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The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19

Those two convictions, in his judg-
ment, are the worst crushed pair of
convictions that he ever nursed.
But there is more than all this TO
the business. When Mormons who
have b9en contemplating entering
into polygamy, see such men as
Kemp searched out in the wilds of
Arizona and carried away to prison
when they sec the head of the
church skullling, hiding and run
ming; when they note that mere
whisper that deputy marshal has
arrived in town, causes the fore
most smen there to take to the
woods; they begin to have a con-
yictioa, that it is serious matter
after all, to come in direct conflict
with the laws, and that conviction
they are not liable to lose. Of
course they hopefor a change since
q Democratic President has been
inaugurated. But on what do they
build that hope? What did the last
democratic administration do for |
them? 1t is surely the manifest du-
ty OF the heads of the church to do
one of two things. They should |
either found new colony, or come |
within the laws. They owe their
people that much. But where can |
they find q spot on which to plant |
a colony? They had better at once
resolve to obey the laws.-[S. Lake
Tribune.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
REQUISITES FOR A NEWSPAPER
NAN.

Curtis Guild, in a lecture before
the Boston newspaper men, said /:
What, then, some men may inquire,
are the requisites for the newspaper
business? An answer to this sug-
gests itself in a reply, in somewhat
powerful terms, ] will admit, that !
made to q pale, hollow.chested
young man Of twenty-three, who
once waited upon me with an In
quiry of g similar nature. He had
Il few thousand dollars and had
just graduated from college, and
wanted to join with somebody to-
"start paper" Start paper!
This is thought by almost every one
outside the business one of the cas-
lest and pleasantest things in the
world to do-and SO it is, if you
have plenty of money to start with;
but it is not the starting, but tic
keeping of it going at a profit, that
calls for brains. l recall now the
reply, probably prompted by days
severe and exhausting work, when,
aftor listening as patiently as pos
sible to the young mans crude no.
tions respecting business in which
he had no experience, he begged I
would tell him, in as few words as
possible, the qualifications necessa-
ry to prosecute the business sue
cessfully. He was somewhat start
led by the assertion that they we're
as follows: A brain as flexible and
elastic as steel. A memory as te-
nacious as iron. A temper even as
that of a saint. A digestion equal
to that Of an ostrich. And the en-
durance of adamant.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19

of the circle of high Mormon Off
cials, on this ihstitu ton and it's ef.
fects on men, wotnen and govern
nents:" It is her belief that a COM
mission for the government of the
Territory would be ajudicious plan,
and she favors the enactment of T.
inform marriage laws for al the ter
ritories: Women have been the
greatest sufferers from this foul
Mormon ulcer, and if u woman sha |
incite the work which shall deal the
pOlygamous system Il mortal blow,
the whole world will rejoicc.-(San
Jose Times-Mercury,
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
ALADY VICTIM.

We extract the following letter
from the Salt Lake Tribune, written
by Il woman who fell victim to
the devilish teachings Of the Lat
ter Day Saints.
'ED. TRIBUNE: In Joseph Cooks
address on Mormonism the opinion
is expressed that the way to put
down polygamy most efectually is
for the United States to refuse pro-
fessedly Mormon emigrants Ian
ding on our shores. / think the
same. I have been a Mormon. I
came from England a young girl,
and was Immediately after married
into po.ygany, being the fourth
wife. / suffered everything, and
had large family of children. At
last tlisguSted and heart-brokcn, I
made the miserable wretch, the ia.
ther Of my children, leave. Icould
not write and tell people what I
have since passed through from the
Saints of God, or at least, members
of the Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter-day Saints. They have CALI
ed me everything but o lady, and
abused my poor little children. But
I am not afraid to challenge the
world as to my character, if did
make mistake and enter polyga.
my. What q blessing it would have
been to me had I BEEN stopped
FROM landing on the American
shore; although with the exception
of the Utes, l like American peo-
pie. l do pray that something will
be done Immediately to keep pure,
innocent girls fresh from the old
country from entering irto polyga-
my. A VICTIM.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
A RIGHTEOUS VETO.

To Governor Tritle special credit
is due for his veto of bill which
had passed the Legislative Assem-
bly,, and which savored strongly of
what is called special legislation...
It was denominated "An Act to pre-
vent the introduction ofcattle from
infected districts" and was tn
doubtedly in the interest of certain
stockmen of the Territory, who held
their own interests paramount to
to those ofthe majority ofthe stock
raiscrs of Arizona.
The bill prohibited the driving of
cattle from Texas into Arizona, and
the plea for the passage of the bill
was that Texas cattle were diseased
and consequently should be pre-
cluded from our domain, which, as
a matter of fact, is unten&ble.
The Governor, in an able and ex-
haustive veto message, declares the
unconstitutionaiitY of the bill, and
holds that its provisions are arbi-
trary that the bill was conceived
in sin and brought forth in iniqui-
ty is apparent, and the defeat of
bantam, feathered by selfish inter-
ests, is matter of congratulation
over which large and substantial
element of our best people rejoice
with exceeding great JOY. The cat
tie interests Of the Territory have
rapidly advanced within the past
few years, and the owners of large
herds in Texas and elsewhere, have
looked to Arizona as the country
where they could come in conscious
The increase in cattle in Graham
county lately has been immense,
and the defeat of the bill referred TO
will, peradventure, cause it to con-
tinue. Gov. Tritle has done well,
and will receive the grateful thanks
of those who realize that the great
est good to the greatest number is
q fundamental principle never to be
or ignored in the policy
goyernments,--IClifs
tcn Clarion.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
MORMONISM.

The Mormons, in spite of q Dem
ocratic president, are no: satisfied
with their prospects. The condi-
ton Of affairs in Utah at the present
time causes them no little anxiety,
and their minds are filled with dire
misgivings. The Gentiles are in
creasing in power and influence,
and all efforts 10 stay the force of
public sentiment appears to be un-
availing. The fact is that the NOR
al sentiment of the country, con-
fined to no party, but permeating
all classes and creeds, is in strong
opposition to the religious practices
of The so-called saints.
Latterly the women of the coun-
try have been taking more active
interest than heretofore in the Mor.
mon question. The latest pronounc-
ed and uncompromising foe of Nor
monisn is the distinguished writer
and lecturer, Miss Kate Field.
Last week she went to Washington
for the express purpose of stirring
UP Congress OH the Mormon issue.
She spent nine months in Utah,
and is pronounced by the Salt Lake
Tribune as probably the best IN
formed person in the world outside
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
KEMP HEARD FROM.


published letter from Mormon
named Kemp, now in an eastern
prison, confined on conviction OBJ
tanned in Arizona. On Wednesday
evening, taking the letter for the
exact truth, the News prints a pa
thetic editorial, making Kemp one
Of the martyrs and denouncing,
without stint, the court and jury
that convicted him. 1t goes so far
as to compare Kemp to the Savior.
and declares that the court is wick
eder than the men who arraigned,
tried and nailed to the cross the
Messiah. All this is the merest
bosb, for it would be impossible, in
any court in the Union, to convict
any man Oh the testimony which
Kemp, in his letter, declares was al
that was presented against him. No
Jury would find q verdict of guilty
on such evidence, and no lawyer
would rest moment were client
sent to the penitentiary on such a
ssaHwing. Either Kemp has unlaw-
fully lied in his letter, or, under his
sufferings, his mind has become
touched and he innocently mis-
states the real testimony. We DO
not hesitate 10 say that this last
statement is not probable, because
the records show that from the first
lying has not been held as a sin,
but rather as a divine grace in the
church, when the hes have been
told on account Of the church or
its enemies. We are the more con-
firmcd in this because the News de-
clares that Brother Kemp is a ty-
pical Mormon" That he, being
outside the law, compares his case
to Him who never disobeyed a law,
counts for no more than it would |
if a convicted forger or burglar were
to do the same thing. Then, he is
NOT suffering SO much as he assumes
that he is. He, is getting better
food than he would be getting at !
home, and a man that will, to graf
ify his lusts, break the heart of a
true wife, is not going to grieve
himself 10 death because Of the suf-
fering Of his numerous families. In
the course of the article IN Wednes-
days. News there is one sentence
which declares that Kemp is moi
different from ''his brethren who
have been accorded treatment SIM
liar to that which he has been sub
jected to-" 1t is hard to quite un-
derstand what the writer means by
that, but if he means convictions in
this territory, we challenge him to
name one unjust conviction ever
obtained here against Mormon.
In point of fact, not ore criminal,
under The laws, in five thousand is
being punished. The News also
cites the case of Kemp as a mighty
proof that mo treatment, however
arbitrary or cruel, can crush con-
riction out Of the human heart.
The News is quite mistaken. One
which Kemp relied up
on implicitly, has been utterly cru
she'd out of bis heart. He had a
firm conviction that he could defy
he laws of the United States and
escape the penalty. He believed
hat when Messrs. Taylor, Cannon,
md the rest told him to so into po-
ygamy, and that God would pro
.ect him, they spoke by inspiration.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-03-19
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
III. hIning,
no,cr,-n-,so,s Ernest Tee,
"oA'D 0r ~ w Il Leonard.
IT 9 RuOee Clerk
POST OFFICE
--0---
TERR1TORTAL

r. s. SLOWER, p. II. Office hours: opea
rom 4. 81. until p. N. On Sundays from / to
cr.y Mail closes going east at II A.M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
DISEASES on WINE.

The cryptogram Aiycodern.n acct, makes
wine into vinegar its oongenor. Ayeo-
dsr7na Gina, which lives ON new young
wine, fades and withers in old and
does no harm. When, however, wine
"spurts in the barrel is turbid to the
eye and fiat to the taste-when, poured
into n glass, q crown of small bubbles
rises to the top, and when, slightly
shaken, silky little waves move about in
all directions, then minute filament,
about the thousantlth part of milli-
meter in diameter. of variable length
and extreme tenacity, has made its
appearance. In large quantities this
organism forms q glutinous deposit at
the bottom of the cask, producing car
bonic acid. which spoils the wine. The
disease of turbit, spurted and spoiled
wine is fermentation, caused by an
organisms ferment-originally exist
ing on the surface of the grape. where
also exists the organism which causes
the orderly and vinous fermentation.
All red wines, especially the finest Of
the Cote dor, are subject to this disease,
which makes them bitter and unfit to
drink. White wines, on the contrary,
are exempt from this, but are subject to
another disease called nnaladie de Ia
graisse. They, too, become very turbid;
but where the red are bitter, these are
flat insipid and viscous This naaladis
dc Ia graisse is due to filamentous or
ganism like that which makes red wine
squirt; but the two differ in structure
and physiological action. The remedy
in either case is to kill the organism by
heat. One minutes heaing at the proper
temperature is enough to preserve the
wine from all the diseases caused by
fermentation. This heating in nowise
affects the most delicate bouquet of
the most delicate win ages and though
experts at first professed to detect q
shade of difference in the flavor between
the heated and unheated wines, when
they had detected like shade between
two glasses poured out of the same
bottle they confessed their defeat and
Pasteur's remedy for calorification YVES
justified.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
PERUVIAN RELICS.

Enterprising men might make consid-
cradle money in Peru by buying up old
paintings and antique silver plate, of
which the pawnshops are full The
aristocracy are compelled to have bread,
even if they go without meat and butter,
and as their incomes have been cut off
by the war and the revolution that has
been going on since, they trade OH small
margins with MI. Isaacs and Mr.. jacobs,
who do not seem to have felt the fnan-
cial distress. The rarest sort of old
plate can be had for its weight in silver
coin, and genuine old paintings are as
plenty as peas. Relics of the Incas are
also cheap. as collectors have to sell
them to live. 1t is still fashionable to
go on resurrection expeditions, to dig
in the Inca burying-ground for num-
mics and things which were placed in
their graves. The Incas had the same
mode of preserving the dead as the
ancient Egyptians, and in each grave
were placed articles of decoration as
we'll as utensils required by the spirits
to set up housekeeping i'll the happy
land Rings. and other ornaments of
gold and silver, cups and platters of
both metals in quaint designs, copper
articles, strings of beads, weaving and
cooking apparatus, water jugs, pots and
jars, and all sorts of things, were always
placed in the graves as we'll as weapons
of war and other curiosities that inter-
est antiquarians nowadays. Any one
can dig up all the relics he wants by
hiring couple of men and going out
into the ruins which cover the whole
country along the coast. There are
millions of graves yet untouched. The
most curious things are mummies' eyes
-petrified eyeballs are usually
to be found in the graves, if one is care
full in digging. The Incas had way of
preserving the eyes of the dead from
decay-some process which modern sci
ence cannot comprehend; and the eye
balls make pretty settings for pins. They
are yellow, and hold light like an opal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
a SA44,AAOI.'S STAGE RIDE.

Senator Sherman enjoyed o break
neck ride down Siskiyous Mountain on
his stage journey between Redding and
Roseberg, Ore. The Ohio statesman
had pre-empted a seat with the driver to
get a better view of the splendid scenery
ON that elevated divide. The pace from
the summit was q tearing one, and the
steep, narrow grade made the ride APP
pear particularly hazardous. The Sem
ator suggested that he could view things
better at slower gait
"Got to make time, replied the Jehu,
brusquely.
l assure You. that I am in no hurry
at all, ;" exclaimed John, casting his eyes
down the precipitous, crooked roadway.
But l am" retorted the reckless
whip as he let the nags out another
notch.
Sherman was scared. He had reason
to be. Others had been scared before
him, and more are sure to find them
selves in the same fix. A second later:
"Driver, pull up. l just as leave-in
fact prefer to walk down this place"
No, you don't, Senator. I've got
three minutes to reach the valley, and
I'm going to make it or break a leg"
The lively six-broncho team sped
recklessly ahead, Sherman holding on
with might and main.
Turning q sharp curve, the swing pole
suddenly snapped. For few moments
things looked squally. A single lurch
might send the coach over 800 feet
precipice.
keep your seat" cried the Jehu,
who, with brake and reins, quickly
brought his team to standstill
A little later Sherman was holding the
lines, his foot braced on the "holdback,''
while the driver was down among the
cattle splicing the broken swing bar.
All was in order again presently, and
the Senator, treasured as to the entire
safety of the twelve-mile an hour canter
down forty-tive pitch grade, kept his
place to the bottom without d culver.
Thinking it over now, Sherman says
it vas the most exhilarating stage ride
he ever experienced, and he wouldn't
mind making the trip overland from
California second time, just to take in
that interesting piece of Star Route
cxpediting down the Siskiyous.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
DISTINCTIONS IN BEING KICKED.

The Arabs, clever horsemen as they
are, are quite as liable to accident as
English grooms. But the Arab likes to
be kicked by a thoroughbred horse, and
cannot endure to be put to any pain by
an animal whose pedigree is at all de-
fective. An English surgeon had been
setting the broken leg of all Arab. who
complained more of the accident that
had befallen him than WAS thought be-
coming i'll one of his tribe; this the sur
geon remarked to him, and his answer
was truly Characteristic. "Do not think,
doctor, should have uttered word of
complaint if my own high-bred colt, in
playful kick had broken both my legs,
but to have my leg broken by brute OF
iackass is too bad, and I will COM
plain"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
Pac.etia.

A Hoboken man thrust his fingers.
into o horses moutA to see how many
teeth it had, and the horse closed his
mouth to see how many fingers the man
had. The curiosity Of each was salts
fed.
Are you afraid of the tlark?" asked
mother of her little daughter. 1T
was once, mamma when went into the
dark closet to get o tart" What were
You afraid Off" g. was afraid couldn' {
find the tart"
well. Johnny" asked Mrs. Dump
sey, Ibid you and papa go to church
this morning?" Yes, replied JOHNNY,
dolefully, ''but somebody else was in
our pew and We had to go and sit up
garrett"
A man may have head so stuffed
with knowledge that his hair can't grow,
and yet have his feet knocked clear out
from under him by question or two
from little midget too small to know
an idea from gooseberry.
Are you papa's boy?" eyes, sir"
Are you mammals bow ?" "Yes, sir"
But how can you be papa's boy and
mammals boy ut the same time ?" (After
pause) y" Can't q nice carriage have
two horses 2"
In speaking of the Junior class in the
university this year the professor said:
The junior class will embrace severn
teen young ladies. 1T will r ex-
claimed the young man addressed;
Great Scott then l shall JON the
junior class"
Elderly Gentleman -" Allow me.
ladies; this loud talking during the per-
Torrance is pastall bearing" Fraulein:
=" That's just what think you have
actually to scream ut the top of your
voice to make people hear what you are
saying"
Love him.? No, mamma I hate
him: The impudent young SCAMP"
Then l suppose my DEAR you will
break your engagement with him."
No, indeed not; shall marry him."
'".Well, well, l didn't believe you hated
him as badly as that"
A gentleman. in apologizing for Ian
grlage used said II did not mean to
say what l did. but the fact is that, rs
you will see, l have had the misfortune
to lose some of my front teeth, and the
words slip out OF my mouth every now
SLIM 'AAoA "AluOuC 'ny knowing IL.
An editor was attacked by tramp
the other day, and in crying out for
help was delighted to see man run
ming to the spot The tramp, however,
continued to maltreat the editor while
the stranger lowered near, but failed to
ciose ill. "Why don't you help me?"
exclaimed the discounted editor. Be
cause | can't tell which of you is the
tramp and when amt" was the candid
reply. vag
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
AN AGE OF CORRUPTION.

sin the court of James l." writes
Dean Church, in his Life of Bacon,
"the atmosphere which n man in office
breathed was loaded with the taints of
gifts and brides. Presents were as much
the rule, as indispensable for those who
hoped to get on, as they now are in
Turkey. Even in Eiizabeth's days,
when Bacon was struggling to win her
favor, and was in the greatest straits
for money, he borrowed five hundred
pounds to buy jewel for the queen.
When he was james servant the giving
of gifts became necessity. New Years
Day brought round its tribute of gold
vases and gold pieces to the king and
Buckingham. And this was the least.
Money was raised by the sale of offices
and titles. For twenty thousand poun is,
having previously offered ten thousand
in vain, the Chief Justice of England,
Montague, became Lord Vaudeville and
Treasurer The bride was sometimes
disguised; a man became q Privy Coun-
cillor, like Cranfeld, or Chief Justice,
like Ley (afterward the good earl, I'M
stained with gold or fee.' of Milton s
sonnet), by marrying cousin OF niece
of Buckinoham
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-02
CHASED BY A TRAIN OF FIRE.

An engine driver on an American
railway, in relating some adventures OF
his life gave an account of the confla-
grafton of an oil train which occurred
seward years ago on the Buffalo, Cory,
and Erie Railroad. The train was
mixed one, that is, was composed OF
both freight and passenger cars, such rs
are run on roads, where the passenger
travel is light. There were two passen-
ger cars at the rear of the train, and
next to the engine were six cars contain
ing so, 600 gallons of petroleum. When
at the summit OF long descending
grade, one of the oil cars took fire, and
the engineer signaled for the brakes,
the train hands puled the coupling pin,
and the passenger cars were left behind;
although the coupling pin in front OF
the oil cars was pulled out. they neg
lected to set the brakes and the burn
ing cars followed the locomotive, gain
ing in velocity until escape seemed
impossible. At the distance of twelve
miles from where the chase began, a
branch road joined the main line. The
only chance was to signal for the switch
VIII CHI would defect the train into this
branch road, whose grade was an ascend
ing one. There were no trains due to
require man at that switch, but rs the
men on the locomotive blew the signal,
fortunately man reached the switch in
time, and the burning train had suffi-
Gent momentum to follow the locomo-
tive over mile on the ascending grade.