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Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
Women a. Hen Drivers.

When a woman has u hen to drive
into the coop she takes hold of her
skirts with both hands. shakes them
quietly at the delinquent, and says:
"Shoo there!" The hen takes one look
at the object to assure itself that it Is
q woman. and then stalks majestically
into the coop. A man doesn't do It
that way, according to the Practical
Farmer. He goes out doors, saying:
''It's singular nobody can drive 4 hen
but met and picking up q stick Of
wood hurls it at the offending biped,
and says: Get in there, you theft"
The hen Immediately loses its reason
and dashes to the other end Of the
yard. The man plunges after her.
She comes back with her head down.
her wings out, and followed by a mis-
cellaneous assortment Of stove wood,
fruit cans. clinkers, and q very mad
man in the rear.
Then she skins under the barn and
over fence or two. and around the
house back TO the coop again, all the
while talking as only an excited hen
can talk, and all the while followed
by things convenient for throwing and
by man whose coat Is on the saw
buck, whose hat is on the ground and
whose perspiration Is iimitless. BY
this time the other hens have come out
to take q hand in the debate and help
dodge the missiles; the man vows that
every hen on the place shall be sold
at once, puts on his hat and coat and
goes down town. The woman comes
out, goes right to work and has every
one Of those hens housed and counted
in two minutes.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
She Grew Faint.

Miss BostOnbred have heard q
great many things about the west,
Miss Nevadabelle, that ! am sure are
not true, and am glad to meet some.
one who can give me reliable informa-
ton about the customs ct the coun.
try, which Is. I dare say. far more civ
ilized than / fancy it to be. Pray tell
me about your experiences and impress
sions. ~ t.I..H
Miss Nevadabelle-Well, as you say.
there's lots Of rot in the papers about
the west that amt nothing but rot.
When you get down to bottom facts
you soon lind out that there are no
more flies on Us than there are on 9TH
er folks. The cheek of some of these
newspaper writers would knock brass
man silly. They're responsible for
more snide stories about US western
ladies than you can shake stick At
One Of them had the gall to-
Miss Bostonbred--WiIl you please ex.
cuse me. Miss Nevadubelle, ! feel faint
and think will have 10 get someone
to bring me an ice.
Miss Nevadabclle-Oh, all right
Ia, IA. Whereupon Miss BIS faint
ness increases. s.--Detrol Free Press.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
Queer Kentscky Liseo.

The Kentucky mountain vernacular
has peculiarities which Charles Egbert
Craddock did not find or notice in her
Tennessee mountaineers. Here q man
who wants to say he fired two shots
says he shot two shots. The Western
expression Of getting the drop 10 never
used. mountsineer saying instead
that he ..throwed his gun furst" The
pretixes In and i'm are not known, un
being used instead, as ''unpossible for
instance. To ''mislist" mao 10 to de.
ceive and ill.treat him. and when Q
man says ''his word il his jint" he
wants 10 convey the impression that he
10 speaking - truthfulIy as IL under
oath. The queer expressions are 90
Numerous that Il 10 hard to UNDER
stand oil that 10 said. A dialogue that
was . gem In its way was INDUCED in
by two young mountain gallants. one
asking: BE 1t mohe fur you to see
Nance this AFTERNOON" The answer
was. "No; don't have bound TO. but
I aim TO-" The man who has knocked
on Q door, when asked what he wants,
says, IL want in," and in the same
style he would ask stranger, '.How
might you call your" They have no
difficulty In understanding each other.
however, for English 70 treated in the
Same manner by all, and even those
who can read and write talk . great
deal - do the less learned. -LoSisviiis
COurier-JonrnGl.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
widows the Autocrats OF Society.

Il 10 undeniable that widows are the
autocrats Of society and men flock
about them. No one has ever denied
their fascinations, and Wellers advice
to his son. IL he wished TO avoid matri-
mOny. TO ''bevare Of vidders." has
been quoted thousands Of times.
In many ways the widow has the
advantage OF her younger sisters, says
the New Orleans Picayane. She has
the benefit Of large knowledge and
experience of the world, her arts and
coquetries are perfected. not in the
experimental and undeveioped state of
the debutantes, and, above all. she has
the inestimable advantage Of knowing
men with the accurate and intimate
knowledge gained by association with
one who was probably fair represent
tative of his sex. She knows how TO
give the little dinners that make the
most hardened bachelor think indul-
gently Of the marriage state. She
knows that man likes his ease. and
does not insist on his dancing per-
petual attendance on her. She does
not insist on . mans talking about
balls and theaters and new german
figures. She follows rather his lead to
his own ground. and listens with sub
tie aattery In eyes and face while he
descants on his favorite hobby. rrrn
4 young girl 10 always self-centered.
absorbed In her own affairs. her
dresses, her parties; it is only grace
and art that teach . woman TO sink
her own personality in the presence
of the person with whom she is talk
ing. Perhaps one Of the chief claims
Of widows is their understanding Of
the fine art Of sympathy. The sympa-
thy of q young giri who has known
nothing but JOY is . crude and unsatis-
factory affair, the very husks, on
which no love could feed, but the sym
pathy Of q widow, ,tendsrly. .daiuuly ex-
pressed. with gentle melanc.,O .,Oly that
shows that she, too, has sufered-it 10
like the soft shadows in, a picture or
the minor chord in piece Of music
that sets pulse tirobbing. Having
m0urned for man, she knows how
most effec:usliy TO mourn With one.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
The Grown OF Thorns.

know the masters OF painting from
Guido in his wonderful "Ecce Homo"
down to the present time have de.
picted the crown that rested upon the
head Of our cruciticd Savior as a twisted
branch OF bare thorns, and that Is, 80
Tar as know. universally accepted a.
the true crown. .r..aE
Some years ago an incident that oc.
Cured in the Holy Land caused me to
think that this popular belief may be
mistake. A party Of us who were
journeying toward Jerusalem at this
season of the year, which Is identical
with the passion and death of the mas.
ter, had stopped TO rest and lunch just
before entering the hill country, some
miles beyond Ramleh. when lady OF
the party who was gathering the
beautiful flowers that covered the land.
scape on all sides wreathed an ex.
quisite spray. and holding II up ex.
claimed: The crown of thorns!''
Our party were delighted with the
wreath and upon examining It we
found that long sharp thorns were con.
cealed by the lovely pink flowers. We
were convinced that this was the true
crown. and as We advanced toward
Jerusalem We saw that the whole
country, even 70 the walls of the city,
was covered with this towering thorn.
The plant and flower are very
similar TO what We COMMONLY call the
towering almond. with the addition OF
Q thorn. The bloom 10 very thick, &C
that by merely entwining Q branch .
wreath IL made. while the long, sharp
thOrns set out at right angles about an
inch apart make Ii . very painful
crown TO wear upon the human brow.
When we remember that the soldier
who dressed our SAVIOUR with the pur.
pie robe and crown did II as . mock.
cry, Il 10 reasonable TO believe that
they chose this plant, which vas 90
accessible and would make . beautiful
appearance. while At the same time
wOunding his holy brow.
Many who have visited Palestine at
this season of the year have doubtless
had this suggested to them, yet ! have
never seen comments upon it In any
book Of travels.-Letter IN NeO Yora
Herald.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
Tho Word Origins.

IL there IL any word In the English
language which Is more favorte and
more familiar than any other II would
seem to be the word 'baby." II must,
one would think, be as old a. the
language itself. and yet the word baby
IL not genuine English word after
all. Our learned men derive II from
the Irish bab. baban. or the Welsh
baban, ma5an. The French. however.
who have the same word. but who spell
It bebe, insist tina. it IL Of French origin
and tell this curious story Of its be-
ginning: ...."a. Il. .>..rs..E
In the French tongue final r. fol-
lowing the vowel 9, Is not sounded.
Formerly this was also the case with
the final !. Bcl-bel, meaning "pretty
one"--a term often applied to children
was thus shortened TO bebe and grad.
ually passed from the French into
other languages. rg- s.t ..s
1t ID much more likely, however,
that the word 10 due 10 the process
which learned men call 0n0matOp1ia.
This II long aud very hard word. not
to be pronounced readily even by
school-masters. II means the forming
Of word by imitation Of the sound
made by the thing itself. .. .a...ss
Two such words are buzz, which
signifies the noise made by insects, and
crackle, the noise Of the burning OF
breaking Of w gs. ".H
Thus ths words baby. bebe, end the
like may we'll have been borrowed
from the first babbling attempts Of the
babies themselves. The child 10 called
baby because he says ba-bn or some
thing like 1t before he says anything
else. Perhaps 1t Is . mere accident
that infants are not called ah-gOos In.
stead of babies. aa
Another word which would seem 10
be entitled TO an English origin 10
s'curfew." which IL the name Of an old
institution In England the ringing o1
q church-bel ut bedtime.
But the word, - well - the institus
ton. 10 derived from the French. ItA
original form 10 cOuvre-feu, which
means cover ire. Il was the old sig
nal from the church TO the people to
cover their fires and 60 TO bed. Where
keep the Goals alive over night BY
covering them with ashea
The custom Of ringing the curfew,
though It has disappeared. for the most
part, In Europe and In American
cities, still prevails In many villages in
various parts Of the United States. The
bells are regularly rung at Q o'clock in
the evening, tough the ringing Is
oftenest called by the people 1.-The Q
o'clock bell" with no thought Of its
original Significance.
1t il only one Of the many old-time
customs which have survived long
after the use to which they were once
put mas been forgotten Yonths Com.
Ddnt0n.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
An Archaeological Discovery.

A discovery Of immense archealogi-
cal interest has recently been made
near the small town of Painted Cave,
Tex. Laborers came upon a grave
yard containing Indian and Aztec re-
mains, arrows, battle-axes. etc. About
100 skeletons were dug out A score
or two of the maquanity, the peculiar
weapon Of the Azatian race, were
found. This weapon is n short metal
Ak with blades OF glass. The metal
is supposed to be copper. but the speci-
mems Just found are so tarnished and
incrusted by age and burial that this
point has not yet bee fully detsrmin.
ed. A ghastly object was pair Of
clinched jaws holding between their
discolored teeth small image en-
graved on agate. This must have been
the likeness Of god thrust into the
mouth by the dying possessor. A
number Of gold and silver pendants
and a quantity OF Aztec currency were
picked up. This latter consists Of bits
Of tin In shape like the letter T.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
Tho Philistlneo.

The relations between the Pbilistines
and the Israelitish clans were very
different from those which subsisted
between the latter and their neigh
bors. the Amalekites. The Philistines
were the inhabitants OF the broad and
fertile level which occupies the whole
Of the west of Palestine. Between
them and the Israelitish clans there
was kept up succession Of contests
exactly like those which ragged in
Scotland generation after generation
along the Highland line. II We had
history Of Saul written by Philis-
tine his account Of the early successes
Of that chief would probably be like
the account which We possess in our
ordinary histories of the battle Of Hsr.
law. Saul would be represented ~ .
sort Of Donald Of the Isles, and the
great expedition In which he fell would
be described - . war rendered abso-
lutely necessary for the security OF
Philistia by the aggressive isolence Of
this wild mountaineer. The Philis-
tines marched up the plain Of Sharon,
turned the promOnt0ry Of Carmel.
passed Haifa, and advanced, - Il
would seem, unopposed across Es-
draelon; or perhaps they came through
the hills " the east Of Carmel. a.
Thothmes III. did, rejecting the sd-
vice Of generals, who preferred another
route, by the decisive words: II viii
20 on this road il there is any going
on It; be 70 on the roads Of which 70
speak" Anyhow. they encsmpsd on
the plain, while Saul was above IL on
the slopes Of Mount Gilboa. The
Philistines. who had probably the big
ger battalions, drove the Isrselites. In
spite Of their advantageous position,
up the slopes Of the mountain and
utterly defeated them. ..
When we remember that there 10
hardly child 10 England who does
not know something about the Philis-
tines IL 10 curious to reflect how little
the wisest know. The better opinion
seems to be that they came from Crete
and were connected in race with the
Pslssgians. Rensn has pointed out
that the legends of the wars between
them and the Isrselites present some
sort OF resemblance TO the story Of the
war round Troy. but after all our In
formation about them is of tho scant-
lest Two Things, however, are GER
tain: First, that ii was the Philisunes
and not any Of the race Of Israel, who
struck the European observer a. he
looked at the country. which he called
Philistina or Palestina; and secondly,
that the Philistins mercenarles Of David
afforded Just the cement that was want
ed TO give consistency to the kingdom
Of Judah and enable it to keep up its
separate existence as a kingdom after
the death Of Solomon. Contemporary
RecieU. "...
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29


than those imposed upon him.
"You want money nowW asked Med.
hurst. ssgs.f..--
NO" said the Daisy: "I've got . louis
or two"
He spoke with no intent to deceive: bu,
when. an hour or two later, he got up and
languidly dressed himself, he discovered
that he had considerably underrated his
belongings, and overhauling all his gar
ments he contriyed TO gather together
nearly as much as the sum which had suf
feed him for the beginning of his cam
paign against the bank. At this discov-
cry. hope rose anew within his spirit. His
bath had done something for him, and
breakfast-begun with extreme dIstasts
and languor, but finally accomplished
with some semblance Of energy, did more
BY two o'clock he felt himself his owr
man again, and learning on inquiry tha,
Medhurst had left the hotel until half-past
seven, the Major walked towards the Ca
sinO He was, to be sure, q little shaky
In his gait, and little guilty in his
thoughts: but his habitual swagger hid
his perturbation from the public eye
and when he strolied into the sdlte-de,jcu
he looked 30 little moved by last night,
catastrophe that the few who recognized
him resolved either that he was q cOol
hand indeed, or that he must be quite 9
R0thschild. < ..*.
Finding q seat at his accustomed table
he went back humbly TO his system. and
to his original method Of playing it. For
tune. less kind to him than at the begin
ming. yet relented little, and he pros
pered so far that before 1t was time te
make ready for dinner he was playing
high again. and was once more the chiei
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29

The great fro In the imperial palace
1t Pekin Is reported to have caused q
loss Of $1,000, 600 to 81, 800, 900.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29

Tie Royal Academy ia London has
definitely decided uot to open its doors
on Sundsya
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29

Do not judge man by his coat So
ciai standing to-day is based entirely
upon the cct of ones trousers.
Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
OAeSals q Mshsve Csunty

ShsFiR--W. H. Lake.
Under.ShsriA-J. C. Potts.
Recorder e. J. Goldman.
Trsaso rsr--L. j. Laaseli.
Probate Judgs-L. U. Cowan.
District Attorney--W. q. Blakely.
Court Commissi0nsr-OttO +. kusncsr.
Clerk Of District C0urt-W. L.srkin.
County Surveyor-OttO y. Kuenoer.
y. s. Conmissionsr--W.G G.. Blskely.
J y. y. Deputy Marshal-Robert Steen.
Supsrvisors-J. L. Nelson, Daniel smith.
Harvey Habbs. .-v .-
Clerk q the Board of Supsrvisors-E.J ].
Goodman.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-01-01
Great Falls andAgacent Property for Sale Mortgage

wR SOLE AGENTS FOR nB "HRYRB
rounding
for rbuines locations
& Avenue Mnneapol MIMI
Great Falls tribune., 1889-01-01

gsateo Security
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-11
ADVERTISEMENT.
ScnuehIe'S SeCon Card.

EDITOR SAN ANTONIO LIGHT:
SAN ANTONIO. June 10. lSS9.-As was alb
sent from town and MIR. Kampmanu has not
answered my quest Ons but tried very hard to
evaue them, / am really sorry but must ask
MIN some more questions:
Mr. kampmann, president Of the Lone star
Brewing COm"auy aud proprietor OF the
Menger Hotel!
lst.-Did you not offer 10 furnish one of
those pen. machines to a prominent citizen of
LuLIng in the parUr OF the Menger Hotel?
md Did YOU not contract with MIR.
Watcher, of FlatOnia, to furnish one of those
machines with the full knowledge that it was
butt in the pen:
3rd is not that man W. P. Williams. repre-
sentative Of Ripley X Bronson, of st. Louis. a
partner Of yours in that pen. machine bust
ness and is he not one of the incOrpOratOrs OF
the triumph Ice Machine Co - san Antonio,
consisting of II. D kampmann. l. Berg, Geo
T. Knox ana W 7 Williams. TO which COM
pany was nsigucd Geo. Dul.nig's Ice Ma
chine:
4th.-P,easc explain where YOU empl0y such
large number Of men in your different en-
rArprises. ard whether you consider the Lone
Star Brewery solely creation Of your capita.
and energy?
Finally, will say that l am sorry can not
give YOU any more attention, as very pressing
b sineSS ca me away from san Antonlo.h nut
hope the WORKING people OF this town Will not
neglect YOU J. SCHUEHLE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-11
The SeaIv Rifles Protest.

The Galveston News. of Monday, speaking
of the Sealy Rifles protest against the admis'
sion of the Belknsps to contest the prize in
the Interstate drill, takes sides against its
local company, and says:
THE protest of the Seay Rifles against the
admission of the Belknap Rifles OF San An
tOnIo to the interstate contest has created a
good deal of comment both in aud out OF
camp, and the general sentiment regarding 1t
lie one of condemnation. Uuder the circum-
stances, with the Sealy's defeat for first place
In the interstate contest almost foregone
conclusion, the protest is regarded as very
much out of place and fails TO receive that In
dorsement which the public would, under or
binary circumstances, be glad to accord it's
local company. Galveston wanted the Sealy' s
to win cou d they have do re so on their merits,
and would have appauded victory fairly won,
but the sentiment of the community is averse
to winning under the subterfuge of such a
technically. The Belknap Rifles were ex-
cused from attendance on June by the board
OF managers, in order hat they might remain
at home to pay q last sad tribute TO dead
comrade They were absent by the leave and
permission of the highest authority, the man.
agement, and the managers will hardly now
repudiate their action. The Mccarthy Light
Guards of Little Rock and the Hermitage
Guards of Nashville were not present on
June by the same authority, and to rule out
the Belknaps would be to rule out these other
two companies, virtually leaving no cOmpe-
titiOn for the interstate prizes except by the
home companies. This would be a nice posi-
ton tor Galveston to occupy in the face of
the outside world
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-11
The Michael
Loan Company,
4O3 - West Commerce Street. 4O3
Money Loaned in Large or Small sums upon
approved Collateral security.
San Antonio, : Tex.
Personal Notes.

Capt. Shardein has gone to Calves
ton. Will be back tomorrow.
Mrs. c. F. Ziegler is seriously i'll
and recovery is doubtful.
A. Larralde and family, of Laredo,
are at the Mancke.
J. Koran, bill clerk of the :. A. P.
freight depot, is i'll.
P. $. Sowell, of Seguin, is in the
city.
Mrs. NJ. Jones and two daughters,
of Monterey, Mexico, are at the Men
ger.
Miss Rosa Edgar has left the city to
visit her brothers. family in New Or
leans.
Miss Dora Faulkner, of Laredo, stu
dent in the San Antonio Commercial
college, leaves today for the Calves
ton drill.
Mr.. Joe. Zolz, stage manager of the
Grand opera house last season, has
returned from New Orleans where he
had a pleasant time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-11
ALAMO PLAZA, SAN ANTONIO.

Having been thoroughly Oyerhauled and
renovated throughout is now the largest and
most complete Hotel in the Southwest Fine
billiard and bar rooms attached. Hot and
cold baths. Large sample rooms for COM
mercial men. Patronage of the travelling
public solicited. 1O-5-6m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-11
An Ell Paso Man Draws $4,000,

A Tribune man, hearing that gentleman
in the city by the name or E. A. Ripley had
drawn $5.UC } at the last Louisiana state Lot
terry Drawing. called on him this morning,
and found him at his instrument IN the DIS
patcher's Office in the Southern Pscitic depot.
de was just doing some teIegraphjnE. and
when he had finished it the reporter accOsted
him with good morning. and asked if he
were Mr.. Rippey, and the gentleman replied
in the alternative.
~ hear" said the reporter. That you drew
5000 in the last drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery. Is that sou
Yes, sir, ! did, and l have it deposited in
bank" sad Mr. Rippey.
WHAT do you intend doing with it?' the re-
porter qnericd.
4 am going to invest it in real estate. Yes
sir, was paid every dollar of the money, and
invested in more tickets. / nave been buying
tickets for some time. and the last time ]
bought was rev ard ed" said the gentleman.
Mr.. Rippey is night dispatcher in the South
ern Pacitic Office, and did not seem to be af'
feCtcd in the least at his good lUck-El PasC
Tex Tribune, Mayo.