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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
WIT AND WISDOM.

The most successful man in any
business is he who gives his occupation
his undivided attention.
"A tear in the eye of a woman is
ten times more persuasive than roll
ing-pin in her hands. -Merchaut Trav-
eler.
He that is donkey. and believes
| himself a deer, finds out his mistake
at the leaping of the ditch.-Nalia,s
| ProUer6.
When a man says his "wife is
worth her weight in gold" if she
weighs 12O pounds she is worth just an
even thirty thousand dollars.
"A good character when established
should not be rested in as an end, but
only employed as mears of doing
still further good.
Don't laugh at and deride YOUR
children's hobbies. Remember how
much brighter life seemed to you when
you realized a cherished dream, and
treat them accordingly.
He who seeks peace will find that
with advancing age the peaceful mo-
ment that once came so seldom, re-
turns more readily, and that at last the
moments unite to make hours, and the
hours to build up days and years.
When young people are wisely
prepared for marriage, says recent
writer, and are taught is sanctity it
will cease to be the leap in the dark it
now is to both parties, and the beauty
and vigor of youth will make it what it
should be-safe and happy. Ignorance
makes halfbreeds of us all. Intelli-
gence and morality are as essential as
bodily health and vigor.
We rise by raising others-and he
who stoops above the fallen, stands
erect. Nothing can be grander than
to sow the seeds of noble thoughts and
virtuous deeds-to iherate the bodies
and souls of men-to earn the grateful
homage Of a race-and then, in life's
last shadewy hour, to know and feel
that the historian of Liberty will be
compelled TO write your name-luqsr-
soil.
Lovers wish that the whole earth
might be one garden, crossed and re-
crossed by silent moon-lit paths; and
when love has taken the one and left
the other. he who stays behind would
have his garden changed to an angry
ocean. and the sweet moss-banks to
'torm-beaten rocks, that he may drown
n the depths, or be dashed to pieces
BY the waves, before he has time to
Know all that he has lost.
People who give generously are
probably not so rare among us as those
Who receive with grace. The indie
self-contained man or woman
8 very likely to decline slight gift or
ervice with disdain, or at best to ac-
ept itWith condescension. This man
Ter is due, no doubt, notyso often to
ceiling of superiority to the giver and
he gift as to a short-sighted kindness;
or, very frequently, favors come most
RELY from those who are least ready
0 accept any return. Reflection would
how such people that unwillingness to
eceive is as truly mark of selfish
less as is an equal unwillingness to |
i've. ~ Sunday School Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
Not One of That Sort.

'1suppose you are fatherless boyp"
he observed, as they made change for
paper.
''Oh, no."
"But your father gets drunk and you
have to support the familyP"
mo"
''Butyou give all your money to your
mother?"
mot red of it.
"Well; you are poorP'
mot much! I'm just doing this for
recreation, while my brothers are cut
ting the coupons off father bonds. Say,
if you 60 up as far as the coupe office
tell 'em to send me down turnout to
roll me up home. 1t must be getting
near our dinner hour, and we have
fourteen invitations out to-day. "-De-
troH Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
-Snaok;np of absinthe the No,

Speaking of absinthe the New
York Graphic says: "On general prin-
ciples it may be said that the average
absinthe tippler in this country has
never tasted the genuine absinthe in
his life. Its effects are frightful and
unmistakable, and very few of Ito
devotees are ever restored to entire
health" Blue vitriol is one of the In.
gradients of the article IN common use,
though the unadulterated compound is
bad enough.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
JOHN SURRENDERED.

| A Gentle Hint Dropped at the Right
Time Leads to Happy Results.
''How funny some people are," she
said
''Funny?"
Eyes, some people who are going to
be married"
.Or'
Yes, some want to be married in a
balloon, some on the middle arch of a
bridge, some in boat some in a rail :
road train, some on horseback, some
on the edge of precipice, some down
in coatmine-'
Eyes, l have noticed it."
''What is their object, l wonder?''
Marriage, of course;''
''But | mean their object in getting
married out of the usual way. -
''Well, I'll tell you what I think.
They get married in this way SO that
they can tell their children and their
grandchildren they were married UNI
der peculiar circumstances. as, for in
stance, your mother and me, chill
dren, were married in coal mine, or,
your grandmother and me, children,
were married in a balloon"
Perhaps it is the reason" said the
maiden.
''Of course that is the reason.''
There was pause. Then the maiden,
with a glowing cheek. said:
1--WE been thinking, John"
''Yesp" he said, interrogatively.
'I've been thinking how funny it
would be-" "a pause, and deeper
blush).
"Well, Bella, you've been thinking
what?''
'I've been thinking how funny it
wo uld be if
Eyes.
IF when the subject of marriage
comes up thirty or forty years hence
you could point to me and say: .Why.
your grandmother proposed
to me in leap year and we were mar
ried few weeks later"
John is very busy these days furnish
ing a nice little cottage, and Bella is
experimenting the making of her wed.
-NeUGrk Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
WINTER CLOTHING.
Comprehensive Directions for Putting I,
Away for Summer.

Comprehensive Directions for Putting I,
! Away for Summon.
/ Where the house is roomy. and the
closets so arranged that they may be
aired frequently, it is very easy mat
ter to keep the winter clothing free
from the depredations of moths. But
if this is not the case, the next best
thing is to know how to put the clothes
away properly.
Ali clothing before being placed
away should be aired thoroughly.
Hang out in the air all coats, dresses,
furs, etc, whip free of dust. turn all
the pockets inside out, brush with a
corn brush broom, and let hang in
the air an hour or two. If there is
brisk wind blowing ali the better,
and in this case less time is required
to air them. When sufficiently aired
take in. Have made some lit
tie muslin bags. into each one
It which put small piece of cam
phor Place one of these bags into
each coat or dress pocket Turn each
dress skirt inside out, fold neatly,
place newspaper between each one.
and do all up in strong newspaper,
FASTING it SO as not to leave the small
est crevice by which moth could en-
ter
Coats should be folded lengthwise,
but never across, and done up the
same as the dresses. Furs should be
placed in their boxes. camphor bag
put in with them, the boxes done Up
in newspaper, and the ends fastened
with paste. If no boxes are conven-
lent. then simply put the camphor bag
inside the muff. and wrap the set in
fastened rs above. News
paper is much better than wrappin
paper for this work, as moths abhor
printers ink. Some use cloth for this
purpose. making cotton bags especial
ly for it, but cloth is not as good as
the paper. Felt hats and bonnets,
bits Of plush. velvet etc., should be
put in box. into which put cam
phor bag, and do up securely in news
paper
Have ready the shelves, drawers or
boxes in which the clothing is to be
placed. If shelves. cover with news
paper. place the bundles as neatly as
in them, and cover all with
Line drawers in the same
way, cover with newspaper. tucking it
n all around. Where person can
sfford it. a cedar chest is the best re-
,eptacle for winter clothes, requires
10 camphor, and will last lifetime.
Cedar chips are excellent to scatter
Imong clothes; they give them pleas
mt odor. and are very obnoxious to
poths. When placing the clothing
sway in boxes or trunks, line the in
des with newspaper. FASTING it firmly
0 the wood, pack The bundles in care
ully, and cover with newspaper, tuck
ne it in around the edges. { Bitter APP
leS-uare said to be sure preventive
u mos~sea They IN be bought at the
hemist's. put in muslh bags and
laced in cheetss draw.1rs. etc. and
loths will not Sose1zny article in
lese places. Aa5allow candle wrap
ed in brown Upper. and placed
mong the clothes that are laid away
n any length of time, will keep the
loths at distance. This is an old
.shioned remedy. but a good one.
merican Cultivator.
Increase Of weight may be pro- /
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
Not for General Perusal.

Uncle Rastus Tin telegraph ofice)-
Has you got envelope, sahp
Operator-What do you want of an
envelope, Uncle Rastus?
Uncle Rastus-Dis expatch, sab, am
OBJ a very private nature, an I wants
it sent sealed.-N. + Sam.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Spencer, Mass, has philosophical
citizens. The other day one of them
gave fourteen acres of land for pub
lie park, another gave $4,000 for a
high school and another gave $25, 600
for public library.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Increase Of weight may be pro-
duced by change Of climate. Incl
dents are known proving that man
may be stout in one place and thin in
another.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Beware of the still man; he is get.
ting your size and concealing his own.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
Financial Condition of Apache
County.

A warrant was presented to the
Treasurer last week for registration,
which he declined to register, stat
ing that there were funds sufficient
IN the treasury to redeem all war
rants of that character. Had the
statement been made one year ago
TO the effect that any warrants of a
recent date would be paid on pre-
sentation within year after they
were issued, few would have been
SO crcdulOus as to give it credence.
According to the annual report
made to the Board Of Supervisors
in January last, which report was
published in the HERALD of Jan
uary 18th, the total Indebtedness
of the county was $I01 800 II.
Since that date $4,000 of warrants
which had been sent in to be fund
ed, were examined and found to be
fraudulent. Deduct that amount
and the total Indebtedness Of this
county on the LIST of April was
$91 ,755 II, of which amount ST.
900 is in bonds, and $20,755 II
outstanding warrants.
1t is not generally known, but the
fact is that Aplche county is now
on firm financial basis, and that
our credit as a county, which suf-
fered and deprecated through Off
cial corruption, malfeaSancc. non
feasance and prodigality is being
rapidly regained and confidence
restored. Financial disaster at one
time seemed inevitable, and the
most sanguine scarcely dared to
hope that the day of deliverance
was so near at hand. There are
ten counties in this Territory, and
none can make better financial
showing than Apache.
We learn from the Treasurer that
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
Ch.r,D,on short rTnnd writer.

Mr.. A. :. White, the well-known author
of Whites Photography" famous as
the champion Shorthand Writer of tbs
World, received the first prizes in the in
tcrnaiional contests ut London, Edinburgh,
Paris and Berlin; he came near being per-
manently disabled by rheumatism. His
recovery by the use of remedy infallitle
incuring heumatism and all blood diseases
is told in letter from his Office, G2 Wash
ington ST., Chicago, dated June 20, 1851
lie writes:
"Your remedy has done wonderful ser
vice for ne For the past five years I
have been troubled with rheumatic pains.
My right hand had become almost use
less aud was gradually losing speed as q
shorthand writer n friend OF mine, DR.
Dcd rich, advised me IF your remedy. I
used dozen bottles of s. S. and am now
entirely recovered. shall IL. yer cease to
Commend your ex client medicines, and
wish you much success.
yours truly, A S. WHITE
And here Is another witness:
DENTON, Ark, August, 21th, 1887.
Last spring l was dangerously afflicted
with erysip, las, and my lie was icspaired
of by my physicians. As a last hope l
tried S. S. 5. and soon found relief, and
in two eeks was able to attend TO nay
business. l used five bottles.
''S. IL WITTHnRNE,E Ed. Saline Courier"
Treatise on Bloc and Skin Diseases
mailed Tree TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
DRoP0SAz.s FOR FUEL.

e Forage and Straw. Headquarters
department OF Arizona, Office of the
Chief QIai termaSter, Los Angeles. Cal,
March 70, lSSS.-Sealed proposals, will
he received ut this office, and at the OF
fees OF the Quartermasteis at each of
the stations below named, until eleven
O'Clock, a. m, on MONDAY, April 80,
1888, and opened Immediately thereaf-
ter in the presence OF bidders, for the
furnishing and delivery of fuel, forage
and straS, during the fiscal year end
ing June b, 1899, at military stations in
the Department of Arizona, as follows:
Forts Apache, Bowie, Grant, Huachuca,
Lowell, Mcdowell, MOjave, Thomas and
Verde, and San Carlos. Whipple Bar
racks, and Tucson, \. T., Los Angeles
and San Diego Barracks, Cal, and Forts
Bayard. Selden, Stanton. Union and
Wingate, and Santa Fee, N. NJ. Prefer
ence given to articles of domestic pro-
duction and manufac' ure, conditions of
price and quality being equal, and such
preference given toartIcles of American
production and manufacture produced
on the Pacific Coast to the extent of the
consumption required by the public SER
vice there. Proposals for either class of
the supplies mentioned or for quantities
less than the whole required, will be re-
ceived. Specifications, general instruc-
tons to bidders and blank forms Of pro-
posal will be furnished on application to
this office, or to the Quartermasters at
the stations named above. A. S. KIM
BALL, Quartermaster U. S. Army, Chief
Quartermaster. mh29
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
FGR ARMY

Transportation. Headquarters
department of Arizona, Office Chief
Quurtermaster, Los Angeles, California,
March 70, 1SSS.-Sealed proposals, will
be received at this office until IL O'Clock,
Il. m, MONDAY, April %, 1888, and
opened immediately thereafter i'll tire
presence OF bidders, for Transportation,
OF military supplies during the fiscal
year ending June 81, 1889, on routes in
the Department of Arizona, as follows:
KOUTE No. From Whipple Barracks,
\, T., to Fort Verde, 4. T. ROUTE No.
Prom such shipping point on the line
OF the Maricopa and Phpnix Railroad
as the bidder May elect, to Fort Mellow
ell, A. I. ROUTE No. 3-From such
Z. Il. as the bidder may elect, to Forts
Bowie, Grant and Thomas and San Car
los, A. I. ROUTE No. From HOl-
brock, A. T., to Fort Apache, A T.
ROUTE No. 5-From Tucson, A. T., to
Fort Lowell, 4. I. ROUTE No. G-From
Huachuca Station, A. T., to Fort Hua-
chuca, \. I. ROUTE No. From Lava,
n. NJ, TO Fort Stanton, N NJ. ROUTE
No. s. From Watrous, n. NJ, to Fort
Union, n. NJ. ROUTE No. 9-From Win
gate, n. NJ, to Fort Wingate, N NJ.
ROUTE No. 1C-From Silver City, n. NJ,
to Fort Bayard, n NJ. ROUTE No IL
From Railroad Station at Santa Fe, n.
NJ, to Fort Marcy, n. NJ. specifications,
general instructions to bidders and
blank forms of proposal will be furnish
ed on application TO this office. or to the
Assistant Quartermaster, at Tucson, A.
T., or Santa Fee. n. Nj. \. 5. KIMBALL,
Quartermaster U. 5. A, Chief Quarter
ma Il
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12

THE President has nominated
Brig Gen. Crook for Major Gene
raj vice General Terry retired. Gen.
Crook was for a long time in Ari-
iona and succeeded, by subduing
the Apaches, in gaining the graft
tude Of the old-timers, but after an
absence of several years he return
ed and attempted to cope with Ge-
ronimo-made several unsuccess-
full campaigns and left the Terri
tory with fading Misunderstanding
lost his prestige as an Indian fight
or. How many men live too long
and refuse to die when their cup of
glory is full.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
Work for the Grand Jury.

Section 1920 of the Criminal
Code Of this Territory, reads as
follows:
"It shall be the duty of the grand
jury annually to make a careful
and complete examination of the
books, records and accounts of all
the officers of the county" =
"The Judge upon the empanel-
ment of such grand jury, shall
charge them especially as to their
duties under this section"
The HERALD would like to see
the books Of every officer in this
county examined, and the official
conduct of all the officials thor
oughly looked into and carefully
investigated, beginning with the
District Attorney and going through
the entire list, including deputy
constables. Honest officials court
investigation.
Sections 103 and 1871 declare it
to be a misdcmeanor for executive,
ministerial or judicial officers to
ask, or receive, any emolument,
gratuity or reward, or promise
thereof, except such us may be au-
thorized by law, for doing any Off
cial act. There has been much talk
about fraud and corruption in office
in this county, and the people are
weary of hearing the cry. If there
has been misconduct on the part
Of officials, let it be brought to
light, as it can be by the grand jury,
and punished as the law directs
but if there is no ground for the
accusations let the bowling Of ma
liciOus malcontents cease.
1t might be we'll to extend the
investigation to the official acts OF
those who are not now in Office, and
cause them to st nd Up and ox
plain, before the statute Of imita-
ton runs against them, or before
the books they used are mutilated
or destroyed as has been done here.
tofore
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12

probably Il large part of the out
standing warrants will he bonded
at the July meeting of the Board.
There is no longer danger that our
warrants will be 4 drug on the mar
ket unless some unforeseen contin-
gency should occur. Those who
have capital to invest can find no
safer or remuncrative investment
than Apache county securities.
Should the good work of retrench-
ment and honesty inaugurated by
the present administration continue
demands on the treasury will soon
be paid on representation.
We confidently believe that the
assessment roll for the present year
will show a large increase of taxa
bic property, and although the rate
of taxation may not be reduced at
once, it will assuredly come in time,
and that anxiously looked for pc
riod will be greatly FASTENED, if the
Atlantic and Pacific railway should
pay the amount Of 5000 due
Apache county from that corpora
tiO,,
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12

JUDGE BARNES last week SEN
fenced John Johnson who, some
time since assaulted Mr.. Lowell, a
lawyer of Tucson, to fifteen years
imprisonment at Yuma. The Judge,
by the severe sentence, seems to in
dictate that members of his bar,
shall be projected from assaults in
the streets.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
The Star Spangled BaEner-L0Rg
May it Wave.

1t is but a short time since that
Grover got himself disliked on &C.
count of flags. Abram has incur,
red the eternal enmity Of the sons
of Erin, on account of his unWill.
ngness to have the City Hall a
dorned on ST Patrick's day with
the green symbol of the Emerald
Isle. Now, in due course, comes
the Star Spangled Banner, to cause
comment and confusion in our lit
tie city. a few days since, just as
the golden orb of day was family
fringing the eastern horizon with
his life-giving millinery work-be-
fore, indeed, the indigenous Jack
had begun to hit the ground in the
high places in search of what he
might devour-before the Peter
Judas cock had crowed thrice, the
bug hunters and Others in search of
early worms, might have seen our
national emblem, which was made
only to float over the land of the
brave, madly given to the breeze
from the towers which adorn the
adobe containing the sacred ele-
ments Of free speech incubating,
and which will eventuate during,
or just before the ensuing term of
court, in the supplement of the
fearless annihilator. The early,
and hence exceptional, bronzed son
Of the ancient Montezuma, who
was Iicing himself away to seek
the choice place on Tie sunny side
of Colonies store, stopped, stood
and stared in engagement, struck Il
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12
INJURED
CUR HOLBROOK LETTER.

Cur town is having Il tempest in a
teapot" over the post office. Maj. Chat
fee the Quartermaster' Agent here has
been appointed vice DR.. Robinson, who
has been given no opportunity to pro-
test; the whole thing being worked up
in Washington very quietly and SO far
successfully. Both parties being staunch
Democrats no charges OF offensive par
tisanship" can have been made, and al
together it looks like case of the most
influence with the Department.
Sheriff Owens has been along here
with his little invitations for the next
term OF court. By the number of sum-
mons he served here and at Winslow
it looks as If st. Johns would enjoy Il
boom during court time, for about half
the male population of both towns is
called. Plenty OF light airy rooms, how
ever, in Darling's back yard i'll the hay
corral. So take your blankets and beds !;
we uniortunates from this end.
The Little Colorado here has been I'M
usually bad to cross of late, Scarcely
4 day has passed bnt that some unlucky
cuss has got stuck in the quick sand,
and spent all day in getting himself and
team out. y bridge at this point (mind
| say here, not three or four miles above
town. would help IIolbrook cut thous-
ands of dollars every year, and attract
trade that wont come here for the great
dread OF the river.
There bids fair to be considerable
building here this summer. The largest
piece of work will he two-story stone
store, with hall above, which our enter
prising firm OF merchants, Adamson q
Burbage, will put up. 1t will be an Or
nament to the town and an evidence OF
the substantial growth of HolbrooH.
Then Il catholic church is to be built,
and several minor buildings are planned
which. in the aggregate, will amount to
quite snug sum.
The Banta Bros. have sold out I'M
derstand Charley Will stay here, while
Henry intends to try Flagstaff while.
Mr.. Simpson, of the Aztec Company,
made flying trip to Pecos City and re-
turn this week. He will ship a train of
beef on the 10th TO San Bernardino,
California. The boys are now gather
ing them up on fan.e
Messrs. Beahan & Benham were in
town from the ranch day or two ago,
and seemed to be enjoying themselves.
hear these boys have formed new
cattle company to be called the Espe-
rama Cattle Company.
The Masonic Lodge here must be a
thriving one for nearly every eligible
man i'll town, or near here, has joined
it or applied for membership. Itspeaks
we'll for the COOL feeling existing in a
neIghborhOod to see such an order grow
so rapidly.
The "Bored OF Trade" has held seve-
raj meetings lately, but beyond raising
Il purse of $1,000, to back the barber
against any light weight champion in
the world, with bare hands. soft gloves
OF broom sticks, no business OF impor-
lance was had.
The latest strike has been that OF the
freigliters to Apache. The contract
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-04-12

JACOB SHARP, the many times
millionaire, who was convicted in
New York for bribing Aldermen in
order to secure a franchise from the
city, recently died at his residence.
He was granted a new trial on APP
peal, and would have been tried
again. but for his i'll health, super
induced. doubtless, by imprison-
ment and mental suffering. His
great wealth secured him immunity
from deserved punishment. but
when summoned 10y death lie pass
ed over the range" beyond the jur-
isdiction of Judge Sagre.