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Mesa free press., 1895-03-01
M1sCEG.s.AyEOEs NEWS.

Uncle Sam has 100000 mules
London has so, 900 women clerks.
Confucius, it is said, was pas
sionately fond of watermelon seeds.
The farm lands of this country
are estimated to he worth $l3,279,-s
252,640.
Southeastern Europe now has
millions of people who are far less
advanced than the Japanese.
French Africa comprises a ter
ritory of nearly 100000 miles,
about tho size of the United States.
The valuation of the labor of
our hens in eggs and spring chick
ems is every year estimated at
$500. .0OO, 900.
The total valuation of our farm
products of every description was
by the last census $2.46O, l07, ,454.
According to the census of 1880
there are 832 convicts to every
1000, 900 inhabitants of the North
Atlantic States.
Italy has l14,000 square miles,
1000 more than Arizona, or the
combined area of Kansas and In.
dian Territory.
Guina, though small on the map,
has an area of 20l 90 square miles,
or about the combined area of
Colorado and Idaho.
The Roman catacombs are $50
miles in extent, and it is estimated
that from 100000 to 100000
dead are there inferred.
Louis Napoleon was fond Of
mimic warfare, and would often
have forts constructed In his gar
den to illustrate some tactical
point.
The Chinese train the cormcrant
as fishing bird. A ring is placed
around the birds neck which pre-
vents it swallowing the fish it
takes.
In f8S3nosless than 638, ,S54,850
bushels of oats were raised to be
fed to our horses and ground into
oatmeal for the deleotation of our
own palates.
Two species of birds are known
to accompany the crocodile when
evershe appears above water and
they give it the alarm when danger
appears; ~
Thomas Jefferson was dubbed
Long Tom, from his height, and
the sage of Monticello. from his
place of residence. avse ,.sl.
A farm hand who disappeared
from Walnut Ridge, Mo-, seven
years ago, was found recently in
swamp, living in tree. His only
tools are an ak and broken knife.
Egyptians bestowed great labor
on their tombs and. a little on their
homes. They regarded the latter
as mere temporary abodes, but the
former they looked on as eternal
habitations.
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01

The mines at Blackwater, thirty
miles east of Tempe, are being de-
vsloped by Dennison Bros. Men
and supplies have gone to prosecute
the work. Free milling ore in a
country easy of access makes the
prospects of this camp very bright.
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01
Liberal Management
Superior Facilities
Picturesque Scenery

The Grand Canon of the Colorado, the most
sublime Of Natures work on the earth, in des-
eribable, can easily be reached via Flagstaff,
Williams or Peach Springs on this road. To the
atural Bridge of Arizona and Montezuma' q
Well y ou can Journey most directly by this line.
Observe the eAncient Indian Civilization of La.
enna or of Acolla, 1.-THE City of the Sky" Visit
the Petrifed Forest near Carrizo. See and
marvel at the freak Of Canon Diablo. Take a
hunting trip in the MAGNIFICENT pine forests OF
the San Francisco Mountains. Find interest in
the ruins of the prehistoric cave and cliff
dwellers. View the longest cantilever bridge in
America across the Colorado River
JNo. }. BYRNE, G.. H. SPEERs,
GenI Pass Agent, Asst Gen1 Pass Agt
Los Angeles, Cal San Francisco, Cal
Il s VANSLYcK.
Gen Agent Albu querque, N NJ =
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01

Almost every day some one is
coming into Florence with rich
specimens of ore discovered in the
country adjacent. There are many
prospectors in the hills engaged
in active work, and we expect to
report some rich properties work
ing before long. In places un-
heard and unthought of the rich
metal is being discovered, and so
common has become the announce
ment of another rich find, that the
reports create scarcely any COM
ment.-Florence Tribune.
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01

Lo, the poor Indian, will no
longer be permitted to ride free on
the cars of the A. & P. railway.
Orders have been issued to ell con-
ductors that the noble red man
must pay the same tariff as the
white man.
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01
Female Weaknesses,

MANY ANTI IL won m die in the very prime
OF lie. Others live to middle age, hut are sell
ems sound and healthy. Why is this you ask
We answer self neglect, but your life can be
iens th' ned and home made happy II you CON-
mence at once. Try one package Of Parks
Vaginal suppositories and you will absolutely
cur all the distressing forms of female weak
nesses' NO experiment. NO doctors examina-
tion. positive cure. Leucorrhea or whites
are nsu ally entirely cured by one or two appli-r
cstions. Price 81 per package by mail prepaid.
Fart culars, sealed, &c
ai {, m edv Co, Boston,
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01
* Z, m edy Co, Boston

WASTING DISEASES WEAKEN WONDER.
~ fully because they weaken you slowly, gradu.
ally. Do not allow this waste Of body to make
you ap0or, habby, immature man. Health, strength
and vigor is for you whether you be rich or poor.
The Great Hudyan il to be had only from the Hud-
son Medical Institute. This wonderful discovery
was made by the specialists of the old famous Hud-
Medical Institute It Is the strongest and most
powerful vitalizer made. It is 90 powerful that II
Is simply wonderful how harmless 1t ia. You can
get 1t from nowhere but from the Hudson Medical
Institute. Write for circulars and testimonials
This extraordinary Rejuvenator Is the most
wonderful discovery Of the age. It has been en-.
dorsed by the leading scientific men of Europe and
America.
HUDYAN is purely vegetable
sHUDYAN stops prematureness Of the dis
large In twenty days. Cures LOST MAN.
HOOD, constipation, dizziness, falling sensations,
nervous twitching of the eyes and other parts
Strengthens, invigorates and tones the entire
system. It is as cheap as any other remedy
AUDYAN cures debility, nervousness, ennis.
sions, and develops and restores weak organs.
Pains In the back, losses by day or night stopped
quickly. Over 1000 private Endorsements
Prematureness means impotency In the first
stage. 1t Is . symptom of seminal weakness and
barrenness. It can be stopped in twenty days by
the use OF Hudyan. Hudyan costs no more than
any other remedy.
Send for circulars and testimonials
TAINTED BLOOD-Impure blood due to
serious private disorders carries myriads of sore.
producing germs. Then comes sore throat, pimples
copper col0red spots. ulcers In mouth old sores and
falling hair You can save trip to Hot Springs by
writing for Blood Book to the old physicians of the
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Stockton. Market and Ellis sts.,
SAN yRANCBCO, CAL.
Mesa free press., 1895-03-01
He Att AN7IC g PACIFIC
RAILROAD

The Great Middle Route across
the Americ an Continent in connee-
zion with the railways of the "Santa
Fe Route"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
A Rhetorical E1ct,

Tho Nashville Banner says: "This is
historical statement that can't he re-
futed, and 1t goes To the very heart Of
the financial issue, No country has ever
circulated concnrrently for any cunsid-
cradle length Of time both gold and sill
yer money when there was free AID in
dependent coinage of both. The attcupt-
ed bnnetallism under such conditions
has resulted always i'll alternate circul Ia
ton of the two metals, the cheaper metal
taking the place of tha dcarcr as ratios
were varied, either by commercial
causes or by legislation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
The burmese Ccnsua,

The last census of Burma was the
most systematic and accurate ever taken,
and shows population, all told, of
S,os8,0l4, including 5000, coo i'll the
territory conquered during the last dec
AIDE and 100000 i'll the Shan states.
OF lower Burma this is the third cen
sus, and of the northern portion the
first. The whole province is about the
size OF Great Britain and Ireland, and
the salutary rnle which Britain main
tains there is shown i'll the increase of
the population. which has doubled since
Lord Daihonsle's time and increased
one-quarter in the last ten years. New
York Tribune.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
Women fIypuotlred Him.

Jesse Johnson son Of wealthy Mis-
sissippi cotton planter, has filed "A snit
for divorce at Perry, O. T., against his
wife, Mariana Johnson. He was in love
with a girl at home of foreign birth
His father did not want him to marry
ut II and sent him to school at Worccs-
ter, Mass. Daring the first vacation the
father sent him 10 Ashury Park for the
GUNNER keep him from his first love.
There he met Miss Mynell who was
Shere with her parents and said her
home was New York city. She was
many years ,Iohnson's senior. johnson
said the woman hypnotized him, and
they were married, the woman paying
the expenses, y few days later she left,
and ho has never seen nor heard of her
since. Chicago Tribune.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
avery PLUCKY KANSAS BOY
Although Self Taught He Wins a
West Point Appointment.
Secretary Lamont Makes Special Rul-
ing in Favor of the Young Man.
! The Story Reads Like a Ro-
nance. A Case of Pluck
and Perseverance.
When the West Point Military acad-
and Perseverance,.

3 When the West Point Military acad-
envy opens for the next school year it
Will have among the fresh arrivals u
remarkable Young man from Kansas
who bears the name of John McCul-
Tough. The Kansas City Journal, refer
ring to his recent appointment, speaks
Of it as an illustration of what pluck
and perseverance will accomplish " The
eStory of this boy reads like delightful
romance. He is farmers son, and the
home of the family is an out of the way
locality, where no "ittle red school
house" opens its door TO scekcrS for
knowledge. The Journal is authority
for tho statement that this hoy has new
or been TO school. tho circumstances of
the family being such rs to prohibit him
from the enjoyment Of that privilege
Instead of going from home to attend
school he Staid Mt home and worked
full time on the farm But there was
tiIno for study ut night. and he made
use of 1t to such good purpose that he
passed competitive examination
against q large number of other youths
who had the advantage of extensive
school training.
The law provides that II candidate for
West Point must not DO over y wears
when appointed. Young McCullouah
had passed his twenty first birthday.
But Secretary Lamont exercised wise
discretion in ruling that he WAS 81 un-
til he was 22, and tho secretary did not
stop there. The Post is glad to record
that In order to remove all obstacles i'll
the way of this courageous young fellow
the head Of the war department. ordered
special examination to be held SO thut
Mccullough would not DO ~ before his
final examination.
In order to- take his first examination.
in which ho successfully competed with
many bright young men from various
schools of good rapute, young McCul-
Tough drove 500 miles-anf Kausas
miles are lons--in u wagon, camping
ont Mt night. It Is not strange tha, Sec
rotary Lamont was deeply impressed
when he learned that such champion
had come up ont Of tho wilderness and
yanquished the hest products Of tho best
families and the most approved training
schools. We hope the future of this
youth Will meet the expectations that
are justified by his past He will find at
West Point that poverty is no serious
disadvantage. That school is The most
democratic Of all orr institutions. MOI
ther aristoCratic birth nor wealth suffices
to change student IS rating one iota.
Every tub stands on its own bottom. -
Tho sons Of poor men are as likely To
gam high rating as the sons OF the rich.
Washington Post.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
Observation-Disclosures the Ncdnctlon.

Taking the whole quantity of carpets
and carpcting, cloths, dress goods and
yarns together, the total amount brought
Ill thus far is only 1861, 9G2 yards and
pounds against SG,04a, 1853 yards and
pounds two years ago. In othor words.
with duties reduced 40 per cent on goods.
there has been decidedly less of the lat
ter imported than was the ease in the
corresponding time two years ago, even
under the high rates then prevailing. -
Gnttmn MD Mnnl Rnnu1.tnr
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
lS75-SulfoIk WilllltaIy HCademu-l89S
Bowling Green ACADEMY.

repat9or, school Of the highest reputation and nn"
esss Health record perfect. Charge, low No hn,
Audie'. John Hart. NJ. A u. OF Va. Bowling GreonVS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
Ed,son's Deanition of Electricity.

Congressman O. BI Hall OF Minneso.
ia tells this story of Edison: The latter
appeared before the committee on pat
ents TO make an argument on some pro
posed bill Mr.. Hall, PROTECTING his ques-
ton with an apology for the ignorance
OF the committee concerning electricity,
asked Edison if he gould tell the com
mittee what electricity was. ooh, yes, )"
said the wizard, % it is a mysterious
fluid about which nothing is known. +"
The argument then proceeded. st. Paul
Globe
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13

Browns Iron Bittcrs will cure Pad
Blood, Kidney and Liver Troubles.
Wonderful for Dyspepsia. Cons,ipa-
ton, Female Weakness and Malaria,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
TO BE BURIED ALIVE.
Mind Render Tyudali Snys 10 VIII RIse
Again After Ten Dnys.

A special to the San Francisco Call
from Santa Barbara says:
Alexander Mcllyor ryndal, IL mind
reader, proposes TO undertake to be bur
led alive fcr ten days, 1t tho expiration
of which period he promises 10 rise liv-
ing and breathing from the grave
Tyndall's proposal is to no placed in
~ dramatically sealed c;lskot, being first
covered with clarified butter scaling all
pores of tho body aud the eyes. mouth,
ears and nostrilS. This work is to DO
performed under the eyes Of physicians
The cnskot is then TIC be placed six
feet md0r ground, covered with earth,
grass seed planted and permitted to
spring above. The grave is to bc guard
ed day and night, when, at the cxpira-
ton OF the tcuth day. tho caskct shall
be disintorred and opened in the pros
enco of physicians who had witnessed
the intcrmcnt
The experiment is modolod after tho
feats performed by au East Indian sect.
The proprictors Of a hotel have accepted
the proposition and intend making san
Ia Barbara the ccntor of Che scicnti iit
attention of the world during the poliuc
of Professor Vyndail's burial
a similar proposal was made by Tyn.
dali to the Worlds fair managers, but
IL was declined
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
SCHOOLS AMI coLLEs.Es.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.


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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
PROPOSAL
N O III 9 II

pEoroSAI.S FOR SUPPLIES FOR The NAVY
MD, NORFOLK. Va July 26ih. 1890
Tor the navy Yard, Norfolk Va, to bc oprnto
AcS 81 oth $50 will lie received 4, the Bureau, u
SUPPLE ahn Accounts, Navy Department. wash
1872 ahG publ l.; opened immediately thercafteI
40 inrnish at the Navy Yard, NoffJlk Va -
IGahliy 81 crews, baud lamps leather metal,
packing, pipe aud pipe fittings, hles, tools
>pohie, oyster shells, broken stone and plumb
cis supplies The ant e, must conform Ia tLa
Navy standard and pas the usual naval iu,restion
blInk pro '"'as will be furnished upon application
10 me Navy ray ONCE, N"rioS Va The attention
81 manufacturers and dealers i, invited lie bids
a.! cthes things being equal dcclded Gy lot The
''bAriment reserves the right to waive detects o..
u reject any amt all bids aot deemed advautaurou
To- the Government. A. X. MlCHLEE. Acting,
Chief If Bureau. ana "a - is
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13

Oregon people are raising a strong
protest against the continuance of the
horse canning industry in that state.
They claim TINT it will injure the rep
utation OF the state and Of other can
ming industries. They don't want PEG
pie to cay or think Dead horse /" when
they see the brand Oregon" on canned
meats. The horse cannery has started
business, hnt little is known of it's bust.
&ess vet.
A apeeiai reduction in sterling silver
fer tho month OF Jnne. Bridal presents
vsry low. Chaaman u Jakeman.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-05-30
NaDOleOn's MarShals.

The families of the most famous of
the first Napoleon's marshals are still
represented in France. Bernadotte,
prince of Monte Corvo, is represented BY
the Swedish royal family; the Princes
Murat bear the title of the brilliant
cavalry commander, Berthier's descend
ant is the Prince of Wagram, Lannes is
represented by the family of Montebel-
10, Oudinot by the Duke of Reggie,
Mortier by the Duke of Rivoli and the
Prince of Essling, Groucy by the Mar
quis de Grouchy, and Poniatowsky by
Prince S. Poniatowsky. The lines of
Marmont, duke of Ragusa; Duroc, duke
of Frioul; Kellermann, duke of Valmy;
Augereau, duke of Castiglione, and
others are extinct, while Davoust, duke
OF Auerstadt, is represented by grand.
nephew, now commander of an army
corps. Soult's name only is kept up by
a grandson, the Comte de Mornay Soult
de Delmatia, while Moncey's title-that
OF duke Of Conegliano-has been taken
by grandson. the Baron de Gillevoisin.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-05-30
INVOLVED WITH BALFOUR.
Dark Hints as to What Will Come Out at
the EmbeZzler'S Trial.

Dark Hints as to What Will Come Out at
the Embezzler's Trial.
The government has shown remark
able courage in obtaining the arrest OF
Jabez Balfour, and the Tories are not a
little astonished thereat. 1t has long
been part of their political creed that
the ministers would do everything de-
Gently possible to prevent extradition
and the consequent raking up OF old
scandals wherein those most involved
are all Gladstonean Liberals. 1t is an
open secret that Harcourt and several
other members of the cabinet were of
this opinion, but the majority yielded to
the views of Rosebery and Asquith, who
contended that the credit of bringing the
arch swindler to justice would amply
compensate for the disadvantages. There
is little doubt that more than one honor
able reputation will be smirched in the
course of Balfour's trial.
Only the select few, mainly lawyers
and bankruptcy officers, are concerned
in the elaborate investigation OF the at
fairs of the Liberator Building society.
The other companies involved In It's fall
were really aware of the vast ramifca-
tons of Balfour's sinister influence and
of the stupendous audacity of his meth
DDS. These people more than hint that
several Liberal members of parliament
ought to be placed in the dock alongside
Balfour, and. that the law and the facts
would not be unduly strained if at least
one minor member of the government
should be included in the Indictment.
There is reason to believe that the
charges against Balfour include forgery,
in which case a sentence of penal servi-
tude for life is assured. There will not
be the slightest difficulty in securing a
conviction on any charge the prosecution
may prefer.-New York Suns London
Letter.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-05-30
AN APPALLING SITUATION.
A Heartrending Example of the Suffering
In the Interior of Italy.

A Heartrending Example of the Suffering
In the Interior of Italy.
The New York Suns Rome correspond
ent writes that order has been nO1ninally
restored in Italy and Sicily, but it is
doubtful if permanent peace can be Sc
cured. The troubles will probably recur
as soon as the extra troops are removed.
The only chance of pacifying the people
is by establishing relief works, but the
government is in such sore financial
straits that the money cannot be spared,
although their cost would enable consid-
cradle reduction in military expenditure.
Things will doubtless improve in the
spring, but meanwhile the poverty and
sufferings of the populace are simply ap-
palling. Misery reigns everywhere, and
in the remoter rural districts men, wom-
en- and children are dying daily of actual
hunger.
An idea of what is going on in the in
terror of Italy may be gathered from the
fact, officially admitted, that 200 per-
sons, the entire population of the village
of Roghudi Calabria, suddenly arrived
at Cittanova on Tuesday, ragged and
shOeless, the younger men carrying the
old folks and the women their children.
Many were in a pitiable state of exhaus-
ton. Several women had dead children
in their arms, and two or three old men
had died on the way. They declared
that they had left the village because I'M
less they left they would die of starva-
ton. There was not scrap of food in
the place when they left, and nothing
was growing on the land.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-05-30
USE OF DRY GOODS.
An Increased Consumption Now as Com
pared With Former Years.

An Increased Consumption Now as Com
pared With Former Years.
1t should be remem bered that go years
ago the market for dry goods, taking
the words in large sense, was much
less extensive than at present. A great
deal of linen, cotton and wooden cloth
was made in families, and mems cloth
ing was largely prepared by domestic
seamstresses. Homespun was still much
worn. Men and boys who were not af-
f1icted with rheumatism did not wear
undershirts and drawers, and the CORE
spending garments were not used by the
other sex till after 1926.
Carpets were unknown among the
poor so years ago, even in the rustic
form of those made of rags. 1t was aft
er this date that a parishioner Of DIR.
Lyman Beecher, seeing neat and gay
rag carpet in the pastors house, in
quired solemnly if he thought he could
have all this and heaven too. Ingram
and brussels came into use among the
middle and lower classes in cities about
1880 and in the country 10 or Is years
later. Cotton goods were very dear In
1920, but have steadily been sinking
ever since as the facilities of manufac
ture have improved.
Ready made clothing so years after
the Declaration of Independence was
only to be found in seaports or in those
places where there was likely to be at
any time an influx of backwoodsmen,
boatmen or miners. The stores were
then Familiarity known as "slopshops, -
and the garments made very little pre-
tense to fitting. Countless varieties of
cloth and multitude of accessories in
the dry goods trade have come up with
in the half century. Before that the
supply was scanty. Men and women in
society in Jefferson's time were we'll
dressed. Their velvets, their lace, their
satins and their gloves would compare
with those of today or were even finer,
but the great mass of the people had
few varieties of material to choose from
and made no pretense of following the
fashions. They could not.-New York
Price Current.