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The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-26

It was but short distance from the theatre t0 the restaurant, where on arriving, they were shown to a suite of apartments comprising several rooms. An open fire cast cheerful glow over the parlor, giving it quite cozy appearance.
 Supper was brought in, and Mrs. Jack, slipping her champagne. which she called "a passport to pleasure, :" declared it was just lovely.
 Miss. De Ruyter was unused t" wines. and the champagne, which was freely served, affected her easily. She began to talk rapidly, and developed gaiety which her friend had never secn in her before. Mrs. Jack was delighted. and as she intended to enjoy the evening herself. continued to fill Elsie 8 glass.
 After the table was cleared and cigarettes brought, another bottle was opened, and it's effect on the ladies was soon noticeable They grew careless of thelr works and actions. After a while, Mrs. Jack seated herself at the piano, cigar cite between her lips, and her head resting against Marston, who stood at her side with his arm about her as she played.
 Charlie Hampton was daring Miss De Ruyter to a kick. He held the hat temptingly. Sud- denly she gathered her skirts there was a flash of black hosiery and clinging lace, and, amid a peal
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-26
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The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-26
THE PASSPORT UNTO DEATH,
A TRUE STORY.

By George Warren Stealey, in San Fran
 cisco News Letter.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-26
CONSTIPATION

SHOULD not be regarded as a trihing ailment-in fact, nature demands the utmost regular ty of the bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves the way often to serious danger. It is quite as necessary to remove impure accumulations from the bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and no health can be expected where a costive habit of body prevails.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-12-26
SICK HEADACHEi

This distressing aflicton occurs most frequently. The disturbance of the stouach arising from the mpeHectly dgested contents causes a severe pain in the head accompanied with dsagreeable nausea, and this constitutes what is popularly known Sick Headache, for the relief of which TAKE SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR OR MEDICINE.
 MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
 J.H. ZEILLN CO.,, Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

can be fund 'Vith enough walnut to keep
a sawnift running for months, but the sup
ply Is by means exhausted. Through the
Blue Ridge ana Allegheny ranges there are
thousands of r,Walnut and cherry trees.
They are, somswhst isolated, but at the
p, esent Offices would pay handsomely for
hauling h the, mills. The timbermen have
not yet CEASED booking for virgin forests OF
walnut and Cherry, and these are very
scarce. rWhen they make up their minus
that theSA cannot be secured, and make
close caaXass FOR single trees. think they
win be surprised at the number still stand
Ing" "a,
IT was, in a group telling stories at
country hotel in West Virginia, when one
Of the crowd told a mother-in-law joke" :"
said B. F. Havens Of New York at the
Shorehan. "The landlord was quite old.
nearly eighty years of age. I think. and ne
did not relish this story. although he laugh
ed heartily at the others.
I don't believe IL. jokes about man
mother-in-law,' he said. The mother OF q
mans wife ought to be thought as much OF
as his own mother. My first wife did not
have a living mother. and 1t took ner
long time to get used to keeping mousse.
All Of my others have had their motners
with them. and the old ladies have always
watched out for anything wrong. wnlle my
wives were all ambitious to do as wen as
their mothers. All Ave of my motners-lh-
law have lived with me, and II get mar
ried again. will have wife whose mother
is living"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
HE GOT EVEN.
yfrRinia Justice Who Hnd Grudge
Against Washington.

A Washington man who had some husf-
ness before one of the smaller courts in
Virginia county went down there on
recent Saturday to attend to it, He found
the Judge before whom the matter came,
and as it was a merely pro forma proceed
ing he had no anticipation ofs trouble
In getting 1t done. When the matter was
presented the judge said
"No, sab: II / transact that business
for you 1 will have to open cot, and
will not open cot for any Washington man
on Saturday"
"Why not?" asked the astonished capital
city man.
Because, sab, went down TO Washing
ton or a Saturday not long ago and not a
sir gle Judge was sitting in the cot. 1 am
an attorney, sab. an attorney admitted TO
practice in Washington cots, and yet be-
cause 1t was a Saturday / was not allowed
TO practice there, sab, when i had some
vital points 10 make. sah.'
well, / am not blamed for that, said
the man from Washington, you ought
rot to hold me responsible for what the
judges do or do not do
1T makes no difference, sab. you are
part Of the system. a devilish bad system.
sab. and you must help to reform 1t, sab,
and you are the first man i have had OPP
portunity to impress my views upon, and
am going to make them felt. Go nome
and reform your system OF Saturday COTS
and then come to me. sah.'
And Virginia got even with Washington
In one case.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
A MONSTER FISH.
A Washington Boy mt Trinidad Helps
to Haul One Ashore.

In a letter received recently from F. ].
Buxton. formerly Of this city and now
cashier of the Trinidad Asphalt Company
at Brighton. British West Indies, he re-
lates some of his fishing experiences.
Il have done some pretty good fishing
since I came down here. One day I was
out for small fish with thin wire line,
and was hauling them in in great shape,
when along came large fish. which nearly
took me out of the boat. Well. l tugged
and pulled at the line. cut my fingers till
they bled. but did not care SO the line did
not give way. At last I landed him, and
he pulled the scales down to the fourteen
pound n,ark-pretty good for small fish.
Now. l viii tell you Of the big fish
caught. we caught. everybody on the jetty
caught. and all the steamers crew, besides
a hundred coolies, were there to see He
measured eighteen feet from tip to tip.
For the past week We had been seeing
these devil fish about the place. and one
day the queens custom house officer Uhis
Is an English porD went out with two Of
us In row boat and we succeeded in har-
pooninP one of the creatures; when sud
denly away went fish, boat, men and
all. We would have been capsized had the
harpC on held, but fortunately 1t gave way
just in time to save us. Since that time we
have been eager to capture one Of these
monsters. but no one has had the nerve to
venture out for that purpose Last Sun
day. as l was quietly sitting in my office
writing letter to my sweetheart. l heard
a great commotion outside, and going out
on the porch. 1 found one of these sea dew
ills had swallowed the anchor of our row
boat.
THE other end of the boat was lashed
by strong rope to the jetty. So. you see.
the brute was held fast Every man
grabbed hold of the rope. and We hauled the
fish up to the jetty and then shot him. We
fired forty rounds. besides putting all the
harpoons We had into him, before he finally
stopped fighting. Our coolies then drew
him on shore. where We had good look at
the monster. He was vilIainous-looking
creature. and We think we'll named. His
mouth was large enough to swallow two
JonahS at once. You can we'll imagine we
had deal of excitement for the Sabbath
day; but 1t does not often happen that one
OF these sea devils comes along and catches
himself SO handsomely"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
KILLED THE BEAR,
Thrilling Adventure, in Which BruiI
Played in Hard Luck.

W
Played in Hard Luck.
"While travelling through the great
Smoky mountains 1 met Uncle Dan Martin.
than any other man in the SOUTH" said a
well-known Washingtonian who is fond of
hunting. to Star reporter.
Il spent the night az Uncle Dams cabin
listening to stories of the 'varmints,' as the
old bear-killer calls them"
did you ever get in very close place
with bear?" asked
Il reckon 1 hev. The clostest place I
ever got inter war bout five var ago. I
reckon. 1 went acrost tn mounting to a
speakin an cum back bout two hours by
sun. l war thinkin' whether it'd pay me
most ter vote fer tariff ter git mo- fer my
'baccer or agin tariff ter Civ less fer INV
clo'es when all CT student seed a var,
mint. ! didn' hev no gun. nothin' but a
so they want no use. The b ar seed ME an
seemed ter sense thet 1 didn't hev nothin'
with me but my fists an started fer me-
1 seed he want too ole ter climb trees
SO l headed for a leetle tree standin' on
ledge IKE. We got thar bout tn same
time, an l clim fas', but he cum right
along. It war straight poplar, an not
big 'nuff ter hor bar an man. 1t be
gun ter ben, an 1 went on higher. feelin
tn bars breath on my feet. Th tree
Blended over an dropped ter tn groun.
| bout ten foot below. spectin' ter hev a han
| ter han fight with tn bar.
"Mebbe want s'prised ter see that thar
| tree straighten up 'th a snap when I let
go. TIL bar war in jess tn right place, an
when tn tree sprung back 1t throwed i'm
through tn air an he lit sQuar on his head
agin a big rock. He never moved, SO
went an got i'm. We ate i'm. and l SOL
| his skin, but don't never count i'm when
| tellin' how many I've killed. fer 1 didn'
! zackly kill i'm. Yo' mout say he happened
| ter an accerdent.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
lla<Es HHSSs&zy5S4Dl
dY Y2'lIt1arfH? OEtN'

aging to teachers, and. besides. it has
bad effect upon the children. Children are
as anxious for occasional visits from their
parents as teachers.
1.-The latter like them to call. for they
can explain to them in what way they
can aid the children by assisting them IN
their lessons. By cooperation with the
teacher on the part of the parents the
children are greatly benefited. There Is
one class of parents who call. however.
whose visits do harm. for they only call
to srowl or complain. They not only COM
plain Of the teacher. but growl against the
whole public school system
X X
"Those people who set their watches and
clocks by the ball on Tuesday" volun-
teered State Department clerk, had
better reset them. for they are exactly one
minute and a half ahead of time. 1t
was by an unavoidable accident however.
The ball Is raised three or four minutes
iE advance of the noon hour, and by an
electric arrangement it falls just as the
sun crosses the meridian. That is, it gen.
orally does. On Tuesday last, however, a
storm came Up just as the ball was raised.
and one and a half minutes before 1t
should have dropped the wire was struck
by lightning and it fell. Those who We're
watching the ball took it for granted that
the fall was regular, and turned up their
watches and clocks accordingly. This was
specially the case with the saw mills and
other concerns which blow whistle indi-
eating midday.
Had they noticed, however. they would
have seen that the ball was Immediately
raised, and that it fell at II o'clock pre-
cisely. The first fall, therefore, did not
count. While the accident had never oc-
CURED before, it is liable to occur at any
time. though the chances for lightning
striking the wire during the few minutes
the ball is raised every day are so very
hof ~ 10 Har I'll n i1nr rtv,op
There Is a class who frequently bet On the
accuracy of their timepieces ard prove 1t
b. looking at the ball drop. The bets
ade on Tuesday, therefore. should be
declared off. 1t only shows. however, how
the best-laid schemes of mice and men af
gang aSlee.'"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
IN A MINING TOWN.

A Shoemaker Who Feared COmpcti-
tfon From a Minister of the Gospel.
Clergymen are frequently good story tell
ers, but as rule, proper dignity prevents
them from wanting to appear in that light
publicly. The following was narrated to q
Star reporter by popular divine:
I'm the days of my early ministry" he
said, Il thought it necessary to impress
thoughts of salvation by everything 1 ut
tered, and am afraid l was sometimes not
altogether discreet.
my first work was in a western mining
camp. and had to remain over night at a
rough hotel to wait for a stage to convey
me to my destination. At the table a saw
age-looking man said, gruff1y:
What might be yer lire. young felle-?'
Saving SOULS 1 said, solemnly.
"'Ugh,' was the only response.
after supper. a coarsely-dressed man
approached me and said:
"'Pardner. le' 8 make some kind o. dick
er. We're in ther same line. an thar amt
room fer both. Thar's a camp furder up
the crick whar yo' could do WELL
Il think you are mistaken my friend ]
said, I am q minister Of the Gospel
'Scuse me. parson: thought yo' was a
cObbler'"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
HER OBJECTION.
Why a Mother Wanted to DisOwn Her
Daughter, Who ElOped


"I spent the night in q cabin near Mon
ticello, KY, few weeks ago." said c. L.
McIlwaine Of the blue grass state to a
Star repor ter.
In the morning a young girl who had
cooked the supper the night before was
missing while her mother was in q ter
rifle rage.
Il don't want ter never see tibet gal
agin.' she cried vehementIy.
What is the trouble?" I asked.
'Trubble? Trubble enough. That gal
O. mine has Hoped 'th Tom wilkins"
do you object to him very greatly"
Him? I didn't say nothin gin him,
did 1? It's the gal. She KANT cum
back hyar no mo-"
had taken rather fancy to the girl, SO
1 thought I would try to placate the
mother.
You shouldn't be hard on her. Young
II hain't no 'jections ter her a marryin'."
'They don't always marry the man their
parents want them to-
"I hain't nothin' agin Tom"
"Some nice girls like to elope. It adds
romance" persisted.
Il haint nothin' ter say bout thet. I
allus tol' her ter run away ter git married
1t makes hushan better when he thinks
he stole hts gal, an then thar amt no
trubble fixin' fen a weddin' an dance She
done jess az tor her bout runnin' off ter
| town."
'Then what isnthe trouble?" asked.
"Trubblesl enough. I tor her when she
| run off ter take tibet thar piece O. fve-cent
caliker and git two ya'ds fer bonnet, an
| thar it lays right whar 1 put it. never
teched. don Know when I'll git another
| chance ter git some.'
At that moment the girl and her lover,
riding on horse, came to the back door.
The old lady glanced at them
Did yo1 git 1aY caliker?' she shouted.
| "Yaas. Epaw. 3slef tn piece, so 1 made
Tom buy eur asds. 'Nufr fer hull bon
| net" 81 E
| Get rigM off an cum in Tom, put I'D
tn critteH III Yen fer Abe Woolson ter
bring is hddle an We'll all hev a dance
| jess like yo' was married ter hum" And
within an hour it looked like the whole
population of the mountain side had ar
| rived, while the bride and her mother were
| busy cooking chickens for a feast, and Abe
tuning his fiddle for use as soon as dinner
| should be over.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
HE WAS GAME.
An Indians First Experience With
White Mans Condiments.

An Indians First Experience With
White Mans Condiments.
My sister and 1 taught school one win
ter In adjoining districts In Brown county,
Kan, close to the reservation Of the Kick
apoo Indians.
One member of the tribe, old ice. shift
less, good natured fellow. was a frequent
visitor at farm houses In the neighborhood
where he used every means at his COM
mand, except work, to secure the gratifica-
ticn Of his fondness for civilized cookery.
He was taken in to dinner one day by
a kind-hearted farmer at the hotel Of the
little country town. Joe noticed there.
among other things. that the men all made
free with the pepper sauce bottle. At the
first opportunity he helped himself to a
liberal portion, and took a spoonful Of the
mixture. Instantly clapping his hand over
his burning mouth he sat for little time
with tears running down his face. AS soon
as he could catch hts breath he exclaimed
Heap goodi''
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Testimony to Their Merits.
From Up-to-Date.
Dear Sir: Six months ago I bought a
pair Of your patent never-rip bloomers. and
since then I have felt ike new woman"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
A Social Disaster.

Social Dfs0ateF.
From the Chicago Record.
"Madge, you were late at the tennis club
this afternoon"
"Yes: lost the combination of the block
and-tackle which holds my shirt waist and
skirt together"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
AT the Club.

= At the Club.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Farnsworth-"Do you believe in the trans
migration Of souls?'
Eddy-"Yes. am convinced that my
wife was formerly wildcat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
THEN AND NOW.
From The Marine Journal.

Fifty years ago all ocean ships were built Of wood,
propelled by sails and manoeuvred by manual
labor: the material limited their length which
did not often exceed 100 feet. and the number OF
shins over 800 burden comparatively small.
In the modern ships steam power takes the place OF
manual labor II rolls the plates Of which tho ship
s constructed bends them to the required shape.
cuts drills and rivets them In their places. II
weighs the anchor 1t propels the ship In spite Of
the shin when on the ocean. II takes the cargo on
hoa I'd and discharges 1t on arrival The use OF iron
ysors tho construction Of ships of large size OF
forrs which afford small resistance TO the water.
and With Compartments which make the ships prac
sina,,v unsuitable liz heavy seas or by collision.
Thair size. the economy with which they are pro-
,eiIea and the certainty Of their arrival cheaper
H. Get ~ transport. The steam engine. by COM
messing air gives us control over the temperature
~ cool chambers. In these not only fresh meat,
~, tha delicate produce OF the Anpodes Is brought
across the ocean 10 doors without deterioration
While railways have done much 10 alter the social
Conditions Of each individual nation. the applica-
fion OF iron and steam to our ships Is revoutionzng
the international commercial conditions OF the
world and 1t Is gradually changing the course OK
agriculture well IS OF our domestic iife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
VOTING FOR DELEGATES.
HOW LAST NIGHTS PRIMARIES Rf'-
SUITED

MOST OF THE MEN To SELECT REPRESENTATIVES,
To ST LOUIS AND THE STATE CoNvEN-
r,oy CONTROLLED BY THE MACHINE
The Republican primaries TO choose delegates
70 the Congress conventions when VIII eject
delegates to the Republican National CohVe"-
,,on at ST. Louis. and to choose delegates 10 the
,h,rtvsve Assembly District conventions
which are to send representatives 10 tne ne
publican State Convention to be heiu Ill '"''
city next Tuesday. were held last evening.
The Congress conventions VIII DE heiu 'o
marrow evening The Assembly District con-
veptlons are to take place on Friday evening.
The Indications at a late hour last hight were
that a large majority Of the Delegates 10 INV
state Convention will represent the machihe eic-
mont and will vote for resolutions declaring ior
Governor Morton for President
The Congress Conventions will also be gener
pllv controlled by tine Platt faction ana most Va
tho delegates to St. Louis will be selected py the
machine II is possible that enough delegates
have haen chosen to the XI1th Congress con-
,.or.ion 70 secure the election OF Corneiius. ~
pUss IN place OF Thurlow Weed Barnes 'ne
r,oobire candidate and that General e. IA. L.
Cou,e ord Commissioner Robert J. Wright may
ha chosen rs anti-machine delegates from Inv
XVIII Congress District the fia't 'i'""'s
,afueed I, concede these claims OF the ah'i-'"-
chino Republicans and asserted that compete
,ror.c,ad DELEGATION from this city, pledged TO
Governor Morton. will be elected 10 d. "'"'
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
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TIE INCOUETAI BILL IN FRANCE.

The bill prepared by NJ. Doumer, Minister OF
Finance relative to the establishment Of a tax upon
incomes In France. has not been well received by
the Chamber OF Deputies. II will be discussed
during the debates upon the budget for 1891 for 1t
Is destined 10 replace the tax already existing under
the name Of personal mobiliere" ana that Oh doors
ard windows. These taxes produced about l'0no.-
600 francs Or $3OOoo.0Oo The impost upon incomes.
II Is estimated will yield equal amount but II Is
viewed with dsfavor by the rich and the middle
classes which liken II 10 the famous ''impOt pro-
gressf' so strongly opposed In 1873, at the time OF
the second Republic. when efforts to estaohsh IL
failed.
The new project If the French Government. as
shown In the bill presented by its Finance Minister.
consists in tho following. general provisions; An
annual income not above $500 francs, or 1900 Is TO
pay no tax at all The income included between
$500 and 5000 pays per cent; between 1000 ana
300. per cent between 5000 and 5000. per
cent; between 1900 and $4,000, per cent All IN
come above $4,000 shall pay per cent. Those rates
are diminished a little by the fact that every tax.
payer Is exempted for 500 OF the total amount OF
his income Fo instance an income OF 81 600 VIII
pay in fact. but ~ per cent and one Of s?oW only
LES per cent: Ole Of $4,000 will pay little more
than cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17

clay-st., took luncheon and caught the same
car again But the much-abused cable-lines
did good service in clearing the middle OF
Broadway and Third-ave. with their powerful
sweepers The trucks and business teams
would have been nearly useless but for them
The elevated and the Bridge trains were only
slightly affected, and ran nearly schedule
time.
The ferryboats. too, were all on time a1ter
the snow ceased falling. although they ran
with caution while the storm was still In prog
ress
LITTLE DELAY TO SHIPPING.
The snow and the mist that overhung the pay
when the snow ceasd to fall had little effect
upon shipping, and there was no delay TO either
outgoing or incoming steamships Local craft
felt their way around the harbor during the
snowstorm with caution and no serious acc-
dents were reported. Incoming steam and SAIL
ing ships report heavy weather at sea. ana
vessels from the South Atlantic encountered
especially severe gales. The big Calcutta ship
Indore came into port with all the marks OF a
severe struggle with the sea upon her Captain
Parry reported that between Bermuda and
New-York he met a succession of heavy north
west gales and for forty-eight hours he re-
manned hove-to under bare poles The sea
swept the ship from end TO end. and hve HE