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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
HALF WITTeo NED.
The Bear That He Shot Turned Out to Be
 Three of Them.

The Bear That He Shot Turned Out to Be
 Three of Them.
 Five of us in tho lato fall of 1892 were in tho Marmora district of Ontario on deor hunt One of that number was half wittcd outh named Ned, who looked after our log camp
 One night we were later than usual in returning to the "shnnty." On arriving it was found empty. The half witted boy evidently getting frightened, had gone in search of us A repeating rife was also missing, so we presumed he had taken it for protection. We started to get supper, when close by rang out the sharp crack of a rife, in few seconds another crack, and after a short pause third one. We grasped our guns and prepared to proceed toward tho firing when we heard some ono running along tho path toward us. Another moment and Ned rushed into the hut, threw down his gun and rolled on tho floor. His eyes were starting from bis head, and he shook with excitement.
 It was long time before we could gath CT what he intended to say, but we made out, after n lot of questioning, that he feared something had happened to us and had gone out to look us up He had walked down tho path in tho opposite di- rection to that which wo had come in until opposite the old ore pit, where he had seen bear. This orc pit was well known to us. It had been started, and after excavating hole about the size of the foundation of good sized house wa ter was encountered, and 1t was aban- doned There was only one pathway in which it was possible to ascend and de- scend from the pit At the top of this onvnra6 fhp np6 it necessary to climb over this in getting up or down.
 Ned told us that the bear just had its head and paws on the log and was coming out when he only few feet away, aimed right between its eyes and fired. The bear dropped, and he scarcely pumped the shell out when he heard 1t scrambling up again. When its head appeared again oyer the log he smashed it once more right between the eyes, and once more it tumbled down into the pit. This time he said he went nearer intending to look into the pit, when up came the bear again, and this time he fired point blank into it's head, and once moro the bear rolled down. ss
 The mental strain then became too much for him, and he put out for the shanty.
 We al. heard his story, and notwith standing our jokes and expressions of un- belief he stuck to it. Next morning, short- ly after daybreak, we wero passing the old pit when ono of our party, jocular in the extreme suggested that we look into it and sec if Ned s bear was still there
 We all loo Aod over the log, and we saw threo full s'-ed bears lying dead in a heap, each one sh. fairly between the eyes. IL lustrated American.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
Town and Country Air.

Country air of the purest kind can no more insure extreme old age than Lon don's somewhat polluted atmosphere can deter man from living to a hundred Mary Burke, at l05 found Drury Lane perfectly suited to her lungs Charles Macklin, the actor who died in l799 at 106, was in the same case. He enjoyed the theater at that age and every evening breathed the hot, beery air of a tavern in Dukes court.
 In marked contrast to Parr, Macklin was neither methodical in his habits nor a lover of milk He drank ale, porter or wine thickened with sugar; ate spoon meats and fish and followed his own whim as to the hours at which he fed and slept. It appears, therefore, tolerably cer- tain that rules for longevity are as futile as the maxins by which aspiring youth is tickled into the expectation of becoming a millionaire.
 It is a matter of speculation, in which tho insurance companies by DO means al- ways win. The man who was something of wcakling in his early days has as much chance of touching his century as the man who at five and twenty was the exposure of all eyes for his muscular de- velopment and correct proportions. Mao. millan's Magazine.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
Brigham Young's Argument.

When Brigham Young was directing the theocratic government of Utah, the Mormon missionaries In England convert ed n one legged man. This man conceived the idea that the prophet in Salt Lake City might affect miraculous restoration of the leg which he had lost in an acci- dent, so month later he presented him. self weary and travel stained but full of cheerful hope, before the head of the Mormon church and told his desires. The prophet said he would willingly get him . new leg but begged him first to consider the matter fully. This life, he told him, is but vale of tears and as nothing com. pared to eternity He was making the choice of going through life with one leg and having two after the resurrection or of having two legs through life and three after. The man found the prospect of being human tripod through all eterni- ty so uncongenial that he accepted with resignation his present lot and excused the prophet from performing the miracle. San Francisco Argonaut.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
WHY OUR GIRLS MARRY. ABROAD.

Is 1t to Seek Relief From the Restless As
 pirations of Their Countrymen?
 Why does the American girl marry the Briton2 Has she any adequate justif1ca- ticn2 Do you suppose it pays her, and can such choice on her part be defended on large grounds as promotive of the greatest good of the greatest number? Is it fact, as has been flippantly suggested, that she moves to England to get country life be- cause we have no good roads here yet, or, on tho contrary, can it be demonstrated that one reason our country roads are so bad is that the American girl cannot abide the country and promptly carries her man off to town at tho earliest moment that secs his endeavors blessed with the neces- sary increase? Is it her fault that country interests tend too much to fall to the care of a residuum that is too poor to get away, or has the country life not much to do one way or the other with her British propen sitiesP
 To be honest, there are other conceiva- ble reasons for marrying an English gen. tleman besides his country roads. He may be a charming gcntleman-they arc said to be so once in awhile-who can win wife by plain personal courtship, and whom any woman would be justified in marrying on general principles and with out specific excuses, or hd may be good "average' sort of man whose advantage over his American brotlfer is matter of size or complexion or hab appearance have known American women who ven tured to assert that the Feminine eye re- joiced more in the typdof malo human that treads the paveneItts of Piccadilly and Pall Mall than in the centemporaneous ,,odoctriapc of Fifth ayera1n and RrOnd- way.
 Or maybe it is his superior stolidity that elcctrifes i'll the Brton. It is to be feared that thcre is truth in that tale Mir. Kipling or somebody was telling of how the phlegmatic merchants of the cast had discovered that the way to beat tho Amer ican was simply to put him pf and let him fret himself reckless. Stoliaity is not quite the same as reposc, but tapcrsons who are suffering from an acute dearth of repose it may appeal as tolorable substi- tute, so that ono can imagine an Amer ican maid, worn with the restless aspira tions of her high pressure countrSmen, turning with sincere relief to pilldw her fair young head upon bosom bahind which lurked no threat of heart failufe.- North American Review.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
postboy's Famous Race.

When, the gaffers and gammers of Balti- more county entertain ono with reminis- cences of the doughty old Governor Ridge ly and the palmy days of Hampton, they do not fail to ry ycall the exploits of the ia. nous horse Po4boy and to celebrate with fine local pride |his last illustrious achieve. ment when in Q steepleohase he broke his log at the bars N"won qp three legs. sir. i" They had to shods the pIucky fellow where hc lay, but not thajeast among the cherished heirlooms at Hampton is the trophy he bequeathed to tl6 opvernor--th
 handsome cup, with it's serpeat .hapS.,
 and its domed cover. surmountcd b5 ( truncated Pogasus.--'.O1d Maryland Homes and wsys" h Csnsuy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09

Refefae DEPOSITS, Alake / OANS, Dtseonnf NOTES, Bay and SeH .SE- CORI7LES on C0mmt5Sion, .SeH EX- CHANCE or aIlparfs ef hie WORLD ana make CORRECTIONS at LOW- EST RAzE.S.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
CONSULTATION FREE,
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and private matters sacredly inviola.e. Easy payments and moderate charges. Persons who cannot visit us in our office can, by sending their na,ne, receive our "Perfect Question Blanks,' which will enable us to treat them successfully by mail. Send cents for question list and our "Book for Men Duly" Send 2 cents for question list for females.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
Q. T. DozlER, M. D.,
Specialist.

This well-known Institute, which was established peveral years ago in Bir- mingham, is under the immediate su- pervislon of Dr. or. Dozier, graduate of every branch of the medical and surg ical sciences, man eminentin his pro- fession and foremost among all southern Specialists in his remarkable and suc- cessful treatment of all chronic, nerv- ous, blood, skin and genito- urinary diseases.
 Dr. Dozier gives his individual study and efforts to the diagnosing and treat ment ot every case, prepares all medi- cines and gives all directions and advice, thus securing to every patient the high est professional skill and privacy, as we'll as security against mistakes and the use of inferior drugs.
 All Kidney, Bladder and Uretbral troubles cured ill the shortest possible time.
 Neuralgia, Sciatica, Nervous Head aches, Insomnia, Lumbago, Rheuma- tism, Catarrh, Eczema, Palpitation of ,he Heart, Pale and Sallow Complexion, Nervous Prostration, Varicocele, Stric- ture, Gleet and Gnnorrh9s, Oystitis, Leucorrl9a, Falling Womb, Suppressed or Painful Periods, Piles, Fistula and Fissure, Weakness, Failing Memory, Lost Power, Impotence and all results of In discretion, contagiun or inherited diseases which vitiate the blood, impair the nerves and destroy the strength are specialties in our line, and we can point with pride to our established reputation, founded on skill and grounded in the gratitude of thousands whom we have cured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
WITH READING IN BETWEEN.

WITH READING IN BETWEEN. bought the finest book today A-TiGin ol the train. Cost thirty cents-I bet you'll say It's worth it twice again. The things an things it tells about. From di'moEds down to dye, With pictures of 'em printed out And how and where to buy. The greatest intercstin lot Of Eew inventions-well, dunno what it hasn't got Or what it doesn't tell Mo- 'taint no 'shoppin guide, " cause it Has readin's in between. kinder think it's called a lit Erary magazinel Madeline s. Bridges in Ladies Home Journal.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
A Crew of Deaf NuteS.

The schooner Mary and Belle is prob
ably the only vessel in the world that
is manned by crew that is deaf and
dumb. The schooner is not large
vessel by any means, being about
seventy feet long, but she is neat
looking craft and her decks, spars and
rigging look ia much better condition
than those of many other vessels whose
crews can speak the language to the
queens taste. The captain of this
craft, George Bennett, is most intel
ligent-looking man, apparently fifty
years old He is alive to all that is go
ing GA around him and seems to enjoy
his silent and speechless life. The
crew." Charlie Malone, is also deaf
and dumb. These two deaf and
dglmb men manage the stanch
schooner Mary and Belle admirab bly,.
They are always on the lookout and
sleep with one eye open, as good sailors
always should. When they are caught
in heavy squalls the captain cannot
shrek out his commands but simply at
tracts his mans attention by whistle
and then tells him what he wants by
signs, while he sticks to the wheel.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
ST. ROCK CHAPEL.
A DUAL MT New Orleans Relic Of the Time
of the Crusades.

A Quain New Orleans Relic Of the Time
of the Crusades.
When lived in New Orleans, saws a
writer in Harpers Young People, saw a
great many quaint things; among them
a pretty little chapel. 1t is called St.
Rock, from a saint who lived in the
time of the Crusades, and who was sup
posed to have a great healing power.
The chapel is in little street in the
French quarters, and has cemetery
around it.
The people who go to the chapel to
pray, or to be cured Of any sickness, go
nine times in succession, and call it a
''novoena." At the gate there is SEX
tons house. The people buy for a
nickel a candle which the sexton puts
in an old tin stick They walk through
the cemetery, and then in front OF the
altar in the chapel on which lies life
size wax figure of our Saviour. Light
ing their candle on one of the others
that are there they kneel on the steps
of the altar and pray.
On the altar are wax hands, feet,
hearts, etc, donated by different peo-
pie who have been cured, and in the
corners of the chapel are crutches, also
donated by different people. The sex
ton told US of a colored girl who was
blind, and was led to the chapel, and in
nine days her sight was restored.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
THE FIRST POLICE SIGNAL.
Crude Device Tried in Yonkers to Aid
in Apprehendfng Hoodlums

Crude Device Tried in Yonkers to Aid
in Apprehending Hoodlums.
Thirty-fve years ago Capt. Mangan,
chief of the police force at Yonlers, for
his own convenience rugged up an cleo
tric continuance, out OF which grew the
elaborate and comprehensive system of
police signals and c munication be-
tween station-houses present in use.
Although the perfection Of the veteran
captains suggestion has yielded a great
manufacturing firm a fortune, not
dollar OF it ever came into the hands of
the real inventor, says the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
In the early days of the war a rough
gang Of men and boys frequently took
possession of the Hudson River railroad
depot and committed lawless acts. The
police station was located in the town,
quite a distance from the depot, and
before messenger could summon as
sistance the law-breakers would have
disappeared. Capt. Mangan thought
the matter over and induced the depot
agent and telegraph operator to run a
wire from the station to the police Of
fee. At the police end a bell and a
dial were arranged. The latter had
painted on its face two or three short
messages, such as ''send an oficar."
''trouble here; send a full force" etc
The indicator on the dial was made to
move by series of short jerks, caused
by key taps, to the desired point on the
dial practical electrician saw this
crude apparatus at work one day. Six
months later patents were taken out
on the apparatus now in use all over
the country, which consists of a box
with dial face upon which are indi-
Gated a number of routine questions
and answers and the letters of the al
phabet, by which any message may be
spelled out, crank being used at one
end, the indicator showing at the other
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
AN ELABORATE PLAN.
A Counterfeiter Well Worth
Capturing.
His Issue Calculated to Deceive
the Very Elect Among
Experts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 19.-Detective
Harris of the United States secret ser
vice returned from Suisun today with
the plant of Giovanni Montelbaum the
counterfeiter who was captured at
Vallejo week ago. Montelbaum is a
Sicilian and made counterfeit that all
the banks of Solona county took with
out question.
He selected cabin near Suisun for
his habita'sand prepared cave in the
slope of canyon for his workshop. The
cave is difficult of access and the
entrance so arranged that it would be
hard to find it even If it's existance were
known. 1t was reached through hole
which had lid covered with earth and
grass.
The cave had furnace with CHM
ney which had an outlet in a clump of
brush. When he had done with his
work he would bury the moulds and
metal at different points. He would
also bury the spurious coins, bag full
of the stuff being found at the foot of
nearly every bush in the vicinity OF the
cave.
Seventy dollars of unfinished quar-
tiers, dimes, four plaster paris moulds,
ladies and metal were also found. The
compound used was anthony, tin and
isinglass. The moulds completed coins
even to milling and the pieces needed
only silver bath and polish to deceive
even an expert. 1t is thought he had
accomplices to aid in circulating the
queer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20

bicycle has been forgotten by successive
legislators or maybe they have recog..
nized their untameable character and
have purposely avoided investing riders
with responsibility.
At any rate as the law now stands
Mrs. Miranda is out in the cold and she
or any other person run down by a BIZ
cycle within the boundaries of Arizona
does so, or rather is 30, at his. her or
their own cost and responsibility.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
Call for Territorial Warrants

OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL TREAsURER,l
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 10, 1895. I
l will pay general fund warrants (series OF
1889 numbers 10l to 107 inclusive. Interest on
the above warrants will cease from and after
this date. e.,a.
P. ]. COLE,
Territorial Treasurer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
A BOLD THEFT.

A Pawnbroker Held Up in a Large
Crowd.
SAN Francisco. Feb. ia man en-
tered Franklin's pawnshop on Post
street, situated in the heart of the bus
mess section OF the city, tonight, and
presenting pistol at the head Of the
proprietor grabbed tray of diamonds
and fed.
The proprietor attempted to stop the
thief and he fired shot at the pawn.
broker, narrowly missing him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
FATAL DEBTS.
Could Not Pay Them in a
Lifetime.
Therefore a Young Man OF Los
Angeles Seeks Relief in
Suicide.
FATAL DEBTS.
By the associated Pr sss.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 19-Mareo Hell
man shot himself with suicidal intent
today and inflicted wound below the
heart which will likely prove fatal The
young man is relative of J.. W. and
H. W. Holman, the BANKERS. He has
been in financial difficulties off and on
for several years.
He said he shot himself because his
creditors were pressing him and he
would never be able to earn enough
money in life to pay them.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
NO RECOURSE.

Immunity Of Bicycles From Re-
SponSIbility.
Isabel Miranda hasa grievance, and
what is worse, no relief or opportunity
for revenge is in sight. She was run
down yesterday by an inexperienced
colored gentleman who was vainly try
ing to guide an uncomfortable bicycle.
Arizona statutes provide for such un-
fortunate contingencies if the instru-
ment by which one is run over is q cart,
a sulky, carriage, coupe, carryall, stage
coach, freighters' outfit, railway coach
or locomotive, in fact, any sort of We
hicle except bicycle. Maybe the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
A Powerful Poison,

The oil of tobacco, found in the stems
Of long-used pipes or obtained by dis
tillation at red heat, is one of the
most active and powerful poisons
known to the chemist. A single drop
will often cause death in the case of
dog or cat.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
Some Gold at Last.

NFw York, Feb. l9.-Gold to the
amount of $2,457,417 was deposited
in the sub-treasury today on account of
the bond syndicate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20

Are lost every year in risky and
foolish investments. Put your
money in lots in Churchill Addition
and make 25 per cent.
No risk Easy terms.
CLARK CHURCHILL,
Office Commercial Hotel Block.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
PHILADELPHIA'S MAYOR.

The Republican Landslide Still Going
on in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-Returns
thus far received indicate a ratio of
gain, which if maintained, insures the
election of Warwick, the Republican
candidate for mayor by about 10000.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-20
Coin and Bullion.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19.-Silver bars,
per o., 6O55@601a; Mexican dollars,
$1,000.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-17
ED|SON'S LATEST MARVEL
The Great Inventor Talks About the
Kinetograph,
LIKE A MEDIEVAL WIZARD
Two Inven tons in One. The Phono.
graph so Combined as to Make
One See and Hear the Grand
Opera at Home. Wonder
of Wonders.
[coPrRrGur, lsesI

M = 3&SsAG$SsNa son is suggcs-
&S 4 n SEs1 A tive of pill
"a, ~ .kA grimage to the
w. (Ie Ssh haunts of some
NJ ..fSSSsy1|w HI medieval wiz
MS/| W ard The Wal.
VIZ n purgisnacht in
Faust and the
summit OF the Brochen seem tame in
comparison. The greatest inventor that
Fver lived has established himself in
deli hidden among yagrant mountains
in New Jersey wilds. The neighbor.
hood has no inhabitants with the OK.
ception of the two hundred odd men
whom the Wizard employs in his mean
tations. The place is an old deserted
mine, once known as Ogden, but the
rocknbye railroad with balky engines
apdwheezy, CATARRHAL cars that meander
that way when the wind is not too
strong, has christencd it Edison. There
arc buildings all over Ellison, large
Buildings that walk about the premises
II you press button. In fact, they
rarely do anything ut Edison without
pressing button. But one must know
which buttons to press, for, although
.'SA~AS s'A>S 5Oa W SAiS ODtl4 lueIc are
others.
When you reach the place no one
pays much attention to you. That is
one of its dangerous destinations.
''If you stay there another minute"
said an unolean, nondcscript object,
very calmly, you will be broken into
ANAL pieces and canned underground y
"Bat can't l see Mr.. Edison7"
II don't know. The old mans around
somewhere. Go to that red building"
Easier said than done. For the big
red building begins to move timidly
away the moment you get near it, stops
when you stop, advances when Won adj
vance, and is altogether n Will-o'-the
HNisp of architecture.
Finally it hove to and was boarded.
1t is an office, and they pressed but
ton, found out Mr. Edison's exact To-
cation. said he would be along pres