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Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

The story that George R. Peck de- clined the offer of a United States sen atorship from Kansas has now taken on a new form. It is said Peck wanted an increase in salary as general attor- ney for the Santa Fe railroad; so he put up job with L. U. Humphrey, then governor, for the offer. The item about the offer was given to the newspapers and the story went all over the country. The high up offic- ials of the Santa Fe heard about it, and began telegraphing Peck. He re- piled that he had Humphreys offer under advisement. Of course, they couldn't get along without Peck, so they raised his salary and he declined the appointment"
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
MEN OF NOTE.

Henry Barnard, of Hartford, Conn.,, referred to in a recent issue of the New England Magazine as the nestor of American education, will be sixty eight years old on January A, and the people of that city are preparing to celebrate the event in a fitting man her. Dr. Barnard was graduated from Yale in 1880, and his life has been wholly devoted to educational matters. He is still remarkably vigorous for one of his years, in both mind and body, and though he usually indulges him. self in an afternoon nap of an hour or two, he invariably rises at o'clock in the morning, winter and summer, devOting the earlier hours of each day to literary work He lives in the homestead in which he was born, and the desk in his library at which he does his work stands where in infancy his cradle was rocked.
 Canon Fleming, of St. Michael's s Church, London, has had a large tele- phone transmitter placed in his pulpit, so that his sermons may be heard in number of hospitals and other insti- tutions.
 The date of the marriage of Govern or-elect John R. Tanner, of Illinois, to Miss Cora Edith English, of Spring | field, H., is December 30. The enthronement of Dr. Temple as
 Archbishop of Canterbury will take
 place in Canterbury Cathedral on Jan
 uary 8.
 ] President Winston of the University
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

stead of three or four times daily. But hitherto it has not been, today it is not, lawful for man to get the mail in this way for his neighbors. The postmaster can refuse to deliver it to him and the law backs him up. If he thinks it is injuring his box rent re- ceipts, he can say no.
 Under the new law he must, how ever, hand over the letters and papers and invest the carrier with government authority so that to rob him or hamper him is to interfere with the United States mails-a dangerous pastime.
 The cost for any particular district will be slight. It depends, of course, on local conditions many will chip in, how extensive is the route, and what the work can be done for It's one of those chances to get ready money that the bright country boy is on the keen scent for and there is little chance that bidders will not be l plenty.
 With the carrier duly commissioned, the people living along his route are assured their regular newspapers, which means that they are kept in con- stant touch with the great world and it's doings, and they have no worry about the chance of important letters lying in the office awaiting their call news is anxiously awaited; visitors may be coming and the letter with de- tails not yet arrived; there may be i'm portant business matters in state of uncertainty that only letter can set | tle-all these and many other easily ] imagined possibilities force somebody to quit work, to take one of the horses from work, and to drive to the post office only to learn that the letter has not yet come. That means that an other trip is necessary.
 With a regular mail carrier the ex- pected letter, and the unexpected let ter too, for that is often the most i'm portant, will be delivered promptly al
 the door. The change will mean z change on the whole current of daily
 life, a renewed connection with tht
 world at large, more reading ant
 thinking in the house, great progress
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

The New York Commercial says that David B. Hill long since passed from public view" and what he says or does now is of little importance" We know from experience that MT. Hill is a difficult parsonage to drive into obscurity. There is newspaper on Park Row in New York city which once had David as dead as smelt. Yet Hill became a National character afterward. We are of the opinion that as time goes on the owner of Wolfert's Roost will be heard from with more or less regularity.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

It is positively asserted by the New York papers that in the Barberi trial, now going on in that city, two emi- nent experts declared that insanity is that condition which is recognizable as such by the best authorities" This specific and unmistakable definition recalls the story of the good old Yale professor, who years ago found the boys gathered one evening, as for a rush or other mischief, and forthwith shouted out to them: "Disperse young gentlemen, disperse, or you will be treated as such."
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
Arizona in the future will be nc

Arizona in the future will be not only a sunshine state, but golden one, for her gold product is increas- ing every year." said Governor Frank lin to the members of the irrigation congress Tuesday. How disappoint- ing this utterance must have been to the governors free silver associates What would Bryan have thought of il had he been here!
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
Senator Chandler has introduced a

Senator Chandler has introduced a bill to cut all federal employees sal aries 10 per cent. The Lincoln Jour nal says if it includes all salaries, senators as well as postmasters' and clerks, it will do very well as start CT. But it should begin at the top and come down so the sledding will be easier. If it starts at the bottom it will probably never reach to the top because of the hard pulling.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

Is Congressman Barrett of Bos- ton sure he hasn't introduced one of Senator Peffer's bills by mistake? That measure pro- viding that cabinet members shall be drawn from the house and senate sounds quite Pefferian.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

It may be difficult to frame law that will prove effective against trusts, but when the people get a chance at these robbers themselves their work doesn't lack effectiveness. This was shown in the crushing defeat of the silver trust at the late election.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

Everybody who loves good "scrap" will regret that there is no truth in the story that John D. Rockefeller is going into the iron and steel business in Chicago to compete with Andrew Carnegie.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

The administration of President Cleveland would have been a greater success if he had put more revenue into the treasury and fewer words into his messages.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-17
PHGNIx, ,DECEMBEK F. 1896.

There is plenty of money af1oat,' says the Buffalo News Yes, and a good deal of it is gold-paradoxical as the statement may sound.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

Marghsrita Ariina Hsmr says IN
the Mail and Express: This seems
10 b. good season for women plsy.
MFights No less than -four have al
ready made their detsat To this NUN
her nIist now b. sdded Mis@ vita.
beth " Vsiiing. who produced a drains
at the Carnegie Lyeeurn on Feb u.
by American Academy % Dramatic
ATts. II il n fwoaet comedy. and has
the immortal poet as its hero. These
who had the pleasure ~ he. ing the
play read pronounce II 70 te 4 charm
Ing piece Of dramatic c0uss.ifia.n a.
VEIL as a very faithful portrayal a.
daily life In the Eiizahefhan era. Miss
Naling will be warmly received by her
colleagues into the ranks ~ wosnsu
dramatisis. which contain sues stars
as Marguerite Nerringfon. Martha
Morton. Eva Brodliqus. MARI Hunflev
Mrs Edith Upper. Alice Ives I,ursti..
kyley and Minnie Madderu.Fisks n,
is a pleasure 20 record work az ,hIs
class ~ II lndirafes a new slssslssr
ment Of the feminine intellect -Phil.
adelphia Times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
aAGxASIarTY ~ WAR.
An Exchange of stories Relating 90
the Armies In Virginia

An Exchange of stories n eIafIux 90
the Armies In Virginia.
The Rev. Robert Wilson. OF st
Luke's Episcopal church. says:
''In 1883 ! met In Richmond a Col
Mccoy. of Pennsylvania. who had
been gallant wearer Of the blue. We
got quite chummy over mixed wood
camp fire, and wishing to put him at
his ease. l told him the story Of Ker-
shaw's magnificent reconnaissance at
Fredericksburg. which can never be
too often repeated. An orderly had
arrived in hot haste with a command
for Gen. Kershaw to have the enemy
reconnoitered at all hazards from a
knoll which was swept By the ne of
the sharpshooters of both armies
Every bush and tree had been ent
away by the storm Of bullets. and Il
looked like certain death to the man
who should attempt H. Calmly sling
ing his field glass. and turning over his
command to the next officer in rank.
Joseph X. Kershaw rode slowly up to
the death trap. into which we would
not send any other man. The sight Of
his heroic action, as he sat amid the
whistling minnies. sweeping the OPP
posing ranks with his glass. was too
much for the chiyalry OF the Yankee
commander. and the order went down
the Federal line: Cease firing on thai
officer" The rifles became silent. the
reconnaissance was finished and. rails.
ing his cap in acknowledgements. Gen.
Kershaw quietly rode back at a walk.
unframed"
1T was a splendid incident" re-
marked Col Mccoy, but I can eli
max IT with personal experience OF
the chlvalrous disposition OF your men.
l was on Gen. Mcade's staff near Rich
mond, and one morning. with the gen
eral at our head, we rode down TO take
look at the river. As we turned
sharply out Of the bushes and came
out on the bank. we found ourselves
In point blank range of a Confederate
picket drawn up on the other side. A
volley would have emptied every sad
die, for we were entirely at their
mercy; but II would have been muir
der, for they could not cross and cap
tnre us. Recognizing Gen. Meade. the
commander Of the detachment ordered
his men into line and they presented
arms. We raised our caps in grateful
acknowledgement. rode slowly back In.
to the bushes. and. as coon as we were
fairly out Of sight, put spur 10 our
horses and scudded back to the camD
as II the devil was after us"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
THE TROOP GIRLS.

II am wondering how the Throop
girls win get along with Miss chip
man. said Mrs. Mosely to her cail.ri
She looked over nj two houses aeIass
the street. a large white one and a
little yellow one.
The Thrcops have just moved
here she explained. from Tnderhill
There's just Phoebe and Daisy and
their father I've got sister in In
derhtl, and she knows them She
says they're good girls. and smart as
steel-traps. They've got ambition.
They want 10 90 10 the Normal School
at Bradley and get an education and
teach school
AT that moment the "Throop girls
were consulting over Miss Chipman's
meanness in declining 10 MI a peek
measure they had brought or some
apples with which 10 make a birds
nest pudding. Miss Chapman had not
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

enough. with their ehon faces ana
white dresses In the glowing bright
ness 81 the sunlight. the swinging of
the palm branches in the air. and of
the bodies of the people carrying has
kets, adding 10 the suggestion OF pleas
ant hustle and animation Probably
there would be more animation and
less work but for the mulatto boss. or
overseer, who sees that the happy
,Conchn does not give too free play
TO his genius for taking things easy.
This somewhat naughty supervising
official Is mirrored TO the life in the
picture OF The Boss; a Perfect Gen
tleman.r Ii win be seen that he has
sense of his Importance and dignity,
rs well as of his duties. He In plain
now administering rebuke or admoni-
milton to dusky hand-maidens. and we
may be sure that his language is as
ornate as his attire, that. in a word.
there Is harmony of the spoken words
with the white waistcoat. the gold
watch chain, the massive seals. and
the conscious grace with which ne
manipulates the stump of a cigar. he
Is beautiful example of the humor
is an example of the humor' which in
sists ON pervading the realm of
and old age is grave; but In the pict-
ure of the sponge pressing, which fol-
lows the work in the sponge yard. and
precedes the packing for export. we
see gable youth taking life much too
seriously. while the gentleman dubbed
the odd obadiah IL cheerily joyous
over the lachryn nose demeanor of his
juvenile colleagues The .-Old Obadi-
all has lost the fear which Il oppress-
ing the young one. that what is called
work is hard. He has long learned
that TO work. as Quashie practices II.
play Is largely mingled. and that a
man OF .'culiah- in the sunlands may
live by 1.-THE sweat of his brow" and
his person generally without mitigat-
ing at all La joie de viyre- IL Is the
idea of the tremendous burden of three
sponges which is weighing down the
body and the imagination Of the
young Obadiah 10 such an extent that
his senior does not quite know whefh-
er TO chaff or to cheer him. Thus do
men busy themselves to-day In the
archipelago which first of all the
lands of the New World. gladdeDed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
sorting and Sale at the sponge E1.
change

sorting and Sale at the Sponge Ex-
change
looks as IL a level desert had been
suddenly submerged under a few feet
q crystal water. With that water
telescope Pompey can distinctly see
that sponge. which Sambo is about to
hook mp, with a 30-foot gaff. to add
to the store in the boat.
After the small boats have loaded
the schooner, task occupying some
four or five weeks. that craft crowds
on all the canvts. and hastens home
ward to Nassau, the capital both of the
Bahamas and Of the sponge industry
the erstwhile haunt and headquarters
Of the blockade-runner. Arrived al
Nassau, the sponges are taken out and
placed along the shore of the land
locked waters Of the harbor. They
are piled up in "crawIs''-that is to
say. pens or Enclosures Of stakes and
hurdles which are placed between
high and low water. and so. fully ex-
posed to the rushing. cleansing
movement of the tides. whose ebb and
now at least washes away the animal
matter adherent 10 the sponges.
When the process has had its fun
effect on the harvest of the sea. il IL
carried to the Sponge exchange. where
the sorting Is done and the sponges are
SOLO. From here, and In peculiarly
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

h3Fft4l<ra Oh tnt S<A lo0E.
number some $4,000 souls. have found
1t necessary TO put their heads to-
gether good deal in order 10 find the
wherewitkal for a reputable living.
and the sponge industry now forms
the most important of the export trade.
Before coming to description Of the
details OF production, word or two
about the quality OF Bahama sponges
may be Of interest. They are not. in
deed, to be compared TO those which
we obtain from the Mediterranean. as
they are much coarser in texture
Still, they are readily bought for Lon
don, Rotterdam. and San Francisco.
The reason of this fact is that the
sponge is now found useful for many
commercial purposes. for example. and
clippings being Of service. for example.
In steam valves. and In the manufac-
ture OF felt which is laid under car
pets.
An Englishman, in quest OF change.
may do worse than make a voyage in
one Of the vessels of the schooner fieet
engaged In the sponge industry We
start. OF course. from Nassau.and carry
with us several punts or dingeys The
schooner Ware can be detected lying
at anchor in near the shore: while our
two harvester" are only one Of three
or four parties which have been sent
out to search the shallow waters along
the great Bahama bank As usual all
pictures of the tropics which are not
colored- we lose much which makes
the charm and strangeness Of such a
scene for the dweiler in the north.
Those negroes both the one with the
sea-grass and the other with the gan
-are sweltering under sun which
biazes fierceiy down from right over
head out of a sky Of the most brilliant
blue. Owing TO the shallowness of the
water. there Is not the smallest swell
or undulation Of the surface The sea
as far as the eye can reach is a
sparkling light green. owing to the
snow white sand at the bottom. which
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

a,,en ana within fhey saw =franse,
me rirls rushed to fhe spot SeHs~
,hsn,. lss,.paa an blacklg lsicre thsan
= ian fisure standing an hafrsl A
fr4vhfened veil hurst fron the aEfsars-
fion-
-.Nho'sh that. l shay a familiar
xai,,a ottavers-d. In siirin terreE. Ahe
merry lirht sllane 0n the red hair Alin
he male. skeNed face 81 0xro MArtan-
He stared al them: team, Vim
s.hoked and EtammeFing word be
,aasT.4d his aneer faee In hts bean
hands. Jumped from The hArrei alad
lor.s.d "a into the darkness
a smell az kerosene hiled The she'd
ana The rafIers had caught The t.aass
Of a burning mass OF something Hhleh
Oxro Martin had been sruffng IN
among tbem Kun. gel some walter,
Phoebe cried. and while Daisy ran
she mounted the haTrA and fere a.
The burning mass II was a i,1ndls-
Of rags. soaked with kerss@etse-
A few minutes iAteT. Miss Chapman,
hearing peculiar nolse- ~ The f@r&
Of the house. drsppsSa the paper sbe
Vas reading ~ hFr sitting rxasEn ARE
took the lamp and ber plsiea eu1 81
the bureau drawer In her hessr~sn-
ana marched ont 70 The Eeod-<hsSt.
II IL was burglars Miss ekiplAn felt
equal 10 them.
she threw eprn the Sle1 oo-sr- -feE
the.-lansf- s-saker~ she uttered.
me Throop girls sfoed lhere 70
reths.r. Their hands and ibeAs faces
were strangely t,sarkent-d: water arp,
ned from their hair and from sheiF
s.lothes. Al around them kay ; ttfeE
Of ehArred fragnrnts- The air reekto
with the order u krro@ene.
1T Was Oxro Martha He vas Try
lng 20 set your bou~~ are. We zane
over for som-thiag- SsstDefhlrss
and We caught ham G0ing u. said
Phoebe. facing Miss Chapman with a
tremnions smile: she MAS holeing ens
hand in . pail Of waisr.
He'd got thSse cid rags. ard dip
ped them In your oal<1n. and cram
med them up fhere anoa< the h-za-
and set them anHe. said isaisx
ITS al ont said Phs.el.e. rsassar.
iEgly For Miss Chapman had sruuE
very pale
Every ssnlteh.- szsd Daisy i
EFN4ENI AAA~I IRWIN M tAnt1 III
Ne threE II on and PAo-l-e pEils.l
the rags out Sh+'s burned h@r kaEs
Newer mind. Pboete muruurs-l
Never mind = said Mss chipuan
Gone In here
In they went Before this sAme
out the girls kad confessed AL atssai
the half apple and tbe noss. the ss.in
sfer. whose property fkey had saved
had explained that she had ns-d 81
own peck MEASURE h-nraS1se shregEl
some error in the making Il eorfaib~s
more than a peek. N~xt, Mrs. Mose
/ ley and another caller wondered ksv
Miss Chlpnan and thrfn Thre-pp girl
I came 70 ~ 10 fhirk and Iassiy ~,
whole village wondered Nby u "a
! that istinKy Miss chipuzzE Vas
! goin' 20 ssfld them Throop girls .,
7 the Bradl@y Normal schn.pi. rhrr wer
20 anxious TO attend. tirs. No.sis,
said this.
Il wouldn't have helisFei II. q sf-l
back. but p0w-weil. ! don'i kras
ne it's quite a miracle. bcr lfs ne1
thing TO ii."-PhiIadeiphis inquiries.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

Last year was the 900th anniversary
Of the first appearance Of the fork in
western Europe, according to the Ma
tional Zeitung. In ss5 SON OF the Vene-
tian Doge Pietro 0rseolo married the
Byzantine Princess Anglia, who at the
wedding breakfast brought out a silver
fork and gold spoon. She was copied
by the great Venetian families, though
the church opposed the fashion as an
insult to Providence. 1t took 800 years
for the fork to reach Florence: in 1879
It was found in France but it was not
till 1908 that 1.-THE traveller Corgate
brought it direct from Venice to Eng
land"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11


only charged the highest price for her
apples. bur she had waived away the
Throop girls peck measure. saying
I'm In the habit Of using my own
measure-always"
Il verify believe hers has a false
bottom said Daisy Throop a. they
let the house.
Ozro Martin. the village drunkard.
came softly up behind the girls and.
after listening unnoficed 10 their con
versation till be was master Of thu.
subject Of Miss Chipman's meanne~s.
startled the Misses Throop almost In
% Mysteries fg breaking in upou their
condolences with $50 gh'iz-so sh'iz
mean. Tha's what sh' h. wouid'u
give me butter ON me bread Eh' morn.
in. Said I was lazy. Might go'n
work. But I'll Kit even with her. see
If don't
Then the poor rum sosiden er.a.
ture turned away and went maunder.
ing down a by-lane in the rapidly
deepening winter twilight.
All this. however. happened earlier
In the evening. Now. the birds uesi
pudding has been made and eaten.
subject n Miss Chipman's mesnness
came mp again after dinner. and
Daisy, after momentary absence. re-
turned with n small plate on which
was half Of a small apple. Impale,l
~ means Of match was a slip Of
paper: and ON the paper was writ
fen:
Dear Miss Chapman: We are
afraid that you gave US half an apple
too much. and we beg 10 return n,
Phoebe and Daisy Throop."
I'm going over and leave II AZ her
door" Daisy declared.
Daisy ThrOop." Phoebe gasped. In
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

said: H"'srlea
am told that you might roll Enc.
l ' thru II and II wouldn't MAKE q
amt IN the ground; there's fresh..a,,
oeesns inside that We mlgh, ara,'.l
ouin ireland In. and as Tor sc.,,. . W,
ye might stick II In corner ara ,..'.';
never ne able TO find II out CO." s y' y
mlght be by the smell 81 wbisLp. y
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
Explaining n. Delay.

Yes, your excellencyT
Doesn't some poet or other literary
person speak in high terms Of unkissed
kssesT
The phrase is familiar 10 me. sire.
but l cannot recall its authors name. :"
Neither can ], but as I remember
IT, the idea IL that there IN more yum
yum, so to speak. I'm unkissed kisses
than In the regular Variety
Your excellency has my idea Of the
authors views"
1T has occurred to me, Henry that
on the same principle unwritfen let
tiers may be more effective than the
sort put down in black and white. -.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
sociaI InennnIitie.

Say" snapped the busy man. my
time is worth a dollar minute. A dol
lar minute; do You hearY'
That jist shows the difference In
folks" said the old gentleman with
shoe lsces TO sell. Once | done a
whole years time for only s345. I'm.
dianapOlis journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

There are twenty-nine bicycle dealers
in Battle Creek, Mich. and 1900 wheels
are ridden. There is one for every
sixth person in the population A
washerwoman has bought a wheel, on
which she delivers her washing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

The farmers OF New York have pota-
toes to burn After being hln-dried
the potatoes throw out great heat, and
as they bring only 81 a ton, while coal
is worth IS ton, the potato is tenn
porarily displacing coal as fuel.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

Boston has solved the tramp aas''
Ioh. The fact that there was fslllri
On OF 5000 applications for accomed''
lions the last year at the wayfafsfi
lodge. where the dodgers arc expecis'
% work for their board. il conviaclni
evidence on this point.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

The patriotic people of the country
have faith in the courage and patriot
ism of General Lee, who will soon have
the most important Consulate in Uncle
Sans gift. Spain must play fair.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11

Gen. weyler viii give the insurgents
one more chance to surrender. This is
progress, for it is seldom his forces stop
running long enough to make even a
surrender possible
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
shocked remonstrance A.

sHockth reinOnstrance. But she hid
her laughing face.
II am said Daisey. "and you're 20.
In with me. She'll find II In the morn
ing. Come on
We mustn'tf' Phoebe protested.
"Yes, we must. She was mean. vo,,
know she was! She deserves II. i'm
do her good"
Daisy prevailed. as usual. and the
girls set forth on their errand. Miss
Chipman's wo0dshed adjoined the
kitchen at the rear. Its door stood