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The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE Land Department Is taking active steps to forbid the citizens of Arizona cutting and using timber from the government lands. The prohibition extends to the use of wood for building purposes and all other domestic necessities. Agents of the government are now in the Territory with q view to stopping such so-called depredations, and instituting proceedings wherever the same may seem necessary. This is the latest novelty of the Sparks regime. If the programe is carried out it is difficult to see how the citizens of the Territory will live. Purchases being limited to 160 acres, such areas would prove of little practical benefit to the saw mills in the mountains in supply ing lumber for home consumption. Many citizens, in fact most of them, are unable to enter 160 acres of the desert land which has no other val ue than is represented by the scrub by cedars growing upon it. It is impossible for settlers to live with out being allowed the privilege of using sufficient timber to supply the ordinary comforts and necessi- ties of life.. The government will not sell its timber, and fit so rigid ly forbids its disturbance necessity will force the people to supply themselves as best they may. Git izens in other portions of the Terri tory are forwarding petitions to the Department asking relief and we urge our fellow-citizens of Apache county to adopt similar measures. The question Is serious one, and some remedy must be sought at once, or most unfortunate incon- veniences will follow.
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on the ration of five cents day MT. Cutting was stout at the time of his arrest, but Is now pale and thin. Have any overtures been made 10 you from Texas for a res cueY Yes sir, but I hope people will just keep quiet and not attempt anything of the kind. We must submit to the injustice and outrage unless the government will help us.
 Tonight there Is meeting fol the organization of q company ot minute men in Fl Paso to be thor. oughly armed and ready to come at the tap of the drum.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE international trouble grow ing out of the Cutting case contin- ues to grow more complicated and serious and the attitude of the Mexican government more insolent and defiant. Latest advices state that rumors, which are believed to be true, are prevalent that a second demand by the United States had been made Intellectually, and it is further reported that U. s. officials have been notified to leave Mexico. Eight hundred more troops reached Paso del Norte from Chihuahua on the night of the eighth. Cutting is still ill jail in PaSo del Norte and it is said that Gov. Maceyra of Chihuahua has telegraphed that in event of an attempt to rescue, his head should be cut off and delivered to the rescuers with the compli- ments of the governor. Advices from Monclova. state of Coahuila, state that the second regiment from Saltillo and the tenth from Monte rey are en route to Piedras Negras
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE Albuquerque Journal in the matter of desert land claims says : Secretary Lamar has made an inn noltant decision relating to desert land claims. The original rule of the department was that desert land claim, while in process of be- ing acquired, was not assignable. Some years ago, however. the de- partment decided that such claims were assignable. In 1880 this was reversed, and a great deal eff hard ship ensued among people who had received these claims and paid for them. It is now decided by the secretary that all transfers that were made prior to the latest order shall be properly logalized and re- corded"
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

LAST week there was consider able rise in the Colorado river, and the structure of the Holbrook Irri- gating Canal X Dam Co.,, was wash ed out and the fragments of the bridge departed in the direction of Winslow. Our friend Buck had scarcely gotten his celebrated epis- tie in the hands of readers before all offended heaven put in an ans
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE St Louis Globe-Democrat editorially remarks, in relation to the present administration and its weak-kneed foreign policy, says "In the City of Mexico, American citizens, disgusted with the imbe- cility of their own government, are seeking the protection of Great Britain. There is one thing to be said in favor of old England: She is true to her people everywhere, and will not allow the humbleSt among them to be subjected to in justice by any other nation"
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and that large numbers of troops have started from the interior states for frontier posts and that businese is generally neglected. The above seems to be brief abstract of the situation of affairs, and we can only await developments and see if this government will quietly submit to such menaces and the contemp- tious treatment of its demands.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

Laredo, Tex, Aug. IA detach- ment of 400 Mexican troops arrived in Nuevo Laredo last night. They are principally infantry and artil- lery. They brought two cannons with them. They have placed the cannons so as to command Fort Mcintosh on the Texas side of the Rio Grande and have been noticed taking observations from their posi- tion all day. Considerable indig- nation is expressed by Americans at the arrival of these troops. This action on the part of Mexico does not augur well for a peaceful solu- tion of the present difficulty.
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est amount of contented prosperity to her ciizens.
 Officially and personally shall great ly rejoice 10 see her good people com bine to ensure this desirable result, and shall cbeerfulIy contribute any and all my limited powers 50 that attainable end
 Very Truly Yours,
 c. MEYER ZULICK.
 Governor.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE Cutting case was tried III Paso del Norte, August the 5th, and the prisoner found guilty by the court. Cutting refused to say any thing in his own behalf-his only reply to the charge against him being that his case was in the hands of his government and that he did not acknowledge the julis- diction of the Mexican court. The prisoner was remanded to jail to await sentence which it is said will not be pronounced for ten or fifteen days
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

WE call attention of our readers to an interesting article taken from the Prescott Courier in which the conduct of officials in the Territory is severely criticised and the needed reforms are pointed out.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12
THE one and two dollar silye

THE one and two dollar silver certificates authorized by Congress are now in course of preparation. The one dollar certificate has as its principal feature a vignette DOT trait of Martha Washington-being copy of the Stuart portrait of the first Presidents wife. The two dol lar certificate has at the left fine portrait of General w. s. Hancock. The backs of both bills are green.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12
Samuel J. Tilden Dead.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Samuel J. Tilden died peacefully a Grey stone this morning at s :45 o'clock There were present with him Drs. Chase, Simmonds and Samuel Swift, and his neice, Miss Gould. His death was entirely unexpected and was caused by a failure of tie action of the heart following an acute attack of fdiarrhea and nausea.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

Baltimore, Aug. 9.-Secretary o1 State Bayard said impresssvely to. day, that he considered the princi pie involved in the Cutting affair one of the greatest importance, and one to which the whole country without reference to party should be unit, and the personal merits or demerits of Cutting himself had nothing to do with the matter Ii made no difference whether Cutting be an angel of darkness or an an gel of light, but it did make the greatest difference to the American people whether the contention rais- ed by the state department in this case should be maintained or not The Mexicans claim the right to try an American citizen for an of fense committed in the United States, and Cutting has been actu- ally convicted and sentenced for publishing a libel in Texas. Mir. Bayard thinks this raises the gray est possible question, and if the Mexican claim is once conceded, no American travelling in Mexico would be safe. "My countrymen" he said with evident feeling, twill not be deceived by partisan misrep- resentation. They will recognize the gravity of the question and will never consent that one of their fel- low citizens shall be tried by for eign power for offenses committed in this country. If Cutting had stabbed his Mexican rival in Texas instead of merely attacking his rep utation, does any one pretend that Mexico could have tried him for murder? Certainly not" The sec retary said he had no idea of re- treating from the position taken when he demanded Cuttings re- lease.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12
STAGE CONNECTIONS.

O4AOC 11O&NOs Via Laguna to tho Indian village of Acoma, l6 miles.
 Via wingate to Fort wingate, miles; zuni, $ miles.
 Via ManuelitO to Fort Defiance (Navajo Agen- cy) p miles, Canon de Chelle, 65 miles; Keans Canon, 90 miles.
 Via Navajo tri-weekly stages to St. Johns q miles; Springerville S5 miles.
 Via HOlbrOuk, ri-weekly stages to Fort Apache % miles; Show Low, 50 miles; Taylor, s miles MOqui Indian villages (nO regular stage) go miles Via NinslOw, to Brigham City and Sunset. Via Ash Fork, daily stages to Prescott and Whipple Barracks 5i miles; daily stages from Prescott to Phoenix, and tri-weekly stages from Prescott to Fort Verde.
 Via Peach Springs to the Grand Canon of the Colorado, Is miles
 Via kingman, daily stages to Stockton Hnl 10 miles; Mineral Park, Is miles; Cerbat, IA miles Via Yucca tri-weekly stage to Signal, 70 miles, Via The Needles, steamer to Yuma, Colorado river agency, Fort MOhave MOhave City Hardy vile, Arizona, and Fl Dorado canon, Nevada
 w. A. BISSELL, Q. B. ROBINSON. Gen1 Passenger Agt. Genl. Manager. Albuquerque, NM.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

wer effectual and full. We will turn over the Critic correspondent in future, to the powers on high where the best answer awaits his statements, and the scverest rebuke will be administered at the same time.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

The taxable property in Graham county, amounts to $1 100000. This is an increase Of $25O,0O0 in one year; partially owing to more thorough assessment.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

A PHENIx dispatch of the sixth inst, says the principal business block of Phenix, this Territory, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss $10O,O0O. Insurance $6O,OOO. Believed to be the work of an incen- diary.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE tax levy of Cochise county this year as fixed recently by the Board of Supervisors is $3.50 on the one hundred dollars.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE Territorial fair will open in Phenix November 10th and close on the 20th.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of w. ". Porter as Associate Justice of Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

Texas cattlemen estimate their loss at $3,000,OOO by having their cattle run out of the Territory.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE assessment roll of Prescott is $S42, ,534.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

Gov. ZUL.ck goes east soon to bring out his family.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

REPUBLICAN primaries will be held in Maricopa county Aug, 18th and the county convention Aug 28.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

IN some places in Arizona ther1 has been no rain for three years.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

St. Johne, Thureday, August 12,
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12
FAYORITE ROUTE

For passengers and freight, between ad tho most important cities and mining camps in Gel, orado and Utah, Over l. 800 miles of standard and narrow-guage. splendidly equipped and carefully managed.
 THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE EX- PRESS is operated in connection with the Rail- way, and guarantees prompt and efficient ser vice at reasonable rates.
 D. c. DODGE, Gsn1 Manager. F. c. MINIS, GeuI Pass. and Tkt Ag'.
 ', Denver, Celr
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

+StOp for meals. Trains on New Mexico Iina are run on Mountain Time"
 G. P. and r. Agent 1t fOpeEa, Kans, VIM. c. NIXON,
 Agent. AlbuquGrque, Y. M.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12
MIR. BARRY MATTHEWS, ]
 EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ! St. Johns, Apache. co, 4. T. ]

SIR:-In answer to your favor of the 29th ult, making enquiry respecting liability etc, of the Jail Commissioners of the county of Apache; permit me to say, that an examination of an "Act,
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE fact that our jail commits sioners are responsible for theil acts and liable for all short com. ings is a proposition so patent that we are at loss to understand how it could ever be questioned. That the county has a right to ask for an accounting of the disposition ofits own funds is another proposi- tion which cannot be doubted. Yet 1t seems that both of these questions are argumentatively en- tertained by the jail commissioners. They question the authority of the Supervisors to demand from them a report. For their especial benefit we publish the following, received by us in reply to a letter asking that the status of affairs be defined.
 (EXECUTIVE DEPT. OF ARIZ.
 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
 Prescott, Arizona, Aug. 8, 1886. MIR. BARRY MATTHEW'S
 EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
 Inh \
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

Meal Stations, Through tickets to all principle cities eaxt and west on sale at the following stations: HOlbroCk, NinSlow Flagstaff Peach Springs, Kingnan, Prescott The Needles, Daggett, NohaTe,
 and Albu0ueruue.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-08-12

THE SCENIC LINE OF AMERICA Denver & R.O Grande railroad.
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 Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07
FRENCH EDICTS.
Historical Review of the Rise and Fall
of the Beard in France.

u III cal III LItAASO
Apropos of General Boulanger's
order restoring the beard to the French
army, it is curious to note that the
capillary adornments of the soldiers
face has been Il subject of contention in
France from time immemorial. King
Clovis adopted the 'mustache, then a
foreign Importation. Horny 1. patron
lied both the beard and mustaohe.
Louis XIII. abolished both, and ordered
his officers to wear only,a tuft of hair
on the chin, which was calledla royalc.
Louis XIV. in the beginning of his
reign went back to the mustache, but
Nine. de Maintenon objected to it, and
made a clean shave of the whole face.
Some young seigneurs refused to sub
init to the sacrifice, and were banished
from court. Under the first revolution
the beard again came into fashion.
Napoleon l. retained the beard, but
only for the corps d'cltc Of his army.
Others who distinguished themselves
on the field Of battle We're allowed to
wear whiskers us a mark of distinction.
The monarchy Of July chose the
mustachc only, but forbade the soldiers
waxing or greasing it. The second
empire inauguratcd ri,nperialc, which
was a copy Of the royale, save that the
soldier was permitted to gum it, and
wear it with the mustache. To-day the
beard is once more revived, but whiskers
are prohibited us being too English.
The revival, however, is not popular.
there are so many officers who can't
get a beard or whose beard is un-
pleasantly gray.--PaR Mall Gazette.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

1he Main Branches Taught in the National
Schools of Peru.

GhO 0k8ku 4tF3nCne6 I1OgnE In the N3t4O&0y
Schools of Peru.
While passing a school building, ono
of my first days in Peru, my attention
was attracted by the busy hum of
voices, and, upon inquiry, Iasccrtained
that this was a school for boys, and
that this busy hum arose from their
style of studying, which is invariably
out loud. We raped at the open door.
and Immediately the whole school arose,
and the director cordially received us
and showed us through the building.
There was little to be seen as compared
with your buildings. The only appar-
atus was a few maps, a very small
blackboard, a teachers desk, a long
~writing-desk and several benches with
out backs. There we're three depart
ments, or, more properly, grades. The,
primary department was in a room by
itself, but the other two grades were I'M
the same room, n occupying each
end.
We ascertained from the director
that he received IL salary of fifty silver
soler per month, and his co-laborers,
forty silver solcr each (about thirty
dollars.)
AS the whole attention of the school
was fixed upon us, and all work i'm
peded, we did not desire to keep them
from their studies, or standing longer,
so we babe adieu to our Spanish friends,
and visited the school for girls, which
was in an adjoining building. The
sexes are kept strictly apart in all the
schools of Peru. We were kindly re-
ceived by the matron, who furnished
Us all the information we desired. This
school was in the midst of recitations,
and paid little attention to our entrance,
much to u pleasure. She had two
c%o-laborers, who were seated between
the several groups of students, appar-
entity doing nothing, but probably, ut
least we were so informed, were over
seeing their respective divisions, while
the older students were hearing the
classes recite. This is a common rulc
here in the national schools; and they
not only hear the younger students re-
cite, but are also allowed to punish them
as they see fit. The common modes
of punishment are knecling in tho
midst of the group for a long time,
to be shut up in a dark room, or be
severely whipped. The teachers are
only hired to oversee the work and
attend to one or two of the higher
classes.
The main school books used are
upon the subject of the Catholic religion,
arithmetic, reading, Peruvian history
and geography. There is no competi-
ton in school books, as every book
used in these schools throughout Peru
must be approved by the National
Educational Board, and they adopt
only school books written by their
c%ountrymen, which are not very numer-
Gus.
Their public school buildings arc
plain, one-story adobes, with a very
small playground at the back of them.
The English have four schools in
Peru for all classes of people, two in
Callao and two in Lima. They have
one college, the only n ever founded
in Peru, under the Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions. This college has
several courses, and is in a fine pros
pering condition.-E. G. White, IN CHI.
c10O GrODhic NeUS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07
H BARK U
How to Destroy Moss and Insects an
Improve the Bark of Trees.

How to Destroy Moss and Insects and
Improve the Bark of Trees.
The scale bark louise, or oyster shell
louise, infests several trees, mostly will
low, horse chestnut and apple. Will
lows are exceedingly troubled in this
way, and eveyv winter the trees are
largely denudcd Of their limbs ane
branches, which have been killed by
these pests and have been broken o..
by the winds. From the willows the
lice spread to adjacent trees. Amcffcct-
i've remedy for apple trees is to wash
the bark with hot lime wash or Il hot
I've of wood ashes. The Inns, however.
is quite sufficient and is soon washed
off by the rain, furnishing valuable
plant food, and removing the glazing
whiteness which is SO much objected to
by persons who do not know the benefit
derived from it, and whose aesthetic
tastes are hurt by the idea that the
trees are whitewashed in pursuit. of the
cherished Yankee cleanliness and mis-
taken neatness. In spite OF the tender
feelings of these good people every
owner of an orchard would do we'll to
expcnd a barrel of lime upon his trees
every spring and destroy moss and
insects and cleanse and improve the
hnrk-N. Y. Times. "
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07
AN INTERESTING STUDY.
Extracts from q Paper on tile Inertia OF
the Eye and the Brain.

I'D "Nto AAoAA O ~ IA NAV "a o4
the Eye and the Brain.
In a paper on the ''Inertia of the Eye
and the Brain" Mr.. James McKecn
Cattell, of the University Of Lcipsic,
discusses, in view of the results of OK.
periments which he has made, tillt
part of the process of sensation whicia
concerns the time a light must work ON
the retina in order that asensation may
be excited. The time is to q consider
able extent dependent on the nature OF
the object and the intensity of the light.
1t varies with the several colors.
Orange gives the quickest impression
and yellow is hardly behind it,: next
come blue, red and green; while tho
retina is least sensitive to violet light,
the time for which is from two to thrcH
times as long as for orange. When
lamp-light is substituted for daylight,
the time required for perceiving the
colors becomes longer and the order is
changed to orange, red, yellow,
violet and blue. When the intensity
of colored light varies, the time
increases in arithmetical progression w
the intensity decreases in geomctrical
progression. Applied to the distinction
of words and letters, the experiments
showed that Roman letters arc more
quickly perceived than German letters.
and that the time is slightly shorter for
words than for letters, but longer for
long or rare words, and for words in q
foreign language. The simplest geo
metrical forms of the letters seem the
easiest to see; all ornaments on the let
tiers hinder; and it is doubtful whether
it is advantageous to use the thin lines
or two varieties of letters in printing.
Our punctuation-marks are hard to see,
and Mr.. Cattell, believing them to be
useless, suggests that they might be re-
placed by spaces between the words
proportionate to the Importance Of the
pause. Some OF the letters, as S and G.,
are hard to recognize in themselves 9th
ers, as o, Q, rand c., are liable to conf,,-
sion by their similarity of form; while
E is ''ncedlessly illegible." The order
of distinctness for the small letters is
d.. k, III. g, h, b, p, w, u, l. j, t, V, 4, r.
o, +, H., a, X, Y, e, i, g, C, s. The letters
are slightly more difficult to grasp than
the numbers, for every combination of
numbers make a number that gives
''sense." Not as many words as letters
can be grasped at one time, but three
times as many letters, when they mike
words, and twice as many words when
they make sentences, as when they
have no connection. The sentence is
taken up asawhole; if it is not grasped.
hardly any of the words are read; if it
is grasped, the words appear very dis
tinct; and this is also the case when
the observer constructs an imaginary
sentence from the traces he has taken
up. The personal equations were inn
portant factors in all the experiments,
but they did not materially affect the
results as wholes.-Populor Science
Monthly.
Smashing some $1,000 worth Of
lamps, the managers of the elevated
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

The New Brunswick Legislature
has abolished the franking privilege.
One member said that while it vas in
existence he thought at least tour-hfths
of the people Of Fredericton never
bought a postage-stamp.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

DIR. Richardson finds a scientific
basis for saying that a cat has nine
lives. Ii Il cat and q dog are shut up
together in Il lethal chamber, the cat
survives on an average three times as
long, and sometimes nine times as long
as the dog.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

Smashing some $4,000 worth Of
lamps, the managers of the elevated
railroads in New York are about to lit
out the cars with electric burners.