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The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
An Essay On The Cow.

The following is a little girls essay on the COW: "A COW is ami mai with four legs on the underside. The tail is longer than the legs, but Is not used to stand on. The COW kills flies with her tail. The COW has big ears that wiggles on hinges ]; so does her tail. The COW is bigger than the calf, but not so big as the elephant. She is made so small that she can go into barn when nobody is looking. Some COWS are black and some hook. A dog was hooked once. She tossed the dog that kill ed the cat that worried the rat. Black cows give white milk: so do other COWS. Milk men sell milk to buy their little girls dresses, which they put water in and chalk. Cows chew cuds, and each finds it's own chew. That is all there is about coWs."-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
FitZhugh Lee on the SOuth.1

The New York Southern Society held its third annual dinner on the 22d ut. at the Hotel Brunswick. Three hundred guests attended, and were formed at the table in a fash ion which spelled Washington. Governor Fitzhugh Lee, of Virgin ia, i'll an address on "The South Since the Rebellion" maintained that the South had the right to se- cede, but that the issue had been settled forever. The result had, however, raised another issue, whether the South should be gov erned by blacks or whites. Sossfar as he was concerned, he demanded a white mans government if there was to be peace, and he appealed to the North to promote such con- dition of affairs,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
A Vast Armed Camp.

There are more more than ten million men4in In Erope to-day &C., tually enrolled for military service at an hours notice; more than eight million more who are trained to arms and ready to serve the moment their country is invaded; and more than nine millions more who are liable to be called out as final reserves. There are more than twenty-eight million Europeans practically under arms and likely to have their lives endangered in battle in the next war; more than one-half of the entire adult male population. And the cost of main taining this military establishment is more than $6OO,OOO,OOO a year. In this estimate Great Britain, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Den mark and Portugal are not taken into account.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07


 On the road connecting Teheran, Persia, with one of the suburbs. a Mahometan was killed not long ago. His infuriated friends who soon gathered in the neighborhood rushed upon the engineer and fire man. both of whom were left half dead. The station was burned to ground, and the rolling-stock along the line completely destroyed. The intervention of the army alone stopped further demolition. The company,which was Belgian, placed their loss at ninety thousand rou- bles and demanded restitution from the government. At first it was ut terly refused, the authorities argu- ing that the company owed its mer- ited loss to carelessness. After the company had threatened to run no more trains and to withdraw entire ly from the country, the govern ment compromised by giving them sixteen thousand roubles and the exclusive privilege of establishing the only match factory in Teheran. These terms were accepted. But the people were not quieted for some time. The road was avoided by the majority of the inhabitants, who preferred walking,to risking their lives. Confidence was not re. stored until the crown prince, a man of great influence among his people, entered the car to ride to the castle in Teheran. With this encouragement traffic was resumed. San Francisco Argonaut.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
In Search of Geld.

There is an army of men now swarming out into the hills of the Colorado desert from San Diego and San Bernardino.
 Many of these men are among those who have had hard luck in San Diego and been stranded. They are now off in tEe hills digging for gold, and they are having much success Most of the men are new to the business, but they are doing exceedingly we'll. Almost all of the men, too, are mining in the re- mote sections of San Diego coun- ty. San Diego, you know, is as big as the average Eastern state.
 At Eagle Mountain which is in the northern part of the county and north of Twenty-nine Palms, there are thirteen men at work, some in quartz and some in dry washings. They were averaging BIO per day to the man.
 Twenty miles west on Coyote Mountain, force of men are work ing on a vein of gold quartz with an arastra and cleaning up $100 to the ton. The Southern Pacific Rail- road agent at Indio has just ship ped two carloads of ore from mine on Hathaway mountain to the Selby works here. There is great activity in all of the mountain min ing localities. Not less than 150| men have left San Diego lately to prospect. They are nearly all ten derfeet. Still, you can't tell what they will turn up. It is typically wild region, and out there on the Colorado desert you see Indians every once in a while roaming round. They are peaceable, but they add to the wildness.-S. r. Examiner.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The Gallup Cleaner says there is report among railroad men that Jay Gould and c. P. Huntington have recently combined and have succeeded in gaining controlling interest in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system, It is expected that some changes in the methods of management of the great system will result.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

There is secret in building towns. Do you know what it is? If you don't you can work out the prob lem in the following manner Take two townsHes let one be a beautl- full location, with all natural advan- tages possible, and the other, none of these. Take five hundred old fogies and misers men who do not believe in giving capitalists any thing for risking their money in their town-and put them on the good site. Take POO good, live, en- ergetic get-up sort of fellows who never let an opportunity pass to ad- vertise themselves and their town and set them on the poor townsite. Then watch these two towns for the next five years, and you will readi- ly catch on to the secret of town building.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The product of the precious me- tals in California last year amount ed to over $i2,OOO,0OO. That of Nevada was about the same. For all states and territories west of the Missouri and within inc limits of the United States the results of mining were, in round numbers |: Lead, $11 100000; copper, SIS, S,OOO,- 900; silver, $53,O 3,OOO,o00; gold, s3O,- 100000. The output of gold is about an average for the past twen- ty years. The highest figure in that period was $44,00O,OOO. in 1877. The results in silver are the highest since 1S70.-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
The Texas Land and Cattle col

The Texas Land and Cattle com pany is running large numbers of COWS to market. They are not first class by any means; this is taken as proof by many that there is no good stock in that section or owned by said rich company. The facts are quite the contrary, and the man. agement of that corporation proves it's praticability by getting rid of it's scrubs, and if marketing them leaves a net over cost of transporta- and hide, it is good economy, as it leaves valuable grass for the i'm proved breeds that are being put on their Laurels ranch.-Texas Live Stock Jonrnal.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

A few more weeks of legislative warfare on Governor Ross, such as has been waged against him recent ly, will make his excellency the most respected citizen of the terri tory. The intelligent, thinking re- publicans of New Mexico are neith- CT peons nor blinded by the unwise and impolitic demands of would be political bosses. People who be- lieve they are free, insist upon exer- cising the rights offreemen.-Raton Range.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Another Killing.

Sunday morning about four o'clock, in McEvoy's saloon, on First street, Sim Draper attempted to arrest a Mexican named 4. J. Romero, better known as Dick Ro- nero, who was indicted by the last grand jury for selling liquor with out a license. Draper pulled down" on Dick and told him to throw up his hands. Romero pulled a forty four and fired one shot, shooting Draper through the bowels. Dra- per returned the fire, hitting Dick two times, killing him instantly. Draper died from his wound on Monday.-Raton Range.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Of course, says the Phoenix Ga zette, we don't give credence to the report that Grant Hicks, of Co., chise, will introduce bill creating the office of Territorial Inspector of Soda Bottles" There is too much gas in the assertion to be- lieve. We'll why? AS long as the office of Territorial Superinten- dent of Public Instruction sur wives. we can see nothing inappro- priate in creating another sine cure senseless, useless and ex- travagant.-Hoof and Horn.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The cattlemen of this vicinity are considering the propriety of send ing a petition to the legislature ask ing that body to pass a law provi- ding for the appointment of a cat tie inspector for each county, who shall, through his appointees at the various shipping stations inspect all the cattle butchered. It is claim ed that many cattle have been lost by cattlemen which would not oc- cur under the inspection law Tucson Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Rev. J. A. Stephan, the president of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, is at the Navajo Agency for the purpose of starting three schools-one on the Moqui and two on the Navajo reservation, to be conducted blythe Benedictine Broth CTS. That is, the school for boys will be in their charge and Sisters of certain order will have charge of the school for girls. The cost of the schools to be erected will be not less than 5000 each and the same amount will be advanced for their maintenance. This is a move on the part of the Catholic Mission which is worthy of emulation. The one idea is to instil into savage minds a glimpse Of education and no matter how much religion is also inculcated, we favor the movement. Beyond doubt the numerous sects whose chief aim is to evangelize the heathen will not allow the Cath olics undisputed possession of the feld.-Gallup Cleaner.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

A Virginian has come to grief by trying to "salt" a natural gas we'll. That is, he bored a we'll and sought to supply the gas by certain chemicals, but he didn't get the smell just right and the law grabb- ed him by the neck. He left out the rotten egg.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The case of Gon-Shay,the Apache Indian who murdered Deal at Sad dle mountain, and was tried, con- victed and sentenced by the district court at Phoenix, has been taken to the supreme court on a writ of habeas corpus. The question of jurisdiction is raised. It will be heard in few days.-Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

An American conductor on the Mexican Central, says an exchange, named Wm. Cheyney, has been ar rested and dungeoned because a na- tive jumped off a train:of which he was in charge. That Cheyney was not near at the time made no diff ference, and how long the poor fel- low will be neglected in prison no one can conjecture.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

"Ten years hence," said a mem- Der of the New York assembly, "the fact of an adult sending a valentine will be taken as evidence that he is not proper person to act as a guardian or trustee"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

A Philadelphia patrolman re- signed his place because he was kept on a beat which had only twenty-nine saloons on it. He didn't want the earth, but he thought there oughtto be at least thirty-fve places where he could get a free glass.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Nearly every evangelist seems to feel it his duty to pitch into the rich who are the class that build four-fifths of the churches, give the ministers their living and make it possible for the eyangelists to go about.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The Emperor of Japan has pro- claimed a constitution and the Japs are tossing up their caps in mad enthusiasm. They will find that their troubles have just begun. If you don't have a constitution you can't break it.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Two weekly Kansas newspapers have made up their minds that Cuba must be annexed to the Uni ted States and why Uncle Sam doesn't get his ropes and chains ready and begin work is a mystery that calls for criticism.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

When an insurance company can lose half a million dollars and let the robber quietly walk offin peace it looks to man up a tree as if rates ought to come down 50 per cent
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

At a hugging bee for the benefit of the church along the upper Hud- son a few evenings since, a man while blindfolded hugged his wife for several minutes without know ing who he was hugging. When he did find out he wanted his 15 cents back.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
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Gen. Lew Wallace says that he has seen a thousand men receive wounds, and he never knew one to swear when struck. It is like fall ing of a wharf. The swear comes after the shock of surprise.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

4 subscriber to a Western paper asks: How long does undisputed possession of an umbrella confer a rightful title to it's ownership?" It is fine legal question which the possessor of some one else's um- brella will settle according to con- science Alb, Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Despite the fact that women lace, wear thin shoes and expose their health in a dozen other ways, the average of longevity of the female sex is increasing. Itis doubtless due to their obstinacy.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The antitrust bill before the h. diana legislature says that an agree ment among laboring men to force up wages is trust, just as much as an agreement among manufae- turers.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

1.-The Rev. Dr. Crosby says he wants it distinctly understood that he is opposed to women on the stage. But we can't see any difference in the number of actresses, except there are too many.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The Philadelphia Record suggests these three everlasting, universal, popular and practical notices: Live and let live, think and let think, work a nd let work"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

George Davis, a Newark man, felt so bad about signing his will the other day thai he went out and shot himself. Gene to look mat ters up he had nothing to will, and there was no call for him to make nna
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

An Italian newspaper warns Ital- ians against immigrating to thls country, saying that Americans have no respect for them. That is not true. An Italian laborer or hand-organ grinder is respected for what there is in him.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

All European governments ac- knowledge that Uncle Sam has the strongest weapon of war in the dy- namite gun. A French paper says every one such gun is equel to five iron-elads.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The Milwaukee Wisconsin ob- serves that royal scandals cannot be smothered so easily in this news paper age as of yore. Eventually the newspaper will sweep away roy alty altogether.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
i Cattle Trust.

A Kansas City dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner of the 22d ult., says: Representatives of the stock raising industry from d. most every State @nd Territory west of the Mississippi river, and from Illinois and Kentucky, have prsc- tically completed a work of inpor- tance to cattle-men.
 For longtime cattle-men have thought they were losing through q combination by commission men and large packing-houses, which re- suited in the sale of their cattle at ridiculously low prices. The scheme of forming an immense commission company, composed of stock-rais- CTS themselves, was broached, and a month or so ago a meeting held for the purpose of taking the open ing suep preparatory to such action.
 To-day the work was practically finished, and the meeting adjourned until March 4th, when the election of officers of the new commission company will take place.
 It was decided to incorporate the company as the American Live Stock Commission Company, with a capital stock of $15O,00O, and headquarters at Kansas City and Chicago. The incOrporatOrs will be Samuel Lazarus of Texas, A. Gregory of Illinois, and Nicholas T. Eaton and Thomas B. Bugy of Kansas City. The articles of in- corporation will be filed at Spring field, H., March A.
 The idea of the promoters of this movement is to enable them to sell the stock at the highest price and with the least expense possible, and with that end in view headquarters will be established at Kansas City | and Chicago, with branches at | Witchita, Kas., Fort Worth, Texas, and possibly Omaha, where stock | will be received and sold on the {, commission plan. The new com pany will not confne it's business to its members, but will receive stock from others and do a general stock commission business on large scale.
 One of the most important fea- lures of the movement is the pos sible effect it may have on the cat tie business in Kansas City and Chicago. It has been the general composition among range men that q very tight and powerful combine existed in this city between the commission men and the packing houses. Members of the new or ganlzation now threaten that if there is any disposition on the part of the packing-houses here to dis criminate against them after they begin business, they will not ship a head of stock to Kansas City, but will send their cattle to Chicago. It is for this reason that the company will be incorporated in Illinois.
 Some idea of the magnitude of the movement may be had from the 1 fact that the members of the or ganization now have 163,000 head of stock ready to bring to market. It is thought that as the movement becomes generally understood, that nearly every cattle raiser in the West will join the company and make gigantic combination, which will enable stock raisers tG practi- cally do their own selling.
 
 The cattlemen of this vicinity are
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Boston is to have a thirteen-story business block, If it ever gets on fire the flames are to start in the third story, where the engines can reach them. The architect has provided for that.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

There are twenty-six State Legis- latures grinding away this winter at cost of many thousand of dol lars day, and it may be doubted if the actual benefits derived in the next two years will be 20 per cent of the cost.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

On seven different occasions this winter Montreal has announced the very worst storm of the season." There is time for about three more
 such announcements before spring.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

The man who says there is no such thing as perpetual motion nev- CT saw another man try to wind up a Waterbury watch.-[ Harper's Ba- gar.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Commodore Belknap has been ordered to assume command of the Asiatic squadron.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Dan Voorhees is becoming very He will not enter a street car drawn by a white horse.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
CallOuS-Hearted NretCaeS.

i The China Mail publishes trans
 lation from the Shi Pao, Chinese
 paper in which the latter says: The
 feeling is almost universali in China
 that girls arc undesirable, while
 boys are generally treasures. But
 nowhere is this feeling more deep
 seated than in the southern prov inces, and notably in Kuangtung.
 Perhaps the prefecture of Wei Chou in the latter province is one of the
 localities where infanticidc is car
 ried out to the greatest extent. In
 certain villages in this prefecture it
 is the prevailing custom for each
 family to own only one daughter.
 When more than this are born they are superfuous, and are ruthlessly taken to the sea shore and left there to die. If perchance the flood tide happens to come soon, they are washed away to sea ; otherwise they become the victims of dogs and pigs, which mutilate and mangle their bodies and then devour them. The sad cries of these little ones  may often be heard along the shore and bleeding pieces of their bodies, such as little hands, feet and heads, are sights one nay not infrequently meet with. Some years ago dis trict Magistrate, while passing along the shore, beheld a little female in- fant, with one of her hands torn away but still crying and wailing. This sight touched him deeply, and upon returning to his Yamen, he made careful inquiries into the cus- toms of the district under his rule. Being informed of the common practice of infanticidc, he was great ly shocked, and Rt once consulted with the Magistrate of a neighbor- ing district as to the best means of or at least diminishing the evil. He also petitioned Chang Kung-pan, the then Viceroy of the two Kuangs, for permission to ap- propriate vacant lot east of the Magisterial Yamen, where an infant asylum might be erected. He pro- posed that all the discarded chil- dren should be taken to this asylum and wet-nurses be engaged to bring them up. The funds for the carry ing on of the institution should be | subscribed by the gentry of the district. This scheme was approved | by the Viceroy and the proposed | asylum duly established. For many | years the institution carried on it's humane work with great success, until recently when its usefulness was greatly hampered through the dishonesty of the man who had charge of the funds. For some years the accounts have never been examined and audited, and the con- sequence has been a great deficien- cy of the funds. At last the mat ter became so disgraceful that the gentry have taken it in hand, and have resorted to measures that will compel the dishonest TreasurerFto disgorge the public funds and ren- iera clear and satisfactory account.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-14
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Nov. IS (SpeciaD-Ihe bun news which
Yesterday failed to stir prices was to-day decidedly
more effective Even Liverpool appeared TO be more
influenced by the Russian crop statistics. Here the
trade was finally lnted from the rut in which 1t has
haap for so many weeks. Al night prices showed
an advance Of about ii cents Outside operators
who were in getting the information were acting
on IL today Hutchinson, who Obstinately opposed
the advance for the first hour, the biggest buyer
In the last hour, taking million or SO both for
Decembcr and May. There was some early Oppo-
sitlon to the market because of the big car lots at
Minneapolis and Duluth ,023. The exports were
big enough be something Of bull factor, there
were cleared l01 900 bushels Of wheat and 81 900
packages Of Hour, equal in all u about 100000
bushels OF wheat. The arrivals here were mOderaie
l54 cars. The estimates for Thursday are lo4. RN>
was strong again and helped little toward advancing
wheat just as Il did Tuesday. Corn closed AT an al
vance over Tuesday of l-403-S cent for May. The
strength chiefly due 10 large purchases by
Hutchinson Oats were steady simply In sympathy
with corn. Provisions were duh November pOrl
sustained as usual by clique brokers' opening al
20 30 and closing at 80 o. ON tho curb December