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THE ROCK BRIDGE OF ARIZONA.
A Described by One Who Has
Seen t.

gentleman OF this city who Travelled in the
west last tall visited the natural bridge in Arr
iona, OF which q brief description taken from
q California paper was recently published In
THE STAR. This gentleman travelled, as all
well-equipped tourists now travel, with pho
tographic camera ia his "kit," and among
bridge, which he showed To q STAR reporter.
These views represent q shallow canyon, with
level bridge Of rock spanning IL. The dept IA
OF the canyon or gulch below the bridge ap-
pears to be q little more than twice the height
OF man standing beneath il.
Ihe description published In THE STAR"
said the traveller, twas very correct except that
IL stated the depth TO be from % 10 40 leet
suppose the California papers desired To make
as much OF the bridge as possible. As IL Ii, it ID
very wonderful thing.
The bridge il located In Arizona, about two
about twenty miles from the Atlantic and Pa
cific railroad and not far from the road TO Fort
Defiance. You see, IL spans q canon there.
through which a small stream runs. II u.s.
should think, sixty feet In length, and the
canon beneath is about twelve or fifteen deep.
very small, but In the rainy season swells 10
large proportions. The bridge is OF sandstone
and is solid and Joined solidly with the ledge on
either side. The sandstone appears 70 have
been deposited In layers OF soft and hard stone
In this case the upper layer was unusually
hard. The water has gradually worn a passage
underneath IL until IL has formed bridge. The
bridge Is about fifteen feet wide and very
smooth and level. There are many rock arches
In that country, and this bridge on that account
has not attracted much notice. Very few white
people have seen IT. 1t is In region which is
not visited much and on from the road so that
no one IS likely 70 see IL unless he goes there en-
pressly for that purpose"
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Bicyelers' Rights and Wrongs.

To the Editor of the EVENING STAR:
The remarks Of your correspondent. "Sub
scriber," in your issue Of the 21st instant are.
perhaps, what might naturally be expected
from person who drives q horse "a new pur.
chase on q frequented thorouEhfare before he
is acquainted with his disposition, and familiar.
tty with objects commonly met with in the
streets of this and other Cities It is not alleged
that the horse was frightened, but only that he
suit in view the owner threatens the terrors OF
the Police Court as q warning to all wheelmen
who unconsciOusly, or knowingly, commit the
offense Of coming within ten feet Of him
II this gentlemans view of the situation were
to prevail, the facilities Of the institution last
named would have to be largely increased ia
order to dispose Of complaints against steam
baby carriages and other things at which horses
have SHE'D In the past and may do so aaain.
The trouble with your correspondent III an
parently, that he belongs to q class now rarely
heard from, who regard the horse as entitled r.
the whole road, and the bicycle as an ir royation
No sensible Wheelman WIN DENY that n. :.
liable for all accidents caused by his own rora
lessness or recklessness just as the diver n
other vehicles are, and the persnnoi Ss 49,
from an accident OF that kind IL usnaiiv ensa
cient TO deter bicycler from riskinr one I
think that In the six years during which thu
wheel has been used in this city CAUSES Of corr
plaint against riders have been rems rkahly few
Good Judgment and common sense Are re.
ouired, whether In driving 8 horse Or IN Nm
q wheel, and the exercise OF either would oral.
narily keep Che owner Of new horsa frnTn ~
ouented streets where unaccusfomess sich - AZ
liable 70 temporarily startle him.
/. w. sRELY.
captain Capital Bicycle Club.
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Damage BY Bean Shooting.
To the Editor of TIE EVENING STAR:

glass have been broken In the front windows OF
my house by boys throwing stones or using the
-bean shooter" One Of the panes was smashed
this morning. To replace one Of the broken
panes will cost $40, It being heavy plate glass.
The other two in the upper windows viii cost
20 each II Lieut. GessfOrd's policemen are go
Ing 70 allow this thing to continue 1t will cost
the residents In our part of the city as much to
replace window glass each year as IL does for
texee On our entire houses. Have we any re-
49, 1903 Q STREET NORrHWEsR.
septanzber =. 10a6.
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The New Minister 90 Liberia.
THE coLoRED MINISTER APPOINTED BY PRED-
IDENT CLEVELAND.

Rev. Moses Aaron Hopkins, A. M, the colored
man appointed by President Cleveland rs min
lister resident and consul general to the United
States OF Liberia, has an interesting life story.
He was born o slave In Montgomery county,
Va, in 1S46. He escaped from slavery when y
boy, and served a. cook in the army. After the
war he went to Pittsburg. He there began 90
beginning, learning HIS letters, and, after hard
struggle, entered Avery college, I'm Allegheny
city. He had TO work when not engaged In cob
sequently entered Lincoln university, from
which he graduated es valedictorlan OF his
class I'm 1874. He graduated In 1877 from the
was the nrst colored man that ever graduated
from that institution. He was ordained an
went 10 Frankiinton, n. c., where he laborsd
with great success - q preacher. he viii sail
for his post in Liberia about the middle Of Octo-
Der. In politics, it ID stated, Mr. Hopkins whilo
. republican, has been Independent, and henea
haA made some enemies amo0E bis peop1a.
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An AvARAcrous BUT CowARDLY DuxH.-The
hop pickerI employed on the estates OF the
Duke Of Edinburgh. In the county OF Kent iin-
ished their work yesterday. The usual price for
picking bop. is eighteen pence . basket, and
per basket This created . great uprosr amonss
the workmen, who made serious threats and
prepared TO carry them out The duke became
TO their demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26

A CULPEPER CONSTABLE SHor-While at
tempting to make an arrest at Culpeper, Va,
Wednesday night Constable Benz. NJ. Nails was
person, who escaped In the darkness. The bull
let penetrated the brain, and Nails recovery Is
considered doubtful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26

Young lady ito army officer at Washing
ton)-Capt. Drypowder, of the many famous re-
marks made by Gen. Grant, which do you
think reflects the most credit upon him?
Army officer unhesitatinglyE"Letus have
Deaceo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26

Cornelius Vanderbilt = said to have bought
Ochfe Point Newport
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Saturday Smiles.

She: 81 don't like my bonnet now that I've
got it. 1t doesn't match my hair at ALL" He
You ought to have thought Of that before you
bought It" She: my bonnet?'' He: "No
your hair."-Boston Transcript.
This thing Of forcing the silver dollar ON the
pay out hundred dollar bills for fear we viii
receive q CARLOAD Of silver change, which
would be q burden.-7eyas SiHings.
Barber-(to customer in chalr.) You're quite
bald, sir.
Customer-Yep.
Barber-Young man, too?
CustOmer-Yep.
Customer-Nop.
Barber-Run in the familyf
Customer-Nop.
Barber-Roots OF the hair diseasedS
Customer-Nop.
Barber-Fever?
Customer-NOp.
Barber-Er-wile?
CuStOmer-NOp.
Barber-tdesperately) What caused that bald.
ness?
Customer-Barber's Preventive.-N, Y. SUM-
How the intense agonies Of this artistic age
creep upon us ere We know Il. The newest and
sweetest idea Is for the young lady who has
little yacht race on the lining OF q shell she
herself picked up on the sounding sands and
send it 10 her best young man. This s0nffies
when translated into the vernacular: 81 will he
the Genesta to your Puritan."-This is very en-.
couraging TO the young man.-HdrJord Post
Henrietta's gone to vassar, gum, gum, gum!
Louise Is at the singing school, hum hum hmm,
Bill is in the bar-roOm, rum, rum, rum!
Fathers at the counting room, sum, sum sum
Kate and Ned are all alone, yum. yum, yum!
-Chicago St1n.
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IT'S PROSPEROUS EXISTENCE OF ELEVEN
YEARS AND soME OF THE ATTRACTIVE FEA-
TUREs OF ITS MEETINGs-RosTER OF ITS
OFFICERS DURING THAT PERIOD.
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ClesicM newspapers In Paris saw that frllv
$4,000 Christians were massacred Ia Annam. M
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WOODLAWN FARMERS, CHR.
Agriculture on the Vireinia Side.

THE QUESTION OF MAKING POOR LAND GOOD.
OR GOOD LAND RICH-REPoRT UPON FARMER
BARTON'S PLACE,
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all modern inventions of air ships, his descrip-
ton OF now An eagle dies will be interesting. He
1.-THE number OF quill feathers in single
wing ranges from nine to eleven. The eagle
has about thirty feathers in each wing: ten we
call primaries, and a like number Of both sec
ondaries and tertials; the first named, bear in
twenty the body TIE line t Of Ghsr
The king Of birds leaps from a crag, with up.
lifted wings, giving them fiap downward to
them for the double purpose Of propulsion and
to prepare for the next down stroke. During
the air pass between them, thus Offering little tie
resistance. But the primaries have higher
mission to fulfill. The tips Of an eagles wings
vertical vibration 81 four feet f sno p naUs
feathers are each some eighteen inches long,
and all stand nearly parallel with the length
OF the wing. The under surfaces Of the wings
are smooth and fiat while descending and have
strictly horizontal planes, midway Ofthe stroke;
Gas tine ar stroke begins the feathers ro
ing these planes. Were the up stroke of the
wing obliquely forward, progression would
teal, these twenty primaries, each with
three-inch surface, or inclined plane, seeking to
scs and all that is
planes OF these primaries are about an inch
apart. in large birds, and parallel to one
Assuming our dimensions to be correct, the
wings In rising four feet would cause the bird to
advance Q like distance, II their planes were at
~--o.S ~. s~A ~ OC$rCoo, Jul SiuCS tuey are
At more acute angle, the translerence is
greater, and increases with the added mOmsn.
tum OF each stroke, till terminal velocity IN
attained. Remember that the primaries of the
eagle present total of several square feet OF
inclined surface, which he insists shall rise yer.
hence progressive results, Q diagonal being The
only compromise possible. There 10 really
nothing more mysterious about the movement
Of Q birds wing than In the action or Q Common
pump. When understood, so far from bayin9
TO rake up eight probable causes of onward
motion, we ind that rs many words are ample
TO explain II: Produced during up stroke by In
clination Of primaries."
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cling hose had proved an insufficient protec-
ton against thOrns and briars, but the lacera-
ton of our hands and clothes was as nothing
compared TO that of our feelings. We marched
slowly into the yard, living examples Of the
truth OF the saying, that the way of the trans
In condition OF mental and physical misery.
to which my powers Of description can do no
Justice, we heard the following statement:
That 1t was
That we had been attempting to steal water
melons from BARRIERS own patch; that his fine
sense OF humor had caused US to walk over the
greater part OF Prince George county to reach q
house; that his father and hired man had been
subsidized to stand in the field and fire guns
and shout and ;I make the dog bark; and that. al
shot had whistled by his ears, and Mr.. Borden,
that large bullet had plOughed up the ground
the guns but powder; that the melons were in
the barn all the time, and in short that
mineusIy sodi The desire for reye ane saof
strong possession of us. Barber had proposed
to start for the woods to hunt for any unfortu-
nate who might have been left behind and had
disappeared; and SO when one of US Suggested
that In his absence we should take ali the
melons out OF the barn and hide them, and
then enjoy his confusion, and make sarcastic
remarks about persons who invited other per-
sons to melon rackefs where melons were not
We might not get even, but there should be NJ
least one entry on the credit side For half an
hour we worked like stevedores we carried two
hundred melons fifty yards and hid them; we
cleared the barn OF every melon in sight; and
then there was q rustling in q pile of stra and
we saw the figure of the contemplate Barber
emerge from II, and heard him remark There's
another pile here, boys, IL you want to hide
them too
We draw the curtain here. What took place
then will never be revealed; but after all we
had our melons; and lots of cider; but after
carrying all those melons back 10 the barn, as we
jOlted and struggled homeward over the sandV
road. the narrowing reelection would intrude
that the credit side OF the account was stiIl
blank. L w. 6.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26
Failures.

AN EMBARRASSED COTTON FINN.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10 --John Chat
fee d Sons, cotton factors, to-day filed
petition praying for respite from their
creditors, asserting that they were un-
able to meet the payment of their debts
and ash ing for an extension Of one. two
and three years in which to make their
payments. They p. oppose to pay their
liabilities in three equal instruments,
one third each year. with interest
at per cent. Their statement shows
their assets to be $l,763,6I4. Their liabii-
ties 1881 ,S16, surplus of Sl,O19,S2S. A
meeting of creditors has been ordered
for March %. The firm Is an old-estab.
lIshed one, and has been quite promi-
nent in its line of business for many
wears. The inn attributes their inabil-
lily to meet their Liabilities as they ma
tIire t. the fact, that they have been
mpelled to take so many plantations
on which they cannot realize without too
great sacrifice of their interests,
and that of their creditors
= nd to the expenditure of money which
has been necessary to msintain said
together with shrinksge in
value stocks and bonds held by them.
They feel confident of their ab lily to-
pay all their debts within the time
named, aud save the ex ess of assets
The assets exceed the
liabilities by more than Sl,C00,000, and
they feel confident their valuation is a
fair and reasonable one.
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nnish the road a. nerainr, aud. I am NJ
he npiuinu, How H. has lesson ~ wish
said rad completed. Saa fears Dallas
may push the ruad out tapping the Fort
Worth A Denver 40 sumo punt north
vest 1T the Infant NOnder. 81 much
by wRy oi intToduc ion.
II your business men Will take un
map &C Texas and lpnk ~ the Immense
territory embraced In Montague county
aud the adiao"nt Indian Territory, that
must per force seek AN outlet via Gaines
VILE, for the want of better railroad IA
eilitie., thaY will see why Dallas
should nj Ou "a push the Dallas X Wioh-
tia from Denton Ia Montague,and thence
westward Ia any point she may wish to
reach.
She will thus drain Montague cOunty'a
/ first farming districts extending from
near F0rasiburg north To Red river;
and from the same point, 10 tho south
and west, half way at least u the Fort
Worth 4 Denver road, Besides this,
the Indian Territory, due north rom
the eastern boundary line OF Montague
county, thence ind ilnitely west, will
pour into the lap at Dallas such an im,
menss trade as Dallas sever dreamed
Of. Thus Dallas VIII control three
iOurths Ul the trade at ono Of the best
farming counties Ia Texas aud the
trade al au immense section ~ the west
portion oi the Indian Territory. ada
cent thereto, All Is, our trade IN now
divided, a part going To Galveston, Dali
las and other points via Fort Worth; ;
aud 10y far the greater part going To
ST. Louis, via GAINESVILLE.
Dallas would also secure tho trade OF
all th.t country west OF us; Tho coal
fields aud copper mines, the cattle and
sheep ranges, the beautiful AZ
ricultursl country IN the Pau
Handle, 70 everything which
can assist Dallas In hec"mng what she
Justly deserves To bo-tho greatest aud
most prosperous city 81 our wonderful
state. feel safe In saying tho business
men of our county viii contribute all In
their power to forward the good work,
and the whole country, benefited by
the road, will help Dallas to build IL.
| MEDICUs.
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Midland Matters.

MIDLAND, Fob. 2O.--lSpeoial. II. L.
Clayton and family removed to Toyah
last Tuesday.
Mossrs. Is, X. Brant, j. l.. Moody and
J. G. Carr left Sunday for Austin on new
county business. Telegraphic commu-
nications from them state that every
thing has favorable aspect.
Mr.. Powers, of Illinois, Is here looking
up business interests.
Tho new hall and sLoro-r0om IL last
nearing completion.
Messrs. Service aud Easter have re.
turned from months hunt at the sand
Hills. They report profitable "Trip and
have the appearance of the primitive
Nimrud,
The firm OF Cochran ~ Palmer, deal.
ers Ia drugs, has been dissolved. Here
alier the business VIII be operated by j,
ID. Palmer. The doctor has accepted n
position in Montgomery county, this
state, and will leave Tor there ia q short
time. Dame Rumor also whispers that
the doctor viii COON enter into connu-
bal felicity
The citizens have bored well and
placed q pump th0rein at the crossing OF
Bair and Weathefiord streets. Another
has been bored at the crossing Of Abb
!eue street aud Missouri avenue. These
wells are for public use. y move i'll the
right direction.
The young folks gave social dance
in tho new nall Thursday night, which
proved q worry pleasant affair.
The boxes which protect the trees
around tho public end school squares
have been whiteweshod, aud present a
verv neat appearance.
William Murphy is on the sick list.
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The postof,ioe Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-The postoilice
appropriation bill, as reported to the
senate, appropriates $50 8l9,99D, an in
crease of 100000 over the bit as passed
by the house, and 1920 l29 less than the
estimates. The aggregate appropriation
is S2,h4i ,l69 in excess of the estimated
revenue Tor the fiscal year, 1886. An in
crease OF $4,000 is made in he appro-
priation for the transportation on rail-
roads. A decrease of $l50000 is
made in the appropriation for the com
pensatiOn of clerks in post-oifices and a
decrease of $4,000 in the appropria ton
for compensation of carriers and OK
penses OF the tree delivery system All
ew legislation is stricken from the bill.
Senator Malone, to-day, reported
fav0rably from the committee on post
offices and post roads au amendment to
the post Office appropriation. bill provid.
ing that reports of state boa Dis of edu-
cation, state superintendent of puolic
instruction and other books, circulars,
forms and blanks relating to education,
be transmitted through the malls as
second class matter.
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" luauFura'ed ~ hul'i narrow
= uge ruad from this city ~ intefseot
ths Texas A ~. LOUIS ~ l'iiishuIgj q
distance Of ~ miles Tue
~ niles ~ the track graded aud paid
tor, when the work WAS Suspended, and
has 80 remained until now. Lately ihe
work has been revived. A sufficient
amount Of money has boon subscribed
a. secure the completion this distance.
An engine has been purchasodi also q
sufficient amount Ot steel rails, from tho
firm Of Schan & Ehry, a part Of which
has been shipped aud " expected To ar
rive In n few days, Contracts for the
| ties have been let. A large force ~ men
and horses are grading tho site for the
/ shops aud depot grounds, and every
thing looks favorable 10 an early com.
pletiOn of tho first 10 miles of the road.
This secured, will insure the entire
completion of ths road % Pittsburg.
Our people ara greatly elaied at this
movement and will give IL
their hearty sympathy aud support
/ The engine was brought through on the
Texas 4 ST, Louis u Big Sandy, tho
junction of that road with the Texas 4
Pac lilo, aud Is expected here in a few
DAYS.
| PALESTINE WANTS TnE rENAs TRUNK.
PALESTINE, Feb, 10 Special, The
Palestine Board OF Trade held meet
Ing, last night, Ia discuss the feasibility
of raising money To secure Tor this city
! tho Texas Trunk Limo railroad, which,
striking Luikin, will give Palestine
three competing lines from 81. Louis
/ and also tide water connection by way
| of Houston and Galveston. The board
/ IN now composed al 81 paid-up members
aud undoubtedly means business, aud
! In "a very short time their action will
take definite shape. The business out
| look In growing brighter every day.
Col. hoxie, az the Gould system. left
last night for Taylor, thence To Waco
aud lei Paso,
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Capital city Cuttings.
RETURN OF THE SPEAKER.

RETURN OF THE SPEAKER.
AUSTIN, Fob. 2l.-[Special. Speaker
Foster returned and presided to-day.
THE HOUSE
devoted itself to special bills to-day.
BosQUE'S PETITION.
One petition, got in bv Lockett, from
the citizens OF Bosque county, praying
that the lease law he repealed and the
public lands be sold to actual settlers
without competition.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
on the penitentiary muddle was not
ready to-day. He called on the superin-
tendents toi explanations of the charges
preferred by the special committee in it's
report. They arc making them out in
duplicate, and will not have them ready
before Monday.
TXCURTING.
A big party OF members went over to
San Antonio tonight.
CHARTERS FILED.
Ladies' Benevolent society, of San
Antonio; Brennan Social club, Hill
County Cooperative association, Pat
rons OF ii sbandry.
THE PENITENTIARY MIDDLE.
Superintendent Goree and Financial
Agent Brahan arc here, and request
the governor 70 have made
special report relating to the specific
charges made by the penitentiary
but the substance IS with
held until Monday, when the governor
will transmit it to the legislature. The
question is getting into a
inuddle, and there is an indication that
lt is going to worry the Legislature.
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A Cattle Item.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. ia special to the
Daily Wisconsin,, from Superior City,
says: The sale of 600 head of cattle has
Cattle company to the Marquis of Dee
mones, the price being $30,0O0, Tor ship
ment TO England. This is the first sale
of series soon to follow. Arrangements
for the shipment of 5000 more to
the lake IRE now being made
by the same company, which has ex-
tensive ranches ia Nebraska, Wyoming
and Montana. The cattle will be sta H.
fed at Duluth, and as soon as navigation
opens shipped by lake TO the Atlantic,
thence to England, with which govern
ment, it is claimed, there are arrange
ments heing made for the Shipment
duty free.
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The rerns Pacific rorccltnrc bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9,-The following
is the text of the house bill as amended
and passed by the senate today forfeit
ing lands granted to aid in the con.
struction II the Texas Pacific railroad
BE IL enacted, That al lands granted
the Texas d. Pacific railroad company,
under the act of congress entitled,
ian act to incorporate the
Texas e Pacific railroad company, and
to aid in the construction of its road
and for other PURPOSES" approved
March 3, 1871, and acts
amendatory thereof, or supplemental
thereto, be hereby declared forfeited
and the whole of said lands restored to
the public domain and made subject 10
disposal under the general laws
of the United States as though
said grant had never been made, pro-
vided that the p"ice of the lands so for
feited and stored shall be the same as
heretofore paid for even sections within
said e. ant
Sec 2. That the act of March 3, 1875,
entitled an act for the relief OF settlers
within railroad limits, is hereby re-
p aled
The bill now goes back to the house
for concurrence or non-concurrence in
the senate amendments.