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The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
The Vanderbilt stockins..

The Philadelphia Times thus describes where old Commodore Vanderbilt found the foundation for his great fortune: "Vandef bilt was employed, and for quite time ran the boat from New York through the Narrows and up the Raritan river without great moles- tation. In those days New Bruns wick was quite an important land ing place along the way. Very early Mrs. Vanderbilt thought an eating station or hotel at this point would pay. So she established herself in the business as proprls-' tress of an eat.ng establishnsnt5 while her husband ran the steam- boat. For a quarter apiece she furnished a good meal, and did a' big business. Her place was called Bellona Hall, and the little yellow building bearing the name is stils standing near the banks of the cas nal, just below New Brunswick One day Cornelius came to her and grumbled about having to work for other people, and said he ought to have steamboat of his own. She asked him how much it would cost. He told her, where. upon she went to her closet and drew out from their hiding place some old stockings full of specie; and gave it to her husband to help him buy a steamboat. From this beginning dated her husbands re- markable success. He grew rich by saving, and the first lessons he taught his children were that to be mean was to be successful and powerful. It is said that the old Commodore carried this belief to such an extent that he even treated the wife badly, who was the moth; CT of their children, and helped him to make the first start in life by furnishing meals to the passen- gers from Philadelphia to New York, who stopped at the Ballona Hall for rest"
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
A New use for Exxs.,

Every one IS familiar with the value of the yclk of an egg as a hair wash, but perhaps may not be aware of its virtue ia clothing cleansing, Beaten hp with alco- hol, eau de cologne, 6f either; like OK gall, it keeps better and is more powerful; or in sinilaf Cases, it may be used alone, or merely mixed with water; to be rubbed on with flannel, for removing from cofofed materials She stains of mud, or of coffee. or chocolate5 when prepared with milk. It is frequently applied to velvet collars and cuffs, etc, and proves a cleans CT as we'll as spot extractor. When it has done its work 1t is washed. of with soap, and the ma terial thoroughly finsed in pure water. Egg has 6 specially good effect on those annoying patches of wheel grease belonging to the compound class of stains, as they represent a mixture of stale eteaeef iron and other substaBces1
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
English Working Women.

It takes 37,91O women to nurse the English sick.
 In the English civil service there are 3,200 women clerks.
 Sixty four women engravers earn their livelihood in England.
 There ara 7,162 women mission aries and preachers in England.
 There 552 women editors in En- gland and 1909 female photo graphers.
 There are 113,995 English school teachers, nearly all of whom are spinsters. 10,50O women bind English books and 2,302 assist in printing them.
 The queen is worth SS5,000,00C and works harder than any woman in the kingdom
 There are 93,13S women nail makers in England. The nails are used in fastening horses: shoes in place.
 There are 347 female black smiths in England, all of whom actually swing heavy hammers and do mems work.
 There are 50,000 widows in En- gland who long to do any kind oi work that will tend to make like number of men unhappy.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
The Copper Product:

Formerly the Lake Superiof mines controlled the copper trade of this country, but the discovery of great deposits of copper in Aris zona within the past few years has changed all this and the stocks of the Lake companies have been seriously, if not pefnhanently; affected thereby, The attempts on the part of the latter to dis courage the Western production by deliberately knocking down ths price of copper have utterly failed+ and their own shareholders have been the principal losers It is known that the Arizona ores con- tain percentage of copper SO much greater than those of Lake Superior mines and the Western producer, thongh a greater dis tance from market, is able to com pete successfully w1th his rival of the Lake region.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
The Printer Boy.

About the year 1725, an Ame meri,, can boy some nineteen years old found himself in London, where he was under the necessity of earning his bread. He was not like many young men Tn these days, who wander around seeking work, and who are "willing to dd anything" because they know l.Gx to do nothing; but he had learned how to do something and knew just where to ge to find something to do; so he went straight te 6 printing office, and inquired if hs could get employment.
 "Where are you from?" inquired the foreman.
 "America was the answet:
 "Ah," said the foreman; "froth iafnetiGa! lad from America seek. ing employment as a printsrI Well, do you really understand the art of printing? Can you set type?"
 The young man stepped to on1 of the cases, and in a brief space set up the following passage from the first chapter of John:
 Nathaniel said unto him, CaI there any good thing come out of Nazareth9 Philip said unto him; Come and sec"
 It was done 90 quickly, SC accuratkly, and administered a delicate reproof so appropriate and powerful, that it at once gav6 him influence and. standing with all ln the office. He worked dili- gently at his trade, refused to drink beer and strong drink, saved his money, returned to America became a printer, publisher, aus thor, Postmaster General, member of Congress. signer of the Declara- ton of Independence, ambassador to royal courts, and finally died ih Philadelphia, April 17th, 1790, at the age of eighty-four, full of years and honors; and there are now more than a hundred and fifty counties, towns and villages in America, named after that same printer boy, Benjamin Franklin, the author of "Poor Richards Allnanae."
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
W. IT. JONES. Gen'I. Superintendent
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Territorial. Governor-F. A. Tritle, Prescott Sn-rs.ary-H. NJ. Van Arman, Prescott. Trr,sirsr-Thomas J. Butler. Prescott Superintendent of Public lnstruction-J- L. Long, Globe.
 Auditor-E- P. Clark. Prescott Supreme Court-Sumncr Howard. Chief Justice, Prescott; Daniel II. Pinney, Asso- ciats Justice, Phenix; Wm. F. Fitzgerald, Associate Justice, Tucson. Tucson
 U. S. Marshal-Z. l.. Tidbell, Prescott. Surveyor General - Royal A. Johnson, Tucson.
 U. $. Internal Revenue Consctor-Thomss Cordis, Tucson. Delegate to Congress-G. H. Oury, Flor sncs.
 Judge of First Judicial District-Wm. F. Fitzgerald.
 Judge of Second Judicial District-Daniel II. Pinney, Phenix.
 Judge of Third Judicial District-Sumner Howard, Prescott.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
The latest mechanical contri-

The latest mechanical contri- vance for dispatch and safety in the running of railway tralas is the "locophone," which has been constructed by Frank B. Taylor, and is. now being tested on the New York & New Haven railroad. It IS an apparatus resembling the telephone, designed to place each engineer on the road, while the trains are moving at the highest speed, in instantaneous speaking communication with the superin- tendent or -dispatchers. All the engineers on the road receive the message at the same time. The circuit IS made over the rails.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
Fast yIails in 1886.

While rummaging in old papers the other day, Gen. George w. Jones, of Dubuque, Iowa, came across his application made to Postmaster General Randall, June 19, 1886, for a postal route from "St. Lotus to Dubuque, in the Ter ritory of Missouri" It was sent to Washington a few days after the Postmaster General had named a steamboat to carry the mail down the Ohio river from Pittsburgh and Louisville to St. Louis at an expense of S5,000 yearly. Gen. Jones wrote: Owing to the break up in the spring, mail matter is sometimes six months in transit from the east to Illinois, Wiscon- sin and Missouri, and, being car ried on horseback and in open stage wagons, much of 1t IS lost and the remainder so badly worn as to make the address on the let
 ters and newspapers almost illegi- bic. A steamboat could be secured at the expense ofS4, 900 per season to carry the mail from St. Louis to Dubuque. Should at any time the Rock Island and Keokuk rap
 ids be so low that they could not be navigated, a deduction from the boat owners compensation could be made with which to pay the carrier on horseback. I rec
 ommend that you adopt the expe- riment. Give us weekly mail for a season at least" The Generals request was granted, and the expe
 riment has since been continued with the addition of mail trains.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11

Mrs. General Tom Thumb is. to be married in about three months. The name of the prospective bridegroom IS not known to a certainty. but 1t IS thought to be Count Rosebud, a gentlemen of exceedingly diminutive stature.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11
THE CLIFfCN CLARION.

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. AT Clifton. Graham County. Arizona.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11

"How do you pronounce s-t-i-n- g-y" asked the teacher of the dunce of the class The boy .re- piled: It depends good deal on whether the word refers to.a per son or a bee."- "-Providence News.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11

Graham County.
 PROBATE JUDGE G. n. HYATT. -Solomonville CLERK PROBATE COURT. G. II. HYATT (ex-officio, ......Solomonviile
 SHERIFF. E. M. CnAwFoRD.... -SolornonShie Dspltics-J. H. Hovey, Clifton; Ja nes Randall, Solomonville.
 RECORDER G. II. STEvESs................ .Solo.nonville
 TREASURER D-puty-Louis yoelckel, Solomonville.
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. F. J. BoLAS .Solomonville PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR [. d. r A1R-.- ---....-- -Soiomon'hle
 CORONER L. Ss fNN1..----- -Nlieon
 SURVEYOR J. D. HoLLADAY. Pima BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. bEkI DUNLAP ....----.-....-. Ouniap HIRUM WEIGH. Pima
The Clifton clarion., 1885-02-11

Clifton POstoffice. R.crlar hours from 7:so .- m. to 7:3) p. m. R-gistration from e:sl a- m. to p. m- Money Order hours, 9:so a. m. to , p. m; Mail departs for So.omonyitle Tuesdays, Thnrstlays and Saturdays. Mail closes 9 q. m. Mail for Morenci closes at D. m- No foreign or mutilated mon,y will he -sce;vei for stamps, box rant or DO stll orders. Parties calling for mali matter other than that which is addressed to themselves must present an orller for delivery.
 Mas. \. Po,fEaor, P. M. F. MANN Deputy P. M.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14
THE pIa STEAL.

The outrageous Republican steal of 100000
acres OF Louisiana land is being discussed by
the newspapers, except those OF the Blaine
brand. The latter seem to prefer noseing
around Mr.. Cleveland's appointments for
some OF the familiar odors which character
lied oifceholders for the last two decades or
more. They don't "sniff" them, and then
comes some sort OF derogatory howl.
Before the Senate gets through with Mr..
Ex'Secretary Teller and the giving awey OF
an immense body of land indirectly to Jay
Gould & Co., perhaps the country will get
good look into this last big job by the last
Republican administration. The Chicago
Times editorially reviews Mr.. Tellers action
In very scsthing, unanswerable manner, OF
which the following is an extract. The
Times says: 1.-THE facts make a case that
strongly illustrates the need OF keeping q
constant watch and holding an effective
check upon the Executive. A bill was
brought In TO declare tho forfeiture oil the
Backbone land grant for the sufficient reason
that the grantees had not performed the
conditions OF the granting act Immedi-
ately the grantees, or their lobby agents, be-
sought the Secretary OF the Interior to check.
mate that movement In the Legislature by
issuing patents for the land Now, because
he is not an imbeoile, DR.. Teller knew that
II the grantees had valid title II was In
no danger of being invalidated by any ac-
ton OF Congress. Knowing that, a de.
cent respect on the part of that Presidents
Secretary for the legislative part OF the
constitution would have dictated the pro.
priety OF deferring TO Its action, instead oil
Fastening to comply with the wishes Of the
Backbone syndicate. Moreover, the Govern.
ment to which DR.. Teller was a Secretary
was then in the last hours of its existence
another circumstance that would have indi'
Gated TO an Executive Secretary having
proper respect for the body that represents
the country the propriety Of deferring action.
Upon the great DR.. Teller, however, botn
these circumstances seem TO have had the
opposite effect. In view OF the action OF
Congress and OF the fact that bis own official
cs reer was near its close, that unaccount-
able potentate Is said to have strained him.
self, working even an extra force OF clerks
in his department night and day,
10 issue patents for the Backbone
land grant before Congress should take action,
or the close OF his official life should
prevent his performance of that service for
/, his admiring friends OF the Backbone syndi.
cate. That he effected his purpose of over
rosching the watching body is evident
from the statement that when the Backbone
lobby men were told (day before yesterday
that the new Secretary OF the Interior had
ordered the land Office to suspend all further
proceedings in the matter OF the Backbone
land grant they smiled and said that every
patent, properly registered and signed, had
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14
CURRENT NOTE AND COMMENT.

ACCORDING to the courts dog is not prop.
erty. The tin can tied to the tail OF the dog
is. Cautious persons will be careful about
meddling with the csn.-Lockport Journal.
THE fact that three Daniels are among Mr..
Cleyeland's nearest misunderstanding, La
mont and Lockwood-lesds to the obvious
Joke upon which we do not ask for a prize
that Ii Is a case OF the lion in Daniels den.
Boston Herald.
In the crowds who are 6ocking TO Wash.
ington there are two classes, both eager and
hopeitl-one for office, the other for reform.
We believe that in the main the former
will and that the latter will not be disap.
pointed-New York Times.
IT is surely an inadequate punishment
merely to deprive physic who malicious
ly certi6es that a sane person is insane Of the
right to practice for FIVE years, as Is provided
by Government measure now before the
Ontario Legislature. The gravity OF this
ofense is extreme; it deprives a citizen Of
oil his social rights and subjects him to ex.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

At Bismarck, DaK., Governor Pierce yes.
terday vetoed the Woman's Suffrage bill.
John s. Asplnwall's mansion as Barrytown,
N. Y, was burned. Loss $4,000, insurance
S5s.000.
At 0swego, N. V, Pooles Thermometer
works and Maslins ilax fao,ury burned yes.
terday morning.
The High School building In the Chicago
suburb of Lakevew. was burned last night.
Loss, 500, 600; insured.
Ice In the Missouri, at Sioux City, Iowa,
moved out quietly last evening. There has
no damage TO boats or other property.
At Washington, Pa judgments sggregat.
ing So. 900 were entered yesterday against
Irwin Kramz, drover OF West Bethlehem
Township.
George Ray, while asleep in bed at home,
in Northampton County, North Carolina, a
day or two ago, was shot dead. Dempsey
Smith was suspected and arrested.
AT the annual meeting, at Springfield,
Mas, of the Inter Collegiate Base Ball AS.
ISOLATION, Yale was awarded the champion
ship for 1914, having won nine OF the eleven
games.
A meeting Of delegates at Coalton, o., rep.
resenting 2 600 miners. unanimously agreed
to hold out for seventh cents per ton. n
large number OF miners are going elsewhere
for work.
At Montgomery. Ala, at 1890 yesterday,
John West, colored, was hung privately in
the Jail yard. Only the Sheriff, his deputy,
doctors and three Others required by law
we're present.
A. d. Cookies furniture factory, above
Easton, Pa, together with saw.mill, boiler
house and 2O0. 600 feet OF lumber were de-
ssroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss,
100000; insurance, light.
On Thursday night, with the exception OF
brief spells OF wakefulness, General Grant
passed a comfortable night. When he re-
tires be complains OF dull pain in the ear
and head. He did not get up till late yes
terday afternoon, and made no complaint OF
pain,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

The strike OF the employees OF the Gould
system of railways 10 giving the manage.
ment no little trouble. Ii Is likely that the
resort was necessary one to enable the
management TO meet the interest on the vast
holdings OF bonds and stocks The traffic of
the lines would no doubt pay fair dividends
on the actual Investments represented and
still allow living remuneration to en-
pleyes. But the enormous capitalization Is
largely the result OF the financial watering
process. Messrs. Gould Il 90. have some
millions Of these securities which cost only
the printipg OF them. For every actual
dollar paid Ia they hold paper repre-
senting two or more. But interest
and dividends are demanded on the watered
Issues also and failing the road to pay them
with living wnges to employees, reduction OF
wages Is resorted to. In other words. the
bogus millions OF Messrs. Gould & Co. must
be maintained In market value at the ex
pense OF the hard worked thousands OF EN-.
ploots.
II 10 upon such frauds as this that leg
islation should lay its hand and that
heavily. In granting way and charter rights
TO combinations OF capital, the States should
impose prohibitions OF fraudulent capitalize.
ton which. while enriohing a ring OF mon.
eyed men, must result In just such oppres.
sions OF the laboring classes as is instanoed
in this reduction OF wages by the Gould sys.
Tan,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

considerably more than 500. 00O The prin.
cipal solvent owners of stock are Rebeccn
Harris, who holds So, 900; ID. j. Hoernef,
1900; James Morrison, SO 500; Susan
Durham, 8, 200; @. @. Binkly, 81, 100 and q
large number OF others OF smaller sums
Mr.. Hoerner Is particularly unfortunate,
for In addition TO his loss in bank
stock be II the only solvent man on
the bond OF ex.County Treasurer Kim,
and Is liable for over 500, 900, which il
Is feared will completely bankrupt him.
He is an old citizen OF Richmond, made his
money here in an honorable way, and now
possibly loses bis oil through the influence
of the Coffin gang. who influenced him to
purchase their worthless stock aud TO become
a bondeman for Mr.. Kim. whose county
funds they took. lt Is impossible to calou-
late or imagine the amount OF suffering the
Collins. have visited upon all classss-the
poor especially. whose little ell they took
care 10 take with them 10 Chicago when they
left here for sanitary reasons The law Just
passed by the Legislature making such work
felony should have been passed years ago.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

treme torture, possibly for longer time than
five Yeas, and 1t should be punished with q
severity In proportion TO its magnitude
Montreal (Canada) Witness.
Mr.. ARTHUR has made, on the whole an
honorable, well-meaning, respectable Presi-
dent eud In his retirement he will bear
with hi n the respect of his fellow citizens
and their best wishes for his continued good
digtstio4, piscatorial luck, prosperity and
happiD .ss.-New York World.
WE expect to see great improvement in
the ton" Of Washington society. II there is
less dishsy there will be more refinement.
II the Costumes are not SO costly they will be
more admirable, because they will be paid
for in tFeir wearers' own money. II there is
not so il'uch show there will be more solid
worth. II there Is less wealth there will be
more banesty.-New York Sun.
DoEs .Mr. Blaines blacklist hold good
after tia persons whose names are on It
have retired from public life2 Mr.. Arthur,
who H. conspicuously among the Repub-
Leans flack listed by Mr. Blaine, intends to
follow .he practice OF law in the city OF New
York, tsld 1t would be distressing to learn
that Nj Blaine would ruin his business by
blackliesing every man who dares become
his oie;t.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14
A WASHER MASHED.
A Travelling Man Insults Lady Of ths
Grand Opera House aud
Gets Thrashod

at the box-oflce OF the Grand Opera
House last night Of the conclusion OF the
performance OF "Fantasma.n portion OF
the audience rs they passed out were treated
10 libtlc scene not down on the bills.
The circumstances leading 10 the scene In
question were about as follows: A rather
dapper welldretsed man, OF the brunette
type, entered the house just before the cur
tain rofe, and depositing his overcoat in the
cloak.room, proceeded 90 display himself In
tuch a manner at the rail In the back part OF
the theater as to attract immense attention.
The hashy manner in which he was dressed
would have done this without his posing,
Just before the conclusion OF the
last act be singled out very
estimable young lady, seated on
the north side OF the house, In company
with n we'll known young rnan, as his special
victim. Seating himself near her be dropped
n card which read about rs follows: MY
address on opposite side. Will remain here
until Monday" On the reverse side: Bates
House, callers card Mr.. Harry Worden,
Room 235.n
The lady turned the card over TO her
escort. who AT once singled ont the sender
and would.be "masher,' and at the conolu.
sion OF the performance, leaving the lady In
the back part OF the theater, followed him
out 10 the box.ofAce where he had stopped
| 10 speak 10 an acquaintance. With
out any preliminary warning be
at once attacked him and gave
him well.merited thrashing, blacking his
eye and completely wrecking his slick plug
| hat AT the first blow the "mashern fell 10
| his knees and begged like a cur, saying he
would spologlze-do anything-only not TO
J dIsfguIe him for the sake OF bis wife. Finally
the young mans wrath was appeased and the
"masherh made his escape. The last seen OF
| him be had entered hack, evidently intent
upon leaving the city at once.
From Mr.. Harry Maynhall, manager OF
| the Hanlon Bros. COMPANY, Il is learned
that Worden was formerly assistant treasur-
or of Whitney's Opera House, Detroit, bat Is
now travelling for wholesale house Ia
/ the future be wall doubtless steer clear Of
| Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

VICTORIA, b. O., March 13.-At the arrival
OF the steamer George +. Starr, from Seattle,
to-day, seventy Chinese passengers were not
allowed TO land and will have TO re-
turn TO Puget Sound to-day. The police
DIAL Government, and the Dominion custom
officials are powerless. There is much ex.
citement IN Chinatown, and writs OF habsas
corpus are threatened. The penalty is 500
for every Captain OF a vessel from which a
Chipaman may land. The City Council, at
meeting last night, unanimously passed
the following resolutions
That this Council records its unreserved dissent
from the recommendations made by the Commits
hlonefs 10 continue 10 permit all Chinese TO come
into this Province In large numbers upon the
terms na ped by them; that In the opinion OF thi7
Council the findings OF the Commissioners are not
justified by the facts; that the presence OF the
Oh nese IS and has been. highly Injurious To the
industrial population OF this Province.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14
Indignant Citizens Punish IA Brutal Father
"A Warning To Othera.

SARAHsyILLE, o., March Wednesday
evening Tom Towards two children we're
late in returning from school. They excused
they had played. The father in a paroxysm
II ans CIR seized the children and beat them
in n shameful manner. Both children were
so badly hurt that had 10 receive medical
treatment.
The citizens became indignant last night
took Howard 10 the center OF the village,
waist and whipped him till the blood ran.
Notice was served that the post will be left
standing, and wife heaters aud petty offend.
ers will bo punished there.