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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

Portable and. by natural conditions. moS' y
wholesome Julys in memory Yet here
impressive fact. that it was by FAR the hes"a0
on record-so far. indeed as to be quite ou
comparison and To afford nothn; but a sthAs
contrast 10 every former July since reton~
life and death began to be made IN tns as
Take the record Of the children. who fnos' ~.
up the roll Of deaths. and Of enteric u.s. 80
which are their most fatal scourge III s.-s
weather. In July. 1872. their deaths ION y.
causes numbered 1866 In July. 1881, dsgs|
the increase of population. there were only ~
In July 1872 there were l.'Sa, Wen, lna' y,
encouraging tn keep the actual numpl
deaths stationary. or even falling little -" D.
the population was SO greatly lcreashs' M
in July 1880 the number dropped " ~
and in the phenomenally hot ana humid ~"
1896. to only 3,3. ~. n
That IL to say. in July. 1915. the deNw ~,
children from enteric diseases were iess s -.
half as many as in July. 1877. although inc ~
ulation of the city was about twice Is = ~, ..i
That means that the death rate IN 1879
most important class was only one-low~ :,
high as It was in 1872 II the sanitaryI ~ y.
sanilary-Cond.tions ot 1872 lad been sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

troiled the granite quarries OF the country. oSs
which subscribed handsomely annually 10 c",,
Tammany Hall elections To-day she ~ au a..
phaIted city. keeping pace with otner eV nn,n,y
communities and at a cost marVeHousy oe"
that which Is paid elsewhere
c,OOD IN TAMMANv NEIGHBORHOoDs.
previous to the advent Of Mayor Strong
administration. the few smooth ana no'Se'''
navcments then laid were located around MOUNT
Morri, Park the hcme II the Tammany s'"'e"
men with a few blocks scattered around else
where 10 crafty those to whom ra'n'nany We"
under obligations: with the exception or fs"'"
ave which had been covered with mixture
which was accepted asphalt. Al a coS' -
81 ~ $50 but which rapidly resolved t'e'i ''''o
dust and became public nuisance No"e "
us have forgotten the condition OF tha graz
avenue OF retail stores and heavy tranic w '
spring Of 1895. with its deep holes ana '"''
mcnacing life and daily destroying 'au""
vehicles which were compelled to pass over H.
And when Mayor Strong sought to cohpe' '"e
contractor and his suretirs To FUN the'r oo'i
cations to keep the street IN repair lie ''u"
that the former had disappeared and the ia''e'
were Irresponsible. 80 that the tahp"'e'' q"
,o-dav compelled to pay again Slo.VW per ar
nun for maintaining this pavement TOT Will Will
m aintenance the Tammany Han CONTAGIOUS
had been paid in full in lSp ,, ,
Tho comprehensive scheme Of asphalt pave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

and health ere promoted Wear and tear on
horses hoofs and wheels Of vehicles are les
sencd In all respects the gain ~ enormous.
The present city administration has been In
office less than three years. but In mat time
Il has laid asphalt pavements Than were
laid in all the years before since the cay was
founded a. the accompanying maps clearly
indicate.
Speaking on this subject. tn" Cofnfnis' i"ncr
OF Public Works recently sad.
Next 10 good drainage, nothing 10 more con
duciI. 10 the health and comfort OF the imam
tants Of popuI0us city than good pavcmchiS
4 v.ell-paved city should he kept clean nj inucb
less expense han "A badly paved cnr. ana disease
germs are more easily disposed Of La addition
20 This vehicle traffic Is made n pleasure IN
stead If torture. the pedestrian passes from
street to street with unsoilcd shoes. ana the
ears are not dcafcncd by the clattcr or whecIs
rumbng over the rough edges OF broken roan
.
"rhree years ago the metropolis Of the United
States WAS Il quarter of IA century behind the
rest of the world in this respect New fork
was a city OF stone pavementS paying large
amounts Of money to = pOutical ring WHICH c"u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

.v.. Strings administering ~ ne as
mo the streets to be aspha'.S a.nhalt pave
smmed ofRce 81 per cent OF vi. a;sher from the
mcnts which had been paia ios h.nds we're laid
general tar levy or the sale -, 90 the brown
in what Is generally designated lection 49, only
tone district. Under his aon. . a. naid for
Al ner cent OF the asphalt pave"s"t having
has heen laid in this district. the pa" h,tsd nv
Ion laid in those streets mostly ,.h;ch
.'os,a-aarrers and much Of 1t in stree'S u"
The coneested teuemert-hOuses rroht
A GREAT SAVING
.NotwIthstandIng the large amount u 80,
xh,ch has been done in this city. the prices W."
., .s,balt and granite pavement have pe." ,,ns
=, .a,,a,,w reduced-in asphalt. particularly.
s.,,,o. IN nnce during Mayor stro"ss a'"
,r.,,on vas eoua, to nearly 30 per cent. a. v""
.rea with the prices paid by his prede'e'.o
NTH tho massage of the late TAR" o"''
M, , dutv IN the biiumen used In our paw
n,snts For two lettings the prices "e'e "p
,,.oo;.,ed about 10 per cent In consequence y.
.,,,. ,,,,, :, WAS soor seen that the Development
=, o,r california asphalts rendered these p.'''s
.,,aoos..rv and they are now again a. a"ou'
the level Of those OF lS'"
.oThis increased area OF asphaiten s"ee'' "a
materially diminished the death ra'e'
a,o,,s,ics show: Il also has saved not only INC
,,ckness which Is bred by flthy cond't'o"S VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

the streets. but II has saved vast Anout' Vi
mcrtal and nervous suffering through ,"e IT,.
dom from noise. Property on aSphaiteu soree'S
rents at a higher figure. and the saving III ,,io
matter of transportation and freight ana tne
general circulation Of the city has been very
large. .
"Attentiou has been called in the reports 10
the Commissioner OF Public Works To the iac'
that MANY of the net loads carried on two-horse
trucks weigh five tons. and nine tonS ~ the usual
load for three-horse trucks. when ~ propapiy d
heavier load than the truclSmen in any other
city IN the world enabled 10 carry. AS any
cost of transportation must be divided between
the producer and the consumer, the net gam
10 the citizens Of New-York from the larger
loads that are practicable must be a very great
In addition to these benefits. Colonel Wartns
has estimated after a careful study OF the sub
ject that, whereas the sweeping OF the streets
last year cost 81. 100000. the same sweeping
could he done for 100000 II all the streets
where the grade were asphalted This
would be a net saving Of x5OO0OO. and 1ustiiies
an expenditure OF over $l5OOOOO0 In the Interest
Ut street-swcepng Alone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
THE HEALTH OF THE
81 CRIFICED BY TANHlxx
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEssEN,rc
THE DEATH RATE UNDER IN.
REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE .9'
THU RESULT or TENEMENT Ho,ra,
SMOOTH PAYMENTS CLEAN sr.r-,.
AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE Ann
EFFICIENCY IN SANITARY
ADMINISTRATION

There can he no greater rondemr.,,..
government than that It needlessly s.c,,s..
lives Of the people That condemnatto. = =. -
deIibly recorded against Tammsny;. -. ~
New-York Every year thousands Of I,v..
lost through TSnmany's ignorance io.m,"
ard dishonesty For proof Of that. look At ~
vital statistics.
Take. for example. the year 1896 in which -.
present reform administration had for IA. ivy we
time q chance TO show what 1t could IA ..."' ~"
public health. BY common consent, july a, -.
year may he reckoned one Of the moat -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
A REVOLUTION EFFECTED BY THE
REFORM ADMINISTRATION
SMOOTH PAvEMENTS LAID IN ALL PAHrS
or rHE CITY IN THE POOREST STREETS
As WELL. AZ ~ THE RICHEST
NOISE ABOLISHED AND CLEAN
!INESS PROMOTED
Illness PROMOTED

Not the least striking feature Of the present
reform administration H. the extension OF
smooth asphalt pavements in all parts or the
city Under Tammany rule there were lew
blocks Of aspha', in the city. and those were
chiefly IN front Of the residences OF favored Tam
many politicians and others who had pull.
Now there are miles Of asphalt in all parts OF
the city especially in the crowded tenement
house regions where the masses OF poor people
dwell
,,,ses are reduced to a minimum. Cleanliness
Graham guardian., 1897-01-08
JOS. C. LLRED
100000 Dealer in 100000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
EN .-- ==sat5s,s-,.-,~<
FANCY GOODS, o q
. o NOTIONS, 0 @
O CLOTHING o
Q @ o and SHOES


We buy as low as we can; that's
business sense.
We sell us low as we can; that's
progressive sense.
You buy as low as you can;
that's common sense.
You buy of us; that's dollars and
cents for both Of us.
We are offering shoes at cost.
Call and we will give you a bar
gain.
Graham guardian., 1897-01-08

Milk cows $1,000 TO $1,000
There is at present about ll8
miles of irrigatlng canals and main
bitches, not including the Lateral
bitches which will make the total
several times this amount. This
gives ample water to assure crops
for about $4,000 acres. When the
Enterprise canal is finished it will
water several thousand acres of
rich table and bottom land. 1t
has been estimated that q quarter
of million acres of additional land
could be irrigated if storage dams
were built. This could be done
in several places, notaCly at the
narrOws about Is miles from SAT.
ford where u box canyon exists
through which the river passes.
1t is from this point the Enterprise
company are building their canal,
Graham county covers an area
of 1000 square miles.
The ella valley is 35 miles from
the narrows to the edge Of the res,
ervation, with an average width OF
bottom lands of two miles, the dis.
tance between the foot hills being
six miles. The valley is tlankcd
on the north by thc ella mountains
and on the south 10y tho Graham
mountains, Mount Graham being
the highest peak, with an altitude
Of ten thousand feet above sea level
Although but little prospecting
has been done in either the ella
or Graham mountains, the few
properties which have been de,
veloped show that the ore BODY
is practically ineXhaustable; while
copper predOminates, there is both
gold and silver in paying quantities
1t is a virgin field for both the
minor and captaltlst and one which
promises grand results.
The two principal mining com,
panies are the Detroit, at Morenci,
and the Arizona Copper Company,
at Clifton. The former employees
| 800 men and the latter 600.
The output Of the Arizona comp,
any is 20 tons of copper per day
and of the Detroit about 10 tons
per day. These two companies
alone pay out for labor about $780,.
900 annually.
Experts are Mt present prospect
| ing near Saifoad for coal.
There are twenty-five schools
and one Academy in Graham
county. The examination fol
teachers is very strict; only those
who are thoroughly qualified be
ing able to procure certificates
II churches of different denomi
nations look after the sp,ritua
welfare of the community. Soci
ETY. is as refined here as IN any
of the old eastern cities.
Graham guardian., 1897-01-08

Concerning Graham County, which are
Wen Worth serious Consideration
10y those Seeking new Homes, on Men
seeking Profitable Investment for
Capital.
The agricultural resources ofthe
ella valley are both varid and ex.
leusive, comprising an area Of
arabic land OF which there is OF
present tributary to canals and
bitches, 10000 acres which is
capable OF being irrigated. The
principal products are alfalfa, wheat
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, de-
Cidious andcertain classes of citrus
fruits.
This is the natural home Of
alfalfa, Of which from !. to 5 crops
are grown yearly, yielding from 5
to s tons per acre. 1t is not as
stocky as that which comes from
she Salt River valley and is pre-
ierable for either horses or cattle.
Wheat, barley and oats grow
prolificly, the former containing Il
very large amount of nutrition.
Yellow dent, white gourd and
other large varieties OF corn yield
productivity, vegetables are large
and solid and come to maturity
two months earlier than In the
eastern and middle states.
The valley and hill lands are
adapted to all OF the products OF
the temporal zone, and many OF
the fruits of the semi-tropical
countries. The apples equal in
size and flavor the prize winners
Of the eastern states. The seed
ling fruits are unexcelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with a sur
prising rapidly. The peaches in
appearance and taste are identical
with those which come from the
famous orchards of New Jersey.
Canagrie grows wild, some of
the tubers being as large as good
sized potatoes. Tests now show
that canagrie root, which flourish
es near Thomas, IN tho lower por-
ton of the valley, contains large
en- per cent Of fannie acid than any
ever sent to the extract works
from either Arizona or New Mexi.
co.
Farming lands can be purchased
at from $50 to 500 per acre, in,
Guiding improvements and water
rights.
Uncultivated land without water
right is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law
This class Of farms will eventually
become valuable when the canal
facilities have been increased.
The cost of maintaining the "a
nails which are owned by the farm
ers varies from 80 cts. to Sl.00 pei
acre per year.
The following are the market
values Of the products of the soil
ut the ranch, there being ready
sale for everything raised in the
,.nll,V-
Graham guardian., 1897-01-08
ESTABLISHED FACTS.

Concerning Graham County, which are
Wen Worth serious Consideration
10y those Seeking new Homes, on Men
seeking Profitable Investment for
favitaI
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

Since Anna Held, the professional beauty, was sued by a New York dairy man for the cost of some three hun dred quarts of milk which she had or dered for bathing purposes, New York society has become convinced that the milk bath is great beautifier, and now a philanthrOpist has come forward with a plan to establish a place where this luxury can be obtained by whom sOever has the price to pay for it. He is wealthy man, and is going to real iZe his plan on an elaborate scale. On the first floor of the building he has secured on 34th street the apartments for gentlemen will be located. Just off from the entrance will be smok- ingrOOm, back of it will be cafe, and in the extreme rear will be the baths. The two floors above will be devoted to ladies. The bath apartment will con SiSt of two rooms. The tub alcOye will be tiled and walled with white marble. Adjoining will be a coZy little sleep ing-roOm. with luxurious diyans mir TOTS, and all the accessories of miladv's toilet. The ladies will also have their SmOking-rOOm, where they can sit swathed in sheets and puff away at a fragrant Oriental cigarette The lux ury, however. will be only for the rich. The tubs will hold about seventy quarts of milk, and at the current price this item alone fOots up to three dollars and fifty cents. Then there will be other incidentals which will run the bill up to very near the ten-dOllar mark. For those who desire to spend even more money on this sybaritic luxury, the proprietor proposes to construct on the second and third floors two large pools, with a capacity sufficient to per init swimming and floating. These tanks will be rented out to parties who desire to give a social function in milk.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13
Entitled to the Prize

Some years ago there lived in Eng. land certain bishop who was extreme. ly pompouS, and very fond of. impres- sing upon the minds of the poorer peo- pie the evil of doing wrong. As they never seemed to do aught but wrong in the worthy mans opinion. it some times became irkSOme to these people to hear him constantly admonishinc them to do right. One of the bishop's habits was to visit the miners a short distance from his city, and his presence grew familiar to these toilerS. During one of his calls he found a group of them talking together, and after a few preliminary words on his customary subject of doing right, he asked them what they were talking of.
 You see" said one of the men. i've found kettle, and us has been er-try- ing who can tell the biggest loi to own the kettle.
 The bishop was duly surprised. and read the men a lecture in which he spoke of how strongly the offense of lying had been impressed upon him when he was young, and how he had never told lie in the whole course of his life. He had hardly finished when one of the men cried out:
 'Gi'e him the kettle. Jim! GFe him the kettle. Harper Round Table.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13
Went In on Their Horns.

Comedian William H. Crane says tha the greatest brass band that this coun try ever knew was an organization il Ottumwa, Iowa, may years ago.
 i've heard Gilmore and SOusa ant all the rest" said MT. Crane recently ''but their bands couldn't be compared with that prairie aggrega ton for a mo ment.
 ''In my theatrical salad dayS-when was much younger than I am now. was trying to pilot company of thes plan bright lights throughout the west ern provinces. Business was bad an( our treasury was low. At Ottumwa the theater orchestra had some sort Ot grievance against the management anC demanded pay in advance. The theatel refused and our organization was moi financially in a position to discount the future for a single moment. So I started out to find some sort of music, if pOSsi- ble, to tide Us over. 1 finally sue ceeded in getting the Ottumwa brass band to agree to play three selections in front Of the theater before the per fOrmance in return for free admission to the show.
 ''The band showed up on time, carried out it's part of the contract and went into the theater. I was on the door that night and by and by I was struck by the fact that the Ottumwa brass band must be one of the most remarkable musical organizations in the country. Every minute or two somebody would come up to the door with brass horn under his arm, wave it at me and sail on into the theater without a word. After l had passed in fifty or sixty musicians in this way began to grow a trifie suspicious and stopped an old granger who was carrying in a big tuba.
 " Excuse me, sir I remarked, but do you play in the band?'
 Nope he answered.
 What are you doing with that horn, then?' asked.
 I'm goin' to go in on it, if I can,' he replied candidly.
 Whose is it? I inquired.
 Blamed if I know he said "A feller outside there gave it to me and said l could get in with it.
 Il left the door and stepped inside just in time to see one of the band boys drop another horn out of a window into the hands of somebody in the crowd outside in the alley.
 "As nearly as I can calculate the Ot- tumwa brass band that night must have had more members than Gilmore or Sousa ever directed at one time."- Chicago TimeS-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

The greatest kite flyer we have evel had in America, possibly the greatest kite flyer the world has ever known, is MT. William A. Eddy, a merchant Of New York, and a resident of Bayonne, in New Jersey. Leslie's Weekly says Mir. Eddy began making kites for the amusement of his children, and so be- came interested in their construction and in flying them. The fad was pur- sued so successfully that he has invent cd new kinds of kites, and has raised them to attitudes never attained before. Recently he has been experimenting with kite-borne cameras, and has taken snap shots at the things below. It Is likely that such photographs in time or war might reveal the position of an enemy and the condition of his de- lenses. The pictures so far taken are certainly curious and interesting. The small boy will be astOnished to learn that NIT. Eddy scOrns tail to any Of his kites, and has long ago discarded them as obsolete. Some of his kites are so large and powerful that he needs a windlaSS to control them.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

The legal proceedings which have of Wales in the Westminster County Court, of London, by Alexander Chaf- fers, are brought against him merely i'll his capacity of president of the board of trustees of the British Muse um. The plaintiff is said to be a thor Oughly disreputable lawyer. Owing to his antecedents, the management of the British Museum will not permit him to make any use of the reading rooms, and that is why he brings the action. One of the most notable cpl sodes in the career of Mr. Chaffers was when, after black-mailing the wife of Sir Horace TWiSS, in connection with certain incidents of her life prior 10 marriage, he brought the matter into court. Although Lady TwisS was defeated, the presiding judge branded the victor in the suit as an infamous scoundrel," worthy of the ''abhorrence of every respectable man." The trial was followed by a sensational an nouncement in the London Official Ga zette, to the effect that Lady Twiss, who for fifteen years had been occupy ing a conspicuous position at court and in society, had had her name removed by order of the Queen from among those who enjoyed the right of admis. sion to the court of St. James.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13
Warm Alternative.

In some parts of Canada the recur- renee of broiled salmon, boiled salmon, salmon outlets and salmon steak at ev- cry meal becomes, after few weeks, a trife mOnOtOnOuS.
 To the native palate, brought up on it and to the manner born, this constant reappearance of the self-same dish is a matter of course; but to the newly-ar- rived immigrant or tourist it grows at last into a feeble joke.
 "Is there nothing else for breakfast? said one such victim of colonial hOspi- tality at a backWOOds inn, as a whole fish and pot of mustard were laid be- fore him on the table.
 Nothing eIse!' replied the host, in surprise.
 Why there's salmon enough there for six, ain't there?"
 Yes" responded the guest mildly; but I don't care for salmon"
 ''Well, then, pitch into the mustardw
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

Some surprise is expressed becaus> a New Jersey court began and finished a murder trial in six hours: but why should it take longer?" asks the Phila- delphia Ledger. "A murder is commit ted in a single moment. Surely, enough witnesses to establish all the facts in the case can be examined in a few hours, and it need not take long for a wise judge and an intelligent jury to apply the law to them. There is quite as little doubt that substantial justice was done when the defendant in this case was convicted and sentenced as there would have been if the New York practice had been followed, and two or three weeks consumed in legal bat tle."
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13
Song of May.

In Sweden a pretty custom is preva- lent on the first of May. At 12 o'clock at night on the 30th of April band of young people in every tOwn and village begin visiting each house in the neigh borhood, singing the Song of May" un- til each resident gives them either money or food for the benefit of the May Ball which takes place two days later, it's expenses being entirely paid by the proceeds of this midnight sing Ing. Over each door the party leaves a branch of red or white may to bring luck to the household during the com- ing year.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

It is the next thing to impossible for a boy or girl born in this country to reach the age of 16y years without know ing how to read and write. The public school system may be regarded as a corollary to the constitution, because government by the people would be a manifest absurdity if the people were incapable of studying the constitution itself, the laws of the land, and the dis cussionS of public questions Against ourselves there is, in fact. an educa- tiOnal qualification as condition prece- dent to the exercise of the suffrage. The positive laws concerning school at tendance serve the purpose of prohibi- tory laws against illiterate voting. Why, then. should foreigners be per mitted to enter the country and escape
The St. Johns herald., 1897-02-13

The vast mahogany forests of Nic- aragua are almost wholly controlled by Boston firms by contract with the Me araguan Government. The export trade in the expensive wood has be- come very extensive, it having reach ed 6,000.000 feet in 1893. In connec- tion with this industry it is interest ing to recall that the first mahogany logs imported into England were pur- chased by doctor to use for medicinal purposes. He ground them into pow der, after the manner of Peruvian bark, and administered the powder in his prescriptions. but it seems not to have been desirable as a remedy.