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The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Women mt Work.

Thirty per cent OF all the women OF
America are employed in remunera-
tive occupations. In the last decade
the percentage was only 81.
Next to America, France employs
more women in clerical positions than
any other country. Their wages as
bookkeepers and accountants range
between 1000 and 8, 900 francs year.
A jury composed entirely of women
was gathered together In Douglas,
Wyo., last Saturday. The trial was
one in which all who participated
were women excepting the attorney
and the justice OF the peace. Mrs.
Iugersoll, who runs the hotel at
Douglas, was sued by two girls work
ing for her at the time, for their
wages. No notice OF their intention
TO leave was given their employer,
and for that reason they had to bring
suit to recover their wages. The jury
gaveajudgment in favor of the girls,
but the case was appealed. The trial
10 a unique event in the history of law
courts, as it is probably the first time
in history that jury was called COM
posed entirely of women. Great ex
element was caused In Douglas by
the trials as all were anxious to Sc,
what the female jury would do with
the case. II was truly case IL
which woman was pitted against
woman.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Teaching Children.

There may be too many and too
protracted religious exercises for chill
dren. All teachers and parents
Catholics as well as Professionals ought
to be very cautious in this regard; for
IL religion be rendered burdensome
and unamiable at that tender age,
afterwards the youth, who has always
associated it with gloom, wheh eman;
clpated from home and school innu-
ences, may renounce it entirely, and
try to believe it false or
doubtful. Or should he perse-
we're, he may become one of those
gloomy people who seem TO be perpet-
ually in moral straight jacket, and
who look at the laughing portion nl
humanity as though they were neces-
sarily predestined to damnation. He
becomes a man who renders religion
itself repulsive, and people begin to
think that If his gloom Is the inspira-
ton OF religion, then the religion that
inspired it cannot be true, Or at least,
1t is very doubtful.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
He Fought mt Home.

did you ever hear OF Captain
Duckworth, OF Bloomfield. Ia. ?" asked
an Iowa man who had come to town
to see the diplomatic corps, address,
ing Chicago Tribune reporter. He
was the man who stood in Fort Donel-
son when the fight was hottest and
said Come on, boysr There was
another man who went out from here
TO the war In fact, several went
out, but the one / am telling
you about his name was
Scoles. He came back on fur
Tough, and as he did not know what a
furlough was, he strolled about town
until after Its expiration. There
were certain men in the community
Il suppose they were in every COM
munity--whose business seemed to
be compelling everybody except
themselves to go out and fight the
rebels. They waited on Scoles and
asked him II he hadn't better return
TO the army. He didn't give them
any satisfaction and they organized a
party to ride MIN on rail. 1t hap
pened that on the very night on which
the ride was to take place Capt.
Duckworth came home on fur
Tough. He knew Scoles and knew he
had been good soldier. He knew
that Scoles didn't mean to desert.
When the rail-riders had assembled
and were about to go after Scoles.
Captain Duckworth appeared and
made speech. 1t was a funny sort
OF speech. There were ten men in
the party. Duckworth addressed
each man personally, and his Ian
guage was not parliamentary by q
long shot When he was through he
told them il they had any objection 10
anything he had said he was prepared
TO settle 1t with them singly or col
lectively. There were no objections,
and Scoles didn't ride the rail.
That is not all. When the war was
over Scoles concluded to keep itup sc
far as he and the ten good men who
had wanted to give him a ride were
concerned. Scoles wasn't very
strong man, so he concluded to whip
tuo tou ouO ny oho 10 nc 'Slb ouiS, III
began and it took him ten years t
finish the job. Some OF the mer
were pretty hard to handle, but
Scoles always landed his op
ponent. 1t is the opinion OF some o.
the old settlers that Captain Duck
worth had told Scoles that If he failed
in any one case that he (Duckworth,
would lick Scoles. think Scoles go
sick Of his bargain, but he~nung to i
like man. But he sthe happies
looking Fellow wsn he had whipped
his last maarfhat l ever saw. d.
not think, though, that Scoles would
enlist again to save this country II h,
knew he would get the whole OF it il
a lump as a present"
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Forgot Himself

A former Detroit clergyman, some
what given to Observation-Disclosures,
conducted the funeral services OF an
esteemed and pious parishioner. Cir
cumstances over which he had no
control prevented his giving any az
tention to what he should say at the
funeral, and it was only at the very
last moment when he rose to speak
that text suggested itself to him.
The Master hath need OF him." he
began, and went on to explain the
divine reason for taking away so use
full, good and intelligent a citizen.
But suddenly in a pause between his
sentences he remembered the occasion
OF this saying OF Jesus. 1t was what
he told his disciples 10 say when they
went into the village to get the ass
that was tied there, and bring it back
for their Master to ride. The implied
comparison between the departed dea-
con and the humble but much ridi-
culed quadruped, broke the clergy
man all up and he brought his remarks
to speedy close.
Referring to it afterwards he said:
'In comparing my dc ar old friend to
an ass quite forgot mys eli. )"
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
The Energy of Children.

There Is sometimes an element OF
fierceness in the energy OF children.
They are not only lively and active and
noisy, but they are aggressively so.
They are not satisfied without con-
slant attention and sympathy. Their
elders must look at that, know this,
and praise the other; and their pla-
cidity being continually stirred, the
elders get weary OF schooling their
souls to patience.
This aggressive energy is terrible
strain on rasped nerves and tired
body. 1t is in such moments Of stress
of spirit that the mother makes the
hastv impatient speech, and then,
with self-reproacb, does for the child
tenfold more than she ought to pun
ish herself Tor the brief Gin.
1t is true, however some may ex-
claim against it, that all mother do
not merge their whole being in moth
erhood. Sometimes the spirit Is will
ing but the flesh is weak, and some
times the spirit Itself rebels.
A woman who was the mother OF
twelve children brought up her sons
and daughters TO honor and love her.
She was model wife, friend, and
neighbor, Years after her boys and
girls hal grown up and were scat
tered she confessed, Il did used to
get dreadfully tired OF my childrenn'
She was a faithful mother in spite OF
the feeling, perhaps better because of
her perception Of it, but she was a
woman first, and it was hard to forget
that.
Jobs comforters come around, say
ing: Think how badly you would
feel If you lost them!' Think how you
will regret the trouble when they are
grown-up solemn men and women!'
All that is true enough, though, like
some other truths, no present relief.
But when the iniliction is worst, il
might afford little help to consider
what wonderful mercy it is tina,
children do have such an abundant
stock of aggressive energy to start
| with! What a help it is in the
chances and changes of this trouble.
some life! 1t is the energetic, enthus
iastic man who keeps bold front and
a steadfast soul in the worlds battle
fields. 1t is the energetic, brave
spirited woman who preserves 9
happy, youthful heart, and meet:
trials and tribulations with smiling
defiance. Yes, the children will need
through life all the energy they can
command. Let us try to be thankful
they have such good supply to begin
| on
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
A Touching story.

A touching story comes from NADIA
gascar, in Il letter written by native
missionaries to friends in England
who had aided them. They speak Of
the people in a place named Tankay,
who had never received instruction in
Christian things. They had simply
heard the word praying" and they
knew that people who did that met
together in one place. Ne one OF their
number was aolc 10 read or to tell
them anything about the gospel; but
these missionaries say OF them they
had new testament. bought in liner
ina; but that lay unopened, since no
one could read it. On Sunday they
met in one house, they placed
tho testament in their midst;
no one could read no one
could sing or pray; and so they sat for
time in silence. When all were as
sembled, one OF the chief men stood
up and asked Have all come from
the North" ,Ay,' answered they all.
Have all come from the SouthP
.Ay.' And so on from the East and
the West. Then let us break up, for
we have all done our duty said the
chief;ibut be sure and come early next
Sunday?' Is it not pitiful to think
OF these men cropping in the dark
when they seem so ready to walk in
the light? They may have done
their duty, but have we done our
duty in not giving them the light we
have.-Christian at Work.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
The mduence of The Bible.

''Men know the mystery OF their
simple humanity as they never knew
it before. The simple intrinsic mys-
terry Of human life, the simple wonder
OF being man, that has come to us, !
believe in the richness Of our progress,
in the largness of our sympathy, in
the deep study of ourselves as it never
came to our fathers, to the generation
OF dreamers OF poets and philosophers
of other days. It's in this sign!i-
canoe Of the present and the future
that it seems to me there comes the
great promise at once OF the perpetual
influence OF the bible and also OF a
deeper use OF the bible and a pro-
founder understanding Of Its meaning,
to a closer touch upon our human
lifen
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She Didn,t Want Much.

Among the arrivals on Hamburg
ship recently were 81 German widow
and her seven chifla-esed, flaxen-
haired stair-steps. Being turned over
by the authorities to German pater-
nal society Of the city, she compla-
Gently sat down Upon their temporary
weekly allowance, awaiting its evolu-
ton by the most natural laws into a
permanent weekly allowance. Find
ing themselves very much IN
the situation of Wang" who
has IAN elephant on his hands," the
German Ladies' Aid society appointed
a committee TO wait upon her Ham
burglar majesty and propose some
plan OF reasonable investment on the
part OF the society whereby the widow
could undertake the support of her.
self and family. She listened amiably
to their propositions OF COW, goat
a washerwoman' outfit, but evidently
demurred at such humble walks
through American life. Finally, be-
ing asked to suggest something, this
is what she said:
"Et you blease, laties, dis is wot |
links. j thinks ef you laties would so
CUTE be, dat you call n visit upon de
Mayor OF New Yorruk, und ask would
he so CUTE be dat he gif me but one OF
dose so many sthreet cars dat on de
Broadway strasse rum kann mein.
seib de horses make to go, und l will
meinselb see dat you quite laties wot
have so helped me CUTE, must nc
money pay for riten. l kann much
money maken Won so many man dat
rite all de day in my sthreet-car."
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Keep Your shoestrings Tied.

The low, summer shoe once moro
graces the pretty foot OF the summer
girl, and the sound OF the trailing
snoestring is again heard in the land.
When | walk down Fifth avenue in
the wake OF young woman in trim
tailor.made gown or dainty combina-
ton of lace and muslin. | hear the
swish of strings and the tinkle OF lines
on the pavement rising and falling
with each movement OF her slim,
arched foot.
As she chances uneasily and fur
lively about her and, when she is
quite sure no one is looking, quickly
stoops and readjusts the offending Tie,
nv manly heart is stirred with do
sire to show her how she may make
that tie more lasting than those Of
friendship, or even matrimony.
1t was very pretty lady who initia'
ted me into the secret OF this tie, war
ranted to hold. Shall / ever forget
that she tied my shoe one day on the
ocean sands TO make the process more
clearP / think | may say that had
| received a thousand volts OF electri'
city the shock would have been mild
to that experienced, She has since
given me the right to tie her shoe for
all time, and have had the practice
that makes perfect
The simple mystery is this: Pro-
coed exactly as If you were about to
tie an ordinary bow knot, but before
you draw it up pass the right
loop through the knot; give steady
and Simultaneous pull on both loops,
and you may tread the sands Of time
on the ocean beach all day and walt
into the wee sma' hours of the mex
and that shoestring will never trir
you up. In untying be sure to pull
the right-hand line and the string will
readily unloosen. but If you pull tho
other you will find it as hard to I'M
fasten as some hastily-tied matri
moni2! knots,
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Sham Religion.

Even immoral people have an innate
respect for rea' piety; they only de-
test sham religion. The modest and
unobstructive piety which fills the
heart with all human charities and
makes q man gentle to others and
severe 10 himself is an object OF uni
versal love and veneration. But man
kind hates show, pretense, selfishness,
when they are yelled under the garb
OF piety; they hate canting and hypo
crisy; they hate quacks in piety; they
love TO tear folly and imprudence
from the altar which should be a
sanctuary only for the wretched and
the good.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22

fed. stood up perpendicularlN and
great drops OF perspiration On spite
of the cold atmosphere) in an instant
rolled down my face. l thought the
human beng or devil, in whose pres
ence l was, was getting large out OF
all proportions and could feel its
warm breath blowing on me. then
made hasty retreat to the ward,
when my comrade, seeing me- enter
In such a deplorable condition, ex-
claimed: What's the matterp"
Ireplied, The old devil I Is out
there, as sure as your name is George
Cow"
So George lighted the lamp again
and out he went as bold as u Roman
OF old,
George Cow was a tall, red-headed,
rough looking man, Of considerable
courage. / shut the door and listened.
He had not made three steps Into the
dead-room before his light also blew
out, and as he stopped he saw the same
vision had seen, the same dark OBJ
ject blowing its warm breath in his
face, the same long, bony arms en-
tended, ready to clasp him; and my
courageous comrade turned to the
right to run, and, falling over one OF
the dead men. he exclaimed, 30 my
God, my God! Open the door! He's
got me! Save me, o save metz
| opened the door and went to his
rescue, being directed in the dark by
the sound of his voice and his Oft
repeated EXPLANATIONS of Hes got
me! Save mew
Soon other comrades came with q
! lantern. George could not speak, but
was pointing his finger in the direction
OF the room with the straw in 1T. And,
upon investigation, we found there an
old COW, with enormous long horns,
looking at us in wonderment She
had got in, by some means, through
the rear OF the building, and was
munching at the straw,
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22

Reputation is what men and women
think OF US.
We say that every man is entitled
TO be valued by his best moment.
A talent is perfected in solitude; q
character in the streams OF the world.
The soul has no pillow on which to
repose so soft and sweet as q good
conscience.
Let men laugh II they will, when
YOU sacrifice desire to duty. You have
both time and eternity.
However matters go, the worst
shall be tired traveller, and joyful
and sweet welcome home.
Truth only smells sweet forever, and
illusions, however innocent, are as
deadly as the canker-worm.
II thou art wise, thou knowest
thine own ignorance, and thou art
ignorant il thou knowest not thyself.
Every man has a weak side. Every
wise man knows where 1t is, and will
be sure to keep a double guard there.
The power OF prayer depends not
only upon persistency and earnestness,
but also upon the condition OF the
heart.
According to DR.. w. II. Roberts,
American statistical secretary OF the
PRESBYTERIAN alliance, the Presbyter.
ian and reformed denominations
throughout the world have 20, 265, SOC
adherents.
The Chautauqua idea is being ap,
piled to missions and a new movement
called "The Cross Bearers Missionary
Reading Circle has been started. A
three-years' course OF reading on mis-
sionary topics has been arranged.
There are now 955 distinctively re-
ligious newspapers and periodical:
| published In the United States. This
| is a little more than five per cdnt o.
the total number published. 1t Is
estimated that the aggregate circula
ton OF each issue is 1913, $50,
A noted Chicago minister says he
could "almost" wish the name o
| Sunday school might be dropped.
| He is in favor OF Church seminary
as more comprehensive and proper
But there are other changes that are
more important. "Sunday-schoor' il
Just what it is: it is n school, and il
meets on Sunday. Every theological
seminary is a church seminary, which
the Sunday-school is not. The old j!
better. -Christian at Work.
In the age OF fickleness and policy
we want more men and women Of
principle. Men and women OF earnes
purposes and high aims. who do no
say, .'What will others think?" bu
only lis it rightp" Who, when the,
know they are right, will keep RICH
on though all the world oppose
These can be trusted. Confidence In
policy people will always be disap
pointed, but principle never deceives
Rev. Z. I. Merriam.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22

On the wall above the mantel
There's an ancient weapon hung,
Tarnished, dusty, old and rusty,
Springfield pattern, sixty-on
And the spiders, all unconscious
OF its power, upon 1t crawl,
And have webbed 1t, breach and muZzie,
Where It hangs upon the wall
Could it speak 'twould tell story
That would startle young and old,
Tales of long AMI weary marches
Could that weapon true unfold,
Tales of battle, tales of carnage
That would blanch the bravest cheek,
From Bulls run TO AppomatoX,
Gould that ancient weapon speak. -
And love it--who can blame met
II and were closest chums, -
Old and rusty, tried and trusty,
Best OF all your make OF guns.
Comrades dead and comrades living, &
It reminds mo of you all; AZ
Elbows touch whene'er view it -
As IL hangs upon the wall.
Brings again your kindly faces !
From that distant long ago, q.
When we faced the storm OF battle
On the field TO meet the foe. ~
On the wall above the mantel
There's an ancient weapon hung,
Tarnished, dusty, worn aud rusty,
Springfield pattern, sixty one.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
A, Experience with a "Reform" Dress

A, Experience with a "Reform" Dress.
Norlong since | asked a pretty
woman what she thought of the re-
form dress mania.
"Pouf!" she said, contemptu-
ously, fitting up her pretty nose;
those reform dress women had
better save their breath, I'll tell you
conRdenrially. Miss Polly, that |
tried it myself once-once only mind.
As the fad was to dress artist
ically, / ordered a costume, left of
my stays and prepared to reform"
The first time | wore the aforesaid
costume it was with some vague mis-
givings. My husband had promised
to take me TO the theater, but was
detained down town until nearly
o'clock. He came home in a tearing
hurry, and catching sight Of me, said
impatiently:
"'Why didn't you get ready? Hers
it is FIVE minutes to o'clock and you
in Mother Hubbard'
" This is not Mother Hubbard
said, Indignantly. It's my new cos
tune, and / am going to wear it to the
theater.'
"He didn't say anything, just
looked at me from head to foot for a
moment, and then said, HUH in
such a disguised tone that l vowed I'd
never put on the thing again. He
told me afterward that looked like {
feather bed with string tied round
the middle or else like a rag bag
Men, especially men that are related
to you, are SO complimentary, my
dear" she finished off, with gen tie
| sarcasm
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
,ihle mia ahswer IA this: Snme

Bible. The answer Is this: Some
time you will need that very thing.
Perhaps it may be twenty years be-
fore you can make it fit in just the
right place somewhere. Then If you
don't have it you will be like the
hunter who had no ball in his rifle
when the bear met him."
twenty-five years ago my teacher
made me study surveying" said a
man who had lately lost his property,
land now | am glad of it. 1t lie just in
place. 1 can get d good situation
and a high salary" The bible is
better than that. 1t will be in place
as long as we live.-Selected,
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
PuncturIng a Wind-Bag.

1--WE are glad" says the Salt Lake
Tribune, that George c. Gorham
took it upon himself to puncture that
windbag who is at the head Of the En-
glish army, Lord Wolseley. For
years he has been trying to belittle
the soldiers and statesmen who car
ried the great rebellion TO a success
full issue, and TO laud the men who
fought hardest against the republic.
So long as he confined himself to En-
ghsh publications and to Southern
State publications, the people OF the
North did not care much
about 1t, because when men
have received the military en-
dorsement OF such men as Won
Moltke and the unstinted praise Of
such men as John Bright and William
+. Gladstone, the criticisms OF man
like Lord Wolseley do not much
count. But when he gets to writing
for Northern periodicals 1t is good TO
see man like George G. Gorham,
who Yields as trenchant pen as
there is in the union, sharpen up his
pencil and puncture the thick hide OF
the Irish Englishman, who never yet
having fought a great battle, assumes
to know all about the art OF war, and
who, having never yet given an
opinion which statesman would con-
slider for moment, assumes to critl-
else what material statesmen should
be made Of"
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
"XNhatevcr ISIS Best"

know as my life grows older,
And mine eyes have clearer light.
That under each rank wrong some where,
There llos the root OF right;
That each sorrow has its purpose
BY the Borrowing oft unguessed: I
But az sure as the sun begins morning.
Whatever Isis best
l know that each sinful action,
AS sure as night brings shade,
Is somewhere, some time, punished,
Though the hour Is long delayed;
know that the soul is aided
Sometimes by the hearts unrest
And to grow means often 10 suffer,
But whatever isis best.
know there Is no error
In the great supernal plan,
And all things work together
For the flnai good of man;
And know when my soul speeds onward
In Its grand eternal quest
shall cry, as look back earthward.
"Whateyer isis best"
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Had His Record.

"Your husband says he was in the
Union army" said the attorney to an
old colored woman. whose man was
up for vagrancy.
"'Tain't SO. boss" she protested.
HE ain done no fightin' In all his
bawn days 'ceptin wild me.''
"But he says he was in the wing OF
the army at Bull Run
wall, II he was, boss" she hesi-
tatingly admitted, 'he war in de wing
dat de army few wild, sho's you born,
deco he war. Use 'quainted wild dat
niger bettern' you is. er he is, or
any body. Das what I is; an you's
dom crime agin de law OBJ de Lam Of
van lem cit Loose now Won done katas
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22
Two Women.

Mid garland of roses that tremblingly shoe
Their incense In the air,
That raises to each conner fond, shy lool
walked with two women fair.
And one was a beautiful rose full.blown
A queenly woman she;
The other slender maid scarce grown,
A dream OF the rose to be-
To the glorious, queenly woman gave
A full-blown exquisite rose,
But for the maiden sweetly grave
A shy rosebud chose
She smiled, but on the roses rare
She turned a longing eye;
The woman set the rose in her hair.
But she looked on the bud with sigh.
The Coconino sun., 1891-08-22

that she VIII never recover from her
timidity. It is nonsense to say she
will outgrow It; early impressions are
never entirely eradicated, and should
she in after life appear to regain her
courage, at critical moment it will
desert hsr, and early recollections as
sert themselves.