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Mesa free press., 1894-12-28

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California is the largest beam
growing State II IN the, q Union, and is
'tke soaIY one which produces the
Il lima b Bean 4 dpoa 'p5a1s large iial1 scale. 25.-
100000 pounds M ndlss sof .5l,ss Deans Il. are annu-
ally ss.lijy SSH shipped Easss; s's''' The quantity
construed within the State prob
,abbly' y reaches III j. $4,000, 900 pounds a
year, and ths,TtotsLreturn from the
bean crop is estimated to annually
net the farmsnlst, 100000.
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The Toledo Weekly Islade.

{
OF the now nearly twenty thous
and regular paslications in the
United States. there r,asas are but two
or three weekly newspapers pub
lishsd for general circulation in
every state and Territory, and Of
tlrese the Toledo rWerkfy Blade is
the best and most popular of the,n
all. It.is the Eoldest, best known,
and has the eiargess circulation.
For more than twenty-five years it
has been q regular visitor to every
portion of the Union. and it is
well known at every zone Of the
sixty, thoussnd yodd ppostofiices of
the eeuntryaslIt!is:made especially
for family resdins tsIt gives the
entire news:of theiworldl each week
in such condensed formsas will save
reading scores Of pages Of daily
papers to7get less Information. Re-
publican in politics, Temperance in
principle; always ON thei side Of
Justice and right, lit is Just the
paper for'the rising generation, and
| q great educator for the, Who'll.
family Serial stories, wit and
humor. short stories, household de-
partment, question bureau, farm
/, departments camp iire, Sunday
school, and X Young Foikssare a few
of the many other .prominent fea-
turss'bf this GREAT paper A ,speci-
meniocopye will be mailed free to
liany address On application. and the
publishers invite any person to
send in long list of addresses to
lwhom they viii mail II sample copies.
| They would be glad to'1 mail couple
IL HUNDRED specimens SSsl t6 readers Of
this county. The Weekly Blade is
Il very large pa paper lsi and "a the price is
1 only o6s dollar : year Year.
3sia tiAddress11nTHR 'BLADE,
4 t@as 2aisaa'1f = Toledo, Ohio.
Il -a s..;~ Al S.rrer a.ss
Mesa free press., 1894-12-28

/. Joe Bell returned on Monday
from stay ofa week on thr site
of what will in theanear future br
the head Of the Colorado River fvt Ir7
rigation oonpany's sionster canal
near the Pot Holes. .aeAM Mr. Bell il
employed by Capt. J. 9. Beatty te
look after the company's interest
there aud to see that the canal il
not ,.jumped.s Mr.2 Ben and Can't
we'll left on Tuesday for the abov'
point.-Yuma Times. @e.E
Mesa free press., 1894-12-28

The Fort Bowie reservation. al
though not yet thrown open to set
Element, is located from one end to
the. other. Every mining claia is
located. Captain Tevis and Tom
Chattman are. the largest holders
of the hidden wealth on the reser-
vatio ? -Prospector.
Mesa free press., 1894-12-28
Down. on Prices for Cash

II During the Holidays we will sell choice candy at
15c per pound; Arbuckle Coffee at 25c per pound,
and our entire line proportenately cheap. -
We have the 6nestline Of Cfockery and Glassware
ever brought TO the city for the money.
BE- johnson, Sons & Co
& - ~
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Ina por.anl Land lnfsrma .ion
Furnished by W. D. HARLAN, Land A.
-torney, Washington, DsC.

i .
Undsr the. Sundry Civil Aa-
preparation ,Actsappryred Aug. Il 8
1894, all soldiers additional home
stead certificates heretofore issue.l
are declared valid. notwithst andi,rg
any attempted sale. or transf r
thereof sales or transfers of such
certificates heretofore o. hereafter
made shall not be regarded as in :
validating the right, but the san'o
shall be good and valid in ths
hands Of bona fde purchasers for
value; and all entri5s m.ds or
hereafter made 9Th such certiff .
Gates by such purchasers shall be be
approved an p atent tent shall issue in q
the name Of the assignfes.
Recertiiel certiti l,ates under the
law are 80 pr cent, ~ prs yaalaaols 4 ,la !,
than the, old certificates Eatrie-'' tyris
heretofore made BY sol iiers. >, uad.af urldsa
certificates may, be; patented, o..
proper proof Of ownership to the.
assignee, "a
81 ). W.. W.ntworti, Of Payson, in
an interview with the Phoenix
Gazatte says: The Zulu property,
in l'onto Basin. has loomed up as
a mine Of the iirst m asnitude.:a It's,
a peculir mine. On tile surfa ,e it
was simply an aggregation Of
stringers,lo grade and sulphuretic
| But the owner, Samuel Hill. of
Prescott, felt assured that. esome-.
thing Of value lay beneath SO
pushed the work downnward.I He
was justified ii his faith, for now,
at 200 feet dep.h, they have a'com.
pact ore body seven feet vide,
averaging $40 to the ton. erAad
the curious part is that the ORE ais
all clear quartz, absolutely free
milling-not a trace Of baseness
being noted. There is seven
stamp mill on the property and the
owners are about to reap the bene-
6t that comes by their placky per-
sistence. -
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Mesa free press., 1894-12-28

"a 10 st.s.-s5'i.. 49, z. .trsFy
The boom has begun to boom in
Kingman and from q mining boom
it is branching into To- aabuildins boom: IS q.
There.areno under contract build
ings that win cost in the aggregate
$25 900. and more are to follow.
Mesa free press., 1894-12-28

There has been a very great
change in the attitude of the people
toward the currency question, An
obvious drift toward radical action
is apparent. Some men who are
in favor of silver but IL. doubt as
to the ratio have become straight;
Is to | men. Others who scoffed
at silver two years ago now urge
its coinage and are only doubtful
as to the ratio to be adopted. Even
bankers and ,fnanciers who but
recently declared the present car
rency system entirely just ard suf-
fcient; are now seeking methods
| for it's amendment. There is uni
fversa admission that the monetary
system Rustsb@ changed, thsre-is a
general belief that in bi,netalism
lies the remedy for existing faults;
many students of monetary science
believe thatathe way toeaccdmpliNsh
bimetalism is tosdecree the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the ratio of l6 to l, while
others insist upon a higher ratio
Democrat. i -
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Armies OF Europe.

Thirteen million bayonets prop
up the Cars throne. That is the
full strength of thu Russian army
on war footing. Germany comes
next, but after a long int<kxal with
100000 soldiers; Italy has 5, loo
900 and France 2,S5O,000, includ-
ing $50. 1000 aaxiliaries, Austria g
6ne army which in quality rs
reckoned scarcely second to Kaiser
Wilhelm s, contains a maximum OF
l,794,175 men England. at home
and in her colonies can monopolize
a force Of 662,0O0. The little
martial republic of Switzerland can
summon 4S6,OO0 soldiers to her
banners in an emergencys and even
poverty-cursed Spain boasts OF
100000. Austria, of all powers,
has the most burdensome military
establishment > Her annual ex-
penditures' son her army ARE $685.
100000, while Russia's, with an
army seven times as large are only
slS6, 900, 900, and Germany's ll3,-
100000. In prcportion to size
England's army is perhaps. the
most costly. Her $4,000 mn
require annually $4,000. 600 for
their support or only $3s,0soOOO'
less than the amount which pro-
yides France with an enormous
host Of more than four times Eng
lands numbers. Boston Journal
,st.,h &
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-12-07

a vagrant, rs he works for his living, and
expects to stay here until Christmas, dead
or alive. lie is n puzz e as no one can fl nd
out his business.
Telephone may BE- all right about the cot
ton factory business, and | believe in farmers
and not only farmers, but everybody takug
stock in them, but many have the belief that
monied men get control and run tn EN- to
suit themselves. There are many who would
take stock in small amounts, but they fear
that they will never hear from their "pii-
nee of subscription again. That is
what is holding many back, l have hear 1
many talk, ana they were talking about this
thi &. which caused me to write it. If wo
can ct more factories built, and thus build
up th; mntry, ard make it more prosper
Gus, the price of cotton, by saving
freight ca raw material, etc, etc don't for
get Neirs Shoals on Brond river, panel
picture with Lrckharts for power, and much
more conveniently situated as to outlets.
Our community has lost some of its
"brightncss" rfla'e, Misses Irene Faut, and
Lily C"rnw,ll are absent on extended visits:
Miss FAINT TO her sister in Atlanta, Ca. and
Miss Cornwsll to relatives in Chester county
The school here has opened up again, with
Mr.. J. G. =. Jet'r as teacher.
Il. W. J.
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Eta Jane.
Il. w. J.

DEC. 3.-SOmc of the editors north OF
Mason aud Dixon line are surprised TO think
that wc can find out from our Secretary OF
State al we want To know about the history
OF our State seal and coat of arms. If
these pencil rushers will remember 80 years
ago next F,b;unry one, General William
TecumSe5 Sherman, ut the head of al army
of 10000 troops, marched through this
State aud spent two days in the city of
Columbia looking after the affairs of the
S Southern CCnfcdcracy. Siuce that time,
the record we want to fiId la nj been seen
that we know Cf. Perhaps it went up North
to keep company with those psalm books
that were taken out of liopewc!l church. or
the communion Sc takca from Little River
church, in Fhirficl county, which lost
every one of its 2G n ale members in battle
Everybody says farming wou'; pny. THAI $
all tosh, gentlemen. We can count q num-
ber of farmers in this count y who ara bet
ter off today than they have bcca in 20
years, financially. lis bad thing that has
no good at all in it. The low o,ice Of cot
ton now and next Spring will insure the
planting Of large crop OF c,rp, and RI s.
ing OF vegetables 10 supply the towns aud
factory people.
Several hogs have been killel in this
township that weighed over 400 pounds.
e. p. lIuggins. Esq, killed two last week
one weighed 155 pounds and the ether I26
pounds. Mr.. Giles Hill killed one which
weighed 422 gross. 1t nctted 400 rounds.
To Hon. G. B. Fowler we arc indebted for
some Leg slarive documents
Mrs |. j. Horn, who hps been visiting
friends and relatives in this section return
ed home last week.
Rev. G. +. Robertson preached at Salem
yesterday. His text WAS ISL Corinthians
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
PacOlet.

DEC. 4.-On last Thursday, thanksgiving
day, business of all kind was SUSPENDED in
tins place. There was no special celebration
and everything put on holiday appearance.
A few OF tho citizens went out hunting, but
came back with very little game.
Tne same night quite party Of our young
people went down to Joncsville to attend a
.sociable" at the hospi,able residence OF
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. llames, given in ccmpli-
ment to Prof L. q. Statou, assistant princi-
pal of the school at this place.
BY clock the guests had arrived. The
parlor and dining hall were filed with happy
faces who showed that they coull say with
Longtellow;
"The night shall be filIei with music,
Aud the cares thut infcst the day.
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away"
When VIC realized that it was growing
late, we turned our faces homeward, regret
ting that such entertainments are not more
ftequeht.
Our former p"s,or, Rev. } l.. Sihey
leaves us this week for his new field OF labor
at Claussen, Florcucc County. Our best
and hearliest wishes shall ever accompany
hiu wherever his lot may be cast in the
future.
Rev. j. S. Porter, Of the JontsSile Cir
cult will bc the supply for next year at
this church.
The ladies will tender reception and
wecome ut the Parsonage to Rev M". PR
ter aud family.
Rev. L. j. Brock, pastor in charge,
preached most f,rcIblc sermon III the Bap-
list church Sunday. lie il very popular
here both as principal Of the school and
PASTOR aud is dong a good work among Us.
Our streets are now alive with the happy
faoes aud bright uuitOrrus of the Clemson
College boys. McssTs Fred Bryant, Milton
Sihcy John aud ELIJAH Brown, are at home
now for vacation.
On Sunday night last Mr. Drockwcll, who
is engaged in the quarry business nesr here,
and MISS Sallie Brown, daughter Of Mr..
Winfield Brown, ran away aud were mar
risd at the Parsonage by Rev. Mr.. Silly
The Cotton Mill No. |, at Trough Shoals,
which has been cl sed for some time, having
anew wheel put in, will begin operation to-
morrow, the 9TH, much to the advantage Of
anumIcr of employees who have been out
of employment for quite long while.
.'MIGNONETrE.'
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Robertson and Miss Edns,

II: II. Mrs. Robertson and Miss Edns
came with him.
Mrs. J. T. Bightm, of Sharon, IS visitin,
the family of Mr.. I. J. Estes.
Some farmers are sewing wheat.
So far, We have hal dry fall. Wel'i
are reported as f,iling in many instances.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Hartford has made great im
proyement in the public road at The Brown
ford, on Gilky creek, by putting 10 cause
way.
MIR. Frank Millwood gives US remed,
for sore head in chickens. lie says Grease
the chickens head With lard and theu ap
ply small amount of kerosene oil, occa
sional'v until it gets vel.
Our friends Giles Hill aud VIM. q. Fow
Ter have discovere What they call "a poor
mans flour" They s,y in baking it will
rise better without lard than with it.
Miss Eliza Garner came over to Salem
yesterday.
Mr.. W. A. Donall is gong to live with
his father Mt the L'pscOmb place next year.
a lady in the far west writes this: THIS
TINES is more 'miany to me than all my
neighbors. read w tn great satisfaction
the news from al PARTS of the od county /;
and when it fails t. come | am lost, Yes,
madam, We can rec ,mmcnd this paper as
being one of the b,st, purcst secular news.
papers that you can read or put into the
hands of your chi dreu. Give it u good
circulation west o; The great Mississippi
We know how y,u feel. During the war
our county pager mnde its visit re cIuiarly 10
us, except VIXEN i, Wa intercepted BY some
sudden movement o. The armies. 1t was
always ike Il friend from home. As our
friends leave us and 20 West, long years,
high mountains and deep rivers intervene
and we lose Gn great measure) that tie
of kinship and friendship once 20 dear to
us. This is easily revived when we get al
the new, regularly from each other.
Last week Mr. Mnruin launched his boat
that he expects To run from here 10 Lock
hat Shoals. But tn. engine icing too
large he Will have to get Il smaller one.
NOx
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Jonesville.

Dec. News is about as scarce in our
town this morning as money, but there is
this difference, Que can stir around and get
UP Il little news or they can manufacture
some but can do neither in the way Of
greenbacks The telephone can't call up
much news this morning.
was ut Union yesterday and saw our
State Senator, Mr.. j. I. Douglas. lie run
up from Columbia to see the County Com
missioners in regard to the funding of our
county bonds. Mr. Douglas has bill be-
fore the Senate Committee to make the
interest on the ncw touds payable III gold
but the committee being great slvcritcs are
about to set down on MIR. Douglas till nj
though il Is o local b!ll. The bonds can be
floa,ed to better advantage or in other words
to Nh advantage Of twelve hundred dollars
annually and the bonds viii run twenty
years. So il will rake u total difference III
favor of the county of twenty-four thousand
dollars. So it is hoped MIR. Douglas will
succ eed in getting his bill through i'll its
present shape.
Mr.. Il. F. Mabrcy, an honest industrious
farmer who lives near Joncsville and who
has always lccn reuter-, has laid by money
enough to buy him II tract of about two
hundred acres of laud and pay the cash for
it. Mr.. Mabrey has II good large family
and has given his children II fair education :,
Mr.. James 81. Fowler, Il renter on Mr..
7. l., hamcs' place, has made this year on
onc-horsc fnrm over three hundred bush
els Of corn eight bales Of cotton. which
will pay all his debts and has plenty of fat
hogs to make his meat tor another year.
1t is question just now who is the best
off, the mau that owns land or the man that
rents aud.
\ colorcd man said TO me not long since
that times were good for him, which he eX-
plaiued in this way: lie said most of the
white laborcrs had gone to the cotton tucto-
r;es and that a negro could get AL the good
land he wanted TO cultivate and he said II
am all right.
Last Sunday was IN off day at the church
es III our town. We have no preaching ON
the first Sunday.
Rov. j. 5. Porter has not moved to his
new appointment AT Pusolet yet. lie will
remain over till next week and will preach
at BOgansville and Jonesyille next Sunday.
Our preacher for this conference year, Rev.
Il. W. Spigncr. will not move until next
week. lie is Il stranger to the people of
Jonesville.
MIR. y. b. Eison killed his fine horse that
got his leg broke some days ago The horse
broke his leg again and he had to be killed.
Mr.. J. l., McWhrter had iino Jersy
COW 10 die last night.
\ small bunch of drove hog1 come to our
town last week. They were selling at y!
cents. They only stayed one day and went
Oh to Union. Only few were bought here.
TELEPHONE.
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Santuc.

DEC 3.-Thc people down here arc just
getting where they can "draw II long breath
along one line, /. c., gathering crops. Cot
ton is nearly all gathered, and the crop did
not come up to the early expectations of the
farmers The low price makes bad matters
worse, and The farmers are so blue, that they
scarcely see anything bright, but there is
hope i'll the wellflled corn cribs, of which
there are good many in this neighhorhood.
They gave that crop a little special attention.
There are II goodly number of hogs to fat
ten. Some of these seem To have run on a
scotch in the fattcning process, and won
bulge another bit. They are cutting
holes in the corn pile. There arc some
prospective hogs for another year, and far
mers are arranging to be II little better to
them another summer, and not sing the old
song, ''root hog or die, for there is no hog
music IN that
Our farmers are in II tight squeeze, but if
they are allowed another year, no doubt they
will get Oh their feet again.
Not much small grain is being sOwn, but
the land is being b oxen for another year
crop. a little experience has taught us
.'ackleg' farmers that il is good thing
to break our land iu the fall and winter
have seen some fine pens Of manure saved,
and that is very important factor in farm
ing. Beats cOmmcrclal manHres.
Thanksgiving Day was quiet down here
Some Of the young people enjoyed them
selves horseback riding
The country people attended TO their
business as usual. and no doubt gave thanks
that they were nb,c TO do so.
There came hear being Il clash, | am told,
among some of the merchants as all hal
pledged to close up, an. the clerks were
dsm ssed that day, but some raic good y
sales anyway, while others were closed, and
that caused not the most pleasant feelings.
There is man Mt Carlisle that is puzzing
the people lie absolutely refuses 10 te |
why he is there, or where he is lrom. He
associates with the negroes, sleeps with
them. breaches TO them, speaks to them,
aud does slack talking about the whites.
Ilo is white the outsdc-but evidently
very black inside. lie says that he is not
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The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouc t5, Druggist, Beavers
vile, H., says: "ro Dr. Kings New bis
Govery owe my life. Wa taken with La
Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but Of no avail and was given
up and told cou Il not live. Having Dr.
nS's New Discovery in my store | sent
for bottle aud hcs III its use and from TIC
first dose bcEan II got better. and after
using three bottles was up and about again
1t is W ,rth its weight in gold. We won't
keep store or house without it," Get free
trial bot.lc at Is. i. Poseys Drug Store.
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Cure for Headache.

As remedy for ali forms of Head.
ache Electric Dittcrs has rrovcl TO be
the very best 1t effects a permanent cure
and the most drca led lpa i;uat SILK head
aches yield TO its iuilu We urge all
who are afflicted to procure n b tile, aud
give this remedy fair trial In cases of
tabi,ual constip .tior Electric Bi,ters cures
by giving the need tone TO the bowels, aud
few cases long resist the use Of this medi-
cine. Try it once. L.rgc botrcs only fifty
cents at Is. F. Posey's Drug s cr,.
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BucklcnS Aruico Snlyp.

TIE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Sat Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chlb aims
Corns, aud all Skin Erup,ionS. and posi-.
lively cures Piles. or no ray required. 1t
is guaranteed t. give perfect satisfaction OF
money rctuudel. Price p cents per b.x
FOR SALE By B. +. POSEI.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-15

obeyed the command, and, by fast
riding, soon had the applejack hunters
in charge. On the return, as it was
late in the day, we moved ut leisure
ly pace. A half mile from the town a
lane crossed the road on which we
were travelling. This lane was over a
small rise of ground, SO that one could
not see very far along its stretch.
Between where 1 was riding and the
mouth of the lane l noticed sus-
picious object moving along toward
us; it lodged from one corner to an
other of fence, apparently trying to
conceal itself. While wondering what
the frllow-for by this time discov-
cred that the object was n colored
man-was up to, was near enough to
speak. Don't stop" said the man.
go as fast as you can. The 'feder-
ntes III git you. Dey's right ober de
hill; go us fas' as you can" gave
the order and away we went, as fast
as horses could carry us. We had just
crossed the mouth of the lane when the
'fedcrates appeared on the summit of
the little hill.
With the famous rebel yell" they
came sailing down tho laue, shooting
at every jump. We put spurs to our
horses and presented us small target
as possible by laying low on their
neclSs. 1t was hot race. with the
chances in favor of the confederacy
For two miles the gray backs" chased
us, keeping up a constant and rapid
fire, but, thanks to our horses, we es-
capped without the loss of man. That
was not the only time that ran, but
the story will suffice for this time. We
owed our safety to the thoughtfulness
of the imam and brother" debt
which always recall when hear the
race traduced. - Louisville Courier,
journal
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drill The heliograph, an instrument
brought into general use since the civil
war, was being Employed; and the
general was much interested, appear
ing to know nothing about it. and ask
ing to have it explained.
One of the boys undertook toexplain
it in very categorical manner, but
Gen Sherman stood meantime in sue,
n way as to cut off the suns rays frc
the mirror. The signaling ceased,
and there was en- awkward pause.
go on with your work, boys" said
the general; don't stop for me. I'm
n back number"
1--WE can't go on, general" said the
operator at the screen. "You are cut
ting off the light"
"oh. beg pardon" said the general,
jumping back as he spoke. "Yes, yes,
the world is marching on, and we old
men are mere stragglers now. Why.
in my time we did this sort o; thing
by shaking flags, and we called 1t wig.
wag.'"
He laughed and walked away across
the green parade, leaving the boys in
doubt whether he had been really ig.
norant of the heliograph or was mere.
ly playing joke on them. However
that may have been, they were aware
that, surpass him as they mighr in this
sort of knowledge, it would have beer
to the old strategist, and not TO the
young tacticians, that The country
would have looked for its chief defense
IN case of war.-The Home.