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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
A Lover of Fresh Air.

Queen Victoria seems almost imper-
vious to draughts and cold, and no
doubt this makes her somewhat incon-
siderate to those around her. Her
sons and daughters frequently com
plain of the GOODNESS of their mothers
home. She is quite unlike most old
ladies of her age in many of her tastes;
and while they enjoy the coy arm
chairs before the fire the queen is TAX
ing her daily drive. 1t has to be very
bad weather to stop this regular out
ing; for, though rain and snow may
close the carriage, her majesty is al
ways very loath to give up her drives.
And they are drives! The pace at
which she likes to go is another in
stance in which the queen differs from
most of her sex and age. They are, as
rule, content with, and even anx-
ious for, very slow and dignifed man
ner of progression. But not SO her
majesty. Twelve miles an hour is the
pace at which she insists on being
driven when she is in the country, and,
as she knows the distances of all the
drives in the neighborhood of her diff.
ferent homes, she at once detects if
her commands are not being carried
out. Directly a horse is unable to go
this pace he is no longer eligible for
her maieSty'S use.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

old Heidelberg tun was built during
the three years ending with 1891. 1t
was composed of oak beams each 6
inches square and 81 feet long, and
had diameter of even IS feet. The
figures for the exact weight are want
ing, but the item which tells us that
the iron of the hoops alone weighed
1000 pounds is quite suggestive of the
great weight of the vat. Nearly 200
years after the first tun was built
second, of much greater proportions,
was constructed. Heidelberg tun No.
2 was Sc feet long and "a feet in diane
ter and had capacity of 800 hogs
heads. In 1926 Stretton & Co., the
London brewers, constructed a beer
vat at their works in Nuremberg
which was SO feet in diameter and "a
feet deep. The day this stupendous
affair was finished the brewing COM
pany gave dinner to 796 customers,
all of whom were comfortably seated
in the vat.
The Blatner cask, but recently fin
ished, is los feet in diameter and 81
feet deep. 1t was inaugurated with a
ball in which 275 couples took part,
and at one time, it is said, there were
500 people on the floor of the cask, not
counting the walters, musicians, etc.
Beside the above no inconsiderable
floor space was taken up by the stage
erected for the orchestra, the two
pianos and fine dining table.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
MONKEY WORkMEN.
Apes That Possess the knowledge of
Pottery Making.

Apes That Possess the knowledge OF
Pottery Making.
An extraordinary story is told by the
London Daily News, which states that
DIR. Mcgowan lately returned to
Tient-sin, bringing with him, among
other curious discoveries, some partic-
ulars of race of Manchurian monkeys
inhabiting the mountain region of the
Great Wall of China. They are said to
know how to make pottery; more re-
mariable still, they are represented as
having made extraordinary progress in
the art of making wine. A recent edi-
ton of the official history of Yungping
states that lately large body of i'm
migrating monkeys passed a certain
village in crossing from one mountain
to another. The boys of the village
clapped their hands and shouted at the
spectacle, and the monkeys, being
frightened, fed, taking their young in
their arms, but dropping IN their fight
a number of earthen vessels, some of
which would hold quart. On open
ing these, the villagers found they
contained two kinds of wine, pink
and green, that had been made from
mountain berries. 1t is affirmed that
The monkeys store this liquor for use
in the winter when the water is all
frozen. DR.. Mcgowan cites other in
dependent testimonies to similar facts,
including a Chinese account of mon
keys in Chekiang who pound fruit in
stone mortars to make into wine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
A MASKED ROBBER
Binds Two Old Couples on
Successive Nights.
He Declines to Join Prayer Service
for His Conversion to
the Lord.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fresh
MONTEREY, CAL, Jan. 26.-On
Wednesday night masked robber en-
tered the house of Maj. Barney and
compelled him and his wife to kneel
and submit to having their hands tied
behind them, and then he ordered
them to deliver up their money and
valuables. He succeeded in finding
only about Sc, with which he made his
escape, having first unbound them, re-
marking that he had got into the wrong
house.
On Thursday night the same individ-
ual entered the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood and substantially the same scene
was enacted, but here he got even less
than before. Both of these men are
octogenarians and keep neither dog nor
gun.
In each case he heard one thing he
did not desire to hear, and that was a
fervent appeal from the good sisters to
give up his life of sin and begin to serve
the Lord, and an earnest appeal to the
Lord for his immediate conversion, in
which, though pressed by Sister Wood
to join, the robber declined, on the
ground of ''lack of time"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
What Could Have Allied Her?

The human body is a very delicate
and highly complex organization, and
IL is not surprising that it sometimes
breaks down for no easily ascertainable
reason. A farmer met the village doc
tor, according to an exchange, and
said:
'If you happen to be out our way
any time, I wish you'd stop and see
my wife. She don't seem to be feeling
very we'll"
what ais her? What are some of
her symptoms?"
81 dunno. This morning, after she'd
MIXED the cows and fed the pigs and
got breakfast for the men and washed
the dishes and built fire under the
boiler in the washhouse and done a
few little odd jobs round the house, she
complained of feeling tired-like. l
shouldn't wonder if her blood was
poor, and I guess she needs dose of
medicine. Youths Companion.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Rose Coghlan will appear at the Phn-
nix opera house March Is for a two
nights engagement in "L'Article 47''
and Leah the Forsaken."
Marshal Ming evened up with Jim
McClintock, OF the Gazette, yesterday,
by collecting taxes on lot rs, block SO,
in the city of Phoenix. .Jim's story of
the marshal's museum had nothing to
do with the case.
Justice tombstone yesterday present
ed to Judge Geo. G. Israel the human
skull that was found south of the city
some time ago, and has adorned the
desk of the justice for the past few
weeks. The presentation was made in
a formal manner, and Judge Israel's &C.
ceptance was in his usual happy vein.
Messrs. Snow, Storms and Doughert
propose to build water storage dam in
what is known as Big Chino wash, and,
with connecting canal. reclaim 1000
acres of the fertile land of that valley.
Water flows through this wash for sew
eral months in the year. AS water is
reached in this vicinity at depth Of
six or seven feet from the surface, it is
thought little irrigation will soon cause
the alfalfa roots to reach underground
water.-Courier.
Walter Kemp, the Swear. old son of
II. E. Kemp, owns a burro that he has
trained to rear On its left hind foot and
revolve six times with Walter in the
saddle. Thursday evening the latter
wanted seventh revolution to indicate
Z O'Clock. The long cared animal got
there, but caught his off hoof in the
minute hand of the clock, whereby
Walter landed first and the burro on
top of him, to the serious fracture of
Master Walters collar bone. Dr. Helm
cinched 1t up and at last accounts the
plucky youngster was laughing over his
+ gyratory escapade.
The regular bi-monthly exhibition Of
the high school pupils was given last
evening As usual large audience at
tended. The exercises consisted oil
recitations, reading of essays, dialogues
vocal and instrumental music and the
reading of the High School Journal
The last is becoming very interesting
feature of the exercises and is awaited
with interest as usually pleasantriet
are INDUCED in referring to different
mem bers of the school. 1t was in the
com pc tent hands OF Master Gillet las
evening and he did not fail to acqui
himself creditably and scored severa
mirth- provoking hits.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
a DIFFICULT FEAT.
Raising q Locomotive That Had Been
Plunged Into Muddy River.

Raising q Locomotive That Had Been
Plunged Into a Muddy River.
On August 10 last, says the San Fran
cisco Call, locomotive went through
a big ferryboat and plunged pilot first
into the water of Carquinez straits,
the tender and cars remaining on the
ferryboat. The water was deep enough
to cover the cab, but not enough to let
the boat out of the slip. The locomo-
tive stood practically vertical, and it's
nose was deep in the mud. On the
night of the 18th large pair of shears
made of twelve by twelve inch tim
bers crossed at the top, was built up
on the end of the boat and some large
pulleys hung where the timbers
crossed. Then diver spent several
hours in fastening number of cables
on either side of the frame under the
boiler. Four engines were attached to
the ropes, but could not start the 10
connective, although the strain was so
great that a cable nearly three inches
in diameter was broken. Finding the
appliances of insufficient strength,
UI10 Sll0dTS WtIc uOuUItu LII SlAS, duo d
fifth engine taken on board.
On the 18th another trial was made.
1t was hard to get the engines to pull
exactly together, and as their wheels
would slip and revolve the cables
would snap and the tackle generally
would be badly strained. Finally a
simultaneous pull started the mass
and the cab slowly appeared above the
water, and the engine was gradually
lifted until somewhat higher than
the floor of the ferry boat. Tackle
from a steam dredger stationed in
front of the slip was then attached to
the forward end of the locomotive,
which was pulled out in this way.
The shears were then swung slowly
backward over the deck of the ferry
and the engine gradually lowered to
the tracks it had left. When it was
hauled to the neighboring roundhouse
and the mud washed off it was found
that but little damage had been done
beyond tae splintering of the cab by
the cables.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
PERSONAL.

Ed. Channel is in from Cave Creek.
L. L. Harmon of Tempe was in the
city yesterday.
Gov. Hughes will not arrive in Phe
nix until Tuesday.
G. 7. Peters, well-known Arizonian,
of Armour, is the city.
Billy Williams we'll knownin Phoenix
is in from the Bradshaws where he is
working claim.
City Engineer Trott was in Tempe
yesterday on important surveying bust
ness for Tempe business men.
AL Robertson returned yesterday
morning from Colorado, where he has
some excellent gold and copper mines.
Harry 0. Jordon of Boston is in Phoe-
nix. Mr.. Jordon is a son of General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Jordon, of
the Erie railroad.
Yesterdays arrivals: J. H. Camp
bell, j. E. Clarke, Los Angeles A. Rich
ards, Grand Rapids, Mich; Fl. Yunker,
Cincinnati, Ohio; N. P. Frazier and
wife, Frank d. Frazier, Chicago; G. A .
Hartman and wife, Denver; M. B.
Palmer and wife. Leon, ILL.,; W. A.
Wilson. Kansas City.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

A Toronto Professor Believes 1t Was tn,
American Continent.

American Continent.
Ignatius Donnelly finds supporter
of his Atlantis theory in Sir Daniel
Wilson, president of the University of
Toronto, who declares, after a great
deal of search, that the lost Atlantis
was not myth, but that it was really
the continent of America. He accounts
for its disappearance from view in a
different way, but that is merely Incl
dental
Donnellys theory, as summarized by
the Milwaukee Journal, was that the
land was submerged by some great
volcanic upheaval, and that from those
who escaped in the continents of Eu-
rope and Asia came the tradition of the
deluge. Sir Daniel rejects this expla-
nation as being disproved by the fact
that there are no traces of such vol
canic action either on the continent or
in the ocean bed. He believes that the
ancient Egyptians, the most progress
sive and adventurous people of ancient
times, discovered the continent, but
that in the decline both of their learn
ing and power it became lost to view
and existed at the time our knowledge
of Egypt begins merely as shadowy
tradition.
1t is his opinion that traces of the
Egyptians of those days are to be
sought in the ruined cities OF Central
America, whose origin has never been
determined or even been made the basis
of any reasonable theory. Such dis
covery would furnish a substantial
basis for the legend of the lost Allan
tbs and the theory invests those Won
derful ruins with a new interest for
the antiuuarians.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
They Can't Adjourn.

DENVER, Jan. 26.-The house today
by vote of 25 to IS indefinitely post
poned the resolution providing for a
sine die adjournment tomorrow night.
The senate met at O'Clock for the first
time sincs tuesday. Senators Weber
and Boyd, who have been in favor of
adjourning. gave notice that in the flu
ture they would vote TO continue the
session. The majority, however, are
still opposed to any legislation.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
Thorough Work.

The water was turned into the pipes
in the new Fleming building yesterday
and in sill the intricate plumbing
throughout the building not single
leakage could be found. The work was
done by the Phoenix Plum bling COM.
pany under the personal supervision of
Charles Coon, president of the com
pany. Mr.. Coon is one of the best
posted men on plumbing matters on the
Pacific coast and as 1t is SO unusual for
the plumbing work on such large
building as the Fleming to be done
without flaw Mr.. Coon justly feels
proud.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
MRS. LUCY STONE.
A Long Career Marked by Moderation
and Common Sense.

and Common Sense.
The death of Mrs. Lucy Stone Black
well, at the age of seventy-fve years,
recalls long term of service in re-
formatory work, marked by unwaver-
ing steadfastness and at the same time
by moderation and common sense. She
was best known as Lucy Stone and by
domestic agreement used that name.
The speciality which commanded her
attention, woman's rights, appealed
with slow success as to its most salient
points, voting and oficeholding. Even
to this day it has made but little ad-
vance, though they hold the general
suffrage in one state and in others cast
ballot for school officers. 1t is not
an unfair assumption that what Lucy
Stone cared for was not the mere priv
ilege of going to the polls, but rather
for more general equality of rights
which she believed would be promoted
by the suffrage. AS to this there has
been great gain in recent years. The
chief impulse to this has been the con-
cession of equal and separate property
rights, which has been accomplished
almost throughout the country.
Lucy Stone was born in Brookfeld,
Mass, August 10, 1918. Her GRANDPA
Their was a colonel in the revolution
and also participated in the famous
Shays rebellion. Her father was a
prosperous New England farmer
Quite early in life she became possessed
of desire to be able to read the Bible
in the original, and to that end deter
mined to become thoroughly educated
She graduated at Oberlin in 1S47, and
in that year gave her first lecture on
womans rights in her brothers church
at Gardner, Mass. In 184S she took the
lecture field for the Massachusetts,
Anti-Slavery association, in that capac-
ity travelling extensively through the
then settled portion of the United
States and Canada. In 1855 she mar
ried Henry B. Blackwell, but believing
that her influence as an individual
would be compromised by giving up
her name it was expressly agreed that
she should retain the one she had al
+ ways borne. AS a speaker Mrs Stones
merits were of peculiar and rare Or
der, and caused Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton to say of her she was the first
speaker who really stirred the nations
heart on the subject of woman's
wrongs.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
FL Burro.

Donkey is in Spanish burro. In Tex
as, New Mexico, Colorado and in Ari-
IONA, where the donkey is as well
known as the horse, he is always called
by his Spanish name, on account of the
fact that this section of the United
States SO recently belonged to the
Mexicans, who, as rybody knows,
talk that language. The Spaniards and
Mexicans also apply the term "burro"
to stupid or ignorant person, just as
Euglish-speaking races use the word
donkey Y. Sun.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

4S LOTS near Santa Fe Railroad depot near
West End school from $3.50 to $500 each.
LOTS on Washington street blocks
from City Hall. $500 each.
80 ACRES partly improved, q mills east
of Indian school with water right, $50 per acre.
40 ACRES miles from city on Central ave-
nue. with water. Price SIS per acre.
10 ACRE TRACTS four miles northeast of
city. $40 per acre.
80 ACRES ~ miles from court house. $50
per acre.
" ACRES miles from city with water
right. $3.50.
80 ACRES all in alfalfa % miles from
Tempe with water right. $40 per acre.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
A Billiards. Wake.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Jan. 26.-Reports of
suffering among the people in Tuesday's
blizzard are coming in. One family of
three were frozen to death in Cheyenne
county. A woman named Morrison
and her children were found frozen in
Pawnee county. An unknown tramp
was frozen on a Santa Fe train. There
are dou btless other fatalities.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

BERTHE slimley-Miss Wiggle, Lab
that is-don't you know, 1 love you.
Will you-ah-can you?
7 Miss Wiggle-Really, Mr.. Slimley, I
must take time to consider. In the
meantime you may be sister to me-
Puck.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

"HAvE your hair trimmed?" asked
the barber. ''Trimmedr' echoed Farm
er Begosh. "Now, look ye here.
don't want no jokes. I c"me here to
git nv. hair cut, and I don't want no
r-immin's at all. Did We think l wanted
We ter do it up in ribbons? Washing
ton Star.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
Big Mining Deal.

The Gold Hill mining property is
sold. Mr.. D. J Edwards is the former
owner of the claim and it is said that
big price has been paid. The Gold Hill
property is about five miles from the
Phoenix mine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
A PhilanthropIst Sinking.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 26.-Physicians
in attendance upon George W. Childs
issued the following bulletin tonight:
IL 80 a. M, Mr.. Childs has not i'm
proved. His condition has become a
serious one.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
THE HEIDELBERG TUN OUTDONE
A Cask Made at Munich Which Knocks
1t Out of Sight.

That monster wine vat, the famous
"tun of Heidelberg" which we have
been taught from childhood to consider
the most gigantic receptacle for liquid
ever made of wood and bound with iron
hoops, has at last, says the st. Louis
Republic, been excelled in the shape
of a giant casl1 built for the Blatner
Brewing company of Munich. The
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
For Sale.

100 ACRES of land, one block from Capitol
addition and four blocks from the Washington
street electric line, now under construction.
Price 5000 per acre.
200 LOTS in Neahr's addition from $50 to
$500 each. These lots are located from 5 to 10
blocks of the business portion of the city.
Don't fail to examine into this.
800 LOTS in Capitol addition near electric
street car line. Price $3.50 to $500 each.
15OLOTS inChurchill ad iition. Theee lots
are within Is minutes walk of the business
portion of the city.
LOTS, corner, within blocks of the post
office, elegant neighborhood. Price $1,000 for
pair.
2LOTs blocks north of Presbyterian church
on Third avenue, 81 900 for pair.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
A PROMINENT RAILROAD MAN.
Arrival Of the Auditors Chief Clerk

Arrival Of the Auditors Chief Clerk
of the c. B. g. Q.
R. S. Harris, chief clerk in the audi
tors office of the G. B. & @. railroad at
St. Joseph, Missouri, and brother OF
Gilbert Harris prominent railroad
man of Kansas City, arriv in Phoenix
yesterday morning. Mr.. Harris is very
much pleased with the Salt River valley
and is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
removing his mother from st. Joseph
to Arizona's sunny cline.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27
Athletes of the Present Day.

J. E. Sullivan, secretary of the
Amateur Athletic Union, president of
the Pastime Athletic club, and athletic
editor of The Sporting Times, writes:
"For years l have been actively con-
nected with athletic sports. I have al
WAYS found it to my advantage to use
Allcock's Porous Plasters while in
training, as they quickly remove sore
ness and stiffness; aud when attacked
with any kind OF pains, the result OF
slight colds, I always used Allcock's
with beneficial results. l have noticed
that most athletes of the present day
use nothing else but Allcock's plasters."
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-27

THE CANDY KITCHEN closes Sun
day. Light deliveries made Saturday
afternoon and evening. Our stock of
fresh fruits, confectioneries, nuts, cigars
and tobacco is complete. Everything
in our line at the CANDY KITCHEN,
80 W. Washington St.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21
ODD NEW YEAR CUSTOMS.
Queer Ways OF Giving Presents In tn
Oiden TimeS-

Queer Ways OF Giving Presents In the
Oiden TimeS-
There used to be a custom in vogue
many years ago in placing all the New
Years gifts on the floor in a dark room
where the recipients scrambled for
them on their knees, and if they
brought out other than their own they
were fined a certain sum which was to
be expended in addition to the good
cheer. Bags of bran and baskets of
shavings were used to conceal the gifts
in. and the whole process was made as
difficult and amusing as possible The
custom of giving New Years presents
dates back to the Saxons. who kept the
festival with great ceremony and feast
ing. In the fifteenth century gloves
were the most appreciated of any pres
ents, being of the finest quality and
handsomely decorated with gold and
silver embroidery. A neat surprise was
a sum of money inclosed in the gloves.
A lord chancellor of England. Sir
Thomas Moore, had won difficult suit
for a lady client, and she remembered
him on New Years day with pair of
gloves which had forty gold pieces
sewed into them. Sir Thomas kept
the gloves, but returned the money,
saying that such lining made him IN
comfortable.-Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-21

sters-anything, everything, so that
the day be merry, and all hearts rejoice
because Christ the Lord was born.
Forget for time the cares of business,
the pressure of hard times, the threat
ening future. Lock up the family skel-
eton and. with it, all frowns and harsh
words and the petty tyrannies and jeal-
Ousies of common days If you can lose
the key of the closet, so much the bet
ter. If not, even the brief respite from
ugly cares will leaTe its benediction in
your heart. and quicken your longing
for the return OF the festival of peace