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Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

Mr.. b. F. PARKER, who is one
OF the sew ners of the big turquois
:iaines in Turquois, came in today
from that burg and left on the
noon coach for Silver City. He
will be absent about one month.
and upon his return work on a
more extensive scale will be pushed
on his profitable turquois mines.
During his absence Mr.. F. Spauld-
ing will act as oyerseer of this
group of mines and work con-
tinaed as heretofore. Mr.. Parker
states that Turquois is producing
some of the finest gems on the
market and is destined to far out.
rival it's competitors in New
Mexico. A statement of this
nature from such an experienced
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

A KANSAS man has been ar
2 rested for disturbing the peace Of
the people Of Kansas. His offense
consisted in a loud, boisterous,
fsloniousJ ihsiicioas and unseemly
manner, kissing the wife of another
man. The wife did not object, yet
! it does not appear whether or not
she has been arrested as an acces :
8 sorry before, during and after the
fafact.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09
FRIDAY. August 9, 1895.

THE Calico horate deposits, which
belong to the Pacific Coast Borax
Co., are to be utilized for the
manufacture of boracic acid. This
is new industry for Calico. An
extensive plant will be erected.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

CALIFORNIA threatens TO be
bound together by network of
$ railroads throughout all its parts.
Three million dollars worth of
railroad construction is in sight in
-thex vicinity.of Los Angeles, with
seven million more to be expended
an the near future. The Southern
Pacific will expend $2,000,000 in
construction in the valleys tribu-
tary to Los. angeles and the Santa
Fe about 81 900, 900. Throughout
California there seems to be a
general active forward movement
in railroad building and all other
lines Of ofsimprovement are keeping
pace.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

HE reversal by the Supreme
Court of the Territory Of Judge
Bakers decision in the Consoli-
dated Canal case, means volumes
for Mesa and the entire Southside.
1t will result in the consummation
OF an enterprise which will add
very largely to the industrial pros
perity of this section. Within the
next ancnth or so an n@electric plant
will be in operation at the bluff on
the Consolidated crosscut. one and
one-half miles north of Mesa.
This drop or bluff is altogether
folty-four feet and over it will
pour the entire volume of the Tempe
water amounting to $4,000 inches.
Upon the top of .his bluff solid
masonry will incase big seven feet
steel pipes that will convey the
rushing tide to two turbine wheels,
thus affording vast amount OF
cheap power, after which the water
is carried to the Tempe canal and
tnrned in above where it is needed
for use. This. seenls u clever ar
rangenleaat and the enterprise that
IS now assured will do much: toward
building up this section of the
valley. What helps one section
will materially assist all and this
controlled and harnessed electrical
water power will afford cheap
manufacturing facilities. Mesa
and the~south side is to be c.n-
graduated on this clever enterprise.
DR.. Chandler telegraphed last
Friday to the east for an electric
and mechanical engineer to come
out and take charge of the con-
struction and operation OF the
plant.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

I'VE ara in receipt of No. l, Vol.
of The -Manufacturer. published
in Los Angeles by s. @. Bagg, late
editor of the Tombstone Prospec-
tor. AS its name indicates, it will
be devoted to the development of
the manufacturing interests of the
Southwest. Its editor wields a
.trenchaRt pen. and the Manufac-
tnrer will doubtless meet a merited
success.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09
'0rdin nance No.26

An Ordinance establishing streets
and sidewalks in the Incorporated
Village of Mesa City and naming the
streets thereof, and establishing a
system for Numbering Lots and
Houses.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09
and reliable authority csrr,sswith
IL great weight. -Prospecior.

HE gofdbugs of the east are
thoroughly aroused and have en-
tered upon a vigorous campaiyn in
educating the people" We have
received an offer fro the "Re-
form Club'sofs New York of free
supplement- 1cchtAining anti silver
iiteraturert6 l,a distributed weekly.
The offer is declined with emphas $.
We have no desire to .scounteract
the Hat money and the l6 to | tree
coinage sentiment" tut we propose
to support that sentiment To the
end. We believe tha, il some
thing is not done in the way OF
free coinage of silver, amrxasperst.
ed people will force the issue at
the point of the baycnet ere FIVE
years elapse. The silver fight is
marching on and overslladowing as
it should, every other question.
We are and wilt continue to be
until the tight is won, in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, l6 to l, irrespective Of any
other nation, tongue or kindred.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09
VIM. PASSEY,
UNDERT Ak Err.

Undertaker's supplies. Importe
cofins and caskets always on hand
Cofins made to order on sh o
notice.
Furniture repaired and job W,
done at live andslet live prices.
WIN. PASSEY,
Next Door TO Mesa City Bank
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09
Mrs. z. |. Long, Prop.

Nicely furnished rooms by the day,
week or month.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-09

Be it ordained by the Common Counci, Of the
Incorporated Village of Mesa City:
SEc::l. Tn It the streets of the incorporated
Village Of Mesa city shall conform to the sur.
rey OF Tfippal & son, and that they hereafter
be maintained In their respective widths and
courses as laid down on the map made from
said survey and fled for record ia the Re-
corders Office Of MaricopA Couaty, Arizona, ON
the 23rd day of March. 1894. and re filed for
record in said otf on the 18th day Of june
1895. as the official m W said Mesa CITY. after
the same hai been. SIX be,: aiit executed bv the
Mayor OF said Mesa .iiy IN The 1lth day of
June 1895, in pursuanc, OF q resolution Of the
Common Council of sai,i Mesa City, adopted on
the 10th day of June, 1896.
SEC. 2. That the streets designated on said
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12
PHILOSOPHY OF SKATING.
Completely of the Scientific Principle In
volved in Skate Making.

Considerable time and ingenuity have
been expended in the effort to pro-
duce form of skate which will COM
bine lightness and convenience OF
arrangement with great speed. The
scientific principle involved in this
work is far more complex than is gem
orally supposed, and makes very in
teresting study. Speed in skating is,
of course, attained by the proper APP
plication of every particle OF motive
power. When the skater strikes out
with his foot he does not, however, as
is generally supposed, obtain momen-
tum from the broad-side pressure OF
the skate on the ice. The momentum
is gained by gradual and tapering
pressure, which commences at the
head of the skate, since it is here that
the freshest and strongest force is ap-
piled. 1t will be seen that the momen-
tum is increased, therefore, by the
pressure exerted steadily and firmly
outward from the heel of the skate to
the extreme toe. The proper way to
attain great speed is to strike out each
foot as close to the other as possible, to
continue the stroke up to the toe, and
when once the extreme motive power
is passed to get the other foot in posi-
ton as quickly as possible. The prime
factors in producing speed, it will be
seen, are the full pressure on the ice
and the rapid movement OF the legs.
Working upon this theory, a long,
heavy skate has been manufactured
with a blade which extends several
inches beyond the foothold.-Scientitic
American
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12
ENGLISH SLEEPING CARS.
They Have Brass Bedsteads Instead OF
Berths-Saloon Carriages.

A@SNS~O--N~
Berths-Saloon Carriages.
The new style English sleeping car
is not at all like the American sleeper,
except that it has the corridor prin-
ciple. The American car has been tried
in England, but is not favored.
The sleeping carriages of the North
western line are partitioned off into
eight separate bedrooms, each contain
ing two brass bedsteads. A corridor
runs along the side of the car, from
which all the rooms open. In the CEN
ter of the car is sitting-room for men
and one for women, and there are Law
atories.
An old institution on British roads is
the saloon carriage, which is much
after the style of American private
cars, only on smaller scale. These
saloons consist of lobby, with UNI
brella stands, hat and coat pegs, clos
cts for linen and china, and a small
pantry. Opening off on one side is
servants compartment, and on the
other side smoking-room.
Then comes large drawing-room,
occupying about half the car. 1t con-
tains several mahogany tables, chairs
diyans and touches. At the farther
end is a lavatory.
These cars have been improved on
year by year, until now the newest
ones are as comfortable and luxurious
as one may find in the world. Some
companies have third-class saloons
while picnic saloons, for racing parties
and the like, are foundson some lines.
The electric light is generally used on
British railways now.-N. y. Sun.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

K
"No. not dead" replied her fiance,
staring at her criously, but very
much mashed up They say his sight
is SO injured that it is probable that he
will never"
But Maud had burst into wild, hys-
terical sobbing, and it was long before
she recovered even the appearance OF
calm.
All the while Mr.. Higgins sat staring
at her with the hard, IMPLYING express
sion of man who compassionates him
self too much to have any feeling for
others.
'.Then it seems that this is the man
you really love?' he said at last, when
the sobbing ceased.
Maud did not answer. Her silence
and her bowed head were eloquent in
themselves.
''Well, and what are you going to
do?" he continued.
Maud did not reply. She did not
know. She did not seem to have sutfi-
cient command of her faculties to be
able to evolve plan; she drew long
quivering breath, and wiped her eyes
miserably.
''Of course" he said, roughly, ''you
don't expect that after this our engage
ment is worth a straw"
''No no, nor she cried, eagerly-he
had struck the right chord of her con-
seriousness at last. ''Of course not
have behaved very badly know. You
could never forgive me, l am sure-at
least not now-but was thinking that
it is so terrible that he should be alone
wounded, helpless, blind-dependent
on any chance nurse. If l could only
go to him"
''Then why in heavens name, girl,
cried Higgins, half wrathfully, halt
tenderly, don't you go to him?'
And that was why, as poor Jack Hol
ford lay moaning on his bed of anguish
he heard suddenly voice which
sounded in his ears like that OF ar
angel of light, and as he listened to
her assurance that whatever happened
she was his now, if he would take her
vitality seemed to revive in him; ant
from that moment the case, as the doc
tor said, began to take a favorablt
turn, and his sight was saved after all
London World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

--Puvis de Chayannes, the famous
French painter, is tall, erect, broad
shouldered man, with snowy beard and
close-cropped hair. He is seventy years
old. His studio at Neuilly is an inn
mense. barn-like structure, situated in
the rear of a deserted garden. The
paintings in it are almost its only fur
niture. De Chavannes comes OF an old
and noble family.
One of the most prominent OF the
ex-baseball players in congress is Rep
resentative Wadsworth, of New York.
He was one of the champions of the
western counties of the state when he
was young man, and shows broken
index finger on his right hand and
left hand the palm of which is SCARED
in all directions, where it was split in
stopping hot liner from the bat
Gen. Lew Wallace denies the re-
port that he had advocated the estab-
lishment of college of Immortals"
on the plan of the French academy.
The report arose from his suggestion
that a room in the new congressional
library building be set aside for the
exclusive use of few men who have
been especially distinguished in the
fields of literature or science, as place
where they could conduct their re-
searches without disturbance.
AT the recent sale of the library of
Edmund Yates the writing desk used
by Charles Dickens when he died, and
presented to Yates by the family, was
sold for $525. The original letters of
Dickens to Yates brought $3.50, and
Yates's collection of autographs 1925
The books, which included first edi-
lions of Dickens and Thackeray,
brought only fair prices, though pre-
sentation copy of the first edition of
"a Tale of Two Cities was sold for
S57.
DIR. Garnett, of the British museum,
has found curious little flower book"
that was made up by Una Hawthorne,
the novelist's daughter, in 1858, and he
intends to send it to the museum OF
Hawthorne relics in Salem. 1t is a
faded little volume ct eighty pages,
containing flowers, leaves, even blades
Of grass, gathered at historic spots by
Miss Hawthorne. sod or leaves from
Keats and Shelley's graves, an olive
leaf from Casa Guido" in Florence.
and sprig of grass from Petrarch's
house.
-Rochefort returns at sixty-four
from an exile that was rendered as
agreeable to him as enforced absence
from ones native land can be. London
received him hospita bly, and made much
of him, while he drove one OF the finest
turn-outs in the park, lived comforta-
bly, and in some style, and had books
and friends about him. To go back to
Paris now without cause to cham
pion, with no Boulanger to assist, with
out even a political duel in prospect,
may seem to the fiery editor humdrum
and tame. The poor of London will
miss him, for he was prodigal in his
charities.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

which was not far --she had intended
that her rejection Of him should make
no difference in their friendship. He
would be angry, Of course, and horri-
bly, jealous; but she would smooth him
down, and his devotion to her would
eventually prove lord of all. And what
a comfort really faithful and disin-
terested friend would be when-well,
when she had accomplished her fate!
1t may be remarked that, if she had
given her entire thoughts to it, she
could scarcely have invented a more
dangerous programme than this one,
which seemed to her so full of the most
idyllic promise.
On the following day two important
events happened Jack Holford, who
had been summoned suddenly to town
on important business-so Lady Sciva
said, and, as hostess, of course she
ought to know-went away early in
the morning early that only one or
two early-rising men were about, and
there was no general leave-taking. In
the afternoon Mr.. Higgins, who was
a big man with great red face gar
nished with huge sandy whiskers, pro.
posed to Miss Seymour in the library,
where they found themselves ''by acct.
dent" and was accepted.
So curiously constructed, however, is
the feminine temperament that in the
very hour of her triumph sense Of
! indescribable loathing for her accepted
bridegroom came over her which not
even the appearance of magnificent
diamond ring could remove. There
fore it was decidedly unfortunate that
the happy fiance should have made
overtures to seal the bargain with a
kiss, though there was certainly moth
ing unusual or outrageous in such 6
desire under the circumstances.
That, however, Maud felt that she
could not endure. She was terribly
afraid of offending him; but she knew
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

a asno was toying with a light ground
FASH b, walking stick.
one turned toward the man who was
ssning against the stile. quite close
u ner' gazing into her face; and with
.e very action the soft eyes became
1alu and the pretty mouth set in an
Apresslon that was far from pleasing.
me fact is, jack" she said, with a
auga mat was all bitter, 81 am mot
o.'ny OF you. don't love you rs you
I've me, love you just enough to be
i ,eraoie without you, but not enough
80 = y miserable with you. It's all that
e'eaed money. You see you have
~, ,o,er Known what it is to be really
M, ~ ana have. Your income, which
sla aAes you so comfortable as bach
'~, would mean mere penury II you
|oAr r penniless girl like me; and
hs.s.ses, you can have no idea how
: a.s am Of counting shillings
S'aer people count pounds, and won
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12
HUMOROUS.

The self-made man is the only one
who is entirely satisfied with his job
RAMS Horn.
"A fool is always burning his fingers
because he can not remember that lire
is hot.-Ran's Horn.
Glass in Definition. Teacher
"What is a heroine?" Scholar
guess it must be married woman
Detroit Free Press.
-Foreman-"Big sensation! There's
the devil to pay outside!" Editor TAB
stractedly)-"Tell him I'll settle here
after?"-Atlanta Constitution.
-Blobbs-''Why do you call one OF
your relatives aunt and the other
'awnt?'" Slobbs-''Well, the other has
money. "-Philadelphia Record.
When people profess not to care
what becomes of them it will be mo-
ticed that they seldom are hungry az
the time.-Milwaukee Journal
Man scarce describes nook so quaint,
Whose sylvan beauty thrills,
Before it bears IN wild red paint
A sign for Patent Pills"
Washington Star.
-"What is the meaning of this, Mary?
This is the second time l have found
policeman in the kitchen" ''Lor, mum!
I'm so afraid of the cockroaches. Pail
Mall Budget.
-Eoy-"lr. Dunn called to see about
that bill of his" Mr.. Short-"Well, II
he comes in again, tell him his bill is
in a good state of preservation and Is
likely to reach good old age. Dos
ton Transcript
Feminine Art.
She looked like q picture this maid OF 'no
Greeks.
There was gold in her tawny locks;
And the roses that bloomed in her glowing
cheeks
She had bought at a dollar box.
Detroit Free Press.
-Tanplefoot-"Oh, isn't this waltz
diyine?" Miss Smilax-'Well, perhaps
it is divine; but it happens to be q
polka instead of a waltz, and the sooner
vour feet are acquainted with the fact
the better we are likely to get along"
-Tit-Bits.
MAYORS Secretary-"You can't see
the mayor now; he's in his private
office" Seedy Politician-''What rights
he got to a private Office? ltwuz pub
lie Office we elected him to, wuznt ite
You tell him ter come right out quick,
or I'm agin him!"-Roxbury Gazette.
-Figgs-"It's all nonsense for girls
70 spend so much time and money
learning to play the piano. Before we
were married my wife used to be eter-
nally practising, but she hasn't touched
the piano half dozen times since.
Fogg-"And yet they say that mar
riaqe is a failure. Boston Transcript
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

that if he kissed her she must scream
and struggle from pure physical re-
pulsion. Another day it would be diff
ferent, of course-her nerves would be
more under control; and what was a
kiss, after all? Was she not going to
marry the man?
She put him off-how, she could
never remember-and as she did so she
marveled that he did not understand.
He grumbled a good deal, but did not
persist. The truth was that he did not
understand-thats she did not really
love him; that she was marrying him
for his money, and that, but for his
money, she would not have allowed
him to touch even the tips OF her
fingers. But he wanted her and he
was prepared to humor her SO that
he might obtain her. OF course, when
they were securely married, he would
stand no more airs But for the pres
ent-well, he knew that girls were
like skittish horses-they would shy
all across the road at anything or moth
| ing.
The party broke up the next day.
and, as the engaged couple were both
returning to London, it was inevitable
that they should return together. In
eyitable, too, was it that he should kiss
her at parting, and to promise to call
the next day to be introduced to her
mother. She forced herself not to
shudder when he kissed her.
He was most punctual to his word on
the following day, and it must be al
lowed that he played the ardent lover
to perfection. He showed himself the
very pink of politeness and respect to
Mrs. Seymour, who was little tow
haired woman, with big, doll-lilse blue
ewes and an affected manner. She had
been known as the pocket Venus"once'
| and If this circumstance was ever for
gotten or ignored, it was certainly not
her fault.
Mr.. Higgins brought box OF bon
bons and case containing the cele-
brated riyiere. twas his view that no
woman could resist the united seduc-
tion of sweets and diamonds There,
no doubt. he showed some knowledge
of feminine character, but he would
have exercised a wise discretion If he
had not kissed his fancee on his ar
rival. Nor was he altogether wise in
his choice of topics of conversation.
"Do YOU remember that young Hol-
ford who was staying at Lady Sciva's9'
he observed after awhile.
EYES," replied Maud Seymour, very
slowly and deliberately, marveling
why he had introduced name which
it would have been better to avoid.
"Well. it seems that he has had an
accident" continued Higgins, quite un-
conscious of any danger.
San ACCIDENT" gasped Maud. becom-
ing suddenly as pale as sheet.
Eyes. read an account of 1T in the
papers. He was in a railway collision,
and"
"Not dead?- cried Maud, with almost
a shrek of agony-in total oblivion OF
her engagement ~
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12
y BROW OF THE HILL

ne brow Of the ai 1ld # s, sss brick,
Jst over .nG farmhouse Of wooa 200. am mood.
Fhr cld re- Sod allied with winters Wool o-een.
NE wooasn Ease down by the meauo"
re barn o orcbard. too, somehow ou
ne nspe- orV InSiting than it does now
Looked more u,'n AZ comes skurryins down
Ker oEsr the brow of the hill
,n,t pretty, to speak about, 49,
IrAe reeR w a.l a flshpole, and one sliiaii ivy
but tho cF !, M line Hopping trout
Attic ena q 4, sn to give one loy' #
was con lo ioys in those old days
|Bp Joys Vere ar ~ boys with boyish ways;
Vnen boys sy v Tuit came skurryins down
Ker-whlz! .ow If the hill
,r when the year grows late,
|Butnov SUN .nfeld is stubbled ana pro"n'
| Andthe co ,Ials cnmes to the garden gate
when creaS saa ~ the golden-rod bend down.
ana W. S.s,n lust as it used 10 40,
{ndont seel aart was quick and life was new
When vac la nv came skurrying down
Ker-vhizl % the hill.
Over the oro" "
,roU with freckled face
BY .a,ters adj hat and tousled hair;
Ata's. an awkward sort OF grace
I pUy NV aver dreams Of years or care IL.
VINO W. y. dreams Of the world that lies
VINO ns' ~ vest where the daylight dies
Bs, 1sa v ind comes skurrying down
Ker-whiz! hi,
j, NE old gray hill and the house '.uo o. red
Sa y. ~ i',s M as grand to this lad Know
I n .ssv we're to me ere fancy fied'
As III N The dreamy years ago.
Paw = M vi so particular then as now,
D 1us d Mn mind so much somehow,
% aru t .hs wind came skurrying down
Ker-whiz! .,u
.,.a,M Hazeltine, in Good Housekeep-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

|lurid glow like the reflection OF some
vast conaagration and blotted out
|the brilliant coloring of the landscape
lin dead neutral tint Of gray. IL
would not be dark, however, Tor
nearly an hour to come.
1T looks as if the Bishops wood
|were all on fire." thought a girl who
WAS seated on stile on the border OF
|Bloxoyer wood, a wide expanse OF
|copse and woodland stretching across
THE sloping hills to the east OF the
valley, with almost as broad sweep
|ss that Of the Bishops wood on the
sleeper slopes which walled in the
western horizon. She was a slender,
graceful girl, with soft, confiding blue
|ees and a delicate f1ower-like COM
plexion, and with a piquant suggestive
mess Of expression. She was attired In
4 smart covert coat of melton cloth
over salmon and white striped cot
ton skirt-expressive at once of the
presence of autumn and regret for the
summer which was past. On her head
was a little sailor hat with salmon
ribbons. Her well-gloved dainty little
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-12

AT IL p. m.-He-'rm not myself
this evening She (wearilyl-"Indeeds
1t hadn't occurred to me.-Detroit
Free Press.