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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-08

Imagine the situation. on the one
hand was Mckinley and the United
states marine band making ii neces-
sary for him TO campaign vigorously
in all parts OF the district, or else be
lost sight of amidst so much musical
competition. And on the other hand
was the milking to he done night and
morning.
He finally compromised on making
a few quick dashes out over the dis
trict, intrusting the milking to his
wife. who also was reared on a farm
and could milk a cow Just as well as
BOrchers could himself.
And that, by the way. brings us 10
a touch of romance. Borchers spent
his early life as a farm hand and
got his education mostly at noon
hours while the pillow horses were
resting and masticating their oats. In
the autumn he used TO 20 about from
one farm to another and hire out to
assist in husking the golden corn. The
last place he ever did corn husking
was at a farm where there we're six
attractive young daughters in the
family. Borchers was particularly
impressed by one az these and he
used to follow her about and engage
her in conversation while Watching
the deft manner in which she MIXED
the COWS. When the time came for
him TO be separated from his COW TO
campaign for congress. Borchers
thought of those earlier days. and he
felt that his wife was the one person
To whom he could intrust the milk
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-08
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. April s.-Only one
man In our midst so far as can be
learned. after a diligent and pains
taking inquiry. has ever found the
United States marine band placed as
a huge bunker in his path when he
tried 10 niblick his way into congress.
The one man who had 10 scale or
dodge the United States marine band
was. or is. Charles Martin Borchers
OF Decatur. Ill.
BOrchers ran for congress against
former Representative William Il. Nc
Kinley. who was known during his
term in congress as the Human
Christmas Tree because OF the alac-
rity with which he shOwered food
and other high-priced gifts on his as
sociates. Mckinley felt that if con-
certs by the United States marine
band would add one whit to the sum
total of happiness and joy through
out his district. and increase his
chances for reelection one jOt or tit
tie. the least he could do would be TO
provide the concerts. Being a multi
millionaire and being also the man
ager of the Taft presidential cam
paign, he was able TO arrange for the
band TO shift its field of operations
from the District of Columbia TO Illi-
nois.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-08

Everybody agreed that it was per-
fectly lovely of Mr.. Mckinley to let
the home folks in on the same music
that is played for functions at the
white house. but all this was tough
on Borchers. His COW was causing
him enough handicap. even without
the United States marine band to
figure on, and there were days when
he feared he wouldn't reach con-
gress at all.
There is no animal that BOrchers
dOtes on as he does on a COW. The
COW is "A patient dumb animal that
nrOvides us with milk and cream and
butter, and sleeps in stables on nests
of straw, while horses and mules are
used more as beasts of burden, and
from the hen we obtain nice fresh
eggs with which we can make egg
nOgs. custard pies and
Well anyway, BOrchers was greatly
attached to his COW. Up to the time
he entered his campaign for congress
he had always MIXED the COW with
his own hands, and he took great
pride in the fact that none but he
had performed that simple yet con
Sequential chOre. No matter how inn
portant lawsuit had engaged his at
tention all day he liked to go 10 the
barn in the evening and listen to the
squsz, spusz, squsz squsz of the warm
milk into the large pail.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
CASH ONLY

All supplies. gas- oline, oil and repair work..YOu can save 5 per cent by buying Orange Circle Ser vice Coupons. This should apPealtoyo --doubly so--as they are good for trade in every town in Ari- zona at the best garage in each one. Our cash business will save you money. McARTHUR
 CASH ONLY
 B BROTHERS
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

very much among themselves, as in sections of the southern In communities there espec- ialy in the mountainous regions the language of the ancestors of present residents who settled there generations has been preserved with probably slight notifications. We find dialects among the settlers of Arizona but they are not local. They have been brought here from the southern states and even from remote parts of New England and the eastern Within a generation they will be merged into the language of the community. but the merger will not be dialect but step toward the universality of the English language in this country.
 Colonel McClintock makes statement in which we are especially interested: Tn this nection, I would urge upon you a realization of the that there is such idiom in existence that found the 'Wofville Taes,'" located where in southern Arizona. There the colonel is partly in It is that enough people talk like the Old Cattleman make his language a dialect. His language however abounds in rioms quite common mong the people of the Texas cattle country many Of whom have settled in southern Arizona
 But the striking feature of the language of the Old Cattleman is his quaint of words which belong to the written rather than to the spoken language. These words used quite of place improperly but frequently the shade of meaning given them is unusual Many Phoenicans will remember a well known character "Whistlng Bill" who employed the doms of the Old Cattftman and such use of words not usually employed in ordinary conversa- tion, and have sometimes thought that Alfred Henry Lewis must have encountered him and re- ceved the suggestion for the old Catteman. "Whisting Bi' in the of long residence in California and Nevada had acquired from men of
  big words which he used like a man who knew at least shades of their meaning is such a of these words gives the conversation of the old Catteman it's chief charm.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24

a brief account of internal affairs in the service Real progress was made with the reorganization of the service and the division of it's work into departments. The formation of the Irrigation commission composed of the directors of the various de- partments was referred to as an item of the 1914 business.
 Cooperation between the service and the farmer was established as more clearly recognized duty
 The ratio of general expense was reduced from per cent during the years. 1911. 1912 and 1913 to less than per cent during 1914.
 The policy of publicity on all rec lamation plans was put into effect during 1914
 In tabulation. showing an ex tremely detailed relationship be- tween all forms of reclamation work. it was gathered that there are now 2S projects operating under the rec lamation service. When complete and formally opened, these projects will serve 2,9lS,O00 acres, which are divided among approximately 5s.0OO farms.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
Arizona Dialects

We have been very much interested in an arti- ce by Colonel James H. McClintock in the Arizona Teacher on the local Arizona dialect, written at the request of the publishers. Colonel McCntock properly states that there is no local dialect no provinciasm peculiar to Arizona. There could be none on account of the cosmopolitan character Of the people who have settled here within the pres ent a preceding generation, from every state and almost very community in the union and from many parts of the world. Dialects are formed only among the people of community, large small who live
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
THEN-DEcEMBER 24, 1874


 One hundred years ao today repre- -entatives Of the United States and Of Great Britain assembled in the hall of the Carthusian convent in Ghent, Belgium, to sign the treaty which was to conclude officially the War of 1912 and to begin an era of peace between English-speaking peo ple which has not since been broken. When in 1S13 the cZar of Russia offered his services as mediator, Pre- sident Madison quickly accepted and despatched three commissioners to St Petersburg where they learned that England had refused. A year later England made direct offer for med iation, and five American peace con- mlssioners hurried to Ghent, arriving there on July 6, 1914. Then followed a weary half year Of bartering for peace, England demanding all bu; the surrender of independence from the United States Hopeless of ar irving at an understanding, the American authorities began to pre- pare for an extension of the war Plans were laid for an increase of 100000 men to the army, with the object of a complete conquest of Can ada and it's independent territory as far as Hudson's bay and the Pacific. The era Of instantaneous communlca- tion had not yet dawned, and conse- quently when the year 1915 began Americans were unaware that the war had been officially terminated at Ghent Jackson fought and won the battle Of New Orleans on January sth, and a month later the country was flooded with a million copies or a pamphlet which appealed to the people of the United States to pre- ! bare for new campaign against the British and to drive them from the i American continent" When the news | of the signing of the treaty finally arrived the pamphlets were quletly suspended and forgotten.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
T. P o'coNNoR ON THE REAL WASHINGTON

George Washington born Virginia in 1732, and the authors of this book be concentrated on sane and vivid presentation him. His father died when he was young and it the mother who trained him.
 His first great exploit fight for the English against the French and Indians. As iron tier warrior he earned fame very different from the honorable but sentimental that fixed upon him by of the Weems, who showed him endowed with the auiet virtues.
 From the first he regarded secession inevi- table and in the war appointed commander in chief in 1775. He unable to bring Canada in and presumably authorized the attempts to influence European states against As military der he resembed Cromwell The Colonial forces were i'll trained, impatient and undiscipned. They elected their own officers quarreled and intrigued By TIT he appeared to be beaten. All along the line the British had gained ground and had pene- trated to Philadelphia It was then that Burgoyne surrendered with his army of 5000 Saratoga. From that point the tiny war, with its enormous re- suits, went in favor of the Americans though il dragged till 1783.
 Then it was that Washngtons real trouble be- gan. For those dssensions between states which led later to civil from the be- ginning. though the color problem and the melting pot process had not shown themselves-T. P,s Weekly, London.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24

The service built three miles ot dikes, ? miles of railroad lines 9' miles of wagon roads, 12O buildings. T. miles Of electric transmission line and 45 miles of telephone lines.
 Operated and Maintained
 There was big showing in the operation and maintenance depart ment. The canal lines amounted to 7l3O miles-enough, if placed end to end with the kinks ironed out, to stretch from Palm Beach. Florida 10 Fairbanks, Alaska. and back. The department operated 3I4 miles of electric transmission line, 2,1S0 miles if telephone lines, 733 miles of wagon roads.
 Excavations amounted to fourteen million cubic yards of earth and rock.
 Drainage and banking protected 144,000 acres of irrigated land.
 There was placed in cultivation during 1914, 11O,S13 acres, and 60,OOO more were given improved methods of cultivation by the addition or eX- tension of irrigation works
 -Four thousand acres of reclamation homestead lands were prepared and thrown open to entry. Real Progress. In his report, the secretary natural fly devotes considerable attention tC
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
REGARDS
 BRIGHT SIDE
Reclamation Engineer Who Made Trip to Roosevelt Through Mud Sees Much to Be Cheerful About, in Moist Conditions

Cold in the mountains gives promise of great gains in the reser- voir, according to Electrcial Engineer Wv. s. Cone of the T. s. reclamation service, one of the very few men who have travelled the Roosevelt Phoenix road since the heavy rains. Strange and pleasing is the fact that the heavy downpour has been so gradual that it has not washed the road as it was feared it would. Said MT Cone, yesterday: The road was softened. but not damaged by the water. When the fall is slow, the water soaks in, and does not go rushing down in great wash es cutting the road and producing that familiar Wavy condition that is so exasperating to the motOrist. The road was not damaged in the slight est We had q hard time blowing through the mud. But to the man who has some place to go, and takes care how he goes, the highway presents no insuperable obstacles"
 Reports of rain, said the engi- neer were uniformly greater from the mountains than at Roosevelt. Carr's ranch. which has come into considerable prominence as result of The Repulicans exclusive stories on the weather station there, always sent in gratifying news of heavy precipitation. MT. Cone saw Baker mountain, which is near the ranch, and in the break in the clouds that permitted the view, Aztec peak-its highest point. stood out with start ling clearness, for it was covered with snow.
 Undoubtedly, the check in run off
 is due to the cold. The breaking of the first storm, which came Monday, was followed by drop in tempera
 ture, which held the precipitation in the form of snow or ice. There has been no apparent rise in the temperature since the fall, so I ex- pect there will be further drops in the stored water gain, until warmer weather comes. or another heavy rain in the lower hills"
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
NoW-DECEMBER 24, 1914.

Today, while many nations of Eur Ope are tearing at one another's threats under the spell of interna- -tional war, the United States is add ing to its galaxy of treaties with other countries. The state department at Washington has in its archives CO., pies of treaties and international agreements which the United States has contracted with every soverign nation on earth with the exception oi Uruguay. Montenegro and the sov- erign principality of Monaco Among these historic documents is the Treaty of Ghent in it's cover of red velvet. Here, too. IS the first treaty ever con- tracted by Americans with q foreign nation-the treaty of l71S, signed by the French King Louis before our national independence had been es- tablished. Written on parchment in both French and English it is today preserved in a round box of solid sil- yer on the top of which is the private . of them all is the historic treaty of Paris which gave the United States it's existence as a nation ana official lv closed the American Revolution Written upon parchment in flow ing business hand it is signed
 George R." bears ribbons finished off with tassels of red silk and gold ! cord and is now preserved in a sil- yer receptacle six inches in diameter
 Besides these peace treaties there are hundreds of treaties, agreements
 conventions, and protocols which in
 subject range from friendship, com merce, and arbitration Of disputes likely to lead to war, to the suppress
 sion of slave traffic, the right to hold real estate in Turkey. and the regulation of the liquor traffic with 1 Siam
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
IMMENSE WORK

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Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
FINANCES AND MARKETS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

NEW YORK, Dec. %. For the first time since the recent renewal Of open trading in all stocks, there were unmistakable signs of a general hqui- dation. A number of speculative is sues. including United States Steel and Southern Pacific, fell to their minimum. and many others of the same class came near their estab- lished low prices. As usual. the re- ceding movement began with Steel, which held steady until midday, when | it broke to new low ground. Almost immediately the other lead CTS began to decline, the whole lJt yielding little later when announce ment of the reduced Pennsylvania company dividend was made. | From that period the movement was backed by increased weakness, with onlv an occasional fitful rally. The selling was too general for anaiysis but foreign offers and bear activity contributed their part. together w.th unloading by discouraged investors Near the close, Steel was offered at 4y with no bi1. Other speculative is.ues showed little disparity be- tween bid and asked prices.
 rodays closing quotations repre- iscnt declines of :. to 10 points iron lr.. righ of December 15,the loss 1T certain specialties extending to l. DC ints Weakness prevailed in bonds wi;l marked pre s:;ure upon Conve"ti' ble and low prize issues.
 ~";al sales. par value. S1.5O3.o'h'
 Tinted States corpon 3s declined s'' ner cert on call.
 | Stocks.
 | Amalgamated 4aHc; Smelling 5,lsc; Santa Fe. S9%c; St Paul iSla.c: New York Central, Slc: Pehh syivonia, 1o2;.. Reading, i4"H Southern Pacific. s1c: tnien Pacific ll1aa,; Steel, IS asked; prefcr' ed 105N.
 Metals
 Electroly tic, 1912 to 13.5o; SiiVei 4S3s.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24

in the United States was $l3,IS2,eoo for the season ending December l. This is an average return of S2o an acre-wnich is higher than the aver age return on unirrigated farm land'
 1914 Achievements
 Among the achievements of the year 1914 there are many notable things. In the construction depart ment, the service built 479 miles of canals for irrigation, 1l5 miles for drainage and waste and 1S0 miles of pipe lines Five hundred and sixty bridges and 1922 culverts were built
 There was concrete enough used in these structures to build 1000 miles of city sidewalks, six feet wide anG three inches deep.
 Reclamation controlled plants man ufachred 509.o0o barrels of sand ce ment
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
Metals

Flectrolyti 1912 to 13.5o; SiiVer' a2A
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
Grape Juice and Wine

Representative Vollmer in his remarks against the Hobson resolution Tuesday betrayed what appears to be familiarity with biblical manners and customs that would hardly expect to find in a mere congressman It grape juice he asserts into which water turned at Cana. Cast ing all respect for the opinion William J. Bryan the winds. Mir Vomer intimated that grape when wine would stimulate the festivities and re- lieve the general melancholy which prevails on such occasions.
 We would remind MT Vollmer that into wine there enters something than the juice the grape. There is the element of time without which been held to be abonination. The bible in the story of the penecosal turmoil defends the disciples against the charge the unbelievers that they were filled with wine.
 New wine is the kind Of drink that embold- the rabbit to express his disapproval the dog by splitting in his face and ncites usually said citizens to climb trees If the fluid used at Cana was wine at all, it have been particularly new On the other hand. grape juice is expressed, is harmless palatable and appetzing beverage.
 We are not often led into theological discus sion, but MT. Vollner is a man in congress and has much to learn. He elected the present year to fill vacancy which will expire next March It may be presumed that d man with such absurd notions will not be regularly elected to the house
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24
PRACTICAL GOLF

European golf courses on account of the war; are being planted to potatoes.'
 "A game approximating golf might be evolved Twosomes and foursomes could go around the course with hoes"-Kansas City Journal
Arizona republican., 1914-12-24

The only comment make about the weather is that it is Christmas weather and we ought. therefore, to be satisfied with it. It is true that it has interfered somewhat with trade. That is, many have delayed making their Christmas pur- clases, waiting for the to out. But since 1t is reticent, purchasers have decided wait longer, and the stores are being thronged with pur chasers who religiously intended shop early in obedlence to the Eleventh Commandment. After al the storekeepers have profited, the rush of water into the Roosevelt dam has loosened many a e-Strng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-15
POINCARE UNDER FIRE
French President Criticised for
Actions in Recent Crisis.
I BY Cable TO The Tribune

Paris. June 14-PTesident Poincare has
decided to cancel his intended visit TO
Rouen on account OF the critical political
situation. He conferred at length to-
dav with the members Of the new Cabl-
net. chiefly in reference to the financial
situation. II was decided that NJ. Nou-
lens. the new Minister Of Finance, shall
submit TO the Parliament next Tuesday
bill for a loan, asking all immediate vote
on the matter. The terms on which the
loan will be issued are not definitely
settled. bat II is understood that it VIII
be Al per cent interest issued at 81 per
cent and redeemable in twenty-five years.
The opinions expressed in the press and
in political circles as to the new Cabinet
are most conflicting. IL is considered GER
tain, however. that it will be opposed
bitterly by the extreme radicals.
The attacks made by the Radical papers
are aimed directly at President Poincare.
who, they say. has disregarded entirely
the Radical elements so largely repre-
scented in the Parliament. Some papers
go so far as TO predict the early resigns-
ton Of NJ Poincare and the selection OF
Paul Deschanel. President Of the Cham
Der OF Deputies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-15
CARRANZA HOLDS
HIS ENJOYS BACK
Washington Expects Important
Developments in Mexican
Situation at Once.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, June ACCOMPLISHMENTS
agents here said tonight that they were
vaiing for word from Niagara Falls be
fore sending delegates TO participate IN
the mediation conference. Until the me
dators ask that the delegates be sent
General Carranza will issue no iustruc-
tons for them 10 so.
Opinion as 10 whether the rebels would
finally be represented differed In one
quarter it was said that il looked az II
a deadlock had been reached between the
medistors and the United States, the me
diators not wishing TO delay matters
further by opening the doors TO the Con-
stitutionalists and me United States in
sising on Corstitutionalist participation.
II will take some days for Tglesias Cal
deron. who is to be one OF the Carranza
delegates TO reach Niagara Falls from
Saltillo, where he IS now supposed TO be
with Carranza
Administration leaders are appreciate tive
Of the importance the Developments of
the next few days will have, and
throughout the day President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan were in frequent COM
sioners, Mr.. Lehman and Justice Lamar,
a. Niagara Falls.
Communications from them were re-
ported TO relate TO the character Of the
provisional government. that representa-
tives OF the United States and General
HreTts already have agreed should be
established pending a constitutional cleo
ton i'm Mexico.
The proposal Of the Mexican delegates
together with the name OF their candidate
for the provisional presidency, also were
reported TO have been submitted to Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan today
So far as could be learned. the admins
tration s.ill holds to desire that the
provisional president shall be acceptable
to the Constitutionalists and agents OF
General Carranza maintain the position
that no provisional government could be
recognized by their political faction which
continues armed advance toward Mexico
City.