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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18
A PEssIMIsT's OPINION.

In a recent article in the JOURNAL
 MINER, on the subject of returning
 prosperity to the country, 1t was intimated that democrats would be found who would deny the fac s. or, if admitting the facts, would find ready excuses for the new order of things. In other words. people would be found who will persistent ly refuse to accept any different condition of affairs than those voGchsafed to them under demo cratic rule. Men who would refuse to accept prosperity fl offered through the restoration of the re publican party to power.
 A remarkable illustration of this prediction occurs in our cOntem- porAry this morning in pessimistic article of nearly column in length. It appears as a communication, hence the paper publishing it can not be accused of endorsing it. This remarkable specimen of pessimism opens with this sentence:
 If there is one thing more than another that inspires a full fedged sheer on the face of the average Arizonan-especially such a one as has witnessed active and actual prosperity in the past, when the territory was dotted with mining camps and towns, when the thunder of exploding giant powder could be heard resounding, echoing and re- echoing from a thousand hills; when the changing of the hammer and steel greeted the ear in ringing tones, when every one had work. when wages were good and the pay sure-it is to be informed through the subsidized press that wheels are turning again, mills in all parts of the country resume"
 This is libel on the average Ari- zonan, as this type of American citizen rejoices rather than sneers, at the prosperity of any section of the country. He knows that when the mills in all parts of the country are running, it means good times for Arizona.
 Had his preface to his pessimistic article read, "it not only makes the average, smooth bore, small caliber Arizona democratic politician sheer, but it absolutely makes him gnash his teeth to see the evidences of prosperity since McKin- ley's election" he would have more the case correctly.
 Aside from the difficulties expert | enced by the promoters of the s. F., | r. & P. railroad in securing capital | for the active construction of that l road in 1893, the Cleveland panic | was scarcely felt in Arizona at the | time it was at its highest in the east. ! It was not until two years or more afterwards when we commenced to experience the effect of the con- Iinued depression in the east.
 Would it then be strange if Ari- zonA should be the last place to feel
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

WASHINGTON, Noy.l6.-Iti is learned on authority that the Spanish gov eTnment has given Gen. Weyler to understand that he must push op- eTations against the insurgents az gTessiyely and vigorously Unless he soon achieves a decisive victory over the Cubans it is believed he will be recalled. Weyler, it is uu- derstood, IS aware of this alterna- tive, and the present campaign in Pinar del Rio is expected to result in an engagement that will put a new aspect on the Cuban situation one way or the other.
 Weyler has all the troops he can use. There are over 100000 soldiers in Cuba and the force under the captain general in the present op- erAtIons is over 60,OO0. Maceo, against whom he is TOW operating, has under him, it is estimated, about 1000 men.
 Spain having fulfilled all of Wey- ler's demands for troops, expects re- suits.
 Consul General Lee has acauaint- ed the administration with these facts and the president is simply awaiting events and will shape his course by developments.
 It is thought a great crisis in Gu ban affairs has been reached and the nett fortnight will tell the tale.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

the effects of returning prosperity to the countryi But We do not believe that it will. Already nego- tistions are under way for the invest ment of large amount of capital in this territory in mining and other enterprises, and We belisse the day IS not distant when a new era of prosperity will be experienced here, despite the pessimistic predictions of those who would rather suffer diversity than experience prosperity through the influence of a republi- can administration.
 Thank Heaven, there ars but few of such people living in this terri tory.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

Our esteemed contemporary, the Gazette, makes a mistake when it says that "only one silver mine in Arizona operates extensively, the Eclipse or Luke mine, seventy miles from Phenix in the Bradshaw noun tains." There are other mines in Yavspai county. the product of which is silver, while Mohave county has a large number of these prop critics which are being worked. The Luke mine is one of tho best paying silver properties in this county, though. About 5000 worth of bullion was shipped last week from the mine, while a car load of ore, which will average about $500 per ton, at the present price of silver, will be shipped within q week.
 The new workings in the Peck mine continue to yield high grade silver ore.
 Capttain-General Weyler has ta- ken the field in person against the under Antonio Maceo in the province of PinaT del Rio.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

ambition to go to congress The !
 Herald says: w. o. O'Neill writes l from Prescott that he will for a sea son leave the whirl of politics and
 for few months will devote his en-
 ergies to pushing before the lrrigA- ton congress and at Washington
 his bill for reclamation of the arid
 lands of the west. The bill, which
 has already been given much pub
 lieity, Is one that turns the lands
 over to the states aud territories
 under such conditions and with such
 aid as to ermit the construction of
 reservoirs for storing flood WAteTs
 of the streams that now are useless
 ID the summer season.
 4 great deal of very silly, sense
 less sentiment has been expended in
 the Castle case. Mir. Castle has
 been held up to the view of an sd-
 miring world as matchless exam pie of noble husband for his fdel- ity to his wife during the period she
 was undergoing punishment for crimes she had committed. Mir Castle would have been a brute, . 6end, had be done one iota less than he did. He could not have | been ignorant of the penchsnt of | his wife to appropriate to her own | use articles belonging to others, without making any compensation ! for them. Possessing this guilty | knowledge of his wite's wrong do- 1 ing, he condoned her crimes and be- ! came an accessory after the fact by 1 permitting her to retaIn the stolen Plunder, and was but little, if any less guilty than she. He would have been a monster, indeed, if he had permitted the woman to suffer without doing all in his power to aid and console her. About the oRly mania mixed up with the en- tire case was the sentimental mania manifested by the people, for these pilferers, on account of their wealth and social standing.
 Now that the election is over and the country has had a chance to cool of from its overheated condi- tion during the campaign, even the most rabid opponents oi Mark Han na, must admit that he is the great est political general of the age. His management of the campaign from it's first inception, prior to the St. Louis convention, down until the closing of the polls on election night, is without a parallel in the history of politics in this country. It has been charged that it was a campaign of money. So 1t was to 6 certain extent, but the money was spent in educating not in bribing voters. There has never been a cam paign made in the United States when such large amount of money has been spent in the distribution of campaign literature. During the last week of the campaign, it is stated that there were 1000 speak CTS on the stump throughout the country. MT. Hanna's plan of at tscking the opposing party in states where it was the strongest and thus diverting the attention of the oP- posing forces from other parts of the cnuHtry showed that he IS pos ssssed of the greatest skill as a po- litical manipulator.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18
REPUBLICAN PROMISES BEING KE-
 DEEMED.

When the presidential campaign of 1892 opened, the country was prosperous. Labor was we'll en- ployed at remunerative wages and there were comparatively few idle men in the country. The price of farm products, it is true, wee low and the agricultural industry was not satisfactory. The campaign was made on the single issue of free trade, or low tariff, and the farmer was promised Sl.O0 per bushel for his wheat as soon as Cleveland was elected. Increased prosperity was promised the country generally and special inducements were held out tO the laborinR classes tb vote against the "robber tariff"
 Cleveland was elected by an over whelming majority, and no sooner was his election announced than general stringency began to be felt throughout the country, and even before his inauguration the panic which ensued soon afterwards was fOreshadowed.
 Prior to his inauguration in 1893, the republican party had been regularly reducing the debt of the nation. During the nearly four years of democratic rule under President Cleveland, the country has experienced an era of depression unknown since the close of the war of the rebellion and the public debt, instead of having been re duced any. has been increased nearly $3O0OO0,OOO.
 During the campaign just closed, the republican party promised to restore prosperity in the ease of McKinley's election, and all the evidences at hand now point to the fact that their promises will be redeemed even earlier than was anticipated. Before the election gold was withdrawn from circula- tion and was carefully hidden away out of sight and capital could not be induced to invest under any cir cumstances. It is now but nine days since the election, yet the treasury department finds the flow of gold SO strong that they were absolutely compelled to refuse to take it. The increase of gold at two of the sub tressuries in a single day was Sl,- 034,7 zoo. Not only this, but the wheels of industry are again start up all over the country.
 The Chicago Tribune publishes a list of two hundred and seventy y five mills and factories which have re- sumed business since November 3, which give employment to I55, ,495 men.
 Is this simply s coincidence, or is it effect produced from 6 we'll | defined and positive causei Our brethren will no doubt either deny the statements iu toto, or will answer "they would have i started up any way" just as in 1892 and 1893 they denied any relation between the success of their party at the polls and the depressed con lition of the country.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18
NEWS. NorEsANn COMMENTS.

Citizens of Denver are opposed to paying the militia for their services at Leadville during the strike.
 Miguel Reville, a noted Colorado desperado, was killed recently in Texas while resisting arrest. Roville had killed several men.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

A. B. Boyle and Thos. Mcdonald
 have sold their Bald Butte mining
 claim in Mint valley mining district
 to Ott. Mergenthaler, inventor of the Merganthaler line casting ma chine, and R. E. Moore, a mining
 man who has been in Prescott for some time. MT. Moore will take charge of the property as superin- tendent and will put force of men at work developing the claim next Monday. He will employ about ten | men to commence with, but will add | to the force ss rapidly as room can be made for them. The mine is lo- cated only few miles from Pres colt. the ledge being an immense one varying in width from sixteen to forty feet. The ore, as far as the mine is developed, is free milling gold ore. Should surface indica, tions hold good with depth the claim gives promise of developing into one of the biggest mines in the territory. Mir. Mcdonald, one of the recent owners of it, has several other claims in the immediate yicin-
 ty which he proposes to develop rom the proceeds received from the ale of this property.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
st. y. II l.. G. r. Il.
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements and notices, as prom enades,
shows and other entertainments viii be pub
for first insertion, one cent g word thereafter.
We shall run no advertisement among local
items. Cash must accompany the order No
charge a0iJJ be made of less Than forty cents
n. NJ. Scott will pay highest cash price
for fifty tons maple sugar. Bring it in
any day. If.
Highest market prices paid for good, fat
hogs, every other Saturday afternoon,
commencing July eleventh. at Barton
Landing; also good calves and lambs ev-
cry Tuesday forenoon. Inquire Of w. c..
Twombly S. E. Winslow.
Wool carding done promptly. Large
stock pants, vests, handspun yarns, etc,
cheap. Barton Wooden Mill.
The highest cash price will be paid for
maple sugar brought in any day at any of
the following places: Tower Bros store
Barton; ". c. Twombly's store, Barton
Landing; Geo. W. Brackets store, West
Charleston. Per order Of R. NJ. CowIes,
Albany. 33tf
To MERCHANTS AND DEALERS. Send
us your mail orders for crackers and save
yourselves money and get one of the best
Co., MorrisviHe, Vt.
Bean & Winslow are making q big dis
count on wall paper. A good paper at I
cents roll. &
When in need of a hot water bag, fount-
ain syringe, or anything in rubber goods
call on Mrs. VIM. r. Sedgwiclz, who has
a line of the best of these goods.
CH. Grimm & Co., of Rutland, VII,
manufactures of Champion Evaporators,
should feel proud of their record, as all of
the premiums on maple sugar and syrup
were awarded to users of Champion Evap
orators at the State Fair, White River
Junction, Sept. 9th, 1886. The Champion
Evaporator captured the First Premium
at the past ten years has met with the
same success. The highest awards OF the
Vermont Sugar Makers Association were
won by this company and patrons. Hence
sugar makers in need of first class ap-
paratus VIII not make a mistake by buy
ing Champion Evaporator.
To THE NEW SoUTH.-The regular
monthly excursion to Fruithurst, Ala
bama, viii leave New England points on
the 9TH of October, going via Springfield,
Mass, New York city, Washington and
Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets good Tor 80
days Parties taking advantage OF this
time to visit the New South viii on the
return have an opportunity to stop at
points along the route. Z. B. Hammitt,
New England representative OF the Ala
bama Fruit Growing & Winery Associa-
ton, will accompany the party. Forsfur-
ther information call upon or address him
at the Rialto Block, IS Estate St., Mont
peiier, vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
Barton.

Barton.
a little boy baby at Herbert Gardeners.
HID. Phillips is to put up small barn
in the rear OF his house.
Cd. owen has sold the trotting horse
Tramp to Prouty & HasIett OF Newport.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter, No.
IS, o. E. s., Friday evening, Sept. Goth, at
7:3O.
The Cong. Ladies' Society is invited to
meet with Mrs. ". [. Robinson, Wednes-
day afternoon.
The selectmen have decided to tear down
the old abutments on the river bridge
which they are repairing and put in new
work, entire.
Barron & Hamblet have sold their Lake
side farm in Westmore to Frank J. Orne.
They viii have an auction Oct. 1st to sell
ali personal property.
Bean & Winslow trotted Captain" at
Whitefield last week, winning third money.
Elmer Robinson had the Coon" at the
races at ST. Johnsbuay.
CRYSTAL Lake Lodge I. o. G. T., resumes
its meetings on Saturday evening,
Sent. goth. 1t is important that all mem
hers be present at the first meeting.
Union meeting at Cong. church this
evening at 1880, in the interests of the
sunday school canvass of our town All
interested. both old and young, are invit-
"A IN he Dresent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
Barton, VT, September 81, 1896.
PROBATE COURTS.

Probate Courts will be held at the Probate
Office in Newport each Monday. At the office
of Z. w. Baldwin in Barton on the second
Friday of each month; al the Office of b. F.
ID. Carpenter at Barton Landing in the fore
noon of the third FRIDAY of each month.
Parties having business with the Court at
Barton or Barton Landing concerning pend
advance that he may take the necessary
papers with him.
+ e. ALFRED, Judge of Probate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
tt M e r a 3 L Z
3. & VI. e. R-PaSS. Division.
Passenger Trains Leave

Passenger Trains Leave
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a m; 1920 p m; 1905
m; 9:42 p m. SoUTH-12:10 III; :55 m;
Sis m; 1:e5 m; 400 p M; 11:00 IN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p N; 6:15 p m.
SoUTH-7:05 m; ALL p m.
BARTON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a M; II .25
p m; 6:o5 p m; 9:15 p m; 8:05 N. SOUTH
lib m; $3.50 m; 4:25 m; 7;4O N;
11:17 p m.
BARToN-NoRTH-4:2 m; 1910 m; 4:15
M $3.50 D m; 7:40 m; 9:02 p m. SOUTH
7:3O a m; SAB m; 1888 m; 4:3S p NJ;
11:31 p m; 8:O5 p III.
SOUTH WORTHLESS m; 5:3S p
m. SoUTH-7:41 a m; 4:4S p
SUTTON-NoRTH-11:3S a m; $50 p m. SOUTH
$500 a m; 5:O4 p
WEST BURKE-NoRTH-3:55 a m; 1880 m;
SIP m; $50 m. SOUTH-S:C8 g M; $40
a m; SIP p m; 1890 midnight 9;05p IN.
LYNDONVILLE-NoRT ms $40 M;
I1:12 IN; $3.50 M; 4:55 M; 8;15 p m.
SoUTH-1:18 m; $3.50 m; 500 a NJ; 2:14
m; 5:33 p m; 1920 M; $40 p N.
1O:45 3:15 m; 1927 p m; 7:56 p m
SoUTH-1:40 a m; S:56 m; 9:45 m; 2:34
p m; sos m; H. q m; 1:15 m.
st. j. IL l.. G.. Il. Il.
Passenger Trains Leave
HARD WICK-EAsT-S:15 m; 1885 m; AS
p m. WEsT-8:59 m; 4:45 m; 926 p m.
EAST HARDWICK-EAsT-8:2 M; 1904 m;
1855 m. WEsT-S:50 m; 1885 m; 9:17
GREENsBORO-EAsT- a m; 1;15 m;
ST. JOHNSBURY-EAsT- m; 9:15 m;
2:2O pm. WEsr-7:3O a m; $500 m; sos
m.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21

ter the marriage ceremony, conducted by
Rev. HI. M. Perkins, the guests partook Of
a bountiful repast. The married couple
started from the house in time for the D.
m. train from Newport to Boston and were
followed by the good wishes of all.-Jour-
nal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
Newport Center

Geo. Camidge has gone 20 Philadelphia.
Y. S. Harris Is repairing his farm build
ings near the village.
Lottie Crawford who has been visiting
her mother, Lucy Pyer, has returned 10
her home IN Newport.
\. $. Rogers, who has been attending
court at Newport, has returned home
Mrs. Cora Perry, who has been here visit
ing friends, has returned TO Coventry.
Ed. Larrabee has moved into the Ash
Harris house in the village. Elmer Rogers
has taken and moved on TO the farm own
ed by y. j. Perkins. Will Page has NOV
ed into the house recently vacated by O.
Rogers.-D. J.. Perkins has moved into tho
Blake house recently vacated by r. c.
Rogers.
Westfield.
Albert Farman is teaching the school IN
Troy village.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-21
Evansville.

EVANS IkkCs
A coat OF paint is being applied to the
J. w. Brown & Son store.
Louis Grow has gone to st. Johnsbury
where he is going into business.
John Corum OF Westmore and Thomas
Colburn OF South Barton are working in
the bobbin mill.
Thomas Marshall is finishing the ell part
of his house. Mr.. Parker from Brown
ington village is doing the work.
Mr.. Hugh Alexander from West Burke
is in town for few days. = Mr.. Alb. Hill
lard from Lowell, Mass, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. James Randall.
Mrs. VIM. Leefrom Athol Mass, has
been visiting friends here. - Mrs. Evander
McKever from Melbourne, P. O., has been
visiting Mrs. J. w. Brown and Mrs. Fl.
Lapierre.
East Charleston.
The rains Of last week did much good as
the springs and streams were very low.
Mr.. Smith, an evangelist, commenced
series of meetings here last Thursday even
ing.
Leon Buck has gone to New York to
spend few weeks with his brother, John.
i Mrs. Lizzie (CrandaI) Buck has return
ed to her home in New York.
Mrs c. w. Lang has been seriously Ill
from the effects of pleurisy for some weeks
DR.. Human of this town and DR.. Camp
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10

Flour-per BIB Shorts-bag- -
Straghts, 5 90 Mixed feed, bag so
St. Louis ollcr, Middlings bag - 80
55On6OO
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10
Should Ride Wheels.

A rider who has had much experience
over all sorts of roads makes this sug-
gestion: Il am firmly convinced that a
road inspector or superintendent of roaI
repairers should be required to make his
rounds on bicycle. In no other way IS
it possible for him to judge so accurate
ly of the condition of the roads. And
this applies TO asphalt as we'll as mac
adam. 1t - the custom, l believe, On
railroads for the inspection car to carry
vessel containing paint or other color
ed matter, which Stops over whenever
al uneven place in the track is passed,
and thus shows where repairs are neces-
sary. l do not undertake to say that this
idea could b. applied to our macadamiz-
cd roads and asphalted streets, but the.e
is no doubt i'll my mind that man On
a bicycle can form the most accurate g.
innate Of tine need of repairs on the
roads he passes over. OF course, when
he encounters depression it is easy for
him to mark ii some way, preliminary
to the making of such repair as may be
needed. -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10
CHEAP ROADMNkING.


proved moderate tost.
Stating that the essentials of good
road are dryness, solidity. easy grades
and smoothness, Mr.. Hamilton. deputy
secretary Of agriculture of Pcnnsylva-
MIA, advocates improved roads only z
feet wide in the sparsely settled dis
tricts and with but n inches thickness
of broken stone, moro in accordance
with the latest French practice IT, IA
with much Of our present day construc-
ton.
The plan, briefly stated, is as follows
Regrade the road so as to have it high
enough for drainage purposes, and when,
in years time, say, the earth has be
come thoroughly compaoted. smooth it
over with road machine and put down
the stone paving. The stone is to be
laid in the middle of the old road and
given transverse slopes not exceeding
l p to 2 inches in yard.
As this stone must form compact
and impenetrable mass to protect the
soil below it, it is necessary that tho
stone be broken small, not exceeding 4
inches in greatest dimension. Taking
the cost Of the stone at or 10 cents a
cubic yard before crushing, he estimates
that stone can be crushed for 10 cents q
yard. The broken stone can be put down
on the roads at points not more than
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10
Reform In Sunday-SchuoI Books

There is no reason why the literature of
the Sunday school, since it represents an
important element in modern book-mak-
ing, should he uniformly and consistently
bud, writes Agnes Repplier in .Scribner'S s.
There is no reason why all the children
who figure in its pages should be such
impossible little prigs; or why all parents
should be meredith foolish aud worldly
minded, or 80 inflexibly serious that they
never open their lips without preaching.
There is no reason why people, because
they are virtuous or repentant, should
converse in stiIted and unnatural Ian
guage.
contrite burglar in one OF these edi-
flying stories confesses, POLITICALLY, "My
sins are more numerous than the hairs on
my head or the sands OF the seashore''-
which was probably true, but not pre-
cisely the way III which the Bill Sykeses
of real life are went to acknowledge the
fact.
In another tale, an Engiish one this
time, a little girl named Helen rashly
asks her father for some trifiing infor-
nation. lie gives it with the usual
grandiIoquence, and then adds, by way of
commentator: "Many children are so
foolish rs to be ashamed to let those they
converse with discover that they do not
comprehend everyt hing that is said to
them, by which means they often imbibe
erroneous ideas, and perhaps remain in
ignorance on many essential subjects,
when by questioning their friends they
might easily have obtained correct and
useful knowledge
If Helen ever vpntured or Ter
query after that, she deserved