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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-28
At the Street Astronomer Stand.

Nighthawk observation-disclosures bust
ness?
The Telescope Man with dignity
Locking up.-Trr.L
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-28

Passengers on the bridge cars in the
early evening have noticed the tall,
lanky individual who fills and lights
the oil lamps in the cars. He stands
about 6 feet 2 inches high and is very
thin. His height is valuable to him in
his present occupation in reaching for
the lamps. This he does with the aid Of
a small box, while a shorter man would
need a ladder.
The swiftness with which he works
is marvellous. He says it comes of long
practice. He will board a train coming
in at the Brooklyn station before the
last passenger has left the cars and will
then busy himself with his oil can and
box.
In each bridge car there are at least
eight lamps, while some carry ten. This
makes at least 30 lamps in a train of
four cars. The lamplighter must fill ev-
cry lamp in each car in the short time
it takes to switch the train from one
track to the other. He does not even
have time to ~extinguish the light, but
must pour the oil in while the lamp is
burning.
This lightninglike work must be con
tinued until every car is illuminated.
He no sooner gets through with one
train than another demands his atten-
ton, but he gets them all lighted with
out the least trouble. New York Her
aid.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24

Iheard story the other day that may
be new to most of you. An active young
woman entered large shop recent
ly and seeking out the silk department
eamped there for a real pleasant time.
The salesman was amiable and glad to
show her the different shades and quail
tiles At least he said he was. But lie
had not calculated upon the Staying
qualities" of his caller. For fully one
half hour she compelled him to hop up
and down a ladder, laden with rolls Of
silk, but none could she find that suited
her. At last he had taken down all but
two rolls, and, as he leaned against his
ladder and wiped away the beads of
perspiration, he said: well. really,
madam, I don't see that we can suit
you. Excuse me for saying it, but you
really don't seem to know what you
want"
To which she responded: swell,
don't want to buy anything to-day. 1
was just looking for couple of friends
and"
Here the exasperated clerk broke in:
Looking for a couple of friends? Well,
madam, if you think they're in those
two rolls on the shelf I'll take those
down, too" Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
Opals Are Popular Once More.

The prejudice against opals appears
to be disappearing. Anyhow they are
popular. There are several varieties
of opal and therefore several degrees
of merit. The precious, or noble, or
oriental opal is the supreme. This has
all the colors, and when these colors
are broken into snangles it is then
called the harlequin opal Then comes
the fire opal or girasol, with hyacinth
red and yellow refection-the former
comes from Hungary, the latter from
Mexico. The common, or semiopals,
are nonopalescent. The hydrophane,
or oculus mundi, is nontransparent,
but becomes so by immersion in water
or any transparent fluid. The cacha-
long is nearly opaque and of blush
white color The hyalite is colorless,
pellucid and white. The opal jasper
or wood opal is the petrifaction of
wood, opalescent, but without the col
oring which makes the noble gem so
precious.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24

SWAN swan over the sea; swim,
swan, swim; swan swan back again,
well swum, swan.
IT is a shame, Sam; these are the
same, Sam. 'Tis all a sham, Sam, and
shame it is to sham so, Sam.
SUSAN shines shoes and socks;
socks and shoes shine Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
ROBERT RowLEY rolled a round roll
round; round roll Robert Rowley
rolled round; where rolled the round
roll Robert Rowley rolled round.
OLIVER OGLETEoRP ogled an owl and
oyster. Did Oliver Oglethorp ogle an
owl and oyster? If Oliver Oglethorp
ogled an owl and oyster, where are
the owl and oyster Oliver Oglethorp
egled?
SAMMY SHoEsMTH saw a shrieking
songster. Did Sammy Shoesmith see
shrieking songster? If Sammy Shoe
smith saw shrieking songster where S
the shrieking songster Sammy Shoe
smith saw?
HOBBS meets Snobs and hobbs;
Hobbs hobs to Snobbs and Nobhs;
Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and robs
Nobbs' fob. "That is" says hobbs,
1.-The worse for Hobbs jobs" and
Snobbs sobs.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
Mitchell Is Ready.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 23.-Char-
ley Mitchell is now entirely ready for
the fight. His last work, a run of six
miles followed by rub down was COM
pleted at 10 O'Clock today and from now
on he will quietly rest until he enters
the ring, doing no more work than
necessary to keep in condition. He is
still very confident of the outcome and
only laughs at the odds quoted against
him.
"They haye often been wrong" he
said, "and they are wrong this time"
Concerning the proposition to adjourn
the fight until latter, Mitchell was very
emphatic. he looked supremacy dis
gusted when he heard of the possibility
of postponement until Saturday and
then remarked with energy: II will
listen to no proposition from the club
unless it is made worth my while.
have finished my work and have made
all preparations to leave here for the
fight on Thursday.
The only object of the club in post
poning the fight is to draw more men
down here. 1t takes no account of the
men who have already come down to see
the fight but proposes simply to keep
every body here at increased expense SO
it can make more money for Itself If
they want postponemsnt to Saturday.
they must, as 1 have said, make it
worth my while to wait, otherwise
shall fight on Thursday"
The granting of the temporary in
junction at Jacksonville was grateful to
members of the Mitchell party.
"Of course this does not settle evsrv-
thing" said "Bat" Masterson, "but it
does look as though the governor was
disposed to admit tho matter to argu
ment now and that is what he refused
to do heretofore. We have it from q
source which 1 can not give you but
which l assure you is the highest that
the granting of the injunction will not
be unsatisfactory to Governor Mitchell.
cit suits me all right" said Mitchell.
81 don't care where the fight comes of
80 long as it does come off. OF course
l prefer comfortable arena, to a fight
in the bushes but want the fight to
come off without any more monkey
business"
The Mitchell party will move up to
Jacksonville tomorrow. All the party
profess themselves perfectly sure that
that the fight can have but one
result and that it will be the
utter rout of Champion Jim Corbett
The story that Bowden had said the
fight would be declared off if the in
junction was not made permanent to.
morrow put them in less pleasant
state of mind. Mitchell was at first
inclined to be savage. but finally said
81 have done all | could and am ready
to carry out my part of the program,
Kelly's hands today the fight may come
off after al. That bridge can't he
crossed, however, until it is reached -
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
THE BLACK SHEEP.
John Turned Out Bad-He Went to tn
Legislature.

Legislature.
''On one OCCASION" said story-tell
ing congressman to group of news
paper men, 81 was in the mountains of
Kentucky and stayed all night with an
old farmer who was considerably above
the average for that section. After
supper we talked politics and religion
for awhile. and finally worked around
to personal subjects. He didn't know
who was, but was going to spring
it on him, just to see how it would
affect him when he found he was en-
tertaining congressman unawares.
GLOW many sons have you?' asked,
when he had been talking family a
Gt t :six &
"'Ah! that's fine lot of boys
"'Yes, and they are fine boys
"'Have they all turned out well?'
"sAll but one.' and the old mans
voice saddened somewhat
"'Ah' l said, not wishing to ask him
about the black sheep directly.
Eyes; John is the one; he went to
the legislature.'
"'Oh!' laughed. he might have done
worse
eyes replied the father, gloomily,
4 s'pose he might They wanted him
to run for congress, but he wouldn't do
it. '"-Detroit Free Press.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
PERSONAL.

DIR. Jno. Gregg of the South Side was
in Phoenix yesterday.
L. w. Jimmie, former hotel man of
Phoenix, arrived from Los Angeles yes
terday.
Robt. Bowen, formerly of Tempe, but
now resident of San Diego, is visitor
in Phoenix.
P. B. McCabe, lawyer and cattle man
of Tempe was IN the capital yesterday
on business.
Diell Arnold who has been i'll for
some time, is convalescing and will be
at the post of duty soon.
E. A. Murphy and Patsy McQuilkin,
landlord and chief clerk of the Gregory
hotel, Tempe, were in Phoenix yester-
day.
W. Donovon, a capitalist of Denver,
Colo, arrived in Phoenix yesterday
morning and will locate permanently in
the valley.
''Bob" Colder is said to be the crack
shot Of the valley. The quail and
ducks walk right up and surrender
when they see bob" in the brush.
]. T. Moore, a prominent rancher
from the South Side, was IN Phoenix
yesterday. Mr.. Moore is connected
with the canal interests of that rich
agricultural section.
E. G. Kinney, the civil engineer in
charge of the Fleming sewer, completed
that job yesterday. 1t will be tested
today as soon as the plumbers can
make proper connection. There il no
question of it's working all right.
Mrs. W. L. Benson, of Pomona, CAL,
who has been spending several weeks
in Phoenix for her health, finds it so
much improved that she has returned
to Pomona with a view OF removing
permanently to this city.
Geo. B. Perkins had Hon. AL. Lynch,
of Leadville, out viewing the valley
yesterday. Judge Lynch says that if
he had 100000 in gold he would invest
every dollar of it in Salt River valley
dirt. No doubt the judge will plant
considerable filthy lucre here at all
events before leaving the valley.
A. E. Pierce, proprietor of the "Fruit-
land" canal, leaves this evening for his
home in Denver. Mr.. Pierce has brought
a good deal of capital into the valley for
investment during the past year and is
an enthusiastic believer in the future
greatness OF Arizona. He says that he
expects soon to return and that many
Coloradoans will be down within the
next year to make their home in the
sunny Salt River valley.
Arrivals yesterday: Max Kohn, San
Francisco; 6. BIumenan, New York L.
W. Schamb berg, Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. e. o. Stone, Milburn, KY, Mrs.
V. R. Phillippi, Denver, Colo; H. B.
Snyder, Denver, Colo; Geo. W. G. Gull
der, Chicago; Tina Thaud, Scotland
Kate Hutchinson, Scotland; A. o. Rid
ling, San Francisco; Lucien Baer, Sar
Francisco; R. W. Van Pelt. San Fran
cisco; VIM. Donovan, Aspen. Colo.
Miss O'Brien, Denver, Colo.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
PUBLISHING THE BANNS.
The Peculiar Mistake of a Sexton Causes
the Postponement of a Wedding.

The Peculiar Mistake of Sexton Causes
the Postponement of Wedding.
A few years ago a ludicrous, albeit
vexatious, incident occurred at church
in Larkhall. A rustic couple, after
having had the banns published the
prescribed number Of times, proceeded
to the church to be joined in holy we'd
lock. The service was conducted with
out hitch until the officiating clergy
man arrived at that part where he
asked: William Wisher, wilt thou
have this woman to be thy welded
wife?" when the bridegroom replied
with some establishment that his name
was not William Wisher
The ceremony was, of course, sus-
pended, and on investigation being
made as to the cause of the mistake it
TRANSFERRED that the bridegroom had
written to the sexton of the church re-
questing him to have the banns pub
lished, and concluded his letter thus:
$50 no more from your we'll wisher and
Mary Williams" The sexton, thinking
the intending benedict, published the
banns accordingly. and the disappoint-
ed couple were compelled to await the
publication of the banns in their proper
names.
Some years ago middled-aged agri-
cultural laborer called upon the session
clerk of Alloa and asked him what the
charge was for publishing the cries
l. e., banns of marriage-three times on
the same Sunday. ga pound" replied
the clerk. Aye" said the other, IAN
what dye TAX when We TAX two Sun
days to do't?" Half guinea" was
the reply. "An' what dye charge
when We taxi three Sundays to do't?''
was the rustic's next query. 'Seven
and SIX" answered the clerk, with an
amused air. AYE, man." rejoined the
querist, Il see; the LANCER ye TAX to
dae't the cheaper it gets. Just cry
ava till We pay yerserH'
And he took his departure without
more ado.-London Tid-Bits.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
For Sale.


100 ACRES of land. one block from Capitol
addition and four blocks from the Washington
street electric line, now under construction.
Price $500 per acre.
200 LOTS in Neahr's addition from $3.50 to
$500 each. These lots are located from 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.
150LOTS inChurchill addition. These lots
are within 10 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., 1894-01-24
Every real estate man in Phoenix will
tell you where "Fruitland" is.
AT VICTORIA'S COURT.
A Long Distance Down from Her Majesty
to the Plain Citizen.

A Long Distance Down from Her Majesty
to the Plain Citizen.
The table of presidency at the Eng
lish court is given by the St. Louis
Globe Democrat as follows: The SOW
ereign, prince of Wales, queens young
er sons, grandsons of the sovereign,
archbishop of Canterbury, lord high
chancellor, archbishop of York, arch
bishop of Armagh, archbishop of Dub
lin (these two during the lives of the
present bishops only, lord president
of the privy council, lord privy seal,
lord great chamberlain, earl marshal.
lord steward of her majesty's house
hold, lord chamberlain, dukes of Eng
land, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland,
marquises, earls, marquises' elder sons,
dukes younger sons, viscounts, earls'
elder sons, marquises' younger sons,
bishops of London, Durham and Win
chester, all other English bishops ac-
cording to seniority of creation, bishops
of the Irish church before 1869, secre-
taries of state if barons, speaker Of the
house of commons, treasurer of her
majesty's household, comptroller of
her majesty's household, master of the
horse, vice chamberlain of the house
hold, secretaries of state not barons,
viscounts' eldest sons, earls' younger
sons, barons' eldest sons, knights of
garter, privy councillors, chancellor of
the exchequer, chancellor of the duchy
of Lancaster, lord chief justice of the
queens bench, master of the rolls,
lords justices of appeal, lords of ap-
peal, judges, viscounts' younger sons,
barons' younger sons, baronets, knights
of Thistle, knights of St. Patrick,
knights Grand Cross of the Bath,
knights grand commanders of the Star
of India, knights Grand Cross of St.
Michael and st. George, knights com
manders of the bath, knights COM
manders of the Star of India, knights
commanders of st. Michael and St.
George, knights bachelors, judges of
county courts, companions of the bath
of st. Michael and st. George, eldest
sons of the younger sons Of peers,
baronets' eldest sons, eldest sons OF
knights, younger sons of the younger
sons of peers, baronets' younger sons,
younger sons of knights, gentlemen
entitled to bear arms, citizens.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
FUNK Probable.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 23-Late
tonight word was received by Mitchell
from Billy Thompson, his rcpresen tative
in Jacksonville, that if the permanent
injunction is not granted tomorrow the
Daval club will formally declare the
fight off and allow the pugilists to work
out their own salvation. The Mitchell
party believe. the fight may ultimately
be pulled off despite the probable funk
of the club, but they are not very
specific concerning the methods. 1t is
impossible to see Mitchell concerning
the mess tonight.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
IT MAY BE DECLARED OFF.
Indications Point to a Failure
of the Fight.
The DuVai Athletic Club Disposed
to Let Corbett and Mitchell
Shift for Themselves

By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 23.-Troops came
to town this evening, the entire second
battalion of the florida militia, in all
1856. The troops emerged from the
train in this order: Shine guards,
Orland, 81 strong, under command of
Captain Bowan; Ocala rifles, 35; Lees
burg rifles, 80; the Gate Citys of San
ford, 81. Major G. P. Lowell is in COM
mand of the battalion. Each company
brought along its own baggage which
was loaded upon trucks and hauled to
temporary quarters. There was no ex-
element among the spectators who re-
ceived the troops good naturally with
an occasional cheer and occasional
sneering remarks from small boyR, who
picked out various members of the com.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24

Death Of the Presidents NeWheW
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The president
will 60 to Hartford tonight to attend
the funeral of his nephew, Henry f
Hastings.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
Hanging on a Decision.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 23-Speaking OF
Judge Calls probable decision on the
injunction, Bowden said: eff the
judge says the contest is against the
law then we will at once declare the
fight off and it will be held nowhere.
If, however, the judge simply refuses
an injunction on some technicality and
does not pass on the law. question. then
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24

48 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, n miles 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. SEQ
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., 1894-01-24

we will 60 ahead and pull off the fight
where it will not be interfered with"
I'm the woode?"
eyes"
"What woods ?"
"Florida woods"
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24

From the name CANDY KITCHEN
one might infer that we did not handle
fruit, BUT WE DO, a beautiful lot of
Washington Navel oranges fresh from
the packers, the sweet little Sonoras
are not out OF date, good variety of
choice eating and cooking apples. All
fresh fruit in season at the CANDY
KITCHEN, 80 W. Washington St.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-24
An Unmuzzled Press.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. 23-W.
E. Miscal, editor and proprietor of the
Santa Ynez Argus, was found not guilty
of criminal libel today in superior
court. Miscal was arrested for making
cutting comments on an assault case in
his town. The jury was out four min
utes acquitting him on the first ballot.
A second case of the same kind against
the Argus was dismissed. This makes
the fourth libel case in this county
within two weeks in which there was
no CONVICTION.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-12-22
SOM E F!Il, In G. VIC CE'
HISTORY or. WINGED To- ocoaIoTIo,lS
Mans IngIorious Attempts to Gy
Nature One Better and Soar Slys
Il ward on Artificial Wings-Ths
Truth About Bird-FliRht. z5ssEs.s $s#: Il

The question whether man can ever
build himself wings of the equivalent
Of them and learn to fly has long oc-s
cupied and fascinated many intelligenN
minds. 1t is very pleasing to contenri
plate the possibility of rising free Of
this sordid and wearisome earth and
roaming through the atmosphere where
there is plenty of room. !;
In Progress in Flying Machines
(NeW York, the American Engineer)s
Mr.. 0. Chanute, G. E., has told the his
tory of all the known flying machines
that have been invented according to
the New York World. He gives a
scientific explanation of the principles
which the different inventors have
sought to put into effect. He entertains
the opinion that flight by man is possi-
ble, and. thinks that experiments have
proved it.. .u.. " -s:sgs# I'LL.
How, birds fly is matter, not yet
mathematically demonstrated. 81: The
earlier theory vas that when they
tapped their wings downward they
produced a reacting air pressure, whol-
ly equal to their weight. This is known
as the "orthogonaI theory" It has
been disproved by calculations Of the
wing beats of large birds. s ,>ass#s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-12-22
Z Frosty Ma chine-1S9G.
1t has been ppirroy,eed 81 that a buzzzsard

It has been proved that a buzzard
beating his wings two and one-half
times a second, with an ssa1npl tude Of
r12O deg, could only Oh tain a sustaining
reaction of about one-tWeltieth Of his
Weig eonsiA
cred as inclined planes progressing hor-
izontally at a speed Of forty-fve miles
an hour, a sustaining reaction is easily
obtained. It is possible that small birds
are capable Of orthogcnal fight.
Large birds, according to MI. Cha
nute, are living aeroplanes. under whose
inclined wings their velocity creates a
pressure which is equal to the surface.
This, he thinks, is confirmed by the
great difficulty they experience in get
ting under way. They run against the
wind before springing into the air.
Thus the surfaces of the wings act
as aeroplanes as well as propellers, the
latter action being produced by the di-
rection of the stroke and bending up
ward of the rear flexible portion Of
the feathers.
Bird flights he divides into three
phases:
L. Starting, during which great exer-
ton must be made, unless gravity can
be utilized.
2 Sailing, or fight proper, during
which the bird exerts it's normal force,
or makes use of that Of the wind
3. Stopping, in which great exertion
may again be REQUIRED if the headway
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-12-22
rhe problem Of artificial fight has

The problem Of artificial flight has
fascinated the minds Of some Of the
| most ingenious men of every cge, from
the remotest antiquity down to the
pr01ent time, as the cases Of Daeda1us
and Hiram Maxim show
Leonardo da Vinci, who was the Edi-
son Of the middle ages, and painter,
sculptor and architect in addition, was
among the first to tackle the problem
In a scientific manner. He is said to
have not only experimental with aerial
screws made of paper and to have de-
signed a parachute, but also to have
seriously contemplated building an ap-
paratus to proper a pair Of wings. He
sketched an apparatus in which wings
were to be worksd by arms and legs.
Bernier the locksmith, in 1878 sue
ceeded in flying from the tops Of
hot SeS with an arrangement Of muslin
wings.
In 1742 the Marquis de Bacqueville
al nounced that he would fly across
the Seine from his house. EIe got as
far as the near =, bank: of the river,
where he fell on Washerwoman's S
barge, breaking his leg. He had glid-
ed about 120 feet. The surfaces of his
wings, or hands and feet, were each
about twenty-four feet in area and
quite insufficient to sustain a mans
weight
Experiments have been innumerable,
but practical failure has usually been
the results. An experiment which Mr..
Chanute ascribes as zone of the most
successful" was made at the first ex-
hibition of the Aeronautical Society Of
Great Britain at the Crystal Palace in
1868. Mr.. Charles Spencer exhibited
an apparatus consisting Of pair Of
wings measuring each fifteen square
feet in area, to which was attached an
aeroplane measuring no feet more,