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Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22
Yuma Sun:

Yums, where is thy glory gone? With all your vauntedisuG widely advertised heat, you have been able so far to mus ter only one hundred ard six degrees, without 8 eupicioa Of suffering, while : ths United States weather observato- riss of Cincinnati and Dayton. Oaio, re- gister one hundred and fifteen degrees in the shade At St. Louis the tenn pereture reached one hundred and ten Truly, Yuma will have to haul in her horns. If this con tin uee even Phoenix may well trembls foF her reputation.
 Tucson Citizen:
 Some weeks sgo the pFoprietress of the Mountain View Hotel st Oracle re quired the services of waitress for her dining room. She had several applicR- cations for the position and among them was one from widow at Wilcox-a Mrs. Nixon. The application was nicely worded and the accompanying testimo- nials so good that Mrs. Neil at once re piled, engaging the fair widow, who ir due course arrived aud engaged upon her duties. She was both graceful and  eloquent and fair to behold, and the
 eie invelids soon became deeply inter
 ted in the superior looking waitress.
 pou after she arrived all sorts of DOT
 "a articles around the hotel, and soSe belonging to the guests were miss ing, but no suspicion attached to the widow On Wednesdays stage, how ever, 8 stern officer of the law arrived from Wilcox with a verrant and ar rested Mrs. Nixon for larceny whilst she WAS there. All arrangements were T. ads to take her to Wilcox next nora ing, but the unfortunate woman feeling that she could not stand the disgrace, attempted suicide by taking a large dose of csrbolic acid. The services of doctor was called in aud after working for several hours he managed to restore consciousness, and is is believed she will recover, although when the stage left yesterday morning nhe wss still very ill.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-22

Eestful Nights, Days Free From Torture, Await the rheumatic sufferer who resorts to Ii Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. That this he-
 nignaDt cordial and depuIent is e fur more re-
 liable remedy than colchicum and other poisons
 used to e1peI the rhermatic virus from the
 Hood, is fact that ez perience has satisfactor-
 fly demonstrated. It also enjoys the sdyznt-
 age of being-unlike thsm-perfectly safe.
 With many persons q certain predisposition to rheumatism exists, which renders them liable to it attacks after exposure wet weather, to currents of air, changes of temperature, to cold when the body is hot Such persone should tske q wine glsss of the Bitters a foon as possible after int turing risk from the above causes, this superb protective effectually nullifies the hurtful influence. For the funo- tioral Arrangements which accompany rheu- nlstisn, such cello. spa ms in the stomach pal aIoitation of tho heart, imperfect digestion, etc. he Bitters is also a most useful remedy. ;, Is only necessary ia obstinate cases to use it with persiste1cy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

Bessie. THAT is fun, or maybe she has
new dresses for our dolls"
II don't care for taffy, or dolls or
anything" said Sophy. I'm home
sick. Well, of course / am at home,
but it ism home without mamma and
papa"
They went down stairs with long
faces, and neither of the children had
much appetite for their nice milk-toast
and baked apples.
! well, now, how solemn you look"
said Aunt Rosy. Thanksgiving Day,
when you ought to be thinking of all
your blessings; and you don't even ask
me what the surprise is. We're going
to grandma's to spend the day; there.
now"
But papa and mamma won't be
there" said Bessie.
"And We can't be happy even there"
said Sophy. sobbing.
Really. it was dreadful for Aunt Rosy
to laugh at them just then, but she
did.
81 don't believe she loves us one bit"
said Sophy, in a whisper.
II don't, either; she's dreadful" said
Bessie.
And all through the journey to
grandpa's house not smile did they
give. And when the train reached
grandpa's place, and Uncle jeff came
in the wagon to meet them, and said,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

that today the average man Is utterly
upset and undone when his ears catch
the old sweet sound. OF course. this
does not justify nor account for the
current lack of gallantry among men.
but | am not engaged in the hopeless
task of restoring men to the old paths,
but in the hopeful one of pointing out
a neglected talent which the most
charming of girls may cultivate with
good results. am not grumbling. l
do not mean to say that the girl OF
the period is one whit behind the girl
of the past. | do not believe in the
decadence of women. | believe that
the girl of today is equal to the girl
her mother used to be; but l do not
believe that it is enough to say of our
girls that they are equal to the girls
of the past, any more than it Is enough
to say of flower that has had the
best attention of the best florists for a
generation, that it is as beautiful today
as it was thirty years ago. II
We have done wisely, the girl of today
ought to have not only something
which her mother lacked. but she
ought to have all her mothers graces
as we'll But II is q serious question
whether, in pressing her development
we have not cultivated some qualities
at the expense OF others. Just as in
pressing the development OF a certain
flower we have increased its size and
beauty at the expense of its fragrance"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
And then those grownups laughed
again in that cruel way.

And then those grownup5 laughed
again in that cruel way.
NASTY things" whispered Bessie.
81 think so, too" whispered Sophy.
But here they were at last at grand
pas house, and out came grandpa and
grandma and Aunt Jennie and Aunt
Eliza and Uncle William, Aunt Eliza's
husband, and their boy.
We'll, now, darlings." cried grandma,
holding out her arms. how do you
do?"
"They are not bit thankful, ma"
said Aunt Rosy. They won't even
smile"
Because papa and mamma are
away" said Uncle jeff. Il told them
all about the turkey and pie, and the
candy and magic-lantcrn in the even
ing, but they don't chirll up bit"
mo, indeed said Bessie, I'VE don't
mean TO. It's so dreadful for papa and
mamma to be away Thanksgiving
Day"
$50 it is, darling" said grandma.
But she did not look bit solemn,
and grandpa winked at Uncle William,
and Aunt Jennie pinched Aunt Eliza.
and black Lucinda. the cook. who had
come out to say "Howdy," showed all
her white teeth, and laughed Xxi. vi,
VI" ard Uncle JEFF roarcd 'ha, ha, Ia"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

and all the aunts laughed ''tee, tee,
hee," and grandpa gave great "ho. no,
no." and the poor children felt as If
their hearts would break to be laughed
at like that.
None Of them love u.s." they whis-
pered to each other And we won't
love any of them"
Oh, what a dreadful thing to feel and
say on Thanksgiving Day! And then.
all of sudden, some one back in the
hall began to laugh also.
Company laughing at us, too" sob
bed Bessie. I'VE want to so home"
Then the unseen person cried out:
Don't tease them any more" and some
one came running and took them both
in her arms. Some one, indeed! 1t was
their own mamma. and behind her
came their papa; and 1t was SO Won
derful they could not believe 1t.
my darlings, no one was laughing
at you" said mamma. Every one
knew we were here but you. | asked
them not to tell you in order TO give
you a happy surprise; and when you
said you did not know when you would
see us, how could they help laughing
when they knew you would eat dinner
with us at grandpa's house,"
Then they did love us all the t!me?'
said Bessie.
THAT was the reason they laughed"
said Sophy, because ii was going TO be
our very thankfulest Thanksgiving af-
ter allv
And then every one laughed again,
and Bessie and Sophy laughed with
them this time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

81 suppose So" said Sophy.
well, can't be-" SAID BESSIE
A'cause papa and mamma are away,
and they've been away so Ions, ana
don't know when they'll come Dack.
And the ocean is so wide, and some
times there are storms, and IL they
should get drowned / could never be
thankful again"
II couldn't either" said Sophy.
Come. come, don't you mean to set
up at all this morning. asked q
CHEEKY voice. Aunt Rosy had come in
20 the room and was looking over the
headboard. Don't you know it is
Thanksgiving Day."
YES" said Bessie, "but were not
thankful, cause papa and mamma are
away"
MY! my! But you'll be glad when
they come back" said Aunt Rosy. But
get up now and have your bath and
your breakfast, and then I'll tell you
something nice-a surprise"
II wonder what Aunt is going to do?'
Sophy whispered.
LET US make tanfy, maybe" said
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

"Hullo, chickens! How are you?" they
both answered together:
"We know it's wicked. but we can't
help it. Though 1t is Thanksgiving Day
we can't be thankful, for We don't know
that we'll ever see papa and mamma
again."
Then Aunt Rosy looked at Uncle jeff,
and both laughed ha, ha, ha, and no,
no! no!
What cruel creaturesw said Bessie
TO Sophy. II don't love them bit. But
grandpa and grandma won't laugh at
u.s."
"Oh," said Uncle JEFF, II bet you'll be
jolly and thankful this evening"
Indeed. we shan't," said Bessie. Eve
won't have papa and mamma"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
THANKSGIVING AS AN ART.
An Accomplishments in Which Our
Mothers ExcelIed the Girls of Today.

All HI OuS
Mothers Excelied the Girls of Today.
In an article entitled IAN Old-Time
Accomplishment" in the Woman's
Home Companion, Edward l.. Pell
says: THE girl who has cultivated the
spirit of thankfulness does not gush
over at the gift of a daisy, and snap
an Indifferent 'Thanks!' at the man
who has lost a day from the Office to
crafty her little whim. OF course.
those mothers of ours had their whims.
and exercised the priceless privileges
OF thoughtlessness and swapping now
and then, as girls, and other than girls,
have always done; but think 1t can
not be denied that the girl of gener-
alton ago had conscience on the
subject of debts of gratitude such as
few have had since her day.
II have said that / am afraid that
with many of us today it is lost art.
| am sure that it is not given that
prominence which it once had, and that
it is not cultivated with the enthusiasm
with which it once was. Girls are
taught what etiquette says about 1t, but
etiquette deals only from the lips out
ward, and the result is that even our
language tells the story Of the deca-
dence Of Thanksgiving. A traveller
from Mars might hear our Thanks
a million times and never suspect that
it was meant as an acknowledgment
of favor. l am sure that up to. say
n dozen years ago, in those parts OF
our country where gallantry has held
out longest, one could not give up
seat in a car without being sure OF
full return in an acknowledgment that
meant to acknowledge something; and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
A rhanksciNing Proclamation.

Know all men by these presents that
We turkeys do protest
Against an annual outrage which
Brings sorrow to the nest.
We think it most becoming for
A nation to give thanks,
But We object in firm tones when
It cuts into our ranks.
Think of the widowed ones. and think
OF orphans in the flock,
Who must this year with sadness view
The cruel chOpping block.
So now, good people. we request.
Our pleadlngs may be heard.
And IL you must give thanks and
feast
Please kill some other bird.
---George V. Hobart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
A nernrm in siberia.

Up to the present year the great pro-
vince of Siberia, covering an area con-
siderably larger than all Europe, has
been without organized courts, the
whole country having been subject to
the arbitrary administration of officials
appointed by the tsar. On the first OF
August a modern and uniform system
of public justice was Instituted, and
law courts were opened in each of the
provincial capitals, with a court OF
appeals at irkutsk. There Is still no
trial by jury. but the new system rep
resents great advance upon the old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
Good Advice Made a President.

The following advice was impaired
TO John Quincy Adams. by his mother.
In ITS, in a letter to him while he
was in Europe: Great learning and
superior abilities, should you ever
possess them, will be of little value
and small estimation, unless virtue,
honor, integrity and truth are cher
ished by you. Adhere to the rules and
principles early instilled into your
mind, and remember that you are re-
sponsible to your God. Dear as you
are to me, would much rather prefer
that you would find a grave in the
ocean which you have crossed. than to
see you an immoral, graceless child"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
WHY THEY LAUGHED.

ESSIE opened her
e yes first o n
Thanksgiving morn
and pulled her Sis
ter Sophy's sleeve
to waken her.
IS O p h "" s h G
whispered, lis it so
very wrong not TO
feel thankful on
a Thank S g i V i n 8
Day ?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23

Our faith is sane and reasonable.
with its radiant facts, it's convincing
principles, its simple commandments,
its practical services, its wide sympa-
thies, religion with the arch Of blue
above It's head and the homely wild
flowers round its feet,-Rey. John
Watson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-23
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
THE POMOLOGY OF THE HOLY
BIBLE.
Sod Amcng the Orchards Fruit
Tree Yielding Fruit After His hind"--
Genesis; Chapter L., Verse III. Why
Was the Orchard First:

r IS Wednesday
morning in Para
disc. The birds did
not sing { b e i r
opening piece, nor
the fish take their
first swim until the
following + ri day.
The solar and lu-
mar lights did not
break through the
thick, chaotic fog
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
BOTTLES MADE OF PAPER.
Invention Designed as a Substitute for
the Glass Article Used at Sea.

A German paper maker has recently
obtained letters patent on bottles made
OF paper, for use on board Of ships par
ticularly. 1t has been cause Of much
damage to steamer lines that in bad
weather large number of bottles of
wine and other liquors are sroken in
the storerooms, in spite Of every pre-
caution. The new bottles are made
OF composition, which with the solu-
ton in which they are made water
tight, is still the inventors secret. After
being impregnated with this fluid the
paper bottles are slowly dried in gas
stoves. and this process of drying must
be watched carefully, for otherwise the
bottles would remain porous and allow
the fluid to leak out These bottles can
be handled roughly without the least
apprehension; neither the pitching nor
the rolling Of great steamer during
rough weather nor the breaking down
OF truck upon which they are loaded
loosely would be apt to damage a single
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10

bling from morning until night and
round again to mdrning. Dissolute wo-
men swarmed to the palace and every
form OF vice which could be sug-
gested was readily taken up by the
drunken and demoralized gang which
composed the Kings court Milan bor-
rowed money from every one who would
lend to him and gambled with any one
who would play.
When his own subjects refused TO
gamble with. him Milan sent over to
Austria-Hungary and imported a nav
lot OF companions. He treated his wife
as only a man like him could, and
taught his own son to drink and ca
rouse with the disreputable people who
frequented the court. Once he brought
from Vienna the whole chorus of an
opera troup and logged them in the
palace. Finally, being about 81, O00, 900
IN debt, and his subjects and ministers
being heartily sick OF him, he agreed to
abdicate If he was roundly paid for it.
His abdication was accepted and he was
given a big sum in hand and a heavy
pension if he would leave Seryia and
never show himself there again. :.
Away he went, painting all the capt.
tails of Europe vivid red and indulg-
ing in such excuses that every decent
door was closed against him. When he
first went to Paris he was elected to the
Jockey Club, but after a while he was
put out Of there for cheating at cards.
and now finds his companions among
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
paper bottle-From the New York Her
~
WHO CALLED FOR THE COAT?

at was so thoughtful of you, Her.
BERT" said the young wife, meeting
him at 'tfieNdoor, ito send man for
your overcoat. You knew there was
a cold wave coming and"
What are you talking about, Maria?"
said Herbert Il didn't send man for
my overcoat."
why, yes, Herbert, you did. Don't
you remember? About the middle of
the afternoon you sent very pleasant
and Incorporating young man to tell
me / must let him have your best
Overcoat, and you hadn't time to send
note, but it was hanging on the hall
rack, and you would need it before
dark: and Of course, l let him have
it, and-why. Herbert. what is the mat
ter, and why haven't you got it on?.
and can it be possible that
But there are scenes too sacred to be
profaned by the presence of listeners.
Herbert has begun to speak. Let US
hasten to retire.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
IT COMES NATURAL
To Some Men to Spin Yarns that Seem
Incredible


The visitor in Washington from the
sweet potato dunes Of New Jersey was
trying the cable and electric. cars
around the city accompanied by war
department clerk, who had known him
years ago in the mosquito state
Yes, yes" he remarked as he came
whizzing along Connecticut av., 1--WE
saw good many trains Of cars, some
slow and some not so slow, and some
kinder betwixt and between, but the
very golderndest, beatin'est train of
cars ever did see was one that used to
run accrost the northwest corner of the
county was born and raised in.
Il don't remember the name of it,
but 1t used to run two trains day, car
ryin' passengers and freight and any
thing it could git, and many's the time
when I've took milk to our station and
got left that I've too a short cut
through the woods to the other station
and had to wait so long there that the
milk 'ud sour"
The Jerseyman's companion looked at
him as if in doubt.
Its shorer'n gospel" continued the
speaker solemnly. you don't s'pose I'd
be lynn while was flynn through the
air like this, do you, and not KNOWN
any minute where 1 was goin' to light,
ner how hard? No, indeedy. And I've
seen that train when it surprised every
body.
L mird mighty well one time when
she struck down grade just over the
county line, an we had a candidate on
board that was anxious to git to the
next town, where he was going to make
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10

a campaign speech, and the conductor
said he'd git him through er bust a
biler, and the candidate took the con-
ductor to one side, and he come back
wipin' his mouth on his coat sleeve, the
conductor did.
Il remember it was about 4 o'clock of
a sizzlin' hot day when that old ingine
got herself Strengthened out with her
nose pinted down the grade and the
conductor stuck his head out of the car
winder and hollered to the engir.,er to
let her go to beat the band, and l guess
that's what he done, for the train got to
+ shakin' and joltin' in the next 10 min
utes worse'n a thrashin' machine with
a dropped cog.
cat first l had an idee we was goin'
like the conductor hollered to the engi-
neer to let her go, but when / got
enough used to the shakin' up to let go
the handles of the seat and take look
around, which was in half an hour or
better, l was surprised to see by the
scenery adjoinin' the track that she had
stopped plumb still, and the conductor
went out a-f1yin'.
In few minutes he come back
sneab.n' in and looking as if he had a
pain and steerin away from the side OF
the car. where the candidate was takin'
a nap, and him 10 miles from his speak
/ ing place, and trustin' himself to the
| conductor like woman.
whats the natter says to him.
"'Sh', sh',' says he, holdin' up finger
| and noddin' over toward the sleepin'
| candidate.
What's wrong?' says in whisper.
! Hot box?'
"'Not hardly, says he. blurtin' it
right out. 'Froze box. Crease hard as
rock and freezin' tighter every min
ute. Had to stop and thaw out, and
only got 60 minutes to git that candid
ate to town in. and he's a friend of mine
| too Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10

they are our superiors in the matter OF
mixing paints. The United States is
the greatest country for paint. We use
more than any other nation Other
countries build stone houses and use
ironwork. But here, outside of the
very large cities, we put up wooden
structures and we pa Mt them, The paint
industry is one of the greatest in this
country.
Reports say that the new warship
Alabama now has her neutral tints on.
She is almost ready to be launched. If
she were subjected to a searchlight in
her present state she would grow less
distinct, and if her neutral tints were
carried further and intensified she
would disappear.
This is mighty strong point and
one that, owing to the great production
of pint in this country, can be speedily
put into operation. Our famous White
Squadron could be, in a few weeks, so
painted that it would disappear under
| the searchlight of England's warships,
and invisibly we could steal up to
| them and destroy them.
| The new battleship upon which ex
! perts are so anxious to experiment is
| now on the ways at the Cramps ship
yards. She is rapidly approaching
| completion, and when finished will be
one of the king pins which uphold the
honor of the American flag.
| The general dimensions and principal
features of the Alabama are as follows:
| Speed, II knots an hour; length of
! }oad-water line, 36S feet: extreme beam,
| 72 feet 2.5 inches; freeboard forward,
10 feet So inches; freeboard aft, Is feet
inches: normal displacement. 1925
tons; mean draught, % feet inches:
horsepower, 10000; capacity of coal
bunkers, 1900 tons.
Her armament is simple, as will be
observed from the following: Batteries
Main, four 13-inch breech-loading
rifles, fourteen 6-inch rapid-firing rifles;
secondary battery, seventeen 6-pounder
rapid-fiing guns, four 1-pounder rapid
firing guns, four machine guns, one
field gun. The four above water tor
pedo tubes are placed two on each
broadside amidships and will fire
through an arc of so degrees The -four
13-inch guns are mounted in pairs in
two balanced barbette turrets and Har-
veyized armor, Is inches thick, aug
mented on the slanting faces by two
more inches. Two of the six-inch rifles
will be placed amidships on each side
firing through an armor citadel Of steel
] The date pf the launching is moi
know IT Me Cramps are working
hard G. s. RUSSELL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10

the most disreputable of the capitals
which he visits.
Not long ago he'removed his furniture
been for some time IN tie tie R RaafbHltp'eoa 81
Matchmaking his son out of remittances
by threatening to return to Belgrade If
he did not receive the money. 1t is also
pretty we'll known that he has in the
past succeeded in getting money from
Russia by threats of various kinds.
The Baron Batch, from whom Milan
has just inherited new fortune to
squander, was the heir Of Prince Mich
ael, whose assassination brought Milan
to the throne IRVING KING.