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The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
DIR. vEppER's OLD cooUINA HOUSE.
Nedder was elected alderman of the committee on land and buildings.

Nedder was elected alderman of the committee on land and buildings.
 The doctor has been married twice, nBd though now a widower the second time. and IS years old. he is still fine looking man. with silky white hair and beard and full blue eyes-as bright and clear as those any man of B would be proud of. It would not be at all sur. prising 10 his friends to hear that he again anticipated matrimonial bliss. tor he is Iionized by widows who visit the "Anciente Ci,ie."
 Some years ago. while in his sons study. Mir Nedder took it into his aratI that he would be a dentist. So b. up- piled himself to his books. and .ithout other instruction soon won the rtle Of doctor" and was practicIng r"gu- larly before his son had eveL graGnat- ed. He prncticed dentistry for several years. until his health failed, md hen went south 10 rccuperate.
 Ever since he has resided n the ,and Of flowers, following the dentist :ro- fession until his office was burned in one of the contlagraiiops that nave Visited St. Augustine.
 He then bought the old Spanish i,nd. mark in which he still lives. In 1876 be began the study Li taxidermy and mace his own collection for a nafurui history exhibit. Now ne is an acknnwl. edged authority on that subject, and has the finest collection of live anlmaIs isld birds. lndan reI,cs. mounted rish. reptiles. crustaceans, etc., in Flor,Ga.
 There is still another interesting phase of this mans life, and that is hi, military career. At lG years of age, ha enlisted in military company under Capt. Plat: Potter, and advances. from corporal to sergeant, to ensign, and, at go, was in command of the Governors guards at Schenectady. Being an ex. pert in manual exercises. he was chosen by the colonel fugleman and 'nstruc- tor for the general parade.
 Dr. Veddcr, with all his practiability. is quite sentimental and religious. He belongs to the Dutch Reformed Church of the East, and the sadd.st and most serious moments for him ar. those when he recalls the lessons taught at the side of his mother, who died when he was boy of nine. yet whose sacred memory still lives in the holy-os. holies in an old mans heart.
 LOTTIE MILLER
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24

They also have each private secretary at Sl00 per month. The expenses of the congress, which is the legislative branch of the government, are very high. The vice president and speaker of the house of representatives each receive $8.000 per annum. The speaker of the house controls all legislation. The vice pres ident is absolutely without power "r authority of any kind except that, un- der the constitution. when there is tie vote in the senate, the vice president may cast the deciding vote.
 The nine members of the supreme court receive SlO,OOO each per annum, and the chief justice receives $500 addi- tional, making his salary $1O,50O. These gentlemen serve for life, unless incapacitated by reason of age or in- frmitics. Each associate justice is en- titled to retire from active service wi hen he reaches the age of 70 years; but, if in health and vigor. a judge determines to remain in active service. he cannot be displaced.
 The president receives salary of $50,- 900 per annum. That seems like an enormous salary, but. as a matter of faot, it is no more than is paid to the British ambassador to this country. It IS small pittance compared with the salaries paid to the chief executives of
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and provide for his family besides. There is one private citizen in Washing ton who eXpends upwards of SSO,0o1 annually in the maintenance of his family according to social customs. In New York and other large cities. there are men who eXpend more than SlO0,000 per annum on their families. And yet the president is expected to maintain his family better than the bes.. The man who receives $3j per month can. not very we'll maintain wife and family on the same style with his nrighbor who earns Sl00 per month; and you will readily see that it is difficult for any man with a salary of S35, ,000 per year to keep up social equality of appearance with the man who can afford to spend $l0O.O00 each year out of his i'.come. Thus you see that although the presi. dent apparently has ! salary of S5O.OOo per annum it dwindlcs by comparison and by virtue of his circumstances. A millionaire may wear a shabby coat and give cheap dinners if he chooses 70 do so; but a president cannot wear h shah. by coat, nor allow his wife to appear in public with anything but the best in the land. At all public receptions the presidents wife appears by his side. She must not appear like neglecte1 wife. On the contrary she must hay" the best of everything: and the people want her to have the hest, too.
 Some of our good old-fashioned pco pie, who believe in simplicity, will say that because others wear diamonds and silks, and costly ornaments. that is no reason why the presidents wife should have such things. But if any good man who entertains such views will ask his wife or daughter for m opinion. .ir will find that the ladies will tell him that no woman can afford to go into society without keeping pace with the society in which she goes. It may not he ex. actly the kind of society the old gentle. man would organize if he were creating the world. But it is the kind of society which exists. and the majority Of us do not want our president or his wife to feel like paupers in the presence of princes. Rather would we have ou- president and his wife appear as princes. and let the gentry from abroad feel like paupers in the presence of the man and wife whom we have sent to the white house by the power of our votes cast at the ballot boxes, thereby expressing the will of T sovereign people, who. in their majesty and in the aggregate of their unity. are greater than hereditary sovereigns.
 None of our ex-presidents has ever suffered financially, because all of them have been self-supporting. self-sustain ing men before and after accession tn the great office. The only living ex-p-cs- ident is a lawyer, and he recently re- ceived q fee of $l5.0O0 in one case. In 1889 or 1890, while he was an ex-pres. dent. a lawyer named Grover Cleveland received fee of $1O,OOO for arguing case before the supreme court.
 SMITH D. FRY.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
How to Clean Straw Hats.

A last seasons straw hat that has be- come discolored may be clnened with very little trouble. Procure a, the drug gist's two cents worth of powd'p.'i yell low sulphur and mix i: with the irice of a lemon. With soft brush or piece of white cloth rIb this mixture into the straw; take a fresh piece of colth, slightly dampened with cold water. and rub the straw well. Put the hat.aside for 24 hours, then brush thoroughly with clean brush to remove any pow. der that may remain. The straw should be fresh, clean and creamy in color.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
NOVEL WORK APRON.
It Can Be Made of Variety of Very
 Pretty Materials.

It Can Be Made of Variety of Very
 Pretty Materials.
 This pretty little work apron can be constructed of n variety of materials, butchers linen. scrim or organdie. but the most effective to use is china silk. either white or colored. The apron shown here was made of ecru ponrce. Thirty-siN inches of this is sufficient and the breadth of the pongee forms the width of the apron. Two inches from the top the threads are drawn 10 the depth of an inch 3y feather stitch ing in light blue asiatic twisted en- broidery silk. tn. two-inch plain piece forming the back of the hem, the drawn work showing only in front. Through the drawn work light blue satin ribbon is run. about yard and half of it be- ing required. At the lower edge an eight-inch pocket is turned up, and di-
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slaves to the Spaniards. At the corner Of Treasury and Bay street is Dr. John Veddcr's solitary home. The date of its erection IS not known. but students Of the chronology of St. Augustine af- firm that it is one of the oldest. if not the oldest house in the city. The very thick walls are formed of coquina quar- ried from Anastasia island. The house faces the sea, and the beveled projection extending between two and three feet from the base of the front wall ap- pears to bear evidence of the fact that it was built before the original coquinn sea wall, which was constructed ip 1893.
 It is assumed that, previous to that time, such projections were built as 3 protection against the tides. The house contains two rooms on the ground floor, and two on the upper. The heavy beams are of red cedar. An adjustable ladder and square hole between the rafters constitute the staircase.
 This quaint old building with its c:- rious interior Is quite apropos as home for the genius who resides there with only the company of animals and rep tiles from the land and waters of Flor ida.
 Dr. John Vedder was born in Schencc- tady, x. r., July 22, 1919. coming from an ancestral line of the earliest Dur.a settlers on the Hudson. The Veddcrs settled at Schenectady before 'he
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vided into three compartments by feather stitching. The edge of the pocket and the sides of the apron .re bound with narrow blue satin ribbon, and small rosettes of the same gre placed here and there. Across the np- per part of the apron the well-known moto, "A Stitch in Time." etc.. is worked with silk with which you feather stitched. The pocket mas spray of tEe flower known as ragged sailors" worked across them in two shades of blue asiatic flo floss; work the stenls and leaves in two shades of browu.- Eva NJ. Niles, in Boston Globe.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
PRINCESS or WALES.
How tho Future Q1een of England Loos
 at the SplnninE Wheel

A@OW sAAO EusurO XucoD VI buRhon0 LOO&Dl
 at the Spinning Wheel
 The princess of Wales had the for.l tune to be reared in homely simplicity. Her father, when she was born, was duke of Schleswig- -Holstein-Sonder- burg-Glucksburg, younger son of a. not very rich house, and without pri- vate fortune. His family was brought up economically, like that of any coun- try gentleman. It is not strange, there- fore, that the princess, his daughter. should be especially marked among the royal personages of Europe for her do- nestle tastes. It is we'll known that in her girlhood she made end remodeled her own simple frocks and trimmed herself her own headgear. Her mother was German, and she herself received the excellent training in the needle and housewifely arts that German matrons deem essential for their daughters. Among these is the use of the spinning. wheel, and the princess recurs with a never-ceasing affection to that homely but picturesque implement, in the use of which she is as skillful as any Ger man country girl of the time when she was one herself. Though the princess of Wales no longer is obliged to do spin
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
The Lntest Health Fad.

The latest health fad is paper pil- lows. The paper is torn into very small pieces and then put into pillow sack of drilling or light ticking. The pillows are very cooling in hot weather. and are said to be superior to feather once. Newspapers are not nice to use, as they have a disagreeable .odor of printers ink, but brown or white paper and old letters and envelopes are the best. The finer the paper is cut or torn the lighter it makes the pillow.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
Proper Adjustment of sashes.

The deep sash of ribbon is much worn by fashionable women. It is slightly pointed in front and is fully quarter of yard high. It is, in fact. one of the recent borrowings from the Marie Antoinette period. Skillfully adjusted it is pretty and becoming, but put on by one who doesn't know how it is stiff and ugly to the last degree. It should have the look of easily swathins and suggesting the lines of :he figure.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24

other nations of the civilized world. The kings, emperors and rulers of Flu ropean nations not only receive large annual incomes, but they have perquis- ties of all kinds. The president of this republic has no perquisites.
 It is expected that out of his snlary of $50,0OO per annum president should save enough to keep him comfortably ir after life, for we never want to see an ex-president in want. or obliged to work when he is in the sere and yellow leaf of life. But how can man in such posi- tion save any money at all?
 He must receive and entertain the representatives of all the nations of the world. He must give public receptions to the senators, to the representatives, to the ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other foreign dignitaries. All of these state functions, which arg neces. sary incidents of his office, must be paid for by the president out of his salary, and they are very costly. Moreover, on the first day of January of each year, the president gives New Years recep- tion which costs not less than $1.O0O alone. That is G starter for the expenses of each year. In accordance with the customs of the times and the high char acter of his guests, the president cannot give a state dinner which will cost less than $l,oOO, and they usually cost up- wards of $l,500 each. There are no. less than ten state dinners each year. These state dinners, in addition to the New Years reception take at least $l5,OoO out of the salary of the presi- dent, leaving him actually but $35,O6J for himself as public man; one who is regarded as the ruler of the greatest ma tion in the civilized world.
 The president is obliged to buy his own horses, keep his own carriages. maintain the expenses of his eq.ipagcs
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
REMARKABLE OLD MAN.
pr. John Vedder's Life Reads Like
 8 Romance.
uo Is the Oldest Living Locomotive En- gineer and Now Lives Tn tho old est House In St. Augus-
 tine, Fla.
Especial St Augustine (Fla) Letter.l

lNpSSioA soe <AuSuSsih VT is'j A<cbJCE
 In quaint old St. Augustine, in Flor ida. one may live the gayest life that modern luxuries afford, and yet, walk ing u few blocks hence, pass entirely from the scene of extravagant elegance into the storied days of the past, when the hard pioneer braved the terrors of the frontier life. Here, in this town, are still standing many specimens of the old Spanish coquina houses. It is in one of these that most interest ing character lives all nione. He is Dr. John Nedder, the oldest living To- comotive engineer in America.
 Treasury street is the nprrowest street in the town. It measures bare ly six feet. and is associated in the minds of the Minorcans with many sior- ies of those terrible days when their forefathers were brought there as
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Answered,

Diggsby-I see you are very attentive to Miss Burtonby; do you propose to marry her?
 Griggsby (frigidly)-When propose sir. 1t will be to marry her.-Washinp> ton Times.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24

ming or even sewing, still, simple and unpretentious soul though she is, she may not be insensible to the effective ness the spinning-wheel lends as an ac- eessory in the portrait ofa graceful and beautiful woman.
 The art of being grandmothercomes pleasantly to this lady, and she never seems more charming than when she tends the pretty little girls and boys of the third generation. She is loving, but strict. too. and there is mo danger that Prince Edward and his brother and the little Duffs will be spoiled. No royal lady ever had more good. prac-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
Corrected,

Amy-Why, Mir. Boredom. when did you arrive? I never dreamed of seeing you here.
 Small Brother-Why, yes. you did, too. Amy. You said you had ho, rid nightmare last night. - Detroit Free Press.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
A Little Too Far.

Mrs. Weary treading) The body of book agent was found on Blank street this morning. He had evidently been murdered. ...
 MT. Weary (meditatively)-Um-er- really, now, think that was going most too far.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
BarbarOus,

Wiping the gore from his glitts.ing weapon the desperate-lookiag young man seized piece of cloth and removed as we'll as he could all traces of his horrible work from !he face of his vic- tim.
 Then he strengthened himself up, pushed the unhappy wretch away from him, ani in voice of thunder called cut:
 "NeXt!'
 He was the apprentics. = Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
The C.arinN,s Prlva,c Car.

One of the czarina's newest posses sions is a railway car of her own, ex. quisitely upholstered in rose satin and lighted by electricity. The wheels of the compartments are covered with India rubber :.res.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
Different,

"No. I'm not well enough to run a sewing machine"
 "What do you intend doing this after noonw
 'I believe I'll take a ten-mile run on my bicycle. Francisco Wave,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
Chic Combination of Colors.

Paris is responsible for the rage amounting almost to craze, that blue serge tailor-made gowns have their jackets lined with green taffeta, and almost every blue gown has its green stock and girdle. Even the men ara wearing green necktiea with their blue serge suits.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24

Wit is, at best, hazardous posses. sion; it is very apt to make enemies and 1t seldom secures a friend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-02
TREATED HER BADLY.
The Honey Moon is Not Yet Over, But
| Mrs. Won Sender Wants Divorce.

The Honey Moon is Not Yet Over, But
Mrs. Won Sender Wants Divorce.
Mrs. johanna Won Sender, the
wife of Harold Won Sender, who
was until Feb. 6, OF this year, Mrs.
Bredaw, fled a suit in the Forty
fifth District court yesterday after
noon against her husband, in
which she prefers some very Sc
we're and uucomplimentry charges
against her leige and lord. Mrs.
Won Sender wants divorce and
that is not all. She also wants the
court to compel Harold to let her
alone and restrain him from carry
ing out threats he alleges that he
has made to kill her and burn
down her house.
In her petition Mrs. Won Sender
alleges that since her marriage to
the defendant he has not provided
her with the necessaries of life, and
that shortly after the wedding he
commenced a course of cruel and
barbarous treatment toward her.
One time she alleges he tore her
clothing into shreds, beat her
and accused her Of being unchaste
which latter she says lie utterly
untrue. That occurred on July
26. She says she owns in her own
right and title house and lot on
Nebraska street, number 125. She
says that he has threatened to
burn the house and kill her. She
further alleges that he Is man
of violent temper and she fears he
will carry out his threat unless re-
strained from doing SO. She askes
for an injunction restraining him
from interfering with her and her
property in any manner. The ap-
plication for temporary injunction
was granted by Judge Camp.
Won Sender Is well known bi.
cyclist and until one midnight re-
Gently he conducted saloon bust
ness at the corner OF Navarro and
Crockett streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-02
Gone Fishing.

A jolly fishing party left the city
this morning at 2 o'clock, for the
Almos, where they will spend
today, and probably tonight, fish
ing for bass, and incidentally de-
stroying ten cases OF ice-cold Cab
met beer.
The party left in two hacks but
a third will be sent out to them
later. The party Is chaperoned
by Col. Billie Reuter- and is COM
posed of Capt. Jo.' Shelly, George
Walter, Joe Umscbied and Frank
Caldwell.
They promised upon their depar-
ture to bring home enough bass for
their friends to feast upon for
week, but judging from the amount
OF refreshments taken along, they
will catch more cells than bass.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-02
Tried to Assassinate a judge.

By special wire to the Sunday Light.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. IAN attempt
was made last night to blow up
the residence OF Judge Julien and
for a time great excitement pre-
vailed in the neighborhood Of the
judges house. Some one, pre-
sumably man who had grudge
against the judge for a court de-
clsion againft him, placed the
bomb with elAtime fuse attached,
close 5 france of the house.
The no. made q great noise,
bpafntes as done was trihing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-02
WEST END NEWS LETTER.

WEST E August L.
inhabitants the northern cities
are swelterih in tb6 SUMS hot
rays and dyiXg from the heat,
West Enders ~are enjoying the
cool breezes that blow no where
like they do at The Suburb. It has
actually been SO cool at West End
during the early morning hours
that blanket on the bed was not
uncomfortable. The breezes that
blow in the spring time blow there
in the summer as we'll.
The sudden death of Miss Jane
Scofield, who was one OF West
Ends brilliant young ladies, has
caused deep gloom to spread over
the residents. 1t was q terrible
shock and one not easily overcome.
Mr.. Scofield and family have the
sympathy Of all West End in their
bereavement. The death caused
all social functions to be called off
for the week and as consequence
there Is little news to be sent from
here in this letter.
Mr.. Ben G. Rely, one of West
Ends prominent residents, Is the
owner of bull dog. 1t Is OF the
common pants-grabbing class with
a bob-tail and almost no nose at
all, but that dog is wonder and is
the only one of the kind on earth.
1t is dog that Captain Jesse Ben
net ought to have, and IL he had 1t,
his dog and pony show would be
complete. This dog is diver, and
Carver's diving horse can't hold q
candle to it. Mr.. Rieley has great
sport with the dog and furnishes
much amusement for his friends.
Mr.. Rely will throw q rock into
the lake and tell the dog to
I'fetch." The dog will swim out to
where the rock went down and
then go down himself. He will
stay down until he finds that par
ticular rock, which he will bring t-s1
his owner. 1t seems Sometime.
that the animal remairs6nder the
water for five or six minutes,
An inquisitiSgvcrane that has
been sporting itself about the lake
'or some time, tending q brood Of
young ones, came to grief last Sat-
lrday by perching itself on one of
The side arms that hold. up the
,rolley wire around the lake.
There was a leak somewhere and
he cranes foot came in contact
With the current. Its carcass can
70 seen near the car shed. One
DOT was nearly burnt off.
Miss Kate Campbell is visiting
elatives in San Marcos.
Tom Campbell and Albert AL
OF Boerne, are visiting
riends at West End.
Motorneer Garcia caught
hooking bird in one of the cleo
rio light globes Thursday but re-.
eased it