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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
GOODNESS UNDER FIRE.

GOODNESS UNDER FIRE.
Ten minutes later we ran unexpect-
edly into a small convoy on it's way
from Gibara to Holquin, We had torn
up the railroad. 1t was a surprise on
both sides. They did not know our
strength, or we theirs. The fight was
short, sharp and hot as long as it last
ed. Most of the struggle took place in
the road between our advance guard
and the conveys rear. Gen. Rabi took
a body Of cavalry in a sortie to the
right and Brigadier Menocll another to
the left. But in the Meantime a de-
taChment of fifty Spaniards had gained
the crest of little hill and were pour
ing a very hot fire from their Mausers
into the generals staff, which had
halted in the highway. Gen. Garcias s
drsss and commanding appearance on
horseback had attracted the cnemyS
attention, and they We're making a tar
get of him. l was Just in the act Of
cutting into a beautiful juicy pineapple
the first of the season, when along
came an accommodating Mauser ball
and SLICED off piece Of the rnd The
general saw it and smilingly called out:
Turn the other side of the fruit to-
ward the enemy and they will peel it
for you" l ate the fruit, but not until
we got into "a more sheltered spot.
HOW HE GOT HIS WOUND.
While accommodating with a detach-
ment of twenty men, in the fall of '73,
Gen Garcia found himself suddenly cut
off from the main body of his troops
Two hundred Spanish guerrillas, led
by d Cuban traitor, had completely
surrounded the little band of insur-
gents. NOlley after volley was pour
into them until Garcia alone remained
on his feet. He then discovered that
the enemy We're bent on capturing him
alive. This meant torture, disgrace and
an ignominious death. Rather than
fall into their hands Garcia placed the
muzzlc of his heavy revolver beneath
his chin and fired his cartridge, intend
ing to blow himself into eternity. His
head was thrown a little too far back.
The bail tore up through the throat
ana head, passing out through the CEN
ter of his forehead. Two Spanish sur
geons discovered little life in his
body. Inspired not by sentiments Of
mercy, but by professional curiosity
and pride, they bent all Of tn -ir skill
and energies to accomplish a cure. In
SptlC OF the awful wound Garcia rCCON-
cred, ana was sent prisoner to Spain,
from which country he escaped to the
United States in th- fall of '9J and
Joined the insurgents in Cuba soon
after. The wound has completely heal
ed, hut the hole through the center of
his forehead stjli romans. A rieca Of
WaddoG cotton and sometimes plaster
| Of paris protects the tissue Of the brain
0
The Cubans are rapidly placing
tEemseivcs IN a position to carry on the
war ina tinitoly, or at least, until Spain
shall be glad 10 permanently withdraw
her armies from the island. When that
| day comes CaliXto Garcia can lay down
! his sword in honor, as one Of the brav-
! est heroes and ablest generals, who
! took part in the two wars for Cuban
inQpDenQeuCa.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
CAN oNF LIVE COMFORTABLY!

That again depends on what you expect You cannot lave the luxures of our New York houses out there, unless you build one; or thy variety of our New York car. But there are hotels with almost as much frontage as the Waldorf; and, like everything else in the Territory excepting the mountains and deseits, they are new. There ere boarding houses Of more hinds than one; and bilch cottages of eight or ten rooms can occasinaily bv rented Bet ter than any of them, for the n,an itb the energy and the pluck to take 1t, is to tent cn tie desert; and he wao knows how to ''camp cut" "iJh comfort through 6eEtem. per Tn the AGiroadacZs can camp out iu \ izona throug1 the winter.
 As to food, there is plenty. and it i g0od-if you can get 1t well cooked. The alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valley are the fattening ground for the great cattle ranges of the Territory. From there the markets of Los Angeles and even of Denver are largely supplied, Coed beef, mutton and poultry are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks and venison from the vicinity can also be had. Vegetables and fruits are abundant in their season, and sometimes the season is a long one. It is the one country 1 have lived in where strawb berries ripen in the open air ten months in the
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages aS 8
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, VI ho has spent the last two winters in Ar.zona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structiveiy concerning that part of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- .ona as place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a dearth If pre- .ise information among many who are it.,lly interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest ,orm, a few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During a five months residence in Nouthern Arizona in winter there was bnt one day when the eaiher made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in tlc pen air at some time UT other during the lay. Of coarse there were a good many Jays which weather observer would de- scribe as ''cloudy," and some th3t were 'sho-Tery; bpt during these five n3rths from November. 1885, to May, lS93, here were only four days when we did not ,ave brilliant sunshine at some time dar- ng the day, Even more than Egypt, any where north of Luxor, Arizona is the iaud ,f sunshine. As to details:
 MPERATURY.
 have seen the thermometer marx 92 degrees ir the shade on my rorth piazza in Iarch. CA tle other hand. We had frosts hich killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show mean .emperature for fourteon years ut the pres en5 territorial capital of 573 degrees in November, 5 degrees in December, 49 de- grees in January, 5 degrees in February, 6I degrees in March and GG degrees in
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de- velopment There can't be doubt about the fact The dawn for which she has waited So long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people. while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her full share of atten- ton and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There IS scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this.
 
 Arizona has reached that elimacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when. after long aud weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance E,st up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and d sunhurst of energizing hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater al6 braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the qoni- pletion of two tYanscoutinental Ines O.! railroad across her territorJ has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly &C., camulating 9 fund of substantial wealth
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
MINES.

There is no section of the United States. or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. z
 the country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly wiIhin the main gold belt tha commences i'll Alaska and ends in Mexico From the San Bernardino mountains il California to the Sonora boundary line tn. mountains and nils are exceptionally rich l. the precious metal, as though demonstratin! the theory often advanced that the riches. gold mines aIa found bar3ering the esds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17

A white mas first set foot on what is 'aow Yuma County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties Of the Ter yitcry. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali .fornia catches of Arizona is that of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon Whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are erowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeyeloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such, she is bound to grow and prosper with a rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise of bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already a reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
1& Ezzss8 2gGJ K g2kzS UF
 YUMA COUNT TX The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARiZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
Brief Statement of Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages by Place Of

cury is ranging from S0' to 9O' The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed ss soon as it reaches the surface oi the hodY, and ,.t TO time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17

3xr;l.t tcsaL.s. rre .rcrt C,'c.t-" .:,,lrg va, onte al .nard 5e@, cut oi4 centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, ieav- ing it's waters to evaporate in this inte' SC heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert. including this section, rich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the neighoorhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portend Q greet mining boom for this county which will culmiuate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital Experts are arriving'every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without a taker, but the tendency of prospectors is to go a long dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in a county as old as Yuma County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospcctor Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchaat-- ment to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching Tn its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent et country.
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in ledges, have given q great impetus to mining thr.ughout tke csunty.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show we'll upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2e-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, ,00C per month. This mine is situated about 90 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, and, although the mining outlook in the county was never better, still most ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Colorado and the Gila rivers there is TO. III for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowIers within the limits of this broal Uhioa cal be found Q more desirable region for the making Of 6 home. No laborions clearing of the land l., required; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen moDtas the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and a. c ready for market 8 full month before the California produc's. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry stmos- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Ar.zona pre- sents unrivaied opportunities. Thousands of acres now proht.ess can be made produc- tive by the construction of jrrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.
 The statement in this article on Yuma , co%nty are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Piueapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do vel Strawberries, rasp- berries, biackberries, GU rants, gooseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be sue. .sfuliy cultivated Indeed, Yuma County
 is not only the natural home of the citrus and sem.tropical fruits, as almost every
 fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which can be produced in either tropic oi ! temperate zones will thrive in the rich and 1 fertile soils.
 1 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of ana and Yuma County there eau
 be no better investment for capital seeking i large and renumc ative returns than is af ! forded here. Wi h matchless climate
 where all forms of disease known to the
 damp and rigorous regions of the east and north ate unknown, where the bright sun
 shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every
 form of vegetation, and where the clear days
 and cool and balmy nights are one long g-con tinued poem of happiness and delight, we
 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in- vestment and to home seekers Q veritablt
 paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-17

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur in every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The average rainfall in Soathern Arizona, as show T by the Government ebseryations,'is but 6 1I5 inches per year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
JOHnSOn'S
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.
A BLOW AT CIGARETTES.

bacco Cannot Offer Prizes or Give
Pictures.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
WAKE FOREST SUMMER SCHOOL.
1t Was Essentially the College in Session
During the Summer.

Wake Forest, n. c., July 26.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The first session of the Wake For
est Summer school closed Friday. In all
departments 124 were registered. 1t was
successful, both in the number who were
drawn to it and in the extent and quail
ity of the work done. 1t was essentially
the college in session during the summer;
but there were extra classes and lectures
beyond the regular college work, as in
pedagogy, English grammar, arithmetic,
geography, penmanship and the art of
expression. The students expressed
themselves enthusiastically about the
facilities offered by the college and the
methods of instruction, and were hearth
" i'm favor Of another session next sum-
mer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
washington Post.)

Hidden away in the bulky conference
report ON the tariff bill is little clause,
which will revolutionize the methods of
the cigarette and tobacco manufacturers.
1t was slipped in during the conference,
for it was not in the original bill. 1t
reads as follows:
"Nor shall there be affixed to, or
branded, or stamped, marked, written or
printed upon said packages of smoking
tobacco, fine-cut chewing tobacco, or
cigarettes, or their contents amy promise
or offer Of or any order or certificate
for, any gift, prize, premium, payment
or reward"
1t will be seen that this new law breaks
up all the gift enterprise business in Gig
arettes. No more sending ten coupons of
the Great American cigarette and re-
ceiving a picture of warship or an
actress or a collection of flags. The Gig
arctic people are very much disturbed
because they say that one of their best
advertisements has been taken away.
There will also be complaint from the
photographic companies, for their reve-
nues, now amounting to a large sum for
the printing Of flags and other colored
pictures, will be materially decreased.
The proposed law will also curtail the
receipts Of the newspapers, for many of
the tobacco companies advertise their
prizes.
Representative Ding1ey said yesterday
that the clause had been agreed upon be-
cause the internal revenue officials com
plain that the prize-giving results in an
evasion of the revenue laws and also be-
oa.,co MANY of tha ciparpttn DicfrJreg re
obscene in their nature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
VICTOR
BICYCLES.
Why You Should Ride a Victor

why you Sn0ul0 HIDE q victor
1T is MADE ENTIRELY OF CRU.
CHILE STEEL.
This is true Of no other bicycle.
EVERY PART is MADE AT THE
SAME FACTORY
They do not buy parts and put them k
gether.
A ten thousand dollar guarantee goes
with each machine that 10 casting. "
tampings are used.
T is THE EASIEST RUNNING AND
THE STRONGEST MACHINE
MADE.
A local repair-man here, after examin-
ng all other bicycles and after subjectlnS
them to severe tests, bought Victor
v cells to rent. ut wanted wheels that
would not break down.
THE LADIES WHEEL, THE VIC
TORIA, IS T. PRETTIEST AND
DAINTIEST WHEEL MADE,
nd the prices are right-$60. Victors are
from $40 to $65 each. These are 500
Lachines.
Write for Catalogue or call at Harris
actory, Morgan street, and inspect the
1achines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28

Weed at Washington, Greenviile ana
Kinston.
Kinston, n. c., July 21.-(Speclal.)-
During the last week L nave Deeh W
Washington, Greenville and kinston ana
in conversation with tobacco men, IN
Guiding farmers, warehouse men anu
buyers. / find the outlook at this time Is
very encouraging. Around Washington
the crop is better than it has ever been. :,
A new warehouse is being erected and
is expected that ever 100000 pounds
will be sold on the Washington market
this year.
At Greenville, and in the tobacco belt
of this market, there has been some de-
crease in acreage as compared with last
year. Tobacco men tell me that owing to
the fine season in that section that has
brought the tobacco out so much, there
will not be anything like the tobacco left
in the field that there was last year;
that they will sell on the Greenvllle
market this year equally as much, if not
a. good deal more, than last season.
Here at Kinston, as well as at Wash
ington and Greenville. warehouse men
and buyers are getting ready for opening
the markets The opening date OF all
these markets will be about the list to the
10th of August The opening sale of the
Kinston market will be August 2. They
tell me here that from the present condi-
ton of the tobacco crop in this section
and the amount of tobacco expected to
come to Kinston from adjoining counties
and tobacco sections they anticipate SELL
ing from 100000 to 100000 pounds
of the weed on this market this season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
TOBACCO IN THE EAST.

Large Quantities Planted and Great
Preparations for Handling the Golden
Weed at Washington, Greenville and
KinStOn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28
MONEY WASTED.
washington Starr

"Dah is two ways o wastin' money!"
said Uncle Eben. "One is ter spend it
SO fast it doesn' hab time ter do no
good; an de yuthuh is ter hoP onter it
80 tight it nebber gifts a chance"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-28

Just tell them that you saw me sm0k-
ing the Magistrate cigar. o..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
STATE NEWS.
Hancock.
NORTH PENoRScOT.


Herbert Mood Leach of Brockton.
Mass. one of the far-famed members OF
the Jeanette exploring party. is visiting
his parents and brother at North Penob-
scot. Mr.. Leach won world wide noto-
riety for his heraism in saving the lives
Of Lieut.. Danenhower's boat crew dur
ing the last days OF that terrible Arctic
experience, and soon after Ibis return
home delivered several very interesting
and illustrative lectures on that expedi-
ton. He is a native of Pcnobscot.-B H.
Cushman is building a new store and
postoffice nj Pcnobscot bay, and will soon
occupy his new quarters.-The largest
vessel that ever entered the Penobscot
bay is now lying at anchor there. and
loading with paving blocks. She will car
ry about $1,000. She is 400 tons. A larger
one is expected in soon. About 500 900
blocks will soon be shipped from this
place taken from the auarries here
Horace Perkins has remodelled and re-
built his stable. Mr.. Perkins is a retired
merchant having been in business here
for many years. He will move his family
soon TO Waterville where he will educate
his son, Carroll. He is having a fine
house built there on one of the best sites
in the eity.-The grass has been looking
very thin in this section, but the warm
weather of hate is improving IT, and
there is prospects of a fair crop.-Qnite
a lot of land has not been worked owing
TO the wetness and lateness of the sea-
SON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
Badly Afflicted.

MY daughter, two years old was
badly afflicted with some kind of blood
disorder, her face being covered with
sores. Nothing seemed to do her any
good until We tried Hoods Sarsaparilla.
She was entirely cured after using it
only a short time" L. n. Williamson.
of Stewart & Williamson, Bristol. Vt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWARE!

If you have been deceived and tried
one of the cheap bran substitutes now ON
the market, claiming 10 be thu original
and TO have great food value. and you
got q pound Of poorly roasted bran for
your nc, and poor, weak sielSish drink
twhat can YOU expect from bran), don't
be discouraged but try GRAND. it Is
made from solid grain nicely Drowned
ard two pounds for DC Grain-0 takes
the place of coffee at u the price. Get a
package Of your grocer today.