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The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

elevator might drop any minute. Very
well, let it drop. Some of the people
in it might survive the shock. 1t was
sure to catch fire sooner or later. Even
then he would be ON the way to safety
with his passengers, And at any rate
he knew he could bring some people
out Of the fire burning above
He had not been good at going up
stairs, but he could run his elevator
Trip after trip he made, each worse
than the last. Tho firemen at the bot
tom of the shaft to whom he turned
over his living freight sought to stop
him In his dangerous work. The
whole we'll was filed with smoke, and
far up toward the roof the fire could
be seen.
Still ne kept on, and it did seem
that every time he started skyward he
was going to certain death. But he
knew that the rooms and halls were
swarming with people, and he would
take any chance TO save life. The
firemen were doing their best outside;
death was busy Within; and he finally
made up his mind that it was no use to
go back again, till oil at once he re-
membered that he had seen nothing OF
his little friend.
Could he weather the storm and
flame once morep He could try. He
pulled the rope, and the journey be-
gan. 1t was slow-oh, how slow.
The smoke was terrible-worse even
than the fire-but he held his breath
and fixed his mind upon the business
in hand. The flame kindled the wood
work OF the car. He fell on his hands
and knees-but he kept his hold on
the rope. At last he reached her floor.
He found her room, and found her.
She was asleep and alone.
Wrapping her in the blankets and
throwing about her rug which he
snatched from the floor, he struggled
through the flame and smoke back to
the burning car. Back from the
jaws OF hell'' it was that he brought
her. fighting the fire away from her
every inch Of the way down. He had
just strength enough to stop the car.
The children were taken out and
carried to a drug store across the
street.-the girl alive and well and the
boy seemingly dead.
He was HORRIBLY burned. Among
the people who stood around were the
parents of the little girl. They had
been out to an evening party, and, re-
turning after long, cold drive, found
their homo on fire. Every effort had
been made. in response to the agon-
izing appeals of the father, to save
the child--and now here she was, safe
and sound, laughing in her mothers
arms.
And the hero? He opened his eyes.
Ibid l bring her froo all right?"
yes, yes" said the father, land
how can we ever thank you for what
you have dope?"
'Nebber min bout dat, boss. FL
she's safe dat's huff for me'-and he
| closed his eyes.
Dead? Yes, dead and gone to
heaven in a chariot of fire.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

Death IN his family means ruin to
Gold Coast peasant. II he is I'M
fortunate enough to lose wife, child,
his father, or most important OF all,
his uncle, custom" requires him to
fire off guns to provide rum for all
corners for week after the death and
to repeat it at an interval of six weeks,
and again after the lapse OF q year.
Sacrifices of goats and sheep must be
made at the funeral and at other Zines
as directed by the fetish-man, and
perhaps fetish made to lay the ghost
OF the deceased. To cover all this
outlay, the peasant goes to the rich
man of the place and borrows money
at fifty, seventy-fve or one hundred
per cent. Until this. is repaid he is
slave and must work two days in
each week for the lender, receiving
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
MIR. SpurgeOn Dallied.

Mr.. Sturgeon once spied a railway
porter wheeling a truck toward him.
He thought, IN try and say a word
to this man about his soul" They met,
and Mr.. Sturgeon said: We'll friend,
it's a warm day, and you have a big
truck there TO carry a very small
parcel on" The immediate rejOindcr
of the truckman was: 1T is hot sir,
very hot; and you are the first gentle
man | have met likely to give fellow
a drop of beer" Mr.. Sturgeon says
he received lesson from the man.
The man was intent on his beer and
went night to the point at once. Mr..
Sturgeon dallied and was baflied.--
Congregationalist.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Some Rare Metals.

Some rare metals, possessing special
qualities, are required for certain
work. Thus palladium is used in maxi
ing some parts of time-pieces, and IT.
iridium for the points Of gold pens.
Lithium is the lightest of metals.
Rhodium is extremely hard and brittle
and is only fusible at very high tenn
perature, and iridium is the heaviest
substance hitherto discovered. The
uninitiated have no idea of the value
of these scarce products, which are,
most OF them, far more precious than
gold or silver.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
THE ARGENTINE CAPITAL.
Where You See the Race for Wealth In
All Its Crudity.


There are no amenities of life in
Buenos Ayres no society, no amuse-
ments except the theatre, which is ex-
pensive, and no distractions except
gross and shameless debauchery that
thrives flauntingly in most parts of the
city, says the Cosmopolitan. There is
no society, because the rivalry Of lux
ury will not allow families 70 arrange
fetes unless they can do so on a princely
scale, to give dinner party that is
not gorgeous banquet or TO receive
of an evening without the accompan-
iment of ball or grand orchestra
The old creole families live entirely
among themselves after the usual
Spanish style, hating and despising
the gringo, or foreigner, who works
and grows rich. There are no social
leaders, no leaders Of opinions even,
no eminent citizens whose influence
and efforts might create centers and
elements OF decent and healthy dis
traction.
On the other hand you see the race
for wealth in all the crudity OF I'M
scrupulous speculation and cynical
malversation of public funds, and on
the other hand the ostentatious display
OF wealth in the grossest manifesto.
tons of vulgar luxury.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
SHERMAN IN THE FIELD.
An Occurrence of the Atlanta Campaie
Well Worth the Reading.

Well Worth the ReaulnE.
am reminded by reading the letttI
of nv old commander, General How
ard, of an incident which occurred Oh
the Atlanta campaign, says a CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Press. /
was staff officer in the Fourth Army
Corps and was riding about 9 o'clock
in the evening, accompanied by an
orderly, from Marietta, out to the
'front.' q distance of about six miles.
There had been some brisk Skin
mishing with General Johnston's rear
guard during the previous day, and an
occasional ambulance passed up on its
way to the hospital at Marietta. Be-
lated supply trains and groups OF
stragglers, disabled horses and broken
down wagons were scattered along the
road.
Wishing to light my pipe and having
no matches / rode out into the woods,
near the road, where saw fire. As
| approached it / found two soldiers
holding candles, the light of which
fell upon map spread upon the
ground. Lying prone upon his breast
with his chin resting upon his left
hand, and with the index finger Of his
right tracing the lines upon the map,
was General Sherman.
Immediately alighted, and, touch.
ing him upon the shoulder, said:
General, do you know how far you
are from headquarterSp 1t is fully
three miles"
He arose at once, and, accepting
the offer Of my horse, mounted hin
and rode away toward the front.
Knowing the habits of the chief, anC
that regaining possession of the ami
mai depended upon keeping Kim il
sight promptly dismounted my
orderly and followed the general Il
headquarters. He had not beer
missed. There was nothing unusua
in the occurrence. He had startet
out alone for a walk and his stout leg
had borne him three miles away
His mind filled with the great propb
lem OF the campaign, he had need Il
consult a map of the country anc
calling up two struggling soldiers
babe them light their candles that hC
might then and there settle some dOub
as to the trend of mountain range, q
the direction OF road or water course
This is not much of story, but it ma
serve to show to people who neve
served under his leadership how readil
he adopted the material at hand to in
mediate use
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Pointers for Identification.

When men make radical changes in
their personal appearance, as, for in
stance, by shaving off mustache, or
growing beard, the result is, occa-
sionally, very bewildering. To avoid
perploxing their acquaintances,
think they ought to advertise the in
tended alteration in their aspect in the
Times, or else send around cards to
their friends. Would it not be anus
ing to see such an announcement as:
"Mr. So-and-So informs his friends
that he has begun to cultivate q
beard;" or to receive a card to the
effect that LAS Mr.. Such-an-One has
sacrificed his mustache in the interests
of private theatricals, he begs that his
friends may endeavor to identify him
by the pure Greek outline Of his nose
and his well-formed browp"
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Extremely Frank

Now, Robby, if you don't want to
60 to Bessie Smiths party, you must
write a note and tell her so; and be
sure and get it polite. You will find
some models in this book of etiquette, "
said Mrs. Carhart to her little son. e
Robby struggled with the problem
for an hour, and then presented for his
mothers inspection the following
truthful but unconventional effusion:
''Mr. Robert Carhart declines with
pleasure Miss Bessie Smiths kind in
vitation for the 14th, and thanks her
extremely for having given him the
opportunity of doing so.--Harper's
| Bazaar.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
SPRING.

When the bullfrog lasSo 'hollersh
From the swamps and marshy ''wallers'
"Jug-o-rumr'
When the blooming beetle, wheeling
Through the window, hits the ceiling
4 With whack,
Whence he tumbles like plummet,
With the swiftneSs Of comet
Down your back;
Then it's safe to make the statement
Without discount or abatement
Spring has comew
Indianapolis Journal.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
4 Chlnese Custom.

1t is customary for the emperor of
China TO offer prayers every New
Years Day for the welfare and bright
prospects of his subjects in the eigh-
teen provinces OF his empire. At the
ceremony eighteen pairs Of candles are
busat and thq name Of each province
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Deep Mines.

The depth at which some of the
Belgian coal mines are worked is some
thing prodigious. In a pit at Elena
the work is now done at $500 feet; in
a pit at Fremerin at $500 feet and ia
the st. Andre pit at Montlgny-sur-
Sambre at 3, 600 feet.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Nature and Art.

Nature in the common sense, refers
to the essences unchanged by man;
space, the air. the river the leaf.
Art is applied to the mixture of his
will with the same things, as in a
house, canal, statue, a picture. =
Emerson.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

Have you seen DIR. Owens story
that Bacon murdered Shakespeare and
buried his head in boxP" asked ALI
creme.
"Yes, and I don't believe that Bacon
got a head of Shakespeare in any such
way" replied Skimmins.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
NOT Much encouragement.

Rousing himself at last and screwing
up his courage, he said:
"Jennie, / must say 1t. l suppose
you have been expecting something
coming all this evening"
Mo- she said, with u sleepy yawn,
"but | have been looking for some
thing going for quite while.-New
York Press.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

One-third of the students in Europe,
IL is said, die prematurely from the
effect OF bad habits acquired at college;
one-third die prematurely from the
effects of close confinement at their
studies, and the other third covers
E,aona
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Smile with Your Eyes.

There is one big don't which nine
tenths of womankind might with adj
vantage hang up over their dressing
tables. and it Is this: Don't smile
perpetually." Is there anything more
wearisome than the person who cease
lessly expands and contracts the lips
over the teeth, without mirth or mean
ing, for that is what the continual
smile eventually becomes. Let any
woman stand before q mirror and at
tempt to produce an animated smile of
welcome. She will be surprised at the
witless grimace that will respond.
That is what smiling is with no soul
behind it, Learn to smile with the
eye and keep the mouth and facial
lines in repose. We speak of the
pleasing gravity Of the Orientals. This
is the secret of it--a kindly light in
the eye, with quiet expression of the
face. There is no copyright upon it.
Let her and him who will initiate it,
New York Times.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

Is marked on each pair. Any of the
candles that burn badly signify that
such provinces as are named will suffer
great calamities--sickness and the
like
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
LET n Alone,

II has been reckoned that II the
whole ocean dried up, all the water
passing away as vapor, the amount OF
salt remaining would be enough to
cover 5, 900, 600 square miles with a
LAYER one mile thick.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

When a farmer is ''stung to tn
quick the bee generally furnishes both
sting and quick--and tarnation quick
at that. -Yonkers Gazette.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Ana Evcry Tur,tcy be Dressed.

The plowman objects to the nude in
agriculture. Let every naked field be
covered with a good crop. Western
Plowman.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

nothing for his labor. This goes on
for years until the debtor is fortunate
enough to get sufficient to pay princi.
pal and interest
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
Their Proper Spheres.

The rain and the hen have their proper
spheres
As everything earthly must;
And whereas hen can lay an egg,
1t takes rain TO lay the dust.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20
.yust Sop.

A man who was sadly de trop,
Sat down by n girl and her bop.
AS it pleased not the pair
To have him sit THAR,
They asked him, politely, to gop.
The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-06-20

Cattle bcsring bran |
rs in cut nra swal "a
fork In cat, err b..
long 10 tho uill Z.
s;gaci.
fsnan. Saa Ery nc.s.
20 nCUptripa.
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The morning call., 1891-03-14
SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT"

The Crimmins-Kelly- Young organ pre-
diets that in a short time the people of
California will reject the new ballot law as
useless and cumbrous, and return to the
Old system which has been proved to be
simple and efficient" 1t is quite natural
that the three woud-be Republican bosses
should prefer the old system. CHRISTOPHER
A. Buckley, much ADLER man than either
Of the Republican competing firm, held the
same opinion. Under the old simple and
efficient" law the bosses easily control the
primaries, and thereby elect delegates to the
municipal and legislative conventions.
These two conventions nominate candidates
for the Legislature. for the Board of Super
visors ana the heads of the several depart
ments of the city government. The tickets
thus nominated are labeled ''Republican"
or Democratic" as the case may be. A
Republican who does not vote the Republi-
can boss ticket loses his party standing. He
gains nothing by this loss, as the only effect
Of his action is to elect the Democratic boss
ticket. Usually there is not much choice
between the two. Probably, if the Office of
boss was elective, Buckley would get more
woes in this city than the CrimmiDs combi-
nation. Under the new law the people have
the whole matter in their own hands For
every nomination made by the bosses, the
people can make another whose name is
printed on the same ballot, without prejudice
to his party standing. The voters choose
between the two. If they want boss rule
they can have it; but if they want officials
who have no other allegiance than to the
people, they will so declare by their votes.
Buckley found the old law simple and eff
cient, and without doubt the Crimmins COM
bination would like it equally well.
The morning call., 1891-03-14
A LESSON IN FINANCE.

The assembly of bankers which is in ses-
sion at Los Angeles is adding to the public
store of knowledge on finance. Some of
the papers read are quite interesting. But
it would not be out of place if some bright
member would make the embarrassments
of the Societe des Depots des Complies COu-
rants at Paris the text of a few suggestions.
This Institution followed the Earrings in
advancing money on Argentine bonds.
The intention was not to invest money in
the bonds but merely to carry them until
a permanent xsting- place could be found
for them In private hands. Unfortunately,
as often happens in such cases, the fairy
palace which the Argentine financiers had
erected collapsed before the bonds were
marketed and they we're left on the hands
of the snciete. 1t was unable to carry them
with its own means; it had to borrow some
$4,000, OOJ from Others. One day the lenders
to the Institution demanded their money
and tie ciets did no. have it to pay them.
Under these circumstances the French Min
lister Gf Finance summoned the Directors OF
the Bank of France and the other leading
bankers III Paris to conference. the up
shot OF which was that the Bank of France
agreed to Iiquidate tie societies indebted
CITY banks aud bankers in the proportion of
their capital, and further secured by assess
ments on the stock of the socete. This
arrangement ayeTted what might have be-
come dangerous panic, with grave conSe-
quences on the general trade OF France.
The lesson may usefully be laid to heart
by communities outside of France. At the
time the French societe took the Argentine
bonds they were a popular security, COM
manded fair price, and were regarded by
some bankers as good collateral. Their
subsequent depreciation and its fatal result
on the soeiete followed. 1t may be said that
they should have been foreseen, but bank
ers do not always foresee everything. When
the trouble befell the question for the
finaneiers of Paris to decide was whether it
was best to let the societe go by the board
and take the chance of panic ensuing or
to distribute the loss among themselves and
try to make each ones individual loss as
small as possible. The. Frenchmen elected
to pursue the latter alternative, and they
probably acted wisely.
The principle which guided them was
this: That in every active commercial COM
munity there is a forced solidarity among
banking Institutions, and that the failure of
any one of them involves danger to the
others. No bank in active business can pay
all its depositors on demand. To do so it
would have to keep its funds in cash in its
vaults, in which case it could not earn ex
penses. 1t must rely to some extent on the
maintenance of public confidence, which
induces people to intrust It with the keep
ing of their moneys. But when a bank fails,
The morning call., 1891-03-14
THE ELECTION BILL.

A contemporary says that this Legisia-
ture has given US ballot reform with string
tied to it. After the next election the men
who are responsible for the shortcomings of
the law just adopted will cite those short
comings as objections to the Australian sys-
tenn of voting" The bill passed by the Legis-
lature and which is now in the hands of the
Governor will undoubtedly be approved. 1t
will be of some benefit, but every possible
effcrt has been made to destroy it. If po-
litical management in the future becomes
too outrageous to be borne there will still
be an opportunity to elect an independent
ticket, when the law may be so amended as
to make it effective. Our citizens, however,
should bear in mind that such men as were
sent to Sacramento by the last so-teImed
Republican Convention held in this city are
unworthy of the least confidence. Until the
people learn to distinguish between honesty
and dishonesty there will not be much
chance for low taxes and honest govern
ment. The members from this city believe
the people will forget their misdeeds before
another election occurs.
The morning call., 1891-03-14

confidence receives a shock, which terrifies
those who have money on deposit in other
banks, and inclnes them to withdraw it. If
not checked the run becomes contagious,
suspension follows suspension, and in lit
tie while the wheels of commerce and in
dustry are blocked. For this reason it seems
an unwritten law in the financial centers
that bank which is admitted.to the Clear
ing-house shall not be allowed to fail.
When it gets into trouble the other banks
divide up its assets between them, redis-
count them, and if on liquidation they prove
insufficient to meet the liabilities each bank
charges its proportion of the deficiency to
profit and loss.
This rule has been the means OF placing
bank credit on a more solid footing than it
occupied in the days when every bank
failure of its rivals. In New York, for in
stance, when a Clearinghouse bank be-
comes debtor at the Clearing house to an
extent which reveals weakness, or when
rumors of its condition create a run. II
deemed solvent the Clear ing-house Com
mttee supply it with Clearing house certiti-
Gates to an amount sufficient to discharge its
liabilities. These are issued on the surren-
der of its assets, and the bank, if they prove
inadequate, is required TO go out OF busi-
ness, having paid every one dollar Tor dol
lar. In London the plan has been extended
to the Stock Exchange, which guarantees
contracts made by its members with the out
side nuhlic
The morning call., 1891-03-14
TRUST TO THE PEOPLE.

A correspondent who is in position to
fight in,imates the existence of an under
standing on the part of legislative boodlers
to vote for mike as punishment to
other candidates who refuse to open a
sack" These boOdlerS say that the pro-
prietor OF the Chronicle can give them some
thing else if he refuses to give them money.
He can give them support in future con-
tests. and, when the election comes round
two years hence, such financial aid as they
may need. The case of poor Dargie is re-
ferred to as an example. Dargie is not
common b10dler; he would not put his hand
in De Young's sack" if it were open, but
he has a consuming desire TO go TO Congress,
and there is an idea abroad that De Young
has made him believe that the Chronicle can
either enable him to realize his ambition or
prevent its realization. Our correspondent
asks which is the lesser evil in this case
a crime against the law or a crime against
the public. Buying votes is a crime against
the law, but the election Of De Young is re-
garded as a crime against the public.
Under these conditions would any of the
candidates who can control "sack be
justified in securing an election by a liberal
distribution of its contents? In THE
CALLS opinion no possible evil, as an alter
native, would justify the purchase of a
single vote. If the Legislature elects NJ. II.
de Young the people will punish the men,
bers who vote for him or they will not. If
they do punish them to the extent of de-
.clarinG them practically ineligible to offices
of trust the example will be ample compen-
sation for the disgrace OF De Young's cleo
ton; if they do not the inference will be
that De Young is a fair representative of
the people. We do not share in our CORE
spondeuts apprehension that the promise OF
the Chronicles support will be accepted by
Doodle members as the equivalent of cash.
When a paper makes the work of rewarding
friends and Furnishing enemies its principal
purpose its support does more harm than
good. The average voter can see motive
when it is pointed out. Already the people
are sneering at the Chronicles attack upon
the Surveyor of the Port. If Mr.. Kilburn
had worked for De Young instead of Mr..
FELTON, the alleged opium ring would in all
probability have been allowed TO continue
fts ouprarions