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The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-12-12
The Scenic Line Of Arizona,
The Best Route to CaIifOnia,
GnIy North and South Line in arizona

Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Petritied Forest,
To the Great Pine Forests,
Cliif Dwellings,
Great Salt River Valley
And numerous other points Of interes"
Beautifully illustrated book free on appliCa
ton. Through tickets TO all points In ts .ne
United States, Canada and Mexico All ".
comforts and conyeniences Cf hfs'-Cl'''
road. with superb equipment.
Trap. SMITH. Commercial Agent. Phorl'h'
Arizona, S. f., 2. & Z.
Gro. NJ. SARGENT, General Passenger Age"'
:. F.. =. & r.. Prescott, Arizona. cp
Z. COPELAND. General Agent, A, ]. y : T. "
r., El Paso, Texas. .r
GEO. T. NICHOLSON. General faSse"s>
Agent, A. r. & S. +. X. r., Chicago ILL.,
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Special l{nteH.

The Arizona Teachers Association
meets in Prescott December II to q,
1895. The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
have made the following rates to Ash
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The subscription price OF THE MORNING
and SUNDAY ADVERTISER together Is
s3.50a year. s1.s0 for six months, and 9oc
for three months.
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c. N. FUNSTON,
Territorial immigration Commissioner
for Coconino County.

Information on the mineral. agricultural
timber stockraising and other resources of
the county given.
Parties having requests for data of this Sec
tion are cordially asked to bring it or submit
the same to him.
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S. F., ?. & ?. Railway,
WITH THE.
L., 7. & S. F. Railroad,

Is the Shortest and Quickest Route to pen,
yer. Kansas City. st. Louis, Chicago ana an
Points East.
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WEATHER.
DECEMBER.

Below Is given the highest and lowest points
registered by the thermometer In Flagstaff
during the month to this date:
DECENRFR
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PROFESSIONAL.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

LIRST NJ. +. CHURCH, CORNER OF
/ Church and Lareux Streets, B. NJ. Danford
Pastor. Preaching at IL n. m. and 1880 d. m
sundays; Sunday school at 10 o. M, j. II
lioskins Jr., Superintendent. Glass meetings
at l2:l5 p. M. Epworth League $50 D. IN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 1880
Everybody welcome.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH. REV. HENRY Il.
y GRANJON, Pastor. On Sundays: First
Mass at O'Clock a. m; second Mass at 10
a. m. Sunday School at III a. m. Evening
service at 1880 y. m. On week days Mass at
"a. M. On the second Sunday OF each
month prayer meeting at 10 a.. M. Sunday
SchnOl ut Ii a. IN. A Ii cordially In Yifed.
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Sunday Advertiser.

Sunday Advertiser.
New York's most popular and original
Sunday newspaper. The only 1c Sunday
newspaper in the United States. All the
news and special features Of surprising
interest and that will appeal to every
phase Of human nature. 1t is the equal Of
the high-priced Sunday papers In every
respect. Subscription price, 5Oc per year;
2jc for six months.
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l. EIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
i North San Francisco street. Thomas G.
Moffett, pastor. sabbath services: Preach
q: m; Y. Z. 5. q. Z. prayer meeting 7:l5p M
Mid-week conference and prayer, Thursday
evening. cordial invitation is extended
TO all.
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THE. ADVERTISERS
For 1896.
MORNING, SUNDAY AND COMMERCIAL (svEhiHe,
EDITIONS.
Aggressive Republican Newspapers
Of the Highest Glass.
Commercial Advertiser.

Established 1907. Published every even-
ing. New York's oldest and best evening
newspaper. 12pages. Subscription price,
$500 a year.
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Idio.yncracies Of Fish.

,Another example of the idiosyn-
cracies and cleverness of fish was dis
epssed at recent meeting of the Pts
catorial society in the Holborn restau-
rant. The leaping powers of river fish
formed the subject of debate, and in
stances were given of the heights
which salmon, as well as the meaner
kinds, are capable of clearing. One
gentleman mentioned a fish which
once, when it was pursued by a vora-
cious pike, leaped from the water to
the bank, where it remained for a con.
siderable time squirting round bush
watching its enemy's movements.
When it saw the pike start away after
another victim it still waited until it
imagined the foe to be a reasonable
distance, off, when it quietly dropped
itself into the river again, and swan
in an opposite direction. This con-
cluded the debate, and without COM
ment the kettle was handed to the
narrator. Daily News.
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Favorite Child OF the Prince.

The Princess Maud, whose engage
ment 10 her cousin, Prince Carl of Dem
mark, has just been announced, is the
favorite child of the prince of Wales.
The prince speaks of her as "a good
chap" and in the family circle and to
the intimate friends she is known as
"Harrie." The princess is quite de.
termined young lady, as the following
little story will show: Some two or
three years ago the Wales girls were
somewhat restricted as to dress allow
ance, and Princess Maud grew SO tired
OF certain costume that wouldn't
wear out that one day she applied
match, and the garment came to
brilliant if untimely end. Latterly the
princesses have dressed well. The
bride.elect affects certain "mannish.
ness" of attire, and has been known to
sport single eyeglass with chic effect
The princess is three years older than
her affianced husband. 1t is undoubt-
eddy love match, as there is no money
on either side. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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An Orang-OutanR's Swing.

Chief Orang- Outang, the chief object
Of interest at the Zoo, has developed a
wonderful penchant for swinging. He
amuses himself for, hours at a time
hanging head downward from the
chain suspended in his cage and swing.
ing to and fro like happy child. Head
Keeper Manly conceived the idea of
putting genuine rope swing in the
cage and showing the chief how to
swing in it the same as they do at a
Sunday school picnic. The old fellow
didn't seem to take kindly to the in.
novation, for he insisted on swinging
in the new swing with his hindquar-
tiers high in the air and his head hang
ing near the floor of his cage. As he
lazily swings to and fro the chief
sometimes lifts up a straw and hicks
his teeth carefully Philadelphia Rec.
ord,
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TRACKING A H.oHwAYMAN.

shrewd ~ the Criminsl Was He Could Not
Evade the Omcers.
''Bip Foot" Andrews was the hard.
est man ever saw to track, said an
up.country sheriff recently. HE left
tracks enough, for he had foot four
teen inches long, but he had way OF
mixing up his tracks so that we never
could tell which way he was gong.
Nobody but the stage drivers and
passengers on the coaches ever saw Big
Foot, and then he was always behind q
Winchester As'soon as we would get
word that a stage had been held up we
would strike out for the scene of the
robbery, and there we would find the
tracks that told us who the perpetra-
tor was, but the tracks would not indi-
cate the direction he took. We always
found his trails accurately retraced
step by step, and by the time we would
get things Strengthened out he would
be ont of the country.
Every officer in the northern part
of the state was on the lookout for the
robber, and every man with big feet
was under suspicion, but no one could
get SO much as a glimpse OF him.
Finally l hired two Wylackie Indian
trailers, who could follow cat track
over the widest country, but they
could make nothing of Big Foot's trail.
They would run awhile in one direc-
ton, then try the track the other way
a while and finally gave it up in dis
gust. Like all criminals, however, he
came to grief. Notwithstanding all
his cunning, he was finally captured.
One day saw q natty little stranger
of effeminate manners and appearance
drop the wrapper from roll of silver.
I mechanically picked it up and imme-
diately identified it as having been on
the coin taken from the express box al
the last robbery. Immediately sized
up the strangers feet, but he wore
No. five lady's button shoe. asked
him where he got the silver, and he
became so confused that l took him
into custody. When l searched his
trunk at the hotel found a Winches-
ter rifle, mask, SLOUGH hat and pair of
No. twelve boots, with heels on each
end. The mystery of Big Foot's tracks
was cleared up San Francisco Post.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

DIR. BENJAMIN BLACKBOARD, the able
superintendent of the Western state
hospital, at Stanton, Va, in his an.
nual report to the board of directors of
that institution, says: ITO great ex.
tent the increase of insanity may be
attributed to the pernicious cigarette
smoking habit, now SO long prevalent
among and undermining the moral,
physical and mental health of the
youth Of our country. His nervous or.
ganization is apt to become more
shattered by the cigarette habit than
II he were addicted to the use of alco-
holic stimulants"
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

The internal revenue returns Of the
product of tobacco show that in Mis-
souri, during the four months ended
October 81 22,5l2, 149 cigars were made,
which is S9,sl2 less than were made
the corresponding months last year;
19,0la,s7l pounds of chewing and smok-
ing tobacco were made, SIS, S53 pounds
less than were made in the same
months of last year. In Kansas,
6. 26S, lie cigars were made, SIS, 34G less
than last year, and 1867 pounds of
smoking and chewing tobacco, an in.
crease of 9S4 pounds over the product
OF the corresponding four months of
last year.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

The socialists on the Sth arranged
for demonstrations against the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor. which began
its national meeting at New York on
the 9th. The socialist delegates to the
convention will demand the abandon
ment of the trade union movement, an
end to strikes and boycotts and the in
dorsement of the socialist labor party
instead. The Federation of Labor will
discuss, among other things, the car
rying out of movement for a general
eight-hour law on May l, 1896
THE National Live Stock association,
in session at Chicago, elected William
H. Thompson president and chose Fort
Worth, Tex, as the place for the next
meeting.
THREE men were killed and two
more were injured in a railroad wreck
on the New York & New Haven rail-
way in Harlem. The engine and it's
tender were proceeding with the usual
speed, when without any warning, it
left the track and went humping along
over the ties. The conductor and the
fireman leaped for their lives at the
moment the engine toppled over and
the others of the crew were crushed
beneath the weight of the boiler.
AT Chicago on the 9Th fire in the
notion house of II. Wolf & Co. caused
a loss of $780, 200; fully insured. John
Dore. hook and ladder man, was
severely burned. He was completely
covered with burning emil ers
GRANT HIBBs fatally shot his wife
and committed suicide at Dexter, la.
When neighbors entered the house
Mrs. Gibbs was holding her husbands
head in her lap and year-old
baby on the arm, the baby playing in
the blood that flowed from his fathers
wounds. Hibbs had been released
from the Mount Pleasant Insane
asylum as cured five weeks ago.
AT Colgate. l. r., three masked men
recently entered the cooperative store,
forced the clerks to lie on the floor,
face downward, and made the manager
open the safe. The outlaws secured
about $500 and escaped.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA, the distin-
gulshed English journalist and novel;
ist' died in London on the sth.
SPECIAL on the 9Th from Silver
City, N. NJ, said that orders were re-
ceived at Fort Bayard ordering out all
the remaining cavalry at that post to
make forced marches across into Ari-
IONA to assist in the capture of the
band OF renegade Indians that COM
mitted nine murders near the San Car.
los reservation recently.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

FENSONAL AND POLITICAL.
LATEST reports from the vicinity of
SIN Carlos agency, Ariz, indicated
that the outbreak of the Apaches was
of more Importance than was at first
supposed. The bodies of four white
men were found in the lower Gila val
ley, near Fort Thomas, which was re.
Gently abandoned by the United States
troops Settlers in that section were
under arms and the troops from Forts
Bayard, Grant and Huachuca were
securing the country.
A RECENT dispatch to the Lon don
Times from Paris said that the French
Bimetallist league has convened an
international conference, which is to
meet on December 10, continuing until
December IL, to agree upon the terms
of an appeal to the respective govern
ments to renew negotiations for an in
ternational agreement for the use Of
both gold and silver as money metals.
EDoURD Won kILANYI, who intro
duced living pictures into the United
States, died recently at New York of
consumption, aged 43. He was Hun
garian.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND left Washing.
ton on the lighthouse tender Maple to
recuperate from the strain he has been
under in the preparation of his mes
sage to congress on a hunting trip
through the North Carolina sounds.
A DISPATCH to the London Daily
News on the 5th from Constan tinople
said that coo Armenians were killed in
Kaisarych (Cmsaria) and massacre
had occurred at Kahiel, in the vilayet
of Erzeroum, where the Armenian
was sacked and burned and
the bishop. the vicar and other inmates
were killed.
GEN. GONZALES, the Cuban insurgent
leader, after having been tried by court
martial and convicted of taking up
arms against the Spanish government,
was on the 4th sentenced to be shot
MINISTER TERRELL has cabled the
state department that all of the Amer
lean missionaries in Turkey were safe
and were properly protected.
BY ruling of Judge Baker. in the
United States court at Phoenix, Ariz.,
the Pima Indians were recognized as
citizens of the United States
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

, SECRETARY HoKE SMITH said in his
recent report that the introduction of
reindeer into Alaska had proved a sue.
cess There are over 100000 square
miles, which are covered with thick.
set, long-fibered white moss, which is
the favorite food of the reindeer. II
the estimate is correct that one skilled
herder. with his family, can furnish
reindeer meat and clothing sufficient
for twenty settlers, the Importance OF
reindeer culture in Alaska is manifest
New gold mines are being developed
every year, and the need of food and
clothing may be prepared for by the
introduction Of the reindeer.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

PURSUANT to decree of the circuit
court of Prince William county, Va,
over 55i acres of the Yorkshire tract
belonging to the Mclean estate and
lying on both sides of Bull Run and
Blackburn's ford, were sold at public
auction recently. The greater portion
was sold at an average of something
less than Sc per acre, while some went
at "a and 81. 80 per acre. This land
embraced large portion of the his
toric Bull Run battlefield.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

NEW York is to have the greatest
public improvement that has been de-
termined upon. That is 500 public
bathrooms for the convenience of the
men, women and children. These are
not to be like the big salt water tanks
along the water front, which are
known as the simmer baths. They
are not to be located in out of the way
places, nor arc all kinds and conditions
of people to be crowded into single
swimming pool. They will practically
supply private bathroom to every
body who wants one. They will be
big enough for all, open at all times
and free,
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

AwEALTHY New York woman, who
is interested in charitable undertake.
ings, has presented Temperance
chariot" to the Church Temperance
society of the Protestant Episcopal
church at Chicago. The chariot, which
cost $1,000, is Respondent in gold and
bright colors. Warriors are on all
sides, and the Church Temperance So
ciety managers believe it is bound to
attract trade from the saloons. 1t will
be utilized most at night, when the
temperance society will have it gaily
illuminated and hot rolls and coffee
will be sold at cost, and all kinds of
temperance drinks.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
WONDERFUL WHEAT YIELD.

The yield of wheat and other grains
in Manitoba and the other western
Canadian provinces this year has been
phenomenal. Thirty-five millions of
bushels of wheat, 10000, 900 bushels of
oats, 100000 bushels of barley, besides
large quantities of flax, rye, peas, etc.
have been produced in Manitoba by
only $4,000 farmers, some of whom set
tied on the prairies few years ago
with very little capital, and others al.
most totally inexperienced in and I'M
accustomed to farm work. This enor-
nous yield seems almost incredible,
but when one reads of farmer selling
a part of his crop for $4,000 and hav-
ing 1000 bushels still on hand, it is
easy of belief; and that another farmer,
Mr.. Pruyn, near Emerson, Man., had
$1,000 bushels, and many of his neigh.
bors harvested 10000 bushels and up
wards. A Portage Plains farmer av-
eraged SO 1-3 bushels on a 40 acre field,
and near Neepawa nine acres yielded
600 bushels-an average of &C 2-3 BUSH
els per acre. Another field of 16 acres
on the same farm yielded 500 bushels,
while the entire crop of 105 acres
turned out 10000 bushels. A Carman
settler was rewarded with &c, S65 BUSH
els off 9S5 acres-an average of 36h
bushels to the acre. In oats, one farm
err raised rs bushels to the acre by
measurement, but by weight there
were LOG bushels, the grain weighing
4S pounds to the bushel. OF course
every farmer has not these phenomenal
crops, but there are countless instances
where the wheat yield was 30, IS, 40
and more bushels to the acre. Roots
and vegetables, too, rivaled the cereals
in their prolific yield. Stock is also
largely raised, there being extensive
ranches in Manitoba and the vast coun-
try to the west of it, and the shipments
this year have aggregated $4,000 head,
sheep being also raised in large num-
bers. Dairying is being rapidly devel-
oped, and the recent establishment of
creameries has brought this new coun.
try prominently before the markets of
the world on account of the excellence
OF its butter and cheese. But wheat
raising is Manitoba's distinctive fea-
ture, the soil being particularly
adapted for the production of No. ]
Hard, unsurpassed by any other grade,
and it is safe to say that there is not
any part of the continent where the
yield has been so uniformly large and
the grade so high as in Manitoba.
In these days the matrimonial match only
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

THE United States mint in Philadel-
phia has been very busy lately trying
to supply the big demand for bronze
cents and the average daily production
has been about 400, 900 cents. In addi-
ton to this one press was kept busy on
gold double eagles, turning out about
%, 500 pieces day.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
An Unusual Opportun,tx

Il would seem that no woman ,e,a.-
would fail to take advantage of the ase
made elsewhere in this paper by Car unef
Pirie, Scott Il Co., Chicago, to Send tSo:,,
Shopping Guide, "The Shoppers Ecoma,r
mist" absolutely FREE to all who write TO- !,
This firm has come TO be known as ,,,b y,
quickest mail order house in the world " /,
firms, its business is immense, and ar aO.e
representation made can be relied nney
They boldly announce: "Your money I b"ll
II not satisfied with your purchase :" 'Sck
Be sure to find and read the bio d;,,,,-
advertisement above referred To. Bvdp;eyy
so you will probably be greatly assste S'G \;
deciding on purchases for Christina .r ~
the Catalogue has . fund of INFORM t sua
that will be valuable At all seasons. And an
you need 90 IL TO write for it TO Carson
Pirie, Scott g Co.. 90 to u State st., Chicago
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

WILLIAM J. MURRAY, of Toledo, O.,
died recently after fasting for forty
seven days. The old gentleman-be
was four score years-took it into his
head not to eat any more. All efforts
to give him food were in vain.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

TRUCKEE, Cal, is preparing to have
of California climate. Buildings are
being erected which will form the
basis of the palace. Streams of water
sprayed on the buildings will coat
them with ice,
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
No Reward,

well. my little boy" said the ur.
bane visitor, what does mamma give
you for being good to.day?"
she doesn't give me anything, !"
said the youngster in an injured tone
II am just good for nothing. Detroit
Free Press.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

JAPAN's mechanics, who have a ge-
MUS for imitation, are said to be max
ing buttons, matches and woodenware
for the American market at surpris-
ingly low prices and reproducing fine
bicycles for Sl9 each. A Jap workman
can exist comfortably on 10 cents a
lox,
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

HE Couldn't Forgive Him.-"I
thought You and Jorkins were great
friends, Spooner?" I'VE were" ..Wbat
broke your friendship" 1--WE both
'courted the same girl" "And did he
marry her" mo; I Detroit
Free Press
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

The Detected Young Man.
"womsn," said the detected you,,
man, lis fake" 'uoS
"YesP" spake one listener.
"Yes 1t has not been So NM,
moons since l saved up all nv bilI;a:.
money and lived on beans two waar
to blow myself on an opera and a sua
per for young woman. Then I asIl,
her to marry me. and she said she w..
afraid was too extravagant to mars
a good husband. "-Indianapolis JonS
nal.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

DURING November, more than So
600, 900 shares of Cripple Creek gold
mining stocks were sold in the Denver
exchanges-the largest amount on rec
ord for one month.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

A REPORT received by the federal
treasury department recently said that
at the present rate of loss seals in the
Behring sea will have become extinct
within the next three or four years.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-12-12

IT Is no mans business whether be b.,
genius or not; work he must, whateverI Is
is. but quietly and steadily; and the ns,ur re
and enforced results of such work will ba
always the thing God meant him TO do ana
will be his best-Ruskin, wv 'u'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-11
Absence OF Heat.

Tuesday was the coolest of the season.
at least there was less heat in the air
than on any previous day There was
nothing offensive about the air, however.
1t was clear and still, and had little of
the piercing propensities which tend to
make life miserable for man. The trees
presented a beautiful scene with their
tapering twigs hoary with the dense frost.
Now that winter insists, let us have
winter. with all the parts, and, withal
GOOD old snowstorm, to make man and
horse content.