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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
A TALK ON NATURAL HISTORY
Interesting Facts About Bumhlebees
 Learned by a Boy at Play.

Interesting Facts About Bumhiebeea
 Learned by a Boy at Play.
 The colonel, the major and the doctor were sitting together in the majors room toasting their shins at the fire place. The glow from the hard wood logs lit up and slightly reddened their weather beaten faces. Against the window panes the win try storm was beating. The win dow overlooked no camp or parade ground, but a quiet street of the city, and the veterans were not talk ing of battles.
 Some of the best sport 1 had when l was a boy, said the colonel, was robbing bumblebees' nests Ever do thatf
 No. replied the major.
 T don't think I ever saw a bum blebee. said the doctor.
 That's because you never have followed your nose outside of the city. said the colonel There was where l had an advantage of you when 1 was little chap. used to run about with bare feet in the mead ows in the summer time. and l was always on the lookout for humble bees When 1 saw one gathering honey from the clover blooms, l would chase him until he got to his nest. generally found half dozen more bees there. and 1 had to knock the life out of them with my chip hat before l could get the honey. It was lively fighting, 1 can tell you. to whip severa. bumblebees at once. Many a sting was stuck into my hide, but the danger only added to the fun"
 Is a bumblebee's nest anything like a wasp's nestg" the doctor in quired
 ''Oh. dear, no" sad the major, who brides himself on his knowl- edge of natural history. The bum blebees take possession of the desert ed nests of field mice and convert them into storehouses for honey. They also lay eggs and rear young bumblebees in the same places"
 Any country boy knows the last fact. said the colonel, because he finds the white grubs in the honey comb. and he has to be careful to separate the cells in which the honey is stored from the cells in which the baby bumblebees are kept while they are growing. By the way, major, do you happen to know that some bumblebees have no stingsf"
 'Of course 1 dol The drones haven't any"
 ''I never knew there were any drones among bumblebees, said the colonel doubtfully, but learned the trick of distinguishing between the bees that had stings and those that had none. Most bumblebees have heads like little black beads, but the stingless bee has a tuft of white hair on his head. remember that l usually found the stingleSs . bumblebees on thistle blooms, but I never knew why they chose those blooms. Country boys in my time used to catch the white headed bees in their bare hands and let them loose in the presence of girls and tiIntd persons by way of a joke. l very well remember how l picked such bees from thistle blooms Tn the company of city boy until l made him believe that all bumblebees were harmless and got him to hold some of them in his hands l also have a very distinct remembrance of the licking he gave me after he had grabbed hold of a bee with a black head and let go of it again in hurry"
 The colonel's companions laughed Well. sand the major. it is time we had another. New York Trib- uua
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05

R.M. MURPHY. Presidenr. M. .tiOLDWATkR, Vice President
 Q. Q. WOODRUFF. c,.h,..
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
No. 2as. Application for a Patent.
Q. 5. LAND oT1IcE Pnrsoorr. \. T- }

D. s. LAND OFFICE PnKscorr. 4. T-
 Sopt. 27, 1894. Notice is hereby given that c. W. kiiis. VI se postofdce address is Aspen, Colo, has this day hled his application ior patent for l5oo linear feet of the Pine Mountain ulsne ef vein. bearinc sold. with surface ground ooo feet in width. situated ia Walker Mining Dlstrct, County of Nayapai and Territory of Ari1o1as and designated by the field notes and oticfs piAl on file in this office as Lot Nuuber HAS, sald iot No. n t6 being as follows
 Beginning at cor No 1. whence the 8 E cor Sec S2. Twp i3. x RI W. 6slA aid Sat itiv n,er. baars \ @ deg IS k. S,j9 fett. Thence \ y qek W 61o ft c. GOT No 2 Thence 90 deg W i3o v io cor No 8. Thence $ sa deg 6 6oo ft Co cuE ee [. Thence 3l deg Iao0 ft tc cor No l, tne place Of begsnning, containing sGse acres.
 Magnetic variation, ik deg. E.
 The location of this mine Is recorded n tee Recorders office of faTRpAi County, ArizonAs M Book 6. of Mines. Page 60 The adjoinlnt claimants are Fortune mine on south.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any DOT ton of said Pine Mountain mine or snfiacs ground are required to flo their adverse clAlins with the Register of the United States L.-a Office at Prescott. in the Territory ef Arilon., during the sixty days persSd of publication ee5s- of or they will be bzrred by virtue or Ao
 II. D. ROSS. Register. First publication Oct. 8. 1894.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
Notice for Publication.
prnscott. AriS Il1;,- Nnremhar M ? ni ia' n 1sg4.

EroeCuIt, hIlA.s NuFtulL3F IN, I117f
 Notice is hereby given that the fell0vlne named settler has filed notice of his intentlon that said proof will he made before the Regietsc and Receiver at Prescott, Aria. on Deceiep.. .. 2lth. 1894. via; William O. Wingheld, for the io.s and of Sec 1s, tEithin the Fort Verde fessssS fsS reservationl Twp ls N R 5E and lots and \ Sec i&, Twp ISNR5E. hs.
 He names the following witnesses Co prove s n1' continuance residence upon, and cuitivaloh os. said land. via: C. II. Akers, of trescott' s... T. ona. Frank Andrews. of Prescott. AFizonai Mn- Stephens, of Camp Verie, Arizona; W, D. nsa-'' VI II. D. ROSS. Register.
 First publication, November 2l. issi.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
Tho Firs, Bedding.

Tho ancients slept on skins, and beds were first made of loose rushes. heather or straw. The RJmans are sad to have first used feathers. Feather beds were in use ii .lSland in the reign os Henry Ni4 Wash lugtou Star.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
NOTICE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER HARRIS. Dsceased Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, ex- ecusor of the of the above named estate. tc tAs creditors of and ali persons having rlaims against the d-ceAsed. to exhibit she sane. with ths necessary vouchers, within ten ts0l months fr1m the first publication of this netiee. t0 the undersigned. at his place Of business in the city of Prescott, county of YAsapai. Territory of Ari- sona, or be forever barred
 Dated November Io. IssG
 wN. c. BAsHroRD. Exscusor of the Estats of Alexander Harris. Deceased.
 First publication. November is. 1894.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-12-05
CAPITAL, sl00OO0O.
To All Administrators of Estates of Deceased
 Persons.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Tat all d. minisirzsors and executors vAose a.sninis...- tions have been in continnancs for a psrioa Q, more than ten months. and who have nos u.Ade their final settlement wish the Proha,s cours sf Yavapai county. Arizona. or made showing wssA. ia the last year why said settlement has not bssa made, are hereby rrquired to 6Is their final ss,- tlemsnts with the said Court on or bsiors the ssh day of December. 1sst. or fls and show hv sseA filing. and such other evidence aa may b. rs- qaired, why the said settlements have not ben made. and should not now bs made as rsauissd by law. Notice Is further given that all such e tail tocoaform to this notice will De brought in by citation at their own individnal expsnse. and will be otherwise dealt with as directed hs shs statute. TAs notice is thus explicit hecsass former notices have been ignored.
 wit-. sly hand this. the I7sh day of Novsm. Der. 1884 JF- WILSON.
 Probate Judge of Yavapai County. Arizona.
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Atlantic < Pacific Railluad Company.
 (WESTERS DTvTsIoN.l (A F. Walker, John J. MeCOok, Joseph C.
 Wilson. heceivers.l Condensed Time Table No. 39, h Effect Sunday, November I, 1894.

'Every day but sunday. z7 The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, the 3r~S mOst sublime of Natures work on earth, indescrioable. can easily be reached viA Flagstaff Williams or Peach Springs on this road. To the Natural Bridge of Arizona. kS~S MOnteEumA's We'll you can journey mb' directly by this route R7 Observe the ancient Indian civilization $~S of LAguna, or of AcOmA. The City oft Sky"
 R7 Visit the Petrifed Forest near Cariso. &lE See and Marvel at the freak of Canyon
 7 Take hunting trip in the magnificent $-S pine forests of the San Francisco noun tAins Find interest in the Ruins of the Prehis- toric Cave and Cliff Dwellers. R%= View the longest Cantilever Bridge m 6~S America, across the Colorado River. T. s. vANSYLCk. W. A. BISSELl,
 Gen. Agent. Gen. pSss. AEAt. AlbuQuerQue, N NJ San Franel1co. Cal. and
 TSR. GABEL. General Superintendent,
 ALBUoUKRQUE. N. M
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SOuTH EXTENSION.

Trains lO8 and l04 run daily and make close connections at Ash Fork with trains 3 and on A. & P. Railroad. Trains 121 and l22 connect at Ash Fork with trains and on A. & F. Railroad. Trains 2OI and 2O2 run daily and connect at Congress with stage hne carrying U. s. mail to and from Stanton. Yarnell, Wickenburg, NUl- ture Calderwood and Phenix.
 e. ". VAUGHN. Vice President and Gen'l- Manager. R. R. COLEMAN,
 Superintendent.
 F. A. HEALY,
 General Passenger Agent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
viii he a Battle.

A number of Shenandoah foot ball en-
thusiasts threw down the gauntlet last
night, and it was quickly picked up by
the hackers of the Ashland foot ball
team, and arrangements made then and
there for battle for pig skin honors at
the West End grounds on Saturday
afternoon. The Shenandoah parties
had lots of money to burn, and as soon
as they began to throw out offers OF
money on the game it was quickly
accepted, and the feeling on the ques-
tion of superiority became quite heated.
The game will be called at $3.50 o'clock
"Jim" Reese, of Centralia, was one of the
challenged party, and he was put on his
mettle, and at once said he would 60 into
the game, and without fail. He will be
backed up by the best material that the
town can turn out Tue boys are to prac-
tice at the usual place at O'Clock this
evening, and it is specially desired that
all be present.-Ashland Telegram. The
Shenandoah boys are practicing hard
every night for this game and if it is in
the timber they will again defeat the
Ashlands.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
PERSONAL.

Mrs o. A. Keim is visiting friends at
Pottstown.
Miss Maud KEEPER is visiting the Finney
family at Pottsyille.
w. r. Smith, of Pottsville, was a
visitor to town to-day.
Leo Bamberger has gone to New York
city on a business trip.
II. ]. Mullahey spent to day drumming
up business at Mt. Carmel
Mr. and Mrs. E. n. Westervelt are
visiting friends at HszIeton
W. 4. Trezise Wa. in attendance at the
teachers institute in Pottsville to-day.
DR.. +. II. O'Hara, Of town, has been
admitted to membership in the Schuyl
kill County Medical Society.
Mrs. Llewellyn and her daughter
Matte, of East Coal street. are visiting
friends at Schuylkill Haven
John Roberts, the liveryman, yesterday
returned from Philadelphia, bringing
with him handsome new carriage.
Drs. G. F. Matter and J. $ Calleu, of
town, attended quarterly meeting OF
the Sohuylkill County Medical Society at
Pottsville yesterday.
b. L. Tally, of Baltimore, Md, the
genial president of the Home Friendly
Society, of that place who was the guest
Of town friends the past few days, left
for Harrisburg this morning
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
REMODELING A CHURCH.
The English Baptist Congregation Will
Have Fine Edifice.

When the Christmas holidays arrive
the Eullish Btltist congregation will
celebrate them in cne of the prettiest
churches in the town. The CONGREGATIONS
old church, on South Jardin street, is
being remodeled at a cost of 81 400, and
when the alterations are completed the
former identity of the structure will be
almost entirely effnced
The capacity of the edifice will he very
much increased, the building being ex-
tended twenty four feet at the rear,
giving total length of sixty feet. The
frontage of the building viii also be en-
| larged, ten feet being added to the width
and a fine front with towers will re.
place the former very plain view. One
| of the towers will be surmouuted by a
steeple, the total heigth being sixty feet.
The other tower will be much smaller.
| Each will be rooted with slate. The en-
frances to the church will be at the bases
of the towers. A part of the extension at
the rear viii he divided into two vestry
rooms and they will be used as robine
| apartments when there are baptismal
services. This will be a big improvement
| Heretofore the church has been so small
that the hospitality of residents oi
| the vicinity was required when peo
pie living at distance from the
church took part in the baptismal ser
vices. The interior of the church will alsC
receive considerable attention. A fine al
cove will be placed at the rear OF the pull
/ pits uayv gaate will bp suppliad for tb,
congregation and painting wall pape
and stained glass will afford ample orna
mentation. Rev. W. H. Harrison, the pas
tor, is working hard in behalf of the con
gregation and has made a personal con
tribution of 500 towards the cost of th
Improvements. The congregation is wor
Shipping in the Welsh Congregations
church, on South West street, pending tn
completion of the work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Ellis as "CaSper."

A good sized audience witnessed the pro.
duction of Casper the Yodler," at FerRu-
sons theatre last night, by Chas 4. Ellis
and his company and literally applauded
the specialties of the star. The play has
an interesting plot and considerable at
tention is given the stage settings and
scenic effects, especially in the last two
acts. Mr.. Ellis singing, dancing and dguitar
solos formed the features of the entertain
ment and had a good effect upon the au-
dience. The support is good.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Made General Agent.

James j. O'Neill telegrapher at Lost
Creek, has been appointed general agent
for the Manhatten Electrical Supply Com
pany of New York, which sells electrical
supplies of. every description. Their
specialties are telephones, electrical door
and table bells, telegraph and telegraph
students outfits. Mr.. O'Neill has already
made a number OF sales and all of them
have given entire satisfac tion particularly
the door bells, which are placed at nominal
charges Special attention given to cor.
respondence.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
MORE WIND THAN GAS.
The Meeting of Citizens Was a Failure
Last Night.

LdSt NiShl'
The movement to establish independent
gas works in town seems to have died in
infancy. But few of the business men re.
sponded TO a call for a meeting in Schmidt's
hall and those responsible for the call
were among the absentees. Half dozen
interested parties were on hand, but after
waiting for the heads of the movement to
make an appearance, and failing to
meet them, returned to their places
of business in very disgusted frame of
mind. 1t is quite clear that there is no
organized movement. There are scores
of people who seem to favor it, but thus
far not one has displayed pluck enough
to put it in motion. 1t was limited to-day
that the meeting failed on account of a
disposition to delay matters until after
the gas company holds its meeting to-
night.
a representative of the patentees of the
new system which the gas company
adopted few weeks ago is in town try
ing to account for the big jump in gas
bills. 1t has been stated the cause of the
trouble is probably failure to strictly
follow the directions for manufacture
1t is surmised that in making the gas
some channel left open permitted air to
get into the meters, and when the air gets
in its work it counts, sure.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
The Trio Sentenced.

Thomas Cannon, Louis Hazen and John
Schrader, the three young fellows who
robbed Coffee's clothing store on South
Main street, were arraigned before Judge
Pershing at Pottsville yesterday and
pleaded guilty. Cannon and Schrader
received sentences Of two years each and
Hazen was sentenced TO imprisonment
for two years and three months, the extra
months being added as punishment for
escaping from the lookup.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
A TYrhnid Enldemic.

Typhoid fever has become epidemic at
Mt. Carbon and is spreading with such
rapidity that the residents have appealed
to the Pottsville Board of Health for aid.
IL is said that one physician has twenty
six malignant cases on hand. The Potts
vile authorities are making provisions TO
supply corps of trained nurses for the
fever stricken place.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
THE NEWS OF
THE TOWN.
Additional Water Works Bonds to
be Issued Immediately.
CALL FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS !
The Bonds Will Draw Interest at Five
Per Cent From January lSt, 1895.
The Gas Movement FlunkS.

The Borough Council held a meeting
last night to discuss matters pertaining
to the public water works and take action
on the recent authority granted by the
people to increase the Indebtedness of the
town by $4,000 in order to complete the
works The result of the vote for and
against the increase of debt was formally
announced and Borough Solicitor j. H..
Pomeroy said the Borough Council was
at liberty to proceed under the authori y
granted.
1t was decided to issue bonds for the full
amount of the increase and the finance
com mmittee was instructed to have them
prepared at once. They will draw inter
est at the rate of five per cent. from the
first of January. 1895. The interest will
he payable semi-auuually and the bonds
will mature in thirty years.
Messrs James Kane, Andrew Meluskey
and T. j. James, constituting the finance
committee, have issued a notice request
ing all persons who wish to buy the bonds
TO file their applications with Borough
Treasurer Il. F. Bradigau.
3The borough's fire engine columbia
was taken to the Fowler's Run reservoir
this morning to pump the water from the
protecting ditch into the basin. The ditch
is not complete and the water accumulat
ug from the springs north of the reser
voir is giving the workmen trouble, hand
pumps failing to do the work required
A double purpose will be served by the
pumping, as when the basin is filled ther'
will be no danger of the frost affecting tn,
cement work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Better Light.

The incandescens electric light station
is undergoing course Of improvement.
The lights of this system have been very
poor and the complaints have been num-
erous. 1t is expected that in the near fu-
ture the service OF this company will be
much better. The source of trouble has
been lack OF power, but men are now en-.
gagged in putting in wires to make up the
deficiency.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
The Republican Leapue.

The members of the Shenandoah Re-
publican League win meet in Refowich's
building, tomorrow evening, to put the
organization on footing for active work.
Owing to pressure of court business
Hon. @, n. Brumm will not be able to
address the club this week, as previously
announced but he will positively do so
on the evening of Thursday, 22d inst.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Notice TO Parents.

The evening public schools of the
borough of Shenandoah viii be opened
on Monday evening, 10Th inst, and the
undersigned will be at his Office in the
West street school building Oh Monday
morning and evening, 18th inst, toreceive
applicants and issue cards of admission.
M. p. WHITAKER,
II l4-5t Superintendent
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Died.

PURCELL.-On the 12th inst, at Shen-
andoah, Pa, Annie, wife OF Michael 4.
Purcell. Funeral will take place from
the family residence, III South Jardin
street, on Thursday, 18th inst, at 045
a. m. High mass at the Annunciation
church at 10 a. m. Interment in the An
nunciation cemetery. Relatives and
friends respectfully invited to attend.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
KILLED BY
MORPHINE.
Benjamin Davenport, Formerly O.
This Place, the Victim.
WAS PROBABLY SUICIDE
No Definite Cause is Assigned, But it is
Likely the PerniclOus Cigarette
Habit Did II.

Benjamin Davenport, Jr., a former
resident of this town, died at Philadelphia
yesterday morning from the effects of au
overdose of morphine. The deceased was
the son of Benjamin Davenport, of South
Jardin street, this town. He was about
30 years of age, and left a wife but no
children. He was employed as a travel
ing salesman by Philadelphia wholesale
drug house.
In noting the case the Philadelphia
papers report it as being one of suicide,
but they have not been able to fix a cause
for the act. The father of the victim has
telegraphed that the young man was not
feeling well and in taking a dose of NOR
phine accidentally took an overdose.
The Philadelphia papers say that
Davenport was admitted to the Episcopal
Hospital on Monday night while suffering
from the effects of morphine and that he
died yesterday morning. On the preced-
ing night Davenport went into a drug
| store at the corner of Fifth and Cambria
streets where he had been employed as
relay clerk every other Sunday. He said
that he was going to kill a little dog
which he owned, and which was subject
| to fits. He added 81 guess two grains
ought to fixit, but the clerk to whom he
spoke TO answered that he did not think
| so. Davenport, who had access to all the
drugs in the store from his connection as
| relief clerk, then filled a three-grain cap
sule and departed. His wife says that
| about fifteen minutes after he went to bed
he began to snore loudly and she tried to
| waken him. AS he is always hard to
waken she did not think anything of his
| failure to respond. About 1 o'clock, how.
| ever, she awoke and found he was hardly
breathing. Becoming alarmed she called
doctor, who worked with him for a long
time and diagnosed the case as morphine
poisoning. The police were notified and
| Davenport was taken to the hospital.
The deceased was employees as clerk in
| Wasley's drug store in this town some
years ago. His home in Philadelphia was
at 440 Somerset street. He had been a
salesman for druggists sundries and
similar lines of business for some years
and keeps a cigar store at the above ad-
dress. He has been out of position for
two weeks, but the store is said to be on a
paying basis and he hadipro,pects of a
good position.
1t is not thought that money matters
was the cause of his desire to die, and it
is said that he and his wife were married
five years ago and had always lived
happily. One reason assigned is that he
was an inYeterate cigarette smoker,
which may have affected his mind He
seldom had cigarette out Of his mouth
and always inhaled the smoke.
| The funeral will take place at Philadel-
| phia next Friday afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
PrOmpt Remittance

C. W. Dengler, secretary of the Anthra-
cite Lodge, No. 1898, Knights of Honor
Of town, to-day received warrant from
the Supreme Lodge for 5000, payable TO
Mrs. Catherine Hess, widow of the late
S. ID. Hess.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-14
Another Treat.

Tonight another of those delightful
free lunches will be served at McElhenny's
cafe This time it will be buekwheat
cakes and fresh sausage. Everybody is
welcome. There will be an abundance
for all.