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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
The srooa,. sft..,sn.

Some parusans of final causes have imagined that the moon was given
 to the earth to afford it light during the night But in this case nature
 would not have attained the end pro- posed. siuce we are often deprived at the sa.re t-ae of the light of both sun an3 rloJn. To have accom- phshed this end it would have been sufficient to have placed the moon at first in opposition to the sun and in the plane of the elliptic at a distance from the earth equal to the one hun. dreth part of the distance of tbe earth from the sun, and to have i'm. pressed on the earth and moon par. aliel veloclties proportional to their distances from the sun. In this case the moon, being constantly in oppo- sition Co the sun. would have de- scrlbed round it an ellipse similar to that of the earth, These two bodies would then constantly succeed each other, and as at this distance the moon could not be ecEpsed it's light would always replace that of the sun. -Laplace.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
The Mnrl nfncnn,ini

Daniel Titus. a convict in the Mon taua penitentiary at Deer Loige has
 sent to a Kansas City attorney a cane
 fashioned by himself during his idle hours which k a marvel of artistic
 work Tho stick is light. sts izht
 piece of beochwoosl X gold h6 l or. naments the top, bat this is discount
 ei by the remarkable wood ea vi0E
 Convict Titus. with his peukniis ha- carved upon Che slender stick faith ful representations of the fac ol every American president iron
 Washington to Harrison
 Directly below the arnamental gold headpiece the convict carved tle American eagle and the motto of the United States, E Purlbus Unum X shield with the bars and stars iu the center, an excellent hkeness of the Father of Ills Country k next and then follow the faces of al tbe presidents The stick was evidently taken when green. The outer bark was polished and cut away to The sapwo0d. This ~vas cut and carved m thousands of delicate hairines and then the wood was cut away leaving each face on a raised surface The work is as delicately done as the hnest pen and ink work. and that Convict Titus Is an artist as woll as genius IS attested by the fai1fuI representations, Kansas City Star
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
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One must go to England tn ae our
 neglected Towering laurel. ewood and spicebush as llourishing iuxuf
 ant in park and terrace. tae orna
 ments of high class gardening. We can judge little of their capahlltits of beauty from the wild specimens crowded m swamIs and woods. But sometimes one comes on @ wild apple tree on the open hillside or white laurel in a favored sl,ot. and tbcir beauty of outline, their Yscalth oi blossom, are never Co bo forgotten
 The lovcliest memory of mv old home Is the wlld crabapple troo st out from the forest, the soul of music transformed to color, n spurred bough, rich, shining leafago and clouds of blushiug pink bud and r,rv blossom. The blooming of such trees ls a festival to celebrate. as the Jap anese hold & national feast at the Towering of their cherry orchards. And the wild apple is beautiful in form, ln leaf. ln flower and rod fruit age into November when its dense. thorny sprays form picturesque peu cilings under the.snow and frost ai, winter.
 The beauty of early northern woods is the snow of the June berry, or shadhlow, its quaint native name noting the date of its b,ossola. The dropping white blossoms. with uiuky tracts, relieved by the silvery, downy green of the unfolding leaves and the refined coloring, make it even finer than the tinged pink. white and green of the Japanese hy,lrangca. Sarlen and Forest
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

x telegram from San Fraaelse5
 says Gea William H. Dimond i among he passengers who retufaea Fom Honolulu oa the Steamer Oceanic Gen, Dlmond lisSj man, years ai lho islands and wss larmm W superintendent of the San Fran.
 cisco miat Ho v=s akol for his
 views oa tAe Hawaiian situation. aud ald found tha conditions
 at lbe islands much as ] exnected My previous good opinio8 of the provisional government vas based
 upon mY knowledge of tao men composing ii fo,md nothing during my yhit io chaugo my ud0. ment iu that respect 1bere uss a strong lighting sentiment in Homo iulu, aud lhore will uaqaestionaby be Sighting should there be any iorUhie attempt Co rstofe the monarchy
 Among Che Ragaists then ap Pears to he many more who want Princess kaiulani pat on the throne thsu d tause who NauI lhe ex- eueen restored The supporters of tho provisional goeefnmaut de- uonuc Elounts report as false, and the koyalis declare it k Irue the opinion v1u got depends upon whom Fou talk with
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
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All tho churches had speoia Christmas services on Sunday m, choir of the M. E. Church mad, extra preparations for music fot the occasion which was specially wei rendered both morning and evening Mir. H. D. Aitken assisted the choi, with his violin, which added greatly Co 1t. Rev. C. J. Chase seemed in. spired by the occasion and preached two most eloquent sermons.
 Rev. Demarest of the eonrrapa. tional also preached an appropriate Christmas sermon in the morninp while the evening services were given over Co the Sunday school. and were very interesting Rev Aeany of the Episcopal. and Rev Smale of the Baptist and the pastor ot the South Methodist all preached sermons appropriate to the oceas-
 The Catholic church was filled to its utmost at the midnight mass ser vices at that church. The music Was excellent while Father Delie preached a very able sermon.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
4 Sell Pn..r....l I,rii.

At a recent wedding in Washing. ton the bride showed more than The usual lack of trepidation The church was filled with a brilliant corrsnv and from the moment of her ep- trance she knew herself t0 be tba ,.y. nosure of every eye. but she went through the ceremony as if being married were an everyday oecur renee to be regarded with ind Ger. ence If not with positive diSlain The climax was reached when. lean ing on her husbands arm. she passed through the doorway leading to the yestihule.
 Just inside the door stood a groun of friends-youug women who had arrived too late to be accommoaatei with seats beyond theubbon Paas- ing on the threshold, knowing fun well that every eye in the church was bent upon her. the bride deliber- ately leaned toward her friends and whispered loud enough to be heard by the bystanders, m chaperon you girls next season. Kate F. Thomas m Kate Fields Washington.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

son. that Van Alen resigned. He
 mas now appointed Wayne Mac.
 Weigh 8 former republican attone,
 general. in payment of polieicaI
 debt contracted through MaeVeivh',
 support of Cleveland last fan. Ii
 Is little difficult to decide which i,
 the worst transaction. but We ara in
 olined to the opinion that the man
 who put up the coin in support of
 ms honest political convictions is the more deserving of the two.
 an AIen put up his money; Mac Weigh sacrificed the political con Ne'lons he has for years professed.
 According to the proyissions ol 'he blll for the admission of Ari- zona, Uncle Sam makes liberal prr- visions for the young state to start business with. Since reading tbe provisions of the act the JorsN,t MINER IS moro in favor of statehood than ever before. IT the ollicia of the state for the first few vear- of its existence does pot rush head. long into debt there is no reason why 1t should not become proS. porous With donation of over hat million acres of land. in ad- uiuon to the two school sections in every township, our finances shouli soon be placed on a good footing. 1T the government will now 20 a step further and make good liberal appropriation for the survey ofpub- hc lands in the prospective state so that they could become available. not only to selections under the act approprlating them to the state. but that the other portions might become available for settlement it would materially assist in incrsas- ing our population, There are some fine fertile valleys in Arizona that are yet unsurveyed. and which would be immediately settled up. fl the government would provide | means for home seekers acquiring | title to them.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Death ofurs. stoddard.

Mfrs. Angeline Taft Stoddard
 whose death at her home on St. John
 avenue last Friday has been noticed
 in the Republican" was buried
 yesterday. The funeral occurred from the residence at two o'clock
 Rev. Edward Taylor, D. D., oliicia- ting. The burial was in the Glen.
 wood cemetery.
 Mrs. Stoddard was born in Fri angle in 1926. Her father was Capt. Abram Taft, one of the pioneers of Northern Broome, and a large pro- perty owner in the town of Triangle
 She resided at Triangle and Whit ney's Point for many years, where she was highly respected, aud until her children grew up and she left Whitney's Point to be nearer to them. She was fora time in Ari- zona, and then in the pineries of Wisconsin to seek health in change of climate, and then came to Bing- hamton about ten years ago, where she continued to reside. For several years she was in feeble health. She is survived by four Mrs. :. T. Birdsall. II. D, lssac T., and A. F. Stoddard. The above notice is taken from the Binghampton N. Y. Republican of l December Is. The subject of the 1 biographical sketch formerly re- l iided on the lower Agua Fria while | Ter son Issac T. St0ddard. was en- ragged in mining at Copper MouR- ain. Her nephew, Mir. Taft is still ] resident of this section.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

Is permanently dwarfed. would en. large, and his conception of the world m general would broaden.
 He would find that greater amount ot misrepresentation could not be embraced in the same num- 6er ot words, than be peuned in the above, and lac would discover that the people of Arizona arc better posted on the history of Che ontio globe, including Baltimore. lhaa he IS on Asizona.
 In fact it would not surprise us. II he sought s congenial conSanion Tn the person of some ftioal8 in- dian squaw, aud settled down for life in Arizona.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
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There are four swords belonging to the city of London. The sword of state, borne before the lord mayor as the emblem of his civic authority This is the sword which used to he surrendered to thesovoreign at Tem. pie Bar and when she came within the precincts of the corporation. The pearl sword. from the nature of its ornaments, which is carried before the lord mayor on all occasions of ceremony or festivity. A sword placed at the central criminal court above the lord mayors chair. A black sword, to be used in Lent. on days of public lasts and on the death of any of the royal family Harpers Weekly.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
.sY,~Fo- ..r,,. .

"Ye" for the IS not now nor nev CT was proper form of expression. The worf 'ye, as 1t appears in all old books and iegal documents. should always be pronounced as Che the " being only corruption of tha thorn letter, a symbol which stood n place of "th, and which was for merly used by printers when diff culties were experienced in spacing out St, Louis Republic
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
4tEaFai.e Runner

tt is currently reported in pheniS that Bueky O'Neill is Co take editor. ial charge of the phenix Gazette after tho first of January, John 0. Dunbar to be retired ft is also rumored that the paper is to becomo populist iu the interest of Wm. Christy et al Tucson Star
 General 0'Neill vas shown the above jtem thia morning by 8 JoUR- NAt- MNER scribe and he very em phaiically denied hayiog aav in- tentiou whatever of taking charge of the Gazette, 0r any other paper fhe General added. "the Gazette is doing such excellent work at present, iu clearing t4e democratic party of the vicious and eriminal element in it that it would boa pity now C. attempt Co change lhe policy oi Che paper
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Retrospect. No 5.

! In this series of number fopr tb.
 printer made us say instead of |
 street in the great fire of Sacra
 mento, Cal
 The election of 1880 was a ver,
 peculiar one. The opposition f,
 the republican candidate, Air. Lin.
 coin, seemed to have SD manipularsa
 the conventions as Co ensure his
 Lincoln's, election.
 The democratic convention first
 met at Charleston, South Carolina
 stephen \. Douglas was the psom,.
 nent candidate of tho party for the
 nomination, but failed of success al
 Charleston by the two-thirlS rule of the convention. The convention adjourned Co meet at Baltimor,. without making any nomination at all.
 In the meantime the friends of Mir; Douglas made up their mind. 1. that he should have the nomination at any rate. The southern wing of the party nominated John C. Breck- enudge as their candidate; so here were two democratic candidates The remnant of the old whig party also nominated a candidate. Thus tbers were three parties in the field against NIT. Lincoln. No doubt this was done to insure the election of the republican candidate. The question will necessarily arise why the demo cratic party thus divided itself
 The answer IS obvious. The democratic party was then con trolled by the southern members al that party, and they wanted re- publican elected. sOtbev would have a chance to rebel, and form a gov ernment of their own. based upop slavery as its chief corner stone. as was said by Alexander H. Stephen of Georgia. Mir. Lincoln was elected and inauguTated on the 4th of March. 1881. Between the election in Nov. 1860 and the inauguration the southern democratic rebels were 1 busy preparing for the struggle. | The secretary of the navy mad | scattered the navy to distant parts of the world An war materials were collected m the South. in short. as far as possible the South. that is the democrats of that section. with a few of the same stripe in the North stripped the government of the | means of defense. l say nothing of inc war itself, for that is known even by the school boys of the present lay.
 The result however was the Ia 7ersal and overthrow ot the very l. for which the South had irawn the sword. Out of evil some imes come great good. So it was n this case. Slavery had been the .ause of bitter feeling and conten I ions since 1920, and as time sped 1 l m the contention became more . crimonious, and finally broke out n treason, rebellion and armed con ention. There is one praise worthy ( ction by most of the members of ( he democratic party of the North. s s soon as the first gun of treason |, elched forth its sound in Charles on harbor upon Fort Sumter the p ank and file of that party Hooked the front to sustain the national | q ause. Human nature isnot all bad. ;. i've 1t righteous cause, and 1t will V how true manhood. i'
 W. II. MCGREw. p
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
The River ,repa.,.

Menam, the name by which the river flowing through Bangkok is generally known, is applied by the Siamese to all rivers, me" meaning mother ' and nam waters i. e., mother of waters The Sd called Menam river Is called by the natives Menam Chow Payah. Phila- delphia Press.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Tag weALrH OF THE WORLD.
An Erroneoas Theory a. to Its PoiensiaI-
 it, Fer Ineraasfnr.

An Erroneoas Theory as to Its Potential
 ity Fer Increasing.
 i Fow people, even among professed i paluciaDs, have much idea of the
 wealth Of the world or of the man. ner in which that wealth is grow
 ing Still fewer have any notion of i the potentialiry of wealth to in- ! cretse M Iannet quotes the elab- ora1e calculation of aa ingenious au-
 thor to shaw that 100 francs accu-
 mulaung at 3 per cent compound in
 tercst for seYen centuries. would be
 sufhcient Co buy the whole surface of tho globe, beth land and water, at ihe rate of Loco ,000 francs tf40. .O00) the heetare The actual growth of riches has not hitherto assumed such mconvenient proportions
 M Januet cites various authorities Co show that the wealth of the United Kansloa exceeds fi0,0OO,- o03 90 tlat uf France. .ESU00, 000,- ou0 thatog al Europe. e40. 000. .o00,. Ugo; that oi tho United States. ei4.- eoo e0 eco lf we place the wealth of the rest of tlis world at g26. 00O,- eoo. .u0o we shall arrive at an aggre- gate ef 000 080,00 We should have, Nye may add. to multiply this vast sum. which according to M. Jaunats ingenious authority 100 frsue3 accommodating at 5 per cent comu 9und interest for 70O years would grow
 The tgurcs we havo given are so vasi thaE they convey no appreciable niea to the ordinary reader. It may assist the apprehension if tt l,e added that France on the average DOS sss more than es00. the United l Kingdom more than G250 for each l mcmber of the population Just 200 l yean ago Sir " Petty estimated the i entire ith of England at only l te59. .oH Two centuries, there lore. increased it fortyfold Dat th fl additions to 1t have 5cen r da ia the last 60 years. and ve b Ye that weare not far wrong n say that the sum which is an 2aaly a sd to the capital of the United < ngdom amounts to e200.- oJ.0Jo. or m other words is nearly ,qual Co its entire wealth at the lme of tho revolution of iGSS. - supburgh keviw
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
A Arerrlhi. prn.,,.,,o.

The press is much given to indulg. Ing m Cassandrahke predictions of impending evil. For instance. there is ao item going the rounds of tbe press to the effect that there are : o00 900 piano players in the United states, and they can elect any man president on whom they may unite W That terrible predictionl But ii IS not likely to be realized Yet there are people who sit rlpon tbe eggs of borrowed trouble until they eventually hatch out the genuine chickens. Texas Siftings
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

The London Standard, comment ing on the admittanee Of Utah fo Statehood, says it is inclined to the belief that polygamy viii again be practeed with impunity, and it is even believed the Mormons win can ture Nevada, and exercise consider able influence over American poli ties.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

The Santa Fe railroad company has been placed in the hands of three receivers. They are Presi- dent J. J. Reinhart, General Coun- sel J. J. MeCook and !. c. Wilson. clerk of the U. s. district court at Topeka, Kansaf. They were ap- pointed by Judge Fl. C. Caldwell of the United States Circuit Court. on Saturday evening, at Little Rock. Arkansas.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Natural Light

sningiss-How's trade. Dinwiddie Ianwlddie-Light, decidedly light Shlngiss with malice aforethougbtl -but l thought you were in the heavy casting business
 Dinwiddie-No Quit that two months ago. I'm in the feather trade now.-PittsbUrg Chronicle lei. egraph
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

War has been declared between Casa Grande and Arizola. Each is trying to build up town, the two places being only two miles apart,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Letter Etst

The following is the list of letters remalnlng ln the postolice at Pres cotb Arizona, for the week ending Dee. 2t. 1888
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

J. r. Bruce has his teams em. ployed on the grade with Contrac- tor O'Connor.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

Persons calling for these letters please say advertised
 J, W. ARcmBALD, P. M.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
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torEsA kas. Dee 26 The pati. ton lu che santa Ee recage ship ease seis forth the fact that .he santa fe company is totally iu- solvent
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
| IIerIg CHrI-Ima. wedaIUr-

Y NlroN, P1. Dee 26 A sod
 dlng >tIFitls bere yesterday ome Of tLt meets begame olehded aud plac d uv e under the hmsa winch eS Afterwards free bgh tusuvl which four ol the guests, including the groom, peeiv-
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27
Two paper. sesre,,ea

SAN fBANCEC0, Dec 26 A fire broke out iu the printer's TOW yes. Ger az t!oymg lhe editorial rooms of the Erening Bulletin and badly damaging thecomposing room of the Bulletin and Call. Loss, S5oO00
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-12-27

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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-17

] usrry the r4' u ny osorcne1 pockes
What aolsd i 3 sssolscs ueoUsd auey n
. hip pl.,krts Yo~ might - Ueu M
hsse il. ksfose pa osaid uneuttoa
pear cscrcoss and dsh cus the weapon .
isstpaa ossasd knock you doSA. rob yssa
cad be cat q the sssss. II . uAn - 60
ING 70 carry . qua he aight - vel have
IL handy fos Uss-r
~fw the psusrns Ss have abandoned
the project to . futurisy ssske" said
Prssdent Doa J. Lesashers Il Tho Dr.y-
ins ciak in TIE Nortnn inpt n,ght We
decsded we vsrs iissic soo lxxs - al
tempt anything q the kind the opring
We shall try ID next tall. think; and q
80 oAA xnord IL. IL uail trs , great thing
Tor the hurusmen Il western Michigan.
Il. w. Kisf a Tsssssss City. clerk q
the Park Place hotel, and y. j. kirk a
the Hotel Richmond. Chicago. dinsd IA
the Nee Lyinsston yesterday.
NoxsoS-F. NOUNS. Detroit, W. y.
Selleck. Portland; 5. 4. GrisyH. nrtsost:
u. &. Dssidson. Benton Hsrtsa, {. II.
lenari. Detroit
NV I.fsisossox-Charies Spangler.
ST Louis; A. Melniash- Hihh&rd; A. T.
Broxn. saginaw; c. b Warren. De
trost
swsrr's-A. A Keliaar and wife.
6targis: l. II. Naioney. l.. q. schsefer.
W. X Atkinsun. }. A. Thomas and ~ife.
Detroit
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-17
ALLEGED TO BE FUNNY.

Suburban Visitor-I should think
you'd die here in the city. There's alb
solutely nothing TO see but bricks and
mortar. Out Of town, now. there's such
lovely view that ones never lonesome.
City Friend-Ah! but you cannot i'm
agine how blissful il is TO sit here ard
think. as the electrics go by. that you
are far above the reach Of their grinding
wheels.-Boston Transcript
Father-I am not annoyed because
you asked my daughter for kiss, but
certainly expect that you will now AJAX
me-
Young Mana kiss!
Father-No. sir; but for my daughter
hand.-Fliegende Blaetter.
Bereaved Widow can't bear to ere
that agonized expression on the face oi
the deceased. Can't you make him look
more natural!
Undertaken trespcctfullyl-Not unleee
you let..m take Oh that shirt you made
FOR him. madam.-Cloak Review.
"Do yon eat anything usually before
going to bed!" asked DIR. Paresis Of his
patient.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Cumso. 81
eat breakfast. dinner and supper a. a
regular thing.
IF all his valor warn't SO plain"
Said Uncle Joeh. "'twould shorely look
Ez il he was little vain
Ter bcv 10 many picters took"
Washington Star.