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Mohave County miner., 1894-08-18

For the council William II. Lake
il an excellent choice. He has
served tho people faithfully for four
years as sheriff Of Mohave county and
that his party desire that he represent
it in the legislative council OF The terri
tory is but just tribute TO his many
sterling qualities.
Mohave County miner., 1894-08-18
The Democratic Candidates.

Thursday afternoon the democrats OF
Mohave county in convention assembled,
nominated set Of men to bear their
banner throughout the campaign just
inaugurated. They arc representative
men Of the county and are known to
Mohave County miner., 1894-08-18
CONNECTIONS.


and connection with stage lines for Wander.
bilt and mining districts north.
BARsTow-southern California R'y for Los
Angeles. San Diego and other Caliiornis
points.
MoHAvE-southern Pacific for San Francisco,
Sacramento aud Northern California points.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars.
No change is made by sleeping car passengers
between San Francisco aud Kansas City, or
San Diego, and Los Angeles and Chicago.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
The great middle route across the American
continent In connection with the railways
OF the Santa Fe Rout1.
LIBERAL MANAGEMENT,
SUPERIOR FACILITIES,
PICTURESQUE SCENERY.
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS
The Grand Canyon OF the Colorado
| The most sublime of natures work on thu
earth, indescribable. can easily be reached
via FLAGSTAFF williams or Peach Springs oi
this road. To
The Natural Bridge Of Anzono and Non
fszVma's We'll.
You can journey most directly by this line
Observe the ancient Indian civilization o
Laguna, or OF Acoms, "The City Of the Sky.
Visit the PETRIFIED FOREST near Carrie
See and Marvel at the freak Of cANY0l
DIABLO Take hunting trip in the mag
nincent pine forests OF the San FRANCHISES
mountains. Find interest Ia the ruins OF tn
prehistoric CAVE AND CLIFF DwELLERs
Viav tho lonoest q Cantileyey Rrfdpe I'm A me,
lea across the Colorado river.
T.R. GABEL, W. A. BissELL,
Gen1 supt. Gent Pass. Agen
HENRY 9. VAN SLYCK, Gen1 Agent.
J, ALBUQUERQUE, N. n.
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A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

Two White Ribboners set out one day to
visit poor woman who was known to be ad-
dicted to the use of strong drink. D.,
On approaching the house they saw the
woman leading little child-or was the
child leading its mother? Certainly neither
of them walked straight. Before the White
Ribborers could overtake them they disaP-
peared within the house or shanty as It
might more properly be called.
The visitors hesitated at the threshold, for
the appearance Of the room was anything but
inviting Dirt and disorder were supreme
everywhere.
A girl of twelve or thirteen, with shabby
dress and pinched features timidly ushered
them in. When they inquired for her mann
ma, she silently opened the door OF an inner
room, and there upon bed which was little
more than bundle Of rags, lay the mother
in drunken stupor by the side OF her little
child, which was drowsily sucking its thumb.
The two visitors who had hoped that in
some way they might be able to dc. good to
the straying woman, looked at each other
and about the two rooms which constituted
the whole Of the house, in helpless way:
They tried in vain 10 rouse the mother, and
finally decided to 60 home and think over
what ought to be done.
AS they passed out of the house they saw
the little girl who had admitted them in n
corner of the yard digging with broken
knife, trying to set out some wild violets.
What world Of pathos was In that act.
The poor hungry soul, unmindful Of the
physical poverty about 1t, was striving to sat
isfy its longings by grasping after this bit Of
beauty. The visitors went away with tears
In their eyes, sadly thinking Of the many
homes destroyed by drink and the multitudes
of children beggared and degraded by this
fearful curse.-The NJ onitor.
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Wrote In His Own Suicide.

The erecent suicide OF James Liddle, editor
OF the Times at Preston, Iowa, was singular
in the extreme. he waited until press time,
then wrote the article, heading and all, rs
given below, marked It "An Article for the
"'Times,'" then went and carried out the
programme:
.The Editor Of the Times Takes His Own
Life.
"Worn and weary, tired and disgusted, he
seeks his long rest.
flames Liddle to-day went to the High
Bridge between Preston and Miles and de-
liberately threw himself on the track before
a passenger train. The wheels passed over
his body ard death was instantaneous. The
act was not donein a fit ofdespondency. but had
been contemplated for over year. Wednes-
day he Strengthened up his business affairs,
drew a check on his individual bank account,
N favor OF himself and in favor of his mother
for the sum remaining to his credit at the
bank. His reasons none know"
Llddle left a touching letter to his mother
and sister, asking them to forgive him, but
that he could not endure existence. The ar
ticle was found after his remains were
brought in and his apparent wishes honored,
the press being stopped and the article in
serted.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


Not to train up the boys properly is to
help the barkeeper.
1t does not take the last drink to make
drunkard-but the first.
The man who drinks when he wants to
will some duy have to drink when he don't
want to.
Mrs. NJ. E. Gleason, National W. c. T. O.,
lecturer on narcotics, estimates that there
are 1,5O0 900 opium victims in this country.
The New York Evening Post asserts that
the persistent drinking Of champagne soon
produces disease of the kidneys in Its dead
liest form.
Some one commencing Phillip of Macedon
for drinking freely, 'That," said Demos
themes, sis good quality in O sponge, but
not in u king"
The murder OF an employe of the National
Soldiers Home at milwaukee has started q
crusade against the saloons and gambling
dens which surround the home.
Superintendent of Police Byrnes, Of New
YORK, says that 63, 460 violations of the law
are known to have been committed by saloon
keepers OF that city in three months recently.
The stock of wines, spirits, ETC., laid in for
trip to England and pack on one OF the
largest Atlantic liners is $500 bottles Of wines
and spirits, 1000 bottles of ale and porter,
and 5000 bottles of mineral waters.
Out Of every hundred patients thai have
charge OF at the London Hospital, seventy
of them owe their ill-health to ALCOHOL do
not say these seventy per cent. we're drunk
ards-to the excessive use.-Sir Andrew
Clark, VI. D.
According to the official report of crimi-
nal statistics of Canada for the year 1893, the
total number OF convictions for all causes
during the year was 1868, which was an in
crease of CSC over the previous year. OF
these, no less than II ,651 were for drunken
ness alone, or more than one-third OF the
entire number.
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ssTexas JackO Fees the Crown Prince

The following story is going tho
rounds of social circles in Copenhs
gen: The Grown Prince, who lovef
to take long walks, was promenadins
the other day along the Strandney
when he came across one OF the toll
keepers. After paying his tax he be-
gan q conversation with the good
man, sitting on the bench which the
keeper occupied. A few minutes late,
q rider came running toward them,
The Crown Prince recognized him al
sTexss Jack" who had ridden in sew
eral races recently. The sportsman
neither knew the Crown Prince mol
that he was to pay toll for the priv
lege of using the street. The keeper
was obliged to catch the bride Of
"Texas Jacks" steed, as, speaking na
Danish, the latter did not understand
the demands made upon him, and
wishing to push by, "Texas Jack" was
growing angry when His Royal High.
ness stepped forward and announced
in English that users of the way had
to pay ten oere.
Upon hearing this, the long-haired
rider at once put his hand into his
pocket, pulled out twenty-five oere
and gave the money to the Grown
Prince. The latter offered to return
him fifteen oere, but the Yankee, with
majestic wave of his whip, told tho
Crown Prince to keep the change as
reward for helping him out Of his diff
fculty.
On the following day the Grown
Prince went to the races. Among thu
competitors was "Tezas Jack" 4
few minutes before he was to show
the skill of himself and horse, h
rode up in front of the royal pavilion
to make the customary obeisance te
the King. But he almost dropped hi
reins, when. looking up, he saw tht
man to whom he had given the fee or
the preceding day occupying tn,
place reserved for the Grown Prince
His Royal Highness greeted him,
however, most heartily, and ''TexaI
Jack" rode away smiling and to vic
tory.-New York Tribune.
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Napoleon,s Miraculous Escape.

In reply to the question in what
engagements he considered himself to
have been in the greatest danger OF
losing his life, Napoleon once said:
SIN the commencement of my COM
paigns." Indeed, if further proof
were demanded to show that he did
not spare himself at Toulon, it is only
necessary to add that during the ten
weeks of it's siege Napoleon, in addie
tion to q bayonet wound in his thigh,
had three horses shot unGer him;
while at the siege. of Acre, during the
expedition to Egypt, he lost no fewer
than four in the same manner, Dur
ing the last days of his Life, when caps
tivity, disappointment and sicknesa
had well.nigh completed its work. it
is said that the agony Of his fatal dis
ease drew from him on many occasions
the pitiful cry Of: "Why did the
cannon balls spare me%
During his long military career,
Napoleon fought sixty battles, while
Cesar fought but fifty. In the early
part of his career he was utterly recks
less of danger while on the battlefield,
and this spirit of fearlessness contrib
uted largely to the love and esteem
in which he was held by his armies.
There was curious belief among the
the English in Nspoleon's time that he
had never been wounded, and indeed
the report was current that he care
fully, if not in oowardly manner, re-
Trained from exposing himself. Moth
ing could be more contrary to the
truth, for he was in reality several
times severely wounded, but as he
wished to impress upon his troops the
belief that good fortune never det
serted him, and that, like Achilles, ne
was well-nigh inyulnersble, he always
made secret of his many dangers
He therefore enjoined, once for all,
upon the part of his immediate staff,
the most absolute silence regarding
all circumstances of this nature, for i
is almost impossible to calculate the
confusion and disorder which would
have resulted from the slightest re.
port or the smallest doubt relative ta
his existence. Upon the single thread
of this mans life depended not only
the fate and government of q great
empire, but the whole policy and des.
tiny of Europe as well.
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came to a halt They seemed to have
some difficulty and delay in locating the
hermit's home, their evident point OF
visitation.
Suddenly the entire party disappeared
from view in q break in the canyon.
When the scout reached the spot he
found large opening in the rock. Into
this cave-like aperture the bandits had
evidently disappeared.
Ranger Ralph threaded dark, low
passageway, CROPPED his way blindiy
around and then paused. Far above his
head he could see light glimmering
dimly. A series of steps cut IL the solid
rock seemed to lead to the point where
the light was.
The horses of the party had been left
lust outside the place.
The scout began to ascend the steps
and at last arrived at the top. Beyond
him was a large apartment filed with
evidences of long career as hunter and
trapper, consisting Of trophies OF the
hunt, the skins Of various animals
which were hung up about the place.
The apartment was q gloomy one, and
was lighted by lamp hung by chain
from the roof Of the cave
Standing beneath it was man, white
haired and august in appearance. His
clear, steady eyes were fixed upon Des-
pard, who was slightly in advance OF the
party that accompanied him.
At glance the scout recognized the
strange Old hermit, Walford, whom he
had not seen for many years. The latter
was speaking as the scout reached the
shadowed extreme Of the cave.
sWho are you? What does this In
trusion mean?" he demanded, stern!y.
1--WE came from Miners Gulch," was
Despard's ready reply. '..
"To see me?"
ayes"
@How did you find this placer"
aFrom description, Mr.. Walford You
were the friend Of man named Tracey"
The hermit started.
EYES," he said; "what Of it?"
81 came in behalf Of that mans daugh-
ter"
aHa! Then you know"
aAll concerning the fortune he left ]
have come to claim that fortune"
"You!"
"Yes." ..
"What claim"
Gas the affianced husband OF lnez
Tracey"
Walford glanced suspiciously at the
intruder. . ..-.. .
aAllowing that there is fortune" he
said, II must have some further proof
that you are to receive it."
ut shall be forthcoming when you
want it," replied Despard, promptly.
"lnez."
At his word his despairing captive
stepped forward.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Eatrne Slow Work for Whales.

The iawbones of whale are some.
times twenty feet in length, and the
mouth, when wide open, is twelve by
eighteen feet. The throat, however,
is so small as scarcely to admit hens
egg. The whale gets his living by
straining the aoimalcule and small
fish out of the water he takes into his
capacious mouth. 1t must be slow
work, but, then, he has plenty of
time and nothing else to do, so he at
tends to his eating so regularly that
he often accumulates ton of oil in
his bulky system. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THE ANSWER TO PRAYER.

1t is hard to believe that any fervent i'm
fortunate prayer, which has for its object
the glory Of God, and which is offered IN the
name of the Mediator, remains forever unan-
swered. The answer may not come at once.
1t may not come in the way that was looked
for. The persons who offered the petition
may not recognize the return Of his own pet
ition. But that the fervent effectual prayer
OF the righteous man is ever wholly unavatl-
ing. we should be loath to admit. Some
prayers we cannot expect to see answered at
once. Those who plead day by day for the
regeneration of the world must not suppose
that erethey go hence, they themselves are to
see all the heather nations given to our as
cended Master for His inheritance. Yet
their prayers are not forgotten. Those
pleading saints will yet behold the glorious
ful6llment Of their desires, from the battle
ments of heaven! How many prayers DO we
see manifestly answered, even after the saint
who breathed them into the ear Of Jesus, has
gone to lay his head on that Saviour bosom.
A diving mother commits her beloved boy to
a coyenant-keeping God. She has often
borne that child on the arms OF faith to the
mercy seat He has been the child OF many
prayers, and In the feeble utterance OF her
passing spirit, another, and last petition is
breathed forth that Christ would have mercy
on his soul. Years roll away. The sod has
grown green, and the rank grass has long
waved over that mothers tomb. In
some distant land, mayhap many hundred
miles from that spot, a full grown man who
has long been ripening in sin, is seen bowed
in prayer. He is crying out Of the depths OF
an agonized spirit-'God be merciful to me
sinner!' Behold he prayeth, and his prayer
is the answer of that fervent petition which
his dying mother uttered, many long years
before His prayer was recorded In Gods
book of remembrance; and but for that, we
know not that the prayer Of that son would
have ever ascended there. The Scriptures
furnish a kindred instance in the case OF
Stephen who prayed during the agonies OF
death for his vindictive prosecutor. And
when Stephen was in Paradise, the very Saul,
who was an accomplice in his destruction,
becomes o trophy Of redeeming grace.
The early church prayed for things
which did not meet with their ful1llment for
centuries; and at this very hour, men OF
faith are besieging the mercy-seat for bless
ings that may, and unquestionably will dawn
upon our descendants. Let praying fathers
and mothers who are growing faint OF heart
give heed to it, before they abandon their
places of social prayer. Far above the dark
cloud of their discouragement Is written, as
in the 'clear upper sky'-He that asketh re-
ceiveth; and he that seeketb, findeth; and
to him that knocketh, it shall be opened
N. J. Observer. =
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REMEMBER CkAG-ELEKE!

Friends. pastors, parents, teachers-all
have motive, one grand motive, to give
YOU. It sounds stimulus to duty. I like
that word duty. Some do not think 1t half
30 sweet as privilege. But 1t has good
rich, blessed ring in 1t. Our forefathers
seemed 10 understand 1t better than we.
Duty is something that costs hard work, SELF
denial, sacrifice, but let us give you mo-
tive high enough, broad enough, deep enough
to reach it. 60 with me to a scene in the
Crimea. Early in the morning the Russians
came upon the Allies in great force, and
1t seemed as though the camp must be
overwhelmed. Directly front OF the
main point Of attack was company OF
Hlghlanders.
Their old gray-hared colonel rushed to
the front, and taking off his cap, shouted,
"Men! remember Crag-Eleke" Thus in
spired, they not only resisted the foe, but
drove them back in triumph. What was the
magic in that word? Al, 1t brought to mind
that quiet Sabbath eve when wives and
fahers and mothers and little one gathered
on that hoary Highland Crag, commencing
their soldier friends and loved ones to God.
And their arms were neryed to victory!
Dear friends, the message bring to you is
not Remember Crag- -Elekew but 1t is-"Re-
member Calvary" If that ls not motive
enough, know Of none besides. II the Son
of GCd, bleeding, dying hanging between
heaven and EARTH for you and for me, cannot
move US, nothing can. Oh, friends, as we
remember Calvary, let US each one resolve
sBy the help Of God will tenceforth do my
duty to those for whom Christ died.-Ralph
Wells, Of Philadelphia.
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Fancies About Food.

A child's sntipathy to certain ar
ticles of diet should be respected. DO
not force him to eat what he dislikcs
There is popularity Of the constitu'
ton in some children. Nature often
times specially pointing out what il
good and what is bad for them indl'
yidaa!ly, and we should not fly in the
face of nature. Food, if it is really
to do good, must be eaten with rel
ish, and not with aversion and dis
pust.-New York Dispatch.
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WORDS 07 WISDOM.

Boys, study and reflect.
Hold fast to q soft snap
Litigate little as possible.
Don't be always "beeang."j 4
It is well to learn to listen.
Hustle and thou shalt have. :
Light is the truths delight.
A good key opens all doors.
It is criminal to waste money.
Cupid is not an intelligent being. /
Charity covers multitude of shamss
Hunger adds zest to the plainesf
lood.
An idle brain is the anarchists work.
hop.
A politician needs sublime conf
ssace.
Victories have longer memories than
lefeats.
Hard times is something of reye-
uue cutter. E
Everlasting sorrow would swallow
up eternal joy.
A woman's endurance will outlast Q
mans strength. Il:
When some men can't act mean.
they talk mean.
Women kiss and remember. Men
,trike and forget.
You should stick to your friends
but don't stick them. 81
The flower that lacks perfume can
never entirely please.
To love is the great amulet that
makes all the world garden.
Don't conclude that you have never
had any opportunities in life.
Shrewdness knows how to make
much capital from one success.
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TEMPERANCE.
TRUE WISDOM.

Diogenes was once presented with COB
let OF wine at feast. He threw the wine on
the ground to the dismay OF ALL
"Why did you waste So much precious
wlne?" they all said, angrily. And this was
his answer: ..r
clad drunk it there would have been
double waste. 1 as well as tho wine would
have been lost"
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NO LONGER PER sH,

Mr. George W. Balm. the temperance ora
tor says: "You often hear the remark that
There's no harm in glass OF wine per se.'
Per Sc means by itself. Certainly there is
no harm In glass of wine by itself. Place
aglass OF wine by itself and it remains there
and 1t Is per Sc and It harms no one. But II
you take 1t from the she'll and turn It inside
a man, then 1t is no longer per se."
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HOW A DOG BECAME A TOTAL ABsTA1NEB.

A lady at Westgate-on-Sea had dog
which some evil-intentioned people taught
to take bread which had been soaked In beer.
The dog. like many man, began to like the
beer. One day, when a large party was re-
turning from picnic, Neptune, the dog, was
put on the box-seat beside the driver Of the
carriage, as he seemed too tired to run. He
fell, and, although no bones we're broken,
be was severely shaken and frightened.
Never afterwards would he touch any bread
that had been soaked In beer. Thnt fall
made him teetotaller.
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The First American Patent.

The Patent Office at Washington has re.
ceiyed valuable acquisition to It's museum
in fac simie copy of the first patent OF an
invention issued In America. It was granted
by the General Court in Boston March 6,
1916. Joseph Jenkes was the patentee, and
his invention water wheel.
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SURPRISED THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED.
In home where want was staring the
family In the face, the father prayed very
earnestly, one morning at family worship,
that God would provide them with food for
the day.
A few minutes after prayers, these was q
knock at the door, and when it was opened a
man stood there with large basket filled
with provisions
The address on the basket showed clearly
that this was the house, but the father said
promptly that there was surely mistake.
The messenger who brought it was confident
he was right, but despite all he could say the
man who had just prayed for these very
things, ordered the messenger to take them
away.
At this moment his little boy said:
"Papa, I'm 'fraid God will be dreadfully
disappointed il you don't take these things !;
cause you said once that God liked to give
us things you asked for, and you just asked
for bread and butter and meat, and here they
are."
This was too much for the father, and he
accepted the basket and its contents.
How many of US are sending up our petit
tions, and when the answers come we are so
astonished that we are not prepared to re-
ceive the help for which we prayed.-Times
of Refreshing.
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GEMS OF THoUHdT.

Let US learn to take what we have and use
it to bless others, and we shall be amazed at
the results Of blessing which will follow.
The smallest gifts when Christ has breathed
upon them and given them back to US, be-
comes an incaculabe power for good.-J. R.
Miller.
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The Elevated Roads Losses

Since the trolley system and tho cable
roads of New York City have been in opera
tion, the Manhattan Railroad. according to
It's report, has fallen off $4,000, 900 fares. The
road has also made extensive improvements
at cost Of S60,0
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Where Apples Are a Drug.

Western Maine has a very large apple
crop this season. In some districts tho fruit
is too plentiful and too cheap to pay for
gathering and shipping it to market, and it
is being left on the trees and the ground.