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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04
HELD UP.
Train Robbers Go Through Missouri Pa cific Train Near the Kansas State Line h the Indian Territory.

Train Robbers Go Through a Missouri Pa
 cific Train Near the Kansas State Line ip
 the Indian Territory.
 CoFFEYvILLE Kan, Dec. 25.-South- bound train No. S2 on the Iron Mount ain division of the Missouri Pacific, which left this station at 6:30 o'clock last evening, was held up and thor oughly robbed by five masked men at Seminole station in the Indian terri tory, five miles south of Coffeyville. The lock was broken, and the train run on the siding on which box car was standing, on which was a red lan- tern. The point of robbery is a small station on the open prairie.
 The engineer, James Harris, was carefully guarded by one of the men with a Winchester, while the rest pro- ceeded to rob the mail, express car and every passenger on the train, from the .moker to the sleeper.
 The leader was tall man, who went through the cars and relieved the frightened passengers of their money and valuables, while the party kept up fusilade with their Winchesters and revolvers. They evidently secured a large amount of booty.
 A party of young people from Coffey- vile, who were out driving, sat in their conveyance close to the scene and wit messed the affair and were the first to bring the news of the robbery to town. Several gentlemen of this city, who do business in the territory, were on the train and were victims of the brigands. Fortunately no one was injured by the shooting, which was all done by the robbers.
 One young man who was in the smoker got up as the robbers came in and walked ahead of them through the different cars in hope of evading them. When they got to the rear of the last car they caught him, took his watch and SIT and made him jump off.
 The robbers held the train about an hour and q half and the rear lights on the car could be seen from the Missouri Pacific yards here while the train was being robbed.
 Conductor Brownell, the engineer, fireman and porters were relieved of everything they had, even to their pocket knives. The train continued on toward Fort Smith after being relieved, and the desperadoes mounted their horses and left in westerly direction. They were dressed in cowboy outfits, and were all young men. They are a remnant of the Starr gang, and from the description given by Conductor Brownell the leader is Jim Wooten, the fellow who led the raid on the Mound Valley bank
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04
CRUMBLlNG TO PIECES.
Such Is Said to He the Condition of the
 Brazilian Rebellion.

Brazilian Rebellion.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 2S-"The insur- rection in Brazil" said Minister Mem donca, lis fast crumbling to pieces. The manifesto of Adm. Cana, declar- ing in favor of a monarchy, is working great injury to the insurgents cause. Many of the rank and file among the rebels are strong republicans, and these are deserting Mello at every opportun- ity. Of course, monarchical sentiment is more friendly to rebellion than it was before Gama's manifesto, but these are comparatively few in number, and the result of the manifesto has tended to weaken more than to improve their prospects. There was never any hope for Mello and his followers unless they received aid from Europe. There is no indication that the rebels will receive any substantial assistance from that quarter Mello is cruising up and down the coast in his flagship, but he is ac- complaining nothing.
 1.-The latest dispatches report that he has gone to the island of Fernando de Noronha, which is the Botany bay of Brazil. In other words, an island where about one thousand convicts are quartered. He has gone to gain recruits. This shows Mello's despera- tion and it proves conclusively the fail ure of his efforts to secure any consid- erable addition to his ranks from the people of Brazil
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04
AN OAK-LEeF DOLLY.

A Piece of uandlwork Suitable for n
 Christmas Gift.
 The oak-leaf dolly is one of many unique varieties sucing for favor. This piece of handiwork is easily fashioned, and when finished has de- cidedly holiday air. Heavy white satin is the foundation goods. First secure a gracefully-shaped leaf as a pattern. You can have an oak leaf stamped upon square of the material, and then cut out the edges, or you may draw off, using big leaf as q guide, your pattern upon paper. All that is
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04
Appetizing Cold siaw.

Put two beaten eggs into tin cup; add to these four tablespoonfuls c1 vinegar, an even teaspoonfui ct mustard, two tablespoonfuls of salad oil and one of sugar. Stir this sniHtul @ over the fire until it becomes smooth, slightly-thiclsened sauce. Pour 3'Sa over shredded cabbage, and place cA the ice to cool.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04

But no breeze came, though the an- chor was catted and all sail set ready for the wind.
 On came the Waikas, the war drums beating, the gourds rattling, and the men yelling like demons.
 Suddenly, amid the pandemonium raised by the Waikas, came sounds of rasping and creaking overhead The Carlo looked anxiously aloft from his place under the bulwarks and gave a cry of gladness.
 Hardly had he spoken when shout of anger came from the WaiKas Struth- CTS, raising his head above the taf- rail, saw the pitpans slowly falling behinC, while the freshening breeze carried them faster and faster toward the open sea.
 For long time he watched the re- ceding canoes until they were but touched his shoulder.
 "Bucka," said Ossorio, i've are out at sea now. Which way must l head de dory? You want to make for Cabo Gracios an de home steamer, or you tink you want to hab some more ven tures?'
 Struthers turned slowly upon the questioner; he looked first at the peace. ful Bones, who was slumbering bliss fully on coil of rope, then at the fad ing shore line, and replied with little catch in his voice:
 No, Ossorio, think this adventure will do me for a time-let it be Cabo Gracios and the steamer. "-Steveus Vail, in Boston Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
BLOW AT UNCLE SAM.
German Government Excludes American
Live Cattle and Fresh Beef.

German Government Excludes American
Live Cattle and Fresh Beef.
The Germln government has pub.
lished decree prohibiting the i'm
portati0n of American live cattle and
fresh teef On the ground that two
cargoes which have just arrived con-
tanned several animals suffering from
Texas fever. This action, Washing.
ton dispatch sa -, WIS not entirely un.
expected by The agricultural depart
ment, although T. Q officials had hoped
up to the laSt moment tina: the
&c mans would prove open to reason.
The matter viii not be allowed 10 rest
where it now stands, bit our govern.
ment will cause thorough investiga.
ton t. be made of the cases of the al
legged Texas fever on which the Ger
man governml mt has seen fit to act IN
sucn O summary fashion. No doubt
Is felt here that these alleged cases
will turn out to be founded on a mis-.
taken diagnosis, for if there is any cat.
tie dis ease that the German veterina-
rians know little or nothing about, that
disease Is Texas fever, u purely
climatic, non-infectious fever peculiar
to America. That is the opinion Of
the Agl icultural Eel q tment experts
who have studied the disease for years
and a Q aware OF the stats of knowl-
edge on the subject in Europe. If the
department al examination, as expected,
results in disprovi & the existence Of
the cases complained OF, our Govern
ment will enter very vigorous pro.
test against the action of Germany and
seek to make it clear that the reason
assigned for the destruction Of our
meat trade Is disingenuously stated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
SHORN OF ITS TERROR.
French Claim that Diphtheris Is to Be
Cured Ivy Inoculation Hereafter.

French Claim that Diphtheris Is to He
Cured Ivy Inoculation Hereafter.
The new treatment by incubation
for diphtheria and Group, as practiced
In France, is the sub. ect OF a special
report to the State Department by
United Sta.es Consul G. w. Chancellor,
at Havre. The Consul gives in detail
q history OF the development Of the
treatment by DIR. fasteur and his as
sistant, DR.. Roux, who have been ex-
perimenting with 1t for five years, keep.
Ing 1t secret until they had satisfied
themselves Of its efficiency and
had subjected the animal the horsel
best adapted to transform diphtheritic
poison into an anti-toxine. A trial Of
the new treatment at one OF the largest
children's hospitals OF Paris resulted
in reducing the death rate from diph-
liberia from 81. 20 per cent. to ABB per
cent. In addition It is stated that chill
dren vdccinated with the serum were
protected from the disease even while
living in close contact with diphtheritio
patients. AS the Pasteur Institute
cannot meet the great demand for the
serum movements are on foot In differ
ent localities to establish auxiliary
stations. In slight cases one In. ection
OF the serum Is sufficient
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Misery After Meals.

The oppressive embarxoes levied upon the
inner man by his inveterate enemy, dyspepsia,
after meals, are lifted and the yoke cast of by
that sovereign medicinal liberator srom bodily
ailments, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Heart
burn. fiatulence. oppression at the pit Of the
stomach. the presence Of bile where it does not
belong. are alike remedied by this potent re-
former of a disordered condition Of the gastric
organ and the liver. 1t is the prince Of tonfcs
and stomachics, invigorsting at the same time
that it remedies. Both appetite and sleep are
improved by 1t. 4 wineglass before or after
meals, and before retiring, will be found an
efficient restorative of the ability to digest
and assimilate and to rest TRANQUILITY. Use 1t
for malarial, kindney and rheumatic trouble
and for constipation. For the aged and fnf1rm
IL ia highly beneficial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Our Formulation.

THE proportion Of foreign-born per-
sons to natives In Nevada IL 70,036 to
100. OJ0; In Arizona, 10, 7Y9; the Dako-
tas, 62,118; Minnesota, 81, 1863; Califor-
mia, 51,21a.
MISSOURI has 705, 71s males Of voting
age, OF whom 5Si,9SI are native and
l2O, 1877 are of foreign birth. The whole
vote OF Missouri In the election OF 1882
was $40, $50.
MASSACHUSETTS, Rhode Island and
New York have the largest average
number of persons to house, each
house In these States having more than
six occul ants
SOUTH CAROLINA has the largest
percentage of blacks, SO. 50: then comes
Mississippi with 57.5S. Louisiana has
1850, and Alabama 44.S4 per cent. OF
black population.
For the United States as a whole
there we're in 1850 1C0,UuV males 10 "5,-
2 o females. SO that me OF the males
will b unable to get wives II they
really need tn m.
TIE persons OF African descent arc
classified scc riding to the degrees OF
colored blood into e,337, $50 blacks,
956. $50 mulattoes, los, 135 quadroons,
and 09,93G oct rooms.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
OUTLET FOR THE NoRTHwEs !
Benefits to BE Derived from q canal,
Shipway to Tidewater.

Benefits to BE Derived from q canal
shlpway to Tidewater.
In speaking OF the international con-
vention held at Toronto recently to
consider tho deeping of the st. Law
renee canals to the sea, the Philadel-
phia Record says:
With twenty-foot channel fr I'm the
great lakes to the sea ocean vessels
would yet anchor in the harbors of To-
ronto. Blu salo, Cleveland, Detroit and
Duluth and the magnificent fleet of
steamers now landlocked in the upper
lakes would he voyaging to all ports Of
the world. The eight States that
border on the lakes, with their twen-
ty-six millions of people, and the
neighboring States of North and South
Dakota. Minnesota. Kansas Nebraska
and Colorado, would all be benefited
by the carrying Of the cheap coal up
the St awrence and the transporta-
tion OF the i'm nense grain cargoes OF
the Northwest down to the seaboar
AMI to Europe. The canals which would
thus be deepened at the equal expense
of the United States and Canada,
would be throughout the future joiut-
ly owned by the two countries. Amer
lean and Canadian vessels even now
enjoy eludl privileges III Tue d. Law
renee canals. A twenty-foot channel
to the sea would so reduce the freight
and increase the price OF the products
of the northwestern soil that the en-
HANGED value of che years crop would
pay the total cost In a speech de-
livered In the Canadian House of Com
mons on April 20 last, by Mr.. Cock
burn, OF Toronto, that gentleman es-
timated that, allowing only cents in
crease on bus = ell of grain, deep water
ways would add 1920 to the crop upon
every 1G0-ac farm in the affected re-
uiOu
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Caused by = Lamp Explosion.
Sixteen persons ten men, three
women, and three child en-were
burned to death In the West Street
Hotel at Seattle, Wash, early Satur-
day morning. The killed, with names
so far q, known, are: II. Bollman, M.
.McZooley, Agnes Nixon. @. Wilson,
- Anderson, Andrew Otterson, Mira
,Otterson and her mother, Mrs. Hun
man and little son and daughter, four
men, one woman, and one child, un-
identified: recognition impossible.
The West stro ct Hotel occupied the
upper floor OF a two-story corrugated
iron building that covered q quarter OF
block OF ground at Columbia and
West streets, one block from the
Northern Pacific Depot, .and near the
business center OF the city, The build.
ing was q mere shell Of wood, GOV cred
with iron. There were several exits
to the street, but they wers narrow.
The halls were narrow AID the rooms
small. Wholesale business HOUSES oc-
cupied the ground toor. The hotel,
being near the railroad depot and q
cheap but equitable house, was much
patronized by country people.
The fire was undoubtedly caused by
the explosion OF q lamp Ia the kitchen
in the rear of the house. The propri.
etor's son was aroused by the noise OF
the explosion about l o'clock, but be-
fore he could investigate the flames
spread all through the house. The
corrugated iron sheeting kept the
flames hidden until nearly thu whole
interior was furnace. The thin par.
titions were of resinous pine, covered
IA ht,,. ,aA ri.
ousiy. II was not until the names were
seen burning in the windows by people
an the streets that an alarm was turned
in. When the fireman ar ived the
fire did not present an alarming as
pect. The people at the windows were
re .cued with ladders and boards, some
escaping with hardly any clothing.
SHOCKING Dlscover,e. by the Firemen.
The frcmen discovered CO -pse after
corpse, until, at o'clock, they had
counted fifteen. Sub:e uently another
was discovered. Most Of the bodie:
were left where they lay until day light
in the hope the prop ietor might iden
tify them by locating the rooms on the
register, Tor all except two were
charred beyond possibility o. recogni.
tic n. The bodies were taken to the
morgue in boxes or canvas sacks. The
arrangem ,nts Of the halls OF the hote
made such la yrinth that in the day
time oae unfamiliar with the place
would have had difficulty in finding hi
way about without several attem Ots
and as the halls were filled with smok,
there was little chance for any OF then
to make their way out tefore suffo
eating. S me of the dodgers wer
asleep and were overtasen in bed
while others rushed into the halls anG
were suiTocated and burned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

The readers OF this papm VIII DO pleased
disease that science hss> bean able to cure
In all its stasss. and that 10 Cstarrh.
Halls Catarrh euro ID the only positive cure
known to tho medical maternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires . con-
stitutional treatment Hairs Catarrh Cure ID
taken internally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building mp the
constitution and assisttng nature In doing its
work. The proprieton have 90 much faith In
it's curative powers that they Offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 10 fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, y. J. CHIMNEY 4 CO.. Toledo, O.
aS-Sold by Druggists. 7Sc.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Comparative Strength OF Materials.
Gait iron weighs 444 pounds to the
cubic foot and one-inch square bar
will sustain weight Of IL, 500 pounds;
bronze, weight 525 pounds, tenacity
$500; wrought iron, weight $50, ten
acity 500 O; hard "struck" steel, weight
400, tenacity $1,000; aluminium, weight
i6s, tenacitv $4,000 We are accus-
toned to think of metals as being
stro ger than wood, snd SO they are,
generally speaking, If only pi ices OF
the sane size be tested, But when
equal weights Of the two materials are
compared it is then found that several
varieties Il wood are stronger than or
binary steel. A bar of pine just as
heavy as bar OF STEEL an inch square
will hold up 125,0C0 pounds, the best
ash $4,000 pounds, and some hemlock
200, 900 pounds. Wood Is bulky. 1t
occupies ten or twelve times the space
of steel. The best steel castings made
for the United States navy have ten
acity of 81, GOO to $4,000 pounds to the
square inch. BY solidifying such cast
ings under great pressure a ten sile
strength of $1,000 to 10000 pounds
may be obtained. Review.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

light round iron and sack of heavy
cloth sown to the frame. leaving the
slots at each end so that an apple
will be free to enter the sack. Then
all you have to do Is to push or pull
and the apple drops in the sack. l
have one with fourteen foot and an
other with six-foot handle. The
wire from A to Il is eight inches
wide, from G to d ten inches. The
s.ots at G and d are three inches
long and an inch wide. The handle
or pole may be of any desired length.
American Agriculturist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Bogus Coffee.

Everybody knows that much, per-
haps most, of the so-called Mocha cof-
fee sold in the United States is no such
thing, but only few persons know
how some of the counterfeit Mocha is
made. The berries growing on the
highest limbs of the coffee trees in
Brazil are often shriveled in the SEM
blance of the true Mocha, and these
are carefully set aside, shipped to some
port famous for Mocha coffee, and sent
thence to the western world as the
true thing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Cost of Wheat Raising.

1t is a notorious fact, however,
that the wheat crop of Argentine Is
very uncertain, and while some years
she may export large surplus, there
will be other seasons when none will
go abroad. This uncertainty of yield.
caused largely by poor methods Of
culture, changeable seasons and the
inabilityOf the growers to protect
their crops from parasites. diseases.
and dry weather will give the Amer
lean farmers an opportunity to make
larger profits every few years The
relative cost of raising wheat in diff.
ferent sections of the country as
shown by comparative statistics IL
Illustrates very forcibly what improved
culture and methods will do in bring
ing down the expenses. These diff.
ferences amount in some Cases as
high as So and 81 per acre, and for no
other reason than that some farmers
practice intensive farming carefully
and Others let nature raise the crops
for them to large extent 1t is
also possible for those who think they
have reached the rock-bottom cost Of
culture to bring down the cost per
acre much lower yet, and the de-
velopment of agriculture in the fut-
ure will demonstrate This to them
The great question that wheat grow.
ers must consider is: How TO cheap
en- the cost OF raising wheat consist
ent with large crops and good quality
of grain. Every farmer should figure
out for himself Just what it costs to
raise a Dushel Of wheat and then
when this is done begin earnestly to
improve along two lines One is to
bring down that cost at least a dollar
per pore year as long as possible,
and at the same time to increase the
yield and quality. This can be done
only with ihtensi,e farming Of a high
order, but as the question is tried
one wi he surprised at the difference
in the Weld and cost he can make out
of his work. Improved machinery is
necessary for this work, but as the
cost OF machinery is SO great on the
farm it Is necessary to study the best
methods of preserving the machinery
The greatest length OF time. This is
question generally overlooked. Seed
wheat is improving in this country,
and only the very finest of the heav-
lest grains should be used. Most of
the seed wheat to-day sown in good
seed beds will yield % per cent more
per acre than the old seed. The cost
OF land, manures, cultivation and
wear and tear on horses and other
things must all be considered in a
determined effort to bring down the
cost. 1t seems like weakness to say
that the present cost cannot be re.
duced. Inquirer.
wild Lettuce.
This weed has wide distribution,
and in many sections OF the country
threatens tn become aserious pest II
hoe n rna n ~ cnroc6 On Oraaflv m oh la
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Iowa and Illinois
that the agricultur-
al sections OF those
States have issued
bulletins, warning
farmers of its pres
ence and advising
them to destroy,
NOW, or otherwise
cut out the plants
before they ripen
the seeds. which are
Produced In large
numbers and are
readily carried by
t he W In d 8. AS
many as 20, 900
seeds may be pro-
duced on a square
foot OF ground.
The wild or prick
ly lettuce (lactuca
Scariola) Is one OF
our most conspicu-
lous weeds, having
a single stem OF
=
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
AT a late meeting OF the Roy

AT a late meeting OF the Royal
Botanic Society, the Secretary raised
the question Of the vitality OF long
kept seeds. He said that fifteen years
was a long as he had undsubted evil
cence OF a seed being kept and then
terminating. He secuted the idea that
seed from the hands of mummies had
ever developed. The evidence of such
a claim was unscientific and untrust-
worthy. Sir B. w. Richardson, at the
same meeting, said that he had plant
ed many seeds found with mummies,
but none had ever developed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effects of Syrup Of Figs when
in need Of a laxative. and II the father
or mother be costive or bilious the most
gratifying results follow It's use; 30 that
it is the best family remedy known,
and every family should have bottle
on hand
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

you might draw,off all tho water in
Fox River" says Ex-Governor Hoard,
of Wisconsin, 'andwe could supply 1t
with milk, and on the surface We could
float cargoes of butter land cheese, or
when you are ready to open your new
ship canal from Chicago 10 Joliet you
might let the dairymen know and they
would fill 1t with milk, just to illus
trate to Chicago how much milk OF
human kindness there Is in the hearts
Of the men who live with their herds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
A Hand Apple Picker.

Orchardists will find the illustrated
picker Of great service in reaching
apples on extended limbs. One man
can stand under tree and pick
nearly all the fruit from the tree in.
Guiding the hardest to get at-that
on the ends Of the branches The
frame is made of heavy wife, or