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Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
BOOK LOVER.
Witty Retort or 9 Priest to a Vulgar ana
 Ostentatious PaFisilioner.

W1Cty 6eborG o. g Priest 10 suiSal onA
 Ostentatious Parishioner.
 Concerning the celebrated Father Darcy, probably the greatest wit of that witty nation, Ireland, It IS re- lated, says the Milwaukee Journal, that he once visited the palatial mansion of a perfect specimen of the nouveaux riches who lived in the neighbo1 hood of Dublin at the invitation of it's pompous owner. He was shown all over the house, his host taking great pains, as is habitual in such cases, to keep the witty and observant priest well in formed as to the cost of all the beauti ful things he was shown. Finally, after making the complete tour of the chateau, the library was reached, its tremendous shelves groaring under the weight of thousands upon thousands of volumes, resplendent in the most magnificent bindings Here they seat ed themselves, and the host said, with a sigh of snobbish eXultation:
 ''Well, father, I have brought you here last because this is my favorit- room. The other rooms maybe give pleasure to my wife and my daughters, but this is my place-right here among these books, who are my friends. And these here on the desk (pointing to a score of ultra-looking volumes), are what I may call my intimate friends ;
 Father Darcy got up and examined one of them, when broad grin spread over his good-natured face, as he said:
 "Well, it's glad I am to see that you never cut your intimate friends"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
A King at Golf.

Khama, the South African monarch, who has been visiting his friends at the British court, attempted little game of golf. It was near London, and when the driver" was handed to the dusky chief he remarked that it would make a nicish knobkerrie. Suiting his action to his words he seized the driver" and whirled it round his head, just failing to brain caddie, who was fool enough to stand near. After knocking up lot of turf Khama drove the golf ball at least IT yards into bunker. He did the Is holes in 257,
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
WAYS OF AUTHORS.
Some Writers Have Been Very Indus-
 trious and Painstaking.

Some Writers Have Been Very Indus-
 trious and Painstaking.
 Industry and perseverance, ''an in- finite capacity for taking pains,' if they are not indeed genius itself, as has para doxically been said, form at least the in- dispensable accompaniments to it. Mir. Elder Haggard declares that he writes his books simply by keeping at work OH them. And the industry of Mir. Rudyard Kipling may be measured by the fact that he is said to have written "Thc Record of Badalia Herodsfoot," seven times over, and then to have made con siderable corrections on the proofs. The late Prof. Huxley was another writer whose industry in perfecting his liter ary expression, was only rivaled by his genius.
 Strikingly contrasteG with this neces- sity for industry, says Chambers Jour nal, have been the personal inclinations of some conspicuous writers. Thack- cray confessed that his besetting sin was laziness; he could never write, he said. till the printers devil was at his door. The story, again, is told of Dickens, how once ina stationer's shop he was startled by hearing a lady at the counter inquire whether the next number of certain novel, then appearing in monthly parts, were out yet. Little did the customer guess that the next part of the story was rot yet in existence, and that the gentle man at her elbow, in fact, stood there for the purpose of buying the paper upon which he intended to go home and write the chapter asked for.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
COLOR OF woMEN's EYES.
The Mere Question of Pigment Has Set.
 tied Many a Mans Fate.

tied Many Mans Fate.
 Did you ever notice that men always instinctively put confidence in a girl with blue eyes, and have their sus- picions of the girl with brilliant black ones, and will you kindly tell me why? asks writer in the Ladies' Home Jour nal. Is it that the limpid blue eye, transparent and gentle, suggests all the soft, womanly virtues, and because he thinks he can see through it, clear down into that blue-eyed girls soul, that she is the kind of girl he fancies she is? I think it is, but some of the greatest little frauds I know are the purry, kitteny girls with the big inno- cent blue eyes. Blazing black eyes, and the rich, warm colors, which dark skinned women have to wear suggest energy and brilliance and no end of intellect. Men look into such eyes and seem not to be able to see below the surface. They have not the pleasure of a long, deep gaze into immeasurable depths. And so they think her design ing and clever, and, perhaps God save the markD, even intellectual, when, perhaps, she has a wealth of love and de- votion and heroism stored up behind that impulsive disposition and those dazzling black eyes, which would do and dare more in minute for some man she had set that great heart of hers upon, than your cold-blooded, tranquil blond would do in 40 years. A mere question of pigment in the eye has set tied many a mans fate in life, and es- tablished him with a wife who turned out to be very different from the girl he fondly thought he was getting.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
AN HONORABLE VEGETABLE.
The Onion Has It's Admirers-The Ana
 conda (Mont.) Onion Society.

conda (Mont.) Onion Society.
 The nutritious and wholesome onion occasionally finds it's vindicators. At the thriving Montana city of Anaconda there issa dining klup$called the Ana eonda Onion society," dts first feast was recently given with distinguished sue cess.
 Down the center of the hall, says the Anaconda Standard, was set a long table, with cover for all the guests. At each plate was large and juicy onion: in the middle of the table was an array of meats, bread, fruit-crackers, cheese and other things.
 At one end of the hall floated the standard of the club in proud conspic- uousness. It consisted of a pole sur mounted by a string Of the vegetables from which the socity tales it's name. On the wall hung this motto, beautifully wrought:
 IN ONION THERE IS STRENGTH. Each member wore pretty bouton- nier of little onions. The occasion was greatly enjoyed by all the participants and the society hopes to do much to re- store the onion to the honor and esteem of the world.
 In Montana, as we'll as on the whole of the Pacific slope, the onion attains 3 deliciousness of quality which is com paratively unknown on the eastern side of the continent. If the people Of the east could have onions as good as those of Montana and California, it is possible that the Anaconda Onion society might find imitators in the east.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
Imposition

We expect it; we court it; of our own free will, we lay ourselves flat and powerless before 1t. We offer you (through your grocer) money back if you don't like our ScAlll,ng's Best tea.
 You can use a package and go back to your grocer and get your money-whether you like SeAllllngs Best or not.
 Any one that wants to can cheat us; but there are very few who want to. The world is a "brick" after all.
 It Il be a better world when everybody drinks ScA1llangs Best tea. Good food and good drink make good men and women.
 .Schi2ltng's Best coffee, baking-pow- der, soda, spices, and fiavoring-extracts, are also money-backed.
 4 SeAil2ing G Company San F,aneisco
 ,93
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14

More Sent to South Africa Than An.
 Other Place.

 More Sent to South Africa Than Any
 Other Place.
 Although the greatest diamond mines in the world are in South Africa, Brazil exports more diamonds to that part than anywhere else on earth, says q London paper. The explanation is easy. They are black diamonds, and not of . the kind used for jewelry. The place of their greatest utility is underground in mines. South Africa does not pro- duce them, but it could not well get along without them.
 Black diamond is the hardest sub- stance known. It's utility has only been realized for about 20 years, and inn provements are constantly being made in it. The rough stones are taken and split by machinery in a way that was unknown until recently. The split must follow the grain. If it does not the stone will be, wasted. Each stone is split into cubes of different sizes. The cubes are then welded into mining drills if they are to be used for boring The steel is cast about the diamond so that it cannot get loose. In the same way nearly all diamond saws are made. Every tooth is a black-diamond cube. It is fastened on when the steel DOT ton of the instrument is in molten state.
 The attempt to make these stones artificially has proven failure in every instance. The cost is greater than the market price of the Brazilian dia- mond.
 Black diamonds weigh ordinarily less than 100 carats, ranging all the way down to half carat. The largest in existence was found only a short time ago, it's weight being 320 carats. The diamond was sold to a museum for eS,0OO.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
CAMEL'S EXPERIENCE.
Sat Down So Much That His Hind Legs
 Became Useless.

Became Useless.
 A large camel which was landed at Hoboken a few days ago from the Bremen line steamer Dresden had an experience which probably never be- fore fell to the lot of "a ship of the des- ert.'
 He made the voyage in a large box, and as there wasn't room enough in it for any self-respecting animal the camel sat down in sheer disgust. He sat that way for days and days while the ship rolled and made all sorts of heavy weather.
 When the dejected animal was finally landed and tried tostahd up, he couldn' I use his rear props at all. They had be- come paralyzed from their long stay in cramped position. The camel wasn't any good, it seemed, and as a big price had been paid for him there was gen eral lamentation. The camel was ''in' on the lamentation. Such a picture ot woe was never seen in Hoboken.
 At last genius suggested radi- cal cure The camel, by his advice. was placed in sling and hoisted up until only his toes touched the ground. He padded the air for a. spell with his forelegs, and finally the rear props came to life and joined in the exercise. They lowered him to the floor, and after he had tested his rear legs some what gingerly, he was as good as new But he doesn't sit down any more. Once was enough for him.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
Gave the Servants Away.

A parrot in a certain family was usually kept in the dining-room with the family, but during the winter was removed to the Kitchen for greater warmth. When the winter was past it again made it's appearance among the family, whom it amused with the new remarks it had picked up in the kitchen. On one occasion, when the bell had been rung for something, the parrot was heard remarkipg from his cage: "Let 'em ring again."
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
Stories of Fred Douglass.

When featuring before negro con- vention in Louisville, Ky, some years ago he said that the question of social equality did not disturb him. II have never desired," said he, ito associate with any man, white or black, unless my company is acceptable. However, if white man is well educated, clever and respectable I would just as soon be caught in his company as in the com pany of negro" While speaking on miscegenation another time his eye glasses bothered him by sliding from his nose. ''I wish,'' he broke out, i've could get up some sort of an alloy for the negro which would assure him 8 nose capable of holding glasses"
 COMING OUR WAY.
 There is never a great loss without some small gain and in times of loss and depression how very eagerly do we grasp and make much of the grain of comfort. Alkire's are, during these good goldbug times offering many grains of comfort for a few grains of silver. The most remarkable of their recent bargains is in figured summer silks, which they are offering at 15 cents per yard. Whoever before heard of good grade of silk being sold for 15 cents per yard? Why, at this rate every daughter of Eve in Arizona can have silk dress Well, after all, who has any more right to dress in silk than Arizona femininity? Alkire's are willing and would enjoy keeping few clerks busy for a while exchang- ing silk for cash at the rate of a yard for every 15 cents.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14


 This is for women only and does not as some may have supposed concern ties for life or r4etying up" or anything of that sort, although this being leap year motion to this effect always has the floor. The ties above referred to are kept at Alkire's big store and are the latest styles in ladies Oxford and Southern ties, modern shoe for mod ern misses and their mothers. "A cool, comfortable low cut shoe that fits the feet, fortunate enough to wear them and they wear not so long as. the feet, perhaps, but probably as long as the feet wish them to. Please your feet, your ac- quaintances and friends by wearing the Oxford and Southern ties sold at AL kire's.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
NATION AGAINST FISHERMAN.

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-Suit was filed in the federal court here today against Antone Silva, a fisherman, who claims to own Whales island in San Luis Obispo bay. The govern ment claims the island for lighthouse purposes. An interesting suit will re- suit,
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
Extravagant Relic Worship.

The most extravagant instance of lit erary relic worship on record is said to be that of a well-known Englishman
 who constantly wears in small locket attached to chain around the neck a portion of the charred skull of Shelley
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14

INSIST UPON HOODS sarsaparills when you need a medicine to purify your blood, strengthen your nerves and give you an appetite. There car be no substitute for Hoods.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14

HOODS PILLS are the best after dinner pill; assist digestion, prevent constipation. 25c.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14

Bread and butter and tea and apple sauce delicious.
 It all depends upon the tea-there is none so charming as Schilling's Best
Arizona republican., 1896-07-14
TIES

Fresh fish at zoecklers today.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
LIT ROOFING BE UNCONFlNED
Ihe Virginia League SesSon Opens To-
Day With a WhoOp.
The TEAMS STRONGER THAN LIST YEAR.
The Averages Made by Richmond fi"S-
ers During the Practice Games-Im-
pire Belts Meets Managers oil Dh-
ferent Clubs-Ihe Batteries.
THE GAMES TO-DAY.

Al Richmond: Richmond versus Roa-
noke. .,,.t
AT Norfolk: Norfolk versus Portsmouth.
Al Tvnchburg; Lynchburg versus re-
tersbuTg.
THE DIFFERENT BATTERIES.
Richmond: Tannehill and Boiand'
Roanoke: Coons and Williams.
Norfolk. Fanmiller and Armstrong.
Portsmouth. Leach and Hawlins.
Ivnchburg: Boylan and Schabel.
Petersburg: Quarles and quinn.
yOU MAY ROOT NOW.
Tho Virginia state League season VIII
ono, to-dav. Throughout the Dreadth OF
This glorious old Dominion every ian
will have an opportunity 10 Ioot LOT the
team ne loves
Ever since the preliminary games com
ueuced. some three weeks ago. interest III
The great national pastame has been
daily Increasing Local pride IN pdse-udiI
is one OF the chief factors OF the WI
oiuia Leagues success. In the SIX ci1'eS
represented in this league there are many
enthusiasts who never miss game, ana
who take the defeat OF the nome team
as "A personal afiiiction.
This LOYALTY. even at times II II does
mako bigots OF the rOOters. has fufhlsi4S"
inc dollars for the maintenance oil 'no
league. ,.,,
For the past two weeks there mas Doe"
no end Of speculation regarding the com,
ing season. and where each eiep VIII
stand in the race. .,..,-. ,,.,.a
Tbe new men and their abilities nave
been discussed pro and con, ana tne NOME
team,s chances reduced TO a minimum
THE LEAGUE STRONGER.
M, ,,ro1trninarv games have shown
practically nothing regarding the reia
ti,.e strength of the clubs Of the Nlrslii'a
LEAGUE The cold weather ana the sie"1
difference between the contesuhs oIuos
has left nothing tangible, but one rae.
ras been clearly demonstrated. ana that
is mat the league this season IS strohss'
and the strength of the teams NOR U'.'
80, than last year. OF all the cinos. AT
,He drst glance. il would seem that hlcn-
,aord has go far made the weakest snow
Inc of anv team in the league puu su0"
Is not the case. -,...,a eo far
In the exhibition games piayeu 30 1t
,,ts eeason Richmond has shown UP ~
,nr t''r7 AGAINST their opponents thah lne
s.ores have indicated. which has not poeH
"a case elsewhere in the state
NV THE AVERAGES. - a.,
The Individual averages hi'u0 80
dant exhibition games this season are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
s1Fg-BLoBERS AND BURGLARS.
A Series of Grimes Committed by Cunning
Criminals.

PIONEER. OHIO. April 15.-Burglars
looted the private bank in this town last
night. They succeeded in opening the
vault without the use Of explosives. and
then. after probably taking all that II
contained they changed the combination
50 that the vault could not be opened
when the cashier tried il this morning.
Ii is believed that the robbers got at
least s.. 900 in currency.
The burglars were heard from al Alver-
ton this morning, whore they stole a
team. The local marshal ana fourteen
deputies have a clue, and are now in
pursuit of the thieves.
DIES MONIES, IOWA, April 15.-Bur-
glars blew up safe and wrecked the
bank at Diagonal, Iowa, this morning at
l o'clock The citizens were awakened
and opened fire, and the burglars left
their tools and fed, without securing any
booty. A bottle of unoXplOded nitro
gIycerine is still inside the safe. and the
bankers fear to open IL.
EAST PALESTINE. OHIO. April ID
At about O'Clock this morning the safe
in the pOst-oflice was blown open and
looted OF about $500 in money and 5000
in stamps. The burglars were seen leav-
ing the post-oilice at b. after the explosion
was heard, but no effort was made 10 ap-
prehend them, and they made their escape
On a passing train on the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
the BERTNG SCI sEIzUREs.
The Treaty Providing Tor a Commission to
Assess Damages Ratified.


WASHINGTON, April 15.-After a dis
cussion of a little more than half ~
hour the Senate this afternoon in execu-
tive session, ratified the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain pro-
yiding for the appointment of COM
mission 10 assess the damages alleged
to have been sustained By Canadian seal
ers whose vessels We're seized 10y the
United States for alleged Illegal sealing
The treaty provides that each Govern
ment shall appoint one commissioner,
and II they cannot agree the President OF
the Swiss Republic Il 10 select a third
The commission as provided for in the
original treaty was to sit at Vancouver,
but an amendment was inserted that the
commission shall also be allowed to sit at
san Francisco. The only amendment
OF any importance-and even that Is said
TO be unimpOrtant--is The cxpunging of the
word award" from the text Of the con-
vention. where reference is made 20 the
proceedings OF the Paris tribunal, this
Government contendng that the Paris
tribunal did not make any award on the
question OF damages. that went even
further and refused 10 consider that ques-
tion at all Otherwise. the treaty H. as
signed by Julian pauncefote and Secre-
tary Olney.
When Senator Sherman called It up
this afternoon, there was a disposition on
the part Of some senators TO postpone
action until the return to the Senate OF
Senator Morgan, but this was deemed 10
be impracticable. owing 10 the uncertain
~ as to when Mr.. Morgan would be able
10 resume his duties
Mr. sherman notified the Senate that
the State Department was exceedingly
anxious 70 have the matter disposed OF at
the earliest opportunity. and he further
stated that If the Senate intended 10
raufy the convention al all. 1t might as
well be done now as at any other time,
and thus obliterate the idea that was
held by some. that this Government was
trining with the subject Briefly he ex-
planned the provisions Of the treaty. other
senator's appeared to be content to ac-
ccpt the judgment or the Committee on
Foreign Relations. The text Of the con-
vention was then read at length, but little
attention being paid 20 IT. the senators,
other than members Of the committee
occupying the time In writing letters.
Mr.. Sherman indicated the character of
the amendments. and then moved the
ratification. which was agreed to without
the formalty OF e, vote. and with
nnanimity that was unexpected. Mr..
Sherman frOwned down a suggestion TO
remove the Injunction OF secrecy from
the treaty, and it viii be printed and
filed away among the secret archives Of
the Senate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Relief for Mrs. Spra que.

WASHINGTON. u. c., April b.
The threatened foreclosure OF Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague's homestead, "lIdgcmore."
on the outskirts OF Washington. has been
averted by the raising Of a trust fund. to
which Senator Brice and Representative
sorg, Of Ohio. each contributed 5000 yes
terday. The amount. ali told, is sutii-
cient TO lift the mortgage from Mrs.
Sprague's beautiful home, and to enable
her TO spenu her remaining days in com.
fort.
The Senate Committee on Post-Ofices
and Post-RoaGs this morning ordered n
favorable report OH an amendment TO the
sundry civil appropriation bill, throwing
open to competition the contract for print
ing postage stamp5-the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. now doing the
work, having the right to compete.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Desperate Chicago Criminals

CHICAGO. April l5.-The trial of Wind
rath and Malhow for the murder OF
Cashier Birch. Of the West Chicago Street
Railroad Company, which has been IN
progress for several days in Judge Hor-
tens Court, has attracted attention from
the fact that an attempt to rescue the
prisoners was anticipated by the police.
For several days no one has been ad-
mitted 10 the courtroom except persons
having business there. and the prisoners
have been searched daily for weapons.
To-day Jaller Brotheau, in making the
usual search. found over a pound OF ret
pepper in Windrath's clothing. This was
TO have been used on the court officers.
1t is also said that three women who
visited the courtroom were searched ana
each found 10 have = revolver. The pc
lice claim that these weapons were TO
have been handed 10 the prisoners al a
given signal, and they would then have
made break for liberty.