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The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
STUCK TO sPARTAcus STORY.
Congressman Hopkins Could Not See
 the Joker's Point.

congressman nOpk1na (Oulo GNOL Sce
 the Joker's Point.
 MT. Hopkins of Illinois is not alto gether inaccessible to the subtlety of a joke, but in the main the tawny haired statesman is disposed to be serious and grave. Updegraff is dry joker, and Lacey of Iowa is always bubbling over with the spirit of merriment. Some time ago, while Hopkins and Lacey were smoking in the house cloakroom the conversation drifted to the subject of gladiators, and Hopkins, in his serious way, began to extOl the martial achievements of one Spartacus, not unknown to most readers, from juveniles up to gray-haired statesmen, in connection with a poem beginning:
 "Ye call me chief. And ye do well to call him chief whc for twelve long years" etc.
 You can talk about gladiators in tones of contempt" said Hopkins, "but Spartacus was a great general"
 Updegraff was half asleep, stretched out on the lounge within ear shot He caught Hopkins remark and drawled out:
 You're mistaken about that, Hop kins. That wasn't Spartacus at all, but Cantharides."
 "Oh, no," said Hopkins; ''it was Spartacus."
 'T tell you 1t was Cantharides, in- sisted Updegraff, provokingly; ''I know what I'm talking about.
 Updegraff and Lacey soon after left the cloakroom and took their seats Updegraff knew Hopkins was right. But 1t amused him to be perverse. So far as Cantharides was concerned, it was the first word that popped into his mind. The two had occupied their seats but little while when Hopkins marched down the aisle with AnthOn's classical dictionary. He banged 1t down on Updegraff's desk and pointed to the history of Spartacus for verifica- tion of his assertion.
 Updegraff looked at it, then at Hop kins, and in very dry tones said:
 That's right. That dictionary is re- sponsible for that cock and bull story. There 1t is, sure enough. But I pre- sumed, while 1t had misled so many, you, Hopkins, couldn't be taken in by that kind of authority"
 Hopkins looked at him for a moment in blank amazement at such a display of human perversity, closed the book in disgust and stalked up the aisle Washington Post
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Just Like a Man For All the World.

The mighty feminine mind is nowhere more resplendent than in the elabora- tion of cooking recipes. "Bake duck 40 minutes,' says the lady cooking teacher. If the clumsy masculine intel lect were preparing the recipe, undoubt- edly it would say bake 40 minutes in an oven heated to given temperature. The lady teacher, however, with sub- lime faith in the intuitional faculty of the cook, says merely bake so long, whether the oven be redhot or nearly cold. d.--Amsterdam (N. Y. Democrat
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Cloth Made From Peat.

Peat fiber can be bleached to snowy whiteness and will dye any color. One of the great advantages of cloth made from peat fiber is that it is entirely anti septic and possesses properties which render it inimical to parasitical organ ism. In appearance the finer makes are quite equal to the best tweeds and close iy resemble the came's hair cloth.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
A Health Palmist.

Mrs. St. Hill is woman who has made of palmistry something more than a means of amusing an idle crowd or frightening a credulous one. She has studied it with reference to its medical side and has proved the connection be- tween brain and hand. The London hos pitals, asylums for idiots and the blind yes, even Hanwell-all have opened their doors to her. From wax impres- sions made of the hands of the inmates she has learned that each disease brings its own sign on the hand.-London Let Fer.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Try Germea for Breakfast.
Shortening the Time.

Friend-Doesn't the journey to and from the country every day seem very long?
 MT. Suburb-Long? It's too short. When take the train in the morning, l know I've got to pinch in and work like horse the moment the train reaches the city. That makes the journey seem too short, doesn t it?
 ''I presume it does. But how about the journey back?"
 "Well, I always remember after I start that I've forgotten something my wife wanted particularly, so that ride is always over too soon. "-Pearson's s Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
WHY NOT.

It is said that if we take care of little things the big things will take care of them selves. But why can't we be always pre- pared for many of our little troubles Whats the use of suffering days and weeks when i'll ten minutes we can get rid of the pain. sudden attack of backache, tooth ache, or neuralgia headache, finds the most of us without anything at hand, while St. Jacobs Oil would cure and put an end to the trouble promptly.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
s1OO REWARD S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased tt learn that there is at least one dreaded diseasC thut science has been able to cure in all it stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrl Cure is the only positive cure known to th, medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroying tbC foundation of the disease, and giving the patien strength by building up the constitution anC assisting nature in doing it's work. The propri 'ors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure Send for list of testi monials
 Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co Toledo, O EH- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

Paul Louis Courier, when bitterly as- sailed by a French professor, quietly re- marked: "I fancy he must be vexed. He calls me Jacobin, rebel, plagiarist, thief,
 poisoner, forger, leper, madman, inn postor, calumniator, ibeler, horrible,
 filthy, grimacing ragpicker. gather what he wants to say. He means that he and are not of the same opinion, and this is his only way of putting it. ''
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Spring Medicine

Your blood in Spring is almost certain to
 be full of impurities-the accumula- tion of the winter months. Bad ven- tilation of sleeping rooms, impure air in dwellings, factories and shops, over
 eating, heavy, improper foods, failure of the kidneys and liver properly to do
 extra work thus thrust upon them, are the prime causes of this condition. 1t is of the utmost importance that you
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Endorsed and

Where every other rem dy has failed Paine's celery com pound h S m a d e people well!
 It cures disease! It has saved the lives of thousands of suffer CTS. It has made the weak strong.
 Paine's celery com pound purifies the hlond aQ n0fhiDU also
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

New Chambermaid-Are there really so many mice in the house? Cook-Of course not. I was determined, how ever, that mistress should get a cat. You see, I've a young man who calls on me pretty often, and we must be able to account in some way for the food I give him.-Tliegende Blaetter.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

During the four years of the civil war there were 1O7 pitched battles, 102 con- bats involving the presence of number of regiments on each side and 362 skir- mishes, sieges and other actions.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

Prayer has right to the word "in- effable.' It is an hour of outpourings which words cannot express-of that in- terior speech which we do not articulate,
 even when we employ it.-Mme. Swetch-
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Purify Your Blood

Now, as when warmer weather comes and the tonic effect of cold bracing air is gone, your weak, thin, impure blood will not furnish necessary strength.
 That tired feeling, loss of appetite, will open the way for serious disease, ruined health, or breaking out of humors and impurities. To make pure, rich, red blood Hoods Sarsaparilla stands un- equalled. Thousands testify to it's merits. Millions take it as their Spring Medicine. Get Hoods, because
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

The war with France lasted from July g, 1798, to Sept 30, 1900, and the number of men engaged, in the naval force alone, was 4,593. The land forces raised for this campaign cut no figure.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Not So AwfuIly Superior.

Paleface-Why don't you get civ ilized name for yourself, now that you have become a civilized Indian?
 Noble Red Man-Ugh! What your name?
 Paleface-My name is Iglehart.
 Noble Red Man (with crushing sar casm )-Ughl Iglehart! Heap good h. jun's name Eagle Heart! Heap bad!- Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

A man seems to live for the privilege of dying, old and neglected, and with . great deal of pain.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

to allow the Park Commissioners to get rid of 1t. The tower stood in the way of a grand concourse that Is be ing laid out This driveway runs through the park In which the mid winter fair was located
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
Sagacity.

'T thought you said this horse you sold me was an intelligent, reliable animal?'
 Tt is"
 "Why, 1t tries to get over the fence every time it sees a girl in bloomers." "Yes. That's what shows it's intelli- gence. e."-Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

FITs.-An Fits stopped free by Dr. kline's Great Nerve RestOrer. No Fits after first days Mar veOus cJfes Treatise and $2.00 trial bottle free t( Fit cases Send to Dr. Kline, 93l Arch St., Phila, Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

Tea ,rden Drips is Best supar Syrup for table use ever offered to the public. Makes delicious tafy candy. First-class dealers sell it.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

F.M. Petel, leading costumer, theatrical mas querade costumes, wigs and play books. Country masquerade balls speciality. 729 Market St. ,S.F.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04

The Boy-Say, Maria, let's play we're father and mother. The Girl-All right; you begin. The Boy-Oh, would that had never been m
The St. Johns herald., 1896-04-04
STOP, THIEF!

Stop small malady, which is stealing your strength, before it outruns your power to ar rest it. and recover what it took from you. The safest and promptest recuperatOr of waning vitality is Rostetter's Stomache Bitters, which renews vigor, flesh and nerve quietude be- cause it restores activity to those functions whose interruption interferes with general health. Use the Bitters for dyspepsia, ma: larial rheumatic and kidney complaints and biliouSnesS.
 Now doth the busy Congressman
 Burst forth in fiery speech,
 So that the gentle voter may
 Exclaim: "Oh, he's peach"
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
SUIT BEGUN.
Proceedings Instituted to Compel Pay
 ment of the P. & A. c. Bonds.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. 61.@Suit was instituted today in the district court here by Attorney T. W. Johnston on behalf of Kitchen & Co.,, of New York, to recover about s260000 from Yavapai county for the interest and principal on the bonds issued in aid of the construction of the Prescott & Arizona Central road.
 The bonds were issued in 1886, the road being constructed under the pro visions of the act and operated until October, 1893, when it was forced to suspend on account of the competing line. During the present year the rails were torn up and shipped away. The original amount of the subsidy was $292,0 The county paid the interest on the bonds until 1893 and redeemed $27,O ,O0O of them. The board of supervisors subsequently failed to provide any tax levy for the payment of the interest and accrued interest.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
REWARD OF MERIT.
Money Presented to the Scout Who
 Despoiled Maceo's Body.

HAVANA, Dec. 16.1Captain-Gen- eral Weyler today presented S10O to the scout of Major Cirujeda's column who took from the body of Antonio Maceo articles which the Spaniards claim establish the identity of the corpse as being that of the insurgent leader
 Cirujeda, it is officially announced in dispatch from Punta Brava, dated December 14, congratulated Captain General Weyler on the success of his recent combinations" adding that "the results obtained" were but nat ural outcome of his (Cirujeda's) own strict compliance with previous in- structions from the captain-general and Marquis de Ahumada, who acted as captaingeneral during General Weyler's absence from Havana.
 The captain-general, replying to the message of Major Cirujeda, has as- sured the latter that he will be reward ed for the splendid services which he has rendered to Spain.
 Horrorea, will be tried by court mar | tial tomorrow. She is charged with rebellion and incendiarism. Fran cisca is described as an amazon and she formerly belonged to Castillo's band of insurgents.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
BUCKEY O'NEILL'S RESOLUTION

About this time small war cloud no bigger than Trilby's foot spread an omlnous halo over the proceedings, when ex-Governor Tritle of Arizona, arose from his corner and called upon the chair for recognition.
 "Tritle, of Arizona,' said the .ex-gov- ernor, by way of introduction. "I pre- sume," said he, you have all found the papers read here extraordinarily interesting and instructive. These pa pers all tell how water should be ap- piled, but what we of Arizona would like to know is how to get water. I am not loaded with plans for water storage and the reclamation of arid lands. We have all dreamed how the water could be used if we had it, but it is often hard to get. I have often been dry myself. I believe the gentle men who are loaded with suggestions for the securing of water should be given an opportunity to discharge them"
 MT. Tritle's remarks were quickly followed by few stirring suggestions from the redoubtable Buckley O'Neill the exposition of whose ideas created considerable acrimonious discussion unqualified approval from some quar. ters and demonstrative disapprova from others. Even the forest scenery
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
MIR. MAXWELLS s SPEECH.

George H. Maxwell, of San Fran cisco, was the next speaker. The chairman said of him that although M. Maxwell was a lawyer, he was here to assist, not oppose irrigation mat ters, contrary to the usual tactics or the legal fraternity. MT. Maxwell's s speech eloquently treated the subject "Why the State and Federal Govern ments Should Construct Irrigation Works and put Forth Their Power to Promote Rural Settlements. Mr. Maxwells effort was fine bit of for ensic ability.
 We can all agree on one thing" he said, "that what we want to accom- plish is results, and by the surest and shortest route. To do that we must harmonize and concentrate our inter- ests upon a proposition upon which al can agree We want to use sledge
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
AFTER COOLERS.
Minneapolis Aldermen Are Living
 High and Spending Money Freely.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec 16.-In his charge to the grand jury today Judge Pond called attention to we'll defined stories of boodling in the council, pointing out that several all dermen who had no visible income be- yond $500 annual salaries were yet able to live in great style and spend money freely.
 Reference was also made to scan dals in contract letting by other mu- nicipal boards. No news has been re- ceived of City Clerk Haney, although telegraphic orders for his arrest were sent to all points on the Mexican bor- der It is believed he has gone to Florida or some southern port, whence he may sail for Central America
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
FOR THE DELEGATES.
Reception at the Adams and Other En-
 tertainments for Them.

Today's proceedings will end the ar duous formal business of the irrigation congress and the delegates may then be in readiness for season of pleasure. Entertainment has been provided for them in various quarters.
 This evening the delegates, together with all business men, citizens and their families, will be cordially re- ceived at the Hotel Adams. They are urged to be present to enjoy a good time. The California and Connecticut delegations will act as the reception committee, and rare evening is as- sured
 Tomorrow the visitors will be shown the orange groves, Indian school and the many places of inter est hereabouts, and Saturday the drive to Tempe and Mesa will occur.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

appeared agitated The Enterruption was mildly reminiscent of an animated political convention.
 MT. O'Neill said very pointedly and very forcibly that he thought it was about time the irrigation congress graduated from it's literary course and got down to some kind of action. Speech is silver, and silence is golden, but results are only accomplished by action. It had been the same with all the other congresses. There had been nothing but reading exercises and no actual work was attempted.
 We don't come here to listen, but to do," said Mr. O'Neil. ''If this pol icy continues at these meetings Hades will become an ice machine before the irrigation congress ever does any thing"
 Notwithstanding frequent interrup- tions and calls of Time" the Populist leader succeeded in introducing the following resolution:
 Whereas, The primary object of the National irrigation congress is to de- eide on a definite policy regarding the reclamation of the arid lands of the west, and
 Whereas, By the adoption of such a policy can the reclamation of such lands alone secure National recogni- tion, be it
 l Resolved, That this congress dis pense with all further business except the consideration of such proposed legislation as will provide for govern ment action toward arid land reclama. i tion."
 MT. Wolfenbarger of Nebraska claimed that Mr. O'Neill was wholly out of order He was trying to sup. press visiting delegates, some of whom had come 1000 miles to attend this congress. Such proceeding would bt an insult to them, and the introduc tion of the resolutions was monstrous ly absurd.
 In defense, MT. O'Neill said the ap peal of 5,000,000 souls whose one cry was water should not be answered b, the tedious proceedings of these con gresses which accomplish nothing.
 The resolution was referred to tn, committee on rules, and Mark Smitl was called to the chair. It may be re membered that Mark Smith ant Buckley O'Neill were rival candidate for the office of delegate to congress MT. O'Neill appealed to the house fo a discussion of his resolution Tn chair ruled him out of order. The mornings proceedings close
 with a paper op Do We Need Irriga tion Legislation?" by J. H. Kibbey c this city. He reviewed the history an growth of the irrigation movement and advocated the fostering of strengt and the application of energy and in , telligence. These are the remedis
 agents through which great results ca
 be accomplished.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

hammer of truth and sound argument which every man can drive through false doctrines. We all agree that an irrigation commission is necessary. All arid lands now under. government control should be passed into private control We should agree upon gen. eral principles and stand by them. We all agree that the forests should be preserved, that the pasturage lands of the federal government should be kept forever as the heritage of the people and for actual settlers. The arid lands question could best be solved by their cession to the states in which they are.
 q deny the power of the federal gov ernment to grant these lands,' said Mr. Maxwell. What is the federal government? Nothing but the ma chinery through which the people ex- ercise their power. The state should be made a trustee of these lands. In this matter we should have the sup port of every newspaper in the nation, and every society that is in existence for the benefit of and the promotion of prosperity in the nation. If we have CdCuSu d COuulIlOu III lOoo Illdu udll a century when in cases of riot and disorder the national government l must be called upon to suppress the trouble, how will it be when the great cities have multiplied in population? ? Where is the remedy? It lies in that which the French people provided for the conditions which brought about their revolution Out of that period of blood and misery came a land sys- I tem-the lands were subdivided among the rural population, and France after
 wards obtained her financial sinews from the stockings of the peasantry. We should not devote our time to and waste our energies on incidental prop ositions. 1 am neither an advocate nor an opposer of woman suffrage but rather than see them jostled at the polls, I would prefer to see them en- shrined in the rural homes of the great
 arid region of the west.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
MAY BE ARRESTED.
All Who Had to Do With the Fitzsim-
 mons-Sharkey Fight

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16.-The scandal following upon the Sharkey- Fitzsimmons fight may result in the wholesale arrest of the principals, sec onds and managers of the recent pugi- listic encounter. The testimony given in the suit for the $1O,O0O is construed by many to indicate that the fight was in violation of the state law forbidding prize-fghting and the evidence given has been called to the attention of the grand jury to consider the question of issuing indictments.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
PROMOTE RURAL SETTLEMENTS

"The solution of all social and po- litical evils which threaten us is to pro- mote rural settlements and make pos Don't let us waste our strength on de- tails, or matters that we don't agree upon. I listened to Mrs Irwin's ad- dress with the deepest interest It abounds in sound suggestions and is one of the strongest arguments for the creation of an irrigation commission | This commission should be created and all the evils that should be reme- died brought before it. Let the com mission consider how far the federal government can go in the construc- tion of reservoirs. Let our slogan be the resolution adopted by the irriga- tion engineers at their recent session Every one can stand on that ground. J In conclusion MT. Maxwell referred to Senator Aliens bill, introduced Tuesday, apprOpriating a million dol- lars for the survey of the headwaters Of the principal rivers of the country for locating available sites for reser- voirs for irrigation purposes. The sur vey proposed is not to be confined to the arid regions, but includes all sec tions of the country.
 Dr. Clarke Gapen, superintendent o
 the insane asylum at Kankakee, III.
 next spoke on Supplemental Irriga
 tion.' Dr. Gapen is a hearty, pleas
 ant looking man of engaging stage
 qualities and his paper was intensely
 interesting. He gave numberles practical suggestions. Speaking of tn, results of irrigation at the asylum which was introduced last year, h, said that the most satisfactory result
 had been accomplished At his sug gestlon a water main had been extend
 ed 4,OOO feet out into the farms, and tn
 land was planted to fruits and vege tables. About ninety acres of gardel
 truck under irrigation brought SEATS
 and the ground had never before beel : planted to vegetables. Before irriga tion was adopted, the asylum had t purchase from forty to fifty carload of vegetables each year. Since tha
 time the farm has supplied all tn
 needs of the institution in that line , This year eighty-four acres realize l S9,4O0