
be as civilized as the rest of their race;
and those who are below the standard
can be lifted up by teaching them how
to use their reason. Or in other words,
we are beginning to realize that every
man possesses an equal amount of the
stuff civilization is made Of, if not
actually, then pOtentia ly. The only
difference being one of education ur
health, or both. When society prac-
tices charity and civility towards it's
backward members, 1t not only lifts
them up, but advances another step
towards civilization ITSELF. since it
practices i'll some degree, that universal
brotherhood which is civilization.
Wasn't it Dsyden who said: "Great
wits to madness is sure near allied,
and thin partitions do their bounds
divide?" We'll, ,our great geniuses con-
centrate their minds on certain sub
jects until they 60 mad or become i'm
beetles in greater or less degree. 1t
is the same way with nations. Their
interests are not diverse enough; that
is why they rise and fall. Maybe you
understand now why sing the praise
of the United States. 1t is made up
of people from so many countries that
its interests are SD manifold that it is
very improbable that it will ever meet
the fate of the ancient civilizations.
Let me say In conclusion that Japan
or China will never rule the world;
their interests are too selfish. And as
the civilization of other nations ad-
vances, they will continually lift the
United States above them, and, in turn
be lifted By us. Not that this coun-
try is destined to be the New Jerusa-
lem; but our people lead in the things
thst count, and are able to learn from
others. So we will, no doubt, be the
leaders for ages to come Modern In
ventiOns are fast making war back
{ number, and in the not distant future
we won't "civiize other nations with a
gun" but with brains.
This is large subject to tackle in a
short paper; but trust the few re-
marks I have made will give you some
thing TO think about, and create some
discussion. DICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
and deliberative at the gateway of

anu OeIIUeratlVo At the gateway OI
marvellous future. Small of stature
and of little flesh, this child of destiny
was master mind. He had under
gone greater experiences in his short
journey than most men know in all
their lives. He had accomplished tasks
comparatively great and had won for
himself nothlng but praise and favor.
Gifted with an acute discernment and
comprehensive mind, conscientious
enough to revolt at gross inhumanlty
or cruelty, yet so nnsurpassingly fertile
as to be quite unscrupulous, this youth
was to besmear noble life with spots
of crime as black as plutonian dark
ness. During this period of the life we
are relating, India suffered from her
English master as much perhaps as
any other i'll fated nation of all history
has suffered. She was the subject of a
persistent and effective plan of oppress-
i've ex:ortiOn, not because Englishmen
disliked her, but because she possessed
what they desired, and their lust must
be satisfied. Her ancient superstitions
were violated. Her government was
reduced to nonentity under the om-
nipotent sway of the company. Her
revenues and treasures were confis-
cated-her people were deceived, i'm
prisoned and robbed. and all this that
rapacious foreign upstarts might
amass riches quickly. No evidence of
any such cupidity can be- attributed to
Warren Hastings. No circumstance
suggesting indulgence along this line
can be imputed to him. We are GER
tain that his great mind lived above
such sordid depraved methods. At all
events he remained poor during this
interval when he mighc have become
rich, and the fact of his moderate cir.
cumstances renders donbiy sure the
certainty of his innocence.
Three years passed when Warren re.
turned to England. Thirteen years
bad elapsed since the pale, illy-nur.
tured orphan boy had been arbitrarily
thrust off to al unknown chaotic port
Tears and remonstrances had been 0i
no avail then, for the cruel hand Ol
the offended and fastidious relative
had pressed the harder and his com
mands had grown the more violent
Then hope had fled. And now thii
man who had never known the love Of
, kindly parent, who had never ex
perienced the happiness of true home
yet who had by sheer genius essayet
and scaled great heights, who now en-
j joyed the respect of his cOuntrymen
was returning to the land of his birth
yes, going back to cherished Dayies
: ford. Who can tell what emotion
!. welled up within that impassive heart
: Who can say what thoughts traverse'
that fervid mind as Warren Hasting
; stepped once more to Englahd's shore
. to mingle with his countrymen! AT
. the years had wrought great changes
o The beggary of yesterday was forgot
ten and behold the victim risen t
heights of honor and ease.
o (TO be continued next weekly
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Manners are what vex or soothe, CO

Manners are what vex or soothe, cor
rupt or purify, exalt or debase, bar
barize or refine, by constant, steady,
uniform, insensible operation, like
that of the air we breathe in. They
give their whole form and colors to
our lives. According to their quality
they aid morals, they supply them, or
they totally destroy them.-Burke.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

The habit of borrowing small sums
of money anticipating pay-day-is q
pernlcious practice and breaks many a
friendship. 1t is no kindness to loan
money to professional borrower
Elbert Hubbard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

To refuse to yield to others when
reason or special cause require it is q
mark of pride and stiffness. Thomas
Kempis.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
MdscOts and .7aLiSmdnS

Bamfylde Moore Carew, was never without
this bit of old iron, as is told by himself, in
his autobiography.
The old iron theory of luck is mainly prac-
ticed by people whose business or inclination
leads them to wander.
Soldiers luck is generally dependent upon
the possession of an old button, cut from the
coat of a dead soldier; and if it be from an
enemy, 30 much the luckier This fancy
exists in all European armies, and it is quite
possible that, among the soldiers of our own
small army, some similar superstition exists.
A decidedly quaint superstitution is cooks
luck. 1t is a portion of bowl of an old sill
yer spoon. II had been worn so thin with age
that the. handle had first been broken off, and
then the bowl had split in two. A certain
cook in New York carries the remaining half
of the bowl "for luck" and he would not
part with it for anything.
That a tailor should be a trife supersti-
tious is not very surprising, perhaps, but the
object of their fetish worship is peculiar. A
piece of white clarified beeswax is the favor
ite Possibly it is supposed to represent the
toughness of the thread used, but, at any
rate, in many a tailor's pocket will be found
the bit of wax, carefully preserved, never
used except to touch with the tips of the fin
order to insure lucky conclusion.
shepherds luck" consists of the thyroid
cartilage of lamb. The tiny, partially ossi-
fed substance is carefully abstracted from
the first born of flock when it is killed. It
must be the first born or it is of no use.
Every lamb born thereafter is rubbed gently
with this to keep witches away, and if a
sheep or lamb falls sick the touch of this
talisman is of more value than any medi-
cine There are great many other popular
talismans, and some of which the virtue is
known only to the possessor.
1t is laughable to see. man exhibit a bat
tered penny, or pebble, or even piece of
cloth as a mascot a trihe ashamed of his
credulity perhaps but not enough to cast it
aside; but, as such superstition does no
great harm. we can afford to view it with no
feeling more harsh than pity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

Fl OTHING is more silly than to be
NJ lieve that chance can be influenced
by any outside cause; yet nearly
everybody believes in luck. Some call
it fortune but they mean the same thing.
1t is surprising to hear that many so-called
intelligent people actually make themselves
miserable over omens and signs, and resort
to all sorts of devices to circumvent the
fates.
There is a story told of a clergyman of the
Church of England, who, when he was going
to preach, always conveyed little old-fash-
ioned book-marker to the pulpit and laid IT
upon the desk. II had been made by his
grandmother years before, and had the words
turn OVER worked in green tnow faded)
silk upon it. The clergyman had possessed 1t
from boyhood, and it represented to him a
command to proceed, to strive, to succeed
1t was his mascot. his luck.
Numbers of people keep in their pocket
books little piece of dried-up stuff wrapped
in piece of tissuepaper. Ask what it is,
you will be told it is the tip of beef tongue.
1t is carried for luck.
In the records of the lost property offices
that tongue-tip is often mentioned. 1t has
frequently served as a means of identihea-
ton, for the superstition is that the purse
which contains the ''tip of tongue that
never told lie" can never be lost The mis-
fortune of occasionally losing both purse
and tongue does not seem to shake the super
stition in the least.
And, talking of purses, suggests the an
cient custom of handsel. To make anyone
a present of pocket-book, without having
first placed in it coin of some value, is to
give poverty instead of wealth, and the for
tune, or luck, will be in proportion to the
value of the handsel.
In England and Scotland no beggar will
start upon his tramping excursion in the
spring without half horseshoe concealed
somewhere about his person. This is known
throughout the fraternity as ''beggar's luck" {"
The once famous king of the Beggars,'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
Some Odd Encounters

trotted in wide circle around the bear, oc-
casionally making feint with its fore-feet,
until with a sudden wheel, he landed his
sharp heels fairly on the bears nose, knocking
the grizzly over. Whirling again, the wild
horse came a second time at the bear, which
had gained his feet and was crawling toward
the canyon He struck at him once with his
fore-hoofs, and then, suddenly whirling, he
planted his fore-legs against the ground at an
angle of forty-fve degrees, and backing to-
ward the retreating animal, let fly success
ion of kicks with terrific force and swift
ness. Followed all the way by these launch
ing heels, the bear scrambled and was kicked
To the edge of the ravine, which he seemed
pleased to reach and down which he plunged
with eager willingness just as his body
rounded the brink, the stations hind-hoofs
landed solidly, knocking him heels over head,
so that he rolled like ball down the steep,
rocky sides to the very bottom.
New York farmer has half dozen bee
hives in his kitchen garden. just now the
bees are busily filing their depleted cells, and
would rather not be disturbed. A few days
aoo the farmers son received freshly caught
coon from friend in the pine woods OF
Pennsylvania The animal weighed fifteen
mounds. and he soon became tame enough to
raid the farmers poultry yard. To prevent
further mischief he was put into the kitchen
garden, from which the hens were fenced out.
But the bear nature was strong in the coon;
he scented the honey and wanted to taste it.
So one morning the farmers family heard a
lively disturbance in. the garden, and. look,
ing out, they saw that the coon had found I
The honey, and at the same time the bees had
found @ the coon. He was rolling on the
ground, yelping at the top of his voice and
Covered with the enraged insects. As soon
as he saw the farmhouse-door open, he arose
and ran toward it, but, as he carried his
tormentors with him, the door was shut in
his face. There was no way to save him,
and the spectators watched him as he rolled
over, kicking and crying, until he gave a
final kick and died-stung to death.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
/ A

Fl DROVE of wild horses were grazing
"A on a Colorado plain, near the edge
of rayine Nearest of all was
mare with a young colt. Suddenly
from the ravine there arose a huge grizzly
bear which reached the colt, and, before IL
had time to turn, struck it down with blow
of its paw. The poor mother turned to pro-
tect her offspring, when the bear made for
her with a savage roar and tore her launches,
until she galloped in wild terror among her
comrades The bear returned to the colt,
which he began to tear, while the band OF
horses gathered in a knot, with their heads
faced inward and their heels forming cir
Gle of defense. A magnificent stallion, dark
bay with a white star on his forehead, won
derfully alert and free of gait, with power
full neck, proudly curved, and great sweep
of name and tail, dashed about them like one
in command until their arrangements were
complete. Then, leaving the other horses and
neighing shrilly, he trotted straight toward
the bear, which now was dragging the colt
toward the canyon. The bear was promptly
on the defensive, and, when the stallion came
near, he faced him, with a rowl and for
ward movement; but, instead of turning tail
TO flee, the stallion met him at gallop and
plunged straight at him, striking terrifcally
with his fore-feet, with the swiftness and
certainty of boxer, in the endeavor to
trample down his enemy. The bear half rose
on his launches, and, protecting his head as
well as he could with his great paws struck
out in return on the defensive. The on
slaught of the horse was so quick and furious
that the bear was knocked backward under
the descending hoofs; but, twisting around on
all fours, almost under the horse, he sudden
ly reared, and, clutching each side of his op-
ponent's neck with his fore-paws, pulled him
self downward and caught with his teeth at
the b. ses throat Nothing but the aston
ishing strength and quickness of the stallion
sayed him from being caught in deadly
grapple, which, once secured by the bear,
could hardly have been broken. Then he
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
SENSITIVE PLANT before and
after BEING TOUCHED

death so you will not bother them. Many
persons who have made close study of the
mimosa pudica, insist that the plant actually
droops and feigns death, only to come up
again in a few minutes so soon as danger is
past.
OF all common garden plants, the ordinary
OF the actual intelligence in such vegetables
Now every boy and girl knows that this elena
tbs climbs strings or any thing it can reach
lust as the morning glory will crawl up stick
or string like serpent. The morning glory
IS one Of the tramps of the garden, creature
that springs up In the night and shows
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

thinnest portion Sometimes when the wind
blows too strong this intelligent plant will.
carefully fold its tiny leaves and turn about
SO that the wind will do it little or no harm.
Many other plants do this same thing, the
peanut leaves, for instance always acting as a
small weather vane by which You can readl-
ly tell the direction in which the wind is
But the mimosa pudica, or sensitive plant,
is far ahead of the peamit plant. When
you touch portion of a leaf it will instantly
close that portion and if you give whole
stantiy close and drop its stem until it
touches the ground In this act it very
much resembles certain animals which feign
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

read of the fly catching plant many time
and wished it could be near so they could
Yet right in your own garden you may take
the pains to watch them.
One quite common plant, known to almost
everybody is the sensitive plant which bears
the scientific name of "Mimosa Pudica." This
strange little plant grows only about foot
and a half high, and bears pinkish white
flowers. 1t really appears to possess intel
lgence, the first of which is that when It
rains too hard or the sun shines too hot. it
will quickly fold its leaves and turn the edge
so the rain or sun will be able to touch the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
~ rims A9AI X1Zvc Sense ~

only warm atmosphere to perform in perfec-
ton. Each of the leaves is ternate, and the
lateral leaflets are frequently moving upwards
and downwards, either equally or by jerks 1t
is difficult to suppose what end this motion is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
SHOWING HOW
IT TIES KNOTS
.CLENATLS'

intended to answer to the plant. itself. But
that plants do avoid danger daily experience
proves to be the fact: the most unobserving
cannot but have remarked the closing OF many
flowers before rain; or at night, when the sun
has ceased to exert his power. The peculiar
habit of many plants to climb in one particu-
lar direction is also well worthy Of study.
The manner in which the seeds OF some
plants are dispersed is very wonderful we
will take as an instance those Of the MOSES.
The capsules of MOSES, when in flower, are
covered with a small lid, which in more ad-
vanced state drops Off, and show, to view IN IN
most set of fine teeth, arranged round the
mouth of the seed vessel, and which are call
ed the fringes or peristome; these teeth IN dTy
weather close over the mouth, lest the seeds
should escape, and from the parched condition
of the ground should not sprout, but when
wet weather comes they at once open and
drop the seeds. -
A very peculiar. plant, the Napenthes distiI-
latonia, is found IN the marshes of India, al
though it is not entirely covered with water.
The ends of the leaves have a sort Of pitcher
hinge This pitcher is usually filed with
water.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

~ EW boys and girls ever take the
F trouble to go deep into any subject
and for that reason they miss gaining
a great deal of very interesting in
formation. The ordinary boy or girl, for
instance, will take look at a garden, pick
a flower or two and pass along, missing some
of the most beautiful things in nature. A
study of plants and their lives is if anything
more interesting than a study of most other
objects, for you always come on the unex-
pected.
In tropical countries there are many plants
that are strange and wonderfully and the or
binary person viii read about them and wish
such things grew nearer home. Who has not
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

DROVE of wild horses were grazing
on a Colorado plain, near the edge
of a ravine. Nearest of all was
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-06
A-RCHAEOLOGESTS
ACETATE STATE BRANCH.

More than fifty prominent residents
Of the Oranges. women and men, gath
cred last night at tie home of Joel
Francis Freeman, Mum and Central
venues East Orange, and preliminary
steps we're taken to form a New Jer-
sey branch of the Archaeological Insti-
tute of America. Professor Francis
w. Kelsey, professor of Latin in Mich
fgan University, who is national pres
ident of the organization, and Pro-
fessor Mitchell Carroll, of George
Washington University, Washington,
d. c., addressed the gathering, and DR..
David A. Kennedy, William Agden
Wiley and Robert Arrowsmith also
spoke of the objects and purposes of
the society.
A committee Of ten headed by Pro-
fessor Kennedy was named to arrange
for another meeting, when it is hoped
an organization will be permanently
formed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-06
REFUSES
TO GIVE UP SHIP
TO THE JAPANESE
VicerOy Defes Orders from
Pekin TO Settle Case
Amicably.

HONG KONG. March 6.-The Japa-
poa, in the Canton River. the viceroy
of Kwang Tung being determined to
hold the vessel, in spite of orders from
Pekin to settle the matter amicably.
1t is said that valuable witnesses
have been found to sustain the conten-
ton of the Chinese officials, and it has
also been discovered, it is asserted, that
a cargo of junk has been employed by
smugglers in conveying arms into the
interior. The naval officer who OBJ
tanned the information has been re-
warded.
The Chinese public is convinced that
Japan is playing a game of bluff, and
that the arms on the Tatsu. which were
consigned to Macao. the Portuguese
settlement, were intended to be after
ward disposed of to the Chinese revo-
~lutionists.
TOXIC, March 6.-Negotiations with
China in the matter of the seizure of
the Japanese steamship Tatsu Maru
has not yet reached the ultimatum
stage, and it is stated that Minister
Hayashi at Pekin has not been in
structcd to present any communication
Of a serious character.
1t is admitted. however. that in the
event of China failing to yield. only
one course is possible.
Among the highest officials it is be-
lieved that the matter will be settled
without resorting to force, as China's
propositions are considered tantamount
to a complete surrender.