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Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
GREATEST DREDGE YET.
Machine for the Mississippi That Fair
 ly Eats Dirt

Philadelphia Times: Some of the American eXcavating machines built for the Panama. canal were consid- cred monsters of their, kind, but there is now one building near Baltimore which will exceed in capacity any cut ting machine or dredge ever before constructed. It will. in fact be seven times more capable than any prede- cessor. It is intended for work on the Mississippi, as stipulated by the river commission, and will be able to cut it's way through 5000 cubic yards per hour. 1t comprises several sets of knives, which are driven into the bank or bar to be removed. These loosen the earth so that it can be drawn into suction pipes in liquid form and then forced wherever it is desired to de- posit the matter A crew of seventeen men is required fur the operation of the huge barge, but their number is insignificant compared with the army of men that would be required to re- move any equal quantity of dirt, say one foot every hour from the top of whole acre. The government is likely to require from five to seven of these for it's work on the river The barge has boilers of 5000 horse power, and pumps equal to 6.000.000 gallons per hour.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
NEW UNIFORMS.

The city council held special meet ing last night. The main matter for discussion was in regard to uniform ing the fire department, the original uniforms having become too shabby by far for a creditable public appear ance. The sum of S250 was voted to the purpose. To this the carnival committee in consideration of the ap- pearance of the department in con- tests during the carnival week, has added $35O, giving $500, an adequate sum, inasmuch as the newest com- pany, the Victors, Is already properly uniformed. IA general meeting of the
 fire department was held after the session of the council and the choice of uniforms was made. The order will be placed by telegraph, that the uni forms may reach here in time for the carnival.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
CARNIVAL CYCLE RACES. Preparing for a Speedy
 Meet. Six A Class Events are Arr
 ranged. Fast Riders Will Be Present from All Parts of the Ter
 ritory.

The bicycle races for the carnival will be all class A. There will be about six events and little Seth Orn- dorff of Tucson will do some trick riding. Seth is no doubt the finest boy trick rider in the west. He does some forty different tricks.
 Entry blanks will be out in few days and also a prize list. All the wheelmen in the territory are invited to come. The track will be fixed up and will then afford a fine place to train.
 Tucson will have two tandem teams to send up and six single wheel riders. Prescott two good men and Phoenix will be able to furnish several.
 The one mile open will be paced by a tandem and there is no doubt but what the record will be broken for the track. The tandem race will have at least four teams in it; two from Phoenix and two from Tucson. C. H. Hoff of Tucson is booming carnival races and promises to bring up his Cleveland team of which all are good men.
 Mark Long will have a chance to show his ability as a rider as he will | be among his own friends and used to the track.
 'fChimmie Fadden' Brown, and Will Robinson will be tandem team. They won't do thing but-well wait and see.
 If the Phoenix bike dealers took as much interest in racing men as Tue son this would be good town for racing men.
 Let all the wheelmen of the city join in the parade during carnival. Don't hold back, but help make it a success.
 J. s. Griffin, T. E. Irvine and V. E. Hanny will be glad to answer any correspond directed to them.
 BY GEE
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
HEAVY HORSES IN DEMAND.

The modern contrivances of travel and motors for power have made in roads on the lightest scrub horse. and for some time it has appeared that his occupation is gone. Not so with draft and heavy horses, coachers, etc. Many were frightened into selling their heavy broodmares, thinking them ut terly useless in the future just as they did when railroads were intro duced. Just as the railroads have in- creased the use for good heavy horses tenfold, so, too, will electricity in crease the use of heavy horses. Thou sands of motors require tens of thou sands of horses to haul their material and manufactured products, which are increasing as the industrial interests develop and prosperity resumes its Wonted reign.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
OF CUBA Is Considered in the
 Senate. A Mild Resolution Is Re-
 ported.
Early Adjournment of the House After an Unimportant Ses-
 sion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Senator Morgan of Alabama, from the commit tee on foreign relations, very promptly after the senate proceedings began to- day reported on the resolution for the recognition of the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents. The senator read the report in full, stating it favored the action on the substitute resolution. Senator Cameron's resolution was a brief request to the president to in- terpose his friendly offices for the rec ognition of the independence of Cuba. The report viewed the course of Pres ident Grant during the former Cuban revolt in seeking to secure indepen- dence for Cuba The resolution pre- sented after statements of the eondi- tion of affairs in Cuba, concludes:
 Resolved, That this representation of the views and opinion of congress be sent to the president and if he con- CUTS therein that he will in friendly spirit use the good offices of this gov ernment to the end that Spain shall be requested to accord to the armies with which it is engaged in war the rights of belligerents as the same are recog- nized under the law of nations" Both resolutions went to the calen- dar.
 Senator Tillman made a speech on | the pending silver bond bill. The gal leries were filled and the senator re- ceived close attention. All the talk about sound money and maintaining the credit of the United States, he said, was part of a damnable scheme of robbery, having for its object the
 utter destruction of silver as money, to increase the public debt and sur
 render to corporations the power to
 issue paper money. He denounced l Carlisle as a Judas. and Cleveland as
 a usurper and the most gigantic fail
 ure who ever occupied the White
 House.
 Senator Gray, Democrat of Della
 ware, from the committee on foreigr
 relations, made a favorable report on .
 resolution calling on the secretary O,
 state for information as to the arres
 of Mark B. Roderiguez on a United States mail steamer at Havana on th' : 18th instant and the arrest of Loui! s. o. Milan and son in Havana at tbt
 same time. The committee strikes ou
 the part of the resolution instructin;
 the secretary of state to demand tn,
 immediate release of the prisoners The resolution went to the calendar : Among the bills introduced was on : by Senator Gallinger, Republican 0 New Hampshire, pensioning the widov of General Thomas Ewing.
 Senator Calls resolution directin, the interstate commerce commission t investigate the report upon a cana across Florida was agreed to. The resolution as to Eugene V. Deb was referred to the judiciary com : mittee on the assurance of Senate
 Hoar, chairman of the committee, tha
 early action would be taken.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
COAST ARMAMENT.
General Niles Before House Com
 mittee,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-MajoT- General Miles, commanding the army, before the committee on defenses, to- day made statement of the condition of the coast defenses
 He said our Icities are open to attack from any country having large navy and that it would take years to create the necessary armament. He esti- mated that the entire cost of coast de- lenses for the adequate protection of the country would (be about $SO,0OO,- 900 for Notifications and guns. This would not include the cost of ammuni- tion and projecti1es.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
DISTANCES THE FIELD.
The Winter Attractions of Phoenix
 Eliquently Stated.

Flagstaff Democrat: Phoenix, with her customary enterprise, is putting forth her best efforts for the successof her winter carnival, which is dated for February 15 to 22, inclusive This will be~the second an- nual event of the kind in the history of the capital, and the unqualified success of last years carnival showed that Ari- zona's metropolis is capable of great things in that line Phoenix is a cli- matic dream in midlwinter, and under her tropical skies visitors may delight in an exhibition that will afford rare amusement and instruction. Those citizens of Flagstaff who can attend the celebration should do so, and no doubt the good people of Phoenix and southern Arizona generally will recip- rocate by coming to our proposed sum- mer fiesta next August.
 The carnival programme includes Indian and cowboy sports, baseball, football, cricket, tennis, fremen's tour nament, trotting and running races, gunolub trap shooting, good music, grand sMardi Gras pageant, magnificent trades parade, competitive militia drill and unequaled wild west and Indian exhibitions. For these last, in start | ling perfection, Phoenix can distance the field
 The railroads will make inviting rates for the carnival
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
AGAINST FUNDING SCHEMES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. - Two members of the California Eongres- sional delegation, Bowers and Bar ham, addressed the house committee on Pacific railroads today in opposition to any funding bill for the Pacific railroad debts. They recommend that the government should proceed to foreclosure upon the railroads when default is made in the payment of obli- gations and also denounced the meth ods by which Huntington and his as sociates have managed the property.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
THE MORGAN SYNDICATE.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The Posts Washington special says: "The new Morgan syndicate has given the treas ury renewed assurance of it's intention to make the s1OO,OOO,00O loan a suc- cess and to that end will have in bids to take the whole issue or any part of it. "A lump bid will, it is said, be about s110,OO0,OOO or a little below a 3h per cent basis. A bid for any frae- tional unsold part of the bonds will be on terms less favorable to the govern ment.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
MORE HGYPrIAlN TROUBLE.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Cairo, Egypt, says a revolution has occurred at Khartoum, growing out of the diff ferences between Mahdi and tribes be- longing to the interior Soudan. The Mahdi is practically overthrown.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-At meeting of the board of directors of the San Francisco & San Joaquin Railroad company today contracts were let to San Francisco firms for over $700,000 worth of construction material.
 Enough material has been bought to build to Fresno and sufficient sup plies in addition have been ordered to carry the road to Bakersfield.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
THE BOERS' WARNING.
They Will Not Stand the Closing of
 Mines.

PRETORIA, Jan. 29.-A proclama- tion has been gazetted to the effect the government believes the threatened closing of mines is due to the intention
 to recommence the disturbances and warning all that the government in tends to vigorously protect the peace ful development of mining and to in- f1ict the severest penalties of the law upon those attempting to interrupt it.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
BLOWN TO ATOMS,

MARIPOSA, Cal, Jan. 29.-While William Stern and his partner were preparing cartridges in the Hites store mine today an explosion oc- cured, blowing both men to atoms and fatally injuring a third.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
AGAINST GREENBACKs.

WASHINGTON Jan. 29.-The Ma tional board of trade today adopted resolutions favoring the retiring of legal tenders and the extension of the National bank system and approving the Tory bankruptcy bill.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported by the Valley Abstract company January 29, 1896:
 John B. Montgomery and wife to Rose Drummond, lot 2, in block Mo- 10, Montgomery addition, S160.
 Josephine Farley and husband to Philip K. Hickey, lot 6 in block S4, Phoenix, $12,000.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
A COAL PIT EXPLO LOSION.

WILNESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 29.-The news has been received from Pittson Junction that terrific explosion oc- cured in the Twin shaft at noon to- day. -Four miners are reported killed and & number wounded.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

panions on the island were captured and butchered by the Indians, who surprised the camp and took them prisoners. He alone escaped. He says the Indians wore massive gold or naments, evidencing the existence of gold on the island.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
STILL AGROUND.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-An unsuc- cessful attempt was made this morn ing to float the stranded steamer St. Paul by five tugs. The steamer is said to have been moved slightly, but her position was not materially changed.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
HUGH CEIIIDERs DEAD.

LONDON, Jan .e9.-Rt Hon. Hugh c. E. Childers, formerly first lord of the admiralty, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and financial secretary of the treasury, is dead.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
THE SILVER MARKET.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-Silver bars, CTS; Mexican dollars. 53s @53A.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
THE STANFORD CASE.

WASHINGTON Jan. 9-Argument in the Stanford case, involving the liability of the Stanford estate for Central Pacific bonds, was concluded in the United States supreme court today and the case was taken under advisement
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
RUlSISDAtS DENIAL.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29.-A semi4oficial announcement has been given out here that he report that a partition of Turkey is contemplated, or that an alliance has been formed between Russia and Turkey, is abso- lutely unfOunded.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The house adjourned early today after an inef- fectual effort to pass the bills to donate condemned cannon and relax the pres ent pension laws
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
ANOTHER TIBURoN KILLING.

HERMOSILLO, Jan. 29.-A pros pector who has just returned from the island of Tiburon says his five com
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
PIONEERS, ATTENTION!

All members of Pioneer Hose com pany will file with the foreman today their measures for new uniform, cap and coat. WILL A. DAVIS,
 Foreman
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

been mentioned prominently in con nection with the ambassadorship at Berlin. He has intimate knowledge of all matters under diplomatic con- sideration with Germany.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
THE VALLEY ROAD.

A Large Amount of Material Pur-
 chased in San Francisco.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30
FOR RUNYON'S PLACE.

WASHINGTON Jan. 29.-Edwin F. Uhl, assistant secretary of state, has
Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

Dr. Stroud now treats consumption by the Cyrus Edson method.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07

Read the following aloud, re-
peating the shorter ones quickly
half a dozen times in succession
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried fying-fsh.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth
us.
High roller, low roller, lower
roller.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig
whip.
A box of mixed biscuits, mix
ed biscuit box.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared sticky six sickly silky
snakys.
She stood at the door of Mrs.
Smiths fish-sauce shop, welcoming
him in.
Swan swan over the sea swim,
swan, swim; swan swan back
again; well swum swan.
1t is a shame, Sam, these are the
same, Sam. IT'S all sham, Sam,
and shame it is to sham so, Sam.
A haddock, a paddock, black
spotted paddock, a black spot on
the black spot on the black-spot-
ted paddock.
Susan shineth shoes an socks I;
socks and shoes shine Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks,
for shoes and socks shock Susan.
Robert Rowley rolled a round
roll round; round roll Robert
Rowley rolled round where rolled
the round roll Robert Rowley roll
ed round?
Oliver Oglethrop ogled an
owl and oyster. Did Oliver
Oglethorp ogle an owl and oyster?
If Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl
and oyster, where is the owl and
oyster Oliver Oglethorp ogled?
| went into the garden to gather
some blades, and there / saw two
sweet pretty babes. "Ah, babes,
is that you, babes, braiding the
blades, babes? If you braid any
blades at all, babes, braid broad
blades, babes, or braid no blades
at all, babes,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07
Why Teachers Fail in Examinations.

Every year the examinations for
teachers certificates teach an impor-
tant lesson, and yet most of us-es-
pecially the applicants fail to learn it..
Ifan examination is good for anything,
except to obtain a certificate, it is to
show the applicant his weak points.
1t is not so good to show what he does
know, as TO show what he doesn't
know.
The average applicants greatest
deficiency in examinations is now
what it has been since examinations
were first instituted inability to ex-
press his thoughts upon paper. There
are very few applicants who don't
know enough, who haven't enough
facts at command, to get certificate,
if they knew how to express them; on
the other hand there are comparative
ly few who could obtain certificates if
the examiners were rigid in requiring
that written answers shall accord with
the rules of composition. Every one
who has attended teachers eXamin-
alton has heard chorus of voices eX-
claiming, 81 wouldn't mind the exam
nation if it were oral. Before our
teachers can really rank well in these
tests, they must learn to write their
mother tongue; and if written exami-
nations can be made to aid in this re-
form, they will need no other justitica-
ton.
The second weak point is arlthme-
tic. 1t was once the teachers strong
hold, but that was in the days when
we studied mental arithmetic (men-
tai solutions) before the Institute in
structor had shown us that ''there is
no mental arithmetic "that all
arithmetic is mental etc, etc. That
was in the days when we solved prob
lens "by our heads, not by our states.
Since then the great diScoverers(? )have
shown us our error: we now ''work"
everything on the slate, splitting guess.
ing and rubbing, till we spit and guess
and answer; then go to the examina-
tion, where we have but one guess,
miss it and draw a blank. We are
ssshaky" in arithmetic, and ''shaky''
We'll remain till we get back to the
old way of sweating over that WHY,
The Southern School,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07
A Good Resolution.

II have been taking myself in hand
during the vacation and I'm going to
keep on with it. / found that almost
every time / began to talk started in
with '.say:"my almosts were invariably
'mosts, and one day when a loud young
woman was severely criticised for her
language, / found that mine was so
much like hers that / was ashamed of
myself. That set me thinking.
have recalled time after time when |
have used the same expressions in the
school room. have been led to be-
lieye that, in some way, the use of
these words have kept me from being
school NANNY there's another one for
you.-and have cultivated them. i
am going to stop it. | don't want
to be prim, but | had rather be that
than vulgar: so II you hear any more
of such talk from me remember I'm
off my guard and remind me of it,
If teachers would oftener come to
such conclusions there would be less
need of ''English to be corrected" in
the grammar exercises than there is
now. There is altogether too much
such practical grammar work going on
in the school room-and out of it
which should exist nowhere, and which
is sure to weaken the grammar teach
ing, no matter how good 1t may be-
There is no use in teaching that
s'hain't" is bad English If the teacher
uses the word in her daily talk
''What are you giving us?" is "a bit of
modern English to which too many of
the teaching fraternity are not stran-
gers. 20, come off, is another ex-
preston not foreign to this class Of
American citizens: while the less
glaring mistakes in English are made
with utter unconcen. Here are few
examples which have been taken from
the conversation of those whose train
ng should produce better results: 81
seen i'm yesterday 1.-THE trouble
began as soon as his mother had went. I"
'Lie" and clay are SYNONYMS. mice"
is an adjective, apparently the only
one for certain class, as lawful nice"
is the single descriptive word of an
other class, "shalli and will" are
and probably will be, stumbling
blocks in the way of expressions, and
''almost nothing" is, and will remain,
the intended verbal sign of the incon-
ceivable idea supposed to be behind it.
The list is not exhausted, but these
instances are enough to show how
easily inaccuracies creep into the
commonest expression, even of those
whose duty it is to guard against
them.
The teacher, then, was right when
SHE ueClueu W bdke HeIsell Ill Hdnu.-
She is wise in doing SO at the begin
ming of the school year. Watchful of
her own speech, she will be on the
alert for mistakes in the English of
her children, and the language lessons
of that teacher for the coming year
will be found the best, at its close,
which she has ever given.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07
..Caneentration.v

There could be more nonsensical
things done under the name OF
some fad than are done under the
name of concentration" in the
Hnew education" but doubtless
there are not
Concentration of studies may
be, and in proper hands is, an ex-
cellent method of gathering to-
gether about a focal point the va
rious lessons of the school day.
But when there are three classes
in primary room, all reading
from the blackboard written sem
fences concerning the apple, if
that be the topic for the day, the
apple by the close of the afternoon
becomes a somewhat tiresome sub
ject to both pupils and teacher.
One little fellow has expressed
his ideas concerning this method
of unification of studies in so for
chile manner that while the
story amuses everybody the teach
er herself calculates a loud amen.
This lad, John by name, was
given the apple to draw as eli
max after the days lesson. The
teacher soon after in overlooking
his work discovered a fairly good
looking donkey upon his paper.
"John, where is that apple you
were told to draw" sharply in
qaired the teacher. Miss Sulli-
van, | studied about that apple in
general lesson. | read about it a
lot of times today. l heard the
other classes read about it. l
wrote apple, / sounded apple. I
made an apple with pegs, and now
| made this donkey eat that horrid
old apple up"
We teachers know and are
taught that young children learn
best when there is novelty or
newness of topic. Isn't this con-
centration of studies growing into
an enlarged CRUDE method ?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07
REGISTER
Wheeling, w. Va.
Through To MorgantoWn, W.
Va, by Water,

Pittsburgh, Brownsville & Geneva
Packet Co., comprising three fine side
wheel steamers are now Offering extra
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Steamers:
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G. Blaine, ADAM JACOBS, Master.
Time Of departure from Company
Wharf Boat, foot of Smithfleld street,
going through to Morgantown: Daily
8 P. NJ, except Sunday, at $50 A. NJ.
Fare for the round trip, including
meals, $500. Time of departure from
Morgantown, daily $3.50 A. M. Round
trip tickets sold to all points.
All boats leaving Pittsburgh &c
through to Morgantown. For further
information concerning the line apply
on board of steamers or to
+ S. S. GRAHAM, Gen'l Agt.
Brownsville, Pa.
z. w. CARMACK, Agent,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07

The women of Colorado and Wy
oming stand upoa precisely the same
footing as the men so far as voting
for President or any other officer is
concerned. For some unknown rea.
son the report continues to be circu-
lated that women cannot vote in a
Presidential election. The state
says who may vote and who may not
and it makes no distinction Of sex