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Arizona republican., 1895-05-16
'RAH FOR PRESCOTT!

$6.OOO Raised for a Fourth of July
 Celebration. PRESCOTT, May 15.-Prescott. with a population of $4,O0O, has raised $6,O00 for celebration of the Fourth of July. The celebration will commence on the 1st and close on the 9th. and will in- clude horseracing and athletic sports of all kinds.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-16

That the famous Anheuser- Busch beer is rapidly gaining favor is proved by the fact that all the leading saloons are for saking other kinds of beer and adopting the Anheuser-Busch The latest to place the beer on sale is M. J. McKeli- gon of East Washington street, between Center and First, over whose counter none other will hereafter be served. ..s
 The famous Brownie song composed by Miss Lizabeth Y. Allen will be sung at the Brownie Concert by five gentle men in the costume of bogy men, as. sisted by an additional chorus.
 Phoenix steam laundry, corner Jack son and Center streets.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-16

See Miss Hazel Street in the wonder ful fan dance at the Brownie Concert. Miss Street is an acknowledged artist in this beautiful and intricate dance.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-16

The report about town is that J. s. Griffin is out of the bicycle business. He is simply out of the renting business. He sold it but so as to give more time to his agency. He is still ready to talk to anybody.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-16

At McKelligon's you can get the finest handmade Sour Mash. Bourbon and Pennsylvania rye whiskies. No. 2l, East Washington street.
Arizona republican., 1895-05-16

The car contained troughs of hay and it is supposed the fire started from thls. All the cattle were burned to death.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
Cold In tho Arabian Desert.

The narrative is that Of Nolde's expe-
dition into the Nefud desert Of the Ara
bian interior, latitude % degrees north,
altitude 5000 feet, and tells Of the Sc
we're cold that he experienced there in
February. 1898: "The days were warm
and pleasant, but the nights cooled to
or 10 degrees below zero c., the changes
Of temperature being extremely sudden.
= The cold and clustering wind
caused much discomfort in travelling" {"
The greatest surprise that Nolds met
was on Feb. 3, when storm clothed
the Nefud far and wide with sheet Of
snow several inches deep, making it re-
semble Russian steppe rather than an
Arabian desert. The Bedouins, however,
said that snowfall there was very un-
usual
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
An Animal That HES.

With the single exception of his dog,
the sportman is probably the only ami
NAL now living on the earth that hies.
All others are extinct.
Even the sportsman never hies except
In print or in manuscript intended for
print, and even then, our observation
would appear to indicate, he hies more
frequently in the manuscript than in
the actual print.
Other creatures, quadruped or biped,
simply go-walk, run, travel, make a
break. skip, scoot, slope, set out, light
out, peg out, mosey, as the New York
police say, get move on themselves,
or, in the classic speech of the Bowery.
chase dersehs. But the shooter hies him
on the field, and the angler hies himself
to the stream. There the one sees his
dog freeze into statue, the other
catches speckled beauties, and neither
ever eats his dinner or supper, but in
variably does full justice to it.-Forest
and Stream.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
The Chinese.

The merchant class of China is COM
posed Of polite, patient, extremely
shrewd, we'll dressed pattern shopkeep-
ers. The leisure class is graceful, pol
ished and amiable, but the peasantry
remind one Of the country folk of Eu-
rope, excepting Russia.
As compared with Japan, one feature
Of every view is strikingly in favor Of
China. The dress and behavior of the
Chinese will not offend Europeans. The
women are modest and dress in baggy
garment which completely covers them.
In spite Of their modesty Chinese
girls do fiirt and in proper European
fashion. At church they make eyes at
the young men and on the way to school,
The most beautiful women of China
are of Soo- Chow. They are, as rule,
prettier than the women Of Japan.
The Chinese thrash rice by taking
handful and beating log with it to
scatter the kernels on the ground. The
farmers break up the soil and punch
holes in it for seeds with stick.
Women who are married wear their
back hair in a coil held in place by
narrow bar of gilt metal or imitation
jade stone. The young girls wear the
coil at one side Of the head and stick
white flower in.-Exchange.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
The Thorough Woman.

Thoroughness would be good onward
cry for the advancing women-I say adj
vancing with emphasis, for really the
advanced women are not ON hand in any
considerable number.
To large extent those who are to be
of value when they arrive are holding
back for good equipment
They know that men require proper
mental habilifnent for the war Of life,
and the first rate women who expect to
oope-not fght-with first rate men in
the struggle Of the world realize that
they must be prepared to halt for re-
pairs. And thoroughness is mighty fine
battleax.
Putting on little veneer and pretend
ing to know never deceives ourselves,
and rarely any one else. save for very
short time. Life, like love, is leveler,
and If we live among folks they soon
find out Just how much we don t know,
and the weak spots in ocr armor become
the bullseyes for their shafts.
I tell yod the trumpet blast Of prog
ress ism Z .'all cry and no wool F'AA-Polly
Pry in New York Recorder.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
Immersion and Isolation Advised.

Air, water, milk, butter, oyster, mus
sells, water cress, foreign fruit and kisses
are all especially capable Of conveying
infection. Cabs, cats, dogs, cushions in
railway carriages, shaving at hairdress-
ers', clothes from the tailor's, washing
from the laundry. change, bank notes,
books from libraries, forks and glasses
ut restaurants and mud upon boots and
dresses are other mediums for the dis
tribution Of disease This list is very
imperfect. Civilized man, then, may
only expect to live an average term Of
life by continuous immersion in boiling
water, accompanied by absolute isola-
tion. Beyond that, whatever he eats,
drinks, wears or touches should be boil
ed three times before he comes into con-
tact with it. It is remarkable that our
predecessors thrived despite the eternal,
though In their day unascertained, laws
OF science. ce.-London Truth.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
THE NEW SERVANT.
Tho Kcdheaded Girl Is Discouraged y
Trying to Teach Her Things.

Tho Redheaded Girl Is Discouraged ~,
Trying to Teach Her Things.
That redheaded girl ON Baynes street
lately undertook to teach the art of do
mestic service to a Polish maiden who
had been plucked green in the wilder
ness of Shumway street. The new girl
was willing, but ignorant even of the
English language. Instruction had to
be impaired by object lessons. The first
lesson was in lighting the gas. The
kitchen treasure was told by her new
mistress that she was to turn the stop
cock and then apply match to the end
of the pipe. She seemed to comprehend.
The next day the redheaded girl was
attracted by vile smell issuing from
the kitchen. On investigation the Pol
ish exile was found standing beside the
cold water faucet, patiently lighting
matches and holding them under the
stream Of water, which she had turned
on, only to see them Immediately ex-
tinguished, leaving an odor of charred
wood behind
In the course of a year or two the red
headed girl hopes to be able to impress
on the Ruthenian mind the fact that all
general principles are subject to modifi-
cation in practice, and particularly that
all iron pipes do not burst into fame
when approached by match. Buffalo
Express.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
"Good Night Good Night"

There is tender sweetness about
some of our common phrases Of affec-
tionate greeting, simple and unobru-
sive as they are, which falls like dew
upon the heart. "Good nightp' the lit
tie one lisps as, gowned in white, with
shining face and hands, and prayers
said, she toddles off to bed. Sisters and
brothers exchange the wish, parents
and children, friends and friends. Fa-
miliar use has robbed it of it's signif-
cance to some Of us; we repeat it auto
matically, without much thought. But
consider. We are as voyagers, putting
off from time to time upon an unex-
plored sea- Our barks of life set sail
and go onward into the darkness, and
we, asleep on our pillows, take no such
care as we do when awake and journey
ing by daylight OF the perils Of the
night. whatever they may be, we take
no heed. An unsleeping vigilance Of
one stronger and wiser than we, who is
the eternal good. Good and God spring
from the same root. and are the same
in meaning. "Goedby'' is only "God
be with you" "Good night" is really
"God night" or "God guard the
might. It would be churGsh house.
hold in which these gentle forms Of
speech were ignored or did not exist
Alike, the happy and the sorrowful
day by day. may say GOOD night -
Churchman,
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
THE FLEE AND THE ACTRESS.
No Wonder That Modjeska's Face Wore .
Set and Stony Expression.

No Wonder That Modjeska's Face Wore .
Set and Stony Expression.
Two fair actresses were conversing in
q cafe ON Powell street with the careless
ease Of their "profesh. Their COM
ments were distinct and audible to the
occupants of an adjoining table,
They were chatting about senti-
mental scene in which both had appear
ed on the previous night.
"And just at that moment when he
pressed my hand," said one, "and I
was supposed to answer with sob, a
flea-oh, such bite began to torture
me between the shoulders. 1t was aw-
ful-simply awful could not remem-
ber my lines could not make the sobs
come. All I could think about was that
horrid flea. whispered to him, Put
your arm around me quick. And he
thought I was fainting, and put his
hand behind my waist and whispered !:
what is the matter with you, and why
are you making such horrid face? Are
you illY What could say? Nothing,
of course, but fell back against chair,
and fortunately-oh, how fortunately -
hit it with my shoulder blade, just
where that flea was Then swung to
and fro as if in great mental agony, and
thus got in a little scratching. It was
just heavenly and did not spoil the
scene bit. When went off the stage,
I had my maid go over the place where
that flea had bitten me with hand
brush. She said there was spot there
as big as dollar.
"Modjeska told me-" said the other,
''that once at the California in the bal
oony scene in Juliet, when she was ex-
tending both hands and saying, 'Ro-
meo, Romeo, where art thou, Romeo?
she got nip in the ankle that almost
made her cry out. She could not stop.
It would have spoiled the scene, and
for the minute she had to suffer. One
of the critics remarked in his paper
next day that during the scene Nine.
Modjeska's face wore a set and stony
expression. And no wonder, poor ladyp
"When May Muir, who is very sus-
ceptible to feas, is attacked, resumed
the other, "she gets up and begins to
dance. She can twist about and scratch
anywhere while the dance is going on,
and nobody notices her. Clara Morris
told me that in the dying scene in
Camille flea fastened on to her so
viciously that if she had not reached
back with her fan and dislodged it sh
could not have died with any decency.
San Francisco is an awful place for
feas.
lawful, awfulr' coincided her
friend as she settled with the waiter.
San Francisco Call
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
FAMOUS SINGLE PEARLS.
Tne Shah Of Persia Ras One Delicate Gem
Worth Over Half q Million.


The Shah Of Persia Ras One Delicate Gem
Worth Over Half Million.
1t is not generally appreciated that
there are enormous fortunes in single
pearls, and that few individuals and
great potentates have jewels of this sort
which are literally worth kings ram
som. In all the world there is no more
famous pearl than the Tavernier, now in
the possession Of the shah Of Persia.
This remarkable gem came to this east
ern king by descent and is genuinely
remarkable curiosity. It derives its
name from having been sold by the tray
eler Tavernier 200 years ago to the then
ruler of Persia. The price then was
$500, 600. It is now worth more than
$780, 900.
Another eastern king, the imam of
Muscat, has In his collection q pearl
worth $165,0 weighing 12H carats.
Through it the daylight can be seen.
Princess Yousoupoff' 8 finest gem is won.
derfully beautiful Valued at $50, 900,
1t was first heard Of in 1920, when Geor-
gibus of Calais sold it to Philip Nv of
Spain. Eighty Thousand dollars is the
figure that 1t is approximated the pope's
pearl would bring One Of Leo's prede-
cessors became possessed Of it in man.
ner which has not been told, and it has
descended in regular course to the pres
emit incumbent Of st. Peters throne.
This, so far as is known, exhausts the
list of truly celebrated pearls. There
are many remarkable pearl necklaces
whose value is extraordinary. These
necklaces are made up gradually, pearl
after pearl being added to the set, and
leading jewellers are constantly ON the
lookout to procure gems Of like rarity
to extend the chain. On the whole, pink
pearls are not especially valuable. black
ones bringing far higher prices, and
pearls that are white being sought next
after them. Queen Victoria Of England
has a necklace Of pin pearls that is
worth $50, 200, and the dowager en-
press Of Germany one made of 30 pearls
which would bring easily $1s5, 900.
The Rothschild women have, how
ever, gems of this sort that far exceed
in value those Of royalty. Baroness Gus
tave de Rothschild possesses one made
up Of five rows Of pearls, the whole
chain being valued at $4,000 Bar
oness Adolphe de Rothschild owns q
circlet that in all probability would
fetch even at forced sale $25O,00O.
Even more brilliant, because it has
seven rows, is the necklace of the dow
ager empress Of Russia The gems,
however, are not quite as fine as those
in the Rothschild collection. The cas-
ket ofzcthisl royal lady is the most fa-
NOUS in the world from gem point Of
view.sa Hardly second to it is that Of
the empress of Austria, whose black
pearls are noted throughout Europe for
their extreme beauty and rarity.
What has become of the white pearls
Of the Empress Eugene, sold at the
close Of the Franco Prussian war, has
never been made known. The value of
these was some $50, and they were
gathered together in very beautiful
necklace that frequently graced the
neck Of that unfortunate queen.-New
York World
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
To Save Ones Bacon.

"To save ones bacon"-that is, to
make q narrow escape-is supposed to
refer to the Dunmow fitch. For many
centuries 1t was the custom at Dunmow,
in England, to present fitch of bacon
to married couple Of 20 years. stand
ing who would make oath on the Scrip
lures that they had never had quarrel
To come close to quarrel without an
actual rupture was, in the popular dia-
lect, ito save ones bacon.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
Mime. de Pompadour.

Mime. de Pompadour was not, accord
ing to the testimony Of her contempora-
ries, beauty, nor anything more than
fairly good looking woman. She gain
ed her influence by her pieasins man
ners and her wonderful tact and address.
Her chief beauty was her hair, which. to
increase her apparent height, she wore
in the fashion that has since borne her
name
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23

The word sunny borrowed its original
significance from astrology. 1t described
q person born under the influence d the
sun, this luminafy being supposed to
exercise q beneficial influence on the
ThsratHes II tire iadivicleaA
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
The Ancient Purse.

For several centuries the purse was
always worn fastened to the girdle. A
out purse got his name from the fact
that rather than take the time TO loose
the purse from the belt, where it was
secured by buckles, he cut the straps.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23

It is said that he or she who admits
the possession of secret has already
half revealed it. Certainly it is great
deal gained toward the acquisition of q
treasure to know exactly where it is
Simms.
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23

he called out. II really think that horse
has never been in harness before"
"Begorra, your lordship's right It's
his first time, and the masther' says
that if he brings your lordship safe to
the end Of the stage he'll buy him."
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23

Deherty, an Irish chief Justice, used
TO tell hew, wteA posting or, his circuit,
cne of HIS chaise horses began to plunge
III - lsss ss.a l.t. .vfsv. ''sst4s st~xt"
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
To Save tho Teeth.

Professor Miller, noted authority Of
Berlin, gives the following formula as
an excellent preventive Of decay Of the
teeth:
The Ely miner., 1895-10-23
Grams

Pour a few drops Of this liquid into
half a glass Of water and rinse the
mouth with the mixture three or four
times daily. It is essential to brush the
teeth, removing all PARTICLES which may
have lodged in and between them, before
using the above wash.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17
TO AN ABSENT FRIEND.

Could but have my dear one back again From tho vastness of the great west un-
 known,
 How would it ease my poor hearts silent pain As sit here at even all alonei That he travels wide makes me more afraid Who shall his wayward heart and footsteps
 guide,
 For him softer the way my love had made, So feels my poor heart while he wanders
 wide Cold was the night he left my sanctum warm, A nisat of wintry tempest, harsh and wild Went forth my dear friend reckless, wild I say alonc-for who hears angels feet As we pass along2 Tho we dream they come, We hear them not upon the busy street: We only know void-we are alone. Friendship Thy very name is sorrows own. Synonym for parting and for trial, Tis l must bear the burden all alone, And when the tear would start must wear a
 smile Jessie M. Holland
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17
State Convicts for Hire.

CEALED proposals will be received at the D office of the President of the Board Of h. spectors of Conyicts at Montgomery, Ala. |. until Thursday, March 2s, 1895, for The hire of one hundred (100) male state convicts. These convicts arc white and colored.
 They are not offered for hire to work in mines, but for any other work. Not less than fifty (5O) will be hired to one contractor or kept at one prison. The hirer will be required to feed, clothe, guard, transport from any place in the State to his prison and furnish transportation back to the place of conviction when discharged, furnish medical attention. and do eryihing required by the laws of the State and rules of the Board of Inspectors now in force or which may hereafter be made The proposals for hire must be for not less than two nor more than ten years, and must state the number of convicts wanted, price to be paid for ea oh per month, and the kind and locality of the labor to be performed. It shall be enclosed in an envelope and securely sealed and there shall be nothing on the out side of said envelope except the name and address of tho President of the Board of h. spectors, and across the left end of the envel- ope the words Proposals for Convicts;;
 Bidders will state in the proposal what accommodate they have for the safe and comfort able keeping of the convicts bid Tor, and If they have none, howiong it will take tbem to get ready to receive convicts assigned 10 them R. H. DAWSON, President.
 HUDSON DAVE,
 J. w. CRIMSON,
 Board of Inspectors of Convicts.
 3-s-til 2S
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17
SPRING APPROACHES.

AN EXTRACT FROM DIR. HAhTMAN's REGENT
 LECTURE ON CLIMATIC DISEASES OF
 MARCH.
 At the close of one of his regular lectures on the practice of medicine, Dr. Hartman said: :March is the connecting link be- tween cold and hot weather in the north temperate zone. Of all the months of tue year it is the most trying to the health. Those who have suffered from any climatic disease during the winter, such as catarrh, la grippe, influenza, coughs, colds or bronchitis, are apt to fad themselves much Injured by March weather. Even those in good health usually need Q course of pnri- lying, renovating, regulating or invigo- rating treatment. The gradual accumula- tion of effete matter in the winter ought to be thoroughly expurgated during the month of March in order to preserve health. Everybody, sick or well, finds his system more or less clogged or depressed after a severe winter like the past one, and a course of Pe-ru,na is of priceless benefit, If not absolutely necessary, Pe-ru-na is an ideal spring medicine, because it is specific for catarrhal affections; 1t reno- yates the nerves, invigorates digestion, reg ulates the circulation, cleauses the blood, rejuvenates the feelings and strengthens the mental faculties. De- pressed men, tired women, nervous girls .excesses--all alike fad complete restora- tion by course of Fortuna.
 ' A highly instructive illustrated book on spring medicines and diseases will be sent free to any address by the Pe-ru-na Drug Manqfecturing company of Coinnbqs, O: every physician, student, teacher, invalid and reader in the land. es
 For free book on cancer address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, o.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17

n 0 nIARyA and Turner's CURED no hnife GAuGesssss., t: ::f: ;i1 :.. sss''
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17

here on April 15, Rabbi Marx will not leave this city before June 1. The work he has in hand in the temple and Sunday school Is snch that he cinnot re- iiuquisn It at present, hence his deIermi- natIon to co nplete what he has undertaken, and his enjoyable Friday evening services will still be listened to for e few weeks.
 Owing to the interest taken by the ladies of the Young Mems Hebrew association auxiliary in the bazaar the reading of their Budget has bsen postponed, but is now announced for Sunday, the 3lst instant, and the interest in this number is fully up to the standard of it's predecessors.
 The past week has been Purim week, a : time Of rejoicing, exchanging of presents and reInem boring the poor among the Jews ithough there is seldom a holiday or na- tional event with them that thoy do not re- member the poor), and it has been more extensively indulged in this year than for long time. The ladies of the temple cele- brated Parim this year by present of 5000 to the temple itself, besides what their aid society has done for the poor, and which being charity, and truly charity, is never matter of publicity.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17

Mrs. Henry L. Pope of Louisville, Ky, Morson, on the South Highlands. Mrs. Pope is state regent for Kentucky of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is one of the most cultivated and dis representatives of that state of famous women.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-17

The readings. and recitatious tomorrow evening ai tho 6outhsids Baptist church