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Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
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LITTLE GEOGRAPHY LESSONS
 THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
By George Fitch

The Falkland Islands are located about 250 miles east of the coldest part of South America and are about the farthest south in civilization on this hemisphere.
 There are about 100 of them, but only two are large enough to balance a sheep on with any great success. These two contain about as much land as Connecticut The land is encountered with low mountains. weird geological formations and morasses and Wouldn't t bring over g an acre if it were located on an American railroad with an en- terprising land agent pushing it.
 The climate of the Falklands is "equable' This means that it is equally bad at all times. The tempera- ture averages 47 in the summer and 37 in the winter and the wind only stops blowing on leap year days. It is a bleak. misty, gloomy, barren land and very few animals, birds or insects live there. They have all had sense enough to emisrate But men live there.
 They live there, two thousand of them. and raise sheep. And they will probably do so until the humane society objects. With South America only 250 miles away and ship to England once a month they live in the Falklands, where the rain falls 250 days in the year and heat can be obtained by blow ing on ones fingers. And yet residents of New York and Chicago and other paradises of climate complain bitterly, and go to the seashore in the summer
 Poor as the F'alklands are. nations have quarreled over them. They have nearly caused two wars and once jared the understanding between the United States and the Argentine. Four nations have owned them, England be- ing the present proprietor.
 The Falklands have served for 900 years as a rescue station for Cape Horn. After a ship has weathered the Cape this land looks as good to it as 5000 q year appointment does to a Democrat after a twenty year drought.
 Those people who are interested only in long life will be thrilled to know that the Falklands are remarkably healthful and that the inhabitants have great difficulty in dying entirely
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
AUSTRALIA HELPED THE KAISER

SYDNEY, Austrdalia-It has just come 10 light here that with the astounding preparedness with for several years prior the declaration of hostili ties been buying immensfe quantities Australian grass tree gum. which is convertible into explo siVe much more powerful than dynamite and that this explosive is probably being against the Britons and their allies
 Fred Wright of this city recently made this statement:
 over twenty-five years ago I witnessed a num- Der of experiments with gum. which comparison was made with dynamite cartridge and a grass tree gum cartridge: and, judging the bulk of rock disodged the latter by far the most powerful. Later the KaIenite company gave series of demonstrations with a mixture ntrated cel!ulose, grass tree and nitro gycern at Narrabeen and Pyrmont (two places the skirts of Sydncy). Both reported daily press and it appeared the celent explosive found.
 Again, at South Head Cat the entrance O SyG- ney harborl. company made explosive called Xanthorte and used it successfully. ingre- dient was grass tree and the manufacturers to one company of contractors and the original pro- moters later gave the manufacture
 "German agents in sydney have been buying up and shipping to Germany immense quantities of grass tree gum for the last quarter century; and the North German Lloyd agents at Adelaide bought large quantities from the Kangaroo Island gum getters The German exporters used to that they bought it for making varnish but the Varnish made from this gum is inferior aI- though the red grass gum probably used as a cheap substitute for dragons gum coloring varnishes the yellow is used.
 The price paid at time by the as low S60 ton, better quality bringing $12e a ton; but shortly before the there a greater demand for the Rest quality, and Germany was then willing to pay $325 ton. Knowing that large quantities of this article in Australia for the production of explosives in ference is that Germany has all these years been using it for the same purpose.'-New York Times
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
The Passing of Pascual

Pascual Orozco. important figure n Madero revolution, at time powerful figure than Francisco Madero shot killed in Texas the other day q cattle thief. He about good patriot in his any of the patriots who the Prcb- ably Carranza Oregon and Angeles might come cattle thieves sometime, but we not know, cannot think, of any other factiona leader in Mexico who might in pinch sometime descend to that avocation and make it vocation. It would be natural lapse, especially for Villa Zapata-
 If Orozco had survived his cattle stealing oper- ations the swift revolving whirligig prob ably would have made him a patriot again. might have become e presidente. There is of honor in Mexico utterly beyond the reach .of active bandit cattle thief
 Those Texas cowboys who perforated Pascual perhaps did more real service toward of order in Mexico than government has done in two years. than government, with aid of the A B c and B U G governments are threat ening to do now. The Texans simpfed tion by removing a potential very probable of disorder
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
SAVING DAYLIGHT

Considerable attention is now be- ing given throughout Canada to a o-called daylight saving scheme. The movement in Halifax is in ac cord with an effort all over the do- minion to have the clock put back one hour on April 1st each year, continuing to some, autumn month, in order to give more daylight for work and pleasure. Meetings are being held all over Canada with a view to bringing the matter to the attention of the federal parliament at it's next session. The Halifax committee is composed of represen- tatives of the city council. the trades and labor council and wholesale and retail merchants.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
WATER HYACINTH USEFUL

The water hyacinth which grows in such masses as to obstruct navi- sation, is adapted to a variety of uses. It has given such trouble in French Cochin China that eXperi- ments have been made and the fiber has been successfully worked into rope, twine, netting. sacks, boxes, chairs and other articles of furnl- ture Even cloth-durable but some what stiff-has been produced from the fiber mixed with silk. In the region of the Upper Nile. the plant has been made into fuel briquettes, and these are said to equal the best coal, selling for about SC ton.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

of electing actively bad man. A tool is wanted. and thus SchmtZ has been revived. He elected ago, not because he bad, but because he weak. He probably of the ruption which seethed about him. he it, he had not the perception to distinguish corrup- tion. Schmitz good fiddler. have heard but it is recorded that he scored sue in any other line endeavor.
 ~Others beside those who would like to see the old order restored desirous of getting rid of Rolfe. The United Railroads somebody else for many of it's plans have found obstacle in the mayor. The Barbary Coast and the Tenderloin al also against Rolfe and Schmtz is the pion around whom they can all crowd
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
Schn1itz Aqain

Eugene Schmitz, of whom have not heard for long time. aspires to be mayor of San Fran cisco again. thought that San Francisco had had enough of Schmitz but it is nearly decade since the graft scandal, and much water under the bridges in ten years San Francisco is not the town it was It is a better town but it remains be seen a majority of the San Franciscans y-arning for the old order.
 Mayor Rolfe given the city a good admin istration. As good would not have been elected and probably as good a would not have accepted the office but the exgency of the position necessary that the city should have a man above graft and above petty politics during the period preparation the exposition. Hence Rolfe He had the support of thousands of voters who voted for him at any other time
 Rolfe has done more than to conserve the funds set aside for the exposition He instituted many reforms which have worked havoc with the pie turesque wickedness of san Francisco. Many citi- gems have resented that They would like to some of the wckedness restored, not because it is wicked but because it is picturesque.
 The Barbary Coast, formerly known has vanished. Only the empty shell of it remains Other institutions have passed away. memories of Francisco. Gambling feels restriction and ciamors its old freedom.
 There is no hope restoration in the election good and probably there is little hope yet
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
UNCLE SAM TO HIRE NO WIVES

Any married woman who has sawed off diplo- m1uc relations with friend husband is making her own way in the world will a divorce if she seeks position in the posoffce de- Iartment
 A divorced widowed the postoffice if she fills necessary require ments. A married woman, even if she merely has a wild ambition help her husband multiply the bank account will have to her talents elsewhere Nothing doing for her, according a decision of Uncle Samuel.
 Announcement of a competitive examination for October by the United States civil disclosed the fact that a order the post office department bars from these examinations women who may be separated from their husbands and who have their living.
 Married women have beer eliminated for long time but heretofore exception has been made in the of women who married but working the matrimonial counter. The order is strict. Any widow must get divorce if she wants to work in the postoffice.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

The struggle of the next fifty years. the most intense since the Reformation, will be between those who look ofrward and work for law and order, for security, for mutual help and mutual understanding, and those who are aIrayed~by tradition, who look backward toward history of civilization, scared by war and disfigued by lies and hate, in the fatalistic belief that the future can never rise above the past.
 David Starr Jordan.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

We see by the papers, to-wt The Republican, that there will soon be in midst W. T. Horna- day. noted advocate of the conv ersation Of wild animals Some may have thought that MT. Horna- day was interested only in the conservation" of wild animals and if such misguided persons want to persist in they do There are the letters; they als there. Those who prefer servation' may transpose them suit themselves. Meanwhile if Dr. Hornaday does succeed in establishing verbal communication between himself and the wild animals. if the wild prefer to communicate among themselves by signs, grunts and other inariculate rather than in chaste English it will be the fault Linotype and old Doc Proofreader whose co-opera- tion has afforded facility among the beasts of the field. Good luck Dr. Hornaday, who will make Professor Garner. teacher speech to the apes. hide his diminished head
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
FLIES DISLIKE BLUE

A French scientist is authority for the statement that flies have a dis tinct objection to the color Blue. This was first discovered by a farmer who keeps large number of cows in
 several sheds One of these sheds happened to be painted blue on the inside, and in this the cows were little troubled by flies. He blued all the walls and thus protected all his cows. French farmers in the vicin- ity are now adding blue coloring
 to their whitewaSh. Their formula is as follows: To 20 gallons of water add 10 pounds of slacked lime and one pound of uItramarine- The walls are tinted twice during the summer.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
U. s. field artillery at Brownsville, Texas; U. s. army biplane scouting over Brownsville.

Texas; U. S. army biplane scouting
 over Brownsville.
 With the arrival of Battery E of the Fifth field artillery, U. s. A., at Brownsville, Texas, the citizens of that place are feeling somewhat easier than in the past, knowing that there will now be little likelihood of further bandit raids on the town. Battery E is equipped with guns of AZ calibre and have range of seven miles. In conjunction with the mili- tary forces there are now in the mill tary camp two of the army biplane scouts. In the lower photo one of them is seen leaving Brownsville for a scouting expedition over the Mexi- can country.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

There are two or three spots in Phoenix where mental scrubs take their stand and make it their busi- ness to size up'' and make rema rl<s about passing women. No woman may pass group of these degenerate runtS (some of good parentage"1 without insult. Their very look is in sulting and their low toned hut no doubt in sulting remarks are not mlsunderstood. If burglars, horse thieves, trunks or dope -fiends de- serve to be in jail, these low-brows ought to have to suffer electrocution NUISANCES.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

All of which reflects on the gener osity of Phoenix men. l haven't the slightest doubt that if it were inves tigatcd men could be found in this city who give their wives a dollar or two when they really need the money. Of course the ladies might have to coax pretty hard; but event ually the mans generosity and better nature would cause him to unloosen no, that girl has got Us sized up wrong. I know one Phoenix man who gave his wife $1.30 last Christi mas. She never even asked him for it and he told me that if she got out of change he was going to give her a like amount NEXT Christmas. No, sir, generosity is not extinct in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
BEARER OF EVIL NEWS FINED

Francis Tarr, said to be a German subject born at Kiel, was bound over in the sum of $100 at Pontypridd re- gently for saying that Warsaw had fa Hen
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
THANkLESS PERJURY

The Bride-'I hate having to thank those horrid Smiths for that awful teaset. It seems. sinful to lie for the sake of people one doesn't like" T fife
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03
lUmcemS0red Sense
 . and Nonsense
By REMLik)

There's a certain fair maid of
 F'ee-NIX, And with young men no more will
 she MIX: For shes slingin' hash And is sure of some cash, Which, if needed, shed miss, she
 pre-DIN. (Shelley)
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

I wonder why so many people take their vacation or go fishing or some where else out of town on the first of the month. I was collecting (that is l wasn't on the first and nearly every one l inquired for had-though that really has nothing to do with the cost of high living
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

But l am in no manner surprised that this big Russian retreat was all planned in 1910. The only thing that does surprise me is that Custer didn't think of a plan to get away from Sitting Bull some few years in advance
Arizona republican., 1915-09-03

l wonder is Germany really skeeref of us.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28
Elreproof Clothes.

DR.. william H. Perkin, the English
chemist, has found method of max
ing cotton cloth absolutely fireproof,
so that 1t will not burn even when held
in a gas-fame. One fireproof garment
was unharmed by twenty washings,
and another which had been worn for
two years and washed every week.
Neither could be burned, though the
latter was worn almost to rags. This
fireproof cloth costs about a penny a
yard more than untreated cloth.
Not only will this fireproofed mate
rial be found suitable for the manu-
facture of clothes for firemen, but 1t
may also be used by women for the
finest party dresses, the most deli
cately-colored fabrics being unharmed
by the process and even given softer
appearance. For children's clothes 1t
should be particularly desirable. since
1t is likely to prevent many accidents.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28
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The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28
HAS MANY WESTERN TASTES
Emperor Of Japan Is by No Means
Altogether Eastern in His Man.
ner of Living.

A native Tokyo paper has published
a series of articles about the home
life at the imperial palace. The late
Meiji emperor, it seems, was devoted
to native dishes, but his majesty
Yoshihito, reared on more modern
lines, has broader tastes in food. On
the other hand, the late emperor used
a foreign bedstead, while the present
monarch prefers to lie on Japanese
quilts. There is now a billiard room,
an imperial bathtub, and electric light
ing.
While the Meiji emperor preferred
Japanese cooking, particularly of the
Kyoto style, which uses more salt
than the Tokyo cookery, the Taisho
emperor takes more kindly to west
ern diet. His breakfast consists of
bread, milk and coffee; as a rule the
luncheon also is usually Yoshoku, but
the dinner pure Japanese.
His taste in food Is that of a con-
noisseur. The emperor fancies the
salmon trout of Lake Chuzenji. Dur
ing a summer sojourn at Nikko one
year, the cook tried a substitute, but
at the first morsel 1t was detected.
For reasons of health he does not take
any sake, but little sherry or other
wine occasionally.
His majesty wears the uniform Of
a general, even in private. till after
the evening ablution. when he wears
a crested kimono.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28

me we'll for nearly three years. Old
Rosina, my housekeeper, had often
regretted that she had been compelled
to leave to attend to her aged mother.
The latter, he told me, had died, and
afterwards he had married her. He
asked so wistfully that his wife might
see me once more that. having nothing
very particular to do that evening, and
feeling a deep sympathy for the poor
fellow in his trouble, l resolved to
accompany him to his house and sec
whether | could not, in some slight
manner, render him little help.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28

there just now. No, my dear Gordon,
depend upon 1t that the yacht running
ashore was all blind. They did 1t so
as to be able to get the run of the con-
sulate. secure the ciphers, and sail
merrily away with them"
But the man and the woman who
left the yacht an hour before she
sailed, and who slipped away into the
country somewhere! l wonder who
they were? Hornby distinctly told
me that he and Chatter were alone. and
yet there was evidently lady and a
gentleman on board. l guessed there
was woman there, from the way the
boudoir and ladies' saloon were ar
ranged, and certainly no mans hand
decorated dinner table as that was
decorated"
"Yes. That's decidedly funny" re-
marked the consul thoughtfully. They
showed lot of ingenuity"
Ingenuity! should think so! The
whole affair was most cleverly
planned"
"You said something about an ar
mory."
"Yes, there were Maxims slowed
away in one of the cabins. They
aroused my suspicious"
They would not have aroused
mine." replied my friend. yachts car
ry arms for protection in many cases,
especially If they are going to cruise
along uncivilized coasts where they
must land for water or provisions.
told him of the torn photograph,
which caused him some deep refec-
ton.
II wonder why the picture had been
torn up. Had there been a row on
board-a quarrel or something?"
"It had been destroyed surrepti-
tiously, l think"
"Pity you didn't pocket the frag-
ments. We could perhaps have dis
covered from the photographer the
identity of the original"
"Ah!" ] sighed regretfully. Il never
thought of that. l recollect the name
of the firm, however"
Il shall have to report to London
the whole occurrence, as British SUBJ
jects are under suspicion" Hutcheson
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-28
CHAPTER 1-ContInued.

Unfortunately the telegraphic re-
plies from England are only to hand
this morning." he went on, because
just before two o'clock this morning
the harbor police, whom l specially
ordered to watch the vessel, saw a
boat come to the wharf containing a
man and woman. The pair were put
ashore, and walked away into the
town, the woman seeming to walk
with considerable difficulty The boat
returned. and an hour after, to the
complete surprise of the two de-
tectives, steam was suddenly got up
and the yacht turned and went
straight out to sea-"
Leaving the man and the woman?"
Leaving them, Of course. They are
probably still In the town. The police
are now searching for traces of them"
But could not you have detained
the vessel?" / suggested.
"Of course, had but known, could
have forbidden her departure. But as
her owner had presented himself at
the consulate, and was recognized as a
respectable person, I felt that I could
not interfere without some tangible in
formation-and that, alas! has come
too late. The vessel Is a swift one,
and has already seven hours start of
us. I've asked the admiral to send
out a couple of torpedo-boats after her,
but, unfortunately, this is impossible,
as the flotilla is sailing in an hour to
attend the naval review at Spezia."
told him how the consul's safe had
been opened during the night, and he
sat listening with wide-open eyes.
You dined with them last night" {"
he said at last "They may have sur
reptitiously stolen your keys"
They may" was my answer. Prob
ably they did But with what mo-
tive?"
The captain Of the port elevated his
shoulders, exhibited his palms, and de-
clared "The whole affair from be-
ginning to end is a complete and pro-
found mystery"