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Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01
BREvITIEs OF FUN.

-Brooks-"Did you have good
lnck fishing Yesterday" Rivers
Eyes. Igot home without being seen
by anybody ,'-Chicago Tribune.
Settled Him. -"T They say, dear,
that people who live together get to
looking alike" She-"Then you
must consider my refusal as final" >
Detroit Free Press.
-Poor.-"But we cannot live on
papa" protested the savage's bride to
be. "He is dreadfully poor" 'We can
wait until he is.fatter,' explained the
youth, ''for love is brave" detroit
Journal.
Away Down.-"Do you believe
his interest in the state is as deep as
he pretends it to be?" ''It is sew
oral thousand feet deep, at any rate.
He has lot of gas and oil wells. -
indianapolis Journal.
An American Answer. - The
Good Boy-'Let's see, Joshua was
not an American, was he?" The
Bad Boy-"No; if he had been, he
would have told the sun to get a
move on itself" f."-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune. t+a
"A Sworn Return.-'How fool
ish of you to envy Mrs. Glitter her
jewelry. Why, the whole trumpery
lot together isn't worth but $40"
George johnson! Who told you SOP
81 saw the assessors blank. ."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Very Ambitious-"Did you say
that boy Of yours was ambitious
'Ambitious! Well, I should say
Why, that boy does nothing but sit
around all day and think Of the great
things he's going to do!'-Philadel-
phia North American.
-"THs hahd foh er man ter allus
hab de courage OBJ his convictions
said Uncle Eben. II noticed dat
some O. de men who said prize tightin
was muffin but brutal hung jes' ez
close up ter de bulletins as de reg lal
spohts. Washington Star. RlNI
Bill "Be't still a-raining
Sam?" Sam-"Ah, that it be; anG
not like to give over, neither. Biz
a-comin' down powerful, it ave. Why
did ear say it's bin so bad up il
London thet they've been cele
hratin' the longest rain on record.
Tit Bits.
AN lndication.-"Has your sor
taken up .s the lr1agd hgader Rffdaena,fs dont sov
for sure" replied the father, who wa
looking over a number of bills; "any
how, he's getting a great deal more
familiar with figures than he used t.
be. Washington Star.
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01
THE PLACE DELLA CONCORDE
Its Name Not in Keeping with Its
Historic Memories.

The most important public square
in Paris, and one of the handsomest
in the whole world, is the Place de la
Concorde. In the center rises the
Obelisk Of Luxor, presented by the
pasha Of Egypt to Louis Philippe. 1t
is fianked on either side by a large
fountain. The Place de la Concorde
seems somewhat wrongly called, in
view Of the history of the spot. One
hundred and fifty years ago it was
an open field. But in 1S4S the city
accepted the gracious permission Of
Louis XIV. to erect statue to him
here. The place then took his name
and retained it till the new regime,
in 1889, melted down the statue and
converted it into two-cent pieces.
On the 3Oth Of May, 1870, during an
exhibition of fireworks here, panic
took place and 1900 people were
trampled to death and 1000 more
we're severely injured. The occa-
sion was the attempt Of the people
to express, by grand celebration,
their unbounded joy theIeccntmar-
rage OF the young dauphin with the
Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.
On the 2lst of january, 1898, they
gathered here again in immense num-
bers to see the head Of the same
dauphin, now Louis XvIXl alAd
-
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/ had to repeat the
dost. took and got
married to another
man one day last
week. Old III a II
Lish Mulligan and
the Widder Barker
they brung on the
said weddin match.
Mind you now. it
don't make a blame
blessed bit of diff
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pie had to ridc on stage coaches instid
| Of railroad trains as they do now.

pie had to vide on stage coaches instid
Of railroad trains as they do now.
And from .he way the story come to
me. it would seem like old larson Brit
tenham and Mai. Wash Collins had
beth took the stage coach for Bells
Landin. and from there they would
take the steamboat for New Orleans.
1t would likewise seem that both of
them had some powerful prcssin busi-
less down the river. The major had
shipped a whole passlc o, cotton
some fifteen to bundled bales-and
he was lool>in for the price to tumble
every day, The old parson was goin
off to marry his third wife, and nat
urally OF course time was almighty
scarce and precious with him.
The weather was wet and rough, and
the road was most outlandish bad. To
make it still worse for the old parson
and the major, the driver had patched
up terrible sorry team ofhorses. They
didn't have any speed to speak of, and
they wouldn't upll lick only when it
suited them. They would run away
soin down every hi;i. And then stall
end stop goin up hill. The more the
driver ripped and snorted and slashed
the worse they got.
Way along late in the shank of the
evenin they run into scandalous bad
swamp. where the read was sloppy
and soft enough to bog saddle blanket
The wheels went down in the mud,
and the horses come to a dead stop.
The driver he whipped and he slashed,
but there they stuck and there they
stayed. In the main time Maj. Wash
he was thinkin about that pig pile of
cotton, and half crazy to pitch in and
cuss out creation-which, of course,
ne would ruther not DO that right there
in the presence of the good old parson
whilst Parson Brittenham, he was
thinkin about the various and sundry
felonious good things he was missin.
and confinin his remarks to Bible lam
guage as best he could.
Finally a, last about first dusk they
heard the steamboat whistle BLOWN
for the landin, seven miles away, and
the stage coach stuck there in the mud
ard water. Well, Maj. Wash he jest
simply couldn't hold in no longer. He
jumped up and down two or three
times in the same place, got red in the
face, and said, with loud and furious
voice:
"Dam them horses!"
The old parson smiled the most
broadcast and sympathetic smile, made
low and heavy bow to Maj. Wash and
said:
s'Th,,l. Won maiOr-thank Won sir '
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aiigtUm tdt worst ana most severes
beatin that any white man ever had to
tote outen these woods"
Now, to tell the Bible truth about it,
I want to say want out lookin for any
little odd jobs like that this spring.
In the first place me and Charlie Filing
ton went to school together. took many
and many flick;n together. run horse
races together. and went gallin together
back there in the golden days Of boy
hood. And henceforwards after that
we have been neighbors and fellow
citizens and friends together for to these
many years. And. what is more, old
man Charlie amt no SLOUGH for a man
himself, and if he ever takes d. lickin
from one mortal man you can bet all
your free silver that the other fellow
will be kept monstrous busy in the
mainline. M m
What in all this green and naughty
world is the matter with you and
Charlie Ellington. motherp" saws /.
He cussed-he cussed right IT me
that's what!" says she, and bless the
heavens Il her eyes didn't fash the ma
tive fire OF her righteous wrath.
What was Charlie cussin about.
mother?" says l.
Nothin in particular" says. She
"only for pure meanness, L reckon.
met up with the wicked old wretch in
the road and asked him in kind neigh
borin way how he was gettin along over
at the mill. And what do you reckon
he said:
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01
DEAF AND DUMB COURTSHiP.
1t Was Carried ON by the Sense OF
Touch.


A gentleman, who enjoys wide ac-
quaintance among the deaf, writes that
the courtship of mutes is one of the
most singular things OIL record.
II know a young man who is now
deep in the tolls of a fair md speech
less girl" he said, "and he has taken
me into his confidence. He Is perfect
ly happy in his infirmity, for from
conversation he has held with ordinary
lovers he has come to the conclusion
that silence is, after all, the best form
for lovers. ~s Nt}
"During the progress of his love he
experienced but one difficulty, and that
in short time he surmounted. The
thorn that lay in his bed of roses was
a gas jet which, as he of course con-
versed with his adored one in the sign
language, it was always necessary to
Keep ablaze-a woefully embarrassing
thing for lovers.
"Finally they discovered that they
could utilize the sense of touch in de-
ciphering their sign language. BY
holding one another's hands they found
that they could carry on conversation
with tolerable facility, and in about a
week were adopts. Thus deaf, dumb
and practically blind, they enjoyed all
the pleasure of love. They have spread
their discovery among their friends
and 1 believe that the idea has taken
fast hold upon deaf lovers" ."-Tit-Bits
ffAeaRssff.y ffha eaRssff.ytAe tAe o.essyman'. Boots.
American COLLEGE presitie nj y /. lf,iacl,ed
his boots for 7 I'm. = rscemrfy naffased y By
the Republican,, reminds a correspond.
ent of the experience of a well-known
Unitarian minister's wife in the Con-
necticut valley of the very same nature.
An English clergyman stayed over
right at their house and their hired
girl had fallen i'll and gone to her own
home. The minister asked that one of
the servants should call him in season
for breakfast. Mrs. arose early,
started preparations for the meal, and
went to rap at the guests door. She
found his boots there. To use her own
language: II took the boots and cleaned
them and carried them back, trembling
lest he should appear and give further
orders to the servant prepared the
breakfast and got ii on the dining table,
then went to my room, prinked in honor
Of our guest, then to the library and ac-
companied him to the table. When he
was about to depart il was rot SO diff
cult to decline the tip for the servant for
the reason that she was not accustomed
to receive such gratuities as it was to
keep = ,serions face. Ny Shusbapds has
always complained that ! selfshly
monopolized all the un.rSpringfieltl
(Mass.) Republican.
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h1nrliGs;;;u6 ;,

Aoo men CoAtC
rumblin through this country two or
three weeks ago, and if he didn't cook
old man Buck Ramage as done as
cracklin then the world must be square
whilst the sun rolls round.
Six years ago Col. ALI Whitten moved
down here or Murder Creek from some
where's over in Georgy, bought him a
good plantation and put in to take tine
lead in farmin and everything else. He
built him the most loveliest home, with
plenty of outhouses, stocked the place
with fine mules and horses, and soon
got fixed up in red apple style.
Now up to. that time old man Buck
Ramage had been calm himself the
lead dog of the pack. He lived in the
finest house and rode the finest horse,
and kept the finest mules in his lot, and
cut a wider swash than any farmer for
miles and miles around.
Z Thus and so it come to pass in. the
run of time that red-hot rivalment
was worked up between old man Buck
Ramage and Col. All Written as to
which was wluch and who was who's ii
the colonel turned up with sxidie'
horse that went all the .gaits in better
style and speed than old man Bdclts
horse could go, then a0sut the next
news we got old man 4aucNhad lit out
for Kentucky and bo,( ~ IN the i'm
est saddle horse that money would
fetch. So here they went = who
should and who shouldnsts who could
and who couldn't.
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01
STORIES AND SKETCHES.
Quaint and Fresh from the Coun-
try Folks.
sage of Rocky Greek Misses Ills
..Mainest Chance" to Marry
"Widder rWOman"-Human Pco-
pie Everywhere.

The onlyest widder woman which have
ever knew that would marry if in case
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01

"The thing for you to do, madam, .
said the attorney, "is to bring suit
against the woman for alternating your
husbands affections. She has means,
and you can, undoubtedly, recover heavy
pecuninry damages from her."
Would have to put money value
ON my husbands affcctions?" inquired
the client. +
Certainly. And yon need not fear to
make the figure very large"
Il am not under oath, am IT.
mot At ~. This is merely consul
tatipn 4 A
:'Well, then, ydyi may me The woman
TOR gue4R you MAJ make 70 a.
! ~ g! q y ~ y iAspes
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01

ference with me. So far as am
concerned old man Lish is plum welcome
to the widder, and so far as every body is
concerned the widder is more than well
come to old man Lish SO long as life
shall last. You must recollect l never
said that had spit on the bait and set
my hook for the Widder Barker. But
l lowed in truth and soberness that she
was the onlyest widder woman IN my
general acquaintance which L would
marry if I was necessary compelled to
90 forth into this wide and wicked
world oncst more and tangle up with
another bunch of ribbons and calico.
Cause why? From the simple fact
that her first MISUNDERSTANDING Bark
er was his name-went off somewheres
out west two or three years ago and
about the next news we got from him
he had been hung by the neck till he
was dead for stealth horses. Conse-
quentially l don't reckon Misses Null
ligan, as she is now, will be forever and
eternaliy throwing it up to old man
Lish about what a marvelsome great
and good man her other husband was.
III Il SeDeIdl way tuC NiuuCi was ~ 3 IN
tolerable good woman anyhow. and,
by gracious. she can't make no volup-
titus big brags about Newberry Barker.
"Ain't Worth q Dam Now"
Mother went out the other day, pc
rusin around and about through the
settlement lookin for a settin of fresh
turkey eggs. And bless your sweet
soul, honey, when she returned back
home late that evenin she was foamin.
furious mad, with her fightin clothes on.
For my natural born life couldn't tell
where the storm had riz. or what in the
....sa!a telY-tlii IL s%aatter, anyhow.
=t1nuuu-,' hlnn;<~-unu 20 oxe,.
- @-na give old man Charlie oEsr W
Water Valley progress., 1897-05-01

Human People Everywhere.
In my own day and generation l
have seen right smart of this lost
less avsr,,,..- a ----->ea--'}v notion is that
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
ORDINANCE NO. 2es.

For the Purpose of Local Improve
 ments on the East and West Sides
 of First Street, Between Adams and
 Washington Streets, Phoenix. A. T.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section 1. That there be and is hereby ordered to be constructed by special taxation of contiguous prop erty fronting on the east and west sides of First street, between Adams and Washington streets, in the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, a cement or artificial stone sidewalk, to be not less than sixteen feet in width including curb, along said line of frontage and according to specifications as the city engineer ot Phoenix aforesaid shall prescribe in writing.
 Sec 2. This ordinance to take ef- feet and be in force from and after its passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix this 9th day of December. 1897.
 Approved this 9th day of December 1897. J. c. ADAMS, Attest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
 First published in The Arizona Re publican, official city paper, Decembar 10. 1897
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
ORDINANCE NO. 264.

An Ordinance for the Purpose of Lo-
 cal Improvements on the East Side of First Avenue, Between Washing
 ton and Jefferson Streets, in the
 City of Phoenix, A. T.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do undain as follows:
 Section 1. That there be and is hereby ordered to be constructed by special taxation of contiguous prop erty, fronting on the east side of First avenue, and between Washington and Jefferson streets, in the City of Phoe- nix, Maricopa County, Arizona Terri tory, a cement or artificial stone side walk to be not less than sixteen feet in width including curb, along said line of frontage and according to specifications as the city engineer of Phoenix aforesaid shall prescribe in writing.
 Sec 2. This ordinance to take ef- feet and be in force from and after it's passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix this 9th day of December 1897.
 Approved this 9th day of December. 1897. J. c. ADAMS, Attest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
 First published in The Arizona Re publican, official city paper, December 10. 1S97
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
A REVERE.

was only a winsome way she had, As there in the twilight gray, She smiled on me till my heart was
 glad,
 In the glad, old fashioned way; And fainter far than echoes are Was the touch of a tremulous tone, That round me fell with the magic
 spell,
 Of hand that clasped my own. The rough old river, close to our feet, Ran on with curve and fret, As our love once ran on its Way to
 meet
 And be lost in vain regret; Nv darkened room shook out it's
 gloom
 Into folds of fair delight, Till overhead was canopied By only the stars of might. She flung me shred of broken song, Raveled from the unrest, That fiutters where faith has suffered
 wrong
 From doubts in the human breast :; And here and there and everywhere The world bent down to wait, With me, the sign of a form divine, And the click of a cottage gate. Ah Fate, you cannot hide her face, And fairy form from me! For the soul is careless of time and
 space
 And master of things to be; And while you would have my spirit
 sad,
 As I sit in the twilight gray, She smiles on me till my heart is glad, In the glad, old fashioned way.
 Alfred Ellison.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
DOCTORS

prescribe for you, but the druggist supplies the medicine. A correct di- agnosis and prescription avail noth- ing, however, unless the medicine Is prepared properly from pure drugs. The druggist, therefore, has much to do with the success or failure of the doctors treatment We have won golden opinions from the physicians of Phoenix on account of the accuracy and reliability of our prescription de- partment and the recognized puri y and freshness of our drugs. Our policy is to boycott all adulterations and exclude them absolutely from our stock. Reap the benefit by sending all your prescriptions to us
 c. ESCHMAN & co.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz.. Dec. 1S.-(Sp cial Correspondence of The Republican, J. The travel to Phoenix hcday was eX- traordinary. Among those who wen- were Boone Lewis and ladies, MT. and Mrs. MeNeil, Rev. MT. Guthrie, Cranz Cartledge, Harry Hendrix, Dr. Me Naughton, Professor Irish, A. Mil CT and wife, Mesdames Brigham, Heine- man, Hill, Curt Miller, Hood and Misses Sharpe. Gage, Temple, Sarlie and Maysie Hayden and Hood.
 c. T. Hayden returned from San Francisco this morning.
 w. H. Maxwell is in town again.
 A few days ago Gordon Biglow sold his cattle, about 130 head, to MT. John son, the cattle buyer. He left last night for San Francisco.
 Boone Lewis hunting party bagged seventy-two quail, two ducks and some doves.
 This morning Joseph N. Sailor and wife of Waterloo, Ia., arrived on a visit to his brother, c. A. Sailor. They will stay the wiinter through.
 J. c. Mclaughlin is back from Bis bee.
 Attorney J. M. Rotshchild of San Francisco is here today.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19

a Wood" Then" said by worthy master, "thIat will do for tonight. You get through two tunes right, and come again next week and we'll learn two more. You'll get on all right" Whas a charmingly simple method!
 Schubert stands second to none in his power of giving expression to all that is peculiar and imaginative in the musical soul of the Austrian people The most renowned Austrian poet of the century, Franz Grillparzer, de- scribed in few short words the most striking characteristic of the com poser on the stone which marks his 1 burial place. The inscription runs as follows. Death has buried here a valuable possession and still brighter hopes. Here lies Franz Schubert, born January 31, 1797, died November 19, 1928. Aged thirty-one years" Schubert is inferred in Vienna dis trict at the Wahring cemetery, where he sleeps near Beethoven, and that generation saw in this nearness a gre3t honor for the illustrious dead Later generations have confirmed this yer dict. SEMPRE FIDELIS.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19

Mrs. w. A. Bolton and child came in this morning from California
 J. J. Riggs of Wilcox is in town to- day with his normal brother.
 Dsr. Scroggs this morning received the head of the Rocky mountain sheap which MT. Barringer of Phoe ix mounted. The head and horns we gh fully thirty pounds and as mounted, is a insignificant speci men.
 pr. l.. c. Mitchell, who has been visiting Dr. Charles H. Jones, left last night.
 Last night at the meeting of the Zetetic society Mrs. Ida w. Swiggett was elected president, and Miss Lulu Wingar, secretary for the remainder of the term. Misses England and OzanneI were elected members aftal signing the roll Of membe, ship.
 Rev. Judson A. Elliott wdll fill the Baptist pulpit in Ghe morning. Rev MT. Tomlinson will occupy it at night
 Rev. MT. Hopper and Elder Ogburr of Phoenix will exchange u'pits to- morrow morr ing and evening. Elder SharbIough will be at Bethel. Rev Mr. Guthrie will be in Mesa all day.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
THROUGH CAR SERVICE VIA
 SANTA FEE ROUTE ASH FORK.

For the accOmm odation of our pat rons' we have secured through sleep ing car space in Standard and Tourist Pullman cars passing Ash Fork on following days, destined to points named:
 EASTBOUND-Lea Ash Fork at TAO a. m., Chicago and Kansas City, daily, Standard and Tourist; St. Louis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Thursday (via Kansas City & Wabash R. R.) Tourist; Saturday (via Kansas City and c. M. & St. p Tourist; Wednesday (via Kansas City and c e. W) You ist. Boston, Thursday (via Chicago and MontreaD Tourist.
 WESTBOUND-Leav Ash Fork at 1:45 p. m., Los Angeles, daily, stand ard and Tourist; San Francisco, daily, Standard and Tourist.
 s. F. P. 6 P. Ky. train No. 2, leav- ing at 10 p. m. makes close connection at Ash Fork With cars mentioned above.
 Tourists will appreciate the cer- tainty of securing Pullman berths Buy your through sleeping car tick cts when purchasing railroad tickets. For further information cali on or write, B. w. Gillett, General Agent, s. F. P. & P. By, No. A West Wash ington street, Phoenix. A. T.
 The Hot Springs Transportation company is now prepared to handle passengers between Hot Springs Junction and Castle Creek hot springs. A modern and comfortable stage leaves the junction every morning and reach es the springs in a few hours over one of the finest mountain roads in the west. Fare from Phoenix, one way, $5. Round trip, $8.
 The M. & P. has ador-ed the system of communication tickets for school chil- dren wishing to attend school at Phoe-
 nix or Tempe, and has arranged to sell ten ride tickets. For further in- formation call at their office. No. % North Center street.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-19
Thousands are Tryine It.

ThouSandS arc Ify1ng It.
 In order to prove the great merit ot Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre- pared generous trial size for 10 cents Getit of your druggist or send 10 cents to
 ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. Isuffered from catarrh of the worst kin ever since a boy, and I never hoped fo- cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to q even that Many aeIuaintances have use it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostru;n 45 Warren Ave-, Chicage, III.
 Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledge cure for catarrh and contains no cochin mercury nor any injurious drug. Price 50 cents. At druggists or by mail