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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
OLD VIRGINIA HOSPITALITY.
The House May BE Combless, but the
Welcome is None the Less Hearty.

The House May BE Combless, But the
Welcome is None the Less Hearty.
On bright summer morning early in
the eighties, with my father, left Ber-
ryville, in Clarke county, and drove east
across the Shenandoah river, up the
road to Smokers Gap, in the Blue
Ridge, says writer in the Richmond
Dispatch. There we turned south to
visit point where shooting affair had
occurred, in which my father was in
terested as an attorney. On account of
the many winding roads we became
lost and drove beyond the place we ex-
pected TO reach. In short time, how
ever, we heard a rooster Growing, and,
going a short distance, saw mountain
farm. We drove in and were greeted
by an old gentleman who was at least
four score and two. His home was a
simple one, but the right royal welcome
that he gave us was as cheering as "a
rock in weary land" and as free from
deception as dross is foreign to tenn
pered steel. The patriot was great
admirer of "Old Hickory" and had
strong views about the affairs of the
day. There hung his trusty rifle over
the door and everything showed sign
of rural independence. A large dagger
was sticking between the upper floor
and one of the joists 81 had that
made" said he, ''for some of our sol
diers, but it was never used. The
wimmen folks got hold of it here last
spring and chopped pea-sticbs with it
and dulled it all up. Just like 'em,
though"
The next morning when we arose we
were unable to find comb or brush.
When we asked our friend about it, he
said: "Why, can't you find it?
bought 4 comb directly after the war,
but reckon the wiTnmcn have been usin'
it, and there's no tellin' whore it Is
Wimmcn are heap o troublc.abou
such things" Despite these facts, that
afternoon dinner, supper by early
candle-light, and breakfast near the
rising of the sun, win long be rcmem-
bered. That old ham, oVen-bal1ed bis
cults, solid butter clover honey, rich
milk, blackberry preserves, ice-cold
water from the mountain spring, and
those kind hearts have ever since been
tempting us to return once again to the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11

suits, which are vouched for by such
high authorities as Prof. Sylvanus
Thompson, Conrad Cooke and Latimer
Clark. Three of the principal railway
companies have already adopted the
phonophore; and it must be obvious,
even to the unscientific mind, that
phonophoric telegaaphy and telephony,
which is so vastly increasing the cleo
tricians power over the wires, has be-
fore it very great feature.
The phonophore, indeed, increases al
most to infinity the number of words
that can be transmitted in given time.
1t is obvious, therefore, that it opens
great possibilities in the way of cheap
ening the cost Of kilograms. So long as
the number of words that could be car
ried by wire in an hour was rigidly
limited it was hopeless to look for any
substantial reduction in the cost of tel
egraphing, but the phonophore at once
increases the capacity and speed of
every wire to which it may be fitted.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.
Phoenix as It Is Now and as 1t was a
Year Ago.

The past year has made wonderful
change in Phoenix. At that time it
was pretty town OF 1000 inhabitants,
but now it has developed from a city
in embryo to the proud distinction OF
being the metropolis OF the territory
with population OF at least 10000.
The city has been extended in every
direction, streets graded, electric rail-
ways begun and many business blocks
erected while the number OF dwelling
houses has almost doubled.
Property has doubled, often trebled
and in some instances risen even five
times the value it had year ago.
Merchants who then cldbbed together
and between hands bought carload OF
groceries now each buy not only a car
load of goods at time, but in many
instances several cars at time.
The fame of the city has spread TIL
ut present there are but few cities in
the west outside of Denver and San
Francisco that are as well known
abroad and none better.
As a health resort the reputation OF
Phoenix is unexcelled and every train
brings from one to ten sufferers seeking
the salubrious cline of the Salt River
valley. While Phoenix has grown
phenomenally the surrounding country
has kept pace and thousands OF acres
OF growing grain stands where one year
ago was an arid and parched waste.
Many enterprises OF gigantic nature
have begun with view OF storing
water in the mountain valleys to be
abducted to the fertile soil of the sur
rounding plains which only await the
water which nature has made easily &C.
cessible to make it equal to any semi
tropical agricultural land on the globe.
People now realize that this develop
ment is early in it's infancy and will
before long exceed that of oriental
Utopia. There is room for everyone
who is industrious and can rustic.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
GlLDED BREAD.
Looked Pretty, But 1t Cannot Have
Tasted Any Too Well.

Looked Pretty, But 1t Cannot Have
Tasted Any Too Well.
1t was the custom at one time in Ven
ice, according to the Boston Globe, to
gild the rolls of bread and the oysters
on the supper table. The candles were
also coated with gold. We read of dim
ners of state which lasted four hours.
In 1852 the Patriarch of Aquileia
feted Ranuccio Farnese, the pope's
nephew, in his palace on the Giudecca
The rooms were decked with extraor-
binary sumptuousness; cloth of gold,
paintings and Examinations adding to
the effect produced by the patriarch's
cooks.
Among the guests were twelve gem
tlemen in fancy marine costume of
green satin with red lining, wearing
caps of the same colors, and each ac-
companied by ladies dressed in white.
This repast also lasted four hours,
varied by music and the professional
entertainers of the day. 1t ended with
the cutting up of certain large pies,
from which live birds flew out into the
room. The guests strove with each
ether to catch those birds.
But, perhaps, the most expensive
ban quet ever given in Venice was that
to henry Ill, of France. He was feast
ed in the great hall of the Doge's palace,
and there were silver plates for three
thousand guests.
At another time the same monarch
was entertained at sugar banquet; the
napkins, plates, knives, forks and even
the bread (so-called) were all of sugar.
The Venetians were nightly pleased
when Henry took his napkin in his
hands, and, to his surprise, found that
it broke to pieces.
At least one thousand two hundred
and sixty different dishes were served,
and three hundred sugar effigies were
distributed among the ladies.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
A WONDERFUL new INvENnOr.
The Phonophore VIII Garry Messages
Many Different Ways.

To be told that telegraph wire
which is busily transmitting a long
message can at the same time be made
to convey half dozen other messages
in opposite directions sounds like a
fairy tale, but that the thing has been
done and is daily being done is at
tested upon the most respectable scien-
tific authority. The discovery which
renders these astonishing results pos
sible is due to c. Langdon- Davies, who
has for some years been engaged in
rendering it practically workable and
in adapting it alike TO telephone and
Geographic use.
1t is difficult TO convey to the lay
mind, says the Chicago Dispatch, an ac-
curate comprehension of a process so
exceedingly technical, but it may be
briefly said that Mr.. Langdon-Davies
in the ''phonophore" utilities, not the
electric current, but the noise caused
by the induction. The signals are
transmitted by series of indicted
electric impulses, and the success of the
system is found in the ability of the in
ductive force to pass through insula-
tions which electric currents cannot
penetrate. A wire may be blown down
and in contact with the earth, yet so
long as it is not broken it will carry a
phonophoric message.
BY means Of the phonophore messages
can be transmitted with extraordinary
rapidity, and there is practically no
limit to the number of messages that
can be sent simultaneously upon the
same wire. And, as we have limited,
Mr.. Langdon-Davies' system is as use
full telephonically as it is Biographical
ly. A wire which is conveying electric
signals can at the same time be used for
telephone conversation without either
the message or the conversation suffer-
ing in the least
For some considerable time past ex-
periments in both directions have been
proceeding with most gratifying re-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
FEAR THAT LIFTS THE HAIR.

Numerous References to This Peculiar Eff
feet by Old Writers.
When the teller of panther story
wishes you to understand that the hero
or victim was badly scared he AYERS
that his hair rose, or raised" or ''riz, 4"
or stood on end, or lifted his hat, says
Forest and Stream.
The notion-if it be a notion-that
fright caused by panther or by some
thing else, lifts the hair is certainly an
old one and venerable for its antiquity.
This chair on end" may be said to be
hoary with age.
job w., 14-15 reads:
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which
made all my bones TO shake. Then a spirit
passed before my face; the hair Of my flesh
stood up"
Does not Virgil make his hero's hair
stand on end in that vox faucibus heset
passage? Thus Conington's transla-
ton:
While thus IN agony pressed
From house TO house the endless quest
The pale. sad spCctcr OF my wife
Confronts me, larger than in life.
stood appalled, my hair erect
And fear my ongue-tied utterances checked
We have Macbeth's testimony:
Why do yield to that suggestion
Whose horrid image doth unfx my hair
And make my seated heart knock at my ribs,
Against the use Of nature' Cf. %
And says the ghost in Hamlet;
/ could tale unfold, whose llghtest word
Would harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young
blood;
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their
spheres:
Thy knotted and combined locks to part,
And each particular hair to stand on end
Like quilts upon the fretful porcupine
No doubt a thousand and one in
stances of rising Of hair might be cited
from literature, ancient and modern,
from the book of job to this day.
But does fright raise the hair? The
scientific authorities assure us that the
hair-raising belief is a notion without a
substantial basis, in fact; but the au-
thors of text hooks, presumably, have
never had an opportunity to note just
what does harpen TO a mans hair when
he encounters panther.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
The Fleming Block Contract.

The contract for the basement OF the
Fleming block was yesterday awarded
to French, Van Slack and Horner.
These are the gentlemen who own the
granite quarry recently discovered
south of the city and of which ma
terial the first story will be constructed.
No other part OF the work has yet been
awarded.
Mr.. tleming's idea is one which will
commend him to the people OF Phoenix
and more than ever establishes the re-
gard in which he 10 held as a worker for
the city. And that is that SO lar as
practicable the contracts for the work
shall be awarded to local contractors.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
A Subperb Investment.

The piano used by Mrs. N. Ellis for
her recital last evening was one OF j. q
G. Fishers cabinet grands, selected at
the wareroom OF the Phoenix Music Co.
The peculiar qualities of the instrument
were displayed in LISTS Rhapsodie
where volumn and power as well as
dehcacy and clearness were required.
The instrument yielded to every de-
mand OF the performer, fully sustaining
its reputation as the artists piano.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
San Domingo's Affairs.

MADRID. Mar. l0.--The queen regent
presided today at the cabinet council,
in which the attitude OF the United
States toward San Domingo was dis.
cussed. The minister OF foreign affairs
said the United States believed in the
utmost courtesy and friendliness, and
United States Minister Snowden as
sured him that the Washington gov
eminent had no intention of intrench-
ing on the colonies. Orders were sent
therefore that the Spanish warship
withdraw at once.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
JOURNALISTIC PLUMS.

ANTONY WHITE, of Pressure Isle, Me-,
has hound that hauls him several
miles to and from his work daily, and
which during the day renders good
service hauling cedar railroad ties, -four
or five being usual load.
GIVE a lie the right of way and il
would wreck the universe.
ABOUT the easiest way to make man
mad Is to tell him the truth about him.
self.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
Legislative Quail Hunters.

President Norris of the council &C.
companied by several members OF both
houses passed yesterday quail hunting.
1t is given out that the object of the
expedition was not so much To
bag quail as to create popular demand
for the passage OF the game law now
pending in the house.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11
Come to Stay.

Chas. Edward Major, who some
months ago was in this city from Den
yer, at which time ne purchased a
tract of land in one OF the west addi-
tons, returned yesterday and will
shortly engage in business. Mr..
Major is bright young business man
and will enter the arena as a real es'
tate man.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11

spot where we learned that ''old Vir-
ginia hospitality" is as native to our
humble homes as it is to our richly fur
nished mansions with their marble
halls.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-03-11

The Brooklyn Bridge, New York Harbor aud
Bartholdi Statue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

Ing 80, tho plaintiff was entitled to q YER
dict. The Court OF Appeals said that this
statement Of the law was Incorrect, because
1t imposed too onerous an obligation upon
the railroad company. 1t was within the
bounds Of possibility TO prevent the steps
from becoming slippery by keeping a SUI
fcient number of men stationed at them
to sweep them OF as the snow fell. ana yet
IL would obviously he too much to expect
that a man should be stationed at each step
OF the stairway for this purpose.
Notwithstanding tho limitation OF the
rule OF liability, SO ms to require only ordi-
nary prudence in the care OF station plat
forms and approaches. many suits continue
TO be brought on account OF personal In
juries alleged to have been received In con-
sequence OF defects in such structures, or
failure on the part OF the station, agents to
keep them in proper condition. An inter-
csting case of this character arose In the
Supreme Court here recently. Tit plain
till. who had been making a trip on an ele-
waited railroad train. in descending the
stairs from the station. slipped on a piece
OF lemon or orange peel and was considera-
bly, hurt. 1t was contcnded that the rail-
road company was liable for this accident,
because 1t did not have the stairway swept
oftener than once every four or five hours.
The complaint was dismissed upon the
trial. but the case will probably be carried
to the Court OF Appeals for review.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23
Two New British flyers.

The fame OF our armorcd cruisers New
York and Brooklyn. with their high speed
and good battery power. and Of our protected
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis. with
their much higher speed and extraordinary
radius of action. long age reached the other
side Of the Atlantic: and already we arc
seeing some practical results OF it.
During the recent debate in the House Of
Lords on the naval estimates for the next
year, it was intimated that the Admiralty
was going to build two remarkable armored
cruisers. Now. it is known that they are to
be the biggest of their type and the fastest
cruisers in tho world. On the strength Of
what they are to accomplish. they are al
ready called the Powerful and the Terrible.
They are to be driven by tremendous en-
gincs OF 10000 aggregate indicated horse
power, and viii develop, it Is expected, a
speed Of Is knots. Our splendid New York
has engines designed for 16. 800 horse power,
and her contract calls for 20 knots, so that
some idea may be had Of the advance now
aimed at in these British armored cruisers.
The fastest cruiser we had in the naval re-
view was the San Francisco, and she also
had tho most powerful engines, yielding
1O,4OO horse power and 2O.17 knots speed.
Our Columbia and Minneapolis mark a
great advance with their engines OF 81 600
horse power. and will probably exceed %
knots at the maximum. But there is still a
large difference between them and the Sc. 900
horse power and % knots Of tho Terrible
and the Powerful. Besides. with this high
speed the latter carry armor protection and
heavy batteries. so that. though shorter.
in actual displacement they will surpass
the big Campania and Lucania.
All this shows how rapidlynnd with what
long leaps naval construction goes ahead.
We are not to be loft to enjoy the honor of
having surpassed the Blake with our New
York in all-around efficiency. but already we
find another standard set before us in these
new twin thunderbolts of war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

The English Admiral. Sir JOHN HOPKINS
OF the Blake. rode on the top wave OF popu.
iarity during the festivities OF the naval re-
view. The Russian admiral. KAZNAKoFF. of
the Dimitri Donsioi. who yet remains with us.
Is ruling there now. lie has had even n better
time since the English cruisers went away
man he had when they were here. These arc
gaia Gays aboard his ship. whore he is Kept
busy entertaining tho crowds Of friendly
visitors OF both sexes. When not thus en-
ghgeu no is enjoying feasts and excursions
ana balls and plays and sports and tho sights
OF the town. all OF which he takes In like a
poip Admiral. He Is In love with New York.
and speaks OF II as finely as Sir jon HOPKINS
ever spoke Of It. We salute our Russian friend.
Admiral KAzNAKorF!
Nothing that tho Admiral has done during
his visit has touched tho American heart more
than his conduct on sunday afternoon. when
he united with our naval veterans In render
Ing honor to FARRAGuI's memory. The scene
In WoodIawn Cemetery was most picturesque.
as the American and Russian officers stood by
the grave durln. the ceremonies. as the hand
played n dlrGe and the school boys and girls
sang u patriotic hymn. Ms the Russian mar
liners united With tho American naval vet
Grams. the naval cadets. md tho children In
strewing flowers over the grave. as the mufied
drums were beaten. as tho voice OF prayer
was hoard while Russians and Americans
eiasped hands. - the sulogy was delivered By
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

shake paw md claw is pretty good.
The phrase occurred in the Rev. Mr.. EpwARps's
prayer over FABRAGuT's grave on Sunday. Adj
miral kAzNAKoFF Of the Russian navy stood by
the grave, bearing aloft tho Russian colors,
while our naval veteransh held services in Nom.
orr OF our own i!lustrious Admiral and 1t was
In the course ofthe prayer with which the exer-
cises were closed that Chaplain EDWARDS ap.
pealed to Heaven In words that will be NOM
orable: % Lord. may this Union OF hearts la at
forever. and let the Russian hear and the
American eagle shake paw and claw over this
grave" We say that this is pretty good. and
Admiral hAzNAKoFF must have liked It. Prob
ably the Car himself will smile when tho
figure is put into Russian for him. But. by tho
way. ALEXANDER III. understands English,
and can get the metaphor at first hand.
There wero other passages in Chaplain Ed
wARDs's prayer which show that he is q free
spoken man OF genius: and 1t is to be hoped
that he will DO in possession OF his metaphors
cal talents long years hence when he meets
Admiral kAzNAKoFF upoN what he described In
his prayers as the Quarterback OF the glorious
Kingdom" There arc few chaplains hereabout
who can pray like EDwARDs-good luck to
him!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

1t would be hard to imagine a convention
OF men like the Chicago convention ofwomcn.
how would 1t be possible to bring together FIVE
hundred clerRymen and play actors. musicians
and politicians, scientists and novelists. school
teachers and milllonaires. artists and eocial
economists. natives and foreigners. Christians
and Jews. Republicans, Democrats. Populists.
and Prehibitiopists. for the purpose OF dis
cussina those practical matters In which all OF
them ere interested2 II is a novel idca that
the women have illustrated in their Chicago
convention. We guess that the women will
nave to Keep on illustrating 1t until the men
arc able to comprehend II. We should like to
see a lot OF men OF nil sorts and sizes try to
cara 1t out once. Just for the fun OF the thing.
There shall be no bores or cranks or DULLES
or towards or humbugs or pretenders in the
mems convention. The very thought Of a
mems convention without such people In It is
unthinkable. Yet there were not any OF them
In the women's convention. All honor to
women. the crown and glory Of creation. the
advance guard Of the world. Love Is the very
essence OF their souls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-23

We have not been familiar with the SEN
tence. Il wouldn't put it past him." BY which,
1t seems. some lrishmen express their dubi-
osity when they are unwilling 10 give an opin-
ion, or either to make or to deny q charge. A
BUN reporter told yesterday Of his colloquy
with Father FINNIGAN OF Jersey City: Have
you any suspicion MS to who gave your nsme
as one Of the suspected priests2" II have.
but don't care 10 express it" do you think
1t was Father CoRR1GANT' We'll. I'm like the
lrislnan. I'd not put 1t past him." DO you
think Father CoRRIGAN would do such n
thing % As I said before. I'm like tho Irish
man. and I wouldn't put 1t past him." Thus
spake Father FISNIGAN once and again. We
cannot form any judgment of the Ease about
which this dialogue was held: but We must
say that the sentence through which the
Father conveyed. or failed to convey. his
opinion. is one that may be useful at times.