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The St. Johns herald., 1895-03-21
Proposals.
To Build a New Jail at Win. slow, Apache County,
 Arizona.
To ALL wHoN IT MAY CONCERN:

To ALL wHoN IT MAY CONCERN:
 It appearing to the Board of Super visors that it is necessary for the safe keeping of prisoners in Winslow, that new Jall be built. Notice is hereby given that bids will be received at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Su- pervisors up to 10 o'clock a. n, on the first Monday in April, 1895. Said bids to be opened in the presence of the Board of Supervisos at r10 o'clock the following morning. The bids submitted to conform to the plans and specified tions on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
 The contract to include the removal of the present Jail building in said town of Winslow, and any material in said present building, that is suitable to be used in the construction of the pro- posed new building, and whatever is not suitable for use in said building to be removed without the limits of the townslte of Winslow.
 The iron door which is in the present jail building to be used in the new building.
 The contractor will be required to ex- ecute good and sufficient bond in fa- vor of the County of Apache, Territory of Arizona, for not less than the con- tract price. the amount of said bond to be fixed by the Board.
 It is estimated by the Board that said jail, when complete, including steel cell, shall not cost to exceed the sum of $2,5OO.OO
 The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 N. Gonzales,
 Clerk Board of Supervisors. Dated, January 18th 1895.
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Early Start NOrthWard.

At 3 30 o'clock this morning @: 1: 30 a. m. by Paenix time) the Santa Fe Prescott and Phoenix railroad began running regular through trains to Ash Fork. where close connections with Los Angeles and the east will be made. The stop over night at Prescott is abol- ished. Hereafter passengers going north must report at the foot of First avenue when the town clock points to the hour of 2 80 q. m. Baggage must be checked the night before. An accommodation train leaves Phoenix at 6 30 Q. m., local time. The passenger :rain from the north asrives at II 30 p. m.- Gazette.
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He SwOre Much.

Jack Bruce is a jolly f1orid faced lrishman an engineer on the $. P. railroad. He was on the engine at the Stein's Pass hold up last week, It will be remembered that the rob. ters made losing mistake by only uncoupling Uncle Sam's postal car from 3he train. Bruce says when the robbers ordered him to stop, after the mail car had been hauled two or three milas from the train. and discovered the water haul' they had made, the leader of the gang indulged in the worst profan- ity that has been recorded in an cient or modern times Jack says he has railroaded for many years, served one term in the Arizona le- gislature, saw Capt. Tevis get a Queen full beat at poker, and was in the court house when Judge Sloan sentenced Barnes and Dun bar to jail, but the profanity on these occasions would pass for re- ligious worship when compared with the horrible oath of the foiled robber. His language was awful to hear and thoroughly demoraliz- Ing He damned everything about the Southern Pacific system from Huntington to the section hands. Every foot of road was cursed frt m San Francisco to New Orleans and he meanded off on some of the branch liner. The bridges and rolling stock were touched with w.ired; profanity. The longer he swore the more eloquent and blas- phemus he became.-Culletin.
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The Phoenix Gazette says: Eff teen thousand coal miners in the Pittsburg district has formulated a demand for higher pay, and have sent it to the operators, at the same time laying down their tools and announcing their purpose not to mine another pound of coal till the price is conceded. It is strange that men should take this step at a time when work is so difficult of at- tainment. They probably feel that it is onty q difference of degree That se long as present. prices pre- vail they run in debt anyway, and that it is pleasanter to lounge into debt than to toll into it-"cheaper to loaf for nothing than to work for nothing"
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The city papers are all right, says an exchange, but it is the local pa per that advertises your business, your schools, your churches, your societies. sympathizes with you in your afflictions and rejoices in your prosperity. In short, it is your local paper that mentions the thousand and one items in which you are in- terested during the year, and which you do not find in the city papers. Support your home paper.
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What on earth can be the matter with Niagara--the town. not the falls? A year ago it chose a repub- lican city ticket by about two hun dred majority, and day before yes. tsrjay it Topped" and elected a democratic ticket by nearly the seme majority. Is this the rural New York way of evening things up? Or has it come to be rule to alternate the parties? A kind of barber's shop "next" arrangement when nobody is everin doubt about who Is n xl2-Phenix Gazctts.
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The secretary Of the Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg. Co, of Elkhart, Ind. informs us that the'r prices will be lower for 1894 than ever. He wishes us to,ask our readers not to purchase anything in the line of carriages, wagons, bicycles or harness until they have sent cents in stamps to pay postage on their 112 page catalogue. We advise the readers of this paper to remember his suggestion.
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IT is stated that about six hun- dred individuals and corporations in Arizona aud New Mexico are subject to the provisions of the in- come tax.
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It. costs nearly three times as much to collect city taxes as the city annually allows our fire depart- ment. lift wasn't for the depart ment no taxes would come in.- Journal Miner.
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THE lawless spirit manifested in Colorado and Louisiana needs prompt checking by the officers of the law.
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REVOLUTIONS in the South and Central American republics are be- coming ,as frequent as Depew's after dinner speeches.
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LAND NOTICES.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

N.l
 Homestead Entry No. 5as
 LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT. ARr,.
 March 2d, ,:1sS5 Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention 70 make hnaI proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of District Court of Apache County, at St. Johns. Arix1na, on April 18th, 1ss6 viz: Spencer $. and west oE southwestT section zt, ssewoh toxo ship H. rge2J e. (H E. Nc. .-5O3l-- S, He names tine following witnesses to prove ms continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: '-"'' Amerlcus V. Greer, Samuel Hale AdamGreen. wood, John Burke, all of springeryille, Ariz.
 Il. D. ROSS,
 Register. First publication March l4th, lSe6.
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THE TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBL IS
SPECIAL OFFER.

Good Only Until March 3I, 1895. Send two new subscribers with two dollars and get one..year free. Send four new subscribers with four dollars and receive the paper two years without cost.
 "Do you know a good thing when you see it? A word to the wise is sufficient"
 Address THE REPUBLIC,
 St. Louis, Mo.
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QUEEN LII" is in hard luck, for five years in prison and a ten thous- and dollar fine is the burden she has to bear.
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THE permanent. prosperity of any locality depends upon judicious in- vestments in productive industries.
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If those ditches which span street crossing were replaced by stones culverts' people could buggy ride around town without having their spines dislocated at each crossing. The general appearance
 of the town would also be much improved.-Courier. It can't be accomplished. The city revenues are down to bedrock or in other words our finiancial spine has a kink tn look after.-Journal Miner.
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TIMBER CULTURE, No. 90. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
 LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT. Ar'z.
 March sth, 1895. Notice is hereby given that the following. named settler has filed notice of his intentit1 70 make hnal proof in support of his claim, and that said proot will be made before the Clerk ol tne od. District Court. at St. Johns. Ariz, on the southwest 4 of southwest k of section 2O. Townships North, Range 9 East. lie names the following witnesses to prove his said land, viz: VT Phiiipp Martin. Franzisco Badia, Leandro Carrit!o' Elisha Everett, all of Springerville, Apache County, Arizona
 II. D. ROSS,
 Register, First publication March 14th, 1895.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has ap- pointed strong Hillman as post master of Elmira, New York.
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WE must develop our resurces il we would have capital invest in in them,
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WHEN the last bond deal is fully consummated the drain on the treasury gold may be expected again,
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THE people of Denver expect to raise s2,O0O,O00 for the Colorado permanent mining exposition.
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ONLY thirteen mnre days of the legislature, and much work yet to be done.
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Drowned in Black River.

News has just been received that Hyrum Lee, a cousin of the Lee boys of this place, who started with his wife for Apache county about three weeks ago, has been drowned in Black river.
 As near as can be learned, they were obliged to camp on this side of the river about five days on ac- count of high water. at the end of which time MT. Lee built a raft and attempted to cross. He loaded their effects onto the raft and cross ed over in safety, then crossed back for his wife and commenced the re- turn trip. All went we'll with them until mid-stream was reached, when the raft commenced to sink, and in order to tighten the load MT. Lee jumped into the river and was not seen again.
 It is supposed that in leaving the raft he must have struck his head, which stunned him, as his friends say he was an expert swimmer and under ordinary circumstance would not have been drowned.-Graham Guardian,
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THE legislature, like all great bodies moves slowly.
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CONGRESS failed to appoint q committee to revise the rules of slugging.
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MAYOR, Buchanan is full of ener- gy and resources.
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RAILROADS widen and increase commercial facilities.
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THERE is a prospect of a good fruit crop in Arizona this year.
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China may yet have to appeal to the powers to pull Japan off.
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ARIZONA requires capital more than anything else.
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Phoenix was handsomely decor ated this week. The citizens of the capital did themselves proud.
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RESTING on the Sabbath is good investment.
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THE EXCHANGE SALOON, Commercial Street, St. Johns, Arizona
 J. T. CLAYBROOK, Proprietor
 SPECIAL RTTTES.
J. T. CLAYBROOK, Proprietor
SPECIAL RULES.

l. Wild and irregular drinkers will keep out of the way of regular customers Cash orders take precedence over all others, and will be repeated back with O K' by operator behind the bar >f
 Over due drinkers expected take side track un til pay car arrives when they will their regular rights by settlement s49 Any failure to comply with the above, will cause suspension.
 ssrA All grievances made satisfactory and new time card issued at The Exchange.
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First publication March 14th, 1895
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TIMBER CULTURE, No. 90.

First publication March ,4th, 1scS.
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with brown. These fnches are plentiful
in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo
counties and around Lake Pilarcitos. They
eat seeds and berries, but do not modest the
fruit trees. The purple finch has loud,
clear, varied song, and does so we'll in cap
tivity that the variety is frequently cap
tured and sold as hnnets.
Another variety of finch that is often
captured and Gagged is the pretty little yell
low finch mot linnet, though often given
that name) that is popularity known as the
California canary. 1t is also known among
naturalists as the thistle-bird, from its
favorite article of diet. There are lots of
these little singers about Oakland and Ala
media. They frequenta the canyons back
of Piedmont, and there are troops of them
in the willows about Joaquin Miller's place
up in the heights. The poet is protector
of the birds, as of every other living thing,
and in the springtime focks of them col
lect in the tops of the willows and
sing by the hour in beautiful chorus
Their song is somewhat like that of
the canary. The males get their new
yellow coats about February and begin to
sing then. During the winter they wear a
plain garb of ,olive brown, as indeed the
females do the year round. Early in the
year, however, the males come out in
gorgeous coats of bright gamboge yellow,
with. crown, wings and tail of black, little
white on the belly and under tail coverts,
and then they 90 wooing and serenade
their ladies from the tops of the willows.
They frequent these trees because of a
fondness for the tassels that adorn them at
this season. They do not NEEDLE with
fruits, although they frequently come into
our gardens for lettuce and semi-fower
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comes to suck the cap he presses his bill
into the opening and 'the strychnine does
the rest
There are several varieties of sparrows
in the central and northern part of the
State, although that feathered hoodlum
the English sparrow, has driven most of
them from our cities. I did, however, see
quite bevy of chippies in Union square
not long ago. The skylark sparrow is still
to be seen in some of the bay counties, and
particularly on the broad sweeps of the
Santa Clara Valley. They are sometimes,
though not often, found around the
marshes, and must not be COMPOUNDED
with the marsh sparrow, which is differ
ent variety. The skylark sparrow has a
very soft, pretty song, with quaint hest
tation upon one note, almost like a lisp.
DR.. Cooper indeed, calls it lisp. It
is only seen in the winter and
early spring, and | do not remember, in
any of my trips, to have seen single
specimen this year. / have seen many
marsh sparrows, however, in the vicinity
of Alvarado and around the old Union
City slough. They will undoubtedly be
gone soon, however, as they do not remain
with us in the summer, The marsh spar
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seeds, and they do incalculable good in de-
stroying thistle seeds, which are the staple
of their diet.
Mistaken very frequently for the yellow
finch, though resembling him but slightly,
is the goldfinch, own cousin to the other
bird, but not quite SO lovely singer. He
wears his yellow suit the year round, and
his is rather of a greenish yellow, with a
black hood, the chin and upper part of the
throat being also black, while the sides of
his head, neck and body and the upper
part of neck and body are ash color. The
rump and the throat below his black col
lar, his breast and the outer edges of quilts
are bright, greenish yellow. The female
lacks the black trimmings and wears ash
color instead The species do not frequent
the willow trees, but instead build in and
frequent the live oaks almost exclusively.
They eat grass seeds and the seeds and
buds of some trees, but not the fruit
The Western white-crowned finch is an
other variety of the species that is quite
common in this section, although the Eng
lish sparrow has driven it almost entirely
from the cities about the bay. 1t still fire.
quents the country however, and may
often be heard singing in the night, as l
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in February, and later on will claim half
the cherry crop unless his depredations
are promptly checked. In Southern Cali
fornia, Elwood Cooper tells me, the robins
are particularly fond of olives. The birds
come down from the Sierras when the
February SHOWS are particularly heavy
and feast upon the yet ungathered olives,
destroying, in reality, far more than they
eat. Still, Mr.. Cooper, whose knowledge
of California birds is something enviable,
is a stanch defender of the robin, which,
he declares, does not do enough harm to
warrant his slaughter.
The two birds against which Mr.. Cooper
does declare war are the yellow-hammer
and the woodpecker. The former belongs
to the family of buntings, and is own
cousin to the ortolan, beloved of European
epicures, but known to Americans chiefly
through Robert Browning's famous poem
describing "How to Cook Ortolans in
Italy" The yellow-hammer is himself no
mean delicacy. He feeds upon the al
monds while they are young and milky
and they make the bird very toothsome
picking for the epicure. He has a cry
rather than a song, which is variously
translated. The Scotchmen declare that
the yellow hammer says: "Di'el, di' ell, di'el,
take ye-ee-ee-ee."
The woodpecker is a sap-sucker and is
particularly fond of the orange trees. He
goes around the trunk of an orange tree,
making complete girdle of little holes
When the sap has ceased to run from
these tier of holes he bores another tier
above it until, in time, he kills the tree.
The orchardists kill the bird by mixing
honey and strychnine and putting it in the
holes. Then when the woodpecker
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sumed at some future time. They have
harsh, loud cry, of several notes, and are
somewhat initiative, frequently mlmlcklng
the Jay very successfully.
Next to the larks the singing birds most
frequently seen in this part OF the State are
the grosbeaks, or tinches, OF which we have
several distinct varieties, all very sweet
singers. They are all dlstlnguishable Tor
their large. broad and thick beakS, admir-
ably adapted to aid them in crushing their
food which for the most part consists OF
seeds, cones and berries. To this order be-
long also the crossbills, to be found around
Monterey and in the cOniferous woods OF
the Santa Cruz Mountains, but here about
the bav. where the bearing trees are
few. the crossbills are seldom seen.
The purple finch IS perhaps the most
numerous of his kind about San francisco
and the bay counties. Next IN numbers,
and of all his tribe the most mlschieVous,
is the pretty little house-inch, the burton.
The purple inch is very handsome
little fellow, about six inches long, and is
usually very much in evidence in our fields
They fraternize with the blackbirds, who,
like a certain other character in history,
are not so black as they are painted, and
are very useful as pest destroyers. The
purple finch is really crimson upon close
inspection but his shading makes him APP
pear purple at little distance. The color
ing is paIest on the breast, darkest along
the middle OF the back, and in the wing
coverts, where the feathers have dusky
centers The belly and under side of tail
are white, with faint brown streakingS, and
the edges of wing and tail feathers are
brownish red. The head is light purple,
gravish at the sides. The female is olive
brown, brighter on the rump, white be-
meath and the feathers everywhere streaked
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BUDD HAS ONE SECRET.
The Governor a Member Of a Greek
Letter Society.
Men From Berkeley and Palo Alto
Have Arranged to Dine
Together.

The members of Zeta Psi Society will
shortly celebrate with a banquet in this
city the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
establishment of the Iota Chapter of the
University of California, the pioneer Greek
letter society chapter on this coast.
In the spring of 1870, just year after the
founding of the university, several mem
bers of the fraternity, who had come out
from the East with charter for the new
chapter, went over to Oakland, where the
university then was, and initiated Everett
B. Pomeroy, afterward United States Dis
trict Attorney of Arizona; Arthur Rod
gers, now regent of the university, and F.
H. Whitworth and J. M. Whitworth, who
later on won the university medals for the
years 1871 and 1872 respectively. All of
these were then undergraduates. Shortly
afterward George Ainsworth, now regent
of the university, and James H. Budd, and
John Budd were taken in, and few wears
later among the members of the class of
10, was Frederick w. Henshaw, now a
Justice of the California Supreme Court.
Among the "chosen twenty'' have been
most of the leading students of the uni
versity in every class that has graduated
from that institution. Zeta Psi was also
the first Greek letter fraternity to establish
a chapter in the Leland Stanford Univer-
sity and that chapter will at the same time
celebrate its fourth anniversary. The
generous rivalry of the two universities
will be forgotten and the crimson of Stan
ford and blue and gold of California will
be laid aside for the white of Zeta Psi.
Governor Budd, Justice Henshaw and
many others now prominent in public life,
graduates from the University of Califor-
MIA, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell and other
Eastern colleges, will be present to live
graduate days One of the strongest of
the ties binding q graduate to his alma
mater is his Greek letter confraternity.
The chapters at Berkeley and Palo Alto
have their own clubhouses, where all old
members make their headquarters on the
public days of the two universities. There
are over 300 members in and about San
Francisco, and large number of them
will be present at the banquet.
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have heard it, in the Alameda canyon,
when sleeping out of doors. 1t has a short
song, but loud and clear and, curiously
enough, singularly mournful. 1t is
friendly little Bird and when unmolested
will often build close to the house. 1t has
a patch of white feathers on the crown,
ringed about with black. Below this is an
other line of white above the eye, the two
lines meeting at the back of the head,
this, starting from behind the eye. The
breast is ashen gray, the back and wings
dark brown, the latter massed with white
bands.
The house-fnch as said before, is the
most destructive of the whole brood, and
has been given such scant quarters by the
farmers that he has become somewhat
scarce in this locality. He has a short
curved bill and q crimson-red head and
breast, prettily mixed with grayish brown
on the sides of neck and back. The female
is much palmer. This finch is pretty
singer, but even this fact does not recon
Gle the orchardist or market-gardener to
him, for he is an omnivorOuS and preda-
cious fellow. Buds, young plants, seeds,
fruit are all the same to him-he eats them
all. Curiously enough, he is one OF the
very few wild creatures that does not learn
to fear the man with gun. He seems to
consider man his natural protector, and
even the constant warfare waged against
him by irate orchardists has not served to
dispoSsess him of this idea.
The house-inch has very lively song,
and under the name of "the California lin
net, +" is frequently sold Gagged, but in cap
tivity his plumage turns yellow, in time.
The robin is another bird against which
the orchardist wages war. He is on hand
in time to get his share of fruit buds, early