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Mohave County miner., 1883-04-15
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 One inch in column, 2.00 for first inser- tion and 1. % per inch for each additional insertion.
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 Professional and busness clrds inserted CT g per month or S20 per year.
 E.C. DAKE, Room G, Merchants Ex- change Building. San Francisco, Cal. Is the sole agent for the MoBAvE ConNTY MINER in that oity. The paper is kept on file Tn his office. He is authorized to collect monies due this establis aulent; take orders for advertising and attend to any other business devolving upon him as the repres- sntative of the publishers.
Mohave County miner., 1883-04-15
MINERAL PARK, APRIL 15, 1883.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The furious wind storms Of the past few days appear to have extend ed from Albuquerque to San Bernar dino.
Mohave County miner., 1883-04-15

Entered at the postofice in Mineral Park as second-class matter.
Mohave County miner., 1883-04-15
lie does nit have to support the man
 who does not pay.
We Extend Our Thanks

To our friends and patrons for past favors and hope to get a share of their patron
 age Tn the future.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
A Gown With Il History.

A modi8ic in Fourteenth street has on
exhibition I'M elaborate satin gown,
whose history can be traced without n
break, 1t is claimed, To its original owner
mud wcmrcr, Queen Marie Antoinette. 1t
is Of pale yellow, or rather il was, for age
has mcllowcd il to an old gold hue; it is
richly embroidered in clusters OF flowers
of natural color, which still retain their
lilat hriiliHncy. The unfortunate queens
iundncss for flowers IL well known, and
the models Of the pausies and roses and
carnations ON this gown might have been
chosen by her from the gardens of her
lnyorlto Petit Trianon. Its asserted
gcnunoucss is thus mndc ont
During the spring following the exccu-
ton Of Louis XVI, January 81, 1893
the revolutionary tribunal decrccd that
the furniture and entire contents of the
llilerics should be disposed Of The
sale continued six months, and would
have continued much longer had it not
been legally stopped Pierre de Ia Re-
biere, minister of foreign affairs, then
vought three gowns belonging to Marie
Antoinette, which passed to his son, who
went to San Domingo, and fled, during
the last insurrection ON the island, 10
Philadelphia. Tho gowns descended to
his daughter, Nine. Rcmic Mignot, Of
Charleston. ). G., granddaughter of
Pierre de In Roviere), who was aftcrward
married TO NJ. Rutics, of that city
Through her the palo yellow satin came
mtoposscssion of her eldest daughter, now
Mrs Churchill, and from her the modiste
purchased it some months ago II hns
been very carefully vampcd and newly
put together, 80 that it preserves, under
| the circumstances, m astonishing fresh
ness, AS may he supposed, il liz the OBJ
Ject OF the deepest interest to many
women, not on account of its associations,
but of its having belonged to sovereign
famous for her elegant toilets. II his
tory could be studied by and through
clothes, how many enthusiastic students
there would be among tho other scx, and
how wonderfully proficient they would
become. One of tho two remaining gowns,
n blue one, was given TO another daugh-
ter OF Nlme, Mignot, who, after marriage,
removed to Holland, and it was used as n
covering for some handsome piece of
furniture now in possession of her hus-
band, living Mt the little town of Elm
hovenI, North Brabant The third,
purple gown, having been owned by a
sister Of Nine. Mignot, returned to
madame after her sisters death, and was
burned during the great fire at Charles
Ton IN 1851. The authenticity of the sole
surviving historic gown appears to bo
pretty well established. --Ne,o York
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
The Cost OF Stopping Il Train of Cars.

The cost OF stopping train OF cars,
is being guessed nj by experts just now
in u very Interesting way. And il is
someh ne worth the in iuiry OF railroad
men, especially in Come licu', where,
besides the stations, there are 50 many
draw-bridges mt which the saley OF the
travelling publ demands full stops.
Estimates o; the cost have ranged from
one. quarter of cent up 10 two dollars
for stopping an ordinary passenger
train. Tho small i9urc represented
only the est mated loss of metal by APP
plying the brake TO the wheel. some
of the real cons dcrat ons that 90 TO
make up the cost OF II op are the coal
burned while the train is standing till
and in order TO resume the former
speed. This the Pennsylvania Railroad
people put at twelve 10 fifteen cents;
then there are the wages OF all the per-
sons on the train, who, while the train
slows down and stops, are paid rs it
they were running. This is insignificant
in the case OF one person, but il amounts
10 something when the whole train
force is considered; besides these there
is the wear of rails. A rail lasts only u
third as long where trains come TO
stop on il as when cleiy run over
This is the result OF the act on OF the
brakes. Then, too, more accidents
occur to engines, to wheels, AMI TO
nxIcs, in com NJ TO n stop or in starting
again, than when running right along
The RdiirOdd Gd.Ctc reports discus.
sion on this subject, in which the con
clusion is reached that the actual cost
of stopping an ordinary tran is about
thirty TO sixty cents, An u using story
is told of trial where experts testified
that it cost two dollars to stop Il train.
They established the fact. Then tho
counsel on tho other side produced the
company's timetable, with a full list of
all the stops, including station, took the
total number OF its trans, calculated
the total stoppagcs OF n | the trains for
one year, multiple the result by two
dollars the experts estimate OF cost
and demonstrated that the stoppages
alone had, il the estimate was righl =,
cost the company three times rs much
rs the entire amount OF its operating cx-
penscs Tor the year This reduction To
n solid basis OF fact upset the two dollar
theory ellcctually. -HarJord (Coal.)
COUIUlR.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
A Radical Chance.

The rapidity with which the world
progresses is astounding. The fashions
Tor girls who elope just now are yery
PLAIN, Some white drapery, conven,
lent window, n long ladder, a dark night
coach, minister and the house of n
friend, and the elopement is over If
,he irate father, armed with A double.
parreled coal shovel and town con.
stable, does not pursue, the affair is nj.
though q picturesque, not exactly n suc.
Gesslul elopement. II the father of tbe
BRIDE relents within two days the foolish
couple are not happy. If it leaks ont
that the mother Of the bride is in the ths
secret much of the pleasure of the trim is
spoiled, II both the father and mother
OF the bride are in the secret of her 90.
ing away and have actually left the lad
der near the window, and chat fact ia
found out, the elopement is failure, Tn
tho olden time the elopement brida
packed all her portable goods on herself
and went away heavily laden. Now. as
she Is about to return in q day or two in
her dy-friend's dress, she goes awav
quite light. e''' away
NEVER strike a man when he ia down
lnless he 10 full 90 o goose,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Dose cup Advertisementin another column
Nothing Like II.

No mel'cue h" ever been known 30 effectual in
he cure oil all tho,l di'o''e' arising from an In
pure condition Of the bloodss scovls Sarsapa rl !,
or Blood and Liver Syrup for the cure Of SoroiuIa
White Swe)llngs, Rheumatism, Pimples, Blotohes
Eruptions, Venereal sores and Diseases, Consum D
tion, GoitIe, Bois, Cancers. and all kindred dis.
'ases, ltIuri6es the system, brings color TO tn
checks and restores the sufferer to normal condie
ton Of health and viger.
II is asserted that the ordinary cosmetics used BY
lsdes are productive Of grert mischief. We believe
this lie so, and that better means OF securing q
beautiful complexion 1, To use some good blood
medicine like scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup
which cleanses the blood and gives permanent
beauty to the skin.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
PITII AND POINT.

iii make you Dance" said an trait
mother, pursuing an erring son, slipper
IN hand. "Then," remarked tho juye
milo, "we shall have bawl."
1T is the easiest thing in the world Il
tell man Of brains from fool, half {
square off-a man Of brains never act:
a. II he owned the whole street.
-" Employment so certainly produce
chcerfulness," old Bishop Hall used ID
say, SHAT / have known n man TO come
home in high spirits from funeral be-
cause he had the management Of it,
Said little daughter: "Oh, nam.
ma, do love Sunday so much" 81
am glad you do, my darling; but why
do you love the Sabbath 80 much7"
"Oh, because We have fss.balls for
breakfast"
-.Once, wnen papa was carrying Ava
across an icy spot, he slipped a little
several times. Ava frightened her wee
arms around his neck. arm hold you
up Just as tight, papa" said she, "and
then you won't fall down"
-" Confound those cats!" exclaimed
old Xylo, as he reached for his gun and
crept stealthily toward the back window
"Why, those are not cats" calmly re-
piled his wiser seycn.oighths; "it is only
our new church choir, practicing for TO-
morrow. IN Y. C0mmercai.
-"Faith," said Jimmy O'Brien,
"America is the friend OF the Irish.
Bedad they think 50 mooch Of the lrisIi
bycs and guul5 that they name their
States by them. There's O'Ilier, and
Oregon and Mrs. ore; which tho
same il meant for Mrs. Oplara, and |
think as tho next sthate will bo
O'Brion. "--OH CITY Dlrrick.
--"See heah, ole woman, dis hoah
waters done got lip-skippers int"
said Uncle Nose, rs the old lady passed
him blue, decorated mug with the han
die broken Off "Um, s'pose'n dcy is;
dey won't hurt yO' carcas much, nOhOw.
Go long; doan' recken dey'll be aIibe
wen yo' done swallcred 'em, do yO'2
Drinkt it down, niggah, drinl;t it down.
Yo's gcttin' pow'ful tcchy."-7ezan
Oddities.
The elder Weller,of facetiOus mem
DRY, expressed himself strongly on the
subject OF widows. There be- people in
this land Of tho attorney aud home of
The breach Of promise suit who are dis
posed 10 side with him. "Comc," said
. Cincinnati man, showing a Chicago
friend the Institutions Of tho city, "Come,
let US go and see tho WidOw8' llomo.'
"NOt much" cried the terrified yisi.
tor. 81 saw n widow homo once and il
cost me $4,000 for alleged breach Of
promise. No, sir. Send the widows
home in hack. IN J. HeraM.
--"Do they play tunes on fish
horns," Med0raP Certainly they do.
They play scales. They also make
sounds. One dollar for information,
please. No, pay here. Never leave any
money NJ the business Office. Why
nOtP We'll, il you knew what ra3tlo
tho editor had with the business mana
ger every rent day You wouldn't a9l,
"Why nOtp" Thanks, but there's fifty
cents moro now for answering tho qucs-
ton about the business manager. Tho
lever that moves tho world has to he
kept CREASED, some way.-Bariiagion
HgwEeUe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Technical Education in Belgium.

One of the Commissioners on Tech
ricnl Education Of Great Britain give
some interesting particulars concerning
the attention paid to technical education
ut the famous works of John Cockeril
Of Seraing, Belgium. In tho several DE-
partments Of mining, smelling, forgin
and machine making about 10000 me-
are employed, and the wages pal,
amount to about g., 0OO,0 per annum
About 100 draughtSmen are employed
Of whom twenty-five arc Germans ant
Swiss from the polytechnic schools o
their respective countries. Several FIRE
night schools are attended by boys au'
adults from the works, numbering near
ly 1000. There is also mn industru
technical school. attended by abou
eighty filters, boilermakcrs, and youn,
men from all the departments, while
mining school in connection with til
works is attended by about 200 student
According to statements made by II
director OF the steel department, al
young men under eight Ell years emplo,
cd in that department are required
attend the night school, and absence is
in some cases, punished by expulsion
from the works. A similar state OF thing,
exists at the great zinc works near Liegc
the Vieille Montague, employing abou,
1900 men, and where intelligence in a.
the operations is insisted upon to sucl
an extent that apprentices are required
to attend the evening schools. It is moi
thought that the attendance at the night
schools makes the young men better
workmen, but it is considered to trail
them to habits of thought and reflection.
to keep them from worse piaces, and tt
tend in all respects TO make them better
men
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
cremation OF the Dead In ia an.

As men and women are born into this
world. so sure is IL that they shall die;
and as death has that about 1t that is
mystery unfatbomable, 1t is not strange
that Il should be attended with all the
nomp and ceremony the occasion will
admit of. The Japanese have rites Pc
culiar to their religious faith that are
observed in consigning their dead TO
earth. there to await the unknown that
NAV be. After death the cadaver Is
taken by the friends to the ORIGINATING
grounds at evening; it Is taken to the
house Of the priest attendant upon the
place. who offers prayer for the dead
The body is then cremated, burning al
night. On the following morning the
relatives collect what particles @
bone they can find uncon
.umed and place them in {
fine jar, which is securely sealed, 1t II
customary to place number OF com
and some leaves Of plant sacred to thu
use--known as the Shikibi-in the lart
insure the passage of the dead across TIL
Sandsu or Styx, us it is supposed thai
there is an old woman who has charge 0
the ferry who must epaid ere she will
low any soul in her boat. A squn'
bier is used to transport the coffin j.
upon as it is being taken to the plar
Of sculpture, on each corner Of which ,
affixed a branch of the Shikibi plant
The bier is covered with white garment
such IA are worn by women when the.
arc being married. All who attend I'll.
funeral are dressed in white. In fror
Of the bier there is carried wooden tai
let, on which is inscribed the record
name, birth and date Of death OF Il
late departed. White lanterns are ais
carried in professions, the more elevate
the rank OF the dead the more lantern
there are carried.-Cor. San Frdncisr'
Chronicle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
MARYLAND TO the Front,

The Hon. Oden Bowie, Ex-Governor
of Maryland, President of the Baltimore
City Passenger Railway Co., also Presi-
dent of the Maryland Jockey Club says
"Both in my family, and in my private
stables, as well as those of the City Pas
scngcr Railway Co. ! have for severa
years used st. Jacobs Oil most satisfac-
torily." Such a statemen fought to con
vince every reader OF this paper.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
"A girl eleven years old, the daughter

"A girl eleven years old, the daughter
of Perry A. Conner, in Mercer County,
Pennsylvania, was sent TO neighbor's
house on an GRAND the other day. The
people were all out, and she attempted
to get in through q window. She WIS
partly through the opening, when the
sash fell, striking her on tho back of the
neck. The blow broke her neck, and
when the mother, alarmed by her long
absence, went to look for the child, she
found her lifeless body hanging to the
window. Pittsburgh Post
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

hENsMAN's pepionized beef tonic, the on
ly preparation of teef cont aiming its entire nu
ttitiOusproperties. 1t contains blood making
force.generating and DEMONSTRATING proper
ties; invaluable for indigestion, dysper sis,
nervous prostrauon, and all forms OF general
debility; also, In all enfeebled conditions,
whether the result Of exhaustion, nervous
prostration, over.work or acute disease, par.
ticularly il resulting from pulmonary COM
plants. Caswell, Hazard & Co., proprietors,
New York. Sold by druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

The other evening Richard Frecthy,
a butcher at Eloncsdalo, Pa, was re
turning homo from Waymart, ten miles
d slant. where he had sold q load of
meat, when, us he was passing through
q piece OF woods, powerful man
jumped into tho sleigh, grabbed tho
reins, aud demanded Froethy's money.
in the struggle Freetby was thrown out
OF the sleigh Tho horses started on n
run, carrying the highwayman with
them Freethy retained his money and
was not hurt The team was after
ward ward found standing in the road five
miles away.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Mn. WnLIAM WrNwpn Will, :

MIR. WILLIAM WINTER will writo ,u,
volumes in tho series Of actors' Ni s".
rinphies--one on the Wallacka and on ",o u
the Jeiiersons. Tho book on tho Ro o ~.
will DO the work Of Mrs. Clark Mr
Edwin Booths sister. Mrs Clemon ~; !.
TO write ono Of tho series--that on =,
Charlotte Cushman--and Miss Kata
Field another. Mr.. Lawrence Hutton
will write volume on the American
drama
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
A Oueer Breed Of Children.

"There are the most curious children III
that coach that | ever saw in my life"
said gentlemen standing Oh the Union
Pacific Depot platform to Bee reporter.
Gust step in and look nj EN-, and ii you
can tell me what they are you can have
them" With view of accepting the offer
and starting n side-show business if the
articles referred to proved to be genuine
curiosities, the Bee representative noun
ted the steps Of the coach on tour OF
investigation. Surely enough, occupying
four seats on the left hand side, sat n Chi
naman well dressed in his national cos
tune and beside him q full-blooded ne
gro woman, holding two children on her
lap, while four others, under the charge
of Chinese servant, rolled and tumbled
over The seats and down the aisles of the
car. There was nothing 50 peculiar in
the appearance Of either the man and
wife, for so the reporter found them to be,
but the six children, the oldest of whom
was nine years Of age, were the most
singular combination Of negro and Chin
Csc Imaginable. Their hair was crisp and
curly; their skin very dark, but the
shape of their face and the almond-shapcd
eyes proclaimed their paternity too dis
tinctly for any mistake. They iabbered a.
way with Observation-Disclosures tongue in
the most artless manner, while at the same
time they kept the passengers in convul.
sions Of laughter with contortions and
pIimaccs which would have done infinite
credit to the stage Of negro minstrelsy.
The reporter accrtained that the name Of
the Chiaman was Hang Hang, who, twelve
years ago, wcnta coolie to Cuba. While
working in Cube he became enamored OF
a negro slave, He saved enough to pur.
chase her freedom and married her. Ii
the course of few years he became 6
coolie contractor himself, and is now
wealthy. -Omdhd Bee.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

A GREAT lew York paper notices the
scarcity of small bills. Poor people
who have marketing to do, have noticed
the same thing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Tint Hulhn nd aG Nina

Is three times the man he was before he
began using Wells Health Remover. 81.
DoN'TDIEIHT THE House. Rough on Rats. I"
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, bed.bugs l6o
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

ENGLISH Sou1REs allow their SONS in
~. !, \. army \ less than formerly, on account
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

"A block Of buildings in Phila 'elphla
is insured for S27, 500, 600, or at the rate
OF ~, coo, 600 per acre.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

IT has been decided, in Canada, by
the Court of Queens Bench, that Sun
day concerts are illegal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

Ladies & chiIdren's boots & shoes can't ru,
overif Lyons Pat. Heel Stiieners ar e us ed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

NEVER strike man when he is down.
inless he is full % . goose.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-05-25
New Clerk.

An oil merchant who has been in
busine here since Adam was a little
boy, called a new clerk T. his desk one
morning this week to have a talk with
him. The clerk is very smart AMI the
proprietor said to him:
Young man, you are too smart
You have got so you smell Of gin
You wear neckties that would scare a
horse, and yoi seem to Be Il year ahead
Of the styles. Sir, the pants this year
seemed to M to be tight e1o1gh. but
those new pants va have got are 81
tight that | don see now Won get all Of
yourselfinto them without using a shoe
horn or stretching them with a glove
stretchrr. You wear number SIX
hat, with a washer inside Of il. and d.
number twelve shoe, AMI your coat
tails are SO short | should think yau
would take your death of cold. And
lock at that diamond pin, or is j; alum.
You have your finger nails dressed by
professional corn doctor, ani your
HAIR is parted in the middle and plas-
tered down with ban ioline. lou gst
nine dollars week, and pay SIX dol
lars for board. seven dollars for whIS-
ky, and five dollars for segars. Now
where do you get your clothes: You
think | am blamed fool to live here
forty years aud not ge, on the racket
of soft healed xii like you. Now.
you 90 and sweep out the stare and
come in here about the time yon usu-
ally 90 out for drink. and will have
a little time to give you some advice
that will do you gooI.' The yolng
fellow went out and did not come in
again, and some think that he cav led
into a gas pipe.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-05-25

THE best newspaper in the county
he PoRT TOBACCO TIMES.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-05-25
The Sweet Potato.

Not many years ago the supply of
sweet potatoes for Northern consump-
tion came so generally from Southern
localities, that they were frequently
called Carolina potatoes" For long
time it was supposed that New Jersey
was the northern limit of their sue
cessful cultivation, but of late years
they have been grown in many other
northern States. There are two essen
tlals in raising sweet potatoes at the
North a very light, sandy soil, and
good supply of well decomposed man
ure. The manure should be deposit
ed on the surface Of the ground, IL,
rows or strips about three and half
feet apart from centre to centre. Then
with a plow turn burrows over this
manure from each side, to form ridges,
as high as the soil can be thrown with
the plow. The ridges are finished by
the use of the hoe, and the plants set
on the tops of the ridges every Is or
20 inches. The plants generally have
several leaves, with roots at the bot
tom. In setting, use common plas
terer's trowel, thrusting it into the
soil, and moving it back and forth un-
til an opening is made deep enough to
admit the plant down to the last good
leaf. In very dry time, make the
holes, fill them with water, and when
thai has soaked away, set the plant
Should late frost kill that part of
plant which shows above ground, a
new growth will start from below
The plants are slow in starting, but
afterwards grow very rapidly. The
ridges must be kept clear of weeds un-
til the vine covers them, and for this
no implement is more useful than a
sharp rake. In the Northern States,
June is quite early enough for setting
the plants, and we have had a good
crop from planting made early in
July. When the vines begin to run,
they will show disposition to form
roots at the joints. This must be
checked by moving the vines OCCASION
ally. The "Early Nansemond' is the
most popular variety, though some of
the others are earlier.-American Ag-
ricalturist for June.