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You misunderstood me. Larry" ex-
pounded the Hotel Clerk "Suffragetting
is a complaint. not disease. although it
has alarming and distressing symptoms
and many of the patients never recover. 1t
rarely attacks one of the nice, coy little
plenty of her own hair. and regular
beau to bring her flowers and theater
tickets. Most of the victims I've heard
about are strong-minded ladies with fea-
pointed through getting the wrong kind
of husband or not getting any at all.
You know the variety of lady l mean
Larry? She has double soes on her spec
tacles and her walking shoes, and she
wears a mans standing collar that don't
tit her. and d placket that's suffering
from the hair lip. and shirt waist that
don't make the proper connection with
the skirt. SO that the casual observer is
moved by pity and feels like taking off
his suspenders and Offering EN- to her
and a dress that says down behind and
drags on the earth like a kangaroo get
ting ready to jump. In short, Larry, il
suffrasette is female who wants the
right to vote. and must have 1t before )
o. clock this afternoon. Tomorrow morn
ing before breakfast won't do. It's got
10 be done right away or therell be re-
marks and somebody'll go to the hos
pital suffering from nervous prostra ton
of the ear drums
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0sREHZ ALL q T11e R0Z01zAc

- PPORTUNITY is again knocking
4 at the door of Washington. She
prefers an industrial panacea
which promises 10 the city Il
chance OF prosperity that will
shake the lethargy out OF the dry bones
of her past The city is To be placed
among the busy marts OF the nation, al
though as yet unmarried in her beauty and
cleanliness by the CRIME OF a single
smokestack.
A conservation of all the water power of
the Potomac from the level where its
waters mingle with the salt of the sea
to the source where they break through
The AIlaghenies in roaring cltaracts has
been proposed by the national government
In order that the definite facts might be
obtained upon which to base the practical
biity of such scheme the engineers OF
the government geological survey have
taken exhaustive observations. They
have reported with the figures, that the
Potomac will furnish the water power
which when properly harnessed. Will
pay back into the Treasury handsome
return on the investment required to gain
the requisite control. incidentally Inc
city of Washington would be industrlaily
revolutiOniZed and the whole OF the fo-
ity of which it has never yet dreamed.
The setting forth OF this information
upon the basis of such reliable authority
has come about in connection with the
government investigation of the proposed
Appalachian forest reserve. The last
Congress authorized the Secretary OF AS-
riculture to investigate and report upon
the possibilities of the proposed reserva-
ton from many andpointS, among others
that of the development of water power.
The Potomac river was one of the first
streams investigated, and the figures and
facts are but just now available.
The geological survey. in connection
with it's investigations into the supply of
coal for present and future consumption.
has come to the conclusion that the fu-'
ture will demand some other power than
that generated by the burning of fuel
The same branch of the government serv-
ice has in charge the survey of streams
and their gauging. This latter investiSa-
ton has brought to the attention of the
service the power that is going to waste
on the many streams of the country.
Millions of tons of coal are at present
burned for that purpose. The possibilities
of Harvesting the waters for the relief OF
the coal mines have grown into the con-
victiOns of the scientists as one OF the
great developments of the immediate fu-
ture.
When the instructions We're given Tor
the invest igation of the streams running
from the AppalachianS the possibilities OF
the Potomac with relation to this particu-
lar resource were recognized. The detail
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maintain better scheme for navigation
purposes and absolutely prevent floods.
This it is proposed to do through a Sc
res of reservoirs located at the head
waters of the stream
When in the past propositions have been
put before the people of Washington look
ing to the use Of the water power at
Great Falls the most potent objection to
it has been the fact that it must be based
upon the minimum flow at low water.
The geological survey shows positively
how this minimum flow may be increased
from three to ten times and the attract
iveness of the stream enhanced to just
that extent
The reservoir system of conserving the
water of streams would begin at the very
headwaters. On the Potomac the engi-
neers have already selected six sites, To-
Gated. respectively. at Petersburg. w.
Va: two on the Shenandoah river in
Rockingham county. Va: one on Middle
river in Augusta county. Va, and two on
the South Fork of the Shenandoah in
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are getting too numerous. He is con-
tinuaIly in receipt of letters from all
over the United States, and even from
foreign countries, asking about the breed
ing and training of ferrets-subjects on
which he is great an authority as on
the determination of rats.
One of the difficulties is to teach the
dogs and ferrets to work together. to
make the dogs understand that the fer
rets represent not the enemy but brothers
in arms in the warfare waged. and that
they are not to modest the little creatures
as they come out of the rat holes. An
other is to get them to come out. Some
times the ferrets disappear fer an hour
or two. sometimes even for a day or two.
Give them time. The chances are that
they have come across some such dainty
as a nest full OF young rats and have
passed by the wayside TO feast. Gorsed,
they will probably curl themselves up in
the nest and so to sleep. When they
wake up hunger and thirst will drive
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The CollabcratorS.

At supper in his beautiful New York
house Clyde Fitch. the playwright was
condemning Il comedy that had failed.
Such disiointed and incoherant COM
edy.' said Mr.. Fitch. 1T reminds me of
a conversation between two playwrights
of the splendid idle los.
nv one-act drama was returned 10
me this morning. said the first play
wright, draining his glass.
"a so was mine said the second
Splendid cried the other III tell
you what we'll do. Wen turn them both
into a two-act play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
BY IRWIN s. COBB.
- SEEN a mighty funny thing bit
= ago. comm through Madison
Square" said the House Detect
i've of the Hotel ST. Reckless

What was it," asked the Ho-
tel Clerk. IA breadline Of recent million
aires, society baby attended by it's
own mother. or a lady with a collection of
dead song birds on her hat. driving be-
hind dock-taled horse to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
to complain because somebody had been
feeding a canary German verbs to make
it sing Wagner
1t wuz lady, all right" said the
House Detective. 'Leastwise. she wuz
mainly dressed like lady. A square
jawed lady she wuZ. with one of these
here faces that looks like as it WIZ set
with Il time clock to go off at o'clock
She wuz standin' on a box talkin' to an
audience composed OF three other ladies
similar to herself. a messenger boy with
a package marked Rush and couple
of them literary gents that reside on
park benches and read cast-off newspa-
pers fur livin.
She wuZ carryin' on. very excited.
about the wrongs of some down-trod sex
or other when n cop came along. She
opened right out and dared him to arrest
her and put her in a gloomy dungeon, but
all he done wuz to suggest that mebbe
he'd better get her dipper of water
from the fountain. seem as how she
seemed to be gettin' kinder hoarse and
het-up. But she wouldn't have it. and so
| come away. l wonder what allied her?'
.'She must have been one of the SUI
| fragettes." said the Hotel Clerk.
Yes, I knowed that. jest from lookin'
at her." said the House Detective, but
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WIS the ensuing massacre of portly ana
arrogant aldermanic rats.

VS. the ensuing massacre OF portly ana
arrogant aldermanic rats.
Since then half dozen other depart
ment buildings and bureaus have been
cleared All of the hotels. most of the
big apartment buildings. many of the de-
partment stores and some of the theaters
have been the scene of some pretty lively
hunting In April. 1905. the Capitol was
the scene of battle. and in March. 1905.
the hunt was on at the White House. On
that occasion Archie and Kermit are said
to have had the time of their young lives:
but the game was not big enough to be
attractive to the President.
Mr.. Barclay has been in Washington
less than five years. but he has achieved
such reputation as Uncle Sans official
rat exterminator that he is frequently
sent for to other places where the rats
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has been worked out. and when the plan Is
unfolded it is fascinating as are those
magic things that come into being at the
waving of fairy wand.
A measuring of the possibilities of Great
Falls. Immediately above Washington,
showed that there might readily be devel-
oped under the condition of water flow as
at present prevailing 1900 horsepower
Above Great Falls and below Harpers
Ferry evidence was gathered of an addi-
tional 1900 horsepower that could be
made readily available. An equal amount
was offered in following tie stream to the
union of the North and South branches.
The Shenandoah and the North and South
branches offered other great amounts OF
power. until the total of the stream was
run up to 125.O0O horsepower for the
whole basin. All of this is lying practical
ly idle bringing no return. AS a result
practical idleneSs exists along all the
watercourse where there might be the
hum of machinery and the building up of
wealth.
The figures given are based upon the
minimum power at the time of the low
est water of the year. and that result is
divided by two that the estimate may be
placed on a conservative basis. In reck-
oning the value per horsepower a low es.
innate is also set. the figure named be-
ing $50 per year per horsepower. Upon
this very low basis it is shown that
revenue of s2.5OO.OOO might readily be de-
rived from the power conserved
In the face of these figures Congress
will be asked to consider the possibilities
Of a development of the power of some
of the streams of the Appalachian region.
The popular idea is that the national gov
eminent should take hold of the various
power opportunities. such as water falls,
install dams and the necessary machinery
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at" said the House Detective. why
didn't you say SO? They used to call 'em
Equal Fighters because they believed in
equal rights for themselves and none at
all for the men. But since wen did they
start in to maxim speeches in parks and
DARN policemen to arrest 'em?"
Its a pleasing custom that come over
sport of suffragetting originated" said
The Hotel Clerk lover there the move
ment has created great excitement and
much feeling Suffragetting ladies have
themselves locked up and claiming them
selves to ratings outside of government
buildings and forcing the policemen to
file 'em loose. although why anybody
should want 10 file loose an English suf-
fragette that was already properly chain
ed UP is more than 1 can understand.
Members of the house of lords have been
especially harassed. You take noble
peer with a mind like a fruit cake, that's
spent many calm and happy years of his
life sleeping on a bench In the house OF
lords with his high hat on, and it inks
him to be suddenly walked up by an i'm
passioned lady with the gift of conversa-
ton and "A grievance who's standing on
his toes and shaking damp umbrella in
his face.
1.-The king himself is said to DE much
disturbed over the situation. 1t isn't Of
ten that the king allows himself to be dis
turbed. The only affair of state which in
terests him every day in the week is the
menu for dinner. His duties largely con-
sist in being photographed for the Eng
lish illustrated weeklies and in laying
corner stones. When it comes to laying
corner stones, l regard King Edward as
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the prize winning brown Wyandotte of
the world of architecture. Otherwise he
leads quiet and sedentary life. and so
naturally it worries his majesty to be
called away from the camera or the cor
ner stone, as the case may be, to help the
first lord in waiting shoe an imprisoned
delegation of vociferating suffragetters
off the front stoop of Buckingham Palace.
ITS like this. Larry. In England. the
suffragetters are unhappy because the
here they are distressed because the au-
thorities won't lock em up. When lady
of mature years has yearning to inhabit
a gloomy prison cell, with leg-irons on.
and be a martyr in defense of her prin-
ciples, and when she can't find anybody
thatll help her along in her laudable am
billions she's exceedingly apt to become
peevish. A martyr that's getting the
hoarse haw from the ribald populace has
great trouble looking like real genuine
smoking-hot martyr right off the Griddle
of Persecution. There's danger of merely
looking foolish
*
"Wot business las woman got messin
with politics. anyway" said the House
Detective. Politics is grown mans
game"
That's the opinion held by many other
gentlemen who object to giving women
one or more votes apiece said the Hotel
Clerk. THE thought of comforting the
franchise upon a woman is deeply abhor-
rent to the conviction of lot of men who
either go out of town on election day or
else decline to vote because they'll be
thrown in contact with nurlber of So
cially impossible persons, if they enter
the barber shop or the undertaker's par
lor where the BuIwark of our Liberties
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whole, though the ferrets looks are CO.
tainy against him, he is really a most
useful little beast
If one is to believe Z. L. Barclay, the
ferret man already alluded to, the ferret
is really d lovabie little creature, but
having seen one it is hard to accept an
evidently prejudiced opinion. One is.
however, quite ready to take his word
for ii that it is a blOodthirsty, determined
little animal, very strong for it's size.
always looking for trouble and fearless
in the pursuit thereof; though lit will be-
come as tame as a kitten"-if anybody
wants it to-
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Furthermore. Mr. Barclay says, the
ferret is a native of Africa, and is chiefly
used in destroying rats, and driving rab-
bits from their burrows. If it is rats you
are after. just let them go where they are
and the rats will all leave in less than
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wot particular trouble dye think she wuz
sufferin' from. Wotever it wuz, it wuz
sure serious"
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is again knocking
at the door of Washington. She
prefers an industrial panacea
which promises to the city
chance OF nrcsperitY that will
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ATS We have always with us.
but pied pipers are quite out of
date. Nowadays when rats be-
come too numerous for comfort
or for health various methods of
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as to whether any given enterprise ha,
the right to gain control of the given sit
to the exclusion of others.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
MIDNIGHT EXPLOSION OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN SHAKES
 TOWN OF MINERAL PARK

Last Monday night, Mineral Park was startled by an explosion that shook the town, and when the dust cleared away it was found that some midnight assassin had blown up the store of Isaac .Conkey, says the Mohave County Miner. The force of the explo- sion carried away the porch on the rear of the building and blew hole through the adobe wall Jacob Gable, who was sleeping close to the wall where the explosion spent it's force, was blown nartly across the room, and his bed was filled with broken adobe and other de bris. He was dazed by the shock, and it was some time before he fully realized what had happened. The ex- plosion blew out all the windows and broke down the doors of the store and did great deal of damage. An in. vestigation of the affair resulted in the arrest of James w. Haas, who was charged with the crime and taken to Chloride. The justice of the peace at that place transferred the case to King man for examination, being the son of the complaining witness. The examina tion was held yesterday, the firm of Me Clelland 6 Ginder appearing for the de- fcndant and Judge Blakely for the ter rito.y. The examination resulted in the holding of the defendant to the grand jury with bail placed at $l ,000.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
TOMBSTONE MINES PLANNING ID
 EXPAND
NEW OPERATIONS OF TOMBSTONE CONSOLIDATED WILL BE ON LARGER SCALE THAN HAS BEEN HERETOFORE ATTEMPTED.

TOMBSTONE, May 2S.-That the r,mbstone Consolidated Mines company i. actively preparing for expansion ,,,,k on large scale may be easily ,,r;fed bv the most casual observer in r,,kirc over the operations at the big t,rr.romnartment shaft of the company .rl at the Emerald, where double commitment shaft is being sunk.
 Most of the larger castings for the hi, pump on the lOO0.foot level of the big shaft have been placed and the work i, being crowded as fast as pos sbre. The steam columns have already hs,p p'aced from the surface to the bo,tom and work on the large water columns will shortly be started. Super iptcnlent Walker is pleased with the rngrcss being made and estimates that without any serious mishaps or delays ,be latest big pump will be in operation within thirty days.
 Immediately upon operation of the 1000 foot pump, drifting will be started and the known ore bodies heretofore held by a watery barrier will be tapped from this level while the rich lodges on the Contention and Grand Central that contributed to make Tombstone
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

The Mohave Miner says that F.. S Osborne has sold his group of Hotten tot mines for a large sum of money, |, payment of $25,000 having been made The group is one of the best in the Bin Williams Fork section.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
Call Phone I71

CaU Phonc lTI For Barclay, Higdon & Co.'s new Landau. It rides delightful.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

famous in the palmy days will again be yielding their richest and add a stream of bullion to the commercial marts of the world.
 The outlook is most favorable and reassuring for Tombstone 's future. The new shaft at the Emerald is timbered to a depth of eighty feet and will be crowded to the 900 level without inter. ruption. Meanwhile Foreman Corbett is making regular shipments from the old shaft and plans are outlined for OK. tensive work in tho new copper field.
 The mill with it's record of l25,000 tons since it has been started is kept grinding 100 tons daily, while expert ments are being conducted for con. centrating plant to treat other ores of the company which are fast aceumulat- ing.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

o'Brine the blacksmith. l0s HUI st
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

Wm. Farnell of Yuma was badly bit ten by Q stallion that he was leading from it's stall yesterday morning. An other horse angered the animal and it grabbed the left arm of Mir. Farnell in an attempt to reach the horse that had aroused its ire.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
Cream of Bean Soup.

One pint of any kind of beans, one half pound of salt pork, half an onion, Put into porcelain kettle, pour over three quarts of cold water, let come gradually to boil and simmer until beans are quite soft. Then press beans through colander or coarse sieve into the water they were boiled in. Thicken with little flour or corn starch; add little grated nutmeg and pepper To be served very hot with fried bread cut in small squares.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
SALT BEARING LAND
 NEAR MAIN LINE or
 S.P. TO BE EXPLOITED

YUMA. May 2S.-Paul Maull, with seven others, has filed claim to l6O acres of mineral lands about fifty miles from the main line of the Southern Pa cifc. This is rich in salt bearing rock. In fact, over 60,0O0 tons of this salt. rock is in sight.
 MT. Maull says the intention is to form company and incorporate under the laws of Arizona and work the prop osition. No doubt complete plant will be set ur and table salt of high grade be refined.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

Twenty.six hundred head of sheep were shipped from one ranch near Mesa last week.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

"Health Coffee Y really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet produced. This clever Coffee Substitute was recently produced by Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wis Not grain of real Coffee in it either. Ur. shoop's Health Coffee is made from pure toasted grains, with maltf nuts etc. Really it would fool an expert who might drink it for Coffee. No 20 or 30 minutes tedious boiling. "Made in minute" says the doctor. Sold by Morehead & Lunn.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

Mesa s new aggregation of horn blow CTS has been organized under the name of the Gem City Cornet band.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

A new s25OO0 hospital building is to be built at the territorial insane asylum.
 Eleven students of the University of Arizona have been ordered to find quar- ters outside the dormitory. They played poker and got caught at it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29

Otto w. II. Schley, the merchant at Vails station, who suffered heavy loss last week when his store was destroyed, states that he will in all probability rebuild as soon as the insurance which he carried on the building and stock of goods is adjusted.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-29
Stafford butter, per pound, 4Oc al Gambles Cash Stor.
A Summer Scnool.

Misses Nellie Allen and Urna McKen- zie will open summer school in the Central school building, Monday, June 8; sessions to last until August A. Hours, 9 to l, no intermission. Tuition $500 per month.