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The herald., 1896-07-05

the use of money profitable would as
promptly cause the conversion of the
bonds back into notes. The only ques-
original issues of notes could be made in
liquidation of the present interest-bear-
ing debt. This scheme certainly sounds
greenbacky, and 1t has something of that
in it, but it is worth thinking about, as
having a reasonable promise of success
fully meeting the following expecta-
tions:
Free from danger of over-issue and
collapse.
Elastic, expanding or contracting with
demands of trade.
Issued without favor and not upon
clamor but in regular way, open to all
upon equal terms.
- Cheap, yet staple as the gold unit,
neither more nor less.
If asked how the ultimate redemption
is to be made, the answer is in things
measured by the established unit of
value. outside of small transactions
there is little actual cash used in the
country. The only large users of cash
are the numerous tax gatherers and
treasurers of our various governments.
For small transactions and with
strangers a convenient cash is neces-
sary. Beyond this what we want is a
stable unit of value upon which to
measure our exchanges and contracts.
We exchange things and services. What
we want is q reliable means of meas
uring these, reliable tomorrow as well
todaV
The herald., 1896-07-05
Railway Building In China

The struggle between British and
French, or Russo-French-competing
for railway and other public works con-
tracts in China-is being waged. The
French, on the whole, says London
press telegram, seem to be getting the
best of it. The Pekin government ac-
cording to advices received in London
and Paris besides asserting to the CON
struction of gauge single line
from Tungchow to the Tonquin frontier,
where it will join the French line, have
given the Russo-French syndicate con-
tracts for a projected trunk line be-
tween Hankow and Canton. Nominally
this big enterprise will be carried out
by native contractors, but with French
money and by French engineers. Ten
civil and railway engineers have just
left Paris for the east in connection with
these contracts. On the British side
contracts have been secured for railway
extension from Tien Tsin to Pekin. Ger
man and American private enterprises
in the new development of China are
not heard Of"
The herald., 1896-07-05
Christian EndeavOr Convention
at Washington
THE GREATEST ON RECORD
Some Estimates Place the Attendant &C
Much Higher
Three Immense Tents, q Score Of Churches and
nsny Large Halls to Be Used as
Meeting Places

An army eighty thousand strong will
invade the capital of the nation this
week, and the old-time residents of
Washington will think that the war days
have returned. But instead of glisten-
ing bayonets. shining muskets, grim
cannon and martial uniforms there will
be tens of thousands of pretty girls and
handsome men, waving tiny flags and
wearing brave badges, the like of which
are only seen on great occasions, such
as the Inauguration of a president Of
the United States.
Washington will lose its identity when
this army descends upon it. The bri-
gades will not only come from every
quarter of this broad land, but from
every corner of the earth; from the most
distant ends of Russia from remote re-
gions of China; from the dark depths of
Africa; from far off Australia; from the
crime -smeared land of the Turk; from
the mysterious ends of Egypt; from the
hidden places in India and from all the
The herald., 1896-07-05
FLOATING FACTS

! Walkerton, Ont, merchant last season
| handled 9,000,O 600 eggs.
The city OF Jerusalem is becoming mod
ernized: There are now eight printing
| offices in the city.
The night watchman in Albany, Mo-.
rings the big bell when he thinks the clouds
indicate the approach of heavy storm.
According to Leuwenhoek there are ami
ma!culae so small that 10000 of them could
The number of horses killed for con-
| sumption as food in Paris last year was
2S 1S6, this being exclusive of 43 mules and
| 3S3 donkeyS.
According to the method which now is
adopted for reckoning leap years in Eng
land, December. January and February
will be the summer months about 100 0G0
years hence.
"a a graphic idea of the immense size OF
Siberia may be CLEANED from the follow
ing comparison: All of the states, king
doms, principalities, empires, etc, of Eu-
rope Except Russia) and all Of the United
sates sda bv Gs III Alaska could be paced
more than cover that immense country.
The largest gray wolf killed by dogs. so
Cave hills. Wyoming, The, animal meas
ured feet inches from the point of his
nose to the root of his tail. and stood "a in
ches high. From the point of his nose to
the top of his head was II inches, and his
hide and head alone weighed 20 pounds.
About the queerest newspaper is lie
Monaco. 1t is issued weekly is admirably
printed on expensive paper, and it's news
consists almost exclusively of figures ar
ranged IN long columns. IheSe ngureS tel!
in what compartment of the roulette wheel
at Monte Carlo and Spa the little balls have
come to rest during the weeks business.
Detroit will celebrate the centennial an
niversary OF the evacuation of the city by
the British on July II next in q manner
BETTING the historic character of the
event. The sailors from the United States
ship Michigan and the Michigan naval re-
serves will participate. Governor O'Fer-
rail- of Virginia will deliver the Grafton Of
the day.
Strangely enough in the city of Havana
only merit is that they are made of pure
and undoctored tobacco. The few excep-
tiOns are among the women and boys. most
of whom, especially the old women who
abound in the public squares puff inces-
sanity at cigars which sell five or six for a
cent.
Frof. Francis Andrew March, professor
of English language and comparative phi
lology at Lafayette college, Eaton. Pa.
and Captain Simon NeWcOmbe. professor
of mathematics and astronomy at Johns
Hopkins university. received honorary de-
grees from the University of Cambridge.
England.
Hetty Green's husband Edward Henry
Green. is twenty years his wifes senior.
and is now nearly 50, though he does not
possessor of million or SO, made in the
East India trade, but he lost 1T all in Wall
street and found himself a bankrupt
twelve years ago.
The Marquis of Lorne Is said to be en-
gagged upon historical survey of Windsor
scale. materials which he collected when
writing little guide book recently having
led him to desire to pursue his researches
under the favorable conditions involved in
his Office as governor.
My prices for wallpaper peat all the cIty
The herald., 1896-07-05

cy S. Foster, will give a vesper service
upon the white Lot"
Regular church services will be at
tended Sunday. On Monday the closing
sessions will be held in the three large
tents. Central Hall and five churches.
1T is the intention of many of the En-
deavorers to visit the points of historical
interest around Washington after the
convention. There will be special trips
to Richmond Mount Vernon, Fort Mon
roe. Hampton Roads, Norfolk, the
fields of Gettysburg and Manassas, and
other famous places in and about the Old
Dominion.
The herald., 1896-07-05


ton and show the universe what far
reaching body the army of the Christian
Endeavor is.
The best criterion of the strength OF
any organization is it's numerical great
ness on an occasion of this kind No
convention the world over has ever at
tracted the numbers which those of re-
cent years of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor have sue
ceeded in doing. Sixty thousand visit
ors swamped Boston last year when the
hosts of the Endeavor met in that city,
and as each year has marked tremend-
Gus increase in the attendance, So 900 is
considered a conservative estimate of
the number which will visit Washing
ton.
Some estimates place the probable
attendance at more than 100000 and to
be on the safe side, arrangements have
been made to care for that number of
visitors. 1t will be a severe test for
Washington, but the hotelkeepers and
owners of boarding and lodging houses
are familiar with the ways of vast and
sudden crowds, and know how to ac-
commodate them.
MANY MEETING PLACES
The convention will begin on the even
ing of Wednesday. July Sth, and will
end on Monday, July 18th. Twenty-six
meetings will be going on every day and
evening in different parts of the city, and
foremost Christian speakers of the
country will deliver addresses.
1t is a physical impossibility tc con-
struct tent or edifice large enough to
hold $4,000 people and arrange the acous-
tic properties so that the speakers voice
will penetrate to all ends of the building.
When the convention was held in New
York this fact was demonstrated. Some
thing like $4,000 Endeavorers managed
to crowd into the vast Madison-square
garden, and the Rev. DR.. McEwen who
presided, although gifted with voice of
unusual volume and power, had great
difficulty in reaching the people at the
far ends of the building. The voices of
the weaker speakers were simply swal-
lowed up by the vastness of the space,
and people sitting thirty and forty feet
away could barely distinguish what was
said.
THREE MAMMOTH TENTS
For this reason nearly all of the
churches in Washington. the large halls
and three immense tents will be used as
meeting places. Each of the three tents
VIII accommodate nearly ten thousand
Endeavorers. Two of the tents were
used at Boston last year. The third was
made to meet the demands of the in
creased attendance. One of the tents is
called the WilliSton, another the Wash
inton and the third the Endeavor. Tent
Washington will be the official head
quarters during the convention. The
three tents will be located on what is
known as the white lot" government
reservation to the south of the executive
mansion. A resolution passed by con-
gress, and endorsed by Mr.. Cleveland
several months ago, gave the use of this
lot to the Endeavorers, also the grounds
around the Washington monument. The
white lot" is an ideal location for the
tents, as it is of easy access from all
quarters Of the city, most important
consideration. as the visitors will be
widely scattered.
THE FIRST DAY
Wednesday evening, the convention
will begin by meetings in twenty
churches. Two speakers will deliver
addresses Of thirty minutes each in each
of the twenty churches. On Thursday
The herald., 1896-07-05
His California Friends

McKinley's California friends are ex-
planning that he is still the friend of sill
yer, Notwithstanding that gold plank
They can prove their assertion by point
ing to the Ohio platform, which was
written by the Ohio candidate.-New
York Journal
The herald., 1896-07-05
Another Job for Chauncey

Mr. Depew has been delegated to con-
vince young Mr.. Vanderbilt that mar
riage is a failure, and the chances are
that he will not be any more successful
than he was with the St. Louis delegates.
washington Post.
The herald., 1896-07-05

zones Of the earth they will pour into the
broad streets and avenues of Washing
ton and show the universe what far
reaching body the army of the Christian
Endeavor is
The herald., 1896-07-05

My prices for wallpaper beat all the city.
A. A. Eckstrom. S24 South Spring street
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
ABOUT CANAIGRE.
Climate and Soil Best Adapted for the
 Growth of the Root.

The following extract from bulletin No. 21 of the Arizona experiment sta tion will give the information asked by many as to whether canaigre may be grown in their respective locali- ties: '"The best conditions for the growth of canaigre are a cool, but not freezing climate, a moderate amount of moisture, sandy, fertile soil, and probably, also, sunny and arid at mosphere. These conditions are mo- where combined more perfectly or for longer period of the year than during the six or seven cooler months in the arid southwest. A mean tempera- ture of about 70 degrees or less is re quired for the growth of canaigre. Above this, even though there be album dant rain, as was the case in August, the roots will not do more than sprout feebly, and various attempts to make them grow in warm weather have failed. This seems to limit canaigre to the southwest, for nowhere else, ex- cepting possibly in some southern states, is there so long a period of mild weather. It has been grown experi- mentally in Florida with some sue cess, but in the northern states the interval between the severe cold of winter and the extreme heat of sum- mer is too short to allow of much root development. The sprouting of the roots in August under the influence of rain suggests that in the culture of canaigre one or two summer irriga- tions would prepare the plant to grow more promptly on the advent of cool weather.
 ''The growing plant will stand a good deal of cold. The frosted leaves lie prostrate upon the ground, but i'm mediately regain position when thawed out by the sum- The root also will endure freezing. It has been left in the ground all winter sixty miles north of New York city, subjected to a tenn perature as low as 15 degrees below zero without injury. At Lincoln, Ne braska, the roots stood very severe winter without any damage whatever At Peoria, Illinois, paintings made in 1892 were still alive in 1895, and simi- lar results are noted at Washington D. c., and Garden City, Kansas. The new root development, however, is stated in number of cases to be in significant under such conditions.
 "As to locality, canaigre is found more commonly in sandy washes where water Is more abundant. With irri- gation it will make a good growth in any fertile, tillable ground, but the influence of soil conditions on actual production has been little studied II seems to stand considerable alkal and is even reported in the salt grass meadows of Tia Juana valley, neal San Diego, California"
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
A King at Golf.

Khama, the South African monarch, who has been visiting his friends at the British court, attempted little game of golf. It was near London, and when the "driver" was handed to the dusky chief he remarked that it would make q nicish knobkerrie. Suiting his action to his words he seized the 'driver" and whirled it round his head just failing to brain a caddie, who was fool enough to stand near. After knocking up lot of turf Khama drove the golf ball at least F yards into bunker. He did the Is holes in 257,
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
Won't Work There,

It is an odd fact that the telegraph lines will not work through the Hoosac tunnel. Messages have to be sent on wires strung on poles over the top of the mountains, fully nine miles. and that is the way ingoing and outcoming passenger and freight trains are her aided to the keepers of the two tunnel approaches. In order to maintain this overland mountain line swath of woodland has to be kept clear of trees and bushes directly up the steep noun tain side. There are supposed to be magnetic ores inside the mountain.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
The Most Crowded Spot.

It is stated that the most crowded spot on the earth's surface is the ''Manderaggio." in the city of Valetta, in Malta. Upon a spot in this place. about 21. square acres in extent, no fewer than 2,574 live. This is at the rate of 636,oOo per square mile, or 1,O17 tc an acre.
 ATTORNEY Cbadgering witness) - "Now, sir, would you like to swear-' Witness-'Yes, would. Spare Mo ments.
 Mss CHARMANTE-"Doy you believe in hypnotism, Mir. De Softie?" Mir. De Softie-''Whenever you look at me do. o.".Somerville Journal.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
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INSULT TO INJURY.
Rejected Lover Was Afraid It Was to Be
 Added.

Rejected Lover Was Afraid It Was to Be
 Added.
 q prize your friendship very highly. MT. Spoonamore," the young woman said, with profound compassion in her manner, according to Titbits, but 1 have examined my own heart and it grieves me to have to say that any closer tie between us is impossible. It can never be. If you could know the pain it causes me to-"
 1.-The pain it causes you!" he echoed. What do you know of pain, Miss Me Ginnis? Listen! Asleep or awake, for five long weeks your image has been constantly before me. You have oc- cupied all my thoughts, filled my heart and destroyed my appetite! I have ceased to take interest in the ordinary affairs of life. Devotion like mine would move the heart of cast-iron statue; it excites only your pity. And you tell me that it can never be!' Friends." he exclaimed with increasing bitterness. Friends! Will friendship restore to his normal condition wretched being whose flesh has wasted away till even his washerwoman doesn't know him ?"
 ''I am sorry MT. Spoonamore," re- sponded the young woman, gently, her fingers straying in mechanical way over the piano, but it is all 1 can offer you And if"
 Maud McGinnis! he gasped, wild light dilating his eyes, TT can bear the pain of your refusal, but do not, do not add insult to injury: do not spurn me from your presence to the tune of Get Your Hair Cut"
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
Pure Food and Drink.
Truth

Truth is the basis of everything beautiful and fine: a love poem about false love, no matter how exquisitely writ ten, how harsh 1t sounds
 A picture - say a human figure may be beautifully colored, but if the lines are untrue, 1t does not interest, 1t does not even delight; we pass on to the next.
 An orator may speak to us in the choicest of language; but catch him in a mistake or a lie, and your ears are closed to him.
 Tea it must be good and true, before 1t is fine. There are several good and true Ceylon and Oolong teas; there is only one true (that is, pure) Japan tea, that we know of, sold in the United States.
 SeAllling's Best = at your grocer's. Test tiff you know how-for purity; test it-you do know how-for your lik- ing. If you do not like it, take it back and get your money.
 .Schil2ing's Best coffee, baking pow der, soda, spices. and havoring- extracts, are also moneybacked.
 4 ScAilling G Company San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
HYPNOTIZEc ANC CURED.
Morbid Lonccners Are Witnesses O. a
 Most Revolting Spectacle.

Morbid sentiment has apparently reached it's height in England 1T a recent hypnotic exhibition at the Royal aqua rum, at which the subject was liter ally buried alive and allowed to remai1, so for six days, declares the New York World. The hypnotized man was sealed up in stout casket, and, in the pres ence of the spectators, lowered into grave nine feet deep.
 The lid of the casket was furnished with an aperture, and this connected with the shaft which led to the surface. making respiration possible, and also enabling spectators to view the face of the buried man.
 At least seven feet of earth were shov- eled on top of the coffin, and for the period of six days it was not dis turbed.
 On the seventh day the casket was dug up in the presence of large crowd. The man when awakened was apparent ly none the worse for his experience The London Lancet, which prints the account of the distressing spectacle, comments on it, saying:
 "It is difficult to imagine more re- volting experiment than this. Even granting that these frances have any use whatever-which we ourselves fail to admit-there can be no possible ex- cuse for making them more horrible than they already are by burying the man.
 Any experiment it was desired tc perform could have been done equally well by sealing the man up in the bo,; without going through the details of burying him and digging him up again. Moreover. under such circumstances. it is impossible to give him aid quickly should he need it, and, although acci- dents may be rare in hypnotism, their possibility is by no means to be neg lected.''
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
The Farms of Denmark.

Out of 226000 farms in Denmark only 1900 are over 25O acres in extent and most of them are worked by their own CTS. By their great technical knowl- edge of their business and the gradual change from growing grain to breeding cattle and dairy farming the Danish farmers have suffered less from trans atlantic competition than those of any other European country.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
OLD LIGHTHOUSE.
Was Built by the. Romans and Is Still in Good Condition.

Good Condition.
 The oldest house existing in Eng land is the Roman Pharos or lighthouse, which still forms so conspicuous an ob- ject on the cliffs within the precincts of Dover castle. The masonry of this interesting work is composed of tufa, cement and Roman bricks, or tiles. and is in the best style of Roman workman. ship. History and tradition are alike silent as to the actual date of its erec- tion. but, judging from the style of masonry, and bearing in mind that the erection of such beacon would be a practical necessity when once the Ro- mans had thoroughly established them selves in southern Britain, one may fairly ascribe it to date not much later than the middle of the first century, A. D., following on the expedition of Clau- dius, and the succeeding conquests of Plautius, who brought most of the island south of the Thames under the Roman domination. To the upper part of this lighthouse was added in Tudor times an octagonal superstructure. still remaining, although in sadly bat tered condition. The remains of lake dwellings, such as have been found at Burton Mere, in Suffolk, and near Glas- tonbury, in Somerset, are supposed by some to date back so far as 1900 B. C.; but, although these are built on piles, they hardly come within the meaning of the question.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
CASHIER WASHES MONEY.
Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
 by an Ammonia Bath.

Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
 by an Ammonia Bath.
 The fair metropolitan cashier has added a new factor to her growing val uation which will not prove so desirable vile in the eyes of her employer as the honesty and efficiency which have won for her almost a monopoly in the business. It is the result of the microbe craze, says the Globe-Dcmocrat, and is nothing less than washing all the money she handles, and charging her employer overtime, too. The discoverer of this rev way to enhance her usefulness and cost is Annie Nesmyth, the money-taker of a big downtown hotel. Miss Nesmyth serves at night mostly, and, while less money comes in then than during the day, she is generally kept busy enough. The money is often very dirty and to the last degree repulsive to handle. Now, the cashier is trained nurse resting" from her arduous pro- fessional labors. After a sick spel! from handling the soiled currency she concluded to resign. She was persuaded not to by an increase of her salary and permission to wash the money. So every night sees soup-plate of am monia water at her elbow, into which each note as it arrives is dropped. It gets quick bath and then is laid out on a piece of flannel to dry as tenderly as if it were her best piece of jewelry. The water has to be changed two or three times in a night
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
A Walking Encyclopedia.

Lord Bacon was walking encyclo- pedia. He was master of all the knowledge of his time and remembered it to the minutest detail. He rarely made note of anything, trusting to his memory all the particulars of the complicated legal cases brought before him, and seldom was it found at fault.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
TIE salary of the president of Mexico

THE salary of the president of Mexico is S30,OOO.
 PRESIDENT FAURE, of France, is very fond of the society of actors, litter ateurs, artists, etc Under his regime the Elysee has taken on more bohe- milan aspect than i+ has worn for years
 Schilling's Best tea is going to "get there.''
 Because there is get-there and money-back in it.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted and sympathized with us in the loss of our son and brother, Hollis D Murdock S. s. Mllrdock and family.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-15

SUMMER EXCURSIONS.
 For copy of illustrated excursion folder issued by the Vandalia-Pennsyl- vania, address A. B. Ritchie, Box 427, Ell Paso, Tex. ........