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Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11
Political M Maqh00d

The following editorial from the Lords burg Liberal is so truthfully applicable to Arizona that we copy it entire:
 Many people have likened the coudi- tion of territory to that of youth. A manchild is born, he is weak and help he increases in years, in strength, in wisdom and in power. At last comes the time when he has reached the estate of manhood. Then comes the question : Shall he go out into the world, fight his own battles, care for him self, be a man Or shall he stay with his father, do 8 little work for him, let the old man fight his battles and depend on his pockbook for the rights and privileges others se- cure for themselves? A territory is carved out of the public domain ot the United States. The federal government considers 1t as a child. It provides 8 governor, judges and other officers, and pays for it's legislature and other ex- -penses. It is the father of child. Peo- pie move in, they become numerous and prosperous. They are able to care for themselves They think they can pay their own expenses. The spirit of man. hood begins to assert itself. They want to be men among other men. They want the territory to "come of ago." and take its place with the other states of the nation. They may not be as rich as the richest. They think, however, that they can make their own way in the world and if they cannot acquire all the with the richest, nor the wisdom neces- sary to class them with the wisest, they will, nevertheless, have the manhood necessary to make a place in the world and they are willing to take the best place they can get, and then work for a better. In this territory there are, the Liberal is sorry to see, certain men who are like the molley coddIes, who are afraid, or too lazy, to break away from the fathers protecting arm and pocket
 book and go out in the world and make place for themselves They say New Mexico is not able to care for itself, that 1t cannot pay it's bills, that it must stay 8 territory, and depend on appropria- tions from congress to help pay it's ex- penses. They say there is no material reason why the territory should be made a state, that It will not increase any faster in wealth or population when state, that it will have to pay it's own bills and will not have much money with which to do it. Which boy do you think the most of, the one who stays at home long after he reaches the age of twenty one, lives with the old man, wears good clothes, and has his bills paid from the paternal pocketbook, or the young fellow who gets out and hustles, deprives him. self of some of the necessaries of life, but gets along in the world and Is man? :? Will the people of the territory listen to these old fogies who want to keep New Mexico a territory so that the United States will pay some of our bills, or will they get out and assert thelr manhood, take up the duties of manhood, along with ifs trials and tribulations, and de-
Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11

mand recognition as state? The Lib eral believes that a majority of our peo' pie are men, not papa's boys, but with sorrow, it admits there are more oi the latter class in the territory than It likes to see.
Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11

M Gompertz, of 527 Hayes street, returned this week from the California KIondike in Trinity county. According to Mir. Gompertz things have been slight Iy oyerdone and the press reports will require large discount before they will come within hallng distance of the truth. At the time of his visit there were about 5 ,O00 embryo miners on Cof fee Creek who were preparing to walk home; two-thirds of the land belongs to the railr ad company and the other third is not very promising mineral land. Disappointed miners are cursing the daily papers for falsifying the re- ports from the diggIngs. They say that the Graves brothers have taken out 12, 000$ after four years ot hard work, and that another man whom the papers said had taken out 18,OOO$ had in reality ob- tained 18$. Anyone with 1,000$ to in- vest can buy the Graves Bros.' mine and so far as the prospectors are concerned can take the rest of the creek along with it. Mr. Gompertz says he had 8 good time and as the trip was taken for va cation he does not regret the experience. Hayes Valley Advertiser.
Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11
Racts 10 Poqder Gq.

In journalism there is nothing more detestable than servile party organ, and we regret to say there are a mum Der of them in Arizona. They are as con-
Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11

vated and yet unspoiied-sound, un- mixed, free from imitation /; showing that individualzation without extravaganza, which is genuineness.
Mohave County miner., 1897-09-11
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
PALMETTO STATE PRUN|AGS.
About coIumbia's Spring Floral
fy Show. (
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Watermelon Rate Not Yet Settled
Jutige Thomas A. Cook DC ead--sonth
Carolina Presbytery.

All the arrangements for the coming
second annual Floral, Horse and Bicy-
Gle Show to take place on the 2Sth and
29th insts., are being rapidly conclud-
ed. The show promises to be the best
spring carnival Columbia has had for
years and many from neighboring cities
and towns will doubtless avail them
selves of the cheap railroad rates offer
ed. The show is to he given under
the auspices of the Wade Hampton
Chapter. U. d. c., and Camp Hamp-
ton, U.aC, v. - = Z
The Judges for the horse show will be
Col. Thomas Taylor, j. O. Rebertson,
w. A. Clark, Geo. l.. Baker and j. G.
Graham. ., ~
The judges for the floral show will be
Mesdames Ehlrioh, w: G. Wsight'J ohm
A. Willis, and A. NJ. Meetz and Miss
Carrie Berry
r. rhe committee in charge of the horse
| and floral show, consisting of Messrs.
&. b. Simmons, w. 4. isher and / .
II. Meighan, request that all communi-
cations be addressed to Mr. W. Nj.
Gibbes, Jr., secretary. Parties should
make entries by the numbers Of the
| several classes. \ horse can be entered
| In as many classes as a party desires
upon the payment of each entry
ntries should be made to Mr. Gibbe,
at the Central bahk, who will furnish
the tags. The badges will be as fol.
lows: Executive committee, yellow
Judges floral show, white; judge horse
] show, blue; mershals, red ~
I ln Wnln l,n ok
| take place, the entries being as follows,
two prizes being offered in each class
Class No. l-For best pair of double
| harness horses.
Class No. 2-For best single harness
horse driven by gentleman
Class No. For best single harnes,
horse driven by n lady.
| Class No. 4-For best pony II hand
or under driven by boy or girl under /
years of age.
Class No. 5-For best saddle horse
| ridden by gentleman.
Class No. q For best saddle horse
ridden by lady.
Class No. For best goat and cart
driven by girl or boy.
FART sECoND-FLoEAL EXHIBIT.
Class No. S--For best decorated double
| team. .,....
Glass No. 9-For best decorated sin,
gle team.
Glass No. 10-For best decorated pony
and buggy or cart.
| Class No. ll-For best decorated sad
die horse ridden by gentleman or lady
The floral bicycle show will take place
on Thursday, the committee i'll charge,
consisting of w. III. Gibbes, Jr., Y. Il.
Lachicotte, p. l.. Melton, j. f. Rich
ards, NJ. A. Malone, $. NJ. Maciie and
Is. b. McMaster
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
WEEKLY. cRon 3BULLETIN
BY Observer Isauer-7Of Interest to
the EARNING. Glasses.

the EARNING Glasses.
Below can be- found extracts from the
second weekly Weather and crop bulle-
tin by state Observer bauer, issued
April 18th: -, --v- ~ r.
But little: :pG ogress could be made in
farm work vdNripS iths;week on account
of the continued, wet condition of the
ground. Over the western group Of
counties, and including one-third or
only from one no. two &dayaA plowing
could be done after the ground became
fit and before the work was Interrupted
by rain. OveS thisportion of the state
farm work is very much delayed and
the season fully twO' weeks or more
later than, usual. In ;. the cen
trail counties and. the extreme
northeastern counties =. the farmers
are aboutlup with their work and plant
ing is progressing rapidly towards COM
pletion, especially corn planting in
trorry; Marion and Marlboro Corn
planting Is general over the entire east
ern and central portions of the state
as far Westward as alrtieid, Richland,
Lexington and Aiken counties. 10 the
west and north of these counties yery
little corn has been planted and lands
are yet unfit for preparation scarcely
any bottom lands have been planted.
Early planted corn is coming up, yery
satisfactorily, but in some localities re-
planting will be necessary Cut and
bud worms have done considerable. in
jury to corn. In the western, counties
corn planting is from 10 to ~ DAYS
late. .,.i' - -
cotton planting is fairly begun, and
will this week become general over. the
eastern half of the State "a vet. the
area planted is quite limited. The early
planted Is coming up to good stauds. Lin
the western half of the state, iii the
preparation of lands for planting cotton,
plowing, hauling of fertilizers and list
ing the same, scarcely anything has
been possible, owing to the. wet, sod
den condition of the soil. t. il, report
ed from many localities that fields will
not be as thoroughly prepared as. usual
Tobacco beds are doing well, with
plants plentiful and large enough to
transplant which work has been com
menced in Marion and Florence coun-
ties. .....
Melons nearly all planted and some
up in Barnwell
There will be large acreage devoted
to sorghum cane, if the seed can be Sc
cured, seed being reported very scarce
Some have already been planted and
coming up.
/ hlce piantlnS Is delayed, as the lands
cannot readily be drained. some fields
planted.
astures growing we'll and afford ex-
cellent grazing. '"''
Cnbhages, peas, asparagus, cucum-
bers and Strawberries beng shipped
from Charleston
Peaches very materially injured in
the northern and western counties dur
ing March, but this weeks reports from
those counties would indicate that not
all were killed. In the central and
eastern counties peaches were not ma
terially injured, in places not at all.
Apples are in full bloom and are safe,
as also are pears and grapes.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
State Teachers to Meet.

The following circular letter about
the coming annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association to be held on
Paris Mountain has been sent out dated
from Greenville:
Dear Sir: The executive committee OF
the State Teachers Association has de-
cided to hold the next meeting on Paris
Mountain at Hotel Altamont, beginni,g q
June so and ending July 8. The COM
mittce is anxious to secure full ut
tendance. An excellent programme of
Il very helpful practical nature has
been partially arranged and sent out
1t has been arranged with special
reference to the needs of the teachers
i'll their school rooms and deals direct
" with the work which is or has to be
taught by them daily.
1 he place selected offers many attrac-
tons - health freedom, informalty,
beautiful scenery, low rates, comfort,
convenience, inspiration. Low railroad
rates will be secured to the mountain,
- cents for round trip, baggage includ-
ed; board, S5 for five days, 81. 80 per
day for those who come later than
1 thursday, the lst of July, or leave be-
fore Monday, the 9Th. Everything
possible will be done to give the teach
ers good time and profitable meet
ing. Please do all you can to advertise
the meeting through your county pa
pers; read the letter to your teachers
when they assemble for the examiua.
tions on the 10th; keep it before them
until the time Of meeting Make your
plans to come yourself and let's have a
great meeting. Full information VIII
be sent ont soon. viii you kindly send
list of your teachers so that circulars
may be sent them to W. f.. Johnstoac.
proprietor Altamont Hotel, or r.. t..
Hughes, superintendent, Grcenvilc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Action OF the Commission as to
the Phosphate Royalty.


The following official PRONUNCIATION
of the action of the state phosphate
commission in the matter of the reduc-,
tion of the phosphate royalty has been
made: ..' ''7 '1
"At a meeting of the phosphate com
missioners of south Carolina, held at
Beaufort, S. c., on the lst day April,
1891, the following resolution was
adopted: .,.,
"Hesolved. That on and after. April
lst. 1891, the royalty to be paid to the
State of South Carolina by all persons,
corporations or companies mining
phosphate rock or Phosphate de-
posits from the beds of naviYable
the marshes thereof, shall be, and the
same is hereby, fixed ut the. ,nte
of ~ cents per ton of dried rock, 80
long as the price of said phosphate
rock freight on board to said miners.
at there several mines, shall be -! per
ton or under; but in case there shall
be any increase i'll such price over. and
above &3 per ton, then and in every
such case there shall be paid to the
State an additional royalty per ton to
one-half Of such increased price over
and above 81 per ton. .,..:. :.
Provided. I hat all phosphate rock
dug, mined and unshipped, on hand Oh
the 1st day of April, 1897, shall first be
accounted for at the royalty fixed by
the act of the General Assembly entitled
AN Act relating to the phosphate in
dustry of the State approved Decem-
ber 22d, 1893.
Provided, further, That all companies
shall pay into the State treasury the
royalty upon all shipments prior to the
lst day of April 1897. .',
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
BRYAN TO Hr. ASKED.

Notable Speakers to Ec Secured Cor
the EirHah Encnmpmcnt.
The state says the annual encamp-
meIts Of the Alliance at Iirznh, in York
county, have long been notable events
attended by thousands of farmers from
all about the upre: portion OF the State
Already the TirZah Alliance has begun
to make the preparations for this years
encampmont, which will be held some
time IL July or August
ne committee on invitations, con-
sisting of Mossrs Elder, Milhorn, and
Edwards, has already extended invita-
tions to several prominent speakers
Senator lillman and .ribley have been
invited; SO have all the Congressman
from this State The committee pro
poses to go on TO Washington shortly
and extend Il hearty invitation to VIM
j. Bryan, the recent candidate for the
Presidency. Tney will make every of
fort to secnre Nr. Bryan's attendance
If he comes. the encampment will
certainly De the greatest gathering
of Alliance forces ever known in this
State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
FELL In A FAINT.
When He Knew His Gigantic lpsur-
ance Plans Were Discovered.

"' At Pittsburg, Pa, C.. Linwood
Woods, of C. Il. Woods & Co., bank
ers, has been arrested, charged with
attempt at insurance swindling When
Woods was confronted by the arresting
officer he fell in dead faint. His
mode Of procedure was to insert ad-
vertisements in the local papers
for old men to act as collectors. He
would ask the applicant for bond, but
kindly waived the bond if the applicant
would sign an application for insurance
on his life. This was generally secured
andrthen Woods would get some ire
sponsible man to- sign a propIisory
note to the @. T. Woods Banking Com
pany, filled with amounts ranging from
$40, 900 to SO, 900, so that consideration
for the insurance policy at death could
be claimed to be the debt established
by the note.
In Woods desk were found sixty
five policies with himself as beneficiary,
aggreSating $2u0. 0OO Chief Harper,
chief of the revision department of the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance
Association, of New York, charged
Woods with procuring policies with in
tent To defraud
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
south Carolina prcsbytcry.

The South Carolina Presbytery con
vened mt Anderson on Tuesday e ening.
The retiring Moderator, the Rev. Il. T..
Reid, of Pendleton, preached the open
ing sermon, At tho conclusion of the
sermon the Prcsby terry was osganizcd
by the election of the following officers
The Rev r p. Nall, ~. d., of Green
wood, Moderator; the Rev. G. G..
Mays Of Walhalln clerk; Elder w. A.
Templeton, of Abbeville, assistant
clerk.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
Circulars About Them Sent to the
County Superintendent.

Circulars About Them Sent to the
County Superintendents.
State Superintendent of Education
Maytield has sent to the several county
superintendents Of education the fol-
lowing important circular letter in re-
gard to the examination to be held on
the 23d inst
Il enclose herewith n copy Of rules
adopted By the state board relating to
county examinations and teachers Ger
titicatcs. As the board did not say
when these rules should go into effect
aud n that board will meet again on
the eth OF May, in all cases where the
applicants pass satisfactory eyaminn-
tons and arc not aecied hy the rules at
all, grant them certificates; but when
the parties are aected by the I,lles let
all such cases stand over until after the
meeting of the state hoard Admit all
appilcants to TINS eXamination regard
loss of age, but hold the papers of those
under age, and O: those not making the
required average or first or second
grade certificate, object to the State
board. First grade certificates may be
renewed, but hold the others until
after the meeting of the state board. F"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
THE. .:I.HE PARIS. EXPOSITION.
President Mckinley Sends a Mes
!. !. sage to Congress Urging"
An APPROPRIATION jt For: "A
Representa- ioHfis ,Hc. Gnited STAGES.
" sherman Thinks IN l the SIM should @ BE
$3.50, 600. - 80, -. ..CH, f.',:......,:

The President has sent the following
message to Congress-. urgingit to make
suitable provision for adequate repre.
sentstion of the United States at the
Paris Exposition: - .;,.. -.
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:. I 'transSait herewith for the
consideration Of the respective houses
Of the Congress-. report of the Secre+
tary of State, representing the .appro-
pristeness of early action in order that
the government of the United States
may be enabled to accept the invitation
OF the French Republic, to participate
In the, Universal Exposition to be neld
in Paris in 1900. The recommendations
Of this report have my most cordial ap.
provnl, end urge upon the Congress
such timely provision Cor this great
international enterprise rs will fttingly
respond to the testified wish and expec-
tations of our inventors and producers,
that they may have adequate opportut
nifty again, as in the past, to fortify the
important positions they have won in
the worlds competitive.fieid of discov.
cry and industry. Nor are the tradi.
tional friendships of the United States
and France; and the mutual advan!
tages to accrue from their enlarg
ed. commercial intercourse, less im-
portant factors than the individual
interests to be- fostered by renewed
participation in this exposition, es-
pecially when. it is Remembered that
the present project will be complete
and on a scale Of magnifcence equal to
the Columbian Exposition in our own
country.
lSigne6 s'WM. McKINLEY."
Secretary, Sherman, among other
things in his report, urges that if the
United States is to be tittingly repre-
resented, steps should be taken to m-
sure such representation by making the
necessary appropriation, and recon-
mends an appropriation of $500, O00
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
LIMITED TO ONE. WIFE.
The a. NJ. r.. Church Shakes Up the
Minister'S for Their Several Sins.

The a. NJ. r.. Church Shakes Up the
Minister'S for Their Several Sins.
The Virginia conference of the Afri-
can Nj. f.. church, which has been in
session at Wytheville for some days,
and those ministers who have not con.
Quoted themselves properly are tremb.
ling. Resolutions were passed con.
demning ministers for getting divorces
from their wives Bishop Handy de
clared that no man in the connection in
the district wou Il receive an appoint
ment who had more than one wife. They
also condemned the use of whiskey ana
Sc era! men who were found guilty of
using Intoxicating drink were left with
out appointment. Rev. Jas. Minter
was expelled from the connection for
having two wives. The ruling bishop,
Handy, regards this as progressive
step for the elevation Of the negro race.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
Judge Thomas II. Cooke Dead.

Ildge Thompson II. Cooke died
Wednesday morning. He had long
shiiere from kidney troubles and his
death Vas not unexpected. Judge
Cooke was born in rniriield county on
July /, 1851. Ie was son OF the
Rev. John j. Cooke, prominent
Methodist minister. He graduated at
the Citadel academy in 1892. read law
i'll OranGeburg with Col. Thomas j =.
Glover aud practiced i'll that county.
In January, IS.p. he was elected Judge
Of the ,th circuit by the Republicans
and served five years. I'm Septcm Der,
1876, by the Republican convention
was in session. he served notice that if
the party nominated CayiOIa and
Elliott he would fight the nominations.
They were nominated and hc atumpcd
tie tat" with hampton and was an
important factor ~ the EFFORT To redeem
The tate from adIcai rule owing to
lrtngU!Irity ~ tine elections of .tudgCS
ne resigned IN iSS, and bcgau the
practice OF law in tFccnyi!lc. !!c
lcalca two son, and two dGUgh,"ra, his
wife having died somc years ago.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
Nominations CONFIRMED.

The United States Senate has con
firmed the following nominations: AL
fred f.. Buck OF Georgia. to he minis
ter to Japan; James Boyle of Ohio, to
be consul to Liverpool: Edgar Angler
CT Georgia. to be United States attor-
ney for the northern district of Georgia;
Marion Erwen. OF Georgia, to be attor-
ney for the United States for the South
ern district of Georgia: Alexander J.
Cook of Mississippi, to be United Ga ties
marshal for the northern district of
MississiDDi
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
The Watermelon Rate.

1t will be remembered that last May
the South Carolina railroad commission
asked the United states Inter State
railroad mission to take hold of the
waterme on rate, and see what could be
done with that question. The inter
state commission sent n member here
to take the evidence in the case, and
after that argument was heard i'll
Washington. For eleven months the
issue has been tied up, so far az the
Federal commission is con cerned. The
South Carolina commission wants Il
decision in the case one way or the
other, and has written to the Federal
commissioners to inquire'what has been
the conclusion in the issue, and today
received n letter from the secretary of
the commission, stating that 1.-THE case
has not yet been settled by the commIs-
SION" he only thing, it appears,
that the qoinmlssion has to settle Is
whether or not tIre''rates are Just and
reasonable 1t has no power to fix new
rates, as the south Carolina commis-
SION has.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
Reports Not Encouraeing.

The river continues to rise slowly at
VicksburS, Miss, and at all points
south, and the situation along the
Louisiana system of levees is acute.
Several thousand men are working and
watching night and day to hold the
embankments intact. Reports from the
overflowed Mississippi delta are not
encouraging. Many cabins are snb-
merged to their very roofs, while several
have been carried away by the swift
current. At Greenvillo the river stands
stationary.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
Beet Sugar Factories.

Seven beet sugar factories are now
shown to be in operation in this coun-
try, and fonr others are building or
contemplated. The rate of increase in
sugar consumption for twenty three
years has been 21s per cent. in tho
United States; l42 in France: $50 in
Germany; lO7 in Austria, and 80 in
England