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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
OUR SLUMP IN POETRY.

If we accept Macaulay's dictum that
as civilization advances. poetry almost
necessarily declines, We are IN d
measure prepared for the recent decla-
ration that there is a slump in poetry.
There is no novelty in this assertion;
Every now and then a voice is raised
among the jewellers in Philistia Ia
menting the decadence of modern
poetry, but it only varies threnody,
which use has made conventional ana
which is fixed in song as song itself.
That generation in which some metrl-
cal Jeremiah has not bewailed In Ju-
dab the materialistic tendencies. or the
| times has been rare indeed. we are
too accustomed to believe there Is
nothing new under the sun, that the
| mind has fathomed and made exposl-
ton of the secretest caballa OF thought
that the sweetest songs nave pee1
sung, the noblest epics written ano
the glory of speech exhausted; Toe
prone to clutch the inviclate snade OF
past grandeur, forgetting that what
ever men have done men might 90
whatever thought, might think 1t too.
lInfatuate Nero, in an age IN Whlcn we
delude ourselves that life was fresnei
and the gods were true. was wont &C
hold forth to select circle or elegants
on the astonishingly bad average OF lts
Irhymes.-Columbia, S. C., state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

The little" that man wants here
below, is always a little more than he
gets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
FROM OTHER PENS
Ems HoL1pAY IN JAIL.

A philosophical Bondcner who for
some infractionsof the bankruptcy law
served eighteen months in Jail has
written a book telling what q gooa
time he had on his holiday" He was
ranrin1anded for his "beestly habit of
washing before each meal. the warden 1s
Saying that it mussed up the WASH
bowl. and also for reading the Bible
during chapel services. Otherwise, he
was very well satisfied with the rest
cure, although the sentence was for
hard labor.
The food was fairly good. the ward
ems were ga decent lot of fellows" the
prisoners were treated humanely, ana
| in general great advances nave peen
made in prison reform during the past
five years.
The greatest good, however. derived
by the Londoner from his penal ex-
perience was capacity for enjoyment
which he had never before possessed
Deprivation of liberty, enforced hours
Iof work and sleep, monotonous dlet
uncongenial surroundings, constant
lsurveillance--it required all that 10 en-.
able him to appreciate the blessings OF
freedom.-Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

Answer to correspondents: Yes
Agnes; the short. lace trimmed ones
are in style now. 1t is perfectly safe
to put mothballs in the long ones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
PREACHING AND DOING.

IT is not SO much what we preach
in this world that makes it a better
place to live, but what we do after we
get through preaching. There are
lot of people who are long on ADVICE,
but like doctors, they won't take their
own medicine. They are always ready
a hir lift but they never co any of the
boosting. They look as ferocious as
lion, vet are as gentle as lamb and as
Idocile as a maltese kitten when II
comes to doing a little hard work: or
following their own advice.-Amerlcus
Greeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
KAMslS cOAAENT
WAR "a A BUSINESS.

Not alone the soldiers whose duty
it is to pray for war and keep their
accoutrements clean, make war
business. Many soldiers and many OF
ficers want war. of course, altnougn
they may not admit it. From their
point of view, it is the one thing which
gives them q chance. and which can
make their career worth while. Some
few there may be, of course, VINO take
the saner view that the military IN
fiuence in maintaining peace is mere
important, but largely they are the
ones who are nearing the age OF re-
| tiremelit, in whom the fires OF youth
are nearly quenched. But, while war
| is essentially the business of the men
who serve the army and the navy II
proposition with them as 1t is with
some others. At least, they have the
courage of their conviction
The big business of war is done out
side the service; by. those gigantic IN
situations which deal largely in NUM-
ltions and implements of warfare; the
makers of ammunition. armor plate,
big guns and small arms. To them wars
land war scares are simply good adver-
tisements, making a demand Tor the
lmurdeFouS stock they carry IN traoe.
Even to one who is disinterested, a
idistant war may seem no terrible
Thing. He watches it somewhat as ne
i watches the box score: to see VINO
won But of the grief and hardship
of the players, he takes little reckon
ling And, since that calloused feeling
lis somewhat characteristic, it is not SO
lizard to understand how an army Iac-
tory might promote a revolution in
4 Paraguay, or throw a war scare into
Brazil or Argentine, that there mlght
Ibe orders for more ships with heavier
Iguns and armor plate. 1t doesn't seem
SO cruel this killing men as Dusi-
mess. and soaring other lines of bust
ness by talking about it, if it be done
at long range. But it is cruel and
wicked and unfair to the men VINO
do the fighting. But what can De done
about 1t? Improved neutrality laws
may be enacted. and doubtless will be,
Peace progresses, though 1t moves
painfully slow at t1mes.-Atchison
! Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

The guy who would rather fight
than eat is not hopeless case. He
can be cured. Treatment: Introduce
him to a real fighter, and follow with
an introduction to a good cook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

The Dove of Peace has about as
much chance in Mexico as a safety
razor at an Ethiopian dance.
-HGP-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

us your wife a good cook?'' as she
good cook? Say, I believe the woman
could make something good to eat out Of
prunes. Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

"This contributor stole his poem from
Shakespeare" Wen fix that fellow.
Just print it and then send Shakespeare
a marked copy. Toledo Blade.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Interested In
 Arizona Plscers

To attend a meeting of directors the purpose of which Wlll be to de- term:ne methods oi development of 5000 acres of placer ground in the Gresteryille district, Eugene E. Scbmitz, former mayor of San Fran cisco arrived at Tucson last night, ac. computed b. A pelaray. also of San Frsncisco. Mir Ie ray Is considersd an expert on gold -sedging and 1t is pfohab ble that this method of exploit- iug the p!scers may 'e adopted pro- vidiug that the water supply Is found satisfactory.
 According to ;he Citizen others who are intere-teG 'n the Greatsryille p'scers and who are there tO attend the meeting to be hell there to, day are P. NJ. c pceric of San Fran cisco; L D Bsrne Of San Francisco and D Hannsh of Gresterville.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Six Coroners' Inquests
 Filed This Month

Since the frs. of the present month there nave been filed in the office of the clerk of the district court total of six coroners' irsuests from various sectIons Of the country as follows:
 Rsiesl Alvarez of Gleeson; cause of death, due to csye-in at mine at that camp
 Francisco Cbsyer O! Bisbee, death due to natural csuses.
 William Besttie Of Bisbee, death due 10 natural causes.
 We-lev Harri. Of Johnson, death due 70 gunshot sound, accidentally self-inficted.
 Frank NcGove,n Of Johnson, cause Of death given as guu-hot wound in- ficted by uuknown party.
 Enrique Polomino Of Pir,leyille death due to natural csusIs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Train Wrecked
 Near Fairbank

F. P. X s. " east bound passenger train DO met with serious accident this afternoon in Iunoing Cf the track and into the ditch at 6 point near Fsirbsnk at the P crossing Fortunately nobody wss reported hurt. The train Was running sloS on ac- count Of the bad condition of the rosd. bed due 10 the heavy rains of the night previous and suddenly the track esve way ditching the entire train ot baggage car and two coaches, the en zine alone remaining on the track. All passengsrs were rescued without injury and crews from Benson spd Tombstone were sent 70 the scene Of the wreck.
 A train from Benson was made up and sent over the g. P. tracks to Fair bank thence to the wreck where transfer of passengers and baggage was made
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Col. Pickett Addresses
 Miami People

Col II L Pickett. one of the eight democratic candidstos for the Un,ted States Senstorship. addressed large open air gathering &, Miami last night. The speech was sell reosived and the "silver toDgued" orator from Topb-tone seemed to have made a good impression.
 Colonel Pickett was introduced by the Hon. Thomas Feeney and st once fgurstively vsded in and gave the people Of Miami an exposition of sound democratic doctrine such az has not been heard in that tosn in many day. Besides laying a per- suasive tongue, the speaker had A messsge to deliver. aud b ing eur bar rassed by the presence of near demo- crats and insrrgent republicans mas querading ss democrats, be delivered his message in that forceful manner uaIhNAti'ekC V bA tuf ulsn SuH Nb St has given him slmost a nation. wide reputation ss s public speaker. He indnlged in no personalities beyond commen5stion of bis opponents, all of whom he declared to be honorable gentleman
 He declared himself democrat fully alive to the necessity for keepin -tep with progress. He endorsed tc the fullest the spirit of the new con. stitution, declsred himself ready to dc battle 10 the end that the progressive principles of that instrument be ca ried out once they become operative
 At the conclusion ot his address Colonel Pickett held s leyvee, most 0 the leading democrats of the towr remaining to be introduced by MT Feeney and Chairnsn Fsires of tn central committee, al, intent upor congrstulating him upon the direct ness and simplicity of bis attitude to ward the political questions now te ing discussed by the people Of Ari zs1s Silver Belt.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Says Rate on Hides
 Is Discriminatory

That the freight rate on hides from Arizona roints is such as to shut off c"mpetit on from this territory. was given in testimony by A Brown, a member of the Finnegan-B Brown Hide con p.ny, which has b.zucb io Tue, son, in the hearing st Phoenix Mon day before Examiner Prouty for the Interstate Con merce commission.
 Brown introduced tables and ex- plsined that alleged discriminatory r'tes are given to Los Angeles hide .h'ppers. He stated that the rs;e on hides in 100 pound lots from Yuma to Los Angeles, 249 miies. is 80 cents, while the rate from Yuma to Phoenix l9S miles, ie sl g.
 Also the rate from Les Angeles to eastern markets, Brown stated, is SIS per hundred pounds in less than car loea lots. while the Phoenix rate is s2 10.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Tombstoner Makes
 a Rich Strike

An incident of the early snd pslmy days Of Tombstone wss recalled yee- ,erdsy afternoon by the many old time mining men in the Camp, when John Rsiney, who is leasing 6 part of the workings of the old Toughnut mine, ue.r the old F. B Gage residence returned to town from his daily work with several large specimens ot ere rich in horn silver, in fact nesrly the pure .,uff. and said by those who are acquainted with and have toiled in the famous workings to be the same identical rock that was uncov cred in the esrly eighties when that mine was numbered among the lead ing producers oi the Tomb,tone dis ,rict.
 Although the fnd is still but q stringer. it 's thought that it will lead into large body, ss the old timers say such is the formation of the ground
 MT Raipey made the find come days ago but ssid nothing about it until he had received his returns from the To- cal assay office, which tells the tale to the tune of about sl 900 to the ton in silver, DO assay having been run for gold values, although the rock is known to carry sucb values.
 About two tone oi the rock have already been extracted from the new find with more in sight. It is the intention of MT Rsiney to ssck tbis ore and ship it to the smelters st an esrly date.
 This is one of the n.ost important strikes that has been made in Tomb stone Tor seversl months by the many leasors now at work on the properties of the T. c. NJ. Co. being of less value but uncovering large bodies oi the ore carrying good values. which :Ss Ee- turns from the smelters will chow.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Globe Woman Has
 25 Year-0Id Cat

Mrs. Alfred Kinney of Globe, whose husband helped frame the Arizona constitution. is the owner of the old- est cat in Arizona. "Old Man" is his name and Mrs. Kinney raised him from a kitten and 10 his size is due his uame. "Old Man" is 25 years old and is just as spry today as be was ir the days of his youth. The piece de resistance of his daily menu consists Of five cents worth oi raw meat which Mrs. Kinney buys at the market every morning. A figure fepd has esti- mated. adding upt the cost oi the meat and taking into account the interest and compounding 1t. that the ca. represented q money outlay of sIs4o." -D.ily Globe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Third Candidate For
 Secretary of State

A third candidate for the democrs- tic nomination for secretary of sts'e hss appeared in the person of W P Sims, of Bisbee.
 Slime wss a member of the late con- stitutional convention and took 6 prominent part in shaping that in.trd. ment. The fact that he has 6 straight record on the adoption of the consti- tuition will attract the support ot all democrats, and he ~ill make 6 strong race.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Condition of
 County Treasury

The monthly report of County Treasurer Charles W Hicks for the month Of September shows that on the first of that month there wac . balance in the county treasury of $9o,. 6sO.42, and that throughout that month the collections of the office from various sources amounted to A, 6l4.07. making 6 total iu the treasury on the last day of the month of s95, ,294 49.
 The disbursements during Septem- Der amounted to the sum of $l4.243.73 9 hiie the balance in the various coun- ty funds at the enI of the month totaled tsl c5O 76. thereby leaving . balance in the treasury on the last day of the month of ssI .050.7s.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Trains Clash
 Near Crozier

At Crosier in northern Arizona' Monday, in s hesdon collision with Limited No 8, st 2:30 q. m, Conduc
 tor Boyd. of winslow wac killed; En- gineer Shenpe, Fireman Wsshburn and Mail Clerk Morrison were injured, Engineer weddly and Fireman Hines of No were hurt. Several psssen- gers were slightly hurt. none serious ly CR Chase of Bakersfield, Miss Middlestone Of Toronto. Canada, and George w P Hunt rendered valuable aid in taking care of the injured untli s surgeon and nurses arrived.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
HIS TROUBLE ]
 NOT OF HEART
Real Facts h Regard 10 E. R nuifman's illness. Relief 0b- tained By Curing lis
 Stomach Ailments.

Waynesville, N. C.-Mr. F. R. Huffman, oi this city. says: "I suffered dreadfuily with what l thought was heart trouble. and tried various medicines in vain. After other remedies had failed, Thed- lords Biack-Draught restored me to health. l would not feel safe without Black -Draught in the house. consider t worth is weight in gold.
 t cured my indigestion, and by this means ] was restored to health. l can not express my gratitude for its benefits.
 Good health depends on the condition of your digestion. Poor digestion and good health do not % together.
 Thedford's Black -Draught will thoroughly cleanse and set in order your digestive system.
 Jt has done fhis ios othess, during the pGst 70 years, and is today the most popular vegetable liver remedy oa tho naskel TUh
 Iasisf e Thsdjord's. Pdcs 25e
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
PRECINCT
 OFFICES
 PROCLAMATION

Just as the PRosPgcroa goes to press. official te!egrsphic information was received by Clerk H E Berner rom the office of the Secretary of the Ter tory, stating tha. the cali of primary election must conform 10 the Gov ernors proc smation and the clerks official potice therefore must leave ont the call of election for precinct utiicers.
 Tbe official change will be made at once and corrected. Notice emitting precinct otbcers and party committee men will appear tomorrow.
 This leaves all Justices and Con-. stables ss "holdovers", and settles the disputed question unlees an injunc- tion of the court rules otherwise.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Beware of the
 Photograph Faker

Uousssivesl Be careful of the plausible stranger who has neat scheme to give you prize and a beautiful photograph m colcrs-for a consideration. For an entirely new game bss been worked by these gentry in Tucson, and the tip comes that they aye headed this way.
 This is the pisn: 4 neatly dressed stranger, claiming to reprefent some we'll known photograph compsUy, presents seven eavelops, one of which IS supposed to contain e lucky mum Der. The housewife draws one of the envelops and oi course gets one of the scky nun bers emitting her to 6 prize Then all she hss to do to get the prize is to give the plausible one 8 photograph of herself. which will te reproduced in oils. The stranger leaves with the photo aud returns the next day with e proof of the finished oil painting. On this he collects sl. 50 half the price of the finished picture. That ends the transaction. The only trouble is that the smooth gentleman never shows up sgain.-Ei Pssn Times.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
Work On High
 Line Has Started

Trsinmen on the Douglas Benson passenger run say that work has been started on tie oontisc. for tbe grade on the new route Of the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad between Lewis Springs and Fsirbank. A large amount of cement has arrived and the cement workers are on the ground ready to start the work. This work is estimated to cost nearly three hun dred thousand dollars
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
$50 Pounds Was
 Too Much For Him

The burden of lusgios around $50 pounds of his own fiesh and Hood wac too much for George s Schroeder aged 50, who died at Jersey City. N J, Monday. So far ss is known he was the heaviest man in the world.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08

Whether good old ranch butter exs cell. Arizona creamery brands will be decided in 6 novel contest to be held at the Fair Grounds during the week Of the territorial Fair to be held in Pboenix the second week in Novem- Der. The fair commission has offered . prize of $50 for the best ten pounds of butter, the scoring being on the following points, flavor 45; grain and bod y75; color Is; ssltine 10 and pack. age s Other prizes for cheese, milk |, cream and condensed milk are offered , but the butter prize is attracting the most attention
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08

The October term of the district court will convene in Tombstone on the fourth Mon sy in this month, Oct. 23rd. the grand jury having been called to assemble here on that date.
 Attorney Lyman a. Hays wss ap arrival from Wilcox this morning CD legal matters Mir. Hsys is slated e candidate for the office of District Attorney ss tue coming repo blican primaries.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
From Fridays Daily

Keith Pr stOn is nunb bered among l the visitors in the city today from his ranch in the Drsgoons A party of Fl Psso & Southwestern railroad company ofhei.,s arrived in Tombsone last evening ty special train in the private car "Cl udcroit " An ong tie visitors ~ere General Manager G F Hawke Of Fl .Paso and F s King. superintendent Of the west ern division Of the system. They de- parted this morning for Benson on company business.
 L.fe Gibson returned to his ranch in the Dragons this morning after 8 days visit on business
 The household iurnitnra of N J Fee Dey is today being shipped to Miami, where MT. Feeney ard bis family are nov located.
 Deputy U 5 Mineral Surveyor J A Rockfellow left today on a survey ing trip of three weeks to various parts of the county.
 Attorney W G Gilmore and family returned today fiom a visit to BIsbee and Douglas of several days.
 Floyd Everett is pumhered among the visitors is the county capital to. day rom Courtlsrd, where he is en. gagged in m ming
 Attorney Gilmore's political iences are in excellent shspe and his politi- cal track IS clear.
 1 Constable L K Baily care ovei from Lowell th's morning with A pris- oner whom he turned over to the sher rif''s office to serve out 8 time sen tence.
 Clerk E James Of the probat court returned last evening from visit of several days in Bisbee, Lowel and Douglas, where he vert to lool after his csnd .dacy for the office 0 clerk of the superior court at the com ing primaries. Ed is receiving stron backing and his many friends ar ps lying to his standard iD all par, Of the county.
 ". Bergman, r;ght-of-Hsy sgen | for the Fl Psso X Southves.ern rail road systs,h, is in the cnuDts ses
 today from bis headquarters in E Psso. Mir. Bergman secured the en tire right-ot- way for his compsn on the Fairbsnk-Tucsop extensio now in progress Of construction.
 WI Riggs is in the city todd from his ranch. MT. Rig~ was or
 ot the original progressives in Cochi'
 Democracy and ss supervisor for for years performed his duties faithful and honestly. He is su sspirsnt fc
 the same position in the new eta,
 and if elected V uld bring to the pos tion the added prestige of practics supervisorsl experience ard mstul
 judge
 Q LF Dicus Of Douglas is circulssir is among scqusintsnces today in Il |. interest of his candidacy for super \ visor under the democratic bsnne
 Mr. Dicus is popular citizen sn
 successful business man. He fsyo
 the recall as applied to his psrticul' office and operating CD the squs
 deal, can be relied upon to serve a l. with justnees and fairness.