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Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
THE PRESIDENTS.

L shall not atttmpt to answer
the question, "How much OF his
salary does the President expend ~
writes ex-president Harrison in an
article in the April Ladies Home
Journal, on "tho Social Life Of the
President. 2 "But tkose who think
he can liye at his ease after his re-
tirement on the income from his
savings should take account OF sew
eral things FIRST, that the y It in
come, from sale investments does
not exceed four percent; second,
that the amount invested in home
yields 10 income, and third, that
he must have a private secretary,
for his mail will be SO l.uge that he
cannot deal with it himself. A
son Of Que Of our most eminent
Presidents who had lost all of his
rnea,s told me that It was pathetic
to see his father. who was in i'll
health, labo ing beyond bis strength
to answer the letters that came to
him. But if the President retains
fair measure Of health he will
take cate OF himself. Ii he was
ever clpable of directing the affairs
Of the Nation he may be trusted TO
administer his own business; and if
he has won the esteem CT his fellow
citizens and has rightly valued it,
he will not barter it for riches. TO
any vocation from which a man
uni ght be suitably called to the
Presidency he may suitably re
turn.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16

large believe they are criminals.
Those vino engase IN this kind t
political methods are, as a ruie, nos
to be trusted. Tney are ganer.l'y Y,
II not aiwuys, scared with thr very
wrong doing they in,puJe TO tnoss
they YOU'D iujure. Such people
should be avoided and their uotn-
ods cgnlelpled by every yea :
meaning citlzen. II tilis course
Was generally pursued I4lese drs-
troyers OF wputalloag would be
compelled to lind aasQc,,t6., II among
themselves, as are th' Iepers Of tie
Orient, or betteF the mixture OF
the G:laracter : d'sjroyll5 .lrus
would result II sstlsaessi ct its
vlctIms, as poison ls sad 20 be an
anGldote for poison. Arizona pos
aascs eve:y physical conditlon and
a G lass uf courA5eous, ny sptrl5el
aud strol.y, self-re,lan5 people
which insures foc h.-r y desGlny
wllcn nds5 shine re..pleudet.t IN
Che future history vi a great com
monwealJn or states; but 20 insure
this At tiie eattles6 pertod aud with
all the power aill force To wite.l
her naGurai conditions aud the
high character OF the vas5 III orlty
OF her people eau RIGHTLY clal,n Tor
her, the character, the reputation
of her peopls must be projected.
especially 50, if We would CON
mand the confidence aud respect of
the world at large, No one ever
regretted speaking we'll OF ano her.
No one was ever benefited by at
tempting to lnlure tue good nalfe
of another. How much better it
is to build up than to destroy re-
putations. and to overcome evil
with good. the good or bad
reputation of Arizona is the good
or bad reputation Of her people
Star.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16

will strike the average person ~ :.
"cinch" III favor Of the present oc-
!eupants of the land. The law pro-
vides that the maximum rental
price shall be 3 IL per cent of
the assessed value OF the land
'phis s about half what the taxes
on such land would be. end in our
opinion is altogether too lqw. Per-
sons yhe 9 are are occupying and culsi-
vating these school lands should
not object to paying sn AMOUNT OF
rentage equal 70 What the neigh
bors pay in taxes. The law NJ
passed by the legislature likes th.
basis Of ysluation of these lands
CORRECTLY, but instead of nakins
2 lz2 per ce.lt on such ,alqatio,.
the maximum it should have bren
made the minimum. + il proper
that the occupants of these school
lands, who have Improved aud
made h mes upon sAe4l should be
protected, bnt they should not be
favored beyond other people,
Wonder how many members of che
were themselves occur
pants Of school lands : We knoy
of one from Gianam.-Bulletin.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
AN ACT ~ ENCOURAGE
PROSPECTING T9oR NINE
RA Is.

introduced by Chas. d. Reppy' /
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of Arizona :
Section |. The regents Of the
University Of Arizone shs'll charge
for assaying ores taken from de-
posts aud mines Within ,he territo-
ry Of Arizona no higher rate than
lifty cents l50c) tor each assay pro-
ducing gold, and silver +; and ene
dollar (Sl COY for assa.s odueing
gold, silver aud copper and one
dollar and ifty centg s$i.5ol for
4ssayins ores showing lrore than
three mesals that th'. maximum
rate Of an assay shall be QUO dollar
and fifty cents (Sl.5o) ana the 'pill-
ium rate fifty cents 900.
SEC 2. There Shall he uniform
fee Of one dollar and nifty cents
charged by each county recorder ~
tie territory of Arizona fot record
=ln3 eacn notlco of location IT a
mining ciainl, including certificate
OF WORK done 10 comply With the
Jaw regarding locations, The SAID
Que dollar aud ifty cents to be in
full for liliils, recording aud index
lns said notlce and certificate, and
certifying 60 the same under seal.
Sec. 3. Ali acts and part Of acts
in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect
sud be in force upon its passage and
approval.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
THE GILA MONSTER.

Professor John Van Denhurg
recently delivered an interesting
lecture at the Academy of Sciences
in San Francisco upon the subject
of the Gila monster. q good sized
audience was present.
cit has been common supposi-
tion for years" said the lecturer,
"that the bite of the Gila monster
was as poisonous as that Of the
rsttlesnake, but many Of the Scien-
fists denied 5his. Numerous scien-
ti!icsmen stated that the bite was
harmless. One of these DIR. Schufelt,
had himself been bitten by one of
the reptiles and beside the pain
,oocasioneA BY the ordinary bite ef
al animal, no i'll results followed
The lecturer then. stated that he
had demonstrated that the saliva of
the Gila monster was poisonous. Its
bite would in almost every case
cause de eath if the teeth of the low
er jaw penetrated the skin. L was
the upper jaw Of the reptile which
sank into the flesh of Dr.. Shufelt,
and as the secretion Of tie glands
of the upper jaw Was harmless, the
Doctor llyed.
The speaker said tt;at b had in
jected the saliva of both the upper
and lower glands into pigeons, and
in every case where that from the
lower jaw was Injected the victim
had died in a short time He shoy-
ed why SO many animals which are
bitten by the poisonous reptile live.
The ducts which lead from the
glands to the mouth open between
the lover lip and tle gum. For the
saliva to enter won nd it must be
forced up from the lip to the teeth
and thence into the wound. Thus
it is hard for the poisonous flu i'd to
reach the blood even if !the victim
is bitten by the lower teeth.
The lecturer illustrated the points
of his discourse by the stuffed body
of one of the reptiles.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
ARIzONA's r EPUTATION.

Arizona is sorely afflicted with
an evil which is doing the territory
a grieyous harm FROM which it will
take many years to recover. 1t IS
the reputation destroying pest,
made Up Of q class of people who
engage in the very bad business of
bIackwashing the good name of
those who aspire to, or are put for
ward for, places Of public trust.
The pest seems to increasing year
after year, and is to the con-
mnnity it infests as is the scale to
a citrus grove, it attacks all, but
the choicest fruit with the greatest
malignity, Something must be
done to check this evil business.
1t is a great source of injury to
not only the comm unity which
permits it, but to the territory at
large. 1t is the right for all citi-
zens to secure the advancement of
their friends to places of honor and
public trust, but this can be done
without slanderins rivals, without
endeavoring to make the world at
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
(Mountain Time is Standard Time)
Leave Phoenix, north bound, at 80 a IN ar

(Mopn tain Time is Standard Time)
Leave Phoenix, north bound, at 80 IN and
Arrive at Prescott, north bound, at 2 rs p m
d. 80 m. and 25 p m and 80 M.
Arrive at Ash Fork, northbound. at 30 p m
and 6 90 m
HLeave Ash Fork ,southbound,7 z 15 pm aid Q M
Leave Prescott, south bound, 10 35 p m and
o 80 a M, and 10 55 m and 10 as a m
Arrive at Phoenix, south bound, at 90 M
6pm
Dining station at Skull Valley. Connections
made at Jerome Junction.
Connec.lng at Prescott with stage lines for
all principal mining camps. at Congress juno
tion with Congress Gold Co for Congress
and stage lines for Hvrqua Hala Station and
Yarnel. At Phoenix with & P r for all
points on the System, also with R v X R
Close connections made at Ash Fork with
to all points cas-
and west. Trsins for California leave Ash
Fork at so and 8 As IN, arriving Los
Angeles next afternoon at 20 and San Fran
isco second morning at 10 45. Train for the
east leaves Ash Fork at 6 25 am
GEO. M.sARGENF, G.P a,
M MURPHY, Prescott, A 7
Pres. Il Genl Mgr, Prescott WELL5,
EW GlLbETT, Asst Genl Mgr. rhoenx
Genl Agent, Phoenix, Arizona
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
pIAZ' MESSAGE.


In the course Of his message to
the Mexicau congress recently as
sembled President Diaz remarks
that the govcrnmc nts have agreed
to submit to the al bitration of the
Argentine minister at Madrid the
claims against Mexico OF Charles
Oberlander and Barbara nj. Mess
enger, growing out OF an arrest OF
the former by Mexican officials OIL
the border OF lower California. Ihe
arrangements for arbitration OF
this claim nave been reached under
the old treaty Of Guadalupe, which
provided for the submittsl TO arbl-
tratlon of allcontroversies betwesn
the 1lWo nations which, cannot be
settled through diplomatic channels
provided that arOltratlon Is hot
applicable to special clrcun, sta hces
which do not exist III the present
instances.
In dealing with domestic affairs,
the president alludes to the pro-
gress Of public works throq snoat
the country and devo5es much
sLaco to the subject or educatlon.
Gold and silver mining continue
to prosper. He reparks that since
his previous message IN sep5emLer
two thousand and htly-three min
ing grants have been issued. Due
ing the last fiscal year the total
exports of Mexico amounted to
500, 100000, to which mineral
products contributed 81 100000
In some OF the mining camps OF
Mexico, great progress is being
made in application of electricity
generated from water power for the
operation Of mining and milling
machinery.
The Mexican government has ac-
cepted the invitation to be repre-
sented by delegates to the unlyer-
sal Los q congress TO meet IN
Washington in May.
The railway system Of the coun-
try has been extended since Sep
tember by 4S5 kllometers. Twenty
two new or modified charters for
railroads haye been granted in the
same time, aud only four have been
Forfeited.
The faancial condition Of the
yovernm INT continues entirely
satisfactory and normal sourc5S OF
revenue continue to increls-. lu
the first half Of the presid .ntill
fiscal year, the normal reve IN.
am ountsd to 1875, 100000 which i,
mere basis for estimating the rev e.
rue during the next fiscal year.
Import duties exceed collections in
the first halt of the last fiscal year
half a million and the yield of
stamp duty by nearly one m'llicn.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16

The famous appeal of tn" Wells
VS.. Petty oasv, which had to decide
the meaning of the expression
"You will be in it," spoken oy the
defendant to the plaintiff, in locat-
ing mining prospect, was decided
l,y the full court in Victoria, B. o.,
March 26, in favor of Wells, Civ
ing him half interest in ths NJ on
itor 30 ? mine, at Three Forks,
aud an extension,
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16

Information from Washington is
to the effect that t.sose appointees
who were not appointed until the
term of their predecessors expired,
will stand chance to hold on for
time; but all those who were ap-
pointed before the expiration of
their pred ecessors' terms, will have
to 60 just as soon as tEeir cases can
be reached. This is said to be
settled upon as final by the respec-
tive departments.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16


E: Sss:ss s;
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
WILL REFUSE TO PAY.

Although The 18th, legislature
passed a law giving n the county
officials who held office during a!9 'h
ye4rs 1895 money @ which b the 1914
lesisla,ure aug the spRrfRPe court
said they were NOS spsitled ri to, dry
will haye 3 bard time in gastids Y:
District Attorney Ion-s has con-
menced Mandamus proces'l'nss
which will prevent the payment "t
the same. and the Roard of Super
visors will refuse to recognize the
claims if presented.
1t is understood that other coun-
ties will aisosgesYss payment. but
our District attorney commenced
proceedings at home so that he can
follow the case to the supreme
court if necessary, from his own
county and not have to come up
the back stairs into the supreme
court as he was compelled to do in
getting the classification act prop
esly before the coyrt.--Guardian.
Vhe drlinqqent tax sales were
completed Yesterday by county
treasurer Murray. The amount OF
property so}di for taxes 10 indiy Id
uals aggregated 81 4,3o0.in taxes in
round numbers. There was ii. adj
dition property representing ", ooq
IN tags comprised Of improvements.
on public lands etc which the per-.
sons who deal in tax certificates
would not handle, which passed to
the territory. Mr.. Murray says
that the total amount is very small
delinquent tax sale for Maricopa
county Gaze; t,'.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
IHE
TheAtlantic & Pacific
RAILROAD
TIME FABLE,

Leaves Ash Fork. west bound. ct l5am
and 80 pm.
Leaves Ash Fork, east bound, at 40 p m n
Arrives at Ash Fork, east bound, ats 20 p m
and 40a pa
Arrives at Ash Fork, west bopn at As a M
nd 40 m
The Atlantic & Pacific is the 6 eat Middle
Route across the American Continent.
In connection with the railways of the SAINT
Fe Route.
Liberal Manageme
Superior Facilities
ri ,turesque Scenery
Excellent Accomodatlons
The Grand Canyon of the COLORADO, the mos
sublime of natures work on the Earth, indies
cripable, can easily be reached via Flagstaff,
winisms or Peach Springs on this road. To
the Natural Bridge of Arizona and MonteZuma
Well you can journey most directly by this line
Observe the Ancient Indian Civilization OF La
guna. or of Acoma, "The City Of the Sky
Visit the Petrifed Forest near Carrlzo. See
nd marvel at the fceak of Canon Diablo. rake
g hunting trip in the magnificent pine forests
the San Francisco Mountains Find interest
in the ruins of the pre- historic Cave ana GIN
wellers. View the longest Cantilever Dridge
i,t:s ~, 8 the Colorado River
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16

The bill that was passed by the
Legislature authorizing the lease of
the school laAd of Arizona, under
the supervision of the boards of
supervisors in the several counties,
Mesa free press., 1897-04-16
& DR.. ELLA 2, SUMNER

GENERAL PRACTITIONER
~ Special attention paid to dis
eases of women and children. Office
and residence southwest corner Mon
roe and Third Streets. Office hours 10
to l2 N, to 2.30 and 6 to 7.30 p m
3elSphone l42.
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WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowl.
edge so often expressed. that Dr.
Kilmer's Sw"mp-Root, the great
kid~ey remedy tulfills every wish
in relieving pain in the back kid
reys, liver. bladder and evers
part of the urinary passacger. 1t
corrects inability 10 hold urine
and scalding pain in passing ii, OF
bad effects following use Of liquor.
wine or beer. and ov"rromes that
unpleasant necessity Of being COM
pelled to get up many times dur
ing the nj ght to urinate The
mild and the extraordinary effect
of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
IT stands7he highest for its Won
derful cures of The most distress
ing cases. If you need a medi
icins yon should have the best.
Sold by druggist, price fifty cents
and one dollar. You may have -
sample bottle and pamphlet both
sent free by mail. Mention
The County Record and send voul
address to DR.. Kilmer Il Co., Bing
hamton. n. Y. The propritors ol
his paper guarantee the genuine
ness of this offer.
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Why take J0hnsOn's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of Fever i'm ONEDAY.

An old and afflicted Georgia
darky recently wrote the following
unique letter to President Nc
Kinley:
"Mr. Mckinney: l voted for yon in
the rain, from sunup to sundown.
| kotched de rheumatism in my
left leg, en- hits done run 10 my
head en- give me rattlin of de brain.
Ieyer did get no Office, en l been
laid Up so long dat my wife done
LET me en- gone off wild turpentine
nigger. Could you please, sub. SEN
me some groceries an order to
pay $6 house rent? | wish You
would, sub if you please, sub, Ell
please, sub, sem me a postage
stamp, sh's l kin mail dis letter to
you."
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\ rep e>e rtatlEe O! one OF The
la seSt hrg producing concerns in
Chicago informs the News and
C0nrier that the Tho" and hnrn-
iny" agitation lnau%nraied hr II
caused his firm 10 lose 81 600 900
of It's trade in South Carolina.
This speaks well for the work of
lhe News and Conrier and other
papers that Joined in the agitation.
We confess that the statement
surprises us, says the Newberry
Voice ui the People. The Voice
Joined IN the "hog and hominy"
agitation because it believed great
benefits would result, but it did
not thirk that one million of dol
lars wonid be prevented from
Leaving the State in such short
period of time. II the Statemen;
made by the representative to the
News and Courier Is correct more
than one million of dollars must
have remained in this state as Il
result OF the agitation, for he was
only The representative of one
firm. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that other Chicago fir MS lost trade
here in proportion to the size of
their business. BIT if only one
million of dollars were kept in
this state, surely that is enough
to convince any one of the wis
dom of raising their own "hog
and homlny."
The question naturally arises:
Are there not other things we
could raise at home that would
keep our money in circulation
hereg We will not try 10 answer
this question. 1t is propounded
in order that our readers might
think about it. If any one feels
like answering it through our col
ums, we will gladly give them
the space.
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4ACSvst..Lk - N...>..,nk.

There is local capitalist whose
mother IN law, 10 the chagrln and
pain of her immediate family and
descendants, persists III taking on
flesh at IN alarming rate. She HIS
tried Banting and dumhb"llS with
out any appreciable result and now
would almost attempt the bicycle II
the CITY council would vote her the
use of one entire street to learn III.
While such d thing as her avolrdu-
pois is never treated lightly i'll her
presence, when she is not around 1t
inevitably leads to more OF less hu-
morous remarks. Her little grand
daughter frequently uses her weight
as term of comparison. The stone
sidewalk near the house is badly
cracked on one side of the street,
while Oh the other it is in an excel
lent state of preservation, which
state Of things the little girl insists
is due to the fact that her grand.
mother walks almost entirely on the
injured side.
The other day the capitalists
wife, in accordance with an old fam
ily custom, decided to have her
mothers portrait painted. She men
toned it to her husband, and with
out thinking twice about the matter
he told her to go ahead. Chicago
boasts some artists of considerable
reputation, and these artists are fire.
quently able to boast the receipt of
large sums for their work. The lady
in question sat for one of them. In
short space of time he transferred
her lineaments, together with a
smile prepared for the occasion, to
canvas.
A few days Later her son-in-law,
who, though wealthy man, abhors
extravaganza, received bill for the
same. 1t came one morning before
he lett for business. He tore open
the envelope and glanced at it mo-
ment. The amount asked was 81
600.
"Why, heavens, Maria, lie said,
turning to his wife, who was stand
ing near him, THAT MAJ must
charge by the square inch. Chi
cago Times Herald.
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The first dispensary case tired
in courts in this State which result
ted in a conviction was that of X
F. G. Roltzclaw, of Greenville. He
was sentenced to serve nine months
in the peaitentiary or pay fine OF
$500. Holtzclaw was one OF the
Greenville dispensers and was
charged with shortage and over
drawing his salary.
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How TO Find Out.

Fill Il bottle or common glass
with urine and let il stand twenty
four hours; a sediment Or settling
indicat.s IN unhealthy condition
OF the kidneys. When urine stains
linen it 1t positive evidence ofkid
ney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate or pain in the back. is
also convincing proof that the kid
neys and bladder are out OF order
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-12

Can a death. which is caused by
q mosquito bite, properly he call
ed accidental The court of ap-
peals of kentucky has so decided,
aud the decision appears to the
Chicago Times Herald to be very
good law. A Kentuuky travelling
man took out an accident policy
for IS, 900 and departed on a jour
ney. In Rome, Ga, before he
arose one morning his right foot
b.came uncovered and mosquito
lowering near, waiting for an early
breakfast, settled on the foot Sat
the base of the fourth toe" and
gorged hemself. Blood poisoning
as the doctors testified, was the
result of the bite, and the man
died. When sued on the policy
the company contended that
mosquito bite was not an accident
and consequently they ought not
to be compelled to pay. The low
er Court agreed with the CON-
pany, but on appeal the higher
Court reversed the case and gave
judgment for the widow who had
brought the suit.
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Judge Samuel MCGOWAN died at
ati.is home IN Abbeyille last
Monday, at the age of about 79
years. The news of his death
will be received with profound
sorrow throughout the common
wealth. AS a soldier, a states
man, q jurist and a patriot his
state never called upon him in
vain. and his services throughout
m extended and eventful public
life will long be cherished by his
fellow citizens.
His lae public service was as
an associate justice Of the su-
preme court where Ills eminent
talents and judicial fairness won
him additional honor. Through
The exigencies OF politics he was
retired and has since been quietly
living at his home in Abbeville,
taking no active part in public
aIfairs; but his counsel and advice
were often sou"ht and when
given was always with the single
view of doing the state and peo-
pie good.
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JOl1ns0n's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is q ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
n Hours.

In South America there is race
of cats which does not know how
to NEW.
A bumblebee has been known to
distance a locomotive going 20
miles an an hour.
All the really bests thing in hum
an life are as accessible 10 the poor
as to the rich.
Many hundreds of sheep have
died in Montana through eating
the poisonous plant larkspur.
The people who are most care
less as to their duties are usually
most exactly as to their rights.
The training of a tree the first
season from planting determines
its future shape as we'll as life.
Miss Spinster-l think it very
impolite for a gentleman to throw
a kiss to a lady. Miss Flippant
SO dol. He should deliver it in
person.
Benham-"Well, if you want to
know it, | married you for your
money. Mrs. Benham-'I wish
l could tell as easily what ! marri-
ed you for"
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THURSDAY, AUGUST, IL, 1897.

Don't be chrome grumbler:
Simply because everything does
not 20 your way is no reason why
YOU should find fault with every
thing apd everybody. The sweet
things of life are made sweeter by
their having injected into them
here and there some OF the Bit
ter.