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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-19
Not to Work Is to Die.

Labor lie misunderstood and even
despised by too many people 1t is,
above all, looked down upon as
drudgery to which one submits in
order to get food. He who has food,
it is thought, has no need for work
but he who has not must work of
necessity. Both of these do harm
distinguish two kinds of idlers-
those who are lazy and those who
labor with complaining. It is time,
then, to re-establish the dignity of
work. How is one to do it2 By the
fact that all should work without
any exception. Having admitted that
work is a law Of life, it is impossible
to find any pretext by which man
may be exempt from it. He who
will not labor in the spirit of this srl,
preme law is condemned to extinc-
ton. He will perish of internal dis
ease, consumed by his imprisoned
energies, which become transformed
into poison.
When there is no movement, ma
ture cannot perform her duty, and SO
rusts and corrupts. Are you doing
nothing, young man? That is enough.
1 would rather hear that you had
the cholera, because that only kills
and contaminates the body The dis
ease of idleness preying upon you
will destroy the whole man. You
are not only infected yourself, but
you constitute a center of infection.
In a well organized society he who is
convicted of an evil such as yours
should be condemned to death-a
death of public infamy, a death by
starvation. The man who has bread
in abundance and lives without work
on the labor of others, or he who has
no bread, but idly begs it or steals,
as may happen-he should know
there is no place for him in a world
governed by the law of labor and of
joint responsibility. He falls from
the tree like the dead leaves.-'Jeu-
nesse" Wagner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-19
English View of Our Cooks.

The American is an admirable cook
in theory; in practice indeed he
may fail The rush of modern ideas
is too great for him. The sewing ma
chine, the reaper and the corn ele-
vator take up too much time. The
application of electricity and steam
to the arts of peace and the ever pres
ent cares brought on him by the
working of the finest constitution in
the world distract him from his boil
ing and his baking. He has indeed
the same interesting reason for neg
lecting his clam chowder and his
baked pork and beans, that most in
genious and admirable of all Ameri-
can kitchen products, that our King
Alfred had for letting his hostess
cakes burn-immerSion in the poll
itics of his country.
Nevertheless the native born Amer
lean has invented greatly. Clam
chowder itself, as a mere work of
art, reflects as much credit on his
nation as vol au vent q fnancit
brings honor to France.-Black and
White.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-19
Variety the spice of Life.

There is nothing benefits mankind
so much as change, even if its only
a change of linen. But what we
mean to convey is that too much of
any one thing becomes mOnotonous.
The clerk, tied for hours at his desk,
seeks relaxation on his flying wheel :;
the policeman. on his feet for hours
(0 finds relaxation in any easy chair
by his or any other friends tireside;
a man badgered by a shrew of wife
seeks relaxation by fitting can over
his head, and as the beer disappears,
he gaZes with consolation at his re-
flected countenancc at the bottom of
the growler. Even at the theatre
how many plays are monotonous
when all on the one theme; how a bit
of sentiment is relieved by a hearty
laugh, merry dance or comic song.
And if variety is the spice of life. ="
it reaches perfection in the great
comedy, '.She Couldn't Marry
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-19
THE ARGUS, WEDN EsDAY, ApnIL 10, 1898.
that reason you can always depend
upon our reliable NJ. & X.

that reason you can always depend
upon our reliable NJ. & X.
The daylight clothing house of the
Nj. & X. which is to be reopened next
Saturday, is a beauty in every par
ticular. Their very liberal attrac-
ton for Saturday, that of selling SIS
suits for SO, will draw an immense
crowd, but NJ. Il X. viii be prepared
for the rush.
The Moline city council has at last
passed resolution appropriating
$500 for its share OF the payment for
a typographical map of the three
cities, in triplicate, the copies to be
exhibited at the Worlds fair and
thento revert to the possession of
| the tri-cities, one to each.
Ray Young, son of NJ. j. Young, is
reported better today and the chances
for recovery are much brighter than
they have been for some time. Kins-
has also been quite i'll with typhoid
fever has passed the danger period
and is convalescing rapidly.
Drs. Plummer, Barth and Hollow
bush. at St. Anthony's hospital yes
terday, amputated the small toe of
the right foot of Thomas Smith the
former mail carrier, the amputa-
ton being necessary to avert blood
poisoning attending a partial decay
of the bone, which had set in as the
result of an injury.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of yes
terday contained an account of the
killing of two men belonging to the
ordnance corps on the Worlds Fair
grounds at Chicago, mentioning
Corporal Nj. j. Kernes as one. Capt.
Grealish, of Rock Island arsenal, to-
day received word that Corporal
kernes was not killed.
Oh-Saukee Tribe of the Improved
Order of Red Men was most agree
ably surprised at the lodge room
after its meeting last evening by
Pocohontas Council. who came in
upon them. bringing an orchestra
and fine spread. Several hours
were spent in dancing and partaking
of the delicious viands, making the
evening pleasant one in every re-
spect.
ID. w. Mead, of the Rockford Con-
structiOn company has received high
recognition as an engineer by being
selected to read a paper before the
Worlds convention of engineers at
Chicago during the big fair, dis
tinction that he may well feel proud
of. He is'to be one in 40 chosen
from the American society of engi-
neers. one of three from the Western
society and the only one in the state
of Illinois invited to present a paper
to the convention.
The tracks of the street railway
company along Second avenue be-
tween Fifteenth and Twentieth are
in bad condition. The tracks were
laid for horse cars and the ties are
twice as far apart as they should be,
while joint chairs are also very much
needed since the introduction of
electricity. The five blocks will
probably be relaid the coming sum-
mer as the pavement between the
rails shows depressions in
some places in consequence OF the
SINKING of the tracks
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
Stage Lines.
I, s. MAIL AND STAGE LINE,

Passengers from Globe, San Carlos, Fort Thomas and all points below will please take the stage at Solomonville for Duncan on Mon. days, Wednesdays and Fridays at o'clock G. m i, making close connection at Duncan with the train from Lordsburg to Clifton and Morencii returning from Duncan to Solomonville on ar. rival of train from Clifton and stage from Car. lisle on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, ar- keep 6 good corral at each end of the route. This is @ short road free from dust and chuck holes. Commercial men taken on any day of he week. NOAH GREEN,
 Proprietor.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
BULRUSH CATERPILLAR.
A Strange Entity Which May Be
 Plant or Animal
A Traveller from New Zealand Brings to Chicago 2 Creature Whose Stem Is An final and Whose Head Is 8 Veg
 etating Process.

Howard B. Gross, of Chicago, who has recently returned from New Zea- land, brought with him a specimen of what is known as the bulrush caterpil- lar in everyday parlance, but the sci entific name of which is Hepialus Virescens. This singular plant or ami nal, whichever it may be, is a puzzle to scientists, who are unable to place it in either vegetable or animal king dom. In New Zealand it is called ''aweto" and the scientific name of the fungus growth on the caterpillar is Cordiceps Robertii. This combination of plant and animal is probably the most remarkable known, as the plant kills and takes possession of the ami nal. The animal is the foundation from which it rears it's stem and is the only source from which it derives it's support. It certainly forms a most surprising link between the animal and vegetable kingdom.
 The aweto is chiefly found at the root of the rata (metrosideresr robusta). The plant in every instance exactly fills the body of the caterpillar. In the finest specimens it attains the length of three and one-half inches, and the stem which germinates from this met amorphosed body is from six to ten inches high; it's apex, when in a state of modification, resembles the club headed bulrush in miniature. There
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09

First published Nov. 25. 1898.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
ORDINANCE NO. 154,

Amending Ordinance No no entitled "An Ordinance granting to the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Arizona Territory its successors, grantors and assigns, Blocks 55, 56 and 5S in the City of Ph9nix and the right of way of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Rail way Company through said city" Passed and approved the 27th day of May, A. D. 1891. The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 SECTION I.
 That Ordinance No. no be and hereby is amended as follows:
 That the time for the construction, comple- tion and operation of the railroad between the City of Phonix and the City of Prescott along the proposed line from Phoenix to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad and the construction of suitable Depot buildings within the present limits of the City of Phoenix, be and the same is hereby extended for period of one year from the 27th day of May, A. D. 1894
 SECTION II. force from and after its passage and publica- ton according to law and the grantee shall pay the cost of said publication.
 Passed by the Common Council this 24th day of November, A. D. 1893.
 Approved this 24th day of November, A. D. 1S93 P.J COLE, Attest, Mayor.
 ED. SCHWARTZ, [sEALl
 City Recorder.
 First m h1icbod Nov 1909
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09

point of returning, when a lion was started, as I thought, back of us. I turned and waited for him to come out of the jungle, when I heard cracking of twigs in the rear and I turned just in time to see tremendous fellow about crouching for spring, threw my gun up and gave it to him right be- tween the eyes.
 "A lions skull, instead of being round, is angular, with the forehead more or less pointed. A ball striking full in the face will glance either to one side or the other. That's just what mine did. It ran along under the skin and cut the skin at the neck. I knew that my last chance was gone, and, dropping my gun, I fell into a position, kneeling on one knee, with my left arm thrown up to shield my face When he came at me all I could see was brown streak, and then he struck.
 'He cought my arm just above the elbow and, braced as I was, he turned a complete somersault over my head. He held on, chewing and growing while I tried to reach my hunting-knife. Suddenly. with a alightninglike motion, the lion let go my arm and, throwing; me on my back, opened his huge jaws and gripped me on the left side. I felt ribs give way. Then l gave myself up as a 'goner.'
 "The other members of the party had come up in the meantime, but the lion and l were so closely mixed up that shot was impossible. Finally. when had lost consciousness, one of the party sneaked up and placed the muzzle of his gun at the lions ear and let her go, killing him instantly.
 ''I was three months recovering, and then three of my ribs were crushed and this arm was a reminder. The lion weighed 600 pounds and measured over seven feet"
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
Experiments with Cholera Germs.

Mrs. S. G. Frankland has lately placed on record certain experiments of foreign investigators on the vitality of the cholera germ in relation to asso- citation with different articles of diet, which are extremely interesting. It seems that the germs survive for five days when placed on ordinary salad leaves covered and kept at the temper ature of a room. Oncooked caulifow- CTS they survived for ten days, but on sliced strawberries they lived for twen- ty-four hours only; juicy and sour cherries disposed of the germs in three hours, the acid apparently killing them quickly. By a 3 per cent. infu- sion of black China tea the germs were killed in twenty-four hours, per cent. infusion destroying them in sixty minutes. Pilsener and lager beer is fatal to the germs in three hours, and in white wine the germs do not sur- vive more than five minutes, nor longer than twenty minutes in red wine.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
FOR MEN OF SCIENCE.

DEEP-sEA soundings in the interest of science and commerce were begun in 1868.
 THE mean annual temperature at the Arctic regions is below thirty degrees Fahrenheit.
 THE sun throws vertical rays on the earth's surface only upon an area equal to about thirty-fve square miles at any one time.
 HEPPARCHIoN, 100 years B. C., count ed 1,012 stars with the naked eye and Holmaus 1,022. The telescope now counts 100,000,0O0.
 A wELL-KNowN geologist has com puted the earth's age on the basis of ex- periments made on the effect of heat and pressure on certain rocks. He con- cludes that the earth's age as planet is 24,00O, ,00O years.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
ORDNANCE NO. 155.

Amending ordinance No. IA, entitled "An or dinance granting to the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway company, its successors and assigns, the right. privilege and franchise to lay, construct and maintain a railroad track across Seventh avenue and Gray's road or the continuation of Harrison street the city of Phenix," passed and approved on the 1st day of May, A. D., 1S93
 The common council of Phoenix do ordain as follows
 SECTION I.
 That the time in which to fulfill the condi- tions of the franchise and privilege of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phenix Railway company it's successors or assigns under ordinance No. IA, in constructing continuous and connected standard guage railroad from block number fifty-six (56) in the city of Phoenix to Prescott, Arizona, be and the same is here eby extended for one year from the 1st day of May, A. D., 1894
 SECTION II.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publica- tion according to law, and the grantee shall pay the cost of said publication.
 Passed by the common council this 24th day of November, A. D., 1893.
 Approved this 24th day of November, A. D., 1893.
 Attest, P.J. COLE, ED. SCHWARTZ, Mayor. City Recorder IsEAL. | First published November 25, 1893.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09

in the country. This fascination is in- tensified by the undoubted benefits which the modern city offers to those within or near it. And yet it must be admitted that the promise which leads to the abandonment of country life is frequently unfulflled. The movement from the country toward the city may affect, indeed has affected, the labor market in two ways; it may lead to dearth of agricultural labor in the de- pleted districts, thus adding to the burdens which in too many cases the farmer already bears, and it may in- tensify the competition to which the city laborer is subjected, both as to employment and as to wages. This competition reacts upon those who come to the city for the purpose of i'm proving their fortunes, only to find the opportunities open to them constantly growing less. On the other hand, the life of the farmer, notwithstanding it's burdens, was never so easy in many re-
 spects as at present. The improve ments due to modern invention have IdDOT, WuIlO GIl0 Tdll- road, the telegraph and the press have brought the most retired farms into communication with the activities of the age. The farmer may not be able to amass wealth, nor can the majority of those in cities hope to do so. He is generally sure of 8 comfortable living as the reward of his toll, and the con-
 tingencies that affect his employment are usually no greater than those af- fecting employment in cities. If op- portunities for large profits are not open to him he is relieved from the risk incidental to such opportunities. That some of the burdens under which he suffers might be and ought to be removed is undenia ble; but there are those in the city, working for low wages, liable to periodical employ ment, to whom life on the abandoned farm would offer an agreeable change; only they must first be convinced that such change is desirable.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09

are no leaves; a solitary stem con- prises the entire plant, and if any acci- dent breaks it off second arises from the same spot. The body is found buried and the greater portion of the stalk as well.
 When the plant has attained it's ma turity it soon dies away. These curi- ous plants, when fresh, have the flavor of a nut. The natives eat them and likewise use them when burnt as col bring matter for their tatooing. rub ping the powder into the wounds, in which stato it has a strong animal smell. When newly dug up the sub- stance of the caterpillar is soft, and being divided longitudinally, the in testine channel is distinctly seen. Most specimens possess the legs en- tire, with the horny part of the head, the. mandibles, and claws. The vege- tating process invariably proceeds from the nape of the neck, from which it may be inferred that the insect, in crawling to the place where it inhumes itself prior to its metamorphosis, whilst burrowing in the vegetable soil, gets some of the minute seeds of this fungus between the scales of it's neck, from which, in it's sickening state, it is unable to free itself, and, conse- quently, being nourished by the warmth and moisture of the insects body, then lying in motionless state, they vegetate, and not only impede progress of change into the chrysalis, but likewise occasion the death of the insect. That this vegetating process thus conEcnces during the lifetime of the insect appears certain from the fact of the caterpillar, when converted into plant, always preserving it's per feet form. In no one instance has de- composition appeared to have com menced or the skin to have contracted or expanded beyond it's natural size.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
DESEh1LL EASTERN FARMS.
Nearly 1000 in Massachusetts Alone, Due
 Chiefly to Desire for City Life.

Nearly 1000 in Massachusetts Alone, Due
 Chiefly to Desire for City Life.
 Nine hundred and seventy-eight of these abandoned or partially aban- doned farms in Massachusetts were re- ported to the state board of agricul- ture in 1892, over three hundred in New Hampshire and as many more in Vermont and in Connecticut In com menting on this singular state of af- fairs the Massachusetts bureau of sta tistics of labor notes an increase in this class of property in townships where the value of the manufacturing product predominates and a decrease in those townships in which the agri- cultural product exceeds in value that of the factories. Touching the causes of this abandonment the report says:
 There is a strange fascination in city life which has always existed and which leads many who are under its spell to prefer poverty and privation in the city to independence and comfort
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
The Atlantic 6 Pacific B. B.
The Great Middle Route Across the American Continent in COnnec- tiOn with the Railways of
 the 'Santa Fe ROute."
LIBERAL MANAGEMENT,
 SUPERIOR FACILITIES,
 PICTURESQUE SCENERY, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

The Grand Canon ot the Colorado, the most sublime of Natures work on the Earth, inde- Williams or Peach Springs on this road, To the Natural Bridge of Arizona and Montezuma's well you can journey most directly by this line Observe the Ancient Indian Civilization of La- guna, or of Acoma, "The City of the Sky D Visit the Petrifed Forest near Carrizo See and marvel at the freak of Canon Diablo Take a hunting trip in the magnificent pine forests of the San Francisco Mountains Find interest in the ruins of the prehistoric Cave and Cliff DWellers. View the longest Cantilever bridge in America across the Colorado River.
 T. R. GABEL, General Superintendent, Albu- querque New Mexico. W. A. RESELL, General Passenger Agent, San Francisco, Cal, and Al buquerque, New Mexico. H. s. VAN SLICK, General Agent. Albuquerque. N. M
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES TO Georgia Tennessee, Kentucky,
 North Carolina, South Carolina And other
 SOUTHEASTERN
 STATES Via Memphis and the Memphis &CharleSton R.R. E. Tenn. Va.& Ga. By.

The Annual Cheap Holiday Excursions from the West and Southwest to the Southeastern states have been arranged, and the "Old Relia ble" Memphis and Charleston R. R. will, as usual, be the principal thoroughfare. In appreciation of the liberal patronage given this line in the past, and in anticipation of rene wal of the same this year, which is respect fully solicited, the management are arranging and will have perfected in ample time,
 The Best Through Car Service
 and Other Accommodations that has ever been given the travelling public on similar occasions
 Be sure that your tickets read via Memphis and the M. & c. R. R. and the E. T., V. & G. Ry., and thereby secure
 The Quickest Time,
 The Best Through Car Service,
 The Finest Cars to travel in, and the uniform attention and cOurtesies of it's employees, and
 Avoid the Ferry Transfers over the Mississippi River, which will be neces sarv via any other gateway than via Memphis, as the new steel bridge at that point is the only bridge across the Mississippi south of St. Louis
 TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE
 DEC. 19, 20, and 21, 1893, Good to return within 30 days from date of sale, at the low rate of
 One Fare for the Round Trip. Rates tickets time tables, and any desired information can be oftained by calling on or addressing any ticket agent, or the under signed. All letters of inquiry answered promp- ly and in detail and correspondence solicited.
 F. M. JOLLY, Western Pass. Agt., 195 Main St., Dallas, Tex.
 c. A. DesAUSSURE,
 Div. Pass. Agt., Memphis, Tenn. B. W. WRENN,
 Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt, Knoxville. Tenn.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-09
Summons.

OuIlllllUllS. In the District Court of the third judicial dis trict of the territory of Arizona, in and for the county of Maricopa. J. T. Ware and H. E. Ware,
 Plaintiffs. Wells Hendershott, Marga- retta Hendershott, his wife, Charles Goldman and Leo Goldman, Go partners under the firm name of Goldman & Company
 Defendants. Action brought in the district court of the third judicial district of the territory of Ari- zons in and for Maricopa county, and the com plaint filed in said Maricopa county, in the office of the clerk of said district court In the n ame of the territory of Arizona, to Wells Hendershott, Margaretta hendershott, his wife, Charles Goldman and Leo Goldman, copartners under the firm name of Goldman Company, defendants greeting: You are hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiffs, in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for Maricopa County, and answer the complaint therein filed with the Clerk of this said Court, at Ph@nix, in said county, within ten days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said county, or if served out of this said county and within this said Judicial District, then within twenty days thereafter, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and seal of the dis
 trict court of the third judi cial district of the territory of [sEALl Arizona, in and for Maricopa
 county, this 11th day of No-
 vember, A. D. 1S93
 C.H. KNAPP,
 Clerk of said District Court By J. H. STOUT, Deputy Clerk. Fitch Campbell attorneys for plaintiff. First publication Nov. IA, 1893.