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Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
RInINe AsTRiDE

From time to time the ladies. their manners. customs and attire give no end of concern to those worthies who assemble for lawmaking purposes in the dignified assembiages called state legislatures These important and very wise gentlemen have in one state and another attempted to say what s the right and proper conduct and dress for the feminine portion ot humanity, and have apparently run ,h gamst, going all the way from pre- scribIng the length Of mi-iady,s hat pin to the proper position in which she. shall st when she takes her morning constitutional on horseback
 It was left for West Virginia to actually pass law prohibiting wom- en riding astrlde and not to be out ,lcua in proper attention to the ladies
 tae Georgia legislature has pending bill witch for freak legislation is abo;is the freakEest yet. The bill over whleh the solons of Georgia de. 4be-ate prohibits under heavy pen alty any woman ever F years of age rid nc ss,r.de q herse, mule, or other azEs,. Giu one can't believe thai az9l in Georgia the women are in the asbif or riding oxen astr.de Or other wise. It is possible that the mais
 -ay csms into society by such means 5ut we maintain strong doubts about
 the slow scing OK getting in. And e ether animalss suggests thai
 shere are stin unnamed beasts upo1
 r,;ch the fair sex O. Georga a bestride
 and go forth. What these beasts ma,
 ,e, whether elephants, ze5ras. gi
 rsffcs CT what not. our imasinat or |
 Ifais to suggest At all events the
 Gccrgia legsz.afurc has made a SOFT, spectacle of it's 'equestrienncs
 But back to the fact that Wes' Virginia actually has law and Geor gia is likely to have one. which pre- vents women rid ng astride, one i' brought to a subject worth ser'ou' consideration. For some inexplicsblt reason the South has always beer
 dead agin" the idea of its womei folks forsaking the time-honoret though awkward and evidently tire
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
THE POOR FARM

The board of supervisors have con tracted to buy land short distance northwest of Douglas to be converted into a county poor farm. with county hosp.tal in connection. This proposi- ton has me. with approval ia all sections of the county with the pos sIble exception of Tombstone where the, present inadequate and insufi- c.enf county hospital is located. The placing of the county hospital and poor farm in the vicinity of Douglas will put it in the most convenient and most economical place for more than four-fifth of the population Of the county will be saved great amount in the item of transportation for the unfortunate sick and destitute to the hospital and poor farm.
 In conect'cn with the erection of the new hospital and poor farm the suggestion has been made that bond issue by the county would be advis- able, but we gre assured that this would be entirely unnecessary, but whether a bond issue is necessary or not there can be TO question about the necessity and advisability of the new hospital and DOT farm and it is to be hoped that the board of super visors will act promptly in this i'm portant matter.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

You are hereby notified that we
 have expended during the year 1908
 one hundred dollars (s1o0.00) in labo
 and Improvements on each of the
 following mixing claims situate in
 the Warren Mining Ditrict, Cocnise county, Territory of Arizona the
 location notices of which are record Ted in the office Of the County Re-
 corder of said county in the Records of Mines in the Books of said records
 and upon the pages thereof as follows: 'Horsenoe." recorded In Book 90, page 33e
 Sunshine" recorded in Book 2e Page 332.
 Nancy Eanks.~ recorded in Book 90. page 331.
 Sunday Easter" recorded h Book 90. page 280.
 Said labor and Improvements were
 done in order 10 hold said claims un- der the provisions of Secticn 2324 of 1 the Revfei Statutes of the United 1 States of America and the amend.
 ments thereto, concerning annual labor on mining claims. being the amount to hold said lode mining claims for the period ending on the 31st day of December. A. D. 1908. And if. within ninety days from
 the personal service of this notice upOn you or witfin ninety days af- Iter the publication thereof you fail
 or refuse to contribute your propor ton of said expenses as eo-owner
 which amounts to fifty dollars (s50)
 for each of said above mining 1 claims. or a total of two hundred
 dollars ss2ee.00). your interest iu i the said claims will become the :, property of the undersigned. your co-owner. who has made the re qGiTed expenditure by the terms of sad seet:en.
 I N. F. D. NICHOLS. Fsre+ ratification May % 1of,Q
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

 superheated steam are to be tried iz Germany.
 Georgia's coal production last year of 2s4.s22 short tons was the lowest since 1889.
 The coffee tree begins to bear ai three years and reaches it's fuiiss. bearing ct 10 years.
 The health record of the German army is better than that of any other nations fighting force.
 After every eruption of vesuvius |. the crater is covered with gieamins wkite layer of common salt.
 Weather forecasts by wireless tele, graph are furnished vessels in the Al. iantic by the British bureau.
 White pine water tanks have been known to last 20 yearz. while sore bsalt cf cypress have lasted 9 years. Of the public lands still owned b. the federal government it is estimated that so,eoe.o99 acres is uEderlaid with coal.
 When completed the new White Star liners will be the largest afoat. being 599 feet long over all by 92 feet beam.
 The spring the location of which de termined the site on which the City of Rome was founded was recently recis- covered.
 combined metal cover and handle which locks securely upon milk bot ties has been invented by Massachr- sets man.
 A New Jersey resident has patented pie and cake box which is ventilated to prevent the contents from becor- ing soggy.
 The known petroleum areas of the United States include S,850 square miles and the natural gas areas 10.o55 square miles.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Whoever is responsible for steering Pres.6en Taft over the Santa Fe rail- road from the Grand Canyon to AL
 buauerque was certainly not inter csted in having the president see and become acquainted with inc best part of Arizona. Of course on the north ern route the president will meet some of the best of Arizona's. citizen ship and will see something of the great lumber and stock interests of the territory. but he can get 10 idea .of what has been accomplished in the ferrftory by agricultural and mineral development on his proposed trip Through Arizona. as marked oat now. Every effort should be made to have she president turn south over the Santa Fe from the Grand Canyon and rxune down through the great Salt
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

River valley and sec the great mining industry in Cochise county on his xay to Fl Paso. He would be i'm pressed with the energy and accom- nlishments of the west on this route as he would be on no other.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
BEAD THE REVIEW WHILE ON
 YOuR VACATION.

Patrons of The Review. leaving the city for the summer, may have The Review changed to any address In the Waited States, Mexico or Canada With Nxt additional cost. Phone B-39.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Several German shipyards are equipped with electromagnets power full enough to lift dead weights of 50,000 pounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
NEW TONGUE WHISPERS.

A London paper recently. offered I series of ps.zes for the best tongue twisting sentences. The prize win winning contributions arc:
 The bleak breeze blighted the brighs broom blossoms.
 Two tOaas toians tried to trot to Tedbury.
 Strict, strong Stephen StringeT shared slickiy six sick.y silky snakes Susan shineth shoes and socks; socks and shoes shines Susan. She ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for shoes and socks shock Susan. A haddcck. black-spotted haddoek; a black spot on the black back of a black-spotted haddeek. Oliver OgIefhorp cgled an owl and an oyster Did Oliver Oglethrop ogie an owl and an oyster? If Oliver Ogle- throp oglcd an owl end an oyster. where are the owl and ihe oyster Oli- yer Oglethorp osled?
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

When a man says he doesn't want his name in the paper. it's because he thiHAs the t.-pe isn't big enough.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

1t seems ineons.stent. but the suresi and best way to ascend steadily in this wc1ld is to keep ol the level.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Most good resolutions are formed tuss before one gets up OF the morn ing after the night before.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
NAILS AND HACKS.

'Bout the oaly sera,s to be found in the soul kiss are the alinony bacili.
 When Q man bitches his wagon to a star. he's going 10 be up in the air a whole lot
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Some accounts of these modern mar riages and diFeFces properly belong to the sporting page-
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
FORFEITURE NOTICE

Bisbee. Arizona. April 10. 1909. To Harry B. Mccoy. his heirs, devi- sees, administrators and executors:
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

One reason women have such good time talking so much is they have so little to say.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Life $ like a hill in winter, in that it's all fun bo5sii6isg 1t down. and hard work Iugging the sled up again. ucge.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Just the same if it hadn't been for woalaIi's curiosity, Moses never would have beea found in the bull rushes.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The reason girl can be sure her eyes are blue is they aren't.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

When woman will cat onions it's a sign she's married.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
HoTEs MiNNEWAskA. Newly anu peaptiful'y furnished. No noise, no dust. pure air Yet only
 3 blocks from Broadway. Rooms or apartments.

per month and up. Special rates to families and parties. Cafe. MRS. A. L. PARKER, prop. 201 So Grand Ave Les Angeles. Cal.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The weather man is 8 poor prophet iu his ogsn or any other country.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

After a man builds house he has lasting horror of doing any more foolish things.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The fond papa is the man who ducks casl his name frem the other room.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
REFLECTIONS.

Policemen don't give a rap for law abiding citizens.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

when woman VIII cat onions 1ts sign she's married.
 The reason a girl can be sure her eyes are blue is they aren't.
 One reason women have such a good time talking so much is they have so little to say.
 After a man builds house he has a lasting horror of doing any more foolish things.
 widow knows how to be just as much interested in a nan as if he was interesting.
 The man who sets out to learn how to make money does mighty we'll to learn how not to lose 1t.
 There's nothing q girl likes so much when she is gong to meet the man shes engaged 10 as to write letter to give h!ia.
 The Gore subscriptions you make 10 charities the Eugs tse people wso drag the noaey cut of you act as if they supported taeaI
 TEe tliag that interests g woman about wedding ls iha people tue brides r.otBeF said were to be pres ent, bu. they wogldn't cone. 
 4 ran's ieca Of corfo-t is when his vie tlinEs t you'd be disgrace to her fer any Of he7 fTiends ~llo can in carriages to sec him dressed that wsy.--New York Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

A widow knows how to be just as much interested in nan as if he was interesting.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Georgia's coal production last yeai of 2s4.s22 short tons was the lowest since 1889.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
SCIENCE NOTES.

Experiments in filling balloons with superheated steam are to be tried iz Germany.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The coffee tree begins to bear si three years and reaches it's fuifss. bearing ct 10 years.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

After every eruption of vesuvius the crater is covered with gleamins wkite layer of common salt.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The health record of the German army is better than that of any other nations fighting force.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

The man who sets out to learn how to make money does mighty we'll to learn how not to lose 1t.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

First publication May 20. 1909
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Strict, strong stephen Strlnger snared slickiy six sick.y silky snakes
The Appeal., 1909-10-16
.PEARY'S b|RIAP[
Explorer First Saw Light Of Day
Near Cresson, Pa.
Love Of Sea and Adventure an lnher-
tied Trait-Ambitious to Find Pole
~ Ever Since He Was Young
Naval Officer,

Johnstown, Pa.-The movement from
Maine to Cambria county, in the ffties,
which brought to this district the
prominent Barker and other families,
also made it possible for Cresson,
nearly the highest point in the county,
to claim the honor of having been the
birthplace of Lieut.. Robert Edmund
Peary, most daring and most per.
s1stent Arctic explorer of modern
times and claimant for the title OF
Discoverer of the Pole. The father OF
Peary was not bothered about polar
discovery. The building of "shook
shops" and the manufacture and ship.
ment of shook and slaves to many
distant points was his life work.
Maine afforded ample opportunity for
the lumber industry with it's vast tim
Der acreage, but for some reason the
elder Peary thought Cambria county,
Pa, also virgin wooded land, better
suited for his purpose, so he located
at a point now generally admitted to
be on the outskirts of Cresson.
Peary's naval career sheds an inter.
esting light on the question of in.
herited traits and predictions. The
elder Peary, an Englishman, trans
planted to Maine, came from forbears
who loved the sea. For some reason
he did not share this fondness for the
bounding wave and deliberately left
the shore line for a life far in the m
terror, away from even inland lakes.
But after his fathers death Robert
E. Peary, then little boy, was taken
back to Maine by his mother, and as
result of his life on the coast and his
education the youngster instinctively
went back to the life of his ancestors.
The whaling industry from New Eng.
The Appeal., 1909-10-16

Oh upland, undulating country, the land OF
' l'asnah' producing abundant grazing in the
plne' Al that season troops of gazelle roam
''pout tne country, and the Bedouin, with vast
herds OF camels, are found close to the line
The landscape gets bleaker as the train
moves south. The mountains of Noah are
PASSED some distance to the west, and the
track rs laid far out in the desert where the
valleys are wide and easy to cross, and before
they deepen into narrow ravines as they enter
the mountains
The old pilgrim route is followed very close
ly throughout, and at the stations the stone
cisterns and reservoirs, to provide supply of
water to the pilgrims are noticed. Water be-
comes very scarce; in few places wells have
been dug and water is raised by wind-pumps.
For some reason boring for artesian wells
does not seem to have been tried. One at
tempt was made in rocky ground, and when
the drills broke no further attempts were
made.
AS the line approaches Maan an extremely
desolate country is traversed. Low ranges ap-
pear to the east, apparently of sandstone or
limestone formation, although the ground is
strewn thickly with black fragments of obsi-
dian along some sections of the line The ra-
vines now trend eastward, to lose themselves
in wide depression in that direction as
shown in the recent maps of this country by
Prof Alois Musil. Maan is the first point since
Amman where water is prOcurable in any
quantity, either from springs in the small town
itself from wells at the railroad station.
The place is large railroad CENTER with sew
eral stone buildings for officials, small shop
for temporary repairs, hospital, and quite
good hotel-a substantial building, rather small
in size. The small town, containing some good
stone and mud houses is not visible from the
railroad, but lies beyond a hill nearly mile
Off Two copious springs supply the necessary
water.
Date palms are reared; small gardens with
various kinds of fruit trees and few fields of
corn are visible, but from little distance the
. place is little else than drab patch on gray
landscape It's principal distinction is it's prox-
Unity to the rocky city of Petra, a ride of some
eight hours to the west among the Moab hills
The climate of Maan is invigorating, both In
winter and summer, as the place stands 1926
feet above sea-level, surrounded by the dry, in
vigorating air Of the desert
The principal drawbacks are the severe
dust storms. Rain Is not uncommon in the
spring, and then tinge of green spreads over
The Appeal., 1909-10-16
WILSON WILL GO TO MEXICO
Minister to Belgium to Succeed Am.
bassador Thompson in Neigh
boring Republic.

Washington.-Henry Lane Wilson,
American minister to Belgium, will
soon be officially named to succeed
David E. Thompson as ambassador to
Mexico. Mr.. Wilson has been notified
IF his appointment by the state de-
partment and is clearing up his busi-
ness at the legation in Brussels pend
ing his departure for his new post.
Mr.. Wilson, who is a native Of Craw-
louisville, Ind, has been in the diplo-
matte service since 1897, when he
was appointed minister to Chile. He
The Appeal., 1909-10-16

fore the present pilgrimages-this was the
route by which the gold, franklncense, and
Arabian products found their way into Syria;
but the Suez canal and steamer transport by
the Red sea seem to have abolished all, or
almost all, trade prospects, and only the pill
grims remain.
On leaving Maan it may inded be said that
all hope of dividend is left behind and the line
enters spirit world without towns even
inhabitants. The stages south of Maan, the old
pilgrim route, were the most desolate of all,
and the way was always strewn by dead and
dying camels as the caravan toiled along. The
line crosses a constant succession of small wa
dis.
Some so miles south of Maan comes the most
remarkable change in the landscape and the
veritable gate of Arabia and the home of the
genie is at last reached. The line arrives quite
suddenly at the edge of the curious escarpment
known as the Batn-el-Ghrul, or the Hollow OF
the Genie. .-......
From the station of Batn-elGhrul at the top
of the descent the traveller walk to the
edge Of the cliff and take in the immense ex-
tent of view which unfOlds itself to the south.
The escarpment is visible for some 20 miles to
the east, and is sheer cliff without, it is said,
a single passage Of descent. For some Is miles
to the west also, the escarpment is fairly well
Defined until it merges in the high ranges ov
erlooking the Gulf of Akaba The pilgrim route
follows the descent close alongside the line
and is from 3,207 feet at the summit to 3,278 at
the foot of the escarpment, 329 feet alto
gether
The view from the summit is extremely strt
king and comprises great inland depression
walled in by continuation of the escarpment
on the east, and glowing throughout in the
most brilliant and striking colors. The prevail
ing note is bright red and yellow, changing to
violet. purple and black. 80 that every tint ex
cept green seems to be supplied. The escarp-
ment is OF sandstone, which seems to have
worn away in some places to sand-drift of all
colors, but principally red and yellow. The
spurs of the Telesh. .Shahim, which run out par
allel to the line, are covered with glistening
black rocks, at first sight volcanic, but, as I
was told by an engineer, they were really Of
sandstone blackened by the intense heat Of the
sun. The depression extends south for dis
tance of about 120 miles, In this clear, dry air
every feature is visible. Inquiries regarding
the country to the east gave it as an almost
waterless region, although route does sxist
from Maan to Jauf along which some scanty
The Appeal., 1909-10-16

throughout by Turkish soldiers, but the station
buildings, all Of very solid masonry, as well as
bridges and culverts, of which there are a
great number, have been constructed mostly
by Italian workmen, with some Greeks and
Montenegrins. AS many as three or four hun
dred Italian workmen were employed at one
time on the works near Tebuk, and so little
did fanaticism come into play that they built
the fine new mosque at Tebuk. Subsequently
they Instructed some Turkish engineers, who
continued the work from Ell Ula to the Holy
City itself.
It is difficult to think of this railroad be-
coming a great highway or developing any
great trade with Central Arabia as the Sec
tion from Maan to Medina traverses an unpro-
ductlve country without possibility of develop
ment and the interior of Arabia has no sur
plus products to dispose of. In any case, when
the line reaches the sea, at Sherm Rabigh it
is probable that any trade, either export or i'm
port, to Medina or Mecca will pass through
that port in preference to the long land jour.
ney. The following summary of distances
shows the extent of the line:
Damascus to Maan .285 miles
Damascus to Tebuk 430 miles
Damascus to Ell Ula ............. 500 miles
Damascus to Medina ...............8 800 miles
DaudsCuS " MECCA IVY miles
The gauge Of the line is the somewhat curl
GUS one Of LOS meter 6 feet 5N inches).
which was necessary, when the line was first
commenced, to correspond with the gauge of
the Beirut-Damascus line, over which the roll.
ing stock had to be brought. The branch to
the Mediterranean, at Haifa, was constructed
subsequently. The rails were supplied by the
American Steel Trust, by French firm dom
1c1led In Russia, and by the firm of Cockerill.
in Belgium.
The engineers in charge of sections were
also of various nationalities-French. Poles.
Hungarians, etc.-while the guiding spirit in
the construction has been Meissner Pasha. a
very able German engineer. But besides these
the general direction has been under Marshal
Kiazim Pasha, to whom the greatest credit ia
due in bringing the line successfully into Me.
dina, and to Hajji Mukhtar Bey, brilliant
Turkish engineer, who has absorbed all mod.
ern methods of construction, and completed
the last section into Medina without Euronean
assistance
In conclusion, it is difficult which to admire
the most, this far-reaching conception Of his
majesty the sultan-to build the line and thua
to further the interests Of his religion and bind
together the outlying portions OF his empire
or the silent, unswerving devotion Of the Turk.
ish soldier who has carried the matter To 1
conclusion, and who watches without com.
plant over miles Of line through q country 81
most without water or inhabitants