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Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
The Volunteer organist.


Tie Fret blk church wuz crowded fun us
efoadeloth and NV silk,
A asuns llen as ercani thes gFows on otar ol'
grir4les mlskt
stove.pipe hais we're there.
an doods tth truuserloons 80 tight thuy
couldn't kneei down In prayet
The elder in bis poolpit high said. ,rs be slowls
"our orsanIst Ia KEEP to hunn, laid mp Ith roo
An as We Iev no substItoos. as Brother moore
-. alnt here,
VII some ''ua in the congregation i,e 50 kinds
70 vol0nteerF'
An then red-uosed, drunken tramp Of low.
toned fSwdy style
Give an Introductory hicrup an then stag.
EPr@d up th9 Rihle.
1nen thro' thet holy atmosphere there erep .
sense or ain
An thFo' theE air of gauctity tho ,Sdor uy or
GIN.
Then Deacon Purington be yelled, his teeth
., all sot on edge:
ihis man purfanes the house eF GOd2 Wy
this Is sacrleTeP
The tramp didn't hear word be said, but
slouched 18th stumbln feet,
An Gprawied an staggered up the steps, an
gained the organ scat.
He tl1sa went PAWN thro' the keys an SOON
thcre rose a strain
Thct seemed e test bulge out the heart an
'lectFify the brain;
An then be slapped down on the thing 18th
:. hands an head an knees,
He siam-dashed his hull body down kerfop up
on the keys.
The organ roared, the nuslc food vent sweep
In high an dry.
ltswelled INTO the rafters and buised out into
The OF church shcok an staggered. nm, s,ern.ss
TO reel an sway
An ths elder shouted 'GIoryl" an yelled oui
"Hoorsyw
An then he tried tender strain that meltad
in our saIs
Thet brought up blessed memories n'drenched
en- down 'ith tears;
An we dreamed of ol-tine Kitchens, 'ith
Tabby on the mat,
Nv bono sn' luv an baby-days. an mother an
all thsti
An then he struck streak w hcpe--a sora
from souls forgiven
tibet burst from the prison bars NV sin. an
stormed the gates Of Heaven;
1ne mornin stars they sung together-no soul
We felt the universe wuz safe, an ljod wus on
His thronel
An then wall NV deep despair an darkness
An long. black Grape hung on the doors NV all
the homes NV men:
no hy no light no Joy. no hope, no songs Nv
glad delight,
An sheH--the tramp he staggered down ar
reeled into the night
But we knew how he'd toll his story, tho he
never spoke a word.
An II wuz the saddest story thet oiIr ears had
ever heard:
He he'd toi his own life history, an no eye wrs
dry thetdAy,
wen the elder roaa an sip,nlV aagd- .uv
brethren, let us pray"
B. w. Fcss In the Yankee Blaaa
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
VISITING MANNEas.
rhs Proper Way 10 Behave as dmsss or
Hostsss.

Many Of os who pride ourselves on
sur good breeding are singulariy blind
~ TO what Is due to friends who are
visiting people unknown 10 US, or who
are entertaining guests whnm We have
never met Nor Arc we more assured
as q sore af the points Of etiquette to-
Ward our own guests. and to our own
hosts when we make an occasional fit
ting from home.
1t is useless TO dHcry etiquelte by
saying that the best mariners Ii All
eases are those whF5h hurt 10 one.
This y true AZ general law. but there
always are some points which leave no
room for experiments as to what will
hunt another and which vet may be
settEsa once for all by d few rules.
II you have an acquaintance who 10
entertaining friends Whtn! she wishes
yon TO nneeh y is your duty TO call
prcMptly, and II possible offer some
hospitality to both guests and hosts.
If the position Is reversed. and your
friend Is visiting people unknown to
you, never 80 10 see your friend with
eat ieaving card for the hostess. II
you give any entertainment for the
friend. be very sure to invite her host I
also. 1T does not follow that your "a
yitation will be accepted. but II ii Is
the hostess must be treated as the guest
Of honor and shown every difference.
If, for instance, the entertaihnient Is a
luncheon for young ladies, she may be
asked to take the seat at the end OF tho
table opposite TO your own.
II The mutual friend Is your CUES,
you nny be sure that, If she Is a wo-
man Of good breeding, she in turn will
accept no invitation which does not in
elude you. although you may think
best to decline it and inelst Upon her
going alone. Nor will she receive Wis
itors without asking you TO join them
Ia the parlor-shouId her friends be
rude enough to have sent you no cards.
Here too. you may excuse yourself, or
at most join them with such delay as
to give them a short interview alone.
These same rules should hold good for
you when you are the guest. Before
you so to make the visit, send word to
your friends where and with whom you
are to stay. so that there may be no
idea that you are in a boarding -hcuse,
and therefore mistress OF your time and
surroundings. This constant Difference
to your hostess should lead you to or
der all letters and packages to be adj
dressed to her care.
As to the disposal OF your time when
you are visiting no etiquette requires
you to accept all the plans of your
hostess if you feel unable to do so; but
care is needed to show that refusal
means lack Of strength, not lack OF in
terest and inclination. With a little
tact on both sides you will have many
hours for your own. Indeed, skillful
hostess will manage to secure you this
privilege. and not make the mistake OF
working too hard to amuse you and 30
absorb every moment OF your visit
into her idea of what is pleasure for
you.
No greater compliment is possible
than the quiet acceptance Of your
preference in the intimacy of family
life. - Youths Companion.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
Tnr plckpocKrr's ART.
AZ fYevetss sf 10 piiatss UPen ths Bssasiss
He ssss In IL

.sTbere Is no class OF atiisss.r said
renowned thief, ''who 10 their Calling
are as dexterous as pickpoekets. lnis
10 doe to double incentive. Not oniy
does youf pitkrotket lind bslt Tor
effort and cxeriion Ia steCtssl but has
the added spur Of u fear OF failure.
Success means as much TO plck-
pocket as 10 any man, and failure
means great deal more A vocation
In which The slightest slip means loss
OF liberty, aud perhaps OF life, will
ever be apt to have q degree OF e1
bsrtttgs IN It's followers not present IN
more feputabIs snd ssfef avenues OF
trade.
'.piekpoekets. like poets are totn,
not, made. Their nerves must be IRON
ind yst as sensitive as instinct Their
hands must be as cdriplete in makeup
and accomplishment as Herffrspn's,
and strong as steel while light az down.
Out OF the vast army OF humanity VINO
are soldiers OF the shadows only one
fourth of per Gent. can or do become
pickpockets. These form the nobility
OF thieves and arc reyerehtsd by the
burglar. the footpad. the sneak, ahd
the con man as higher class than
they. The practice Of pickpocket
while not really at work Is rs constant
rs that OF some famed professor oil
the VOL or harp. lie keeps pace
with the pfccesslon No sooner
does some jewelIef intcnl D new fast.
bnihg for diamond pins or studs than
these iiien bt finest touch devise the
motion which eyades its purpose.
.The chief object Of 4 piekpocket,
after certainty, Is speed. He cannot
daily with his victim by the hour.
What he does is TO be over in fash.
Speaking Of pins aud studs, there has
never been d fastening 90 complex but
the expert thieves could defeat i 10 q
motion. They do in their business as
fine work as ady HOudin. and the thief
himself could not analyre or explain
its detail. His powers OF executions
have gone far beyond his power Of pefs
ccption or relation.
"A pickpocket consults his own
nervous condition constantly. No fine
LADY ever has such time with her
nerves ss this arist0efa. Of the outlaws.
II he does not feel right he WORT work.
When he does, I've known one on tho
impulse to take q car on some well
dressed aud wealthy street, and seating
himself side 10 the window, survey the
shirt front Of every would-be passenger
rs the car came up. The moment one
showed diamond In bis linen or
cravat the thief would hurry 10 the
platform TO get off He would time
his maneutres so as TO meet his man
on the step OF the ear. They would
collide. The thiefs hat---a stiff silk or
Derby--is in his left hand, and covers
bis dexterous right. which Is put for
ward to protect its owner In the col
lision. 1t touches the newcomer right
where the diamond sparkles. and is
still covered BY the hat In the other
hand. With an apology, the thief
steps out of the way. The whole affair
is the tenth part of second, but as he
bows his regrets be has the diamond in
that mysterious hand Of his, and. as !
have said, he could not detail the moves
by which he attained IL. even II he
should try. .r--RdHSas City Star.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
Mischievous Types.

II the witty lady who wrote about
"the total dcprayity of Iuanimate
things" had been proofreader she
would have said the most deprayed of
all are the types. Only those behind
the scenes know what unceasiDg vigi-
lance is required to prevent them from
doing mischief
Some years ago an editor at the
south, wishing TO congratulate General
Pillow after his return from Mexico as
a battle-scarred veteran. was made by
the types to characterize him as a
"battle-scared veteran"
The indignant general. rushing into
the editorial sanctum. demanded an
explanation. which was given. and a
correction promised in the next days
paper.
Judge OF the editors feelings on the
morrow, when. as If to heap horrors
upon horrors head, be found tbs gen.
eral styled in the revised paragraph
''that bottle-scarred yeterani''- Young
Folks al Home.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
The Oriental Aspect of New Mexico.

In many parts of New Mexico the
landscape features present an aspect
not dissimitar to certain parts of
Egypt, Syria, and Palestine. There is
the same clear air, high lights, and
wide desert spaces bounded by plateaus
and sand hills. and winding through
the fat sandy valley. silver stretch
of river. its banks bordered by occa-
sional trees-ip New Mexico sycamores
and cottonwoods--growing singly and
in clumps. The low. nat-rooied. thick
walled houses of sun-baked brick. OF
tints akin to the soil. add to this inn
preston, and the Oriental aspect Of
the country is sustained ia many of
the structures, implements. and Gus
toms of its people. In the open fields
are the threshing-noors OF beaten clay.
upon which sheep. goats. or asses
trample the wheat from the straw. and
the grain is arterward winnowed by
the process OF tossing it from blankets
into the air; and in secluded commu-
mites the juice yet is trodden from ths
grape in rawhide tubs by the naked
feet Of men and women, aud fermented
into wine in great oiIds, or earthern
jars as large as barrels. In these by
places. oxen. as in patriarchal times
draw the wooden one-handled plough
or ereaking cumbrous wooden cart by
means OF yokes stretched across their
h0rns.--Hdrpers Weektg.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
Rudyard Kipling.

Rudyard Kipling has, undoubtedly.
taken literary London by storm. and
wherever | went his name was brought
up. Londonefs regard him as the
coming man. and the attention he is
attracting will, unless he has a we'll
balanced head. spoil him personally
and in literary way. Kipling is "a
years old. easy going in his ways and
~ made the center OF every group
wherever he goes. He has popular
manners, and. while English women
concede that he Is not handsome, they
allow, as one woman confded to me.
that ''he is striking-looking and at.
tractive." His eyesight is against him.
He is shortsighted. and at times has
great ocular trouble. He bubbles over
with vivaciiy, tells an exceedingly good
story. either in parlor or at the club.
aud has a quickHess about him that is
very attractive to the listener. He
does not seek especially for the APP
proval of woman, and prefers the
society Of men. II he were to WORK
every hour in the day and night 1t
would be impossible for him to I'LL his
orders. know one editor who Of.
fered Kipling f100 $500 for short
Christmas story and the offer was de-
clined. He writes every day, but does
not allow himself TO work more than
five or six hours. Then he goes to the
club. enjoys a good dinner. and would
rather take in the theater than the
swellest literary reception in London.
Everybody in England comedies that
be is clever. The question is: VIII be
lastP Can he, at "a. stand his spccessf
--EdfDard ". Box.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03

A cabinet minister of health is scri.
ousS proposed for England.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03

IN an Episcopal church near Boston
the other Sunday lady in passing up
the aisle caught her dress on corner
of pew and tore it. As the process
OF tearing was yery audible to the
congregation. the feelings of the lady
may be imagined when at that mo-
ment the Clergyman began the service
by reading the sentence, ''Rend your
heart and tylt your garments"
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
Going Upstairs.

Women doctors say. and many
women prove it in practice, that by go
ing upstairs slowlAwith the foot
heel aud toe alike, 5put iiIlply on each
stair. one may arrive at thy top'6f four
flights OF stairs really rested. instead OF
graspins for breath, AZ when one runs
upstairs. Going upstairs is a good
form OF exercise If one goes at it in the
right way TO get its benefits.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03

The Al. 900, 600 gallons of spirit made
In the United Kingdom in 1899 were
mostly used IN England, and noariy
three-fourths Of this vast quantity was
drank as a beverage.
Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03

Sixty voyages around Cape Horn is
the reinarkPble record of Capt. Holmes
oil Mystic, C"an.
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an APPEAL FOR MERCER.
Singular Csnnunicatioa from Mr.. Francis
Wayland Glen,

To rHr Enron OF Tux sUN-Sir: VIII you permit me 10
appeal TO the advocates home rule for Ireland to su,
tain lf0nore MERCER the leader Of the I'm the
Parliament Ut Quebec and Premier OF that province
Ascrous crisis is impending In Canada In fe words
the Dominion Cabinet is endeavorng coerce tho Far.
lament OF Quebec Charges Of msapproprtation Of
moneys granted to certain railway by the Provncin
Parliament OF Quebec have been preferred by tho DO.
mnion Senate against Mr. MERCER. Tho Senators ara
appointed by tho Dominion Government for life Three
fonrfhs OF them were appointed by tho late Sir John
Macdonald They dough Ia the hands of Premier
Abbott. Mr.. MERCER afnrms his Innocence and very
properly demands trial by tho Parliament Of Quebec
AMI denies the right Of tho Dominion Senate 10 denl
with the case lie Will not DO dcposcd by the
morihunh gang VINO are temporarily In possession Of
the Government at ottawa Rather than do so he will
raise the nag Of Independence aud annexation lie ia
avery bold and shrewd political leader he dare lead A
revolution, II he hoisS the tag Of Independence 1t will
never be lowered until Canada takes hor proper
in the American Union.
Every lover OF home rule should rive Mr. Merc,.r
hearty and substantial support One hundred ol,nrs
sent him will aid the cause Of home rule In Ireland
NOR" than " 900 sent TO England at this time am
In constant communication with earnest and in,.u
gent observers snd students Of public opnion In cnn
ada In all parts Of the Dominion. and my reports ustry
my saying that Canada is rpennK very rapidly for ths
impending radical change.
Tho independence of Canada or her un,on with ,ha
United States will surely hasten home rule In Ireland
the adoption OF the federal system by England and ,h
creation Of tho republic Of Great Britain and IrcInn.
Canadian or large means and much experience toll
me yesterday that the masses In Canada would r,u,
around any trusted leader who would hoist tho ang or
independence or annexation. In Canada IL the nnce
and now Is the hour 10 strike the most enectunl h,,
for homo rule In Ireland by the lion Uouor
MERCER IN MS contest with tho belshaE.ar gang In
power ut Ottawa FRANCIS WAYI.,n nv.
BmookLrs. Sept 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
An Erudito Echo,
Prom the Bo4fon Duffy G'a,-.


II the course , OF last GUNNER some strangers
nnfre1uented retreat in Q distant part OF the
Highlands. chiefly from tho report they heard
OF an echo which was. remarkable for the clear
and distinct nature OF It's revcrberation
On renchng the spot whence the trinl Of n
powers H. usually made their guide nut his
hands 70 the side of his mouth and bawIed ont
with, the lungs 81 o Stentor salntatIon in
Gaelic. which WAS repeated with a precision
that seemed beyond tho expectations OF the
One Of the gentlemen. by way OF trying tho
strength Of his voice. put his hand to the side
OF ms mouth IN the same manner as his guido
How far are We from home"
These words. much to tho surprise OF thor
guide. Wcr" nlso repeated. when poor Donald
WITH simplicity which brought Il smile over
the faces Of oil present. exclaimed:
You may think il is strGng" gentleman.
s sns tR EnssS FIRST time heard our echo
;. have no doubt said tho gentleman. hut
II can repeat other languages II You nut It to
the test" md instantly hnwlcd out SOME brief
questions in French. spanish and Italian
Dnnn!d looked moro unzed than ever
We'll must say that's worry queer NV oun
ihthcr ana my own self havn known thnf echo
Tor moro than seventy years and we never
Know " nsn any language but Gaelic before"
your rcho Is more learned. then than You
t smmnhnSen, said thc gentleman. laughing.
rcmnrks to archncss or simplicity
fon may say that, sir. snid tho moor fel,ow
Win nm expression Of carncstnoss that wns
highly amusing to those present; "buf IA tno
ccno mas htVer hocn ont of tho country where
can she har" got all hOr education Z" "''''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
Pirate let Her Be.

Some OF the citizens OF Michigan have
urged Secretary TRACY to inflict the name
Grand Rapids upon that pride OF our new
navy, the triple-screw cruiser No. IL. popu-
larly known as the Pirate. Perhaps to the
minds OF these Michiganders there Is some
thing peculiarly suggestive and appropriate
In this application OF the terms Rapids and
Grand to the high speed and other great
qualities OF our fastest cruising war ship.
But such q designation would be about on
par with some MINES that have been given
to horses whose exceptional speed deserved
better fate.
The citizens OF Chattanooga. also. who
have no false modesty about their town,
suggest that its name would look very well
on the Pirate. But apparently this vessel.
under existing laws. should have the name
OF State. as she will be OF the first rate. her
tonnage displacement far exceeding what is
required for that purpose.
II Secretary TRACY can induce Congress
to modify the existing statute In regard to
naming tho ships. thcre can DO no botter
solution Of tho question than to allow
Cruiser No. ~ to carry into service the
name which popular affection and interest
has already attached to her. Why should
she not sail as tho Pirate?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
Ignorant worA.en and High Explosive,

To TIM EDirnR or TuG EuS-Sir; The disaster in
Park place. now followed by tho bomb explosion In
Newark very clearly shows that the time has arrived
whom tho handling ~ explosive materials should be
subject to control The Consolidation Act tho city Of
New York provides for the storing Of explosive mster
ais but says nothing about tho handing these ina.
teras Almost every issue OF tho daily Press contains
notice OF an explosion in which lives have
been lost which explosion CAUSED by the cnreess
r ignorant handling OF some one Of the explosive
agents. think n may he stated as a fact that moro
men Killed within the United states from careless
handling Of explosives In the ~ year than from
any other cause, unless II DO railroad accidunts and
such accidents arr entirely unnecessary.
What should 10 done Is to prohibit the empio ymen
OF explosive agents by any who does hold Ger
tn,a'e OF competency These certificates should be is
sned from the Bureau OF COnhuStibcs Of the Fire De-
phrtmrnt and shOnld he given only after rigid exam
inniOn Of tho applicant such regulation 10 Desirable
1y Tor ihr protection Of the public At large hut
for the protection NJ the ind yldua| work An or
binary workman No jndgr of his frllow work mans
capacity 10 hand" explosives and ms be naturally sup
pores his fellow workman competent, he relies upon
Under The rulings OF the courts of this State
injured cannot recover damages from his employer u
less he prove that the employer knowingly hired an
incompetent person to do the work
such regulation Ms propose in force In
OF Europe and its infracoh by any ono subjects him
to he liability "f both fne AMI an imprisonment
Nkw fORk. sept ~. usoRGE II. BEsJANIs.
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Tho Cost OF Royalty iu England.

Although Mr.. HENRY LABoUCHERE Is nm
advanced Radical. he cannot accurately Le
described as Republican. This will be- n
surprise to many people. because no has
long been conspicuous in advocating n re.
duction OF the allowances made to members
OF tho royal family. 1t is certain. however,
thut In tho October number Of the F5rum he
frankly avows preference for monarchical
system of tho English pattern ovor a
republic Of the presidential type like our
own. lie insists that royalty In England
at present costs far too much. but he seems
to think that the institution Is worth the
outlay OF a moderate sum OF money.
The editor OF Truth accepts. as upon tho
whole correct. the computation OF tho
yearly cost OF royalty which Inns for some
time been current In Radical campaign lit
crature- namely. $5.O0O.OOO. This estimate
represents the total OF all expenditures
made. not only on account OF tho Queens
civil list aud Of the yearly allowances to her
direct descendants and collateral relatives.
but also for the maintenance OF tho ROYAL
palaces, parks. forests. &c. 1t IS common
for the Tories to urge that. IA for the
Queens civil list. this Is only fair ea,liya.
lent for the revenues OF tho crown lands
which she inherited from her ancestors, but
which she has renowned. This plea.
as Mr.. LABoUcHERE points out. has no
foundation In fact. None OF tho English
sovereigns. beginning with WILLIAM and
MARY. who have reigned not by right
of descent but merely by Parla-
mentary title. have possessed by inner.
itance any crown lands To renounce. In
1879 the doctrin that he crown lands a n
the permanent taxes belonged to the sovcr-
eign disappeared. Their produce was paid
into the exchcquer, and became. in theory
as well as in fact. tho property Of tho nation,
When WILLIAM III. sought to make grants
of crown lands TO some OF his Dutch favor
ties. he WAS promptly checked by Resump-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
The evidence that points the finger O

The evidence that points the finger Of
conviction at u murderer is often curious and
apparently trivial. but seldom moro SO than
that which seems. among much else. to connect
JOHN p GLEASON with tho shooting OF JAMES
DAILY OF Port Chester DAILY was found not
long after returning to his grocery store.
shot dead In the store. with he pen beside him
with which he had been entering purchasers
name In the day book. That name he had
written by mistake as Mrs. JOHN GLEASON"
and had then changed 1t to Mrs. JOHN DON
NELLY. The suggestion is that when he had
written tho words Mrs. JOHN he looked up.
and seeing the angry gaze OF his enemy In the
doorway. continued to write automatically that
name OF Ill omen. Crime. perhaps. is generally
betrayed to the experienced detective by I'M
conscious. instructive acts that never err and
that cannot be simulated. but It is usually the
criminal who 80 betrays himself. This. II the
theory suggested Is correct, is one OF tho few
cases In which a victim Of murder has un-
Willingly but inevitably denoted his murderer
by name In writing.