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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAIICII 24, 1011.
. SIDE LICHTS M OLD
SBNOU DON JOSE YVKS LI
MANTOUIt, Mexican llnnnef
minister, who recently left New
York rather secretly nnd Inir
riedly, seemed disposed to charge tht
Insurrection In his country to oui
muckrnkers. Said Don Jose:
"It may seem untrue, but I am nev
ertheless convinced that, except fot
the sensational articles relative to
Mexico which were printed In your
newspapers and magazines for a year
or more before the Insurrectionary
movement developed there never
would have been the trouble that has
existed in my country for several
months. For years President Diaz has
told writers visiting Mexico that all
ho desired to be said about his coun
try was the truth and has discouraged
fulsome praise as much ns the 'muck
raking, 1 believe you call It. which
has been so much in evidence for some
time.
"And this is all that 1 ask of the
press of the United States or of any j
country In dealing with Mexico the
truth. You are familiar In a general
way with the extent of foreign invest
ments in my country, chief of which
are American. If your papers have
auy regard for the Interests of Amer
icans with large sums of money In en
terprises In Mexico nnd for the possi
bilities for the further Investment of
foreign capital there, it is dilllcult for
me to understand how they can long-1
er print sensational matter regarding
Mexico. You may not 'kill the goose
that lays the golden egg,' but you cer
tainly will not help the Interests of
your own people in Mexico.
"Seemingly the Americans who by
allylng-themselves directly or Indirect
ly with that movement have hoped to
avenge some alleged grievance against
my government have failed to realize
that the injury done so far has been
ns much to American as to Mexican
interests. You are probably aware
that in the two states to which the
trouble has been almost exclusively
confined there are several thousand
Americans and millions of American
money invested. The mining and kin
dred industries In Chihuahua and So
nora are largely in the bands of Amer
icans.
"Just now those Industries are crip
pled to a great extent, and this must
I say it? more because of the activi
ties of irresponsible Americans in my
country and the support which they
have recet-ved from this side of 'the
border than beenuse of the initiative
of Mexicans resident In Mexico, Your
people have taught my people many
things they never should have known."
Alfonzo Madcro, brother of Francis
co T. Madoro. the lender of the revolt
in Mexico, evidently looks at things
from a different angle. Says Madero:
"To begin with, the whole state of
Chihuahua is now in the hands of my
brother Francisco, with the exception
of the city of Chihuahua, which he
can take any time he wishes. The
city is now completely surrounded by
the insurrectos. Sonora Is aflame from
border to border, and the insurrection
now has n firm foothold in Lower Cali
fornia, while to the eastward in Coa
huila there is already n small force
in the field. Within the next few days
the Insurrection will be re-enforced
in that state by several thousand coal
miners who have been thrown out of
employment by the closing of the
mines.
"It is the same story revolt every
where. In the state of Guerrero, In
Vera Cruz. In Oaxaca and In Yucatan,
everywhere the revolution is growing.
Yucatan is practically lost right now
to the Diaz government. It spread
with reniarknble quickness. The only
question that has confronted the lead
ers was arming the people. For yearn
they hnvo been ready to do what they
are now doing, but the government
was too smart nnd was able to keep
arms from falling Into the hands of
the people. So they got arms very
slowly. Those who got them first used
them first. That Is the story of the
uprising In a nutshell."
rresident Diaz has a plan for di
viding up the great estates into small
holdings for the people. Senor Liman
tour recently made mention of this
project in New York. There is an Im
plied promise that this will bo done
ns soon ns tho insurrection Is over.
Says President DInz:
"Senor Llmnntour. who Is a good
friend of mine, perhaps had in mind
when making these statements a cer
tain conversation which we had some
time ago. In which I outlined to him
my Ideas ns to the purchase by the
government of some such estates
which at present yield little.
"If these properties are bought by
the government nnd divided Into small
lots to be owned by nctunl tillers of the
soil their cultivation will be more prac
ticable and the crops obtnlned will far
exceed tho Inconsiderable yield which
their present owners obtain.
"The price nt which the lots will be
hoI1 will simply lie the quotient ob
tained by dividing the total price paid
by tho government for the property
by the number of lots Into which it
will be npportldned.
"The settlers will be allowed ten
years to pay for their lots, payments
to bo mado In ten nnnual Installments,
but ns In the first year they will pay
nothing they will In reality have elev
IEXIC
REVOLUTION j
en years In which to complete theli
payments.
"In order that settlers may beeoim
attached to their properties and In
duced to take a personal interest Ii
their cultivation they will be forbid
den to mortgage or sell their lots unll
thej shall hnvo paid for them in full."
An amusing incident happened it
Guadalajara not long ago. Two citl
zens of that place whose estates ad
joined were constantly engaged In i
wordy war. One of them wns a chick
en fancier, and tho other prided htm
self on his vegetable garden.
A vagrant chicken which had wan
dcrcd beyond tho precincts of the fan
cler's chicken run Invaded the vege
table garden of his neighbor. Tin
chicken enjoyed Itself hugely amoiij.
tho lettuce and tender sprouts of the
garden until discovered by the pro
prietor. who immediately called In 1 lit
services of a gendarme.
The olllcer of the law thereupon nr
rested the chicken nnd haled it befort
the comlsario of the district, who en
tered ou the police blotter a charg
against tho fowl nnd Incarcerated It it'
the jail. Notification was then sent t(
the owner of the chicken setting forth
tho tale of its depredations and inform
Ing him he might release his fowl and
reclaim It by the payment of $40. Tht
chicken Is still In durance vile.
A man was knocked down by n trol
ley car recently and was Immediately
arrested for injuring the car, us In fall
ing the buttons of his coat scratched
the varnished surface of the vehicle.
Tho City of Mexico is possibly tin
best policed metropolis in the world,
but its olUcers, while vigilant, take
every Instruction given them in a lit
eral sense. They will arrest anybody
or anything that violates a city ordl
nance.
A short time ago there was n col
Uslon between two automobiles, one ot
tho machines being so badly damaged
that It had to be left at tho place
where the accident occurred. The pot
sous occupying the machine were
promptly bundled into the auto which
wns able to proceed, and tho entire
party wont to the police station.
But that did not excuse the broken
car. It was formally arrested on the
spot and an officer detailed to see that
It did not get tip and limp back to Its
garage. By some chance the broken
automobile was forgotten for two days,
at the end of which time the police
captain discovered that he wns shy mic
gendarme. Investigation discovered
the gendarme asleep In the machine,
where ho had camped out ever since
charged with its care. And It is very
cold up ou this Mexican plateau at
night, as the City of Mexico is more
than a mile above sea level.
Fires are few and far between in the
City of Mexico, as most of the build
ings nro built either of stono or adobe,
with walls two feet or more In thick
ness. The fire department Is there
fore elementary In character, and when
It turns out on parade It resembles a
dog nnd pony circus. The engine lc
about the size of a teakettle and Is
spiritedly dragged around by a little
long eared burro.
There was a fire in a photograph
gallery not long ago, nnd tho depart
ment was called out. The gallery was
situated on tho third floor, and the to
tally Inadequate engine was unable to
get n stream that high. When tho
fire company arrived nt tho scene tho
Jefe in charge lined all of his men up
along the sidewalk nnd carefully call
ed the roll before they were permitted
to got busy with the fire. The fire,
of course, took every advantage of
this opportunity, and by the time the
firemen got on tho job It was beyond
control.
Among the fire lighting equipment
wns n small extension ladder, nnd It
required fifteen minutes to erect It,
nnd then no one seemed to care to
ascend it, nnd they cannot be blamed
1ft view of what happened afterward.
Finally, some five minutes after tho
ladder had been set in place, one
brave soul essayed the ascent, and
Just ns he reached tho top of the lad
der it collapsed and slid together.
This lauded the daring fireman op
posite the second story balcony,
lie stepped off on the balcony into
safety and was rewarded with n thun
der of "brnvos!" from tho spectators
below. Tipping his hat In apprecia
tion of the' applause, ho stood there,
theadmlred of nil beholders, while
his companions In arms below cheer
ed as wildly as the rest. Having
faithfully performed their duty, they
watebpq the fire burn Itself out nnd
then cnlled n policeman nnd nrrested
it, also tho proprietor, because in Mex
ico If a fire occurs in your establish
ment you must tell the authorities all
about it. give your real name nnd be
glad to escape with a life sentence.
Raising Toads For Market.
A wide awake Rocky mountain hiw
tier out In Greeley, Colo., is rnlslng for
sale garden toads to catch garden In
sects and pests 25 cents a toad. The
toad Is guaranteed to catch seven1 1
thousand Insects, worms, etc., n month
Danes to Doom Agriculture.
Nearly $3,000,000 will be spent in
the encouragement of agriculture lv
the Danish government this year.
CHAMP SAYS, "GO SOUTH."
Loss Food, Clothes and Fuel Mako It
"Poor Man's Land."
Representative Champ Clark of Mis
souri, tho coming speaker of tho na
tional house of representatives, has
amended the famous saying of Horace
Greeley, "Go west, young man go
west!" nnd made It read. "Go south,
my boy go south 1"
Supplementing his amendment, Mr.
Clark snld:
"Tho south is tho place, nnd my ad
vice Is to go there. You won't eat so
much ns you do here In the north. If
you do you'll die. Your clothing must
bo lighter nnd therefore loss expen
sive. You won't have to buy fuel to
speak of, and you can allow your
horses and cattle to graze out of doors
tho year round.
"Believe me, the south Is the poor
man's land, nnd you'll live to see tho
day when the south Is going to be the
richest part of the United States.
"Why, say, I know n mnn who made
?15,000 in one year off three acres of
lettuce. Sounds fishy, doesn't it?
True though, for I took the pains to
find out. It's a great country, boys,
nnd if you want a good tip follow my
advice. That Is, go early to the south
land nnd grow up with Its progress."
ONE LEGGED MEN TO RACE.
A Chance For All of the Peg Legs In
the Nation.
A challenge to nil the one legged
men In tho country to participate In an
endurance foot race from Minneapolis
to St. Louis, beginning April 1!, has
been Issued by Harry Meyers of the
first named dry. He has begun train
ing. Meyers has been trying out a now
artificial racing leg. He thinks the
record ho plans to make will cause
many sound men to hustle to equal It.
Contestants who take up his proposi
tion must deposit a side bot of $1,000
each. He said ho hoped there would
bo tit least t wenty.
The wall; is to be over the route of
the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad.
There are to bo no handicaps. Strict
rules will not be observed, however,
except to make snip that no contestant
rides.
DEPEW IS STILL AMBITIOUS.
Tells an Old Friend He Has His Eves,
on tho ' Golden Stairs."
Chaunccj M. Depew was met in a
hallway of the Grand Central station
by an' old friend who tiart not seen him
since his term as Fnlteil States senator
expired.
"How do you feel, sena'or, and bow
are you passing your time now?" in
quired the friend.
"I feel first rate." cheerily replied
Depew. "a .id I find myself sitting on
my front steps every night with a tele
scope in hand trying to get a glimpse
of the golden stairs up which I realize
1 am lo climb pretty soon.''
X Rayu For Pearl Oysters.
A new use for X rays has been sug
gestedto ascprtnln whether there Is a
pearl in an oyster. If not the oyster
can be put back Into the sea so as to
continue to grow and give it another
chance.
Botween Octogenarians.
"I understand they sentenced him to
life Imprisonment?"
"Well, no: it wasn't as bad as that
no got only ninety-nine years!" Puck.
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long. SO words to a kick. No limit, however, to the num
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Old and young, rich and poor, Hemember two cents a word for the
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There must be something you don't like.
Kick about it. What good is an editor any
way except to fix up the kicks of his read
ers? Relieve your mind and get a prize!
KICK! KICK ! KICK!
FOREIGN MINISTER GREY
FOR TAFT PEACE PLAN.
British Foreign Secretary's Speech For
It Arouses Enthusiasm.
Sir Edward Grey. British foreign sec
retary, recently evoked cheers by un
qualifiedly indorsing the peace pro
posals submitted by President Tnft
and Secretary Knox, which contem
plated a permanent treaty for the arbi
tration of nil questions between Eng
land and America.
When Sir IMwaril referred to the
possibility of the adoption of Presi
dent Toft's proposal he was listened to
In tense silence. If, be said, two of
the greatest nations should thus make
it clear that In no circumstances were
they going to war again the effect of
their example on the world must have
beneficent consequences.
Nations entering such nn agreement,
continued the secretnry, might bo ex
posed to attack by a third nation.
This would probably lead to their mak
ing another agreement to join each
other in any case of quarrel with a
third power in which arbitration was
refused.
"In entering an agreement of this
kind," said Sir Edward, "there would
be risks, nnd you must be prepared for
some sacrifice of national pride. I
know that to produce such change
public opinion must reach very high
ideals, higher than some think possi
ble, but men's minds ure working In
this direction, and history nffords in
stances of reaching such nn ideal
point. It was so In tho case of slavery
when the United States rose up, not
counting the cost In blood or money or
tho risk of national existence."
In conclusion the secretnry said.
"Tho general adoption of such a sys
tem might leave some armies and
navies still In existence, but they
would remain not In rivalry, but as
tho world's police."
Utopian as his hopes might seem to
some, he believed that he would live
long enough to see some progress
toward their realization. "Nations." ho
said in a grave peroration, "are in
bondage to army and navy expendi
tures. May the time soon come when
they shall realize that the law is a bet
ter remedy than force."
The foreign secretary's speech was
loudly cheered and created a deep Im
pression. The .Ickyll and Hydu Idea.
"I wns In Stevenson's company." says
Charles BrDokfield In "Random Remi
niscences." "at the moment that he
conceived the germ of the idea of 'Dr
Jckyll and Mr. Hyde.' He was In
veighlng nguinst n man with whom he
had done business and with whom he
was dissatisfied. The man's name was
Samuel Creggan, or something like It
'He's n mnn who trades on the Snm
ucl,' Stevenson declared, 'no receives
you with Samuel's smile on his face,
with the gesture of Samuel he Invites
you Into n chair, with Samuel's eyes
cast down In self depreciation he tells
you how well satisfied his clients have
nlw.iys been with his dealings, but
every now and again you cntcb a
glimpse of the Creggan peeping out
like a white ferret. Creggnu's the real
man; Samuel's only superficial ' "
A Good Joke.
"What Is n good oke?"
"Any Joke you have read that makes
you sore becrure you didn't think of It
yourself." Exchange.
EDITOR!!!
The Vacant Literary Throne.
There Is, we must admit, today ne
monarch In any tongue upon the liter
nry throne, no sovereign world name
In poetry or prose. In whom, ns has
happened before now, not so many
generations ago. In royal succession tu
Scott. Byron, Goethe. Hugo. Tolstoy,
nil the civilized world -Teuton, Lntln,
Celt. Slav, oriental Is Interested, for
whose new works It looks or where II
seeks the gospel of the day. Nnbocb-
llsh. to use no Irish word that became
n favorite with Sir Walter Scott. It
does not matter. Do not let us nurse
the humor of the despondent editor
who mournfully told his renders. "No
new epic this month."
Nobody can tell bow the wonders ol
language are performed nor bow a
book comes into tho world. Genius Is
penlus. The lamp that today some
may think burns low will be replenish
ed. New orbs will bring light. Litera
ture may be trusted to take care of
Itself, for It is the transcript of the
drama of life, with all Its actors
moods and strange (lashing fortunes
The curiosity that It meets Is per
petual and Insatiable, nnd the impulses
that inspire It can never bo extinguish
ed. John Morley.
Thought It Was Serious. .
The burning of the famous Grey
friars church In Edinburgh occurred
one Sunday morning, nnd the young
people or ii house which backed upon
the HHircliynrd were among the first.
as they were preparing to start for
church, to observe the tin rues. It was
the housemaid's Sunday out. and old
Kitty, the cook, wns that day respon
sible for her duties. Hearing unwonted
commotion and excited outcries up
stairs, she came panting and hobbling
up from her basement kitchen, crying
anxiously ut each stair:
"Oh, what Is't? What ls't?"
"Oh. Kltry. look here!" cried one of
the girls from a window. "Greyfriars
church is burning up."
Kitty dropped limply on a settee.
"is that a', miss?" she grumbled be
tween gasps. "What a fright ye good
me! I thicbt ye said tho parlor fire
was out." Youth's Companion.
SPENCER
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IV. B. HOLMES, President.
A. T. SEARLE, Vice Pres.
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Livery.
LIVERY. tred. G. Rickard has re
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