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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
spurious Ancieat Coin.
From ne Topeka Cum n,OntUsdlth.

The other day q man passed a gold coin on
Matt Ciesry conductor OF the train who discovered that
II bogus cOin in sense Deputy United States
Marshal Smith was aboard the trsin aud arrested the
man. lie gave his name as Arlington, When searched
he was found to have Of the bogus coins In
his possession They IRE duplicates OF old coins issued
I7ot-lNP The coin reporter bears date 1890
the genuine old coins when brass WAS used - alloy In.
stead OF copper II Ia not charged that the
Ia not worth - because u ID gold therefore It L. not
eountsrieng but Tue manufacture OF coin OF the
able The eoln Il worth 20 nunlsn,aiiss about sltO,
would net the operator handsomely he was not Do
tscted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
Mary.


Dan 7 forget the happy night,
In that December weather,
When abe and l. with Footsteps light.
Walked hOme from church togethsTf
Ny heart was rent twiA Joy and fear
And she wns coy and chary,
For that which uGidens love to hear
I'D whispered III her tiny car
While walking home with Mary.
All. that was In the long ago
hut somehow It rseiis nearer,
And those dear days We used to know
Seem always, somehow, dearer,
when Mary fingers by my side,
A. coy and swsetly chary
A. when, in that December tide,
! wOocd and won my little bride,
While walking home with Nary.
God bless thee, Mary. for the peace
That cou1eth with this seeming,
And grant ne'er shall Know safcease
FROM this delightful dreaming,
For IN ruine age you are to me,
Though all the world may vary
The saine sweet Kiri you used to be;
Ami to n land my faith can see,
I'm walking home with Mary.
EUGENk FIELD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
showing Sand.


At last Monday nights meeting OF tho Micro
seopieal Society Hanks read IN Interesting paper
Some Notable Features OF the Great San Francisco
Snow Storm" Tho lecturer It seems being DESTROYS OF
getting some chemically pure water collected some of
the and found to his surprise that the from
was muddy and milky On placing u under the mi,
resembling that OF the Colorado and Mojave deserts
While making further experiments he hnppe ned 10 read
Q telegram from Fresno, announcing that u shower OF
mud had fallen although the atmosphere Ind been per
fectly quiet for week lie then procured OF this
mud, and found that It almost Identical with that
obtained from the pnow The lecturer stated further
that he had made calculation To the amount sand
which fell In that memorable storm, aud that he had
found to be 10 tons 70 the square mic surprising the
fall to have been equal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
The Little Roundhead Maid.


From, the Modern Aye
She sits within her window;
treat London roars below:
In purying tide its wealth and pride
Forever flash and flow.
The CropIieud stalks In soinbre weed,
The gallant checks his chatting steCd
Tho one turns up n furtive eye,
The other laugh. aud jniglcs by;
She thinks II sad and Stacking;
II makes her hn'y afraid;
She vixhs, anil irends her stocking,
The little Roundhead maid.
She sta within her window:
Great London ronrs below:
In glitterinR gear "A Cavalier
Rides toward her. proud and slow,
lie gHZes upward from the street
She knows not how--th.r chances meet;
She drops her eyes, he rides away;
And yet-and yet-lIis features stay.
She knows't IL sad aud shocking;
II makes her heart AFRAID;
She cannot mend her stocking,
The little Roundhead maid.
She sits within her window.
Great London ronrs below;
But what To her are sound and stir,
And all the changing shown
For. lighting up the dlngy room,
Against her droopr \ jewell-i plume,
Aud. bending fondiy at her aide,
The gallant wors her for his bride,
II may he sad aud shocking;
1t makes her half afraid;
And yet she leaves her stocking,
The little lioundheim maid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11

PrVm TIE Harrard Adcocdn
We stood At the bars ~ the sun went down
Behind the hills on o summer day
Her ewes were tender and b,a and brown,
Her breath as sweet ns thu new.mown hay.
Far from the wept the faint sunshine
Glanced sparkling "a her golden hair.
Those calm deep eyes were turned toward NINE
And = look OF cohtentnient rested there,
I see her bathed In the sunlight food,
] zee her standing peacefully now
Peacefully standing ana chew InH her cud,
Al rubbed her ehrs-that Jersey COW.
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A Pair OF Vases that Cost "a, 800.
Prom me BOSTON Transcript

A pair OF Sevres vases. valued ut SO. 500. are
eSnsu, copied from pair ordered for Queen 'istcrA
onyx. d.corated in French bronze The vases ar.
Hurmuunied by crown OF flowers in brouH-. of rars
Workmanship, mud have handles of tho same rich ma
tetial. Upon groundwork OF old blue enamel me De
siHp represents upon the Venus r!Ans Isu the bsA
aud upon the other the fable OF LurUpa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-11
A Pietare Of = Town Agency In Maine.
Prom, sAs Bath Independenf.

1t Is q prevalent opinion among many that
HS c wners ns
inasmuch as nobody who is known to abuse
liquor is allowed to obtain any from the agent
Hall block are two books, in one OF which goes
down for public inspection the name Of every
paid, the quantity OF liquor purchased tho
kind Nc These books are open 70 inspection
S a I tho hs arc c" 9 WIZ
small bottles Allied or empty. 1t is picture in
fact. Of an old fashioned barroom. and differs
Any Individual known to the agent as an
abuser Of LIQUOR never gots drop. Hard cases
only SSSp shrs Vain H.
Tarbox H. up to most of the lodges. In order
sG Is not t. obtain II
known favorably he may obtain his spirits
without the additional cost Of a PHYSICIANS
pages Of the register OF names and notice the
frequency with which certain parties; most
tain tholr supplies. l Iaree n"mber pSp-
class use only hall pint in two
s "r SS %hcs those
their lives that they properly use liquor Alder
man Elliot, who has charge OF the agency. pur-
1ay ssrb that he
Of any kind in, his life. and yet Mr. Elliot has
failing, the best OF liquors. as Agent TarbON
says. During the past few years the liquors
have given entire sat isfnction.
In stock are the following liquors. with prices
by tho gallon and pint:
VIM sa z ss", 81 Ps s. G" So CO. and TO
cents per pint.
an g pss gallon; 60 cents .',,p pc, pint
AsTn@ ~ yer sns! s 20 20, cents per PM.
i@por.sd wines. g and . per gallon; ~ and u Ssa.s
Jamaica rum % per gallon
Porter, $40 per dozen quarts.
Bass's ale the same porter.
Export lager 81 per dozen pns two bottles for IS
cents
Among the wines are madeira. old port and
shorty. for use entirely In sick ness.
~. The value OF the stock on hand varies from
$500 to 81 900 and no insurance is put upon
either it or the agency.
The prices are placed at about as per cent.
above the actual cost OF tho liquor when placed
In the agency. and the design Is to sell at u
year few hundred dollars were cleared and
this was covered into the city treasury. This
year It Will be tho same. owing to increase in
population. aud next year there will DO proba-
bly, scaling down OF prices.
The agents salary IL $3.50. Out OF this no
has to pay the rent Of the agency which at
present is $50: fuel and light cost $50 more. 80
that it leaves the agent $3.50. Take from this
house rent 800. and it doesn't leave a very
income Of the rest Of the liquor agents in town
Mr.. TnrbOX tolls us that many funny incidents
occur. Heightened ladies. for instance viii come
in for liquor and bog not to have their names
down Just the same II they get their tonic.
When ont of-town parties buy. they have to
bring an order from the selectmen Of their
town In order to obtain their liquor
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H.. DanUssv 60 ~ sbs RasanAs - AARev-
eve Ysass % RrsAihstsss.

IL. Da,sssy a1.s Up sAs nassaAs - Harev-
eve Yssvs 81 Frshihsssss.
TAe Rss O. D cvsss.
Ny DEAR SIR: Yours IA at hand, enolosing
. newspaper paragraph. afYirmins that pro-
hIbition In Maine IL dead failure" and In
Quiring as to the truth Of the allegation. The
authors Of such statements must suppose that
tho people Of Maine arc devoid Of common
sense to cling for thirty years TO Legislative
policy toward the drnm Shoes which n alleged
to 30 . "doad failure. and to cling to IL. too.
by constantly increasing majority-a majority
so great that NO political party now dares TO
take issue against prohibition. In other mat
tors the fact that very large majority Of the
people Of any State including nineteenth Of
tho better elements Of society. earnestly sup
port any Legislative policy after having tried IL
for thirty years. would DO accepted as con-
elusive proof that II has worked we'll and has
proved success rather than q "dond failure"
ity some Of tho benefits which tho people Of
Maine. who are the only persons who can
know. believe they have received from their
laws prohibiting dram shops:
I. Prohibition has not extinguished the 80
cret liquor traffic. any more than laws prohibit
well nigh driven the open .grog shops from the
state. and forced tho trafiic into hidden dens.
rSds SssS Of ew
are exposed TO one who In not seeking Thorn.
2. The number Of even these secret places is
less than one-third the number proportion
ately. OF open grOg shops on the average In tho
Union. and their sales aro but a fraction OF the
average sales In the country.
3. The arrests for drunkenness aro far less
than in any license State in the country. In
the rural portions Of the State drunkenness is
rare. and even In tho cities tho average II less
than half Of the average Of arrests in license
cities Of similar population.
4. More important still orr prohibitory laws
have had potent educating influence against
drinking habits: for whatever the law licenses.
II makes respectable. md whatever IL prohibits.
1t makes disrespectable and questionable. As
u consequence. IL liz the testimony OF unpreju-
diced Observers that the people of Maine are
less given to drinking habits than any other
similar population In the country.
Very truly yours, NELSON DINGIEY. in.
WAHIIINaTON. Feb. 10.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Arizona is rapidly developing hel
 immense resources as a cattle coun-
 try says the Santa Fe Trail. Such
 widespreading plateaus us the San Simon Valley, the Wallen plains and the lmmeuse stretch of table lands west of the Baboqnivari mountains in the southern part of the Territory with lnesas or table lands along the foothills, affording excellent grazing lands, wble the higher mesa lands in the west and northwest are covered with nutricious grasses. The great plsteaus in the "tinber belt" north of Globe ana east of Prescott, and the valleys in the northern noun tains afford a boundless range. The Arizona papers declare that more stock is being driven into the Terri tory than ever before. 1 comes from Texas, New Mexico and Gal lfornia, and evidently indicates that Arizona is fast becoming one of the great stock sections.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

1t WAS reported q short time ago [. at piles had been driven by dy- aaInite in some German experiments. Later advices concerning the process state that an iron plate sixteen inch es thick is placed on the top of the pile to be driven, and upon thls plate d pound and a half charge of dynam lte is exLloded by electricity. The force of the explosion drives the pile into the mud as far as would five blows struck by a weight of 3250 pounds falling from height of ten feet. The system was originated by Herr Pradamovic, city engineer of Pesth.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Since the late Ohio election 1t is observed that quite large number of her citizens, who have been alien ated from the democratic party some of them from early childhood are now trying to squeeze back into the democratic ranks. By this we are reminded of a remarkable case of constancy in England. A man who separated from his wife 35 5years ago, has just returned and offered to kiss and make up." A few days prior to the offer the wife had fallen heir to S65O,OOO.-Texas Siftings.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Regina Anderson, young and beautiful blind girl, who had beell deluded into exchanging her home in Sweden for one in Salt Lake City, but who was rescued at Castle Gar lien by her brother and sister, said f the missionary who had decelved ner: '.He told me that the weather ,o Uran was always ploasant, ard
 it nobody lived there hut rich men, i great many of whom were unmar- tied aud wanted wives. He told me shat a husband WAS awaiting me luong his people, and sad that he ..ued big coal mi1t, lived iB d
 1lace and owned dozen carriage i'd a great stable full of horses
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

A new parlor and sleeping car has no aisle running through the center. Instead there Is corridor at the side into which the doors Of the various compartments open. The sofas with which the compartments are fur nished are at night transformed into beds. The beds are made up with the head next the corridor partition, bringing the vital parts of the body into the middle of the cara safer position than along the sides of the windows. The beds are longer than those of either cars.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

The modest editor of the Cincin- natl Merchant-Traveler says: "Edi- torials ir newspaper offices are usu- ally the first to go when there is a rush of valuable matter, and we experienced that kind of rush this week, hence the absence of our own work to give place to that of oth- ers."
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

They have very lazy game oi chance in South America. A pool is made, and each player furnishes him self with piece of loaf sugar, which he places in front of him. Leisurely whiting their cigarettes, the players keep a watchful eye upon the sugar, and the possessor of the piece on which a fly first alights takes the pool.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09
d Se al Sea.

!J. 7. MatFje in PliI4de!phis Weekjg Tines
 We were now within less than two
 miles of the flying stranger when we
 opened fire on her from our eleven
 inch pivot, exploding a shell right
 under her bow and nearly deluging
 the blockader's decks with water,
 but doing DO further harm. While
 we were relocating the pivot she put
 her helm haTd-a-starboard and ran
 across our bow, heading directly for the shore-distant about a mile and
 a half-apparently intending to run herself ashore. Captain Clary shouted:
 Put your helm hard a starbOard, sir" Hard a starboard," answered the officer at the wheel the same moment, putting the wheel sharply about, and the ship turned on her heel as if sho knew what was ex- pected of her and started directly for the shore with the stranger, now right abeam, starboard side about a mile off, bringing our whole bat tery of five guns to bear on her. The captain called out to forward rife: Fire as soon as you are ready and without further orders, only don't waste the ammunition. Pivot there, sir; fire carefully and alm at the wheel-house and at no other place. Sink her if possible; go ahead and show us what you can do. Quarter deck battery, take good aim and lire as rapidly as you can; aim at the wheel-house; don't let her get away from us" A shell from the rife ex- pioded over her; a shell from the burst close beside her, and the three and eight inch shell guns were sendingtheir compliments thick and fast, but strange to say not 3 single -shot had struck her. She
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

This is the third time you have called me a liar, sir" exclaimed an excited man" That so?" repl1ed the ag9ressor. Only three times? Then fear teat I have not discharged my duty"
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

When handsom young wife went to a hardware shop to get one of those wooden contrivances to smash potatoes, and said: "I want mash er," every man in the shop, from the boss to the office boy, started to at. tend her.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

One of the insane women whu es- capped from the Utah Asylum 8 few days ago was captured after she had wandered about in snow-storm for tLirty-six hours.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

more than ten feet of water, and as we were getting into three fathoms again, with intense chagriD we gave up the chase, sending as a parting compliment an eleven-inch shell with our regrets.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

A young man in South Carolina, only 20 years of age, has been engdg- ed nineteen times. It is seldom that youth of his age has been the hero of so many narrow escapes.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Ask friend for the loan of a sov- ereign through a telephone and he say II cannot understand. Come here at three o'clock. At three o'clock the man who could not understand will be somewhere else.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

For the dead man it Is better for people to wonder why no monument has been erected for him than it is for them to express surprise that a monument should be put up.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

A young gentleman leaving Lake City for the Exposition thought he
 would take an allegator egg along to show his friends. Arriving at Louis vile, before opening his trunk he heard what he supposed to be rat in there, kicking up merry thunder.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Upon opening the trunk, imagine his surprise n finding we'll developed young 'gatter prancing around in fine style. The egg had hatched en route.-Dake City (Fla.) Reporter.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Along the streets of New York and over the roofs of its buildings there are strung not less than 500 miles of electric wires used by the arc light Illuminating companies.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

There is bond of sympathy be- tween Henry Irving and Sullivan, the prize fighter, for they have both made "hits" in New York.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

It costs $22 and an apron full of sweet potatoes to kiss another mans wife in Posey county, Ind. At least that is what fellow had to pay for kissing the buxom Mrs. Star. It was au ill-starred salute.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TerritOriaI.

Governer-F. A. Tritls, Prescott.
 Secretsry-H. M. Van Armsn, Prescott. Attorney General-Clark Churchill. Treasurer-Thomas J. Butler, Prescott, Superintendent of Public Instruction-W. Horton, Tucson.
 Auditor-E. P. Clark. Prescott.
 Adiutant General-M. H. Sherman. ;' Supreme Coart-C. G. w. French, Chief Justice Prescott; Daniel H. Pinney, Asso- eiate Justice, PheDix;A. W. Shelden, Asso- Giste Justice, Tucson.
 us. District Attorney-J. 4. Zabriskie,
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Two new comets have made their appearance in the starry field, but they will not attract much attention, as it is getting too late for young peo- pie to sit out on the front steps
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

When Ismail Pasha looks at his bills for fall bonnets that's the time of course, he finds his haram scare i'm.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Reckless of orthography. an i'm passioned swain wrote: Mary, I love the we'll p She replied that she was glad he was a teetotaller.- Ex.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

When 6 giraffe wants 8 drink he knows what long felt want is.--New Orleans Picsyune.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Our babies-Wlth all their faults we love them still, not not ncisy.- Rochester Post-Express.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

The Shah of Persia believes ia stable government. He has four hun dred horses.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Herr Gruslbach, Professor of Chemical Science 1n the University of Upsala, announces that he will undertake by his process to freeze up any lady or gentleman willing to submit to the experiment.. and de- prive them to all appearance of VI tality, pledging his word to bring them round again at the expiration of two years, with no prejudlcial eff feet to nihd or body. There has thus far been no rush of applicants fol the frigld privilege, and as the Pro ffaElSIaS cannot probably spare the
 kpsEiment tried l!!l!!l II; to him the nrst criminal cCnGe4 t. deaUh.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

tue leadsman in the chaiu
 "a out;
 c-Bv ae ieec three fathomS!'
 II sd s-stsrboard, quartermaster! CT Q Cspasn Clary, and as th' sh ? nead swung to port he It maried: 'BS God, we'd been ashor, in .n1ih9r eecond!" The ''Seminole' w d>awsog six. cen feet aud deep t |.
 l was now nip aud tuck I
 stran. -r was gong to rnu fr Ii au na 4e bar De, weon us. Our Jn ch sa- 70 slnk her before si got in. inc most Jr mendaH~ s
 ciiem ut !.s. vailed un board Psa vesse. Gap.ain Gar y raved at. swore .a.i st;mred in an Intense b, sud ad tone, tut al. 10 no etf-c Sn... .lser ehCt weht over ami eA plo ei beyond on the shore. N wer now rapidly approaching Ga. vestou harbur, and It seemed as r sne was going to get away in spite of us, Her G ptaln for the last hour bad been walking the bridge between l the wheeI-house>, " w:th both hands H.. the pockets of hIs pea jacket, 'smOk- ing a clgar very unconcernedly; but that there was feeling tbat their lives and property hung only on a single thread was manifest in the way those wheels flew around, leav- ing a track of boiling, foamy sea far astern, and the thick, huge volumes of black smoke that poured out of the tunnels told a story that did rot need trumpet to announce. The channel now began to widen, and il she she could only hold her own for twenty minutes she would escape. What must be the thoughts of that captain as he walked to and fro on that bridge, with the ar full of fly ing missiles, now hid in their smoke, the next minute drenched with their spray: again, in second or two later one flying few feet above his head! He never finche1 an inch or changed his manaer, but kept quietly on as though It was an every day affair. The sight was one of the most pie turesque thaC I ever saw-the fleet, about two miles below, looking with eager eyes to see us sink the flying stranger; the bay, gradually widen ing, with the white sand hills in the distance: the city of Galveston to the south and its plers filled with sym pathetic spectators; tho fort iu the bay, with the Confederate flag fly ing and its ramparts crowded with men watching and praying for the success of the flying stranger; the three steamers flying through the water like hounds, ofttimes hidden by the smoke of her guns as they were loaded and fired. But fate de- cided in favor of the flying steamer, In spite Of every effort that could be made to prevent her she reached the bay of Galveston, which is nearly three miles wide, and as the channel is very dangerous to vessels drawing
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

s4.s Commissioner-J. J; Hvde.*: Probate Judge-Chas AtChisson. Public Administra tor-J. J., R vde.- .- County Surveyor-Otto F. Kuencer. s pervisors-W. H. Hardy, ". F G roHrd. An M. N. Henkle.
 c erk of the Board of SuperYisors-H Hucksbaum.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Entered at the postofice in Mineral Park AS Seoond-class matter.
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

Ealf mile disH<
 ld about a mile ffoA( en she suddenly changed Fto south-southwest and run dowa along the coss, pdir, ctly for ns. Al the san. tue lsadsman in the chain
Mohave County miner., 1883-12-09

to him the nrst criminal cCnde@ t. death:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-04-06
A ME1lcaN pYRAMlp.

The pyramid which is the most
memorable relic to antiquaries on the
American continent lies q, few miles
to the wrst of Pueblo, Ola Mexico,
and has been visited by every travel
er OF note who has nterested himself
in the antiquities Of the country. 1t
rises sudden and unassociated from
the midst of the plain, built in pyra-
midaLform of adobes, or large un-
burned bricks, and though mutilatcd
and overgrown with trees, the mas
sive base and fonr stories OF the mon
ument are nearly entire. Hum boldt
describes il as work OF such mag
nitude and vastness as. next to
the Pyramids of Egypt, approaches
nearest to the mighty creations of
nature. Its height is .l72 feet and
the sides ofits base 1,355, being 275
teet lower than the great Pyramid OF
gbeops and 627 feet loHger. The
brick material is interspeFsed with
layers of stone and plaster, and the
four stories connected with each 9TH