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Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

examination of rubies. the merchants
believing that fun sunlight alone Is
capable of bringing out the color and
brilliancy Of the gems. All sales must
be made between the hours of a. m.
and 3 p. M, and the sky must be
clear so that nothing can dim the
radiance of the crimson stones.
The copper plate is brought into
requisition in more ways than one.
The sunlight reflected from it through
the stones. brings out with true
rubies. color effect different from
that Of spinels or tourmalines. which
are thus readily separated. Many
spinels bear a close resemblance to
the ruby, but this simple test made
under the keen eye of the Oriental,
never fails.
When the various stones have been
segregated the buyer and seller begin
an odd method of bargaining by
signs. or rather grips. in profound si-
lence. After agreeing upon the fair
ness of the classification, they join
their right hands. covered with a
handkerchief or the flap of gar
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
BUYING RUsIEs IN BURMA
lent Bargaining After the Gems
Have Been Classified.

Oriental merchants have business
methods which would arouse the won
aer of the New York storekeeper Per
maps the most peculiar methods are
'-sociated with the sale of rubies in
Burma.
The prospective purchaser takes a
scat near window and has. before
iim "a large copper plate. The sellers
come To him one by one and each
e4ptieS on this plate a little bag of
rpbies- The purchaser arranges the
gems all in separate little heaps in
order that he may set a valuation
upon them.
He first divides them into three
grades, according to size. Each of
these groups is again divided into
three other piles. according to color
and each of these piles is in turn
once more divided into three groups
according to shape.
Artificial light is never used in the
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

eager anticipation OF the joy of col
lege life is a vague desire. or, rather,
willingness. to get an education pro-
Now, boy who enters college IN
this mood and does not change It. may
get some good out of his college
career. but the chances are that he
gets far more harm; and to keep him
four years in college. unless he
changes his mind and brings forth
works meet for repentance" is not
10 give him a better chance in life. but
worse chance.-Professor Van Dyke
in October Scribner's.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

hall. came clah in rom re country
fob to see you. subj
1t was very impressive.
Hesitating a moment. the banker
turned To the line of emissaries from
various magnates who We're besieging
him and asked to be excused for a
brief moment.
Then he hurried to the corridor in
pursuit of the colored man.
What is this, uncle?" demanded
IL banker Speak quickly Anything
happened"
8 -Yassuh-yassuh, De new cross
bred pullet at the fahm hab laid a
aig suh,"-New York Telegraph.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR HIS
CHIEF.

A very old negro. rolling the whites
of his eyes at the hurrying business
men, shuffled deferentially into the
bankers office. Ii was the farmland
who had been left in charge of the
rich mans country place.
He reached a place near his en-
ployer's chair and waited to be no
ticed, but owing to the press of bust
ness callers nobody paid the slightest
attention TO him.
Becoming desperate at last. the col
ored man thrust himself boldly for
ward and said in stage whisper:
'Mistah Van-hey. you Mistah Van.
Please, sub, come out yondah in de
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
TWO HITS TO SPARE.

A baseball game was played in To-
peka once between the married men
and the bachelors.
A man named Flood came to bat.
The pitcher put over a straight one
and Flood knocked the ball over the
fence.
Instead of starting for first base,
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
NEEDED IN HIS BUSINESS.

81 strongly suspect that you favor
a wide-open town." said the Metro
politan reformer.
Again you wrong me-" answered
the local leader What i want is
plenty of the strictest kind of laws
They needn't worry my friends and
they come in handy in chastising my
enemies.-Washingt Star.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

ment, and by grips and pressures I'M
derstood among all these dealers they
make, modify and accept proposals of
purchase and sale. The hands are
then uncovered and the prices are re-
corded
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
MERELY AN INCIDENT.

Just then the train suddenly plung-
ed into a tunnel.
But nothing unusual happened in
the car.
II was filled with delegates to a
mothers convention and the darkness
had no other effect than to cause a
momentary irritation.-Chicago Trib-
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

Flood braced himself and stood stock
still
Run. you IDIOT" screamed the spec
tators Run, Why in blazes don't
you rum"
Rum" calmly queried Flood. What
would | run for? I've got two more
clouts at it,"-Saturday Evening Post.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
WHAT AILs COLLEGE BOYS
1t isr't Luxury. but Desire to Escape
Wcrk, a Princeton Professor Says.

1t is not luxury which threatens our
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
Back Combs

One Lot Of SOC and Csc Back
Combs Plain and fancy styles
in either light or dark effects
Monday at, choice .29c
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

nel-Dark and light effects in
stripes and plaids, about 800
yards all told; 10 to 20 yard
lengths. should be. 71ac-Mon-
day at, yard. SC
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
ABUSE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.

EOVERNOR HUGHES of New York, in
an address at Yale the other day, decar-
ed that obstacle to good government was the
undeserved criticism of public men. Men who
might be good servants of the people refuse to
become candidates for public Office because they
are not willing to subject themselves to severe
criticism and Misrepresentation. Commenting on
the governors statement, New York paper
thinks that there should be no timidity because
OF this criticism.
1t points out that compared with the olden
days our public men are mildly treated Presi-
dents are not criticised condemned by their
political opponents as they once were. 1t is true
that happily we have improved in that respect,
so far as our Presidents are concerned, but is it
not true that Office holders in New York are
subjected to the vilest kind Of lampooning and
cartooning and abusive criticism? They are
called almost literally thieves, and rogues and
liars. and expressions which in former days
would have caused dues or personal encounters
are now looked on as mere by-play, as a matter
Of course on the presumption that the mere vio-
lenoe OF the language eXhausts itself.
In the campaign in New York the worst Of
p tenders leaving out of course Hearst. who is al
was an offender. were the so-called reputable cit
liens. such as Governor Hughes was addressing
at Yale The worst abusers of Gaynor were men
OF "promnenee and influence" and the very fact
that they were abusive led many people to be-
lieve that the opposition to Gaynor on their part
was because he could not be used as tool 20
serve the interests OF private capitalists and big
corporations.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
NATION WILL CURB
FOODSTUFF PRICES

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. 22.-The
cost Of living recently has grown so
great I'm Austria, according to a re-
port made to the Department Of Com
merce and Labor by Consul Britain
Of Prague. that the Government of
that country has taken the matter in
hand, and will, il possible, check the
further advance Of prices.
Among other concessions, the people
Of Austria desire that the cattle and
meat business of Vienna be taken over
by a newly proposed agrarian bank.
Another demand is the establishment
OF a central Office for the utilization
Of cattle products, with branches IN
Austria and foreign countries 10 be
supported by the proposed bank. To
carry on this project will require
about S4.OOO.O00.
Since 1907 lard had advanced IL per
cent; butter 20: flour, so; potatoes,
%: buttermilIS, 10; bread, 40; meal
60; sugar, 20; veal 90; pork, 10; and
coffee, 10.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
peath Of James 4. eeorae.

James II. George. a Delawarean,
died at his home near chesterville.
Chester county Pa, on November 1s
and was buried on November 16 in New
London Presbyterian burying ground.
Mr.. George was SO years old. He was
born in Kent county, Delaware and
later removed to New Castle county,
where he remained until eighteen years
ago when he removed TO Pennsylvania.
He was a successful farmer, active,
thrifty and industrious. He is sur
vived by his widow and six children.
three boys and three girls, as follows:
Henry, Of near Chesapeake City, Nd;
william; OF near Bear Station; J..
Reece. Of Kembleville. Pa; Mrs.
Thomas Marsey, Of Kirkwood; Mrs.
Sarah Missimer and Mrs. Wilmer
Hatton, both OF Chesterville, Pa.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22

Treasury and Justice departments the
following somewhat startling facts ap-
pear:
That thousands of persons are en-
gagged in fraudulently handling oleo;
that the Internal Revenue Bureau is
using its full force in unearthing
these frauds; that more men are en-
gagged in running down clews in this
line than are working on all distilled
spirit frauds; that hardly enough
money can be scraped together TO pay
expenses in the inquiries made; that
the general internal revenue laws do
not apply; that the handing down OF
the local court decisions referred to
.necessitates many compromise agree
ments In order to prevent the escape
of the offenders altogether; that Jus
tice Department officials are ready to
prosecute wherever sufficient evidence
is provided but that adverse interpre-
tation Of rights Of internal revenue
agents checlkmates their efforts; that
unless farmers of the country compel
Congress. to bolster up the law at the
coming session they viii have to
knuclxle under 10 the oleo producers;
that Speaker Cannon's State Is the
oleo centre, and pays sixty per cent.
OF the revenue from the entire coun-
try collected on oleo, a total Of S54S,000
out OF s954,0O0.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
Is cost Of LIvlna Hlaher.

Indianapolis Star.
A profound reason why the cost OF
living is high. yet a reason that is
usually disregarded. is that we live
high. People who enjoy every modern
conveniece in fare, clothing and house,
hold appointments are apt to complain
because they have little left as a margin
at the end Of the month or year. and
compare their situation with some for
mer time when they lived much more
simply.
An interesting contribution 20 this
subject has been developed at Sacra-
mento, as the result Of discussions and
conference between newspaper
publishers and their employees. Such a
demonstration for California does not
prove anything. Of course, for the rest
OF the country. yet offers many inter-
esting suggestions. In general, the
report made by the. committee Of
publishers shows that the general con-
viction as to increased cost of living
is based, not on an actual Increase in
the price of items. properly entering
into the cost Of living, but on the fact
that the average family is spending
more money and saving less than It
used to. 1t is shown that flour is
about the only item Of living expense
in Sacramento I'm which there has been
a material increase since 1904, and as
tho flour bill in the average family of
four and seven tenths persons is only
one-fifth of the total living expense, Il
will be seen that even rise Of % per
cent. in flour (and even II not Offset
by a reduction in other items) would
annonnf IN an a~pendffttra ~ but 81 81
in the year, or IL cents a week.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
FARMERS OBJECT
TO "OLEO" LAW
Internal Revenue Office Flood
ed With Requests for More
Rigid Enforcement

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. o.
Farmers OF New York are flooding the
Treasury Department with petitions
calling for more drastic enforcement
by the Internal Revenue Bureau of the
oleomargarine law. but the bureau is
not holding out much hope. Many OF
these petitions are sent by misnform-
ed Congressman to the White House.
and some others are addressed 10 the
Department OF Justice. clamoring for
relief from the pressure on the farm
ers' own market for real butter.
All the complaint sare rounded up
in the Internal Revenue headquarters
and an official there said to-day they
had thousands OF them" pigeonholed
away, but that effective enforcement
of the law is becoming more and more
difficult The reason for this, II is
almost as frankly admitted, is that
constant and insistent attacks upon
the law by the oleo people all over the
country have resulted in the handing
down Of adverse decisions in many un-
important courts. which decisions are
thereupon cited in other cases far and
wide in obtaining acauittals for de-
PENDANTS under prosecution.
As the result of persistent inquiry
among officials connected with the
! handling Of such cases in both ths
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
For An Inside Waterway.

hiNhAAlAA AtAANo AfA1loA~hs
| The Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
clation. which Is IN convention i'm Nor
FOL this week. is devoted TO a project OF
much Importance to the Southern sea-
board This is the construction OF con-
tinuous inside watercourse from Boston
to Florida, which win enable coastwise
steamers 10 avoid the dangerous reefs
that line the coast at certain points. Such
course would at once do away with a
formidable loss Of life and peril to ships
and shipping. not to mention large saw
ing IN distance. time and cost OF opera
ton. one important link I'm the proposed
chain, sl0.0o0O0O canal through Cape
Cod, has already been taken over by
private capital The Cape Cod Canal
will cut down the water distance be-
tween Boston and New York by from "A
to 1l2 miles. according to whether the
long or the short route is used. The great
economic importance Of this project can
be deduced from the fact that in s,
years over ZOO vessels have been wrecked
on Cape Cod.
An inside waterway from Boston te
Florida could be carried through. It Il
Evening journal., 1909-11-22

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Evening journal., 1909-11-22
Monday, November %. 1909
END OF FOOTBALL SEASON.

HE football season has ended with Yale
- at the top of the college clevens the ul-
disputed champion. There is no doubt that the
vearers of the Blue have an eleven that could
defeat any other set OF players in the country.
Ii is true that Yale has not met any OF the
Western teams and will not, but she could
probably defeat the best of them without diff
Guilty. Michigan is supposed to be the best of
the Western teams although her defeat by the
Notre Dame University eleven would not bear
out this statement. Perhaps the big eleven from
the Indiana University would make il very warm
for Yale should they meet. But Yale's easy
victory over Princeton, and the defeat of Har
ward on Saturday will put her first in the eyes
OF the football fans. Yale has played two strong
cevens and defeated them both, and team
that can play consistently in two big games and
win them is a good all round eleven
The season has been marred by many serious
accidents and more fatalities than usual These
are followed by the cry that the rules should be
materially altered to prevent If possible such
accidents. Football is not a game for molly
coddlcs or weak boys II is game in which
the most trained and strongest young men are
liable TO serious injuries.
tt is true that the mass plays have been
abolished. but the tackling of a good player
is something fierce, the rushes arc as severe as
they ever were and there is always danger of col
lision. No change OF rules can free the game from
danger. The mere rushing of men together with
about the field contain elements of danger which
no alteration Of rules could avoid. The only
way in which the game could be made abso-
lutely free from peril would be to abolish IT,.
But many other sports in fact all sports, are
attended with more or less danger. Accidents
happen even to tennis players
There will be, however, an effort 10 change
the rules as some of the college presidents are
suggesting conference 20 consider the mat
ter, and our old friend Chancellor MacCracken,
of the New York University who bobs into the
lime light upon such occasions, Is at the head
of the movement The chancellor will surely
gain place in his hall of fame as a football
reformer
Just what changes will be made is problem
The college presidents will propose and Walter
Camp and the other football authorities will dis
pose. The latter usually have their way. Az
least they have had it in the past.
The brief season is ended. The football stars
become as ordinary folk again. The pictures ol
Smith and Brown and Robinson kicking, and
portraits of grim vsaged Young warriors will
disappear, and they will join the baseball play
ers as guests of oblivion for awhile at least, and
the Whats-the-score-nan will go on an enforc-
ed vacation.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
PROBLEM OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

+ VEN during so-called prosperous time the
- question of the unemployed in the large
cities is always disturbing problem. They seem
10 be in cities like New York at all times. During
the recent depression the number of unemployed
must have been very large, and this number does
not seem TO have lessened much Of late
A commission was appointed some time ago
by Governor Hughes to inquire into the extent
and causes Of unemployed labor in New York.
Before the commission, which met the other day,
appeared Miss Cora J. Harvey, who declared that
there were 100000 men and women in New York
who were willing to work but who were unable
to secure employment of any kind. These figures
are indeed surprising.
When asked by member Of the commission
what remedy she would suggest Miss Harvey
replied that factories should be opened by the
state to furnish empoyment-th usual answer
Of the socialists who think that it is part of the
duty of the state TO supply labor to citizens.
Another young woman who testified before the
commission said that she had plan which would
solve the problem at once, but she did not d-
vulge it. The commission is anxiously waiting
70 hear from her All schemes to take care of
the unemployed center around state activity It
Evening journal., 1909-11-22

IS probable however that even if the state
should open such factories for the unemployed
there would still be vast numbers who for one
reason or another would not work Again if the
state indulged in productive industry it would
conflict with private managed industries and
wor<men employed in such would object to
the competition Of the state There would also
result an overproduction OF commodities under
the present plan of industry. Naturally thous-
ands drift to the big cities, some really in search
of work and others hoping that something
will turn up or that they will manage to exist in
some way that is not clear to them Cities will
always have their problem of the unemployed
1t seems that while there is no demand for
this excess labor in the big cities there is a de-
mand in other parts of the country. The trouble
is not in the lack of an opportunity to labor, but
in the distribution Of labor, the bringing of work.
men in contact with chances for work But
there are many men who prefer a miserable exis-
tence in cities to life in country districts or in
small towns where they would be able to earn a
fair livelihood.
While the cry in New York is that the unem-
ployed are there by the thousands the cry in
the country and in some of the smaller towns is
for laborers-for persons who want to work.
Take even the question OF employment in fac
tories. Some industries started in the smaller
towns OF Delaware, for example, have been
forced TO curta their operations simply because
they could not get labor. The labor is in the
cities of the country but it is not at hand for the
employer in the small towns.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
Personal and Pertinent

II was at the clin Dwellers Chicagos literary club
and one Of the members had Just made terrible ire
nediable about another-made It In his presence
and that Of several other members
what ought do now?" asked the break maker much
embarrassed
III 7 were you" suggested Fred Richardson. the
tist who had heard the whole proceeding Il should
out and wigge my and eat another thiste"-Suc-
cess.
when A. T. Stewart conceived the idea OF setting
OF he went 20 W. r. Travers, the New York
wit for advice Mr. Travers suggested employer
rampant chasing lazy salesman with yard-stck and
Mr.. Stewart did speak TO him again for month.
THIS anecdote is probably about authentic the
other which states that Mr. Sewart being extremely
loQuacous state banquet at Denonicos Ar Travers
senccd him by calling the length OF the table "Cashl"
Evening journal., 1909-11-22
Editorial
Opinion
The Dead and tho Tax Question.

The Dead and the Tax Question.
New York World
The Right Hon. william Ewart Glad
stone will take part in the British budget
debate II W. T. stead and his stan Of
spooks have their way At 'Julias bu-
reau" Mr. Gladstone and Cardinal Man
ming were recently called up I'm the spirit
world by Mr.. stead. Mr.. Gladstone said
1t was very distasteful' to him to be
mixed up again in earthly politics So Mr..
Stead had to rebuke the late Prime Min
lister sharply. Cardinal Manning seems
much more alert in his sympathies with
the earth movements than you do" said
stead-of course through the medium
one can imagine any one saying that
TO the lion OF Midlothian in his lifetimei
However. the Gladstonian spirit was
meek enough. Perhaps It would do him
good ito once more contact their throb-
bing feelings" The old statesman's incor-
poreal self may have become ungram-
matical and slovenly OF speech i'm spirit
land; or It may be all "Julia's" fault.
However, in the end the orators spirit
began to feel again this (pollticaD fire, -
and there was something like a promise
III iHe must un-GiduSlonldn ldfcWcl.
Miss Julia. the charming and affable
lady who has this bureau in charge has
promised TO inform me when 1 can use
this iady's Uhe medium's) hand. Good
morning"
Admirahlei Why should not "Sadie's
bureau" In New York communicate with
tho late Andrew Jackson's spirit and in
qulre his opinion OF Senator Aldrlch's
central-bank scheme even though his
language might melt the spoolS wlresi
why should not Donna Paladino &c,
Count Cavour's advice TO Premier Giolitt
as to Italy's leaving the Triple Alliance In
1914, instead Of wasting her psychic pow.
ers on useiessly banging tables and twang.
ing mandolinsl
And why conine so great an idea tc
nollticsl May we not soon see such testi.
monlals as these7-"wilkins and Waller
Your Banana Land is a corking slap.
stick success. All the spirits chuckle ovei
IT, W. Shakespeare" or. Garden Vege-
tables Preferred is all to the good Bel
your bottom dollar on IT, Danl Drew
or. -" 'Seraphina the shopeirr is just toe
sweet Read It right Off Dol Edgar A.
Poe"
Mr. stead and "Julla" have indeed
bullded bigger II not better than they
knew.
Evening journal., 1909-11-22

The insurgents in the Senate have gained a
recruit. in Senator Thompson, appointed by the
Democratic Governor Of North Dakota to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator John
son, Republican. Mr.. Thompson is said to be
to the politicians of both parties in his own state
when named for Senator. He announces, how
ever, that he will stand with the Republican
insurgents on all the measures before Congress !;
but he says 81 am not going 10 Washington to
reform the country Immediately, but am more
than willing to conform, to the amenities of the
situation and remain silent or nearly 50 for the
first year | am there And in remaining silent
the new Senator will have plenty of company.
for the silent Senators outnumber those who
talk