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Mesa free press., 1893-07-13

Dry Goods Dept,
Which contains new, neat and
fashionable dress goods, Aannels,
ladies' and gents furnishing goods
and everything usually found in e
well furnished establishment.
Our Hardware ana Grocery Dep'ts
are stocked with the choic-
est goods.
We are Agents for the
Celebrated Myers Pumps, the
Famous F.atherbone Buggy
Whips and the
UnexceUe d Canton Clipper
Plows.
Our lines are of the best and our
prices as low as the lowest. Special
orders given prompt attention.
CALL AND SEE US.
I GUN G v ANTON.
IAEPoREED|
ENGLISH SHIRE
Stallion.
Will make the season, beginning
March 10th and ending July 10th,
at Mesa City.
TERMS: Singie service $40 cash;
season service, SIS, note for which
required at beginning Of service,
payable at close of season, July 10.
Usual return privileges.
T. p. BANTA,
Owner
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27

IL az : estimated. two-thlrls Of the
Sl5O,WO.o0O Of gold produced annually
ne consumed In the arts, only $4,000
try alone-are left for coinage. II one
sixth. of tho SlS5,OOO,OOO of silver pro-
dnced annually Is used in the arts, Sl6I.-
100000 are left for coinage. India has
been IN the habit OF taking about one
thini OF that sum. Thus the total
emonnt OF gold and silver annually avail
L only about 500, 900 600. or about four
times what We need IN his enntrv "a
sep paee with increasing population.
~" z. population Increases the annual
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27

Net income ...............,.. a,ss8
Already a go0d PORTION ~ these bSnis
htil N reserve are coming iat0 thr market
Apd soon md their way Into tho hands
II tho proposed law Is adopted 5000
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

I did not knock man down al
your friend Charlie Pelton die
nor have / threatened to shoo1
anyone as yet There is wiser
and better way out of our troub,
| les.n
/ He was SO tall, SO strong, SC
calm, standing there talking Of
our trouble, that | reused myself
to say:
"What way2"
"Your aunt will tell you," he
said, "and then I will see you
again"
| turned to speak with Aunt
Nancy and found she had left
the room with him, and there,
before me, with its bitter, burn
ing words, was Sues note. 1
read it again.
cts an awful shame, Prudy,
dear, that hateful people should
say such ridiculous things about
you and J. P, and of course |
know better, for you always were
and always will be sweet little
saint, and, as to your ever climb
ing out of windows and riding
out with him, or going out to
sail with him on the sly every
night for weeks, it is just wicked
and ! know it all comes from
that miserable, drinking, lying
knave, Rob Lisscome, who is SO
vile himself that he thinks only
Of vileness. Let them say what
they, will and don't you mind. I
have cried all night about it, for
mamma says while such UNI
pleasant things are said we must
not visit, and Prudy, dear, it
just broke my heart to see your
empty desk, and when our
French teacher said he regretted
that his best pupil had met with
painful accident, the girls gig
gled and looked at each other.
| think it Is mean and wicked,
and if mamma did not care SO
much for what people say, I
would never give you up, never.
| hate the whole world which
says such cruel things of such
dear good souls. Your loving
< SUE. -"
ITO be continued
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
Notice for Homestead Proof.
Peter Jansen. H. e. No. 1925

L obCI UdubCu. IL. II. INO. 1870.
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON; IDAHO;
June 10, 1893,
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be. made before the Clerk
of the District Court at Mount Idaho
Idaho, on July "a, 1898, viz:
Peter Jansen,
for the NJ NE4 SE14 NE14 sec. 81 &
sw4 Nw4 sec % tip 81 NR1wBM
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Axel Clausen, Frank Thyering,
Joseph Hatke, Warren Fl Potter all
of Keutervillei Idahoi
21-26 G. M. DAY, Register,
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w. E. Graham,

ITO be continued. J
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
CHAPTER XVI.
JOHN.

JOHN, ~
] can nrver clearly understand
the misery OF that night; it is
impossible torecord the suffering
of mind and body. I remember
an old well-curb, not far from
the Bosworth's, where seemed
to sit for hours; l remember see-
ing two people pass by, and one
of them a woman; / saw them
turn and look again, and |
wished | could speak to them
and ask their aid; only for a, mo-
ment, however, for | saw that
the man was a bitter enemy of
my fathers for no reason save
Indebtedness for money he had
borrowed when in distress
money which my father cheer
fully gave, and found afterwards
that he had been duped. / re-
member my fathers words when
he told the story. "My worst
enemies have been men whom /
have befriended." do not
know why l thought of it then,
when l cotild neither speak nor
stir, and Mr.. Peckham was sup
porting me, but his eyes hurt me
even in my agony.
When at last we reached home
Mr.. Peckham summoned my
aunt. Her anger was terrible,
SO l could see, although she sup
pressed it before Mr.. Peckham,
who told the story Of the acct
dent in a Straightforward manner.
l think then that he pitied me
for he seemed kind and thought
full, and once I heard him say in
a very agreeable and winning
tone:
"Scold me, Miss Nancy; it is
all my fault; the poor child wan
to get home long ago."
My aunt would not permit
him to go for physician, as she
was experienced in such matters,
and I was compelled to submit
to her vigorous handling and nu-
ti1erous herbs and lotions. I
must have given them much
trouble at that time, for / inher-
tied a tendency to faintness, and
1 have some indistinet memories
of the bandaging process, and
Aunt Nancy's repeated calls to
Mr.. Peckham,
I wondered why he did not go
away the next day, but he did
not, and my aunt seemed to en-
Joy his stay. | had never seen
her SO kind to anyone, not even
my father, and her face was quite
radiant when she told me that "a
girl could not be handler than
john" She called him by that
name constantly and was pleased
when he addressed her as "Aun-'
tie."
Sue did not come to see me
the next day, but | received a
little note from her expressing
her regret, and Charlie con-
soled me by sending his little
brother over with a huge bou-
quet.
The third day after the acci4
dent Aunt Nancy surprised me
me by saying that she had re-
quested John to take a room in
the house, as my father would
not teturn for some two weeks,
and, as / Seemed 50 miserable,
she did not care to be quite
alone.
II wish he would CO." said;
II do not like to see strangers
about, and / shall soon be well
enough to walk"
"You will not step for weeks"
she said "and if you were not
sdch a ridiculous, fanciful child,
| should put bed in my room
for you; for you seem to be awake
" all hours"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14

Dealer in furniture and undertake
er's supplies. Special attention
given to undertaking and en-
balming. | have the finest and
cheapest, and will not be under
sold by anybody. Three doors
west of the post Office, Grange
vile, Idaho.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
Notice for Com. Homestead Proof.
Fred Fflcke, II. Il. NO. Z2Uy.
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHO.

Fred Fricke, H. E. No. 2209.
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHO.
June II, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before U. s. Land
Office at Lewiston, Idaho. on Aug. 8,
1898. viz:
Fred Fricke,
for the NW14 Sec. So Twp so N r 2
w BIN.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz !:
John Brandmeir, John w. Vantine,
William w. Snaoley, Alexander Law.
renee; all of Keuterville, Idaho.
22+27 G. M. DAY, Register.
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Notice for Homestead Proof.
Wilhelm Dunte, H. E. No. POSI-

w llilOliil OuhVOJ LIZ La Nv. AoC1.
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHO.
June 2, 1898!
Notice is hereby given that tho fol-
lowing named sitter has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before q. s. Land
Office at Lewiston, Idahoi on July 20,
1893, viz.
WILHELM DUNTE
for the NE14, Sec. %, TIP: 80 NJ R. 2
w. B. M,
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Christ Mathison, Michael Steger,
John Mathison, Edward Nelson, all of
Mason, Idaho.
20-25 @. M. DAY, Register
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
Yes, ! was awake 1t all.hoi,r|

wrote my father every day unit
that one day came which seemed
to shut out the sun and chang,
all, the world to me.
There had been several caller,
IN the kitchen for some time
nelghbors who asked for me arc
Others to gossip concerning mat.
tiers they guessed at, the talk o,
the town, the deaths, births
marriages and the sick. | could
hear some of it in my room and
it tired me more than the. pain
endured. | wished for my faith
er, for the boy $, for dear, quiet
comforting Bos and jolly Charlie
but most of all for Sue.
/ When | had grown too ner-
vous to, sit still Aunt Nancy
II
Drought me a note from my sis
ter friend, as l loved to call her,
and opened it eagerly. / read
1t once, twice, thrice, before it's
horrible words seemed real, and
then | must have tainted, for
Aunt Nancy stood over me hold
ing a camphor bottle, and great
drops OF the liquid saturated the
note lying on my lap.
"oh, Aunt Nancy l cried,
tell me that it is not true; tell
me quickly, or my heart will
break"
II shall tell you nothing ex-
cept my own opinion" said she
sharply; Nyou would never hear
to- me, now you see what comes
of it,"
"Read it, Aunt Nancy, and
then go tell her to come here; |
must see her; / must know all.o
"Annie Sorr," said my aunt,
"You are little fool; you can
not stop folks tongues, and you
can't deny that you was out
most all night with John. He
don't deny it once; the rest won't
matter. Who cares whether you
met with accident or not? Who
will believe your story when
Rob Lisscome and that miserable
Sally saw you at the old well
curb with his arms around you.
and he never calling for help7
| tell you one such evil tongue
could kill dozen truths: | know
it; l was as young as you once,
and not SO very old now"
ooh, auntie, do help me-" l
cried, clinging to her hand; "do
tell me what to do, Surely good
people will know better than to
think any harm of me, and /
hate that man. Send for papa
and Harry; let them comet they
will settle these cruel falsehoods
and"
"Be still, girl, you talk like an
idiot. Your father knows moth.
ing of the world. Ii he did he
would not be spending good dol-
lars for poor ones in that forest.
l never could make him take my
advice; and as to Harry, he is
hot-headed and unreasonable; he
must not know anything of this
until John and l can decide up
on something"
"What right has he to decide,
he is a stranger, simply a work
man employed by my father;
and he has nothing whatever to
say concerning me or my af-
fairs?"
had raised myself in my
easy-chair to speak and as | did
SO I felt a hand laid on my
shoulder, l turned quickly and
faced John Peckham,
II have heard your compile.
ments," he said; twill you listen
to me now?"
There was o look in his eye
which frightened me and | was
50 weak with pain that | sank
back among the cushions ex-
hausted.
"Miss ANNIE" he said, lit is
true am your fathers workman
but / do not take kindly to your
hatred and scorn. You are
wrongfully accused, and a lie
travels faster than the truth. l
have been out among men today.
I was at the boat club last night
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-14
F0R FEARS.
; DESERTED WIFE.

published by special permit Of the
Arizona republican., 1893-01-25

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Arizona republican., 1893-01-25

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
BRIGHT BITS.

The malleability of gold is so great that q
sheet OF foil 1t Is said can be beaten as thin
as the slice Of ham in railway sandwich
T1d-Bits.
Little Boy:-The preacher said there is no
Little Girl-Of course not. There wouldn't
be enough men there to go 'round.-Good
News.
Their Future.-He-Of course my prospects
are not the brightest. We will have q great
deal to contend against.
She-Dearest, we will have each other
Vogue.
Miss Newcome-Seems to be rather a good
year this for fruit, Giles. Are all your trees
as full of apples as that one?
: Giles-Oh, naw miss only the apple trees.
Judy.
Tommy-Paw, what makes the stars so
Mr., Figg-Oh, these astronomers are scour-
ing the heavens all the e-Indianapolis
Journal
II gave you1o cents Just before I stepped
into that store. - ~
Blind Beggar-WelT you see, your new hat
changes you so didn't know you,-Chlcago
Inter Ocean. .
Mamma-Robbie how many times have
told you that you cannot have two pieces OF
pie? Robbie-I don't know, unless you can
tell me how often we've had pie.-Chicago
InterOcean.
who did,"
The dying pauper who promised his ca
daver to the college dissecting room.'-Chi-
cago Record.
Maude-Weren't you afraid some one would
see you when you let Mr.. Fastleigh kiss youP
Elaine-Oh, nobody saw us except Charley,
and as he and | are engaged he won't tell.
Chicago Record
"Bifins appears to have taken rather OBJ
scure place In the community"
Obscure? Wen, ! should say so. Why,
nobody even brings him petition to sign
Washington Star.
His Lordship surprised by the correct pro-
nunciatiOn which greets his ears on every
sidel-Do not Americans ever drop their h S?
Anglo-maniac (apoIogetically)-We cawn't
remember tO.-Brooklyn Life.
Theodore was told that Columbus had dis
covered America on the 18th of October, when
she thOughtfully remarked: If he had known
that the next day was my birthday, perhaps
he would have wait3d."-Touth' Companion.
Constance-Did he not go home after you
refused him.
Clare-No; he STAYED right on and said "All
things come to him who waits"
Constance And what came:
Clare-Father was the frst.-Puck.
Burglar planting the barrel of his pistol
on pawnUrokers chest)-Come out with
your monish, you old jew. Or
Pawuoroker- Pooh! vi ~ can you expect
me to give for that old pistol? Say three
marks.-El Annunciador.
What made Button give that race horse
of his such a queer name?
Wei. Won see Bluffton went west and
made his pile. Then he bought the horse.
and now the plies gone. That's why
he calls the horse Pile driver" Washington
Star,
Dooley-The strong man at the Pagoda Mu-
sic hall has new feat, understand.
Dunn-Whut is it:
Dooley-IIe closes and locks a trunk, which
his wife has packed for trip to the seaside;
| and he does itinside three minutes, too!-Iid-
Bits
Intended as a Compliment.-Mis Elderly
(coquCttiShly)-Th material is very good,
but the coiors are too gay for person of my
age.
are not half as old as you look-TeXas Sift-
ings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Charlotte Bell, of Salem, Mass, will
celebrate the anniversary Of her 10Sd birth
day on May Il next.
Lady Florence Dixie declares that she
knows three women disguised as men, one Of
whom is ship captain and the other are pi-
lots.
Bishop Jonas Martin has been excommun-
icated by the Mennonite conference Of Penn
sylyania. The charges against him are with
held.
-Four of the new United States senators are
said to have become prime favorites with the
galleries. They are Lindsay, Smith, Murphy
and Martin.
Hoyt Sherman, Esq, one OF the surviving
brothers OF the late Gen. Sherman, is chair
man Of the Independent Citizens movement
at salt Lake City.
Senator Wolcott, Of Colorado, has the repu-
tation of being the gourmet par excellence OF
congress and his tips are so generous that
the walters grow rich on them.
Geronimo, the once powerful and cruel
Indian chieftain OF the west, is now a quiet
and peaceful prisoner at Mount Vernon bar
racks, an army post upon the Alabama river,
a short distance above Mobile
Miss Hester Weymouth a teacher who left
Windham county, Conn, last June, with only
50, walked to the worlds fair and took it in
thoroughly, has returned home with a hus-
band, and so that she earned herself
Sir John Gladstone, nephew OF the grand
old man, is described as a tall broad-shoul-
dered young giant as ardent a conservative
as his uncle is the reverse, and one OF the
most extensive whisky distlllers in Scotland.
Humphrey Wickham, a distinguished Eng
lish lawyer, who died recently. was one of
the most noted antiquarians in England. His
private museum illustrates the customs Of
the Saxon and Roman inhabitants of the
Midway Valley.
Dennis Flynn, delegate in congress from
Oklahoma, has staked claims in half dozen
states, practiced law in Iowa, edited a paper
In Kansas, acted as postmaster at Guthrie,
and narrowly escaped getting shot several
times during the whoopful early days of the
territory He is a wIde-awake, smooth faced
young man who gains the attention of the
house whenever he has anything to say.
Lord Houghton, the lord lieutenant of Ire
land, is reported to be not at all grieved over
the failure Of the home rule bill. If it had
passed, he said to friend the other day, Il
would have been sort OF Cerberus, or three
men rolled into one. At one time l would
have taken orders from the Irish legislature
and at another from the British parliament
When neither had orders to give would have
been kept busy on my own account straight
ening out the tangle OF conflicting authori.
ties"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
How She Tells a Story.

1t is marvellous how woman will spin out
the story Of some occurrence that man would
dismiss in a halfdozen words, says the Bos-
ton Transcript. She will fonde it as If 1t
were precious baby; she will crowd 1t with
incident, and enter into particulars with a
mlnuteness that IS simply appalling. Ard
she Will tell the same story, with all its par
tlculartty, dozen times day If she DO given
the opportunity, and to the same persons, in
deed, II they will allow it. The fact is, woman
Is talking animal and she talks ungrudgiDg
". Man is either too mean or too lazy TO
speak tluently. He lacks imagination also
the imagination that thinks many words are
equivalent to much matter. With woman. on
the other hand, to talk is to live. Her vocal
organs need no spur, no lubricant; they work
no, not work, but play automatically and
without friction. For example, woman has
seen horse run away and deposit its driver
by the side of the road. Hear her:
oh, such terrible thing I saw to-day! 1t
makes me shudder every time l think Of It'll
really don't believe 1 shall ever get over 1t!
1t was perfectly awful. What was it? I'm al
most afraid to tell you; il Will shock you,
am sure. Well, had been thinking that 1
would go in town shopping the first pleasant
day-you know what weather we We been hav-
ing; 1t has been rain, rain right along, and
there hasn't been decent washday for l
don't know how long. just as we turned into
Washington street l saw the people rushing
what II was all about and l told Mrs. Smid-
die, who was with mel guessed il must be
urS, DuJ Sne LnOuBnJ IL was procession.
w hat funny idea, WASH it: thought so at
the time, but Of course didn't let on; you
know what a touchy thing Mrs. Smiddle is I
began to look around for the fire engines. 1
thought it was funny I didn't hear
the gongs. You know how they keep
their bells changing All. of sudden
a horse and wagon came tearing down the
street. NY heart was in my mouth in a min
ute. For the Lords sake said 1 to Mrs.
Smiddle, what are we going to do? Wen all
De killed She had turned as white as sheet,
and didn't know but what she d faint away
right there. just as the team got opposite to
us the horse ran up against a post or some
thing and fell fat on his stomach The wagon
was smashed all to pieces and the man was
thrown out and killed, they said, but 1 don't
know for certain. AS I told Mrs. Smiddle at
the time, was so frightened didn't know
where l was or what l was doing. 1 asked
a policeman if the man was killed. He looked
at me a moment and,then said: What did
you say, madam So asked him again, and
then he told me yes, the man was killed. 1t
was an awful thing, and was so excited and
SO nervous that thought l should drop.
told Mrs. Smiddle that Twas Just as fright
ened as 1 could be, and she said she never
was so frightened in all her life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
A Bad, Bad Reporter.

'Inever was quite thrown of my equipoise, 3"
said well known bishop Of the Methodist
church to a Detroit Free Press man, except
on one occasion and that was by Chicago re-
porter"
''They are q sharp lot,' suggested lis.
tener.
The bishop smiled.
ION this OCCASION" he went on, 'I had de-
livered a sermon at an important church
meeting and 1 concluded it by quoting the
porter called around to see me-"
That sermon was one OF the finest 1 ever
heard he said, ''and I've got all its main
points for the paper, but want the fun text
of your peroration, and would like to ask YOU
if it was entirely original"
Il did not answer him directly" concluded
the bishop, but handed copy of the Bible
with the passage marked in it, and told him
to take 1t home with him. and you should
have seen that young mans face when he had
fully comprehended the situation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
When They Endorse Republicans,

Sometimes queer questions are asked. One
OF the capitol visitors from the Lone Star
state is an applicant for government posi-
ton Of honor and profit says the Washington
Post. AS an initial step he obtained the en-
dorsing signatures of his congressional dele
cation and then filed his papers. Action has
been delayed, and yesterday friend called
in his behalf upon one of the higher officials
the man in whom rests that dread autooracy
the appointing power"
Mr.. Roe" said the caller, lis honest intel
ligent, sober, educated, in every way compe-
tent to fill this position, and is backed by his
state"
"Ah-yes-yes!" said the official. "It
must be matter OF pride to your friend to
have obtained the signatures of these gen
tlemen in congress. Is he-ah-a demo-
craft"
WHAT"
81 say that it must be matter OF pride to
him-ah, yes!-of pride 20 have obtained the
signatures Is he democrat? You know
ah-this is a democratic administration
The ambassador gorgonized him with q
stony stare, half anger and half amazement
4 am not disposed" he said, ito go
before a justice of the peace and make
affidavit to any mans democracy, but
can tell you one thing: Sheol will be frozen
over three feet thick, and the cows will
skate home on the ice when thirteen members
from Texas indorse a republican for any
thing, except Jail"
Then he went aWaV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
Congressman on Clutches.

When tellers are called for in the House
the two members designated as tellers stand
one on each side of the middle aisle in front
of the speakers desk. says the New York
Sun. The other day Gen. Sickles and Gen.
Stone, OF Kentucky, who fought on opposing
sides during the war, and each of whom
lost leg in the struggle, met in front Of the
tellers ana both tried to get through the mar
row way at the same time.
Their crutches FLASHED together. and there
was a blockade. Each stepped back for the
other as quickly as his crutehes would per-
nit, and then each stepped forward again to
avail themself of the courtesy offered by the
other. to they met again in the narrow pass
2 hen one backed of to the right and the other
to the left Each rsised crutch in the air as
a salute, and they shook hands and went back
to their seats.
A minute or two later General Stcl1les sent
his crutch through the tellers in the hands of
q page to be counted as a vote.