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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-13

The Repairs Were Made.
The Rev. Mr.. Adams of Leominster
was anSecceific character AMh had
no heatSaonaR speakiag his m5nd, Ell
ther to congregation or to individuals.
Ha-wasabeatte ezehangeWith-a-n a-neagh-
boring minister,s a mild and sinefeEsixe
man, wES kle the lunttiless ds Ms
disposition and said II to him ii advance:
You will find some panes Of glass
broken in the pulpit window, and pos
sihly syes snsy su6eg dram the cold,
PIE cusAien, ,atbo, IS linsbad coHdieion;
but beg Of you not to say anything to
my people about it.. They are poor and
disinclimed t8 think of repairs.
Before Mr. Adams left home that
Sunday morning he filed bag with
rags and took it with him. When he
had been IN the pulpit few minutes
the draft began TO make itself felt,
and he deliberately took handful of
rags from his bag and stuffed them into
the window. The sermon dweh upon
the duties of congregations toward their
ministers, and he SOON became very an
imated, and brought down both fists
with tremendous force upon the pulpit
cushion. The feathers scattered in ev-
cry direction, but pausing only to ex-
claim, why, how these feathers fly"
he proceeded with his discourse.
BE had fulfilled his brother minis
ter's request Of not addressing the con-
gregation directly on the subject. but
all the same he had effected his point.
Next Sunday the window and cushions
were found to be IN excellens repair
Youth 9 Cempani9n IL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-13
Where He Belonged.

An English paper tells the following
old story as of something having recent
ly happened: The hartford magistrate
sent boy named Mace to truant
school for two years, whereupon this
colloquy ensued:
Clerk-You are bound to ask the father
what is his religious persuasion.
Chairman-Do you go to church:
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Do yon go anywhere:
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Does tie boy go anywhere?
Defendant-No, sir.
Clerk-Then we shall put him down
as belonging to the Church of England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-13
JAPANESE cLANsMEN.
Sons who Died to Avenge Their Fathers.
The Forty-seven E:ontns.

Sons who Died to Avenge Their Fathers.
The Forty-seven E:onfns.
No crusader of the west, no viking
of the ncrth. cherished q higher ideal
of loyalty and ,,chivalry than the clans
men sof old Japan; no Corsican more
ruth1essly handed down a feud from
peneration degeneration or exactedfrom
son;and brother the e1ecntion&of q
steiner yeadetsa. The Satsu1na men of
todsvtfnuusplr the fact chat their.
own swords have avenged IN this gen
Grafton the defeat inflicted on their fore
fathers in the year 1,600 by the Todu-
gawa clan.
Legend and drama recount every day
to eager ears the stories of sons who
died to avenge their fathers, clansmen
that they might slay the foemen whe
had caused the death of their lord. The
favorite heroes, who hold in popular
estimation tho place assigned by us to
Robin Hood and his men, are the ~ rob-
ms, name given to men who have
lost their c1anship.
Their lord was obliged to commit
hara kiri, or judicial suicide, for hav-
ing within royal precincts drawn h1s
sanaseEx1g
and these stanch yassals devoted them
selves to the destruction Of the insult
er, knowing assuredly that, having slain
hiik, &,F Nould beequally condsmed:
toS:faFe thar own Ives. 49,
StiK mar be seem incense sticks.
buknia9bdbre the Gases of theiraead-
er MA hig young sdd lid visiting cards
stuck into the little tablets above them
as tokens of the respect in which they
are held by those who know their story
and deplsre. their doam.z
NJ Bhef reSUfds HAT ut review
Of British troops in 1864 at Yokohama
a great ,dainio was watching with inss
terest tia maneuvers of their regiments
and batteries of artillery stationed there.
At the conclusion >he was asked to al
low the escortof his retainers who had
accompanied ghim to go through their
drill ana tactics, to which he readily
consented ~
Turning to Sir Rutherford A1cock,
who was inspecting the troops, he proud
II said:
my retinue is small, and their tao
tics are not worthy of notice after what
we have seen, but there is not one man
among them who, if / say die, will not
unhesitatingly sacrifice his life sat my
command. Nineteenth Century.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-13
Unfamiliar witt, the Bible.

Mr.. John T. Gray, clerk of the court
Of common pleas, began to issue the an
nual licenses OH Monday, and including
yesterday about $24, 900 had been re-
ceived. The clerks were dazed yesterday
when a woman applicant for a license
picked up the Bible from the counter
and inquired what book it was. When
MIR. Sylvanus Gray found on inquiry
that the woman did not know the ma
ture Of the book, he wrapped the Bible
in paper and made her present of it
Baltimore Sun.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
ORDINANCE NO. 176.

An ordinance entitled an ordinance for the
purpose of improving Washington street, on
the north side thereof, between First street
and Second street, in the city of Phoenix.
WHEREAS: petition has been filed with
the city recorder and city council of the city OF
Phoenix. signed by majority of the owners OF
the lineal frontage on Washington street in the
city of Phoenix, between First street and Sec
ond street, of said city, asking that said side of
Washington street, between said First and Sec
ond streets, be improved by the laying of a
thereon, where not already SO done along the
said frontage.
Now, therefore, The common council of Phoe-
nix do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That there be and hereby SIS Or
dered to be constructed by special taxation of
contiguous property on the north side of
Washington street, between First street and
Second street in the city of Phoenix, Maricopa
county, territory of Arizona, an artificial stone,
or cement sidewalk with granite or concrete
curb, where not already done. along the 'front.'
age above described.
SEC 2. Said artificial stone or cement
sidewalk and granite or concrete curbs shall be
constructed in accordance with the plans and
specifications for such work heretofore on the
9Th day of August, 1894, by the common council
of Phoenix approved and adopted.
SEC 3. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION according to law
Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix the
LIST day of October, 1891 Approved the LIST day
of October, 1894.
JAMES D. MONIHON,
Attest: Mayor.
[Seall ED. SCHWARTZ,
City Recorder
date of first publication october 6, 1S94.l
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
COMING TO PHOENIX.

The celebrated San Francisco specialists DR..
LIEBIG & Co, from the International Surgical
Institute and Liebig World Dispenssry, of 400
Geary street, san Francisco, will have offices at
the Commercial Hotel from Monday, Oct Is to
Sunday, Oct. q. By the use of the latest scien-
ti1c remedies, hot springs and mud baths are
made unnecessary in the treatment of skin and
blood diseases. Loss Of vitality, hernia or
rupture hemorrhoids or piles specially treated +;
also deformities and diseases of women and
children. Braces, splints and appliances for
deformities, surgical treatment for malforma-
lions furnished and chronic diseases of every
description treated specially. Contracts made
and durable cases guaranteed.
Above cases should call for unequaled ad-
vice and examination by the staff of physicians
OF the International Surgical Institute and
Liebig World Dispensary of San Francisco.
Diseases OF the eye, ear, nose and throat sue
cessfully treated and the proper glasses for the
sight supplied. The reason that ordinary
oculists and aurss so often fail to cure diseases
of the above organs is owing to the fact that
most cases require proper constitutional treat
ment, which s seldom given.
On account of the enormous practice all over
the coast, the staff of physicians can only spare
the above dates for Phoenix.
rare chance to consult free with the most
successful, reliable, longest established and
skillful American and European physicians
and surgeons of San Francisco, where they
have for thirty years given special treatment
for chronic, private aud complicated diseases
of men, blood, skin and nervous diseases.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
AN INSECT EXECUTION.
How a Quartette of Flies Put a Half
Burned Brother to Death.


Burned Brother to Death.
Flies are not usually accredited with
great intelligence, but an illustration
observed one night recently goes far to
disprove any idea that they are entirely
bereft of thought. 1t was near mid
night and a writer for the Philadelphia
Call laid aside his pen for the day, but
was constrained to remain at the desk
by the strange actions of a quartette
of flies. One unfortunate buzzer had
flown too near the gaslight and had
been SO badly singed that he could not
fly. Quite helpless, he lay on his back
struggling to overturn himself. He
almost succeeded, but so painful were
his efforts that mercy suggested the
speedy killing of the insect. But the
manifest agitation of four unusually
large flies prevented hasty execution.
In great excitement the quartette cir
cled around the unfortunate, remain
ing within a radius of twelve incnes.
One pair seemed to touch heads, and in
an instant one of the two went saw
agely for the injured brother. After
contending with him for brief time
the first helper left, when, without
lapse of many seconds, the second of
the pair went through the same per-
Torrance. Here was a puzzle that re-
quired close study to solve. We're the
flies striving to aid the sufferer, or did
they want to kill him, either because
of his uselessness or to relieve him from
pain?
Seventeen times were combats-for
such they soon appeared to be-had.
The fly, lying on his back, fought and
apparently sought to keep off the big
insects. AS near as the eye could de-
termine, they seemed to strive to reach
the neck of the sufferer. There was
short, sharp fight each time. A few
grains of sugar were placed on the
desk, but the fighters were too greatly
absorbed to notice them. More pow
vows ensued, and three attacks fol-
lowed. Then the four were frightened
by an attempt to catch them. One fly,
not of the quartette, was captured and
placed under a glass with the wingless
member. Five minutes the stranger
flew around wildly, not going near the
burned fellow. The glass was re-
moved, and in the course of ten min
utes four flies were again on the scene,
trying to kill the small insect. 1t was
then nearly one o'clock a. m, and the
observer, failing to inveigle any into
trap, retired. Early in the morning
the fly that caused all the trouble was
found dead, with the grains of sugar
lying around him undisturbed
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
Medical.
To those Who Suffer From Kidney Troubles

I have been suffering from kidney
troubles for one year and no doctor has
done me any good. Their reason, they
say, is because when the kidneys are
diseased they waste away and are
incurable. | got acquainted with
Mr.. R. Silva A. and he gave me some
of his kidney remedy and have
since been radically cured, and
I recommend him to all those that
are suffering from this disease in re-
compense of my gratitude.
D. G. UPsoN.
Phoenix, Sept. 6. 1894.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
Cement Floors in the Dairy.

A cement floor in the creamery
should slope gently to the center or
one side, where drain and trap shoulc!
be arranged for carrying away water
The building should have a tank in
the upper part, which may be kept
full of water, or connected with a
spring so that hose may be used on
the cement floor to keep it clean,
washing out every indication OF spilled
milk or cream. Thus there will never
be disagreeable oIor about the place.
A cask will do for tank in the upper
part of the building. The hose will be
found exceedingly useful for washing
carriages at the creamery door.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
Election Proclamation.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SIS
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Whereas under an Act of the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of Arizona entitled
Elections" approved March Sth, 1887, it is
provided that an election shall be held through
out the Territory upon the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, A. D., 1888, and
every stwo years thereafter, and that mem
bers of the Legislative Assembly and such other
officers as may be required by law shall be
chosen at such election; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is further provided in said Act
that at least thirty days before the general cleo
ton, the Governor must issue an election pro-
clamation, designating the time of the election
and the offices to be filed.
Now, THEREFORE, l, Louis c. Hughes, Gov
ernor of Arizona, in pursuance of the duty en-
joined upon me, do hereby order general
election to be held on the Tuesday after the
hrst Monday in November, A. D., 1894; and the
offices to be filed at such election are hereby
designated as follows, to-wit:
One delegate to the Fifty-fourth congress of
the United States.
Twelve members OF the council of the legis-
lative assembly of Arizona.
Twenty-four members of the house of the
legislative assembly of Arizona, apportioned
agreesbly to existing laws as follows:
No. Mems. of No. Mems of
Counties. the Council. the House.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

~ n. LYMAN-Attorney at law. Office
Z l.. rooms and 2, Fleming block.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

DR. VIM G. GRAsSER-specialties Throat
~ lung and genito-urinary system. Office
room ellison block, Phoenix. Office hours
$50 to u a. m, 2 to 5 p. m, 7 to 9 p. m.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

nR. CHAS. q. JONES, TEMPE, A. 7. OF
- fee at Heineman & Gill building.
Office hours to a. M, to and to p m
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
Machine shop.

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T D. COPELAND, First avenue, opposite
/ 4. court house. Mining, agricultural and
all other, kinds of machinery built or repaired.
Models and patterns made. Soldering, brazing
grinding or any other work in the mechanical
line. Engines remodeled.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
PROBES SION AL
Physicians.

r L. WALKER, M. D.-Physician and Sur
d . geon. Office, ID W. Washington street,
Thibodo building. Residence Telephone No. SO.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

nOCTOR HIBBARD, Late of Denver, Colo
~ RADIO, Graduate of Harvard Medical Col
lege. Formerly member of Colorado and Rhode
Island State Medical societies. Specially, dis
eas es of the throat and lungs. Offices ground
floor, Monihon block.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

nR. KIRKWOOD Physician and Surgeon.
IL Ground floor. Washington st., next door
to Keystone pharmacy. Diseases of nose, throat
and lungs specially.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

nR. D. NJ. PURMAN-Ofice Cor Adams and
~ Center Sts., with Doctors Ward and Mar
tin. Office hours 9 to 10 q. m, and to and
u oSp. m. Night calls left at DeWitt's hack
stand will receive prompt attention.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
B1cVcleS.

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" 8 GR15W D-Manufacturers' agent
III. and general commission merchant
dealer in bicycles and cycling sundries. All
kinds of difficult bicycle repairing skilfully
done. 80 South Center st.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

DORTER W. FLEMING, Attorney at Law
Rooms 20 and 81, Fleming Block, Phoenix
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12
Veterinary

M H. WILLIAMS-Attorneya and Counsello
Nl. at Law, % Wall street, Phoenix, Ariz.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-10-12

And the various counties shall jointly elect
one member of the council. And there shall
be elected in each county of the territory,
one probate judge, one district attorney, one
sheriff, one treasurer, one recorder, one sur
veyor, two members of the board OF super
visors, except in Pima county where three
mem bers shall be elected, and in each of the
counties where the office has not been consoli-
dated with the Office of sheriff, one assessor
shall be elected.
Also in the several precincts of each county,
one justice of the peace and one constable
shall be elected, and in such precincts as are
entitled to two justices of the peace and two
constables, that number shall be elected
And do hereby offer reward of fifty dol
lars for the arrest and conviction of any and
every person violating any of the provisions OF
title ", part I, of the penal code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great
seal of the territory to be affixed
[sEALl this twenty seventh day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1894.
By the Governor,
CHARLES N. BRUCE, LOUIS C. HUGHES,
Secretary of Arizona. Governor.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
HER HYPNOTIC EPISODE.
She Suffered at First--Then the Clerks
 Time of Trouble Came.

She Suffered at First--Then the Clerks
 Time of Trouble Came.
 "Have you ever been hypnotized in dry goods store?" asked a clever dame of Q piazza coterie. 1T mean have you ever been waited on by clerks who absolutely force you to buy what you donot wantP Let me tell you what happened to me the other morning
 'Iwent into a store to buy a new gown, and in certain store one of these horri- ble hypnotic clerks fixed me with his gilt tering eye and positively controlled my purchase. He mesmerized me into letting him cut off gown. pattetn that did not want, it did not suit me in color, design or texture, yet there I stood spellbound and allowed the scissors to seal my doom. A cash boy was then called to carry the purchase to the lining counter. On the way over there emerged from my hypnor tized condition and had my revenga What do you think didf I turned cor ner, scurried through crowds of other vic tins, got out at a side door and went about my business. No one in the store knew me, and have felt better ever since. If the hypnotic clerk had trouble with the proprietor about that gown, SD much tho better It will teach him not tp exercise his mesmerio powers over helpless women. "-St Louis ost-Dispatch.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
MEN WHO PASS IN THE DAY.
Queer Requests They Make of a Stranger
 With a Sense of the Ridiculous.
best of nlastere

Queer Requests They Make of a Stranger
 With Sense of the Ridiculous.
 "Queer town you have here" he said to policeman at the Fort street entrance of the city hall in the presence of report CT.
 1T don't know about that" replied the officer as he looked the man over and inn agined ho scented the odor of whisky in the air
 Queer town, very queer town," con- tinued the stranger. II hadn't been here half an hour when met man car rying big auger in his hand. He stopped me and asked as favor that I let him bore a hole in me. I refused him as deli cately and as good naturedly as l could, but he got as mad as Q wolf about it. I always do man a favor when can, but I'll be hanged if want an auger twisting around in my vitalsl'
 Tho officer looked at him again and sniff ed at the atmosphere some more, and the stranger continued;;
 ''Met another man carrying big wad of greenbacks in his hand and crying like child. Said he was going to commit sui eide and wanted me to take tho money and buy him a tombstone I hated to re- fuse him, but being a stranger here I couldn't fool around with tombstones. The feller got mad and hauled of and cracked me on the jaw"
 1T never heard of such a thingP' ex- claimed the officer.
 "No, probably not It's not your busi- ness to hear of such things. Queer town, very queer town. Never struck such queer town before. It wasn't half an hour ago that I met policeman who asked me if I wouldn't take his place while he sat down in a doorway and cried. Said he'd lost his mother and felt 1t his duty to weep. I wanted to oblige. him, but had some weeping to do myself, and he called me loafer and whacked me on the back. Whats the matter now?"
 "You move on" commanded the officer as he drew his club.
 "That it-that's just what told you" exclaimed the stranger. "You were prob ably going to ask me to go over and draw your salary and take a trip to Europe, and seeing what kind of man I am you get mad and are ready to murder me in cold blood. Queer town, queerest town ever struck. I'll move on; of course I'll move on. But I'll bet you 10 to l the next man I meet will bat mo on the ear because won't accept his gold watch or lot him , hang big diamond around my neck. "- Detroit Free Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
THE BATH AFTER EXERCISE.
Unless It Is Taken at Once It Should Not
 Be a Cold One.

Unless It Is Taken at Once It Should Not
 Be a Cold One.
 The popular notion of the injurious cf- feet of cold bath taken by one who Is overloaded from exercise must possess, as all such ideas have, somo basis in expcri- sence, and yet 1t is falsi1ed by the experi- ences of athletes from the days of the .Greel1sand Romans even until now, who find in this procedure a refreshing and stimulating tonic after the exertion they have recently undergone. And, physio- logically speaking a cold plunge or douche taken immediately after the physical ef- fort, when the skin is acting freely and there is a sense of heat throughout the body, is as rational as, in the experience of the athlete, 1t is beneficial. It is paral leied by the tonic effect produced by the cold plunge when the skin is actively se- creting after Turkish bath and finds its rationale doubtless in the stimulation of the nervous system, in the increase of in ternal circulation and also in the renewal of activity to the cutaneous circulation after the momentary contraction of blood vessels due to the cold.
 The popular belief doubtless rests on the injurious effects which may be in duced by the bath in one who does not re- sort to it immediately, but allows time for the effects of fatigue to show themselves on the muscles and nerves. and for the surface of the body to get cool. Taken then, tho bath is more likely to depress than to stimulate; there is less power of reaction and greater liability to internal inf1ammations. At such time warm bath rather than cold one Is moro suit able and moro safe.-London Lancet.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder World Fair Highest Medaland Diploma.
SOME PLAIN ENGLISH.

LONDON, Aug. 11.-Messrs. Weed and Bartlett, who are reported to have come to England to seek financial aid for the Nica- raguan Canal company, said in an inter- view this evening: 'While the share. holders of the Nicaraguan Canal company are patriotic and willing to let the United States, on any fair basis, carry out the en' terprise, they do not propose to be idle or to let the project collapse if the United States will not carry out the enterprise. Therefore we shall not refuse any fair proposition from any other source. We shall only stipulate that until a large amol is paid the first claim in the enter prise shall be reserved by the United States. If congress de- lays action until European capital shall have been invested, it must not com- plain. It really makes little difference when the money comes, inasmuch as the canal must always be neutral and open to the worlds commerce. Both gentlemen were hopeful that they will be successful in their mission.