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The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

The "schisms" which are constantly
being discovered in the Farmers ALI
ance by those opposed to that orgsni-
zation do not seem to retard the spread
of the Alliance much. Perhaps they
only exist in the minds Of their dis.
l.npnrers
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

TnE suspicion is growing chat the
Grst landing place of Columbus was
selected before the monument was sent
out and erected there, by the enter
prising Chicago newspaper,
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
Last night drunken sheep shear,

Last HIbHt uFuuNSH S"SSP '"@"iS'
known as "Shorty" stepped up be-
hind Tom Crockett and hit him on
the left temple with rock. Mr..
Crockett has been insensible since
receiving the blow, and is a very
critical condition. "Shorty" WIS
arested, and is now in Jail,
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

ACCORDING to bulletin recent ly is,
sued by the Census Bureau, Arizona
stands third in the production of lead
ore, with 81, l5S short tons, Colorado
is first With 70,7Ss short tons, and
Missouri second, A, 4s2 short tons
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

SWEET is the voice of the political
siren when whispered into the ear of a
member of any Of the industrial Or
ganizations, aud many are the summer
promises made only to be broken in
the winter.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

READERS of the cable news of late
have observed that the United States
has no monopoly in noisy and unruly
legislative bodies. Language and Gus
tom may differ, but human nature is
Ebout the same everywhere.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

The Board Of Equalization ordered
that the assessment OH the lands
owned and controlled by the COM
panies, corporations and individuals,
10000 acres or more, situated and de-
scribed as follows: An land in town
ships 20, 2l and %, to west line of
range east, to the east line Of range
Q east, be assessed at rs cents per
acre; all lands in townships l9 and %
as above described, be assessed at SO
cents per acre, and in townships l8
and "a at 40 cents per acre; in town
ships l6 and II, 80 cents per acre; all
other lands within the county in
tracts as above, 20 cents per acre.
The Board allowed the following
hills.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

EX-SENATOR INGALLS, is franker than
most Of the army of "sx's." He con-
fesses that he is statesman out of q
job, and intimates that he is anxious
10 resume business.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

Lieut.. v. E. Statler. OF the Tenth
U. S. Infantry, stationed at Fort
Wingate. is in ;own, and will investi.
gate the recent Indian trouble. He
will go to Roden's ranch and remain
some time,
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

Why is it that the girl who always
refuses to accept ice cream and soda
water is the most popular with the
iboys7
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

PRINCE GsoReE, Of Greece, who re.
Gently passed through the United
States, is inclined to Je fast, but he
doesn't carry gambling outfit around
with him.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

IF a man can he joked into the
Presidential chair, "Uncle jerry ,"
Rusk's chances Of becoming President
may be considered good.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

The visit Of Kaiser Wilhelm to
England is not calculated to make the
Gar feel more kindly towards either
Great Britain or Germany.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
SATURDAY, July Is, 1891.

Has not the public had enough
about the Itata7
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

EOR SAEE,-I-siest improved Domestic
/ Sewing Machine. Cheap for cash. In
quire at this Office. 90 2Ii.2t.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

r q. o. +. - FLAGSTAFF LODGE.
/. No. II, meets every Wednesday even,
iag. Ia Odd Fellows Hal. Visiting bre
,aren cordially invited. A. S. ALvOAD,
n. e.. ". S. DeCloss. Secretary.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The Board of Equalization have
raised the following assessments:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
The Vice of Idleness.

1t is exceedingly difficult to under
stand the cause of this vice, or of its re-
ported increase, but we incline to be.
lieve that while it is in few sort ID
disease, 1t is IN the majority nothing but
a low form of selfshness, durable only
by punishment, whether the natural
punishment of starvation or an artificial
one The man hates the self suppression
involved in work just as "a savage does,
but he can suppress himself if lie chooses,
and invariably does choose, if for any
reason he passes under the terrible
though avoidable discipline of convict
prison. The compulsion which usually
falls upon the idle takes the form of bad
food, bad lodging and want of tobacco,
and it is not sufficient.
Such wants are all horrible things, but
they are none Of them so horrible as
steady work, which presses and tortures
and almost maddens the really idle, just
as civilization, which is its essence, is a
multitude of small restraints, does the
savage. They will not put up with the
suffering for the time necessary TO teach
them that it is endurable, and will
rather break away into the desert, often a
street, where there are only bread to eat
and water to drink and no shelter, but
where there also is no work to do.-Lon-
don Spectator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
A EaitOr's Fairness.

That editors are heartless beings-ever
rcgardful of themselves, always regard
lees of the author-has become almost q
proverb In the minds OF hundreds of lit
erary people, especially those whose ed
itorial experience is limited. Once in a
while 81 instance leaks out which shows
the fallacy of this belief, and the follow
ing is such a one:
Quite well known author not long
ago sent poem to prominent maya
zine. The poem was duly read, accept
ell, and a generous check was sent the
author, who was thoroughly satisfied
with the amount paid. The poem was
laid by for while, when it was again
read by the editor, this time with view
to illustration. The merit of the verses
not only again appealed TO the editor,
but so stlikingly did it impress itself
upon him at "a second reading that he
had another check made out and for
warded to the author, with Il note saying
that the editor felt the previous amount
insufficient with the striking merit of
the work.
The cynical mind will say, eyes. but
such course is exceptional. Not at
all, my friend, only the instances do not
como to light. Who is the editor in this
caee? Well, will give the names: Mr..
Alden, of Harper's Magazine; the author,
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, and the poem,
The Quaker Lady. "-Edward w. Bok's
Letter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Specialists Increasing.

People demand more from Il doctor
nowadays" said "a physician who Is
thinking of retiring on his fortune
ethan they did when l began to build
up my practice. That is, they demand
more in some ways and not SO much in
others. Not many years ago it would
have been as much rs doctors reputa-
ton was worth to say to a patient: Now,
look here, my dear sir, know what's the
matter with you, but | would rather not
treat you myself. There is DR.. b
across the way, who makes Il speciality
of the disorder You have contracted, aud
he can treat YOU better than | can for
that reason. He may not cure you, of
course, but in any case you will then
feel that you have hal the best advice
available. Now, fortunately, can give
such advice, and do every week of my
life. without being thought any less
skillful physician by my patients. But
at the same time the profession is run
ming toward specialists, in the cities any
way, and for doctor who began as |
had to do to cover the whole field of ills
that flesh is heir to, the amount of skill
and experience and special training that
people require from their physicians is
felt to be trihe burdensome. New
York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Singular Question of Jurisdiction.

A singular question recently arose be-
tween the coroners for Shropshire and
South Staffordshire. \ farmer named
James, of Ruckley Wood, near Shiffnal,
was killed by passing train on the
Great Western line near that place on
Saturday night. The body was found
near the scene Of the accident, but the
mead was carried by the engine to VOL
verhampton. The question was, which
OF the two coroners in whose respective
districts the divided remains lie should
hold the nquest?-London Tit-Bits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
An Eagles Big Contract.

John Bettorf, of Crawford county,
Mo-, heard terrible cackling among his
geese, and on going to ascertain the
cause discovered that an immense gray
eagle had buried its talons in large
gander which with others was swim
ming on pond in the field. The eagle
was unable to rise with its prey, while
the gander struggled hard to escape.
Bettorf ran to the edge of the pond,
and the gander at once swan to his mas
ter's feet, who caught the eagle by the
neck and legs and held it under water
until it was nearly drowned. He then
removed its talons from the back of the
gander and conveyed it to coop, where
it soon recovered and became as active
and as well as ever. The gander, how
ever, was so severely injured that it died
few days after. The eagle measured
nearly seven feet from tip to tip Of
wings.-Cor. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Curious Weather Yanes.

There is tiny village in New Hamp-
shire which takes special pride in its
weather vanes, and it certainly can boast
a great variety of ingeniously contrived
and weather and wind proof specimens
Of these useful articles.
They were evidently designed not only
for use, but for ornament, and there is
scarcely a barn of any size which is not
decorated with weather vane of .
more or less complicated workmanship.
Most OF these vanes were made many
years ago by an old man who took
great delight in carving the queer fig
ures and planning their arrangement so
they would go through various motions
1t is said that he was in the habit Of
"trying" figure, when he had COM
pleted it, on his own barn, and then
when he became satisfied that it worked
properly he would carry it with great
pride to the farmer who had ordered it..
There is one which still stands guard
over barn that has long since been de-
serted by its owners, who have left the
lonely farm to seek their fortunes at the
west. 1t is the figure of "a soldier, whose
uniform is greatly faded from years of
exposure, but whose gun still indicates
the quarter from which the wind is
blowing by its position. It's evolutions
when the wind is, as the weatherwise
farmers say, backing or hauling" are
quite interesting.
The are animals of different kinds.
such as cows, horses, pigs and bears,
which are used as vane figures, and
point with their heads, legs or tails, as
the case may be. One figure of a horse,
which has long since left its best days
behind it, presents startling effect from
the fact that horsehair tail has been
inserted in the place of the old wooden
one, and being of length quite out of
proportion 10 the horses size, it some
times in high wind lashes the poor ami
mails head in most uncanny way
Youths Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
DREAMING.

In the deep silence OF the night dreamed
trod where once the waning sunlight CLEANED
UPON garden, frightened by your smile,
Dreamed, idly dreamed, and lost my cares the
while.
heard the sighing OF the evening breeze
That stirred the leaves of apple laden trees;
saw the purple pansy's quaint old face
Look out from meath the harebells swinging
grace.
saw again the fair verbsnas bloom
And brcathed once more the heliotrope's perfume
! watched as once we watched in days OF old
Ere sorrow came and life grew dark and cold.
The swift winged humnling bird that loved TO sip
The sweets distilling from the lily's lip.
seemed TO hear your voice As In the days
When every tree was vocal with the praise
OF happy birds who dwelt around your home
And like the flowers knew no desire 10 roam.
That gentle voice which breathed In tones Of Iowa
And seemed the echo OF the one above.
Which speaks as once 10 spake on Galilee
Ths peace be still" that Gained that troubled
o, songs OF joyous birds hear We still,
Hear too the music OF the nurmuring rll,
Hear every voice in which glad nature loves
To call her children to the silent groves,
And tell them there the story of his power,
Who reared each tree anal fashioned every Hover
o, thou whose voice the wistks and waves obey,
As fade the visions Of the night away,
Speak to the troubled heart thy words of peace,
And bid all sorrow and repining cease;
Make us to feel though earthly love may fail.
Der all life's woes the heavenly will prevail
edward !. Rideost in Lewiston Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
DIDN'T KEEP A DIRECTORY.

\ Druggist, Whose Store AdJoins Largo
Dry Goods House, Has No Picnic.
II would like TO look at your direct
oiy. please" said l, the other day, on
entering drug store ON Sixth avenue,
near Nineteenth street.
The man behind the counter looked up
with a weary expression and quietly
shook his head.
whats the matter" asked. Don't
you keep directory herey
Again the head shake was repeated,
and then l sought for an explanation.
You see," said the druggist, 1--WE are
right III among all these large dry goods
stores, and rs their customers are mostly
ladies of more or less leisure, our place
would be fairly overrun with women all
day long if we had directory there in
the window.
YES" he went on, "we did keep di-
rectory once, but it got to be such an in
tolerable nuisance that we either had tc
stop it or close out our business. / be-
licve," said the druggist, 'that some
women like to go into drug store and
look over the directory. Not, mind you,
because they really wish to find out any
addresses, bat simply from pure cussed-
ness. Maybe they think it looks bust
nesslike. And then, you know, drug
store is IL great place of rendezvous for
the ladies who do shopping, and study
ing over directory helps them to kill
time if the other party is late.
You have no idea," he went on, "of
the number Of women who stop in here
every day and ask foolish questions.
Why, sometimes when l tell them we
don't keep directory they ask me
whether / know where so-and-so lives,
and "a thousand and one questions be-
sides that might be answered in the di-
rectory, but which they never stop to
consider. And then these women come
in here and want to leave their bundles
while they do their shopping elsewhere.
They hold regular conversation bees. and
interfere with customers passing in and
out, and fairly worry my life out with
their petty questions and annoyances.
Stamps, did you say, miss" he add
ed, turning to address a young lady who
had just entered. mo, miss; we do not
keep stamps.
I'D have to keep branch postoffice
up here said the druggist as the young
lady went out, and then he turned to
some score or more of ladies who were
waiting to receive attention. York
Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Electricity in Philadelphia.

There are over 5000 buildings in Phil
adelphia equipped with electric wires
for light and power purposes. During
the year the insurance companies writ
ing these risks have not suffered a dol
lars loss from fires caused by electric
wires. Fires from this cause in previous
years have been so few and far between
- to create great surprise when they
did occur. a perfect understanding is
said to exist between the insurance and
the electrical companies. The natural
result of this is good insulations, which
fact explains why fires from electrical
causes are so few in Philadelphia
Electric Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
The Padrone system.

III there Is any one so deluded as to
imagine that the padrone has no exist
ence in New York he should note the
maneuvers of a big, burly, coarse feat
ured man who watches the "chesanutta'
and flower gang which pre-empts the
walks in West Fourteenth street.
stood at the corner of that thoroughfare
and Sixth avenue one morning 1t was
8 o'clock, and the gang, numbering
twenty-one men. came trooping up the
avenue. The padrone, or the padrone's
agent, was there in waiting Each re-
ceived a small amount of money. and
started off for his accustomed place.
The padrone, or the agent, lowered in
the vicinity, and kept close surveil-
lance over the men, and at the same
time was on the lookout for approaching
policemen.
Two precincts join on Fourteenth
street, so the padrone has no time to
shirk his duty. If n policeman passes
along the lower side the signal is passed
and the italians cross to the opposite
side. When bluecoat disappears
around corner they return At Z
o'clock at night Fourteenth street is
clear of these pests. They meet the pa
drone again and turn over to him the
receipts of the day. Then they drag
their bent figures down the avenue and
take q short cut for some Mulberry street
attic. Seven days in the week this routine
is gone through with, cold or stormy
weather not interfering in the least
New York Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
The Youths knowledge.

is it that the average youth of today
knows more geography in a minute than
his father, when he was "a schoolboy,
knew in ten years, or is it that the father
forgot nearly al of his knowledge inn
mediately after closing the covers of his
big geography? However that is, one
thing is certain-that nine youngsters
out of ten who can't count so many years
as they have fingers can floor" their
whole grown up families on mountains,
lakes, rivers and streams, cities, towns
and villages and boundaries. They not
only do this persistently and uncompro-
misingly, but they take particular de-
light in making their sisters callers
flush to the roots Of their hair with their
terribly erudite questions.-New York
Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
\ Hard Gaze.

A Fort street car which was travelling
the northerly end of its route was hailed
by bareheaded and excited housewife.
who said TO the conductor as the car
came TO stop
'Oh, SIR, you and the driver and all
the passengers come into my house as
quick as you can't
What's the matter"
Its perfectly awful, sir. l opened
the stair door and Il mouse ran into the
sitting room, and he's there yet That's
my daughter crying in the hack yard,
and that's the poor baby yelling in the
kitchen, and bring your revolver and a
club and"-
The conductor rang two bells and the
car rolled on.-Detroit Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20

Our democratic friends are much
elated over the fact that Il clerk in the
employ of the state has been found APP
propriating money belonging to the
state for his own use. And the fact
has been heralded as an illustration of
the great need of thorough overhaul
ing of the books. No one seeks to urge
one single eXtenuating circumstance
for Wilson offense. If he stole the
money let him be convicted and
punished and every republican in the
state will rejoice if he receives his
proper sentence. But the democracy
must remember at the same time that
the history of states is net altogether
free from an occasional defalcation by
q state official and the record shows
quite as many if not more democrats
who were lax than republicans.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20

The Lansing Journal says: There
is not the slightest doubt that the I'M
fortunate predicament in which Senator
Fridlender now finds himself placed
is the result Of republican malice
and plotting To this the kaamszoo
Telegraph retorts: The general i'm
preston, Brother Rowley, was that
Fridlender's predicament is the result
of his own folly. This may be mis-
take, however" 1t is just possible that
the unfortunate prcdicament in which
Fridlender finds himself is the result OF
Democratic plotting and larceny in
placing him where he had no hight to
be-in the state senate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Cabbage Palm Trunks for Submarine Use

One hundred thousand running feet of
palmetto logs will be shipped right away
from Brunswick to Santiago, Cuba. This
is new article of export from this state,
and bids fair to become an important
factor in increasing Brunswick's already
enormous timber and lumber trade.
Mr.. w. +. Carnegie, the millionaire
iron man, is largely interested in an iron
mine near Santiago, and the order was
made by his company. A great part Of
the timber is to be used in the construc-
ton of cribs to inclcse n harbor near the
mines in which ships can load. The rest
will be converted into piles for building
railroad across quite large body of
water.
4 gentleman well informed in such
matters said that this material would
last an indefinite length Of time under
water, but could not very well stand ex-
posture to the air. 1t is almost proof
against the attack of worms, and is en-
tirely free from barnacles. And while
it will no doubt finally succumb to these
two destroying agencies, yet there can
be no doubt of its lasting ut least twice
as long under water as any other kind Of
wood. Brunswick Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20

The summary execution of the eleven
members of the Malta in New Orleans
by the citizens last Saturday Is to be
deplored as is any mob violence, but
when the machinery of civil authority
possesses such defects that it allows a
murderer, red handed with the blood Of
his victim, to escape justice it is time
for the people to take the matter in
their own hands nor can they be much
blamed for so doing. In the case of
the eleven Italians there was no doubt
of their guilt. 1t was clearly proven,
but the law which required that
twelve jurors shall return a verdict
of guilty afforded chance for the
friends of the accused To get in their
work and the jurors were brbed,
The citizens of New Orleans did only
what the law would have done had it
not been prevented. Italy's buster
will amount to nothing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
Getting Along EnsY.

There is nothing like letting other
people exert themselves for you" sighed
a tall, spare gentleman as he followed in
the wake of portly individual rs they
passed through the swinging doors at
the postoffice corridor. The portly gen.
tleman hurled himself against the door
with bang, and as it swung back the
gentleman behind him passed out with
out lifting his hands from his overcoat
pockets. New York Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
The Navy of China.

So far as the power of the feet is con-
cerned China is the eighth in rank. But
the Lack of proper organization, equip
ment and personnel renders her fine ves-
sells practically valueless for purposes OF
war. 1t may be said that China has no
army, only collections of uniformed men,
and that she has no navy, but simply a
number of naval vessels, with some of
the inhabitants on board.-New York
Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-20
The Girl Was Too Gov.

They were rich. The daughter was
taking lessons in coyness and social small
talk. "a penny for your thoughts" she
archly remarked to an distracted Wis
itor. and then felt, from the look of hor-
ror that overspread her parents face, she
must have been guilty of false step.
why didn't you offer him dollar"
was that lady's criticism after the visit
or's departure. We've got money, and
you mustn't be afraid to let folks know
it.'-Philadelphia Times.